INTRO: Haven’t Q’d for a while. Other noble PAX have answered the call, and I’ve got a bit of writer’s block for Sunnyside Q’s, which are more demanding since some element of fun is required. My daughter F3 Schneebly came up with the idea for a Star Wars themed Q, so she gets credit (or blame) for the following. All PAX were give a Padawan headband for their training, and weather was uncharacteristically pleasant. Let’s get after it!
WARM-UP: The usual suspects: SSH, FAC’s, RAC’s, WMH, Imperial Walkers (of course!), slow body weight squats, slow Merkins, all in cadence. Fellowship jog around the AO (which at Sunnyside means a no-holds-barred sprint for all the 2.0’s since they just can’t help themselves!).
THE THANG:
Padawan (Jedi apprentice) balance training: walk along the AO wall forwards, then sprint back to starting point. Walk backwards, the Bernie Sanders back. Bear Crawl wall, then Bear Crawl back. Crawl Bear wall, then Crawl Bear back.
Padawan strength training: mosey to ping pong table wall for special Jedi dips and derkins. 20 SC performed for each.
Padawan agility training: adult PAX organized themselves to a tunnel of love, followed by the 2.0’s arranging themselves in a chillcut run of hurdles. 1 by 1 each PAX does the tunnel of love and 2.0 hurdle race until everyone has had a chance to go. 2.0’s didn’t quite get the spacing requirements involved here – will probably need an adult demo next time.
Padawan speed training: Bernie Sanders up long grassy hill at the AO then run back, AYG. The 2.0’s will only go a third of the distance, and of course we’ll race each other.
Padawan force training: two Padawan 2.0’s were given a light saber (pool noodle) and used their headband as a blindfold. They then tried to “tag” the remaining PAX running around a defined area. If you are tagged you need to do 5 penalty Burpees. To make it reasonably fair, and to keep the blindfolded Padawans out of the street, the PAX were asked to make “Pew-Pew” noises with finger guns/blasters for audible tracking.
Final exam: Destroy the Death Star by landing a direct hit into the exhaust port (bucket) with one of your blaster’s cannons (tennis ball). 2.0’s had to make passes at the Death Star’s weakness while the adults tried to tag them. If tagged the 2.0’s had to go back beyond the tree line to start again. The adults had to do 5 penalty Burpees for Death Star destruction. We did 3 rounds of this and then let the adults have a turn!
COT: Announcements: BC F3 BBQ next weekend. Join channel and sign up to bring something. Again, Durham’s premier 2.0 workout “Romperroom” is on alternate weekends with Sunnyside. Check it out.
BOM/BOK: As philosopher/Jedi master Yoda said, “Do or do not. There is no try”. I take this to mean two things. 1) be true to your word and follow through on what you say you will do. 2) Set yourself challenges and follow through on these also – demand accountability from yourself.