Big Thangs @ The Big House

Big Thangs @ The Big House

9 PAX for this week’s episode of The Big House, logging 2.5 miles and a few other exercises…

#Disclaimer

Yes. Very Brief (vet crowd)

#WarmUp

Mosey to Main Street and loop back around baseball field #1, circle up and run through the following exercises IC:

1. SSH x 20
2. Wind Mills x 15
3. Merks x 15
4. Low Slow Squats x 15

#TheThang

Station #1: 4-Corners Around Concrete Planters

Run a box always facing the football field (forward run, shuffle to the left, backward run, shuffle to the right) – stopping at each corner for the following exercises:

• Round 1: 5 Burpees
• Round 2: 10 HR Merkins
• Round 3: 15 Jump Squats (maybe Bobby Hurley’s)

Various plank positions in between each round – no rest

Station #2: The Dugout

Grab a seat against against the dugout wall – get low enough so your fingertips touch the ground for a 20 second hold. From this seated position, it was explained that we will BearCrawl to the first planter, CrawlBear back to the Dugout wall and move right into a Balls-to-the-Wall position for another 20 second hold – this was repeated 4 times and it HURT.

Station #3: Planter Boxes

4 Exercises were given and 10 reps of each were requested – once complete, run a double leg suicide in the parking lot and plank for the six.

• Exercise 1:  Incline Merkin w/ a Box Jump
• Exercise 2:  Alternating Top Taps (Agility Stairs)
• Exercise 3:  Single Leg Squat w/ arm assist
• Exercise 4:  Dips into American Hammer

End with a brief set of Mary to catch our breath

Sub 15 minutes remaining:  Divide into two lines and Burpee Indian-Run (last guy completes a Burpee and sprints to the front – repeat) the long lap around all of the baseball fields (2 laps here) – with speed.

Quick Mary rotation at launch and time is called.

Overall, we logged a few steps over 2.5 miles.

I used to have The Big House on my regular schedule and miss seeing a lot of these guys (splitting morning workout schedules with your wife isnt always easy!).  But obviously a great AO and a better group of regulars here – Private Benjamin and D-Fire run a consistent AO with a loyal following – well done fellas and thanks for the invite!

As expected,  Chunder was up front for most of the workout, and then chundered.  Happy Meal was too far ahead of me so I didn’t catch much of him, but did hear a lot of complaining out of either him or Hops (probably Hops) on the Balls to The Wall exercises – grunting means you are trying harder.  Tool Bag was my sleeper pick this morning as he was barefoot 5 minutes into the workout.  Apparently peeing next a tree while standing in a ant hill requires you to dance around and amke weird noises while taking off your socks and shoes.  Just when things were not looking great for his morning, he impressively ran the entire workout barefoot with minimal complaining – acorn covered sidewalks and all! ShrinkWrap was at a disadvantage given the fact he didnt wear his wrist guard for an injury that he’s been nursing for close to a year.  But he did successfully modify an impressive 90% of the exercises into half lunges and pulsating merkins. SideCar has been putting in some solid Monday work – definitely a BH regular.   Solid work this morning my man and looking forward to seeing you around SOB/A51 more and more.   Chopper was our only respect this morning and much respect is deserved! Not only did he find us 5 minutes into the workout after a solo pre-run, but the man is a machine.

Thin Mint on Q next week! Should be an easy one…

#CountORama / #NameORama 

9 PAX & zero FNG

Announcements:

1. Cheddar had a baby girl!
2. Sign up for the Crane Relay (Frasier and Thin Mint are running point here)
3. BRR was this past weekend – nice work team Free Range
4. Great Wolf Lodge still has rooms under the F3 block – reach out to MT
5. Paint Ball was cancelled – A51 waved the white flag
6. A few other things were mumbled

– Tagalong