Nine men joined together today at Nation Ford High School on a fine spring morning for another edition of Varsity.  After a couple of Pax got a jump start with their Burpees, we were disclaimed properly and off we went.  Here is what we did:

The Thang:

Harry Caray at Q:

Warm up mosey with high knees, butt kickers, side shuffles, Karaokes and toy soldiers.  Mosey down to the elementary school lot for COP:

All in cadence:

SSH x 20, Imperial Walker x 15, Low slow squat x 15 (not so slow!), windmill x 15, merkin x 15/mountain climber x 15/peter parker x 15, plank stretch (no break in between).

Burpee x 10 (OYO), crab cakes x 15, Morrocan nightclub x 15

Hand off to Senator Tressel

Mosey back to the high school.  Stop by the white Passat and pick up two bricks.   Head out about 40 yards, drop your bricks and return to the start.  Line up.  One by one, sprint to the brickpile, pick up a brick and sprint back.  Those who are waiting to run do burpees until each member of the Pax has retrieved a brick.  After everyone has retrieved a brick, repeat the cycle to obtain the other brick.  We substituted LBC’s for burpees the second round..

Mosey with your bricks to the drive in front of the football stadium and circle up.

jack Webb (1:4, with a brick in each hand – crowd pleaser)

Stay in the circle for ABLAB:

Flying Hello Dolly x 20, Lounger x 20, Crunch press x 20, X’s and O’s x 7 (audibile!)

Line up and do an indian run back to COT

Naked Man Moleskin

This morning, as I pulled into the parking lot, Crawdaddy and What Did were already getting some burpees in before the workout.  This June burpee challenge stuff is serious business.   They must have not thought we were going to do any today, or they wanted to bank some extras before the weekend indulgences.

Harry Caray (Twitterless as of this writing) made this Q debut this morning and did a fine job warming up the group.  (Q school still recommended for all new Q’s, of course).  This was also my VQ at NAFO despite being an F3 member for almost 5 years.  I don’t make it out to NAFO that often, but started making Varsity a semi-regular stop the last several months.  I really like the high intensity’ workouts put on here.  I had the bricks in my trunk from yesterdays Q at Laces-In,  so I thought I would break them out one more time before hauling them back to my backyard.

Between Harry Cary and YHC,  we did 60-70 today by my estimate (the aforementioned Pax topped that, of course).  Jack Webb’s with the bricks were challenging and we made it to 10 today. A Fort Mill police cruiser came through just after set 9 and we had to take an unscheduled break.  I’d be lying if I said I was not happy to see them and get a little extra rest before that last set.  Based on moans and groans of the pax heard around that time, I believe I was not the only one.  As I write this, my neck and whole upper body is pretty darn sore and hope I lived up to the high bar set by the regular Q’s at Varsity.

It’s always a pleasure and a privilege to lead a strong group, and I look forward to my next visit to this fine AO.  Thanks for the opportunity, Skate or Die!

Announcements/Prayers/Praises

Bowling Tournament (Gutters and Gringos)  for Columbia Mission Trip – June 10, $100 for 4 man teams.  Let’s bowl!

Hog and Coyote and Catawba Tubing trip for CAH on June 17

Paradise workouts at 9 each Saturday.  Reach out to those less fortunate and GET INVOLVED!

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Prayers for F3 brother Slaughter with blood clots, and other injured Pax.  Chicken Wing recounted a good message from Cake Boss about the burdens we all carry.  Be conscious of your burdens and let God carry them for you.