A dozen of F3’s finest from various corners of RVA descended onto the plush turf of Huguenot High School in their winter finest for an unexpected beatdown. At the stroke of 5.30 we wandered down the hill stopping at the lower parking lot for introductions, disclaimers and a warm up that included the following: Invisible Jump Rope, Helis, Jazzercise with top taps, Mountain Climbers, LBC’s and some light stretching with some tales of past beatdowns from Heist.
All seemed warm so we mozyied thru Machismo Gate and onto the plush synthetic turf fields. The main course today was the MICHIGAN, to warm up the cooler temps. Moans of disappointment were audible but did not deter the mission at hand. Line up at the goal line. 10 rounds of 100 yard sprints, 8 rounds of 80, 6 rounds of 60, 4 rounds of 40, 3 rounds of 30, 2 rounds of 20 and 1 round of 10. Stretching was encouraged between each round and well received.
Still time left so we leave the cozy confines of the field for some lunge walking up the ramp, bear crawls up the hill, 20 Freddies at the parking lot while finishing up with some plank mary at the flag.
Numbers, Names, Announcements, Prayers. YHC took us out.
Announcements/Prayers: EF Hutton is leading the Bridge this weekend, see slack if interested in going. Thanksgiving convergence occuring in 2 weeks. Need a Northern Q to debate Handshake on the true beginnings of Turkey Day. Chili Cookoff next Sunday. $100 to anyone that makes Nancy Lopez puke through natural flatulence. Prayers to Wildcat and his family as they go thru ongoing health concerns.
NMS: After listening to the origin of renaming inverted scorpion kicks to Roscoes’ Mom, thank you Heist; YHC dug through the deep annals of F3 Folklore to dust off some classic routines that may be new to some of the younger PAX members. Everyone knows Mankillers, so lets go with the Michigan. There are no good experiences from participating in this beatdown but the lined turf field was an outstanding host for this event. Never again will YHC Q the Michigan at the Forge but other PAX members may now add it to their arsenal of exercises. Times were had by all, some good and some not so much. YHC is probably going to be on Handshakes unfriendly list soon after unexpected beatdowns. Well done fellas. Great to warm up on a cool morning with you.