• Post Type: Backblast
  • When: 09/12/2020
  • AO: Gashouse
  • QIC: Defib
  • FNG's:
  • PAX: Pizzaman, Freight, Sister Act, Slaw, Def Leppard (R), JJ, Hermie(R), Les Nessman, Linus, Tube, Sledge-O-Matic (R), Oompa Loopa, Dry Rub (R), Orangeman (R), Breaker Breaker (R), Double Stuf, Time Frame, Purple Haze, Hunchback, Voodoo, Linus(R), Tiger, Pockets

24 HIM decided to fight off the fartsack and post for what would be the hardest IronPax challenge this year.  YHC arrived early to set up cones and flag.  The first thing I noticed was that 25 yards between the flag and the cones was a lot further than I expected – Not good when rifle carrying a 35lb cinder block.

We started at Schiele for a quick warm up of 20 SSH and 20 LBCs before heading over to Grier for the formal challenge – “A wheel of Misfortune” This was an AMRAP  43 minute wheel and spoke designed workout with a 400meter run to start and after each round.  After the initial 400meter run start at the center of the wheel with 10 squat thrusters. Pax then  rifle carry block periphery of wheel 25 yards away to one of 6 cones  to perform an exercise then rifle carry back to center for 10 squat thrusters – Exercises at each cone included, 25 Derkins, 25 Blockees, 25 Weighted Squats, 25 Block Swings, 25 vertical presses, and 25 Alpo’s (crossed arm block raises).  All Pax (Painlab and bootcamp) participated.  Rifle carries and squat thrusters proved to be the archenemy and mumble chatter was quite minimal.  All pax killed it – pushing themselves beyond the usual Gashouse /PainLab work.  In the end I believe all were fairly proud of their achievements.  Despite being gassed at the end YHC called out 5 additional squat thrusters to remind everyone that you are more capable than your mind would have you believe (see David Goggins).  Tclaps to Freight who proved that despite a diet consisting of livermush it is still possible to push through over 540 reps in 43 minutes. I suspect if he took better care of himself he would have beaten SA today.

Announcements:

Sept19 – CSAUP

Sept 26th JJ 5K

Sept 27th hike Mt Mitchell

Blood drive date TBD

Prayers requests:

Friends and families battling addiction, Clavin and his family, SA’s daughter, Pizzman’s family, Double Stuf’s friend in ICU, Breaker’s daughter-in-law

 

TAPs go out to F3Lake Wylie and the friends and family of Jay Grigg – F3 “Cash” – RIP

 

 

As always it was a true honor to lead this outstanding group HIM,

 

Defib