13 Island visitors posted to the still snow-covered Dogpile donned in Hawaiian shirts and a few lip-sweaters for some fun and some exercise in the “sunny and 70 ” weather. It went a little like this:
Mosey to the COP circle and a few laps around to pick up Mudslide and to warm up the body. Circle up on or around the grass for COP, including:
- 12 Higgins (DQs)
- 11 TCs (Helicopters)
- 19 Magnum Merkins
- 80 SSHs OYO
- 5 Imperial Squat Walkers
- 1 arm circle
- 19 Ukrainian Soldiers
- 88 LBCs OYO
Mosey over to the front of the Carillon for the 8-season ladder. 8 rounds as follows:
- Round 1 – 10 merkins – run to steps, bearcrawl up, lunge across top (watch out for snowballs), mosey down and back to start and Al Gore for SIX.
- Round 2 – 10 merkins + 10 2-count flutter kicks – run, bearcrawl, lunge, mosey.
- Round 3 – 10 merkins + 10 2-count flutter kicks + 10 jump squats…
- Round 4 – 10 merkins + 10 2-count flutter kicks + 10 jump squats + 10 SSHs…
- Round 5 – 10 merkins + 10 2-count flutter kicks + 10 jump squats + 10 SSHs + 10 Freddie Mercuries…
- Round 6 – 10 merkins + 10 2-count flutter kicks + 10 jump squats + 10 SSHs + 10 FMs + 10 Imperial Walkers – DO THEM IN ORDER UPCHUCK!
- Round 7 – 10 merkins + 10 2-count flutter kicks + 10 jump squats + 10 SSHs +10 FMs + 10 IMs + 10 box cutters…
- Round 8 – 10 merkins + 10 2-count flutter kicks + 10 jump squats + 10 SSHs +10 FMs + 10 IMs + 10 box cutters + 10 Burpees
Mosey to Amphitheater to honor the 169 episodes of Magnum PI with 9 exercises on each of the 18 steps going up – exercises were merkins, dips and squats mix and match in any order or quantity you want just do 9 exercises per step.
Mosey over to the Island triangle – a few trivia questions with consequences until we get to the bottom of the hill. Love Hill with a partner – Broad Jump Burpees, Lunges, Bearcrawls.
Mosey BTTF for a few minutes of Snowball Fight!
COT, Numbers, Names, Announcements and Prayer
NMS:
Great morning. Great staches – at least for YHC, Faceplant and Purple Rain. Well done men! Even Anchor Bar from downrange got the memo and showed up in a Hawaiian shirt. Well done, sir!
Announcements:
- Secret Santa – let Hutton know if you are in by Monday. Regardless, show up for Rosie’s 12 days of Christmas on 12/23. It’s a present for all of us.
- If you need a Xmas tree – James River Athletics is selling 10:00 a.m. until sold out – see Doozy or Flatline
- 12/27 – Kubota leading the Bridge – looking for tag alongs and clown cars.
- Looking for Bridge Q for January
- Breaking Bread 12/27 and 12/28 taken – well done Fudd and Flatline.
- Tomorrow is Pearl Harbor Day anniversary – thank a Veteran!
- Anchor Bar mentioned that F3 Rock Region is doing Red Fridays – wear red in honor of and to support our deployed men and women. Sounds like a good thing to me!
Great coffeeteria at Libbie afterwards. Great start to the day. Thank you, men!
No More Gumbo For You!