A Tribute to Cash

A Tribute to Cash

On Friday, Cake Boss from The Fort sent a message to Voodoo informing him that Cash, a F3 brother, is in his final days of a battle against cancer.  All pax attending Saturday workouts were requested to wear black in his honor.  16 of us showed up to do just that at Rock Zero.  None of us know Cash personally….but, we don’t need to.  He is a F3 brother, a family man and someone who needs to know others are here for him and his family….so a tribute was planned.  Parts of the workout would line with some famous Johnny Cash songs.

A disclaimer was provided and off we went:

Warm Up:

Jog to the large front lot of Calvary, for IW, Low Slow Squats and MC’s.  Jog to Entry #1 of Calvary on 51 to start the formal workout.

I Walk The Line:

Native American Run from Entry #1 to Elm Lane.  Kudos to whoever recommended we cross the street to the newly paved sidewalk on the North side of 51 (thank you City of Charlotte).  After breaking up the line, we jogged down Elm Lane to Old Well and Challis Hill Lanes.  We half-piped it (kind of an elbow pipe if you will) with 10 plank jacks at the top of each pipe and 10 Sister Mary Catherines at the valley/midpoint.  Some kind gentlemen on Challis Hill was walking his dog wondering why in the hell we were charging the hill and conducting exercises at the top (we all wondered the same)!

A little Mary for working recovery at the bottom of Challis Hill. Run back up to Elm Lane.  15 or so Monkey Humpers (McGee suggested our rumps face the street…we all complied).  Native American run back to Calvary.

Wall work against the hotbox.  In the midst, two Mens Group members showed up to claim the hotbox for what appeared to be a bible study group (they get right of way on that one)….so time to switch the plan a little:

Don’t Take Your Guns To Town:

Time to address the guns! Grab a rock next to the sand volleyball courts.  Bring it over to the picnic tables.  Conduct the following with your rock:

• 10 curls
• 10 dips
• 10 tri extensions
• 10 dips
• 10 diamond upright merkins on picnic table
• 10 dips

After a set, run to the nearby island and back.  Repeat all of the above.

Ring of Fire

This one is awful, yet effective. You know the drill!  Plank in a circle while each man runs around the circle.  I believe it was OT who asked “why do my knees hurt so bad when I plank?”.  Amen, bro….amen!

After a little Mary break, we headed to the baseball field to pick up a hybrid/lift/run rock.  Lift it over your head and walk about 100 yards to a specific street light.  Put the rock down and run the roundtrip distance to the baseball field and back.  Repeat.

We had a little time left so we jogged closer to the cars and did two quick gassers (quick, not fast).

That’s a wrap!

Moleskin:

We joined the men from Olympus (Voodoo, Beetlejuice, Frehleys Comet, Unplugged) and circled up.  It was a quiet COT as we all knew why we were there….to honor a brother.  Unplugged offered a great take-out prayer and we took a pic to memorialize why we were there.  Much love to Cash and his family! We are with you!

Thanks to Geraldo and Hoover for the chance to lead!  Thanks to all of you men who came out!  It was an honor.

Hopper