Date: 2026-10-22
AO: The Bluff
Q: Wax On ,
PAX: Wheelie, SMALL FRY, Wax On, Squash
FNGs: None
COUNT: 4
The running of the bulls plays a central role in Hemingway’s debut novel The Sun Also Rises, which was published 100 years ago today, so that was this inspiration for this workout. The pax got to listen to the prerelease album Soundtrack of the Gloom.

WARMUP:
20 SSH
10 Imperial Walkers
10 Abe Vigodas
10 Good Mornings
10 Slow Squats
5 Burpees

THE THANG:
Running of the Bulls
Complete 5 rounds, starting a new round every 2 minutes.
10 bullfrog jumps (broad jumps from a deep squat)
Sprint 40 yards — the bulls are coming!
10 merkins at the far cone
Run back to the start
Recover with whatever time remains

The Bullring
Three rounds of five minutes each.
1
The Matador
60 alternating lunges, 40 merkins, 20 burpees.
2
The Bull
60 squats, 40 mountain climbers (each leg), 20 jump squats.
3
The Last Stand
60 big-boy sit-ups, 40 shoulder taps (each side), 20 burpees.

MARY:
Several minutes of slow cool down crunches.
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COT: Prayers for the sad clowns in our lives and for the friends and family in northern Arizona getting pounded by crazy weather this week.

“Yesterday’s failures don’t define today’s possibilities. Every morning, the sun rises again.”

Tags: The Bluff, Wheelie, SMALL FRY, Wax On, Squash