It’d been several months, but YHC was ready to get back to business. Unfortunately, in the meantime – apparently YHC had forgotten many aspects of how to Q, and the PAX was always ready and willing to point out his many mistakes and flaws. Oh well. You get what you pay for….
Arriving at 6:20, YHC enjoyed some good F2 with the early arriving PAX. Slowly but surely a good size crew pulled in, and as 6:30 rolled around, the crew of 19 set off towards the east – enjoying the pink and orange hues from the sunrise as we moseyed towards the lawn in front of the museum.
Warm up:
- SSH x25 (Here comes Coxswain – he seems to think the workouts start at 6:35)
- Smurf Jack x20 (Mumblechatter about “Smurf Jack” and “Cowbell” seemed rampant)
- Hillbilly x25 (Bogey decided to point out some flaw in YHC’s form. YHC thought his form was perfectly adequate.)
- ISW x20
Its March, leading up to the NCAA tournament. So lets talk basketball…
Thing 1: Notre Dame reference, of course. Wednesday Night, YHC making dinner and turns on the TV to discover ND playing Va Tech. Early in the second half, ND is down by 21 and looking terrible. End of second half, ND is up by 5 and celebrating.
- Peter Parker x21, 5 Merkins
- Parker Peter x21, 5 Merkins
- Shoulder Taps x21, 5 Merkins
- Floyd Maywether x21, 5 Merkins
Little did he know at the time, but our FNG is a Va Tech fan. Sorry (but not really) about that.
Thing 2: 2000s and the advent of the “1-and-done”- 1 year of college bball before moving on to the pros. Anthony Davis wins national championship and Final Four MVP. Then on to the Pelicans.
PAX splits into 3 groups for the “1-and-done Indian Run”. Each group runs from the front of the Museum out to Wisner, then back and on to the Refinery. The “1-and-done” part: the last PAX drops for 1 Burpee before sprinting to the front of the line. Each PAX seems to get about 5 burpees in during the run.
Thing 3: Duke and the dreaded “Bobby Hurley”. Dang them and their slap-the-floor approach to defensive intensity, epitomized by Bobby Hurley in the early 1990s. PAX pair up – 10 groups. YHC fumbles a bit trying to get the 10 exercises ordered to intermix legs, arms, and core. YHC fails miserable. Many PAX point out YHC failings. YHC perseveres.
- 15 Bobby Hurleys (the timer)
- Box Jumps
- Ski Jumps
- Pull Ups
- Step Ups
- Dips
- Mountain Climbers
- Rows
- Knee Ups
- Merkins
Repeat for 2 cycles. Bobby Hurleys followed by Box Jumps followed by Ski Jumps: that’s a bad ordering of exercises. Note to self to try and avoid that next time.
Mosey to the great lawn
Thing 3a: Quick Pitstop at the Tool Wall for 25 Calf Raises and 25 Monkey Humpers. Just because. Mosey on to the great lawn and plank in the center for the 6.
Thing 4: Dean Smith and the 4 Corner offense. OYO – 8 8-count-body builders at each of the 4 corners around the great lawn. Start where ever, go in whichever direction. YHC doesn’t care. Just get to each corner and do 8. Go. El Guapo had to be reminded what a “corner” is. its not the straight away. Its the corner.
Return to the center to plank for the 6.
Thing 5: Fab 5 from Michigan – we’ll do the Ab 5
- Ray Jackson (the lesser known member): LBC x25 (because YHC couldn’t think of a J ab exercise, though several astute PAX later pointed out the J-Lo….
- Jimmy King: flutter Kick x25
- Jalen Rose: dying cockRoach x25
- Juwan Howard: american Hammer x20 (YHC feeling the pain…)
- Chris Weber: that’s right, the dr. W x10
Thing 6: Nolan Richardson and Arkansas “40 minutes of Hell”. PAX finish with our version of “4 minutes of hell”. Suicides across the great lawn OYO for 4 minutes. Go.
Mosey to the VSF (20 PAX and we have a VSF? Where are the flags?!?!?!?)
Count-off, Name-o-rama. YHC told he is doing it wrong (which, apparently, he is). Naming of our FNG – was “Papa Bear” (celebrating his brood of 3 married children and youngest 9 year old), until we realize that “Papa Bear” is already claimed. So late pivot, naming him “Hokie Pokey” for his Va Tech connections.
Announcements (Thursday Night Basin Run, next week’s Tough Mudder). Intentions and Prayer to close. Today’s scripture is the parable of the pharisee and tax collector praying in the temple. Jesus instructs us to pray as the tax collector, humbly. Lord, teach us to be humble. Lead by our example, not by our words.
Gentlemen, thank you for the opportunity to lead.
