Seven PAX showed at the Lion’s Den, which was a nice surprise. The night before, YHC had shared a pre-blast with his M, and she responded with something like, “This is why you have difficulty making friends.” Ouch. But, she’s kinda right.
The idea was inspired by Goose’s Burpee Time(r) beatdown the Tuesday Tuff prior. In that beatdown, PAX rotated through a variety of exercises for the duration of however long it took one PAX to complete 20 burpees. Though grueling, YHC noticed how much more eager he was to push through the pain of 20 burpees when other PAX’s suffering was hanging in the balance. So YHC attempted to take that “leave no PAX behind” commitment to partner commitments. In this episode of “we’re not medical or even fitness professionals,” Partner 2 would work through a combined 15 minutes of elbow plank work, while Partner 1 (the Timer) worked through sets of varying stupidity.
Ok, so my way of making friends looks different. But is it effective? Well, probably not. Regardless, YHC was happy to see Fence Post who has started to become a mainstay of the Thursday Lion’s Den. In the mold of Lil’ Cuz, his quiet, methodical movements through a beatdown inspire a sense of deep respect. His sheer strength is still unnerving. YHC can’t wait to see him in action come Iron Pax. Part of the reason the Lion’s Den came into being was to be closer to Chackbay. As the Cardinal flies, it is only a few miles. That said, Cardinal does not fly, and he showed up “on time” in the same way crawling “backward is forward” for a crab. Goats in the Machine apparently wants to be a crab too, though he probably still thinks beatdowns start at 5:30 and not 5:15. But the man keeps showing up, and that’s all that matters. Enron made his appearance in an unpredictably good mood. Erich the Great aka Ragnar aka Tana showed sporting his newly acquired six pack abs courtesy of F3. Goose showed up wearing a tank top reading ANIMAL on the front. Enron somehow said nothing about it. I’ll get to that in a bit.
Warm-up 5:15 – 5:25
Side straddle hops
Windmills 15 ct
Arm circles forward 15 ct
Arm circles backward 15 ct
Cherry pickers 15 ct
Self love
High knees 15 ct
Knoxville cherry pickers 15 ct
Mountain climbers 10 ct
Mosey around civic center
The Thangggg 5:27 – 6:00
Partner up; Start on embankment in front of civic center
P1 exercise represents the timer for each station
P2 exercise happens simultaneously until P1 has finished
P1 & P2 bear crawl between each station
At end of circuit, P1 & P2 flapjack, then work their way back through stations
Mosey around civic center between rounds
Circuit Round 1
Station 1
P1 does 25 decline groiners on embankment
P2 does decline peter parker merkins on embankment
When P1 finished, both bear crawl 15 yards to Station 2
Station 2
P1 does 25 monkey humpers
P2 does chilcutt peter parkers
When P1 finished, both bear crawl 10 yards to Station 3
Station 3
P1 does 25 burpees
P2 does J-Flecks (J-Lo both sides, then pickle pounder)
When P1 finished, both bear crawl 10 yards to Station 4
Station 4
P1 does 25 coupon thrusters
P2 does dancing chilcutts
When P1 finished, partners flapjack and work back through stations
Mosey around civic center
Circuit Round 2: Rinse and Repeat
Mosey around civic center
2MOM
Leg lifts
Freddie Mercury’s 2:1
Pulsing Supermans? (Goose called them Lois Lanes, so now that is what F3 Thibodaux will call them.)
After namarama, Goose explained the tank top. YHC couldn’t help saying an internal prayer of gratitude. Had Goose meant to wear it without any explanation, our friendship would have been examined more carefully. In the end, Goose, always thinking about how to serve the PAX, announced (mandated, commanded) that after each beatdown the ANIMAL tank top would be bestowed upon the PAX that most exemplified the nature of an animal.
Or maybe it was the PAX that most sounded like an animal? Maybe it was the PAX that best blew ass like an animal? What constitutes the definition of a “beatdown ANIMAL” is still unclear. In Enron’s case, perhaps it represents the PAX that taunts the Form Police most like an animal. But again, I have no clear evidence.
COT and Cardinal reminded YHC he needed to pick someone to pray. Thus, Cardinal prayed us out.
Always grateful for each of you and your willingness to push through to your inner animal.
SYITG,
Yankee Joe
