So back in March when YHC was at his nominal Friday morning Metro workout at Atilla Do Re Mi threw down the idea of a convergence with the Gaston Gang at The Yank. All In! So we set it up for 5/18. One thing you have to understand about the Core crowd is that it is cross regional and is very tight as a group. It also features the most remarkable guys in all of F3 with Horse (age 80), Money (77 and undergoing radiation treatment for Lymphoma), South Beach (75) and a host of others that don’t mind getting up and getting with it on a regular basis. So exporting that ethos is pretty important to YHC.
With that said YHC also saw an opportunity to add a new twist to an AO that keeps on giving in the Yank and that was to be unveiled at the event, which was the Half Pipe or as was hoped, the Horrific Half Pipe! And it did not disappoint as we shall revel herein.
As the time came and the gloom melted away it was apparent this was going to be our first really humid and hot workout of the season as clown cars rolled in from east of the Catawba. It was also apparent that there was going ot be mumble chatter par excellence as Rev Flo Rida and Tool Time (he of the most perfect hair in the nation) showed up completely unfettered and undeterred to speak out. so as the clock hit 7 the pax moseyed up the street to the first parking lot for a COP:
COP:
SSH X 20
2 burpees OYO
IW X 20
4 burpees OYO
Copperhead squats X 20
6 burpees OYO
Mountain climbers X 20
8 burpees OYO
Merkins X 10
Stretching for 1 minute
10 burpees OYO
By now the first salvos had been fired in the mumble chatter battle of all battles as Rev and TT were acting totally within character and up to expectations! This was fun to watch!
Mosey up to the 1st corner and the following three rounds:
Wall Squats: 10X. 15X, 20X
Mike Tysons: 10X, 15X, 20X
Plank Jacks: 10X, 15X, 20X
5 train burpees
Mosey over to the second corner in the tour. This is protocol I follow when we have visitors in just to show off Belmont. I have not billed the town yet for this service but I probably should!
Wait for the six and just do some squats, them mosey on over across the railroad to the Corner of knowledge for the following three rounds:
Stepups: 10X, 15X, 20X
Dips: 10X, 15X, 20X
Dirkins: 10X, 15X, 20X
Now comes the time we have all waited for – The First flight of the Half Pipe! inspired by the original half pipe in Louisville back when YHC went on that expansion. And specific to The Fighting Yank AO as follows:
Top of Heart Break Hill : 5 jump squats.
Bottom of Heart Break Hill: On the pad, 5 diamond merkins
Run to the stairs and up to the street: % monkey humpers, butt to the street
Back down to the pad: 5 diamond merkins.
Back to the top of HB Hill
That would be one round. Original call was for 5 rounds. But being a humid, warm day YHC pulled the plug at 3 rounds.
Gather up and proceed to the Field of Dreams for – Bear Crawl Slalom! In this rendition as we had 22 pax we counyed off by twos and split up. Everyone got two rounds in.
End of the field: 10 SSH, 5 burpees.
Back to the start, run halfway, 5 hand release merkins, at the end, 10 HR merkins.
Time for one more half pipe round! This time, stay on the pad and then mosey over to the fountain for some pax called Mary to end with
Pledge
Name o Rama
NMM:
Great to have the guys from Metro Core over today. We had about a 50-50 split. Rev and Tool Time put on a mumble chatter show. Rev commented that he finally met someone in TT who can talk as much as he can! Have to say it is a clsoe call and YHC would have to say that this would be a pick ’em on any given day. Tool Time actually conceded that Scribbles hair may be better than his. If true then we are all just refugees from a Warren Zevon reality show featuring werewolves. So we had a pretty unique situation that unfolded throughout the morning on the streets and public areas of Belmont, NC. And the Half Pipe did turn out to be as advertised – horrible! We’re gonna book that one as a Yank staple from here on out. If you missed this one, it was the wrong one to miss!
Tool Time reminded all of the guys about the loss a lot of our guys have dealt with of late and to send prayers out for that. Our brothers in Metro get that for sure.
Setting a return date for a Gaston trip over to Core probably in June, looking like 14th. I will finalize and get that info out this week. Great to be a part of this one and looking forward to the return engagement on their turf! Pleasure, honor, and privilege to have led so many high quality men get better here.
Also working on another July 4 special edition of The Yank where we will read aloud the Declaration of Independence and see if we can get Sam Warner from 1st Pres in Belmont to say a few words as well by the Fighting Yank.
Tesla
