An Ode to Foul Ball

An Ode to Foul Ball

16 men found their way to #F3daVinci from regions near and far *based solely on the legend of YHC’s Q-ing prowess.

• No facts were provided at the time of this writing to dispute this claim

COP

• SSH x 20 IC
• IW x 20 IC
• MC x 20 IC

The Thang

Mosey to Blakeney playground.  10 pull-ups.  Bear crawl up incline path.

Find a wall.  Perform 1 jump-up, then 1 incline merkin.  2 jump-ups, then 2 incline merkins.  Keep going up to 10.

Mosey to retaining wall near Blakeney Heath Rd.  Muscle-up and stand on wall x 10.

At this point it was 7:12AM and the Stonehenge double downers rolled up.  Non-DD-ers circled back to the fountain area to collect them.  Greetings, introductions, hugs, 1 or 2 butterfly kisses.  3 TOPS.

Mosey behind Target for suicides.  Run to each of 6 giant lamp post and back to starting lamp post.  15 merkins every time at starting point.  Mary while waiting for 6.

Mosey through Target paking lot, stopping for 20 supine pull-ups at cart corral.

Continue towards courtyard area.  People’s chair in tunnel for 6 and instruction.

Introducing: The Burp & Perp

• Partner up.  Team must complete 100 cumulative burpees.  While 1 partner is performing burpees, the perpetrator must straddle one of the Blakeney lamp posts, feet off the ground.  Switch off until goal is met.  Mary until all teams complete.

Triple Nickel:

• Mosey to Blakeney Heath Rd. 5 jump squats at bottom of hill (Fieldcroft Dr.), 5 CDD’s at top (‘Enter’ sign in front of Omni Montessori School). Repeato x 5.

Mosey back to Niagara Falls (fountain area).  Grab some wall.  1 dip, then 1 derkin.  2 dips, then 2 derkins.  Keep going up to 10.  A different PAX calls each set.

Moleskine

• Among the PAX this morning were 6 visitors from Metro who ventured South to promote the F3 5-yr anniversary extravaganza.  YHC was eager to meet said PAX, as we SOB’s have heard countless “this one time at band camp Muthaship” stories courtesy of Mr. Tolkien.
• YHC knew the Stonehenge DDers would be arriving 10-15 minutes late, so a keen eye was kept until the caravan was spotted.  Just in time for the main event.
• The 1st exercise with the full group was suicides w/ merkins thrown in for good measure.  Time to see what the lads from up North could do.
• The weezing started almost immediately.  But who was it coming from?  Surely not one of the SOB’s, who are, as we know, hard as nails and fit beyond reason.  It took a few seconds, but YHC finally pinpointed the source of the alarming and off putting noise.  It was none other than Foul Ball.  Clearly he was in WAY over his head.  Paper Jam asked him if he needed an inhaler, or maybe an ambulance.  Unable to respond, TML chimed in “nah man, that’s just how he breathes”.
• As we finished out lap 1, Foul Ball was spotted off to the side, bent over w/ hands on knees.  It was going to be a long morning.  YHC appreciated the apologetic glances from Shawshank, Lee and the others (clearly they had been to this dance before), but was not necessary gents.  We accept men of all abilities down here in SOB Land.
• Lap 2: That’s when the puking began.  We all got to see what FB had for breakfast  And dinner.  Lucky Charms?  Really?  He was going to need more luck than that to get through this workout.
• Lap 3: Bucky and Heartbreaker were seen each with one arm around FB, supporting most of his weight and offering words of encouragement every painstakingly slow step of the way.  Words like “it doesn’t get any easier, but you’ll get stronger” and “you should see a doctor”.
• Lap 4: Where in God’s name did FB get a razor scooter from? You’d think that would help conserve some energy, but the weezing was deafening at this point.  More merlot.  And all over Lee’s designer Lululemon tights!  No worries, was quickly sopped up w/ some saw dust and Marv’s hair.
• Laps 5-6: After a quick foray into the woods, Sir Topham Hat and Madame Tussauds fashioned a stretcher out of some sticks and vines and literally carried FB for the rest of the exercise.  FB managed a feeble thumbs up as he horizontally crossed the finish line.  Extra credit for STH and Madame T.  Also for Tolkien who burned twice as many calories as everyone else, all from the non-stop movement of his jaw while talking about Muthaship.
• The Burp and Perp was… interesting.  Coming soon to #F3Ranger.  Was actually harder than it sounds.
• Honestly, it was great to see some new faces and get to know them a little bit at coffeeteria.  Great group of men. Thanks for coming down to promote the anniversary of an organization that means so much to us all.
• Bucky, you are getting fast.  YHC tried to keep up w/ you but failure was an option and it was taken.
• Jean Claude.  Again!  Keep posting brother.
• Thanks to all who doubled down.  Strong.  #DoubleDownSaturday
• Thanks to PJ for taking us out. Awesome job.
• As always, it was an honor to lead strong men getting stronger.

Announcements

• SOB Family Hike/Picnic: Saturday Feb 20th at 12.
• Buy Tickets for the F3 5-Yr Anniversary Party – March 5th from 7-11:30PM
• Sign up for SOB’s 1st CSAUP Event, Balrog 2016 – March 12th (Preblast)