PAX: See write up

AO: Tuesday Tuff

By: Roxbury

TITLE: Tuesday Tuff
DATE: September 1, 2026
AO: The Stage
TIME: 0515
Q: Roxbury
PAX: Popeye, America’s Best, Paradox, Enron, Lil’ Cuz, Honeysuckle, Safety Valve
COUNT: 8
WELCOME / DISCLAIMER
Standard legal disclaimer given in the gloom. Not a professional, modify as needed, push yourselves, and don’t hurt yourselves.
WARM-O-RAMA
Side Straddle Hops (SSH)
Willie Mays Hays
Firefighters (Front & Back)
Cherry Pickers
Lafayette Nightclubs
High Knees
Butt Kicks
Self Love
Half-mile mosey (by the electronic speed trap — no sprint work!)
THE THANG
Part 1: The Coupon Beatdown AMRAP (~21 Mins)
Each PAX grabbed a cinder block and a piece of chalk to keep tally on the pavement. Continuous work until the music stops.
10 Full Merkins
10 Thrusters (with coupon)
10 Swings (with coupon)
10 Apollo Aono’s (2-is-1)
10 Deadlifts (with coupon)
Playlist ended on “The Final Countdown” as a subtle signal that the pain was almost over. Top score capped out at 9 rounds for a few guys.
1-minute breather to catch our breath before moving to core.
Part 2: Core AMRAP (Until 0600)
10 “Hard as Rox” (Debuted today!)
10 Kneeling Wood Choppers (with coupon, 5 each side)
100 Honeysuckles
15 Penguins
PAX averaged roughly 2 rounds before time was called.
MARY
Integrated into the final core AMRAP.
COT / ANNOUNCEMENTS
Count-o-rama & Name-o-rama
Announcements: Iron Pax Challenge officially kicks off for us this Thursday! Rest up and recover.
Prayers / Intentions: Lifted up community intentions. Lil’ Cuz prayed us out.
Pass the Wearable: Lil’ Cuz was rocking the 30A-themed wearable today and officially passed the honor on to Paradox.
Word: Focus, resilience, and digging deep when the work gets quiet.
THE MOLESKINE
Solid crew of 8 out at The Stage this morning for an absolute grinder of an Iron Pax prep.
The soundtrack was pure 80s nostalgia straight from my youth—there’s nothing quite like that 80s synth-and-bass groove to push through the burn. Though, by the time “The Final Countdown” kicked in, I think everyone was just praying for the beat to stop.
Pro-tip for the PAX: always pay attention to the Q. During warm-ups, instead of the standard cadence count (1-2-3-4), I flipped the script and hit them with a 3-2-1 count on the final rep. Brains were instantly scrambled, rhythm was broken, and the mumble chatter spiked right out of the gate.
Once the main AMRAP started, however, the usual mumble chatter vanished completely. Total silence except for heavy breathing and chalk scraping the pavement. Everyone had to lock in just to survive the reps.
The chatter has picked back up on the chat now that the dust has settled, with guys already posting that this morning’s beatdown is going to make Iron Pax feel like a breeze by comparison. Mission accomplished. Rest up, men. Thursday we go again.
Aye!