Operation 300

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The Mission

To celebrate the grit of the recent Ragnar runners and push the upper body to its absolute limit with a “300” themed beatdown.

Warm-A-Rama

We began with a mosey through the dark, winding trails. The atmosphere was reminiscent of the Ragnar overnight legs—quiet, focused, and slightly damp. We kept the heart rate up with:

  • High Knees (in stride)
  • Butt Kickers (in stride)
  • Side Straddle Hops
  • 10-Down DQs (Extremely slow count) shall we continue for 45minutes?
  • Imperial Squat Walkers
  • Ukrainian Soldiers
  • Ww2s

The Thang: Operation 300

I. The Primary Ladder

The goal was to hit the magic 300 number right out of the gate. We performed a descending ladder of Merkins.

  • Count: 24, 23, 22… down to 1.
  • Cumulative Total: 300 Merkins.

II. Eye of the Mericane

We moseyed to the pavilion to utilize the structure for the next phase.

  • Descending Ladder: Starting at 22 reps and working down. PAX went to each of the four corners to do:
  • – 25 WW2s
  • – 50 Alabama prom dates
  • – 75 LBCs
  • – 100 flutters

Return to the pavilion for a descending count of merkins 

III. The Dan-Merkin Hybrid

Combining the burn of the chest with the fire of the quads.

  • 18 Merkins / 2 Lieutenant Dans (1 Squat + 4 Lunges)
  • 17 Merkins / 3 Lieutenant Dans
  • Continuing the pattern until reaching 10 Merkins.

IV. Paying the Toll

A quick transition to hit different muscle heads before heading to the courts.

  • 10 Incline Merkins
  • 9 Decline Merkins
  • This is where I snuck in an extra ten merkins on the pax

V. Suicide Burpees

We took to the basketball courts for high-intensity sprints paired with descending Burpees.

  • Set 1: Suicides with Burpees at each of the three lines and the end line.
  • Reps: 8, 7, 6, 5.
  • Set 2: Final Suicides to empty the tank.
  • Reps: 4, 3, 2, 1.

Mary

We gathered for a final round of core work to stabilize after the heavy upper-body load.

  • [Insert specific Mary exercises if applicable, e.g., LBCs, Flutter Kicks, Plank]

Moleskin

Sixteen men showed up in the gloom today and absolutely crushed a high-volume Merkin workout. The trails provided the perfect backdrop, especially for those still feeling the Ragnar high. Taking the Merkin count from 24 down to 1 is a mental battle as much as a physical one, and no man was left behind.

COT / BOM: prayers out for Flatty and his trip to Germany for a year’s deployment. Also, coming up is NTBs departure party at DTH’s house 

Aye! Aye!

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