Donkey Kong + Matlock = Plantain-flavored birthday cake……what?

The shovel flag was easily planted in the soaked turf and 24 gloom-defying warriors attacked another edition of SkunkWorks.

The Thang:

Run around track and then over to school lawn for COP

COP

Seal Jacks x 20

IWx x 20

Merkins (correct form!) x 13

Partner up

One partner carries both kettlebells while other partner does a 5-merkin chaser

Rinse & Repeat until arrival at church lawn

Partner 1 does KB exercise while other partner runs (no moseying whatsoever) around church

Flapjack

Plank – several variations when Partner 2 finishes run waiting on all the other pax

Rinse & Repeat with following Kettlebell exercises:

2-arm swing

Goblet squat

Upright row

Tricep extension

Split into 2 groups for stair work

Partner 1 runs up/down stairs 2x while partner 2 completes following:

Renegade Row L & R

Flapjack

Rinse & Repeat w/Burpees

Mosey to church lawn

Partner 1 bear crawl 1/2 way then sprint, backpedal back to starting line

Partner 2 – KB one-arm press R, then one-arm press L

Partner 1 lunge walk 1/2 way then sprint, sprint all the way back to starting line

Partner 2 – KB halo exercise

KB Stack ’em – quick mosey back to school lawn

4 minutes & 37 seconds of Mary

Louganis x 8

Russian twist x 8

Dolly w/KB x 13

Freddy Mercury x 13

Merkin (correct form) x 13

COT

Moleskin:

2 birthdays being celebrated among the pax – Donkey Kong. YHC is pretty sure he’s been 26 for 2 years; but at 27, still the War Baby nonetheless. Matlock also celebrating a birthday and talked a bit of junk. Huge mistake by YHC for not punishing the two birthday boys appropriately. Will do better next time.

Not a ton of mumblechatter amongst the pax. Not sure if that was due to O2 deprivation, but a lot of the pax were gasping…and that’s a good thing!

Namearama again produced another gem for the SCLT pax – Plantain, who hails from the 290 square mile Caribbean island of Dominica, was EH’d by (you guessed it) Bananas. Solid work. Bananas. Plantain. He had no choice but to headlock him. PETA is a solid moniker for Mr. Furr as well. Look forward to having you guys with us again soon…perhaps tomorrow at DV?!! There’s plenty of room in Bananas’ clown car for another.

Hope YHC’s first Q at Skunk Works did not disappoint. Strong work by all the pax. Aye!

Prayers for TR’s daughter who fractured her ankle, healing for Ray Charles’ knee – meniscus surgery on Monday & Coal Miner’s Daughter’s father who is gravely ill.

Announcements:

Workouts as normal this week – DV tomorrow at 5:30 at SCLT Middle, Devil’s Turn Thursday at Greenway off Sardis – 5:15 and 5:30; Kevlar (Covenant Day HS) and Centurion (Charlotte Catholic HS) at 5:30 Friday.

HDHH at Vintner’s Wine Market – 6:00pm Wednesday.