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

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:

Thanks For The Coffee

AO: thebuffalo
Q: Goose
PAX: Ultratecht, Hot Route, Superchick, greyalbum
FNGs: None
COUNT: 5
CONDITIONS: Perfect

WARMUP: Willie mays hays cherry pickers, forward fold, arm stretch, calf stretch.

THE THANG:
100 reps of squats, SSH, and curls in 25 set increments. Rifle carry coupon in between sets.

Adora: 300 ww1 while parter lunges.

Mary

To Take Down a Titan

AO: titan
Q: SalPal
PAX: Detective Pikachu, Hair Band, Avalanche, bluemule, Pep, Barry Lee, Salami, The Merchant, greyalbum, Sherlock, Planter
FNGs: 1 Planter
COUNT: 12
CONDITIONS: Ripe for Adventure

WARMUP: Quick mosey + dice burpees.

THE THANG: Buckle in. Bold + Italics = critical path through workout.

Your party has answered the call to slay Nashvillia, the evil goddess of woo girls, beer bikes, and unsavory public behavior. She is a powerful deity, so you will have to acquire mighty artifacts and magicks to slay her.

Your path takes you through the Forest of Sir Bearington, a sentient bear with no love for humans. The party druid disguises everyone as rabbits to help avoid detection. Broad jumps!

You arrive to the blacksmith to decide on your weapon, and in doing so, prove yourself worthy to wield it. Do you choose:
1. Realmbreaker, The Legendary Greathammer of the Dwarf King Ulush? – 5 minutes, 11 burpees EMOM
2. Heartseeker, The Mythical Bow of the Unspeakable Hunter, Garog? – 5 minutes of suicides, EMOM
3. The Whisper, The Unassuming Dagger, Which Grants Invisibility? – 5 minutes of isometric merkins

You decide to take your new weapon out for a spin and gain some sweet sweet experience points. You find a nearby cave and stumble upon:
1 – an arch-lich, its eyes burning with hatred as it attempts to consume your soul. 15 Burpees! 15 Lt. Dans!
2 – a mind flayer and a legion of intellect devourers. 15 burpees! 10 Lt. Dans!
3 – an enraged earth elemental. 15 burpees! 5 Lt. Dans!
4 – a pack of hobgoblins. 15 burpees!
5 – a few goblins. 10 burpees!
6 – a single rat. 5 burpees!

Might alone will not slay the goddess; you need magic. Duh. An archmage has lent you his spellbook, but you only have time to learn 1 spell. You decide on:

Fireball – Ring of Fire
Lightning Bolt – Catch Me If You Can Burpees
Snow Storm – Howler Monkeys

Finally prepared, you slip into the grand throne of Nashvillia. You find the temple fortress surrounded by beer-drinking valkyries screaming “Party in the US” and throwing cans at attempted intruders. You opt for:

1. Outright Violence: Burpee-Jumps to the half field and back
2. Stealth. Bear Crawl around Parthenon

You make your way to the grand throne room, and find Nashvillia waiting for you! This is the final assault. Your options:
1. Charge blindly ahead: Field-Long Boo Boo Bear Crawls
2. Work together with the party in a coordinated attack: DORA, 100 Lt. Dan’s.

Nashvillia, weakened by your attack, transforms into her final form: a terrible pink dragon with the words “Venmo for drinks” etched in its side. This is your last chance! You:
1. You realize that your strength lies in friendship, and you move as one, shoulder to shoulder with men you have learned to call brothers: 10 Booyah Merkins, 10 Hi-Five Jump Squats, 3 sets
2. You make a heroic last stand, staring death in the eye as you shoulder the responsibility of defeating this fiend, even at the cost of your own life: 10 Worlds Worst Merkins

At the very end of every adventure, there is a lesson. You discover:
1. The demons you face, and strength to conquer them, come from within you, and that life is the struggle to overcome the darkness in men.
2. Glory comes from not just the stories we tell, but the comrades that can share in those legends.

Either way, 10 burpee buyout.

MOLESKINE: Don’t take things too seriously. Have fun with the hard things. Make every day an adventure

ANNOUNCEMENTS: Hunger Games, Sooie Party, Brew Ruck, Night Movez, Run around the Castle (GEODIS). See Slack for more.

COT: Prayers of gratitude for progress with adoption process for Grey Album. All other intentions spoken and unspoken.

Monday Funday

AO: toratoratora
Q: Goose
PAX: 40 Minutes, Culture Shock, greyalbum, Ultratecht, invictus, schnitzel
FNGs: None
COUNT: 7
CONDITIONS: Perfect

WARMUP: Willi Mays Hays, Forward Fold, Cherry Pickers, Arm Stretchx2

THE THANG: Deck Of Cards: Clubs=Squats, Hearts=Merkins, Spades=crunches, Diamonds=SSH, Aces/Faces=Mosey

Circle of Mary

Monday Funday

AO: toratoratora
Q: Goose
PAX: Ultratecht, 40 Minutes, The Bobs, Culture Shock, greyalbum
FNGs: None
COUNT: 6
CONDITIONS: Perfect

WARMUP: Willie Mays Hays, Forward Fold, Arm stretch, Cherry Pickers x2

THE THANG:
-Indian run around big loop
-100 Merkins, Squats, and LBCs in 25 set increments with run to between sets.
-Dora: 300 SSH while partner runs
-Lunges
-Circle Of Mary

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.

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

Receive the Light With Two Hands

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

WARMUP: Willie mays hays, forward fold, arm stretch

THE THANG: Adora:

-300 SSH while parter runs to trash can and back

-Indian run around big loop

-100 merkins and squats in 25 set increments with run between sets.

MARY

ANNOUNCEMENTS: Friends of Shelby Party Friday