Putting it to the test – with a curveball

Event Date

May 09, 2019


Other Pax included Overboard, STP, Toga, Doughnuts

This workout was suggested by Flip Flop. He had important things come up so I took it forth in honor of his Air Force service as well as my father’s.

Warm-up –

An immediate curveball came up with a concert in the green slated to begin at our usual start time. I called an audible and had us immediately mosey to the Davidson College track. Once there the warm-up began in earnest:

            Side straddle hops

            Imperial Storm troopers

            Toy Soldiers

            A good stretch

TheTest –

The Air Force Fitness Assessment is a specific set of both strength and cardio efforts. Scoring is based on age. Needless to say, the large numbers of “respect” members of Sweatshop helped our results. The test included:

            Sit-ups with bent legs – maximum amount in a minute

            Push-ups – maximum amount in a minute

            1.5 mile run – timed

 

Once that was completed, time was too short to head to DUMC so we set into Marys while still at the track

            LBCs

            Leg lifts

            Low flutter

            1 minute plank hold

            Carolina Dry docks

 

We then moseyed back to the green (the concert was over) and finished with

            Heels to heaven

 

Postscript – The passing score on the test is 75. Our group average was 88. Hawkeye and Hipster maxed out our points at 99 and 97.5 respectively. I think we should repeat this in 6 months or so to get longitudinal data.