DATE: 11/15/2018

WHERE: The Vineyard

THE PAX: Tiny Tat, Gut Check, Swamp Donkey, Beater, Trill

Total # of PAX: 9

Number of FNGs: 0

QIC: Westside

INTRO:

Last night YHC was enjoying a great episode of survivor and decided to check the old F3 website for some new exercises to add to the gloom. After a few minutes of searching, the beatdown was planned. Rolling into the parking lot this morning only solidified the beatdown plans. Time to enjoy the rain! 0530 and we were off with a mosey to the side parking lot.

WARM-O-RAMA:

Circled up under the awning (see, I’m a nice guy)

20x Squats
10x Leg Thrusts
10x Merkins
OYO Michael Phelps

See where this is going? Turned on the speaker and…

THE THANG:

Chumbaburpee

To the tune of Chumbawamba’s Tubthumping (“I get knocked down, but I get up again”), the PAX would start by performing SSH’s until the song says “I get knocked down” at which point they all performed 1x Burpee. There are apparently 27 burpees during this song, most of them at the end. Quick 10-count and right into the next routine.

Bearway to Heaven

At the risk of ruining a great song the PAX lined up on the first bus lane while YHC set up the song. You guessed it, “Stairway to Heaven”. At the start of the song, the PAX performed 7 burpees and then bearcrawled to bus lane number 2 and back. The PAX then performed 6 burpees and bear crawled to bus lane 3. At this point YHC called and audible and we only bear crawled to the lane, not back. Except for Beater who was bound and determined to bear crawl both ways. The PAX continued this routine until they reached 1x Burpee and ended up at bus lane number 9. Shoulders screaming it was time for another 10-count. Next routine

The Burp & Merk

80’s music blasting (“everybody’s working for the weekend!”) the PAX circled up under the awning. This is an OYO routine where the PAX performed a burpee with 1x Merkin. They then did another burpee with 2x Merkins. This was continued until they reached a burpee with 10x Merkins. Hold for the 6. No time for a 10-count so the PAX took a lap around the parking lot. Circled back up to walk it back down. 

80’s music still rockin’, The Final Countdown at this point I think, we circled back up to perform a burpee with 10x Merkins all the way back down to a burpee with 1x Merkin. Hold for the 6. Quick 10-count and then another lap around the parking lot. We’re not done yet. Next routine.

The Deconstructed Burpee

This is a supposed to be a 4 part exercises (Squat, Leg Thrust, Merkin, Leg Thrust), but we modified and made it a 3 part. PAX followed YHC’s commands on the counts and we started with 10x Squats, 10x Leg Thrusts, and 10x Merkins. This routine was repeated until we made it all the way down to 1x Squat, 1x Leg Thrust, and 1x Merkin. We took a small break at 5 to take a lap around the parking lot. 4 minutes left so we gathered our gear and headed back to the flag. Time for one more!!

The Circle Burp

With only 6 PAX we had no trouble getting through this one in time. Formed up in a circle and on the command ‘exercise’ all the PAX started doing high knees. YHC started off the burpees with the command ‘down’ at which point all the PAX did 1x burpee. The call went to my left and the PAX could call ‘down’ as quickly as they wanted and some (Swamp Donkey) held it for a minute. Just under 0615 and we’re done! 

CIRCLE OF TRUST:

Name-o-rama, praises and prayers. Prayers for Swamp Donkey and his dad, prayers for my co-worker whose daughter is getting a biopsy because the doctors think she might have lymphoma, and prayers for the newborns that are here or almost here (Cricket). 

Naked-Man Moleskin:
Love the fact that we had 6 HIM’s beat the fartsack for this hellish routine. So many burpees (136 at final count). You’ve all earned a big breakfast. Rest up and stay healthy. Prayers for those traveling to see family over the holidays, but for those of us staying close we are going to tear each other up that morning on the field at Paragon. SYITG!