WARMUP:
THE THANG:
MOLESKINE:
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
COT:
WARMUP: Quick WOR on the 50 yl
THE THANG:
1st Test – TABATA
Each round has 8 sets of 20 seconds AMRAP of the specified movement, with 10 seconds rest after each set.
Movements:
– Mercans
– Sit Ups
– Squats
– Dips
– 2 count flutter kicks
PAX records # completed for each set to measure strength and endurance.
2nd Test – Beep Test
Lots of timed 20 yard sprints, just read about it beeptestacademy.com/how-to-conduct-a-beep-test/#:~:text=The%20multi%2Dstage%20fitness%20test%20total%20distance%20is%204940%20metres,seconds%20(22%3A03)..
Again, PAX logs their results as a baseline against which to compare in 90 days.
MOLESKINE: Lots of sustained effort and sweaty scoring sheets from the PAX this morning. For anyone who wants to (re)take the tests, hit me up, its a great yardstick to measure quarterly progress.
Thanks to AC/DC for always rocking.
No thanks to Moneyshot for making us all feel worse about ourselves.
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Brewsday next week (5 oclock start for all you workin stiffs); CSAUP50
COT: Gratitude for the opportunities we have to be better each day.
WARMUP: Mosey to field.
THE THANG: 3 Sets, Song + Reading (10 Burpees) + Sketch (Routine)
Set 1: Get Lucky, Leadership, Death March
Set 2: Flower, Get Right, EMOM Sprints/Burpees
Set 3: Stairway to Heaven, Live Right, DORA
Close with 10 burpee buyout
MOLESKINE: Discussion on what constitutes martyrdom, whether Catholics go to VBS, whatever happened to mumblechatter at ~32 minutes in, and record-breaking calorie burn.
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Nightmoves, CSAUP 50, Brewsday next month.
COT: F3/FIA Wedding, Travel, Work Anxiety
Stay salty y’all.
Conditions: Humid, but rocking
Warm-O-Rama:
Quick warm-up with side straddle hops and dynamic stretches
The Thang – Triforce of Wisdom:
We brought back the 11s format from Titan, dropping the block and swapping the hill for a much longer full-length football field grind.
– Bottom of the Field: Burpees
– Far End of the Field: WWI Sit-Ups
Each round required a different movement to travel the length:
1. Bear crawl
2. Bernie (run backward)
3. Crawl bear
4. Walking lunges
5. Crab walk
6. Imperial walker walk
7. Sprint (plain run)
8. High knees
9. Side shuffle (switch sides halfway)
10. Lieutenant Dan (lunge + squat combo)
The PAX pushed hard, and everyone completed
No quit in this crew.
Moleskin:
This marked Round 2: Wisdom in the Goblet of Ice Trifecta. One more to go:
– :white_check_mark: Power – Titan
– :white_check_mark: Wisdom – Green Machine
– :fire: Courage – Handsomizer (June 6)
COT:
Prayers lifted for the Stronghold men and for those going through the struggle.
Announcements:
– Cruel Hall will be joining Handsomizer this Friday for the final Q of the series
– 4th of July convergence at Handsomizer details to be shared soon
– CSAUP in the works – teams of 5, details coming
SYITG,
Natural Ice
WARMUP: none
THE THANG:
– dora-ish
– one partner runs in a rectangle (endzone to 50 yard line to sideline to endzone back to sideline)
– while other partner doing a slower movement
– switch when first partner meets second partner
– slower movements:
– komodo dragon
– murder bunnies
– bear crawls
– reversies
– dora:
– exercises:
– 50 mericans
– 100 windshield wipers (each side half)
– 150 fire hydrants (each side half)
– 11’s
– exercises:
– mericans
– squats
COT:
prayers:
– esposa’s wife’s shoulder (going to doctor to find out what to do) prayer for jumping children
– grape’s knee cap (the michelangelo anterior davinci metaclorian tendon is the medical term)
– cowboy’s uncle had a stroke
WARMUP: PAX split up into 2 groups and did a rice bag run twice around the track. We welcomed :downrange: posters from Knoxville Steam and High Heels during the run. t-cell was missing his LBAC.
THE THANG: With the school year coming to a close, in the grand tradition of I Have No Idea Why, we held our very own haphazard Field Day celebration. If you haven’t witnessed or been a part of one of these, everyone gathers and participates in random events. Sometimes there are winners, if you’re into that sort of thing.
Part 1: Partner Races – PAX partnered up, starting at the end zone and raced down to mid-field and back.
– Race 1 – Wheelbarrow (with partners swapping places at mid-field)
– Race 2 – Leap Frog
There were winners! Hurray!
Part 2: Rice Bag Relays – PAX split into 4 groups. 1 member of each team traveled 30 yards and back with the rice bag, handing off to the next member of the team. All others held a plank.
– Race 1 – Run
– Race 2 – Run
– Race 3 – Run
– Race 4 – Broad Jumps (which maybe were more like Bunny Hops)
There was a bit that I did not explain well at all in which a winning team’s cone was pushed back 5 yards as a “reward”… but yeah, we kinda abandoned that part. Also, Pep and t-cell turned this into a contact sport.
Also, some teams won! Some more than others.
Part 3: Rice Bag Relay – Even Ricier
The 4 teams consolidated to two teams and did a zipper relay with the ricebag. PAX got on their six, alternating position so that the person next to you was facing toward you (like teeth in a zipper). 1st team member did a WW1 with the rice bag overhead and passed to the next team member, then ran down to the end of the line. Teams passed the rice bag this way to the 30yd line and back.
Part 4: Wind Screws Everything Up
We attempted to play “Flip the Cone” but, in addition to having one less player, the wind was flipping over any upside-down cone. So, the first round was ended prematurely. We modified to scatter short cones in the middle of a 30x15yd play area. Teams lined up at opposite ends and had to travel to pick up a (single) cone and bring it (a single cone) back to their starting line. We did 2 or 3 rounds of this with bear crawls and another round with murder bunnies.
Part 5: Pick up all the crap I brought
Part 6: Back at Startex, 20 V-ups and 30s of a hollow body hold
MOLESKINE:
– Some poor explaining on my part and some unfortunately windy conditions. But we were flexible and everyone was a good sport. Except that t-cell guy.
– Loved getting to use the big field and track. Hopefully I’ll be invited back to Q again!
– I did not have blue ribbons. Instead we had donut holes. Thanks to Betty Ford for bringing the coffee.
ANNOUNCEMENTS: N/A
COT:
– Matador family health scare
– YHC dealing with workforce reductions on team
WARMUP: Drive your car to the workout
THE THANG:
400 meter burpee broad jump :burpee:
400 meter lunge :leg:
400 meter bear crawl :teddy_bear:
400 meter “run” :man-running:
MOLESKINE: -the bear crawl makes the burpee broad jump feel like the lunges
-Works for a Guy unsurprisingly took the crown
-everyone was under one hour!
-coffee, Purity chocolate milk, and Donut Den treats provided (thanks Toothless!)
-one of my new favorite traditions is this horrible mile
ANNOUNCEMENTS: see ya next year!
COT: I think everyone wrestled with their respective higher power during the bear crawls
WARMUP: dynamic
THE THANG:
“AI can’t make this up”
Palm Sunday – Palm Swap – split up into two groups, line up in plank on opposite sides of the field, last pax sprints to front of opposite line until both lines meet in the middle
Stations of the cross – 12s: star jumps and crunchy frogs; travel is beak crawl/crawl bear; 10 yards
Maundy Thursday – Washing of the feet; stairs
Good Friday – lunge walk and 2 x double plank burpees at 10 yards; 60 yards
Holy Saturday – ring of fire
Easter – up downs to “christ the lord is risen today”
MOLESKINE:
Easter
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Grape is singing in his church choir and he invites you to come see him sing. He’s a tenor.
COT: Matador’s international students event
WARMUP: Mosey through the field house and onto the track for a lap, dynamic warmups and stretching on the field
THE THANG: reworked exercises back from my high school soccer and track days;
1. Corners!
Run diagonally across the field, corner to corner. Exercise on the corner, karaoke the width of the field to the next corner, exercise. Repeat ad nauseum.
Exercises x20:
– Merkins/Dry Docks
– Squats/Iron Mikes
– Supermans/Lateral Supermans
– WW1s/Diamond Sit-ups
2. Stair Jumpers (stadium steps)
– jump up one stair at a time, right leg
– one stair at a time, left leg
– one stair, both legs
– two stairs, both legs
– three stairs, both legs
– two stairs, both legs
– one stair, both legs
Mosey to the parking lot and 10 minutes of Mary.
ANNOUNCEMENTS: BBQ Sunday, Night Moves in East on Saturday
COT: Prayers for my wife and puppy as they recover from their respective surgeries, folks dealing with storm damage, those on the job hunt.
Appreciate the hospitality from the Green Machine crew!
Playlist: Passin’ Me By Radio
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/37i9dQZF1E8ENeNzGVJ3Q3?si=1108794c46db4ab3
WARMUP: Lap and arm exercises
THE THANG:
Animal Movements
Working across the field, go halfway for each exercise and switch. Some evolution/Darwinism from smallest to largest animal.
Animal 1 and 2
Inchworm :worm:
Crab walk :crab:
1/2 Bernie
Animal 3 and 4
Frog Jumps :frog:
Leaping Lizard :lizard:
1/2 lap
Animal 5 and 6
Duck walk :duck:
Donkey Jumps 🫏
1/2 Bernie
Animal 7 and 8
Coyote :wolf:
Kangaroos :kangaroo:
1/2 lap
Animal 9 & 10
Bear Crawl :bear:
T. rex :t-rex:
1/2 Bernie
Finished with 10 minutes of ultimate football with Ronaldo scoring two goals (woops) touchdowns
MOLESKINE:
Great to be at green machine with my boys. Good to see Hipster on this side of the river.
Appreciate the opportunity from Cowboy to appreciate and use parts of our body that we overlook. #staysore
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
LentPax, Game Night, MarchMerkin, Night Moves, Biscuit Run
COT: Tactisquatch from Black Rifle on Brew today
