- When:08/05/2017
- QIC: McGee
- The PAX: Swiper (Kotter), Raquel, Cheesecurd, Hoover, Jet Fuel, Big League Chew, Marlin, Nemo, Gummy, Run Stopper
Not Prepared. Broke All The Rules.
AYE. This one was ugly. After trading a few texts with the Keeper of the RockZero Rules (Flipper), and thinking that I was actually potentially going to stick to them, everything went out the window. I was planning on doing partner work, but an odd number of dudes showed up. And that thing about a minimum of 3 miles? I posted at IronTribe on Thursday and had my legs summarily decimated by 25 minutes of squat pyramids capped off with box jump burpees. I was so sore I could barely walk, much less run. So, in light of that, here’s more or less what transpired.
THE THANG
Run to the rock and pick out a lifting rock
Circle up – 1x Imperial Walker (for Gummy)
Various presses – chest press, shoulder press, tricep press
Suzanna – 25 Merkins, 20 Chest Presses (rock), 10 Squats (rock) x like 10ish
8 minutes of Mary with feet elevated
Run to picnic tables near the side of the church, audible for 50 Burpees OYO
Run to bottom of the entrance nearby – 10 Burpees at the bottom
Run all the way to the hotbox
Lots of People’s Chair and Balls to the Wall
10 Jump Ups, 20 Derkins, 20 Dips x 3
Run down to the bottom of the little walkway thing
Each trash can on the way down – 3 Burpees
Each trash can on the way up – 2 Burpees
Run back to rocks, Chest Presses, then put ’em up
25 Mighty Merkins with partner
Run to circle with fake grass – 10 Burpees
Run back to start for 2 minutes of Mary
YE OLDE MOLESKINE
1. Lots of chatter this morning. Lots and lots. I guess that’s what happens when you don’t run 3 miles and Gummy refuseniks literally every exercise, but, as already mentioned, my legs were fried so we maybe got 2 miles.
2. Nemo is fast. Really fast. Like, Raquel fast. But unlike Raquel, he appears to not want to do anything except run. Not sure how he’s going to have the guns to impress the new crop of #freshmeat at Covenant Day if he refuses to do a Merkin.
3. Good to see Swiper out again. He’s obviously had his head underwater with the new 2.0, but I’m looking forward to becoming well acquainted with the back of his shirt again.
McGee author
Despite breaking all of points of RockZero manifesto, I liked this one. Rather than critique my participation, you could appreciate that I was the only BRR runner there. Good group of guys – really good to Cheese Curd back out there. Jet Fuel told me that last week was super quiet without me or Pro there – I’m not sure if he meant that as a good or bad thing.
So happy to hear things went well while I was away… really good thing I wasn’t holding my breath for the McGee do much more than throw a sweat-fest in my absence. In truth sounds like one worth missing, and a plan gone awry can end just as well as one followed to the letter.
Thanks for the leadership brother
Aye
Decent Q, MeGee. Would have got, a “Great” but the American judge had to take away points for all the Burpees. My last post at the Rock was your Q late last year and that sucked too! I figured it was the burpee challenge, but nope….you just love burpees. Finally I know why Gummy got his name, because he can’t stop flapping his gums! Mumble chatter always makes a tough workout fun.
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