Game Day

10 strong men showed in the fading Saturday morning gloom for a game day edition of The Fighting Yank. No FNG’s so a very short disclaimer and off we go. Moans were heard when YHC pulled my portable speaker out of my ride. Mosey across the street to the warm up arena.

YHC asked a few of the PAX’s favorite exercises:

Top Hat – Morrocan Night Clubs (nice try) x10 IC

Canteen – Goof Balls x15 IC (because I forgot to stop at 10)

Pockets –

YHC then stopped the proceedings for a session of everybody’s favorite Bring Mary Up. Hold 6″ and raise your legs when told. FUN!

A short lesson of how the NC State Wolfpack philosophy goes hand in hand with F3’s shield lock. “The strength of the wolf is the pack and the strength of the pack is the wolf.” We are here for each other men!

Mosey back across through the park to the track behind the middle school where the Thang was revealed.

Courtesy of Stroganoff and used with his permission, we embarked on the Wolfpack Grinder. I figured that none of the Yank regulars had ever witnessed the fury of the Grinder, so it was sure to be a crowd pleaser. Here’s how it went.

• Prayer Squats x20 IC, run half a lap
• Merkins x20 OYO, Prayer Squats x20 IC, run half a lap
• Mountain Climbers x20 OYO, Prayer Squats x20 IC, run half lap
• Merkins x 20 OYO, Prayer Squats x20 IC, run half lap
• Mountain Climbers x20 OYO, Monkey Humpers x20 IC, run half lap
• LBC x40 OYO, Monkey Humpers x10 IC, run half lap
• Plank Jacks x20 OYO, run half lap (YHC forgot about the Monkey Humpers!)
• LBC x40 OYO, Monkey Humpers x10 IC, run half lap
• Plank Jacks x20 OYO
• Run full lap just for the fun of it!!!

After trying to find a spot on the outside of the field to run across that wasn’t infested with fire ant mounds, YHC explained our next routine:

11’s

• American Hammers at the start represent the beatdown the Wolfpack is going to inflict on the SC Game Chickens today.
• Fairy Jacks at the other side stood for the weak sauce of the Game Chickens.

There wasn’t very much mumble chatter during this routine, oh well.

Fellowship mosey up to the wall for some new exercise work. Jack Webbs (one merkin followed by an air press) were kicked up a notch into the Iron Hulk (4 air presses for every merkin). We also made it an escalator going from 1 to 2, 3, 4 then 5 merkins and back down. The grand finale was 20 air presses IC.

Mosey back down to the field for Railroad Tracks. Hold low plank position in a row, the PAX on the end hurdles each man until he reaches the end, then he holds plank. We did this until everyone had hurdled 3 times.

Mosey down to where we started. YHC grabbed his speaker from the car again for one last musical interlude. If you don’t know about Bill Withers, look him up. His classic tune “Lovely Day” was played. When the chorus of lovely day is sung, the PAX performs mountain climbers. Awesome.

Finish up with the Pledge of Allegiance. AYE!

Prayer requests: Top Hat’s daughter was in a car accident, all students now back at school

Announcements: Burpeethon to benefit Special Olympics is in 2 weeks, September 16th at Rankin Lake Park. An extra driver for the Tuna 200 relay is still needed.

COT

It was a pleasure to lead you men again today. I haven’t been posting as much lately for many reasons but I appreciate our friendships and how we are always welcomed back no matter how long we’ve been out of the routine. Reach out to those men who maybe haven’t posted in a while, it may be just what they need. Until next time, Sargento is OOOOOUUUUUUUUTTTTT!!!!!