So a disclaimer….it’s taught that the Pilgrims in MA. were the first to celebrate Thanksgiving, yet at Berkeley Plantation in Virginia, 38 settlers came here, part of their charter was to give a day of thanks(hence the history is Virginia is the first to celebrate the holiday). President Kennedy 11/5/63 proclaimed that both states are great, yet Virginia was the first(so those in Massachusetts or the New England area we have that). President Lincoln was the president to declare it a national holiday in 1863. I have more little tidbits to come….here’s the main part
We had a great crowd of 32(range in age from 9 to 70) come out for my VQ with a convergence(the biggest one I lead so far was 18 but this was huge, which I hope will lead to me leading bigger ones down the road). The start, everyone met in the parking lot of Mary Mumford Elementary(I did a little walk thru prior to make sure I had an idea what I wanted), once we took off to the black top of 50 states for a WARMARAMMA(SSHs, Don Quixtoes, Helicopters, Cherry Pickers, Copperhead Squats, Merkins, LBCs, Alabama Prom Dates). Once that was completed, over to the big field for 11s(my 11s consisted of Mike Tysons(aka Beast) Merkins and Breakdancer(leg drives thru to each side). 11 trees out in the field, able to finish it off in 1 fail swoop.
Part 2….four corners(non ladies of the evening) style. 25 Supermans, 50 Carolina Dry Docks, 75 Monkey Humpers, 100 2-count flutter kicks(the only thing now looking back at it, I would have reverse the movement from one corner to another where the long sides bear crawl, the short lunges). It still taxes the body, everyone finished then it was back to the 50 states.
Part 3….triple check(remember the wall is not a person). People’s chair, Jump squats, run to the fence and back(same deal there I would have made one tweak with the run, bernie back but i was in full workout mode so I am not changing
Part 4….Dora(classic style) 100 Merkins, 200 squats, 300 LBCs(with the run around the full area with the courts. I have to admit that worked out great with the distance of the run, it really stretched things out
Final little bit…floor sprints(quick round of 10) it was finished. Numbers, names(intro for an FNG who was our youngest) prayer lead by YHC to close it out(then hang-out time and snacks thanks to Heist and Bodos)
Welcome Happy(Wilson called him Chubbs) the one that Jaws played(Richard Kiel) in Happy Gilmore was Mr. Larson(had the nail in his head). A lot of energy try to chase him down a few times. Pigskin who is someone I need to bring with to a Spartan race I know he was in it when he’s counting in German(he’s ready to go). Overall guys, thanks for the opportunity to lead this
So a couple of fun facts….favorite side dish for Virginia on Thanksgiving(Mac and Cheese), now an interesting one was Texas with chicken spaghetti(no idea). I have a lot of more workouts, different ideas planned I haven’t really cracked open things that I have to use(trust me when it happens and probably soon you will be going oh boy). One goal I have and I need to upgrade a couple of things is be able to publish backblasts quicker(I need to upgrade my Ipad and add a keyboard so example on Saturdays at Starbucks, I can knock it out then be done. Workouts I am going to be leading more next month, look at the schedule hit some spots that I haven’t been at for a while(6-8 is a reasonable number) close out 2023, get ready for 2024
Have a good one, see you tomorrow at Rock n Roll
