October 20th, 2020 By Dutch Boy

Sometimes in life, you come to forks in the road. Moments when you begin to question your path and why you’re going the way you’re going. Who is this for? For you? For them? For someone unknown?

YHC had such a moment this morning. As I pulled into the lot at 5:28 (running a bit behind, Q should definitely be there before that. Sorry @alcatraz) there was only 1 truck present, and it had a trailer. Was this a worker or a Pax? As I turned the corner I saw two Pax talking. Two is great, but normally at this time on a Tuesday/Thursday there are at least 8-10 folks milling about.

That’s when it hit me. Was it me? I begin to question my choices, looking back on things I might have done to offend or put off. That’s when it hit me: It’s the burpees. Gotta be the burpees.

As YHC is taking on the 20k for 2020 Challenge, burpees have featured heavily in my beatdowns of late. As I got ready to exit the truck, I made a game-time decision to not do as many as orginially planned.

As the bell tolled on 5:30, more Pax made their way to the lot. A bare bones disclaimer was given — but not heard due to excessive mumblechatter — and off we moseyed across the Parkway and into the rabbit hole for the start to the…

Moving Warmarama

• SSH x19 + 1 burpee at HCES Entrance
• Windmill x10 + 2 burpees at cross road
• Weed Picker x10 + 3 burpees in RRMS lot
• Mountain Climber x15 + 4 burpees at other end of RRMS lot

We then moseyed to the base of one of the hills for…

The Thang

Standard 10-2 ladder (counting by twos) with merkins at the top and LBCs at the bottom. Plank for the six.

Mosey to the skunk wall, partner up. Partner 1 holds People’s Chair while Partner 2 goes up for squats. 10-2 ladder (by twos) once again, with each partner doing each count.

Same spot, Partner 1 moves to Dirty Hookups aka London Bridge at the wall, while Partner 2 does burpees at the top of the hill (couldn’t eliminate them completely). Standard count 5-1 ladder for this one.

Mosey over to the front of RRMS for more partner work. Partner 1 does Incline Merkins while Partner 2 runs the small loop, then switch. Complete thrice (TM @murdock). Repeato thrice, replacing merkins with dips.

Mosey to the old-school Mary spot for 5 burpees OYO. We missed the 5 during the warmarama and had to pay the bill.

Back across the parkway (watch for cars) for…

Mary

• Pretzel Crunch x15 (both sides)
• The Squirm x15
• Mason/Mexican/Russian Twist x15
• Low Flutter x15
• Stretch and let it hang
• Recover, recover

COT

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Moleskin

• Great work this morning men. Always an honor to lead the group.
• Great to see the return of @gump to the Highlands gloom. You are missed.
• For anyone wondering, @sugar let YHC and @greek in on a little secret: his smooth, shiny calves come courtesy of a “natural @sugar scrub,” or something like that. I think he was joking.
• The F3 Foundations Give2Give campaign is underway, and has raised almost $75,000 so far. The goal is $200,000 so they are behind the pace. If you can, consider giving to this good cause run by F3 men to help raise and distribute funds for causes championed by F3 Regions. The Meca team has crept into the Top 10! Donate here so your donation counts towards our team: https://secure.givelively.org/teams/f3-foundation-inc/give-2-give/f3-meca
• Passport challenge is back in action, so go explore!
• Prayers for a friend of @sugar who is recovering at home from cancer-related back surgery. Prayers for our educators as they navigate the new world of Covid teaching. Prayers for our country and the leaders tasked with guiding it.
• Don’t forget to vote.

 

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