Eight HIM’s showed up to carry a log through Larus Park and ponder the question “If a tree falls in a forest and no one is around to hear it, does it make a sound?” This philosophical thought experiment questions perception and observation and is credited to 18th century Irish philosopher George Berkeley, who argued that “to be is to be perceived.” Sooooo, did the sad clowns going into Planet Fitness perceive and stand amazed at the splendor of muscle-bound HIM’s jogging by under a mighty log? Probably not…haha… BUT, there WERE eight gloom brothers who proudly watched one another…
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Hot muggy day which was perfect for kettlebells! YHC started with a warmup that had some abbreviated cadences to keep the PAX guessing, a great way to unlock the mind in the morning! Pyramid 1 Set 1: 10 skullcrushers, run to cone and back. Set 2: 10 skull crushers, 10 high pulls, run to cone and back. Set 3: 10 skull crushers, 10 high pulls, 10 squat curl press, run to cone and back. Set 4 10 skull crushers, 10 high pulls, 10 squat curl press, 10 goblet squats, run to cone and back. Set 5 10 skull crushers, 10…
The humidity was back this morning but 13 HIMS didn’t mind. A short mosey with some karaoke prior to a circle up with the F3 mission. Warm up included the regulars with some light stretching. COP 1: Wilt Chamberlain: 50 LBCs, mosey 100 yards, 50 squats, mosey back to start, 50 flutter kicks dc, mosey 100 yards, and then 50 lunges (25 per leg) COP 2: 11s up the hill: mountain climbers and WW2 COP 3: Charles Bronson: 3 cones; 1 and 2 about 100 yards apart, then cone 3 about 20 yards. Perform 25 reps of an exercise at…
Back to the speed work on The Graveyard Shift today! YHC hit the Swift Creek Middle track for some half mile repeats. After 1 mile warm up, goal was 725ish pace for each rep, followed by 90s rest. We were pretty successful, and got 6 reps in! Good to get out there and catch up with Big Rig while trying to get a bit faster. Trying to be ready for the Homegrown Half! Prayers for Big Rig as he has a family member going through some health issues.
the graveyard shift was in full effect in the full on gloom yesterday early morning. Headlamps were needed for the track! YHC and Airwolf answered the call and hit the track for the following: Rolling 800s 2 laps warm up The Thang2 laps 5k pace2 laps just slower than that that (1 min slower/mile)X3 2 laps cool down 4 miles total only audible was to go a bit faster for the “on” laps, and a bit more recovery on the “off” laps. Catching up a bit here. It was a good to catch up with Airwolf. Though YHC did not…
A magnificent seven rode into town on 4 (or 6) cylinder stallions to assemble in the early gloom for another round of Ruckhenge. Four water jugs appeared from the bed of L Woods truck, but they would have to wait their turn while the PAX attempted to escape the rain on the Larus Park trails. After a swift 2.5 mile ruck we returned to those four lonely water jugs where we used our remaining 15minutes for a weighted triple check! Weighted squats, weighted merkins, and water jug farmers carry to time the rounds was the name of the game. The…
Apparently, he was talking about Pool Boy and YHC. 4 Bermuda Boys made it out to Goyne Park for the latest Bermuda Triangle Beatdown. The temps were cool and the ground was moist. Not quite what we tend to expect on an August morning in Chester, but no one was complaining. We started with a mosey down to the lower parking lot, and some parking lot chasers, then circle up for an extensive warmarama. Your standard stuff, with a little extra emphasis on the legs. Mosey over to the football field for the Main Event. Yes, the main event came…
Mid-60’s and breezy for another extremely peaceful Morning Wood – ample time to think, pray, and reflect on a missions project we’re partnering with in Papua New Guinea. After 30min rucking, returned to the Taco for some water and Woodsman arrived to drop a load of coupons on the grass hill. YHC convinced him to join a run of the green loop circuit, and he gamely participated in 2 loops while YHC (feeling no IT band pain) went for a third loop, total of 2.14mi with an improved VO2 Max of 54, up from last weeks 2-loop run. Overall excellent…
It was a beautiful morning with pink and purple skies with temperatures in the high 60s, perfect for my first Q at Rock N Roll. Yesterday at Satan’s Hill, Mudslide and Purple Rain challenged me to take the Q. So challenge accepted and we were off. 10 HIMS were present for this morning’s beat down. A short mosey down the loop to an empty parking lot for the warm up which included SSH, imperial walkers, Ukrainian soldiers, cherry pickers, LBCs, merkins, and some various stretches. COP 1: mosey to the tennis courts for a 4 corners, prostitute style: 10 merkins,…
13 grown-boys showed up to The Woodshed this morning expecting a classic Nancy Lopez beatdown but YHC had other plans. After seeing that Nancy had his Q taken from him last Friday at Satan’s Hill, YHC felt that it was necessary to reunite the flags. WARMARAMA – Went for a mosey that was longer than the cumulative running that Nancy had in mind. Circled up, gave the mission, explained the Ghost Flag and stretched out. Extra stretches today 😉 COP #1: Ohio State fun facts on the field Marcus Freeman (GO IRISH!) was a linebacker for OSU and wore #1.…