Getting Swoll
Date: 9/11/23
PAX: Green Acres (RIRO & WD), Van Gogh, Huckleberry, Schlitz, Palin, Lamb Chop (WB), Cherry Pie (RIRO), Ziggy Stardust, Boomerang, Greenspan
It used to be that my grandparents (the farming side of the family) would tell me that the number of foggy mornings in August would equal the number of snowfalls we’d get the following winter. With climate change pushing summer out further, I’m going to assume that today’s foggy morning will result in at least one significant snowfall this winter. Perhaps our arms & chests will have recovered by that point to shovel driveways. Here’s how it happened.
Warmarama:
Typical Greenspan warmups, although the order was altered due to the arrival of Brother (Cherry) Pie as we were concluding SSHs.
SSHs, Cherry Pies, Abe Vigodas, Down/Upward Dog stretches, Standing Hamstring Stretch
The Thang
A triangle has three points / vertices. For this morning, our vertices were the flag pole, the (un-roped) entrance to the school, and the other (roped) entrance to the school. At each stop, perform the prescribed number of reps of the assigned exercise. SSHs for the six if you finish the round early.
- Hand-release merkins x 15 (x 3)
- Dive Bombers x 15 (x 3)
- Diamond Merkins x 15 (x 3)
- Wide Merkins x 15 (x 3)
- Squats x 15 (x 3) at Lamb Chop’s request
- Ranger Merkins x 15 (x 3)
- Spider Merkins x 5 (x 3)
- Burpees x 10 (x 3)
Mary:
Heels to Heaven (Zima-style) x 15 (IC)
Cobra Crunch x 15 (IC)
Low Flutters x 15 (IC)
NMM:
- This was a variation of a workout YHC was fortunate to attend when down range in Fort Mill back in 2018 led by Ginsu (https://f3thefort.com/2018/11/29/chest-day-the-ranch-11-29-18/). YHC has been holding it in the back of his mind since then. We got somewhere around 315 chest reps in today.
- Lamb Chop was persistent in his asking of variation in muscle groups. YHC relented around round 4 with squats. In retrospect, YHC should have called burpees with a Bonnie Blair / Iron Mike at the top. #Kobains.
- YHC knows a workout was decent when you get a t-clap from Van Gogh. The artist was out front all morning pulling the rest of us along.
- Huck, as has become his habit, was stalking the big man throughout. Me thinks it made VG run harder.
- YHC encouraged Cherry Pie to participate in the Cherry Pies today for his own sake to no avail. CP proved that burpees were a sufficient warmup for him throughout the beatdown.
- Schlitz continues to show the acceleration he’s demonstrated over the past year. Dude is svelte.
- YHC met Green Acres as he was running in. War Daddy probably got a total of 6-7 miles with the two miles we ran during the workout proper.
- Boomerang was quiet in his MC, but it was there. It’s always there. In contrast, Ziggy was truly quiet but loud in getting the work of the morning done. Ziggy is working on a book during his sabbatical. Pretty interesting stuff; you should ask him about it at a future workout.
- Palin was mumbling something about “complexity”. Not sure what he was talking about. YHC’s only retort was about the complexity of his 2.0’s F3 name, Yukon Cornelius.
- No Frost Bite appearance this morning. Hope your calf gets well soon and you can rejoin us.
Announcements:
- None..
Prayer Requests:
- Cherry Pie’s father starting second round of chemo.
- All those still grieving the events of 9/11/01 and the ensuing years.
YHC took us out petitioning the SkyQ to make us men of integrity, gratitude, and generosity.
Thanks for the keys, Schlitz. I’ll wear my Bud Light shirt next time.
