New year, new you

AO: toratoratora
Q: 40 Minutes
PAX: Flash, Hot Route, The Bobs, Daylight, Ultratecht, Goose, LogJam, Invictus, Long Cut, Logjam
FNGs: 1 Logjam
COUNT: 10
CONDITIONS: cold + rain/snow

WARMUP: little jog, little stretching

THE THANG: Tabata

35 seconds on 25 seconds off for 5 rounds:
– squats
– Curls
– American hammers
– Overhead press

One sprint up the hill between each exercise

ANNOUNCEMENTS: lean pax…

COT:
– new baby coming for invictus

Fruitcake

AO: thebuffalo
Q: greyalbum
PAX: Ultratecht, Hot Route, 40 Minutes, The Bobs, Daylight, Giving Tree, Goose
FNGs: None
COUNT: 7
CONDITIONS: Crispy and cold

WARMUP:

F3 Fruitcake Toss

Mosey
SSH
Imperial Walkers
Low and Slow Merkins
WMH
LBAC

THE THANG:

HILL DORA:
Partner 1 mosey up the hill and back rifle carrying your fruitcake (coupon)

*If, during the workout, someone calls the fruitcake a coupon PAX do 10 burpees.

Partner 2 performs reps. Do 50 of Each Exercise before moving on.

F – Flamingo Merkins
Perform a merkin (push-up) while keeping one leg raised, resembling a flamingo stance. Alternate legs every 5 repetitions.

R – Russian Twists
Sit on the ground, lean back slightly, and twist your torso from side to side, touching the ground beside your hips.

U – Up Downs
>From a standing position, drop into a plank, perform a merkin, then quickly return to standing.

I – Imperial Walkers
While standing, march in place, bringing your knees up to waist level and touching them with the opposite elbow.

T – Turkish Get-Ups
Lie on your back and stand up without using your hands for support, then return to the starting position.

C – Carolina Dry Docks
Start in a downward dog position, then lower your head toward the ground by bending your elbows, and push back up.

A – Alternating Shoulder Taps
In a plank position, tap your left shoulder with your right hand, then your right shoulder with your left hand, while maintaining a stable core.

K – Knee Tucks i.e. Mountain Climbers
>From a plank position, bring one knee toward your chest, then switch legs in a running motion.

E – Elbow Plank
Hold a plank on your elbows, keeping your body straight and core tight.

MARY

MOLESKINE:

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

COT:

Misjudged the distance

AO: toratoratora
Q: Chunks
PAX: 40 Minutes, Daylight, Black Angel, greyalbum, Ultratecht
FNGs: None
COUNT: 6
CONDITIONS: Warmer the expected

WARMUP: No warm up

THE THANG:

Mosey towards the bridge.
Stopped after half mile to do some merkins
Stopped after next half mile to do some more merkins
Took a wrong turn and had to turn around.
Made our way to the bridge
So grateful for this AO, as it’s where the first nashville AO I ever came too.
Moseyed back to startex
Planned to do merkins along the way there and back, but it was further than I remembered and were running out of time.
Made it back to Startex just in time.

MOLESKINE:

HIMs, thanks as always for the honor to lead. F3 is a gift that is free to give away. There are a bunch of sad clowns that need this. See y’all again soon.

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

NYD Convergence at Titan
LeanPax is coming

COT:

Prayers for Black Angel safe travel home

Italo-Turkish Aerial Bombing Campaign

AO: thebuffalo
Q: greyalbum
PAX: Giving Tree, Hot Route, Ultratecht, Daylight, Goose, Black box
FNGs: None
COUNT: 6
CONDITIONS: Crisp, breezy

WARMUP:

Mosey to picnic shelter
WMH
Imperial Walkers
LBAC
Cherry Pickers
Overhead Press

THE THANG:

Merkins 20
Shoulder Taps 20
Dips 20

1 min dead hang

Bear crawls around the circle
Decline Merkin 20
Plank hold 30 seconds

1 min dead hang

Plank ups 20
Wide merkins 20
Incline merking 20

1 min dead hang

Mosey to waterfront

Step ups 20
Split squats 20
Step ups 20

Up/Down Steps with lunges

Mosey back to startex

ANNOUNCEMENTS: Tree planting tomorrow

COT:
Loving those struggling with addiction
Family health
Election/Peace

The Head and the Heart

AO: thebuffalo
Q: 40 Minutes
PAX: The Bobs, Ultratecht, Daylight, Goose, Black Box
FNGs: None
COUNT: 6
CONDITIONS: Perfect

WARMUP: Mosey

THE THANG:
#1 Wim Hof breathing exercise by the lake
#2 Nordic 4×4 up the hill (only got to 2×2)

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
– Fridays by the river

COT:
– Prayers for health of families
– Prayers for families impacted by the hurricane

Friday Funday

AO: thebuffalo
Q: Goose
PAX: greyalbum, Daylight, The Bobs, Blackbox
FNGs: None
COUNT: 5
CONDITIONS: perfect

WARMUP: forward gold, arm stretch, willie mays hays

THE THANG:

-mosey to Roy’s and back
-Dora: 200 squats, WW1, crunches while partner runs
-lunges- 10 squats every 5 paces

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Friends by the river event starts next weekend
Walk for apraxia, contact Hot Route for details

Case of the Mondays

AO: toratoratora
Q: Goose
PAX: 40 Minutes, The Bobs, Ultratecht, Culture Shock, Daylight, Giving Tree, Invictus, Longcut, Chemical Brother
FNGs: None
COUNT: 10
Conditions: Perfect
Warmup: Forward Fold, Willie Mays Hays, Arms stretches, Forward Fold
-Lunges, 10 squates every 5 strides
-Dora: 200 merkins, squats, WW1s, SSH while partner runs
Circle of Mary

Flying Fickle Finger of Fortune

AO: toratoratora
Q: Hipster
PAX: The Bobs, 40 Minutes, Ultratecht, Daylight, Longcut, Invictus
FNGs: None
COUNT: 7
CONDITIONS: pristine but sweaty

WARMUP: Quick mosey out of the airpark, grab a coupon, standard WOR fare on the blacktop

THE THANG: Wheel of Fortune

Each PAX spins the wheel (randome selection app), and as a group we do the specified movements. Here is the full menu of options:

4 x 25 yd sprint
50 yard suicide
25 flutters IC
25 Yard Admiral Dans
50 Yard Walking Lunges
1 minute coupon kb swings
1 minute high plank
1 minute merkins
Repeater
10 Navy Seal burpees
1 minute dry docks
1 minute diamond merkins
25 American Hammers IC
25 partner merkin daps
1 min block curls
25 yard bear crawl
10 pullups
15 Kobe’s IC
Double Repeater
Repeater
10 8 count BB’s
25 coupon goblet squats
1 min pickups
1 min coupon tri extendo
1 min plank jack thrusts
Dealers Choice
Repeater
1 min coupon squat thrust
20 coupon bent over rows

We got through about 20 rounds total, and as fate would have it we did a lot of upper body work to compliment the lower body beat down from last Friday (thanks greyalbum)

MOLESKINE: New crowd favorite – partner merkin daps Chunks

ANNOUNCEMENTS: Upcoming convergences

COT: TAPs for all the guys going through some stuff – thanks for sharing and being vulnerable, men. Leaning in to the discomfort is how we grow, and it helps to have support along the way. We’re all in this together.

The 3 Amigos

AO: thebuffalo
Q: Goose
PAX: greyalbum, Daylight
FNGs: None
COUNT: 3
CONDITIONS: perfect

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

THE THANG:

100 curls and overhead press with rifle carry every 25 reps

Lunges down and back with 10 squats every 5 paces, 3 trips

200 SSH with rifle carry every 25 reps

ANNOUNCEMENTS: Tomato fest this weekend,
Cornelia Fort concerts end of August

Simple and Complex movements

AO: thebuffalo
Q: DintyMoore
PAX: Hot Route, Ultratecht, greyalbum, Daylight, Sandlapper (David Suggs), Giving Tree
FNGs: None
COUNT: 7
CONDITIONS: Thick

WARMUP:
Simple Movements
shoulder routine, wall sit challenge, high/low plank hold

THE THANG:
Complex Movements
2 rounds x 20 reps
1. Merkin —> Downward Dog —> DryDocks
2. Crunchy Frogs —> American Hammers —> Flutter Kicks
3. Squats —> Single Leg DL —> Single Leg Line Hop
4. Alabama PDs —> V-Ups —> Heel Touches
5. Shoulder Taps —> Incline xMerkins —> Mtn Climbers

MOLESKINE:
A hamstring injury altered my original plan for this Q but made the best of limited mobility

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Take advantage of an opportunity to visit another AO as part of gullivers-travels-challenge with extra encouragement to visit thestronghold with accountability partners.

COT: