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20x25v8

QIC: Van Gogh

Date: 08/23/2025

PAX: @bullwinkle (Murph only), @hawkeye (Murph only), @Spicoli, @Adobe, @Subfloor, @Tonka, @Zima (DD), #JollyRancher (DD), #WhiteClaw (DD), @RubberDucky (DD), #MuscleDragon (DD), @cruiser (DD), @Drip, @Palin, @Crash, @huckleberry, @ziggy stardust (WD), @van.gogh, (DD, QIC) @SecondCity (Former FNG)

It’s back to school season and parents everywhere are rejoicing for some peace and quiet in the house… only to be horrified by the crazy school activity schedule.  YHC attended West Forsyth High School back from 1999-2002, and thought it would be great timing to venture over there for the next 20×25 beatdown! YHC loaded up blocks, and drove the truck over there before the Murph, so we’d be all ready to go… 

 

For those who don’t know, the challenge from YHC this year has been dubbed  “20×25”, with 20 sets of 25 reps. There will be at least 10 throughout the year. There will be a cool prize for those who attend 3 or more this year. This was the 8th iteration. And it went a little something like this.

 

Warm-o-rama

  • Mission Statement / Core Principles!
  • SSH x 25 IC
  • Stretchy Stretch
  • Mosey .5 miles to West Forsyth bus lot

 

The Thang

  • Get a block from the truck
  • 20 x 25s
  • Exercises
    1. Gas pumps x 25
    2. Thrusters x 25
    3. Jump over burpees x 25
    4. Curls x 25
  • After each exercise, mosey back to line zero, bear crawl to block, then push block to next line
  • After completing all 4 exercises, reset bear crawl distance. Mosey to start, and back to new starting line. 
  • Repeat set 5 times.
  • Return blocks
  • Mosey back to start

 

Mary:

  • American Hammer x 25IC

 

CoT:

  • Prayers for our schools, thanks for our teachers!

 

NMM:

  • Well this ended up being a snotwoggler…
  • Bad start with the Activity bus loading up the West Cross Country team on their way to a meet at 7am. Luckily, YHC knows the CC/Track coach, and was able to apologize for being in their way and causing some confusion.
  • The traffic caused some delay, but overall, we were still able to execute the plan.
  • First, a big TCLAPS to our triple hates Muscle Dragon, Jolly Rancher, and White Claw who doubled down with the Murph and Bootcamp, and did their best even when clearly exhausted toward the end of the boot camp. I hope their Dad’s (Zima and Rubber Ducky) got them some donuts or money or something as a treat afterward, they earned it!
  • Strong crew for the Murph. Bullwinkle was there pushing through some back issues. He has some nerve ablation coming up Friday we will be praying for him about.
  • Great to have Cruiser back out for the Murph, since he’s not doing a Spartan, he hasn’t been as regular, but his form looks just as strong as ever.
  • Speaking of good form, Hawkeye continues to impress with impeccable form at the Murph. Weather is getting cooler so he’s not showing off his chiseled abs as much any more… He’s been at it with us all summer now! 
  • Came back to the parking lot just to see Spicoli and Adobe doing their own thing. They just missed us heading over to West… I thought the AI art was a big enough clue, and they said they went over there, but behind the school in the bus lot was just out of sight! They may or may have just been doing burpees the whole time. Glad they had each other though!
  • Great to see Palin out at Alcatraz! He kept our FNG, Second City, in good company. who got his name for being from Chicago and doing improv. He really gave it his all this morning, and I owe him a beer for making his first F3 workout so brutal. 
  • Crash hung over near my side during the beatdown and did well enough not to curse my name too much. YHC told him that my M (who works at Crash’s company) complimented him on a great meeting just the day prior. #Leadership
  • Drip joined us just as we were leaving the parking lot, so he only had the run to warm up. No injuries reported, and after his spill at Flatline Tuesday, he looked in perfectly good health all things considered! 
  • Subfloor didn’t seem to mind me stealing all of the blocks and bringing them over to West, so long as I assured him that I’d be returning them, which I did! I even added to of my own into the pile by accident… where they still remain. I may or may not take them back. :shrug:
  • During COT Huckleberry said, “Hey what’s with the emphasis on 25?” Bro, it’s my 8th 20×25 beatdown, you gotta post more! We are better when you are with us! Come out to two more this year and you’ll get a prize at the Christmas Party!