Train Time

Train Time

QIC: Van Gogh

Date: 11/27/2019

PAX: Full Upright Position, Lambchop, Lawnboy, Snooki, Palin, Chisel, Cherry Pie, Sac, Mutton (WD), Truckstop (WB), Van Gogh (QIC)

YHC was in Denver last week and Q swapped for this week with Lambchop. Only problem with that being the 32 mile, 64 obstacle Spartan Ultra that YHC ran into Saturday shortly after returning from Denver. By far, the hardest race YHC has ever done, with 10 hours of constant rain, temps dropping to the 40s, and so much thick mud you couldn’t walk straight. After that, any excuse to not post kind of loses all relevance. Since the race was two laps that seemed to go on for too long, YHC wanted to implement that along with low mileage to help with my post race recovery.

Mission Statement

• To plant grow and serve small workout groups for the invigoration off make community leadership.

5 Core Principles

1. Are free of charge.
2. Are open to all men.
3. Are held outdoors, rain or shine, heat or cold.
4. Are led by men who participate in the workout in a rotating fashion, with no training or certification necessary.
5. End with a Circle of Trust.

Warm-o-rama

• SSH x 20 IC
• IST x 20 IC
• AST x 10 IC F/R

The Thang

• • Mosey to Track
  • One warmup lap

• Burpee Bear Train

• • Everyone do AMRAP Burpees 
  • PAX at back, Bear Crawl to front
  • Repeato through all PAX TWICE
• Monkey Lunge Train
  • Every do AMRAP Monkey Humpers 
  • PAX at back, Lunge Walk to front
  • Repeato through all PAX TWICE
• Hand Release Crab Train
  • Everyone do AMRAP HR Merkins
  • PAX at back, Crab Walk to front
  • Repeato through all PAX TWICE
• Hammer Duck Train
  • Everyone do AMRAP American Hammer
  • PAX at back, Duck Walk to front
  • Repeato through all PAX TWICE
• Complete laps around track
• Mosey to start

Mary 

• LBCs x 15 IC
• Mutton Crunch x 10 IC L/R
• Heels to the Heavens x 15 IC
• The Thistle x 1/2/3/4 merkins

CoT

• Prayers for @RootCanal’s recovery from a torn quad
• Prayers for @Rustbucket’s recovery from knee surgery.
• Prayers for @SwissMiss dealing with some stress at home.
• Thanksgiving convergence at Sherwood Forest Elementary tomorrow at 0700.
• Splash of Spam Birthday Bash this Saturday at them the Tasting Room! 
• YHC took us out giving thanks and lifting up prayers.

NMM

• @Spam would be happy to know the Mission Statement and Core Principles were given… some comments from @Palin made it seem he was bored by it all. He must already have them memorized!
• YHC first dabbled with train work a few weeks ago at #UrbanAssault. It was really just a You vs You workout, completing as many reps as possible. Lots of grunts, and exclamations from the PAX. Even from @Snooki (whose form was still flawless)!
• Between the 4 trains, we only travelled 90 meters. But with our mosey’s we hit .8 miles total, could be a great option to consider for Strength/Core workouts.
• Each train ride lasted approximately 8 minutes. So imagine doing the about 7 minutes of consecutive burpees, monkey humpers, HR Merkins, and American Hammer!
• @Lambchop remembered our Burpee Bear train at #UA a few weeks ago and threatened to just do something else…. He feel in line eventually.
• After YHC said there was only a 30% completion rate at the Ultra, @Lambchop said he was surprised YHC finished it! Ummm, thanks?
• Nice to workout next to @Truckstop and get to know him a little bit. At one point he said his body is not made for “this”.
• @Palin thought it’d be fun to High 5 the PAX during his crab walk, meet with mixed reactions.
• @CherryPie opted to keep his beanie on the whole time, despite the mild temperatures! YHC over dressed and ditched the beanie and long sleeve right away.
• @Chisel roughed it out with no gloves on the track. Given his attire choices when in the 30s out, YHC thinks he barely noticed; dude is tough!
• @FullUprightPosition has become quite the regular, and is getting stronger! #TClaps on sticking with it, when’s the VQ!?
• Great to see @Lawnboy, who YHC hasn’t seen possibly since we ran Sauratown together a few months ago. Maybe he’ll consider joining YHC for the next Spartan race since @Palin won’t!?
• Good to see @Sac at a non running workout for the first time in a while! I read he is looking for a new RnG site Q, perhaps to make more bootcamps!?
• Today’s WarDaddy, @Mutton, showed no issue with the madness this morning. Much #Respect! I also heard from @Truckstop that Mutton is making a come back in sales.

Thanks for the Q-swap last week Lambchop, and thanks for coordinating the key exchange @Razzie! 

Van Gogh