da Vinci 1-yr Anniversary Convergence

da Vinci 1-yr Anniversary Convergence

44 men showed up.  Everyone Q’d.  Tolkien did hundreds of burpees.  We ate Chik-fil-A.  It was perfect.

Tuck’s Thang

COP: In Best Buy parking lot, each person leads all PAX in one rep of the called exercise.  Around the circle clockwise until everyone has gone.

• Merkins (down/up)
• Low Slow Squat (IC)
• Mountain Climbers (IC)

Mosey to main Blakeney shopping area.  Partner up in teams of 3 for grinders:

• Partner 1: People’s chair w/ overhead press in the tunnel next to the stairs
• Partner 2: Burpees in front of Old Navy
• Partner 3: Run from partner 1 to partner 2, going up/down the stairs along the way.  When on 2nd level, bear crawl halfway.  Swap with partner 2.
• Partner 2: Run from Old Navy to partner 1, going up/down the stairs along the way.  When on 2nd level, bear crawl halfway.  Swap with partner 1.
• And so on.  Continue until 6:55.

Circle up and on your 6 for 6-inch Challenge:

• Feet at 6 inches.  When your feet hit the ground or go higher than 6 inches, you’re out.  Last man w/ feet in the air wins.  Mary when you’re out.
• Winner (after at least 5 minutes): Mic Check
• Runner-up: Haggis

Mic Check’s Thang

Back in teams of 3 for more grinders:

• Partner 1: Good form merkins in Target parking lot
• Partner 2: Muscle up repeats on retaining wall behind shopping center
• Partner 3: Run from partner 1 to partner 2.  Swap with partner 2.
• Partner 2: Run from retaining wall to partner 1.  Swap with partner 1.
• And so on until for approx. 10 minutes

Mix of suicides and burpees in parking lot near Target for approx. 10 minutes.

Mosey back home.

Mole Sauce

• It was great seeing so many familiar (and new) faces from the North and South. YHC wishes we could get groups like this together more often.
• Thank you original site Q Mic Check for coming back to co-lead the beatdown.  And of course nice work retaining your crown from Balrog on the 6-inch challenge.  Was there ever any doubt? #davincistrong
• JRR Tolkien was there, but kept a low profile.  Nothing really to report.
• Thank you to whoever found old man Frehley’s wandering alone in the parking lot (most likely in a bathrobe) and got him cleaned up and linked with the rest of the group
• Thanks to Hops for taking us out, like he did at the very 1st da Vinci workout #tradition
• Thanks to all who have Q’d at dV, as well as the FNG’s who keep posting and getting stronger (Escobar, Heisenberg, Practice and others).
• Triple 7- we missed you!  Much respect.  Hope you get off the road soon.
• A large/hungry crew stuck around for coffeeteria at Chik-Fil-A.  We basically took the place over, much to the chagrin of the civilians that showed up just after us. #nochickenminisforyou  Superior 2nd F for sure.  The table of Bratwurst, Frasier, Bunker and Tolkien was definitely the fastest group of men eating at a Chik-Fil-A in history.  Well, maybe if you swapped out Tolkien for Haggis or Mario who were sitting nearby.
• Speaking of Tolkien… maybe there was one noteworthy item.  Like the 320 burpees he did before/during the workout to pay off his Joe Davis race bets.  Or the fact that Mic Check made him do more on top of that at the end of the workout, which was unfortunate for Tolkien but funny for everyone else.  YHC is going to break character for a minute to say that we all owe Panda a debt of gratitude for the passion that he brings to F3 and his seemingly unending abilty to draw people into causes both worthy and CSAUP.  He has a huge heart and makes everyone around him better in his own unique way.
• It was a great honor to host and lead so many area PAX.  Thank you for supporting da Vinci and Saturday workouts in general.

Announcements

• Please DM me if you’d like to Q da Vinci.  We have plenty of open spots available.
• Sanctuary – 3rd F opportunity on Monday nights at 7:30 at Brooklyn Pizza in Wesley Chapel
• Search and Rescue program – Reach out to Paper Jam if you are struggling in any way and need someone to talk to.  100% confidential.
• Sign up for Church on the Street.  A humbling experience that all PAX should participate in.
• Savage Race is an OCR race coming to Charlotte on May 13th.  Leaders from regions in our area have met and are organizing this into a team-based event with awards.  We are hoping to reinvigorate mud run race competition and will succeed with your help.  Keep your eyes peeled for a pre-blast coming soon!