So glad I showed up!
All hats off to the great TESLA who organized this first annual Operation Turkey Leg. He wrote the Backblast below and I get to post it so I get to add some background of my own. This guy hits me up on Text about a beatdown on Thanksgiving. Thanksgiving? Gotta be kidding. No one would show up and miss their turkey! But we were wrong. Tesla is from North Carolina. He’s ok guys. North Carolina is still on the right side of the Mason Dixon Line. He shared with us some new exercises and near wore out this old man, and almost everyone else too. Its AMAZING what a 58 year old like Tesla can do. This old 58 year old had a hard time keeping up with him! We loved the Plank/Bear Crawl Slolom Whats that? Maybe we’ll show you if you didn’t show up. Maybe not. Might just keep that secret.
Tesla has been with the greats in F3 for many years. He said he runs The Yank in Saturdays in Belmont, NC. Gaston region. Still works out two days a week in Charlotte Metro. Workout once a week in The Fort (Fort Mill, SC)
Here’s Tesla’s report!
QIC: Tesla
Pax in the Pix: SnackPack, Banjo, CAT5, Shaengo, Moneycat, Tesla and the Worms. We need a semi-professional photographer next year.
So as YHC always spends Thanksgiving in Baton Rouge, La. And knew that F3 had started down that way it only made sense to reach out and establish contact with the boys in BR and see what they do for a Thanksgiving Day convergence. Turned out one was not planned. However, with some diligence and support (credit F3 Baton Rouge and Worms in particular) we were able to get one together using the LUS Parade Ground as the AO. And what an AO it is!
So without knowing who might show up (though Worms felt at least four others would show) YHC made the trek over and found a shovel flag and waiting participants. The three became four, then five, then six! A hearty mix of men on a brutally cold (45 degree) Baton Rouge morning! Everything else went something like this:
Mosey to the center of the field for COP
SSH X 20
2 burpees OYO
Some arm and leg stretches
IW X20
4 burpees OYO
Copperhead squats X 20
6 burpees OYO
LBCs X 20
8 burpees OYO
Mtn Climbers X 20
10 burpees OYO.
Now for a little Carolina culture, YHC NOT being a UNC or Dean Smith fan, we decided on some four corners.
Mosey to the first corner
10 hand release merkins
Mosey to the 2nd corner:
10 WWI situps
Mosey to the third corner:
10 Carolina Dry Docks
Mosey to the fourth Corner:
10 LBCs
Assemble at center of the grounds and mosey over to the law building for 11s.
Bottom of the Steps: Jump Squats
Top of the Steps: Merkins
Mosey over to the Union
Step ups, Dips, Dirkins X 10, 15, 20
Mosey back to center of the grounds
Tesla Special!
Bear Crawl slalom, 2X
Agility run, 2X
A crowd favorite!
Coming back:
10 burpee Broad jumps
10 frog hops
Do this to mid field
Crabwalk to the end.
Mosey back to the flag for some short Mary and a pledge.
Done!
Naked Man Moleskin:
Awesome day with the guys down here. Great 2nd f afterwards. F3 is in great hands here and we are going to help them push this on up and out! Baton Rouge can be a great F3 city with all the AOs and willing participants to draw from. Nobody wore a spacesuit BTW! Not THAT cold!
Glad we were able to put this together. Worms gets the credit. Now we have a tradition unlike any other down here! Next year let’s have a real turkey leg to chew on. I’m thinking 20-30 pax next year at least at the 2nd annual.
Tesla Out!
