Five intrepid PAX ventured out into the gloom on a rainy Friday morning.

The Thang:
Warmup jog down to Empire Pizza parking lot with the usual shakeout of high-knees, butt-kickers, and some karaoke before circling up.

COP:
SSH x 20
IW x 20
WA Merkins x5
CDD x 20
Mountain Climbers x 10
SSH x 20
Peter Parker x 10
SSH x 20
Parker Peter x 10

With the Labor Day double-down running of the Murph approaching, YHC thought a Slow Burn moderate Murph would be in order:

2 laps around the AO (roughly .5 miles)
50 Supine Pull-ups
100 Merkins
150 Squats
2 more laps around the AO to complete the mile.

Bring it home to CFA for COT

Moleskin

Everybody was up for a moderate Murph despite the rain (or maybe because of it though it had tapered off a bit during the workout) and pushed hard. A virtual Jekyll trophy goes to Backdraft who did extra credit of 70 pullups, 140 merkins, and 210 squats plus an extra 2 laps around the AO for a full 1.5 miles. Well done.

Gridlock and YHC had a conversation about pre-workout fueling during the second leg of the run. He chose to forego eating, while I prefer a Cliff bar and possibly a banana 30-60 minutes before. Got me wondering what other PAX eat (or don’t) before a F3 workout? Sound off in the comments.

Programming note: Slow Burn regular time/location next week (8/8). Game Plan will be monthly #F3BibleChallenge update at Eternal Church @ 6:15, with guest speaker Dee Christopher. See Pusher for details.

Other Announcements:
– Gladiator course 8/9 post WEP workout.
– Labor Day double down with Armory at FHC followed by Murph at NAFO
– CampCare 5k 9/6
– Invergence 9/26 at ASC Greenway Pavilion.
– Fri 10/3 Victory Sports Golf tourney at Regent Park

Prayer requests for family, PAX on the IR, and unspoken.

The Thang:
2 BOYO in honor of the two gents who came in hot right before launch.

Warm up jog down to the Empire lot with high knees, butt kickers, etc.

COP
20 SSH
5 BOYO
20 Imperial Walkers
4 BOYO
10 Mountain Climbers
3 BOYO
15 squats
2 BOYO
15 LBCs
Plank to keep the PAX honest. Plank series courtesy of CSPAN

Mosey to the strip

Running Jack Webb
1 merkin/4 air presses, run to second cross walk (about 75 yards) 2 merkins/8 air presses, run back to start and repeat until 5 merkins/20 air presses. OYO, then Peoples chair on the Baxter Bunch wall when done.

Once everyone was on the wall, head right into the People’s chair sequence: Go down the line 1 PAX at a time doing called exercise while everyone else sits and does air presses/extensions. Everyone did:
5 derkins
10 LBCs
15 squats (crowd pleaser)

Mosey back to parking lot for Mary, dealers-choice style:
Hello Dolly
Freddie Mercuries
Russian Twists
LBCs
Protractor
Rosalitas
8pt body builders (Thanks Pebbles)
Superman, complete with singing.

Platoon run home

Still 2 minutes left, so BOYO.

COT

Moleskin

Ominous start as we waited to launch as a gust of wind revealed that YHC failed to plant the Shovel Flag adequately. Decided then that there must be burpees today for atonement.

Tempted to call the wall series “The Strip Club” as there was much praise of form from the sitting PAX while each man solo performed the called exercises. Squat sequence in particular had some fans and a couple of showmen that really got into it, though no dollars were produced. Funny part is the sequence was basically an audible as YHC didn’t plan enough exercises. Filler for the win.

Note to self, when doing dealers choice start with Pebbles while we still have energy. Though in a warped way I am beginning to look forward to seeing what exercise he calls during Mary. By next month he’ll have us cutting down trees with dull axes.

Who’s hair-brained idea was it for 2 minutes of BOYO at the end? Oh yeah, mine. Thanks CSPAN for volunteering to be the diligent road guard. Even though no car came within a hundred yards you still managed to sneak a burpee or two in. #Selfless

Ended workout once again with recovery of Slow Burn Shovel Flag while Cake Boss planted the Game Plan SF. It is starting to become a formalized changing of the guard ceremony. Cake Boss had better planting technique and no burpees were required during Game Plan.

Announcements:
– Convergence @ The Patriot this Saturday. No WEP workout, but Alcatraz as normal. Look your prettiest for the news cameras.
– 2nd F Lunch @ Mellow Mushroom Uptown today @ noon.
– Gladiator course 8/9 post WEP workout.
– Labor Day double down with Armory at FHC followed by Murph at NAFO
– Invergence 9/26 at ASC Greenway Pavilion.
– Fri 10/3 Victory Sports Golf tourney at Regent Park

Finally I’m starting to put together a Q schedule for Slow Burn. Let me know if you want in on Q’ing the Region’s undisputed best Friday workout. #YouKnowYouWantTo