5 HIMs came out to the Green Mile this morning on the 18th anniversary of the shooting at Virginia Tech. It was my junior year and a day that I will never forget. You either knew someone impacted or had a friend who knew someone who was impacted. My wife’s roommate was one that took 3 bullets, but thank god has recovered. A day that has changed where I sit in a room and the way I look at things. Thanks to the crew out this morning to help me honor the 32 fallen victims in a small way. Here is how it went down:
Warm-Up: Short Mosey to the bus parking lot for the following IC exercises: 32 Side Straddle Hops to honor the VT shooting victims, Arm Circles (Forward/Backward), Dead Man Hang, Copperhead Squats, LBCs, Knee to Chest, Roscoe’s Mom
COP 1: 4 Corners mixed with Eye of the Storm: Run to corner 1 to perform 10 Diamond Merkins. Run to the middle to perform 2 Amelia Style Burpees (Shoutout to Kingpin and Dr. Scholls). Run back to corner 1 then proceed to corner 2 for 20 Merkins. Run to the middle for 2 Amelia Style Burpees. Run back to corner 2 then proceed to corner 3 for 30 HRMs. Run to the middle for 2 Amelia Style Burpees. Run back to corner 3 then proceed to corner 4 for 40 Double Count Shoulder Taps. End with 2 Amelia Style Burpees.
COP 2: Mosey to the back of the school for some partner Ab workouts: 1 Runner performs suicides while other PAX members partner up for ab exercises including: Partner WW2s, Booyah High Fives, 6 Inches Ab Hold w/ Partner Jumping Over Legs, Partner Leg Throws
COP 3: Mosey to the front of the school to the grassy hill for 11s – Jump Squats and Lateral Lunges Double Count
COP 4: Mosey back to the flag and combined Chest, Abs and Legs. PAX lined up in parking spots holding 6 inches. 1st PAX member jumps over first PAX and performs a burpee, jumps over 2nd PAX and performs 5 LBCs, jumps over 3rd PAX and performs 5 Squats, jumps over 4th PAX and lies back down to hold 6 inches. Completed 2 rounds each.
Numbers, Names, Announcements (CSAUP Event May 2-3, The Bridge opportunities in April and May), Prayer Requests (Positive praise to god for positive outcomes from recent scans for Wildcat and Yeehaw’s daughter, Prayers to the victims and those impacted from the VT shooting 18 years ago).
Thanks fellas for showing up today. Always a pleasure to lead and from the grumblings it appears it was a half decent beatdown! Go out and make a positive impact on someone today!