Author: Purple Rain

I was glad to have Pierogi and House Party for company this morning. I would have had a tough time motivating myself for this as a solo workout.

We began with a moderately paced mosey around the perimeter of the park followed by some OYO stretching. From my trunk we unloaded two cinder blocks, a 30 lb. kettlebell, and two 35 lb. dumbbells.

We did a modified tabata workout with 30 seconds of exercise followed by a 15 second pause, then another 30 seconds on, and so forth.

Round 1:

Cinder block deadlifts, calf raises holding the dumbbells, Alabama prom dates w/ the cinder block in your lap, kettlebell swings, mountain climbers.

Each PAX member began at their station of choice, performed the exercise for 30 seconds, then shuffled to the next station during the 15 second pause to begin another 30 seconds of work. Each exercise was performed twice, so we rotated through each round 2x.

Round 2:

Cinder block WW3s, American hammers using a single 35 lb. dumbbell, cinderblock helicopters, kettlebell pullovers, dying cockroaches. Repeat 2x.

Round 3:

Cinder block overhead presses, bent over rows using the both dumbbells, merkins with one hand elevated on the cinder block alternating cinder block-placed hand each rep, upright rows, Carolina dry docks. Repeat 2x.

Round 4:

Cinder block curls, dumbbell shrugs, blockees, kettlebell skull crushers, shoulder taps. Repeat 2x.

With four minutes remaining, dead man hang, cherry pickers, Andy Dufresne, butterfly stretch, lie on your back with your feet on the ground and cross one leg over the other pulling the knee of your leg remaining on the ground toward you (glues and hamstrings), switch legs, Roscoe’s mom on each side.

Time called.

Names, numbers, announcements.

YHC took us out. Prayers for 9/11 victims and those still living with pain and loss, prayers for vigilance to prevent future attacks, prayers that our leaders make wise decisions, thanks for our country, families, the opportunity and ability to do hard things, and for our innumerable blessings.  

Well, I’m smoked! My Fitbit says I burned 660 calories. Not bad. Thanks for joining me, fellas. Hope you all have a terrific weekend, plenty of water, protein, and rest. Until next time!

BB title is self-explanatory.

Nobody on the Q sheet this morning, so hot potato it is. Temps coming down but the humidity remains. Nice, steady burn this morning. I like hot potato bootcamps because you get a lot of different flavors, not too much of any one style.

YHC started things off. Mosey to the basketball courts.

Helicopters, Andy Dufresne, dead man hang, wife stretches, sit and reach, butterfly stretch, merkins, LBCs, copperhead squats. PR out.

Chaplain in. Mosey to the concessions stand where “the wall of death” waited for the PAX.

20 dirty hookups, 20 chicken pickers single count (balls to the wall w/ shoulder taps), 20 donkey kicks, 20 Wallabama prom dates (APDs w/ feet flat on the wall), 20 wall jump & slaps. Mosey to the park loop and back to the wall of death. Three rounds.

House Party time! Mosey to the wet baseball fields. 7 of diamonds. Run the bases w/ exercises at 1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd, and home. Forgive my recall here. 7 hand release merkins assuring all PAX had a wet front, 14 LBCs assuring 360° of PAX dampness, 21 um, I don’t recalls, 28 SSHs, last round was a sprint around the bases.

Time for some Pierogi. I don’t know what to say. He had us do a bunch of strange plyometric stuff around the bases, like karaoke w/ extra hip action, and some other strange things he probably learned during his time as an elite runner. Finished with some nice stretches. It was tough.

Time to climb into the Big Rig. Mosey BTTF. 15 merkins along the way, maybe some other stuff too. BR called several exercises once we circled up at the flag. Flutters, LBCs, V-ups, lay on your side and raise your leg, rotating if clockwise then counterclockwise. Switch sides. Then some kind of modified Suzanne Somers, once again on each side. These were tough. Strengthened/exhausted my hips.

Time called.

Names, numbers, announcements. Check slack, lots of social and OTB stuff going on. Don’t miss out!      

Big Rig took us out. Prayers for BR’s mother, awaiting scans. Thanks for our blessings, and prayers to help us be the men our families and communities need and deserve. Prayers for students, teachers, and staff as we return to the school grind.

I almost fartsacked this morning. I do regret fartsacking sometimes, but I NEVER regret posting. Thanks for joining me to do hard things. Have a fantastic weekend!  

A fearsome foursome assembled this morning looking to torch some calories. I asked Pierogi if he would co-Q with me this morning. He agreed, and that’s what we did.

We began with a mosey around the perimeter of the park, ending at the basketball courts.

Andy Dufresne, helicopters, arm circles, overhead triceps stretches, Michael Phelps, dead man hang, cherry pickers, sit and reach, butterfly stretch, left leg over right body twists then switch sides, copperhead squats, SSHs, merkins, V-ups, scrunchy frogs

Tossed the Q over to Pierogi. 11s on the same basketball courts. WWIIIs and burpees.

Mosey to the tennis courts. Dora. Runner around the perimeter of the courts. 100 chain smokers, 200 SSHs, 300 LBCs.

Back to Pierogi. With fifteen minutes left on the clock, Pierogi thought we had time to run the entirety of the park trail through the woods, about 2 miles I’m told. The PAX didn’t think that was feasible, so we did something much harder instead.

Another run around the perimeter of the park, but at each parking lot we would mosey ¼ of the way across the lot and sprint the rest, 100%. Rest a bit, then repeat back across the lot. I believe we did this in four parking lots. On the final stretch of the park loop, sprint the rest of the way. YHC did this, but that popped the cork on my merlot. I spent the final 3 minutes lying in the parking lot while the rest of the PAX got another 50 LBCs in and some self-guided stretching.

Names, numbers, announcements. Check slack.

YHC took us out. Prayers for Tzatzikis dad and family. Prayers for safety and wise judgements as students, teachers, and staff return to school.

Tough one today. Over 3 miles traveled. My Fitbit says just over 700 calories up the chimney. A nice combination of calisthenics, cardio, and HIT.

Thanks for coming out, and letting Pierogi and I lead you!

Good temps, overcast, a persistent drizzle, nice. Four true gloom soldiers stumbled from their comfy beds, donned their garb, and set off for Rock n’ Roll seeking a challenge.

Quick mosey around the perimeter of Rockwood. We concluded our mosey at the tennis courts.

Andy Dufresne, helicopters, arm circles, dead man hang, cherry pickers, imperial squat walkers.

11s. Mosey across the tennis courts. Spiderman merkins and jump squats.

Mosey to the pavilion at the trailhead. Dora. Runner there and back. 100 merkins, 200 single-count flutters, 300 SSHs.

An attempt was made to run the entire Rockwood trail. Along the way we did some walking lunges up a hill, stopped at another pavilion for 50 dips and 30 step-ups, and ran some more. Eventually the PAX was routed by…the clock? Battle fatigue? We doubled back, found a cut through, and made it BTTF five minutes late. Sorry gents!

Names, numbers, announcements.

YHC took us out. God is good, all the time. Thanks for Double Mint’s good news.

Pretty sure we clocked over four miles this morning fellas. Great effort! As always, my spirits were lifted by the fellowship of the PAX, from running and working alongside solid HIMs. Now I can chill in my sweatpants for the rest of the day and feel good about it. Thank you, guys, for coming out, and for letting me lead you. Until next time!

Pretty much a perfect morning today. It was 70 and sunny. F3 workouts on Saturday mornings set the tone for the rest of the weekend. Eggs, bacon, toast and coffee all taste better afterward.  Great to be out there doing hard things and joshing around with the HIMs. It’s a blessing, really.

Mosey to the tennis courts.

SSHs, squat jacks, copperhead squats, jazzercize, helicopters, arm circles, dead man hang, cherry pickers, imperial walkers, merkins, scrunchy frogs, wife stretches, butterfly stretch, some other stuff too

Dora. Runner around the perimeter of the tennis courts and back. 100 chain smokers, 200 shoulder taps, 300 flutter kicks.

Medium mosey to the pavilion in the woods. Tripple check. Runner there and back. Dips and step-ups on the benches.

Mosey to the concessions stand.

10 dirty hookups, 20 hoe downs, 20 decline merkins.

10 dirty hookups, 20 hoe downs, 20 incline merkins.

10 dirty hookups, 20 hoe downs, 20 HRMs.

Mosey BTTF. 10 burpees. 10 squats. Time called.

July 4^th convergence, 7 am @ Gridiron.

Prayers for Pierogi’s friend, early forties, had a stroke recently. Thanks given for our able bodies, our health, and our other innumerable blessings.

Thanks for joining me, fellas. Make it a great day and weekend!