October 31st, 2018 By Blake Crenshaw

13’s & 31’s – The Spooky Halloween Beatdown

7 Men ventured out into the All Hollow’s Eve Gloom to bear witness YHC’s Virgin Q.  Not wanting to disappoint, YHC did his homework and came up with the scariest routine he could imagine… Brick Work and RUNNING!!!

Here’s how it went down:

5:30am Disclaimer Given

WARM UP

Mosey across Parking with some Line Work

• Butt Kickers x 2 Lines
• High Knees x 2 Lines
• Quadra philia x 2 Lines
• Karaoke x 2 Lines

Circle Up

• SSH x 13 (IC) … (actually 14…first Q Jitters…)
• IST x 13 (IC)
• Windmill x 13 (IC)
• Mountain Climbers x 13 (IC)
• Arm Circles FWD & BKWRD (a sneaky way for YHC to catch his breath)

THE THANG

Mosey through the darkness to the resting place of the bricks… Find your favorite one…Mosey back to the Parking Lot.

Line up at Curb

As a group, we completed rounds as follows…

• Round 1:
  • 31 Curls w/ Coupon
  • Sprint across Parking Lot
  • 31 Star Jumps
  • Sprint back to Coupon
• Round 2
  • 31 Standing Overhead Chest Presses w/ Coupon
  • Sprint across Parking Lot
  • 31 SUMO Squats
  • Sprint back to Coupon
• Round 3
  • 31 Tricep Extensions w/ Coupon
  • Sprint Across Parking Lot
  • 31 Monkey Humpers
  • Sprint Back to Coupon
• Round 4
  • 31 Bent Over Low Rows w/ Coupon
  • Sprint Across Parking Lot
  • 31 Curb Step-Ups – 1 foot Count
  • Sprint Back to Coupon
• Round 5
  • 31 On-Ground Chest Press w/ Coupon
  • Sprint Across Parking Lot
  • 31 Jump Squats
  • Sprint back to Coupon
• BONUS ROUNDS
  • 13 Curls w/ Coupon
  • 13 Standing Chest Press w/ Coupon
  • 13 Tricep Extensions w/ Coupon
  • 13 Low Rows w/ Coupon
  • 13 On Ground Chest Press w/ Coupon
  • Sprint Across Parking Lot
  • 13 Star Jumps
  • 13 SUMO Squats
  • 13 Monkey Humpers
  • 13 Curb Step-Ups
  • 13 Jump Squats
  • Sprint Back to Coupon
  • REPEATO ONE MORE TIME

• YHC checked his watch and realized we had time to squeeze in one more “Trick”…so audible was called for 31 Incline Merkins on your Coupon.

Return Coupons to their original resting place and Gentlemen’s Mosey back to Mary

MARY

• Dying Cockroach x 13
• LBC x 31
• Box Cutters x 13
• Low Flutters x 31
• 31 sec. Plank (courtesy of Uecker)
• Russian Twist x 15 (courtesy of Buck)
• A….Circle Merk???…not sure what else to call it…(courtesy of Hokie Pokie)

COT – Big thanks to Buck for offering to Pray us out…not YHC’s strongest area.

Prayer Requests – Praying for the family of Baby Cara

MOLESKIN – Strong work by all this morning!  The mumble chatter was in full swing until somewhere around Round 3…then things got quieter and quieter…hopefully that means everyone was getting their money’s worth!  Rerun, Buck and Hokie Pokie consistently led the pack, which equaled extra Plank Time for them.  Bullseye, Uecker and Torch were nipping at their heels the whole time…so not too much Plank Time.  The Pax as a whole burned through the Routine much quicker than YHC anticipated, so kudos to everyone making it look way too easy!

FINAL THOUGHTS

Prior to taking on my first Q this morning, I went back through the Backblast archives to find my first workout.  It was the Mega-Multiplier on 06/20/2018 and the QIC was Big Blue.

I have never been one to put myself into situations where I don’t know anybody or in a situation where I doubt my ability.  On the morning of 06/20/2018, I finally mustered up the courage to show up to a place where both of these things were a harsh reality.

Within a few short minutes of starting Big Blue’s workout, I thought I had made a HUGE MISTAKE…I was completely tanked simply by running lines for 2 minutes.  I survived the 45 minutes (not without a ton of modifying) thanks to @Turbine, who kept my 6 the whole way.  After that 1^st day, I hurt for a week.  I fought with myself mentally and made the decision that I was not going to give up.  My 2^nd work out was another intense struggle that I barely survived…but @Sausage was there to get my 6 that day.

It has been 4 months since the MEN of F3 took me in and I am a better man because of them.  I am more fit than I think I’ve ever been.  I am a happier person than I’ve ever been.  I am a better husband.  I am a better father.  I am better than I have ever been and it is all thanks to the MEN that make up F3.

It was an honor to lead this morning and it is an honor to follow each and every one of you!

See you in The Gloom!

The Dawg House

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