1 Squat, no burpees, no hills = Ouch

1 Squat, no burpees, no hills = Ouch

Full disclosure: YHC has never run more than 7-8 miles during an event (Balrog earlier this year) – YHC despises running. Therefore, with Southern Discomfort coming up on Saturday (still time to sign up), YHC wanted to post, but not smoke the leg regions. Therefore, when Pop Tart whimped out had to reschedule his Q for YHC’s regularly-scheduled Wednesday morning, I was all over it. What better way to make sure you don’t overuse one muscle group than to dictate the Weinke?

If we weren’t going to use the legs much, the Pax were in for a good old-fashioned shoulder smoker. Warning posted to Twitter the night before. Disclaimer thoroughly delivered at 5:30, and we’re off into the Weinke that YHC conjured up on the car ride over.

The Thang

Mosey to the other corner of launch parking lot for a little COP:

SSH x 20
IW x 21
MC x 20
Windmills x 10

Mosey to the plush grassy area next to Elm, by the northernmost entrance to Stonecrest for a visit from our old friend Jack Webb. 1 merkin/4 air presses laddering up. Pax were instructed to bring their arms all the way down (Fireman Ed special) before starting the next air press. Went all the way up to 10 merkins and 40 AP.

Mosey around the hill to the rocks behind the dumpster for some rock sets through a number of sprinklers, see that the workers had removed the rocks (!#&$), and proceed to yog over to Firebird’s while figuring out what the hell to do now. Take a page from Pop Tart’s book that was a page from Champagne’s book and do some sets:

Round 1 (2 sets)
10 incline merkins
10 dolly IC
10 dips

Between sets, pax run down the parking aisle and back up to give the upper body a short breather.

Round 2 (2 sets)
10 derkins
10 flutter IC
10 skull crushers

Pax run down the aisle and back between sets. A little Mary to recover: LBCs, Rosalita, and American Hammer

Mosey to the parking lot next to Smoke for the grand finale: merkin ladder. 13 pax – Cheddar started with the call of 13 merkins. Run across the short area of the lot, and Big Tuna led 12 merkins. Went down the line until Loogie finished everything up with 1 squat (modify as necessary).

Mosey back to launch lot, pick up Tolkien who was segment-hunting the Murderhorn (allegedly), and finish with 15 box cutters, 15 H2H, and about 40 seconds of 6-inch hold. Done.

Moleskine

YHC had forgotten how awful the merkin ladder was. Glad there wasn’t more pax. Everyone beasted the Jack Webb. Usually you get some guys trailing off once you hit about 6/24 and 7/28, but every single guy was still knocking it out on the 10/40 set. T-Claps to you all. Cobains about the rocks. Paco and Tito didn’t inform YHC that they had removed them. Oh well, it was only a little bit of water. Felt good.

There wasn’t enough running for Heartbreaker and Yogi – they were pushing it between the Firebird’s sets. Mic Check decided to push it on the final run, after everyone else was tired. BTW – great to see Yogi back visiting us from Florence, SC.

Kotters to Loogie. YHC had to apologize at the beginning and disclose this was going to be a lot of upper body workout. Loogie, as always, was a great sport about it and modified as he needed. Everyone is thrilled you’re back out in the gloom, Loog. Great to see you.

What is there to say about JRRT that hasn’t already been said? Dude is sitting there humping stretching against his car as we’re moseying back to launch at the end. YHC thinks he doesn’t want to do the workouts, but he wants to be included in the BB’s. So needy….

Awesome job today, boys. It was an honor and privilege to lead you. T-Claps to Commish and Cheddar for the great leadership week-in and week-out at the Maul.