“The key to happiness is low expectations” – a wise man
YHC woke up with excitement today, not just because of an Okwata beatdown with F3 brothers…it was my birthday Q! So excited that I picked up a pack of cupcakes for a post-beatdown celebration. But pulling up to the AO…it looked like this:
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That one car was Torque, my only friend who decided to celebrate with me on my Birthday Q. As 0530 hrs came, YHC was depressed… where could all the Pax be?? Was Kim Chi’s posting streak over now??? Not going to lie, my excitement I had when I woke up was evaporating quickly! At 0532 hrs, reality set in that no one else was coming, and Torque and I were going to get stronger today!
DISCLAIMER (depressed tone)
The Thang
Mosey around the fountain, which was on this gloom (at least Mitch remembered my birthday!)… then a strange noise could be heard, and a lot of movement on top of the levee:
It was a Pax of 10 pranksters storming down the levee! Well played, gentlemen…well played! They got me good…I can just imagine them up on top the levee watching us two around the flag:
Anyway, circle up in a high-grassy area.
COP #1: Warmup
29x SSH IC (YHC’s age!)
20x Smurf Jacks IC (Cowbell still did SSH for some reason!)
20x Squat Jacks IC
15x Merkins IC
15x Mountain Climbers IC
Stayed in our circle for Game #1.
Game #1: Squat Pulses
Pax performed squat pulses until 3 Pax were left standing. If you fall out, plank and wait. 4x Burpees if you weren’t one of the three.
Mosey over to the levee and partner up.
Game #2: Dora 100
Pax 1: Run up the levee backwards and back down forward (quad burn after Game #1).
Pax 2: AMRAP Burpees (keep going until the group hits 100x Burpees).
No penalty here…just doing it was penalty enough!
Mosey up to the top of the levee and line up facing the lake.
Game #3: 3 minutes of Planks
If you fall out, LBCs for you…not many Pax doing LBCs…our time with Mary is helping!
Mosey down to the backside of levee (aka Prankster Parking Lot) and partner up.
Game #4: Team BLIMPS
BLIMPS together with your partner. Cannot advance until both finish the letter. Alternate letters at the top and bottom of the levee (e.g. B at the top, L at the bottom, I at the top, etc.)
Tclaps to Torque & Triple Shift for winning, they watched the rest of us do 4x Burpees.
Mosey to the frontside of the levee (aka Lonely Island) and partner up.
Game #5: Dora 300
Pax 1: AMRAP Dips (keep going until the group hits 300x Dips)
Pax 2: 1x Pullup (Best Pullup of your life!). Probably ended up with about 20x Pullups per Group.
Mosey back to the flag..2 minutes left… so Mary Time
COP #2: 2MOM
12x Crunchy Frog IC
12x Flutter Kicks IC
Now back to the flag, where we held the COT – Countoff, Nameorama, Shoutouts and Prayer….and Birthday Cupcakes too! Thanks for coming to my party….and for that lovely surprise!
Moleskin
One more year of hate from YHC! After this little prank from the Pax, i’ll get revenge!
Tough Mudder is next weekend! Tclaps to the men who signed up!
That pic is super accurate: a line of 10 of us, lurking over the levee, peeking up to watch you (and Torq) as you checked your phone, looked up and down the street, looked back to the phone….. Priceless.