“They Didn’t Do Burpees in Star Wars!”

  • When:5/04/17
  • QIC: Tweetsie
  • The PAX: Mind Crime, Elrod, Soprano, Bullwinkle, Lois, Lumberjack, Nomad (R), The Count, Woody, Smokey, Bennie, Geraldo, Header, Chin Music, Shake and Bake, Simba, Cocktail, Snoopy, Costanza, Gullah, The Mouth, Slim Fast, Sensei, Booyah, Tweetsie(Q)


“They Didn’t Do Burpees in Star Wars!”

It was a beautiful morning at Peak 51 and there was a full house as the beat down commenced:

-Mosey to the Bus Parking Lot

COP

– SSH X 20 reps

-Mountain Climbers X10

-Peter Parkers X10

-Imperial Squat Walkers X10

Mosey to the back edge of parking lot

“Us Catch if You Can” (Catch Us If You Can Yoda style!)

-Partner 1 does 10 merkins.

-Partner 2 is on Partner 3’s back, and they run ahead- Partner 1 has to catch up to them and everyone switches.

– Start the run down the grassy hill, and continue down the greenway until you hit Trade St.

– Mosey on down the road to the Matthews UMC Parking lot for the Main Event:

Death Star, Fish

A tweaked version of the Star Fish, we began in the center with an exercise, and run to one of four stations. After stations 1-3 you head back to center to repeat the center exercise. After station 4, you take a lap around the perimeter and plank it up in the center. We did two rounds:

Round 1: Upper Body

Center Exercise: Burpees X5

Station 1: Merkins X15

Station 2: Hand Release Merkins X15

Station 3: Carolina Dry Docks x15

Station 4: Diamond Merkins X15

Round 2: Lower Body

Station 1: Jump Squats X 20

Station 2: Donkey Kicks X 10

Station 3: LSS X 20

Station 4: Donkey Kicks X 10

Once completed, we Moseyed back to the start of the Four Mile Green Way for a quick set of Freddie Mercury’s (x20) then heading back to launch for some time with our friend Mary:

LBCs X20

American Hammer X20

Flutter X20

Rosalita X10

Protractor

FIN

Moleskin:

There was some serious pre workout discussion as to whether or not this was my VQ, as I had Q’d at Gumby last month. After lengthy debate, it was decided that while #F3Gumby is essential to F3 nation, to be considered your VQ there has to be a COP, and counting in cadence. So say we all.

With it being May the 4th (be with you) and all, I decided to create a little bit of themed Q- hence the Star Wars stuff. I got a lot of great feedback on the Imperial Squat Walkers (thanks http://f3nation.com/exercises/ !)- a little awkward being a four count, but we made it work. I’m also very disappointed I didn’t hear anyone yell “It’s A Trap!” but you can’t have everything I guess.

Had a little confusion with how long to do the “Us Catch If You Can” and some of the called exercises- sorry guys just first time jitters- it’ll be better my next Q.

There was a decent amount of mumble chatter- best quote goes to SlimFast and his “They didn’t do Burpees in Star Wars!” Granted I mean obviously they did- it was just in the years Jedi spent  training that they don’t show in the movies.

Great to have the Mouth back posting after an extended absence – he made himself known in the  way only Mouth can.

Announcements

The Wednesday after Memorial Day, a New AO will be launching in Union County from Stallings Elementary on Wednesdays- See Bullwinkle for more details (no name yet)

Goruck Cadre Danny Stoaks is doing a million burpee challenge for Operation Enduring Warrior as well as Capital City Ruck Tour and is hitting Columbia in October- plan to come out and ruck with him! Geraldo is graciously donating to Operation Enduring Warrior for all the burpees we did today- check the links below for an interview with Danny as well as a link to Operation Enduring Warrior:

Interview with GORUCK Cadre Danny Stokes: Capital Tour 2017

About Operation Enduring Warrior

Thanks to Booyah and Sensei for handing me the Q- Peak51 has made such an impact in my life over the past year,  I love coming every Thursday morning and being a part of this community.

 

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