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  • When: 03/18/17
  • AO:
  • QIC: Sargento/Freight
  • FNG's:
  • PAX: Brownstreak, Juice Box, Pizza Man, Whoopee, Bandit, Linus, Roscoe, Huckleberry, T-Square, Dolph, Billy Madison, Pockets, Hushpuppy, Short Sale, Norwood, Wheezy, JJ, JK2, Tesla(R), Def Leppard(R), Slaw, Lil Sweet, Edison, Wax On(R), Solomon, Gerber, Monk, Blart, Squirt, Smalls, Freight, Sargento

34 HIMS showed up in the rain for the Gastonia Region convergence. Tuesday 3/21 marks the 2nd anniversary of Gashouse starting. Thank you to all that put in the work to make this happen! A lot has happened over the last 2 years. Just over a year ago we became a region and have grown so much since then. We decided to start having a convergence once a quarter because so many of us barely cross paths. It was an honor to get to work with you men this morning! So Sargento and I devised a plan and I’m happy to say it worked out pretty well. It was a little iffy when the Belmont PD showed up. Some concerned neighbors thought someone let the crazies out in downtown. From their perspective a bunch of men running all around yelling in the rain normally would be cause for concern. Brownstreak and I assured the officer no harm was afoot and properly tried to put the EH on. FYI when the police approach it’s probably not a good idea to take off running even if you are starting up a series of 11’s. But hey I understand. You’ve gotta get your work done.

Warmup:

Sargento did a great job leading this crazy bunch to get us started. This is not an easy task.

Sealjacks x somewhere between 10-20ic

Morroccan Nightclubs x 20ic

Don Q’s x 10ic Wait where is Tooltime? It’s dark does anyone see him. You don’t hear him do you?!

Goofballs x 20ic To any passer by’s this must look like a group you would want to join.

Count off into 2 groups. Group 1 went with Sargento to the track and group 2 joined me at the Pavilion.

The Thang:

We had four things planned. After each group would finish we would switch.

The Track-Burpee Mile-Run a lap do 12 burpees, Rinse and repeat 4 times.

Pavilion-Crazy Lazy Dora-Partner up. Do 200 Peter Parkers in sets of 50(Partner holds a plank while you exercise. 300 Flutters in sets of 50(partner holds 6″). 400 LBC’s in sets of 50(Partner does hallelujahs)

The Hill-11’s starting with 1 squat at the bottom and 10 WWI’s at the top

Mid Field-8 cones about 10 yards apart. Bear crawl to the 1st cone and do 5 sumo squat jumps, crabwalk to the 2nd cone and do 5 sumo squat jumps. Rinse and repeat down and back.

During a few of the exchanges we met back up for some additional partner work as a whole group.Partner Derkin-both hold the plank while one partner puts his feet on the back of the other and does 20 merkins. Sqericans?-hold partners feet in the wheelbarrow position and do 20 merkins and 20 squats at the same time.

We did have a train come through so we added 5 burpee’s OYO.

We met back up under the pavilion and added in 10 Bobby Hurley’s since it’s March madness and 10 more burpee’s so Dolph would calm down.

COT :

Announcements-Mudrun 5/20, Community Run 4/8, Advisory board meeting 3/19 7:00 at On the border, Burpeethon 4/29, P200 next weekend!

Prayer Request-T Square’s family during loss, JK2’s son, All of us fathers.

Namerama-Welcome FNG’s Hayzus(he’s a carpenter you figure it out) and Midwife. Hope to see you again soon!

Pledge-Well you will have to forgive me on this one. With all that was going on I let the pledge slip by.

Around 20 nearly shut down Cherubs for breakfast.. I think a few may still be there.

Moleskin:

I’m now really excited about the next convergence. The smaller workout groups do a lot for us but it is great to be out in numbers like this every once in a while. A special thanks to Sargento for letting me Co-Q this thang with him.

So remember guys lock your shields together, carry your sword, move forward together and engage your enemies with and for each other.

Proverbs 17:17 A friend loves at all times, and a brother is born for adversity.