Author: Hei_Hei

What better way to start the week with a great workout built around music. After a quick introduction and warmup stretch we took off at the speed of a 3-toed sloth with arthritis. The course was approximately one mile. I attempted to bring a little Army training into the run and sing cadence, to get everyone in step. After about 1 minute, I realized that staying in step and singing at the same time, should be worked on at a later date.

At the first stop, we welcomed our first song, Bring Sally Up. Just like the song says, stand up when Sally goes up and squat when Sally goes down.

At the second stop I decided to bring a little bit of history into the fold and played Snoopy versus Red Baron, by the Yultide Singers. This consisted of doing jumping jacks in tempo with the song, and doing pushups during the 10, 20, 30 portions of the song. If you have heard the song, you know what I mean.

At the third stop, we played the ever famous Thunderstruck, by AC/DC, and did a burpee every time the word Thunder was said.

At the fourth stop we played Black Betty by Ram Jam. We did squats to the beat of the music and did half burpees during the “Oh black betty” verse. We concluded the workout with the motivator, just to make sure everyone’s calves were completely smoked.

Thankfully, Nancy Lopez kept us on track with the time.

Announcements: September 11 ruck is a go from the Alamo. This is the last week for Wednesday’s at the Woodshed. For more details ask Crabby.

COT: Please pray for Da Bear and his collegues while they continue to work through a tragic accident at work.

It’s 0530 at the Alamo and 13 warriors emerge from the shadows and stand ready to test themselves. For each of them age is just a number, except for the fact that the fitness test scoring system is based off age. None the less these warriors were ready to push themselves to the limit and emerge victorious.

This was my VQ, and since I’m writing the post, it was outstanding and I have now set the standard for all others to try and emulate. After a quick warm up we immediately began the test.

The first event was Hand Release Pushups (HRP) for 2 minutes. This consisted of starting in the prone position, lifting your body up and back down, then extending both arms out to the side and back in. Everyone gave it their all and went to muscle failure.

The second event was the Sprint-Drag-Carry (SDC) for time. This consisted of starting in the prone position. At the start of the clock, sprint 25 meters down and back, run backwards with a sand bag across your shoulders down and back, conduct a lateral run down and back, conduct a farmers carry with 2x cinder blocks, and conclude with one last sprint down and back.

The third event was the Plank for time. We broke off into groups of 3 or 4 and at the command begin the timer started. The grunts and moaning came quickly, as the previous events took their toll on us. But we refused to give in or beg for mercy.

The final events was the 1-mile run (1MR) for time. The route was half a mile out and back. Through the dirty and dangerous streets of Rountrey we took off like mad men. The children looked at us like we were gods, the women blushed at our masculinity, and the other men bowed their heads as we passed.

Scores were based off the Army Fitness Test, the toughest and most elite fitness test known to man. Everyone did an outstanding job and should be very proud. However, after adjusting for the various age differences one man rose above the rest of the group with the highest score out of a total score of 400. Tzatziki scored a 384. Congratulations!

Scores:
Hei Hei: 336
Fandango: 329
Warby: 366
Crabgrass: 359
Woodsman: 361
Snooki: 349
Globetrotter: 377
Ruby: 371
Toby: 333
Futon: 354
Squash: 327
Doozy: 367

Announcements: Friday night ruck marches to come at the Alamo, home grown half see details on slack.

COT: Please continue to pray for Fandango’s co-worker and her family.