Quiet suck

Quiet suck

After not posting to Bagpipe but maybe twice this year; YHC wanted to pull out an old workout to ensure it hasn’t been done recently. I went back to 2013 and modified a Mighty Might Chutes and Ladder with a Champagne thriller. A little bit of my own touch, and viola = Quiet Suck. After a proper disclaimer was given; we took off.

The Thang:

Mosey across Brixham Hill to open lot
– SSH x 20
– IW x 20
Quickly move to lower patio area around Lock Ness.

Here’s what we’ll do (according to my plans):
– 11’s in the Lower Area: Diamond incline merkins/Wall jump. Run to upper area.
– 11’s in the Upper Area: Wall lunges/Backward lunge (flap jack legs). Run to grassy area.
– 11’s in the Grassy Area: Spartan burpees/Knerkin.
– 1 full lap then back to lower area; Repeat circuit then
– 2 full laps, then back to lower area; repeat circuit then
– 3 full laps then back to lower area; Plank.

Here’s what we actually did:
– 11’s in the Lower Area: Diamond incline merkins/Wall jump. Run to upper area.
– 11’s in the Upper Area: Wall lunges/Backward lunge (flip flop legs). Run to grassy area.
– 11’s in the Grassy Area: Spartan burpees/Knerkin.
– 1 full lap then back to lower area; Repeat circuit then…
– Plank then hang out waiting for McGee, Heartbreaker, Cable Guy, Peppermint, and Dumpster Fire (all of them way out in front) make their way back after earning an extra credit lap.

Partner up for catch me if you can:
– Partner one 5 LBC then run to catch partner two; partner two run backwards until caught. Flap Jack. One lap around Lock Ness.

Quick mosey back to Brixham Hill; cross safely; then AYG back to parking. 1 Min. overtime for pax.

Moleskin:
For some reason (stupidity), YHC has been posting exclusively on Tuesdays at Fast Twitch. But I enjoyed my time a few weeks back following Cheddar, and had decided to sign up to Q. However, I didn’t want to take the pax on the same circuit they might have done last week, or the last month; so I decided to pull from archives. “Chutes and Ladders” sounded interesting and with Mighty Might being the author and Q, I knew that I had found a winner. I also remember another just plain terrible circuit that Champagne ran that almost broke my spirit. Both involved the infamous Lock Ness. Perfect! I do remember how to get there! So with a parking lot full of would be Guinee pigs, we set off to try to conquer a new variant to some old circuits. As you can see above, we didn’t come close to completing. The 11’s really kept us planted in each area, and oddly it was very quiet. No mubble chatter. That was noticed almost immediately. Some mistakes made were the choices of the wall jumps and Spartan burpees. Those quietly sucked. It was also a tall order to try and even come close to completing even the 2nd time around. Only the 5 mentioned above were on their 2 laps going into the final circuit. They all shot out early and never looked back. Sorry for the clunky beginning to ‘catch me if you can’. The middle and end went better. Special shout out to Lochte. He was pushing himself hard to get better; and kept a positive attitude — keep coming out brother! Happy birthday to Hail Mary for his 50th (Kotters and please correct me in the comments if I mixed up birthday wishes). All were focused and businesslike today. Hence quiet suck. Thanks to JRR Tolkien for the take out. Keep Mario in your prayers.

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