At a cool 38° and with the Ides of March approaching, it wasn’t a Shakespearean betrayal that had YHC worried – it was what miserable AMRAP challenge would Turbo come up with next? So 14 days in, I figured we’d sprinkle a few of the past challenge exercises (italicized below) throughout today’s beatdown as a reminder of this month’s short but effective doses of pain.
Warm-Up: Good Mornings x15, IW’s x20, Windmills x15, SSHs x25, 8-Count Bodybuilders x15, Shoulder Taps x25, all IC.
The Thang: First and foremost, mosey to the back of the Justice Center to knock out today’s challenge before our legs were jello (gotta keep those numbers up!): 90 seconds of one-legged curb hops (45 secs each leg). Kevin Costner and Woody Harrelson were somewhere around the block in downtown Covington this morning, starring as two Texas Rangers on the hunt for Bonnie and Clyde. Had they seen Turbo perform his one-legged curb hops with his usual sense of ease, he surely would’ve merited a part as a Ranger alongside the two (though, probably one who gets shot down early on in the film). Is there enough room on the Northshore for two stars of the silver screen?
Onward to the Veteran Memorial for a COP: Burp n’ Groin, Burpees with ascending groiners after the merkin, up to 10x. As the PAX has noticed, groiners have become my new go-to. Out with the old (Sayonara Bulgarians!), in with the new.
Animal Walk on the grass back to the rear of the Justice Center: Bear Crawl, Monkey Humpers x20 IC, Duck Walk, Monkey Humpers x20 IC, Crab Walk, Frog Jumps x10 (forward and back)
Next up, an AMRAP run up the rear justice center walkway: 10x Hand Release Merkins at the starting line, 10x derkins at first set of benches, alternating one-legged Freak Nasties x10 at second set, and up the stairs for 10x Butt Kick Jumps. Reverse, hitting those same stations until reaching the starting point. Rinse and repeat for approx. 8 mins. (Hitting the derkins station for the 3rd time and facing a slab of concrete with weakened arms was a good reminder that YHC had forgotten the disclaimer.)
Finally, plank up and wait while each man takes a turn sprinting the corridor, up the stairs and back.
YHC wanted to return to the flag for and get in a few minutes of Mary, but alas, out of time. Greeted at the flag by a nearly fully-recovered Moby, who is looking rested and slim! Countdown, nameorama, and Shooter prayed us out. T-claps to Turbo for reminding us to sign up to Q – if you haven’t already, please do. Let’s get this next month all locked up. Thanks for the opportunity to lead guys!
