A Special Kind of TortureBy: Jim Kienholz I ignore the fear. Otherwise I wouldn’t be here. I check the board Oh Lord…. The evil one …..Fran Will she make me a he-man Or make me beg for my afghan My heart wants a PR. My brain wonders about the ER. With a barbell in front of me Misery loves company. But given my druthers I wouldn’t trade this band of brothers. The music may be blaring but I hear not a peep Before the 3…..2…..1…..Beep 21-15-9 Put it all on the line My mind forgets the world As the reps are unfurled Where did the oxygen go With all this to and fro I must endure this pain To be master of my domain Or I could just be insane To desire this strain The end of the line When I yell…TIME I collapse to the floor Not having any...Read more

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In teams of 2, complete 3 rounds of:Run 400m/AMRAP pull-ups – in 5:00minRun 400m/AMRAP handstand push-up – in 5:00min Workout clarification – you and your partner will run 400 meters.  With the time remaining in that interval (5:00) accumulate as many pull-ups as a team. During the second interval, accumulate as many handstand push-ups as possible. The next interval begins as soon as the previous interval has ended. Continue in this fashion for 30:00 minutes. Only one team member may accumulate AMRAP reps at a time.  You may not start your AMRAP work until BOTH team members have returned from the 400m run. Smile and have fun. Fight Gone Bad Tomorrow is the Fight Gone Bad Fundraiser from 8-10:30. Come out to get in a workout for a great cause.  Allen donated a bunch of great prizes from LIVESTRONG including some super cool sunglasses, jerseys, and hats which we will...Read more