Good Friday

“For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish, but have eternal life.”  – John 3:16

Seven legendary NOLA men, one brave FNG (Tclaps for posting this gloom El Wire.. EH’d by Yankee since October 2015… sometimes persistence is the key), one late bloomer (find out who in a few), and YHC decided to get better this gloom.  YHC’s theme for the day was Stations of the Cross, so I decided to take our Pax of 9…. which grew to 10 a few minutes in…on a spiritual inspired workout… but first..

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The Thang:

Quick mosey down and around St. Charles and circle up over to the front of Tulane and RY’s car.. oh hey!! there’s Yankee! #perfectparkingspot #latebloomer

COP #1: Warmup

Station #1:  Jesus is condemned to death
20IC x SSH
20IC x Smurf Jacks
20IC x Plank Jacks
10 OYO x Burpees

Mosey over to Calhoun and gather around an apparent party/outing going on at the corner.  They were about to watch our tremendous form on this next Circuit.

Circuit #1:

I wanted to visit these three stations at this location… especially with the crowd gathering.

Station #2: Jesus carries his cross
(At Start) 15 OYO x Cross-fit (a.k.a. Hand Release) Merkins
Station #3: Jesus falls for the 1st time
(Up Top) 10 OYO x Burpees
Station #4: Jesus meets his Mother
(Left Side) 25 OYO x Mary Exercise (1st Rd.-Flutter Kicks; 2nd-Dollys; 3rd-Bike Crunch)

Three Stations = Three sets!  Already up to the 40 burpee count.  Pax gathered around to await direction… so we visit the next station.

Station #5: Simon helps carry the cross
Indian Run to the ROTC Pull Up Bars.  Pax pulls together to reach the destination, and divide up into four groups for the next four stations.

Circuit #2:

Station #6: Veronica wipes the face of Jesus
AMRAP x Pull Ups
Station #7: Jesus falls for the 2nd time
6 x Burpees (pace setters)
Station #8: Jesus meets the women of Jerusalem
AMRAP x Dips
Station #9: Jesus falls for the 3rd time
AMRAP x Mayweathers (a.k.a. Plank Punches)

Repeat Circuit #2 one more time due to time.  As we continue our journey, the next few stations happen on Golgotha (a.k.a The Skull)… or in NOLA, we call it Wolf Pack Mountain…

Station #10: Jesus is stripped of his garments
OYO x Get to the top of WPM

Station #11: Crucifixion
I wanted to get in 11’s, but due to time, we settled for 6’s, which included merkins at the top of the ramp, and squat jumps at the bottom…. Peoples Chair at the top once complete.

Station #12: Jesus dies on the cross
Jesus died at 3pm… so plank hold (dealer’s choice) for 3 minutes

Station #13: Jesus is taken down from the cross
Pax gets to the bottom of WPM anyway they want.

Station #14: Jesus is laid in the tomb
Pax runs to the flag and circles up for the COT, which include name-o-rama, shoutouts (read RY’s emails), and prayer about how love is a sacrifice, and the greatest sacrifice occurred today on Good Friday, when God sacrificed his only Son for us, so that we may enter His kingdom one day.

Happy Easter everyone!