Are we lost?

Are we lost?

I’m a big fan of the Watchtower site but I’m not feeling as “energetic” in the mornings due to new levels of soreness. Back pain, stiff neck, 6 miles with Gerber yesterday and we are on day 9 of 42 for this pull-up challenge.

I have plugged the Murph enough at this point but if you haven’t tried an overhand pull-up since you were a small boy, be prepared to laugh out loud. Obviously our personal weight has a lot to do with our ability to do a pull-up but you probably don’t use those muscles all that often. New found respect for those in CrossFit that knock out those and the freaking muscle-ups. Yikes.

Any who….decent weather, sore as hell and no excuses…let’s get it!

DiCCS given. No man left behind reminder and that we would do as much together as possible while circling back to finish as a unit.

THE THANG

Mosey to doctor’s office or bank that has the small circle. Let’s circle up:

• 20 x SSH
• 10 x Imperial Walker
• 10 x Morroccan Night Club
• Calf Stretch

Mosey to sidewalk and up to CVS and over to BB&T for Compass. Learned this beauty from the boys in Augusta. Hard to explain but combine a plank with a bear crawl that only uses arms to go left or right but you never move your feet. Hence the compass nickname and now I get to holler out degrees, which direction and then IC push-ups. No breaks…

• 90 degrees to the left, 10 x merkins
• 180 degrees to the right, 10 x merkins
• 270 degrees to the left, 10 x merkins
• 360 degrees to the right, 10 x merkins
• 180 degrees to the left, 10 x merkins
• I feel like we did another set but I really couldn’t tell you

Mosey to Neighborhood. 10 burpees at caldesac

OYO. Every light 10 Speedskaters. Mosey back for the 6. Regroup at stop sign.

OYO. Every light 10 audible to 5 x Bobby Hurley’s. Mosey back for the 6. Wait in the caldesac.

OYO. Every other light alternate between 10 x LBCs and 10 x Carolina Dry Docks. Mosey back for the 6. Regroup at stop sign.

OYO. Every light alternate between 10 x Big Boy Sit-ups and Monkey Humpers. Mosey back for the 6. Stop at the top. Mosey all the way up the hill stopping for no exercises because we are running short on time.

Mosey to the bottom of the hill as a group. 20 x Heals to Heaven.

Jail break to Pet Smart the gate entrance. Balls to the Wall Plank jacks x 20. Jump Lunges x 20. 3 rounds. Mosey back to the finish. Yikes.

MOLESKIN

Like Farva said to Foster in 2001’s sleeper hit comedy Super Trooper, “Sing it again rookie bi-otch!!” I mean what was I thinking? I mean I’m no Rand McNally but I couldn’t do a little recon beforehand to find out how long that 2nd stretch of road was? Lock it up Zin.

The workout went overall as planned and outside of my own critiques I think everyone was fine with the overall idea – 3.25 miles and pain stations. But I just had so many more tricks in my wizard’s sleeve I wanted to show you guys.

I have been teasing the Compass since Dana and I posted in Augusta. It’s as terrible as I described above and that last 10 count was brutal. Cheers to everyone that pushed through.

The rest of the workout reads just like I shared above. A few audibles due to pain and time but I like the way Damascus describes the boringness. “There is a mental component when you have a long stretch like you did that beats people down!” He’s not wrong as I was fighting with my mind to walk several times.

Great to see everyone out this morning and I appreciate the opportunity to lead. Deadwood rocked a 20lb vest. Damascus was rocking 10lb vest and a chiseled jawline. Those two, Dancing Bear, Banjo and Gerber prerun – hitting up over 6 miles. Great to see the frequency that Gatorcub and Dasher are posting lately. Maybe GC posts that often but it’s felt like more lately to me. Wedding Singer continues to crush it. Toto hasn’t been completely scared off since the Jack Webb marathon that he did a few weeks ago. Hollywood and Bottlecap consistently pushing the pace to a level I don’t understand. I hope to see Loafer out more often and love that Mad Dog is out there always pushing himself hard. On a plus note, Fusebox and I didn’t get into fisticuffs – he even complemented the Compass and so I guess what I’m saying is that the Briarcrest Crew is coming back with pool bodies only Lawson could dream of!!

I had higher expectations for my 17th Q but now it’s time for a beer in Nashville. I got no worries now and all of Spring Break to recover. Really I got until Monday when I Q Ignition though….see you all then!

Thanks to Mad Dog for taking us out!

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

• Chiseled – Split Q with Fuse and Banjo
• Dromedary – Goodfella again, would you all recruit new Qs already!
• Safety – please continue to be mindful of your surroundings. If a car is coming, don’t assume they see you. Move clear out of the way.