Tag: Gov’t Mule

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Why Burpees

AO: iiipillars
Q: Pep
PAX: princessaurora, gov’t mule, Zelenskyy, Tackle Box, Young and Restless, Two Face, YumYum, Foot Drop, RadioActive, Go Fish, thatdrimmel, Grape, KFC
FNGs: None
COUNT: 14
CONDITIONS
cool – fall weather (wear your beanie)

WARMUP
seal claps
air press
hillbillies
imperial walkers
good mornings
willie mays hayes

THE THANG

dora: 100 burpees, 200 dips, 300 fire hydrants
7’s: WWII’s, hand-release mericans

ANNOUCEMENTS

today (9/3) brews day at 12th south
9/11 convergence (check slack)
9/14 10 year anniversary 6am at Sevier Park by the pavilions

COT

prayer for grape’s parents

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Two Face VQ

AO: iiipillars
Q: Two Face
PAX: Pep, Haggis, gov’t mule, Two Face, Grape, Go Fish, t-cell, princessaurora, LorelaiG, Fanny, Formica, Bolt
FNGs: None
COUNT: 12
CONDITIONS: perfect

WARMUP:
25 Side straddle hope, in cadence, 4 count
20 LBACs, in cadence, 3 count
20 Imperial Walkers, in cadence, 3 count

THE THANG: partner up
1. Sprint up hill, jog across field; 100 merkins (Partner 1 10, P2 plank – rotate to 100); jog back to bottom of hill and wait for Pax with AL Prom Dates (to the beat of No Sleep til Brooklyn)
2. Sprint up hill, bear crawl across field; 100 LBCs (P1 10, P2 hold 6 inches up – rotate to 100); jog back to bottom of hill and wait for Pax with Flutter Kicks
3. Sprint up hill, jog across field; 100 squats (P1 10, P2 air chair – rotate to 100); jog back to bottom of hill and wait for Pax with stretch
4. Lap track and meet in the middle
5. Circle up and each man shared a thing they’re grateful for, a life hack and a worry they’re carrying. 3-5 burpees in between each man.
6. Lap track
7. 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 pull ups at playground

MOLESKINE:

ANNOUNCEMENTS: PA birthday workout Wednesday, 8/21 at 5:30.

COT:

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Til the Night Closes In

AO: greenmachine
Q: Hipster
PAX: moneyshot, gov’t mule, Sherlock, Focker, Cowboy, FeelTheBerns, Black Lung, Hanes, t-cell, Triple Pane, Michelin Man, Legal Eagle, Peabody, None
FNGs: 1 None
COUNT: 14
CONDITIONS: Smooth

WARMUP: Mosey to the 50, standard warmup fair

THE THANG:

12 Days of Fitmas

PAX assemble in the end zone
Start with Day 1 – 1 rep of the designated day 1 movement, followed by a hard run to the other endzone, and a mosey back
Day 2 – 2 reps of designated day 2 movement, plus 1 rep of day 1 movement, endzone run and back

…and so forth til we get through all 12 days/rounds.

1 Burpee
2 Merkin Plank Jacks
3 4-count mountain climbers
4 merkins
5 4 count seal claps
6 Dry Docks
7 Iron Mikes
8 Prisoner Squats
9 SSH
10 WWI
11 Star Jumps
12 Diamond Merkins

The PAX had a fair showing with Name That Tune for the Yacht Rock playlist, resulting in only 6 bonus burpies to finish us out after some Mary back at startex.

MOLESKINE:

ANNOUNCEMENTS: Upcoming TN Tussle, happy 7th to Black Lung, upcoming F3 Nashville anniversary and 9/11 convergence, check Slack

COT: greatful to be able to lead this morning, thanks for having me Greenmachiners

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Back to School!

AO: iiipillars
Q: Grape
PAX: LorelaiG, Harbaugh, Swiffer, Pep, Black Lung, princessaurora, Haggis, Two Face, Zelenskyy, Foot Drop, Tackle Box, gov’t mule, t-cell, Formica, Howitzer, Moneyball
FNGs: 1 Moneyball
COUNT: 17
CONDITIONS: it’s getting darker

WARMUP: SSH, LBAC F + R, Michael Phelps

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 6 after run (attempt to increase mumble chatter)

K- SSH
1- LBC (2 count)
2- OH Press
3- Squats
4- WW1
5- Iron Mikes (2 count)
6- American Hammers (2 count)
7- Merkins
8- Mountain Climbers (2 count)
9- Burpees
10- Reverse lunges (2 count)
11- Dry docks
12- 8 count body builders

MOLESKINE: glad we all graduated!

COT: prayers for Pep with his project, PA for Anders and his parents, and all the kids headed back to school

:grapes:

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Daft Punk is playing at my house

AO: iiipillars
Q: princessaurora
PAX: LorelaiG, t-cell, Two Face, Zelenskyy, Sooie, Haggis, Black Lung, Go Fish, Will Norton, Grape, Swiffer, Foot Drop, Fake Job, gov’t mule, Tackle Box, Good Morning America, Full Monty
FNGs: None
COUNT: 18
CONDITIONS:

Oh-so hot, the perfect foretaste of what will surely be a steamy 14th anniversary.

WARMUP:

Mosey to the field for some

SSH
I’s, Y’s, and T’s
RAC->MNC->RRAC
WMH
SnL Squats

THE THANG:

Marriage, like life, is a dance. With YHC celebrating an anniversary tomorrow, it was time to prep with a dancer-inspired workout.

STEP 1

4 sets:
Explosive jump lunge w mid-air switch x 5 ea side//1’ rest with Merkins x 20

STEP 2

4 sets:
Bulgarian split squats x 12 ea side//1’ rest with Prone Snow Angels x 20

Shake it out with a lap

STEP 3

4 sets:
Partner Nordic Curls x 8-10, alternating each set

STEP 4

4 sets:
Deep Squat Calf Raises (with wall assist) x 15//Tibialis Raises x 20

Reverse crunch for six

STEP 5

4 sets:
Pull-ups x 8-10//Pseudo-Planche Merkins x 15

Mosey back to flag

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

– Gulliver’s Travels challenge is in full swing. The perfect excuse to check out some AOs you might not otherwise attend. Speaking of…
– 4:13 Strong is back in action. Hit up thestronghold and help lead this class of men toward new lives.
– Night Moves at Bicentennial Park this Saturday.

TAPS:

– Praises from Haggis for a special time on the road with his dad.
– Prayers for Swiffer ‘s friends’ daughter Victoria and her upcoming surgery, and praises for a successful first operation.

A pleasure as always, men. Life’s a dance, and you sure learned as you went today!

PA out

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Relay Races

AO: iiipillars
Q: Chunks
PAX: Grape, princessaurora, Black Lung, Right Said, Pep, Foot Drop, gov’t mule, YumYum, Tackle Box, Zelenskyy, Two Face, t-cell, Harbaugh, Jazzy Jeff, Swiffer
FNGs: None
COUNT: 16
CONDITIONS:

WARMUP:
Grab the 2 Coupons and Mosey to the field
41 SSHs

THE THANG:

Round 1:
– Cinder Block Carry: One member carries the cinder block 50 yards and back.
– Bodyweight Exercise: Team does Jumping Jacks until the cinder block carrier returns.
– Switch and Repeat until each team member has carried the cinder block.
Round 2:
– Cinder Block Swings: One member performs 20 swings with the cinder block.
– Bodyweight Exercise: Team does Mountain Climbers until swings are done.
– Switch and Repeat until each team member has done swings.
Round 3:
– Cinder Block Curls: One member performs 20 curls with the cinder block.
– Bodyweight Exercise: Team does Plank Hold until curls are done.
– Switch and Repeat until each team member has done curls.
Round 4:
– Cinder Block Rows: One member performs 20 rows (10 each side) with the cinder block.
– Bodyweight Exercise: Team does Burpees until are rows done.
– Switch and Repeat until each team member has done rows.
Round 5:
– Cinder Block rifle carry: One member rifle carriers a block down and back..
– Bodyweight Exercise: Team does Merkins until the block carrier returns.
– Switch and Repeat until each team member has carried the block.

TEAM 2 were the Winners 3 – 2.

Circled up for some P90X Yoga to end

MOLESKINE:
Always an honor to lead. SYITG
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Check Slack, busy July
COT:
Prayers for the Webb Family

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Clubhouse

AO: offthebooks
Q: Go Fish
PAX: Grape, Zelenskyy, gov’t mule, Harbaugh, Howitzer
FNGs: None
COUNT: 6
CONDITIONS: amazing

WARMUP: none

THE THANG: 3.2 miles on the white trail at a 12:00 party pace

MOLESKINE: Will was destined to see those people again.

ANNOUNCEMENTS: 2.0 workout this morning!

COT: thanks to Go Fish for the prayer

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Ultimate!

AO: iiipillars
Q: wardas1
PAX: t-cell, Go Fish, Tackle Box, princessaurora, Grape, gov’t mule, Pep, Two Face, YumYum, moneyshot, Haggis, It’sJUSTLunch, Baguette, ironlung, Harbaugh, Full Monty, Fannie, Secret Stash, Howitzer, Swiffer
FNGs: None
COUNT: 21
CONDITIONS: humid

WARMUP: 30 of a lot of different things to try to make this feel like an actual workout

THE THANG: ultimate!

MOLESKINE: I believe the skins defeated the shirts, though it was a hard fought battle. No one knows the rules, and you know what, that’s ok.

ANNOUNCEMENTS: 2.0 workout today!

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Black Dots

AO: iiipillars
Q: Young Pawn
PAX: Black Lung, Grape, Pep, Haggis, gov’t mule, YumYum, t-cell, Go Fish, Teva, Formica, Swiffer, Pipe Dream, Full Monty
FNGs: None
COUNT: 14
CONDITIONS: Damp

WARMUP: SSHs, arm circles, Hillbillys, Imperial Walkers, and a mosey to the track. Then, a 4 minute plank to show that iiipillars has what it takes to match middle-tooth.

THE THANG: Two rounds of a 45s on, 15s upper body circuit punctuated by a lap of the track and followed by 3 minutes of Mary.

MOLESKINE: Thanks to Haggis for coming in clutch with the Rivian:tm: speaker. Playlist is https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0WgqmsQUOJzhmFHyl6s9FJ?si=5e29fd2502af44b9 if anyone needs a backup. iiipillars boasts a really delightful group of HIMs, I look forward to being back.

COT:
:coffee:️ Coffee provided by the imitable princessaurora on his way to Mammoth Cave.
🧎‍♂️‍➡️ Prayers offered for three with cancer, Haggis job interview, and other requests spoken and unspoken.

Hear us when we call, O God of our righteousness, have mercy on us and hear our prayer.

:baby_symbol::chess_pawn:

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President’s Day

AO: iiipillars
Q: Baguette
PAX: Dollywood, Goose, princessaurora, Go Fish, wardas1, Pep, Black Lung, Grape, Tackle Box, Bard, YumYum, Gov’t Mule, Haggis
FNGs: None
COUNT: 14
CONDITIONS: cool and crisp

WARMUP:
4 laps
20 SSH
10 LBAC
10 RLBAC
10 OHP
10 GM
10 WMH

THE THANG:
Mosey to wall
145th Presidents Day (day after)
Groups of 2
1 person runs lap
1 completes exercises
145 x Step Ups
145 x Merkins
145 x WWI
145 x dips
145 x squats

Mosey to goal line
46 Presidents
16x15x15
Jump squat x Bernie
Man maker x lunge
Plank until all complete

Mosey to startex

ANNOUNCEMENTS: Plankpril is coming, thanks to PA for the coffee!

COT: Haggis job search, Grape’s M’s health