• Post Type: Backblast
  • When: 03/23/2024
  • AO: The Fighting Yank
  • QIC: Buckshot
  • FNG's: Commodore
  • PAX: Ocho, Mama's Boy, Cheesesteak, Gavel, Jelly Roll, Norwood, Tesla, Orangeman, Tooth Fairy, Radar, BOS, Goose, Anchorman, Watt's Up, Brutus, Montana, Eh Y'all

The convergence of the Pushing Rocks Challenge AND an infamous Buckshot Q at The Fighting Yank?! You already know it was going to be ON. Too bad Roscoe was too afraid of getting a little messy. On to the thang.

Rowdy and good sized crowd showed (cause they already know’d) and somehow Tesla even convinced an FNG to come out! Probably paid him. Still waiting for my check to clear though apparently…

  • Mosey to pavilion and do some warm-uppy things. Orangeman was insistent that we do actual exercises…You vs. You, but we made sure.
  • Mosey to picnic shelter up the hill a bit for a little Dora 123. Merkins, Squats, LBCs. Run down some tricky stairs to the fountain and back up.
  • Mosey to the swamp…I mean, the field up top, and then it was time to rock and roll.

ANGLEBALL!

  • Watts Up & Goose selected teams…1 surprise: Mama’s Boy was NOT the first pick. 1 non-surprise: Tesla was the last pick.
  • Teams appeared pretty even, but that was not to be the case. Goose’s team ended up winning 5-2, in what was a lot of laughter, a lot of mud, and the perfect intersection of fitness and fellowship.
  • Whenever a team scored, the opposing team had to do a called exercise of up to 10 reps. Went like this:
    • Team Goose 1-0: 10x SSH in cadence
    • Team Watts Up 1-1: 10x Seal jacks in cadence
    • Team Goose 2-1: 10 merkins
    • Team Goose 3-1: 10x LBCs in cadence
    • Team Goose 4-1: 10x Calf Raises…but Orangeman did Heels to Heaven.
    • Team Goose 5-1: 9x Burpees
    • Team Watts Up 5-2: 5x Fox Holes…cause Orangeman was embarrassed and mad.

After all of that nonsense, we circled up for a great end to the morning.

Prayer Requests:

  • Gavel and family (father’s memorial service is today)
  • Jane Fonda’s move back into his house
  • Anchorman
  • Turtleman
  • Huckleberry
  • Guys on IR
  • Other guy on “IR”…
  • BOS’s mother in law
  • Buckshot’s cousin, recently diagnosed with breast cancer

Announcements:

  • 4/20 – Extinction Run…tons of things and information coming out about that, including raffle for a ruck sack and a new Mudgear shirt for the event
  • 4/13 – Community Foundation Run 5k
  • 5/13 – Young Life Golf Classic

It is always such a pleasure to get to lead you all, probably should do more of it.

Our honor defend, fight to the end…Buckshot