The Swamp is quickly becoming a ‘Pick your Pain’ AO. We had 27 HIMs show up for a variety of punishing activities. 11 for the Ruck, 3 for the run and the remaining 13 reluctantly followed YHC for a bootcamp beatdown.

When I picked up the Q from Boehiem at Tempo on Thursday, there was some mumblechatter about no burpees.  Is a workout without burpees really a workout? Not for YHC. My wienkes come pre-selected with burpees involved. So with that here we go.

Quick mosey to the back of Just Fresh for COP:

Seal Jacks x25
Hillbillies x20
5 Burpees
Imperial Walkers x15
Plank Jacks x15
5 Burpees
Moroccan NC x30
Mountain Climbers x10
(Shout to CSPAN – Turned the tempo of the climbers up to 11)
5 Burpees
Slow Merkins x10
Low Slow Squat x15
5 Burpees
Cherry Pickers x10
Windmill x10
5 Burpees

Now that we had a nice sweat going, we took a quick mosey to the front of Pet Smart for the pain.

The Thang

4 crosswalks cover about 100 yards from Pet Smart to Best Buy.

Round 1:

All members start at the 1st crosswalk, and do 4 reps of exercise A.

They they move on to the the 2nd crosswalk and do 4 reps of exercise B.

They they move on to the 3rd crosswalk and repeat 4 reps of excercise A.

They they move on to the 4th crosswalk and repeat 4 reps of excercise B.

After that, they run 50 feet to a cone and the head back to the 1st crosswalk and plank for the six.

Rounds 2 and 3 are identical to Round 1, but the reps increase by 4 each time (Round 2 has 8 reps and 3 has 12 reps.  No 10 counts between rounds, once the six is in start the next round. Round 3 proved very challenging.

We got through two pairs of exercises:

1st Pair:
A: Burpees (crowdpleaser)
B: Reverse Lunge

2nd Pair:
A: Carolina Dry Docks
B: Diamond Merkins

Then we finished with a run to COT where the ruckers we graciously waiting with Rucks overhead for us to join in the circle.

It was great to see all the support the PAX provided each other.  The cheering of the six to finish strong. So many coming back to pick up the six or support there fellow Pax to power through the pain. Having the leaders push the pace to challenge the Pax.  Amazing and humbling to see.

Gecko – Thanks for the constant support of the six. True HIM. Sorry for the Burpees
Nasa – Getting better everyday. Keep pushing
Fish Sticks – One day I’m going to catch you. Thanks for pushing the Pax.
Wild Thing – Come so far since your first post. Continue the journey
Training Wheels (FNG) – Awesome 1st Post. Embraced the suck
Da Vinci – Always a smile. Love the positive energy you bring to the Pax
Puddles – Love the mumble chatter. Always keep me on my toes
Cable Guy – Always pushing the pace and challenging everyone to go harder.
Bones – Grinder. Never complain. Always comes to give 100%
Mr. T – You never quit and push a little harder everyday. Embrace your success.
Royale – Always holding me accountable and providing Pax with encouragement
MainFrame – Silent but deadly. Always out pushing the Pax.

Thanks again for the opportunity to lead. Always a humbling experience.

Gotta get back to the Hunt, its Witch Season…