The 53rd Sun Circuit for a Ball of Ice (AKA HBD Frehley’s Comet)

The 53rd Sun Circuit for a Ball of Ice (AKA HBD Frehley’s Comet)

When YHC first posted TheBrave it was to support old man Tolkien and his Muthaship AMRAP workout.  Lets be honest, I’ve been called sadistic from time to time and that sounded painful… it was.  After that epic beatdown I knew I had found an AO which would stretch PAX and make them stronger.  Naturally when ThinMint offered up a spot on the Q schedule YHC began to scheme.  How does one live up to the title of “toughest damn AO in south town?”  This is what was devised:

THE THANG:

At the stroke of 0615 (and no we didn’t wait for Frehley’s to exit his vehicle after he came in hot during the last 20 seconds of 0614) a mosey commenced off into the gloom.  Headed to the nearest corporate lot where we had a COP:

25 SSH, 20 IW, 10 Merkins, hold plank, 15 Mtn Climbers, hold plank, 10 Peter Parkers, hold plank, 10 Parker Peters, 6 inches.

Thus warmed up the pax continued to mosey down past Duckworths to the light and hung 3 rights, returning to launch point (remember that circuit as we’ll be revisiting it.)  The Pax were divided into two crews and party favors were distributed.  YHC brought;

2X 20kg Bumper Plates, 2X 25 kg Olympic style plates, 2x 60 lbs sandbags, 2x 40 lbs slam balls, 2x 20 lbs slam balls.

Each group gathered one of each party favor and prepared to sweat.  Format was simple, run the aforementioned .5 mile circuit carrying the party favors (unweighted runners ran catch me if you cans with 5 burpees each time they reached the weighted runners.)  1s headed clockwise, 2s headed counter clockwise. Upon returning to the vine those who ran without weights did more burpees, those who ran with weights did the following:

Bumper Plate = Chest to plate merkin, stand and lift plate to chest, repeat 5x

40 lbs slamball = squat throw 10x

20 lbs slamball = ball-over pushups

Olympic plate =  Merkins on the plate standing vertical (hold rim of the plate in vertical orientation, more of  a balance move) X10

Sandbag = Standing straight-leg rows

After above set completed all pax run an un weighted lap and repeat above set.  Upon completion of two laps as above, un-weighted runners get weights and repeato.  The PAX managed 3.5 rotations (except ThinMint and Mario who, refusing to leave things unfinished, ran their last unweighted .5 miles)

Moleskin:

Based on the count of grumbles, mumbles curses and “I hate you flipper” comments received during the course of the workout, YHC’s goal of breaking the suffer barrier was well achieved.  This was a tough one, even by the sadistic standards of ye olde angry dolphin, yet the PAX as ever rose to the challenge.  As always we were all completed embarrassed by the strength and speed demonstrated by ThinMint and Haggis.  Clearly genetics are unfair giving those two maniacs that much speed AND strength.  For me it is always so gratifying to see tired smiles at the end of a Q and today was no exception.  It was my extreme honor to lead, and YHC hopes to be allowed back again soon.  Next up one of you SOBs need to come Q RockZero so the best damn AO in all of A51 can get a taste of the ferocity which seems to be on tap every Friday in SOBland!

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