02/27/2023 - The Outpost - Beartona500
AO: The Outpost
When: 02/27/2023
PAX:
Number of Pax: 16
Pax Names:
DR Names:
Number of FNGS: 0
FNG Names:
QIC: Bean Counter
Introduction
Preblast 
MM Outpost 0515 Coupons Exercise SYITG HC 
You ever have a dream so bad that you know it is actually a nightmare and can force yourself to wake up? Anyways…I had a weird dream last night. I was going through the opening statements before WoR and I kept stumbling over the words. Then I couldn’t keep cadence and said the wrong exercises. It was seriously so bad and embarrassing to the point where my mind realized it was just a nightmare and I was able to force-wake up. Needless to say…I was looking forward to this Q.
Got to the AO right after 0500. 2 Hand was already there and had already sent me the scouting report. Circled up, went over the 5 Core Principles, Disclaimer, Mission, Credo. Time to get warm.
Warm-O-Rama
SSH IC x 15
Mosey over to the NW part of the lot under one of the Ale Fest beer tents
Arm Circles Forward and Backwards IC x 10
Mosey over to the T on Cedar Glade by the baseball fields
Abe Vigodas IC x 10
Mosey under pavilion between baseball fields
Irkins OMD x 10
Merkins OMD x 10
Dirkins OMD x 10
Mosey to skatepark
Burpee/Mountain Climbers x 5
Mosey back to flags.
We are warm.
Grab Coupons and head over to Pavilion
The Thang
Thang 1 – Beartona 500
Dora type routine where P1 starts on the reps while P2 moseys to the roundabout, bearcrawls around the roundabout, then moseys back to the pavilion to switch with partner.
Exercises:
100 Lateral Coupon Raises
100 Carolina Dry Docks
100 Hydraulics
100 Overhead Press
100 Hand Release Merkins
When finished, help another team finish.
All Teams finished. Mosey with coupons to the east side of the parking lot.
Thang 2 – Shoulder Finisher
1 Curl
Cusack Carry about 15 yards
10 Shoulder Taps
Cusack Carry another 15 yards
1 Blockee
Cuscack Carry back to start.
Repeat but add 1 rep to Curl and Blockee. Continue adding reps until time.
When YHC called time, we Cusack carried back to the flags, as a group.
Mary
Elbow-2-Knee L and R x 10 each
45 Degree Flutter Kicks IC x 10
Recover, recover
Circle of Trust
Count – 16
Announcements – Thank you 2 Hand Touch
Name-o-Rama – Crop Duster, Chutes and Ladders, Toto, Pothole, Chaps, Whopper Jr, Shandy, SpiritFingers, Dingo, One Eye Willy, Hamburger Helper, Boo Boo, Trickle, Barf Bag, 2 Hand Touch, Bean Counter
CoT
I let the PAX know the CoT would be a little scattered. I started by expressing my gratitude and appreciation for their support this morning. I just finished the ATR challenge and it had felt like forever since I had been at the OP. It was great to see some of the familiar faces there and even some new ones that I had yet gotten to meet. ATR was great as it pushed me out of my comfort zone and allowed me to meet some different PAX and explore some different AOs. We have an awesome thing going here in our Super Region. I continued by reminding PAX that we all have our reasons for getting out in the gloom every morning. Some of us are training to be Spartans… some of us are just trying to get a good workout in … and some of us are only out here for the mumblechatter/fellowship. There are no ‘wrong answers’ in my opinion. Just make sure whatever you are doing, do it with all you got.
Naked Man Moleskin
Great to be out at my home AO The Outpost. Great to meet Hamburger Helper. Dude has been getting AFTER it!
This morning’s beatdown was inspired by a beatdown I got to do in Sacramento, CA a couple of weeks ago. The Bear-tona concept intrigued me. Why settle for a ‘recovery run’ when you can continue to torture your shoulders instead via bear crawls…over and over again? I hope the beatdown had it’s intended effect. I know I had some trouble lifting up my arms for at least a couple of hours after the beatdown.
Honored as always – BC