Varying Degrees of Merkinitis

Varying Degrees of Merkinitis

Shovel flag planted by Young Love as YHC collected donations of canned meat from the pax for the Calvary Church Pantry Food Drive.  Mumblechatter revolved around canned meat and the scarcity of canned roast beef, which was requested specifically by the pantry.  Pax got schooled in canned beef options other than roast beef by Van Pelt.  Donations much appreciated.  YHC is partaking in 10KMerkin Challenge.  Champagne and many other pax are not.  Substitute exercises to be provided for all called merkins except for COP. Options allow pax to get between 30 and 334 merkin.  3 site FNG’s welcomed warmly and the group thoroughly disclaimed before we left the launch lot.

Mosey through the parking lots in the direction of Entrance 1.

COP

SSH x 15 IC

Merkin x 15 IC

Squat x 15 IC

MC x 15 IC

Mosey to lot adjacent to Entrance 1.

Merkin Beast with Sprints

Sprint to 1st island/6xcalled exercise/2nd island/6xcalled exercise/3rd island/6xcalled exercise/Return to 2nd island/6xcalled exercise/1st island/6xcalled exercise/launch point/6xcalled exercise (Total=36xcalled exercise with 6 stops).  Rounds 1-5 followed by 200 yard sprint.

1. Merkin (sub=jump squat).  200 yard sprint.

2. Werkin (sub=CDD).  200 yard sprint

3. Crucible Merkin (sub=LBC).  200 yard sprint

4. Merkin (sub=jump squat).  200 yard sprint

5. Werkin (sub=CDD).  200 yard sprint

6. Burpee (sub=Spartan Burpee).  Plank to wait for six.  10-count.

Mosey across campus to the base of North Face.

NF Sprint/Merkin/BBC/Merkin Repeats

Sprint up NF/20 Merkin (sub=20 Knee Taps)/Backwards Bear Crawl down/20 Merkin (sub=20 Knee Taps)  Repeat.

Mosey up NF cousin hill to parking lot off Entrance 3.

Mary

6 inches hold

YHC took this time to mention F3 vision and mission to the pax.  To invigorate male community leadership through planting, growing, and serving small workout groups.  Pax asked to think about ways to improve our community through male leadership.  YHC thanked pax for bringing donations for the Calvary Church Pantry Food Drive.

Flutter x 20 IC/hold

Dolly x 20 IC/hold

Heels to Heaven x 20 IC/hold/10 count/10 count

Mosey to the base of NF

Merkin count=306.  14 Merkin/Sprint up NF/14 merkin.  Merkin count=334

Mosey to launch lot.

1 minute of burpees (Merkin count now higher)

COT

Moleskin

Welcome to site FNG’s Wild Turkey, Pita, and Sanctions.  Great work today.  Come back out and join us again at Anvil.  Pita is one of Radar’s neighbors who YHC met on Saturday.  Keep on posting and getting stronger.

Purple Haze called today’s Beast the “short” beast or some other descriptor suggesting an inferior version of previous Anvil Beast’s during the 1st rep.  YHC then called the 200 yard sprint, which was completed between each rep from 1-5.  Perhaps this made up the difference.  Seemed pretty tough to YHC.  Soul Glo, Margo, Cane, Brushback, Boutique demonstrating fast twitch on sprints and reps. Haze showing why shorter is better for burpees.  All pax working hard to maintain cohesive unit.  Pax ranged from 0 to 216 merkin on the Merkin Beast Sprint set.

YHC certain that pax are irritated by the symptoms of merkinitis that have swept through A51 workouts due to the 10KMerkinChallenge.  Champagne messaged YHC to make sure Anvil pax would not do 45 minutes of merkins while circled up.  This message prompted the substitute exercises. Icky Shuffle mumbled about staying right behind YHC during mosey to NF to “take him down” if more merkins were called after the 216 of the Beast.  Karate Kid references ensued to include sweep the leg and questions arose regarding why Daniel was allowed to kick Johnny in the face but Johnny was penalized when he struck Danel-san with a right jab to the nose.  Anyone?  Well, more were called, but, yet again, pax had an option, and Icky didn’t take YHC down, thankfully.  Not sure when Deep Dish snuck in, but glad to have you with us today.  Also great to have Rehab back with pax as he has been tied up with his baby girl at home.

Big T-claps to the pax who donated food today, yesterday, and Monday.  Thanks to Frasier for bringing over the Maul’s haul of grape jelly today after workout and to Young Love who is helping YHC by picking up Matrix donations and will help to collect at Saturday coffeeteria at Starbuck’s Piper Glen and, subsequently, deliver to Calvary.  YHC’s garage is filling up fast.  Testament to F3 men being men of action.  Sincere thanks men.

Announcements

Calvary Church Pantry Food Drive continues through Saturday.  Opportunities to donate: Meathead=canned meat; Rebel Yell=canned veggies (no corn/green beans); Centurion=canned ham; The Brave=100% fruit juice; The Rock=grape jelly (no glass); Ascent=granola bars/cereal bars; Day Zero=canned salmon; A51=canned veggies

10/24/2015 USMC Ultimate Mud Run Challenge.  Gaston, SC (outside Columbia).  Awesome race with more F3 pax than you will likely see anywhere else.  Do it.  Get a 4-man team together.  Let me know if you have questions.

F3 Dads Camp.  Still a few spots open.  Check website for preblast.

Ghostrunner.  Thursday night run option.  7:30 Arbo ABC.  Followed by rehydration at Vinter’s.  Alf on Q.

F3 Dad’s Saturday workouts.  0900 Col Francis Beatty Park.  Dads and kids (boys and girls) welcome to have a great time.