- When: 07/17/17
- QIC: Pied Piper
- Pax: Bad Boy, Beethoven (moved), Bench, Cousin IT, Eggplant, Marlboro Man, Matlock, Otown (RESPECT), Pied Piper, Punch Out, San Fran, Spinal Tap (RESPECT), String Bean, Sully, Tin Man (RESPECT), Wimpie
Alarm clock rang out at 4:22. YHC sprang out of the fartsack only the hear the rain pounding on the window. A quick look at Weather Bug confirmed chance of rain – 100%. I arrived at Boyd Lee at 5:10 to survey the grounds… Soggy but playable. Cousin IT and I exchanged pleasantries and anxiously awaiting the arrival of the PAX. Clown cars of folks soon began to show. Unfortunately or maybe not so unfortunate, most were FiA. 5:30 Game on!
WARMUP
SSH IC (17), Good Mornings IC (17), Plank Jacks IC (17)
Global Warming – Al Gore shuffles interrupted by Mountain Climbers, WWIIs, and Dive Bombers
THE THANG
Drunken Fartlek Run – Steady pace while 1 PAX carrying a 20 lb. DB sprints forward or backward quickly passing the “baton”. Repeat endlessly to the shelter.
Shelter Sequence – Monday is traditionally chest day in the world of bodybuilding so a heavy dose of pectoralis major and minor exercises was in store. Partner up. Partner A begins Derkins while Partner B performs Lunges down and back. Plank variations led for the six. 100 Derkins. Next is 100 Merkins and Reverse Lunges. Lastly is 100 Irkins and Side Lunges. Just an aside, the rain really began to fall right about now. Oh well.
The PAX moseyed to Field 3 and gathered around home plate. Count-a-rama by 9s. Numbers were assigned 1-9 to correspond with the positions on the baseball field. PAX was to sprint to their respective position, perform 17 reps, and return to homeplate and MARY by the catcher. All baseball coaches take particular note – This is an extremely effective way to teach the importance of running on and off the field. The following exercises were prescribed for each position:
P – Prisoner Squats
C – Diamond Merkins
1B – Imperial Walkers
2B – Carolina Dry Docks
3B – American Hammers
SS – Burpees
LF – Chilly Jacks
CF – Skater Jumps
RF – Walkouts
At 6:14 the “game” was rained out and the PAX strolled back to the flag for Count-a-rama and Name-a-rama.
COT
Petitions and prayers lifted included but were not limited to: Bench’s praise of 13 years of marital bliss, Snap Bean as he embarks on the challenge of driver’s education, Spinal Tap’s friend Steve.
Sasquatch and 2nd F – get signed up!
MOLESKIN
Many thanks to Grammar for the opportunity to Q this morning. Part of what I enjoy so much about this journey is experiencing creative and innovative ways to take our bodies to the brink. There’s no danger of the term monotonous ever making it’s way into the F3 lexicon. Each time I Q or Co-Q, YHC attempts to try something new, whether it be a virgin experience with an experience or perhaps just a little twist to teak things a little. The danger in this approach I suppose is the realization that some moves may not go extremely well while others will “stick” and become a part of the F3 ENC culture. So, as I conclude the first BB on www.f3enc.com, my challenge is simple: May we be driven by the challenge to discover ways we can make the ordinary – extraordinary, make the usual – unusual, and make the simple – simply wonderful; not just in one F but rather in F3.
Until we meet again – Pied Piper out