August 2nd, 2016 By Alcatraz

26 men gathered in the 90% humidified gloom to break a little sweat. One can only assume those who remained in the #fartsack stayed up too late watching the final episode of the Bachelorette. The #mumblechatter started early as YHC’s bag was criticized and rightly so. It did have a cheerleading reference on it. But alas, the PAX was ready, shovel flag planted, disclaimer given and the mosey began to…

WARMARAMA:

• 19 x SSH
• 17 x IST
• 15 x Mountain Climber
• 13 x Cotton Picker
• 11 x Merkin

THE THANG:

Partnered up near the playground more according to speed than size. Partners faced each other creating 2 lines/teams.

• J is for Jump Rope – This is the timer as partners raced to complete 100 jumps on the sidewalk the fastest. Losing team did 3 Burpees.
• P is for Pullups – After Jump Rope the partners moved to play ground for a round of Pullups.

• C is for Carolina Dry Docks
• L is for Lunges
• A is for Air Squats
• M is for Merkins
• S is for Sprints (in place with high knees)

The PAX rotated through the CLAMS as partners faced off for Jump Rope and a turn at Pullups before returning to the PAX for CLAMS. If a member of the PAX was really horrible at jumping rope he could opt for 40 Dips on the bench as the timer for he and his partner. No one took the Dip option.

Time was called and a mosey began to…

MARY:

• 20 x Low Flutter
• 20 x Pretzel Crunch
• 15 x Plank Jack

COT and BOM!

THE MOLESKIN:

1. Great work by the PAX today! YHC loves workouts that provide for some SecondF in the midst of a beatdown. However, it seems like @Gump gets the majority of the verbal abuse. Is it justified? I’ll let you decide in the comments. Probably the Q’s fault for starting in early on him during WARMARAMA. YHC has much love for @Gump, progenitor of all @Highlands PAX!
2. Sound off in the comments for who you believe has the best rope skills. Never before seen abilities were revealed today. The Burpee penalty seemed to be distributed equitably.
3. @Google was way too eager to start and got the #DadYell. We worked it out later.
4. #Tclaps to @TheHop who supplied the jump ropes!
5. Was it @Eggnog or @BuffaloBill that didn’t exactly clear the bush when moseying back to MARY? Glad there was no visible injury, but a faceplant would have been epic!
6. #Tclaps to @SearchAndRescue, @Grinder and @Snare for some BRR training on Millstream this morning. Repeaters there are no joke!
7. Remember @Phantom as he is recovering surgery. The Plank Jacks were in his honor today. When YHC started F3, @Phantom would always call for Plank Jacks during MARY. It created a painful memory that I am all the better for! Iron sharpens iron.
8. Sharpen someone today by serving them! It’s what High Impact Men do.

Always an honor to lead the PAX!

Highlands

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