QIC: DNF
Date: 9/5/20
PAX: Abercrombie, Furley, Deep Dish, Gaylord, Schnitzel, Shawshank, 9 Volt, Clothespin, Coldplay
AO: The Battery
Conditions
A cool 61 degrees, tolerable humidity, no precipitation
COP
Mosey to the tennis courts
SSH x20 IC
Willy Mays Hayes x10 IC
SSH x20 IC
Forward Fold x8 IC
Third Grade Exercises x12 IC
The Thang
We used the outer four corners of two combined tennis courts and did 4 exercises at each station, with a designated mode of transportation between each. PAX finishing ahead held Al Gore or a plank until the six was in. The four stations of exercises were rinsed and repeated.
STATION I (legs):
Jump Squats x20 OYO
Monkey Humpers x40 OYO
Bonnie Blairs x20 OYO
Mountain Climbers x40 OYO
Mode of transportation to next corner was 10 broad jumps, followed by a 10 pace bear crawl
STATION II (core):
6 inches (until recover)
Twisted Scissors x30 IC
Heel Touches x30 IC
LBC’s x40 OYO
Mode of transportation to next corner was 10 broad jumps, followed by a 10 pace bear crawl
STATION III (Chest):
Merkins x30 OYO
Wide Merkins x20 OYO
Diamond Merkins x10 OYO
Burpees x5 OYO
Mode of transportation to next corner was 10 broad jumps, followed by a 10 pace bear crawl
STATION IV (Pick your poison)
Q called on different PAX members for a total of 4 exercises. Multiple rounds were completed of the four corners, and the exercises at station IV consisted of…. Hundreds, Big Boi’s, Russian Twists, Jane Fonda’s, American Hammers, Flutter kicks, Imperial Walkers, LBC’s, Elbow Plank, Freddie Mercury’s ( a few repeats… especially the Hundreds)
Mode of transportation to next corner was 10 broad jumps, followed by a 10 pace bear crawl
3 rounds were completed before time. We then moseyed back to the flags with our final 60 seconds.
COT
Stay close to your friends. There are too many men out there who gave up on forming true friendships after finishing school. In addition, many men have lost touch with the wonderful friendships that they were blessed with in their younger years. Why? Likely because they have started families, are working on starting families, have gotten career focused… all of which are very good things. Yet, if we do not make time for friendships, we are empty in one corner of our lives. I encouraged PAX to reach back and reconnect with any friendships they may have lost touch with over the years. Encouraged those who have strong friendships to hold onto them and cherish them. I love to see some of the youth sports going on right now, even in the middle of all the modern day madness. It is so much more for these kids than winning. It is camaraderie. It is learning how to win together, deal with defeat and failure, seeing the value of hard work, and caring about and contributing to a greater good. In addition to lifelong friendships, we fortunate men are active in F3 which is developing a whole new set of friends as we continue to age. Proof that making friends is a lifelong journey and should never stop.
Moleskin
9 Volt can bear crawl faster than anyone, and if he shaved his wrists to make his fit watch more accurate he would look like a poodle. Deep Dish enjoys a pick your poison exercise and is quite dangerous… to no surprise. Puddles of sweat were left on the courts, staking our claim.
News
Labor Day Convergence
Beer Run (stay tuned on the development of this plan)
3rd F rundown by Coldplay. See channel for info