In NOLA our strength is incorporating bar hopping into 5K runs. Our weakness is posting the shovel flag. Looks like the winds of change may have started this morning as YHC received a text at 0448 from Shorty letting me know that the flag had posted at Rock City. Shorty, unable to post himself due to a last minute flight to Houston took the time to drop off the flag on his way to the airport. #TheExtraMile. With a shovel flag marking the spot, 7 of us gathered together for some mumblechatter and a quick disclaimer. We picked up 2 more after moseying to the rock pile for a warm-up COP
The Thang
Warm-up COP: SSH IC x 30; Peter Parker IC x 30; Iron Cross x 20; IW IC x 30; J-Los IC x 20; Squats IC x 20. The intention was to get the back and hips loose. YHC was feeling good once Amnesty voiced his approval of the warm-up. This is my new gold standard. From here we grabbed a rock and moseyed around the tennis courts to the playground.
Stations: We partnered up at five different stations. 7 rock burpees was the count, everything else was AMRAP – Pull-ups, Swingset Merkins, Bench Press, Squats, Rock burpees. This was the first time YHC had tried merkins with feet in a swing, it won’t be the last.
We needed more pull-ups so we rotated through the pull ups two at a time until all pax had done another set. While the two were doing pullups AMRAP, the rest of the pax did a set of 5 rock burpees for a total of 20.
We grabbed the rocks and moseyed to the soccer field by the hill hell.
Oso 100 – We did a modified Dora with bear crawl. Partnered up. One partner bear crawls 25 yards down and back while other partner does Squat Presses AMRAP, then flapjack. Partners finish when the sum of Squat Presses equals 100. I was surprised that there were no complaints about the q lining everyone up for bear crawls through the sticker grass, until I noticed everyone but YHC and Skull Crusher were wearing gloves. Manliness or being unprepared – you decide.
Grab our rocks and head to the hill hell for a Descending Jacob’s Ladder of Sorts: 7 burpees on one side of the hell, run over the hell con roca for 7 squats, run back con roca for 6 burpees and back over again con roca for 6 squats, continuing to descend the ladder. T-claps to Marlin for pushing me hard. We made it to 2 burpees before we had to call time and head back to the rock pile. #Room4Growth.
Horses to the Stable after dropping of the rocks. COT with prayers for some of those in our community that are hurting. Looking forward to the first Wednesday workout at the CP this week.
Moleskin
This was YHC’s first Southshore Q in a long time. It was great to be back out there with the guys pushing ourselves to get better. Fortunately we didn’t have any of the excrement issues the Skinny was having. #BeenThereDoneThat.
