B 2 the W (what!what!)

B 2 the W (what!what!)

For some reason when YHC Q’s Rebel Yell it seems to want to rain.  But every time the skies part just in time and it ends up being great weather.  That was the case today as well so at about 5:28 the rain stopped and the cars rolled in, including what looked to be a 5 Pax clown car.  20 Pax were kicked off with a proper disclaimer since we had one semi-FNG (more on that later) and off we went.  Here’s what went down.

The Ting

Warm up:

SSH x 12

IW x 12

5 burpees OYO

Peter Parkers x 10

Parker Peters x 10

Head down the Murderhorn stopping at every street light for 5 merkins.  Stopping at the rock pile everyone grabbed a rock somewhere between a lifting rock and a running rock because we were not going to run nor lift them.  Carry said rocks to the Thornhill park and place them down where YHC had placed cones beforehand.  3 stations were set up for some circuit work and the Pax counted off in 3’s.  The 1’s hit station 1 which consisted of 4×4’s.  This is where you plank on a parking spot line and hop side to side over the line 4 times then go into 4 squats.  Continue until time called.  The 2’s hit station 2 which consisted of Larry Bird’s (not an official name but rather one that YHC came up with because he is an old school basketball soul and it really was not a Jordan type move).  Grab a rock and squat letting the rock touch the ground then up with a jumpshot using the rock.  Continue until time called.  Station 3 with the 3’s were our time keepers.  Up to the picnic area for 10 derkins, run to the park entrance and then back for 10 derkins.  Once the 3’s finished they called switch and everyone rotated stations.  We rotated so that every group did every station.

The Pax were (editor’s note: Was or were? Is Pax singular or plural?) very quick on the circuit work.  We wrapped up one round, did some Mary to catch our breaths and then did another round of the stations.  Back to the rock pile to put our rocks back gently and then back up the Murderhorn stopping for 20 LBC’s at each street light.

Once back at Stonecrest we moseyed over behind the theater for some wall work.  People’s Chair with 50 overhead presses which apparently I called something else the first time and Wingman in a not sarcastic way whatsoever let me know I used the wrong term.  After People’s Chair up on the wall for some balls to the wall.  The Pax were reminded to try and get their B as close as possible to the W.  This seemed to be a crowd favorite with some groaning and a lot of clomping of feet back to the ground when time was called.  Thus YHC called for a 2nd round of People’s Chair/overhead presses and B2theW.  Deciding the shoulders and arms needed more attention we circled up for a round of bearcrawl banjo.  YHC learned this delight posting at an out of town AO and has made it his mission to bring it into SOB land.  The Pax circle up in plank facing outward.  First guy bearcrawls out and around the circle.  Once the first guy starts the next guy to the right does 3 merkins then bearcrawls around trying to catch the other guy, continuing down the line.  If you get caught it is down for a merkin. So on and so on until everyone has bearcrawled around the circle.  Oh and while planking you drop for a merkin ever time someone bearcrawls in front of you.  A couple of minutes left for some Mary and then TIME.

Moleskin:

Great work by all on this fine morning.  A good showing of 20 guys despite the questionable weather.  The Pax was really quick through everything today as evidenced by the fact that YHC makes sure to have more planned than ever needed but we were getting to some of my last planned exercises on this day.  Thanks to guys like Chunder, Bucky and Transporter for calling Mary and plank while we regrouped and brought the 6 in.  We do need a brush up on rule following as YHC made it clear that Station 3 could not call switch until everyone from the group was done and in, but we had guys finishing up all over the place and heading to the next stations.  “Leave no man behind” (said in my Dad voice).  Thanks to everyone that led a Mary exercise when YHC called on them.  Mental note, don’t call on Transporter to lead a Mary exercise unless you want to do 857 American Hammers…ouch.  T-claps to Gramatica for the strong showing on the bearcrawl banjo.  He went from coughing up a lung like he had just smoked a pack of Marlboro Reds before the warmup to chasing people down on bearcrawl like a greyhound. Admittedly the bearcrawl banjo kicked YHC’s tail.  I had to go knees down a couple of times on my own exercise (don’t Q it if you can’t do it, right?).  The last couple of times I have done it there has been like 8-9 guys but 20 makes it fun and challenging.  Thanks to FNG Flounder for coming out to post.  YHC was confused how he was at his first post but already had a nickname.  Apparently he skipped the F3 warmup altogether and went straight to running BRR with some of F3’s finest.  So instead of being the only guy being called by his hospital name they dubbed him Flounder.  Be sure to ask him the origins of the name as it is pretty funny.

Announcements:

• Isabel Santos 5k this Saturday and convergence at Stonehenge beforehand.
• Pancakes and Beer 5k at Old Meck benefitting NC MedAssist 10/27.  There is a F3 team.
• Susan Komen 5k 10/6

Thanks to Billy Goat and Mary Kay for the opportunity to lead.