A Collection of Bad Ideas

A Collection of Bad Ideas

Bad ideas seem to travel together. First, Countertop asked if I wanted to split the Q with him and sure, that seems like a bad enough of an idea. Then, Double E texts asking if we want to do a 10K pre-run. Hope fades. And we still have the workout to do and it was going to suck. At least we had a great coffeeteria to look forward to assuming we make it. Off we go…

Pre-Thang
Double E, Horsehead, Kiefer, Shepherd and Glass Joe on foot for the 10K. Boondocks on bike for the 10K. This shall not become a permanent thing but nevertheless, it was good. Some mention of Shepherd Christian cussing me (GJ) because I sort of talked him into this. The good Pastor wouldn’t say it’s true but we all agreed it was.

The Thang
Glass Joe on Q
Mosey to the Virtual Shovel Flag field

COP
SSH IC x 25
IW IC x 20
Mountains Climbers IC x 20

Mosey to the practice field

Two times across the field. 1) High Knees across/Buttkickers back. 2) Karaoke across and back

Mosey to the end of the field
Merkin Wheelbarrows long way across the field. Guessing 175 yards or so. Kicker is on the first time, do 10 merkins with your partner holding your legs and then start the wheelbarrow. Do 5 merkins to start on every flapjack. These should really be called decline merkin wheelbarrows. Plank exercises then squats until everyone has gathered.

Mosey to the building between baseball field/tennis courts
People’s Chair w/Air Presses and Donkey Kicks combo. No rest between them and add 25 air presses and 5 donkey kicks each round. 5 Rounds total looked like this: 1) 25 APs, 15 DKs; 2) 50 APs, 20 DKs; 3) 75 APs, 25 DKs; 4) 100 APs, 30 DKs; 5) 125 APs, 35 DKs
Attempted Balls to the Wall with Mountain Climbers IC x7. Looked over around the 6th count and pretty much most had failed so finished up with 7.

Mosey to the courtyard at the football field house and hand off to CT
CT on Q

10 burpee warm up moving into the yard where 10 Gear Stations were set up for the PAX .

1 minute each station 10 second break to move to next station. After 8 stations the PAX went for a short run around the parking lot to give everyone a few minutes to catch their breath and then back to the stations.

– Pop Squats – Big Tire
– Weighted step ups – Step up on the big tire with sand bag in arms/ over the shoulder
– Tire Flips Medium Tries
– Punch Out w/ 10 lb weights
– Sweepers
– Weighted Lunge Walk (w/sandbag)
– Alternating Waves with Firehose “battle ropes”
– Thrusters w/sandbag
– Jump Rope
– Kettle Bell Swings

The above were the original stations but since the PAX were left to their own devices several more stations popped up. A couple that YHC noticed were; high-knees through the ropes course, merkins, inch worm with tires and burpees w/ jumps onto the tractor.

Once the gear work was complete the PAX grabbed the sandbags and hauled them across the school campus.

Burpees OYO x10

COT
Thanks to Smokey for the strong take out

Announcements
Convergence with Commmitment next Saturday. No Outland. Doc McStuffins and EE on Q. We will start at 6:30 at Weddington High School.

Moleskine
GJ:
This was a tough one. Low mileage given I was half-Q and lots of stress on wrists, arms, shoulders with those merkin wheelbarrows for way too long of a distance and then CTs courtyard of horribles was just brutal on core.

I nearly puked on the HH ad hoc burpee tire jump ups. Just another bad idea added to the collection.

All the pax were working hard. Sajack is probably wondering what the crap has he gotten himself into. Strong work brother and hope to see you back out.

CTs recovery lap ended up not being anything of the sort. Somehow it turned into a race. EE won. This surprises no one.

HH tells me ‘I hate you’ during the merkin wheelbarrows. That’s how I define success.

The Pre-Outland 10K was in honor of Joe Davis. While we couldn’t get there to run the race today, we wanted to show we run in solidarity. Thanks to the brothers who gave a donation to EE which will go to Keystone who helps men with addiction.

I am thankful for all you guys who show up, never let up and push each other to get better. Iron sharpens iron but consider that it is an abrasive process. It takes a rough surface to sharpen. Each of us is the whetstone to each other and when you push hard, the man beside you who thinks he has nothing left will then push himself harder. This is how we are sharpened and why it truly does matter.

Glass Joe