14 m3n posted on the fields of Area 51 to celebrate Veteran’s Day and the 1 year anniversary of TheMatrix. YHC was able to secure some coupons for the day so we had a cinder block-party.
The Thang:
Jog to back field for a little COP
SSH X 20
IW x 20
Mtn Climber x 20
Merkin x 15
Squat x 20
Jog around the field and find the cinder blocks left by a kind benefactor of Area 51
Cinder Block Party
Partner exercises
Partner 1 runs with block
Partner 2 does Merkins
Change order til pair reaches 100 merkins
Partner 1 runs
Partner 2 squats with block
Changer order til pairs reaches 100 squats
Partner 1 runs
Partner 2 presses block
Change order til pair reached 100 presses
Partner 1 runs with block
Partner 2 does burpees
Change order til pair reach 65 burpees
**That is 365 block exercises for 1 year of F3TheMatrix**
Partner 1 runs
Partner 2 squats with block
Changer order til pairs reaches 100 squats
Mary
LBC x20
Freddy Mercury x20
Russian Twist x15
Dolly x20
Greg Louganis x15
Flutter x20
Hold ‘em for a 10 count
Back to the blocks for 1 more round
Partner 1 runs with block
Partner 2 does Merkins
Change order til pair reaches 100 merkins
Assorted Sniper runs, bear crawls, low crawls back and forth across the field
Pay it forward by leaving the blocks in a safe place for future workouts at Area 51
Jail break back to the lot for COT
Naked Moleskin
Great crisp morning today and good fellowship passing the blocks back and forth
Excellent video game sound effects during the sniper runs by someone – we clearly weren’t working hard enough there – duly noted
Solid send off by Dora today – reminded us of the real reason to celebrate today – Veteran’s Day #respect
15 hearty souls ventured into the gloom and found themselves celebrating July 4th one day early. There were no beers or burgers at this celebration, but burpees abounded.
The Thang:
Jog to Wendy’s for some 1st meal COP (in cadence):
Jog to another section of asphalt and find a spot you like (we’ll be here a while)
10 burpees a minute for 10 minutes (100 burpees)
Mary (In cadence)
10 burpees a minute for 10 minutes (100 burpees)
Jog back to launch point
10 burpees a minute for 3 minutes (30 burpees)
7 burpees (yep – 237 burpees total)
More Mary
COT
Naked Moleskin:
1) Set a goal and then tell everyone about it. I think the PAX thought YHC had lost it when they learned the plan was to complete 237 burpees today. Many times the Q likes to hide what he has lurking around the next corner, but YHC needed to commit himself and the PAX to the task that lay ahead. #FEBA
2) There was some chatter after the first 10 burpees but it died down pretty quickly after that as everyone tried to focus on the task ahead
3) Strong work by all to complete what was a mentally and physically challenging workout. Shout out to The Worm and Loogie with strong second posts
A dirty dozen were ready today when the doors opened at The Maul. Lured by doorbuster deals on walls and hills, the PAX weren’t disappointed that all we did was look in the windows.
The Thang:
Jog to the first parking lot by fast food establishment
COP (all in cadence)
SSH x20
Merkin x10
Imperial Walker x20
Merkin x10
Seal Jack x20
Merkin x10
Squat x20
Merkin x10
Jog to the small walls by two mid-level eateries
Exercises in cadence
Step ups x10
Wall squats x10
Decline Merkins x10
Sprint around parking island (~150 yards)
Exercises in cadence
Step ups x15
Wall squats x15
Decline Merkins x15
Sprint around parking island (~150 yards)
Indian Run to taller walls by purveyors of poultry and biscuits
Split into 3 man teams
Man #1 – taller wall jump ups
Man #2 – ARAMP Merkins
Man #3 – sprint around parking islands
Rotate until all have done each exercise 1x
Mosey to small grassy area for Mary (in cadence)
LBC x20
Flutter x20
LBC twist right x10 left x10
Dolly x20
Greg Louganis x20
Jog to grassy hill behind red dot retailer
Various running exercises up hill (long strides, sprints, bunny hops, bear crawls)
Indian run back toward launching point
Stop near sub and steak eateries for
Lunge walk up hill
Squats x20 in cadence
Jog down hill
Sprint up hill
Jog down hill
Running snake around parking islands with karoke right and left, backwards running, butt kicks, jogging and sprinting all mixed in
Finish with one final sprint in the launch lot
Naked Moelskin:
TCLAPS to all the PAX today, we covered a lot of ground and everyone did a great job sticking together in transit. Long Distance lived up to his name today.
During the pre workout chatter YHC learned that the wall squats were part of a Tuesday workout, sorry for the repeat but it wasn’t planned
Runstopper wanted to move the large stone balls at our first stop today. YHC believes that you can’t lead what you can’t do, so I’ll leave that effort to Runstoppers next Q at The Maul
The tall wall jump ups felt like vertical burpees. Probably like vegetables for a 2.0 – not your favorite but good for you.
Interesting that nearly every stop our our tour today can be described by some sort of restaurant #socialcommentary
Thanks to Wingman for the backblast title
26 men ventured into the breezy gloom at Death Valley for a mid-week downPAINment
Jog to baseball field
COP
SSH x 20
Merkin x10
I Walker x20
Merkin x10
Squat x20
Merkin x10
Sore Shoulders 10 small, 10 big, 10 small rev, 10 big rev
Jog to another baseball field
10 burpee – 20 merkin – 30 squats – sprint to other side (bicycle to wait)
10 burpee – 20 merkin – 30 squats – sprint to other side (merkin to wait)
10 burpee – 20 merkin – 30 squats – sprint to other side (plank to wait)
Jog to walk
Incline Plank walk up rail
Repeat incline plank walk
Lunge walk and jog to football field
Cross the field doing:
Bear Crawl / Rolling Merkin
Lunge / Reverse Lunge
Crab Walk / Rolling Merkin
Lunge / Reverse Lunge
Mary
LBC x20
Dolly x20
Rosalita x20
Mason Twist x20
Swimmer x20
Naked Moleskin:
1) We’ve got 4 baseball fields and 1 football/soccer field at Death Valley and today we covered them all.
2) Good work by all on the 3 rounds of 10-20-30. Definitely gassed at the end of that third round.
3) Hope everyone enjoyed the rolling merkins. YHC can’t figure it out, but they bring a special kind of pain to the shoulders.
22 Pax reported at 0530 on a frosty morning for some fun in the gloom that is Death Valley.
Warm up run around the baseball fields to the track
COP
SSH – 20
Imperial Walker – 20
Squats – 20
Merkin – 20
Moutain Climber – 20
Electoral College 400’s – 270 exercise repetitions mixed into 2×400 yard run
400 yd run broken at each 100 with exercise: Burpee x30, Merkin x30, Squat x30, Jumping Lunge x30, SSH x30
SSH as all finish first lap
400 yd run broken at each 100 with exercise: Jump Rope x30, Squat x30, Merkin x30, Burpee x30
COP for the Right and Left (leg that is):
One Legged Jump Rope: 10x right, 10x left in cadence
One Legged Dead Lift: 10x right, 10x left single count cadence
One Legged Jumps: 10x right, 10x left on your own
Mary
LBC – 20x
Dolly – 20x
LBC – 20x
Flutter – 15x
LBC – 15x
CCV – 12 right , 12 left
600 yard Indian Run
Run to baseball bleachers
20 dips and 20 steps ups
Run to baseball field far foul post, sprint to opposite foul post
COT
Naked Moleskin:
1) Tiger Rag remains on the anti-tights campaign and is ensuring that anyone (YHC included) daring to don the sleek, warmth providing clothing chosen by athletes around the world is mocked.
2) First sight of frost on the field at DV provoked some cries of “but it’s cold” when the first set of Merkins were called out on the field
3) Strong work by all on the Electoral College 400’s. Second set of burpees definitely left YHC gasping some cold morning air