12 Days of Christmas

12 Days of Christmas

13 PAX, some of them overdressed for such a fine warm December morning, took on a belated 12 Days of Christmas at the Marvin Ridge campus in Western Union County, Waxhaw, NC.

The THANG:

• Disclaimer, Mosey to the Middle School football field.  Along the way some high knees, backwards running, side shuffling.
• Once at the center of the field, circle up for the 12 days of Christmas workout Dromedary style.
  1. Run somewhere (to the end zone and back to the middle, around a light pole, whatever – made no sense sometimes, but just get back to the middle of the field when the leaders do and modify if you need to).
  2. Turtle Doves – Hand Clap Merkins
  3. French Hens – Carolina Dry Dock – In Cadence (IC)
  4. Calling Birds – Jump Squats
  5. Gold Rings – Burpees
  6. Geese-a-Laying – Monkey Humpers
  7. Swans-a-Swimming – Flutter IC
  8. Maids-a-Milking – Squat Hold, PAX count it out
  9. Ladies Dancing – Imperial Squat Walker with kicking the foot out for full effect
  10. Lords-a-Leaping – Speed Skater Lunges
  11. Pipers Piping – Wheelbarrow with a partner to the sideline / light pole, Flapjack
  12. Drummers Drumming – Hip Slappers IC
• Mosey back to the Start point, along the way PLANK variations to regroup, AYG up the Dromedary Hump and down to Start point, on your six and hold 6 inches for the SIX
• J-Lo IC x 10
• LBC IC x 25
• COT

Moleskin:

• YHC was shocked to see the PAX showing up in hats and long sleeves on such a fine morning.  Gloves were authorized and utilized, but merely for warmth and not for protection – we would be on the soft and RELATIVELY dry plush grass most of the morning.
• Just under 2 miles of distance sandwiched between a lot of standing around and trying to remember the 12 Days of Christmas – thanks to the PAX for remembering better than the Q.
• If 2.0s can do this workout on the Christmas break, then grown men can surely do the same thing – albeit more completely and with less whining (for the most part).  Only problem is that the PAX do 5 Burpees a lot more quickly than the 2.0s did earlier in the week, so we had to extend many of the counts (even when the Q wanted to shorten it up) later in the workout when it was apparent that we would run short.  It was either that or more running.
• DocMcStuffins may be able to handle a scalpel, but he has trouble counting (needs to watch more Dora the Explorer).  His 8 count squat hold was ridiculously long, confusing, and had fits and starts, but what was exactly what the PAX wanted.  And then when we extended the counts on some of the exercises, he was quick to point out that HE was confused that Swans can flutter in 14 just as well as 7.
• Posse (a.k.a. La tigre del Bengala) helped to keep us on track with the 12DaysofChristmas and YHC is betting he pulled that up on the Prius music player for his posse’s ride home.
• Hollywood left the PAX in the rearview mirror on the AYG back to the start point.  Only way to slow him down is a slightly damp field with a football torture device planted very close the the soccer goal turnaround point.
• DirtyBird keeps rubbing in the fact that his Falcons are in the playoffs, and he’s going to keep posting until they lose.  If they win the SuperBowl, he’s going to Q!  Counting on it!
• Welcome to Heisman all the way from Indian Land (a mere 5 to 10 minutes away…).
• Welcome to FNG Jeff now “Bookworm” who was EH’d by Troylet.  We tried to give him the name COMMODE-ORE from his Vanderbilt background (and because of Troylet), but he had too much education and is now an educator to allow that one to stick (it slid down the drain with the other ideas).

Announcements:

• Sign up to Q at Dromedary – we need you to step up in the New Year – sign up one of a few ways:
  • Direct to the Sign Up Genius link – http://www.signupgenius.com/go/10c0d4baeaf29a46-dromedary
  • F3 Area 51 Schedule page – – click the “sign up” button under the Wednesday Dromedary workout at http://f3sclt.apphb.com/schedule#/schedule
  • Contact the Site Qs Enron (Twitter @EnronF3) or Bratwurst (Twitter @bratwurst_f3)
• Joe Davis Run – January 7th – Preblast = http://f3nation.com/2016/12/01/joe-davis-run-f3-agenda-and-plan/
• Commitment – Convergence THIS Saturday – meeting at Sun Valley Middle School (site of Outland) at 7am
• Impromptu – EARLIER start time this Friday – starting at 0630