9 Men posted to the Abyss after being warned that the Pyramid of Pain would be making its first appearance. A surprise appearance by Witch Hunt who gave away his Q at the Pantheon was a welcome surprise. YHC greeted all men including a few new to me, made a few smart comments about Bones and fraternity life, gave an awesome disclaimer and away we went.

The Thang

Mosey around the parking lot including high knees, lunges, toy soldiers and butt kickers

COP

Mtn Climbers x 20

Dry Docks x 10

Merkins x 10

Parker Peters x 10

Windmills x 10

IWs x 10

SSH x 20

Everybody warmed up?1?

Mosey to the back of the school

Pyramid of Pain

10 Exercises with a lap in between

Upon completion of the first 10, rinse and repeat with (2) laps in between each exercise

1. 50 Merkins
2. 40 Flutters
3. 30 Dry Docks
4. 20 Flying Squirrels
5. 10 Squat Jumps
6. 10 Bombjacks
7. 20 Derkins
8. 30 Dips
9. 40 Freddy Mercuries
10. 50 Jumping Lunges (crowd pleaser)

Over the course of the workout, we covered 3.4 miles and really enjoyed some fellowship. At the completion, each man shared how far he got on the Pyramid and will be held accountable to improvement next time.

Moleskin

• Witch Hunt – Man the guy has IT! It is obvious he has a passion for F3 and is in really great shape. Hang around people like him and you will get better
• Cornerstone – Heart of gold for this man. He took it upon himself to become a knowledge expert on his daughters cancer. The nickname fits him!
• Royale – A true #HIM. Started Lake Wylie with Dark Helmet and deserves a tremendous amount of credit for its success. Oh and raising 4 kids at the same time!
• Da Vinci – If you have been around this guy, then you have seen the transformation. He has leadership in his veins and just took over as Site Q.
• Wild Thing – Good to have him back. Got injured post the Delta. Yep he did the Delta. Only a real man could complete that (And he didn’t really know what he was signing up for!)
• Bones – Not many know this but a little brother for me in the fraternity at USC. Fantastic to watch this kid become a father, a successful businessman/chiropractor and a leader. Proud of you!
• Bart – New to me but clearly not new to fitness. From Alabama (hence the name) but a 30 year resident of Lake Wylie. I see many bright things in the future for this guy
• Vinny  – I already like this guy! Left a rap lyric out there this morning and he finished it. I see many shared “old school” similarities with this guy!

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I would like to thank Italian Job for this backblast. If imitation is the sincerest form of flattery then hopefully he will be honored. Every backblast that he writes is like this. He is a true #HIM who pays close attention to all those who post. I hope to incorporate his style in my future backblasts.