Author: Bodo’s

  • Foiled by the Janitor

    7 regulars and 1 FNG (welcome Pipeline!) posted this morning in the glorious June dawn.

    Mosey to the faculty lot, COP: 25 SSH, arm circles, 10 Helicopters, 10 DQs, 15 merkins, 15 LBCs, 15 Crabcakes.

    Mosey to back parking lot of Third Church.

    OLD 100

    • 100 Squats. Run a lap around the church.
    • 90 2x Flutter Kick. Run a lap
    • 80 2x Mountain Climbers. Run a lap
    • 70 WW2s. Run a lap
    • 60 Dips. Run a lap
    • 50 Lt. Dans. Run a lap
    • 40 LBCs. Run a lap
    • 30 Merkins. Run a lap
    • 20 Donkey Kicks. Run a lap
    • 10 Burpees.

    Wait for the Pax. Work back through the exercises from Burpees to Squats, without the runs, half the number.

    Back for the COT. Numberama, Namearama (FNG Pipeline), Announcements. YHC prayed us out.

    NMS:

    My buddy Agony in Charlotte told me about the Old 100, but I’ve not been sure how to help the PAX remember the whole ladder of exercises. So I took the liberty of writing down a weinke with chalk on the parking lot asphalt. My plan after the Old 100 was to play an elaborate game that I set up at 5am with supplies from the church basement. But alas, during the COP the church janitor cleaned the whole thing up. No matter, we wouldn’t have had time for it anyway given how long the Old 100 took. Next time!

    Have a great day gents. Live to serve.

  • For all those septuagenarians out there

    21 Old Faithfuls showed up for YHC’s VQ at the Dogpile. In honor of the 70th birthday of YHC’s mother, our routines were carried out in increments of 70. The Thang:

    COP

    • SSH x 20
    • Don Quixote x 10
    • Helicopters x 10
    • LBCs x 15
    • Hand Release Merkins x15
    • … For a total of 70

    Mosey to the Stage and partner up

    • Dips on the stage, partner holds legs x35 hands facing forward, x35 hands facing backwards, for a total of 70 each
    • PLTs, 2 sets of 35 for each man, for a total of 70 each
    • Hand-stand merkins (or swirlies), each man x35 for a total of 70.

    Mosey to Big Loop. Run the loop 7 times, at the top of each run: 2 count American Hammers x 10, Squats x 10, Merkins x 10. 10 loops for a total of 70 reps for each exercise. On even-numbers loops, run backwards up the hill.

    Mosey to Carrillon Field. Beast + 1. Run the field and stop at quarter points.

    • .25 run point: 2 count Mountain Climbers x10
    • .5 run point: Monkey Humpers x10
    • .75 run point: WW2 sit ups x 10
    • end point: Burpees x10. Turn around and run back
    • .25 run point: 2 count mountain climbers x10
    • .5 run point: Monkey Humpers x10
    • .75 run point: WW2 sits up x10
    • ….for a total of 70.

    Mosey back to the Flag. Numberama, Namerama, Announcearama (Shakedown’s raising money for childhood cancer, and of course Vinny’s field day which he has been ubiqutiously ruminating about 24/7 for 9 months).

    Spreadsheets from the Gloom:

    Grateful that you all shamed YHC into Qing after being a part of F3 for so long. Thanks to Garbage Plate for helping put together the VQ. Shakedown noted that the guys at the front of the running loop were doing the 3 mandated exercises in an easier order (american hammers, merkins, squats), thus shaving seconds off their time. Dirty dogs.

    Preacher’s privilege: I showed up a few years ago for my first post committed to prove myself. I over-exerted myself and bonked, and fell behind the pax. At the Circle of Trust, I was embarrassed and ashamed, and did not share much information about myself- thus I was bequeathed with the stupid handle Bodos because all the pax could think of was a bagel shop in Cville. For me, my F3 name has become an important reminder that when I live to prove myself and seek my own greatness, I bonk. This community has reminded me that life is not about winning and success, it is about loving and giving oneself away. As our Lord taught us, “He who seeks to find his life will lose it, and he who loses his life for my sake, will find it.”

    May God give all of us and especially Swirly the strength to do this until our 70th birthdays and beyond.