April Fools Beatdown Part1
QIC: Adobe
Date: 4-1-25
PAX: Dr. Toot, Drama Queen, Nelly, Starfish, Ziffel, Tonka, Subfloor, Blind Date, Ziggy Stardust, Hawkeye, (FNG- Killshot ), Adobe
Ahhh.. April 1st. What a fun day. And although I wasn’t the original Q scheduled for this mornings festivities, ( Skyline had an injury and needed a sub…get well soon brother ), I figured I could whip up something sinister for the occasion.
Warm-O-RAMA:
Good morning all. Mission Statement, 5 Core Principles. ( And here’s where the fun began )
“And the 6th Core Principle…… Side Straddle Hop___is what I would say, if it weren’t April Fools Day”
We started with the Smurf Jack. Then:
Goofballs, Crunchy Frog, Alphabets ( On your six. Spell the entire alphabet with your legs A-Z ), Tie Fighters, Randys ( You know, kid who couldn’t put his arms down. Arms up and own in a 6-12 inch, flutter motion ), and Moroccan Nightclubs.
The THANG:
PAX were instructed to go grab some blocks and meet back at the starting line. ( More on that later ).
1st Routine:
Partner Up. P1 wheelbarrows P2 all the way down the parking lot, stopping at each cone (2) to do 5 burpees each. Once the last cone was reached, flip flop and go back.
It wasn’t until about halfway through that the Q realized two things. 1. This really sucked and was a LONG way to do this. 2. The parking lot at Parliament is not flat. ( Sorry for P2 guys who had to do this uphill )
2nd Routine:
PAX were instructed to head over to the gym wall. Carioca half way, high knees the rest of the way. Remember, no running at Parliament!
Once we arrived, Rebound drills.
10 Rebound drills OYO, then over to the curb. 10 Mountain Climbers IC.
10 Rebound drills OYO, then over to the curb. 10 Crab Jacks IC.
10 Rebound drills OYO, then over to the curb. 10 Plank Jacks IC.
Done with that….Head back over to the blocks. High knees half way, Carioca the rest of the way.
3rd Routine:
Now that we were back over to the blocks, the Q instructed the PAX to quickly move over to the picnic tables.
” Wait, what about the blocks? ” ” Are we even going to use the blocks today? ” The PAX asked…. The Q gave a slight grin and we continued over to the tables.
Part 3 = A whole MESS of Dips:
10x OYO. Dips, Dirkins, Dips, Irkins, Dips, WWII’s, Dips, Box Jumps, Dips, Captain Morgans.
OVERTIME:
Well, the Q had originally planned to play a prank by making the PAX grab a lot of blocks and not even use them. Joke was on YHC for forgetting that DASH PAX dudes are a bunch of studs! They zoomed through all of these, so the Q had to improvise.
Fortunately, the night before this Q leads, his mind is usually racing with excitement.
I remembered doing a Block Chain workout one time at Alcatraz. It was pretty brutal. Hmmm, blocks in a chain. That could work….maybe?
PAX were FINALLY instructed to go back to the blocks, for real this time.
Everyone grab one end of a block, making one big line and the guy next to you holding the other end. Guys at the end of the chain only had to grab a single block in the chain ( lucky ! ) PAX were then instructed to walk all the way down the parking lot. At the end of the lot, do one massive turn, not dropping the blocks and walk all the way back. IF any of the links broke ( dude can’t go anymore and had to drop the block ), everyone had to do 10 burpees.
The first time around, didn’t go so well. 2nd attempt, we NAILED it! Great job men, and holy cow did this require some crazy grip strength.
And since the PAX wanted to use the blocks soooo much all morning, the Q instructed the PAX to Murder Bunny back to put the blocks up. Sadly, we did lose one cindy while doing this. Murder bunnies and asphalt don’t mix. Tell your friends.
MARY:
With only a few minutes to spare, we did some ring around the mary.
LBC, Penguin Crunch, Protractor.
COT:
We had an FNG this morning. Ziffel brought his son out. A few different options were thrown out there. Bump was a good one, but we finally settled on Killshot. Welcome!
Announcements:
GreeNest Saturday. Seaman has Alcatraz on Saturday. Superfly is coordinating another trip to WNC to help with cleanup, see Slack for details.
Prayers:
Prayers for everything going on in the world. Prayers for peace.
YHC took us out.
NMM:
Awesome work this morning men. It was an honor being able to lead. Thank you guys for showing up, day in and day out. Keep showing up…Keep leading. Our communities, our world need each and every one of you.
Lots of great mumblechatter this morning. And no man left behind!
Until next time.
Adobe – OUT
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