YHC doesn’t get out to the Trot enough. While running EC, it was just cool to run through downtown Varina… that’s right…. and see a few fellow PAX from the FV mob along the way. YHC wanted to bring a good routine that would encourage competition, good 1-liners, accountability, and some fun thrown in there.  I think we accomplished that, so let’s get to it!

FNG’s: nope
Warm Up: Warm up mosey around the lot followed by: Good Mornings x15, SSH x 35, and Sir Fazios, Imperial Walkers, And Hillbillies x 10-12.
The Workout: To the tennis courts for a 4 corners “as many rounds as possible” you vs. you challenge. The timer would be a PAX bearcrawling the length of all 4 courts and mosey return. Each corner consisted of a constant 4 exercises in reps of 5. At the end of the four corners and as a group, we would count our total rounds completed. Exercises on Court 1 were: Merkins, Squats, Mountain Climbers IC, and LBC IC. The group wound up with 53 total rounds completed.  On to Court 2…

Same routine, but different challenge. This was the us vs. us challenge. YHC threw down the challenge of completing more than 53 Roy F’s doing 4 slightly different exercises. Exercises this time we’re: wide grip merkins, squat jumps, burpees, American Hammers IC. Wouldn’t you know it… we had a draw…53 rounds again. Only a half penalty of 5 burpees was assessed.

The other challenge was the us vs. you challenge. Otherwise known as “Catch that Train”. 1 PAX would start out sprinting from am standing position while all other PAX did mountain climbers IC. The sprinting PAX could leave the start line whenever they wanted during the count.  The rest of the PAX had to catch him, or face a 5 rep penalty. If the sprinting PAX was caught, only he did the 5 rep penalty.  YHC got caught along with a few others, but some escaped, including POTS who just simply took off early and somehow out gunned us! Penalty exercises consisted of: burpees, SSH, Squats, Squat Jumps, Merkins, Diamond Merkins, And Shoulder Taps. Moseyed back over to the tennis courts for Mary.
Mary: Actually wound up finishing 20 cts. Of exercises YHC had intended on adding on to the competition, but that’s for a different Q. Exercises here were 20 counts of: hand-release  merkins, monkey humpers IC, plank jacks IC, and WW1’s. Followed by 22 counts of Dying Cockroach, H2M, LSF’s, And chill cut hold.
Announcements: Needmore Ruck plus cleanup this Sunday.  Also this Sunday, Q School at Womble. Norm is gathering a mud run team.  Check Slack. Sometimes in life, it can seem like us against the world, if we watch the media it can seem like us against us sometimes, but the biggest battle will always be you vs. you. Do you have the discipline, the heart, the accountability, and leadership to stand and accelerate when the chips are down? Sometimes we do… sometimes we don’t. But we make each other stronger in that battle through F3.
T-Claps (Recognition): Teachers Pet getting out to his 2nd Post and hitting it hard!
Prayer: A family in Sprinklers Church, Teachers Pet mom recovering from COVID. Military, first responders, and the unfortunate number of 22 former service men and women who take their lives each day… for purpose, peace, and a path.