The Naughty & the Nice

AO: BombSquad

Conditions: slight drizzle, 64 degrees

YHC signed up early at the end of last month for today’s Q. I anticipated weather may be a factor because we are on the cusp of winter, however, 70% chance of precipitation with temps in the low to mid 60’s were not the ingredients for a winter wonderland but they were perfect for a beatdown!!

Sometimes it’s difficult to get into the Christmas spirit when it’s so warm, therefore, to get us into the holiday mood, my Weinke for today would be Christmas Themed. It would have a little something special for each PAX: Monkey Humpers for Hamburglar, Curls for Humpback, and extra set of TTT for ERC, Merkins for Beefsteak, Iron Mikes for Rubber, Squats for Brown Bag, Manmakers for Sade’, and Burpees for Karma!

As I worked on my Weinke last night and perused The Exicon for exercises starting with the letters C-H-R-I-S-T-M-A-S, I came across a routine called Santa’s Ladder. Although this exercise was named for PAX and not a Jolly Ol’ Elf, it was the only Christmas themed routine in the F3 Exicon (unless you consider Elf on a Shelf). I didn’t really care what kind of exercise(s) it may entail; it was going to be part of the Beatdown! To YHC surprise, this Santa routine was ladened with burpees which was perfect because as we all know burpees are the gift that keep on giving!!

When YHC awoke at 4:40, I checked the Dupler 3000 Radar and happily discovered that the rain/drizzle would be ending in 35 minutes (5:15 sharp)! This was fortuitous because the beatdown YHC had planned could not (nor would not) be achieved under the Porch.

Driving into the lot, there was one lone parked car. As YHC planted the Shovel Flag (retrieved from Spork the night before) I saw Hamburglar getting in a SuperGloom Pre-run around the AO. It reminded me of the pre-covid days when 3-4 PAX would consistently break the silence of the SuperGloom for a 3 mile warm-up . . .Cue Van Halen – “Where Have All the Good Times Gone?”

As Hamburglar kept running, Karma pulled into the lot. He’s been on a tour of the region the past few weeks to sing the praises of The Oyster and encourage other Pax to join in the fun every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday at 6am. He also travels around to keep a watchful eye on Humpback’s form!

By 5:14 the usual suspects (Rubber, Sade’, & Beefsteak) arrived & six PAX were ready to get after it! YHC thought these were respectable numbers for a wet beatdown but was unacceptable for BIG Monday!! Where was the rest of our brotherhood?? You know you should have been there!!

5:14 – One Minute Warning

5:15 – Proper Disclaimer

Crank up the Christmas music . . .

COP: 17 SSH IC; 15 TTT IC . . . then arrived Brown Bag & Humpback (aka ‘The Camel’) . . . 20 Imperial Walkers IC . . . it was at this point that a final car turned into the lot as if it was on rails and sped directly towards the COP! Everyone in the circle was mentally evaluating which way they would dive to get out the way as the car continued to barrel towards us. As the car came unnervingly nearer, the brakes locked up and slid the car and its driver to a screeching halt just 5 feet from the PAX and out stepped ERC! A dramatic entrance is an understatement!!

We now had 9 solid PAX as the COP continued with: 10 Windmills IC; 15 Tempo Squats; 20 Little Baby Arm Circles IC; and finally 20 LBAC in Reverse IC.

3^rd Gear Mosey around the AO and complete the loop at the coupon pile. Every PAX grabbed a coupon and circled up in front of the Shovel Flag.

The THANG:

The 12 REPS of C-H-R-I-S-T-M-A-S

C – CURLS x 12 IC (4ct)

H – HUMPERS, Monkey x 12 IC (4ct)

R – RUSSIAN TWISTS x 12 IC (4ct)

I – IRON MIKES x 12 OYO count only the right foot

S – SIDE STRADDLE HOPS x 12 IC (4ct)

T – THRU THE TUNNEL x 12 IC

M – MANMAKERS x 12 OYO

A – ALTERNATING SHOULDER TAPS x 12 IC

S – STAR JUMPS x12 OYO

Santa’s Ladder

PAX lined up arms-length apart, side by side with blocks on the south end of the Shovel Flag Parking Lot. Mosey to north side of parking lot for 10 Burpees . . . Mosey to south side for 9 burpees . . . mosey to north side for 8 burpees . . . mosey to south side for 7 burpees . . . mosey to north side for 6 burpees

Mosey to south side for 5 Merkins . . . mosey to the north side for 4 Merkins . . .mosey to the south side for 3 Merkins . . .mosey to the north side for 2 merkins . . . mosey to the south side for 1 merkin . . . plank on the six.

Lets do it again but this time in reverse; we’ll keep the Merkins but replace the every other Burpee with Blockee!!

Mosey to the north side for 1 burpee . . . mosey to the south side for 2 blockees . . . mosey to north side for 3 burpees . . . mosey to south side for 4 blockees . . . mosey to north side for 5 burpees

Mosey to south side for 6 block Merkins . . . mosey to the north side for 7 Merkins . . .mosey to the south side for 8 block Merkins . . .mosey to the north side for 9 merkins . . . mosey to the south side for 10 block merkin . . . plank on the six.

At this point everybody’s arms were smoked!!!

Recovery lap around the AO somewhere between 3^rd & 4^th gear . . . Brown Bag threw it into over drive down the back parking lot & flew past YHC for some serious extra credit!! . . . get back to the blocks

12 More Reps of Christmas

C – CURLS x 12 IC (4ct)

H – HAND RELEASE MERKINS x 12 OYO

R – ROCKY BALBOA’S x 12 IC (4ct)

I – IMPERIAL SQUAT WALKERS x 12 IC (4ct) (#CrowdPleaser)

S – SCORPION DRY DOCKS x 12 each leg OYO

T – TRICEP EXTENSIONS x 12 IC (4ct)

M – MERKINS x 12 OYO

A – ALTERNATING BLOCK MERKINS x 12 count only the right arm (#CrowdPleaser)

S – SQUATS w/ BLOCK x12 IC (4ct)

Return the blocks to the Coupon Pile . . . Mosey back to the Shovel Flag

6:00 – Time Called

Count-o-Rama = 9

Name-o-Rama

Announcements: Ugly Sweater Convergence this Saturday at 7am (BombSquad) (Pre-fun Activities begin at 6am); Donate to Fostering Hope; Free to Bleed – December 30^th; Support The Oyster; Come to BombSquad to support Crankbaits Q on Wednesday; Hulkamania traveling to Hasselhoff (Conway Run Group) this Friday!!

Prayers: Family & Friends; Prayers for safe holiday travel; Prayers for Brown Bag & his business meeting; Prayers unspoken

Aye!

Quaker