INTRO:

With MLB’s opening day and the Braves 1^st game Friday, what better way to welcome back baseball than playing some Hurt Locker Baseball!

WARM-O-RAMA:

YHC, Super Dave and Bonilla arrived early for a pre-ruck and was expecting only 4 to 6 PAX for the beatdowm, but was pleasantly surprised to see have huge crowd when the ruck was over forming near the Shovel Flags. After the group decided on Boomtown and THL, we moseyed to the LAX field concession stand, circled up and did the following:

Good Mornings – 10 IC

Imperial Walker – 10 IC

Weed Pickers – 10 IC

Micheal Phelps – OYO

THE THANG:

We then moseyed to the bleachers, up and down the stairs, and then found a spot near the tables. We then built a Baseball Diamond with the following exercises:

1^st Round – 5 Exile Merkins, then a up, down and around the concrete bleachers.  This would be our lap.

2^nd Round – 10 BBS, 5 Exile Merkins, then a lap

3^rd Round – 15 Squats, 10 BBS, 5 Exile Merkins, lap

4^th Round  – 10 BBS, 5 Exile Merkins, lap

5^th Round – 5 Exile Merkins, lap

After getting warmed up with the Diamond, YHC and the PAX moseyed to the 50 yd line on the Turf field for the main event and explained Hurt Locker Baseball! YHC had arrived earlier and put out bases with 4 different exercise. Home plate was the goal line, 1^st Base was on the home side of the 50 yd line, 2^nd base on the far goal line and 3^rd base on the away side 50 yd line. Hurt Locker bases are 150 feet apart, not 90 feet like the professionals. We go for a little more pain!

The plan was to get through 4 innings of Baseball. With 3PAX at each, we got started.

The PAX at home plate (the Batter) did 15 Burpees, while the PAX (Base Runners) on the bases did their corresponding exercise AMRAP.  Once the Batter was done, they yelled GO! and all Base Runners sprinted to the next base and started their next exercise AMRAP.

The Batter did 15 Burpees each inning, but the exercises and the method of getting to the next base changed each round.

First Inning

1^st Base – LBCs

2^nd Base – Merkins

3^rd Base – Squats

Sprint to next base

Second Inning

1^st Base – Big Boy Sit-ups

2^nd Base – Diamond Merkins

3^rd Base – Monkey Humpers

Duck Walk to next base

Third Inning

1^st Base – Leg Raises

2^nd Base – Pseudo Planche Merkins

3^rd Base – Squat Jumps

Backwards Run to next base

Fourth Inning

1^st Base – Flutter Kicks

2^nd Base – Carolina Dry Docks

3^rd Base – Gorilla Humpers

Carioca to next base

CIRCLE OF TRUST:

 We discussed the F3 10 year Anniversary, Upcoming Spartans, & Misty’s Half-Marathon We asked for Prayers for Bloodhounds mother-in-law, Community Leaders and School Leaders with some upcoming tough decisions.

NAKED-MOLE SKIN:

Great time this morning! It was good seeing Hard Drive and Pop up from the Southside as well as Deuce and Snowman from Alpha. We had a large crowd, so good mumbchatter, and a great coffeeteria after! !  Let’s keep up the momentum that F3 Cherokee has going right now! Rest Stop out!