TUB… I mean TUG-O-WAR Games @ Stonehenge

TUB… I mean TUG-O-WAR Games @ Stonehenge

SUMMARY

13 slackers ducked the hard workouts: Black Diamond @ The Bruthaship, a beatdown by guest SOB Q Argonaut @ Commitment, was that it? Wait one more….  DaVinci @ Blakeney SOB Dads with the handsome Honey “Tiny Dancer” Bee on Q.  Instead they showed up at Stonehenge for a few easy exercises over less than 3 miles, some nerf gun target practice, tug-o-war games, and most importantly the coffeeteria, led by YHC. See, not every workout by YHC is a killer fellas! Especially when YHC is waaaay out of shape and can’t Q anything hard nowadays 🙁

THE THANG

1. Quick disclaimer, and then mosey to Lochness for a couple of leg and core exercises on the seating wall. Exercises were called out one after another, and 5 burpees were to be performed in-between exercises with no rest. PAX made it through the following exercises:

• Single leg squat on the seating wall (10 each leg, 20 total)
• Lay down on wall, feet stay flat on ground, perform full-situp, jump so knees touch elbows (10 reps)
• 50 American Hammers (25 each side, 50 total)
• Bulgarian squats: back foot on wall, lower that leg down to ground (10 reps per leg, 20 total)
• Hip slappers on building wall, modify with feet on seating wall for slackers (23 in cadence counts)
• Slow squat, and explosion jump up on top of seating wall (10 reps total)
• On your 6, reach hands for opp ankle with leg straight, lifting back off ground (20 in cadence counts)

*rest of exercises were forward lunges, back lunges and full-situps, but they were all scrapped by YHC due to excessive complaining about PAX legs being sore thanks to One-Niner’s workout at The Brave the prior day #youhadtobetheretoknowIguess*

2. Mosey to the reservoir across from the pond next to The Bull Ring, run DOWN each steep hill to the water’s edge, and run backwards UP hill and around each of the 20+ shrubs / trees that surround the reservoir. 1 lap was enough…

*PAX thank Mario for skipping a whole bunch of trees so that a few were missed, blaming it on the dry-needling he had done on him TWO DAYS AGO*

3) Mosey to the ‘Say Cheese’ segment which is the pond just south of the Bull Ring for the final two exercises. After a quick disclaimer* by YHC regarding the called exercise, which involved shooting my kid’s Nerf Foam Pellet Guns at a target, PAX raced up the hill, and around the entire pond vs. a partner that was of similar speed. The winner would shoot the gun at the target, if the target was HIT the shooter would perform LESS of a called exercise (racing partner do MORE), and if the target was MISSED, then the shooter would do MORE of a called exercise (racing parter do LESS).

• Round 1: CDDs (10 HIT / 20 MISS)
• Round 2: Hand Release Merkins (10 HIT / 20 MISS)
• Round 3: Reverse Burpees (5 HIT / 10 MISS)

*Disclaimer: YHC has the workout planned while in Roswell, New Mexico last week, where YHC shot his first handgun and shotgun, and BEFORE the horrific shootings that have happened 3 days in a row (Wild Turkey can vouch). Disclaimer was given, and thoughts for victims and our Nation were spoken, before this exercise was called, as to recognize and not trivialize the events, but still have some big boy fun.*

4) Tug-o-War… 12 PAX remain after 777 leaves to Double-Down @ Davinci.  Partner up in somewhat even pairs by size. First person / team to drag the rope and the midpoint market past their cone, WINS!!!

• Team Competition: 2 PAX vs 2 PAX
• Individual Competition: 1 vs 1 … “mano e mano”

5) Mosey or in YHC case, drive truck back, to The Vine Am Kitchen parking lot for COT & YHC with the takeout, where our thoughts and prayers are with all the victims of the recent shootings, and pray that we men of F3 Nation do our part to make this world a better place and lead and influence others to do the same, one man at a time…

MOLESKIN

Today was a fun day… and YHC is trying to convince himself that not EVERY workout needs to be a killer (evidenced by the MAF Strava runs @ 10min/mi), so YHC enjoyed mixing it up with some coupons today. YHC hopes everyone else had some fun… especially since PAX have been throwing down some VERY difficult workouts as of late #especiallyTheBRAVE.  As YHC is learning about top level endurance athletes, 80% of their training is aerobic, and 20% anaerobic, so going hard every workout will just get you hurt, and not build your aerobic conditioning (fat burning engine) but just your anaerobic one (burn sugar & electrolytes).  Something to consider, as I’m finally taking Bratwurst advice… we can discuss more later if you want. Anyways…a few observations:

• Mario flat out HULK SMASHED YHC all day long, whether it was the mosey, partner races, or HOT-TUB-tug-o-war. The fact that he is 14 years younger than YHC isn’t an excuse…. IT’S AN IMPORTANT FACT!!!!! We will see if the torch has been handed in less than a month… #ShowdownatSpartanRaceSuperAsheville
• Outback pulled the rope like he was Mick “Crocodile” Dundee using some down-under technique that allowed him to have the flattest soled shoes (Altra Paradigms), and STILL maintain balance.
• For once, Overhead actually did a ton of work today, since his job as a risk management employee doesn’t require any effort, hence his F3 name “overhead”… The dude kelp on draggin’ fools down with partner Outback left and right, and even showed no brotherly love when he was forced to battle his ‘mate and took Outback out in the individual competition as well. #tuggingchamp
• After fat-shaming YHC all week on Twitter, One-Niner took off before COT in typical Indian Land PAX fashion, upset that he wasted an hour of fitness for the shenanigans that were Stonehenge on this day.
• In tug-of-war, Wild Turkey pulled and fought for his life, like a real turkey fighting to stay in the turkey-coop before Thanksgiving Day… he was unsuccessful and dragged to defeat.
• Haggis didn’t have his old man strength in the tug-o-war, but had his old man speed zipping around the lake… mostly so he could fire the nerf gun. Most of us couldn’t hold footing for grip, so likely that was the reason… well, that’s my story and I’m sticking to it!
• Instead of taking a single shot per the instructions, Frehley’s unloaded the entire magazine of the nerf gun at the target, then proceeded to do none of the called exercises. #RESPECT
• Flint was YHC partner, and to YHC disappointment didn’t use any of his baby fat, beer belly, man boobs, girth size as leverage in the tug-of-war battle. If you got it, flaunt it man! YHC thinks we won once actually…. #projectWhetstoneinaction
• Props to Mighty Mite for posting with a bum ankle and all. Had he been healthy, YHC believes that we would have been all on one end of the rope challenging just Mighty on the other, and half of us would have gone to the hospital with separated shoulders.
• Kotters to Ponzi out there as well this morning. Looking forward to seeing you out there more often, in fact, show up at Commitment next week for YHC Q! Money back guarantee, unlike your F3 name would indicate you would offer to me.
• Glad to have Thin Mint’s cousin Tagalong join the Stonehenge crew this morning, while TM represented SOB at Black Diamond. He held his own around the lake, tagging along with One-Niner… get it. #badjoke
• 777 would have owned the tug-of-war but decided to go play with a printer @ DaVinci for another hour workout #PaperJam
• Tail between my legs, JRR Tolkien drove the truck back to COT playing “End of the Road” by Boyz 2 Men, since he was too lazy, gassed, dejected to run the .3 miles back. Maybe if Bunker had shown up with his soccer arms, YHC would have had a chance at tug-of-war… maybe not.

ANNOUNCEMENTS

• YHC has the Q @ Commitment (Weddington High School in Union County) next week Saturday 7/16 @ 6:30-7:30am. One of YHC’s favorite AO’s in A51. Try out a new site SOB’s and then head to F3 Dads! (shameless marketing)… WARNING: unlike today, YHC will attempt for this workout to be punishing like the Black Diamond held there a few months ago #TONSofbleachers
• Speaking of F3 Dads…. YHC and Wild Turkey have Q @ F3 Dads next week Sat 7/16 @ The Bull Ring in Ballantyne Corporate Place @ 9-9:45am. It was a blast last time and my kids and we are looking forward to another great time with you and your kids! Read what we did last time!   http://f3nation.com/2016/06/27/f3-dads-sob-edition-kids-and-dads-gone-wild/
• Ragnar Trail Race is October 7&8 and there are currently 5 X 8-man teams from SOB/A51… If you are not on a team and would like to run on one let me know ASAP … 2 spots on existing teams remaining, before you need to find your own 8 man team. Don’t wait!!!!

SYITG ~J.R.R. Tolkien