AO: The Wood
When: 09/07/2022
Number of Pax: 16
DR Names:
Number of FNGS: 0
FNG Names:
QIC: Squidward
Introduction
Arrived on site and, in true HIM fashion, Storm Chaser had already set up one set of cones. I think he’s a machine too, so he probably didn’t even sleep the night before since I’m guessing he had already completed the challenge at least two times before I got there!
Wow the GLOOM was thick this morning! As we walked out to the grass, him and I cut through the thick gloom and set up a second set of cones, where I also dropped the instruction sheet at each cone, then we headed back to the parking lot to wait for the men to arrive.
Warm-O-Rama
WoR was OYO as the shenanigan’s kicked off promptly at 0515 in order to give the men the entire 45 mins to complete the event.
I laid sheets of paper (with the instructions for each cone) down on the ground in the parking lot to provide a mini scale version of the event, then conducted a brief overview and orientation with everyone so they knew where to go as we prepped to start.
The Thang
Separated the PAX into two groups where they then moved to cone 1, waited until 0515, started the timer, and pumped out the tunes!
- Starting at cone 1, bear crawl to cone 2 and perform 25 air squats
- After the squats, bear crawl leftwards to cone 3 and perform 25 merkins
- After the merkins, crawl bear to cone 4 and perform 25 big boys
- After the big boys, bear crawl rightwards to cone 1 and perform 25 burpees
- Repeat until 45 mins is up
Circle of Trust
This organization continues to impress me and the men who post each day make all the difference! We all knew that this IPC was gonna SUCK – especially with all the damn bear crawling. I kept CoT short and to the point, praising the men for getting the hell up and coming out to do this shit anyway. In fact, I reiterated how each and every one of us showing up serves to boost the willingness to want to kick the ass of each BC, challenge, etc. and that simply doing this with EACH OTHER is what keeps the fire lit!
Naked Man Moleskin
My damn right shoulder has been killing me since we started the CSAUP 30-day Burpee Challenge back in mid-August, but I showed up and grit my teeth through the pain and suck this morning anyway because that’s expected of me and that’s how we do shit! Yeah, I had to modify some of the bear crawls, but I made it through 4.5 iterations – all I can do is to continue to get better.