Charles Manson – I mean Charles Bronson

Charles Manson – I mean Charles Bronson

QIC: Frostbite

Date: 02/16/2026

PAX: @Zima (EC), @Slowpitch (EC), @Zephyr (EC), @Singing Cowboy (EC), @Cruiser (EC), @Blind Date (EC), @Drama Queen (EC), @Tonka (EC), @Starfish, @RubberDucky, @Wahoo, @Ziggy Stardust, @Frostbite (QIC, WB, EC, YHC)

‘Twas a great morning to get the week started off right. YHC had the great pleasure of leading a bunch of idiots at #VI and it went something like this:

0429: Text from @Schlitz saying he could be there physically, but with a pregnant M and a sleepless 2.0, he was going to make the wise decision of staying home to help out.

0439: Photo proof of said sleepless child and M awake at 0300. No sign of @Schlitz in site.

0447: Response from YHC saying it’s okay for him to get fat again (see WXII news for this)

0448: Quick retort from @Schlitz about his M’s lady parts and him wanting to touchy touch.

Well, that escalated quickly.

Anywho, we must push on with or without our @Schlitz.

YHC pulls up to a gaggle of men all lit up with their safety vests already on. Ready to rock and roll for the EC run.

Upon return, there are even more cars meaning some #PAX joined in after the initial launch at 0500.

YHC gets the speaker set up and pulls out the big weinke. Gasps are heard.

0530: Mission Statement and CP recited

0531: Warmarama:

Traditional ones – SSH, IST, Hillbillies, Abes, Whirlies, Helicopters, Arms

Lets get going on the Thang

The Thang: Charles Bronson

There is a start line. About 20 yards away there are cones. 10 yards from there another set of cones.

YHC instructed the #PAX that at the start line you would do 20 SSH + 30 reps of the called exercise. Then you would mosey to the middle cones. Upon arrival, you would drop down and bear crawl to the end cones and do 10 merkins. Mosey back to start. Move on to the next exercise on the weinke. Simple!

Exercises at start line were:

Merkins

Wojo Squats

LBCs

Burpees

Carolina Dry Docks

Monkey Humpers

High Dolleys

Burpees

Crucible Merkins

Bonnie Blairs (DC)

Penguin Crunches (DC)

Burpees

Remember: 20 SSH + 30 reps of the exercise

This took all of the time! Most #PAX finished one full circuit and many were on the 2nd or 3rd exercise of Circuit 2.

@Crusier asked who Charles Bronson was… to be honest, I have no idea but thought maybe he was a murderer. @Starfish quickly corrected YHC and said the murderer was Charles Manson and Bronson was some actor…no idea why this workout was named after him.

YHC failed at getting @Tonka (and all others – @BD, @Slowpitch, @Zima, @RD, @Cruiser) to take off their weight vest, but @Tonka could not believe the amount of burpees. He was ahead and ruined the surprise for everyone else once it was called a 2nd time. Then, he was astonished that they were then called a 3rd time.

@Drama Queen did not appreciate all of the burpees, either. He did appreciate the music – if Johnny Cash shot a man in Reno, why was he in Folsom County? Food for thought.

@TSC was heard singing and humming to every song there was on the playlist. No other words were spoken other than lyrics

@Zephyr is a big college basketball fan YHC learned on the EC run. He’s worried about his 2.0 staying up for the Cyclones 9:30pm tip off time this week

@Starfish had his wheaties this morning. I do love the man, but boy, he was cooking us all on the reps and lapped us 2 times over.

YHC would like to nominate @Zima to be the designated counter for all going forward after hearing his disgruntled MC about being lapped. He also hates Carolina Dry Docks

@Wahoo was the silent assassin this AM – steadily pushing and completing the workout

@Ziggy at the ripe age of 64 looks more like a 40 year old

@Cruiser would like it known that he has never done 90 burpees with a weight vest, but he did this AM and crushed the workout. He gave out many of points this AM.

@RD is on a high after a big UNCW win this weekend. Sounds like he is recruiting the coach and their 3 7 footers to WFU next year. #MoneyTalks

@Slowpitch is excited about baseball season and can’t wait for the mighty Panthers to face the Demon Deacons tomorrow evening at the Couch. He also made the workout look easy.

@Blind Date – man, what a BEAST! EC’d and was a “Vesticle” today. True #HIM who is getting after it!

Announcements:

Lots of upcoming Qs this week – get out there while the weather is good!

GreeNest this Saturday

Samaritan Ministries tonight – see @Drip/@Greenspan – could use one or two more!

Prayers:

Families growing and families aging.

YHC took us out.

All the love,

Frostbite