A Very Krampus Christmas with Raptron

[raptron]

 

Goal 1. Chains are the best accessories

• Do your accessory work! Do not skip the accessory work! Should be at least 11 lifting workouts to accessorize with. 

 

Goal 2. Defy the laws of man and nature

• Continue participating in the yoga PVP with 2 sessions per week

 

Goal 3. Krampus Rumpus

• Dance 30 minutes per week

 

Goal 4. Eat Children

• Don't actually do this

 

I am realizing that this would be a perfect challenge for ruck training -- carrying around all the bad children! But that time passed us.  

[CourtnieMarie]

you would.

 

[RogueLibrarian]

I love this theme.

 

There is a local theater company that does a different Krampus show every year, sponsored by PBR. The characters usually include Krampus (often on stilts), Santa, (some version of) Jesus, Satan (who usually fronts the live rock band), and sometimes God. We've seen it four or five years running, and every year it makes less sense and is more fun. Last year it was sort of a slasher flick that ended with a kung fu battle, and there were (mostly) naked witches doing burlesque on trapeze. At the end of the show the cast hands out cans of PBR, and the audience comes on stage for a party.

[raptron]

I am so into that. 

[doctorake]

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAA

 

No really

 

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

 

[Laghail]

Following along for horrifying folk traditions.

 

(Meaning accessories, obviously - any set that goes past 3 reps is probs of the devil)

[raptron]

Dude, tell me about it. Not only are my accessories higher rep, my main sets are death. These 10s workouts jdanger put in his program were unquestionably conjured from the depths of hell. 

[Laghail]

14 minutes ago, raptron said:

Dude, tell me about it. Not only are my accessories higher rep, my main sets are death. These 10s workouts jdanger put in his program were unquestionably conjured from the depths of hell. 

Do you ever croak "crossfit!" just before you fail a rep and then vomit on your shirt? No? Good... Me neither...

[miss_marissa]

14 minutes ago, Laghail said:

Do you ever croak "crossfit!" just before you fail a rep and then vomit on your shirt? No? Good... Me neither...

I heard you saying this in my head and lol'd so hard.

 

Saddened by the lack of gymnastics goals.

 

 

 

DO THE GORUCK PLZ!

[raptron]

38 minutes ago, Laghail said:

Do you ever croak "crossfit!" just before you fail a rep and then vomit on your shirt? No? Good... Me neither...

Uhhhh, it's definitely not crossfit if you are wearing a shirt.

 

23 minutes ago, miss_marissa said:

I heard you saying this in my head and lol'd so hard.

 

Saddened by the lack of gymnastics goals.

DO THE GORUCK PLZ!

PHOENIX IS FAR AND EXPENSIVEEEE BUT I WILL DEFINITELY THINK ABOUT IT. My gymnastics gym is closed from 12/13 - 12/29, so no fun gymnastics goals for me. I'll probably have 4-5 practices before that, so you'll still read about fun gymnastics exploits. In that vein, I am not sure I confirmed here that I'll not be competing gymnastics this season. BUT I WILL NOT BE. Which means I don't get to have my annual freak out about looking good in a leotard and can just keep grooving with my lifting through the spring.  I'll still be going to Nationals (Columbus, OH in April) to "coach" and party with the team, but no long sleeved spandex for me.

[CourtnieMarie]

9 minutes ago, raptron said:

Uhhhh, it's definitely not crossfit if you are wearing a shirt.

 

PHOENIX IS FAR AND EXPENSIVEEEE BUT I WILL DEFINITELY THINK ABOUT IT. My gymnastics gym is closed from 12/13 - 12/29, so no fun gymnastics goals for me. I'll probably have 4-5 practices before that, so you'll still read about fun gymnastics exploits. In that vein, I am not sure I confirmed here that I'll not be competing gymnastics this season. BUT I WILL NOT BE. Which means I don't get to have my annual freak out about looking good in a leotard and can just keep grooving with my lifting through the spring.  I'll still be going to Nationals (Columbus, OH in April) to "coach" and party with the team, but no long sleeved spandex for me.

 

i remember you hemming and hawing about this decision at the end of the last competition season. glad you are taking it easy but still participating! i have a feeling you'll want to get back into the following year! either that or powerlifting meets... <.<  >.>

[Mad Hatter]

Oh wait, got that wrong.

 

3 hours ago, RogueLibrarian said:

Last year it was sort of a slasher flick that ended with a kung fu battle, and there were (mostly) naked witches doing burlesque on trapeze.

 

Best. Thing. Ever.

[imjustarogue]

31 minutes ago, raptron said:

I'll probably have 4-5 practices before that, so you'll still read about fun gymnastics exploits. 

...in flying squirrel costumes?

[SevenFootGeek]

I FOUND A RAPTRON.

 

MORE FOX ONESIES, PLEASE.

[FlyingJen]

Following. This is awesome. 

[Suzaqu]

Such a good theme! And a good challenge as always!

[annyshay]

Wicked!

[raptron]

19 hours ago, CourtnieMarie said:

 

i remember you hemming and hawing about this decision at the end of the last competition season. glad you are taking it easy but still participating! i have a feeling you'll want to get back into the following year! either that or powerlifting meets... <.<  >.>

Yes. I do want to do a powerlifting meet at some point! We'll see what my #gains look like over the next few months.  

 

17 hours ago, SevenFootGeek said:

I FOUND A RAPTRON.

 

MORE FOX ONESIES, PLEASE.

No, no! I dressed as a fox for the mythology bar crawl and the flying squirrel onesie was gymnastics. Try to keep up. It's not like I dress up every other weekend or anything...  

 

Zero week, zero weeeek.

Day 0.2

The day 3 workouts are pretty quick right now, actually. I was able to warm-up, do these, stretch a bit, and then play with the yoga balancing in just over an hour total. Day 4s are longer because they also have those tempo front squats, but they're still not awful. It's those days 1 and 2 with the 5 x 10s in them that start to run down the clock (and the body). But it's all good -- these workouts are all still short compared to the lifting + conditioning rounds of hell I was pounding out the last few months.

 

(Zero week tracking test, not going to count toward the true challenge)

Accessories: 1/1

Yoga PVP: 1/2

Rumpus: 0/30

Children eaten: 0

 

Back to the gym tonight to finish off this "week's" worth of programming. Thursday I'll go to gymnastics, Friday I'll lift again, and then Saturday I have a charity 5K, gymnastics practice (mostly to stretch post-run), and I'm hosting our team holiday party (my party pharaoh duties never end). I need to figure out what I am cooking, go grocery shopping, prep party food, and do some gift shopping this week. 

[Mad Hatter]

19 minutes ago, raptron said:

The day 3 workouts are pretty quick right now, actually. I was able to warm-up, do these, stretch a bit, and then play with the yoga balancing in just over an hour total

 

That is very efficient. Not sure how you do it, my gym sessions tend to involve a lot more dicking around.  

[Stronkey Kong]

If you decide to just tank goal 4 hit me up for recipes.

[Laghail]

1 hour ago, raptron said:

Back to the gym tonight to finish off this "week's" worth of programming. Thursday I'll go to gymnastics, Friday I'll lift again, and then Saturday I have a charity 5K, gymnastics practice (mostly to stretch post-run), and I'm hosting our team holiday party (my party pharaoh duties never end). I need to figure out what I am cooking, go grocery shopping, prep party food, and do some gift shopping this week. 

 

Jesus Hector Christ you're busy! You're literally like the energizer bunny, all drumming and pink, you lagomorph you!!

[Jonesy]

So I've heard children don't taste like chicken and I found a Holiday sweater for you!

 

 

[miss_marissa]

Curious to see how you turn out on danger method. I know plenty of people who have started it, but none who have seen it through the whole way.

[raptron]

I really do want to make it all of the way through, but it is 64 workouts and this is only #8 tonight so we shall see whether my hopes become reality. I fully intend on seeing it through and hope my body stays intact throughout the process! 

 

@Jonesy - That is the best sweater I've ever seen.

 

@Laghail - (\. ./) Bunny is one I haven't done yet, actually! But yes, I much prefer being busy to the alternative. 

[Kishi]

So, basically, one of the nerds made a strength program?