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Swolefest 10-5-2020

The Swolefest AO is a great place to start off the week. Throwing around the cinderblock is a good way to get the blood pumping and the body moving. Today was no different. When 5:30am hit, I issued the disclaimer and then we proceeded with the warmup: WarmUp: Side straddle …

28’s

What beautiful weather we had this gloom! Mid 50’s with a nice cool breeze. Seems Bean was the only one prepared, adding long sleeves and high socks to his standard outfit. On the agenda was 28’s, a variation of the 21’s biceps exercise made popular by Arnold Schwarzenegger in the …

Thank you F3

Cool temps greeted the PAX under the still starlit gloom at The Birdcage. 13 HIM took on a beatdown that someone referred to as “Old School”, and somebody else said was “Intense”. Interestingly I often find that Qing a beatdown actually adds some immunity to the difficulty. I don’t know …

The few at the View

3 total PAX, a beautiful moon, plenty of stars and mosquitos Mambi, Pappa Smurf and I, Da Q. Planted FLag, WarmupsMosey to the benches Circuit 10xTIMER – Run Backwards up the levee from the bike path, 10 MerkinsStep ups on the benchDips on the Bench After that – Run parallel …

Hammer Time

I arrived at 4:30 to the A1C ready to work. Knocked out the ISI, then started running laps. I was pleasantly surprised when Hammer showed up at 5 to run with me. He ran at my much slower pace, and the conversations were great. BBQ was the next to arrive, …