Posted on behalf of Goodfella . . . Who after 2 years in F3 STILL claims he doesn’t have a login
This (delayed) Backblast comes after some “corporate” peer pressure from @Moneyball and @Bottlecap, which is ironic in and of itself! Since @Moneyball missed some major workout details in his Ghost-written BB in an effort to keep the “streak” alive for The Floater, I wanted to fill in the gaps. Here we go…
Thursday mornings have certainly gotten interesting lately in WaxVegas, with 2 great AO’s starting up recently. Pursuit is an awesome running workout in the/my great neighborhood of Millbridge, but The Floater sets up shop in beautiful downtown Waxhaw. YHC has been conflicted about which to attend since I enjoy both, but haven’t been able to make either lately due to some very overrated work travel.
After Bottle Cap pinch hit for us at Dromedary a few weeks ago, I told him I wanted to return the favor at The Floater. 4/5/18 would be the day for my first Floater Q. Needed to prepare for this, not to disappoint the Pax.
Warmup at Dreamchasers Brewery:
The Thang:
Mosey across The Bridge and Behind Maxwell’s.
At each STOP sign = 3 Burpees. 7 total STOPS for Burpees (21 total).
Mosey back in front of Dreamchasers. Partner up at the Big Tree for “100’s” of each:
All-in we did about (10) additional Burpees (up to 31 total now).
Mosey over to “KeithJongHill” since apparently every Floater workout ends up there
At each STOP sign = Burpees. 12 more Burpees completed. Total of 43 Burpees now.
Grab a Lifting Rock at the new construction site for more partner work.
150 Total Reps of each as a team:
Repeat exercises for 100 reps of each:
Some did 1/2 reps so completed early. Repeat the above for 50 of each. All-in we ran up that nasty hill 10-12 times each.
5-minute warning sounded on YHC’s watch so we moseyed back to the Church. We didn’t forget to STOP for more Burpees so we got in (9) more on the way to COT. Grand Total of (52) Burpees as part of the workout. Nice work!
Quick Mary with 1 minute remaining. H2H and LBC. Name-o-Rama.
Moleskin:
The Pax worked hard at The Floater (but not as hard as Rockwell did trying to figure out where to park in Metropolitan Waxhaw!), and I think even @theRealFrack enjoyed it since he got to lift rocks. Not bad when we can get >50 Burpees in over the course of a workout. Thanks for allowing me to lead the Pax and I look forward to future Floater Q’s, and maybe even another Backblast.
Moneyball already wrote up the announcements so I won’t repeat them.
Until next time, fellas!
20 PAX graciously survived a morning Calorie Burn. From the moaning and complaining, the burn was definitely felt by most in the gloom to rid their bodies of the Easter Candy consumed over the weekend. There was no Egg Hunting this morning, but just an attempt of a good ole fashion beat down.
Warm-up – Disclaimer and Introduction.
The Thang – And off we go:
Wrap up and Prayer:
Thank you Old Macdonald for taking us out
Moleskin:
Good to see everyone working hard this morning. There were a few back out to enjoy the nice weather finally including Shampoodle, Rockwell, Loafer and Chipotle. Glad you guys could make it work this morning.
Shout out to BottleCap, Hollywood, Ice9, GoodFella and Legalzoom for going all out in the sprints, the competitiveness is contagious. Middle group including Damascus and Foundation were even neck and neck pushing it to the max.
Lastly, Bolt is the man. 2.0 was owning the majority of us sad men this morning. Ice9, you are raising an amazing little chap. Thank you for bringing him along and making us all feel a little insignificant with his work ethic and ridiculous speed.
Announcements:
14 PAX showed up to Dromedary with their Puma sweatsuits and gold chains. It was a throwback “90’s” edition . . . A time that 2 of our PAX likened to ancient history as they hadn’t been born yet.
WARMUP
THE THANG
MOLESKINE
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Thanks to Red Rider for the takeout prayer
14 PAX came out to see the aftermath of the Bro-Lympics. After last week’s events, the rumor mill was swirling. Would the PAX be met by armed security? Would the Principal be standing in the parking lot with crossed arms when we arrived? Thankfully the only authority figure we ran into was “Redskin” doing his track workout like the boss that he is #HailToRedskin.
WARMUP (cue the boombox)
THE THANG
MOLESKINE
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Thanks to Delta for the takeout
13 PAX made their way to the skyscrapers of downtown Waxhaw in hopes of catching a glimpse of the #BurpeeTrain which has been talked about in the local tabloids. In recent workouts, some “pseudo-BurpeeTrains” have been spotted but no confirmed sightings of the ACTUAL #BurpeeTrain.
WARMUP
THE THANG
FLOATING MOLESKINE
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Thanks Doughboy for the takeout
16 PAX descended upon the downtown area of Waxhaw in anticipation of being shown how millennials like to hang in big cities. StubHub took the reins and definitely put some pre-thought as his Weinke was strong.
Apparently the post-thought (ie BackBlast) is still in process . . . or perhaps he is busy upgrading seats at the Olympics. Either way, we wanted to document the fine work of StubHub and the other PAX at #TheFloater. Love seeing the young guys in the mix each morning; good work Stub, HalfBack, Cha Ching, and Recalculating. Thanks for showing us old guys how to work.
The morning started with a scream bang, literally. As YHC jumped into the family truckster parked in the garage, I noticed the mouse glue trap I set up the night before was “successful.” As I looked down on the passenger floor mat, I saw a little critter squirming around which, ummm, startled me. After a quick high-pitched scream moment to gather my thoughts, I quickly grabbed the keys to my car outside the garage as I didn’t think Moneyball would want to deal with a twitching Mickey Mouse at 0520. More on this later.
Temps in the 20s and the idea of being able to sleep in while off of work has apparently kept a lot of PAX away lately. But 13 PAX toughed it out to measure themselves at the best AMRAP course on Cuthbertson Road. The cold weather also claimed the only participant at EVERY AMRAP thus far . . . Music. Both Hollywood and YHC didn’t bring their boom boxes so the PAX had only their inner monologue to keep their minds distracted from the fact that their fingers were numb.
WARMUP:
Mosey along the course to explain to the newbies the 7 different stations. During the mosey, we did various exercises at each location (SSH x 20, MC x 20, LSS x 20, Merkins x 10)
THE THANG:
The AMRAP course consists of the following:
7 stations around a 1/2 mile circle. As Many Reps (Laps) As Possible in 30 minutes:
MOLESKINE:
Great performance by all considering the conditions.
Second AMRAP Course – Behind Middle School | |||||||||
PAX | Nov | Dec | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Stations | |
Finch | 3.2 | 1 | Derkins | ||||||
Maple Syrup | 3.3 | 2 | Dips | ||||||
Gator Cub | 3.4 | 3 | Rocks | ||||||
Posse | 3.5 | 3.5 | 4 | Bear Crawl | |||||
Deflated | 4.1 | 5 | Donkey Kicks | ||||||
Moneyball | 4.1 | 6 | Bunny Hops | ||||||
Recalculating | 4.1 | 4.1 | 7 | Burpees | |||||
Foundation | 4.3 | ||||||||
StubHub | 3.5 | 4.3 | |||||||
Halfback | 4.6 | ||||||||
Hollywood | 5.0 | 5.1 | |||||||
Bottlecap | 5.1 | 5.2 | |||||||
Goodfella | 4.2 | 5.5 | |||||||
Chunky Soup | 5.1 | ||||||||
Flash | 4.2 | ||||||||
Fuse Box | 3.5 | ||||||||
Hooch | 3.5 | ||||||||
Ice9 | 5.1 | ||||||||
Swamp | 3.5 |
MOUSE-SKINE:
After the workout, YHC got this awful pit in my stomach knowing I to deal with the twitching mouse when I got home. Thankfully, I had Exterminator Capri (Moneyball) with me to offer “encouragement.” As I prepared to drop him off, he waved me off and said, “Oh no, I’m going to your house to watch the show.” Thankfully, the mouse was still in the glue when I got home. As I pulled the van out of the garage, MB grabbed a shovel. He proceeded to hand it to me at the same time he pressed record on his Iphone. Needless to say, the next 30 seconds will not be showing up in “Tough Man Daily” but somehow I know it WILL show up in the #Playhouse on Slack (oh wait, we don’t have enough space). So just ANOTHER reason to move the #Playhouse back to GroupMe #CheapPlug
MOUSE-SKINE #2:
As MB and I were wrapping up, I decided to check the other glue trap I placed in the corner of the garage. BINGO. Twitching mouse #2. This time, I didn’t hesitate to hand the shovel to CapriBall and let him do the honor. I have to admit, he was a little more stable but still not exactly submitting his resume to Orkin. Into the trash can for both #ThankGoodnessFridayIsTrashDay
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
THANKS FOR THE TAKEOUT MONEYBALL