Happy Birthday America

1776 Beatdown 2019 Happy Birthday America   Celebrate our nation’s birthday by tackling a very special challenge: 1776 yard run (1.01 miles) 100 Merkins 100 Overhead Claps 100 LBCs 100 Dips 100 Moroccan Nightclubs 100 Leg Scissors 100 Pullups 100 Stepups 100 Squats 100 American Hammers 100 Mountain Climbers 100 Plank Shoulder Taps 100 Plank …

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TnT, Tabata n Trojan,a dynamite way to start your day.

A warm,Misty morning about to become a hot,sweaty beatdown.          Warmarama,Sungods, neckrolls,arm circles, trunk rolls, Abe vigodas,grass pickers, imperial Walkers,merkins,side straddle hops.    The Thang… Tabata…Eight cycles curls with coupons,eight cycles bear crawl,eight cycles squats with coupons,eight cycles crab walk.Slow mosey around circle Back to Tabata,eight cycles merkins…brutal,run up the “hill” to …

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A Little Taste of the South

7 Pax strong for the Inaugural Thursday morning Beatdown at the Blast Furnace! Having just moved to the area from Georgia where I’ve lived my entire life, I thought it was only right to give the PAX a musical taste of Georgia for my first Q above the Mason Dixon line! As Hops grabbed a …

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Weather Forecast Didn’t Mention Rain

Had a plan the night before the workout, but, had to improvise as I woke up to heavy rain outside. Modify as needed! Mosey to Pavillion Warm up- Huggie Bears, Stretching, Nighttclub Rockers, Abe Vigodas, Squats, Side Straddle Hops, Monkey Humpers Rain was a bit light so we ran around the circle The Thang Pull …

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Knievel’s 100th Workout Celebration!

Kept it simple!!! No warm up. Jumped right in.  I picked 7 of my favorite exercises. Merkins, Plank Jack’s, Lbc’s, Crab Cakes( in cadence), Squats, Imperial Walkers(in cadence) and Side Strattle Hops……. we did 10 reps of each of these at 10 different stations(total of 100 reps per exercise) with a mosey in between.  I …

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Sprint

22-Jun-2019 Upper 50s and sunny YHC arrived at the Grill which was a buzz with activity.  The local running group was hosting a 5 and 10K race.  I avoided being recruited to help set up and awaited the arrival of 3 other PAX. Day’s Thought: “Get Right” – The pursuit of proper personal alignment “I …

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Yup, Still Raining

Apparently we still needed rain but it didn’t dampen our spirits. Cool to see a fresh car in the parking lot; Isosceles from Toledo Ohio posted, in town for family and vacation. Conditions: 68 degrees, intermittent drizzle. We jumped on it at 5:30. Warmorama – (OYO) Casey Casums, Mod Neck Stretch, Trunk Roll, Toe Touch, …

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Counting in Canadian

Mid-60s, Off-and-on rain, wet. 1st time Q and started with a fumble.  Forgot my prepped notes and workout at home.  Thankfully, the PAX were ready to jump in when I couldn’t remember the names and had to learn how to count. Appreciate the assistance in getting us rolling! Side-note: I am not Canadian but I …

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The Hills Are Alive…

Though it didn’t appear that pleasant at 5:15, the WMRP (Wednesday Morning Running Pax) was ready to rock. Conditions: 68 degrees, slight drizzle Warm up: SSH, Abe Vigoda YHC picked up Q duties as we opted for some hills, carving a figure 8 route in the neighborhood, finishing with 4.01 miles under our belts. Mary: …

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Splashin thru the Swamp

June 18, 2019 Mid 60’s, humid, pouring rain. Welcome to my 1st Q. Sitting in my car, waiting for 5:30 to roll around, my thoughts were no one in their right mind is coming out this a.m. in this nasty, pouring rain. Well I was wrong. Totally encouraged by the 9 PAX who showed up …

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