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BHam PAX Visit the Surface of the Sun

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7/22/17

The difference in summertime temperature between 0530 and 0630 is much discussed. I don’t know what the exact temp was on this sunny Saturday morning at The Vulcan, but afternoon’s heat indices are expected to reach 105 to 107. With an official heat advisory in effect, it was a HOT HOUR at The Vulcan. If you catch my mug at the end of this video name-o-rama I looked the worst of the bunch.

With 2 FNGs (Pilgrim and Elmer), a refugee in from the metropolis of Dallas (Plus One), and 22 local PAX, we got on with it…

WARM UP

  • IC (“in cadence”) Side Straddle Hop
  • IC Imperial Walker
  • 20 SC (“single count”) Merkins
  • 25 LYBs OYO (little baby crunches on your own)
  • IC Head Taps (like an alternating shoulder tap, except tap the back of your noggin)

THE THANG

(at the Amphitheater)

  • 15 SC Decline Merkins
  • 15 SC Dips
  • 10 SC Decline Merkins (good form…its only 10!)
  • 10 SC Dips
  • 20 Steps ups for each leg OYO
  • 20 IC Incline Merkins

THE SWITCHBACK (is back)

We’ve done this before.  YHC (your humble correspondent) found it a bit easier than last time, but it is tough.  In a single file slow moving line, we bear crawled down across the first amphitheater seat, make the turn, up to the next row and on again until the top was reached.  The PAX did low flutter kicks at the top while waiting for the 6 to arrive.

THE 700 CLUB

I have to admit… I liked this one.

The specs:

  • In a 4-man team, collectively complete the following,
  • 200 Merkins, 200 Prisoner Squats, 200 Dips, 100 Burpees (700 total reps for team to complete)
  • (7) lap run of “main loop” at the park (1.45 miles total… I measured it with GPS before the workout)

Teams were free to do all of this in any order they chose, as long as they stayed together as a team.  Since teams would certainly complete this at different times, direction was given to stay in teams afterwards and continue with additional exercises of each team’s choice until the end of the workout period.  I planned this intentionally with the goal of some bonding time in the small groups.  I hope some enjoyed that aspect of it.

With 4-5 minutes left we circled-up around the flags and PAX were called up to direct us in an exercise.  We were put to work by Rabbit (who needs to Q soon!), Saluki, and maybe one other.  Grundl closed out the workout for us with a nice cool down selection:  Burpees.

COT

Welcome FNGS: Blake Roberson (“Pilgram) and Paul Darden (“Elmer”)

Announcements:

  • Q School led by Scam coming up (full details to come)
  • Rabbit mentioned the plan for an upcoming AO in Mountain Brook
  • Prayer Request: Bruce Rem (sp?) battling pancreatic cancer

We were led in a pro-style prayer by Saluki.  Approximately 10 PAX headed over to Octane for Coffeteria.

MOLESKIN

It is a privilege to Q an F3 Birmingham workout at The Vulcan.  YHC had a “nice little Saturday planned”.  Thanks for coming out.  Always be head locking.  Find the Sad Clowns out there.

See you in the gloom,

– Fife

21 Men Post and Endure The Switchback

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F3 Birmingham’s largest turnout yet on a sunny Thursday morning…

Warm-up
Around the shovel flag….
40 IC SSH
15 IC Merkins
25 IC Prisoner Squats
30 IC Flutter Kicks
30 IC Ray Lewis
25 LBCs OYO
DIAMOND MERKINS OYO – TO EXHAUSTION  (YHC’s new favorite)

The Thang
Indian Run – 2 Groups (starting 20 seconds apart), single-column, 600 meter run of the figure 8

THE SWITCHBACK
At the Amp and starting a the end of the first row of seating, we bear crawled ALONG THE NARROW STONE SEAT (not in the wider grass walkway / burr minefield) to the end of first row, up to the second row and back and forth to the top – like a switchback road.  What made this more challenging is that we intentionally tackled it single file as a PAX of 21.  This meant that you could only go as fast as the men in front of you were moving, which prolonged the amount of time in the bear crawl position.  PAX instructed to SSH at the top while waiting for the six.  Weinke had “rinse and repeat?” written next, but one trip on The Switchback was enough for this day.

Decline Merkins before leaving the Amp, as we can’t pass up the opportunity to use the stage wall for work.

CORNERS

  • From the first cone – lunges to the next cone – 15 OYO merkins on arrival
  • Karaoke to the next cone – 25 LBCs OYO on arrival
  • Low walk (duck walk) to the next cone – 15 OYO merkins on arrival
  • Karaoke to the next cone – something….on arrival
  • Sprint past a cone to the far cone – 20 prisoner squats (I think) on arrival

REPEAT OF INDIAN RUN

Around the shovel flag….

Schilling and Marion Barry each called out an IC exercise.

COT

Welcome to FNG Bird Dog.  We are pleased to have him.  Thank you to Schilling and Marion Barry who have stepped up and are co-Qing on Tuesday.  If you are following Twitter you already know a beat-down by Banjo (who flew in from F3 Cary Apex in NC) is planned for 0700 on Saturday.  As for YHC, The Switchback made it a tough workout.  Thank you to everyone who came out to get better on this day.

See you in the gloom,

Barney Fife