Launching some bombs at Atlanta Fulton County Stadium
QIC: BAM
Date: 8/15/22
PAX: Burns (WB), Wobegon (Nantan), BAM (Q, WD)
Knowing Burns, and fellow Atlantan and Braves fan, named “his workout” the Launch Pad after the famed Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium of my youth, it was an honor to Q. For those who may not know or care, Atl-FulCo, was the classic home of the Braves and Falcons for many years. Shaped in the perfect round multipurpose stadium shape of a bygone era, where 50 yard line football seats could actually be 12 miles from the field, and outfielders could slice their hand open on panels that spread apart when they crashed into them, it was know as the Launching Pad due to the buoyancy of the humidity and sweet swings of Dale Murphy and Bob Horner.
The Q was assuming some of the regulars might not make it since they participated in the Ragnar fun held at The Singing Cowboy’s mountain home, but yesterday afternoon, YHC got a message from the Nantan looking for an EC run before the beatdown! #beastmode
So, when YHC reached out to the site Q to check on possible routes that wouldn’t get you runover, he also said he’d join for the EC run. #sortofbeastmode #he’sonly20
A plan was hatched and a route was created and we got after it!
True to form, Wobegon and Burns showed up for the EC run, and we all avoided death running on Oak Summit for a little bit and gathered back in the parking lot for others to arrive. (looking at you Transcript and Chowdah)
Nobody else showed, a quick tease of Biscuitville was thrown out there, but thankfully Satan’s evil was rebuked, the pax were not here to just check a box, but to prove once again that more merkins makes you a better human being!
Warmorama
- the usual assortment of fun
- Copperhead squats were a #crowdpleaser for the Ragnar gang
The Thang
1st & 10
- this is normally done on a football field and the Q planned for that to help “kickoff” football season, but with the copious rain the night before, YHC opted to be gracious and keep us dry, so stayed in parking lot
- 10 merkins & 1 jump squat
- Sprint to fence – 40-ish yards, mosey back
- 9 merkins & 2 jump squats
- sprint, mosey
- 8/3, 7/4, etc until 1 merkin & 10 jump squats
Mosey to benches
Lindsays (have no idea why it’s called this, ask the exicon)
- 30 dips & 10 step ups
- 25 & 15
- 20 & 20
- 15 & 25
- 10 & 30 #crowdpleaserifyouhavesorelegs
Captain Thor
- 1 WWII & 4 American Hammers
- 2 & 8
- 3 & 12….
- 4 & 10
Time Wasters
- 5 pull ups & 10 calf raises
- repeato 2 times
4 minutes of Mary
NMM
- Song list was great hits from 1986, the year YHC started high school
- Sounds like good times, good eats, good views, and good drinks were had by all at the Ragnar
- Our beloved Nantan only fell once, but did it in front of as many people as possible
- Burns tried to sell F3 to a couple of guys working out
Playlist:
- Keep Your Hands to Yourself – Ga Satellites
- Danger Zone – Kenny Loggins
- Wanted Dead or Alive – Bon Jovi
- Graceland – Paul Simon
- Venus – Bananarama (Qfail, this was remix and not original)
- In Your Eyes – Peter Gabriel
- Fight for Your Right – Beastie Boys
- Walk this Way – Run DMC
- Tuff Enuff – The Fabulous Thunderbirds
- Everybody Have Fun Tonight – Wang Chung
- Missionary Man – Eurythmics
- Back in the High Life – Steve Winwood
- Panic – The Smiths
