Day: November 22, 2023 (Page 1 of 2)

Fourteen men showed at The Fighting Yank on a morning so glorious it could make you believe that winter is not rolling in fast. YHC had the Q, my first Q in Gaston County, which came with multiple requests from the local HIMS for a Texas size beatdown. ( I’m sure I had those requests, multiple requests, right?).

The day started with the standard disclaimers followed by stretching and warmups, then onto Goose’s Seven Minute Hotel Room Workout, 30 seconds each of:
Side Straddle Hop
Wall Sit
Derkins
LBCs
Step Ups
Four Count Squats
Tricep Dips
Planks
High Knees
Lunges
Merkin and Rotate
Side Plank, Right Hand High
Side Plank, Left then Right Hand High

The HIMS, responding magnificently to the beginning of the workout, clamored for additional and even greater challenges:
Calf Raises
The Burpee Tree House, climbing to Nine
More Calf Raises
Climb down the Treehouse with Merkins

Hill climbs with Little Baby Arm Circles and Bobby Hurley’s and then down to the playground for one more set of the Hotel Room Workout. Sadly for all, we were now out of time.

12 HIMs arrived at the Ricky Bobby prepared to make themselves better stronger faster regardless of rain or shine. It wasn’t raining, and of course it wasn’t shining at 5:30 in the morning, but we went hard at it. The business is Beat Down and business is good.

We worked the four-step program this morning, cardio, upper body, lower body, core. Merkins, derkins, trailer park merkins (double-wide), scorpion merkins, planks, side planks, scorpion planks, triceps dips, American hammers, and a whole bunch of calf raises. I’d like to report that I pushed these men to their limits, but in fact these BOTG brought their A-Game and excelled in every way.

The BOTG this a.m. were

@Sargento
@Udder
@Nutria
@Dr Seuss
@Tesla
@Gear Wrench
@Orangeman
@Ball Joint
@Kool Aide
@Roscoe
@Buckshot
@Goose

There were a Magnificent 7 brave HIM who showed to the Storm today. There was a forecast of wet weather that kept most of the chickens away. It would be their loss. This is what happened…

Pledge of Allegiance

Warmup of Goofballs

Mosey towards the shelter for the first round of stuff.

Triple Nickle

5 lunges each leg at one end of the covered drop off area, drop for a burpee in the middle and at the other end do 5 Spatchcocks. What is the Spatchcock you ask? Show to know! Just know, when you do the Spatchcock, you have to yell Spatchcock at each rep, otherwise it doesn’t count.

Now that we’re warmed up, we headed out into the fierce drizzle for The Thang.

Hump Sprints – as per my miracle knee solution, each of my Q’s will have some version of sprinting to stay limber and strong.

The PAX would sprint from the start until reaching the road hump, do 15 Merkins, sprint, 15 merkins at the next hump, sprint, 15 merkins, sprint to the stop sign. That gets the blood pumping for sure! Easy mosey up the hill to the artwork, gather the PAX and then Nur down to the starting circle.

Rinse & repeat the sprint cycle, swapping in Plank Jacks for the hump action.

Mosey back to the covered area by the entrance for Hurricane Hoedown. Lots of flutterkick reps in this routine until we had to get back for namorama. Thanks for the opportunity to lead men! Happy Thanksgiving!!!

Prayer Requests – Turtleman, Friend of YHC from church’s niece had seizure and now in coma, Montana, Anchorman’s niece’s friend needing marrow transplant, Cherie Berry’s employee lost child, Breaker Breaker’s coworker, Breaker’s cousin with family issue, Ocho’s recent work situation, Jackson Hall

Announcements – Ultimate frisbee tomorrow, Christmastown 5k Saturday, Convergence Dec 2, Christmas Party, Beer Ruck, Beer mile

Orangeman here, writing the back blast for an early September Run/Ruck where the site Q did not assign a Q for the day. There were some runners and ruckers, the pledge was said, and YHC took us out. It was an honor to lead. -Orangeman

Rainy Saturday at The Fighting Yank, so after a quick warmup the Pax moseyed to the upper picnic tables for… wait for it… you guessed it… THE DECK OF DEATH!!

After a bunch of work, YHC took us out. It was an honor to lead. -Orangeman

Some rucked, some ran, all got the work done.

YHC took us out. It was an honor to lead -Orangeman

Two runner three ruck

Stuff and Things was done.

Hopped, Skipped, Jumped, & Ran

Disclaimer:
Recognition of Kotter:
Pledge:
Warm-Up:
SSH and LBC IC

To Martha’s…..

Triple Nickel
CDD and Dips

Lindsey’s/Forties…….Dips/Merkins or Derkins
30/10
25/15
20/20
15/25
10/30

Plank/Run
Crab/Run
AlGore/Run
6”/Run

Mary: 
LBC
American Hammer
Big Boys and some Run in between
Flutters

Announcements:
Christmastown 5k this Saturday
Ultimate Frisbee – Tomorrow
Convergence – 12/2 – The Yank

Prayers:
Maybelline co-workers’ wife
EZ Rider M’s friend

Honored
Linus