Got in a solo workout this morning. Plenty of internal chatter trying to cut it short but I pushed through and stayed the course.
Knocked out 100 merkins running light poles then hit 11s with Mike Tysons and squats on the tennis courts.
Finished strong with a run back to the flag.
Grateful for the chance to get up early, move these legs, and get the lungs working.
Three sunrise chasers got up early this morning to sling some balls together here’s how it went down…
We started with some much needed basic stretches then jumped straight into Tabata
6 rounds of 20 seconds on, 10 seconds rest. After each 6th round we ran ¼ mile. We cycled through 6 different exercises
• Halos
• Merkin pull throughs
• Curls
• WW3
• Squats
• Plank pull-throughs
It felt great to be back at Mammoth Balls and this weather made it even better.The YHC had a habit of blacking out and talking like Boomhauer during Merkins for some reason
We also had an FNG join us from church who absolutely crushed it. Prior military, works at Dominion, married with a couple of kids. He even shared a story about the Green Turtle bar inside the Caps stadium. We’ll hold off on naming him “Green Turtle”… for now naming comes next week.
Beaver closed us out with a prayer.
Five HIMs got together to work on our balling skills and there’s definitely room for improvement. For the first 40 minutes, whoever made the shot got to choose a workout. We kept doing that workout until the next person hit a shot and picked a new one.
Beaver had to head out a little early to take care of the 2.0s, so the rest of us played some 2 on 2 basketball. Swiftie and I took both games I couldn’t leave that out.
Announcements:
Beaver is Q’ing a family ruck on Sunday, leaving from Bottoms Up at around 4
Knocked out a solo workout this morning merkins, SSH, squats, some karaoke, and 2.5 miles on the run. Beautiful start to the day with plenty of self talk along the way. Baseball season is here, the weather’s warming up and the kids are all in the middle of their sports schedules. Life is good.
Grateful for the good days and for the tougher ones!
Got a 3-mile ruck in on this beautiful morning. One mile was a little quicker than the others I thought I was being chased… turned out to be a candy wrapper in the wind.
Might be time to invest in some fresh batteries for the headlamp.
Two OGs got together to lift some Cindy’s and talk coaching ball. Plenty of chatter this morning and plenty of gains
Knocked out 10 rounds of the Gorilla Complex:
8 battle firehoses
8 curls
8 thrusters
8 WW3s
100-yard run
Got it in this morning
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Rucked 3.5 miles with some extra weight in the sacks! Great conversation with Beaver… even if most of it’s a blur.
Announcements
Frozen Triangle coming up February 7.
Bags of rice is a great way to add some weight to the sack.
The YHC came rolling in hot and early, toys in stow. No signs of life in New Kent today except for the F3 boys!!!! This is how it went down…
Mosey until someone spoke up!
Warmarama
The Thang
Grab Cindy and head to the football field, where we stumbled across a few fire hoses.
Round 1
200 yard run between each exercise.
Round 2 Partner Up!
Tractor pulls!
Partner drags Cindy with a fire hose for 100 yards, then sprints back to trade out with his partner. While one partner worked, the other completed
Circle Up
Stretching and some good chatter.
Numbers, Names, and Prayer Requests
Announcements for the Frozen Triangle looking like Super Bowl weekend!
Great way to ring in the New Year at the Lumberyard. The YHC says it often, but he’s truly grateful for these guys. These men push each other like no other. Let’s keep it rolling, fellas!!!!!! 💪🔥
Two HIMs linked up and explored the newest AO at New Kent Middle and High School. This is how it went down…
Plenty of chatter and time to stretch it out at your own pace. Then a slow mosey to the biggest hill east of the Blue Ridge for some 11s.
11s
4 corners running style
At each corner:
10 Merkins
10 Mike Tysons
10 Merkins
10 Mike Tysons
Run the full perimeter of the court between each corner
Mosey!!
Lunge walk around bus ramp
Mosey!!
Finished with some calf raises
Good to be back in action. Yukon sent out a text the night before about LocoMotion and I’m glad he did. The weather’s cold and motivation starts to slip, but discipline has to carry us this time of year. Summer bodies are built in the winter.
The YHC couldn’t sleep, so the texts went out early and Beaver answered the call! YHC showed up a bit ahead of time and knocked out 2 miles before Beaver arrived, then we added another 2.5 miles with the rucks. Caught one of the best sunrises we’ve ever seen. Plenty of mumble chatter about the day boys we’re raising and YHC’s health still not sure what’s going on or if it’s all in his head, but we’ll see!
Don’t waste the day!