January 28th, 2017 By Chum

7 pax (including 1 fng, TheBody) got stronger on the DGC at Mint Hill Veteran’s Memorial Park. YHC explained himself with a version of the disclaimer that disavowed himself & the Nation of any responsibility for injury, death, or dismemberment. Everything else that happened subsequent to that is told below. . .

We warmed up with a short mixed mode capri lap around the parking lot ending up around the Korean War Memorial for a Circle Of Pain that looked a little bit like this:

• SSH x 25 IC
• Slow Merkins x 10 IC
• Mtn Climbers x 10 IC
• Grandpa Jacks x 10 IC
• SSH x 20 IC
• Merkins x 8 IC
• Mtn Climbers x 8 IC
• GJ x 8 IC

YHC then led the pax on a mosey to pick up some coupons (some bells, some rocks) and began the next stage of the story, a little rock around the clock. The pax circled the wagons and began performing various presses and pulls with their coupons while one pax ran 298 feet from the tee box to the chains of hole #1. 7 pax, 7 different exercises;

• Chest Press
• Lawn Mower Right
• Lawn Mower Left
• Golden Arches
• Outhouse curls
• Standing curls
• Upright Rows

Finished with hole #1, YHC called for a ruck mosey to the tee pad for hole #2. Upon arrival he described the next event of the morning, Ring Around the Ruck. All pax are to squat and hold their burden whilst, one by one, each pax carries their burden the 150 some odd feet to the chains for hole #2, deposit said burden at the base of the hole, then run back and plank till each pax has had a turn. Seven pax, someone had to hold that squat for six ascents and six descents. Likewise, some had to hold the plank for 6 ascents adn 6 descents. Big League Chew upgraded to merkins. Beast. Well, now that all our burdens are far away, we bear crawled up the hill to retrieve them and then proceedeth on to the last hole in our short little game. But alas, this is where things get interesting. Read on.

For the 3rd hole, YHC led the pax down a ladder of burdened movements (bent over rows, Granpda Jacks, Good mornings) starting with 10 IC and lopping 2 each round till 4 reps IC with a free run down hill to the tee box and back between each round. New guy starts feeling frisky, or maybe just warm, and starts shedding layers at each round. When it first happened, YHC and the pax figured his son has just properly warned him to layer up for the colder temps. Then is happened again at round 2, By the time we hit round 3 YHC began to rethink our continued progression down the ladder. TheBody started in sweats, then peeled to break aways, and finally had only shorts and a tank in 30 degree weather. There is no fear in this FNG.

Alas this story comes to a close. YHC started to direct the pax back to home with an uphill game of Catch Me If You Can. Love the Game. After all this game is better than continuing the FNG’s game of strip poker. Payback was that he now had to carry all those items back to the cars, adding to his burden.

The pax finished up with a brief COT where we learned more details about the YETI event in Rock Hill land on Feb 18, 2017. Free Beer and Free BBQ. and then named the new guy who has a shocking resemblance to the wrassler and politician, Jesse Ventura; from henceforth he shall be known as “The Body”. we all feared that was all that was left had he shed any more layers.

Then most of us headed on to coffeeteria for food and fellowship with the new guy, who very unexpectedly sprung for the whole tab. Dude, thanks!

Thanks also for the blessing and opportunity to lead.

Remember Q school is Saturday Feb 18, 2017, same date as the YETI. Hard choices.

Things that make you go hmmm.

Boondocks, The Vet

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