Happy Birthday to Me

Happy Birthday To Me, Happy Birthday To Me, Happy Birthday Dear Rudy, Happy Birthday To Me

10 PAX appeared in the morning Okwata gloom, gathering around a real Shovel Flag (apparently JV has been stashing it in his trunk).  YHC’s phone read a sultry 82 degrees.  Perfect weather for a celebratory workout.  Start with the disclaimer (and a bit of F3 indoctrination for our FNG)

COP #1: Start with 10 burpees OYO at the flag, then mosey over to the fountain.  A quick shorty-style “follow me” dance with butt kicks, karaoke, and high knees before settling into the muck for a warm-up.

• SSH x49
• Mountain Climber x49 (at which point FracSac correctly guessed that it was YHC’s 49th bday)
• IW x30 (YHC got bored, and almost fell over awkwardly)
• PP x49

Head to the levee for a Bear Crawl Indian “Run” towards the pull-up station.  Just one time through the PAX list before picking up to mosey.  That was a good length plank session, though.

COP #2: Partner up.  1 round, each pair hitting each exercise once.

• Over the levee, 5 burpees, and back.  This was the timer.
• Squats
• Dips
• Step Ups
• Pull Ups

Back to the levee top to mosey down to Canal Street

COP #3: “Happy Birthday To Me”.  One PAX runs a loop – across Canal, down to the lake, back across Canal, and back up to the levee.  While one runs, everyone else exercises.  What exercise?  Whatever the running PAX draws from the Birthday Bag ‘o Exercises conveniently discovered at the COP.

• Bubba pulls Squat Jumps to get us started right.  I think I heard him laughing as he ran off.
• (in the interest of time, Q audibles and has PAX run in pairs).  PAX do Plank Walks while 2 run the loop
• PAX do ‘Muricans while 2 run the loop.  Q helps JV with reading, apparently he forgot his glasses.
• PAX do Staggered ‘Muricans while 2 run the loop.  Thanks FracSac, my chest was ready for that.
• PAX do Low Country Crab.  Q is openly mocked by PAX for his fantastic paper folding skills.
• Q finishes the cycle by pulling Smurf Jacks.  PAX grumbles, Q runs.

Q mutters that he really wanted someone to draw the Burpee ticket.

COP #4: PAX moseys back to the flag to circle up for a full 6 MOM.  30 seconds of exercise, 10 seconds rest.  Repeat for 9 ab exercises.  Penguin, Rosalita, Dolly, Flutter Kick, LBC, Cockroach, Box Cutter, Freddy Mercury, Putin

Circle up for Count Off (10 on a Thursday!), Name-o-Rama (“WHAT?” – all caps, with the question mark – for our FNG Artillery Officer), and prayers:

• Tool and his family
• Cable Guy and his family
• Recovery efforts in Baton Rouge and Italy
• People suffering from affects of Cancer, and those leading efforts to research cures, and assist those suffering

Finish with St. Ignatius’ Prayer for Generosity

Gentleman: It was a pleasure to start a new year with you all.  Thank you all for being an inspiration for me.

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