{"id":444453,"date":"2024-10-29T10:56:47","date_gmt":"2024-10-29T15:56:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.f3nola.com\/2024\/10\/29\/ghosts-of-beatdowns-past-from-americas-best\/"},"modified":"2024-10-29T10:56:47","modified_gmt":"2024-10-29T15:56:47","slug":"ghosts-of-beatdowns-past-from-americas-best","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.f3nola.com\/2024\/10\/29\/ghosts-of-beatdowns-past-from-americas-best\/","title":{"rendered":"Ghosts of Beatdowns Past – from America\u2019s Best"},"content":{"rendered":"

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. <\/p>\n

After going pro, Michael Jordan returned to UNC to get his bachelor\u2019s 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\u2019t get done last time around.<\/p>\n

Warmarama: SSH, WMH, Toy soldiers, high knees, butt kicks, arm circles, Lafayette Night Clubs (which have become YHC\u2019s new favorite), and self love before a quick bumper mosey.<\/p>\n

Thang No 1:
\nIPC 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:
\n40 Coupon plank Jacks, murder bunny 15 yards
\n14 Cactus Jacks, Redrum Bunny back
\n20 Merkins, Lt. Dan Magic Legs 15 yards,
\n14 Cactus Jacks, Lt. Dan Magic Legs
\n20 Coupon Plank Jacks
\nRun 800 meters
\nAnd that was it!
\nWe were finished, but YHC picked up significant whining.
\n\u201cI already did this!\u201d
\n\u201cBut WE didn\u2019t leave early!\u201d
\n“I shaved my legs FOR THIS?”<\/p>\n

And so the next Thang would be something nobody finished. <\/p>\n

Thang No. 2:
\nBK500 Dora Redux: Gimme that Gold!
\nEvery 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:
\nPartner Up,
\nSilver: 100 curls, partner rifle carry one-way, mosey the other (to the sidewalk and back)
\nGold: 100 Thrusters, partner bear crawl there and mosey back.<\/p>\n

And there was still time for another Thang!
\nThang No. 3:
\nWet Tap\u2019s IPC-ish Beatdown that was almost finish-able
\nYHC almost finished Wet Tap\u2019s Hunter-Gatherer Beatdown, save one run and one set\u2026
\nRun 400 m
\n10 Thrusters. <\/p>\n

At this point, the PAX was obviously sick of YHC\u2019s leftovers. Of course, when you don\u2019t want leftovers, one alternative is to go out to eat instead\u2026 growing up, there were several options, but only two of them resided in a PAX favorite song.
\nSometimes, you\u2019d go out to eat and sit down to order, sometimes you\u2019d 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 \u201cPizza Hut\u201d, and hopping up each time you heard \u201cTaco Bell.\u201d<\/p>\n

Exactly 6 minutes remained, so we hit up some Mary. YHC: Wheezy Jefferson; Wet Tap: Hello Dolly–>Dr. Ws–>Franklin\u2019s Tower; Safety Valve: Hold 6\u201d (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.<\/p>\n

COT and Paradox prayed us out.<\/p>\n

Thanks for coming out (and picking up my slack with me) men. Always an honor to lead.<\/p>\n

-AB<\/p>\n

Ghosts of Beatdown Past Official Playlist:<\/p>\n

Is there a Ghost \u2013 Band of Horses
\nSpace Ghost (Coast to Coast) \u2013 Glass Animals
\nA Ghost to Most \u2013 Drive-By Truckers
\nThe Ghost in You \u2013 The Psychedelic Furs
\nShe Don\u2019t Use Jelly \u2013 The Flaming Lips
\n(Ghost)Riders in the Sky \u2013 Johnny Cash
\nWalking with a Ghost \u2013 Tegan and Sarah
\nLittle Ghost \u2013 The White Stripes
\nThe Loneliest Ghost in Town \u2013 Southern Culture on the Skids
\nGhost \u2013 Phish
\nGhost Ship \u2013 Blur
\nGhostbusters \u2013 Ray Parker, Jr.<\/p>\n