Author: Nancy Lopez

  • 2 poles forward and 1 pole back

    11 Strong posted for the night before the night before beatdown courtesy of YHC. 10 SOJ Faithful and 1 traveler from Boston (my BIL).

    COP We did various warm up exercises.

    The thang: Run 2 light poles perform called exercise and run 1 pole back and perform called exercise again. Repeato, Start with 1 Burpee up to 23 squats. Pax all took turns calling their favorite exercises. Ended doing a full loop around school with 23 being right where we started. 23 days of December.

    Lots of mumble chatter including Bob Ross comments which caused me to call for 100 merkins and 50 Drydocks at intervals.

    Way to win the day fellas!

  • Morning Wood

    An even 9 SOJ regulars made the trek to Satan’s hill for a blustery 55 degree beat down. Well actually it was 8 when I we heard tires squealing and to our wondering eyes appeared Hardywood and a van big enough for 8 tiny Reindeer (or sheep).

    COP The usual.

    The Thang: 2 triple checks with coupons. 1st up the hill with curls and overhead presses. 2nd horseshoe to Otterdale with coupon squats and something else I cannot remember.

    Next up 25 curls run to top of lot and back, 25 curls, 50 merkins run to top of lot and back, continue adding 75 LBC’s 100 squats then BTTF.

    Prayers to Vagabond’s co worker dealing with some difficult times. Prayers for all those traveling.

    Announcements: Rosie’s 12 days of Christmas at No Toll Tuesday. New Year’s Day convergence at Rock-n-Roll at Rockwood park. Vagabond and Gypsy still collecting Men’s clothing.

    YHC took us out in prayer.

    The warmer morning (and HArdywood) brought much more chatter. Thanks for letting me lead.

  • Wait for me!

    YHC was running late and arrived to a few cars but no PAX. Luckily Doozy did not move too far and the pax was easily found in the darkness. According to the trash truck driver here is what went down.

    COP: 20 each: SSH, LBC’s; 10 each: DQ’s, cherry pickers, helicopters, Jazzercise, imperial walkers, Russian soldiers, merkins, 

    The thang: progressive light pole alley.  Standard light pole alley adding on and doing all exercises at the top. Run in between. Starting with 10 merkins, 2O lunges, 30 monkey humpers, 40 Drydocks, 50 American hammers, 60 mountain climbers, 70 flutters, 80 ???, 90 prom dates. Doozy called time was up and back to the flag we went. 

    apologies for my late arrival. Always honored to lead.

    YHC took us out in prayer

    announcements: vagabond reports a hump day happy hour will be announced shortly. Last call for men’s wear.

  • Last bit of 72 degrees.

    YHC arrived to a balmy Satan’s Hill. He found 8 SH regulars and 1 traveler from lands far away. The workout went something like this.

    COP: 20 each SSH, LBC’s, Merkins. 10 each: Cherry pickers, helicopters, DQ’s, Jazzercise, Imperial Walkers, Russian Soldiers.

    The Thang: Mosey up the hill. Big Block 4 corners while repeato on each exercise as we picked them up. 25 merkins, 50 LBC’s, 75 Mountain climbers, 100 squats. Down the hill to the rock pile. Triple check. Runner 1/2 way up hill, coupon curls and overhead press. 2nd triple Runner to top of lot with rock copters and rock squats.

    Time was called.

    Prayers to Duke’s MIL as she continues her battle. Prayers to my sister as she continues recovery. Prayers to Plan B on his interview and safe travels. YHC took us out in prayer.

    Honor to lead. Make the day Awesome!

  • Ultimate light pole alley

    YHC is very late on posting this correspondence and may have failed to remember all details correctly.

    COP. Warm up of various exercises.
    the thang: start at pole 1 running to next light pole adding multiples of 10 of called exercise by the pax until we reached pole 10 and 100 exercises. Reverso with a true light pole alley to count it back down.

    YHC took us out in prayer.

  • Delivery Time

    YHC was enthused to see Beaker coming off the sideline to WO this AM. Then I saw the Ichigan sweatshirt and wished I had not encouraged him last night to post. Nonetheless 7 posted for a Friday beat down.

    COP: 20 SSH’s; 10 Each: DQ’s, Helicopters, Cherry pickers, Imperial Walkers, Russian Soldiers, Flutter kicks, Merkins, Dollies, Jazzercise, LBC’s.

    The Thang: Run to every other mailbox and perform called exercises changing exercises on turns. Exercises were 20 Merkinsx4, 25 adding 5 on each straight away. Reached 50 and 2.5 miles.

  • Half ran and Half stayed

    YHC arrived to SOT to find an eager parking lot full of PAX. Unfortunately the marathon did not erase the need for speed for some and at the bell they went running. According to the bus driver the rest of the PAX went and did this:

    COP Mosey to front bus loop stopping half way to do 20 merkins along the way. 20 each SSH. LBC’s; 10 Each: DQ’s, Cherry pickers, Helicopters, Jazzercise, Drydocks, Flutters, Dollies, Imperial walkers Russian soldiers.

    The work: Snake the bus parking lines running with Bernie back through the front lot.

    Century corners. Mosey to track. Run 1/4 lap stopping at each corner to perform 100 of called exercise with first PAX to 100 sounding the call to run. Merkins, LBC’s, Squats, SSH’s, Monkey humpers, Drydocks, Flutters, Dollies, Lunges with a few sprints thrown in brought us to 3 1/4 lap.

    Up the hill: 10 lunges and 10 merkins until top was reached. BTTF!

    1 minute light stretch and time was called.

    Announcements: None

    Prayers: To Florences FIL having surgery.

    Honeymoon took us out in prayer.

    Always an honor to lead.

  • Hijack the Q!

    YHC arrived to the Hill thinking he had signed the Q sheet only to learn Duke was going for the hat trick. YHC has been having some issues with the sign up sheet. Not wanting to write a 3rd BB in 3 days Duke surrendered the Q to my plan. Being out of town next week this was my last Friday of the month so a Murph was in order.

    Quick warm up.

    We did the Murph!

    YHC took us out in prayer.

  • Indian Summer

    The rain overnight must have kept most of the Pax in the fartsack. No clown cares just YHC, Rosco and Ponch. Others missed out on the last gust of wind from fall. At bottom of the hour we were off.

    COP- SSH, 10 each: DQ, helicopters, Jazzercise, cherry pickers, imperial walkers, Russian soldiers, merkins, LBC’s.

    The Thang: Mosey to bottom of hill. Complete 25 Merkins at 1/4 mark of hill. 50 LBC’s at 1/2 mark and repeat previous exercises. 75 SSH’s, 100 squats. Rain started at top of hill. Mosey to rock pile and grab a coupon. Triple check. Runner runs the horseshoe to otterdale, curls and triceps. 2nd round Runner to top of lot with rock copters and rock squats. Mosey BTTF. Finish with 2 minutes of stretching.

    YHC took us out in prayer

  • Potato Famine

    Pulled into SOT to find 8 eager PAX with an empty Q sheet. A Hot Potato was called. According to the early arriving bus drivers here is what went down.

    Wedding singer took the reigns first. COP- Various exercises were performed with differing degrees of difficulty.

    Dora- 100 Merkins, 200 Squats, 300 flutter kicks. Runner to the sidewalk from opposite end sidewalk.

    Singer called on a pass to YHC. YHC having a momentary lapse of judgement offered to go last and write the back blast.

    Bullseye called for it next. Run to back of school down hill. Triple check with 4 men per side. Runner crawl bears halfway up hill then runs back, Wall sits and Drydocks for the others. Mosey to middle of track visitor side and partner up. First does 10 step ups per leg and second does ??.

    YHC took the next leg. Mosey to corner of track for 4 corners. 10 merkins, 20 WWII’s, 30 squats, 40 LBC’s. Mosey to lot for a quick 50% and 75% run. Then a 4 corner on a straight line up the hill BTTF with same 4 exercises. Some quick stretching to round us out. Time was called.

    Thanks to Wedding Singer and Bullseye for partnering on the potato. Good to see Boberry at a beat down to balance all that running.

    Hermie took us out in prayer.