Except for the humidity, the weather conditions were perfect as 8 PAX staggered in from BC. I have always enjoyed posting at the Earl (and not just because of Yanni’s good looks), so I was excited to get started and see how the morning workout would unfold.

Warm Up

SSH
Imperial Walkers
Chinooks – Forward
Chinooks – Reverse
Merkins

The THANG

(1) Mosey to back of courthouse
• Box Jumps / Shin Scrapers (20 – OYO)
• Dips (20 – SC)
• Repeat x 3, subtracting 5 box jumps each iteration

(2) Elevens – mosey to hill / parking lot behind courthouse
• 1 burpee (run to end of parking lot) / 10 merkins (run back to starting position)
• 2 burpees / 9 merkins …
• …until you reach 10 burpees / 1 merkin

(3) Mosey to painted building; befuddled looks from the PAX as I instructed them on doing werkins on the concrete structure built to catch stormwater runoff. Grunge officially coined these the “abyss merkins.”
• 10 Werkins / Abyss Merkins (single count, IC)
• 15 Derkins (single count, IC)
• Repeat x 3

Mary
• Leg extensions
• American Hammers
• LBCs
• Ring of Fire / Nolan Ryans (7 each for the # of his no-hitters)

Announcements / Prayer Requests
• Prayers for Fat Cat’s stepfather who passed away recently.
• Nescafe’s sister will be undergoing surgery soon. Please keep her in your prayers.
• Grunge is hosting a fellowship lunch at noon for Nitro tomorrow (Thursday) at THBB.
• 2nd F tonight 7pm at the Wall in BC. Bring some beers to drink/share.
• Convergence with Pleasantville at the Thicket on Memorial Day (next Monday). Start time is 0645.

COT
I just got back from a business trip to Los Angeles, and was struck by the “survival of the fittest” mentality. It truly is a concrete jungle out there. Sometimes we forget how lucky we are to live where we live, and more importantly, to have the support of F3 and our F3 brothers. Don’t ever take it for granted.

It was a privilege to lead you men today, and I appreciate all your support. Until next time… Aye!