May the 4th Be With You

AO: the-castle
Q: Sunshine
PAX: Splitter, Salami, hambone, Chunks, Dilbert, Pep, Cowboy, Cash Cab
FNGs: None
COUNT: 9
CONDITIONS: Warm and muggy

WARMUP: Imperial Walkers, SSH, Good Mornings

THE THANG: Star Wars themed beatdown with all 6 episodes of the original saga represented. 1 station for each movie. Exercises were performed at each station, and travel to the next station were bear crawls while transporting the coupon.

Episode I – The Phantom Menace
– Jar Jar Goofballs – x15 (2=1)
– Podracer Steering Wheels – x10 (2=1)
– Droid Army Getups – x10
Episode II – Attack of the Clones
– Kaminoan Canoe Crunches – x10 each side
– Clone Army Body Builders – x10
– Curls for Padmes – x20
Episode III – Revenge of the Sith
– “Do It” Seal Claps – x20
– Youngling Yeets – x15
– High Ground High Jumps -x15
Episode IV – A New Hope
– Blue Milk Mixers – x10
– Tusken Raider Presses – x15
– X-Wing Crunches – x10 each side
Episode V – Empire Strikes Back
– Skywalker Prom Dates – x20
– Dagobah Squats – x20
– Luke Curls (alt. Luke Lawnmowers) – x10 each side
Episode VI – Return of the Jedi
– Slave Leia’s – x15 each side
– Ewok Humpers – x20
– Palpatine Presses – x15
Repeat until Mary
Mary: Dealer’s Choice

MOLESKINE:

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

COT:

Hold On

AO: bomber
Q: Firefox
PAX: Papa Bear, DintyMoore, CubCadet, hambone
FNGs: None
COUNT: 5
CONDITIONS: Moist

WARMUP: Light mosey up to the clubhouse

THE THANG: With a balky knee, YHC put together a workout devoid of jumping, lunges, and running (except for a couple short moseys between locations), incorporating a lot of static holds and hanging exercises to a playlist featuring songs with “Hold” in the title.

Thang 1: Plank to the Alabama Shakes “Hold On”

Thank 2: PAX partnered up. 1 PAX held a static hold position while the other performed 10 reps of an exercise and then alternated. Partners performed each exercise 3x.

1. Hold: Table Top (or high bridge); Exercise: Table Top alternating toe touches (10x each side)
2. Hold: Superman; Exercise: Hand Release Merkins
3. Hold: Hollow Body Hold; Exercise: WWIs
4. Hold: Reverse Plank; Exercise: Reverse Plank leg raises (10x each side)
5. Hold: High Plank; Exercise: Plank with leg raises (10x each side)

Thang 3: Mosey down to the playground, then OYO:

1. 10x Hanging Leg Lifts, 20x Merkins, 30x Plank Jacks – 3 total circuits
2. 10x Hanging Knee Crunches, 20x Dips, 30x Mountain Climbers (each side is 1/2) – 2 total circuits
3. 10x Pull-Ups, 20x Candlesticks/Butt-Ups, 30x Buzzsaw Planks – 1 circuit

Mary: Dealer’s Choice
– Freddie Mercury’s
– LBCs
– Flutter Kicks
– Heel Touches

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
– Hunger Games
– Hendersonville Launch
– Paintrain
– Symphony tickets
– All the things (check the calendar)

COT: Everyone shared a moment of gratitude or reflection

Always an honor and joy to lead. Also, apologies that the Respect : No-Respect ratio was not in favor of the Respect cohort, CubCadet.

420

AO: the-castle
Q: Chunks
PAX: hambone, Pep, Right Said, Dilbert, Straight Racket (F3 Bowling Green, KY), Redline (Lucas from Bowling Green), Skeet, McAfee, Chicken Chaplain, Redline
FNGs: 2 Chicken Chaplain, Redline
COUNT: 10
CONDITIONS: Colder than the rest of the week and drizzle

WARMUP:

Mosey around the AO
Circled up under the shelter
4 exercises for 20 reps
SSH
Imperial Walkers
LBAC – FWD
LBAC – Reverse

THE THANG:

Partner Up for a DORA
140 – Burpees
140 – Big Boy Situps
140 – LT Dans

Partner ran the tennis court perimeter.

Dealer’s Choice Mary to finish

MOLESKINE:

ANNOUNCEMENTS: Launch of F3 Bowling Green 4/22

COT: Excited to see the growth in Bowling Green and Hendersonville.

Ultimate Frisbee

AO: the-castle
Q: Disc Jockey
PAX: Chunks, Splitter, Sunshine, hambone, Desk Pop, Pep
FNGs: None
COUNT: 7
CONDITIONS: Cool

WARMUP: Arm Circle, SSH, Low & Slow Squats

THE THANG: Mosey over to the HS field for some ultimate frisbee. When the disc hits the ground, a pre-chosen exercise is performed by all for 5-10 reps.
Repeat until 6:45

MOLESKINE: In the spirit of fasting for Lent, ask yourself if you desire God more than (fill in the blank).

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

COT:

Another Dora

AO: the-castle
Q: Pep
PAX: Chunks, Sunshine, Dilbert, hambone
FNGs: None
COUNT: 5
CONDITIONS: cold for April

WARMUP:
– little baby arm circles
– seal claps
– Good mornings
– Willie mays hayes

THE THANG:
Dorra:
– run: around two of the tennis courts
– Exercises:
– burpees: 100
– American hammers: 200
– fire hydrants: 300
– big boy sit ups: 200
– dips: 100

MOLESKINE:
Hambone said…
oops. I don’t it’s safe to repeat what he said.

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Next Saturday at Chunk’s house is ufc + brisket

COT:

[the-castle] Coupon Work

AO: the-castle
Q: Chunks
PAX: hambone, Dilbert, Disc Jockey
FNGs: None
COUNT: 4
CONDITIONS: No rain or wind

WARMUP:
Normal warm up: SSH, Left over Right, Good Mornings, Little Baby Arm Circles

THE THANG:
Coupon work
Every HIM grabbed a coupon and moseyed to the lacrosse field
PAX did an exercise with a coupon while a HIM moved with different modes of travel as the timer.
Exercises: Curls, Squats, Burpees with sand bag toss, overhead press, Head, Shoulder Knees and Toes, Big Boy Situps
Mode of Travel: Murder Bunnies, Run with Sandbag, Run
Rifle carry back to Startex
MOLESKINE:
Paused for a moment to take in the sunrise and think about the meaning of the upcoming Easter Weekend.
Shared a little bit of what I said at my Grandfathers funeral about being present in everything we do
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
UFC 300/BBQ on 4/13/24 at my house
COT:
Prayed for Easter Weekend

Ashanti at Sunrise

AO: bomber
Q: Pole Dancer
PAX: DintyMoore, Siri, hambone, Puzzlah, Sherlock, Tim the TOOLMAN, Wet Wipes, CubCadet, Vector
FNGs: None
COUNT: 10
CONDITIONS: Crisp and Clear

WARMUP: Mosey to the North Course, active warmups on the way back

THE THANG: Deck of Death!

Burpees for Spades
Merkins for Clubs
Double Crunches for Diamonds
Lunges for Hearts

Aces & Jokers were a 60 second plank hold and loop around the lot

ANNOUNCEMENTS: Plank challenge coming up in April

COT: Prayers for consistency and determination

Playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/7bKgtfP7ItR4g1uWBtlXXg?si=02dbc2ab228a46bb

Bomber, Friendly or Intimate (depends on who you ask)

AO: bomber
Q: CubCadet
PAX: Crawlspace, CubCadet, hambone, Wet Wipes, Pep, sooner, Papa Bear, Blueprint
FNGs: None
COUNT: 8, yes rather light for Bomber
CONDITIONS: 56, sort of damp

WARMUP: Normal stuff plus 90 second merkin to failure. Entertainment provided by mumble chatter about ‘aiming’ problems.

THE THANG: Ran as a group to Richland Park pavilion. Three sets of:
– 30 ski jumpers
– 25 dips on picnic table
– 20 lateral lunges
– 15 incline merkins
– 10 box jumps onto table (bench or top)
– Lap around the library / pavilion in between

Release run back to start. (Total run ~ 2.1 miles). Hold plank or peoples’ chair.

Wrapped it up with 50 4 count flutters.

MOLESKINE: Missed a lot of the Bomber regulars this morning, including our AOQ DintyMoore who I learned this week has quite the reputation as a bowling coach. Hope it went well with thebuffalo Overheard “I miss it when Vector is here for our runs” and “this is a good playlist, CubCadet” (recycled from a 2021 St. Patty’s Day titan workout)

ANNOUNCEMENTS: Not much, check slack. I hear is loaded with useful information.

COT: Safe travels and a chance to recharge for those going on break. Prayers to make us better leaders and men. Thanks for the chance to be with you today. You inspire me to be better.

Boo Boo

AO: titan
Q: Hair Band
PAX: Salpal, greyalbum, MySpace, Black Lung, Tim the Toolman, Puzzlah, Supernova, CubCadet, Chunks, Wolfpack, Goose, Good Morning America, Firefox, Siri, hambone, Sherlock, Pep, Red Ryder, Derail, Tom Bodet
FNGs: None
COUNT: 21
CONDITIONS: prime

WARMUP:
Mosey around park
50 SSHs
Burpee-apocalypse

THE THANG:
Lunge walk (In the grass) from bricks to concrete
Skull crushers on benches 30 reps
Turn around
Broad jump back to benches
Repeat 2 more times for total of 3
Plank until all in

Next set:
Boo boo bear crawls right leg (in grass)
Turn around
BBBCs left leg back
Alabama prom dates x40
Repeat 2 more times for total of 3
Hold plank

END with Mary

MOLESKINE:

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
– F3 Franklin Half Marathon March 2nd, check Middle TN channel
– 4:13 Strong 5k this Saturday

COT:
– every man shared, family, health, work, and babies on the way!

It was an honor and a pleasure to lead y’all.

Rock On,

Hair Band

Anterior Mid Cingulate Cortex

AO: bomber
Q: Chunks
PAX: Crawlspace, hambone, Sherlock, Hair Band, CubCadet, Michelin Man, Tim the Toolman, Focker, Vector, Papa Bear, Firefox, Right Said, Wet Wipes, DintyMoore, Pep, 8 Ballz
FNGs: 1 8 Ballz
COUNT: 17
CONDITIONS: Brisk but Nice

WARMUP: Not today!

THE THANG:
Today’s goal was to grow our Anterior Mid Cingulate Cortex by doing hard things to accelerate our tenacity.

10 Burpee Buy In
Mosey to rock circle on the greenway
9 Burpees
Mosey back to parking lot with the abandoned Mercedes
8 Burpees
Boo Boo Bear Crawl to first island with left leg up
Boo Boo Bear Crawl to next island with right leg up
Mosey back to starting island
7 Burpees
Mosey to rock circle on the greenway
6 Burpees
Mosey back to parking lot with the abandoned Mercedes
Peter Parker/Alligator Merkins to first island
LT Dan Broad Jumps to next island
Mosey back to starting island
5 Burpees
Mosey to rock circle on greenway
4 Burpees
Mosey back to parking lot with the abandoned Mercedes
3 Burpees
Lunge Walk to last island
Mosey back to starting Island
3 Burpees
Mosey to rock circle on greenway
4 Burpees
Mosey back to parking lot with the abandoned Mercedes
5 Burpees
Squat shuffle left foot first to first island
Squat shuffle right foot first to next island
Mosey back to starting Island
6 Burpees
Mosey to Startex
7 Burpees
8 Burpees
9 Burpees
10 Burpees
20 LBCs
30 secs of flutter kicks

MOLESKINE:
Always an honor to lead at any AO, but this being my first time to Q at the illustrious Bomber was special. Hope everyone had a good time and grew their aMCC.

Welcome to 8 Ballz!
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Brew Ruck 2/17/24 check slack or connect with Red Skull
@papabear needs some helpers to move a few pieces of furniture tomorrow at 9 am.
COT:
Prayers for @cowboy and family
Prayers for mental health. Don’t suffer in silence. Seek out others to talk to. We are not meant to do this thing called life alone.