Author: Jay Sanne

  • Earning Cuffs & Collars

    Fourteen aspiring gentleman dancers gathered in a darker than usual corner of the AO to earn their cuffs & collars. According to the dog walker the fistful of dollars, this is what might have happened:

    Warmarama: SSH, DonQ, Imperial Walkers, Side Benders, WWII, & Dive Bombers

    Mosey to tennis courts. Partner up for:

    • Lunges
    • Bear Crawls
    • Grapevines
    • Burpee Broad Jumps

    Mosey to soccer field. Triple up for:

    • Australian Pull-ups
    • Triple-Check:
      • P1: Run field perimeter (adjusted to end-line)
      • P2: Elbow Plank
      • P3: WWII

    Backtrack to flag. Stations along the way:

    • Freddie Mercury + Back Extensions
    • Jack Knives + Flapping Superman
    • Flutters + Obliques
    • Chase the Rabbit + Squats + Calf Raises

    Back to flag for Elbow Plank + Announcements to run out the clock

    Announcements:

    • Labor Day Convergence @ DogPile
    • BRR needs a driver (Handshake might be covering?)
    • Sit n sip 9/24 in Amelia. Let Gomer Pyle know if you need the address.

    NMS: Awesome weather and turnout this morning. As the PAX was well aware this was my Virgin Q and I appreciated all of the constructive feedback (cadence, jargon, distance). Welcome to our FNG, Sweater a Wheezer groupie who lives in the Museum District – look for him at Mary, WDog, DogPile, etc.

    Thanks again to Bodos for nudging me to lead. Personally, this was a nice bookend to an unusual spring/summer filled with incredible highs and devastating lows. Being outdoors pushing myself with this crew was an important point of reference that kept me on track and moving forward. Remember to ask your brother how he’s doing; listen; share your story; lean on each other; pull each other up; keep moving forward.

    Excelsior!

  • Comin’ in Hot!

    Nine wistful gentlemen emerged from the mist and assembled as early rays brightened the Tuckahoe shire. Polite conversation explored social norms of abrupt Q leadership transitions. Topics probed included timing of communication, channels, appropriate excuse disclosure, and how the situation presents an opportunity for the group to step up. The group settled on a hot potato approach with Handshake taking the first rotation promptly at 5:30am.

    As the group – perfectly proportioned for triple checks – moseyed toward Lindsay they sensed a disturbance. Suddenly, out of the gloom emerged a raging machine guided seemingly by a man possessed. The nine kindly gentlemen scattered to and fro, somehow avoiding the devil’s chariot. Like a bat out of hell, the craft skimmed the earth as the driver ejected, smoothly tucking and rolling before the beast came to a full stop. Welcome Bodos, #10.

    Handshake, nonplussed but still in command, doubled back to sound the all clear, collected the men, and willed peace back to the shire. While recalculating triple check numbers, he guided the group to the Brigadoon-like pocket park on West Drive Circle to begin the quest. According to the Tuckahoan dog walker, the following may have happened:

    COP in the circle: SSH; DonQ’s; Imperial Walkers; Ukrainian Soldiers; Hand-release Merkins

    Triple Check: P1: Squats; P2: WWII’s; P3: Run around Brigadoon. Switch.

    Mosey back to the Tuckahoe blacktop

    Handoff to Whitesnake who led a round of 7’s: Merkins; Bearcrawl; Burpees

    Handoff to YHC for Ab-solution:
    50 flutters
    10 Share-The-Love incline sit-ups
    Ab Recovery: 40-yard dash of Bearcrawls & Crabwalks
    Dirty dozen: Flutters & LBC’s

    Mosey to the wooden tree for 60-second sprint-in-place cooldown

    Numerama, Namerama, Faceplant took us out.

    Let’s keep our brothers in our thoughts and prayers, particularly Lab Rat and Saab+family.