Be still and the Earth will speak to you. – Navajo Proverb
YHC passed through the Four Corners this past summer and saw the above proverb painted on a few landscapes by the local artists. The monument is run by the Navajo Nation and while it’s undoubtedly an overpriced tourist trap, it’s also pretty cool to chat with the local Navajos that are creating and hawking their art in the surrounding space.
All the same, though, this quote doesn’t really apply to today’s beatdown. And while the PAX was anything but still this morning, we did manage to clear our minds using a different technique: by knocking out 150 merkins in the first 20 minutes of this beatdown. Here’s how it went…
Right out of the gate, 25 merkins OYO. Then some standard warm-up: Good Mornings, Windmills, SSH’s, IW’s, High Knees, and Butt Kicks, all 20x IC. Finish the warm-up with another 25 merkins.
Mosey over to the corner of Marigny and Livingston for the start of 4 corners: Start with 20 burpees, sprint a block to the next corner perform 20 burps plus 20 squats. Next corner add 20 (full grown man) sit-ups, and at the last corner, add 20 merkins to bring the tally up to 150.
Back into the Marsh for a quick 10 pull-ups OYO before hitting the legs. Started out with 20x IC lunges, depth charges (t-claps to Grundy for the cooler name), calf raises, monkey humpers, and grab a pull up bar to finish with knees-to-chest. Repeato.
Back to the court to circle up for Mary. The PAX attempted 5 prisoner get-ups with varying degrees of failure. Entirely YHC’s fault – next time I’ll watch a Youtube video and demonstrate proper form beforehand. Then onto LBC’s, starfish crunches, Freddie Mercs, and Nolan Ryans, all 20x IC before we ran out of time. Countdown, nameorama, and then Turtle led us out with a prayer.
More than once I’ve mentioned that I’ll be taking Monday’s off, and yet I keep finding myself back at the Marsh. That’s because this really is the best way to start the week. Thanks for the opportunity to lead guys.
