Hillsborough AO Launch Day + Cinco de Mayo

Thunder and lightening shook the skies during the night, but then at 0530 the skies opened up and the launch of Duck and Weave would be epic. Here is the tale from the day from YHC Nickelback.

Warm Up

We commemorated 155th anniversary of Cinco de Mayo with 155 reps during warmups of the following:

• SSHs (25)
• Windmills (25)
• Cherry Pickers (25)
• Boot slappers with over head claps (25)
• Merkins (15)
• Squats (20)
• Heel raises (20)

The Thang

A history lesson was about to be taught to the Pax as the entered the parking deck and paired off to being the journey of understanding what happened 155 yrs ago and why Cinco de Mayo is celebrated today.

The Reform War Begins!

• Pax divides into two teams (conservatives vs liberals) representing the Mexican Civil War and face their counterpart across the parking deck
• On the command “charge!” the two sides race to the one another, meet, and drop down to perform 5 Booyah Merkins
• After competing the merkins the Pax raced to the opposite side of where they started and completed 5 squats and held it until hearing the next “charge!” command
• Repeat 4x

Verge of Bankruptcy

• After the civil war, Mexico had little money left so the Pax circled up for some Ring of Fire (homage to Johnny Cash) with the Pax planking while one member completed his 5 Monkey humpers
• This exercise made an impression on the Hillsborough library staff as they opened to this scene

Foreign Invasion!

• The Pax went back inside the deck, circled up and learned that Spain, Britain, and France were all sending over representatives to Mexico across the sea demanding payment of debt so we complete boat/canoes (15)
• We (representing Mexico) successfully pay off the British and Spanish burpees OYO (10)
• However the French don”t agree to our terms so we do 5 count Burpees (10) while we consider our options

Retreat!

• The Mexican government retreats which the Pax embrace by completing the first ever Duck and Weave exercise down Churton back to the parking deck
• The Duck and Weave: line up as if doing an Indian run but the Pax are all duck walking while last man weaves through each men until getting to the front and duck walking (2x through)

Battle of Puebla

• The Pax successfully retreats to the Riverwalk entrance representing Puebla 155 yrs ago
• The Pax must take on the French army which outnumber them 2:1 by completing traveling burpees up the hill and lunge walking to the parking deck
• The Pax then needs to hold that wall by Balls to the Wall 15 count (3x) and People”s Chair (2x)

Mary

• Victory is celebrated by completing some “Mexican Hammers” (15x)
• Scrum jumps starting in plank and then jumping to where your hands were while moving to the squat (15)
• LBCs (20)
• Scissors (15)

COT

• Welcome FNGs Bochi, Chairman, and Test Trial!
• Major Payne announced June 9th event at Top of the Hill with Special Ops Survivors, more details to come one Slack
• Prayers for Tater Tot/family after he had an attempted car burglary that morning all were fine and legend has it when the perpetrator saw Tater”s F3 shirt he immediately ran

Great launch fellas, I really appreciate the support from all scross F3Churham and TheCrick! Keep inviting those FNGs out!
-Nickelback