The BackBlast:

AO:

vineyard

Pax Names:

Beater, TinyTat, Westside, Spock, Lexi, Grylls

Number of Pax:

6

FNG Names:

Number of FNGs:

0

Intro:

YHC heard the call of the mountains at the Vineyard and, like PAX before him, decided to answer.

Warm-o-Rama:

‘- Mosey to the opposite side of the school to basecamp at the foot of the mountain (the large hill… show up to the Vineyard and you'll know the one)
– SSH x10 IC
– Windmill x10 IC
– Imperial Walkers x10 IC

The Thang:

Some of this routine is in the Exicon, but adapted haphazardly by YHC for lack of mental capacity to plan. It did the job and ended the mumblechatter. The following routine was repeated until time was exhausted (3 or 4 rounds). Each round was OYO, with PAX collecting in plank position for the run at the end of each round.
– From basecamp, mosey to the beginning of the incline for Merkins.
– PAX perform 3 merkins in a "3 0'clock" position, sideways on the hill; Then Lunge with left up the hill, Lunge with right up the hill, and squat-jump up the hill. Repeat until reaching the top of the hill. Then 3 burpees. (see the "3" pattern?). Run down the hill.
– PAX perform 6 merkins in a 6 o'clock position (head down the hill); Then run backwards up the hill (facing the 'six' direction). Then 6 burpees. Run down the hill.
– PAX perform 9 merkins in a 9 o'clock position (opposite of 3); Then bear crawl up the hill. 9 burpees. Run down the hill.
– PAX perform 12 merkins in a 12 o'clock postion (facing up the hill); Then SPRINT up the hill forward. 12 burpees.

Upon finishing the 12 burpees of the round, plank until the six is in… Run as a group on the roadways back to basecamp. Repeat 3.6.9.12 in the same fashion on the hill until time is out. Throw in some Flutter Kicks after Round 2 to help recover from the exploding legs. Throw in some required chatter about the 'best of holidays' during one of the recycling runs.

Run at a decent pace back to flag… Sprinting for the last 50-75 yards.

A few minutes for Mary… passing the Q around:
– YHC calls Crunchy Frogs, Lexi Q's the count
– TinyTat calls LBC and Q's the count
– Beater calls J-Los and Q's the count

COT:

PAX discuss logistics of Q-swaps and the entire COT is spent discussing Q's and upcoming F1 and F2 events. YHC forgets the six-man. But this is love in real form, as PAX are taking up the burden for each other and working to spread their resources to other AOs throughout the region. Good stuff.

Naked Man Moleskin:

‘- Attempting a 'run' backwards up the mountain is no more than barely a walk after Round 1 of this routine. It really sucked and was far harder than YHC imagined.
– The J-Los were impossibly hard at the end of this routine… not sure if it was the mountain or the preceding Mary. YHC will try to replicate at the next beatdown.
– Bear-crawling up the mountain removes any ability to see just how much of the mountain is left to climb. This is often a metaphor for life (especially in YHC's season). Just keep focused on the task at hand. It will end when it needs to end.
– 2nd time as Q for the Vineyard and YHC detects that this might be a quiet bunch. YHC is inspired to encourage and then squash the mumblechatter at this AO in the future.