Crisp, fall morning and we set out to do the 12 Days of October. Disclaimer given, one FNG present, we’re off.
A run around the track and up to the nicest field in all of South Charlotte and we began the countdown.
12 = LBCs, 11 = squats, 10 = merkins, 9 = mountain climbers, 8 = calf raises, 7 = Jo Lo, 6 = heals to heaven, 5 = monkey humpers, 4 = American hammer, 3 = IWs, 2, burpees, 1 = one-minute plank
After we completed the 12-days, we did some ‘choose your own adventure’ suicides whereby each pax was able to choose their favorite exercise at each of the 18-yard box, mid-field, and opposite 18-yard box. A few minutes of wall exercise and our fun was over.
Mole: great work by most, and while the usual on-lookers stood on sidelines, to which one pax remarked they looked like a bunch of soccer moms watching their children and talking about how busy their day is. We welcomed FNG Dryesdale (a banker reference from the Beverly Hill Billies). Welcome Dryesdale.
Not that there was anything wrong with the RockZero site (except for a few suspicious looking campers parked near the cricket fields), we set our sites for legacy Day Zero. Hoover and Billy Goat had some alone-time as they were the only two who pre-ran. Sprockets came in hot at 6:59, point of parliamentary procedure announced regarding Billy Goat taking the reins at 7:45, disclaimer given, adventure begins.
Mosey over to the far parking lot, circle up.
Plank jack, IW, MC x 10 (each). Run to DZ playground and plank.
Upon arrival at DZ playground, only BLC (veteran) noticed there were a couple of cardboard signs hanging from the basketball pole. Advised the Pax they could pursue any of the below in no specific order. Gummy had no questions (unusual) so we spent the next 40 minutes doing the following.
Round 1
Round 2
Round 3
Round 4
At 7:45, most started back to RockZero.
Mole: Great group today. There was no complaining or utilization of stall tactics by anyone. Got to call out Splack for really motivating the group with his constant encouragement and positivity. Not sure what Sprockets does to get amped up in the morning, but the energizer bunny didn’t disappoint as he was the only one to complete all 4 rounds and did a lap around DZ before we all arrived. I think Boerewors took some comfort on the warm cement and watched Bounce rifle through 10 pull-ups in about 10 seconds (strong). Nemo, per usual, led from the front. We missed some familiar faces this morning as Geraldo was rucking 26 mi, Jet Fuel was carrying his new lady friend’s triathlon gear at Tri-Latta, and Hops, who I personally invited when I saw him at the Lodge on Thursday. Well done gentlemen.
13 men awoke from their candy coma to test their luck at Hydra on a humid November morning. Upon arriving at 5:29, YHC properly disclaimed the group and off we went. Here is what happened for the next 45 minutes.
The Thang:
Run over to church parking lot and grab a lifting rock. Perform the following x 10
Grab lifting rock and perform the following for 3 sets, 20 reps each
Upon completion, jog over to Summerlin Place, facing South. Run down Summerlin and at each street light perform 50 LBCs. Upon intersection at Windy Rush, turn East. At each street light perform 15 merkins. Upon intersection at Sheffingdon, turn North. At each street light perform 20 peter parkers. Upon completion, run back to church /rocks by running back down Sheffingdon, turning right onto Windy Rush, right onto Summerlin, right onto Rea and arrive back at church. Upon arrival, repeat rock set until time is called at 6:09. Jog back to AO and YHC tried something new (always a good idea). Circle up in plank position and YHC asks Pax to elect one spokesperson to answer one trivia question. If answered correctly, no burpees. If not, 10 burpees for the group. While still in plank, the Pax quickly elected Spackler who gladly accepted. Upon accepting his new responsibility, YHC asked Spackler, “What is the sum of the jersey numbers of Jake Delhomme and Mushin Muhammed?” Spackler gave the question as much thought as he did on many multiple choice questions at USC and promptly declared, “I have no idea”. 10 burpess for the group. 3 mins of Mary including flutter, heels to heaven, Freddy Mercury.
Moleskin:
One Eye and Sprockets were out in front all morning. Don’t be deceived by Snowflake or Hopper’s age, they have wheels. Caution to all children who trick-or-treat at Semi’s house as he hands out bags of trail mix and/or raisins. Good work by all and a good time for everyone. The answer to the question is 104 (17 and 87, respectively). Gummy properly took us out and we were all better for showing up.
Announcements:
Vagabond on 11/10…13 miles of fun with multiple stops at all your favorite AOs. See pre-blast from Hoover for details.
As always, an honor and a privilege to lead this group.
6 veterans and 1 FNG (Jimmy Dean, more on that later) showed up to RockZero to test their themselves on this seasonably warm September morning. Here’s is what happened between 7AM – 8AM.
The Thing:
Slow mosey over to Rea Rd library and circle up for IW, arm circles and plank jacks.
Next, we jogged to Davie Park for the main event….Two lampposts forward, one lamppost back. Run forward to the second lamppost and do called exercise (10 merkins). Once complete, run backward one lamppost and perform the called exercise (20 parker peters). Repeat pattern until no further lamppost remain. Next we knocked out three quick sets of dips and step ups, 20 each. Following this, we repeated two lampposts forward and one lamppost back with 5 double merkin burpees and 10 (each side) cumberland county viaducts. At this point YHC was fading so we grabbed some wall until the Pax successfully stated the ABC’s both forward and backwards (harder than it sounds). With 15 minutes remaining it was time to head back to RockZero with stops along the way for some core work and a few sprints.
Moleskin:
Pax pushed themselves hard this morning, and the FNG held his own as well. And speaking of the FNG, he was 8. Jimmy Dean is Boerwors’ son, so we thought it best to keep the ‘sausage’ theme in the family. Welcome Jimmy Dean. We covered just about 4 miles as everyone kept moving at a brisk pace. Great work by all and thanks to Sprockets for taking us out.
Fall is upon us and 10 Pax decided to feast on what YHC was serving. With only 2 minutes to spare, YHC came in hot, disclaimed, handed Old Glory to Nemo and off we went. Here is what happened for all you who missed and decided to go to the Clemson / Wake Forest game.
The Thang:
Short jog to other side of parking lot and circle up.
Now that everyone is warmed up, we grabbed Old Glory and raced toward the legacy Day Zero site. Upon arrival, the Pax attempted to perform the following:
Round 1
Round 2
Round 3
Round 4
We were running short on time, the Pax was grumbling, families were beginning to arrive for their Saturday morning ritual of screaming at their son/daughter to kick the ball, so YHC called an audible and Jet Fuel grabbed Old Glory for a final lap around the fields. Upon conclusion of our lap, we headed back to Rock Zero.
Mole:
Classify this workout as one that looks better on paper than in reality as we covered approximately 4.5 miles. While YHC struggled, BLC (respect) brought his “A” game and was out front most of the morning. The Clemson duo of Hammer and Marge were unfaltering. Spackler and Jet Fuel questioned their decision regarding the amount of adult beverages consumed last night. Hopper was the fan favorite given two cars honked at him as he was running down hwy 51, apparently 45 and gray is attractive. Dingo and Hoover were relentless and never stopped moving. Nemo, while last to arrive at 6:59:45, was never last at anything for the remainder of the workout. Jet Fuel properly took us out as we remembered Las Vegas and prayed for healing.
Announcements:
9 manly men heard the call on this crisp morning and decided to do some ‘humping’ down memory lane. Back in 1997, YHC bought his fist house off of Summerlin Place, approx. 1 mile from the AO. Given there are 5 road humps between YHC’s first house and Hydra, YHC thought it would be a good idea to take a jog down memory lane while stopping at each road hump and perform certain exercises. At 05:30, a proper disclaimer was given, here is what happened:
The Thang:
Two short laps around elementary school track, stopping back at launch site to pick up Scratch-n-Win who was coming in hot and circle up.
As a group, run down Summerlin Place and perform the following at each road hump
When we reached YHC’s first house (6319 Summerlin Place), perform 5 burpees. Run back up Summerlin and perform the following at each road hump
Upon completion, AYG back to gym equipment at OP elementary. Plank up (six inches, right arm high, left arm high, six inches). Next complete 3 rounds of the following:
After three rounds of the above, run a lap around the elementary school track. Rinse and Repeat.
With time running short, circle back to the launch point for some Mary and a modified ‘ring of fire’. We wrapped it up with some flutters, heels to heaven, hand-release merkins, and a 1 minute elbow plank.
Moleskin:
Was a good break from the summer heat this morning and given the rain the past couple of days, running Summerlin and staying on the playground seemed like a better alternative than using the football and baseball fields. Approx 2.5 mi covered with plenty of hard work out there today, especially Frosty Paws. While Marge led most of the morning, Harley crushed the pull ups. Queen and Padre can hold an elbow plank longer than the average man. Nice to workout with Tacking Dummy and Sleepy. Thanks to Scratch-n-Win for taking us out with a powerful prayer.
Announcements: F3 Golf tourney scheduled for Oct. 27 at 1:00 pm at Old Sycamore, Isabella Santos, BRR.
Ten men showed up in the rain to experience Rock Zero ‘light’ with no weights, rocks, or medicine balls. Properly disclaimed, off we went and here is what happened:
Run to the front of the church and circle up for COP:
From there, run to the front parking lot. During the mosey, find a partner and share a fun fact about yourself. The Pax was a little confused by this, but it will come into play later on during the workout.
At the front parking lot, line up abreast. There were three flags planted at three different medians. At each flag perform the following:
Repeat a second time with the following:
Next, run to playground for three rounds of the following:
Mandatory water break….
Now that everyone is fully hydrated, grab some wall for people’s chair. Remember the fun fact??? While the group was holding the chair, each individual pax came before the group and performed the following:
Next, off the the finest fields in all of A51 for some four corners.
Mosey back to parking lot for 10 rounds of 30-yard sprints.
Return to start for 4 minutes of Mary: Rosalita, Russian Twist, Fredy Mercury x 2, Protractor, Merkins, Protractor.
Mercy.
Moleskine:
Great veteran group this AM. YHC thought 24-hours of booty might keep the numbers low, but as it turned the numbers were perfect. A lot of chatter about the rain, and this being a “light” workout. However, Flipper will tell you that ‘light’ doesn’t mean easy. Many fun facts were leaned, some were a little disturbing. Hope everyone got their money’s worth. Thanks to McGee for taking us out.
Announcements:
Nemo, Marlin, McGee are starting a new Friday workout at Kohl’s. More details to follow.
It was a beautiful Thursday morning and 8 of South Charlotte’s finest gentlemen decided to post to Hydra. For those of you who failed to show due to calf cramps, hang nails and other creative excuses, here’s what you missed.
Following a brief but effective disclaimer…..Short mosey around the parking lot and circle up for COP:
Run to the Harris Teeter, plank up, and run back to launch point.
Main Event:
Four stations provided the morning’s fun. Here’s what we did, using the concession stand as the center point for the remaining three stations.
At 6:05, grab some wall for people’s chair. Each individual pax performed AMRAP merkins, as remaining pax did the same number of air presses while holding people’s chair.
4 minutes of Mary:
Done.
The Skinny:
Excellent work by a small, veteran crew who covered just over 3 miles. There was a little chatter around the sequencing of stations at the beginning of The Main Event, however, given the pax is smarter than the average bear, were able to figure it out. Great hustle by Jet Fuel, Arena and Iron Sides. Gummy ran in / ran out. Pudding Pop, Queen and Pop Tart showed us they can still knock out 50 merkins at the end of a workout. I enjoyed my assigned Q, hope you did as well.
Announcements:
9 happy souls took the challenge this morning despite the hot, humid conditions and decided to improve their abilities.
The Thang:
Jog over to ‘muscle beach’ for COP. Perform SSH, IW, arm circles, MC and 10 monkey humpers with your backside facing muscle beach. I’m sure our Schwarzenegger-like brothers appreciated the view.
Jog over to the soccer fields where YHC had conveniently placed flags in a similar shape to a regulation size football field. At each flag perform the following exercise while sprinting the length of the field and mosey the width. Increasing reps at each flag until complete and lunge-walk to next flag after each round.
Round 1: Merkins: 5, 10, 15, 20, 25
Round 2: LBC: 10, 20, 30, 40, 50
Round 3: Burpees: 2, 4, 6, 8, 10
Run over to rock pile. Grab a lifting rock to be proud of and perform the following for 3 rounds:
Jog/mosey/walk as YHC is beginning to wane over to the playground and perform the following:
Walk/Mosey to the side parking lot where the roundabout is located for the Stack.
Undo Stack in reverse order.
Mercy. Return to cars.
Moleskin: The heat and humidity took a toll on the Pax from the very beginning. However, the Pax was strong and pushed forward with great attitudes. Nothing fancy today. Running, merkins and core work. Some mumblechatter regarding the pullups, but then again, no one likes doing pullups. Good time was had by all. Thanks to Brew for taking us out. Well done gentlemen, enjoy your afternoon nap!!
6 Pax answered the bell this morning and decided to improve their physical and emotional well-being. After opening with a brief prayer, here’s how we spent the next 60 minutes.
Short mosey to middle of parking lot for COP
Mosey to top of North Face for station work where the Pax performed said exercise at each station, run to next station and perform one less exercise down until the count was down to 1. Here are the stations:
Lunge walk / mosey to center of lawn in front of church for a modified starfish that turned out to be a triangle.
Now that our shoes and clothes are water-logged, mosey to playground / swingset.
Mosey to pavilion and grab some wall
Mosey to side of parking lot where the roundabout is located. Run to roundabout, perform exercise, run back. We measured it out at 1/4 mile round-trip.
Return to cars where the Pax advised we were .05 mi short of the 3-mi goal. As such, run to end of parking lot and sprint back. 3+ mile objective now complete.
2 minutes of Mary:
Mercy.
Moleskin: Great job by the Pax today as we covered 3+ mi without leaving the site. Hoover had the idea to pray before we began, so we did. Flipper did 3.2mi prior to the anyone showing up. Safe Lite and Boerewors put in maximum effort and we learned in South Africa saying the alphabet backwards is not protocol for a field sobriety test. Gummy is a heavy breather although he was out front on most exercises. Thanks for Flipper for the closing prayer.