10/01/2020 - Dark Tower - Little Feisty at Dark Tower

AO: Dark Tower

When: 10/01/2020

PAX:

Number of Pax: 14

Pax Names: Ballboy, Elmer Fudd, FIB, Harbaugh, Hootie, House Arrest, Muggsy, Nosejob, Serena, Sir Topem Hatt, Smokey, Tonka, Uncle Rico,

DR Names:

Number of FNGS: 1

FNG Names: Mose

QIC: BabyHands


Introduction

There are a lot of great options out there tomorrow. I’m feeling a little feisty, If you’re feeling a little feisty, YHC has a home for you. WE are going to push it for 60 minutes, YOU will either chase or be chased. This is not a run club, we will not be covering long distances but you can bet your ass we’re going to be moving. Come ready to work in whatever fashion is requested of you, no excuses. We get stronger together. Leave your coupons in the car, roll call at 0500 and then we’ll be leaving base camp.

Warm-O-Rama

YHC was a little nervous about this morning. The crew that HC’d had some movers and shakers and I was hoping the workout would be challenging enough for everyone. Group was their early, was feeling a good vibe from everyone. Nosejob was still trying to wake up, knew I could help him wiht that. FIB brought an FNG to a feisty Baby Hands Black Diamond so I figured he either didn’t like the guy very much or he could move. Harbaugh signed up for both the 500 AM and 515AM, made the right call and stuck with the BD even after pulling his HC ;). At 0500 we took roll call, all HC’s accounted for, no fart sacks, no surprise PAX.

Warm up was an 800M run to the turf football fields

The Thang

Thang 1
15 squats 20 yard run 15 merkins run back
15 squats 40 yard run 15 merkins run back
15 squats 60 yard run 15 merkins run back
15 squats 80 yard run 15 merkins run back
15 squats 100 yard run 15 merkins run back
Each 100 yard sprint was a race to the guy on your left, loser did 5 penalty burpees after each 100 yard run
10 Bonnie Blairs 80 yard run – 15 merkins on knees, run back
10 Bonnie Blairs 60 yard run – 15 merkins on knees, run back
10 Bonnie Blairs 40 yard run – 15 merkins on knees, run back
10 Bonnie Blairs 20 yard run – 15 merkins on knees, run back
Every person that beat Smokey on the last sprint gave him a burpee
Thang 2 
Tabata style 45 on 15 off
Shoulder taps
Bonnie blairs
Mountain climbers – sit through
Backward cross lunge
Donkey kicks
Plyo squat
Plank position, alternate raising opposite arm and leg
Thang 3
Ankle tappers – Partner A starts with HANDS on the goal line, Partner B starts with HANDS on the 5 yard line. Partner A chases Partner B with both partners bear crawling to the 40 yard line. If Partner A can tap Partner B’s ankles before the 40, each tap is a burpee at the end. Flip flop, repeato.
Cops and robbers – Partner A starts with FEET on the goal line, Partner B starts on stomach on the 10 yard line. Partner A chases Partner B to the 40 yard line. Flip flop, repeat twice.
Thang 4
Ladder sprints 20,40,60,80,100
800M Race back to DT

Circle of Trust

Mentioned to the group that I got a little careless with taking care of my body and was paying for it the past couple weeks. As I discussed aliments with other PAX, I was overwhelmed with the amount of care and interest they expressed. A friend of mine told me, “People don’t care how much you know, until they know how much you care”. I appreciate the support and hope that I can return the favor soon.

Prayers for Blart’s family and Serena’s Aunt.

We prayed the Our Father.

Naked Man Moleskin

I warned the PAX I was feeling feisty the night before and it carried over to the morning. Some of the more memorable feisty lines PAX are still hearing in their head may be “Again!, on the line!”, “Don’t let your squats go to shit”, “Don’t be the last to the line”, “Get your hands off your knees, its a sign of weakness”.

Thang 2 – 45 seconds is longer than you think, 15 seconds goes by quicker than you think

Thang 3 – I acknowledge that I was fumbling with my phone too much. I also did a poor job separating PAX. Next time we count of by 1’s and 2’s, I’ll simply ask the 2’s to move up to the desired starting position. My bad. Btw, I got Muggsy’s ankles a few times ;). Tap some ankles the next time you’re chasing.

Thang 4 -This was the gut check, past the 60 was all heart.

Oh yeah, the FNG (Mose)…he can run. We’ll get him under a coupon to slow him down, but outside of that, good luck keeping up with Mose boys. His family has a blueberry farm, similar to Dwight Schrute’s family, we named him Mose after Dwights cousin. However, upon further review Mose actually runs the beet farm with Dwight and has not left in 27 years. Oh well, Mose it is!

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