Impossible Situation is Not Dead

Impossible Situation is Not Dead

QIC: Zima

Date: 11/19/22

PAX: Mutton, Spicoli, Boo Boo, Picnic Basket, Zima

A small, but elite force traveled to the West End to battle the army of the darkness, commanded by our old friend, the Grim Reaper.  This workout was created by Cobra, stolen by Mongoose, bastardized and then self-plagiarized by Thistle, and honored by Burns.  YHC joins the long list of PAX to unleash it on the boys of the gloom.  As the sun rose over the roofs of the historic homes on the hills of the West End, the crows ominously perched themselves high on the fences of the tennis courts, cawing a melodious alarm.  The light emerged over the park and the dark skies became bright.  After Mutton’s driver eased the luxury automobile into his reserved parking space, the dookie spryly leapt out of the car.  As the seconds ticked close to Oh-Beatdown-O’Clock, Spicoli’s chariot roared into the lot on two wheels.  The streetlights shone off of his shiny dome and we knew he had arrived.  The call went out to fight for the survival of the once great bastion of F3 Winston-Salem’dom, Impossible Situation.  Like many other worldly wonders lost to ancient antiquity, time has been unkind to the historic AO.  Once the crown jewel of the F3WS empire, the pundits claim the tattered mothership is dying.  So who answered that call to save it this morning?  A washed up, discontinued malted beverage last popular over 30 years ago.  A high school burnout still living in his glory days, which judging by the remnants of his attire, were a long time ago.  And a HVAC repairman whose once-sharp mind has led him to be self-described as old and confused.  Even the drug pushers, the shirtless vagrants, the crooked physicians, and the diabetes desserts stayed away.  These are what’s left of the warriors of the gloom.  Onto the battlefield they marched with steadfast hopes of glory.  The fight raged on and was taking its toll on the PAX, but shortly after this triad of troops engaged the Reaper, out of the gloom the cavalry arrived in the form of a professional dog walker, along with his faithful steed, nee canine, The Beast.  Dropping stink bombs up and down the lanes, the four-legged secret weapon proved to be the decisive factor in the skirmish.  The boys battled hard throughout the park and on the slopes of Pilot View, barely escaping with the will to fight on, as evidenced by the destruction to Spicoli’s emblematic headband.  They live on to fight another day.

WARMUP.  

Who cares?

BEATDOWN.

LOCATIONS

1. Pocket Park to the east of the track
2. Pilot View

EXERCISES

• Shoulder Tap Merkins x 25
• Bootstrap Squats x 25
• Mountain Climbers x 25
• Burpees x 25
• Low Dollies x 50

• Run x 4 (sprint out, jog back)

• Gas Pumps x 50
• Burpees x 15
• Peter Parkers x 15
• KTG Reverse Lunges x 15
• Side-to-Side Merkins x 15

• Run x 4 (sprint out, jog back)

FINISHED.

Q’S THOUGHTS.

• Did we defeat the Reaper?  Nah, you can’t defeat him.  But we did wound him enough to allow Impossible Situation to live on for another day.
• We made it through one full round of the Reaper and started doing the second round while on the move, chasing Mr. Grim.
• As a special treat, we ended with some Cirque du Soleil abs.  Those trapeze artists must have abs of steel!

ANNOUNCEMENTS.

• Spicoli is buying everyone beer on Black Friday.
• Beverly is running an ungodly number of miles on January 14 to prove how much better he is than the rest of us. 

PRAYERS.

• Safe travels.  Good times with families.

Zima Out.