Author: Adam Zinn

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Pounding the Q’s 1st Year

Gloom Factor:  Frosty beard and stars
Pre-Party:  Hibernating
PAX in Attendance:  Nimbus1500, Creeper, Huggy, Type O, Professor X (Respect), Scrooge, Sterno, Old Hickory, Leatherneck, and Staples (YHC and QiC)
Warm Up:  Show Me lap, good mornings, huggers, Tebow stretch, disclaimer

Today is a trip down memory lane for me as we marked a year since I joined this group of HIMs.

Thang 1

Mosey to Defiant’s painground to visit the site of my first posting.
(5) sets of (5) reps OYO

    • Pull-ups
    • Copenhagens
    • Burpees

Thang 2

Mosey through the neighborhood to the invisible curb (where I broke my foot) at the Rec Center.
(3) sets of curb work OYO

    • Derkins
    • Calf Raises
    • Buy-out partner carries in honor of Netflix, Altidore, and Hambone who carried me to the truck in January

Thang 3

Mosey up the street and around Mill Creek Brewery.  Unfortunately, time ran short and we had to cut the man-maker/coupon work awaiting us.

Mary at the Parking Lot

LBC’s, Flutter Kicks, Low and Slow Squats

Number Off/Name-a-rama/COT
Prayer Requests

  • Continue to lift up LMP and his wife and family
  • Professor X’s friends dealing with cancer
  • Prayer for Sterno and his family and their baby on the way
  • Prayer for my Mom (and Dad) as we will move her into a care facility next weekend

Announcements

  • Christmas Party this Saturday at our place (see Slack for details and side dish/dessert sign up)
  • Christmas Eve service opportunity with GlenGarry and family (serving lunch at the Rescue Mission)
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KISS at Broken Wheel

Keep it simple Staples… a necessary reminder when the Q has forgotten he is on the schedule (#Barneysavestheday).

PAX in Attendance:  Show Me, Barney, Nimbus1500, Stats, Huggy, 3rd Degree, Sex Ed, Professor X (Respect), Creeper, Glen Garry, Tebow, Kermit, TV Guide, Hushpuppy, and Staples (Q).

Pre-Party:  3rd Degree led Kermit, Sex Ed, and Staples in (10) burpees on the minute (Barney with the victory lap).

Warm Up:  Show Me lap, intro, disclaimer, stretch

The Thang:  Head to the track for an Indian Mile.  PAX then proceed back to the parking lot for some coupon work.  Line up on the light pole and exercise.

          • (10) Blockies
          • (20) Block Squats
          • (30) Block Flutters
          • (40) Block Rows
          • Q instructed PAX to await the 6 and use their time wisely (some recovered, some mosey’d)
          • Sprint to the far light pole, recover.
          • Sprint to the blocks, recover.
          • Rinse and Repeat

With (2) rounds completed, head back to the track for a second Indian Mile.  The rumor (unconfirmed) was a 9-ish minute pace.  Return to the parking lot for some core work including block flutters, LBC’s, high plank, and WWI’s.

CoT:  Roll call for PAX, a word of encouragement, prayer requests, and prayer.

Announcements:  2ndF opportunity upcoming this week at TypeO+’s (check Slack for details); fitness challenge in the works; Gaunlet is next month (make your mind up now to rock it).

Prayer Requests/Praises:  Barney’s mother and Staples’ mother; praise for answered coaching prayer.

Thanks all!

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Getting FAT at the Pound

Gloom Factor:  Gloom fartsacked; perfect morning.

Pre-party:  Kermit led Creeper, Old Hickory, and Staples in a surprise preview of the Thang.

PAX in Attendance:  Kermit, Creeper, Old Hickory, Nimbus, Stats, Inspector Gadget, Barney, Scrooge, Sex Ed, TV Guide, Professor X (respect), Show Me, Hushpuppy, and Staples (QiC)

Disclaimer/Warm Up:  Show Me lap, disclaimer, SSH, Imperial Walkers, Good Mornings, WMH, Tebow stretch, and Toy Soldiers.

The Thang:  Partner up for encouragement and mosey to the track to get in some FAT (feet, arms, and tummies) work.  The goal was 6 (big) laps with speed bumps at each side.  Side A’s exercises were (20) squats, (20) merkins, and (20) overhead presses.  Side B’s exercises were (20) WWI’s, (20) LBC’s, and (20) flutter kicks.

The HIM’s brought their A-game and knocked out some reps and miles.  All in, we covered 2.5 miles and did (100) or more reps of each.  Time caught us and we moseyed back to the parking lot.

CoT:  Count off, Name-o-rama, a word (this community of men is a blessing to me and I pray it is to you all, and, I thank each one of you for sharpening me), prayer, and announcements.

Post-Party:  Stats, Creeper, Nimbus, Show Me put in some additional work.

Announcements:  3rd Thursday lunch is today at Oscar’s at 11:30am, F3 Dad’s camp is next weekend at the Ocoee, Wild Beast Feast is September 7th at 6:00pm at Staples’ place

Prayer Requests:  Soccer Mom in Uganda, prayers for safe travels for all headed DR over the coming week/weekend (especially ocean going PAX)

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Pressing the Easy Button with Staples – The Pound 7/18/19

Pre-Party: 3rd Degree led Stats, Ragdoll, Mufasa, Netflix, Barney, and Staples through a burpee, bear, and bridge buffet.

18 PAX in attendance for the main event: Professor X (respect), NumbTucks, 3rd Degree, Nimbus1500, Mufasa, Netflix, Stats, Barney, GlenGarry, Beer Goggles, Sex Ed, Old Hickory, Inspector Gadget, Ragdoll, Type O+, Tebow, ShowMe, and Staples (YHC, QiC)

Disclaimer/Stretching/Partner Up

Thang:

There seems to be some consistent themes this week: running, partners, and the whole body.

So we partnered up into two lines and took off for an all-american, Indian run. No additives in this one; simply sprint to the front of the line with your partner when it’s your turn. Speed bumps were called for sets of Copenhagens, derkins, and erkins (4 sets total) at the ballfield pavilion. We also enjoyed speed bumps for some core work at the little bridge with V-ups, LBC’s, and flutter kicks (3 sets total). For continuity’s sake, we rolled a partner carry into the bear crawl bridge (Props to the stallions in attendance).

With time running short, mosey to the parking lot for some partner wheelbarrows (Q’s a quitter), skanks, politicians, karaoke, and high knees.

Great work by all and it was fun to get to lead you all this morning.

COT/Counterama/Namerama

Post-Party: 3rd Degree led a handful of brave souls in yurpees (I believe).

What we learned:
• We are a community of sinners saved by grace. We are encouraged to minister, and be ministered to, in times of plenty and in times of need.

Bullhorn:
• Keep Netflix’s family in your prayers as his daughter is in the NICU growing stronger over the days ahead. Consider ministering to his family through meals (see the sign-up on Slack if you’re interested).
• Pray for Swinger as the diagnosis of his discomfort continues. We’re grateful some things have been eliminated.
• Pray for Mrs. Professor X who is shuttling wrestlers to the Midwest this week.
• Pray for Little Miss Piggy as the doctor’s review his circumstances.