Tag: Giving Tree

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Creedence

AO: toratoratora
Q: 40 Minutes
PAX: greyalbum, Hot Route, Giving Tree, Goose, Invictus
FNGs: None
COUNT: 6
CONDITIONS: great temp, very dark, extra foggy

WARMUP: jogging and stretching

THE THANG: Tabata

– 40 seconds on and 20 seconds rest for 5 sets of each exercise (squats, curls, American hammers, lunges)
– Sprint up the hill in between each exercise

ANNOUNCEMENTS: happy b-day Giving Tree; hiawaska night moves soon 🙂

COT: grateful

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Overtime Pickleball

AO: thebuffalo
Q: Chunks
PAX: Giving Tree, Hot Route, greyalbum, Dragon Spark, Hipster, The Bobs, Grape, Ultratecht, Chemical Brother
FNGs: None
COUNT: 10
CONDITIONS: Humid

WARMUP: Mosey around the neighborhood

THE THANG: Overtime Pickleball

King of the Court with winner serving. Team that wins the rally stays on the court. Team that loses picks the exercise for the PAX waiting.

Good time had by all and I believe Ultratecht is now hooked on Pickleball. LOL

MOLESKINE:

Don’t focus on criticism from anyone you wouldn’t ask for advice from.

ANNOUNCEMENTS: Check slack. Lots of stuff going on.

COT: Prayers for the PAX.

Always an honor to lead you HIMs. See y’all soon.

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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

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Back to School

AO: toratoratora
Q: Grape
PAX: 40 Minutes, Ultratecht, Giving Tree, Hot Route, The Bobs, Squatter (F3 Muletown), Invictus
FNGs: None
COUNT: 8
CONDITIONS: cooler than recently

WARMUP: SSH, LBAC

THE THANG: 10 reps per grade, run after finishing a grade, escalator on exercises (i.e. 1st grade is exercises for 1st and Kindergarten), wait for the 6 after run (attempt to increase mumble chatter)

K- SSH
1- LBC (2 count)
2- OH Claps
3- WW1
4- Squats
5- Iron Mikes (2 count)
6- American Hammers (4 count)
7- Merkins
8- Pull ups
9- Burpees
10- Reverse lunges (2 count)
11- Dry docks
12- 8 count body builders (didn’t make it here, couldn’t graduate)

ANNOUNCEMENTS: Sounds like there’s some concert and a fish fry coming up

COT: prayers for Invictus and their third child, the Bobs and his son, Squatter and his dad, and other quiet intentions

:grapes:

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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:

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Monday Funday

AO: toratoratora
Q: Goose
PAX: 40 Minutes, The Bobs, Giving Tree, Ultratecht, Toothless, Sooie, Longcut, Invictus
FNGs: None
COUNT: 9
CONDITIONS: Perfect

A big thanks to our travelers from the west joining this morning Sooie Toothless

WARMUP: Willie Mays Hays, Forward Fold, Cherry Pickers, Arm Stretches

THE THANG:
– Dora: 300 SSH and Squats while partner runs
-With Coupon: 100 Press, Curl, and Squat in 25 set increments with run between sets
-2 trips of Lunges down and back

Circle of Mary

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Fish Fry this Friday at Riverside Revival
Cornelia Fort Concert Series this Saturday

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Circle of Trust

AO: toratoratora
Q: greyalbum
PAX: 40 Minutes, Giving Tree, Culture Shock, Daylight, Goose, Ultratecht, Longcut, Invictus
FNGs: None
COUNT: 8
CONDITIONS: Pretty nice

WARMUP:

Mosey out to track
Warmup
SSH
Seal Claps
Overhead Press
LBAC
Runner’s Stretch

THE THANG:

Grab Coupons
Circle up and count off 1,2,3,4…

Each man in the circle takes turns doing main exercise, while remaining PAX complete different exercise

Bear Crawl out run back/PAX do Overhead Press and Curls

Run to Hangar/Merkins and Plank Jacks

5 Burpee/Wall Sit

10 Lunge w/ Coupon/Freddie Mercury and WW1

Broad Jump/Squats and Rows

MARY

PLAYLIST: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4meRnnCjl9lp7zHwotaVwQ?si=-mW4D4rcSPujJX9dxfV3XQ&pi=u-X0Hf-It2Rze-

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Gauntlet

AO: thebuffalo
Q: greyalbum
PAX: Giving Tree, Sandlapper (David Suggs), @baconator, @duplex, @sweetnlow
FNGs: None
COUNT: 5
Warmup:

Mosey
SSH
Seal Claps
Overhead press
LBAC
Runner’s Stretch
WMH

The Thang:

11’s on Long Ave Hill
Merkins/Squats

Ab Work
LBC
Crunchy Frogs
American Hammers
Flutter Kicks
Plank
Side Planks

Coupon Work on Bball court
Overhead Press Waterfall 10-1
AMRAP Rows, Curls, Chest Press

MARY

TAPS:
Sobriety, Adoption, Birthday

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What Are the Right Metrics?

AO: toratoratora
Q: 40 Minutes
PAX: Goose, Giving Tree, The Bobs, greyalbum, Ultratecht, Daylight, White Cloud, Invictus
FNGs: None
COUNT: 9
CONDITIONS: Perfect

WARMUP: Running

THE THANG: Running
Generally stayed in zone 2 heart rate for about four miles; stopped at the bridge for a little reflection.

ANNOUNCEMENTS: Fridays by the River have concluded but Pickin Parties have commenced!

Be on the look out for a happy hour invite for next Wednesday.

TAPS: Gratitude for the weather and friendship. Prayers for wisdom and grace as we transition to new routines in the summer.

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Triangle of Sadness

AO: thebuffalo
Q: Chunks
PAX: Hot Route, Hipster, The Bobs, Giving Tree, greyalbum
FNGs: None
COUNT: 6
CONDITIONS: Cool and Dry

WARMUP:
Moseyed a lap around the block stopping at each intersection for some burpees
Stretching back at Startex

THE THANG:
Thank you Sunshine for this workout.

Partnered up and grabbed two coupons and headed to the baskeball court

Station 1 w Coupon
Curls
Overhead Press
Decline Merkins

Station 2
Bolt 45s

Station 3
Big Boys
American Hammers (2=1)
Leg Lifts

Perform 5 reps of each exercise, then move on to the next station. After completing all 3 stations, go up 5 reps to 10 total. Next round, 15 reps. So on until Mary.

MOLESKINE:

Always an honor and privilege to Q at the buffalo. Thanks greyalbum. You men are true HIMs!

-Chunks

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

COT:
Taps for those that shared in the COT