8 posted for some pain in the gloom.

It’s Monday. It’s freaking cold! YHC spent Saturday morning in a clown car. with Juggernaut traveling to and from Battle. The “hardest” workout any man has ever before survived. To be certain, the shoulders and lats were very much an issue for YHC this morning prior to arriving at Terrapin Station. This made leg day an easy decision and off we went for some pain train excitement.

Conditions: AS previously stated, Freaking Cold!

COP: This was more of a gaggle as YHC had a renewed since of some of the basics that plague most new pax of F3. The work was a set count down from 10 to 1 of Gorilla Boy Squats with 3 Pull-ups between each set. The Gorilla Boy squat comes from a traditional F3 exercise called the Jungle Boi Squat which was coined for stud Safety and Greenwood native DJ Swearinger. The big difference comes from the hand movement and height of the jump which according to Capri should more closer resemble what he did after laying the wood on a Clemson player during one of the rivalry games. Whether your a Gamecock or Clemson fan or you just don’t care about either team, it’s hard to admit that the hit was significant and that the exercise when done right isn’t just as brutal.
55 squats and 30 pull-ups

After the warm up, it was time to stretch our legs. YHC went on a quick jaunt around the adjacent neighborhood with some stops for pain. Air Squats or Lunges were called IC in Ghost Mode so as not to wake the peacefully resting slackers still in a warm slumber. The tour made many pit stops to which 100 Lunges and 80 Air Squats were performed.

Then the Hills Are Alive “Kicker” was utilized for some up and down torture. Gorilla Boys, Air Squats, and Burpees were completed at the top and bottom in sets of 20, 20, and 5 respectively. There were some flutter kicks and V-Ups sprinkled in at the top for good measure. At one point YHC received one of the best compliments ever when Uncle Jesse was getting ready to start running back up the hill and mumbled through a much labored breath, ” Holy Shit!”
80 squats

YHC headed toward the fancy opening of the park only to make a left at the last minute and continue down the street. False stops are so heart breaking that when one believes they’re almost finished, a new form of pain appears and denies the much needed reprieve. Two more stops were made for 20 Lunges and 20 Squats before the jail break to the gazebo was called. Total workout time was 49 minutes.

BoM was conducted seated on the benches in a circle under the gazebo.

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Tclaps to Pacer and Metermaid for slogging through this workout in pain, not once did either man bitch, whine, complain, or quit. Nor did they ask ahead of time whether one type of exercise or another was going to be performed. In F3, show up and work is the motto. If a pax can’t perform an exercise, modify and move on, but no matter what, keep going! They both displayed their mettle this morning. Their injuries were obvious enough by their absence at the front of the pack, hopefully both have gotten some rest and rehabbed their issues.

After visiting Battle, YHC was reminded of how hard workouts in The Wood could be if led correctly. There have been workouts at all of our AO’s that would compare to what the Battle does. The main difference is it’s (supposedly) every time at the Battle. YHC is making a plea to call all Q’s to increase their focus to learn to be the best Q’s they can be by delivering the most intense workouts possible. It should be the goal of each Q to have the wod that every pax calls their toughest. As always, it was a pleasure to lead such men.

JKS – Alpo