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  • A Michigander pays his debts…

    With cinder blocks dominating the past and burpees in yhc imminent future this gloom must deviate.

    A simple mosey out and about, the pax had no interest in a pearl in the pond so we continued on to the holy grass.

    Arm Circles forward & reverse 10×10
    Mountain Climbers x20
    Peter Parkers x20

    Mosey to the mountain, back pedal up the inclines and sprint the straightaways. On the riverside turns Russian Twist, lakeside turns Leg Lifts with a thrust, good idea @Fracsac! First round 10 each increasing by 10 at each level. At the end total came to 150 Russian Twists, and 150 leg lifts with a thrust.

    At the top of the last incline we posted for some angled work
    Inclined LBCs x20
    Decline Mericans x 10
    Declined Pickle Pounders x20

    Mosey back to the bottom and to the benches
    RLSU x 20
    LLSU x 20
    Dips with a hold x10
    RLPU x 20
    LLPU x 20

    Mosey back to the flag

    We had a new Holy Name dad, Chuck Smith, who is a ND alum. Unlike his fellow alum whom yhc owes a debt of burpees (41) Rudy didn’t show up so I got to take out my angst about last weekend’s ND vs M tilt and dubbed Chuck, Smick Chick.

  • Are You Ready for Some Football!!?

    YHC had this Q dropped in his lap Friday afternoon after realizing at WPM that Cowbell was scheduled to Q both WPM and the Mothership yet he was out of town.  With that being said I took the little time I had to try to come up with a good beatdown.  Pressure is on when it is your first time  Q’ing the Daddy of all AO’s, “The Mothership”.  Having  Q’d the Iron Pax Challenge last week I missed out on Da Parish’s Coach themed  beatdown last Saturday, and had heard how fun it was.  I wanted to continue that theme “Medulla style” as this is opening weekend for NFL football.  A crew of 14 PAX gathered at he flag  this morning, a little bit lite, by Mothership standards, but we do have 12 guys at the Blue Ridge Relay, and others out of town.  The disclaimer was given and off the PAX went for a lap around the great lawn.

    Warm up – No COP, this is Football Practice warm up, line up on “goal line”.

    20 SSH IC

    25 yard Karaoke, out and back

    25 yard Heel Slides, out and back

    25 yard High Knees, out and back

    Thang 1 – LAZY DORA’S 1,2,3, – Found this one on the website last night -Although I don’t think anything we do at F3 could be considered lazy.  So I choose to call these Medulla 1,2,3 – its Dora with out the running.  Partner up!!

    In honor of our LSU Fighting Tigers who take on Southeast LA  tonight the exercises were as follows.

    L    –  300  LBC’s –  PAX 1 does 30 LBC’s while PAX 2 does 6″ leg lift.  Flapjack every 30 reps till 300 total

    S     – 200  Shoulder Press in the Air – PAX 1 does 20 Shoulder Press while PAX 2 does AMRAP Merkins.  Flapjack every 20 reps to 200 total

    U    – 100 Up/Downs  PAX 1 does 10 Up/Downs while PAX 2 does Al Gores.  Flapjack every 10 reps to 100 total.

    Willie gave us a 20 count

    Thang 2 – S.A.I.N.T.S. – inspired by the B.L.I.M.P. routine combined with Four Corners routine.

    In honor of our beloved Saints who start their season tomorrow against Tampa Bay the exercises were as follow

    Starting in the corner closest to the flag we did exercises at each corner and finished in the center of the field.

    S   –  10 Shoulder taps (2 taps =1), run to next corner

    A   –  15 American Hammers (2 =1), run to next corner

    I    –  20 Imperial Walker Squats (2=1), run to next corner

    N   –  25 Nolan Ryan’s each side, run to next corner

    T   –   30 T-Merkins – searched the Exicon last night and this was the only T exercise I could find that would work for this. Basically a hand release                     Merkin, but you extend your arms out to a T and squeeze your shoulder blades together.  Run to the center of the lawn

    S    –  35 Slow low Squats

    Da Parish with a 20 count

    Thang 3 – Ultimate Football – After hearing all the fun they had last week playing Ultimate Frisbee, that I and others missed out on, I wanted to make that right.

    Ultimate Frisbee played with a football.   Divided teams up based on the partners we had for “Medulla 1,2,3,” which turned out to be a bad decision.  The PAX was quick to point out YHC forgot to designate shirts and skins so the first possession was a little crazy, but we got it all fixed

    2 Burpees on a turnover for the team that turned over the ball.

    5 Merkins    for each score – for the opposing team

    5 Overhead Claps by the scoring team, just something for them to do to applaud themselves.

    The disparity in speed and endurance between the 2 teams was made apparent early and OFTEN with YHC, Quick Draw and Da Parish finding ourselves on the same team opposite, Douille, Catfish and King Kong.  Let’s just say it was a shut out.  I blame the wet conditions and the wet football.  That’s my story and I’m sticking to it.

    Just as we finished the football game Tool runs up after his 7 mile run on his own just in time to join in for some Mary.

    Time was called on the Ultimate Football Game with about 7 minutes left before 7:30.  So we slow moseyed out of the wet grass to circle up for 6 minutes of Mary.  I chose the first exercise and then chose PAX to lead next exercises.

    Medulla – Dying Cockroach x 20 IC

    Willie     –  LBC’s x 20  IC

    Rudy      –  Hello Dollys x 25 IC

    Bogey      –  Penguins x 25 IC

    Douille     – Real Freddie Mercury’s x20 IC

    King Kong – American Hammers x 20 IC

    Mosey Back to the flag,  Count off, 15 PAX, NO FNG, Name-O-Rama, Announcements, Intentions

    Prayer for our Brothers in North Carolina for endurance, speed and safe travel, for Peppa and his family, for a Holy Cross football player that had to be carted off last night, and for Willie’s friend who just had kidney transplant surgery.

    Another great beatdown in the books.  Thanks as always for the opportunity to lead!  I enjoy it more and more every time I do it.  Look forward to having everyone back from their travels!

    SYITG!

  • Tropical Storm??? Who’s Gordon???

    Pre-Thang

    Couple days before the Q, YHC was anticipating a windy, rainy, stormy workout at the Birdcage, if any workout at all.  YHC wasn’t even sure if he would make it out alive from TS Gordon.  Schools and businesses were closed for days.  Gas station line at Costco was extended to Carollton Ave.  Media was all over the storm.  With all the hype around Gordon, 19 PAX managed to meet up on a dry Wednesday morning.  At 5:30, YHC gave his standard disclaimer and off the PAX.

     

    Warm-ups

    Moseyed to the band stand  and did the following in cadence:

    SSH x 20

    Forward Arm Circles x 10

    Backward Arm Circles x 10

    Hill Billies x 20

    MC x 20

     

    Highway 90

    After the warm-ups, walked over to Oak Alley, picked a partner and off the PAX on a modified Route 66 partner merkins workout.  The PAX took an alternative road to Highway 90 instead because of possible road blockage due to damages / debris from TS Gordon.  Since there are only 9 light posts as the marker, the PAX ended up doing 2 partner merkins (patty cake, merkin, patty cake) at the first light post, 4 partner merkins at the second light post, 6 partner merkins at the third light post……… 18 partner merkins at the last and ninth post.  Totaling to 90 partner merkins.

     

    Tropical Storm Gordon

    After getting off of Hwy 90, the PAX ended up by the Fountain.  TS Gordon has arrived (One of the calmest storms ever.)  Each grabbed a coupon and executed a GORDON Workout OYO

    Goblet Squats x 15

    Overhead Presses x 15

    Rocky Balboa x 15 on each foot

    Depth Jump from the coupon x 15

    Overhead Presses x 15

    Nolan Ryan (feet on the coupon) – x 15 each arm

     

    11’s

    Trying to dodge Gordon and waiting for the storm to pass, the PAX hunkered down at Oak Alley by the fountain.  The PAX lined up each of his coupon in the middle of the Alley.  Started off on one side with 10 leg raises, crossed the alley where the coupon was located, 11 curls, then went to the other side for coverage with 1 burpee.  On the way back, stopped at the coupon and did 11 chest presses, then back to the original side with 9 leg raises.  Finished the workout with 1 leg raise and 10 burpees.  So in total, the PAX toughed out 55 leg raises, 55 burpees, 110 curls and 99 chest presses in between.

     

    Round of Mary

    Flutter Kicks with Coupon in arms extended chest press position x 20 IC

    Scissor Kicks with Coupon in arms extended chest press position x 20 IC

    American Hammers x 15 IC

    The PAX hid the blocks by the fountain and moseyed back to the flag for the COT at 6:17 a.m.  YHC blames Gordon for those extra 2 minutes.  Running against the wind was extremely difficult, but we made it through.

     

    COT

    Count-O-Rama 19PAX, Name-O-Rama, announcements, intentions.  Thankful TS Gordon didn’t hit NOLA directly, but pray for the victims of the storm by the Mississippi and Alabama coast.  Thank You all again for the opportunity to lead.  SYITG

    King Kong

  • What a year!

    As this appears to be the week of anniversaries, YHC decided to add his 1 yr. anniversary into the mix by Qing the Birdcage.  So with a short disclaimer we were off!

    Mosey to Kick-Ball Field for Warm Up

    • Imperial Walkers IC X20
    • Windmills IC X15
    • Parker Peters IC X20
    • Hillbillies IC X20

    Mosey to the Levee for:

    Burp Back Mountain  –  Partner Up, 1st partner goes up backward and then down 3X while other partner does burpees then switch.  Rinse and repeat until PAX complete 100 burpees combined.

    Got to call Burp Back Mountain so we can beat the oncoming train.  Most groups were done.  Nice job PAX!  Thanks Mariah for reminding us that some people have to make carpool.  Good news, all the PAX beat the train.  That could have been ugly.  Wait is that rain?  Yes it is. On to the next Thang.

    Run to Track by Running Man at Monkey Bar station for Route 66 – Start with Inch Worm to 1 merkin, 1 Plank Jack to Pop Jack and Inch Worm up then run to next running man.  Add 1 merkin and 1 plank jack to the inch worm-merkin-plank jack-pop jack-inch worm sequence at each running man up to 11 merkins and 11 plank jacks.

    Now the rain is coming down HARD.  Much mumblechatter about how it never rains this early in the morning and whether the rain is good (cools PAX down) or bad (shoes feel like 5lb. weights).  For what it’s worth, in 150+ workouts this past year, YHC can only remember one other beatdown where it rained and YHC was definitely cooled down.

    Rain has stopped!  So no need for YHC to modify by moving to the coziness of the shelter.  Off to the Fountain.

    Cross Over to Fountain – Grab a Cinder Block for:

    • Curls IC X 20
    • Tri-cep Extensions IC X15
    • Rows IC X20
    • Military Presses IC X20
    • Chest Presses IC X 20
    • Elf on the Shelf OYO X20
    • Nolan Ryans on Block OYO 10 each side

    Time is almost up.

    Mosey to Flag for Count-Off, Name0rama, Announcements, Intentions and Prayer.  T-Claps to Pony Boy for consistently posting with us old guys.  Good luck to you in Atlanta.  We hope to see you back in NOLA often.  Congrats to Quarterpipe who announced his M would be induced the next day.  Sure enough Quarterpipe’s 2.0 is here (Eighthpipe).  Well done sir!

    And thanks to all the PAX for making this a very life-changing year for YHC.  Never could have imagined how YHC would be changed both physically and spiritually by joining a “workout group”.  As the PAX knows, F3 is so much more.  It’s a group of #HIM.  Here’s to continuing to grow F3 in Greater New Orleans!

  • More Mary with Bittersweet

    19 PAX posted for a humid and sweaty full moon beatdown.

    I arrived right at 530am and quickly took off for the bandstand.

    Warmed up with SSH x 20, Imp Walker Squats x 20 and then went into ROXANNE

    Roxanne is a pushup every time Sting sings Roxanne and a plank jack every RED LIGHT.

    From there we set up the TABATA counter and did 45 seconds on and 15 rest.  Not officially tabata bc we switched exercises every minute.

    Dead Roach

    Penguins

    Alternating Knee Crunch

    Crunch push throughs

    Leg Elevations

    LBCs

    LBTs

    Russian Twists

    Dead Bugs

    Leg Presses

    That was 10 – so we switched it up.

    NEXT SET/PEARL –

    We did 10 burpees at the bandstand, 20 rows, 5-10 pullups (or max out), 30 dips at the benches

    You could do them in any order but you had to run on the track outside to the next station.

    Played BITTER SWEET on the run.  Say HI if they say HI back they are Sweet if they say NOTHING they are bitter.

    We did this x 2.

    Shoulder Taps and wait.

    NEXT SET we did a few more TABATA counter exercises out of cadence

    Peter Parkers

    Donkey Kicks

    Side Crunches – LEFT and RIGHT

    Low Country Crab

    Fire Hydrants L and RIGHT

    It was 613 so we headed back to FLAG.

    Arrived at the FLAG 614 so we did x20 Parker Peters IC

     

    Always a pleasure to lead – prayed for the PAX to not take for granted the time we share with family and friends

  • Skinny – Da Block is HOT!!!

    Pre-Thang

    After the Week 2 – Iron 34Pax Challenge less than one week ago at the Birdcage, YHC was supposed to hide those cinder blocks with the help of the PAX.  However, Hawgcycle decided to use them for the same challenge at the Uptowner on Friday.  Therefore, the PAX loaded them back on Mahatma’s truck and off they went. YHC needed to find a way to bring those blocks back to Audubon Park.  Doing that during the day would be too suspicious.  Therefore, YHC had to incorporate another workout with the blocks so that the PAX could hide them after a morning beat down.  YHC needs to find a new home for those blocks soon.  They can’t be living in Mahatma’s truck forever.  Why not Skinny?  Because the Skinny usually involves more running around the park with exercises in between at some workout stations, YHC wanted to incorporate a cinder block workout focusing more on the legs, core, and cardio.  So Skinny…  28 PAX met up on a wet Monday morning.  At 5:30, YHC gave his standard disclaimer and off the PAX.

     

    Warm-ups

    Moseyed around the parking lot in front of the Audubon Clubhouse and back to the field next to the F3 flags and did the following in cadence:

    SSH x 20

    Windmills x 10

    Forward Arm Circles x 10

    Backward Arm Circles x 10

    Hill Billies x 20

    Plank Jacks x 20

    Overhand Claps x 10

     

    Da Block is Hot

    Grabbed the hot blocks off Mahatma’s truck and moseyed to the Band Stand.  Circled up and did the following exercises in cadence:

    Chest Presses x 20

    Leg Raises with Block in arms extended Chest Press position x 10

    Slow Goblet Squats with Block x 10

    Walking to the first light post at the Oak Alley, YHC gave instructions on a modified BLIMPS workout with the blocks.  The PAX was holding on to his block while he was running between the light posts for the entire BLIMPS.  OYO – At the first light post, 5 Burpees with a thruster over the head (5 man makers).  Ran to the 2nd light post and performed 10 Lunges on each leg while holding onto the block.  Ran to the 3rd post and properly executed 15 Imperial Walkers on each leg while holding onto the block.  Moseyed to the 4th post – 20 Merkins.  To the 5th post…. 25 Chest Presses with the block.  To the last light post… 30 Squats while holding onto the block.

     

    Da Block is Hot..Hot

    Before YHC could give instructions for the next exercise, Reluctant Yankee had decided to modify his workout by “accidentally” dropping his block and breaking it in half.  That’s one way to modify….  The PAX reused the Oak Alley for the following exercises OYO.  The PAX left his block by the first light post then…

    1 – Ran to the 2nd light post and back and performed 30 Block Jump Overs, Ran to the 3rd post and back to the 1st post…. 20 Block Jump Overs, Ran to the 4th post and back to the 1st post… 10 Block Jump Overs

    2 – Ran to the 2nd light post and back and performed 30 Squats with the block, Ran to the 3rd post and back to the 1st post… 20 Squats with the block, Ran to the 4th post and back to the first post… 10 Squats with the block

    3 – Ran to the 2nd light post and back… 30 Leg Raises with block in arms extended chest press position.  Ran to the 3rd post and back to the 1st post… 20 Leg Raises in the same position.  Ran to the 4th post and back to the 1st post… 10 Leg Raises in the same position.

     

    Da Block is Hot….Hot..Hot

    Time to hide those cinder blocks, but YHC couldn’t make it that easy.  YHC had asked Mahatma to Q the group in 2 lines and led the group by shouting “overhead, right shoulder (not resting on the shoulder), left shoulder” as the group dodging cars on Magazine Street toward the fountain.  YHC could only imagine what the drivers were thinking witnessing 28 guys with cinder blocks over their heads at 6:12 a.m. crossing Magazine Street.  Not weird at all.  Very shortly, the PAX made it to the fountain and hid them by the bushes.  The PAX then moseyed back to the flag for the COT at 6:16 a.m.

     

    COT

    Count-O-Rama 28PAX, Name-O-Rama with three FNGs & one PAX from Greenville, announcements, intentions.  Welcome Fire Marshall Bill (Greenville), Ducky (FNG), Pep-Toe (FNG), and Brexit (FNG).  Thank You all again for the opportunity to lead.  SYITG

    King Kong

     

  • Friday FunDay

    Warm up: 5 Minutes

    Wolfpack Mountain: 12 sets

    Run the straight aways and completed the following sets at the flats.

    • 5 Burpees
    • 10 Mercants
    • 15 Jump Squats
    • 20 LBC’s

    Total: 60 Burpees, 120 Mercants, 180 Jump Squats, 240 LBC’s

    Benches:

    • 28 Dips
    • 28 Decline Mercants

    Football Up Downs:

    Finished off with 5 football style up downs

     

    Great effort from all who attended. Tough workout but a great way to lead us into the weekend!

     

     

  • Birdcage – Week 2 – The Iron 34PAX Challenge

    Pre-Thang

    After YHC’s first visit at Okwata’s H4 Challenge, YHC discussed with Tool and Mahatma-Ice about the possibility of bringing a Rock City type of workout to Birdcage with cinder blocks.  Of course… with their support, YHC was able to get the goods (28 blocks at 28 lbs and 4 blocks at 19 lbs) from Tool and loaded them up onto Mahatma’s truck.

    Meanwhile, on Sunday, Reluctant Yankee sent out Week 2 IronPax Challenge, which incorporates exercises with cinder blocks.  What are the chances??? With many personal texts and mumblechatter convincing the Q to facilitate the challenge (a lot of passive aggressiveness), YHC finally decided to forgo his planned Q with the blocks and went with the challenge.

     

    The Challenge

    Thanks for many PAX help at 5 a.m. to mark the 25 yard distance and unloading all 32 blocks onto the field, YHC was able to start the disclaimer on time at 5:30 a.m. and off we go…. Unfortunately, YHC didn’t get enough blocks for the challenge.  YHC underestimated his popularity… didn’t expect to see 34 PAX and thought 32 blocks were more than enough.

    Actual Week 2 Iron Pax Challenge – accumulated Rep scoring

    4 sets x 8 minutes – perform as many reps as possible in 8 minutes.  After 25 reps, must run 25 yards out and back.  Rinse and repeat until 8 minutes is up.  Rest 2 minutes between sets.

    Set 1 – Thrusters with cinder block

    Set 2 – Curls with cinder block

    Set 3 – KB Swings with cinder block

    Set 4 – ManMaker with cinder block

    Total Score = Set 1 Reps + Set 2 Reps + Set 3 Reps + Set 4 Reps

     

    COT

    Count-O-Rama 34 PAX, Name-O-Rama with one FNG & one PAX from Tallahassee, announcements, intentions.  A record day at Birdcage with 34 PAX participating a heck of the challenge.  Welcome Iron Horse (Tallahassee) and Sinner Bloq$ (FNG) because he’s a pastor working out with cinder blocks.  How fitting???

     

    NMM

    T-Claps to everyone making the challenge possible at Birdcage.  Tool – supplying the blocks.  Mahatma-Ice – picking up the blocks with his truck.  Yankee – measuring the 25 yard distance at 5 a.m.  Hawgcycle, Candy Land, Gabrielle, Medulla, Angie’s List, Willie – help unloading off the truck to the field in the Gloom.

    Thank You all again for the opportunity to facilitate the challenge.  SYITG

    King Kong

     

    Standings – YHC didn’t get everyone’s reps because some modified the challenge, 4 PAX were using the 19 lbs blocks instead of the 28 lbs, or YHC just didn’t do a good job collecting everyone’s score.  Whatever the reason, this is the list:

    Rev-It – 325

    Seaman -625

    I Love You Man – 425

    Douille – 375 (left early)

    Iron Horse – 609

    Angie’s List – 502

    Bartman – 500

    Gabrielle – 583

    Willie – 558

    Rev Sox – 468

    Tinkles – 489

    Medulla – 455

    Quarter Pipe – 456

    Mahatma-Ice – 805

    Saban – 655

    Sinner Bloq$ (FNG) – 655

    Peaches – 475

    Hawgcycle – 592

    Reluctant Yankee – 445

    El Wire – 505

    Mariah – 495

    Chiquita – 415

    Candy Land – 325

  • Give me a ‘B’

    I seem to get stuck on repeating the same exercises between Q’s so in preparation for Monday’s Skinny I figured I’d consult the F3 website for some new ideas.  There are plenty. I didn’t have to go past the ‘B’s until I found a couple and after hearing of the eminent meteor shower I knew the Pax may be distracted and I didn’t want to put too much excitement into one beatdown.

    Warm up:

    • SSH X 20
    • Smurf Jack X 20
    • Plank Jack X 20
    • Star Gazers (Penguins) X 30 (No meteors seen ☹️)

    Mosey to row bars for 4 stations:

    • Burpees X 10 as the count
    • Rows
    • Squats
    • Lunges

    Black Snake from the row bars to the fountain.  White Snake may be trademarked or perhaps it’s a shorter version of the Black Snake?  We went full size.  It’s a Indian Run though the runner weaves through the line.  It took some coordination and a slower speed to maintain the proper spacing.  Perhaps a nice addition to the line running options.

    Benches at the fountain:

    • RLSU X 20
    • Dips X 20
    • LLSU X 20
    • Derkins X 10, Shoulder Taps X 10, Derkins X 10

    Progressive Burpee Run 1-5 increasing at each jogging man icon.  Thinking of social activism would it be a bad idea if those jogging men were to be adorned with an F3 sticker?  Hmm.

    Mary on the golf course.  Was to be our next star gazing opportunity but it was too dark, El Wire sharted, and there was a bird loudly dying in a tree so the mood just wasn’t right.

    • LBC X 20
    • Dying cockroach X 20
    • Breakdance Merkin X 5: In summary on the up motion you bring the right arm off the ground and rotate to lateral plank position and kick the left leg forward.  In the down motion rotate back to neutral position and go chest to ground.  Repeat this time with left arm and right leg. This is a slow 4 count (down, up, down, up).  This one may not stick but should be tried again before shelving.

    Two Column Indian Run to pull-up bars for 4 stations:

    • Burpees X 5 for the ciunr
    • Pull ups
    • Al Gore
    • Werkins

    Free Run back to the flag.  1 minute of plank work to run out the clock.

    Count off to 16, Name-o-Rama.  Announcement about upcoming Saints Run for those not invited to be on the BRR team but like to run anyway.  There will be a selfie opportunity with the new male Saintsation. Speaking of trying new things and men that dance, Colonel Mustard announced his try out for the 610 stompers and his appreciation of the well wishes from the Pax.  On the serious side I offered thanks to God for the courage to try new things.  Thanks for the opportunity to lead.

     

  • Deck of Animal House

    July 28th, 1978.  A big date for all of us of a certain vintage.

    Yes, that’s right.  40 years ago today, Animal House made its debut.  YHC arrived at 6:20 to a moment of confusion.  “Dean Wormer” was there – and it took several minutes for the PAX to realize that this was not the same Dean Wormer named at Wolfpack Mountain yesterday, but was in fact a visitor from Up River in NC.  Welcome, Dean Wormer.  Little did he know that YHC had (quite unknowingly) prepared a personalized and appropriate workout for our visitor.

    As the clock ticked towards 6:30, the PAX continued emerging from the gloom – including one FNG, EH’d by our resident barber and newest F3 advocate – nice work, Calliope!  Then the clock struck the witching hour.  Time for a disclaimer, and then we were off towards the yard by the museum.

    The Thang – Pt 1

    First exercise is…..  Side Straddle Hop.  In Position.  In Cadence.  Begin.  x40.

    YHC then introduced the theme: 40 years since the release of Animal House.  The explanation of The Thang took a few minutes (sometimes the PAX seem “challenged” at following instructions).  Basically, its the Animal House Deck o’ Death:

    • Hearts are Burpees.  Same as always.
    • Diamonds are Neidermeyers.  (“Is that a Puh-ledge Puh-in on your Uniform?  Drop and Give me 20!”).  Yup, Neidermeyer == Merkin
    • Spades are usually squats.  So today, they were Otises (“Shout!  A little bit louder now!” etc…)  Otises == Squat Jumps
    • Clubs are usually Situps.  Follow along…  Situps == WWII Situps == D-Day.  So D-Days == Situps.  But we did Rower Situps

    Numbers represent Rep count.

    • Jacks = Pinto (“I lied a little bit; I’ve never done this before.  That’s ok, I lied too – I’m only 13.”)  11 reps
    • Queens = Mrs. Wormer (“What a coincidence.  I have a husband Dean Wormer also at Faber.  Do you still want to show me your cucumber?”)  12 reps
    • Kings = Otter (“Can we sit with you Mary?  I see you already have your lunch.  Can I just massage your thighs while you eat?”)  13 reps
    • Aces = Bluto (“Do you know what I am?  A zit!”)  15 reps
    • Joker = Flounder.  Double the previous exercise.
    • Deuce: YHC always finds the 2 cards to be a bit disappointing.  So to vary the workout, Deuce became another doubling card.  2 Hearts == Double the previous reps, in Burpees…

    Lots of mumble-chatter as instructions were given.  But YHC persevered through the mockery.  Then we were off to the races with the first card flip.  Mumble-chatter quickly halted.  Stopped for a 20 count after the Bluto of Hearts.  Stopped for a water break right around half-way.  Stopped for another 20 count somewhere around the Otter of Hearts.  Then powered through to completion.  Only one Q-dible: when the Deuce of Hearts appeared, we went with 2 Burpees (instead of 14 burpees, having followed the 7 of Clubs).

    Hydrate again, then recovery mosey to the Baby Foundry.

    The Thang, Pt 2

    Animal House.  Split into 6 groups of 4 for Animal stations

    • Pull Ups: The timer, each PAX in the group hits 10 Pull ups.  Spot if necessary.
    • Crunchy Frogs till timer.
    • Bear Crawl 10-20 yds, Crawl Bear back.  Repeat till timer.
    • Duck Walk 10-20 yds, Walk Duck back.  Repeat till timer.
    • Frog Jump 10-20 yds, Jump Frog back.  Repeat till timer.
    • Crab Walk 10-20 yds, Walk Crab back.  Repeat till timer.

    Stop by the Tool Wall for

    • Calf Raise x40
    • Monkey Humpers x40

    Mosey back to the flag.

    Back at the flag, we circled up for count-off and name-o-rama.  Some confusion by an unnamed-pax about which number followed 6.  Fortunately, other PAX jumped in to help.  I hope that Pax is able to bring better numerical skills to his day job at a hardware store.

    Naming of our FNG – a little too easy, given the theme of the day.  “Your Delta Tau name is Flounder.  Why?  Why not.”  Alas, we already have a Flounder, so we modifed – and he became Pinto.  Welcome aboard.  Then Frac corrected his train-wreck naming last week.  Welcome to the renamed Sac-a-lait (google it, if you need to.  Its totally SFW.)

    Close out with our prayers.  Intentions for recent passings and recovering friends and family.  Lord, be with your children who are suffering, and bless those who care for them.

    Thanks for letting me lead.