It all started on Dec of 2021 when YHC, Blackbeard, Gnarly Goat, Omaha and Lawn Dart would stay too long at coffeteria after Cauldron and start sharing terrible ideas for 2022. First we agreed to do 50 burpees every day in the month of January. That turned into, “then we can pick another exercise for Feb”. Then “Hey we could do it all year!” What we’re we thinking??? Well the committee was then formed from this group and tweets and announcements would follow. And somehow Lawn Dart would become our secretary – oops I mean admin.
So the year happened and so did the challenge. Over 30 guys stuck to the daily burpees in January – obviously the hardest month. There were tweets with pics and videos and near nekkedness doing the burpees. Was a great start! Some stopped at Feb while others hung on for numerous months. Eventually even YHC missed a day in May I think (hangover Sunday). But many put in a whole lotta effort throughout the year. So for the Dec 31 workout it was time to recap and do all 12 sets in sequence which was painful but doable in an hour. Here’s the list:
Jan = 50 burpees
Feb = 50 jackknife LBCs/Leg
Mar = 50 merkins/day. Goal of 50 non-stop by end of month
April = J-Lo. 50 in cadence.
May = 50 Hip Dips per side
June = Suns Out Guns Out challenge. 50 curls each arm. Choose your own weight but goal of increasing by 50% by EOM
July = Guns Challenge continues with 50 dips or skull crushers a day. In cadence!
Aug = Keep up that Summer 6-pack you carved in April and May! 50 WWII sit-ups single count.
Sept = 50 Christian McCalf-Raises. In Cadence
Oct = 50 Suzanne Summers/leg. 25 more for extra credit.
Nov = sets of 50 second stretches, with requirement to post at Stretch at least once in March
Dec = Mini-Murph: 10 pull-ups, 20 merkins, 30 squats
T-Claps to Knockout who arrived after we’d completed the first 30 burpees but he caught up!
T-claps to the pax who knew what we were gonna accomplish but posted anyway. And T-claps to Master Po and maybe Mulligan and Firestone who found out when they arrived but they crushed it as well.
Awesome coffeteria after as pax from both Estate and Jungle took over NY Bagel for hours.
Whatcha got 2023? Bring it on.