The Merkin Sniper posted at The Brave

The Merkin Sniper posted at The Brave

Following the infamous premature preblast, which was enticed by complete excitement for leading such a fine PAX, we finally made it to today. There was a lot of build up for The Brave this morning, and YHC hopes to have lived up to the hype.

18 PAX forewent the fartsack, and posted to a preblasted workout which may or may not have contained slight warnings of difficulty.

The Thang:

Set out from the Vine and circled up for COP:

Merkins X 10 IC

Windmills X 15 IC

IW X 15 IC

Head up Ben Nevis, stopping only once to “catch some breath”. 10 burpees OYO, and continue to the stop light at the top. Hold plank, right hand back pocket, left hand back pocket, right hand left ankle, left hand right ankle. Recover, and indian run back to bottom of Nevis. Al gore.

Continue on the beaten path, only to stop for…BURPEES! 10 OYO, and push yourself to the start of the Bull Ring, where you owe 10 more burpees. Low Slow Squat to wait up for the 6. Continue on to the next entrance of the Ring, where PAX completed 15 LBC IC, and 15 Freddie Mercury IC.

Mosey to the hill in front of the Snyder Lance building, where PAX lined up and gave a full-out sprint to the start of the bridge, trying their hardest to remember the position they finished in. Back to the bottom of the hill, rows of 6 were eventually formed, and 4 sets of prone sprints were completed from the bottom entrance to the main entrance of the SL building. Mosey on over to some conveniently placed plates for about 3 minutes of group hair burners, sliding the plate to partners on the opposite side of the lot.

Once the groaning of exhaustion got loud enough, we continued to “Dolphin’s Hill” by Loch Ness, and made our way to the top 3 times. Mosey back to launch point for COT.

Naked Moleskin:

YHC had this workout planned for quite some time, inspired by my first post to The Brave back in May of last year, led by Mic Check. Wasn’t sure if the preblast would scare anyone off, but it was live so early that most probably missed it. #goodthang. Definitely was surprising to have 18 men show up, and tried to give everyone what they came for.

The goal of today was simply PUSH. Push yourself, the brother next to you, the 6, the plates for hair burners, the big ball. Limits were set to be broken (take speed limits, for example), and I think the PAX took it amongst themselves to push all morning long.

Confusion was widespread, as quite possibly everything seems better on paper than in reality. A little mumble chatter may have been the source of confusion, or simply the need for a quick breather…or just poor planning and explanation by YHC. The PAX dug deep on each sprint, as the competition was live. This is the point where the Merkin Sniper was spotted on his perch about 150 yards out, taking PAX out by the ankles at the start of the prone sprints, and mass shootings were reported during the hair burner section, as multiple PAX were sprawled out at many points. The mumble of the PAX suggested the culprit to be Tolkien, the actual reason for missing at yet another Brave after marketing so hard for his……

It was an honor and complete pleasure to lead the PAX this morning, and I look forward to my next Q at The Brave. Pictures will be included in the next preblast.

Announcements:

5 year party tomorrow, convoy leaving from the vine at 1830. Sign up for Mud Run and Balrog. 2nd F at Brazwell’s on Wednesday.

Aye,

Mario