09/28/2020 - Dark Tower - 2 Year ManAnniversary
AO: Dark Tower
When: 09/28/2020
PAX:
Number of Pax: 26
Pax Names: afib, Aladdin, Baby Hands, Backdraft, Bjorn, Catheter, Curds, Dr. Ralph, Fender, Jackie Chiles, Longshanks, Marla Hooch, Mendoza, Nair, Pizza the Hut, Radio Flyer, Serena, Shandy, Skilling, Sparky, Tailspin, Toadstool, Turner, Waterfall, Woodwind,
DR Names:
Number of FNGS: 0
FNG Names:
QIC: Smokey
Introduction
2 Year ManAnniversary celebration at Dark Tower. Join in on a trip down memory lane.
Solid HC action the night before combined with predicted rain all night and into the workout meant I had to ensure we stayed spread out and dry.
By 0445 texts from Wet Wipe and TBD confirmed that South Siders stick together and are allergic to rain. Smalls, @@, Onions, and PowderPuff also tapped out ahead of time, for…what I’m sure…were more valid reasons.
No rain upon arrival and the PAX rolled in. Surprise visit from Backdraft made the day that much brighter.
Warm-O-Rama
SSH’s I.C. – 20
Arm Circles x10 forward and reverse
Windmills IC -20
4 count squats IC – 10
Off we moseyed to the parking garage
The Thang
Warmup continued with high knees or butt kickers (PAX choice to loosen up) across the main level
THANG 1:
Format for the Thang. Movement given to go up and across each level of the garage. At each end, PAX stop and hold plank for the 6, then listen to a tail from my 2 years in F3 …while holding plank.
Lunge up first ramp. Plank story: My first workout. Uncle Rico hitting us with Chumbawamba burpees as a “warm up” and my original nickname of “spread ’em” (not Bob Ross approved).
Bear Crawl across second deck. Plank story: Shandy’s Blizzard beatdown, snowballs, and the polar vortex.
Broad jump or bunny hop up second ramp. Plank story: Onions going on a ride along and doing the Spartan with Bjorn, Onions, TBD, Capt Undies, and Trickle.
Crab walk across the third deck. Plank story: GrowRuck, Opening the Ridge and introducing one of my best friends for the last 30 years, Woody, to F3, and Juice Box organizing a party bus for the Christmas Party.
Duck walk up the third ramp. Plank story: Wrestling with Bjorn in the snow after I clocked him with a snowball and Lucky the dog coming in and humping me. Snow Football Q on a Saturday…the last time I worked out with Noonan.
Backwards run across the forth deck. Plank story: Smalls and Brooks stepping up to lead Cub Scouts after an ask. COVID. The Lincoln Games. How great the text message videos with Wet Wipe, Paula Dean, and Appletini were.
Frog Hop up the forth ramp. Plank Story. Finally convincing my other best friend, Serena, to try F3. Tired of hearing about this “stud” Muggsy, the competitor in me asked him to do the Sasquatch with him. Turns out…dude is legit. He carried my sorry butt the whole time.
Sprint across the fifth deck. Mosey to the third deck. Jump and touch every support on deck 3, then mosey to the covered bridge.
THANG 2: Hangin’ out.
Plank for the 6. Plank Story: Frozen Convergence at DT. Aflac losing feeling in his fingers and Shandy trying to do 5 minutes of Pullups after being the site Q for a Murph the day before.
Hang on a bridge support for 1 min.
Mosey back to the lot.
Circle of Trust
Prayers were lifted up for F.E.N.D.E.R. and his M, due any day now with 2.1. Dr. Ralph’s brother. WW’s FIL.
CoT: Thank you to the HIMs of F3. Men who I didn’t know at all 2 years ago are now some of the people I consider some of my best friends. Other men who I kind of knew in a…”hey, how are ya” or knew only as ‘such and such’s’ dad…are now guys who I talk to all the time and am close with. It’s help me strengthen the long friendships I’ve had with Woody and Serena, and reconnect with friends from growing up like Shandy and Leuben. This network of HIMs has helped me accelerate in every area of my life. Thank you for being a part of it.
Naked Man Moleskin
Even though stupid Skilling predicted rain, we stayed dry the whole time. Great attendance at Coffee after, which included Pizza the Hutt treating me to one of his ultra fancy reverse engineered Hawaiian coffee’s. It was no DD, but it sufficed!
Thank you to everyone for making this a great 2 years!