November 24th, 2021 By Hop Hunter

YHC was excited to be back at the helm for a Turkey Day prep session.  After a quick review of the beatdown YHC lead before Thanksgiving last year, it was clear that it must be repeated to ensure all of our newer Pax could experience some of the AO’s favorite tunes.

Yes, it was cold and dark, but that didn’t stop this group.  The Pax showed up 14 strong to embrace the suck and cold… and also to be a part of the celebration for Lewis at the end.

It went something like this…

 

Warm-a-rama

No time to play around, so the pax did a quick mosey around the lot and headed across the street to the medical building.  One quick lap around the building and we circled up on the back side with the 1st Selection:  Rocky Theme Music providing a little extra motivation to get rolling.

5 Hurpees, SSHs x27 IC, Slap Jacks x15 IC, HBs x15 IC,  Penny Pickers x10 IC, Wind Mills x10 IC, Mount Climbers x20 IC.

2nd Selection:  Ice Ice Baby  was used to carry the pax thru Warm-a-rama

• Take a lap around building.  Butt Kickers and high knees in long sections & butt kickers in short sections

 

The Thang

3rd Selection:  Let it Be…Merkins (40 Merkins total – hold Plank until
“Let it be” which is when you do a Merkin)

• Take a lap around building.  Karaoke long sections & reverse run short sections

4th selection… Tubthumping – PAX does SSH until “I get knocked down,
but I get up again” then PAX does a Burpee (26-ish burpes)

• Take a lap around building.  Side lunge walk short sections & regular lunges in long sections

5th selection… Roxanne – PAX hold feet at 6″ until “Roxanne” then PAX knock out a WWII

• Take a lap around building. regular run
• Take another lap, which the Q works thru technical difficulties.

6th selection… My Ding-A-Ling – PAX hold Al Gore postion then complete a squat when your hear “My Ding-A-Ling”

Mosey to the big shelter for a final tune up with a taste of 7th selection… 80’s Big Hair rock…

• 10 step ups each leg
• 20 dips IC

 

Mary

 

8th and final selection… Holiday Road  (of course)
LD x25 IC, Reverse Crunches x10 IC, 1-minute Abs

Recover, recover.

 

COT

 

The Afton pax were asked to step up again this year for Operation Support Lewis, which has been a holiday tradition since the AO opened.  A HUGE thank you to everyone for their generosity and also a BIG shout out to Zacchaeus on a job well done in heading up the project and providing a great F3 name idea.  Our Dorton Park brother Lewis is now a honorary member of F3 Afton and will hence forth be know as GATOR!

 

Announcements

 

• 11/25:  Laurel Park Turkey Day 5k
• 12/04:  Pajamas All Day 5k/10k in CLT
• 12/06:  Run, Beer, and Ear @ Pharr Mill
• 12/11:  Huntersville Half Marathon
• 12/18:  Can Can Beatdown – Food Drive
• 1/8/22:  Mount Afton Challenge
• 1/15/22:  The Gremlin
• 2/12/22:  Fellowship of the Idiots

 

 

Prayers

 

• Prayers for Allison (Iron City’s family), Katie (in Laurel Park), Bravo’s Dad, and all those impacted by the terrible events at the parade in Wisconsin.
• Prayers that everyone has a great and safe Thanksgiving!
• All unspoken prayers

 

 

Moleskin

 

Its hard to believe that Thanksgiving is already here.  Thanksgiving week hopefully gives us all a chance to slow down a bit, spend time with friends and family, and reflect on all that we have to be thankful for in our lives.  YHC has so much to be thankful for and yet way to often find myself taking it all for granted.  My prayer for all of us this week, is that we take nothing for granted and that can all recognize all the good things in our lives.  On my list of things to be mindful of this week, will definitely be this F3 group of men and how important you are to me and so many others in our community.  Thank you for allowing me to lead this am!

 

 

Afton

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