Real Larry Birds

Real Larry Birds

9 men gathered slogged through the humidity to prove their physical prowess. Here’s what we did.

The thang

Mosey one lap around the track to warm up
Meet at the basketball court for COP

SSH x 20
Merkins x 15
Squats (Q calls down and up) x 10

Mosey over to the hill at Carswell and Bevington for a triple nickel
Jump squats at the bottom
Hand-release merkins at the top

Mosey back to base, gathering at the brick wall
Get in people’s chair, and slide in squat position to the end of the wall

The long set:
1 x squat
1 x merkin
1 x lunge each leg
1 x burpee
After completing, do 2 of each exercise, then 3. And so on and so forth. Most people got to 11 or 12.

2 min water break — this is high intensity, so hydration is key

Mosey down the the basketball court for some drills.
Right-handed layup x 3
Left-handed layup x 3
Foul line extended jump shot x 1
If you miss, 5 x merkins
Get your rebound, pass to the next man, run to the opposite baseline and get back in line

Now that everyone’s properly warmed up, hit the foul line.
Everybody shoots a foul shot.
If made, group does 5 x merkins
If missed, group does a traditional basketball court suicide sprint
We did 7 suicides.

COT

Naked Moleskine

–The group really missed Spackler today but luckily several members of the pax were able to do dead-on impressions. Numerous refusenik fake-outs and references to previous night’s debauchery. I felt right at home.
–Judging by the hoops talent on display here, the Day Zero fellas would clean up in an Area 51 basketball tournament. Some real Larry Birds here. Red Rocks has some serious ups.
–Great work by the pax pushing through the squat/merkin/lunge/burpee set. People started complaining after literally 2 minutes, but we got through about 15 mins total. I personally witnessed everyone giving it all they got #ISI
–We got in somewhere around 3 miles total.

Thanks as always for the opportunity to lead.