The Q arrived with cobwebs and yawns. The PAX quickly learned not to let that deceive them. The short BB does not give this beatdown justice. Here is how it went down. COP 25 SSH 25 IW Unknown number of DQ as the mumblechatter overtook counting 25 helicopters (at least that was the goal in the midst of continued mumblechatter) 10 2x merkins 20 2x LBC Burpee march in the parking lot, total of 60 burpees, 60 WWII sit-up and 60 2x flutter kicks Mosey to Heartbreak Hill – 10 sprints up the hill Mosey to the playground on the…
Browsing: Heartbreak Ridge
YHC showed up extra early this am to get a lay of the land. First Q for Heartbreak Ridge. Big AO so with time to spare, YHC formulated his workout for a West End PAX inbound. YHC parked near the buses and waited to see the appropriate place to park…..ah, Offshore was first and YHC moved accordingly. Closer to the track, mid parking lot. 6 regular West End gents and 1 SOJ regular posted and this is how it went down. 0530…Time to Mosey. One warm up lap around the parking lot. COP- Invisible Jump Rope x 15, Copperhead Squats…
Two SOPers joined YHC in the rain, then freezing rain, then snow for something like this: Lap around the track to the concession stand for COP: Dirty Birds, Carolina Dry Docks, Imperial Walkers, Mountain Climbers, Freddie Mercurys IC. Mosey to the east bleachers and partner up for partner 11s: Dips at the bleachers and pull-ups at the pull-up bars, with a run in between. Mosey to the blacktop for Donkey Kicks at the wall x20, run to the other end, Lt. Dans x20; repeato 3x. Descending Derkins: Mosey back to the track and around, performing Derkins at each bench/bleacher starting…
Or is it Small Data? It was 70 and sunny at Heartbreak Ridge, so YHC expects to see record numbers at the other AOs. The THANG: Post next week, and YHC will be happy to Q it again. Announcements: Solid VQ by Bootleg yesterday. Was that computer code in the BB (“++”, “-=”)?
Four formidable fellows found their way to Heartbreak Ridge on a cloudy morning. We covered most of the AO: Msey to field between track and road. COP- Imperial Walkers, Don Qs, Flutterkicks, Merkins. Head to Honeysuckle Hill for Burpees and Hill Run. Start at 5 Burpees, run up Honeysuckle hill then repeato all the way to 10 Burpees. Head to tennis courts. Bear Crawl width of 2 courts, 10 Merkins at start, 20 halfway then 30 at end. 2nd round decrease merkins by 5 each stop. Head to track- bench fun. Alternate 20 Benchkicks, 20 Flutterkicks up bench. Repeato. Then…
A pax of 3 enjoyed the warmest day in YHC’s recent memory – 33 degrees and dry! Here’s what went down: COP: SSH, arm circles (reverso), imperial walkers and merkins. Mosey to the track. We completed a lap while YHC called out the number of burpees to perform every few feet. Next to the concession stand where we did 4 sets of 25 LBCs, 20 dips and wall sits (plus one round of balls to the wall). Then to the back side of the school for polesmokers down the row. First guy does 5 with the other PAX holding 6…
Five PAX, mirroring the five Platonic solids, emerged in the gloom at Heartbreak Ridge. An exercise die in the shape of a regular dodecahedron (the fifth Platonic solid) was back in play after its introduction at Heartbreak Ridge last week: COP: 10 burpees for the temp + 1 burpee for the wind chill, Hammer Dance, Don Quixote, Mountain Climber, Hello Dolly, Elf/Russian Hammer Dance Mosey to the end of the upper field to use the exercise die. PAX take turns tossing the die, the tosser calls how to get there (bear crawl, crab walk, etc.) , then PAX complete the exercise on…
Three 40 Year Old Pax came out to Heartbreak Ridge to begin to shed off the gluttonous excess of Christmas day. COP – SSH, Don Qs, LBCs, Merkins, Arm Circles Head to Benches for – Boxing Day Sets. 5 Box Jumps & 10 Box Cutters. Increase by 5 & 10 up to 20 & 40. Mosey to parking lot. People’s Chair for 2 min. Line up for Bear Crawl across parking spaces. 2 Merkins each space. Head down to Pull-up bars. 6 Pull-ups then lap around track. Then more Pull-ups. Swing by benches for Bench Kicks- 40 & 50. Jerkin…
The gloom called, and 4 magnificent warriors answered. Here is how the pre-Christmas training session went down. COP 25 SSH 25 IW 10 2-count merkins 25 2-count LBC Mosey to the track for Reindeer training Reindeers must carry heavy loads, so team up and one man carries another around the track while 3rd member does 8 burpees (there were 8 reindeer) before catching up; repeat for 2 loops around track Reindeers must have strong front and hind legs Front legs – jerkin ladder starting at 8 and counting down Hind legs – run up HBH, do 8 deep squats, run…
6 steady PAX posted to Heartbreak Ridge to enjoy the worst kept secret of the 12 Days of Christmas beatdown. Just because PAX knew it was coming did not stop it from sucking. 12 days on 12/12 has a nice ring to it. COP- 12 of everything – SSH, Don Qs, Flutterkicks, Merkins, Imperial Walkers. Mosey to baseball field for THE THANG 1 Dozen LBCs, 2 Sprint of the field, 3 Diamond Merkins, 4 Imperial Squat Walkers, 5 Burpees, 6 Carolina Drydocks, 7 Lunges, 8 Plerkins, 9 American Hammers, 10 Flutterkicks, 11 Reverse Crunches, 12 Broad Jump Burpees. NMS- YHC…