July 7th, 2018 By Wexler

8 of Harrisburg’s most patriotic came out to battle a newfound hill.  After reading @Bull’s epic back blast last week I realized I could probably put a little bit more effort into mine.  I know I will never reach his level but if you can’t #BeBest at least you can try to #BeBetter.  Here is what we got into:

Warm Up
:

Mosey to library parking lot
Disclaimer
SSH x20
IST x15
Windmill x10
5 Burpees OYO

The Thang:

Mosey over to the far parking lot.  Immediately @Talladega asked about the ‘Glazed Donut incident’ from @Bull’s Backblast.   I tried to brush it off as something he didn’t want to know but he kept pushing saying he hasn’t been able to sleep wondering what happened.  I filled him in and how it was all @Kojak and the immediate regret could be read on his face while @Solocup commented ‘Well that was a lot worse than we imagined…’  Things quickly went down hill from there…

• 10..er I mean 5 Burpees in the lower parking lot
• Run half way up – 15 Squats
• Run to the top – 20 Merkins
• Run back to the middle – 15 Squats
• Repeato X3
• Plank up at the bottom which reminded @Gapper of the Pickle Pusher.  This in turn sparked up a conversation of proper form of the Pickle Pusher vs the Pickle Pounder…which led to @Solocup recalling the fateful day someone tried to make him do partner dips….off his partners back.  @Gapper gleefully exclaimed ‘Hey!  that was me!’

Mosey down into the trails.  After my warning of potential spiderwebs, the Pax collectively decided to let me lead the way.  Nothing more manly than the spasms that happen after running into numerous unexpected spiderwebs.  We came out at the bottom of our newly discovered hill.  Not sure what to name it yet but it was quite The Beast.  (#patentpending #trademarkpending #hashtag)

First up, Squat Suicides.

• 10 SSH
• Run to first cone – 10 Squats
• Run back down
• Repeat all the way up The Beast

Round 2:  Aka ‘Let the complaining begin…’  AAKa ‘Wow @Wildcat is the only one who does Lunge Walks correctly’

• Lunge Walk to first cone
• Switch to Side Lunges to Second cone
• Continue switching all the way up The Beast
• Run down the hill stopping at each cone to do 10 Decline Carolina Dry Docks

Round 3:  Still not sure how but this is right about when a conversation on having trouble going to the bathroom emerged from the Pax.  Many solutions were discussed including different uses of oil and teaspoons.  Overheard ‘So where do i put the teaspoon?”

• Quadraphilia to the first cone
• Run to the next
• Continue switching between the two all the way up The Beast
• Run Down stopping at each cone to do 20 Reverse Lunges (10 each leg)

Round 4:  A lot of credit to @Dicktracy here for doing the workout while covering @Caveman’s ears from all the potty chatter.

• Bear Crawl to first cone
• 20 Mountain Climbers
• Run to next cone
• 20 Mountain Climbers
• Repeat all the way up The Beast

Mosey back up for Mary.  @Talladega asked @OldSpice ‘How did you get your name?’  YHC replied ‘@DickTracy thinks he looks like the Old Spice guy in the ad when he comes out of the shower.’  @OldSpice paused and said ‘ummm no its because I stink..yeah..thats it…I have bad body odor.’  #fakenews

Mary:

• LBC  X20
• Reverse Crunch X 20
• LBC  X20
• Reverse Crunch X 20
• LBC  X20
• Reverse Crunch X 20
• LBC  X20
• Reverse Crunch X 20
• LBC  X20
• Reverse Crunch X 20
• Leg Lifts X 20 Each Leg
• 20 Superman Pulses OYO
• J Lo – X 20

COT

Announcements:

• Streetlight 5k Friday July 13th.  This is a #SpeedforNeed event and would love to have as many guys out there as possible  Sign up Here!
• Prayers for safe travels to @DickTracy and @OldSpice’s better halves as they travel to Alaska and Mississippi this week.
• Prayers for safe travels to @Gapper as his family heads out west next week

Strong work out there everyone!  That hill is killer and I appreciate you playing along as we tried something new.  Good to have you back out @OldSpice and great to see you jump right back into it @Talladega and lead the way!  Thanks @Wildcat for reminding us all the importance of proper form.  Great to see the #noquit from @Solocup and @Gapper.  Lots of interesting chatter out there this morning which led to a lot of great laughs. Hard to ‘unhear’ the idea of partner Squats/Carolina Dry Docks.  That is a definite modify for me.  Can’t tell you how impressed I am that @Caveman was out there.  That is not how I spent my Saturday Mornings when I was his age.  You are a great dad @DickTracy.  Way to be out there killing it and being a great role model for him.

As always, thanks to all for coming out, pushing me, and allowing me the opportunity to lead!

Double Quote of the Day: 

“If you stand for nothing, what will you fall for?” – Numerous people

“America was not built on Fear.  America was built on courage, on imagination and on an unbeatable determination to do the job at hand.” – Harry S. Truman

 

Harrisburg, The Rail Yard

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