Pre-Thang: Clear, cool and 49 in the gloom. Perfect! Nine, no make that 10 men, as Chaka Khan emerged from the darkness as we ran off, #morningy’all, through parts of Audubon and LU.
The Thang:
Mosey to grassy lagoon area(there used to be water in there)
Warmup COP: Slow Squats, Peter Parkers, SSH, Parker Peters x 15
Mosey to Shovel Flag Fountain–Dip Stop x 20 and continue to Wolfpack Mtn.
Lunge up first ramp — watch out for the car!
Run to the top stopping for Burpees at each level. Start with 5–add 1 each level and plank up at the summit.
Run all the way down w/ Beam Slaps
Mosey to Wolfpack Hill(LU Rec/Plex)
Run up the stairs to top floor (which we now know is the 4th!)
COP: Merkins x 10, LBC x 25, Lunge Jumps x 10, Diamond Merkins x 10, Hello Dollys x 15, Imp. Walkers x 10
Back down the stairs and mosey to Danna Ctr. Quad
Plank up decline style on a bench
Derkins x 10, Step ups x 10
Back to Shovel Flag — On approach we witnessed another group of 10 or so men breaking a huddle with a loud cheer. Not sure what that was all about, but had to take another quick
Dip Stop x 10 at the fountain to clear our heads…
COT
#mumblechatter–Is Wolfpack Mtn. a volcano? Look at all that smoke coming off the top.
Yep, definitely a volcano about to blow!
I guess we’re not going to take a break up here…
Pretty good workout, huh? — It’s different!
I thought those guys were going to want to rumble.
Tclaps to Hawgcycle for joining us on his 40th birthday(Official at 6pm today). He needed to burn off all that Argentinian beef!! Also, thanks for another thoughtful shout out.
Tclaps to Backdraft for bringing (FNG) Napoleon on his second post.
Tclaps to Napoleon for hanging tough w/ the PAX. Great work!
Cobains to the PAX for sending them to the top of a dead end stairway… Mental note–during re-con, always go to the top yourself.
Announcements:
Saturday 7:00 at City Park Practice Track – Q is Hawgcycle
Tuesday 530AM at the Birdcage – Reluctant Yankee & The Rev – Q –This is just a little bonus workout because of the Thanksgiving week.
Wednesday 5:30 at The Birdcage – Guest Q from North Carolina – Bounty Hunter
Hawgcycle announced his intention to start a Metairie workout after Thanksgiving. Time, place and day of week to come…
Come meet Bounty Hunter on Wednesday and EH a friend to join us for a good burn before you stuff yourself to the gills on Thursday.
Happy Thanksgiving to all.
