Wish You Were Here

AO: BombSquad

Conditions: 48 degrees, perfect

Got a text from Humpback a few days ago asking if I could switch Q’s with him. He would take my Catapult Q on Tuesday if I could take today’s Q at BombSquad.  After much deliberation (about 2 minutes), I let The Camel know that I would not only take today’s Q, but he did not have to go tit-for-tat & take my Tuesday Q at Catapult. After all, I was really lookin forward to The Catapult since I haven’t Q’ed there in many moons. So I got my mind right to Q BombSquad & Catapult back to back.

When I arrived at the AO, Beefsteak & Mrs Doubtfire were moving about by the Shovel Flag, then I saw CrossStitch emerge from the shadows, & as I stepped out of my ride, I was pleasantly surprised to see Hamburglar entering the Gloom, too. (He’s been nursing a nagging foot injury which really sucks because we all need his energy & presences at the beatdowns). ERC arrived on time as YHC announced the 1 minute warning. Rounding out our merry band of Pax was Doughboy, whose been consistently posting since his FNG debut. As Hamburglar & I walked to the shovel flag he let me know that he got a shout out from Humpback last night and assumed that he was Qing. I was a bit hurt by this revelation and had to wipe the slightest of slight tears from my eye.

I thought alot about this Q & didn’t want to just rinse and repeat yesterday’s beatdown so I brought back some timeless classic routines that would not only work our upper bodies but also put a fire in our legs.

Read on to see if you could have survived the following beatdown & if you answer is “Yes” (and it better be!!) then ask yourself why you didn’t post today, and finally make the commitment to post next time. Do it for yourself and do it for your fellow Pax who miss you and appreciate you.

5:14 One Minute Warning

5:15 – Proper Disclaimer

COP: 20 SSH IC; 20 Imperial Walkers IC; 20 TTT IC; 20 Windmill IC; 20; 15 Tempo Squats IC; 15 Hillbillies IC; 15 LBAC IC; 15 LBAC in Reverse IC

Mosey to Concession Stand – 10 Burpees OYO

Mosey to Coupon Pile & grab a Paver Stone

The THANG:

Happy Trails

PAX were instructed to line up shoulder to shoulder on west side of Shovel Flag Lot

5 Blockee at the start

Push Paver to cement island, half way across the lot  . . .  10 Thrusters

Push Paver to end of the Shovel Flag Lot . . . 15 Triceps Extensions

Line up facing north on the Front Lot

Push pavers to bend in the side walks  . . . 20 Over head Press

Push pavers to the Cross . . . 25 curls

Recovery mosey to the southeast Corner of the Large Parking Lot

Push pavers to the center of the Large Parking Lot . . . 30 Block Swings

Push pavers to the northeast corner of the Large Parking Lot . . . 25 Curls

Push pavers to the southwest corner of the Large Parking Lot . . . 20 Overhead Press

Push pavers to the corner of the Back Parking Lot . . . 15 Triceps Extensions

Push Paver to the Light Pole in the center of the Back Parking Lot . . . 10 Thrusters

Push Paver to the White Van at the end of the Back Parking Lot . . . 5 Blockees

Sounds like were done with this Routine . . . but there’s more!!

Circle up . . . 5 Blockees + 10 Thrusters + 15 Triceps + 20 Overhead Press + 25 Curls + 30 Block Swings

Note: After we circled the AO with our pavers, there  was a hint of burning asphalt in the air & some beautiful white trails laid down on the newly sealed blacktop evidencing our hard work.

Rack the pavers back at the Coupon Pile

Mosey to the west end of the Shovel Flag Lot. . . line up shoulder to shoulder

Count Your Blessings

3-2-1 Sprint 85% to the east end of the Shovel Flag Lot

Line up

3-2-1 Sprint 90% to the Cross

recovery mosey to the Large Parking Lot

3-2-1 Sprint 95% to the northeast end of the Large Parking Lot

mosey to the northwest end of the Large Parking Lot

3-2-1- Sprint 100% to the sidewalks along the southwest end of the Parking Lot

recovery mosey to the Back Parking Lot . . . Line up facing the Coupon Pile

3-2-1 Sprint “Everything You Got” entire length of Back Parking Lot

Mosey to Shovel Flag

Mary-Around-The- Horn

15 Flutter Kicks IC (Quaker)

15  LBC’s IC (Cross Stitch)

15 Box Cutters IC + 15 Box Cutters IC in Reverse (E-R-Sizzle)

15 Butterfly  Sit-ups OYO ( Hamburglar)

15 American Hammers IC (Beefsteak)

15 Hello Dolly’s IC (Mrs Doubtfire)

15 Freddy Mercury’s IC (Doughboy)

Stretching 101

Each Pax did 1 minute & 41 seconds of stretching OYO

6:00 – Time Called

Count-o-Rama =11 (Just Kidding, you weren’t there) it was really 7

Name-o-Rama

Announcements: Freed to Bleed-Blood Drive (10/29/2021 – This Friday); Halloween Convergence (10/30/2021 at Warthog 7am); Sign up to Q for the November; Myrtle Beach Marathon (3/5/2022)(Papa Smurf is doing it. Why aren’t you??)

BOM: Prayers for Beefsteak (solo parenting for next 2 days); Prayers for Cross Stitche’s brother; prayers unspoken.

Moleskin: Pink Floyd was not played during the making of this beatdown.

Always an Honor!

Quaker