Southwood Backblast – Historic Respect

August 14, 2020

QIC: AOL

The PAX: Mr. Kotter, Ron Swanson, Sleepy, Mr. Emcee, Geronimo, Chernobyl, Visa, El Jefe, Oklahoma, Mickey Mouse, Baretta

12 men met up in the humid gloom for a historic, socially distant field trip with some hill work mixed in. If anyone got within 6 feet, it was a 5 burpee penalty. Great to see FNG Visa back from an extended absence.

LORD’S PRAYER

WARM UP

Leg Stretches

25 F3-count Side Straddle Hops

10 F3 Don Quixotes

10 F3 Frankensteins

Roll Call

Rinse

THE THANG

Run to Hill

0.8 mile reverse Shake & Bakes with 12, then 13 merkins

Hill Work

2 Rounds of Leg, Upper Body, Core, and then cardio down hill, run to other hill, up hill (4 rounds were planned, but only had time for 2).

Round 1

1. 60 F3 Imperial Walkers
2. 25 Shoulder-tap Derkins
3. Freddie Mercuries

Crab walk down hill

50 meter run to other hill

Crab walk up hill

Round 2

1. 50 Air Squats
2. 60 Iron Hulks (1 merkin + 4 air presses)
3. 50 (left/right is one) American Hammers

Bear crawl down hill

50 meter run to other hill

Bear crawl up hill

Mosey to Cemetery

100 second moment of silence plank at Cemetery

Run back to Flag

0.8 mile socially distant (long sprints) Shake & Bakes

COT

Q “thanked” Visa for tagging me with the 22 merkins a day, but it’s for an important cause. 22 military veterans take their lives every day. One resource is 211 Big Bend – call 24/7.

Q shared that 10 people are buried in Connie Copeland African American Cemetery right across the street from the hill work. Q shared info about 3 of those buried:

Private George Washington Cauley

Born March 28, 1891 Leon County

Died January 25, 1941 (Age 49)

Served in 546 Engineer Service Battalion

Camp Humphreys September 1918

Service location: France

Demobilized June 1919 Camp Jackson

Private Alfred Mack McClendon

Born December 28, 1892, Sanford, FL

Died May 25, 1936 (Age 43)

Served in 305 Service Battalion

Camp AEF, Chaumont, France June 1918

Service location: France

Demobilized July 1919 Camp Jackson

Private James Williams

Born November 5, 1917

Died April 11, 1945 (Age 27)

Mr. Kotter asked for prayers for teachers, students, and their parents.

Welcomed back Oklahoma from a nice vacation. Happy Birthday to him also.

Mr. Emcee recommended Uncomfortable Conversations with a Black Man and reminded us that the elections are on Tuesday.

Mickey asked for prayers for his daughter’s epilepsy.

Ron Swanson reminded about Whamo’s ultimate Q tomorrow at Cascades.

Sleepy has the Q Tuesday.

El Jefe has the Q next Friday.

PRAYER

AOL

PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE