Close Park (The Oasis)
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Date/Time
Date(s) - 03/09/2019
6:30 am - 7:30 am
The Q:
Romano
Location
Close Park
Categories
Boot camp style workout.
Typical routine: warm-up with Merkins, stretching, side-straddle-hops, etc. Then proceed to the playground equipment and/or field for running mixed with strength training. Finish off with the C.O.P (circle of pain) for merkins, planks, ab work, supermans, etc.
SATURDAYS always followed up with 2nd F (fellowship) at Executive Diner on Sylvania.
A Classical Beatdown with Socrates
PAX: Socrates (Q), Gap, Modell, Dauber, Nails, Jimmy-Dean, Sideshow, Rocco.
The Thang: Lap Warmup. Stay together. Odds: Trojans Evens: Greeks
The Iliad (Death)
Helen is taken by Paris from Sparta to Troy. The Greeks gather their armies and sail for Troy.
Single file line sit up rows. Rear person sprints to front for distance.
The Greeks arrive at Troy. Achilles refuses to fight.
Surrender circle.
A small skirmish breaks out between The Greeks and Trojans. Both sides lose heroes.
Burpee line
Menelaus the Spartan challenges Paris to a duel. Paris barely escapes with his life.
Partner merkins until someone drops their knees. (Hold plank if finished early.)
The battle heats up and becomes personal.
Fast feet with burpees line
Hector, Prince of Troy and brother of Paris enters the battle and gives the Trojans the upper hand.
Shield wall walk for distance. Trojans forward Greeks backward
The god Poseidon enters the war on the side of Greeks.
Shieldwall return
Achilles’ squire and close friend Patroclus steals Achilles armor and leads the Myrmidons to battle and is killed by Hector. The armies stop fighting at the sight of the dead teenager and carry their dead off the field.
Buddy carry, or bear crawl modify.
Achilles calls out Hector to a duel. Hector is killed, and Achilles parades Hector’s body in front of the gates of Troy.
Sit out for distance.
Hector’s body is finally returned and given proper funeral rights.
Plank hold.
The Odyssey (Life)
(Run between each island)
Odysseus and his crew sail away from Troy, and are continually blown off course by Poseidon.
Indian Run, front PAX calls out random exercise.
Odysseus and his crew wash up on the island of Lotus-eaters. The men in the crew who eat the Lotus flower must be carried back to the ship.
Buddy carry for distance
Run
Odysseus and his crew find themselves trapped in the cave of Polyphemus the Cyclops. The Cyclops eats many of the crew, but is tricked by Odysseus who blinds him.
Burpee, squat, merkin down from six
RUN
Odysseus and his crew find themselves on the Island of Circe the witch. Circe turns men into beasts after their own nature.
Bear crawl, crab walk, froggers
Run
Odysseus and his men visit the underworld where they find guidance and sail past the Sirens. Odysseus is chained to the mast of his ship and hears the Siren call.
Diverbomber merkins (The siren call is the suffering around you)
Run
Odysseus must choose between sailing close to one of two sea monsters. One swallows ships whole, the other has six ferocious heads. Odysseus chooses the six headed monster sacrificing six of his crew.
6 reps of 6 chosen exercise by members of the crew. (No easy choices).
Run
Zeus strikes the ship killing all but Odysseus. Odysseus is rescued by sea goddess calypso.
Odysseus makes it home to Ithaca and finds his wife harassed by suitors who are destroying his estate. Odysseus defeats them in various feats of strength and then kills them.
Men have to be walking paradoxes. The Iliad teaches that it is honorable for men to die for a cause. The Odyssey shows us that men should have something that they stay alive for. What are we willing to die for, and what are we willing to fight to stay alive for?
5-10 minute crusher. Fast feet, side straddle hops, high knees, burpees random for 5 minutes.
It was an honor to lead. Every man left a little bit rougher and tougher, and leaner and meaner.