April 13th, 2018 By Grinder

Well guys, my semi-annual birthday is almost here.  After several years of heckling from my Skywalker brothers about my Benjamin Button aging process, the time has finally come.  This weekend I will be dropping a hate.  The big 3-0.  Might as well take this opportunity to lead one last workout before old age sets in.

I thought long and hard yesterday about what we would do this morning.  The urge to just show up and call for Sharknado came to mind.  I love that workout, after all.  Forty-five minutes of running in circles and beating your body down.  3.75 miles, 75 burpees, 100 diamond merkins, 100 situps, 100 merkins, 100 dry docks.  Few things in the gloom suck the way that Sharknado does.

Then, I turned to the hand dandy Exicon and started to look for something new.  Two things caught my eye:  Broken Wheel Barrows & Cliff Hanger Arm Ups.  Both looked good on paper so let’s give it a whirl.  Oh yeah, I saw a Youtube video with a modified Tunnel of Love… better try that out too.

If you were there, you know most of it sucked.  Downhill burpees are always a must.  Plenty o’ pain on the basketball court was had.  Burpee broad jumps are another favorite of mine.  Then to the field to introduce the pax to the Roly Poly Burpee.  We lucked out with a dry field today; hopefully next time we will get soggy.

Finally it was time for the exercise I was most excited about- the Cliff Hanger Arm Up (Partner holds your feet while your hands are on a picnic table seat.  Walk your arms up to the table top and then back down the seat).  Lots of moanin and groanin, you guys must have enjoyed it.

The only thing left to do now, of course, was a nice little suicide sprint up the big hill.

Finish it out with 30 pretzel crunches and kiss my twenties goodbye.

#Recover

Moleskin

1. Thanks for playing along this morning.  As always, I had a ton of fun leading this workout.
2. Good luck to all the Harrisburg 5k runners and the Harrisburg 10k runner.
3. Two great 2nd F opportunities coming up.
   1. Tomorrow night, Saturday 4/14, 7pm, drop by my house for some Margaritas and beer at my official 30th celebration.
   2. Next Saurday, 7/21, support Sparky as he competes in a smoke off (meat, not grass) at Unknown Brewery.  1pm.  Tickets are only $10.  #VoteForSparky
4. Whatever you do this weekend, make sure you family knows how much you love them.  Hug em’, kiss em’, call em’.  Tell your wife how much you appreciate her.  A little effort goes a long way.

Yours truly,

Grinder

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