Once YHC found the place things went well. But finding this A.O. took awhile. To begin with, YHC lives about 35 minutes from Lenoir. That’s okay, just hit the road early enough to make sure you’re on time. So by 4:45 YHC was in the “Q101 mobile” headed toward Hibriten Mountain and surrounding environs. The GPS said he’d be there at 5:18. Not a problem, right?
Not right, it turned out. No telling what happened but according to Friar, YHC’s truck passed the A.O. several times and eventually arrived by driving the wrong way on a one way street BESIDE THE POLICE STATION!!! Luckily the local gendarmes were still asleep and YHC got away with it.
Such a ridiculous arrival is bound to erode what little confidence the Lenoir PAX might have had in the visiting Q. Make that visiting expert Q because YHC was there to teach these men how to lead a workout. No doubt they had already decided the out-of-towner was an idiot before he even de-trucked and hollered “ONE MINUTE!” But they were gentlemanly enough to fake it and act like they were there to learn, so we got on with it, it being the latest edition of the Q101 Traveling Road show.
The Thang (some of which YHC actually remembers, some not so much)
SSH X 15 4ct in cadence
And a bunch of other warm up exercises in cadence, like:
IMPs (hate ’em. what good do these do?)
Horizontal mtn. climbers
Merkins
WWII sit-ups
Squats
Other stuff? Maybe. Can’t remember.
Follow Friar on short mosey over to another parking lot and partner up.
100 Partner merkins. Partner 1, 10 merkins. Partner 2, LBCs. Flap jack until done.
100 Partner WWII sit-ups. Partner 1, 10 WWIIs. Partner 2 plank. Flap jack until done.
Circle up
PAX took turns in the center leading an exercise. Each man chose an exercised, called it out, and led the cadence. This was followed by critique from the PAX pointing out what the neophyte Q did well and what he could do a little better.
Slow mosey back to the flag
Short lecture:
How to plan a workout
Workout structure
How to count
Circle of Trust
Writing Backblasts
COT
Anoouncements:
Friar reminded the PAX that Lenoir is beginning Thursday workouts this week. (Dang if F3 Lenoir’s not on fire. These men just keep on pushing forward. They’ll grow quickly with this kind of enthusiasm.) Friar also talked up this Saturday’s workout which will be co-Qed by F3Nation founders Dredd & OBT. (YHC hopes they arrive with a little more dignity that he did this morning. Sheesh.)
In the COT Jeremiah 12:5 was recited and YHC encouraged the PAX to be strong and run with the horsemen. We’re not a band of foot soldiers to begin with.
It was a pleasure, once YHC got there, to lead these men.
SYITG on Saturday.
Abraham
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