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IRMA and 9/11

5 Pax braved the rain and winds this morning. Honestly, this morning’s weather was not very exciting. But it kept some unnamed Pax from posting. Here’s what happened. Warmup: SSH Cottonpickers Hillbillies Burpees The Thang: Mosey to parking lot by Perimeter Soccer field for some IRMA-inspired 4 Corners. 25 Imperial …

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Tour of Failures

Last time I led a Widowmaker beatdown (Starburst), I got a bit of feedback about not fully utilizing the large park we had at our disposal that week. I’m happy to oblige reasonable requests, so for this BD I decided we would take a tour to see all the park …

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Feel the Bern

19 PAX braved the gloom for a Friday beatdown that was just what the Doc ordered. At 5:20 I was a little worried the numbers wouldn’t meet Wreck standards, but the headlights kept coming. I did hear some dreading comments about this being a “Smackdown workout” that just warmed my …

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Parking Lot Zoo

A perfect cool crisp morning greeted the pax in the dimly lit Caney Creek parking lot at 0515.  The NLB van arrived a few minutes early with a highly motivated bunch.  YHC has to say it got him pumped up for a beat down.  We started with a bit of …

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Burp the Bear

IC:  C4 PAX: Dory, Banjo, Babyface, Westside, The Mole, Law Dog, Hombre, Legionnaire, NattyLight, Misty, Woody, Cricket, Manning, Aquaman, Pulte (FNG), Bloodhound YHC struggles with bear crawls and burpees.  They punish this middle-aged figure.  Hence, the need to earn a worthy ‘Q’ by making sure it featured said exercises.  The …

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Shouldering the Load

At 0530 a mosey to parking lot by equestrian field for the warmup. WARMUP Warmup consisted of SSH, Imperial Walkers, Cotton Pickers and Circle Burps. As Circle Burps commenced we had a couple late arriving PAX (Crack, cough, Moonshine, cough, cough) that somehow found us. The Thang After the warmup, …

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Burpees – the Musical

A healthy showing of 27 PAX (including 1 FNG) showed up on a cool and breezy morning for a thematic beat-down of musical proportions.  We were treated to a bonafide Epstein’s Mother courtesy of Double-D who was afraid of getting wet and had a prior commitment of dubious origins.  YHC …

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B.O.M.B.S away!!

YHC set out on a mission this morning thirsty for the gloom. After 3 days straight of no beat downs including the Labor Day holiday, the thirst needed to be satisfied. The hope was it would be shared by the the rest of the PAX. Luckily, the thirst was infectious …

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Labor of Pain Day

The Wreck’s first holiday hours workout was a good showing of 18 Pax.  YHC decided to step up with the open Q spot available.  I should really start planning these Qs, but they seem to come together pretty well on the fly. 0700 came a minute early on my watch, …

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Labor Day 7 Primal Moves

Warmup: Mosey around the parking lot and back to The Flag for 14 SSH, 14 Windmills and 7 Merkins. The Thang:  Everyone got a sand baby to take to the front of the school where we performed for the balance of the time up to 7 rounds of the following: …

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