12/03/2020 - Holy Hill - The Birth Star, Three King’s and a Blessing

AO: Holy Hill

When: 12/03/2020

PAX:

Number of Pax: 11

Pax Names: Ball Boy, Blart, Elmer Fudd, FIB, Lawnmower, Lewinsky, Onions, Powderpuff, Waterfall, Zima,

DR Names: 0

Number of FNGS: 0

FNG Names: 0

QIC: Blues Clues


Introduction

Crystal clear morning sky ITDG “Dark Gloom”. After putting a flag with a lighted start on top of Holy Hill, the PAX started to roll in…Fudd and Ball Boy were first and did a short Capri Lap as the rest pulled into the lot…ready to find the light.

Warm-O-Rama

Quick Mosey out of parking lot and over to West side of church. There’s a small hill there with smaller cross than the main big hill, big cross. We did our WoR here.

SSH’s

Arm Circles

Abe Vigoda’s

3 Wisemen Plank = 3 Minute Mental and Physical Exercise. The Q has PAX hold plank and puts positive thoughts out into WoR. Mental exercise was to think of someone special today, maybe it’s who we always think about or maybe it’s someone a bit different. Who ever it is, think about the effort you are going to put forth for the next 30-40 minutes.

Kept holding plank…

Today is about dedicated our effort to this person. We might not feel at 100%, but we can also give 100%.

Then we bounced to the base of the big hill with a short mosey.

The Thang

Thang #1 The Birth Star

  • 5 Cones in 5 pointed Star Formation. (About 10 yard sprints to each cone from center)
  • PAX start with 10 Air Squats in middle of star.
  • Then hit each cone and do 25 Merkins.
  • Return to middle of star for 10 more Air Squats.
  • Rinse and repeat moving clockwise to all 5 stations for 3 full Star Rotations. That’s 375 Merkins.
  • After 3 rotations Q calls 25 final Merkins in cadence to finish as a team.
  • This equals 180 Air Squats and 400 Merkins with some quick runs when finished.
  • The Birth Star is 400 Merkins + Squats > The Death Star which is 10 stations only 300 Merkins. More Amateur stuff.

Thang #2 Three King’s of Holy Hill

  • PAX split into 3 Groups…the Three Kinds of Holy Hill bring gifts of Gold, Frankincense and Myrrh…and lined up at base of big hill.

 

Traveling Rotation…

  • King’s Group 1 = Sprints to top of hill, 5 burpees, back to base of hill
    • Groups 2 and 3 are doing Big Boy Sit Ups til the six returns
  • King’s Group 2 = Same above
    • Groups 3 and 1 keep doing Big Boys til six returns.
  • King’s Group 3 = Sprints to top of hill, 5 burpees, back to base of hill
    • Groups 1 and 2 switched to Bonnie Blairs til the six returns

 

  • King’s Group 1 = Rinse and Repeat Sprints/Burpees
    • Groups 2 and 3 keep doing Bonnie Blairs til the six returns
  • King’s Group 2 = Rinse and Repeat Sprints/Burpees
    • Groups 3 and 1 switched to Hairy Rockettes til the six returns
  • King’s Group 3 = Rinse and Repeat Sprints/Burpees
    • Groups 1 and 2 keep doing Hairy Rockettes til the six returns

 

  • King’s Group 1 = Same Sprint to top of hill only 1 Burpee this time
    • Groups 2 and 3 switched to Dutch Skates
  • King’s Group 2 = Same Sprint to top of hill only 1 Burpee this time
    • Groups 3 and 1 keep doing Dutch Skates
  • King’s Group 3 = Same Sprint to top of hill only 1 Burpee this time
    • Groups 1 and 2 keep doing Dutch Skates

 

Final all King’s AYG sprint to top of the hill. Not just saying AYG and you sprint first 10 yards then slow down, like real deal AYG to top of the hill the whole F’n way.

 

Circle of Trust

Today’s workout was dedicated to somebody. Here we stand atop Holy Hill next to a star atop our flag. For me, this is the Christmas Star…the star of wonder, star of light…let it guide you right.

I share the lyrics of this song below that tells the story of the Three Kings who brought gifts around the time of the birth of Jesus. This song was written by John Hopkins in 1863…during the middle of the Civil War.

As I read these lyrics, think about your person you dedicated todays effort to…think about all that’s going on in your life, the world today and consider what was going on in our country in 1863 as well.

Gentlemen, we have a choice to seek such the magic of effort in our day. Through this holiday season and all that’s ahead, lead yourself and others to the light.

This is the blessing.

This is the blessing.

This is the blessing.

It’s your life.

 

THREE KINGS OF ORIENT.

1. We Three Kings of Orient are,
    Bearing gifts we traverse afar,
        Field and fountain,
        Moor and mountain,
    Following yonder Star.

                       CHORUS.

    O Star of Wonder, Star of Night,
    Star with Royal Beauty bright,
            Westward leading,
            Still proceeding,
    Guide us to Thy perfect Light.

                       Gaspard.

2. Born a King on Bethlehem plain,
    Gold I bring to crown Him again,
         King for ever,
         Ceasing never
    Over us all to reign.
                        O Star, &c.

                       Melchior.

3. Frankincense to offer have I,
    Incense owns a Deity nigh:
            Prayer and praising
            All men raising,
    Worship Him God on High.
                        O Star, &c.

                       Balthazar.

4. Myrrh is mine; its bitter perfume
    Breathes a life of gathering gloom;—
               Sorrowing, sighing,
               Bleeding, dying,
    Sealed in the stone-cold tomb.
                        O Star, &c.

5. Glorious now behold Him arise,
    King, and God, and Sacrifice;
    Heav’n sings Hallelujah:
    Hallelujah the earth replies.
                        O Star, &c.

Naked Man Moleskin

Blart is a straight BEAST! Dude steamrolled marine style through 400 Merkins and lapped some PAX which technically was a 5 Burpee Penalty if you got lapped. I bet he could take all 3 King’s simultaneously back in the day. Just sayin…

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