YHC finally got to make the long dark trek down to our up and coming region, Briar Chapel. These guys have started something special, regularly getting 20-30 PAX per workout. YHC rolled up to see a couple PAX rucking off in the dark and a few others tossing Spartan spears, trying to stave off the inevitable 30 burpee penalty.

20 PAX descended on the Great Wall Activity Park at 0545 and we got started. For the warm-up, YHC tried something different. Rather than going into some SSH and arm circles, instead we broke straight into The Balls of Doom!

Warm-up: Balls of Doom
Two soccer balls, one covered in numbers, another, covered in exercises. The balls get rolled and you do the rep/exercises that come up. This is a bit random, and was a little more intense than expected due to some bad (good?) luck.

Jump Lunges x 16 each leg
Merkins x 16
Merkins x 12
Carolina Dry Docks x 12
SSH x 16
Arm Circles x 10
Windmills x 10

Since the AO is called “The Wall” and YHC is “Floyd,” I felt it appropriate to break out my Pink Floyd playlist, 35 minutes of classics from The Wall and Dark Side of the Moon.

The THANG:
Yesterday, My Little Pony did a Paula Abdul themed workout and one of the sets he did inspired me. It was called Two Steps Forward, One Step back. 10 cones were set out. The premise is that you do a forward movement 2 cones, and a backward movement 1 cone. Plank it out when you get to the end.

Set 1:
Bear crawl forward 2, Crawl Bear backward 1

Set 2:
Shuffle left 2, Shuffle right 1

Set 3:
Lunge walk 2, Backwards Lunge walk 1

Time to do something else: Indian Run around the big loop (1/2 mile measured on Google Maps), all the while rocking out to Pink Floyd.

The NEXT THANG: The Great Wall.
YHC figured he couldn’t come to this most excellent AO without making use of the giant blue wall which gives the AO its name.

Tunnel of Love: PAX lined up in plank position in a line and each PAX bear crawled through it. Now, of note, this was done on pavement, and some PAX wistfully looked at the grass on the other side of the fence. But YHC was committed to staying put, so PAX were warned to keep their knees and elbows off the ground. Most did. Some didn’t and got a bit abraded. Thus, this exercise was dubbed “The Tunnel of Blood.”

People’s Chair: PAX lined up around the wall in People’s Chair position and passed the 30 pound Ruck around twice.

Indian Bear Crawl: PAX stayed in People’s chair position and one at a time, bear crawl around the wall to your original position.

Tunnel of Balls:
All the PAX get in the Balls to the Walls position and one at a time, PAX bear crawled underneath. Eye contact was discouraged during this one.

Mosey to the Tennis Courts:

Suicides: 6 points on the tennis courts.

Mary:
LBC’s x 30
Flutter kicks x 30
American Hammers x 20

At this point, I had intended on teaching everyone the Floyd plank, but I forgot. Maybe next time.

COT

Moleskin:
Thanks for your hospitality Briar Chapel. You have a great thing going. Keep it up.