Son, I am OG

As a good Site Q should do, Creeper texted me on Sunday (note: not 10 minutes before the Q started, but days ahead of time):

C:  Hey man, reminder you have the Q at OG this week.  Don’t F it up.

CE: Son, I am OG

Slowly it hit me.  I have never Q’d a ruck workout before.  The more i thought about it, the more i realized how little i know how to lead a rucking workout.  I mean, I’ve done OG a few times since it’s changed into a run or ruck option.  If I’m being frank and/or using candor, those weren’t much more different than Ruck N Roll.  Which is to say that we just ruck around and talk.  Sorry, but CE wasn’t having that.  

So I sent a message to the F3Nation asking for advice.  They came back with some good ideas.  One was kind enough to share a link from F3 Summerville of old rucking workout ideas.  Read about that right hur: Ruck Ideas. 

First goal: Pace.  Original goal was to keep it below 15 min/mile.  If we fail and end up slower: 10 burpees.  Revised that to 16 min/mile as your boy knew that Creeper had just got his 2nd Covid shot and Swanson was still on the mend from a recent fight with some stomach issues…plus Plank was there and you know: Plank is gonna Plank.  

Second Goal:  Work them legs.  There’s a small hill just to the right of Sherwin Williams.  Exercise called (stolen from Deuce): Lt. Dans.  LD go like this:  2 lunge walks, 1 squat/4 lunge walks, 2 squats/6 LW, 3 Squats —-> 20 Lunge Walks/10 Squats.  Oddly enough, this took us all the way to the stop sign at the end of the hill.  

Head towards ER, keep up that pace.  

Original goal was to do some block work.  Thanks to my main Short Sale, we finally have some blocks over there now.  Not 100% sure where they were, but I figured I’d find them.  As I began to start looking for them, I remembered the pile of bricks.  I figured if we grabbed 2 of those, I could increase our efficiency and end up at the bottom of the next goal.

Next Goal:  Hospital Hill.  Backwards mosey as fast as possible up HH.  Plank for the six.

Next Goal:  Lap of ER.  We ended up at the top of HH, which was not a coincidence.  That’s also the first stop of a lap of Old School ER, so we do 20 merkins w/ ruck/20 LBCs w/out ruck.  Mosey to the top of the first stairwell, keeping up that pace.  15 merkins w/ ruck at the top, mosey back down.  At the bottom, 20 LBCs.  Partner up.  P1 takes P2’s ruck.  P2 takes P1’s bricks.  P1: 10 squats and mosey to the door. P2: sprint to the door of the other stairwell and merkins AMRAP until P1 arrives.  Up the stairs as fast as possible.  At the top, switch partner work and head to the other door.  Head back down.  

Surprisingly, it was already 6:14, so we mosey’d as fast as possible to the shovelflag.  Arrived just in time to see Patty’s truck roll out of the parking lot and Doughboy circling TI for more mileage. 

Annoucements/WOD/Prayer

T Claps to former OG Site Q: Swanson.  Dude stuck through a lot with OG and never complained once.  Thanks for leading.   Looking forward to what Creeper has in store for this site.  

ETC:

• Creeper has a tattoo of monkeys.  It’s only fitting that he’s the OG Site Q
• DB is a runner now….but his M can still kick his a$$
• Despite the quicker than normal ruck pace, mumblechatter was still high
• Rumor has it that Patty goes to bed at 7:30 every evening
• Which is 30 minutes later than Squints normal time
• On a serious note, Rucking is fun.  For all of you runners (including me) that give it loads and loads of (poo), give it a try.  It’s a good workout and just different.  Running?  Yes, it’s good and all, but I’d encourage you to get out of your comfort zone and come on out. 
• Don’t have a ruck?  No worries.  Between Plank, Flex, and Markup they have enough for our entire region and will gladly let you borrow their 50 lb ones.    

OUT

CE