Something Old, Something New

Something Old, Something New

It was the first Monday after the return of Football.  It was cold.  Not many could meet the challenge of facing the toughest workout of the week, but 5 rose out of their slumber and dusted off their Monday morning blues with a good ol’ fashioned Kettlebell butt whoopin’.  Here’s how it went:

The Warmup:
SSH x 20 IC
Halos x 10 (5 each side)
Deadstop Swings x 5
Goblet Squats x 20 IC
Swings x 20 OYO

The Thang:
Grab your bells and let’s mosey to the back of the school, stopping 3 times for a 10 Merkin break.

Partner up with like sized bells and face the hill..
Round 1: 5 Reps Double KB Swings, then run up hill and 10 merkins – 5 rounds each partner
Round 2: 5 Reps Double Clean, then run up hill and 10 merkins – 5 rounds each partner
Round 3: 5 Reps Double Squats, then run up hill and 10 merkins – 5 rounds each partner
Round 4: 5 Reps Double High Pulls, then run up hill and 10 merkins – 5 rounds each partner

Running out of time!  Farmer Carry back to basecamp with 15 LBC chasers.

Round 5: 5 Reps Double Snatches – 5 rounds each partner

Just enough time for some 2 sets of Mary, Voodoo called Freddy Mercury and Loogie called Heels to Heaven.  Done!

The Moleskine:

This is one of those classic KB workouts that doesn’t look so bad on paper and then crushes you.  The 5×5 is a sneaky tough workout in of itself but today I added the hill runs and merkins as a new addition today to keep the heart rate going and well just to be a little cruel.  Welcome Kid Rock to Foxhole!  It was great to have you out there today brother and I’m sure we will see you out again; for a first timer you did awesome out there..heck for a regular you did awesome out there!  Voodoo and Loogie seem to always partner up on days I’m Q’ing and they always crush it.  You won’t find a better support system to motivate one another to get through a workout than those guys.  Frehley stepped up today and kept pace with me the whole time. Initially throwing a refuznik on the doubles he consented and killed it!  The man is also great at counting which is a Q’s best friend, he totaled 230 merkins today as the count.

As always men it is an honor to lead you in the gloom.  I hope you got what you wanted out of it and maybe a little more than you wanted!

Announcements:

• Mud Run signup extended to 10/3