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  • Happy LiveAid Day! – from Rudy

    37 years ago today. Live Aid. July 13th, 1985. For those of us of a certain age, it might be hard to overstate how big of an event this was. This was early MTV days (music videos!). Concerts were still treats (because I had no real source of income). But I remember watching and listening to the whole thing – the mystery of Phil Collins hitting BOTH stages. IN THE SAME DAY. So today, as I earn my name on the bat alongside Hokie, I put together a Live Aid playlist.

    The Workout:
    Filled up the MINI with a whole bunch of toys from around the house. Battle rope. Bricks. Cinder Blocks (oh, I’ve missed you aNDy!). Logs. Weights. Cones. A lonely Medicine Ball. Thanks to the early arrivers (War Eagle, Charmin, Bogey) who helped me haul all of this from the car out to the field. Get them arranged in a circle and then ponder the eternal Q question “Uh, how many PAX today?” Would I need 6 stations? 16 stations? One never knows.

    Warm Up: somewhere around 10 PAX in the circle at 530. So a mosey around the football field border. Vagabond coming in hot. Then Hokie. BooBoo with the usual Orange Waterbottle (is he EVER without that?).

    Circle up next to the flag (yup, I even brought one of those). SSH, IW, Windmills.

    Meanwhile, the playlist is pushing out Bryan Adams “Summer of 69”

    Next up: trying to herd cats. we’ve got 13 people. so make do with 12 stations. The timer is run a half-a-lap holding the Wood-let/Toothpick overhead.
    * Burpees
    * Medicine Ball PushUps (Diamond or Stagger, your choice)
    * Big wooden Stump Crunch (or Hammer)
    * Butter Fly w/ Weights
    * Battle Rope (in Squat)
    * Dips (yup, we hauled a bench out to the middle)
    * Bear Crawl/Crawl Bear (about 20 yds out & back)
    * Rifle Carry a Cindy Block (again, about 20 yds0
    * Calf Raises on the other Cindy (WHOA Pillsbury! You ok there??? Hold onto the Flag!)
    * Brick Shoulder Taps
    * Curls w/ Weights
    * The big old log – Overhead or Bench Press

    12 stations. I do appreciate Frac BARKING instructions when it was his turn to run with the bat. We need more PAX who are less disruptive! (nah, that’s no fun…)

    Oh by the way, any PAX could buy a “skip” for the cost of 6 burpees for themselves PLUS 2 burpees for Charmin. (One time Charmin attempted to tell YHC that the Q couldn’t just tell 1 PAX to do something. I believe he has been corrected of that misconception.)

    So as we skipped through Sting’s Message in a Bottle (too slow), We Are the World (too cheesy) Madonna’s Get Into the Groove (Madonna?!?) and a few others – Charmin got plenty of burpees in (so did War Eagle for that matter).

    2 songs were Q-declared NO SKIP ALLOWED: Roll with the Changes (REO!) and Radio GaGa (Queen)

    13 loops through got us to 605. Partner up with one pair bricks each. PAX1: Floyd Mayweather. PAX2: Crab Walk/Walk Crab 20 yds out & back. Rinse and Repeat. Finish with a final 3 burpees for Charmin as we hit 615.

    COT: Count Off. Announcements. My word for the day – Intentionality. Asked all the PAX to frame a thought of something they are thankful for, and then commit to INTENTIONALLY showing their thanks to that person today. Not accidental (i.e., we all try to be nice to our family). But intentionally. Above and Beyond the norm. Something done specifically AND explicitly to show appreciation and thanks.

    War Eagle took us home. And THANK YOU to the PAX for helping me haul all this stuff back to the car (where Hand Gernada discovered, apparently for the first time, that YHC has ND stuff plastered all over his car….)

  • Full-body Beatdown Bonus Burpees – from Bolt

    Warmorama Rapper’s Delight edition
    The Thang: make our way from exercise pad near flag to exercise pad on David Dr. side using the path via alternating side shuffles, stopping at each bench for five burpees (Frac is a semantics stickler and informed us a picnic table is a picnic bench therefore a burpee station). Arriving at the exercise equipment, we assumed the following stations: pull ups, dips, leg press, incline bench, horizontal lat pull, rower, incline sit ups for tabata sets of AMRAP then rotate counterclockwise (a concept War Eagle’s millennial brain couldn’t follow, thus chaos ensued). Return to flag via same route, method as before. Frac was pleased he exceeded his RDA of burpees during a beatdown. Welcomed FNG, stroganoff, who is Glamper’s 15yo 2.0.

  • The cards cast our fate – from PVC

    We welcomed Cauliflower of NC
    Warmorama
    The usual
    The Thang
    Circled up and layed the deck of cards In the center. We went around the circle doing 20 of whatever card chosen(lots of Merkin’s). The Burpee option was given for those doing the Friday burpee challenge and Bolt and Hangrenade completed100 each.
    COT

  • Crawl Under a Train & Catch Me if you Can – from Hokie

    YHC texted via Mumblechatter at 0510 to avoid coming to el Diablo via Metairie Road due to a train being STOPPED and to come in via Airline.

    Meanwhile two Pax decided to add an adventure to their pre-workout ventures by crawling UNDER the damn Ol Train like they were in a Hank Williams song.

    At 0530 YHC tried to get a disclaimer in between repeated interruptions by some unnamed “two ply” and then held a VERY Brief warm-o-rama with Abe Vigodas and Grass grabbers before lining the Pax up for an exercise to complete the warm up… The exercise would be called “go under the train” based on the stories of War Eagle and Hand Grenada’s journey in this AM… we lined up on the goal line and inch wormed out towards the 50, did 5 merkins, stood up and rinse and repeated about a dozen times (some would say 60 merkins warmed up our shoulders)

    we then moseyed to the track, around the 50 yard line to start our adventures. Imagine six points on the track
    1. 50 yard line
    2. Goal line
    3. Around the end zone to the goal line across field from #2
    4. the 50 yard line across field from #1
    5. The next goal line
    6. around end zone to goal line across field from #5 and 100 yards away from #1 😉

    The THANG
    at each of the 6 points we would do 10 reps of exercise called out by the Q then another exercise while waiting on the six.

    We would then rotate through a series of “MODES of transportation” between points as follows
    1-2 above ~ Mosey
    2-3 above ~ Sprint
    3-4 above backwards mosey as fast as possible
    4-5 above Lunge walk
    5-6 above backwards Lunge
    6-1 Sprint

    Round 1 ~ At each of the six points we would do 10 Burpees and then Imerial Walkers while waiting on the six
    Round 2 ~ 10 Merkins and SSH while waiting on the six
    Round 3 ~ 10 sit ups with arms crossed and squats while waiting on the six

    Between 0601 and 0605, we stopped and did 4 minutes of calf raises with both legs, then just right leg, then just left leg, then both legs.

    YHC was pleased later in the day to see Hawg’s post in mumble chatter stating this type of format lead to an elevated heart rate for a good portion of our morning.

  • Charmin celebrates 3YO Daughter/Everyone Celebrates Hawg and SOGO’s Baby??? – from Bolt

    Warmorama Rapper’s Delight edition with MNC/dancing by request plus bonus chinooks/reverse chinooks. The Thang: move between benches along running path toward David Dr. workout equipment via Q’s instructions (shuffle both directions, mosey, backward mosey, high knees, skip) stopping for 10 burpees, adjusting to 5 upon Charmin astutely realizing we’d never get to his half of the Q otherwise. Charmin sets the count on 10 BBSU while everyone does AMRAP: pull ups, leg press, incline bench, tricep dips, rows. Cycle through all stations and then complete the path loop, stopping at each light post for either 3 hillbillies or 3 IW OYO moseying between. Along this stretch we encountered what could only be described as the love child of Hawg and SOGO: congrats, it’s a girl, strong/shapely/sans shoes yet sporting a half tank top shrouded by a weighted vest. There then seemed to be a pep in all PAX step along with some mumblechatter but I digress. Upon return to the original workout equipment near the flag we circled up for a Charmin led baby maker to plank combo which began right after Charmin doled out three penalty burpees to Rev due to some underlying battle of faiths (did I mention its Charmin’s daughter”s third bday?), although it’s possibly because Rev ran away from us the whole workout—probably the Bolt soundtrack. Flag/COT. Honored to co-Q fine men!

  • Kindergarten Day! – from PVC

    Warmorama
    Low slow squat
    Abe vigoda
    Peter Parker
    Parker Peter
    Hill billy
    Imperial walker
    Self love
    Butt kickers

    10 each
    Merkins
    Bear crawl
    Big boy sit ups
    Lunge
    Grass grabbers

    5 each
    8 count body builders
    Motivators
    Monkey humpers
    Mountain man poopers

    10 each
    Merkins
    Bear crawl
    Big boy sit ups
    Lunge
    Grass grabbers

    Frisbee
    2 teams each start at same end zone in efforts to reach the goal without dropping the frisbee. 2 defenders allowed to cross to other side. Once point scored opponents do 5 each 8 count body builders
    Totaled approx 2mi.

    COT
    Welcomed FNG and named him Faux Pas

  • Monday morning at The Scrum – from PVC

    Warm o rama
    Low slow squat
    Abe vigoda
    Peter Parker
    Parker Peter
    Hill billy
    Imperial walker
    Self love
    Butt kickers

    Mosey

    Step ups

    Mosey

    Lunge
    8 count body builder
    Bear crawl
    Big boy sit up
    Lunge
    Flutter kicks
    Bear crawl
    Squat
    Run backwards

    Mosey

    Dora style
    8 count body builders
    While partner ran up the stairs at JP performing art building

    Mosey

    Coupons
    Overhead press, bench press , curls
    Dips

    Coolorama
    Low slow squat
    Abe vigoda
    Peter Parker
    Self love
    Butt kickers

    COT

  • Rock City Ruination/Redemption: U b the judge – from Bolt

    Warmarama: the usual plus BOTH Hairy Rockettes and Toy Soldiers to finally settle the debate over them being a single move with two names (Fast Tax was pleased, Rudy was as salty as the ocean—must be the pre-BD Double Nickel runs).

    The Thang: mosey to rock pile, select a medium rock except Hand Granada and YHC for big rocks. Carry to pavilion for stations of the pavilion. Every PAX performs a different exercise AMRAP con roca (except timer and box jumps) and then shift clockwise. Simple enough, right? Wrong! After assigning Charmin the first exercise and reassessing two stations later due to rock sizes, you’d think it was the ruination of Rock City; this was about the time Rudy unleashed his unbridled passive aggressiveness (did I mention how salty he was in warmup—he only got saltier)! Fast Tax rated it redemption, possibly bc his Hairy Rockettes now stand alone as a separate/distinct exercise, safe from Rudy’s disdainful commentary.
    Sun Rise/Sun Set upper chest, resistance tube work 10x as Timer
    All other PAX AMRAP con roca: box jumps (sin roca), curls, OH press, tricep press, rows, squats, step ups, chest press (please don’t drop that on yourself, Special K): rinse/repeat. Return rocks/flag/COT.

  • May the 4th be with You – from Boo-Boo

    YHC was finally able to get a Q spot for El Diablo around Rudy, Hokie, and Fast Tax who are locked in a race to be the first to add their name to the miniature bat Hawg received 10 years ago for being one of three attendees at a Zephyrs game.

    YHC lead the PAX on a short mosey to the field for a warmup consisting of ordinary warmup exercises. I added in MNCs since Frac was in attendance. Since there wasn’t 100% dance compliance, a 10 burpee penalty was imposed.

    As YHC was ready to move into the meat of the beatdown, he was met with significant resistance for not including Imperial Walkers in the warmup since it was May the 4th. Being a man of the people, YHC obliged to stop the bellyaching of the sci-fi sect of the group.

    With smiles on their merry faces, YHC led the group to the track for BLIMPS as a mode of transportation to the rock pile bc a mosey just wouldn’t be sufficient. The typically quiet and non-judgmental Rudy pointed out that YHC substituted plank jacks with another exercise. The poor guy forgot that modification is acceptable in the F3 world, and we were still able to spell BLIMPS correctly.

    Upon arrival at the rock pile there was the typical banter regarding rock size. PAX were instructed to figure it out as it is not YHC’s place to judge another man’s rock!

    Off to the 50 yard line for 10 Rounds of Tyson, which consisted of all exercises in cadence. At some point Macgyver showed up late and rockless. Initially he was instructed to rifle carry the “bat” until instructed otherwise, but Triple Shift quickly seized the opportunity to shed his oversized rock by switching with Macgyver. Other PAX, namely Rudy, also took advantage of the opportunity to share/shed his rock with the lad.

    While that was fun, all good things must come to an end. PAX returned their rocks to the rock pile and gather for some Mary in the vicinity of the rock depot.

    Mosey to the flag exactly on time! COT, prayer, OUT!

    It’s always an honor to lead HIM! Thank you for the opportunity.

  • Toilet Paper Recall – from Disclaimer

    21 pax showed up for a Charmin/Disclaimer Que

    Charmin led us out to the football field for a warm-up that included:
    SSH x 21
    Monkey Humpers x 15
    Mountain Man Poopers x 10-15 based on vive
    Hillbillies x 10-15 same as MMP’s
    Hairy Rockettes x 10

    Disclaimer took us over to the play ground and instructed everyone to get in groups of three (we had 7 groups).

    25 mins total time of work (stay together as a team….every complete the work)
    -800 meter run
    -25 pull-ups
    -50 merkins
    -75 air squats

    The goal was two complete at least two rounds.

    We had a bunch of people finished two rounds (good sign for the murph coming up!)

    After that we ran in over to the rock pile.

    -Shoulder press, bicep curls, tricep extensions overhead
    15,15,15 hold your rock until the group finishes

    5 burpees

    Repeat same exercises 12 reps of each hold rock until everyone finishes

    10 ROCK on swings

    Repeat same exercises 9 reps of each hold rock until everyone finishes

    5 burpee rock ground to overhead press (I looks and feels like it sounds!)

    Indian run ( which was more of an Indian sprint back to the flag)