- Post Type:
- When: 7/11/2017
- AO:
- QIC: Pizza Man
- FNG's:
- PAX: T-Square, Freight, Swimmer, Pockets, Floppy Disk, Powerball, Sidecar, Edison, WeeWee, Canteen, Lil Sweet, Slaw, Def Leppard(RESPECT), Blart, Ash Pond, Huckleberry, Oompa Loompa(RESPECT), ToolTime, Wojo, Pizza Man(QIC)
After a nice family vacation and taking part in the inaugural SPEED for NEED event on July 4th, I reached out to Midoriyama site Q, Def Leppard, for an opportunity to Q. Lucky for me and the PAX Tuesday was open. After being a part of the SPEED for NEED event, my heart and mind has been thinking about this great cause. I can’t explain the joy and emotion that I felt seeing Owen smiling and having such a good time in the 4miler. I’m sure you are like myself and often take for granted being able to lace up my shoes and go for a run or even post at an F3 AO. I thank the man above every day for giving me the ability and opportunity to do the things I love. With that being said, F3 Gastonia is hosting the SPEED for NEED event at The third annual Christmas Town 5K will be held on Saturday November 25 @ 6pm. Since I had Q, I felt like it would be a great time to let the PAX see what it is like to push a chariot. (Well, I don’t really have a SPEED for NEED quality chariot but my 2.0’s running stroller will work.) Something in my head (well really the man above) told me to come up with 19 exercises plus the one HIM pushing the chariot. Never at Midoriyama have we had 20 HIMS show for a workout but for some reason I felt and was told it was going to happen on this day. I loaded my Ruck Bag with about 60 lbs. for the chariot and was super excited about this Q. I knew it was going to be a special day!! I arrived a little early at Midoriyama to write the exercises in the parking spots. WeeWee came to give me a hand and we could see the PAX coming in. One after another they kept rolling in; I looked at WeeWee and said this might be the day!! 5:30pm rolls around so it was time to begin…a short disclaimer… Pizza Man’s an idiot!! Wait…3 more PAX rolling in hot so first exercise is Moroccan Nightclubs as we wait for them to get out of their cars. As I looked around I wanted to do a quick count off to make sure I counted in my head correctly. YES, I was amazed 20 HIMS posted for this SPEED for NEED themed workout!!! As I mention all the time and in some of my past Back Blast, things happen for a reason and GOD IS GOOD!!! Nobody knew what the Q had in store for them but something told them to post today!! With that being said it went like this….
Warm-up:
Seal jacks X 10 IC
Don Q’s (ToolTime’s) X 10 IC
Enough with the warm-up let’s roll……the PAX had a short mosey to the parking lot but not before 5 humpees. After a short explanation of SPEED for NEED and the Christmas town 5k each PAX picked a parking spot with an exercise wrote in it. The exercises were….
- Merkins
- LBCs
- Squats
- Incline Merkins
- Flutters
- Calf raises
- Decline Merkins
- American Hammers
- Mountain climbers
- CDDs
- WW1s
- Lunges
- Mike Tysons
- Freddy Mercury’s
- Rocky Balboas
- Dips
- Plank shoulder taps
- Side Straddle Hop
- Burpees
- Stroller push around median
PAX are to complete AMRAP of exercise until the stroller run is done, then rotate to the next parking spot
Never underestimate the warriors at Midoriyama!! I thought that this work plus the cool 95 degrees temperature, that it might take up the whole 45 minutes but I was wrong. So another count off just to hear that great record number of 20 and now let’s mosey. We took the long route to the soccer field for a plank burpee bridge. (Our former Gastonia Natan, Whoopee, made this up.) This was definitely a crowd pleaser. With 45 minutes nearing, time to mosey back to the flag. One more set of 5 humpees and 22 for the Vets and this workout was complete.
Pledge
Announcements:
The third annual Christmas Town 5K will be held on Saturday November 25, 2017 @ 6pm
COT:
Coach K and his family
Soldier’s that lost their lives in the plane crash and their families.
Other prayers not mentioned!!
T-Square’s wife
Philippians 4:4- Rejoice in the Lord always, again I will say, REJOICE.
Once again it is always a pleasure to get the opportunity to lead a great group of HIMS. I hope after this workout and reading this that you sign up for the The third annual Christmas Town 5K will be held on Saturday November 25, 2017 @6pm and other SPEED for NEED events. This is a great thing we have going!! Special thanks to JRR Tolkien!!!
Until the next delivery Pizza Man is OOOOUUUUUTTTT!!!
Great stuff PM… when you drive one of these chariots in a race you need to put the delivery light on top and put the pedal to the metal!
So glad you got to be part of that first race… it was special, and won’t soon be forgotten. Part of me definitely got changed that day.