Author: Whitesnake

  • Five Strangers

    Five regulars went to Stranges to smell the flowers. On the way there we did some warmups and then 4 corners of 10 merkins, 20 jump squats, 30 lbcs and 40 two count Freddie’s. We did a total of 50 merkins, 60 jumps, 60 lbcs and the 40 Freddie’s.

    Not at Stranges yet, we did 10 HRM and 20 squats in their front parking lot at each median. About 5 times.

    We then moseyed to the back parking lot to smell flowers and then do 4 corners where the pax got to choose. Tatar started us with 10 burpees, Banjo picked 20 WW2, Seymore picked 30 Penguins and Attila 40 side crunches (each side).

    We started the trek home and first took care of some lady issues at the Women’s Center. We did Rosalitas, Dollys and Monkey Humpers. The pax asked for APDs and either they don’t understand what OBGYNs do or they need to talk to their spouse (or both).

    We wrapped things up at the hill. Had time for 7s of HRM and Tysons. Then we headed back to the start and did a little Mary.

    thanks for letting me lead.

  • On repeat

    After some warmups, we did a set of 7 exercises, all ten count, did a bus loop lap for “rest” and then repeated. 5 rounds total. Exercises were: 1) curls w/ OH press, 2) squat thrusters, 3)swings, 4)lawn mower pulls (both sides), 5)around the world (both directions), 6)jump squats w/bell and 7)plank pull throughs. Objective is to not put the bell down as you work through the seven exercises. The heart got a good test with this circuit.

    We then moved to a triple check: timer with any preferred carry, sit ‘n press & flutters w/bell. We were able to get this completed and then went back to the flag for a couple minutes of Mary.

    Good to see Gaudi back and hear the great news about another kid on the way. Attila was less gassy than normal and Mr. Rogers did a great job with coffee.

    Thanks for letting me lead.

  • ménage à quatredora

    On a cool Tuesday morning, two groups of four had some fun on the wet field.

    After a brief jog around the track and some warm ups near the goalpost, we broke up into two groups. Each group sent someone to the half line. Half line folks did LBCs, goal line person did merkins and the other two were joined at the hip as timer and ran to midfield to switch. The original midfield person ran to the goaline and switched. Everyone keeping count the entire time like a typical dora.

    Round 1: 200 LBCs, 200 Merkins

    Round 2: 200 WW2, 200 HRM

    Round 3: 100 2-count flutters, 100 burpees.

    Core/Abs usually ended first and when that happened the group helped finish the other exercise.

    After that fun, we moseyed back to the parking lot and school and we did “touch a construction truck tire” with a partner. Partner did dips on a bench or school steps. 3 rounds.

    Then we went back to the flag for some Mary.

    Lunch today at Capital Ale house.

    Thanks for letting me lead.

  • Yellow-bellied!

    Three members of the yellow gang, two misfits and two pups took a lake vacation together. It was a little less relaxing then sitting on a raft with a drink in your hand, but we were all just as wet by the end of the 4.5 mile run. Loreine said “Hi”, btw.

  • Bad History

    Monday morning at the Deep was filled with history lessons from Gomer and Pigskin. They forgot to mention, or intentionally misled the group, by not discussing the following:

    1. The Portuguese, during their venture to the Americas in the early 16th century, did not walk around the bus circle doing ten Merkins and twenty American Hammers at each light
    2. Those present at the signing of the Declaration of Independence did not do a triple check of pole smokers, jump squats and running as a timer
    3. While the Mexican-American war was started after the 11th President Polk, annexed Texas. He did not do 11’s on the hill with Mike Tyson’s and Jump Squats.

    I had to set the record straight. I always think of the English Philosopher from the 14th century, Sting, who said “History, will teach us nothing”. Important words to live by.

  • 18 sweaty ball sacks

    White Deer and Whitesnake co-led this group of Gridiron idiots. White Deer started and led us on the gridiron with some warmups and proved he could do standard SSH. He then had to grab his ball sack so Whitesnake took over.

    Whitesnake introduced a pyramid scheme. Everybody was interested. Suckers. Started with 1 burpee, 2 merkins and 3 squats. Worked our way up to 7 burpees, 14 merkins and 21 squats and then back down. I broke this up as we worked our way to the tennis courts. (total 49 burpees, 98 merkins, 147 squats).

    At the tennis courts, White Deer’s 8 balls fell out of the sack and a game of dodgeball ensued. If you get hit or your ball is caught, you have to run down a couple courts and do 5 burpees and then you can get back in. Tater and Gypsy opted out to be declared capitains and had the privledge of covering the penalty burpees (if they wanted to)to help their teammates. That only helped team Tater. And at some point, Tater joined the battle and Attila took over as burpee cover. Gypsy did some abs, collected balls and laughed at us.

    The game was never ending so the 5 burpee penalty was increased to 10. And eventually team Tater was the winner. Yay!

    We moseyed back to the bball court for White Deer to show the one thing besides talking that he is great at: bear crawls. He led the width of one court and back and then gave out burpees and then we two full courts widths. White Deer then took us to the poles for 2 round of 25 poll smokers and 20 curtsey squats.

    We then moseyed back to the football field field for some Mary and stretching.

    Nice to have a downrange guest in Shinnecock (aka Shiney Cock). We covered 1.3 miles today with no reported injuries and closed out with a very moving prayer about testicles. Great attendance at Coffeteria following the workout.

    Don’t forget, July 4th Convergece at Gridiron. Sign up on slack to help or reach out to Pinto.

  • Only 2.5 Miles

    Another seven count Q for the second time this week: three from the Monday seven (Pinto, Mr. Rogers and me), one home run champ in Roger Roger, and three other WTH regulars in Foretran, Salt Lick and Lighthouse. Wally also joined with his tight cut, flashy tail and inability to do burpees and abs exericses–his modification is just watching us.

    We moseyed to the Roger Roger pad for warmups and then ran through the woods to the softball parking lot. We did a couple rounds of four corners: 20 merkins at each and then 20 jump squats at each corner. We then moseyed to the parent pickup circle on the other side of the school and did a triple check of WW2, Merkins of your choosing and a lap for timer.

    We then went car shopping at the Nissan dealership. After mucking our way to the lot, we did 5 burpees at every white car on the right and did ten once because Lighthouse complained. 35 burpees total.

    We then ran back to the flag for a little Mary of flutters and hammers. Only 2.5 miles but the burpees made up for the missing mileage. If you don’t agree, go do 20 more!!!

    Beautiful morning. Enjoy it while we can.

  • Deep Potato

    We had Seven today. “Who’s the Q?” was screamed with the same passion as Brad Pitt from that great movie.

    No one signed up so it was a Deep Potato. Whitesnake started with warmups. Mr Rogers took the batton and took us to the loading dock with a few different running exercises and then 11’s of jump squats on the ground and Mike Tysons on the dock. Chicharon took over and did doors around the school with Squats, WW2 and Merkins, going up in count and doubled when double doors. Seymor then took us to the track for a triple check of squats and penguins. It got cut a little short due to time as we had to head back to the flag. Seymor took us out.

    Hope everyone has a great week!

  • Polka’s Origination Story

    WeirdSnake and 17 others, including an FNG, conquered another Weird Al kettlebell setlist.

    It started with and “Eat It” Warmup where we were reminded no one from the group has ever taken dance lessons. The bad dancing included SSH, Jazzercises, IW, and more Jazzercises. “The Saga Begins” with some ab work and our first of two Star Wars inspired songs. We then grabbed the bell during “Canadian Idiot” and rotated through American Hammers with Bell and WW2s.

    Time to move so the circle shifted to the bus loop for a Taylor Swift inspired “TMZ (Parody of “You Belong to me“) where we did rotating sets of Curls and Hi-Pulls (20).

    Triple check time with squats, sit’ n press and timer lunging to the wall and returning any way they prefer. Song to kick it off is “Living With a Hernia” and moved to “Polka Party“, “I Love Rocky Road” and ended with “A Complicated Song”(Parody of “Complicated“)”

    “(The Song’s Just) Six Words Long“, got us back to You vs You and a rotation of 6 burpees and 6 overhead presses (2 times). And the burpee warmup prepared us for “Yoda” and a burpee every time the word “Yoda” was repeated. Roughly 40 burpees in that song.

    We moseyed back to the flag and during “Foil” rotated through three sets of Swings and Triceps (15 each).

    The finale was “Ode to a Superhero (Parody of “Piano Man”)” as we warmed down with some abs work, stretching, deadman hangs and helicopters.

    We then learned more about Mr. Rogers 2.0, and he was properly named “Polka”. Polka is starting to learn the Accordian and became a Weird Al fan after Mr. Rogers brought home some Weird Al tunes after a Weird Snake workout in 2025.

    Weird Snake, helping grow the Weird Al fandom, one fan at a time. Who’s next??

  • That’s gold Jerry, gold!

    So what’s the deal with trail running? (please read this backblast in my terrible Jerry Seinfeld voice)

    We start at Miles Godwin High School. Nice parking lot. Sidewalks. Roads. Civilization. And the first thing we do is leave all of it.

    Nobody has ever looked at a perfectly paved road and said, “You know what this needs? More roots.”

    You get into the trail and suddenly every step is a game show.

    “Is that a root? Is it a stick? Is it a snake? Find out in three-tenths of a second!”

    And why are roots always exactly where your foot wants to land? The entire forest floor is a giant practical joke.

    Then you’ve got the creek. We crossed that creek so many times I started wondering if the creek was following us.

    “Didn’t we just cross you?”

    “Yep.”

    “And now we’re crossing you again?”

    “That’s right.”

    The wooden bridges don’t help. Nobody trusts a wooden bridge in the woods. Every guy who steps on one does the exact same thing. He slows down and looks at it like he’s evaluating a used car.

    “Looks okay…”

    creeeak

    “Maybe not.”

    Then there’s the cobweb situation. The first guy on the route isn’t a runner. He’s a human windshield. Thanks Lighthouse!

    Every spider in the county spent all night constructing a beautiful web and we’re charging through like a parade float.

    And the guy behind him? Completely fine. That’s the injustice of trail running. One guy eats the web, the next ten get a clean path.

    At some point we ended up in Stone Run. How do you know you’re in Stone Run?

    Because somebody always says, “Are we in Stone Run?”

    And three different guys answer with three different levels of confidence.

    “I think so.”

    “Pretty sure.”

    “No idea.”

    That’s not navigation. That’s a focus group.

    Eventually we found our way back through Trellis Crossing and returned to the school, looking like a group of men who had escaped from somewhere.

    You know you’ve had a good trail run when you get back to the parking lot and think, ‘Look at this place… roads, signs, pavement. We’ve really come a long way as a society.”

    Sometimes the road less traveled is less traveled for a reason.