First bootcamp of Windy Gap 2024 pulled together a handsome 17-PAX (including 7 FNG’s!) to the pre-dawn Carolina mountain gloom. These men of God answered the call to do something hard, to start their day with a transformative dose of the Daily Red Pill, and draw on one another’s strength to achieve victory over the flesh. Here’s how these HIM’s honored our Creator:
The THANG:
WARMERAMA:
- Assemble on the dark Basketball Court
- Welcome & Disclaimer
- Nancy Kerrigans IC ea side
- Copperhead Squats IC
- x5 Burpees OYO
- Mosey over to the road in the lamplight
- Don Quixotes IC
- The Opus IC
- Werkins IC
- Diamonds IC
- WWII’s IC
- Flutters High & Low IC
- LBC’s IC
- REVIEW THE 5 CORE PRINCIPLES
COP #1:
- FIFTIES – x50 reps of variable exercises with a 30-50 yard mosey between stops
- Merkins, Monkey Humpers, Squats, Dips, Lunges
COP #2:
- THE HILL – get up the steep grassy hill in Bear Crawl, with alternate lunge if needed
- Front runners go back for the SIX, then Elbow Plank to REVIEW THE F3 CREDO
COP #3:
- LIGHT POLE ALLY
- x15 Squats at each light back down to the bridge
COP #4:
- CATCH ME IF YOU CAN
- Partner up and while one partner starts BERNIE, the other completes x3 BURPEES then sprints to catch partner and switch
COP #5:
- WALLORAMA
- Hoedowns IC
- Donkey Locks IC
- Milkers IC
- BTTW for Hip Slappers IC
Mosey BTTVSF:
- Circle up for 5min of MARY
- Am Hammers IC
- Rosalita Dips IC
- Boat/Canoe until time
COT:
- Counterama # 17
- Namerama
- Announcerama (see Below)
- YHC took the PAX out in Prayer
NMS: This is YHC’s 4th annual meeting on the mountain with God and close to 400 brothers. This being the 49th year of the Windy Gap men’s retreat, the mountaintop weekend embraces men in a place of need for renewal. Every year the F3 workouts have attracted more brothers, and always entertains a healthy percentage of FNG’s. With at least 5 HIM’s over 50-70 years of age, the bootcamp followed a pattern of easily modifiable reps and shorter distances while maintaining a respectable challenge for all fitness levels. It was especially awesome to celebrate the return of Liberace and a number of other men from the Recovery Program who work as wait staff at camp. TClaps to these guys for breaking away from the status quo! Round two tomorrow at 0600 and hope to see some more of our veterans out who chose to retreat in their bunks this morning! Yours AYE! ~DTH
