Birthday beatdown at The Estate

Birthday beatdown at The Estate

QIC: BAM

Date: 08/28/17

PAX: Snooki, Jar Jar, Fokker, Chisel, Huckleberry, Snap Chat, Bunyan, Manscape, Mutton, Roosevelt, Swiss Miss, BAM

On this day in 2003, our family welcomed our 2nd child and only son, Howell.  He would later rise in stature to become known as Kapow in F3.  So this beatdown allowed the pax to get to know Kapow a little bit better and be stronger for it.

Kapow’s standard outfit regardless of location or temperature is a white undershirt and athletic shorts.  So, fittingly, YHC set aside the fancy workout gear usually sported and wore the shirt that was good enough for our fathers and grandfathers.

Warm-o-rama

Kapow was born in DeLand, Florida, which is known as the “Athens of Florida.”  YHC learned after moving there it was not referring to Athens, Ga unfortunately.  So, Sun Gods kicked off the exercises.

Others done to 14 IC (14th bday)

• SSH
• Mt Climbers
• Merkins
• IW

The Thang

Pax mosey toward the trail to WFU.  Kapow goes by Howell, which is his middle name.  His first name is Truman, named after his grandfather.  Who may or may not have been named after President Truman.  When you think of President Truman, you think of Fletch scenes.  And the Fletch scene involving Harry Truman had the great line, “He dropped the big one!”  Big one meaning a BOMB, so pax did BOMBS to break up the mosey to WFU

5 Burpees

10 Overhead claps IC

15 Merkins

20 Big Boy Sit Ups

25 Squats

Arriving on the Reynolda Quad of Dear Old WFU, the pax learned Kapow has 3 sisters.  So, we should do a 3 sister grinder.  (eerily similar to 3 man grinder, but much tougher)

Station 1- Hand release merkins

Station 2 – Copperhead squats

• repeato for a couple laps

Station 1 – Heels to Heaven

Station 2 – Jump Squats

Time to mosey back.  The QIC finished the great Fletch scene, “He dropped the big one.” “He dropped two big ones!” So, pax did the broken up BOMBS on the way back.

To explain the excessive running for a BAM Q, the pax learned the final fact about our birthday boy.  He is running for the Mt. Tabor XC team.  So, tried to get in the full 3 miles of XC race.  Fell just short at 2.5, but good effort all around.

FIN

Unfortunately, YHC couldn’t find the scene referenced, but the attached scene is beautiful nonetheless.

Announcements – good workouts happening this week, Snap Chat and Mutton will be leading some.

Prayer requests:

• Family SnapChat mentioned the other week going through divorce, continued prayers
• Parkay – Burlap’s boy – also celebrates a birthday today!
• Texas – the friends and family we have there are safe as far as we know.  But many are not.  Prayers for all those working on rescue efforts and for those stranded.