The Torpedo Convergence

  • When:06/06/2016
  • QIC: Torpedo
  • The PAX: Strawberry, Hammer, Chin Music, Marvel, Marge, Fireman Ed, Triple 7 (Respect), Simba, Heartbreaker, Goonie, Honey Bee, Muppet, Thunder Road, Pele, Udder, Tin Man (FNG), Crayola (FNG), Twinkle (F3Savannah), Daisy, Wolf man, Dumpster Fire, Smash, Adobe, Tawny, Big Top, Gummie, Torpedo.


The Torpedo Convergence

This morning 26 of Charlotte’s finest men and 1 of Savannah’s finest joined together for YHC’s VQ.  After some general chit chat I warned everyone that I was not a professional and that it may be in their best interest to modify as needed.  I did give myself an out as I stayed in a Holiday Inn this past weekend and that it may help save my Q skills.  After a brief welcome to the FNG’s, the fun started and went a little like this:

The thang:

We started off with a quick lap and a half around the parking lot and circled up into the COP for the following:

  1. SSH x 15 IC
  2. IW x 15 IC (This is where Fireman Ed quickly corrected me for not saying In Cadence)
  3. Low, Slow, Jump Squats x 15 IC

Next, I instructed Pax to partner up and grab a “lifting” rock from the pile near the stairs and make their way down to the bleacher area to make more memories.

With everyone assembled we set off on our next adventure:

  1. 100 total Supan pull-ups as a team
  2. 200 total curls as a team
  3. 300 total dips as a team

Then the confusion set in as I failed to instruct the teams that 1 partner stays to do the exercises and the other partner runs up the stairs and back / then switch with their partner.  Thankfully some of the veteran pax slapped my hand and helped fix the situation.

Once completed we did 10 burpees OYO

From there we mosey’d back to the parking lot, while dropping off our “lifting rocks”.

Everyone then lined up at the first basketball hoop and ran what was their first suicide (using the next the hoops as turn points)

After this we did (7) 8 Count body builders. OYO

Next we repeated the suicide run and finished this off with (5) 10 count body builders OYO

Fireman Ed then next volunteered to lead the group in his favorite form of punishment  – The Jack web.  As we counted our way up to 6 Merkins and 24 air presses, Simba and Fireman Ed put on a display of Jack Web Patty Cakes.  It almost got weird…Just Sayin

We moved on to do 2 rounds of people chair.  The first round we held our arms out and was assisted by Simba with a nice and steady 10 count.  The second round included lifting out left legs up and then out right legs up (yes, we put our left leg down first).

We mosey’d back to the parking lot and circled up for a few more moments to remember:

  1. Russian Twists/American Hammer x 15 IC
  2. Heels to Heaven x 15 IC (led by Heartbreaker)
  3. The Dolly x 20 IC ( led by Strawberry)

The then led to the final two exercises of the morning.  I asked the Pax to join me in doing 22 Merkins and 1 more 8 Count Body Builder OYO.  These were to represent the 22 Veterans and the 1 Active Duty member who commit suicide each day.  I want to thank everyone for participating in the part with me.  Vet myself, this portion hits close to home.

The moleskin:

This was a big group today and was more then I was expecting and it was good to see 2 FNG’s join the fun – Tin Man and Crayola. Welcome guys and please come back.  I don’t want to be known as the guy who scared off the FNGs on his VQ.

Thank you to Twinkle for joining us today all the way from Savannah

Not sure how many pax have done a 10 count body builder before but I have been waiting a long time to do some with the group.  These were a favorite (along with 8 counts) of my boot camp instructor.  A shame Big Tuna wasn’t there to enjoy them with us.

I wanted to again thank everyone who participated today and for all the guys who hung back with me the days I was the slowest.  Also want to thank everyone who has encouraged me, especially when I was at the back of some of the many runs we have done together. I had a lot of fun with this and plan to Q more in the future.

I want to send a big thank you out to Big Tuna for introducing me to F3.  More times then I can recall, he has EH’d me into posting when all I wanted to do was sleep in.

I am looking forward to comments on today.  I would love to hear from you guys on what worked well and what didn’t

Lastly, thank you to Simba for taking us out of the COT with a great prayer.

Announcement:

Please get with Goonie and Simba if you are interested in Q’ing at Basecamp.  They are looking to fill Q spots.

F3 Dads – Saturdays with a 9 am start time.  Please bring your 2.0’s out and show them what we do.  There are to location with the first being at the Bull Ring in Ballantyne and the second at Col. Francis Beatty Park.

 

 

 

 

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Daisy
Daisy
7 years ago

Nice Q today, Torpedo. The question is, where will you spend the night tonight? Also, suicides across the parking lot are brutal and painful. Election day tomorrow. Don’t forget to vote.

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