AMRAP – 2nd Act

AMRAP – 2nd Act

The morning started with a scream bang, literally.  As YHC jumped into the family truckster parked in the garage, I noticed the mouse glue trap I set up the night before was “successful.”  As I looked down on the passenger floor mat, I saw a little critter squirming around which, ummm, startled me.  After a quick high-pitched scream moment to gather my thoughts, I quickly grabbed the keys to my car outside the garage as I didn’t think Moneyball would want to deal with a twitching Mickey Mouse at 0520.  More on this later.

Temps in the 20s and the idea of being able to sleep in while off of work has apparently kept a lot of PAX away lately.  But 13 PAX toughed it out to measure themselves at the best AMRAP course on Cuthbertson Road.  The cold weather also claimed the only participant at EVERY AMRAP thus far . . . Music.  Both Hollywood and YHC didn’t bring their boom boxes so the PAX had only their inner monologue to keep their minds distracted from the fact that their fingers were numb.

WARMUP:

Mosey along the course to explain to the newbies the 7 different stations.  During the mosey, we did various exercises at each location (SSH x 20, MC x 20, LSS x 20, Merkins x 10)

THE THANG:

The AMRAP course consists of the following:

7 stations around a 1/2 mile circle.  As Many Reps (Laps) As Possible in 30 minutes:

1. Derkins x 20
2. Dips x 20
3. Curl to Press x 20
4. Bear Crawl x 30 yards
5. Donkey Kicks x 20
6. Bunny Hops x length of bball court
7. Burpees x # of laps completed

MOLESKINE:

Great performance by all considering the conditions.

• Goodfella simply CRUSHED it.  He went all out for 30 mins and almost got 6 laps . . . Even more impressive is he does this all while deflecting questions similar to the German ladies Olympic swimming team
• Kudos to Finch and Posse who showed up an hour earlier to complete the course on their own . . . Do you guys always carry chalk in your car to write your scores down?
• Recalculating STILL going with no long sleeves . . . 49 50 claps for that
• StubHub demolishing his last month’s performance . . . Apparently selling Hornets tix to Goodfella makes you more like him
• Incredible teamwork by Moneyball, Deflated, and Recalculating who completed the entire 4.1 laps while apparently holding hands (Moneyball in the middle with this Capri pants)
• Thanks to Maple Syrup for returning all the small rocks before YHC got to his final station
• Good work by Gatorcub to fight through recent illness to get back out, especially in the cold weather . . . Pretty tough for a UF guy
• Strong showing by Halfback at his first AMRAP . . . This guy is put together like a 23 year old
• Hollywood throws up a big number despite getting to the course 45 mins early to run and set-up the course . . . He is still trying to find a way to remove Bear Crawls #Kryptonite

MOUSE-SKINE:

After the workout, YHC got this awful pit in my stomach knowing I to deal with the twitching mouse when I got home.  Thankfully, I had Exterminator Capri (Moneyball) with me to offer “encouragement.”  As I prepared to drop him off, he waved me off and said, “Oh no, I’m going to your house to watch the show.”  Thankfully, the mouse was still in the glue when I got home.  As I pulled the van out of the garage, MB grabbed a shovel.  He proceeded to hand it to me at the same time he pressed record on his Iphone.  Needless to say, the next 30 seconds will not be showing up in “Tough Man Daily” but somehow I know it WILL show up in the #Playhouse on Slack (oh wait, we don’t have enough space).  So just ANOTHER reason to move the #Playhouse back to GroupMe #CheapPlug

MOUSE-SKINE #2:

As MB and I were wrapping up, I decided to check the other glue trap I placed in the corner of the garage.  BINGO.  Twitching mouse #2.  This time, I didn’t hesitate to hand the shovel to CapriBall and let him do the honor.  I have to admit, he was a little more stable but still not exactly submitting his resume to Orkin.  Into the trash can for both #ThankGoodnessFridayIsTrashDay

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

• COMMITMENT:  Saturday at Weddington High School at 0630.  Transporter on Q
• FLASH:  MOVED BACK ONE HOUR – Monday New Year’s Day at 0630.  Foundation on Q

THANKS FOR THE TAKEOUT MONEYBALL