June 14th, 2018 By Alcatraz

In the humid gloom 14 of Highlands finest gathered to get their #downPAINment for the day.  The disclaimer included the range of possible outcomes for the morning.  Everyone was guaranteed sweat with hospitalization as a worst case scenario.

A mosey began to…

WARMARAMA:

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

Move to covered sidewalk and partner up for…

THE THANG:

The last time YHC Qed a pull-up-alooza there was some #mumblechatter accusing the Q of being “evil” by putting the burpees last in the rotation. @Disaster even made it a point to document his displeasure in the BB comments.  So in honor of @Disaster, the order was switched for Pull-Up-Alooza #DisasterMode.

One partner ran to the playground to complete the required pull-up count while the other stayed at the sidewalk to work towards the total exercise count.  Keep switching until completed, then enjoy an ab exercise.

• 50 Burpees, 1 Pull-up, LBCs when done
• 100 Lunges (not single leg), 2 Pull-ups, Rev Crunch
• 150 Carolina Dry Docks, 3 Pull-ups, Brinkley Bends
• 200 Squats, 4 Pull-ups, LBCs
• 250 Merkins, 5 Pull-ups, Rev Crunch

With some time to spare, the PAX made their way to the light pole for some cardio between the basketball goals.

• High knees
• Reverse skip
• Calf Explosions (sounds better than bunny hops)
• Reverse run
• Repeato

Side shuffle back down the bus lot turning at each basketball goal.  Mosey to…

MARY:

• Pretzel Crunch x 20
• Box Cutter x 20
• Greatest American Hero (just the chorus)

COT and BOM!

A DISASTROUS MOLESKIN:

1. Great work today men!  Burpees to start was no fun, but YHC was thankful they were out of the way.  Also thankful hospitalization wasn’t achieved for any of the PAX (as far as we know).  But YHC was unaware about the new layer of mulch on the playground that made for unstable footing.  #disclaimerfail
2. Side note on the burpee round.  YHC didn’t have a partner last Pull-up-alooza, so the reps were cut in half.  My brain was still doing that math this morning and had already gotten excited about stopping at 25 burpees.  #disappointment
3. @Disaster still expressed displeasure during the course of the workout.  Some people just can’t be happy.
4. T-claps to @Shazam for partnering up.  His former partner, @Gump, for this workout drove by honking the horn.  And for the record, the phrase “just add 5” was not uttered this gloom.
5. Convergence at Harrisburg this Saturday.  It’s 0700 at Harrisburg Park.  YHC is happy to drive a clown car from HC Elem.  Sound off in the comments if interested.  NO MALLARD CREEK PARK on Sat.

Always an honor to lead the PAX!

 

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