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6 of West Ends finest and this is what we did

COP – various exercises

Mosey over to the playground at Pemberton and partner up

• Partner 1 -5 Pull Ups while Partner 3 does Merkins x 3 rounds each

Mosey over to the track around the larger playground, partner up

• Partner 1 – Bear Crawls while Partner 2 runs around the track. Switch when reunited until you make it around the track completely.

Mosey to the Blacktown behind Pemberton. Partner up for a Dora

• 100 Merkins
• 200 LBC’s
• 300 Side Straddle Hops

Triple Check

• Partner 1 – Iron Chair Partner 2 WWI’s, P3 Run to the far side of the Blacktop and back

Mosey back to the flag:

• 4 Minutes of Mary.

Announcements:

• Prayer for the United States and the Pax members currently suffering from Covid or any illness.
• Prayers for Tryhard and Honeydo

NMS – YCH enjoyed Qing today. We chatted about Covid procedures/concerns. YHC hopes that we can continue to exercise while putting a safety a top priority.

A new year has commenced at Heartbreak Ridge.  Six strong redwoods gathered for a solid beat-down, with no muscle group being spared.  Here is how it went down:

• COP
  • Parking lot tracers
  • SSH
  • IW
  • DQ
  • Arm circles
  • APD
  • Merkins
  • LBC
• Mosey to the bus loop for a beast with:
  • Burpees
  • Reverse crunches
  • HRM
  • Monkey humpers
  • WWII sit-ups
  • Crab cakes
• Mosey to the front of the school for a 3x check
  • Run
  • Balls to the wall
  • Flutter kicks
• Mosey to the small hill by the parking lot for Bernies
• COT with YHC taking us out

T-claps are in store for Bacon Bits.  This noble warrior is no sad clown.  While some members of the PAX may have been fartsacking today, Bacon Bits was posting after welcoming a new baby to his family in the last week.  Sleep is not for Bacon Bits.  Perhaps we gloss today’s beast the chase for Bacon Bits.  As YHC said, t-claps for Bacon Bits.  Just drop it there.

Prayers for those PAX members that are recovering from injury.  God is good all of the time!

Attila

7 bucks and 1 lil’ buck descended on Heartbreak Ridge, and this is what transpired.

COP 1 in the Parking Spaces by the front door, disclaimer was made. AUDIBLE mosey to the darkness in front of the school for COP 2

Mosey down and around the bus loop and up to Pemberton Elementary for a Triple Check consisting of Running, Flutter Kicks?, and Monkey Humpers.

Taking advantage of the 28 Parking Spaces, 1 Merkin for every spot, then mosey back the start. Then 3 WWII’s at every spot and staying on all four’s between spots.

Mosey to Tennis Courts. A bit of mutiny was attempted by The Clydesdales (Honeydo and Atilla), command was forcibly retaken with 10 Burpees *Insert, “I am the Captain now” movie quote*. Miscellaneous exercises were completed.

Mosey to random wall by the Basketball Court. Partner up, Balls to the Wall, and 20 Hand Release Merkins, twice through.

Announcements –

Back Bits is having a baby, strike that, from when the announcement was made Bacon Bits has HAD his baby. A little girl, Mom and baby are healthy.

January 1st non-Convergence run at Mary at 0700 New Years Day.

NMS – Backblack title comes thanks to Probation. He rolled into the Parking Lot at 0531 just as we had set up at our designated COP location. He was waving gingerly to make sure we saw him, it seemed like the perfect opportunity to play a joke. The Pax moseyed over to the trees in front of the school which acted as a Cloak of Invisibility. The Pax whisper counted. You could see Probations face go from excitement to a mixture between confusion and sadness as he ran around the corner, apparently shaming was something he knew well in Middle School. That being said, we didn’t make it hard for him to find us and a good laugh was had by all.

Thanks to the Pax for the opportunity for “Hand” to lead.

6 studs swore off the fartsack to post for a Hot Potato Q at HBR. We did:

Honeydo: COP at end of track: SSH, Don Qs (modified Cherry Quixotes), Russian Soldiers, Merkins, & LBCs. Mosey to coupon repository for a block then onto the field. Dora 123 of: 100 Squats, 200 Bench Presses, 300 Block Swings (audible to 200 for time) while runner does width of field & back.

Pinto Q: Murder Bunny half of field, run the rest to fence, then run back to block & Murder bunny back to fence. 10 Burpees. Repeato 2nd time with 15 Burpees at the end. This was NOT fun.

Handshake Q: Gorilla Shimmie (?) with block to halfway then Bear Crawl to fence. Same way back.

Atilla Q: Jack Webbs up to 10 then 5 rounds of Bernie up the small hill. Back to flag for Reverse cruches & America Hammers. Atilla took us out.

NMS: Lots of flatulence in the gloom this morning, but not by any one PAX. All equal opportunity stinkers except Bacon Bits. Handshake and Atilla made a testy pair on the Dora. Handshake’s feelings were still hurt from last week’s BB apparently.

YHC almost took the Q back when Pinto dropped the Murder Bunny & Burpee combo. The murder bunny has become quite popular after a month or so break after it’s first annual debut in the IPC in September.

Bacon Bits is officially 1 week away from Baby #2 arrival. He seems to be weighing posting at HBR next Tuesday, maybe a great chance to spring a VQ and then head to the delivery room. You’ll have ample time to write a solid BB while in the hospital.

Announcements: New Years Convergence at Satans Hill next Friday. Come for the 7:00 beatdown, stay for the parade of unnecessary golf carts at 8:00.

The flags were stiff as our worthy adversary, the wind chill, tried to make the fart sack look attractive.  However, 7 noble warriors embraced the gloom at HBR.  Here is how it went down:

• COP
  • SSH
  • IW
  • DQ
  • Arm circles – big and small
  • Helicopters
  • Suzanne Somers
  • Merkins
  • LBC
• Mosey around the school to the black top for a one man Dora
  • 100 HRM in sets of 20
  • 200 2x flutter kicks in sets of 40
  • 300 monkey humpers in sets of 60
• Mosey back to the parking lot for a Captain Thor
• COT with YHC taking us out

Great work by the PAX today.  The Dora started strong with the HRM and ended with a leg burner and monkey humpers.  On a positive note, no burpees, and we stayed dry. The arms and legs should feel some burn later. The 300 monkey humpers was a surprise for Honeydo.

Now we must address Handshake.  Last night he churned up a text string, looking for a Q, complaining about YHC Qs, and offering to Q himself.  He even referred to his “insatiable” bedroom “reputation,” accompanied by scissor and eggplant emojis.  Fast forward to this morning where it appears the scissors were not for a small snip, but an all-encompassing clipping of his manhood.  Handshake (and all his mumble chatter) was silenced.  His manhood was nowhere to be found. He says he could not sleep last night.  No truth to the rumor he spend last trying to quench his “insatiable” thirst for himself while watching his 10 second local television commercial debut on an endless loop.  Please do not think about that in the hour immediately preceding or following your lunch.  I believe that his “leadership” to push for a Q then fart sacking should result in 100 punitive burpees.  

Prayers for Gypsy with his upcoming toe surgery.  Continued thankfulness that Pinto was unharmed by gunshots last week. 

God is good all of the time!

Attila

An even 8 including a HBR newbie, came out to the coldest day so far this winter to see if YHC could keep the PAX warm. We tried with:

COP: Invisible Jumprope, Don Qs, Russian Soldiers, Merkins, Flutterkicsk, Scorpion Kicks. Mosey to covered side of school for Sprints to get our blood flowing: Sprint length, shortening length each round. Sort of like a Michigan but not as much, maybe a UP’er.

Mosey to Tennis courts: Partner up for 3 Rounds of Wheelbarrow to net then 15 Derkins. Each man goes 3 times. Over to DK wall and partner up: 500 Donkey Kicks between the 2 with other man People’s chair until DK’er switches. Audible to 250 as wall and ground were icy making DKs impossible. Down to the Jerkin Gym and partner up again: 4 Rounds of AMRAP Jerkins. Back up to main lot: Alternate bear crawl & lunge every 4 spaces. Back across alternate Crab Walk & Broad Jumps. Finish up with Polar Bear across entire lot with Merkin at every space. Finish with 1 min of Mary: 23 Reverse Crunches, HTTR! Atilla took us out.

NMS: Good to have a solid 8 PAX in this cold gloom. Kudos for Bacon Bits for posting at HBR for the first time, where he proceeded to tweak his calf on the sprints but still soldiered through, aye. Sprints were a called to get the PAX warmed up. 500 DKs is possible for a partnered group but the frost and ice made this not the day for it.

Atilla was heard to remark on the Wheelbarrows that we do not do this exercise enough. Besides YHC calling them they are infrequently used but always effective. The AMRAM Jerkins was a test of veteran vs. newer pax as some pax emptied the tank after the first round. Tater was able to lap the pax on the bear crawls, dude is seriously half grizzly.

Announcements: 3rd F tonight, talking about Sabbath. HDHH next Wednesday at Hardywood West Creek.

It was a dry morning, but the dashboard temperature was deceiving.  A strong wind re-introduced the PAX to the wind chill factor.  Unaffected, 8 noble warriors surged forward at HBR.  Here is how it went down:

• COP
  • SSH
  • IW
  • Dead man hangs
  • Arm circles – forwards/backwards, big/small
  • Helicopters
  • Suzanne Somers
  • Merkins
  • LBC
• Mosey to the parking lot for a burpee march – 1 burpee for each parking space followed by a chaser of 20 WWII sit-ups and 20 APDs (repeat 3x)
• Curb crawl ladder – up to 6 merkins and then back down
• AMRAP pull-ups x2 – PAX does reverse crunches and flutter kicks, then storm squats for the 2^nd round
• Mosey to the football field for a mini-Michigan
• Mosey back to the parking lot with a Bernie up the slope
• COT with YHC taking us out

Great work from the PAX today.  Great to have Choppa back in the fold from VMI.  Let it be registered that Honeydo started a text string on Monday evening requesting that the PAX stay dry at HBR.  Now go look at the PAX that posted, where is Honeydo?  Swallowed whole by the fart sack and a faulty man sack.  His presence was missed, as Handshake believes that he is not fully capable of posting in consecutive days.  Still odd that he was making pleas to the Q on the eve of this beat down, which were honored. An unfortunate casualty.  Here is to brighter days ahead for our comrade!  T-claps to those men who were able to overcome the fart sack and got ‘ur done this morning.

God is good all of the time!

Attila

A grand total of 2 Heartbreak Ridgers emerged from the gloom to embark on a frosty morning. With two police officers keeping a close watch, here’s what went down:

COP – SSH, arm circles, Russian soldiers, merkins and LBCs.

Mosey to the parking lot for a beast. YHC realized that the parking lot is perfectly set up for a beast. There are 6 rows of parking spaces. We did burpees, mountain climbers, merkins, jump squats, hand-release merkins and monkey humpers.

Next, we went to the pull up bars for 3 sets with some SSH, dips and other stuff mixed in between.

Wander around the track to the concession stand for wall sits and balls to the wall, then go to next door to the bleachers for box jumps and box kicks.

Finally, head to the ridge for a Dora – 100 merkins, 200 LBCs, 300 squats.

Numberama, nameorama (we’re both 44!) and YHC took us out.

Announcements – TYA’s Thanksgiving lesson at 45MoM.

See you in the gloom.

Eight eager HBR regulars found their way out on a legit fall morning. 5:30 and off to PES for COP: SSH, Don Qs, Helicopters, Merkins, Freddy Mercurys, Scorpion Kicks.

Dora 123: 100 Burpees, 200 Merkins, 300 LBCs. Run length of parking lot in between. Mosey down to Benches & grab a coupon:

4 Rounds of: Coupon Pullovers, Benchkicks, & weighted Step-ups. Deposit coupons back & back to flag for some Mary and some bonus Merkins. Merkin count for the day was 150 merkins.

NMS: While standing around before kickoff Tater was full of his normal energy, including a Leprechaun like Irish Jig. Handshake loved the Dora to start, especially with 100 Burpees. That and 200 Merkins ate up a good chunk of the beatdown.

Coupon work on the benches was fun until trying to do the Step-Up with a block in the slick mud.

In the COP Handshake noted that Merkins during the COP seem much harder than regular merkins during the course of the beatdown. All seemed to be agreement.

Mumblechatter taught the PAX that if you’re going to Rona-quarantine – do it at Notre Dame, sounds like the Ritz.

12 of the West End (and one Da’villian) emerged from the Fartsack for a 59 degree Heartbreak Ridge and this is what transpired

COP with various exercises

Triple Check: P1 runs to far side of Parking Lot, P2 does Wall Sits, P3 LBC’s, repeat 3 times

Mosey down to the Pull Up Bars. Guy #1 does 10 Pull Ups while everyone else does WWII’s, Guy #2 does Pull Ups while everyone does Flutter Kicks then repeat through the entire crew

Mosey over to the Bleachers and each grab a Cinderblock

Mosey to the field for the main event.

Round 1: Murder Bunnie 30 yards, switch to Gorilla Shuffle facing left for 30 yards, switch to Gorilla Shuffle facing right for 30 yards. Then light mosey down the field and back

Round 2: same as the first, but going back the opposite direction. Then light mosey down the field and back.

Round 3: Partner Up, P1 Murder Bunnies down the field while P2 runs down the field and back, then switch until the end zone is reached.

Round 4: P1 Gorilla Shuffle facing one direction while P2 runs down the field and back, then switch. Rotating facing directions each time.

Mosey to put blocks away then over to the Jerkin Gym. Partner up for 6 Jerkins each, three times.

20 OYO Merkins while Gypsy does 6 inches.

Mosey to the Parking Lot for 1 minute of Freddie Mercuries until time runs out.

Announcements: 1) Gypsy collected over 100 pairs of shoes, far surpassing his goal. 2) Pinto has the Q tomorrow at WTH. 3) Spit is finishing his F3RVA World Tour and is celebrating with Amateur Ramm Gears at Ramm on Friday, come one, come all.

NMS – Garbage Plate introduced the Gorilla Shuffle at Hoedown yesterday it and was enjoyed by all. YHC thought it might be a good addition to the Murder Bunnie lineup. YHC thinks everyone enjoyed it. Have a great day everyone!