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30 minute trail run prior to Rock N Roll

You know how you kind of feel weak doing pull-ups? Well we decided to add our weight vests/rucks to the 5am pull-up session… #humbled. 3 HIM’s worked on their 2 rep max for weighted pull-ups with the following circuit. Note – we could not figure out why the Lexicon hasn’t coined something neat for pull-ups… we have Merkins, why not Perkins? I dunno… 5 minute warm-up EMOM – 5 sets 3 perfect pull-ups Plank Position rest V-legged pull-ups (Legs straight in a V perpendicular to body while you pull-up) 10 rotating sets, 1 rep each time Assisted Pull-ups 5 sets,…

Six SOJ studmuffins donned their rucks and embraced the soaking suck as they put in a full hour of Rockwood speed-rucking. Two stops were made to first exhaust the quads with ruck squats, then later Mudslide led the PAX working the upper body through a variety of ruck-holding reps. TClaps to these HIM’s not only embracing the monsoon ruck but then going on to conquer the flesh with a truly challenging Florence beatdown. Getting stronger TOGETHER! ~DTH

The rain did not keep 8 SOJ men off the trails of Rockwood Park. After a few early miles with Big Rig and Boberry the PAX got an intro to YHCs new 50# sandbag and we hit the road taking turns with the bag. Multiple stops for a variety of squats, presses, clean and press, overhead holds, planks and lunges. Everyone seemed to enjoy the extra weight and stops along the way. More of that too come with future training. Big Ruck training next Sunday, 6am at Forest Hill Park. Put it on your calendar and reserve the morning for…

Boberry and Big Rig were out on a run, Broadway then I arrived. Big Rig went to get his miles in, the rest of us strapped up, headed out for a morning ruck. One thing with me: I like speed running I haven’t figured that out but rucking I have it down. The goal was to be under 15 minute/mile(our average for 3.38 miles was 14:27/mile). We felt good the rain and wind was there, yet once you get going don’t notice it. After that a little rest, get ready for boot camp

7 HIM’s satisfied the Morning Wood with a speedy 5K (3.1mi) ruck completed in 49 minutes. Enjoyed the conversations and the push. YHC is leaving for Aruba 😎☀️…see ya! ~DTH Hard work spotlights the character of people: some turn up their sleeves, some turn up their noses, and some don’t turn up at all. ~Sam Ewing

Big Rig needed to get to work so he started out on his run(cranking up that training for his race, the rest of us ventured onto the dark trails with the creatures hiding going “the humans are back again with those strange lights”. We are getting a little closer to the time that we get more early sunlight. That will allow us to hit the trails, get used to that type of environment. Overall a good one, all except one stayed for the main workout 3.3 miles today. Ruck tomorrow see Slack have a good Saturday

The morning started early in Big Rig’s world. He was getting his mileage in joined later by Boberry and Hardywood. After a while the ruckers arrived, 6am hit were took off to venture around. Big Rig was joined by State Farm, Posh, and Shaw-Shank during that time while we rucked anywhere from 3.2 to 3.4 miles depending on what you did at the end. Good mumble chatter about climbing and other topics plus with the lights around and the wolf moon you may have presumed there were withers aliens or training for the next mission to get a terrorist on…

A blast of cold came upon us, yet did not deter from getting out there for another Saturday morning ruck. Big Rig is in marathon training so he had the run part going, we ventured up and down the path using the hills as a way to strengthen the legs plus mind. There’s has been work with getting rid of dead trees and smoothing out the hill nearest to the far end(fact there’s a nice pile for training). The highlight was as we made a turn, someone was enjoying a little alone time, when he saw the lights come around,…

As YHC is getting further into marathon training, the long runs keep getting longer and longer, it sure is nice having some company for these runs Got to catch up with Boberry for about 5 miles, i think, for the second week in a row and chat about what we have going on, coming up (Boberry has The Willis River Fat Ass Trail Run, which is free btw. As well us training for GTE. YHC has a marathon to be named later) and previous experiences (Boberry’s Blue Ridge Relay) We took a pit stop at about 555 to cool down…

A crowd of SIXTEEN mother ruckin heroes stormed the dark paths of Rockwood keeping a 14.5min/mile pace with a few stops to stay together and stretch. Mudslide again provided the course, and a total of 3.2 miles was achieved in about 50min of rucking. Big welcome to a few new ruckers – Meatball, The Block, Tobit and McRib. And welcome back to Doublemint who’s been away too long. LOVE the energy this GrowRuck is spurring in our Region – let’s keep it going and get everyone Registered for GTE#47! !REGISTER HERE! — https://growruck.com/event/gte-47/ TOMORROW (Sun 1/14, 0600) RUCK at Pump…

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