The Year of the Walrus Celebrated At the Grinder Welcome Party


A special edition of the Grinder was requested at some point on the Twittersphere and after 800 messages YHC and Mr. Burns took the bull by the horns to deliver a 60 minute Welcome Party full of smoked shoulders, sandy clothes, and Walrus calls (and crawls). 10 PAX braved the beat down and emerged stronger men because of it.

0430: Standard Ruck 2.6 miles with coupons

0515: Welcome party – Phase I (YHC has Q)

  • Form in two columns and face each other
    • Low Flutter 25X IC
    • Muricans 10X IC
    • Low Flutter 20X IC
    • Muricans 8X IC
    • Low Flutter 15X IC
    • Muricans 5X IC
  • In two columns march to Hells Ascent
  • Form single row facing the hill (coupons down, flag planted)
    • Low crawl up the hill – 5 Muricans IC
    • Low crawl down the hill – 5 Squats IC
  • Form 2 columns and face each other
    • Rucks overhead and hold
    • Overhead squats 10X IC
    • Overhead presses 10X IC
  • Rucks back on form single row facing the hill
    • 5 burpees – bear crawl up hill
    • 4 burpees – walk down hill
    • 3 burpees – bear crawl up hill
    • 2 burpees – walk down hill
    • 1 burpee
  • Form 2 columns and face each other
    • Rucks overhead and hold
    • Overhead squat 5X IC
    • Overhead press 5X IC
    • Rucks overhead and hold
  • In two columns, coupons up and flag up front, march to baseball field

0545: Welcome Party – Phase II (Mr. Burns has Q)

  • PAX elephant walk around bases while one PAX farmer carries tire around bases. Keep going until all PAX have farmer carried the tire around the bases
  • Cycle 1
    • 40 squats OYO
    • Low crawl to first base
    • 30 overhead presses with ruck OYO
    • Bear crawl to second base
    • 10 Muricans IC
    • Walrus crawl to third base
    • 10 ruck pull throughs OYO
    • Lunge walk to home plate
  • Cycle 2
    • 40 squats OYO
    • Partner drag to first base
    • 30 overhead presses with ruck OYO
    • Partner drag to second base
    • 10 Muricans IC
    • Partner carry to third base
    • 10 ruck pull throughts
    • Partner carry to home plate

0615: COT

Moleskin:

  • Extremely impressive work by all this morning! That was a suckfest that you all endured with little mumble chatter to go around
  • Welcome Smokey to Ruck family! You crushed it today brother!
  • Nice job to the 11 PAX who rucked the standard – Capone and Hall Monitor joined in on the fun but had to take off after the ruck
  • Nice job to 66 who came out and quietly killed the workout even with a chest cold
  • Thank you to Cornwallis and Estes for allowing the PAX to haul around your sandbags all morning, those things are phenomenal training accessories
  • Elephant needs to have its own disclaimer, we may not be allowed back on the grounds of GCC
  • The walrus crawls were arguably the worst things imaginable this morning, YHC kept beaching with every movement, need to work on that one
  • TCLAPS to all for the discipline and extra effort today, that was designed to hurt but to also focus on teamwork and mental toughness. You would've thought we all had been rucking for a while (hmmm)
  • Jedi, thanks for taking us out in one of the most passionate and Spirit filled prayers we have all had the pleasure to hear
  • Jimmy O, thanks for sharing the birthday cake – nothing helps recover the muscles better after an hour-long beat down
  • On behalf of Mr. Burns and YHC, it was our pleasure to lead the workout this morning, always an honor to be out there amoung such great men