dodging raindrops

dodging raindrops

Date: 2024-12-11 AO: the-maul Q: Odd Job PAX: midriff, Rudy FNGs: None COUNT: 3 THE THANG: We did some exercises in the rain.

Is embiggening really a word?

Date: 2024-12-11 AO: meathead Q: voodoo PAX: flipper, Unplugged, Emoji, MARTA, Uncle Leo, taggart, voodoo, Sweet Chuck/Cheek FNGs: None COUNT: 8 8 pax ignored the sound of raindrops this morning and posted at Meathead. Hopefully they are feeling the same regret as YHC right now as I struggle to feed myself, walk, and type. Here’s how it went down.
WARMUP: SSH x 20 IC 5 x 1-handed swings each side IW x 15 IC 5 x high pulls each side Sharon Towers x 10 IC 5 x snatches each side Prying squats 5 x cleans each side
THE THANG: Partner doubles – 2 pax split the reps however they want with 1 working and 1 letting the bells rest (meatheads don’t rest, the bells do)
Double farmer reverse lunges x 50 Double swings x 100 Double snatch x 50 Double front squat x 100 60 (audible) Double cleans x 100 (thanks, Flipper) Double presses x 50
Thankfully, we ran out of time before high pulls and OH squats.
MARY: no time
NOTES: This weinke is a rerun of a workout that Tiger Rag rolled out years ago. It was awful then and is awful now. My grip is destroyed and my legs are wobbly.
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Please keep The Worm in your thoughts and prayers.
COT: thanks to Flipper for taking us out.

12 days of Skunkmas 2024 edition

Date: 2024-12-10 AO: skunk-works Q: Smokey PAX: stonecold, lois, Mountain Momma FNGs: None COUNT: 4
WARMUP: none, straight to the beat down! THE THANG: 12 reps each exercise stacker style, lap between each round Swings LBCs Bis Tris Flutter press Squats Swings (again) Something something Thrusters Rows RDLs Merkins Swings (again again!)
Lois called out the Christmas playlist that Run DMC better be on it, and Spotify delivered, it was the last song of the beat down!
Mumblechatter – Golgotha, aka Calvary, the place of the skull. Sounds a lot like Goliath of Gath. There’s speculation that the place where Jesus went to the cross is the same place where David raised up Goliaths head before taking Jerusalem from the Jebusites
MARY: none! ANNOUNCEMENTS: blood drive? COT: prayers and praises

Zen

Date: 2024-12-10 AO: bagpipe Q: kirby PAX: Hawkeye, madison, wildturkey, Rudy, Roulette FNGs: None COUNT: 6 Wild Turkey asked if we were going to walk around and talk about our feelings so I felt I should do some counseling. WARMUP: Find the most Zen place in front of the AC hotel. Do some SSHs and lunges side lunges and more nonsense. THE THANG: Find Zen moments of 1 minute meditation in plank. Rotate to next level of deck and big boy and squats looking out over the beautiful skyline. Repeat to floor 7 and reverse on way down to 4th floor. Take smokey stairs to basement and pose with graffiti. Line up for sprints. 80% to rolling to 100%. Luckily 100 %of 80 is still 80% of 100. Repeat until yhc strained hamstring. Roulette just smashed it today doing 3 second planks. Wild Turkey felt better about his feelings. Hawkeye ain’t got time to listen complaining and only likes merkins. Rudy can blanking sprint. Madison wasn’t judging but was wondering if this was a good idea. Thank you all! MARY: yep ANNOUNCEMENTS: it was raining but still had Christmas party on 20th. Deck the halls this Friday! COT:WT took us out

1K repeats

Date: 2024-12-10 AO: run Q: frasier PAX: bratwurst, Cheese Curd, citgo, drive_by, flipper, Gump, midriff, soft_pretzel, tagalong, voodoo, Wolverine, Moth. Brisket FNGs: None COUNT: 13 WARMUP: we jogged over to the parking deck to avoid the rain. Flipper and voodoo went off to do their workout, and Gump went to find a bathroom. THE THANG: we got five intervals in. Each was one K distance with a recovery down the stairwell for a rinse and repeat. MARY: ANNOUNCEMENTS: deck the halls this Friday. next week, Citgo will give us a tour in his tights looking for Christmas lights. COT:

Sleepy Tiger

Date: 2024-12-07 AO: davinci Q: sabertooth PAX: Roulette, Palmolive, Odd Job, kirby, snake eyes FNGs: None COUNT: 6 Written by a proud father this workout was everything my son is. He showed up late and came up with awesome exercises. He even stole my gloves. Very proud of him because not many 16 year olds can do this. Strong and fun workout delivered! WARMUP: Started before the Q but took another 10 minutes due to it being 19 degrees! THE THANG: Mosey to bricks. Do a bunch of curls rows skull crushers and other stuff. Mosey to find more bricks. Flappy birds and Bruce Lee/Mason merkins were invented. Mosey to playground also running with arms in air like you just don’t care! MARY: nope because cold ANNOUNCEMENTS: COT:

‘Popeye Arms’ Prodigal Is now Engaged

Date: 2024-12-09 AO: swole Q: Unplugged PAX: flipper, Uncle Leo, voodoo, Emoji, Floyd, Sweet Chucks FNGs: None COUNT: 7 After 6 weeks of double squats and presses, the A51 kettlebell crew is going Q’s choice AKA ‘commando spreadsheet-less’ for the rest of the month. YHC was first up and pulled out a weinke a-treat-especial…..The Forearm Buster!
Great having site FNG Sweet Chucks posting with Emoji. Great work!
WARMUP: -SSH -Around the World -LSS -Halos -Arm Circles -Prying Squat
THE THANG #1: KB – Push-Pull-Ab-Legs Cycles Sets 1 – Push 25 Swings – 5 C&P 25 Swings – 10 Merkins Rest a wee bit
Set 2 Pull 25 Swings – 5 Lawn Mowers (each side) 25 Swings – 15 Good Mornings Rest a wee bit more
Set 3 – Abs/Pull (Carry fav bell to the playground) 25 Swings – 5 Pull Ups at the playground 25 Swings – 5 – KB Plank Pull Through (count left side)
Rain started to pick up…..called an audible.
Repeat Thang #1, except replace swings with goblet squats (10 reps) due to moist hands. :joy:Moist.
MARY: -Goblet standing marches -Side Bends -High Planks with variations.
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Thanks geraldo and M for the great holiday party. COT: Prayers for worm.
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A little rain and lots of lights

Date: 2024-12-09 AO: run Q: frasier PAX: drive_by, Polly, wingman FNGs: None COUNT: 4 WARMUP: THE THANG: we ran through several neighborhoods and saw a total of 95 houses with their lights on. MARY: ANNOUNCEMENTS: hope to see many more of you out next week as we try to pass the three digit threshold. COT:

Drive-thru Delight

Date: 2024-12-09 AO: firestarter Q: Hippie PAX: Franky, SweetWater, Hawkeye FNGs: None COUNT: 4 WARMUP: ssh, calf stretch, runners’s THE THANG: if you thought it was going to pour rain during the workout you’d have been wrong. And you should have showed up for some exercise! But even if it poured we had you covered! To stay out of the rain we mosey to each covered area for 3×8 sets of upper body and 3×8 sets of lower body
1. Band Cover : mercans; squats 2. US Bank drive thru : dry docks; lunges 3. Fifth Third drive thru : incline mercans; reverse lunges 4. Old Navy covered store: seated arm raises; squats 5. Off Broadway store front : wide arm mercans; 6. CVS drive thru; lunges and squat thrusters 7. Wells Fargo drive thru; Mike Tyson’s & star jumps
The rain started after the workout
MARY: 4 sets of flutters, box cutters, reverse box cutters, Freddie mercury…don’t let your feet touch the ground in between exercises ANNOUNCEMENTS: COT: Tron’s son recovery, The Worm and his cancer fight

A Backblast So Nice, YHC Wrote It Twice

Date: 2024-12-07 AO: olympus Q: Krzyzewski PAX: MARTA, flipper, Unplugged, Emoji, taggart FNGs: None COUNT: 6 Let’s be blunt – it was friggin’ cold. Despite the adverse conditions, a half dozen pax chose discomfort and got better this morning. Solid mumblechatter aided the pax as we dismantled Total Tension ladder by ladder. The workout started with a cameo by High Tide, who came to wish his FNG well, but ultimately just ended up trading some solid Crusade-themed mumblechatter (thanks, Ickey) when said FNG did not post. Nevertheless, it was great to see relative newcomer, Taggart, come out for some weekend gear work. Overall, a delightful beatdown that YHC hopefully encapsulated well since the first time he hit submit on this backblast it disappeared into the digital aether…let’s get into the recap. WARMUP: Swings (10x), prying squats, hi-pulls (5x e/s), synovial circles, slingshots (7x e/w) THE THANG: 1) Total Tension Sets (Double KBs) – Cleans | Presses | Squats | Renegade Rows format – Start 1x | 1x | 1x | 1x and ladder up the squats to 8x (and then ladder down) while keeping the other exercises at 1x each 2) Pelosi Ladder 3) Super Sets (2 min. each; 3 sets of each) – A: Snatches (5x e/s) and merkins (10x) – B: Heavy swing (10x) and lawnmowers (5x e/s) 4) Floor Exercises (2 sets each, except the 1/4 get up) – Anchored leg raises (10x) – Chest press (10x) – Double KB hold flutter kicks (15x) – 1/4 Turkish get up (5x e/s press and elbow hold on other arm) 5) Carries, carries, carries MARY: Nope. ANNOUNCEMENTS: – Holiday party next Sunday – see Slack for details – Continued prayers for The Worm for recovery and healing COT: YHC took ’em all out this time.