02/29/2020 - The Outpost - Get the most out of your leap day
AO: The Outpost
When: 02/29/2020
PAX:
Number of Pax: 10
Pax Names: Baby Hands, Goldberg, Hamburgler, Handy Manny, Muggsy, Nacho Libre, Nala, Shandy, Twilight, Woodwind,
DR Names:
Number of FNGS: 0
FNG Names:
QIC: Nala
Introduction
A slight modification to the location of the flag was made because Bean Counter was kind enough to inform us that the parking lot may be closed off due to Naperville Ale Fest. Instead of the usual spot, we parked over by the baseball fields. YHC wonders if the people standing in freezing temperatures drinking beer think the F3 brethren are crazy for working out in freezing temperatures in the morning. There is some irony there…
Pre-Blast Early Outpost 2/29/2020
Tomorrow is an extra day in our year. The next time we get to have an extra day on a Saturday will be 2048, so it only makes sense that we should get started early so none of it goes to waste. 
will say it’s cold, but we’ll be on 
. No coupons needed, but plan on covering a bit of ground. Do you want to be the one that said you spent a Saturday leap day in the fartsack 
??
in the 
if you want to make the most of leap day!
Warm-O-Rama
PAX gathered, and mumble chatter commenced. Nacho Libre warmed up his mouth as he shared his EC of 2.5 miles was frustrating because he was trying to keep up with Baby Hands and Muggsy (who got 3 in). We all warmed up our bodies with:
25 SSH in cadence
15 SLOW Tappy Taps in cadence.
The Thang
Thang 1:
Mosey to pavilion between ball fields YHC saw picnic tables and couldn’t resist:
15 Carolina Dry Docks – feet on picnic table benches OYO
Mosey between ball fields to the path.
BATAAN Death March to far parking lot by amphitheater.
YHC was glad as they neared the parking lot that he would only do one round of burpees on the death march, but karma slapped him as he was the only pax to slip on the ice. You know what they say about karma…
Thang 2:
Modified DORA
PAX partnered up and one completed Merkins, Squats and Big Boys while other partner ran across the parking lot, around the island and back. Rather than a traditional DORA, where you would count a number of reps before switching, reps were not counted so pax could focus on form. Instead pax switched exercises when YHC called time. Time ultimately was about 3 rounds of Merkins, 4 rounds of Squats, 3 rounds of Big Boys. Mumble chatter commenced. YHC was form police when he noticed Baby Hands and Nacho Libre performing squats by doing a curling motion with their arms, rather than bending their legs. Thank you Hamburgler for the juicy gas powered run.
Quick Planks – hold plank for 15 seconds, right arm right leg up 15 seconds, plank 15 seconds, left arm left leg up 15 seconds.
Thang 3:
Mosey under a light so people could see better
15 Y-T shoulder raises, in cadence, in “rocket launcher” position
20 bottom half squats, in cadence
15 Y-T shoulder raises, in cadence, in “rocker launcher” position (other leg forward)
Fast Mosey back to flags – Thank you Shandy for calling Jailbreak as we neared the flags.
Mary:
Banana – Boat holds to YHC Command
Various leg stretches
Circle of Trust
Typically YHC tries to think of something somewhat profound to say, and this being leap day lent itself to something clever and creative. However, life has been busy due to circumstances at work. YHC had one of his employees get promoted to another position at Lions Clubs, and his direct supervisor resigned to go work for the UN. Because of this, time has been extremely valuable. Getting up in the morning to get a work out with the F3 brothers has been even more important as it is a way to do something good to start the day, having some fellowship, and some exercise to get the endorphins flowing. We have an “extra” day today, and YHC challenged pax to think about how they spend their time. Ultimately be intentional about how we spend our time, because it is a limited resource. Be intentional at work, with family and with friends.
Father God, thank you for blessing us this morning with the ability to get up and get a workout in. We lift up all of our brothers, as well as the prayers kept in the silence of our hearts. We pray that we feel your presence as we move throughout the day, and enable us to truly be HIMs.
Amen
Naked Man Moleskin
So – special thanks to Bean Counter and Urkel for helping me make sure we had a place to plant the flag this morning. Also, we were able to rack up 3 miles of running this morning because of the location being just a little bit further away. Nice job men.