Tag: The Fighting Yank (Page 9 of 18)

Being a huge Iowa fan and knowing that we have 2 devout Michigan fans who frequent the Yank, I looked at the calendar to see when the two schools played each other this year.  Asked Pockets if I could have the Q on Oct 5th hoping to make the workout all about the Iowa/Michigan series and enjoy some good trash talking with Quiche and Buckey.  I didn’t realize that both Quiche and Buckeye were running the Ragnar the same day.  Q fail.  So, I decided to make it about college football trivia instead.  I asked a few questions to get us started and invited the PAX to join in with their own questions.  The workout went like this:

Friendship mosey to the pit while doing Chinooks, Reverse Chinooks and Moroccan Night Clubs.

What year was the first Heisman Trophy awarded? 1935 Known as the Downtown Athletic Club Trophy and renamed the Heisman Trophy in 1936. It was first given to Jay Berwanger a half back for the University of Chicago.

Bone the Fish

Start on the first set of lines by shuffle right, sprint up to the next line, shuffle left. Rinse and repeat for 4 lines then NUR back to the start for 2 burpees. Rinse and Repeat for 4 burpees then 6 burpees.

Has anyone won the Heisman more than once? Archie Griffin 1974 and 1975 for Ohio State

What school has produced the most Heisman Trophy winners? Norte Dame and Southern Cal (or the real USC) each have 7 winners.

Mosey to Hawthorne Hill

What stadium is at the highest elevation? War Memorial Stadium for U of WY in Laramie, WY is at 7,215 feet above sea level.

Mosey up the hill stopping at each (5) chalk mark for the exercise noted below, then mosey around the park:

1^st Lap – 10 Merkins at each marker – Mosey to start

Michigan has the largest football stadium seating 109,901. Who has the second largest stadium? Beaver Stadium at Penn State holds 106,572, Then the Horseshoe at Ohio St at 104,944.

2^nd Lap – 20 LBC’s at each marker – Mosey to start

Who has won the most national championships? Alabama with 15 – 3 prior to 1936, 11 during the Poll Era (1936-2015) and one in the playoff era.

3^rd Lap – 20 Squats at each marker – Mosey to start

How much does a college football weigh? 13 to 14 ounces.

Mosey to the corner of Main St and Myrtle St

Dips, Step ups (count 1 leg) and Reverse Grip Incline Merkins OYO

X 10, 15, and 20

What year was the first college football game played? Nov 6, 1869 between Rutgers and the College of NJ (Princeton). Rutgers won 6-4.

Wet Nuts asked which school has the most national championships in any sport?  UNC Women’s Soccer has approx 30 championships.  (We may need to fact check this.)

Mosey to the field of Dreams

What school has the most wins? Michigan who started playing in 1879 has won 956 games, 2^nd is Ohio St with 911 and Texas 3^rd with 908 wins. This one didn’t make the workout but I had to throw it in here for Quiche and Buckeye.

Tiger came up with “When was the first televised college football game?  1969

Bear way to Heaven

Bear Crawl 10 yds and do  10 Burpees – Mosey back to start

20 yds 8 Burpees – Mosey back to start

30 yds 6 Burpees – Mosey back to start

40 yds 4 Burpees – Mosey back to start

50 yds 2 Burpees – Mosey back to start

Who has the 3rd most ACC championships in football? Maryland has 9.  NC State and Duke each have 7

What year was the ACC formed? 1953

Go to the stairs by the Yank for 1 minute of calf raises.

Time

Final question:  What new tradition does Iowa do at the end of the first quarter at their home games?  Norwood knew the answer,  The Wave.  There is a children’s hospital next to the stadium.  Patients on the top few floors can look down into the stadium to watch the game.  At the end of the first quarter all of the fans, both teams and referees all turn to wave to the children.  It’s heartwarming.

Thanks for everyone’s participation today.  Great work by everyone!

Dirt

PS:  Buckeye and Quiche have bragging rights for the next year.  Michigan won 10 to 3.

Attendance from Twitter.

4 PAX posted at The Yank on Saturday. With the SFN race happening I assumed it would be a little light. Tesla wasn’t there though. I guess he got scared when he heard I was coming. Anyway 4 PAX got better and had some good 2nd F at the same time.

Warmup:

Let’s mosey! Up to the ball field we went. Circle up. Did a few warmups exercises and stretches.

The Thang:

Do a set of exercises and run a lap after each set.

50 merkins, 50 squats, 20 WWI situps, 20 burpees, 50 lunges, 50 in/out, 25 hand release merkins, 25 miranda rights ic, 50 lbc’s, bearcrawl 30 steps and back, crab walk 30 steps and back.

That’s time so let’s mosey down to The Yank for the pledge.

COT:

Announcements-nothing new other than the races on the schedule

Prayer Request

Doodles took us out

Moleskin:

Great work by everyone this morning. Especially Orangeman who seemed to get faster as the workout went on. Or maybe the rest of us got slower? Either way he was killing it. It was nice to meet 5 Degrees. Keep posting sir! I will try to get back to The Yank more often.

Attendance based on Twitter.

Work was done.

The PAX didn’t realize that YHC is a gardener. Roscoe does, but he wasn’t present. Crowder Green forever, ask Roscoe if you don’t know. This may be the first gardening themed workout in the history of Gashouse. This is what I remember…

Warmup:

Plank Jacks, Dying Cockroaches, Grass Pickers

Pick up some coupons from the back of my M’s kid carrier.

Mosey to the pad for some Triple Nickel.

5 Pickle Pounders (because cucumbers are grown in a garden then made into pickles) at the bottom, 5 Morning Woods at the top. X 5

Mosey up to the picnic shelter for Elevens: Dips and WWI situps.

Mosey back to the start to pick up the surprise, the big daddy double tire wheel barrow! What could this be for? Keep moseying to the Pit for the next round.

The Thang – Partner up, all the PAX does the exercises while on couple does a partner wheel barrow route (one PAX ride in the wheelbarrow while the other drives) with 10 shoulder shrugs in the middle. Trade with the next group in line and get to exercising!

Merkin Mania: 5 each of Diamonds, Merkins, Wide Arms, Crucibles, Staggered L & R, Tempo and Hand Release versions of the chest work. Aye!

Ab Killers: 10 Oblique Crunches L & R, 50 LBCs, 15 Oblique Crunches L & R, 25 LBCs, 20 Oblique Crunches

Spiderman Crawl to the line then back.

Rinse & repeat for a whole nother round. Strong work men!

Okay, so maybe everything wasn’t gardening related but we used a wheelbarrow and I’ve never heard of this in a workout.

Thanks for the opportunity to lead! Y’all are the best!!!

06/17/2019
I have never had the Q at the Fighting Yank and Tesla mentioned an opening the other week at the Friday evening 2nd F event at The Station so I jumped at the chance knowing I would have to bring a tough one! Let’s go! One FNG (Chip Norman from Bessemer City welcome). Disclaimer was given.
Warmup at the stage area, nope. They were unloading something down there so change the plans to the parking lot behind Sammy’s that Broke told me was called the Pit.

Warmup SSH x 15 IC, Cotton Pickers x 15 IC, Hillbillies x 15 IC, Low Slow Squats x 15 IC and in case of a train… 5 Burpees OYO. Mosey the long way to the parking lot behind Glenway Pub where cones were marking lines about 40 yards apart.

Reducing Time Sprints. Start with 11 seconds to run the distance, 8 seconds of rest, 11 seconds to run, 8 seconds rest, 11 seconds to run, 8 seconds rest. After the 11 second set it reduces to 10 seconds for 3 runs still with 8 seconds rest, then 9 seconds and all the way down to 4 seconds if anyone can make it. Milton was the last man standing with Keeesh and Wet Nuts right behind. Nice work guys! Mosey around the park and up W Myrtle Street to Hill Street to find a nice sunny wall.

Angry 7’s
Hipslappers x 7 IC (called by Broke).
Hipslappers x 7 IC, LBC’s x 7 IC (called by Sparkey).
Hipslappers x 7 IC, LBC’s x 7 IC, Low Slow Squats x 7 IC (called by Queechhe).
Hipslappers x 7 IC, LBC’s x 7 IC, Low Slow Squats x 7 IC, Merkins x 7 IC (called by Breaker).
Hipslappers x 7 IC, LBC’s x 7 IC, Low Slow Squats x 7 IC, Merkins x 7 IC, LBFC’s x 7 IC (called by Doodles).
Hipslappers x 7 IC, LBC’s x 7 IC, Low Slow Squats x 7 IC, Merkins x 7 IC, LBFC’s x 7 IC, Donkey Kicks x 7 IC (called by Buckeye).
Hipslappers x 7 IC, LBC’s x 7 IC, Low Slow Squats x 7 IC, Merkins x 7 IC, LBFC’s x 7 IC, Donkey Kicks x 7 IC, Monkey Humpers x 7 IC (called by Tiger).
After each step I read a verse and a thought about anger. Anger has been a problem for me for many years. I have to work very hard to stay ahead of anger. Here are the references I used:
1) Proverbs 15:18 A hot-tempered man stirs up strife,  but he who is slow
to anger quiets contention. Slow to anger.
2) James 1:20 For the anger of man does not achieve the righteousness of God.
Anger keeps us away from where God wants us.
3) Ephesians 4:26-28 Be angry and do not sin; do not let the sun go down on
your anger, and give no opportunity to the devil. Anger hinders all of our
relationships, especially M and family.
4) Proverbs 15:1 A gentle answer turns away wrath, but a harsh word stirs up anger.
Our response to anger can often control how the situation resolves.
5) Proverbs 19:11 Good sense makes one slow to anger, and it is his glory to
overlook an offense. Turn from anger toward forgiveness.
6) Colossians 3:8 But now you must put them all away: anger, wrath, malice,
slander, and obscene talk from your mouth. Turning from anger will lead
to turning from other bad things.
7) Proverbs 14:16,17 A wise man feareth, and departeth from evil: but the
fool rageth, and is confident. He that is soon angry dealeth foolishly.
Turning from anger shows wisdom.
I mentioned to the guys that as men we can often set the tone for our families and not to let anger set that tone but let peace and gentleness.
Mosey back around the park to the Pit for a last thang.

Dirty Mac Deuce, 3 exercises x 12 IC using arms, legs and core with each followed by a lap around the pit and up the entrance and back. The Q was having difficulty calling these and was assisted by several of the Pax.
1.Werkins, Low Slow Squats, Flutter Kicks, Lap.
2.Burpees (12 OYO), Monkey Humpers, Freddie Mercuries, Lap.
3.Diamond Merkins, Mountain Climbers, American Hammers, Lap.
4.Carolina Dry Docks, High Knees, Dying Cockroach’s, Lap.
Back to the Fighting Yank statue.

Announcements:
June 22nd Tubing
June 29th Convergence at Gashouse (Schiele)
Prayer Requests:
Lynn Hamm
Guys traveling
All of our F3 guys going through tough situations
Sparky, who had never posted at the Yank until today, took us out! Thanks guys!

I’ve gotten pretty good at timing the drive to all the AO’s I plan to post at. This morning when my alarm went off I accidentally switched it off instead of just snoozing it. Woke up at 6:38! Oh crap, gotta go!!!

YHC jumped out of the car at 7:01 to plenty of jeers from the PAX, deservedly so. I had to make up for my tardiness somehow. It’s a good thing I planned a beatdown on the extra large weinke.

Disclaimer since we had an FNG, nice job Breaker Breaker!

Warm Up:

LBC’s (thought I’d do good balls, didn’t ya?), Plank Jacks, Morrocan Night Clubs, then GOOFBALLS!

Mosey up the sidewalk then get a count-off at the corner from the PAX so we can keep tabs on everybody. 14 in all, good crowd.

Route 66 – do CDD’s (Def Leppard Merkins) at each telephone pole adding 1 extra at each one until we reach the corner. Countoff…

Mosey around the corner to the back of the middle school for a new routine YHC found in the exercisicon.

The Thang:

The Gross – do 12 reps of 12 different exercises- YHC picked 12 I really don’t like doing too much. ALL WERE IN CADENCE!!! Sort of…

• Gorilla Humpers
• Burpees
• Werkins
• V-Up Roll Up (for Nantan emeritus ToolTime)
• Lunges (Orangeman had the brilliant idea of making them jump lunges, so we did that at the halfway point)
• Diamond Merkins (I really hate these)
• Hip Slappers (but not as much as these)
• Shoulder Taps
• WWI Sit Ups
• Tiger Squats
• Mike Tysons
• Maktar N’Diayes

Countoff… this is where Tiger left…then mosey down, around the track and to the shelter where the concrete is smooth for…

The Grater (a Sargento original where we get our cores shredded! Get it?)

• Weezy Jeffersons (look it up)
• Windshield Wipers
• Crunchy Frogs
• Oblique Crunch (for Nantan emeritus ToolTime)
• Protractor
• Peter Parkers
• Parker Peters
• Outlaws
• Dollys

This is where the FNG said he had to leave to catch his 5 year old’s t-ball game. We had to name him before he left so YHC stopped the proceedings to learn a little about him then give him his name. Welcome 5 Degrees!!!

Mosey down to the amphitheater for one last hurrah.

The Triple Nickel – Mountain Climbers, which YHC switched to Plank Jacks at the bottom, Big Boy Sit Ups at the bottom. Plank for the 6. Tesla was the only one who followed the instructions. Great leadership Site Q.

Mosey around the park, do a Death Spiral lap around the fountain, then head to the Yank for the Pledge of Allegiance.

Announcement – Mt. Mitchell hike rescheduled for the 19th, 5k in Belmont, other stuff

Prayer requests – way too many for me to remember. Just remember to lift each other up and encourage everyone.

Moleskin – The last few weeks have been pretty tough trying to keep everything together with my M-in-law getting very sick then going to be with the Lord. Knowing that our PAX has each other’s back in prayer and in our lives is very real and powerful. Thank you all for your thoughts, prayers and support. Our wives need the same type of community that we’re so blessed to be a part of. Please encourage and support your wives to get involved in relationships outside of the usual family unit that can provide similar support like we have. Church, exercise groups, neighborhood groups, wherever they need to go to develop the ShieldLock that we all have. It’s critical for them just as much as it is for us.

Until the next time I’m just making it to a workout…peace.