First of all, big respect to the brave PAX who once again started Wednesday off with a running of the Pine (Champ, Ocho, Appomattox, Uzi, Draper, Aujus). It definitely has a wicked sense of humor.
Afterwards, a total of 15 PAX accompanied Beano during the ME to work through the Brutal Basics (BB).
WARM UP – SSH, Arm Circles, Prisoner Squats, Windmills, Slow Merkins
- BB #1 – Thunderstruck
- (4 mins and 51 seconds of planking with a merkin/”thunder”)
- BB #2 – Double It! – Human Tractor Pull
- In a traditional tractor pull competition, the trailer weight gets heavier over time as the tractor covers more distance. The weight eventually becomes too much for the tractor to handle, and it comes to a dead stop (signified by spinning tires in the mud and, many times, the explosion of the tractor engine)
- In an effort to match this insanity, each PAX started by carrying the coupon of their choice (35-60 lbs.) to the bottom of Tarheel Warrior Mountain (THWM). Once at the bottom we began to “tractor” back up the hill in the following fashion (But instead of our weight getting progressively heavier, we doubled the reps at each stop up the hill).
- Bottom of the Hill – 4 merkins, 3 rows, 2 squats, 1 push press
- Weighted Travel to Yellow Gate
- Yellow Gate – 8 merkins, 6 rows, 4 squats, 2 push presses
- Weighted Travel to Parking Lot
- Parking Lot – 16 merkins, 12 rows, 8 squats, 4 push presses
- Top of Parking Lot – 32 merkins, 24 rows, 16 squats, 8 push presses
- NOTE: This series was repeated two times… (spinning tires, explosion of engine…)
- BB #3 – THWM Partner Carry
- It’s a local classic, a local staple, a local tradition at Rameses. No month of the year is complete without at least one partner carry up THWM. YHC was happy and honored to oblige.
- Partner carry up – carry partner halfway up THWM, at halfway point flapjack, then make it to the top.
MARY – Leg Drops and LBCs
CoT –
- Prayers for the Posner Family (Cheesesplint’s neighbor) as the father of the family tragically passed away earlier this week.
- Remember The Bull This Saturday – 4/14! (West Point Eno River – 7AM until 11AM) – reach out to Beano or ShakeIt if you have more questions
- Remember monthly Chapel Hill 2nd F (First Tuesday of every month at Elliott Rd. Jersey Mikes) – send Draper your email if interested in getting a calendar invite for event