Spartan Superlative

Spartan Superlative

7 PAX left the parking lot at Weddington HS on Saturday morning in memory of their brothers at the Spartan Super event in Asheville.  Our #Downpainment on the trails of the Weddington Complex was meant to induce pain and a little bit of adventure.  Not a full Spartan Super, but let’s try for a Superlative workout anyway.

The THANG:

• 0630 – Hairband mile around the parking lot.
• 0632 – Sun still not up, so COP with all ICx15 Good Morning, Imperial Walker, SSH, Low Slow Squat.  Peter Parker, hold it, Parker Peter, hold it, Mountain Climbers, hold it.  OYO w/ Wide-arm Merkins x 15, Regular Merkins x 10, Diamonds x 5.
• 0640 – Sun still not up, so follow me to side courtyard.  OYO Steps Ups x 10 each leg, Dips x 10.  Repeato.  Plank it up.
• 0645 – Sun is up enough, so follow me to the trails for a Tempo run.  We’ll stop every so often for a called exercise OYO and continue until the 6 comes in.  Continue exercise IC, then 10-count to  recover before running again.
  • Exercises are Lunges at the top of the first hill, Burpees on upper practice field, Imperial Squats past baseball diamond (cadence #FAIL), Knee Ups halfway on the pine trail, Plank Jacks at ES/MS bus lot, Knees to elbows on the ES playground, Merkins on the ES entrance road, LBC and Left side/ Right side crunches on the HS football practice field, Peoples chair back at the High School building.
• Grab a rock.  OYO Overhead Press x 20, Tricep extensions behind your head x 15.  Press x 15. Tricep x 10. Overhead x 10. Tricep x 5. Place rocks back.
• Back to Peoples Chair with some Right Leg only, Left Leg Only, Toes only, Overhead Press.
• Back to Front of School.  Plank it up with some modifications.
• 0725 – Let’s run out the clock with She Hate Me OYO – 10 Lunges each leg, 10 Burps, 10 Merkins.  Repeato for 5 min.
• 0730 – Done

Moleskin:

• It’s been a few weeks since YHC has had the opportunity to be at Commitment.  Too much kids sports and running probably.  Wanting to get in some running and use the vast campus, we were going to hit the trails like our Lawson pack was going to this morning in Asheville Super at the Spartan.  However, no mud, a little wetness with some LBCs in wet grass, and no swinging from vines.  Also, let’s try to stay together and have everyone get in a good workout.
• Kilowatt recognized by Ice9 in opening COP for losing some Voltage.  Still a full Kilowatt, as the Voltage is going down, the Current is going up to keep Power high (P = I * V). Or is the Resistance that is dropping along with the Volts to keep the Current stable (I = V / R)?  We’ll have to get his expert opinion, but nice work over several months – it is paying off!
• T-claps to Posse for posting without the rest of the Lawson crew.  True Commitment!
• Silicon is a newer PAX but showed that he would stay with the best in Area51 on a Mud Run team.  Grab this free agent!
• FNG Smooth, who sells jail time, was EH’d by Ice9 with the promise of a parking lot workout.  After about 10 minutes, he was questioning Ice9’s truthfulness like many of Ice9’s EHs have.  How many of the recent PAX have Middle School students doing XC in Union County?  There will be some reunions and friendly rivalries at XC meets this Fall.
• Howie found comfort in #refuseniks during exercises, but only used it as ammo to make sure he kept Ice9 in view on the runs between the pain.
• Ice9 takes us out with awesome encouragement. Keep his family, M, and Ice9 in your prayers as they continue to fight on.

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