Off To A Rocky Start in New Hampshire

16 PAX gathered in the pure mugg that is a North Carolina Spring morning. Before even beginning, YHC heard the terms “moist” and “damp”. What YHC didn’t hear were the old-man tunes that usually come spilling outta Burt’s stereo speakers as he pulls into the lot. It was like a sneak attack, no one knew he was there! But, of course, what he lacked in musical noise pollution, he more than made up for with his incessant talking. My man!

YHC was expecting a friendly new guy (had an email convo and everything!), but alas, twasn’t meant to be. We’ll get him next week. Besides, I unintentionally lied and told him this would be an easy one to get his feet wet with. In hindsight, not so much.

The Warm-Up

Jog around the back of the lot and then out the normal entrance to the Burt Center lot. YHC thought he might spare a few minutes to see if FNG would show. Circle up on the new TOC blacktop for (all exercises done in cadence, mind you):

Side SHUFFLE Hop x 20
Good morning x 10
Sir Fazio, forward and back x 12 (Burt got me all flustered and I went over 10. Shoot!). Hold It.
Overhead claps x 20 (Grumbles heard in PAX. Ollie says, “At least it’s not Moroccan Night Clubs. Those are terrible.”) Hold It.
Moroccan Night Club x 10 (Ollie made a mental note to keep his mouth shut). Recover.
Standard Ma Bellkins x 10
Squats x 10

The Thang

Jog over to the Community Center and partner up once we get to the rock pile. With your partner, select a good rock (will travel). Play a little game of Catch Me If You Can (one guy starts running/walking with rock held overhead, other guy does 10 Merkins, then catches up to guy one. Switch and repeato) and end up at the kiosk at the bottom of the hill.

With our shoulders plenty warm by now, Partner 1 runs up the hill to the gate and back while partner 2 hold the rock overhead. Flapjack, and then repeat, you know, to double the fun.

Next up, another round of Catch Me If You Can to the boathouse, although this time, do 10 squats instead of Merkins. YHC sarcastically tossed out that we’d give our arms a little break. The PAX didn’t know what was coming. YHC led them to the slaughter.

Once at the boathouse, YHC explains the main event. ROCKY DORA! With partner, complete 100 Rock Triceps Extensions, 200 Rock Curls, and 300 Rock Rows. One partner runs a loop around the sidewalk while other partner starts rock exercises. Flapjack when the running partner gets back. Repeato until all sets are complete.

This. Really. Hurt.

After Dora murdered everyone’s arms, we played another game of Catch Me If You Can back to the kiosk (with squats again). At kiosk, partner 1 runs up the hill while partner 2 does Dying Rock Cockroaches AMRAP. Flapjack when partner 1 returns, and then repeato.

Catch Me If You Can back up the hill and over to the Community Center to replace our rocks. And there was loud rejoicing. Bartman (freed to lead) hijacked the Q with some plank-o-rama before YHC got control of the reins and led everyone back to the TOCGPFOMSF (Town Of Cary Grassy Paradise For Our More Senior Friends) amidst the Senior Center.

Mary

Hey Dolly x 20

COT

Count-o-rama: 16 PAX – 3 RESPECT, 3 hate, 10 others
Nam-o-rama: Still 16.
Announcements: Healing Transitions Dinner, Minute Man Muster, F3 Dads, Q School – See website for details. Sign up to Q!!!!!!!
Prayer Requests: Prayers for Ana and her family that they can get into the institution in Maryland to continue her journey back to health! Also, I sent out an email Tuesday night about a family in need in our community. Basically, a mom and her four kids are in a really bad situation and need help. We’re looking for the basic household necessities, including beds, furniture, etc. Monetary donations are also welcome. If interested and able to help, give me a call, email, or tweet and I can help coordinate. Gigantic T-claps to the guys who have already helped out.

NMS

The workout was simple today. Simple does not equal easy!
Today, i learned that T-claps stands for “Triple Claps”, according to the Lexicon. I had always thought it meant “Thunder Claps”. I don’t know where the heck I got that from, but I feel foolish.
Speaking of foolish….nah, nevermind.
I really enjoyed the opportunity to lead this morning. This whole Q thing is so much easier when you plan it. I wonder if they teach that at Q School.
Hey Burt…can you talk to Maize and make sure he adds that to the agenda? I mean, I can’t believe no one else has thought of this yet. But seriously, make sure he knows because I think this could be a real game-changer for a lot of guys.
Just so you all know…once the 2.0 joins this world, I won’t be able to Q as much (read: at all). That means others will need to step up (aside from the usual guys) and take a shot at leading. Do yourself a favor…after you read this, go sign up for a Q. Just one. You’ll thank me later.
It was brought up after the workout that we didn’t do a Billy Run today. No disrespect to my dude, Billy, but from what I hear ya’ll did about 30 Billy Runs yesterday.
You see how ridiculous that sounds? You didn’t do Billy Runs in the middle of a beatdown. You sprinted. Billy Runs are the Cherry On Top. The Last Hurrah. The Swan Song. The Crowning Achievement. The Six. The Famous Last Words. The Final Meal. The Last Supper. The Coup de Gras. The Street Fighter “Finish Him” thing. The Old Yeller. The Epilogue. The Farewell Performance. The Nightcap. The Concordance. The Merle Haggard. The Gavel Strike. The Final Countdown. The Adieu, Adieu, to you and you and you. The Shut In arrival at FOD.
It’s that last daggoned thing to happen.
Except for Mary. Sometimes guys will do a little Mary after a Billy Run.
A little advice, tho? Don’t do anything that requires a cadence count. If you do the Billy Run correctly, you shouldn’t be able to breathe well enough to count cadence.
Shutty be like, “Why’s it always gotta be about Cadence?”
I could be wrong, but I’m not sure how well inside jokes translate in a back blast. I gotta think it’s a little tough without context.
But I’m not going to change, friends. Not until I’m 30. Which is sometime next year, for those of you who are wondering.
Shoot. That’s another inside joke. Let’s move on.
Chinese Downhill is still coming to terms with everything Burt. We know, hang in there.
Jelly Belly is always smiling. I tried hard to destroy people today. But he never stopped smiling. #Qfail
High Life taught me about TripleClaps today. You da real MVP!
Burt be Burtin’ like a professional Burt. Indescribable is how I would describe him. #petpeave
Coney was a boss. I don’t think he appreciated the sidekick talk from last week.
Ma Bell said the words, “Like a G6” this morning. I got nothin.
Goose was happy. I made sure to get a good warm up in.
Shut In didn’t do anything memorable today. So…moving on.
Bartman is a Cubs fan and did not appreciate Burt’s jinx attempt. Neither did I.
Ollie was my partner. He pointed out how the CMIYC was very different at the end than it was at the start. Aye.
Containment showed up and ma..HAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAATTEE!!!!!!!!
Compound W was a sight for sore eyes. I miss that guy! Haven’t seen him in months!
Wonk was his usual self.
Saban said something really funny, but I can’t for the life of me remember it. It’ll come to me.
Billy sprinted up the last hill, which frustrated me because I was dogging it and he made me feel slack, so I pushed harder and felt queasy when I finished #BillyStrong
Callahan is gassed.

Thanks for allowing me to lead. CUITG.

Callahan

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