Wooweeeee! LFG! What a day guys! Thanks everyone for coming and helping start out my last year of hate out right!
Mosey to the Basketball court. 1985 playlist blaring.
F3 Speech/Disclaimers. Warmorama: 39 SSH, 15 CHS, deadman hang (C/L/R), 20 LBCs, 20 Susan Summer (L/R), 15x flutters, 15x APD, 10x Merkins, Wilson’s wife and then “push into Fudd’s wife.” That was akward…
COP 1: Quick set of 11s on the court with LBCs and squats. Theme song may have been this.
COP 2: Mosey towards the fields, but a little pit stop on the bridge for descending/rotating sets of incline/decline merkins. 10/9/8/7, etc.
COP 3: Beast (entire field). Switched to some better 80s hairband music, including this gem. Exercises were:
- LBCs
- Merkins
- SSH
- Ball dippers
- Arm circles
- Last but not beast (ha) burpees
Indian run back to the flag (not many ran up front, but it was just to kill time anyway).
COP 4: Quick eye of the storm. 1 burpee in middle. 10 reps in each corner doing SSH, drydocks, merkins and something else (I forgot).
Stretched for a few minutes to a little Journey. BTW, the song faded out right at 6:15, I was so proud (*pats self on back*)
Announcements:
- DTH wants you to come out and get sloppy with some GTE training tomorrow led by Machismo.
- Heist wants you to sign up for the GTE #47 event.
- Oyster – Sign up for breaking bread (it’s on the Q sheet). It’s easy. Breaking Bread supports medical respite here in Richmond.
- Oyster’s not paying for lunch, but come join us this Friday at Rusty Taco in Westchester.
Prayers:
- Pray for DTH’s father-in-law who has lung cancer
- Pray for Handshake’s relative, Charlotte (9-years old), who has bone cancner
- Pray for NTB and his wife as they hope to welcome a new child into the world
- Pray for our brother Wildcat, he is living with Stage IV lung cancer. He has his quarterly scans today to check on the prognosis. Special prayers as his wife is also pregnant with #3.
- Pray for our brother Benny. For those that don’t remember, Benny came out strong last spring, but has fallen out of the Gloom on account of his new work schedule. His wife recently lost a child…he lost his mother a few weeks ago as well.
- Pray for healing for Rosie’s knee. I didn’t do it! Seriously though, Rosie jacked up his knee at Dog Pile in sort of a freak accident during a triple check at dog pile (stepped on his shoe lace and twisted his knee). He goes to orthopedic specialist today for an opinion. Let’s hope nothing serious, so he can get back out in the gloom soon.
YHC took us out in prayer.
Last thoughts: Many many thanks for coming out today. All the birthday love was great and I enjoyed having some fun!
P.S.: 1985 was a remarkable year with many interesting events and cultural moments. Here are some fun facts from 1985:
- Live Aid Concerts: One of the most significant music events in history, the Live Aid concerts, were held in July 1985. These simultaneous concerts in London and Philadelphia raised funds for famine relief in Ethiopia and featured performances by some of the biggest names in music, including Queen, U2, and Madonna.
- The Debut of Classic Movies: 1985 saw the release of several iconic films, including “Back to the Future,” “The Breakfast Club,” and “The Goonies.” These movies have become cultural touchstones and continue to be beloved by audiences around the world.
- New Coke: In a controversial move, Coca-Cola introduced New Coke in April 1985, changing the formula of its flagship soda. The public reaction was overwhelmingly negative, leading the company to bring back the original formula as “Coca-Cola Classic” just three months later.
- The Discovery of the Titanic Wreckage: The wreck of the RMS Titanic, which sank in 1912, was finally discovered in September 1985 at the bottom of the North Atlantic Ocean by a joint American-French expedition led by Robert Ballard.
- Super Mario Bros. Released: Nintendo released the iconic video game “Super Mario Bros.” in September 1985, featuring the plumber brothers, Mario and Luigi. This game became one of the best-selling video games of all time and a cornerstone of video game culture.
- Windows 1.0: Microsoft released its first version of Windows, Windows 1.0, in November 1985. This graphical user interface marked the beginning of Microsoft’s dominance in the personal computer operating system market.
