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This morning, the sun rose on an unsuspecting group of warriors, ready for another classic April Fool’s workout. Grundy, our fearless leader, arrived with Jose Russo Bushwacker Shooter, who may or may not be a real person but certainly sounded like a guy who meant business. We all chuckled, debating whether we should start with a solid 30 minutes of warm-ups or just dive into the rich history of pranks from workouts past. But no—Grundy was in no mood for jokes today. He had a bucket full of stones and a soul full of vengeance.
The madness began immediately. One unlucky soul had to carry the Bucket of Doom all the way to the stage, where they were rewarded with 10 burpees—a true sign that life is unfair—before running it back to the group. Meanwhile, the rest of us embraced the suffering with burpees, because why not add to the chaos with a running cumulative total? Once the poor fool with the bucket survived, we transitioned to our next task: carrying the Block of Destiny up and down the stairs, a shuttle run from Hades itself.
But wait—there’s more. We then formed a circle to partake in what can only be described as the most ridiculous exercise ever invented. Each of us paraded our blocks down the corridor with the grace of a newborn giraffe, before planking and sliding our coupon back like we were human curling stones.
Then, things got weird. Dragons descended from the heavens. Fire-breathing lizards engaged in aerial combat. Grundy, now completely unhinged, lifted 400 blocks with a single pinky while cackling like a supervillain. Burpees and squats continued as monstrous creatures clashed in an epic battle of strength and agility.
And just when it seemed like things couldn’t get any wilder…
Oh wait. April Fool’s.
But seriously, we’re all sore now.
Come out to the A1C on April 11th for Moby’s Birthday Q. He’s turning 75!!
I am stuck in my annual LEAP testing training so I decided to do Steve’s backblast post St. Patricks Day!
There once was a man stuck in review,
With nothing important to do.
So he wrote with some flair,
‘Bout Steve’s lack of care,
And a workout that barely pulled through!
They warmed up but couldn’t keep pace,
Poor Steve had a look of disgrace.
With counting all botched,
And focus half-watched,
It turned to a comedy case!
They crawled and they climbed in despair,
Then ninjas showed up from nowhere!
Or maybe, instead,
Leprechauns leapt ahead,
(But I left, so I really don’t care).
Five brave (or foolish) souls decided that the best way to celebrate Mardi Gras morning was not with king cake and mimosas, but with a leg workout that left us questioning why we didn’t sleep in. With rucksacks strapped on—because why not add extra suffering?—we kicked off the festivities with a warm-up, complete with Mardi Gras music to trick our bodies into thinking this was fun.
Then came the main event: sprinting (or some variation of fast waddling) up the stairs (Grundy led the pax as per the usual, he legit sprinted), looping around the lighthouse, and then executing a flawless Lieutenant Dan back to the start. Three glorious laps of this, because we believe in suffering together.
Next, we moseyed over for step-ups—ten per leg—just in case our quads weren’t already on fire. Then it was off to the bus stop for a delightful mix of Irkins and Freak Nasties, because I honestly was making up shit as I walked. I was tired.
With our legs now resembling overcooked spaghetti, we weaved our way through a slalom run, hit some calf raises up and down, and finished strong with 15 minutes of core work, ensuring that every inch of our bodies would hate us tomorrow. Jane Fondas (Steve’s version of them, on steriods). Wife pleasers with a long pause, followed by pulses as well. “It’s the best way to dry out the taint.”
And just like that, the beatdown was over. It’s been awhile since I actually saw an end to a Granny Beatdown. It felt odd and awkward actually typing that last sentence. Russo prayed us out, and we stumbled off to see what parades (if any) were still rolling in the wind. Thanks for letting me lead, and if your legs still function tomorrow, come join the fun at the Gipper for round three.
Since Pelican and I have been regulars on Friday mornings, the goal has been to move around some, discuss the world’s problems, throw out a conspiracy or two, and generally move around enough to feel ok about eating dessert later. On a scale of 1-10 on the pain train / difficulty scale, we keep it under 4. That’s the reality of the spashpad, and I’m ok with it. Buuuut, we ha a visitor this week: Grundy. He of the “I’m going to do a cake walk with multiple-IC 8 count movements.” Mr. “A 2 .5 hour beatdown is not that bad one you get past the 100 burpees and only have man makers left.”
So needless to say, we needed to up our game to make sure it was somewhat worth getting up and driving over.
No Valentines to speak of (regrettably). No candy hearts or flowers or chocolate. Pax of 3 this morning, mid 40 throughout. With doctor’s orders to keep the running to a minimum, we did just that with a Tabata at the stage and benches.
Warmup (all 10x)
– arm circles
– Air presses
– Grass grabbers
– Imperial walkers
– Self love
Tabata (40 seconds on, 20 off) – alternating between benches and stage – 3 rounds at bench, 2 at the stage
Benches
Freak Nastys
Step ups
Bulgarian Split Squats
Urkins
Stage
Merkins
Flutter kicks
Monkey humpers
LBCs
Plank jacks
Squats
Penguins
Mountain climbers
Lunges
Gas pumps
Cherry pickers
Crunchy frogs
Shoulder taps
No Mary to speak of, but we did of course wrap with a circle, announcements, and prayer.
Thank you gents for joining / reading. SYITG
The Mandela Effect: phenomenon where a large group of people misremember an event or share a memory of something that didn’t happen. It’s a social phenomenon that occurs when people have false memories of a person, place, or event.
Want an example? People remember Nelson Mandela dying in prison. They may remember a cornucopia on the Fruit of the Loom logo (myself included). They swear Vader says “Luke, I am your father.” Mr. Moneybags (I think that’s the gent from Monopoly) doesn’t have a monocle?
A more local example? The Treen Center. I swear I’ve left my keys on the bench more than once. Steve swears he remembers a Super 20-something led by me but my counting always stops at 10. We both swear we remember Shooter and Jose “scissoring” on the bench, but alas that was just a threat (proposition?).
Jose and Steve were running around as I arrived, followed by both Coachella (not HogsBreath) and Grundy (also not HogsBreath).
Lower 60s to start, slightly less humid, overall both “pleasant” and “sweat-inducing.”
Warmup (all 10-20x IC)
– Sealjacks
– Grass grabbers
– Arm circles
– Imperial walkers
– Self love
– maybe some other stuff, I don’t remember because Jose distracted me with his average time per mile. Dude’s a full-on runner now, no doubt.
Thang
The Walls of Jericho
(7 rounds of moseys around the Treen center, it of the Mandela effect) interspersed with seven reps of 7 exercises:
– 7 merkins
– 7 squats
– 7 lunges
– 7 Peter Parker’s
– 7 SMCs
– 7 shoulder tap plank jacks
– 7 monkey humpers
A mosey back to base where we wrap up with COT, NOR, Announcements, and Prayer.
Great group this morning, and I’m glad to have been able to share the streets with you. SYITG