Backblast: Monday 8/31 Ruck Club

Thirteen motivated PAX leapt out of bed this morning and donned a ruck sack for a Monday Ruck Club at AO Mastodon dubbed “Doing hard things with weight on your back”.  Shiplap, TBTF, Banks, Gummi Bear, Sparrow, Da Vinci, Big Mac, Double Beef’n’Cheddar, Panhandle, Taco Bell, Wet Burrito and Katniss all in attendance. (And shout out to Archive for nailing his IPC Week #1!!)

Warm-o-rama:

Ruck get-up: 5 each side (10 reps)
Squats: 20 IC
Merkins: 30
Landmine chest press: 12
**Ruck hold IC for time** (remember your time)

 Mosey until Q gets tired. Brisk pace.

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 Mosey until Q gets tired at brisk pace (from parking lot out to Dan Taylor Alley)

First station: 2 rounds
Partner A: 30 Merkins
Partner B: Plank until partner A is done then switch.
Hold Plank until all groups are done

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Mosey until Q gets tired, at brisk pace (from Dan Taylor Alley to base of Hoffa)
Second Station: 1 round
Partner A: 10 Burpees
Partner B: Al gore w/ ruck sack in front of you
Hold Al Gore until all groups are done

 **Ruck hold IC for time** (try to beat your first time)

Mosey until Q gets tired. Brisk pace.

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Walk back to parking lot. Cheer on Archive as he braves IPC Week #1 (way to go Archive)
Third Station: 1 round
Partner A: 50 Ruck Curls
Partner B: Landmine chest press
Hold Al Gore until all groups are done

**Ruck hold IC for time** (remember your time)

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Mosey around Hoffa and back to same spot in parking lot for COT
**Ruck hold IC for time** (last chance to beat your first time)

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COT: Remember to check the AOMastodon thread for details about Shred-tember.  Prayers for families shifting into school year and kids as they go back/acclimate to home schooling. Be with any struggling with anxiety, depression, or who are just plain stuck in a rut from quarantine – that they get out, get moving and feel some relief from it.

Moleskin: Remember that the mind fails long before the body does! I take comfort in that when I feel like more has been thrown at me than I can handle. You’ve got more in you than you think.