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  • Frac Attack (Oh No He Didn’t) – from Fast Tax

    The Uptowner 8/12/2022

    Backblast disclaimer: Given the passage of time, YHC’s aging memory, and the Fracsac transgression, the events in this exercise represent my best recollection of what transpired and may not be entirely factual.

    After disclaimer, we headed to the field to attempt to find a dry-ish spot for warmups consisting of:
    Grass Grabbers
    SSH
    Hairy Rockettes
    Toy Soldiers
    Swan Dives

    Catch-Me-If-You-Can was the first exercise. Separating into teams of 2, while PAX 2 ran backwards around the track, PAX 1 did 10 merkins then sprinted to catch up, then PAX 2 did the merkins while PAX 1 ran backwards. This cycle was repeated until we made it all the way around the track.

    Next, we circled up for a roll of the dice. In a circle, PAX took turns rolling the 10 sided exercise die gifted to YHC on his birthday Q from Bolt. Exercises included burpees, merkins, LBCs, and others that I can no longer remember.

    With 25 minutes left, it was time for Battle Frisburpee.

    Team 1 – Rafiki, Smalls, Hand Grenada, and Fast Tax
    Team 2 – PVC, Glamper, FracSac, and Bogey

    While Team 2 prevailed (3-1), it was likely in large part to Fracsac’s blind-side tackling of YHC as YHC was about to score. It is likely that without the incorporation of tackling into the game, Team 1 would have triumphed…at least that is how my concussed brain recalls it…

    Also noteworthy in the game was PVC’s use of passing the ball from one baller to another in order to tag more opposing players. While the move was clever and not specifically prohibited in the rules (yet), this use of the ball is still being reviewed by the Battle Frisburpee committee…a ruling is expected before the next game.

    With game over, we headed to COT for name-o-rama, announcements, intentions, and prayer.
    Thanks for the fellowship! SYITG

  • Ethanol burned our shoulders and got in 100 burpees – from Hokie

    Ethanol reached out several weeks ago to let us know he was posting down range and loves to Q

    Warm up at meeting spot
    Windmill x10
    Frankenstein x10

    Main event – mosey to parking lot
    Thunderstruck SSH/burpees
    Indian merkin line

    Mosey to shelter
    Dip/ incline merkin 50/40/30/20/10
    With v ups/iron cross/Freddie Mercury in between each set

    Mosey to parking lot
    Parking lot burpee suicide 1-11

    Mosey to flag
    99 burpees is not 100 so

    1 burpee & COT

    Ethanol closed us out reminding us to be humble

  • How do you get to 100…..1 at a time – from Mahatma

    The morning air was wet with streaks of lightning off in the distance – a perfect setting of gloom for the Uptowner.

    8 pax meet in the chain link box at Pontiff with high anticipation of what this morning will bring. YHC approached with a trash bag of goodies and his boom box fully charged.

    Playlist started with “Greenie Rule” in effect. If you don’t know and are curious sift through my last couple of BB for description otherwise if you don’t care no problem as it will be in all future beatdowns that tunes are played.

    Quick disclaimer with Charmine emphasizing that YHC is not a professional…..which I whole heartedly agreed and we kicked off the warm up.
    5-7 of each
    SSH
    ABVAGODA
    MNT MAN POOPERS
    GOOD MORNINGS
    5 OYO Burpees for good measure

    Slow mosey to the kiddie land – 2 lines formed at the rings for pull ups 3 rounds of 3.
    5 Burpees for good measure

    Mosey back
    5 more Burpees – at this point Bolt is seeing that YHC is at least attempting to maintain the focus towards 100.

    Cnt off 1,2 until 2 4 pax teams created. Cones and bats brought out for relay challenge.
    The 2 teams competed:
    1st in dizydean burpee which was 5 times around the bat then perform 5 burpees run to the other side repeat 5 times around the bat followed by 5 more burpees then run back. Each time the bat was dropped another pax was to jump in. End in a close tie with Hokie and Charmine sprinting to the finish so ALL did 5 penalty burpees.
    2nd was the same except no burpees after the 5 times around the bat – team 1 lost and had 5 penalty burpees yet most of not all pax on team 2 joined in.

    At this point there had been 2 Greenie changes – YHC and Sandbar

    Now the “game” – Cabbage-Burpees which was 1st played in the Summer of 2019 (before the world went crazy!!!! and things we know today are the unfortunate infiltrations of our past)

    How it’s played:
    2 pitches (if the pitcher sucks he will be penalized by YHC with Burpees then moved to a new position).
    Strike Out – batter 5 BP
    1st out batting team 2BP
    2nd out 4BP
    Ea base hit or advanced base equals a BP for the defense.
    So a single 1
    Double 2
    Triple 3
    HR 5
    These are to be performed immediately after the batting takes place before next batter for both offense and defense.

    1 burpee for ea run scores accumulated for the inning and performed between innings while changing roles on the field.

    Losing team 10 burpee Penalty.
    Team 1 – Hokie, Sandbar, Stroganoff and Mahatma
    Def
    Team 2 – Glamper, Bolt, Charmine and Rafiki

    Mary – x 20 weighted ball with BigBoy sit ups
    X 20 leg extension throws (you had to be there to understand)

    FlipFlop

    COT

    Prayers for our brother TenderLoin who will be undergoing open heart surgery next Friday. No doubt God brought him into our Pax to help build a base of support both physically and spiritually for what lies ahead. I’m confident he will be back on his feet in no time running the track.

  • 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

  • BBB (Bolt’s Beast Builder) – from Bolt

    Warmorama: Rapper’s Delight edition with an emphasis on the parts used in burpees. The Thang: 100 burpees for time and with the mantra of, “Leave No Man Behind, Leave No Man Where You Found Him” we will all continue supporting those still pushing themselves until the Six is in! Hawg led the pack, establishing himself as a beast with a time of 7:18. War Eagle opted for a couple laps after 1.5 burpees, Triple showed up coiffed and just after the main Thang ended—shocker. A game of FastTax’s brainchild, ultimate frisburpee, ensued, resulting in Thumb War’s consternation with the rule differences from the far less interesting ultimate frisbee. The end result was the non-R.E.D. Team lost 1-0.

  • Full-Body Friday – from Boo-Boo

    With rain all around but none at the AO, four PAX assembled for a slightly cooler than usual beatdown.

    Tenderloin was so excited, he started early. The remaining three moseyed to the field for a warmup consisting of SSH x25, IW x20, Abe Vigodas (4-ct per side) x 10, MHC x20, Batwings (with dancing), and Mountain Man Poopers.

    Off to the rock pile, stopping to greet TL on the way. A rock selected conducive to curls and overheads.

    Mosey to the small baseball field and rocks carefully placed in the middle. 11s starting with Burpees (of course), stopping in the middle for five curls. Big boi sit-ups on the other side, stopping for overheads on the way back.

    Upon completion of the 11s, PAX assembled on one side of the field, with rocks, for Lt. Dans (with rocks) to the opposite tree line and back.

    Rocks returned to the rock pile and a mosey back to the flag for some Mary (LBCs and Lazy Boyz).

    COT, announcements, prayer, OUT! It’s always an honor to lead HIM.

  • BREAK IN THE RAIN – TABATA – from PVC

    WARMORAMA:

    Imperial walkers
    Hillbillies
    Abe vigoda
    Low slow Squat
    Forward arm circles
    Reverse arm circles

    The Tabata Thang
    1 minute on 20 second recovery

    Burpees,
    Lunge,
    Peter Parker,
    Bear crawl,
    Jump squat,
    Bear crawl,
    Mountain climber,
    Lunge,
    Burpees,
    Lunge,
    Shoulder tap,
    Bear crawl,
    Monkey Humpers,
    Bear crawl,
    Plank,Lunge,Burpees,Lunge,Parker Peter,Bear crawl,Squat

    COOLORAMA:
    1/2 LAP MOSEY
    Imperial walkers
    Hillbillies
    Abe vigoda
    Low slow Squat
    Forward arm circles
    Reverse arm circles