Time Hacks and Tough Lessons

Time Hacks and Tough Lessons

Prohibition firmly planted the shovel flag as 7 men gathered in A51’s roughest parking lot for A51’s toughest Saturday workout. 2 more men pull up as we circle the lot. So 9 men launched into another #DayZero.

The Thang

Run to the Yellow Rose parking lot and circle up for a Purple Haze led warmup.

• SSHs x 10 IC
• IWs x 20 IC
• Push-o-rama Superset: CDDs x 5 IC, Wide-Arm x 5 IC, Regular x 5 IC, Close-Grip x 5 IC, Diamonds x 5 IC
• Low Slow Squat x 20 IC
• LBCs x 20 IC

Turn it over to Radar for his infamous time hack workout. Partner up, make the time or do the punishment.

Run the Yellow Rose loop in opposite directions. Meet in the back for called exercise. Then run back to the start.

• Round 1 – 100 CDDs. 5 minutes ==> Pass
• Round 2 – 50 hand slap merkins. 5 minutes ==> Fail; Punishment – 15 super burpees

Mosey to one upper side of parking lot. Partner one run up stairs and around while partner two performs called exercise. Repeat until reps reached or time elapses.

• Round 1 – 300 squats. 5 minutes ==> Fail; Punishment – 50 knee tucks
• Round 2 – 300 monkey humpers. 5 minutes ==> Pass

Mosey to bottom of Baybrook. 11s on the hill. Wide-Arms at the bottom, Ski Abs at the top. 10 minutes ==> Pass

Indian Run back to base. Turn it back over to Haze for Mary.

• Flutter Kicks x 20 IC
• Dollies x 20 IC
• Bear Crunches x 10
• Burpees x 15 OYO

Moleskine

Our last Saturday as #DayZero site Qs. It was special. When #DayZero launched a year and a half ago, Radar started things out with a very moving speech. No speech at the beginning this time. Just ridiculing chatter about his fellow site Q’s warmup. (Lesson #1 – Special moments are lost on an emotionally challenged Radar.)

The time hacks workout is tough. Makes you push it hard throughout to avoid the punishment. Or, for some, makes you cheat the reps just a little to make the time. After everyone beat the site Qs back after the 50 hand slap merkins round, Radar handed out a stern talking to the Pax about integrity. Patriotic music could be heard in the background as he delivered his message. (Lesson #2 – Making a short-term goal by comprising your integrity is long-term failure.)

While some partner groups made the time hacks, this was about the team making it. All 9 of us. And if everyone didn’t make it, all of us received the punishment. So everyone did the 15 super burpees. Everyone except Spackler a/k/a Farkus. Claimed that he made the time hack. Morale plummeted as we all did super burpees while he refuseniked. (Lesson #3 – Unfortunately, people who think only of themselves don’t cheat just themselves, they hurt the team.)

In all seriousness, it was a solid group out there today. Radar and YHC have been honored to lead the site and were honored to lead today. Prohibition and Hairball now take the reins.

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