Iron Mile Variation (shared burdens)

Conditions:

66* F and 100% cloud cover with a beautiful lightening display off to the west. Ol’ Charlie Gertz said “you may want to take your umbrella with you because there is a 50% chance of rain at 5am” but we all know that it doesn’t rain at 5am regardless of whether “Charlie said it would” or not.

Location:

In the back parking area of the Epicenter from the speed bump to the cone placed just before the gate (approximately 1/8th of a mile).

where the work takes place

Warm up:

None.

Several guys were sent to the coupon cage to get coupons for everyone and the rest got ready.

The Work:

It’s just 115 pounds. Teams of 3. PAX #2 and #3 pick up the barbell by the ends and PAX 1 assumes the position under the weighted barbell (45# barbell + 2-35# plates). As soon as the barbell is situated comfortable across the shoulders, P2 and 3 release the weight and P1, 2, and 3 walk to the far end of the parking area (P1 with the barbell, P2 and 3 coupon farmer carry). At the far end P2 and 3 set down their coupons and remove the burden from their brother. P1 rotates out and P2 rotates under the bar.

Any odd man out will, will coupon carry to the halfway point (indicated by the parked cars) and do 20 flutter kicks. Once done with the flutter kicks, continue the coupon carry to the far end and do:

PAX rotate in and out from under the barbell at each end.

The goal for this workout was to have a shared burden and to carry the barbell a minimum of 1 mile (1/8th of a mile at a time). We exceeded our goal by half a mile.

COT:

Count-o-rama and Name-o-rama.

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