- QIC: Barney Fife
- When: 07/31/2018
- Pax: Anchor Man, Anchorman, Arrowhead, Asphalt, Assassin, Barney Fife, Barry Manilow, Bass-o-matic, Bass-o-matic, Bass-o-matic, Beacon, Boogie Down, Change Order, Cornerstone, Culture Club, Dark Helmet, Deep Dish, Destiny, Dungaree, Fogerty, Gecko, Norm, Offset, Rebel, Short Sale, Smithers, Stallion, Twister, Wide Right
- Posted In: The Ballroom, The Fort
The Message:
Since this was my VQ I was not overly confident and could feel the butterflies doing side straddle hops in my stomach. I had made a homemade deck of workout cards that I was looking forward to trying out. However, the best-laid plans of mice and men often go awry and my plan quickly fell apart. I am ashamed to admit that I underestimated my fellow PAX. My plan was based on a group of what I assumed would be 5 – 10 that would eventually draw 5 cards each by the end of the workout at which time we would compare hands for a modified game of poker.
As I stood in the gloom waiting to give my first disclaimer I was pleasantly surprised to watch the steady stream of vehicles arrive, one after the other. By the time 5:15 rolled around there was a total of 26 of us and I was less nervous and could feel the support in the air. I quickly realized that I would have to modify my plan but I was happy to do it because no matter what happened I knew I was among good friends that would be quick to help if necessary.
After stumbling over a barely adequate disclaimer we started with a CoP warmup:
- Windmills
- Side straddle hops
- Hillbilly walkers
- Carolina dry docks
After the warm up it was time for a short mosey to the football field.
The THANG:
The PAX lined up on the goal line and planked while one person at a time sprinted to the 40 yard line, drew a card and brought it back and called their exercise out in cadence. After each PAX brought one card back for a random beat down that worked the legs, arms and abs we split up into 5 groups on the field. Each group used the 5 workout cards that they had drawn from the pile and moved to the next group of cards when they were done. After each group worked through all 5 sets of cards we lined up on the 40 yard line for more sprints:
- 10 yard sprint, imperial walkers back
- 20 yard sprint, power skip back
- 30 yard sprint, hillbilly walkers back
We moseyed back to the parking lot for CoT where I explained to the group what an enormous impact my F3 brothers have had on my life since I began coming in April and we all welcomed FNG Flyby to the family.
Thanks to Short Sale for giving me the opportunity to Q, I thoroughly enjoyed it and promise to make it SUCK more next time. Thanks to all the PAX who came out and showed their support.