Thunderstorms put the proceedings in doubt, but we made the call to move ahead while keeping everything under the concession stand. YHC ran to The Piranha to borrow some cinderblocks, as the new arrangement would require some improv. Six of us gathered, then Fiddlestick went to go wake up Max Power, who had fallen asleep in his car after having arrived at 0425 for the cancelled EC ruck.

Great to have a surprise appearance from Banjo, usually a Carpex guy but no stranger to Churham.

With Irish playlist cranking along, we got going.

Standard warm-up then were able to do one of the activities previously planned, spelling out S-A-I-N-T P-A-T-R-I-C-K*. Themes aren’t everyone’s cup of tea, but I like doing this every now and then because it compels a perusal of the Exicon for new stuff.

San Antonio Shuffle – Left Lunge, Right Lunge, Burpee, Plank Jack X 6 – This was up Cardiac’s alley but resulted in a hitch in YHC’s giddy-up

Air Drama – Squat into a calf raise X 20

Inchworms with merkin X 10 oyo

Noodling for Catfish X 10 – Start in Irkin position on picnic table bench. When in down position, hold with one arm while other reaches down under bench like you’re feeling for something for 3 seconds, and then hand back to bench and finish the merkin.

Tempo Merkin, aka slow merkin X 10 IC

People’s Air Presses X 25IC – People’s chair with shoulder press

Alphabet – from six inch hold position, spell out the alphabet in capital letters. Pretty rough by the time you get to V!

T-merkin X 25

Redbull Leprechaun Jack X 20IC

Imperial Squat Walker X 20 IC

Carolina Dry Docks X 25

*K was supposed to be Killer Bs – Bear crawl to half field, broad jump back – do 3 burpees after every 5 broad jumps – but we weren’t using the field, so skipped K and went onto

Flora with cinder blocks, aka Lazy Dora on steroids – As partner sets, complete 100 merkins, alternating sets of 10 while partner planks. complete 200 weighted lbc in alternating batches of 20 while partner attempts to keep six inch hold with weight overhead. 300 goblet squats while other partner low squat holds. Cut this last bit short as again YHC’s old man hips were acting up and if you can’t do it, don’t Q it. Even still, it was agreed this was pretty rough!

Shifted to a standard Cindy progression: Overhead press, bent-over rows, curls – Two sets of 30 each, one set of 20 each

MARY

Weighted WWIIs X 20

Weighted LBCs X 20

Weighted Homer to Marge – with holds and pulses, the way Marge likes it

COT

Banjo mentioned a couple of CSAUP events coming up in Wake County. Should be seeing something soon on our Slack channels

YHC reminded us all to keep reaching out to guys going through tough times to lend support or just to let them know folks are thinking about them. Never know the impact that can have. YHC took us out.

MOLESKIN

Fun group, workout was decent considering it was improvised, a good time was had by all. Erin go bragh and whatnot.