Eight men met at the Harris Teeter lot for another Tuesday morning beatdown at the Golden Corral.  Here is what they did:

The Thang:

Dynamic warmup:  knees to chest, ankles to waist, lunge/arm extension, toy soldiers,    Start the mosey to the COP, but wait, someone else is pulling in – it’s Sir Topham Hat!   So, we picked him up and circled back to the COP:

All in cadence:  SSH x 40, merkin x 10, cotton picker x 10, diamond merkin x 10, squat x 20, LBC x 20, mountain climber x 40, hillbilly walker x 20, staggered merkin (10L/10R)

Mosey to the hill by the old driving range and meet at the bottom.  Run up the hill and back to the bottom. . At the bottom, pair up for Jacob’s Ladder.   Stay together for the whole routine and start at 3 burpees and work up to 10 burpees.

Mosey back to the original spot on the HT lot, line up and face the retaining wall.  Plank it up while one guy runs to the wall, box jumps it, does a bombjack and returns to the line.  The next person in line takes off to do the same while the guys waiting drop to 6″.  Alternate between a regular plank and a 6″ plank until all the Pax have run to the wall and back.

Circle up for ABLAB (all medium/slow counts – crowd pleaser!)

Freddie Merc x 20, American hammer x 20, alternate left hand to right leg extension x 10, Superman hold x 2,

COT

Moleskin

We had a total of 17 Pax this morning including the 9 others who were rucking with Witch Hunt.   Having the ‘ruck crew’ at Golden Corral is a regular thing now,  and it’s a good thing.  There is always more chatter with a larger group, and it’s fun to start and end together.    When we did Jacob’s Ladder today, I had the guys pair up and stay together to encourage one guy to push the other guy to go faster.   I hope that had the desired effect.  Toward the end of the workout, we did box jumps on the retaining wall which, the last time we did this, the wall was not quite as tall. Hmmm….must have been at a different spot at the parking lot – sorry about that men!

Lately, I’ve noticed that the guys are sticking around longer after workout to hang out and catch up with one another.   A lot of us have known each other for a couple years or longer,  and the friendships we’ve developed are growing stronger.  That’s great to see and gives you another reason to climb out of bed and meet at 5:15 am!

Announcements/Prayers/Praises

Turkey collection this week and through Saturday for Paradise neighborhood.  Xmas party on Saturday, Paintheon games tomorrow.  Read your newsletter!

Praise for the birth of Olaf’s child, prayers for a troubled father,  prayers for the injured Pax