The BackBlast:

AO:

lions_den

Pax Names:

Fleetwood, Macho Man, Papa John, Smurfette, Chops, Hartford, Dizzy, Blackhawk, Ice T, Drone, Pie Bar, Kobalt, Lucky Charms

Number of Pax:

13

FNG Names:

Number of FNGs:

0

Intro:

Having suffered the wrath of Bloodhound a few weeks ago, YHC was intent on sharing what he learned with the PAX of The Lion’s Den

Warm-o-Rama:

Brisk mosey around upper lot. Macho Man goes down with a freak knee injury (hopefully not too severe). Circle up: 15 SSHs, 10 Weed Pickers, 10 Windmills, Sun Gods OYO, Michael Phelps OYO, 5 air squats OYO, 5 merkins OYO. Mosey to truck.

The Thang:

Carry sandbags and coupons from truck down to bottom of grassy knoll. Partner up. Each pair takes a sandbag or coupon. Begin MOABOMBS (Mother of all BOMBS)/hill work. At bottom of hill, each two-man team collectively performs: 50 Mountain Climbers, 75 Outlaws, 100 alternating shoulder taps (2 x count), 125 Burpees, 150 Overhead Presses, 175 Merkins, 200 Big Boy Situps, and 225 Squats. While partner A performs exercises, partner B throws sandbag or coupon up hill all the way to the top. Then lunges back down with said sandbag or coupon. Switch. Once required number of exercise is performed, move onto next.

Seeking to keep things interesting, YHC instructed teams to switch coupons and sandbags (and back again) and introduced different forms of sandbag/coupon tossing and carrying (tossing backwards, holding coupon over head, etc.). Halfway through, sandbags/coupons were discarded in favor of Bear Crawling up and down hill, then bear crawling sideways up and down hill. This generated much mumblechatter about the appropriate name for a backwards bear crawl (which some PAX had to employ as modifications coming back down the hill) and also what to call a sideways bear crawl – if there is a name for that, YHC does not know it. Chops insists a backwards bear crawl is called a "crawl bear." Perhaps.

Sensing the PAX (except Fleetwood) were hungry for more abuse with one minute left, YHC called for each PAX to execute one partner carry up and down the hill. Deposit coupons in truck and mosey to flag. Someone asked it this was dangerous? YHC answered "probably."

COT:

Prayers for Thrasher. Prayers for Macho Man's swift recovery. Announcements re: upcoming convergence event, 3rd F event at the Bakery, and last Friday presentations by other F3 members regarding their faith journey.

Naked Man Moleskin:

It was awesome to have 13 men this morning despite the cold. We lifted each other up and suffered together, and that's what it's all about. On a few occasions, YHC believed we would get our first splash of merlot at TLD (new year's convergence doesn't count). Alas, Dizzy was just dizzy. And Fleetwood, despite warning signs to the contrary, was ultimately able to hold down his chow. On the positive side, Hartford was finally forced to shed a layer (or two) and Fleetwood had so much steam coming off him, he looked like a walking coal furnace. These are the signs of a solid beat down. Let's keep the momentum going. As Dredd says, "make it hard and they will come."

YHC would be remiss if he did not offer up a CallOut. Where in the hell were Satellite, Mic Check, 2 Buck Chuck, High Tops, Old 96er, and Jack Jack?! YHC feels certain others deserve a CallOut but can't think of their names at this moment. We miss you brothers.