Apparently, all it takes to log some big numbers at an AO is to throw a gauntlet down on GroupMe…or the Twitters. But since I don’t tweet, or twit, someone must have helped spread the word. As I mentioned yesterday, one digital F3 communication format already overwhelms me. So, thanks ABB Kitty, Hi-Liter, Callahan, WKRP, and CI/6-pack/BurtLite/ChatEnforcer/Burt. That gentle buzz in my pocket that lets me know every three minutes that my job sucks relative to y’alls’ has become a welcome part of my day. All. Day. Long. Regardless, the taunt succeeded in bringing 21 PAX out to FOD for a grinding good time.
The Warm-Up
Jog around the lot with some butt-kickers and high knees. Circle up in the middle of the road for Good mornings and Windmills. Jog on up to the BIG parking lot mixing in a deconstructed perfect form burpee along the way:
5 deep squats, 5 frog-to-planks, 5 merkins, 5 plank-to-frogs, 5 squat jumps. Followed by 5 perfect form burpees at the parking lot. Which brings us to…
The Thang
Time to practice that perfect form during some burpee-cides. Jog to the first island, one burpee. Jog back and drop for a double-merkin burpee. Jog to the next island and hammer out a triple merkin burpee. Repeato until reaching the last island, then circle back for SLOW Freddy Mercurys (each leg takes a two-count).
Everyone up and jog back to the basketball courts where YHC had carefully laid out 10 coupons assuming a PAX of about 12 for the day…21 was a logistical challenge. One (or 4) PAX ran some perfect form swiss merkin burpee-cides at 1/4, 1/2, 3/4, and full court. Everyone else made good use of the coupons, shifting down the line as each perfect form swiss merkin burpee-cider finished up. I don’t care what Franklin says, it worked.
Plenty of time left to split into two groups for pull-up/burpee-cides between the playground and the first lamp-post. 1 pull up at the bottom, 1 burpee at the top, 2 pull-ups at the bottom, 2 burpees at the top. If you didn’t cheat on the course, you made it to 3x3. If you did more, you know what you did…
The Mary
Mary was another round of SLOW Freddy Mercurys, 6-inch leg hold, and then Hello Dolly, with no recovery. Mosey back to the cars for COT
The COT
No count-o-rama because YHC ran long (or the PAX ran slow?)
Name-o-rama. Welcome FNG Bunky’s (as in the car wash)
Announcements: Christmas party, toys
Prayers: Praise for the 2.0s, prayers for Swag’s, Hi-Liter’s, and Grease’s parents (FIL, Father, Mother). Prayers for Katniss…but remotely, don’t bring him a casserole.
It is always a pleasure to lead you men. Thanks for bringing your best today. How many burpees do you think you could do in 45 minutes? Just curious.