16 Sons of Ballantyne started their day with an SOB of a workout.
The Thang:
Mosey to warm up. 25 side straddle hops, 25 mountain climber, 25 merkins
Mosey to pull up bars. 3 groups, 3 times: 10 pull ups, 10 burpees, 15 supine pullups.
Mosey to second lake. Mary. Feet 6” off ground for the duration. 25 flutter, 25 dolly, 25 heels to heavens, 25 bicycle, 25 left side leg raise, 25 right side leg raise.
Mosey to picnic area. 8 slow durkins, 8 slow dips. Run around park. Repeato.
Mosey back to parking lot.
Moleskin:
– Basic stuff today. Doesn’t sound like much but it was very hard. Humidity didn’t help.
– YHC decided to be a bit of a cock today with a lecture during Mary. Sorry about that y’all…:)
– Chipotle on Q next week. Prepare for the worst!
11 brave men attacked the morning with a lot of Merkins and a bit of Mary.
The Thang
Warm up: 25 SSH, 25 Imperial Walker, 25 Merkins
Mosey around lake to wall: 8 slow decline merkins, 8 slow dips, 15 jump ups then run around lake and repeat.
Mosey to Bulls: 10 merkins, 15 crunches, 10 merkins, 15 dolly, 10 merkins, 15 left side leg raise, 10 merkins, 15 right side leg raise, 10 merkins, 15 wide legged sit ups, 10 merkins, 15 bicycle, 10 merkins, 15 flutter, 10 merkins, 15 heels to the heavens, 10 merkins, 15 crunches, 10 merkins, 30 slow raise to knees. Stretch.
Mosey back to the lake: Jack Webb 1 merkin, 4 arm raises, 2 merkins, 8 arm raises, etc up to 10 merkins.
Mosey back to parking lot. 2 minutes of Mary: 20 flutter, 20 dolly.
Moleskin
Strong work from all. 237 merkins if my math is correct.
YHC pleased to be back after three long weeks in the motherland.
Fillmont asked if maybe we don’t do any push-ups in Scotland and this was a catch-up session… perhaps.
Nine SOBs (that’s Sons of Ballantyne, Tiger Rag) left it all on the track this morning.
The Thang:
Warm up: 30 Side straddle hops, 25 Imperial Walker, 25 Merkins, 20 Mountain Climber, 10 Merkins
Mosey to shore of loch ness
8 count slow Decline Merkins. 8 count slow dips. 15 jump ups. Lap around lake, then repeato.
Mosey to pull up station
2 rounds of 3 exercises: 10 pull ups, 10 burpees, 15 supine pull ups (also known as the puny pull-up, or Bulldog pull-up in some circles)
Mosey to Mary’s place: 25 flutter, 25 dolly, 25 heels to heavens, 25 rosalita, 1 minute protractor with Freyleys Comet.
1 mile time trial around lake. Select times below.
Chipotle (10:30) Sparky, (8:37) Goonies, Frehleys Comet (8:49), Honey Bee (6:23), Wingman (8:22), Mighty Mite (7:16), Long Distance, Haggis (6:06)
Stagger to parking lot with finishing sprint by Mighty Mite, Wingman, and Sparky I think. Nice work!
Moleskin
– Mighty Mite saw a bird on the water that he found very exciting.
– Mile times are improving for all – impressive.
– Haggis gone for next three weeks visiting the mother land.
– Puppy Love, Mighty Mite, and Frehleys Comet in charge. Thank you guys very much!
14 F3 faithful jumped out of the rack and arrived on time at Bagpipe for a 5:30am date with Mary and her 14 sisters. We wasted no time getting to the work.
The Thang:
Short jog to the corner of Ballantyne & Johnston road for a warm up COP:
SSH X 30
Squats X 20
Imperial Walkers X 20
Merkins 5 X 5 in your own time
Mosey to the Premier Deck with the hope of keeping my PAX sheltered from the rain but fully exposed to the PAIN – abs were the focus for the remainder of our time together and Mary’s Deck seemed like a fitting place to make it happen. Busted out a set of Merkins while the PAX gathered to begin our time with Mary and her sisters.
The Plan was as follows: each Brother counted out their number(total of 14). From there a run to the first level for a drop to the deck with #1(Haggis in this case) selecting his favorite personal abdominal exercise. You guessed it…he picked Heels-to-Heaven. Each member led their abs rotation with the goal of NO REPEATS. A unique abs torture at every level of the parking deck. We covered everything from Dolly to Protractor to Superman and everything in between – extra credit for the creativity out there.
Well done men – everyone remembered their assigned number which was key, everyone pushed the reps on the abs pain, no repeats. Bonus sprints broke out between Mary reps with Mighty Mite, Haggis, Soft Pretzel and Frehley’s turning on the jets. Impressive to watch and it hurt to try and keep up with the speedsters.
Mary’s deck chewed up our time and talent. Finished with 4 minutes for a quick run back to the launch point.
COT at the cars with help from Might Mite on the count off and attendance while our PAX reformed.
Welcome to our two FNGs this morning – named them up with FX and Goonies.
Announcements
Convergence on July 4th – check the website for details.
Bagpipe is always looking for new Qs to share in the fun…encourage our PAX to give it a try. Doesn’t have to be perfect, just a loosely constructed BeatDown.
posted by Haggis for Puppy Luv
16 Sons of Ballantyne started the day by wandering in circles and laying around in the grass. YHC was determined to bring Mary back to the workout having noted her absence at recent gatherings. On call today was a straightforward core workout with endurance the key.
The Thang:
Warm up:
25 x Side Straddle Hops, 20 x Imperial Walker, 30+5+5 x Merkins
PAX informed that default rest position for this workout is on backs, feet six inches off the floor.
Mosey around loch ness to grassy knoll.
Mary interspersed with sprints.
25 x flutter, sprint across grass and back. 25 rosalita, sprint. 25 dolly, sprint. Run 1 lap around lake. Protractor with Puppy Love.
20 x crunches, sprint. 20 x left side crunch, sprint. 20 x right side crunch, sprint. Run 1 lap around lake. Protractor with Unfair.
15 x wide legged sit up, sprint. 15 x V up sit up, sprint. 15 x heels to heaven, sprint.
Timed mile around lake – 3.3 laps. Select times below.
Wingman 8:24, Mighty Mite 7:08, Bob Vieler 6:32, Fish Taco 8:02, Tuck 8:42, Unfair 7:37, Haggis 6:14, Shriver 6:12.
After mile, 25 Dolly for good measure.
Back to parking lot.
Moleskin:
– Unpleasant workout for the first timers. Little less bootcamp and a little more running than usual. Sorry about that.
– Mighty Mite and Unfair very strong on the sprints – impressive.
– Mile times improved over last time – awesome work from Chipotle on this one!
– There seems to be continuing resistance to doing more than 30 Merkins. Not sure why. Will keep trying…
– Mighty Mite on Q next week. Back to bootcamp!
14 big hairy men found their limits today while running around in circles or lying down. Today was personal record day at bagpipe which meant pushing just a little harder than usual.
The Thang:
Warm up: 30 side straddle hops
Merkins personal record in cadence: Go to your max, then pause for five, then come back in. The group went to 30, pause, 5 more, pause, 5 more. 80 regular count push-ups ain’t bad, but we can do better!
Mosey to pull up bars. Partner up. Partner assist to 15 pull ups, then squats. Repeato.
Mosey to dip wall on the shore of Loch Ness. Dips personal record in cadence: Group went to 20, pause, plus 5 more. (These were full dips, Tiger Rag!) 10 decline merkins to recover.
Mosey to parking lot for Mary personal record. Good ol fashioned seated crunches. Group went to 30, pause, 5 more, pause, 5 more.
Mosey back to Loch Ness for 1 mile personal record run. 3.3 laps of loch ness = 1 mile. We just can’t have those Fast Twitch boys getting ahead of us. Because we are tougher, we use a more demanding course. Look out Joker!
Select times:
FNG Unfair 6:05
Haggis 6:20
Honey Bee 6:37
Mighty Mite 7:13
Market Timer 7:23
Puppy Love 7:23
Wingman 8:30
Fireman Ed 9:00
Mosey back to parking lot for some Q school. Circle up; each member of the pax take the lead with an exercise with perfect diction and cadence.
Can’t remember all the exercises but we got through 10 of the pax. Fireman finished us off with heels to the heavens for a 25 count. Brutal!
Moleskin
– A painful day but we got a lot in.
– Awesome gains being made by Chipotle, Long Distance, and Fillmont. Good to see!!
– Backdraft called diamond merkins on Q school circle. YHC kryptonite – Backdraft knocked them out. Impressive!
– FNG Unfair shows up for his first session, crushes us all on the one mile, then informs us that he is 20 and plays varsity soccer for Boston. Awesome performance, and well named by Fireman Ed!
– Mighty Mite on Q next week. He enthusiastically mentioned that he is brimming with new ideas, so should be a good one.
Stung by the buzz that Honey Bee’s workouts are becoming more severe than his own, Haggis has come up with a really nasty bag of ingredients for Bagpipe this week. Come on out for a taste if you dare…!
“Sure I am that on this day, now, we are masters of our fate. That the task which has been set us is not above our strength. That it’s pains and toils are not beyond our endurance….”
VSF planted and we launched @ 5:30am with a ready PAX posting up after a Holiday Weekend. Impressive.
The Thang:
Short jog through the turn-a-round to the lot near Duckworths for a brief warm-up in cadence (or as close as Puppy Luv could get on his first at bat – need some serious practice on the 1/2/3 thing):
Imperial Walkers X 27
Shoe Stretches X 22
Merkins X 18
Jumping Squats X 18
Gentle jog toward the Field of the Bulls with a lunge walk at the halfway mark.
Chutes & Ladders at the Field – -minus the Chutes:
Jack Web ladder
LBC/Burpee ladder
Flutter/Dolly ladder
Quick jog over to the BAE lot for a Two Team suicide stopover: ½ lot first round, then full lot to finish
Curb Hops X 25 in your own time
Next stop on the tour: Hill of Pain
Hill Work:
Hill/Burpee ladder up to 11 – -check that, up to 7 once my Q-Mentor Haggis asked after 3 rounds if “11 was Enough”. Your Q needs to tighten up on his ask of the PAX, especially since he is in there panting with you all.
Plank Up at the finish with an audible from Mic Check to go right-up, left-up. Appreciate the add Brother.
Time check from Haggis with a shout out of “11 minutes to go” – don’t blame him for having serious doubts about how this deal was going to close up.
Gather our group for visit to Bunny Hop the stairs up/down.
Fast pace Indian Run back to BaseCamp with a quick visit to Rosalita for 17X on the way
Land on the deck with 1 minute to spare – Merkins on your own until all the Men are back together.
Moleskin:
– Roll Call – Welcome our FNG “The Donald”.
– Great first lead from Puppy Love. Keeping the PAX on their toes with a mix of different exercises and interesting counting techniques.
– Nice to see more of the PAX stepping up for Q duty including Fireman Ed coming up at the Rock! Awesome!!!
14 Sons of Ballantyne attacked the day with a gentle combo featuring merkins and abs.
The Thang:
Warm up
Personal record Merkin Day (as many as you can do). Got to around 30 or so on the F3 count. 25 Side Straddle Hops. 25 mountain climbers. 10 more merkins for good measure.
Mosey to lake wall.
25 seated crunch, 10 slow decline Merkins, 10 slow dips. Lap around lake. Repeato.
Mosey to second lake.
Merkin/Mary combo. 2 merkins, 15 flutter, 4 merkins, 15 dolly, 6 merkins, 15 rosalita, 8 merkins, 15 mason twist, 10 merkins, 15 heels to heavens, 8 merkins, 15 wide legged sit-ups, 6 merkins, 15 left side raises, 4 merkins, 15 right side raises, 2 merkins, protractor with Freeleys Comet.
Mosey past 3rd lake to parking lot.
Sprint relay: two teams 50 meter sprint and back while rest of team does squats.
Mosey back to Vine parking lot.
10 burpees in your own time.
Done!
Moleskin:
– Not much chatter from the PAX today. Everyone focussed on the task at hand.
– 30 count merkins is not bad, but there is no reason we can’t get to 50….
– Mighty Mike burned a hole in the parking lot with his turn of speed during the relay.
– Next week Puppy Love takes the helm for the first time.
15 powerhouses attacked the morning with a few merkins and stuff.
The Thang:
Warm up: 25 side straddle hop, 25 mountain climber, 15 merkin
Mosey to pull-up bars. Partner-up. 1 partner 10 pull-ups / supine pull-ups, other partner 15 squats. Flapjack and repeato 3 times.
Mosey to parking lot, 1 x sprint to other end.
Find a piece of hill oppositte: set of 11’s with burpees and little baby crunches. Cut short at 5 burpees – too easy for the bagpipe crew.
Mosey to benches. Grab some bench for 10 slow merkins, 10 slow dips. Recovery lap around park, wait for all to finish with feet 6 inches off the ground. Rinse and repeat.
Mosey to parking lot. Set up for Merkin and ab routine. 2 merkins, 10 abs, 4 merkins, 10 abs, 6 merkins, 10 abs, 8 merkins, 10 abs, 10 merkins, 10 abs, 8 merkins, 10 abs, 6 merkins, 10 abs, 4 merkins, 10 abs, 2 merkins, 1 minute on protractor with Freeleys Comet.
Mosey back for COT.
Moleskin: