A mixture of humidity and patriotism hung heavy in the air as 4 pax accumulated on the big hill at Lumen Christi this am. Enron came early to battle his Welsh dragon PTSD and seemed ready to face the moccasin within. He was greeted by a back-to-back Goose/YHC combo coming in hot after a train full of sad clowns and CrossFit equipment tried to stymie our punctuality. Coupons were dispersed and the flag was planted. Elmers added his quiet strength after some SSHs and our group of 4 was ready.
WarmOrama: Standard Goose warmup (ssh, IW, AC, WM, HK, BK) with emphasis that any new creations or “attempts” at creative genius will be met with severe disdain.
RIP Moroccan self loves…we’ll see you again.
After a mosey to the long pond YHC announced that June 14th is FLAG day and we would be honoring this symbol of our freedom with todays beatdown.
THANG 1 – Brought to you by JBL, the AO leader in sound quality and consistency
The legendary Lee Greenwood got us started with “God Bless the USA”. Our nations flag was officially approved on June 14, 1777 so we did 7 burpees, 7 LBCs, 7merkins in continuous cycle during this masterpiece.
Next up we honored Betsy Ross who we learned did not actually create the first flag but has a place in our history for her service and dedication. Lenny Kravitz informed us several times that she was an “American Woman” but that for some reason he had to go. We completed a coupon chest hold during the entirety of the song with coupon chest presses on every “woman”.
THANG 2
Partnered up for some coupon/hill work
One pax Nur to the top of the hill then complete 13 star jumps for the 13 colonies, while his counterpart completed coupon curls. FlapJack
One pax coupon rifle carry to the top followed by 26 coupon calf raises to commemorate the 26 different versions of the American flag. His partner completed coupon chest presses until relieved. Flapjack
One pax completed 10 coupon flips then swapped his partner who was working on either diamond merkins or freak nasties. Continue until the coupon has advanced to the other side of the hill.
Just enough time for a finisher …YHC dialed up “The Battle Hymn of the Republic” and tried to stuff both his phone and his beloved wifi device in smedium shorts. We then began a march spelling FLAG with Forearms (coupon rifle carry x7) Legs (Coupon Lunges x7), Arms- (OHP x7), and Glutes(coupon squats x7). This is where JBL truly makes the difference. Some PAX may claim their wifi speaker is “obedient to its master”, but YHC and JBL work in tandem. JBL saw that we needed another song to fire up the PAX and through some magic of overstuffed pockets began to play “Grand Ole Flag” followed by a perfectly timed encore of “God Bless the USA”. With this extra musical push we made it to the hill for a few rounds of Mary. Penguins, Dolphin Hops, LBCs, and bicycled it out to Toby Keiths “Courtesy of the Red, White and Blue”. Solid effort fellas.
Announcements: Looks like our run at LC as an AO has ended but we appreciate being allowed to use the facility. Looking for other options in the 311 hwy region if anyone knows a cool spot.
The St. Vincent 500 fundraiser link is live. Keep on working on securing some station donations. Hit me up with questions, comments, concerns, observations.
COT and Elmers prayed us out
Appreciation to all our service men and women who give this flag its meaning.
Thanks for the opportunity to lead,
SYITG
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