January 27th, 2020 By Grandmaster

4 men joined me on a rainy Friday at the Mill. The beatdown had to commence in the parking deck for fear of Gunny melting in the rain.

The warmup consisted of running up a ramp then alternative modes of transportation up the next ramp until we reached level 5.  We held our typical warmup on that level then made our way all the way back down and outside for 45 seconds while each of us grabbed a plate.  We then returned to the deck to execute a sun’s out guns out beatdown. ????

All men must take their plate everywhere with them.  Yes, hands were cold until they either froze or warm up.  10 curls on the bottom level then run every step with plate to level 1 for 5 man makers with the plate.  Run back down the steps and completed 20 curls then back up to level 2 for 5 man makers.  The next rounds only increased by 5 reps but we completed every level.

The next evolution was a combination of 5 skull crushers at the bottom and 10 squats at the top.  Increase reps of skull crushers by 5 each time.

The last evolution was a combination of overhead presses and squats again.

A great ending to the workout was Re Chicken suggesting we put the plates in the bed of his truck and not having to go back in the rain and mud.  DONE!!!

A lot of unspoken prayers.  Thankful for this group of men beside me.  Just thinking over the last few years many of us have gone through some trying times.   Moving, new jobs, relationships, losing relatives.   It’s a good thing to have some people that lift you up.  Not when you see them once every few months but being there and pushing each other 4 times a week.

Until next time!!!

Chris Watkins

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