Winter is Coming….

AO: toratoratora
Q: Goose
PAX: 40 Minutes, greyalbum, The Bobs, Ultratecht, Invictus
FNGs: None
COUNT: 6
CONDITIONS: damp

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

THE THANG:

– Dora: 200 SSH while partner runs
– Lunges down and back, 2 trips
– 200 curls with rifle carry every 25 reps with coupon
– Dora: 200 overhead presses w/ coupon wile partner lunges down and back
– Circle of Mary

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

Invictus VQ next Monday!

The Wet Bandits

AO: thebuffalo
Q: Natural Ice – CBO
PAX: greyalbum, The Bobs, Ultratecht
FNGs: None
COUNT: 4
CONDITIONS: Frosty

WARMUP: SSH, Don Quixote, Imperial Walkers, High Knees, Merkins, Stretches, Arm Circles, Air Press, Seal Claps

THE THANG: “Wet Bandits Escape”
The Theme:
PAX took on the role of the Wet Bandits, bungling a break-in at Kevin’s house and attempting to “escape” through a gauntlet of booby traps and obstacles. The route simulated their chaotic escape, with periodic stops to “navigate obstacles” using themed exercises.

The Thang:
Warm-Up:
A quick mosey through the park to get loose, stopping at multiple “booby-trapped” locations along the way.

Station 1: “Paint Cans to the Face”
Imagine dodging paint cans swinging down from above.
– Exercise: Burpee Apocalypse
– Performed in descending sets: 10-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1 (Total: 55 burpees)
– Obligation fulfilled as Chief Burpee Officer.

Station 2: “Slippery Steps”
Mimic the struggle of slipping on icy steps.
– Exercises (3 rounds):
– Mountain Climbers x 20 IC
– Freddy Mercuries x 20 IC
– Iron Mikes x 10 each leg

Station 3: “Micro Machines Mayhem”
Picture crawling over scattered toys in Kevin’s hallway.
– Exercises:
– Bear Crawls
– Walking Lunges

Station 4: “Burning Doorknob”
Channel your pain tolerance as Harry grabs the scorching doorknob.
– Exercises:
– Hand-Release Merkins x 20
– LBCs to cool off
– Repeated with descending Merkin counts: 15, 10

Station 5: “Broken Christmas Ornaments”
Avoid the pain of stepping on shattered ornaments scattered by Kevin.
– Exercises (3 rounds):
– WWI Sit-ups x 25 OYO
– American Hammers x 20 IC
– Repeated with depending WW1 Count 20 and 15

Bonus Station: “Penance for Late PAX”
– Additional burpees for late arrivals: 10 + 9 (Total: 19)
– Final Burpee Count: A modest 74.

MOLESKINE: Keep it moving!

ANNOUNCEMENTS: Brew Ruck tomorrow, YHC is looking for people to lead events and social hangs for F3

COT: Praises for The Bobs 1 year sober, and prayers for greyalbums family as the navigate his mothers struggles with Alzheimer’s

Thanks for the invite to the East Side and the opportunity to lead

First Real Cold One…

AO: toratoratora
Q: 40 Minutes
PAX: greyalbum, Hot Route, Ultratecht, Inivictus, Long Cut
FNGs: None
COUNT: 6
CONDITIONS: vCold (see title)

WARMUP: Mosey / Stretching

THE THANG: Rotation Station – 1 min on and 1 min rest for 6 stations (2 times through):
– Pull Ups
– Sit Up Machine
– Box Jumps
– Squats
– Push Ups
– Dips

Native American Run

Mary to close it out

ANNOUNCEMENTS: Christmas is coming

COT: Invictus baby on the way

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

To the Hill

AO: toratoratora
Q: 40 Minutes
PAX: Ultratecht, greyalbum, The Bobs, Long Cut
FNGs: None
COUNT: 5
CONDITIONS: A little muggy but nice

WARMUP: Mosey out to the track and some standard stretching

THE THANG:

#1: 11’s up the hill with squats and WWIs (facing uphill :slightly_smiling_face: )

#2: Tabata circuit with blocks (45 seconds on and 15 seconds rest)
– Forward Lunge
– Freddie Mercuries
– Calf Raises
– V-Ups
– Side-Middle-Side Squats
– American Hammers

ANNOUNCEMENTS: Mandatory Fridays by the River Reminder

COT: Prayers for ailing parents

Peace Up, A Town Down

AO: thebuffalo
Q: Hipster
PAX: The Bobs, Hot Route, Ultratecht, Strutter, greyalbum, Goose, Black Box
FNGs: None
COUNT: 8
CONDITIONS: Pristine Pre-Fall

WARMUP: WOR in parking lot

THE THANG:

Mosey to golf course parking lot, stopping for burpees along the way

At the parking lot – burp ‘n’ murk pyramid to 10

Mosey to #10, 2 down and backs to the culvert

Mosey back to greenway, stops for burpees and leg sets on the way

Greenway – walking lunges back to startex, with stops for monkey humpers

Mosey to playground, 7 minutes of mary (dealer’s choice)

MOLESKINE: The golf course hill ain’t no joke.

ANNOUNCEMENTS: Fridays by the River tonight (Shelby Park), Walk for Apraxia Saturday (Cornelia Fort)

COT: TAPs for Goose’s cousin, Black Box’s kiddo, Hot Route’s sanity

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

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.

FNG Friday

AO: thebuffalo
Q: Hipster
PAX: The Bobs, Hot Route, Ultratecht, greyalbum, Brian Schneider (Chemical Brother)
FNGs: 1 Brian Schneider (Chemical Brother)
COUNT: 6
CONDITIONS: Pristine

WARMUP: Mosey down to the pond, stop for standard warm-a-rama movements

THE THANG:

Pt. 1 At the south end of Sevier Pond, each man grabs a bollard for 1 min AMRAP for each of the following, with a 1 minute mosey between each movement:

– Box Jumps
– L and R Step Ups
– L and R Split Squats
– L and R Romanian Dead Lift
– L and R Step Downs
– Box Jumps

Mosey to pavilion

Pt. 2 – Murph EMOM

Every minute, each PAX does 4 pullups, 8 merkins, 12 air squats
Repeato 4 rounds

Interlude – mosey over to and up the cave spring path, lunge up the steps, trudge up to the tennis court parking lot then playground

Pt. 3 – Mary and Finisher

Dealer’s choice Mary, with 5 burpees to finish us out thanks to some late “Name That Tune” success from the PAX.

MOLESKINE: Lots of nostalgia for the 90’s music scene, but some struggles with band names and titles at times.

ANNOUNCEMENTS: Convergences coming up 9/11 and 9/14, check slack

COT: TAPs for Neal and his crew, and everybody else going through some shit. We’re all in this together my dudes.

Musical Beatdown

AO: thestronghold
Q: Minnie Pearl
PAX: Shocker (Mark Holmes), toga, Chunks, Young and Restless, Dan and Dave, Decaf, Ripcord, Red Skull, Skeet, greyalbum, Minnie Pearl, Unc, Trajectory, 5-points, Long Way, Speed Walker, Baby Boy, Temper Tantrum, Light Weight, Skid Mark
FNGs: None
COUNT: 20
CONDITIONS: Comfy

WARMUP: Nope

THE THANG:
Paired Various workouts with songs:

Chumbawamba Tubthumping-burpees
Dee-1 No car note-block rockets
Family Force 5 Chainsaw-thrusters & shoulder presses
KB Church Clap-Church Clap
Moby flower-merkins
Derek Minor who you know-shrugs
Limp Bizkit rolling-grip rip & rolls
Holes dig it up-gravediggers
Head Shoulders Knees & Toes-head shoulders knees & toes

MOLESKINE:
Suffer!
“For I will show him how many things he must suffer for My name’s sake.””
‭‭Acts‬ ‭9‬:‭16‬ ‭NKJV‬‬

ANNOUNCEMENTS: Come to signing day!!!

COT: kept private