- When:01/02/2016
- QIC: McGee
- The PAX: Frasier, Prohibition, Iliad, The Swede, Magruber, Grape Juice, Gerber, Hairball, Alf, Bodybag, Stinger, Swiper, Margot, Witch Doctor, Radar, Teddy, Purple Haze
A Day Zero Manifesto
AYE. 17 of Area 51’s finest and 1 of Metro’s A-Team posted for what appears to be the fastest growing Saturday workout in Charlotte. Allow YHC a moment to opine. I have no idea why this workout is called Day Zero. In my mind, it takes me back to June of 2011 and my first post at Big Hair Monday, where the notion that I was “in pretty good shape” was irrevocably disgorged from my brain #reality. That was my Day Zero. So when we post at a workout with that name, I have to figure that the goal is to humble even the mighty and remind us of what our own Day Zero felt like. The pax and Qs of Day Zero have definitely been delivering on that lately and the numbers have grown. Forgive me while I conflate correlation with causality #APstatistics, but it seems to me that men want hard workouts. Hopefully today’s fit the bill. Here’s more or less what went down:
THE THANG
Trail of Tears
1 mile to Calvary and 100 burpees along the way
Grab a rock and a partner
Hill Hell
Approximately 0.05 miles from top to bottom and back
Round 1 – Up and back with rock
Round 2 – Up and back backwards with rock
Round 3 – 10 Mighty Merkins per partner
Round 4 – 10 Jump Squats per partner
Round 5 – Up and back with rock
Round 6 – Partner carry
Round 7 – Partner carry
Round 8 – Bear crawl
Round 9 – Broad jump
Round 10 – Partner carry
Round 11 – Partner carry
Round 12 – Burpee broad jumps
Round 13 – 10 Mighty Merkins per partner
Round 14 – 10 Mighty Merkins per partner
Round 15 – 10 Jump Squats per partner
Round 16 – Partner Carry
Round 17 – Partner Carry
Round 18 – Partner Carry
Round 19 – Partner Carry
Round 20 – Up and back with rock
(50/50 chance that I got all of that right)
Each round was interspersed with Squats, Mary, Plank, etc
Truncated Trail of Tears
YHC had every intention of knocking out another 100 burpees on the return…but no.
20 Jump Squats / 10 Burpees / 10 Burpees / Mary
AYG about 150 yards
AYG about 25 yards
YE MOLESKINE
1. A huge welcome to an F3 legend, the tilted-head runner himself, Stinger. YHC saw him at the Convergence yesterday and headlocked him for DZ but figured there was about a 5% chance he’d actually trek all the way down here on his own and only about a 25% chance if I included him in the pre-blast tweet. But he did in fact post at DZ, probably just so that we could all become well acquanted with the precise angle of the tilt of his head #12.86degrees.
2. Also, welcome to The Body Bag, who proved the fact that he is a total beast not just by destroying the pax in the AYG springs #soccerlegs but by wearing just shorts and a t-shirt. No gloves. No hat. No long sleeve shirt. Someone tell this silly Englishman that it’s cold outside.
3. TClaps to the many Larry Birds today. Alf, Frasier and Swiper were usually up there with The Body Bag and Stinger as well. It appeared that everyone had a kryptonite and a bailiwick at some point during the workout.
4. There was no one at The Rock. Time to turn up the pain dial.
Thanks again for the chance to Q. #horseneck OUT.
McGee author
Nice Q today McGee. I was a little worried it was gonna be an hour of burpees.
In regards to the name Day Zero. I remember when Purple Haze and I started this site. Seems like many years ago. Purple Haze was 6 feet tall with a full head of hair. Prohibition and Hairball were still in middle school. Man the years have been rough.
Our goal was always to make this a tough work out. Day Zero (or zero day) is a military term often used at the beginning of some sort of training cycle. Ie boot camp. It typically is a really tough/challenging day for many reasons. We wanted the site to be tough/challenging. It took the new site Qs a little while to find their way and get her back to its glory.
Radar needs a name change to Uncle Rico. Always living in the glory days and can’t come to grips with the present. Let it go, man.
Great Q McGee! The trail of tears set the tone and it was a scorcher. Pretty sure I saw Purple Haze cry a bit, but that’s typical for him on Saturdays since they put up the sign that Tuesday Morning is closing.
We appreciate the lead today and for continuing to make Day Zero the hardest bootcamp in Area 51.
McGee!!! Great Q my man. It takes a lot to lure me away from my beloved Mustang on a Saturday morning…. it almost felt like I was cheating on my metaphorical wife by opting for DZ, but I have to say this sordid affair was worth it #hot&steamy
And the only reason I did well in the sprints was I was trying to get far enough away so that I wouldn’t have to do any more of those friggin burpees! Worst/best exercise there is.
As for the dress code – us English don’t check the weather forecast ahead of time (always thought that was strange about Americans – you guys are obsessed with knowing how it’s gonna be). You’ll be pleased to hear my nipples are finally settled down a couple notches from their samurai swords status #brisk
Looking forward to the next one – welcome to Area 51.
Keep it tight, Swiper!
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