March 28th, 2018 By Luigi

It was a nice, warm Wednesday morning for my VQ. 8 PAX came out this morning to make themselves better and provide some mumblechatter to YHC. The mumblechatter started when I showed my rookie ways by asking for the time (didn’t have a watch). It was 0530 so we got started with the disclaimer and off we went. Here’s how it went:

Mosey, High Knees, Buttkickers, Karaoke. Circle up.

SSH x10 IC

Cotton Pickers x10 IC

Slow Windmill x10 IC

IST x10 IC

Merkins x10 IC

Mountain Climbers x10 IC

The Thang:

Mosey to the field stopping at the intersections.

1st Intersection: Burpees x5 OYO. 2nd Intersection: Planjacks x10 IC

Partner-up and grab a rock for your team. Go to hill on backside of field. We will do cumulative exercises while partner acts as clock.

1st Exercise: 200 curls. Other partner bear crawl up hill and do 10 incline merkins at top. Flap Jack till 200.

Rotate rocks. This got some cheers and some grumbles. Figured out who picked the big rocks…

2nd Excercise: 200 squats. Other partner run up hill and do 10 Apollo Onos at top. Flap Jack till 200.

Rotate rocks.

3rd Exercise: 100 Overhead presses. Other partner run up hill and do 5 merkins at top. Flap Jack till 100.

Mosey back to clubhouse stopping at intersections.

1st Intersection: Dora Merkins. Partner 1 Merkins x10 IC, Partner 2 Plank and then Flapjack. 2nd Intersection: LBC x 20 IC

Arrive back at launch site for an extended Mary.

Pretzel Crunch, Mason Twist, Peter Parker, Plus 7 additional exercises by PAX choice (round the circle).

Moleskin:

• Thanks to everyone for coming out to support my VQ and making me better. I really appreciate the support and encouragement. F3 is something that I had been looking for (and needed…) and didn’t even know it.
• Thanks to Bouncy House for EH’ing me back in October and getting me started in F3. Also thanks for making the trek over from LKN to support my VQ.
• Mumblechatter was pretty minimal at the partner exercises. I realized that everyone was keeping count and couldn’t chatter. Well planned…well planned.
• The weather is getting nice, so look forward to seeing more guys in the gloom.
• Grinder announced the Spring Kickoff Beatdown this Friday at Skywalker. We are trying to get FNGs and anyone that has been hibernating to come out for an FNG-friendly beatdown on Friday 0530-0615. I heard mention of coffeeteria afterwards, but not 100% sure.
• I made a final call/push for signups for the NC 4th Musketeer XCC. It is April 19-22 and it is a weekend trip to the NC mountains where men are taken on a physical and spiritual journey. It takes you to the highest place on Earth, the foot of the cross. I went last year and it changed my life. I will be on crew there this year. Any interested men should reach out to me for more details.

It was a pleasure leading the PAX for the first time. Looking forward to doing it again soon.

Skywalker

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