Groundhog Day Seems to Be Contagious

Groundhog Day Seems to Be Contagious

YHC has been doing a lot of the same things recently… wake up, figure out what to do with my day, read news about stupid politicians (yes, all of them), read headlines about covid spiking, deal with realities of unemployment in the a time of economic uncertainty… to say life has been challenging of late is a gross understatement.  Yet I have an amazing outlet for my frustration, a safe place of solidarity where I can vent both physically and emotionally and so I am leaning in.  F3 is saving my life on a daily basis, even on days I don’t post, which has been a bit more frequent this week.  So when Prohibition took to slack looking for a substi-Q for this weekend, YHC jumped on it because I knew it would get me out of the Fartsack and with my brothers on a Saturday morning, something I desperately needed.  Ironically, as Hoover observed, the last time I Q’d RZ was a subset-Q for… you got it… Prohibition.  So as things in my life, the country, and the [F3]Nation go round and round in a time loop, I set out to bring forward a “greatest hits” style workout for the PAX, they’ll tell you how I did.

THE THANG:

Mosey to grassy knoll court and circle up for COP

-10 SSH IC, 1 Burpee, 10 IW IC, 2 Burpees, 10 LSS IC, 3 Burpees, 10 LSM IC, 4 Burpees, 10 Peter Parkers IC, 5 Burpees.

-Mosey to rock pile by the rotunda, grab a shmedium rock, mosey to rotunda.  10 Triple-Lindys, run around far median (by 51) and back to your rock.  YHC originally planned a “pass the rock” type circuit forgetting about shared coupon moratoriums but several PAX gently reminded me of the need for social consciousness and I obliged.  As such we completed a circuit of 10 curl, 10 press and 10 crusher combinations involving runs around the rotunda after 10 of each, then 20 of combinations of them, then 10 10 10.  After running the rotunda and returning to your rock, 5 burpees (after each set).  There was much grumbling about burpees.  Finally wrap up with 10 more Triple-Lindys and round the median by 51 again.

-After returning our rocks, back over to the ‘knoll for some elevator merkins with forward-backward ‘crawls mixed in… always a crowd pleaser

-Mosey to hill by the fields for 11s of Sister Mary Katherines and Jump Squats

-Mosey to outside wall of Hotbox for peoples chair sets intermixed with Balls to the Wall Walks.  sets of left leg up hold, right leg up hold, alternating leg lifts and air presses in between BTWs.

-Move to interior of the Hotbox for Little Hazes, Dips and Incline Merkins.  We did 25 of each, then 15, then 5.

-Mosey up to rocks by the baseball diamond.  Grab a Shmedium rock and line up abreast at the close light pole.  5 Triple Lindys, AYG to the second tree, AYG back, 4 Triple Lindys and so on… AKA “Chase Alf”

-Indian run around the outside and over to the Olympus Lot, circle up for Mary.  LBCs, Freddy Mercuries and thats that.

MOLESKIN and Other Sundries:

-Lots to say about a strong group of PAX today, but you guys know the drill.  Proehl’s 20 years are an unfair advantage in well… everything.  YHC is salty about losing a footrace, but we’ll not get into those details.  Alf continues to benefit from shorter ranges of motion in most exercises, but Kudos to Joker for beating him out in last OYO sets of the morning.  Glad to see Horsehead back in the gloom after dealing with a bit of an injury.  Boondocks just got it done.  Hoover and Geraldo are the strongest big men on the block, no questions asked.  Runstopper wore tights on a 60 degree morning… why???  YHC was blessed by strong efforts, and even stronger mumblechatter, from the PAX today which reminds me I need to get back to RockZero more frequently.

-During COT I shared my heart relating to the state of the world today.  As I shared a bit of my journey in the preamble today, those around us in our every day lives are living their own struggles.  There are dark days ahead of us as Covid flares, the election results will undoubtedly upset half the nation, and our economy teeters on the brink of another potential disaster heading into the holidays.  If you are reading this message, you are blessed with a support structure which most of the world doesn’t access.  The way we support and prop each other up makes us stronger, which is a gift we can leverage to support our communities in turn.  The SkyQ guided Dread and OBT to make F3 for moments just like this, so that we can lead as servants while the world burns around us.  I need you guys every day, so that I can lead and support my family, and I am so damn grateful I can continue to draw on your strength else I might not be able to get out of bed some mornings.  I challenge you all  to be the change you want to see in the world, give of yourself with wreckless abandon, and serve as a light house in troubled waters.  We were made for this boys. Aye!

-SYITG

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