Black Friday Madness

5 PAX assembled this Black Friday in the gloom for some shopping madness. It was a bit complicated, but all prevailed and received an appropriate beatdown. Here what happened:

15 x SSH

15 x IW

15 x BWS

15 x Merkins

The Thang: Mosey to the center of the field where the shopping PAX gathered for instructions. YHC scrawled exercises onto cards and dispersed them across the field at each hash mark spanning out from the 50 yard line (40, 30, 20, 10 and goal line): mountain climbers, BWS, Merkins, jump squats, Bonnie Blairs, burpees, hand release Merkins, double Merkin burpees, triple Merkin burpees, 4x4s.

PAX split into two teams, and then bear crawled out to gather the exercise cards. This is the shopping portion of the Black Friday beatdown.

Once PAX recovered all exercise cards back at the 50, it was time to wrap gifts. PAX paired exercise cards with two playing cards from a card deck to form a complete package. Playing cards designated the number of reps per exercise.

Additionally, teams had two “Double Discount” cards they could add to two of the 10 packages. Double Discount cards, if included in a package, would mean that receiving team must complete the exercises they gave AND received. Presenting team would mosey back and forth across the field from sideline to sideline while opposing team knocked out all exercises. If both teams gave a Double Discount to each other simultaneously, they would cancel each other out.

The PAX next exchanged gifts with enthusiasm. It’s not clear exactly what happened, although YHC does remember being a recipient of a Double Discount treat fairly early on that included 16 x 4x4s and 13 x burpees, and then blacking our for the remainder of the beatdown. Time always flies quickly during these, and Black Friday shopping was no exception.

No time for Mary.

COT: Only in America do we trample each other for sales exactly one day after being thankful for all we already have. Yes, it’s crazy. Be thankful today and all days that despite its craziness, we live in the best country in the world. Go out and continue to make it better in all you do!

Aye!