Category: Sweep The Leg

Bucco Fever!!!

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It’s a great Monday here in the Gloom as America’s team; the Pittsburgh Pirates are currently in first place. Much like a solar eclipse or Haley’s comet this is a rare occurrence so YHC busted out the Bucco gear for todays workout.

Warmup: None it’s STL

The Thang:

Starting at the stop sign closest to COT we did 1 burpee

Then ran to the parking lot for Southern State Bank where we did 4 HR Merkins and 4 LBC’s.

Wash, rinse repeat the route increasing the burpee count by 1 each lap and the Merkin and LBC counts by a factor of 4.

1 x 4
2 x 8
3 x 12
4 x 16
5 x 20
6 x 24
7 x 28
8 x 32
9 x 36
10 x 40

The route was roughly .4 miles total so a decent run in between the pain stations. Also featured was an “acceleration whistle” so when I would blow the whistle everyone would have to sprint for 10 seconds. Just to make sure everyone keeps pushing.

That said I’m confident that everyone got to at least round 7 which means everyone got between 3-4 miles in with well over 150 Merkins/LBC’s. (plus burpees!)

Always honored to lead thanks to Badlands for the call.

Take care everyone!

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Sweet Route

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I thought it would be a good idea to write down my Q on a slip of paper to make sure I remembered everything about our stops this morning. Yep, lots of Q mocking.
Simple workout this morning, we stopped at every ice cream/dessert shop between the AO location and Gold Hill Road. Short disclaimer, we are crossing roads, look out for cars.
Exercises at each stop: Merkins, Squats, LBCs, and CCDs. reps determined by a complicated mathematical equation.
First stop: Dairy Queen, Earlier arrivals: SSHs, rep count 10
DQ was the only franchise in my home town. We had a late bus that would take us home after football practice. The bus driver stopped at DQ and let us purchased food while she dropped off the other students on the other side of town. Only rule was she was not waiting for anyone on the way back. I ordered a chicken sandwich (Bad Choice) which took longer than normal and I got left at the DQ. Luckily, I was able to get a ride back to my bus stop before the bus arrived.
Back to the workout:
Stop #2 – Pelicans – Over 100 flavors of ice, open for over 20 years.
Early Arrivals – Jump Squats,
Rep count 20 (Merkins, Squats, LBCs, and CCDs)

Stop 3 Dunkin Donuts –
Early Arrivals – Plank
Rep count 15 (Merkins, Squats, LBCs, and CCDs)

Fifteen represented the number of Dunkin Donut stops located between my apartment and work when I lived in MA. Best donut – Jelly filled cruller (I don’t think they make them any more, but if you find them let me know).

Stop 4 – Brewsters – Over 150 ice cream flavors, open 1989
Early Arrivals – Lunges
Rep count 35 (Merkins, Squats, LBCs, and CCDs)

Stop 5 – Abbotts – Over 121 flavors, open in 1902
Rep count 30 (Merkins, Squats, LBCs, and CCDs)

Back to COT.

Ice cream is one of my favorite food groups. Each shop has many choices, like our lives, we have many choices. Our attitudes toward family, friends, and others. Our interactions with coworkers, clients, and people we meet throughout the day. Choose to be better.

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Body by Badlands

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After a week of living the beach life for spring break, I was a bit unsure how my body would react to resuming physical activity.

WARMUP: a few Pax did a pre-run of about 2.25 miles from Earthfare down to Richard’s Crossing and back.

Fishstix grabbed his Ruck so that Flounder would not be solo.

THE THANG:
Head towards gold hill middle school via Dave Gibson – stopped 3 times:

1) Plank – up/down dog – merkins IC – MtnClimbers IC

(this is point where Bandcamp began questioning in his head if I actually had a plan or was just winging it)

2) Al Gore – seated MNCs IC – Squats IC

(this is point where Bandcamp verbalized his previous thoughts)

3) LBCs IC

(this is point where I started winging it just a little bit)

Moseyed to bottom of Athletic Fields entrance to Gold Hill Middle (hill with lightposts)

run to light pole 1 and do 5x merkins, LBCs, Squats. return to beginning light pole.

run to light pole 2 and do 10x merkins, LBCs, Squats. return to beginning light pole.

increase reps by 5 through the 5th light pole where 25 reps were completed.

(this is point where I kinda winged it)

Original plan was to make it to 6th pole for 30 reps but YHC could barely make it through the 25 reps without breaking so modification necessary- starting at bottom do 5x reps of same exercises at all lightpoles in run up the hill (7 lightpoles)

(this is point where I totally winged it)

Mosey back to middle school with a stop at the basketball court for some Bobby Hurleys.

Head back toward CoT with 3 stops:
1) Wide arm Merkins
2) Sumo Squats
3) Freddy Mercuries IC

Arrived back at CoT with just less than 3 minutes to spare

MARY:
Wide arm Merkins IC, Sumo Squats IC, Freddie Mercuries IC, Plank

ANNOUNCEMENTS: read your newsletter

COT: each shared a prayer or praise

Thanks for the mumblechatter and push this morning fellas.

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The hills are still there

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WARMUP: mosey to bottom of Brayden hill, plank up for 6
THE THANG: Hill repeats with 15 each of merkins, squats and lbc’s . Stop at first rd complete exercise, go back to bottom and complete 3 burpees. Back up hill to parking lot entrance complete exercise, go back to bottom , 3 burpees. Back up hill to 160 , complete exercises, go back to bottom , 3 burpees- repeat
MARY:
ANNOUNCEMENTS: 420 burpees for 4/20, cannoli run
COT:

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AKA Day 1

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WARMUP: Run from Earth Fare to end of Ben Casey Drive.
THE THANG: Complete 8 windmill merkins. Run through adjacent parking lot down to end of Patricia Lane. Complete 8 inch worm merkins. Run to end of Gold Hill Middle parking lot. Complete 8 curb burpees. Run back to Patricia Lane. Complete 8 inch worm merkins. Run back to Ben Casey Drive. Complete 8 windmill merkins. Repeat all of the above AMRAP until 5:57AM.
Run back to Earth Fare.
ANNOUNCEMENTS: I opened the newsletter at COT. Too many things happening to share… so read your newsletter!

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“Jaeger Recovery” LOL

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WARMUP: pre-run the 1.1 mile loop with 3 stops with 3 burpees each.
THE THANG: 1.1 miles loop with 4 stations
Station 1: 25 mountain goats (3 mt climbers + 1 goat kick = 1)
Station 2: 25 AH
Station 3: 25 Mike Tysons
Station 4: 25 V-Abs
Rinse and repeat but this time 20 reps at each station. Rinse and repeat but this time 15 reps at each station.

MARY: 30 J-Loves and 30 Flotters
Total of 3.6 to 4 miles from every PAX.
ANNOUNCEMENTS: trash pick up, Bettle men’s shelter, start training for Jeager 2023
COT: families, work, banks, and others.

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Baxter Loops pick up the 6 style

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WARMUP: No warmup
THE THANG: Headed to Baxter for a big loop with PT at each Stop Sign- Alternate 10 Merkins 10 Squats and 5 Burpees 15 LBC. Change direction when you get back to the start, pick up the 6 and they all follow.
MARY:
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Jager!! Read your Newsletter
COT: Finished with The Lords Prayer

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46 Years on the Big Ball

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WARMUP: Mosey to bottom of Kingsley hill. (a few things to get loose)
THE THANG: Run the “big loop” through neighborhood and return to bottom of hill.
Run to first road….back down. Run to second road….back down. Run to top…..back to swimming pool. Run to COT. We did do exercises at each stop including Burpees. ( In truth, was my birthday so didn’t write the backblast until 3/1…so forgot)
MARY:
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
COT:

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Punishment for missing free throws

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WARMUP: the 0445 pre-run

THE THANG:
Shuttle runs
Using the rows in the parking lot (~20m apart) numbered 0-5, starting at 0, shuttle run to 1, return to 0. Run to 2, back to 0, etc until Pax got to 5, then start over from 1.

First 3 rounds (1 round being shuttle run through 1-5)
Burpees everytime you came back to 0. The number of burpees were equal to the number of the row you ran to.

Second 3 rounds were jump squats following the same rules as the burpees but by a factor of 4.

Last 3 rounds were 4 SC mountain climbers x the number of the row you ran to.
Those that finished before 6, did shuttle runs with no exercises.

Every 3 rounds was just over 1 mile.

MARY:
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
COT:

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