DATE: 10/31/2018

WHERE: The Kodiak

THE PAX: Monty (FNG), Woody, Pelosi, Babyface, Dixie Chick, Manning, Homeboy, C4, Yogi, Rest Stop, Quagmire, Kiffin, Garfield, Owen Mills, Swisher, Bloodhound, Floppy

Total # of PAX: 17

Number of FNGs: 1

QIC: Floppy

INTRO:

“Gloomy: adjective: dark or poorly lit, especially as to appear depressing or frightening”

And so it was on Halloween morning 2018. YHC came off the DL for the regular scheduled beatdown at the Kodiak. The Q was prepped with the F3 Deck of Pain to facilitate a friendly game of 21. But before this game would commence, a little Halloween terror was arranged by YHC and none other than Homeboy dressed as Jason from Friday the 13th. Our Mosey was a long one, around the front of the school and between the trailers to the bus lanes when JASON SUDDENLY JUMPS OUT TO STRIKE HIS PREY! Who needs a warmup when you’ve got a good scare to get the ol’ ticker pumping. On to the Warm-o-rama.

WARM-O-RAMA:

Fairly quick one after the long mosey…

• 20x SSH
• 12x Windmills
• Moon-gods OYO

THE THANG:

The Deck of Pain game of 21

The PAX were divided into two teams, the Blue team and the Red team. The card table was already prepped, and the cards were divided into 4 piles, one for each suit. Blue team would pick a card from 2 piles, and the Red team would pick from the other 2 piles. This way, each round of exercises consists of Upper body, Legs, Core and Cardio.

• Diamonds = Upper Body
• Spades = Legs
• Clubs = Core
• Hearts = Cardio

The Deck of Pain did not disappoint. It has been used before, and one must take care to keep the PAX moving along during the workout or else all hell will break loose. YHC had to study (cram) using the F3 Dexicon to make sure no card would stump the PAX. By the way Luge (not Loogie) is “kinda like” a Crunchy Frog. Whew! that was a close one for YHC, almost stumped out of the gate, and the mumble chatter from the PAX would have been out of control.

Cones were placed at 25 yards, 50 yards, 100 yards to facilitate the running oriented cardio exercises. Note to self, place a cone at the starting line or be subject to added mumble chatter from the “less astute” of the PAX.

Some house rules:

• Joker: ALL the PAX drops for 10 Burpees
• Winning team for each hand air chairs while…
• Losing team for each hand performs 10 Burpees

Final score…      RED TEAM: 4      BLUE TEAM: 3

Followed by a nice little Indian run with your team back to the flag.

CIRCLE OF TRUST:

So many announcements, so much awesome activity coming up. Hit C4NN for more details.

• November 1 starts the #goodeatschallenge. Sign up and do it.
• November 3 Service Ruck at Etowah River Park, Ruck with goods then donate to MUST Ministries.
• November 10: Veterans Day Convergence at THL. There’s no better cause. SIGN UP!
• November 18: Cookout and Chili Cook-off see Slack or Drumstick for more info.
• December 21-22: Cherokee Challenge GrowRuck! Starts at 2400, talk to Bloodhound and SIGN UP!
• Pray for Hombre’s eye injury, hope he’s back in the gloom ASAP
• Prayer for other injured PAX to get back in the saddle

Naked-Man Moleskin:

Manning was our 6th man and shared about several family members that passed way to early from awful unhealthy habits, including eating habits. The Good Eats Challenge gauntlet has been laid down. 60 days of healthy eating. Sign up, do it, you want a cheat day? Fine. Just do it. Do it for yourself. Do it for your family. Do it even if Manning posts Tom  Brady crap. Join slack #goodeatschallenge and get your good eats on.