Top Dead Center

The Lactic Report,  5.07.11  “Top Dead Center”

SANDBAGS IX.  

Permanence, perseverance and persistence in spite of all obstacles, discouragements, and impossibilities: It is this, that in all things, distinguishes the strong soul from the weak. ~ Thomas Carlyle

Okay, the box score … 

Starting Line up:

J-Delta (9)

Buck (9)

KX (8)

Doc (8)

Michigan (7)

Smoke (6)

Rock (3)

Wes (call-sign TBD) (1)

Will (call-sign TBD) (1)

Holly (call-sign TBD) (1)

Holly’s Friend (call-sign TBD) (1)

The Workout

Ring o’ Fire (aka ‘The OCTAGON’):  Instead of just being a pain warm-up, the Ring was our universe for this session of Sandbags.  Sixteen pain stations (yes, all in a circle – but you knew that).  In an effort to breed new leaders, everyone took a turn in the middle to lead (ahem… ALMOST everyone <holly>, ahem). Active recovery consisted of two laps around the horn after each set.  It was a heavy cardio day with some gnarly core stuff – (hey, you’ll thank me when the pool opens for the summer, alright?)’.

The Dirty Details:  Following 50 minutes in the Ring, we offered our sacrifices at the pull-up bar and on tire pulls.  It was gut buster morning.  No one ‘Fitty Cented’ the workout and there were no reports of a ‘Big Spit’. 

As always, T-claps to Michigan for leading our stretch.   

Random grains of sand ….

(F)NGs: 

Glad to see several new faces this week.  The jury remains out on call-signs. 

MIAs:

I haven’t called out our MIAs lately but seriously brothers, you’re missed. 

Rounding Error:

Seems ‘Fitty Cent’ took exception to my method of counting my favorite core exercise “Bar B-Q Ribs”. 

[J-Delta:  ‘… 20 reps, this is a two-count exercise, ready …’]

[Buck:  ‘Which means it’s actually 40 reps …]

Buck, my loyal and faithful brotha’.  You showed up for the very first Sandbags on a cold, wet morning in March and you’ve never missed a week.  You were even the first one to reply “I’M IN” to the BRR email.  You’re as hardcore as they come … and yet you question my counting method?  For the record, 20 never equals 40 and 40 never equals 20.  Besides, more is always more.  Please see the following VLOI (video letter of instruction) posted by DreddCNC for further explanation. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KBiZcG5Tq1Y&feature=related)

Blueberry Shorts:

The terms ‘fashion statement’ & ‘KX’ are rarely paired together.  For a guy who is normally channeling his inner Johnny Cash (all black workout gear), the blueberry shorts had zero chance of flying under the radar.  The Big German would’ve been jealous.  Did those things come with a raspberry beret? 

ANNOUNCEMENTS & NEWS

Blue Ridge Relay

Email went out last week.  Send me your response (IN or OUT) ASAP.  Last day to ‘hard commit’ is June 4^th. 

Calibration

Next pull-up calibration is Week XII.  Work on this during the week.  Goal is a minimum of +5.  

10x Teaser

Smoke has a surprise in store for everyone after your 10^th Sandbags.  Keep showing up brothers, keep showing up. 

 

Mid week training.  Morning runs (6:00 a.m.) on Tues & Thurs leaving from Summergrove Golf Club; distance varies (4-7 miles).  Show up or contact me or KX if you want to run.

Be sure to invite a friend for next week.  May our group grow in numbers and in strength.    

J-Delta