Backblast: The Odyssey Workout

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Backblast: The Odyssey Workout

Date: 5/15/2024

AO: #ao_tar_pit

PAX: @Tortuga, @Spit Valve, @Stock boy, @Panhandle, @LeMond

FNGs: 0

Q: @LeMond

Total: 5

  • Background

    • Homer’s “The Odyssey,” which is a classic epic poem about the adventures and trials of Odysseus as he attempts to return home after the Trojan War:

  • Warmorama: 5 mins

    • 20 SSHs

    • Tappy Taps

    • 20 4-ct mountain climbers

    • Bat wings

  • Cyclops’ Cave Escape, at start of track.

    • 10 one-legged Merkins

    • 10 one-armed Burpees

    • 10 one-legged toe touches.

    • 10 one-legged squats, assisted

    • Repeat with left leg

  • Circe turns Pax into swine

    • 50 yard swine crawl, 10 burpees, and swine crawl back

  • Clashing Rocks

    • 5 uneven merkin drag coupon, 5 BBSs with coupon

    • 10 uneven merkin drag coupons, 10 BBSs with coupon

    • 15 uneven merkin drag coupons, 15 BBSs with coupon

  • Sirens’ Call

    • Hold plank 30 sec.

    • Rotate to right, hold 30 sec.

    • Hold plank 30 sec.

    • Rotate to left, hold 30 sec.

  • Scylla and Charybdis

    • Scylla: 10 stair merkins

    • Charybdis: rifle carry to the top, coupon rotations around torso, 10 in each direction

  • Battle of the Suitors, by 6:05am.

    • 108 coupon swing, 108 one-armed rows, split between partners

  • Mary

    • Iron crosses

    • Supermans

    • Flutter kicks

  • Moleskin

    • “By hook or by crook, this peril too shall be something that we remember.”

    • This line, spoken by Odysseus, reflects his resilient spirit and determination in the face of adversity. It’s a powerful reminder that the challenges we face today will one day be memories, shaping our stories and teaching us invaluable lessons.