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QIC: Iditarod
PAX: Iditarod, Scraps, Grohl, CDL, Noble Virus, Air Wolf
WOR
2 Laps around Courthouse-Politicians, Side Shuffles ETC.
Good Mornings x 10
Willie Mays Hayes x 10
Daisy Pickers
BAC x 10
Hand claps x10
SSH x 10

The Thang
Mosey to the Presbyterian Church-Along the way made 3 stops
Burpees x 10
Alternating Shoulder taps x 20
Merkins x 30
Alabama ass kickers x 40

YHC informed the PAX they helped to spell out BAMA since this weekend kicks off college football.

Partnered up for three rounds of 3 different super sets.

Round 1

P1 Thruster Merkins on swing set x 10
P2 Squats till P1 completes
Then Flip flop
X 3 Sets

Round 2
P1 Dips x 20
P2 Lt Dans till P1 completes
Then Flip flop
X 3 Sets

Round 3
P1 Incline Merkins x 12
P2 Step ups till P1 Completes
X 3 Sets

Mosey Back
Halfway stop for 20 Squats

No time for Mary upon return.

COT and Prayer.

NMS: Nice to have Airwolf back with us. Keep working hard Gents that one was a tough one. Also CDL is running for him 5k if anyone interested. Good cause and memorial for an old friend of his. Hit him up if youre interested.

Westeros 27 AUG 2018: Sprinting and Merkins

PAX: Blue Mule (Q), Crab Legs, Megatron, Studio 42, Da Vinci, Reveille, Vital Signs

7 PAX. Gloomy conditions. 0530, GO.

(Basically all we did was run and do merkins – this will be the easiest backblast ever).

Mosey to area close to football field. Boring things like arm circles and stretches to warm up.

SPRINTS AND MERKINS: PHASE ONE: ELEVENS: Mosey to the football field. Team up. Portion of team sprints field, does merkins, then sprints back. Other portion does straddle hop until it’s their turn. Rinse and repeat for ~10 minutes. Plenty of sprints and merkins.

SPRINTS AND MERKINS: PHASE TWO: TELEPHONE POLE: Mosey to the playground. Stay teamed up. Portion of team runs to telephone pole, ~150 yards away. Other teammates stay and do merkins until it is their turn to run. That’s about two minutes doing merkins.

SPRINTS AND MERKINS: PHASE THREE: HILL SPRINTS: Mosey to hill near starting area. Sprint up the hill. Ten merkins. Mosey back to bottom of hill. Rinse and repeat four times. Perform fifth sprint, but sprint to start and do twenty merkins.

MARY: Flutterkicks for 60 seconds.

Simple. Effective. Basically 45 minutes of running and pushups.

SYITG

Blue Mule

CONDITIONS: Cool and crisp, a glorious morning to be outside.

PAX:  T-Cell, Keep-the-Change, Princess Aurora, Hambone, Porcelain, Right Said, Preacher Man, Rocket League, Crablegs, Hawkeye, Lunch Lady, Lemon, Firefox, Hi-Viz, Vector, Silver Medal, Trapper-Keeper, Bad-Boy

QIC: Studio 42

DISCLAIMER

WARM-UP/CoP:  Mosey to the airplane circle for a poorly lit warm-up

• Side Straddle Hops
• Little Baby Arm Circles
• Squats
• Seal Claps
• Werewolves
• Good Mornings

THANG:

Animal Run (mosey’d the trail in between excercises)

• Bear Crawl
• Frog Hops (over your partner)
• Duck Walk
• Alligator Merkins
• “Catch Me If You Can” w/ 10 Gorilla Humpers

• Caterpillar (2 rows planking, facing each other, last 2 guys jump over plankers until they’re at the front)
• Black Snake Run back to the parking lot

 

Mary

• Crunch/Happy Frogs
• Starfish Crunches
• Werewolves (accompanied by some ridiculous howls…)

COT/BOM

BULLHORN:

• Grow Ruck, check it out
• 4-year anniversary Q coming up on September 9th at Stonewall
• Be praying for:
  1. Bad Boy and his wife and baby, that all goes well with the pregnancy
  2. The Luellen (sp?) family who just lost their 13 year old son to suicide
  3. That the Hawkeye family gets their Visas in time and he’s able to get that tooth taken care of!
  4. Hambone’s former co-worker that took his life and the loved ones he leaves behind
  5. Pushing back on the darkness around us
  6. Praise that Lunch Lady’s friend’s scan came back with good results!

MOLESKIN:

What a day to workout guys, bring on more of this cool weather!  Glad to share the best part of the day with y’all.

Studio 42 out.

8 brave souls ventured out to the Skunk this am.

Those in attendance were:

Cowboy

Money Shot

life Champ

Bagger Vance

Big Stick (aka Notorious ManBoy)

Razor (aka Venus)

T-Cell (aka Founding Father)

Foxtrot Talksalot

We began with a little mosey. Side shuffles, donkey kicks, knee highs, calf stretches carried us to the circle up behind JT Moore school.

20 SSH’s, 10 baby arm circles forward, backward.

The heavens then opened up quarter size rain drops as Venus shouted out an Andy Dufresne ‘Shawshank’ reference. We all began to open our arms and face the sky…..akin to the scene where Andy had just crawled thru 500 yards of poopoo to free himself

10 Good mornings, 10 willy May’s Hays

Them mosey around the little baby traffic circle in the back. Quick team huddle under the tree for a reprieve from the monsoon. Venus then apparently lost it in a pothole and went Ass over Tea Kettle! I turned around to see him back on his feet and moving. Thank god his day job doesn’t require hand eye coordination!!!

Mosey back up to the starting spot, with exercise breaks at the speed bumps.

10 mountain climbers, 10 dry docks, 10 dips, 10 plank jacks

The rain ended at this point

The Thang (as called in from corporate)

We began with 15 Burpee box jump overs then 50 hand release merkins, then broad jump 10 yards out and back.

Then 14 BBJO’s, then 50 goblet squirts with coupons  (called squirts because my shorts were completely soaked and my gas sounded like straight up diarrhea when I released….), followed by broad jumps.

Then 13 BBJO’s, then 50 leg ups while holding coupon over chest, then broad jumps.

This proceed for 30 minutes.

We circled up for Mary. 20 Freddy Merks, 20 J Los and the last 30 seconds in self guided Good Mornings!

results:

T cell 8 50 GS
Foxtrot 7 5 LR
Life champ 10 50 HRM
Cowboy 9 50 HRM
Venus 8 50 GS
Big stick 7 22 LR
Money Shot 8 50 GS
BV 7 24 LR

See you animals tomorrow.

FTTAL

 

It was 70s and glorious at 0600 as the PAX arrived at Stonewall for a morning of childhood reminiscence.

QIC: Skid Mark

PAX: Edible Arrangement, Black Lung, Deep Dish, Hambone, Care Bear, Cowboy, Vegemite, V-Squared (late arrival from Chattanooga due to internet schedule confusion

We started with a mosey around the community center and back to the parking lot for some warm-o-rama.

WOR: SSH x30, LBACs x15 f/b, Don Quixotes x10, Imperial walkers x10, Hillbillies x10, Squats x20, Merkins x10

Thang:

As it was my daughter’s 4th birthday party today, I thought we could sum up what life has been so far for a 4 year old..

Newborns go “back to sleep” and can’t really roll over – LBCs x50

Tummy Time – Reverse Snow Angels x1min 

Next they try to roll over – Scorpions x10 

Finally they get it – Superman – Banana – Rolling from superman position to a banana shape with legs and arms off the ground. On the Qs call.

Time to work on our pulling up from the floor to a sit/stand.

10 Headbangers, 5 pull ups EMOM x10 minutes

Next it was time to start moving:

Bearcrawls x20ft > Duck walks x20ft > Mosey x40ft then do everything in reverse (reverse mosey, reverse duckwalk,  and crawlbears). Rinse and repeat x3

Bearcrawls x20ft > Mosey 20ft > Sprint x40ft, then do it all in reverse again. Rinse and repeat x3

At this point we are getting more stable on our feet.  We took a mosey around the southwest corner of the park and back to the pavilion for some playtime. Children initially don’t play well together and instead do separate games on their own while standing next to each other.

30s Exercise with 10s rest alternating: AMRAP Monkey Humpers and AMRAP Picnic table prom dates (legs on a picnic table bench, back on the floor, lift the hips to the sky repeatedly)

Potty training time: Sprint 50yds from the pavillion to the port-o-potty: x5

Finally, children learn to play well together, time for a group exercise. Everybody assumed a plank position in line. The PAX at the front of the line then proceeded to do 10 rows on the climbing rope and went back to the end of the line.  Rinse and repeat with 5 rows per PAX.  

Mary: LBCs x15, Flutter Kicks x15, American Hammers x15, Freddy Mercury’s x15

-At this point, Foxtrot-talks-a-lot showed up to wish us well and then drove off to Portland brew.

COT

Coffeeteria was attended by all but Vegemite…including FTTAL who seemed to show up only for the 2nd F rather than the 1st F. Welcome to V-squared who was visiting his parents in Nashville. Unfortunately, our website suggested the workout was at 0700 and he showed up a mere 50 min late. He put in some miles after coffeeteria to make up for the missed workout.

 

No idea what the temp was, but it was nice for a summer morning in July. I showed up to the Racetrack, and to my surprise, the parking lot was already full of 17 PAX ready to get to work. 5:29am with a quick disclaimer, and then we’re off.

PAX: Bagger Vance, Ebola, Big Bang, Joey Freshwater, Red Skull, Chiwawa (FNG), Tool Time (FNG), Cuervo (FNG), Umbrella, Offshore, Vegemite, Lumberg, Toga, Shoeless Joe, Hot N’ Ready, Maryland (Willy Loman), Black Widow (Q)

Mosey around the back loop at the racetrack, and then circle up in the grass for some WOR.

GM x 10

SSH x 10

WMH x 10

BAC x 10

RBAC x 10

OC x 10

SC x 10

THANG

Head over the little hill towards the back of the racetrack. Line up for some 7’s. Starting with Burpees at the bottom, bear crawl up the hill, and then Turkish Get Ups at the top. SSH while we wait on the six.

All in, and we line up in a single file line to IR up Maryland Way to the parking lot next to the parking garage. It was on this run that we passed who would soon be known as “Cuervo” while he was out for a morning jog. After some flying EH’s, and him seeing a fellow Willy Loman coworker with us, he decided to file in. Line up on one side of the parking lot for another set of 7’s. Jump squats on one end of the lot, sprint to the other, hand release merkins, and then sprint back across the lot. Plank and wait for the six.

All in, and we head to the stair case for a little more cardio. Run up the stairs to the top of the parking deck. Once all in, 10 burpees. Run to the other side of the parking deck, and 10 more burpees. Back down the stairs, and stop next to Holler and Dash.

DID’s

Dips x 20

Irkins x 15

Dirkins x 10

R&R x 3

Single file line again to IR back to the monkey bars at racetrack. Split up into 2 groups. Group 1, start doing AMRAP pull ups while Group 2 runs the inner lap. Flap Jack (or flip off, whichever you want to call it). All in, and head back to the parking lot for Mary.

MARY

J-Lo’s x 20

LBC x 20

WW1 x 30

Low Plank x 30 Seconds

Men, it was a pleasure to be with you this morning. Hard work by everyone out there. Welcome FNG’s Chiwawa, Tool Time, & Cuervo!

Please continue to pray for Preacher Man’s brother battling cancer, as well as Olan Mills father, and Spicoli.

Black Widow

Temps were a comfortable 70 degrees as 7 PAX started the week off the right way at Purple Cow this morning.

PAX: Life Champ, Olan Mills, Backlash, Boone’s Farm, Toga, Offshore, Black Widow (Q)

Disclaimer and then 5:30am we head out of the BMS parking lot to GWP and circled up in the main parking lot for WOR.

SSH x 20

GM x 10

WMH x 10

IW x 10

Merkins x 10

MC x 10

THANG:

Decided to pull out an old favorite and introduce some of the newer PAX to BLIMPS on the soccer field. Lined up on one side of the soccer field where each PAX would perform the exercise below, and then run the short length of the field and back before moving to the next exercise.

Burpees x 15

Lunges x 20 each leg

Imperial Walkers x 25 each leg

Merkins x 30

Plank Jacks x 35

Squats x 40

SSH while we wait for the 6. All in, and head to the basketball court. Partner up for Partner Wheelbarrow work.

P1 – In wheelbarrow position with P2 holding feet, start at the baseline of the court and begin moving forward. At first FT Line, perform 5 merkins, Mid Court 5 merkins, next FT Line 5 merkins, and final Baseline 5 merkins. Flap Jack for return. All in, Rinse & Repeat.

Head over to the playground for 3 rounds of the following. Plank and wait between rounds so all can begin together.

Pull Ups x 10 (Partner Support if Needed)

Swerkins x 15

Dips x 20

Line up for an IR back to BMS.

MARY

J-Lo x 20

LBC x 20

WW1 x 25

American Hammers x 20

Good Morning x 10

 

Really good work this morning by everyone. Thanks for allowing me the opportunity to lead. Remember your school supplies as you post the next couple of weeks.

Black Widow

 

70 degrees and lower humidity made for a nice weather respite as 19 PAX posted to start their week off properly.

PAX: Grease Trap, Edible Arrangements, Big Perm, Vegemite, Dilly Dilly, PSL, Yard Sale, CCR, Donuts, Accounts Receivable, Too Tall, CAPSLOCK, Frugal MacDoogal, Dupree, Yumi, Calf Killer, Skid Mark, Dine ‘n Dash, Ludwig van Oshkosh (Q)

Capri lap around the parking lot and circled up for WOR:

20 SSH

10 WMH

10 Good Mornings

10 Seal Claps

10 Air Presses

10 Butt Kickers

10 Squats (Slow ‘n Low)

Thang:

We started off with wheelbarrow 11s to set the tone. (Hat tip to Funyuns for this gem from a while back)

We partnered up and each partner performs 10 merkins on one end, then P1 wheelbarrows about 10 yards and both partners perform one Carolina Dry Dock on the other end. Flapjack the wheelbarrow on the way back, then each partner does 9 merkins, etc.

Now that the upper body was worked, time to work the legs. Moseyed over to the Crievewood parking lot at the bottom of the hill.

Round 1 – Lunge to the top of the hill and perform 20 deep squats at the top. Jog back down to the bottom and SSH for the 6.

Round 2 – Broad jump to the top of the hill and perform 20 deep squats at the top. Jog back down to the bottom and SSH for the 6. Yard Sale made it to the top when the rest of the PAX were only about halfway up. (more on this later)

Round 3 – Reverse lunge to the top of the hill and perform 20 deep squats at the top. Jog back down to the bottom and SSH for the 6.

Legs are feeling it, so time to mosey to the playground for some more upper body work.

3 sets each of: 15 swerkins, 15 rows and 15 dips.

Still plenty of time left, so lets mosey down to the bottom of the bus loop. Bear Crawl to the top, perform 10 merkins. Glutes were really feeling it at this point. On the way up Donuts started doing a Wide Bear Crawl, aka the Megan Barry Crawl. I think we need to add that to the lexicon.

Head back to the parking lot for Mary.

7 burpees, then 7 Mountain Climbers

6 burpees, then 6 Mountain Climbers

5 burpess, then 5 Mountain Climbers

20 LBCs

30 Flutter Kicks

Time

Good work today by all. Good reports about TN CAN RUCK. And apparently WARPATH was especially great, since no one posted for it. Yard Sale commented that was an easy workout, compared to ones I’ve led in the past. I’d say if you do actual broad jumps by squatting down and jumping as far as you can, rather than doing bunny hopskips up the hill, you might’ve had a different opinion.

Bagger is heading up a school supply drive over the next two weeks. Feel free to bring any supplies to any workout, and they’ll be collected and donated.

Ludwig

 

 

 

Surprise Army PT Test, unless you were warned on Tuesday. 2 minutes, all you got Merkins, WWII situps, and 2 mile run for time.

Here are the results and notes, just like my XC coach used to do.

 

Nobel Virus: 46/61/16:10 = 67/77/69 = 213 and PR’s in all metrics!  Last Test:40p/40s/17:01 = 61/55/59=175

Papa Juan: 85/54/18:36 = 100/82/61 = 243. You missed having Scraps to pace you on the 2 mile, previous was 17:04

Schnitzel: 51/40/16:03 = 75/58/75 = 208. Previous score is 169 from Chad’s records, but I don’t have the splits for each exercise.

Grohl: 55/51/22:27 88/79/27=194.  PR’s on pushups and run, including an over 1 minute improvement on the run! 51/63/23:17 last time around.

Yosef: 71/86/13:53 94/100/94=288. Down from 77p and 95 situps, but improvement from 14:30

Omaha: 42/42/28:54 63/57/0=120 First time out was a surprise PT test, now you’ve got a starting place

Iditarod: 80/64/16:33 100/87/74 = 261 Big PR on Merkins, consistent on situps, slight slide on run previous 48/41/18:19

CDL: 53/73/12:49 79/97/100=276 Huge PR’s!: 53/40/18:19 last time