The Bagpipe Herald: 11 Degree = Perfect Conditions for FNG

The Bagpipe Herald: 11 Degree = Perfect Conditions for FNG

I was expecting a cold morning. I looked at the temps the night before to see just what we would be up against in the morning…much to my dismay (womp womp woooomp) it looked to be close to a record setter for the coldest workout that I had attended…Making my goals for this workout pretty simple:

1. Keep moving
2. Get in the daily Pull-ups & Merkins for the January Challenge…and maybe a few extra

The Thang – YHC pre-determined route with pain stations along the way focusing on different muscle groups

• Warm-up
  • Mosey to parking lot by Loch Ness for
  • SSH x20
  • Merkins x10
  • Mountain Climbers x20
  • Wind Mills x10
• Station 1 (Pull-up Bars on Fitness Trail – Focus on Form)
  • Partner up, P1 on pull-ups, P2 providing support and flapjack
  • 2 pull-ups x2 sets
  • 3 pull-ups x2 sets
  • 4 pull-ups x2 sets
  • 20 civilian ct Merkins
• Station 2 (Leg Work – Bagpipe Hill)
  • 10 slow squats (3sec down, 3sec up)
  • Jump Lunges x20 each leg
  • Sprint up Bagpipe Hill
  • 20 civilian ct Merkins
• Station 3 (Heating up the Chesto)
  • 5 Diamond Merkins
  • 5 Wide-Arm Merkins
  • 5 Stagger Right Merkins
  • 5 Stagger Left Merkins
• Station 4 (Explicit Shoulder Work – Parking Deck)
  • Balls to the Wall for Shoulder Press x5 (2sets)
  • DiveBomber/Magic Mike/Friday Night Merkins x10 (2sets)
• Station 5 (Tricep Time – Ballantyne Resort PL)
  • Curb Dips x20
  • Plank into Tricep extension x10
  • Repeato
  • 10 civilian ct Merkins
• Stations 6 (Down to the Core – Launch Point)
  • Pistol Crunch x10 each leg
  • Flutter x20
  • Hello Dolly x10
  • 6inch LBC x10
  • 10 civilian ct Merkins
  • 10 Burpees OYO
• COT

Moleskinny

First of all T-claps to Paper Jam for being able to produce an FNG on an 11 degree day. I’m not sure what kind of blackmail you have on Olaf to get him out of bed on a morning like this. Which leads to me to the next piece of business in welcoming Olaf who was already cleverly named on Slack yesterday evening by non-attendee Tuck. Epsilon proved to be the manliest of men amongst us, shedding his gloves during the pull-ups.

Paraphrasing a tweet from Dredd which was then translated by Dark Helmet “If you make it about you, the weather is a deterrent. If you make it about your brother, the weather is an invitation.” T-Claps to the Bagpipers and Swifters that made it out this morning!

Appreciate the invite from One-Niner and Tagalong and hopefully I abided by your instructions “Don’t screw this up!”

Announcements:

Joe Davis Run is this weekend. If you have not signed up and are in town, make an effort to sign-up and run it as it is a great event for an even better cause. Hey, and guess what? Even if you are not in town (General & Bratwurst), you can donate and register as a ghost runner/fartsacker/ you name it.

Sneak Peek at a NEW AO this Friday 1/5/18. 500 pre-run, 530-615 main event at The Waverly Shopping Center. Meet next to Viva Chicken. FYI, we are still working on a name for this AO. Leader in the clubhouse right now is Argo’s Wave Palace

Over & Out

-General