Category: Green Machine

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Pep does it again

AO: greenmachine
Q: Pep
PAX: Grape, Cowboy, Toothless, bluemule, Focker, Shania, moneyshot, Shy Guy, Peaches,d-flat
FNGs: None
COUNT: 11
CONDITIONS: January warm

Playlist: 80’s karaoke, provided by Grape
Grade: A

WARMUP:
Requisite and obligatory ssh
Imperial walkers
Seal claps
Good mornings

THE THANG:
Peaches (down ranger) took first fifteen minutes
– demotivates (forgot name) – exercise of ssh broken into parts
– Bear crawl the from one sideline to the other
– burpees : 1 at first number, 2 at hash mark, 3 at middle, 4 at hash mark, 5 at second number
.
– More demotivates
– Lunge back from sideline to sideline
– instead of burpees, mericans
– More demotivates
pep time:
– rectangle: from end zone to fifty yardline across to sideline, back to end zone, then sideline to sideline
– one partner runs the rectangle while the other moves in a slower motion through the rectangle
. When the runner gets back to partner they switch.
– Slow movements:
– lunge twist
– Komodo dragon
– Reverse lunge
– Bear crawl
– 11’s at hill: mericans + ww1
– Back to startx for short Mary

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
– leanpax
– rumors have it that some have lost 20lbs already (unconfirmed
)

COT:
– grapes dad head surgery. Done yesterday but dad is still unconscious (expected)
– Shy guy: new baby. Rumor has it that he doesn’t wake to do feedings (unconfirmed)

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Reindeer Games

AO: greenmachine
Q: Puzzlah , DintyMoore
PAX: Pep, Cowboy, Betty Ford, Michelin Man, Esposa, Sherlock, Topanga, Black Lung, Works for a Guy, Grape
FNGs: None
COUNT: 17
CONDITIONS: tropical on the north pole

WARMUP: run a lap

THE THANG:
First reindeer game was a mile race last man up. First lap: 10 elf burpees before the chase, then 10 reindeer kicks, 3rd North pole hammers, 4th lap grinch humpers.

Then, second race: a sprint ladder, 10 sprint, 90 jog; 20 sprint, 80 jog; etc.

After sprint, 10 merkins then lunge walk until 6 joined and team jogged in reindeer formation to end zone.

Mosey back to start and big boy situps to end.

MOLESKINE: enjoyed finishing up month of partners at green machine with the guy who brought me to F3.

Thought I recorded, but alas, i didn’t, we had 17 so sorry if i missed your tag. It was dark. I did one scan through the list and this is what i came up with. You can edit and add yourself in.

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

COT:

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“Die Hard” – A Christmas Workout

AO: greenmachine
Q: Matador , EZ-Go
PAX: Shy Guy, Esposa, Hipster, Cowboy, Chunks, Grape, Topanga, Matador, Pep, EZ-Go, The Merchant
FNGs: None
COUNT: 11
CONDITIONS: As cold as Christmas on the 30th floor of a skyscraper with the windows blown out

WARMUP: OYO party: SSH, Good mornings, Willie Mays, broga, etc

THE THANG: DIE HARD

Ascend 30 floors up Nakatomi Tower
-Run the Bleachers many times

Survive against terrorist-thieves, lead by Matador
Start in Endzone 
Bearcrawl (thru glass) to 50 yard line
20 burpees (climb up elevator shaft)
Peter parker to other endzone (crawl thru AC vent)
50 calf raises bc your feet hurt from glass
Bearcrawl back to 50 yard line
20 burpees
Peter Parker to original endzone
50 calf raises

Hostage Rescue Relay, lead by Matador
Partners — 1 person doing SSH while waiting
1 person sprint out to 30 yards
30 high knees (escaping down 30 floors)
Sprint back, switch places
Do this a bunch of times. There are many hostages

Hans Gruber hangs and falls to his death, lead by EZ-Go
Partners – 1 does a dead hang until failure
Other partner does V-Ups
Switch and do again, many times

The Final Shot, lead by EZ-Go
Reginald VelJohnson (Al) shoots final terrorist for John McClane
Partners – 1 of you takes the bullet (burpees) – the other… shoots the shot? Somehow related to the plot (full sprint across field and back) 

MOLESKINE: spoiler: they’re not actually terrorists, they’re just regular old German thieves.

ANNOUNCEMENTS: this is what slack is for

COT: prayers for challenges related to divorce, family hardships during Christmas travels. Gratitude for Shy Guy’s new baby.

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Beggin’ for a Leggin’

AO: greenmachine
Q: SalPal , Wolfpack
PAX: Cal Worthington, Shy Guy, Esposa, Purple Tiger, Cowboy, Pep
FNGs: None
COUNT: 8
CONDITIONS: Mid-50s. Shorts and t-shirts for sure.

WARMUP: I propose we delete this section, if you need a warmup, come early. Sorry Pep, no SSH.

THE THANG: I got everyone’s limbs lubricated with split squats and weighted wall sits. Wolfpack aroused our heart rates with sprints, lunge walks and bear crawls. We climaxed with ring of fire squats and burpees.

MOLESKINE: Innuendo, Split Speakers, Indigenous People, Typical Pep Bit ft. Cowboy “Is this ?” Also coffee this morning ripped. 11/10.

ANNOUNCEMENTS: Hair Band deigned to drive in and announce 3rd volunteer and donation opportunities, see slack. 2nd F Christmas party, see channel. F3 After Hours. Grow School. See slack, see slack, see slack.

COT: For those suffering, intentions unspoken.

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HAIL HYDRA

AO: greenmachine
Q: Natural Ice , Chunks, Squatter
PAX: Pep, Esposa, SalPal, Grape, Topanga (Scott), Focker, Cowboy, Young and Restless, Hipster, Wham-O, Betty Ford
FNGs: None
COUNT: 13
CONDITIONS: Low 40s and perfect

WARMUP: NO SSH FOR YOU Pep!!!
Why warm up when you can run to the track :man-shrugging:

THE THANG: The 3 Heads of Hydra

Squatter kicked off the first 15 minutes with a simple and effective concept

Start at 0m
10 merkins, 10 burpee broad jumps, 10 air squats, 10 lunges, 10 flutter kicks, bear crawl to the 100m line, run the rest of the track (picking up the 6), and rinse and repeat.

YHC took over at 5:45

Starting at the end of the field with performed 30 SSH – (My psyop to get the full PAX into cadence was a complete failure)
10 8-count body builders, 20 Big Boy Sit Ups and we ran to the other side of the field to rinse and repeat.

Now that we are over Ocotburpee, 8 count body builders are all the rage.

Lastly Chunks closed us out.
Sprints up the hill, sets of Perfect Merkins, Burpees :pinched_fingers: the perfect way to close out a beat down before ending with some light stretching.

MOLESKINE: IMHO – Co Qs should be about keeping the momentum high and not planning to much as team. Mission accomplished

ANNOUNCEMENTS: Percy Warner Accent this Saturday, f3 Afterhours/Afterdark/NightF3 next Thursday, Turkey Trot in Crieve Hall, Grow School in December

COT: Prayers for the Clay Family, Lifting up Hipster, and for all of us to lean into community as we are not built to grow/thrive on our own.

I am thankful for you guys!
-Natty Out

All typos courtesy of me writing this out and not using Chatgpt

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We’re Too Saxy for this Q

AO: greenmachine
Q: Firefox , Grape
PAX: Wham-O, Betty Ford, Hipster, Topanga, Esposa, Works for a Guy, Black Lung, Pep
FNGs: None
COUNT: 10
CONDITIONS: Saxy

WARMUP: Grape led us on a long mosey around the block (accompanied by some sweet, sultry, saxy sax songs) and back to Startex for:
– SSH
– Imperial walkers
– Hillbillies
– Good mornings
– LBAC
– Overhead claps
– Seal claps

THE THANG: Today is National Saxophone Day. The Saxophone was invented in the 1800s by Adolphe Sax, who was born on November 6, 1814 and went on to live a life full of en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adolphe_Sax.

To celebrate National Saxophone Day, PAX moseyed to the football field and partnered up. 1 partner did an exercise in the endzone while the other bear crawled 20 yards and back. Each exercise was accompanied by a true/false trivia question. Wrong answers increased the bear crawl distance by 5 yards (each direction).
– S – SSH; The Saxophone is a woodwind instrument – True
– A – ?; Adolphe Sax was Austrian – False, he was Belgian
– X – X-jumps; Kenny G is best known for playing the alto saxophone – False, he primarily plays the soprano sax
– O – Overhead Press; Richard Nixon was a saxophone player – True, he could play 5 instruments
– P – Pop Squats; A saxhorn is another name for the saxophone – False, it’s another family of instruments invented by Adolphe
– H – Hand-release Merkins; Adolphe Sax invented 8 types of saxophone – False, he invented 14 different types
– O – Ohno’s (skaters); The name of the saxophonist for the Electric Mayhem (from the Muppets) is “Lips” – False, it’s “Zoot”
– N – Newton’s Cradle; The smallest saxophone is only 12 inches long – True, it’s called a soprillo
– E – Elbow plank jacks; The most expensive saxophone ever purchased was made of plastic – True, it belonged to Charlie Parker

The bear crawl stretched out to the 30yard line but by the end had come back to the 20.

PAX did 18 burpees and 46 Iron Mikes (each side is a half) for the year 1846 when the saxophone was patented.

Pax then did 45 merkins for the 45 pound heft of the contrabass saxophone (which is over 6ft tall)

Mosey back to Startex. 2 separate 47 second hollow body holds for the 47 minute world record of the longest note ever held on a saxophone.

MOLESKINE:
– Sadly, I did not get to share one more factoid, the largest gathering of simultaneously playing saxophone players involved 1875 musicians.
– Kudos to Betty Ford for guessing our theme during warm-up
– Props to Pep Esposa and others for throwing out many other saxophone-related names and references
– Grape link that sweet, saxy playlist in the thread, please!

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
– Check Slack

COT:
– Thoughts prayers to marriages, new phases in life, and safe travels

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Mid Terms

AO: greenmachine
Q: Hipster
PAX: Cowboy, Focker, Shania, Squatter, Topanga, Grape, Esposa, Chunks, Movin On Up, Matador, Black Lung
FNGs: None
COUNT: 12
CONDITIONS: Cool and damp

WARMUP: Quick WAR

THE THANG: TEST TIME

AMRAP 20 seconds, rest 10 seconds, 8 sets of each movement, recording # of reps for each set:

– Mercans
– Sit Ups
– Squats
– 2 Count Flutters
– Dips

BEEP TEST – run a lot until you can’t

MOLESKINE: The next test day will be the end of January, start training now!

ANNOUNCEMENTS: Check slack

COT: TAPs for Grape, Ginger, Hipster, and urrybody else going through stuff.

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Hammer Time

AO: greenmachine
Q: Donkey Hammer
PAX: Cowboy, Betty Ford, Black Lung, Esposa, Matador, moneyshot, Pep, Pepsi, Topanga
FNGs: None
COUNT: 10
CONDITIONS: crisp

WARMUP:
Extended old guy warm up
– 400m jog
– Broga
– Cocaine bear crawls/crawl bears
– Walking imperial walkers
– Walking hillbillies
– Jane Fondas
– Pike Ups
– Straight leg raises

THE THANG:
– 100 yard run with burpees at every 10 yard marker x 2
– Two rounds if run 100 yards with exercises at 10 yard marker – 10 jump squats, 20 hand release merkins, 30 Carolina dry docks, 40 LBCs, 50 mountain climbers, 40 flutter kicks 2 count, 30 APD, 20 calf raises, 10 v-ups
– 20 yard forward lunges
– 20 yard reverse lunges
– 20 yard side lunges x 2

Circle burp for the entirety of “I Know a Little “ by Lynard Skynyrd with SSH in between.

Mary till 6:15: Side plank x 2, J. Lo’s

ANNOUNCEMENTS: Check Slack for upcoming events: 2.0 workout, The Struggle, Burpee. Beat down

COT: moneyshot closed us out with prayer.

Thank you, Cowboy for the chance to come spend the morning with the men of greenmachine . It was an honor to lead this group.

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Chipper Jones

AO: greenmachine
Q: Tinkertoy
PAX: Pepsi, Pep, Sherlock, Shy Guy, Betty Ford, moneyshot, Esposa, Topanga, Focker, Cowboy, Squatter, Shania, 3 Tenors, LB, Mic Drop
FNGs: None
COUNT: 16
CONDITIONS: Ideal Fall morning

WARMUP: GMs, WMH, DD walk the calfs, cobra, bow to ground, hand up, thread through, arm circles, Phelps, scorpion, t-spine opener, mosey

THE THANG:
Partner off split reps as desired
work (hold)

80ish pullups (high plank)
1/4 mile lap together
100 burpees (high plank)
1/4 mile lap together
100 merkins (high plank)
1/4 mile lap together
1/8 mile walking lunge (bear crawl)
1/8 mile lap together
200-300 air squats (Alabama prom dates)
1/4 mile lap together

MOLESKINE: Man’s proper stature is not one of mediocrity, failure, frustration, or defeat, but one of achievement, strength, and nobility. In short, man can and ought to be a hero. -Mike Mentzer

ANNOUNCEMENTS: Octoburpee / Nov. & Dec. Co-Q at greenmachine (points system prize awarded) / Join nutrition and post to lock in on your daily fuel

COT: Pep interview process and career discernment

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9/11 Convergence

AO: greenmachine
Q: Cowboy , SalPal, Pole Dancer, Black Lung
PAX: Michelin Man, Pep, moneyshot, Esposa, Betty Ford, Tim the Toolman, Works for a Guy, Goose, Squatter, Pepsi, Tinkertoy, Hipster, Purple Tiger, Chunks, Puzzlah, Hoffa
FNGs: None
COUNT: 20
CONDITIONS: Beautiful Meteorological Fall Morning

WARMUP: SalPal led with F3 sanctioned exercises
Count off – 4 Groups
Mosey to Stadium

THE THANG:
Theme: Constant movement, Use stairs
Co-Qs: Pole Dancer, Black Lung, SalPal, Cowboy
4-Qs; 4 stations: 4 Stadium Sections:
1 Co-Q leads at a section. PAX rotates.
Tabata Style- 6 sets of 80sec +10sec rest btw sets – 1 min transition between stations.
By the end all have rotated thru all stations

Station 1: SalPal : Five Big Boy Situps, Run to top of Stairs, return
Station 2: Pole Dancer : Run Up the stairs, down the stairs, 10 burpees. Wall sit for the Six.
Station 3: Black Lung : Run Up the Stairs, AMRAP exercise to the timer.
Stair run variations by round: 1, hit every step, 2, hit every other step, 3, hit every third step, 4, bunny hop on every step, 5, broad jump up every other step, 6, free style stair run
AMRAP exercise by round (alternating upper/lower body by round): 1, merkins, 2, squats, 3, hand-release merkins, 4, iron mikes, 5, clap merkins (clerkins), 6, lunges
Station 4: Cowboy : Exercise then ascend the stairs
Rounds 1: Fire Hydrants 10 each leg. Bunny Hop up stairs; Round 2: Star Jumps, Bunny Hop Up 3: AL Prom Date Bridge, Leg out, Drop Leg and back up. 10 each leg, bunny hop.
Rounds 4-6 Repeat exercises followed by Box Jumps up Bleachers this time.

No Time for Mary

MOLESKINE:
Things OverHeard:
I gotta Go to Work
You did how many Burpees?
The inventor of the Burpee warned to never do more than 4 in at a single exercise session.

Great Representations from atlantis thestronghold greenmachine

ANNOUNCEMENTS: Check 1st F and F3 General Slack – Grow School , Night Moves 9/18, etc

COT: On this day we are remember the tragedy of 9/11, Charlie Kirk’s assassination (his family’s grief), Colorado School Shooting (grief of those families), generally hurt, loneliness, brewing hatred going unnoticed.