The (slightly) cooler weather this past week had YHC dreaming of a white Christmas and that made it an easy decision to pull out the ol’ “Twelve Days of Christmas in July” weinke. Nothing like a little caroling to get the PAX to forget the heat and imagine the arctic temperatures of Christmas.
Warm Up:
Mosey around behind the Hickory Tavern for 40 SSHs, where we’re joined by Shop Dawg (Dog?) for another wee mosey back to the front and 20 Imperial Squawkers. Finish up back where we started and head into…
The Thang:
Short one easel, YHC had a printout taped to the rear window of his car entitled “The Twelve Days of Christmas in July”. They were as follows:
- 1 Lap around the parking lot
- 2 Turkish Get Ups
- 3 LBCs
- 4 Jump Squats
- 5 Diamond Merkins (I couldn’t find any exercises with “gold” in the title)
- 6 Imperial Walkers
- 7 Mike Tysons
- 8 Big Boy Sit Ups
- 9 Low Slow Squats
- 10 Lunges (each leg)
- 11 Merkins
- 12 Burpees
Now if you know the song (and who doesn’t) then you know you do the numbers in order but you always count down and do the previous numbers as well. Well this set of exercises is no different. So when we did FIVE DIAMOND MERKINS!! (sung at a loud volume for full effect) it was then followed by 4 Jump Squats, 3 LBCs, 2 Turkish Get Ups, and “A lap around the parking lot for me!” I can tell you, we started with a few Scrooges and a couple of Grinches, but by the end everyone was reluctantly singing along.
For those of you that struggle in the math department (or are just lazy) the total numbers equal out to:
- 12 laps
- 22 Turkish Get Ups
- 30 LBCs
- 36 Jump Squats
- 40 Diamond Merkins
- 42 Imperial Walkers
- 42 Mike Tysons (Dana’s favorite)
- 40 Big Boy Sit Ups
- 36 Low Slow Squats
- 30 Lunges
- 22 Merkins
- 12 Burpees
We finished the full song with about 10 minutes to spare, so we moseyed to the short wall in front of Hickory Tavern for 20 step-ups (each leg), 20 dips, and 10 Derkins. We finished out the morning with some Mary, including Heels to Heaven, Freddie Mercury, Supermans, and then a wall sit with air presses (I think we made it to 70) to finish us out.
Moleskin:
I like this particular activity because it keeps the group together but still manages to hit all the major zones of arms, legs, and core, plus some running. I made sure to emphasize that we’re doing the Twelve Days exercises together as a group and even threatened the gazelles with burpees if they finished their lap early. While a few PAX did do a few extra burpees, we mostly stuck together as a group. I, like many others, don’t always have (or make) the time for the 2nd or 3rd F. That’s something we all definitely need in our lives, is the camaraderie, the accountability, and the opportunity to talk with our fellow HIM. So while it probably isn’t Deadwood approved, I enjoy the stories, the jokes, and the ability to catch up on others’ lives while we slog together through the 1st F. I appreciate all my fellow F3 brothers for giving me that early morning motivation to get out of bed and improve my body, mind, and soul.
Announcements:
Speed for Need coming up on September 14th. See Swimmers for details. He’ll be posting more info as well in the near future
3rd F opportunity for you, 2.0s and your M – Saturday, August 3rd @ 0800 – 1100 at Waxhaw Elementary School. New principal trying to get community to rally and get involved, this time with helping spruce up the outside of the school. You can sign up at this link.
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