Meat and Potatoes. Mostly Meat Though.

Meat and Potatoes. Mostly Meat Though.

Due to the planned convergence with Death Valley, today’s Anvil Weinke was designed to keep things simple since things can get out of hand quickly when large numbers of PAX are present.  Or when Flipper is on Q and there are 27 stations with medicine ball Indian runs in between.  Neither of those elements were present today however, as only twenty had the pleasure of experiencing a workout inspired by football great Herschel Walker.  Also among the notable absences were approximately 75% of the Anvil regulars and every other member of team Up n Over.  They must’ve all been carbo-loading up at Dunkin Donuts.  The plan today was to keep the exercise variety as sparse as a Venezuelan grocery store whilst attempting to get through a full 45 minute bootcamp without relying on my traditional crutch of the rock pile.

Warmup:

Run through the expansive, luxurious parking lot until the Q-drenalin wears off and it become tedious then circle up.

• 25 SSH in cadence (Hops channeled his inner Gummy and refusniked, choosing to instead do some adductor/abductor routine)
• 25 mountain climbers in cadence
• 25 shoulder taps in cadence
• 25 LBC in cadence

The Meat:

Run to the area close to 51 that is home to approximately 46 soccer fields and line up abreast taking our best guess as to where an end line should be.

• Run through the murky fog to the end of the field area where there is a fence (the Death Valley regulars should a great deal of faith in the Q that there did in fact exist a fence since visibility was low) and upon arriving at said fence, perform 10 merkins
• Run back to the starting line and perform 10 sit-ups
• Run to the spot where the 92 soccer goals are stacked up together and perform 10 squats
• Run back to the starting line and perform 10 sit-ups
• Repeat the entire circuit for 5 rounds

The Side Dish (More Meat)

• Run to the Avenue of Trees (since YHC is not fleet of foot for distances greater than 100 meters the destination was revealed beforehand to give the faster PAX the opportunity to stretch their legs and get some burpees in while waiting for the rest of the group to arrive.  This generous offer went unaccepted.)
• Run to the end and perform 10 merkins and 10 squats
• Run back to the start and perform 9 merkins and 9 squats
• Continue running back and forth up and down the Avenue of Trees in countdown fashion for the two exercises
• With 6:15 am rapidly approaching we wrapped this up early to head back to the launch lot.  Most PAX were somewhere around round 5, while Rachel, Thin Mint, and Mermaid were probably on round 3.  The group waiting on Rachel was a sensation stranger than waking up in the bed of a Chevy Silverado two counties over from your college town.  So I’m told.
• Run back to the launch lot AYCM (All You Can Muster) and get as many burpees in as possible in the closing 90 seconds
• YHC couldn’t help but notice that when we arrived back at the launch lot at 6:13:30 am most of the Death Valley regulars went to their vehicles to retrieve towels and water.  Anvil runs until 6:15 am.

NMM:

As mentioned above, today’s workout was inspired by former Dallas Cowboys and University of Georgia running back Hershel Walker, who is universally regarded as one of the greatest all around athletes to ever grace the football field.  When asked about his workout routine, Walker described a simple mix of exercises consisting of enormous numbers of push-ups, sit-ups, and sprints.   Speaking of Hershel Walker, 1980 was probably the last time the University of Georgia was nationally relevant in football.  They are undoubtedly headed back to the big stage though, now that Nick Saban’s long time former defensive coordinator is at the helm.  Perhaps now they will stop wetting themselves at the mere sight of the Florida Gators and collapsing under the weight of expectations anytime they were raised.  It won’t be surprising at all to see Georgia supplant Florida for the privilege of representing the East in the SEC Championship Game and losing to Alabama.  Today’s attendees were treated to dozens of merkins and sit-ups, and mileage ranges of 3.2-3.5 miles.  Announcements included a save the date for the upcoming Area 51 golf tournament on October 27th, the next Speed For Need race at the Greek Festival sometime in August, and something else that I can’t remember because I didn’t write it down.  YHC is satisfied with this morning’s effort, and hopes everyone else is as well.  Roll Tide.