I usually have to drive past at least one AO every time I make a trip down to BC but it’s always worth it. A great group of men that grows weekly. The leadership there has been a big driver of its growth and it’s easy to see why. The latest creative venture is OG month where some of the oldest/original/ornery guys/gangstas/goombas are leading the Big House. It was an honor to be asked and I didn’t want to let them down. Thanks for following me around for 45 minutes. I promise to never ever let Grunge get a hold of Mary again.

For a serious throwback please enjoy these real OGs.

Warm Up
One lap forward around the parking lot
Half a lap backwards around the parking lot and depart for some generically named field/meadow/mew
Once at the dew soaked field…
25 SSH
10 Hand release merkins (cause it was wet)
10 LBCs (see above)
25 alternating shoulder taps

The Thang
One thing you’ll notice when you post in BC the mumblechatter is incessant. So the goal today was to make it stop. Time to find a partner of equal speed. Best way to do this is to race. The men RYAO a full block. As you finish look to your left and right and whoever you are closest to that’s your partner. Mosey back to the start and race your partner all the way around the outside of the field but always facing forward so you start out with a Bernie Sanders down one street, karaoke the next, sprint the next one and karaoke to start. The only goal is to beat your partner. Once back Zook (one of the winners) has us knock out 20 merkins. Repeato in the other direction. Once back Boyardee (another winner) has us knock out 20 jump squats.

To the rock wall around the field. One partner holds the other’s feet in the air so they can knock out 20 merkins. Switch. Repeato with 15 merkins.

Up to the field to try to quell the mumblechatter. In a preQ scout YHC determined that the field is 50 yards long which is perfect for a RYAO sprint. And that’s what we did. It didn’t matter who you beat as long as you beat your partner. After 4-5 sprints RG3 asked how long we would be doing this. “Until the mumblechatter stops”. After 8 rotations it never did and we moved on.

To get back to the AO one partner started lunge walking while the other knocked out 5 burpees and ran to relieve the lunge walker where they would switch until we made it back. Once back at the bottom of the hill RYAO to the top and mosey back down. Then RYAO to shovel flags and circle up.

Mary
Grunge showed up sometime on our way up the hill so since he was fresh and pretty he got to call the first (which became the only) exercise.
Ring of fire 1 to 5 wave of merkins

COT
Show your elders some love. They’re a lot tougher than you think, know a lot more than you think and will be gone sooner than you hope.