YHC swapped Qs with Kobayashi this week. Turned out to be a good move, not only for the bromance with Alpo, but also for Koby, who had to go to Charlotte unexpectedly due to an illness with his grandmother. You are in our prayers, brother.
So, YHC had been planning a return trip to Hamburger Hill for some time, but for some reason the pax keep dodging YHC’s Qs. ? YHC kept putting it off, but the pax kept being #DraftDodgers.
Inspector made his regular Thursday appearance and Alpo posted after leaving work at 0230. Then had to head straight back over to Princess Diana’s castle after the BoM. Thanks for not making me and Inspector endure the awkward 2-man BoM.
Anywho, YHC got to thinking while cutting some grass this afternoon that I have been guilty of cherry-picking Qs from time to time and got a guilty streak. Why? Glad you asked. When I do that, I am saying “I am First” rather than “I am Third.” Sure, I talk a big game about this #LivingThird business, but my actions tell another story sometimes. Brothers, I apologize. Not #Cobains — you know, the “sorry not sorry” kind of apology made famous by the late Kurt Cobain — but the legitimate apology of a man called to repentance by the SkyQ.
And, oh yea, there was a workout, too.
1 burpee warm up OYO. YHC is know for incorporating burpees into his Qs and that would be the only one performed this day.
Mosey to Chick-fil-A for a superset of box jumps and incline merkins. 15-10-5.
Mosey up Birchtree Drive to Hamburger Hill. Wheelbarrow Squat Merkins were on tap, but Refugee cast aside his HC like Lorraina Bobbit casting aside a. . . well, you know. So it was squats at the top, bear crawl down, merkins at the bottom, Mosey back up. Yikes. That ish hurt.
Mosey over to Hobby Lobby for Lt. Dans at each lightpole. Hold up, there are not many light poles here. #QFail Modified to each light pole and kinda sorta halfway between each lightpole.
Lt. Dan = 1 squat then 4 lunges. Count one leg only. This is Fury. 2 squats and 8 lunges, etc., etc., until you get to 10 squats and 40 lunges.
We stopped at the end of the parking lot by Big Lots for 10 calf raises IC. There was nothing to hold on to and, with our legs already throbbing, balance was difficult. When we got back to Hobby Lobby, we did calf raises OYO and near one of the brick columns.
V-ups for the six, then somemcouch stretch for the quads and hip flexors, which had gottten so pumped from the 220 lunges (440 if you are counting both legs) that we couldn’t even get down in a good squat. This proved more difficult than anticipated.
Nice mosey back to the flag. This was difficult since we truly felt like we had no legs.
Count, name, pray.
Iton sharpens iron and a cord of three strands is not easily broken. These principles were on full display when I made not one, but two phone calls to pax in Charlotte to come alongside Kobayashi while he was there at the hospital with his grandmother. Both Gullah and Stinger were more than gracious and eagerly took my calls before even more eagerly agreeing to help any way they could. It’s why I love F3 so much. It’s life changing. 2 years ago, I wouldn’t have even known who to call. Thanks, brothers.
Today also marks one year since Alpo took over for YHC as AOQ of Fury. He’s done a hell of a job taking care of Fury and making it the toughest workout you can get in the Emerald City. The standards are high and much is expected, but the sense of accomplishment is second only to REDFriday. Aye!
Until the next #DraftDodger friendly Q. . .
Jugz out