YHC informed the PAX this morning that gloves were not going to be required.  That if we did everything correctly today, your hands would never touch the ground.  After all the merkins at Colosseum, today would be #legday.  No FNG’s present so a light disclaimer was given and off we went.

The Thang:

Run from the parking lot towards the street while doing the following dynamic exercises:

• Butt Kickers
• High Knees
• Karaoke Left
• Karaoke Right

By the time we hit the street we picked up pace for a brisk mile run down Hunter’s Run to the base of the stairway that leads up to #Pantheon.  SSH while we waited for the 6.

Time to “Ascend the Pantheon”: Basically run to each landing and complete the following exercises in an ascending pattern (had to modify here due to space limitations for jumping lunges).  Kept the Pax together for this.

1. 25 Monkey Humpers
2. 50 Calf Raises (25 each leg)
3. 75 Squats
4. 25 Monkey Humpers
5. 50 Calf Raises (25 each leg)
6. Lunge Walk to the final staircase (side note, picked up Senator Tressel here who can be seen running through the #Pantheon woods occasionally.  We’ll save that for another Backblast)
7. 100 Squats

A couple of needed 10 counts and we ran to the teacher parking lot in back.  A special thanks goes out to CSPAN for this one.  Next exercise was a…

10X10: 10 short laps around the parking lot with 10 jumping lunges after each completed lap.  Not the fastest way to complete 100 jumping lunges, nor the smartest. Senator bounced after showing us how it’s done!

Next, rinse and repeat with a 5X10: 5 laps with 10 Monkey Humpers after each lap

Mosey to the well lit wall on the back of the school for People’s Chair

• Regular
• On Right Leg for 10 count (crowd pleaser)
• On Left Leg for 10 count (crowd pleaser as well)
• Regular
• Rinse and Repeat

20 Step Ups each leg on the benches then mosey to the play yard

15 Kneetar N’Diayes IC

Run back to COT and sprint the last 75 yards

NMM

Thanks to all the PAX for their hard work.  I know I will be feeling this well into the latter part of the week.  Nice to meet Pick Six.  Not all Pantheon workouts are leg, so please come back for Burpee and Merkin day!  Pretty sure we clocked 2.5 miles +/- even with all the leggy stuff. Thanks to Cable Guy for “sound effects” and staying downwind.  Houska, keep it up brother.  You’re getting better every day! Proud and humbled to lead you guys.  Thank you for the privilege.

Announcements

• 10/14 Dredd and OBT to speak at Fort Mill Rotary (see Zima)
• 10/17 World’s Fastest 5K (Form a team, sign em up)
• 10/24 Mudrun (Royale and Cable Guy looking to get a team together)
• 12/19 Christmas Party (get registered for this ASAP)
• P200 Teams still forming.  If you’re interested, HC now!

Praise and Prayers

• Prayers for Mr. Clean’s Dad who will be needing heart surgery (stint or otherwise).  Pray for Mom as well as they navigate this process.
• Prayers for Corruption’s daughter Grace as she heals from ear surgery

Honor to Serve,

Zima