DATE: 10/02/2018

WHERE: The Paragon

THE PAX: Woody, Cricket, Yogi, Mabell, Manning, Garfield, Legionnaire, Homeboy, Katniss, Tinder, Good Hands, El Chapo, Backseat Boy, Romo, TeBow, Yahzoo, Drumstick, Grylls, Orphan (FNG).

Total # of PAX: 19

QIC: Grylls

INTRO:

With 2 second-timers, an FNG, and so many HIMs, YHCs VQ was everything he wanted it to be until Name-o-Rama imploded with the bickering of old hens.  Fortunately, all orphans are adopted into F3.  No is left behind.

WARM-O-RAMA:

Circled up and Started on Time through the chatter of our teenage school-girl group.  Disclaimer for FNG, then mosey around the parking lot to warm up and into stretches, so we can leave it all out on the field…

• Forward / Reverse Sungods
• WeedPickers
• Windmills
• Sprinkler (the guys liked the dance)
• let-em-hang low

Mosey to the field…

THE THANG:

YHC called it the D***n Millennials.  2000 ‘reps’ was our target.  10 sets of 100 reps, each followed by 100-yard run to the other end of the field (counting reps + yards = 2000).  Each exercise ended for everyone when the first PAX was special enough to finish his 100 first.  But a PAX can be special only once during the morning.  When the leading PAX yelled ‘done’, then all PAX ran to the other end of the field together.  The next exercise started together.

YHC could not believe that some of the HIMs finished the routines as fast as they did.  It surely saved YHC from splashing merlot.  YHC audibled the order shown below, but lost some brains cells along the way and cannot remember the order that was actually executed.

• Side-Stradle Hops
• Lunges
• Merkins
• LBCs
• Mountain Climbers
• Alternating Arm Raises (forward and to the side)
• Flutter Kicks
• Squats
• Rockettes (for lack of a better term, YHC used this name… plank position; kick left leg out to the right while right hand reaches to touch the kicking leg;  repeat on other side)
• Burpees.  YHC hates burpees, but knows they are good for us.  There are only 10 more at any given point.  Not sure if any PAX hit 100 before our time with this expired, but all PAX finished strong.

With a few minutes remaining, YHC let the PAX pick the next exercises, each 20 reps, between 15-yard bear crawls.  YHC hates bear crawls, too, but they are morbidly satisfying for building raw strength.  Starting on the goal line of the field, the PAX on the end of the line picked the exercise, counted OYO.

• Merkins (after 15-yard Bear Crawl)
• Freddie Mercury (after 15-yard Bear Crawl)
• Makhtar N’Diayes (plank to elbows and back to plank; after 15-yard Bear Crawl)
• … and I think there was one more… but lost with my brain cells

Mosey back to the flag, with a few more minutes remaining…  YHC loathes Marys on the asphalt.  The rough pavement against such delicate skin is so offensive.  So we stuck with upper-body:

• Marquez Mimosas – 1 minute of fast-as-you-can punches.  YHC-named this based on the obvious link between fast hands, which are owned by Pacquiao, who fought Marquez, who became infamous for drinking his own urine during the final stages of his fight training.
• Joe Louis Jabs – 1 minute of jab, cross, duck, recover

At this point, YHC received complaints of going over time…

 

CIRCLE OF TRUST:

Name-o-rama, 6th man (Garfield), FNG intro, and then the implosion of naming the FNG.  YHC is fairly new and has only posted about 6 times, but has never seen such a sad loss of words.  YHC can only assume that the routine was so good, that even the best of the PAX had nothing left to give.  YHC is also the least creative of the bunch, but had the best suggestion for the name.  However, with the delicate sensitivities and the gutter-minds of our PAX in attendance, no name was given.  Therefore, FNG will forever be known as Orphan.

Prayers for several PAX who are giving it all in far reaches of the world to serve others (BananaBoat and Cuban).  Prayers for healing for several PAX that have family members suffering from physical issues, and peace in hearts of all that are struggling through seasons of loss and grief.  Prayers for the PAX that are working to live well in their work, in their families, and in their faith.  Much gratitude for the brotherhood.

Naked-Man Moleskin:

It was quite an honor for a VQ and YHC is so appreciative of every PAX he has encountered.  Each is a man’s man.  Looking forward to the challenge of following the next Q, and taking on the role of Q again.