Author: Chum Bucket

A PAX of four posted for Punisher. YHC arrived a couple of minutes late and found the crew completing a lap in the parking lot. We gathered briefly and moved into the grass near the parking lot and completed 25 x Imaginary Jump Ropes, 15 x Imperial Walkers, 15 x Don Quixotes, 15 x Helicopters, 15 x Russian Soldiers, 15 x Shoulder Taps, 10 x Suzanne Somers (each side), and 15 x Alabama Prom Dates.

Mosey west across Hermitage and along Laburnum, stopping at almost every streetlight (perhaps a dozen) for 16 Merkins per stop. Halted at the Rosedale Christmas Light display along Laburnum. The lights are great, but tuning a radio to a low-power temporary station enables musical accompaniment. YHC’s crank powered emergency radio now only works with continuous cranking – no good. Found and tried to use an old iPod mini with FM tuner – no good. Downloaded a radio app on mobile phone that offered the appearance of a radio tuner, but that didn’t actually tune in stations. Without FM, we observed silently for a few moments before moseying further west.

We headed into an office parking lot just past the Interstate for Twelve Days of Christmas – 1 rep of 1 exercise in a parking space, move to the next space and complete 2 reps of another exercise and the 1 rep of the first exercise – and so on. Sequence was 12 x LBCs, 11 x Flutter Kicks, 10 x SSHs, 9 x Pickle Pounders, 8 x Jump Squats, 7 x Hello Dollys, 6 x Rosalitas, 5 x APDs, 4 x Side Lunges, 3 x Close Grip Merkins, 2 x Crab Cakes, and 1 Burpee.

Return east on Laburnum. Three Monkey Humpers at each streetlight between the Interstate on ramp and the end of the Episcopal Church property. Mosey back to the lot. COT and YHC took us out.

Punisher with Pub time next Monday, 12/23. Be there. Thanks guys.

Two of us posted for last week’s Punisher. Mosey from the parking lot and into the grass for Circle of Pain with some of the usual. Continue our Mosey off campus – east on Laburnum, south on Chatham, and bear east at the median on Wilmington. At the first tree, complete 5 Merkins. At the second, complete 5 Squats. Back to a chest exercise for the next tree and then a leg exercise at the one after. Chest rotation of Merkins, Wide Grip Merkins, Close Grip Merkins, and Carolina Dry Docks. Leg rotation of Squats, Forward Lunges, Backward Lunges, and Side Lunges. Mosey between trees, looping around the end of the median at Gloucester to head back to Hermitage, and a loop back at Hermitage to Chatham.

Jog back to the school grounds and stop at the outdoor classroom. Dips x 20 on picnic table seats then Mary reps on the table tops. Five sets, all with Dips, but working through Reverse Crunches, Rosalitas, Flutter Kicks, Box Cutters, and LBCs.

Mosey to the playground. Five rounds of ten second flexed arm hangs followed by Plank medley – holding for 20 seconds and resting for about 10 – with Regular, Right Hand High, Left Hand High, Right Hand Behind, Left Hand Behind, Regular, and Elbows. COT and YHC took us out.

Three PAX posted for the first Punisher of December at the usual time of 6 PM Eastern and two hours before the network TV broadcast of a 1964 (respect) holiday-themed, stop motion animation program involving a reindeer. Initial mosey under the trees for COP with Imaginary Jump Ropes, DQs, Hillbillies, Cherry Pickers, Helicopters, and Arm Circles.

Jog to the eastern edge of the front school yard for Triple Check alternating Al Gores, Reverse Planks, and weaving around the holly bushes and back.

Mosey around the school to the outside wall of the second grade classrooms for sequence involving 10 rounds of 5 Donkey Kicks, 5 single count Crab Cakes, and 5 Carolina Dry Docks – Al Gore between sets.

Saunter to the swingset for Jerkin “ring of fire”. While hanging under a swing, the first guy completes 1 Jerkin while the others hold in flexed Jerkin position. Rotate through until each have completed 1. Recover briefly. Same approach, but add 1 rep each round until all have completed 7 reps.

Jog to the sidewalk at the eastern edge of the school property for sidewalk Mary. Pick a sidewalk square and complete 5 Reverse Crunches. Hop up and move to the next available square heading south and complete 5 Hello Dollys. Up, move, and drop for 5 Box Cutters. Keep moving along the sidewalk, alternating these three exercises. Halted at the southern end of the bus loop for time. COT and YHC took us out.

Two arrived on foot for the most recent Punisher. Mosey to the western edge for startup COP with SSHs, IWs, DQs, Russian Soldiers, Suzanne Somers, and APDs. Move to the school wall for two-man Triple Check – three rounds, but two exercises – alternating People’s Chair and mosey to Hermitage Road and back.

Jog to the outdoor classroom for 11s with Dips and Bench Kicks. Mosey to the playground for 7s with Pull Ups and Derkins. Slide to the soccer field for 10 rounds of 5 Merkins and 15 LBCs.

Mosey south along bus loop to the front yard. Complete another 10 rounds of Merkins and LBCs. Heading to the front school wall, one man Bear Crawls while the other moseys about 10 paces and runs back. Tag and switch. Another two-man Triple Check from front wall with Wall Plank and a run to Laburnum Avenue and back. COT in place with YHC taking us out. Stroll home.

Four assembled for this evening’s Punisher. Mosey to the western side of the school for the startup Quadrilateral of Pain with Mountain Climbers, Rosalitas, Suzanne Somers(es), and Don Quixotes (no SSHs and no Arm Circles).

Short mosey near the outdoor classroom for Progressive Alphabet. On our backs, we trace the letter A with our feet then hop up and jog to the edge of the garden (about 25 yards) and back. On our backs again for A and B, then run. And so on until A through Z completed.

Stroll to the edge of the school’s driveway. Complete 10 Merkins at the streetlight, jog as a group to the next streetlight heading north up Hermitage Road and complete 10 more Merkins. Continue north on Hermitage to Claremont, cross Hermitage, and head south, completing 10 Merkins at each light. Stopped at 20 lights total.

Mosey back across Hermitage to the side of the school for Squat Ring of Fire. One guy holds a low Squat while the others, in Al Gore position, count down from 30. Make one round then return to the parking lot for the Square of Trust and YHC took us out. Thanks Lockjaw for the backblast title.

Under a full moon, a PAX of five posted for the most recent Punisher. The Holton E.S. parking lot was almost full when YHC arrived, but mostly due, apparently, to evening parent-teacher conferences in the building. We moseyed out of the lot and under the oak trees for the start-up PentagonOP with 28 x Imaginary Jump Ropes (corrected Honey Do), 15 x Don Quixotes, 15 x Hillbillies, 10 x Susan Somers (each side), 15 x Alabama Prom Dates, and 10 x Arm Circles (big only, forward, then reverse).

Move near the school’s security light for 10 minute exercise sequence. Start with 3 x Burpees and follow with 15 x Side Straddle Hops and recover for the rest of the minute. Realizing there was too much time left in the minute, we made slight adjustments. After round 3, increased Burpees per minute to 5. After round 1, increased SSHs to 20, and then to 25 after about round 3. Finished most rounds with 5 / 25 reps.

Mosey to the back playground. Pull Up on the bars and hold for five seconds then drop and complete 10 x Box Cutters. Plank until all are done. Repeat. Five total rounds.

Jog around to the outdoor classroom. Complete 20 x Dips followed by 20 x Bench Kicks. Reverse Plank on bench (upright Dip position). Repeat. Three rounds.

Saunter to the school wall, also well lit by another security light, for another 10 minute sequence with 5 x Donkey Kicks followed by 10 x Merkins. Hop up and finish the minute in People’s Chair. Ten rounds completed.

Drop to the nearby ground for Crunch medley – 25 x Regular, 25 x Right Leg Straight, 25 x Left Leg Straight, 25 x Reverse Crunches, and 25 x Both Legs Straight. Stretch for a few. Hop up and COT in place and YHC took us out.

Great to see you guys. Immediate data credit, Dial Up. Thanks for the rolling Merkin count, Offshore. Good seeing you Honey Do and the beard appears to be coming in nicely. Get some sleep EF Hutton. Have a good week.

A pair of us gathered for the first Punisher post-clock change. Both of us arrived on foot, but met in the parking lot anyway. Startup COP under the oaks with some of the usual exercises. Shifted from the grass to the wall for a Double Check with People’s Chair and mosey to Laburnum and back. Move back into the grass for Super 21 with Merkins and Reverse Crunches. Quick jog into the bus loop for leg medley with Squats and Lunges. “C”OT at end of bus loop before ambling back home.