Peak51 – Today’s Episode: The Fire Rises…or…Planker’s De-what?!

  • When:09/15/16
  • QIC: Dumpster Fire
  • The PAX: Simba, Drano, Tawny, Geraldo, POP, Nomad(R), Crayola, Freedom(R), Swiss Miss, Juan-FNG (AKA Man Bun), Early Bird, Slim Fast, Drop Thrill, Candlestick(R), Gullah, The Count, Hacker(R), Booyah, Scott-FNG (AKA Dangerfield(R)), Lumberjack, Woody, Snoopy, Smokey, Header, Sanka


Peak51 – Today’s Episode: The Fire Rises…or…Planker’s De-what?!

26 PAX, including 2 FNGs, posted in the Thursday gloom to partake in YHC’s VQ for a properly balanced meal.

With the disclaimer duly given – clear instruction that this was a moderate workout and YHC was not providing any fitness instruction, and that the PAX duly were not paying me to do so, as well as a very lawyerly underscore of each individual (and not F3) assuming maximum liability for any action undertaken (Tx Booyah) – we were off and moseying.

COP:
Mosey around the rear of Matthews Elementary School, hold a plank for 30 seconds (standard unit of time, AKA such time until the 6 arrives, then recover) and circle up for COP

SSH (“Side Straddle Hop”) x 20
IW (“Imperial Walkers”) x 20
Merkins (“American style push-ups”) x 10

The Thang:
Appetizer:
Mosey over to the baseball field parking lot for the following:

  • Bear crawl from bottom to top of the lot
  • Lunge walk from top to bottom, plank when you are done, wait for the 6 to finish

Main course:
Partner 1 runs in one direction around Matthews Elementary, Partner 2 runs in other direction – when they meet, both drop and do 10 hand-slap Merkins (down-left slap, down-right slap = 1). Meet up four times, then mosey back to COP spot – wait for PAX to finish.  [FYI gents – 2x around the school = +/- 1.1 miles….well done]

Mosey over to grassy area for what I’ve come to know as the Planker’s Delight.  PAX planked shoulder to shoulder, while groups of four went down the line doing a hand slap merkin with every other man (Header: Tunnel of love without the tunnel…perfect way to describe it.).  Shout-out to Thunder Road for introducing me to that one at Base Camp in July.  This one left a mark.

Dessert:
With no time to waste, mosey to nearby Matthews First Baptist Church parking lot.

  • Round 1 –  Partner 1 runs to each light pole, do 15 LBCs (“Little Baby Crunches”).  Partner 2 does LSS – flapjack, plank when finished.
  • Round 2 –  Partner 1 runs to each light pole, 15 Flutters (1,2,3 = 1 cadence).  Partner 2 is LSS’ing – flapjack, plank when finished.
  • Round 3 –  Partner 1 to the light pole, 5 Dolleys (1,2,3 = 1 cadence), Partner 2, yadda yadda.

Right before Round 3, Booyah suggested that Garmin’s satellite feed on YHC’s timekeeping device might have been 60-120 seconds slower than Booyah’s watch and shouldn’t we be heading home.  Guess Garmin’s satellite was 2nd to go up after BY’s and in a slightly higher orbit (or however that stuff works).  Between you and me, I think he just had enough and wanted to shout “Matte” (bonus points for someone who gets that reference).

Mosey back to launch point.  And time was called, Thus began the COT.

Tclaps to Drop Thrill for taking us out.

The Moleskin:
COT had your usual announcements, name-o-rama, including the naming of our two FNGs:

  • Welcome Scott, the newly married, golf-loving, golf-teaching, former-Greg-Norman-shark van-driving cameraman, EH’d by Booyah.  Scott, in addition to being fairly into golf, must have been channeling his inner Caddyshack, because it didn’t take long for folks to compare his delivery with that of Al Czervik, Rodney Dangerfield’s character in said movie. Hey everybody,we’re all gonna get planked! Solid name, PAX. Welcome aboard, Dangerfield.
  • Meet Juan, 7th grade math teacher and younger brother to Early Bird who, from Early Bird’s account, had it easy thanks to him.  Although Juan shared a good deal about himself, the PAX couldn’t hear him over the man bun he was rocking – like a boss.  Thus is the story of Man Bun.
  • Strong work by everyone out there this morning.  From the mumblechatter, it was clear that “Planker’s Delight” would have been voted class president in HS due to its popularity. I may continue breaking that out like Fireman Ed breaks out Jack Webb.
  • Awesome to see Drano and Crayola make the commute from SOB-land, among others.
  • I owe Header a good .15 of a mile…he always seemed to beat me to the other side of the school…will work on that. Slim Fast and POP – I’m going to put weights in your shoes next time.
  • Great to see The Count in the mix.  Everytime I’d conclude a cadence, part of me wanted to yell “that’s one! one good form exercise, ah-ah-aaa…”
  • Drop Thrill – Always good to see you out here.
  • Hacker/Dangerfield/Nomad/Candlestick – Respect is hereby paid.  Pretty sure you all smoked me out there.

Announcements:
BRR 2017 – Booyah wants the vans packed already. Just keep refreshing the BRR page hourly until 2017 registrations actually open up.

Drop Thrill is on Q at The Vet (Bootcamp) this Saturday, located at Mint Hill’s Veterans Memorial Park.  0700 – he promises to make it a 0.0 for all you Meathead types.


Post-Credits Scene
Then

“Email received by Tiger Rag, 10/7/2014, Subject: New F3 Charlotte South submission, Contents:  Name, Email, Question Regarding, etc./What would you like to tell F3 Charlotte South?

Pineville, NC resident interested in being an FNG at an upcoming F3 workout to see what it’s like. My current condition? 33yrs, 5ft10, 225 lbs, 3-4 miles in 28 – 38 minutes, and maybe 20 pushups. So, basically, a walking dumpster fire. I’ve been using #1 of your “Top 5 Excuses” for the past year and a half despite my brother-in-law (F3-Raleigh alum Costco) telling me I didn’t need to worry about that. Any recommendations with respect to a good Q [I meant AO…silly new guy] to break me in? Looking forward to picking up what you guys put down. -Joe

Now

On October 9, 2014, two years ago, we got started (Tclaps Swiss Miss, Freedom, Sensei, & Geraldo for posting then and posting today).  Since then, M had our 14 mo. daughter, now a 2.0 on the way, and a whole host of brothers in arms who push to be better men than they were the day before.  Better husbands, fathers, sons, friends, coworkers…examples.  Thanks to the men of Area51, Peak51 and all other workouts that dare us to be more, do better, and push further than was possible on Day One – of anything.

To Be Continued…

 

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Geraldo
7 years ago

Great VQ Dumpster Fire, you’ve come a long way and you nailed it.

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Reply to  Geraldo
7 years ago

Glad you were there for it, Geraldo – then and now. Can’t wait for the first sequel.

Drop Thrill
7 years ago

Great job brother! That sucked!! You are going to be an awesome q.

Horsehead
7 years ago

Nice BB Dumpster.

Slim Fast
7 years ago

Welcome Dangerfield and Man Bun… two great names for two great guys! You are both welcome back anytime… and knowing the two boys you came with, I feel you will be out often!

Excellent VQ, Dumpster Fire! Thanks for the commitment you have made to the site and the PAX! It comes across in your encouragement and confidence!

Granted, we may have to add an “aka Shirtless Yeti” to your F3 name… but that can be informal!

Excellent BB as well!!

DT… thanks for coming out!

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