Writing the next great American novel with a typewriter… and Burpees…

No HCs leading up to Tiger Blood the night before, no inquiries on the plans for the workout, Lipstick went to Carpex to hang out with Peeping Tom, and Accuweather showed a real rain threat.  But for me, this was a redemption Q after sticking Warbucks to run my workout a few weeks prior.  It was doubly important because I wanted to be involved in this Qing challenge.

My worries were unfounded.  First came Axe and 187, then Warbucks – EC was a GO!  187 said “Let’s run the Derek Davis route” and we did…

EC: 187, Axe, Warbucks, UTI

FNGs: Not a one

Warm Up:

• Squat Hold – Waiting for the EC’ers to get ready to roll
• 5 Burpees – 187 miscalculated the time it takes to run the Derek Davis 5k route and got back to the start late.  YHC cheated and took a short-cut to get back on time…  Qing so I didnt want to stand the PAX up.
• Mozy to the top of the bus loop and circle-up – 15x Imperial Walkers, 15x Daisy Pickers, 15x Frankensteins,  25x Side Straddle Hops
• Mozy to the long parking lot on the side of the school for The Workout.

The Workout:

Thing 1: PAX took a line on the parking lot and stood at the end away from the concrete stoppers (aka wheel stops, parking chocks, curb stops and bumper blocks)

• 1 Burpee – Typewriter Merkins along the line to the other end – 10 Jump Squats – Typewriter Merkins back to the start
• 2 Burpees – Typewriter Merkins along the line to the other end – 10 Jump Squats – Typewriter Merkins back to the start
• Continue this process until you reach 10 burpees

*An audible was called around YHCs 5th or 6th round to swap out Jump Squats for LBCs

I stole this from a workout I once posted to in Carpex – the mumblechatter was quieted there and it had a similar effect here… except for some random warranted complaints here at Tiger Blood – this was a tough one and despite the passing of time and the assumption that I’ve gotten stronger… it still SUCKS!

Thing 2: Mozy to the school wall next to the parking lot – People’s Chair Challenge TL;DR – PIKACHU WINS!!!

• YHC was the first to bow out and setup shop in a Plank Hold on the curb facing the challenge.
• As more PAX fell off the wall, the fallen joined YHC for a Plank-O-RAMA while we spectated.
  • Moby gave us 15x Plank Jacks
  • 187 gave us 15x Shoulder Taps

Thing 3: Mozy to the track for Partner Chase BOMBS

• Partner 1 Started on the run, Partner 2 put down 5 Burpees – Once finished, Partner 2 runs to catch Partner 1 (Repeat this line swapping Partner 1 and 2)
• Repeat but sub Burpees for 10 Overhead Claps
• Repeat but sub Overhead Claps for 15 Merkins
• Repeat but sub Merkins for 20 Big Boy Sit-ups
• Repeat but sub Big Boy Sit-ups for 25 Squats

Mary: There had been some chatter about an abundance of shoulder work this week in South Wake.  So… Mary remedied some of that

• Six Inch Holds
• Box Cutters
• Homer to Marge
• Pickle Pounders
• American Hammers
• Diamond Merkins
• Boat Canoes

Announcements:

• Mark your calendars – Tentatively reserving Oct 12th for the F3 South Wake Picnic – More Info Soon!
• Derek Davis 5k – Lipstick will be Qing the Warm-up @6:45 in the carpool line
• U-Turn is still a GO
• 3rd Cousin will be Q-ing at Ground Pounder
• Crab Legs wrapping up his tour – SlideRule has plans, get with him for details.

T-Claps (Recognition):  All of the PAX stepping up to fill the Q sheet.  It is slim pickings for picking up a Q at the moment and next week

Prayer:

• Carolyn in YHCs office – Recently diagnosed with Stage 4 Lung Cancer which has spread.
• Noah’s Ark and Family – Wife Michelle is headed to Mayo for further investigation of her health issues.  PAX rallied and supported their travels.
• Derek Davis – Friends, Family, and ongoing supporters of his legacy