Fortress in A Hurricane

The BackBlast:

As Ian, the hyped up Hurricane closed in, 11 #HIM arrived at the Fortress. The #shovelFlag whipping in the wind. There was work to be done regardless of the weather. Let’s Go!

50 side-straddle-hops, jamming to Rush, got the pax started off right. YHC was feeling enthusiastic as the energy started to build. After a few plank to elbows, elbows to plank; Bullwinkle grab the #shovelFlag and we blaze a trail up Providence Rd.

A quick stop and the Pax discovered something special hiding in the bushes: Five 40lb sandbags. GaaP squealed like a little pigg and Sump excited until he realized he had to carry a 40lb’er on his shoulders.

Pax partnered up and ran a zipper formation tossing the sandbags back and forth down the line. Some moaning and some grunting but mainly Joy, as the sandbags bounced off our chest we felt more Manly each rotation.

Unfortunately, Sump took a stray #SBag to his elbow and he had to sit out a few rotations in the people’s chair position.

Now for some palm strikes and elbow punches. Partner one; Secure sandbag, partner two: palm strikes to the sandBag; left hand, right hand. Let’s go! Don’t stop boys, keep striking! Pax rotated through four or five sets of striking exercises.

Pax, now jacked up to the moon, grabs gear and moseys up to the #hotbox. Secure #Cblock and partner up. Partner one, grabs both #Cblocks and runs up the stairs to take a short lap then back down. Partner two, rotates through three called exercises until partner one returns. Rotate and repeat three circuits each.

After replacing our #Cblocks, Pax double time mosey back to the start. Plant the #ShovelFlag, it’s time for COT.

GaaP returns from the dead, brushes the cobwebs off his high-viz uniform and proceeds to tell his life story, for the past six months, to the pax at COT. Didn’t take long to realize, GaaP needs to post more often ‘cause he misses his brothers. YHC even spotted him taking pictures of the 40lb #Sbags after the workout. Time to get SwoLe GaaP!

Noonan has been getting #swole at #LiftSomeShit w Uncle and friends. It shows. MF is getting broad shoulders now and he ate those #Sbags and #Cblocks for breakfast. Strong…

Rock needs to start DJing weddings again. He was not happy with our music selection: 80’s dance/rap. Not until Rush, Pink Floyd, and Allman Brothers started booming from YHC’s Tacoma was #classicRock happy again.

Bullwinkle was the biggest dude in tha pax. The #shovelFlag looked like a toothpick in his hand and he destroyed his partner with the #Sbag tosses. Should’ve brought my 60lb’er for Bullwinkle.

Sump is the Fortress’ commissioner. All general workout movements should be approved by Sump. YHC bypassed this regulation under the bylaws of Qing Fortress in a Hurricane. Sump proclaimed it a #VIP #beatDown. Thanks Sump!

Swamp enjoyed the #SBag and #CBlock #beatDown and became #growRuck curious during the actual #beatDown. He went so-far-as hard committing to #HardCore and #ShoreCard sometime in October. This is yuge!

Gridlock looked savvy in his F3 monthly donation, money grabbing, orange camouflage Sport-Tek TShirt. Quite the look for our brother with a face like some soap-opera hunk. Yep.

If Tootsie wore a wig he’d be the spittin’ image of Tootsie, played by Robin Williams. Unfortunately he partnered up with Bullwinkle during the #SBag toss and palm strikes but survived the onslaught.

#momJeans wore them well. YHC thought he was the only one who wore denim to a #beatDown. Evidently not, thanks to #momJeans.

Somebody said Snowden looked weird running w the #shovelFlag. YHC eventually realized it was a play-on-words. Who was the real Snowden anyway? Haha..yep

Well there you have it gentlemen, that’s all I’ve got. No more wisdom, no more humor. Only humbled from leading these great men through ‘Fortress in a Hurricane’.

Honored,
Snoop