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4 runners and 7 chick magnets showed up to do their thing at SOT this morning and this is how it went

4 runners were gone when YHC arrived

7 Chick magnets had to mosey away from the road as not to distract passing females on their way to work, to the bottom of the hill we went

COP: DQ’s, Helicopters, Cherry Pickers, Dead Man Hang, Russian Soldiers

Mosey to the track: Butt Kickers, High Knees from back of the track to the stairs

Mosey up the stairs to the back of the school, on back straight away half way do lunges other half bear crawl

Mosey to bus parking lot to find 6 bus spaces, 5 labeled with exercises and counts and the 6th with a medicine ball. At each space do your exercise with the number required and run around the school. When you get to the space with the ball no exercise to preform just run with the ball in the opposite direction from the other runners.

Mosey to the front by the flags: Elevens – from curb to curb starting with 10 incline merkins on the opposite side bear crawl one way and crawl bear back for derkins on the other side.

Time called as the 4 runners returned, mosey back to the flag

Numbers/Names YHC took us out

NMS:

YHC did not feel like getting the chain out of the shed this morning so with the title of this workout normally being the ball and chain there where a couple other titles that seemed to fit. Ascending or descending testicle where a couple that came to mind. Thankfully no ladies where harmed or distracted during this workout due to the shear manliness that was taking place.

YHC grabbed the Q sheet Tuesday night. There was some hesitation knowing that Tobit would likely give YHC a hard time for grabbing yet another SOT Q sheet. ‘Shake it up a bit man!’

Warmarama was as follows: SSH, Imperial Walkers, Copperhead Squats, Donnie Q, Merkins and LBC’s. After warm up a slight jog to the bleachers for the workout.

Side 1: 25 Decline Merkins, 25 Lunge Step ups, 25 Dips, 25 Carolina Dry Docks and 25 of something else I can’t remember. Following completion, head down the steps, around the track to the other side of the field for side 2.

Side 2: 25 heels to heaven, 25 hello dollies, 25 WWII, 25 side dips (25 each side), 25 burpees. This portion was definitely not Bullseye friendly but he did his own thing successfully as always. Jog around the track back to the bleachers for a repeato of side 1 and side 2. Doozey led the way as usual and got an extra lap around the track for his hard work.

A few extra minutes remained so we made our way over to the parking lot hill for a single round triple check. 1 run up the hill , 1 hold plank , 1 WWII. Then back to the flag. Honeymoon, POG and Tobit joined the PAX following their morning run. Very proud to report that POG had intestinal fortitude during the run.

YHC was very pleased to hear some members of the PAX complaining about how difficult the workout was and how quickly it went by.

Announcements: Cornhole tournament weekend of October 3. Tobit reported his Mom had successful hip surgery.

YHC took us out in prayer. Thanks for letting me lead once again men. It’s always an honor.

Mystery abounds with that title but only the warriors who showed up to SOT this morning know the story and answer…at least those who chose the workout. A few runners scampered off at 515 for a 7 mile jaunt. Well done men.

For the workout crew –

Warmarama included SSH, Helicopters, Collard Pickers formerly known as cherry pickers (thanks to the BoBerry education – you don’t pick cherries off the ground), Don Q, LBC’s and Merkins.

Following warmarama, one lap around the track and over to the parking lot for some hill work. PAX objective was to make way up hill based on instruction from Q, then mosey to the bottom for 1 minute of work. We lunged, jogged, 75% sprinted, frog jumped and sprinted up the hill with WWII’s, side planks, APD’s, LBC’s, etc. called at the bottom. Rosetta definitely led the group up the hill this morning. Bullseye may have blown a tire when he took on this rabbit. Of course we laughed at his foolishness but admired his courage and hope for a quick recovery.

Following hill work, PAX jogged to the field for some 10 second sprints. We did 5 rounds of 10 sec sprint, jog back to the start and then various push ups (20 count) before the next round.

Back to the flag for some stretches and the ‘ol numberrama / Namearama. YHC took us out in prayer.

It was a highlight of my day to see Gumbo back out with the group. It’s been too long. Looking forward to logging a run with you soon. Also, great to see and meet Roscoe and appreciate him coming out. He and Hardywood bring such a unique contribution to warmup counting.

Post submitted on my phone so apologize for being light on the details, but a good time was has by all.

Pulling up YHC saw a full lot of PAX ready for the latest beat down. YHC wanted to log 2+ miles today so running was going to be a big part of today,

Mosey to lo were lot for COP- 25 SSH’s, 10 DQ’s, 10 cherry pickers, 10 helicopters, 10 copper head squats.

Mosey to track. 100’s. 100 of called exercise (first one there calls it and all PAX run) then run a lap wait for six. Exercises were Merkins, LBC’s, squats, SSH’s, shoulder taps, Wilson starfish, etc. I am pretty sure there were 2 more and we completed 8 laps (2 miles). Lunge up hill halfway then Bernie the rest. BTF for 1:30 of plank.

Plenty of mumble chatter today. Good to meet Opsy from the GREAT STATE of OHIO! OH…… Go Browns. Announcements put in comments… YHC took us out in prayer. Prayers to family and all suffering from Covid-19.

2 ran on their own and 6 followed YHC for a little beat down. Here’s an summary of what went down sans commentary because YHC is blogging on his phone.

Warmup

Side straddle hops

Arm circles

Don Q’s

LBC’s

Merkins

After warmup, a 3/4 lap jog to the middle of the field for ascending suck (copyright owned by DK)

50 air squats / 10 burpees

40 WW2 / 10 burpees

30 double leg lunges / 10 burpees

20 merkins/ 10 burpees

10 double pump Alabama prom dates / 10 burpees

Repeat ascending

With time to spare, we made our way to the lower parking lot for two rounds of 5 push ups / 30 second plank / 10 WW2 / 10 push ups / 30 second plank. We ran the hill after round 1. Up the hill and back to the flag after the second.

This was a tough one but we chipped away at it and completed nearly 100 burpees. YHC is happy to report that his counting was exceptional.

YHC took us out. Prayers for Rosetta who lost a friend recently to Covid.

5 men arrived for what they thought would be a typical F3 workout……

Warm up: mile jog, SSH, imperial walkers, dead man hang, stretching routine which was mostly stolen from my high school track coach who we may or may not have had fired due to a hazing tradition which dated back decades (another story for another time),

Form work: on the track for 60m of the following: A skip, B skip, high knees, karokae and a few striders.

The Thang: 4x400m w/ ~1min rest between, 4x200m w/ ~1min rest between. 200s were partner efforts for a 400m (2×200 relay style). Nancy Lopez was on pace for Michael Johnson’s gold medal run when he had to pull up for a hamstring injury. when back to full health, his sprinting will not be overlooked again.

next up, stairs, bleacher crawls, leg dips then mosey over to a wall. peoples chair ring of fire style with each man doing 10 squats while the PAX enjoyed the imaginary chair. Next up ascending testicles (10 merkins, 10 merkins w/feet on wall at 45deg angle, 20 sec of balls to the wall). Mosey back to the flag for 3min of mary (freddy mercury, LBC, pickle pounders).

Nice work men, i’ll be bringing some track flavor to my future Qs.

Three stallions and one guy dressed for Top Gun Volleyball (you know who you are, Goose) posted this morning at Source of Truth to a find a potato in the oven – here’s how it tasted:

Warmarama (Doublemint) – mosey to the side of the school for SSHs x 15 or 16 more or less, Russian Soldiers x 15, Imperial Walkers x 15, Don Quixote x 10, roll in the wet grass, Freddy Mercuries x 20, Sugar Stix x 20, APDs x 20

Thang 1 (Doublemint) – Dora (100 merkins, 200 squats, 300 LBCs) w/ run to mechanical door and back, mosey to front of school

Thang 2 (Bullseye) – Curb Crawls (Bear crawl to curb, 5 x merkins, crawl bear back, 5 x jump squats, repeato with 4x, 3x, 3x, 1x), then

• Peoples chair v1 (arms to side, then drop 6″ and arms 45*) + 25 dips
• Peoples chair v2 (arms to front, then drop 6″ and arms 45*) + 25 dips
• Peoples chair v3 (start low, arm circles, reverso) + 25 dips, mosey to hill behind school

Thang 3 (OC) – Hill repeats with 25 x wide grip merkins, 25 sec planks +

• One legged donkey kicks x 25 (ea. leg)
• Peeing Dogs x 25 (ea. leg)
• Rear extended leg circles x 25 + reverso (ea. leg)

Thang 4 (Tobit) – Circuit Training

• Pax 1 – sprint up hill and back
• Pax 2 – peoples chair
• Pax 3 – American Hammers
• Pax 4 – WWIIs

BTTF for deadman’s hang, straddle streth, Wilson’s wife, child’s pose. Numbers, names and OC took us out. Strong work, gents!

Upon arriving at SOT, YHC found a single car in the parking lot. Do YHC’s eyes deceive him or is that OC?! While dealing with the surprise of seeing OC after a number of months, DK rolls up…another pleasant surprise! Only 5:30 and it’s already a good day.

Looks like a PAX of three and with no Q on the Q sheet, a hot potato was called. Here’s what went down.

Tobit Q:

Mosey to front of MMS for COP.

SSHs, DQs, Russian Soldiers, Helicopters, LBCs, and Flutter Kicks (aka Sugar Sticks)

Triple Check: Merkins, Dips, and running around parking lot

DK Q:

Mosey to behind MMS.

Bear crawl, lunge, bear crawl, lunge around parking lot.

Head down to track for 1 lap Bernie Sanders style.

OC Q:

Back up the hill for door exercises.

Starting at 29 and finishing at 19, exercises included squats, merkins, American Hammers, plank, WWIIs, sugar sticks, and other exercises YHC can’t remember.

BTTF for Yoga stretching.

Numbers, Names.

NMS:

The usual SOT crowd was missing this morning….New Market most noticeably absent. YHC was thrilled to be joined this morning by OC and DK.

OC said he was motivated to hit SOT this morning after a text came from Bullseye (who is on vacation) with an image of an Orange Crush IPA. YHC guesses that the simple mention of OCs nickname was enough to get him back out in the gloom. Can’t remember if the same text also inspired DK to get out this morning.

Mumblechatter was pretty heavy this morning as the PAX caught up. Typical topics this morning…summer, family, school, coronavirus. COP was interesting with cadence but no count (all chatter…no counting). While running backwards on the track, DK struck up a conversation with one of the regular walkers. Turns out the dude is from England…giving DK more fuel for discussion.

That’s it from me…peace!

Four New Market and one Salisbury residents showed up at SOT in four different cars. We waited patiently for Doublemint as he had signed up for Q, then magically it was removed. Off we mosey’d.

Wilson – Circle up for a hot potato Q. COP – 20 of each called out exercise. Then on to parking lot tracers. Yes its a big parking lot.

Honeymoon – Mosey to a dark heavily wooded entrance to the horseshoe. But as we were entering the dark hole, Marmaduke heard a noise and saw some green eyes (possibly a Karen in the wild). POG grabbed a rock and tossed it in to the woods to let whatever it was, we meant business! Honeymoon unphased, explained the exercises and into the darkness he went. Bullseye and I brought up the rear to ensure safety to the PAX! THink we did 4 rounds, but my bicepts still hurt so………yeah.

Marmaduke – Runner calls out exercise and PAX performs. Two rounds – that was a larger parking lot than expected. Some wall sits then mosey back.

Honeymoon took us out.

8 truth seekers decided to escape the warm clutches of the fart sack and start the day the hard way. According to the people honking as they went by, this is how it went down.

3 solo cars and New Market clown car in with plenty of time. Marmaduke in at the buzzer and we were off! Mosey down the stairs to the field for some

COP

• SSH
• Helicopters
• Don Quixote
• Dying Cockroach
• Flutter Kicks
• Merkins

Mosey to bottom of hill, Bear Crawl to the top, Al Gore for the six. Then Bernie to the far corner of the school. Mosey to the front for:

THANG #1

“The doors” (not a dora): at each door you do an exercise. The number on the door is the number of reps. Each PAX took turns calling out the exercise, 5 doors at a time. YHC and POG were thinking alike so doors 1-10 were all burpees. Other exercises included, Merkins, squats, solo sword play, Carolina dry docks, and LBCs. Excellent work and variety from the PAX on this one! Mosey down the hill for:

THANG #2

“Two-ba-four”: YHC called a triple check but with 8 pax it turned into a quadruple check. With time being a factor it turned into 2 rounds at each station. Exercises were People’s Chair, Incline Merkins, Pole Smokers, and timer ran up the hill and back down.

Mosey BTTF right on time for names, numbers, announcements (see below), YHC took us out. You guys are awesome, have a great one!

NMM

YHC did get a bit excited at the chance to name the modified triple check a 2×4. This is a southern term learned from YHCs father for any length/width of lumber. His love for sayings is something that has been passed on. Others he imparted include “Let it be like water on a duck’s back”, “never look a gift horse in the mouth”, and “colder than a witches tit in a hail storm”.