14 PAX tagged up at Broken Wheel this morning as Precinct Judge RagDoll supervised an Election Day themed beatdown.
But first… Preparty: 3rd Degree, TV Guide, Creeper, Typo+ and SoccerMom hammered out 5 pull-ups, 10 Merkins and 15 Squats per round. 8 rounds in 9.5 minutes. Good job men!
PAX: ShowMe, MicDrop, 3rd Degree, Typo+, Creeper, TV Guide, Sterno, Hush Puppy, Tebow, Nimbus 2000, Soccer Mom, Inspector Gadget, Stats, RagDoll (QIC)
We all survived the night’s tornado scare and welcomed a slightly less gloomish morning due to the end of daylight savings time. Nice to actually see each other’s faces for the first time in weeks.
It’s 5:30am. 56 degrees. Polls are open. Let’s roll!
Disclaimer:
Warm Up:
We kicked things off with an Indian Run around the track, and let’s keep it patriotic with our Old Glory shovel flag in the lead. 1/3 mile around the track, then back to the parking lot for:
- A bit of stretching including: Cherry Pickers (4 count stretch bending over at waist and touching ground forward, middle back then stand), next pull your arm over your head and bend to the side toward your opposite leg… I suppose there’s a name for that, but I don’t know what it is. Plus a few other nameless stretches and Good Mornings.
- 20 Side straddle hops
- 18 Tempo squats.
It’s 2018 – that’s 242 years of democracy! #America!
Thang 1: The Millard Fillmore
Millard Fillmore was pretty mediocre at most things, namely being a very mediocre 13th President. But there was one thing he did do right.
One day the Library of Congress caught on fire, so old Millard ran from the White House to lead the bucket brigade to save the building. Today we honored the one un-medicore presidential act of #13.
PAX partner-up and line up in the parking lot at the East light pole. Here’s the drill.
- Politician (backpedal) across the parking lot to the middle light pole (approx 30 yards)
- First partner wheelbarrows to the North edge of the parking lot (approx 20 yards).
- At the edge of the parking lot both partners complete 3 Yurpees (Clurpee with 2 tuck jumps = 1). It’s named after a Communist – but you doing them reminds you to be thankful for democracy.
- Second partner now wheelbarrows back to the middle light pole
- Continue Politician across the parking lot to the far West light pole (approx 30 yards)
- Same as before – partner wheelbarrow, 3 Yurpees, wheelbarrow back to the light pole.
- Now both partners Politician all the way back to the starting light pole (approx 60 yards)
- Imperial Walkers until all in.
Those proficient in mental geometry and spatial reasoning have recognized we’ve made the outline of an “F” in our Millard Fillmore work. Not everyone got it, and the fire is still burning, so let’s rinse and repeat but this time with 6 Yurpees at each wheel barrow turn. 3rd Degree war cried. Q got tired. Nice work everyone.
Thang 2: Great American 11s
QIC hasn’t been voted out of office yet so we gather at the middle light pole for another celebration of democracy.
Great American 11s are 11s with a decidedly patriotic twist — Merkins / Mountain Climbers, Lame-duck Session Walks, and American Hammers.
- PAX form a line and perform 10 sets of 3 Merkins + 1 Mountain Climber.
- Then Lame-duck Session Walk 15 yards (that’s a duck walk 2 steps + a hop forward… like a duck with a broken foot, kinda like Congress after midterms).
- Perform 1 American Hammer.
- Immediately go into your next cadence of 9 sets of 3 Merkins + 1 Mountain Climber.
- Lame-duck Session Walk back to the light pole for 2 American Hammers, and continue on as 11s do.
Who’s a Great American? 14 PAX performing Great American 11s – that’s who!
Mary:
Circle up in the parking lot. On your 6 – we’ve done this routine before!
Keep your feet floating during entire routine: 8 count leg hold, 40 Scissor kicks, leg hold, 20 FlutterKix, leg hold, 20 Toes to the Stars (reverse crunch leg thrusters), leg hold, 20 Freddie Mercuries (bicycles), leg hold. And recover.
We made it fellas. Polls are closed. Time to get your “I Voted” stickers. Actually I don’t have stickers for you… but Tebow brought coffee. Thanks Tebow!
Counterama/Namerama/CoT:
It’s easy to get disillusioned during election season with all the negativity and broken promises. But we live in America and we are free, thanks to the sacrifice of so many men and women who have gone before us. They pledged to each other their lives, their fortunes and their sacred honor.
So today, enjoy your freedom. Lead with freedom. Worship in freedom. Live your freedom. And get out the vote!
Post-Party: 3rd Degree and Soccer Mom are still hungry for more. ShowMe and RagDoll join in for 6 more Yurpees for America.
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Thankful to lead you men today!
– RagDoll