A Crab Kicking Good Time

A Crab Kicking Good Time

QIC: Van Gogh

Date: 02/05/2020

PAX: High Cotton, Huckleberry, Bevo, Zima, Splash, Spam-a-lot, H.O.G. (WB), Drip (WD), Van Gogh (QIC)

YHC was putting in some extra miles on Tuesday, and wanted to take it easy on the legs for Mayhem, so an upper body focused beatdown was planned. YHC got an idea for a cousin to the Rock Crawl to try out… and it went exactly as YHC expected it would!

Warm-o-rama

• SSH x 15 IC
• IST x 15 IC
• Copperhead Squats x 15 IC
• Whirly w/Clap x 15 IC

The Thang

• Partner Up
• Get a LARGE rock
• Bear Makers
  • Partner A
    • 2 Mike Tysons, Bear Crawl x 5 (repeat)
  • Partner B
    • 5 Man Makers, John Cusack to Partner A
  • Flip Flop, Repeato
  • 1.5 loops around 
• Crab Kicks
  • Partner A
    • Crab Walk, alternate foot to rock forward
  • Partner B
    • 5 Mike Tysons, Mosey to Partner A
  • Flip Flop, Repeato
  • Destination End of Parking Lot and back
• Return rocks
• Mosey to shelter
• 7 Layer Derkin
  • Dips / LBCs
  • Dips / American Hammers
  • Dips / WWIIs
  • Dips / Low Dolly
  • Dips / Freddy Mercury
  • Dips / Heels to the Heavens
  • Dips
• 7 Layer Dip (as requested by the PAX)
  • Dips / 2 Burpees
  • Dips / 3 Burpees
  • Dips / 4 Burpees
  • Dips / 5 Burpees
  • Dips / 6 Burpees
  • Dips / 1 Burpee
  • Dips

Mary

• No time!

Fin!

CoT

• Prayers for Splash’s family, going through some stuff.
• Honey Badger VQ tomorrow at WIB (about dang time!)
• Convergence on March 7th, for F3WS “mini-launch” to bring out FNGs or give Kotters to missing PAX.
• YHC took us out lifting up our pray requests, giving thanks, and asking for guidance to spread the word of F3 to the right guys who need it

NMM

• Warmorama started with The Side Straddle Hop, which Zima declared “The (unofficial) 6th principle”
• Abe Vigoda’s were a bit fast for the PAX, and after hearing the complaints, YHC slowed down our tempo, resulting in Bevo stating that YHC was a Q of the people, giving them what they want.
• The PAX were nervous about grabbing large rocks, not knowing what they were for… upon hearing they were for Manmakers, YHC wondered what exactly they thought we’d be doing with them??
• YHC originally had Mike Tysons as a part of our Bear Maker, and Burpees as a part of the Crab Kick. YHC was trying to be nice and subbbed burpees with Mike Tysons, and they were thus removed from the Bear Maker… This was a mistake. YHC severely underestimated Huckleberry’s speed, and was forced to slow him down. So they were added back in – along with another half loop to even things up. The PAX can thank Huck later.
• Zima and Splash’s screams during the Manmakers could be heard throughout all of Brookberry Farm… YHC wouldn’t be surprised to hear they woke up Mongoose, Prospector, or Red Eye from their fart sack.
• YHC believes if partners are called for, and there’s an odd man out, the Q should always be that odd man out. Today’s plan didn’t allow for a third wheel, so YHC just did it all solo along with the PAX. That was not fun… was thankful for Bevo who came to help pick up YHC as the 6 on those Crab Kicks.
• Speaking of Crab Kicks…. This was an invention of YHCs as a way to shred your core and give an extra burn in the shoulders and triceps. It’s not as much a exercise as the word kick implies, but does work that as well. The idea is you keep your butt off the ground the whole time and alternate pushing the rock forward with your feet. YHC noticed some PAX dropping to their 6 to then push, which kind of lessen’s the difficulty a good bit…. but hey, “modify as necessary”!
• Crab Kicks turned out to be a bit of an experiment… most PAX agreed they were different. Better than Rock Crawls. Heavily dependent on the rock you chose… Zima and Spams did NOT want to slide, instead it spun.
• HOG, our resident soccer player, rotated in to show them how it’s done. Seems he quite enjoyed them!
• After finishing up a trek to the top of the lot and back, the PAX all commented about how the parking lot was covered in lines and destroyed. Only temporary my friends, it’ll wash off!
• After putting back the rocks, a trip to the shelter was due, for what was supposed to be a fun twist on 7-layer dip… the 7-layer derkin!
• Instead it just turned into a barrage of “Where are the dips!?” and PAX guessing that DIPS were coming next, and not liking the derkins for some reason? Obviously Zima was chatty, but Splash was getting in on the action plenty too.
• Then at one point, Spam disappeared and the PAX made YHC think he didn’t approve and left. Fighting back tears, YHC was glad to see that it wasn’t the case when the Nantan come back.
• And at another point YHC laughed through the cadence due to the MC, but continued pushing through unshaken.
• 98 Derkins later, they got their wish with an Omaha’d 7-layer dip bonus. Complete with increasing Burpee reps in between. Yeah, that silenced the MC, right up until High Cotton left, bring up again many comments of YHC running off PAX.
• Bevo noticed YHC’s pace was accelerating towards the end as the clock was ticking. Gotta respect that time!
• 98 dips later, the PAX headed to CoT, when Huck told YHC he had to leave early… bringing up more comments of running of the PAX… that’s how you know you did a good job 🙂

A great time at Mayhem. Some of the most MC YHC has had to contend with at a Q for a long time, and YHC was really glad to have posted with such fine company. 

Turnover wasn’t there to give the keys back to, and YHC has since forgotten where they were left. Cobains for the late BB post!

Van Gogh