Who Loves National “Talk Like a Pirate” Day?

Who Loves National “Talk Like a Pirate” Day?

Flipper, that’s who. LOVES it. More on that later…

10 of the biggest bad-asses in Charlotte chose to post this morning at the well-oiled pain machine that is the Brave. All the pax that wanted a nice little workout without too much sweat posted a few miles up the road at Centurion. Without a thought of them, these ten gladiators got after it thusly:

Almost adequete disclaimer was given, and we moseyed down Conlan and into the parking lot by Tony’s. This is where Flipper started talking.

COP: SSH x 10 IC, Merkins x 10 IC, LSS x 10 IC, Supermans x 15. Mosey down to Ballantyne Commons and then through what is referred to as “Mount St. Durant” on Strava (further maddening Flipper with all the names of different hills), hitting the parking deck from the back. Mosey to the top.

Long Thang:

Directions given at the top to the direction-challenged pax (turned out to be most today). Grab a coupon (YHC’s brick pavers from a current home project – broken pavers at the end have to answer to Mrs. Goonie) and mosey down to the basement for parking deck suicides. At each turn, pax do 10 merkins on the paver, 10 presses, and 10 flutters (each leg) with the paver held in the air. Run to first turn, do exercises, run back to start. Run to second turn, do exercises, run back down to start. Top of the deck was the 5th station, gathered up there so the 6 (YHC) could catch his breath. Transporter led plank-o-rama and Plank Jacks, which I’ve discovered are the only exercise they know in UC. This all totally sucked, but we still had a half hour left.

Mosey down to Johnston and cross at John J. Delaney, then right at Ballantyne Lakes Dr. toward the Post apartments. Stop at the lake on the left. 2 rounds of:
– 5 muscle-ups on the south side of the lake
– run down and back up the nasty hill on the east side
– 15 derkins on the railing on the north side
– Protractor while Q caught his breath

After that fun, mosey back up to John J Delaney. 20 merkins at each speed bump on the way past Bad Daddies and JJ’s up to Ballantyne Commons where the leaders sit with their hands on their hips and look annoyed that the Q is too slow. Cobains. Cross Ballantyne Commons and run through the Resort parking lot up to the light at Brixham Hill and Johnston. Cross over Johnston and into the lot behind Stone Mountian Grill. 50 lunge walks across the lot and jog it to the end. Had a few more minutes to kill so we did a 6-inch plank and into a sprint. Did that twice, down and back. Moseyed Walked back into the launch lot for 3.5 minutes of Mary (LBCs, Rosalita, Dolly). Finished with 5 burpees OYO. Done. Smoked. Just over 4 miles.

YONM

Thanks to Fire Hazard, Thin Mint, and Mario for letting YHC lead the Brave. It is the hardest workout in south Charlotte, so it tends to bring out the crazy in YHQ (See: hairburner mile last time). Always try to bring it here because YHC knows there is an expectation of a soul-crushing workout. That’s what the pax come for.

Things we learned this morning:

Pop Tart loves running. He has vowed to post any workout that promises 4 miles or more.

Flipper’s favorite “national” holiday (as he described it) is National “Talk Like a Pirate” Day. The way he spoke of this day, you would think he was talking about his own mother. Such amorous feelings. Things Flipper hates: why we give all our hills nicknames. This vexes him like none other. So much so that he has gone ahead and nicknamed a new hill we found today. Other things Flipped said today: I have no idea. I was way behind him and couldn’t hear him above the sound of my own panting.

No one had ever used the hill on the east side of the pond near the Post pool. It’s nasty. It was lovingly described as “North Face’s little sister” after the workout, but has since been dubbed “Goonie’s Demise” by Flipper. Hopefully this one will get some regular usage.

Transporter only showed up because Doc McStuffins said he was posting. Transporter did. Doc did not.

Buckeye does NOT like people who only do “half-merkins”. He also hates taking his shirt off.

Transporter, Soft Pretzel, and Fire Hazard don’t know what “don’t break the brick-pavers” means. Not YHC’s problem anymore – they have to deal with Mrs. Goonie. Feel bad for them. Feel very, very bad for them.

Fredo is a liar about his age. I don’t know why he gets off on making us think he’s a Respect, but it’s a damn lie. Guy showed up for his first Brave and killed it.

Rachel and Squid did what they always do: quietly beasted another workout. These dudes are machines. However, Rachel was actually witnessed breathing heavy for the first time. Mark it, Dude!

YHC took “leading from behind” to a new level today. Thank you for the opportunity – it is always an honor to lead this workout.

Thanks to Transporter for the takeout.

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