Because I love y’all too much baby.
And so it began, the 2nd annual Merkin Trap on the lakefront. Last year around this time we did 400 Merkins, could it be topped? I think so.
18 PAX converged at the Lakefront today (without Gnats!) to make ourselves better. It could have been an even 20 if TankedUp didn’t steel Bush and Steve for a OYO Marathon.
Gloom Factor – overcast, chilly 47 degrees
Warm up – Nada. It’s time to get to business
THANG – multiple exercises, mosey’s, and a lot of Merkins with a surprise thrown in mid-way. Exercises were done IC, 12,8,5 (50 reps) and some OYO.
Starting out at the shovel flag: SSH | Merkins IC 12,8,5
Mosey to Rips for Calf Raises on the stairs | Dirkins on the curb. 12,8,5 IC
Mosey to the wall: Step Ups OYO in sets of 12/8/5 | Irkins OYO 24, 16, 10
Run 2 blocks to Jefferson, stop for 10 Merkins at Claiborne. Monkey Humpers |Stone Mountain 12/8/5 IC
Run 2 blocks to Monroe stop at Madison for 10 Merkins. Squats | Leg-up Merkins 12,8,5 IC
Run to the Marsh, stop at Livingston for 10 Merkins
Milestone Marsh: 50 pull ups, 50 Freak Nasties OYO – modification was supine or negative pullups
Cowbell gave me a time check before we hit the Marsh, and after 100 reps YHC had to modify to make it back in time.
Run back to the flag, stopping at each street for 15 Merkins.
On the way, some father son intensification took place with Hammer and Pickaxe. Hammer carried Pickaxe most of the way piggyback style, and I took a turn for 1 leg. While Hammer and I did Merkins, Pickaxe did a Luigi (I think) – or pretty much a Merkin with no arms. At least he didn’t have to carry Shooter for 6 blocks.
Back to the shovel flag for the wrap up.
· Crunchy Frogs for Cowbell | Merkins 12,8,5 IC
· LBC’s IC 12,8,5 24 Irkins OYO 8,5 FIA Merkins IC
· Hello Dolly | Merkins IC 12,8
500 Merkins in an hour, Advil post beatdown OYO
Count, Name – Welcome FNG Binky!
Announcements:
1. F2 with FIA Thursday March 25th, 6pm at the Lakefront Gazebo and Barley Oak afterwards. Bring your wife, girlfriend, your female children, and their friends. Who wouldn’t want to attend that!
2. Zoolander Q next week at the Milestone Marsh – NOT THE LAKEFRONT
Thanks for following my lead,
Till Next Gloom – Akbar
Moleskin
I first did this workout in Atlanta and loved the cadence. Last year we did it with 400 Merkins and hit 500 this year. 600 in 2022?
Great to see Blaze back at the Mothership again.
Zoolander had a 3 man EH. T claps for What’s That making the trip all the way from Kenner.
T Claps to Pickaxe who hung in there, that’s a long way to run for a young man.
Great to see Steve again at coffee and glad he’s back in the workforce.
TankedUp is either crazy, a beast, or both. He just decided to run a marathon in Covington on his own. Maybe because Hammer called him Geriatric. T Claps brother.
