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Pole Dancer’s Christmas Special

AO: atlantis
Q: Pole Dancer
PAX: Toothless, Oatmeal
FNGs: None
COUNT: 3
CONDITIONS: Balmy and Clear

WARMUP: Mosey around the fields, active warmups, dynamic stretching

THE THANG: After warming up to the unlit Pizza Hut, the PAX decided on naughty or nice rep counts for a two pack of exercises; 25 for nice, 50 for naughty. Mosey around the water tank for a breather in between sets;

Burpees
Super Mans

Squats
Mountain Climbers

Imperial Walkers
Alabama Prom Dates

J-Lo’s
Star Jumps

Followed up with Lunge travel from the Pizza Hut back to StartX

Snuck in a ring of fire to everyone’s favorite insanity-inducing Christmas son, Dominic the Donkey, before a round of Mary to bring us to 6:15

MOLESKINE: Pricing and commerce of the secondary playing cards market, upcoming vacations, D&D escapades

ANNOUNCEMENTS: LeanPAX coming up!

COT: Prayers for safe travel over the holidays, health of 2.0’s and family, prayers of healing for Toothless’ MiL

PLAYLIST: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/27NAXtLvRUmi0E56UHlJBo?si=8e73c00dcdc542c6

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Dew & Dora

AO: middle-tooth
Q: Hanes
PAX: DrRupp, Focker, Oatmeal, SalPal, sooner, Toothless
FNGs: None
COUNT: 7
CONDITIONS: Tropical Winter + Puddles

WARMUP: SSH, LBAC, OHP, FF, WMH
Jog around the track, sprint to front

THE THANG: Dora
Burpees
Squats
WWI
MTN Climbers
Lunges
American Hammers
Merkins
Bobby Hurleys (jump squats)
Freddie Mercury’s
Lunges

Control – run down the long straight on track and back, keep working out till All In. Change exercise.

Mosey to flag, 1 round of toe taps

MOLESKINE:

ANNOUNCEMENTS: NYD Convergence led by Grape. Lean Pax.

COT: Prayers for those who have lost loved ones during the Holiday Season. Prayers for healthy families and travel. Prayers for individuals who may have some trauma during this season.

“If you don’t like something, change it. If you can’t change it, change your attitude.” -Maya Angelou

You can’t always control your environment or the things that happen to you, but you can always try to change your outlook or the way you choose to see something or someone.
The Challenge: Be the positive change wherever you are and encourage others with your effort to shape the things that you can change.

Shout out to Oatmeal and sooner for delicious coffee and encouraging and supporting another great AM in the gloom.

-Hanes

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Winter is Coming….

AO: toratoratora
Q: Goose
PAX: 40 Minutes, greyalbum, The Bobs, Ultratecht, Invictus
FNGs: None
COUNT: 6
CONDITIONS: damp

WARMUP: Willie mays hays hays, arm stretches, forward fold

THE THANG:

– Dora: 200 SSH while partner runs
– Lunges down and back, 2 trips
– 200 curls with rifle carry every 25 reps with coupon
– Dora: 200 overhead presses w/ coupon wile partner lunges down and back
– Circle of Mary

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

Invictus VQ next Monday!

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AO: the-castle
Q: Strutter
PAX: Strutter
FNGs: None
COUNT: 1
CONDITIONS: Lonely

WARMUP: it was warm and toasty in my car.

THE THANG: there was no Thang.

MOLESKINE:

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

COT:

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2 steps forward, one step back

AO: handsomizer
Q: Grape
PAX: Red Skull, Black Lung, Spinal Tap, There was one other, I’m sorry
FNGs: None
COUNT: 6
CONDITIONS: we stayed warm

WARMUP: normal

THE THANG: run to the stairs, go up two steps, down one…at every other landing go back down one landing…we did DIDS but you had to do two sets and then repeat the one before, etc. I was miserable, and so was the workout

MOLESKINE: thank you for letting me take out my frustration

ANNOUNCEMENTS: Leanpax etc

COT: thanks for sharing your hearts with me

:grapes:

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Motivational Holiday Mosey

AO: bomber
Q: DintyMoore
PAX: Vector, Chunks, CubCadet, hambone, Blueprint, Pep, Pop-A-Lock, Right Said, Sherlock, Tim the Toolman
FNGs: None
COUNT: 11
CONDITIONS: crisp

WARMUP: mosey on

THE THANG:
Mosey to north nipple –
20 merkin/mountain climbers

Mosey to circle –
20 squat kickers

Mosey to answer –
20 shoulder tap jacks

Mosey to free will church –
20 drop squat jumps

Mosey to 51st playground –
20 pull up burpees

Mosey to small field –
20 step up high knees

Mosey to start X –
20 line lunges merkins

Mary to finish or lap around big field and community center

MOLESKINE:
Great to have our flag back thanks to Hedwig and Tim the Toolman

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
leanpax coming in January – join the channel

#brewruck was yesterday

COT: new life and new starts both require steps of faith and embracing the uncertainty, unknown, and discomfort. Best of luck to Blueprint Hedwig and Pop-A-Lock as they enter a new chapter of life.

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Friday the 13th

AO: pain-train
Q: G-string
PAX: Timber, Wolfpack, FLO, Half Lyfe, Cheeks, Pebbles
FNGs: None
COUNT: 7
CONDITIONS:
Crisp and still

WARMUP:
– SSH
– BACs
– Back-BACs
– Slow squats
– Slow merkins
– Willie-Mays-Hayes

THE THANG:
Mosey to grab some coupons
Partner up for a little Dora
THANG 1:
– 150 Floor to ceilings
– 200 One-Arm coupon merkins
– 250 Coupon goblet squats
other partner is running a lap around the playground
THANG 2:
– 50 Pull-ups
– 100 Lunges
other partner is doing bear crawls around the small jungle gym

King and Country Drummer Boy challenge

MOLESKINE:
Happy Friday the 13th! In my family, Friday the 13th is a holiday. My Great-great-grandfather Wynn (who my son is named after) instituted this holiday in the 1930s, and the tradition is that every Friday the 13th he would take off work and pull his daughter, my Grani, out of school and take her to see a movie and get ice cream. It was one way he showed her that their relationship was more important than work or school. She passed away this September at 96 years old and still said her dad was the best man she had ever known.

This tradition has been passed down every generation since, and I will continue it with my children. I share all of this because traditions are important only inasmuch as they connect us through time. Love, family, and community are all remembered and celebrated through carrying on these traditions. As the holidays approach and are celebrated, take a moment to appreciate not only your family’s traditions but why you do them and where they come from. Then communicate all of that to your children. Then maybe one day in 90+ years, your great-great grandchildren will still know your name and treasure what was important to you.

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
– Franklin 10th anniversary on January 4th.

COT:
– Prayers were offered up.

Thanks for letting me lead you fine gentlemen! G-String out

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The Wet Bandits

AO: thebuffalo
Q: Natural Ice – CBO
PAX: greyalbum, The Bobs, Ultratecht
FNGs: None
COUNT: 4
CONDITIONS: Frosty

WARMUP: SSH, Don Quixote, Imperial Walkers, High Knees, Merkins, Stretches, Arm Circles, Air Press, Seal Claps

THE THANG: “Wet Bandits Escape”
The Theme:
PAX took on the role of the Wet Bandits, bungling a break-in at Kevin’s house and attempting to “escape” through a gauntlet of booby traps and obstacles. The route simulated their chaotic escape, with periodic stops to “navigate obstacles” using themed exercises.

The Thang:
Warm-Up:
A quick mosey through the park to get loose, stopping at multiple “booby-trapped” locations along the way.

Station 1: “Paint Cans to the Face”
Imagine dodging paint cans swinging down from above.
– Exercise: Burpee Apocalypse
– Performed in descending sets: 10-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1 (Total: 55 burpees)
– Obligation fulfilled as Chief Burpee Officer.

Station 2: “Slippery Steps”
Mimic the struggle of slipping on icy steps.
– Exercises (3 rounds):
– Mountain Climbers x 20 IC
– Freddy Mercuries x 20 IC
– Iron Mikes x 10 each leg

Station 3: “Micro Machines Mayhem”
Picture crawling over scattered toys in Kevin’s hallway.
– Exercises:
– Bear Crawls
– Walking Lunges

Station 4: “Burning Doorknob”
Channel your pain tolerance as Harry grabs the scorching doorknob.
– Exercises:
– Hand-Release Merkins x 20
– LBCs to cool off
– Repeated with descending Merkin counts: 15, 10

Station 5: “Broken Christmas Ornaments”
Avoid the pain of stepping on shattered ornaments scattered by Kevin.
– Exercises (3 rounds):
– WWI Sit-ups x 25 OYO
– American Hammers x 20 IC
– Repeated with depending WW1 Count 20 and 15

Bonus Station: “Penance for Late PAX”
– Additional burpees for late arrivals: 10 + 9 (Total: 19)
– Final Burpee Count: A modest 74.

MOLESKINE: Keep it moving!

ANNOUNCEMENTS: Brew Ruck tomorrow, YHC is looking for people to lead events and social hangs for F3

COT: Praises for The Bobs 1 year sober, and prayers for greyalbums family as the navigate his mothers struggles with Alzheimer’s

Thanks for the invite to the East Side and the opportunity to lead

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Short Card, Knoll Ed.

AO: the-knoll
Q: Malibu
PAX: Pebbles, AAA, Waffle, Timber, Stubs, Sparrow, Sooie, morning stār, Malibu, Bumblebee
FNGs: None
COUNT: 10
CONDITIONS: 27*, frosty, and motivated.

WARMUP: Mosey to stop sign, BAC+BBAC, slow squats, imperial walkers, something else I can’t remember rn, and stretching on own.

THE THANG: modified version of a workout from an earlier life: the Marine Corps Recon Short Card. The Knoll’s edition of this is: tabata (120s work, 60s rest) of each:
Squats
Mericans
Burpees
Crunches (dealers choice of WWI, WWII, baby crunches, or other)
Mountain climbers
Flutter kicks
Burpees again
Daisy pickers
Back extensions
American Hammers

MOLESKINE: sometimes life stretches you and diminishes your ability to create new things. A lesson from Marine Corps days in these situations: sometimes the value of habits isn’t in something new but in going through something that works. Grateful for this community to do the work in the dark, cold, and yet wonderful mornings together.

ANNOUNCEMENTS: lean pax coming up in January.

COT: Closing prayers for family and brothers, in the words of a great friend (Peace at Last, JH Newman).

Coffeeteria ftw, thanks to Pebbles for bringing the brew!

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Merry Christmas from the family

AO: atlantis
Q: sooner , Oatmeal
PAX: Oatmeal, Toothless, Pole Dancer, Siri, Subway, SalPal
FNGs: None
COUNT: 7
Active warm-up

Mozy over to pizza hut

Santa appears out of the gloom… he looks a lot like oatmeal

Christmas Night
Santa/Oatmeal pulls a gift out of the bag and the PAX has to deliver; The pax are reindeer, led by rudolph who have to deliver gifts. Each round, Santa/Oatmeal picks off a pax from the reindeer who does an exercise while the rest of the pax delivers to playground locations specified on the card; santa’s crew of injured reindeer grows during each round of present delivery

Gift delivery travel: Native Reindeer Run around the water tower to “Whoville” aka the playground

Penalty for forgetting rudolph

Christmas Morning
Open each gift to find two unique exercises (25 each). One is naughty and one is nice. Flip a disc to determine exercise. Gating price to either be nice or get forgiveness for being naughty is Christmas/Oatmeal trivia.

Bag 1: ice skaters / Mountain jumpers; each side is half
Bag 2: elven merkins / eleven flutters aka hand release merkins with a star Superman or reverse flutters (low plank + flutter kicks); 4 ct
Bag 3: Frosty jumps / walks; low squat duck walk or broad jump; 1 is 1
Bag 4: Twinkling Star of Bethlaham or manger madness aka side straddle hops 4 CT or star jumps but with 180 rotation); 1 is 1
Bag 5: Ornamentation or Tree toppers aka plank ups or one-legged alternating box jump reaching for the tree top on the jump; each side is half
Bag 6: sleigh rides or Jingle bell rock aka Supermans or happy crunch frogs but with arms elevated verticaly instead of horizontally; 1 is 1
Bag 7: Christmas mornings aka 8 CT body builders; 1 is 1… We didn’t do this one

Santa had a loose interpretation of the rules. We did exercise for the record.

COT: healing, comfort and guidance

HANDS DOWN BEST COFFETETERIA OF THE YEAR, NO ONE IS CLOSE, ITS NOT A COMPETITION, POLE DANCER/TOOTHLESS COMBO WON. EASILY. THEY’RE OFFICIALLY ON THE NICE LIST.

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