5 early risers ran the standard, and 15 hard chargers braved a (sort of) rainy morning for the promised merkin beatdown. Here's how it went.
Warmorama:
Warmup run around lot, high knees and butt kickers
Thee Burpee
20 SSH IC
15 Imperial Stormtroopers IC
15 Cotton Pickers IC
10 Merkins IC
15 Mountain climbers IC
The Thang:
Mosey to ramp
Partner up.
Round 1: Wheelbarrow 1/2 way up ramp, flip flop with partner continuing to top. Run back to start, plank.
Round 2: All PAX bear crawl 1/2 way up ramp, then Lunge walk the rest of the way. Run back to start and plank.
Round 3: Frog jump up ramp, 1 merkin at the end of each leap. As soon as I called it I knew I was in trouble, and was quickly accused of calling "not so disguised" burpees. I was hurt, as I would never do such a thing.
After all, burpees have been banned at Hollywood…
Mosey to Greenway entrance.
Merkin ladder. 1 Merkin at top, run down trail to do 9 squats at bottom. Add 1 Merkin, subtract 1 squat each trip.
Mosey to rock pile. Grab a rock and head to parking lot
10 Diamond Merkins IC
10 Full curls IC
10 Skull crushers IC
10 Overhead presses IC
Move 3 to the left
10 Wide grip Merkins IC
10 Full curls IC
10 Skull crushers IC
10 Overhead presses IC
Put rocks back and Mosey to parking lot for Mary
15 Shoulder touch Merkins courtesy of Snake Eyes
Some nice Mumblechatter this morning, including some whinging about "the rain". YHC can assure you that not one PAX melted during the workout.
Strong showing by Hat Trick, River Boat, and Outlaw during the ladder. Well done! Speaking of Outlaw… my friend did not forget the Frog jump/Merkins, and responded with a well deserved "bang bang" during name-o-rama. A first for me!
It's a blessing to be able to participate and lead this group. Merry Christmas and safe travels to all.
Deep Dish