• Post Type: Backblast
  • When: 06/24/2021
  • AO: The Goat
  • QIC: Flintstone
  • FNG's:
  • PAX: Watts Up (R), Gavel, Tesla (R), Virus (R), Boudin, Gator, Dirt (R), Pilgrim's Progress, BOS (R), Spiderman, Bubba Sparxxx, Freon

13 went down to the Rec Center to get in some swings and some steps in The Gloom.  Here’s what I remember:

Longer than normal disclaimer today with us swinging bats before sunrise, still didn’t stop YHC from trying to take out a PAX.

The Thang:

  • 15 x SSH (IC)

Mosey to Floyd & Blackies for Sizzle Suicides.

Starting from Floyd & Blackies, up the hill on 8th:

  • Run 1 pole – 10 LBCs
  • Run back – 10 LBCs
  • Run 2 poles – 20 LBCs
  • Run back – 20 LBCs
  • Run 3 poles – 30 LBCs
  • Run Back – 30 LBCs
  • Run 4 poles – 40 LBCs

Next, we wind through the apartments of the old school building to the steps of the coliseum.  Here’s what we did there:

Group 1:

Up and down the bleachers (not the steps) with

  • 10 x Hilbillies at the top
  • 10 x Dips at the bottom

Up and down the long set of steps with

  • 10 x Hand-release Merkins at the top

At the bottom by the field for

  • People’s Chair – any time you release, it’s 5 Merkins

Rotate through these 3 stations

Group 2:

Batting Practice

Soft toss tennis balls and try to crush them over the fence with a wooden bat.  The rest of the PAX are fielding.

  • Home Run – 5 burpees for all PAX
  • Caught Fly Ball – 5 burpees for hitter

Each PAX gets 5 hits

BP was fun, but no homers today.  Spiderman had a ground-rule double.  YHC confidently stepped up having hit one out in practice the day before and swung as hard as possible, only to have the wet handle of the bat slip completely, losing grip, and nearly hitting Freon who was walking nearby.  Needless to say, YHC became a contact hitter at that point.

We moseyed back to the start for some Mary:

  • Virus – 10 x American Hammers (IC)
  • Boudin – 15 x Flutter Kicks (IC)
  • Gator – 10 x Heels to Heaven (IC)
  • Dirt – 10 x Scissor Kicks (IC)
  • Pilgrim’s Progress – 10 x Dying Cockroaches (IC)
  • BOS – 15 x Monkey Humpers (IC)
  • Spiderman – 10 x Peter Parkers (IC)

Announcements:

  • 2nd F Lunch @ Bubba’s
  • BOS’s 2.0 collecting new or gently used athletic shoes – Drop off with BOS or at Floyd and Blackies
  • Jacked Up Leg 5K at Crossroads – Sunday 6/27 @ 6:30
  • Bottom’s Up @ Primal

Prayer Requests:

  • Turtleman
  • Boudin’s son flying solo
  • YHC’s M on last day at work
  • All PAX traveling

Moleskin:

I was definitely excited about this one.  It’ll be back, but reformatted with more homers.  As someone who played baseball growing up, there is a fundamental need to swing a bat.  Also the need to continue to get better, and that includes planning these workouts.  Looking forward to the next one.

Grateful for the opportunity to lead.

Yabba Dabba Doo