YHC had some unfinished business. IPC seemed like a distant memory, but with Halloween approaching, it seemed a fitting time to revisit the ghosts of beatdowns past.
After going pro, Michael Jordan returned to UNC to get his bachelor’s degree. After Empire Strikes Back, Luke Skywalker returned to finish his training with Yoda. And so (hence?), after warmarama, YHC would return to finish some things that he just didn’t get done last time around.
Warmarama: SSH, WMH, Toy soldiers, high knees, butt kicks, arm circles, Lafayette Night Clubs (which have become YHC’s new favorite), and self love before a quick bumper mosey.
Thang No 1:
IPC week 2, YHC had to bug out early, and thus (hence?) I did not finish the beatdown. The PAX would complete what I did not finish that day:
40 Coupon plank Jacks, murder bunny 15 yards
14 Cactus Jacks, Redrum Bunny back
20 Merkins, Lt. Dan Magic Legs 15 yards,
14 Cactus Jacks, Lt. Dan Magic Legs
20 Coupon Plank Jacks
Run 800 meters
And that was it!
We were finished, but YHC picked up significant whining.
“I already did this!”
“But WE didn’t leave early!”
“I shaved my legs FOR THIS?”
And so the next Thang would be something nobody finished.
Thang No. 2:
BK500 Dora Redux: Gimme that Gold!
Every team in our Thibodaux PAX completed only the Bronze portion of the Dora. What a waste– those perfectly-curated Silver and Gold medal exercises were left just sitting there. Like the last batch of pancakes (which are the best because you finally got the griddle temperature and butter just right). Alas (hence?) they go uneaten because everyone is full of the early rounds. Not today! No, today we would feast on perfectly crunchy-edged thrusters with light fluffy curl interiors. Okay, not my best metaphor, but it went like this:
Partner Up,
Silver: 100 curls, partner rifle carry one-way, mosey the other (to the sidewalk and back)
Gold: 100 Thrusters, partner bear crawl there and mosey back.
And there was still time for another Thang!
Thang No. 3:
Wet Tap’s IPC-ish Beatdown that was almost finish-able
YHC almost finished Wet Tap’s Hunter-Gatherer Beatdown, save one run and one set…
Run 400 m
10 Thrusters.
At this point, the PAX was obviously sick of YHC’s leftovers. Of course, when you don’t want leftovers, one alternative is to go out to eat instead… growing up, there were several options, but only two of them resided in a PAX favorite song.
Sometimes, you’d go out to eat and sit down to order, sometimes you’d hit up fast food and stand to order. And so during the song, the PAX would basically knock out some more Cactus Jacks, sitting each time you hear “Pizza Hut”, and hopping up each time you heard “Taco Bell.”
Exactly 6 minutes remained, so we hit up some Mary. YHC: Wheezy Jefferson; Wet Tap: Hello Dolly–>Dr. Ws–>Franklin’s Tower; Safety Valve: Hold 6” (for a LONG time); Pope: V-ups; Goose: Big boy crunches?; White Meat: 10 count; and Honeysuckle brought us up right to 6am with Freddy Mercs. BUT the sugar mill whistle had not yet blown, so Paradox was able to shoehorn in just a few dolphin hops.
COT and Paradox prayed us out.
Thanks for coming out (and picking up my slack with me) men. Always an honor to lead.
-AB
Ghosts of Beatdown Past Official Playlist:
Is there a Ghost – Band of Horses
Space Ghost (Coast to Coast) – Glass Animals
A Ghost to Most – Drive-By Truckers
The Ghost in You – The Psychedelic Furs
She Don’t Use Jelly – The Flaming Lips
(Ghost)Riders in the Sky – Johnny Cash
Walking with a Ghost – Tegan and Sarah
Little Ghost – The White Stripes
The Loneliest Ghost in Town – Southern Culture on the Skids
Ghost – Phish
Ghost Ship – Blur
Ghostbusters – Ray Parker, Jr.
