Total Request Live

Total Request Live

QIC: Starfish

Date: 02/08/2020

PAX: Drama Queen (WD), Parkay (WB), Bevo, Spamalot, Turnover, Lamb Chop, Splash, Zima, High Cotton, Van Gogh, TPS, Burlap, Lemming, D-Day, The Singing Cowboy, Starfish (QIC)

YHC was originally supposed to Q #Purgatory back on January 25 to celebrate his 52nd trip around the sun.  However, #Caviar’s basketball team ended up playing over in Asheville that day so YHC had to be replaced by @Burlap for that Q.  @GreenAcres needed a sub for today, so #YHC felt that it was his duty to step up and give back.  Unfortunately, #AmericanAirlines decided to make that a bit more challenging by trying their best to not do their jobs by not getting me home last night in a timely manner from #ATX.  On the bright side, the delay in #CLT enabled me to spend time with @Butter and @Butter’sHair who were both also stuck in #CLT on the way home.  (Side note:  1 of the 3 of us still posted this morning…)  Anyhow, once we got in the airplane (@Butter was in first class, YHC was relegated to the bulkhead row of coach where he had an unfortunate run in with safety monitor power tripping Bobby Brady of a flight attendant), YHC was able to collect all of the requests that had come in via the twitter to build a rather eclectic playlist and workout based upon the various “requests” that came in as replies to the preblast tweets announcing the aforementioned substi-Q at #Purgatory this fine 28 degree morning.

First to reply was @F3Metro/@F3Gastonia’s @Tesla who gave us permission to wear gloves this morning.  So, per his request, during Warm-O-Rama:

• Hand in Glove – The Smiths
• Kid Gloves – Rush

SSH x20 IC

IW x15 IC

Windmill, Godfather Abe Vigoda Style x10 IC

Whirly Has The Clap x10 IC

Copperhead Squats x20 IC

Copperhead Merkins x10 IC (long distance dedication from @Plunger via text last night), hold it

Peter Parker x10 IC, hold it

Parker Peter x10 IC

• Tom Sawyer – Rush (@SgtShultz tweeted that we could play all the Rush we wanted to since he was in Puerto Rico marching around in uniform all weekend…)

Austin Batwings:

• Little Baby Arm Circles, Forward x16 IC, hold it
• Little Baby Arm Circles, Reverse x15 IC, hold it
• Overhead Claps x15 IC, hold it
• Seal Claps x15 IC, hold it
• Moroccan Night Clubs x15 IC, hold it

Mosey across parking lot to the field/track.

The Thang, Part 1:  Catch Me If You Can

• Freewill – Rush

Partner Up.  Size and Fitness Goals do not matter.  Partner 1 stays and performs 10 Hand Release Merkins while Partner 2 lunge walks around the track.  After the HR merkins, Partner 1 runs to catch Partner 2 and switches places.  Partner 2 then performs 10 Hand Release Merkins while Partner 1 lunge walks around the track.  After the HR merkins, Partner 2 runs to catch Partner 1 and so forth and so on.  At the tennis court turn, switch directions and replace Hand Release Merkins with Sumo Squat [Jumps] and replace lunge walk with bear crawl (#crowdpleaser).

The Thang, Part 2:  Turkish Folsom Prison Blues

@DramaQueen requested a replay of the infamous #Purgatory Johnny Cash workout, so:

• Folsom Prison Blues – Johnny Cash

1 Turkish Get Up OYO; 1 Prisoner Get Up OYO

2 Turkish Get Ups OYO; 2 Prisoner Get Ups OYO

3 Turkish Get Ups OYO; 3 Prisoner Get Ups OYO

4 Turkish Get Ups OYO, 4 Prisoner Get Ups OYO

5 Turkish Get Ups OYO, 5 Prisoner Get Ups OYO

So forth and so on until the song is over.

The Thang, Part 3:  Ring of Fire

• I Walk The Line – Johnny Cash
• Ring of Fire – Johnny Cash

Pax circle up in plank.  One pax calls an ab exercise and runs around the circle.  Other pax perform AMRAP of the called ab exercise until the caller pax returns to his spot in the circle.  Rotate clockwise until all pax have called an ab exercise.  Exercises included:  American Hammers, WWII Situps, Plank Jacks, Low Dolly, Mutton Crunch Right, Mutton Crunch Left, Parker Peters, Low Flutters, WWI Situps, Some Crazy Crunch Thing that @Zima called, Freddie Mercuries, LBCs, Penguin Crunch, etc.

The Thang, Part 4:  Catch Us If You Can

@Burlap first posted some tweet with guys running through brick walls, so:

• Another Brick In The Wall, Part 1 – Pink Floyd
• The Happiest Days Of Our Lives – Pink Floyd
• Another Brick In The Wall, Part 2 – Pink Floyd

Partner Up in trios.  Size somewhat matters for this one.  Partner 1 carries Partner 2 in a clockwise direction around the track.  Partner 3 performs 5 Burpees OYO and then runs to catch the partner-carrying pair.  Switch it up and rotate and keep progressing around the track as a threesome.  (#Crowdpleaser.)  Upon returning to the bench/speaker, round of Hillbillies IC, Nolan Ryans IC, Randy Johnson IC.

The Thang, Part 5:  Let’s Get Physical

Unfortunately, @Burlap couldn’t leave good well enough alone and decided to post a second GIF last night of some hermaphroditic dude doing squats in spandex tights (#Creepy), so:

• Physical – Olivia Newton John

Leg-O-Rama aka Let Me Hear Your Body Talk

Alternating Lunges x12 IC

Alternating Side Lunges x12 IC

Alternating Reverse Lunges x12 IC

Sumo Squats x12 IC

Mosey over to tennis courts.

The Thang, Part 6:  Kevorkians aka Partner Assisted Suicides

The next tweet/request came from @Spamtan who posted that Beavis and Butthead (rocking out in their AC/DC and Metallica t-shirts) must be included, so:

• Back In Black – AC/DC
• Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap – AC/DC
• Enter Sandman – Metallica

Partner Up.  Size and Fitness Goals do not matter.

Partner 1 stays and performs AMRAP of called exercise.  Partner 2 runs to other side of court 1 and back and then switches places.  Partner 1 then also runs to other side of court 1 and back.  Second time through each partner runs to other side of court 2 and back.  Third time through each partner runs to other side of court 3 and back.  After that third round, hold plank/Al Gore/6 inch leg lift for the six.

Round 1:  Merkins

Round 2:  Squats

Round 3:  LBCs

Round 4:  Trailer Park Merkins (aka Double-Wide Merkins)

Round 5:  Calf Raises

Round 6:  Snow Angels

We were also #RickRolled by @SourMash on the twitter last night, so:

• Never Gonna Give You Up – Rick Astley

Mosey back to #VSF/launch spot

4 Minutes of Mary

Super 70s Sports tweeted about Sledgehammer last night, so:

• Sledgehammer – Peter Gabriel

Box Cutters x15 IC

Right Oblique Crunch x10 IC

Left Oblique Crunch x10 IC

Rosalitas x15 IC

COT/BOM:  YHC took us out

FIN

NMM

That was eclectic and fun.  Kind of like a potluck dinner where you aren’t really sure what you’re going to get when you take the risk of having the guests bring whatever they feel like.

As @Burlap mentioned, and thanks largely to him, YHC’s Spotify algorithm will never be the same and is completely confused.  #WideRangeOfMusicalTasteGettingEvenWider

Probably should have played even more Rush since @SgtShultz wasn’t around to bitch, moan and complain about it.

Several pax completed and/or attempted #HandsFree Turkish Getups, forcing YHC to issue a mid-workout disclaimer.  Reminded YHC of the insane Statesville guys during F3WinstonSalem’s third workout ever where they tried to make us do #HandsFreeBurpees.  We lost @Balco for the better part of the rest of the first year of F3WS after that incident….

@DramaQueen rightly called for the trumpet intro to #RingOfFire on cue.

@Parkay is still embarrassed by @Burlap’s twitter “skills”.  #WhyDoTheyLetOldGuysOnTwitter?

Special #Tclaps to @Spamalot for balancing out the playlist vs. the ONJ and Rick Astley weirdness.

#Cobains for the #RickRoll although that one is @SourMash’s fault and considering what he could’ve/might’ve done with GIFs last night, it could have been much much worse.

Here’s a link to the playlist:

Announcements:

• Bring manly weights to the #Outhouse on Monday or face @Zima’s ridicule
• If you want to see runners that are faster than you are, join @DramaQueen at JDL Fast Track today to see Craig Engels and his sweet stache and mullet run an 800m in about 1 minute 45 seconds.  1400 hrs today.
• On 2/15, go to the old Garage and see a short play written by @DramaQueen and starring @Beverly and @Huckleberry.  Drinks are on @Huckleberry afterwards, according to @Zima.
• on 3/21 @HOG is leading a DeaconDash team, see @HOG or @Bevo for more details (#RecordingMalfunction #Cobains)
• Free cookies courtesy of @Boomerang.  See @D-Day.
• Speaking of @D-Day, he’s leading #DashPaxRuckers tomorrow morning.  More cookies available then, too.  #TheMostWonderfulTimeOfTheYear.
• Prayers for those suffering from/with mental illness.