Gashouse, the original F3 Gastonia site was ready for another Stroganoff Q, even if YHC was not.
Being easily influenced by Whoopee’s peer pressure, I showed at 0600 for some Iron Pax EC along with Whoopee, Roscoe and Watts Up. That was a great idea……..
We returned for a good crowd for the main workout.
Voodoo had the Painlab Q.
No FNG’s. Quick disclaimer. Pledge.
Quick warm up with on 10 IC Imperial Walkers.
Painlab off with Voodoo. The rest followed me.
The Thang
We moseyed to the newly paved parking lot at Grier Middle School to start with some Stroganoff 5’s:
Bear Crawl across parking lot – 10 Merkins – Lunge walk back across parking lot to the starting point (That’s one)
Rinse-Repeat 4 more times for a total of 5 (Good way to warm up)
Mosey to the track for the main event – This is where the mumble chatter elevated and the Q began to lose control of the workout. It started with my quick explanation of what we were about to do with a paraphrased recap:
”Gee, that’s original”; “He said hard…..and long”; “That’s what she hoped”; etc, etc.
Let’s go.
In Cadence exercises as follows:
10 Merkins – 15 Squats – 25 LBC’s – Run 1/2 Lap
10 Merkins – 15 Squats – 25 LBC’s – Run 1/2 Lap
10 Merkins – 15 Squats – 25 LBC’s – Run 1/2 Lap
10 Merkins – 15 Squats – 25 LBC’s – Run 1/2 Lap around to picnic table area
Footnotes: Somewhere during the first or second rounds, the music selection (from Roscoe’s phone I believe) shifted to Tiffany’s – I Think We’re Alone Now……I have no idea when, how or why but this is when I knew I had lost control. This quickly deteriorated into the 1/2 lap run turning into a skipping, disco, danc-a-thon, soul train….epic moment, if I can be so bold. The music theme continued with many similar songs from the 80’s/90’s. It was fun.
At picnic tables, time for another round of IC Exercises:
10 Derkin’s – 25 Flutter Kicks – back to track for 10 Walking Lunges per leg followed by a full lap around back to Picnic tables
Rinse-Repeat two more rounds
Round 3 (In Cadence)
15 Dips – 25 Freddy Mercury’s – 15 Calf Raises
Rinse-Repeat two more times
Side Note #2: The chicanery continued throughout the exercises
Time to mosey back to the Flag for some Mary.
IC Dying Cockroaches – IC Homer/Marge (From Roscoe)
Bells ringing – we are done.
Announcements (Out of control): If you didn’t know, the BRR Ruck is this week; 9/14 – 9/11 memorial climb; 9/21 – Stop Soldier Suicide 5k in Belmont with Speed for Need; Many other events on the horizon
Prayer Requests (A little less out of control)
COT – Ball of man
The Moleskin
This was one of the more entertaining workouts that I have been involved with in a while and not sure why other than the outrageous mumble chatter and music and chicanery (I like that word and one that is often discussed during Q Source). It was also a reminder of an often overlooked reason for F3. Let us men act stupidly, immaturely and relieve the tension and stress of everyday life. Daily life is hard. If you’re trying to be a consistent High Impact Man (HIM), it can be even harder, but worthwhile. F3 helps invigorate that Male Community Leadership by allowing us the outlet needed to help us be better elsewhere. This is why I want to see our region grow and continue to bring others into the fold of F3 Gastonia.
Thanks for the opportunity to lead.
Until the next one. Aye!
Stroganoff