The plan was simple. One goal: Smoker.
28 PAX came out to the birthday party for the many headed monster workout appropriately named Hydra. There was a lot that would take place. It goes something like this.
17 PAX accept the Pre-Launch Challenge at 0520 Harris Teeter:
Merkins x 41 (YHC turned 41 on 5/7)
1/2 mile run into Olde Providence
Straight to Track 0525 and away we go for warmup:
“I am not a professional, modify as you need, if you must…”
Buttkickers 1/4 lap, High Knees 1/4 lap, SSH x 20 Top
ButtKickers 1/4 lap, High Knees 1/4 lap, IW x 20 Bottom
Remainder of PAX (+11) Join at 0530 for 2nd lap – 28 PAX strong now:
Buttkickers 1/4 lap, High Knees 1/4 lap, SSH x 20 Top
ButtKickers 1/4 lap, High Knees 1/4 lap, IW x 20 Bottom
Merkins x 41 (#midlifecrisis reminder)
Mosey to Basketball Court Side Lot for:
Merkins x 41 (that’s 123 merkins for those that pre-launched and its only 0535)
Plank Walk x 25 yards LEFT, Plank Walk x 25 yards RIGHT
Olde Providence Lap x 1 (why not?)
Warmup over, ready for…
Mosey to Front Fields for The THANG:
There and Back Pyramid (4 exercises at each side)
Burpees, Jump Squats, Carolina Dry Dock, Heels to Heaven x 5
Burpees, Jump Squats, Carolina Dry Dock, Heels to Heaven x 10 – THERE
Burpees, Jump Squats, Carolina Dry Dock, Heels to Heaven x 15 – BACK
Burpees, Jump Squats, Carolina Dry Dock, Heels to Heaven x 20 – THERE
Burpees, Jump Squats, Carolina Dry Dock, Heels to Heaven x 15 – BACK
Burpees, Jump Squats, Carolina Dry Dock, Heels to Heaven x 10 – THERE
Burpees, Jump Squats, Carolina Dry Dock, Heels to Heaven x 5 – BACK
P.S. 5-6 pax were out front and just crushed it, led by Runstopper – amazing strength!
Time check: 0555 (feeling smoked yet?)
ELBOW PLANK while you wait, Donkey Kong took it upon himself to do merkins (#showoff)
Olde Providence Lap x 1, continue to Football Field (sun is coming up, “I can see people”)
Partner Up:
Disclaimer: For those with back issues modify and lunge walk…else, get it on…
Partner Drag x 75 yards (flap jack as often as needed) THERE
Partner Drag x 75 yards (flap jack as often as needed) BACK
KAROAKE LEFT x 75 yards THERE
KAROAKE RIGHT x 75 yards BACK
Mosey to Concessions for a snack: someone wanted a snow cone…
Dips x 30
Step Ups/Hop Ups x 20
Burpees x 10
Mosey to front field and find your partner:
Prairie Fire Mary (10L, 10C, 10R)
Bear Crawl to Circle Up in Parking Lot (a Donkey Kong Q-Jack call…hey seemed like a good idea at the time, so why not?)
Mason Twist x 20
Merkins x 41
It’s a wrap, 55 minutes for 17 pax, 45 minutes for 28 pax, many smoked muscle parts for all.
Count-o-rama, Name-o-rama
Prayer Send off by Iron Horse – thanks for the great words and reminder that we are fortunate to be able to come workout and run around and have this fun, blessed with the health to do so!!
Moleskin:
It started with a phone call to my mobile at 0517 by Sunrise inquiring of my whereabouts. Informed I was around the corner the pax awaiting felt compelled to call me out for running and taking phone calls (reminds me of the Blue Ridge Relay run where my wife called me while I was on the mountain top sucking wind “how are you Honey, what are ya doin’? My reply: “Uh, I am running up a mountain dear, can I, uh, call you back?”) At 0520 I surprised the pax with a 41 merkin callout. I got some quick mumblechatter as this was pre-launch where the expectation was a simple run in, heck, anything else would be EXTRA…those were a happy birthday gift to YHC and why we did 41 merkins all workout long…The Hoff brought out 2 other spearhead beasts and those dudes rucked their way through a brutal smoker – AND showed what spearhead is made of. Go ruck tough baby! Nice and strong brothers. way to go. Also YHC must need to go to proper form school as multiple pax felt compelled to call out my less than exemplary form on occasion. This is usual from Donkey Kong #FormPolice, but Mallcop and Champagne, geez, pile it on…YHC did say modify in the disclaimer and am an old man now, on the lookout for my yellow convertible corvette! Thanks to 49er and Donkey Kong for helping launch Hydra 1-year ago. Thanks to the 11 different Q’s who have led workouts for the past year at Hydra. 968 pax have worked out at Hydra, averaging 18 per week. Let’s get our Q count up this year. If interested in leading, you get to call your own workout, so let me know. We have a solid Q rotation and have some interesting plans for rest of May and June with Donkey Kong, Mall Cop, Gummy, Kirk, Champagne, Tiger Rag bringing it. In July we have Cheese Curd, Pudding Pop, YHC and Champagne…Good summer Q tour…Keep bringing it to Hydra Pax. Thursdays have been a day of rest by many due to hard start to week with many Mon, Tue, Wed workouts – so always glad to see 20+ numbers in the Hydra gloom. Happy Birthday Hydra.
Announcements:
Spearhead Brew Ruck May 17, 2014: 2nd Harvest Food bank – News 14 covering this. All Saturday workouts collecting cans this week. 100-burpee challenge. Low can count owes 100 burpees. Teamspearhead.com to check out all details! 11 AM Warco Construction 5/17. Let’s support spearhead.
Saturday, May 24, 2014 Convergance of Rock, Olympus, Day Zero at Day Zero for 1-year anniversary of Day Zero workout. Congrats to Day Zero and let’s join in the party. Pre-Kettlebell workout planned.
This Saturday, 5/10, F3 called to help clear a tree that fell on home and caused fatality. Come out to help remove the tree. Details to be communicated in Saturday workouts and tweeted out on twitterland.
F3 Tutoring opportunity at Matthews Elementary to start up in Fall 2014. Contact Champagne at bdbriggs@gmail.com.
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