10 stalwart men gathered for some hard work in the gloom this morning at Heartbreak Ridge. Just as the last PAX arrived ON FOOT AND ON TIME, they proceeded to carry the flag around the AO in honor of Circle K’s father, who passed away yesterday. They left some shovel marks and maybe even a few trenches along the way as they sucked in the humidity on this fantastic July morning. Here’s how it went down: THE THANG — Mosey to northwest corner field outside of the track. — Warmup: Invisible Jump Rope x20 IC, LBCs x20 IC, QUALITY Merkins…
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Six strong shook of the Fartsack on a beautiful Tuesday morning. Here is what went down: COP – SSH, Don Qs(slowed down for Loose Goose), Freddy Mercurys, Merkins, Russian Soldiers. Mosey back to parking lot for Touch-a-Bus. 5 Buses, 5 Burpees at each Bus. Mosey towards the Jerkins Gym, stop for 50 Bench Kicks, then time for main event – The Jerkoff- 11s of Jerkins, run up heartbreak hill, WWII situps at the top. Head back to benches for 50 more Bench Kicks, then back to Jerkin Gym for 2 sets of AMRAP Jerkins. Back to the flag for mary,…
5 fearless and worthy men met for sharpening at another heart breaker. Despite an absolutely terrible already bright 62F and clear morning this cherry was happy to VQ. After startex and pre-amble, Conspiracy (LIFO) joined us and then Loose Goose needed to find Elvis. Splinter, Offshore and YHC got started and the others joined in when they could: THANG : Mosey to front of QMS Warmup IC = SSH x 20, Merkin x 20, LBC’s x 20, Flutter Kicks x15, Dolly x15, Rosalita x15, Flutter Kicks x16, Merkin x20 (we wanted to admire Conspiracy’s form again) Mosey to the low ground next to the ball field Lazy Triple Check -…
5 regulars and 1 FNG busted out of the fartsack this morning to move in “V formation” and expand our claim of this great AO. Last night’s storm left a few temporary Mississippi-style swamps around the AO but these 6 were not deterred. Here’s how it went down. THE THANG Details and Audibles: Warmup COP: Jump Rope, LBCs, Russian Soldiers, Imperial Walkers No running with Pull-ups & Merkins Mosey route modified to ensure the AO was marked in all 4 corners. We own this b***h now! Corner 1 – 10 Burpees. Corner 2 – Dog leg raises, 10 each leg.…
Eleven emerged to celebrate YHC’s 40th Flag Day Eve with a beatdown that went something like this: Mosey to left field on Field 1 for COP: Hammer Dance x20 IC, Windmills x10 IC, Upright APDs x8(?) IC, Mariah Careys x10 each leg IC, Men At Work x20 IC. In between each set, 5 walkout Merkins OYO. Mosey to the shotput pad for Sally. Mosey to the track for Triple Check: Crawl Bear up hill, Hello Dollys, LBCs. Mosey to the midpoint between the softball fields for Lindsay: Merkins and Broad Jumps toward the third baseline of Field 2. Mosey to…
12 terrific trees of men showed up on this Tuesday at Heartbreak Ridge. This is what transpired: Mosey through the parking lot and did a dash of “Parking Lot Tracers” as we progressed to the COP location: COP X52 SSHs for the wonderful podcast 52 where corporate tried to poke Da’Ville bear X10 Merkins for it is the monthly Challenge X25 Imperial Walkers X10 Merkins X25 Freddie Mercuries X10 Merkins X15 Smurf Jacks X10 Merkins X10/X5/X10/X5 Arm Circles X10 Merkins THANG Mosey to a corner of the parking lot: “Bear Park Merkins” Line up on the edge of the parking…
A magnificent seven with a plus one posted for a beautiful morning at Heartbreak Ridge. Hilarity ensued as we engaged in the following: Mosey around parking lot to warmup COP: SSH, Imperial Walkers, Don Quixote, Merkins, meet our temporary mascot (more on this later) Mosey to field for intervals= 15 secs sprint, 45 secs mosey: repeato x10 Mosey to pull-up bars for: 7 pull-ups, 15 froggers, 10 flutter kicks, WWII sit-ups while waiting for the pull-up bars: repeato x3 Mosey to dip bars for: 7 jerkins, 10 SLOW heals to heaven: repeato x3 Mosey to the Hill of Eternal Pleasure…
A Terrific Ten took to the illuminated fields of Heartbreak Ridge on a cloudy 64 degree morning. COP under the lights- SSH, Imperial Walkers, Don Qs, Flutterkicks, Merkins. Touch a light post. 2 at a time, Burpee at each light, increasing each one up to 8. Mary in between each round of 2. Mosey to front of school for Lindsays. Derkins and Box Jumps. Increments of 5 from 30/10 to 10/30. Mosey to Donkey Kick Wall for more Lindsays. Donkey Kicks and Mtn Climbers. After DKs Polar bear 5 times out for Mtn Climbers. Back to baseball field for mary-…
11 posted at Heartbreak Ridge for a little fun in the sun. Here’s how it went down: Mosey around track and circle up for warmup COP: Hillbillies, SSH, Strict form merkins (more on this later), Imperial Walkers Mosey around track to bleachers. 10 single leg hip raises L, 10 decline merkins, 10 single leg hip raises R, 10 merkins, 10 Bulgarian Lunges ea. leg, 10 close grip merkins 800m mosey Back to bleachers: 10 single leg hip raises L, 10 decline merkins, 10 single leg hip raises R, 10 merkins, 10 Bulgarian Lunges ea. leg, 10 close grip merkins 400m…
An energetic eleven encamped upon Quioccasin MS for week 3 of Heartbreak Ridge. 44 degrees at the start required the PAX to keep it moving. Mosey to Pemberton ES for COP – SSH, Don Qs, Arm Circles, Flutterkicks, Merkins, Helicopters. Partner Up for Wheelbarrow up the steps- Merkin at each step up to the top, repeato. Mosey to side of QMS – Totem Pole Indian Run. Bear Crawl up newly named Honeysuckle Hill. 5 Burpees at top, back down then 3 Burpees at bottom. Repeato. Head to basketball court. Split pax and do 10 WWII situps at each goal. Next…