On one leg…

AO: detention
Q: Accounts Receivable
PAX: Accounts Receivable, Deep State, Esposa, EZ-Go, Matador, Movin On Up, Pedialyte, Topanga, Winona, NA
FNGs: 1 NA
COUNT: 9
CONDITIONS: 39 and clear

WARMUP: various stretches

THE THANG:
Whole body blast – (8 rounds of 3 exercises) For each exercise decreasing reps of 21,18,15,12,9,6,3,1
Burpees
Lateral lunges
Iron crosses

Grab coupons
20 squat thrusters with curl
10 Peter Parker Merks
Run short lap
Repeat 3 times

Mary-
Various core exercises and finish with 3 min plank.

MOLESKINE: pray for Eddie in early stages of separation.

ANNOUNCEMENTS: NA

COT:

Death and Taxes

AO: detention
Q: Grape
PAX: Winona, Deep State, Accounts Receivable, Matador, Pedialyte, Movin On Up, Pound Puppy
FNGs: None
COUNT: 8
CONDITIONS: gloom no more

WARMUP: mosey
20 SSH
10 LBAC F
10 OH Press
10 OH Clap
10 Seal clap
10 Moroccan night clubs
10 LBAC R

THE THANG: Dora 1,2,3

100 Irkins (really did dirkins but that messed with the acronym)
200 Really big boy sit ups
300 Squats
Partner ran a lap in the pavilion

Sprints up a hill

2:24 plank

5MoM

A few burpees to close

MOLESKINE: great job coming out on a Monday morning!!! I enjoyed leading you all

ANNOUNCEMENTS: plankpril

COT: Pedialyte sister-in-law’s pregnancy
Matador praise for community and fitness
Grape grace in fatherhood

:grapes:

Track n’ Field Day

AO: cruelhall
Q: EZ-Go
PAX: Accounts Receivable, blackwidow, Deep State, Donkey Hammer, Matador, Pedialyte, Pound Puppies
FNGs: None
COUNT: 8
CONDITIONS: Unreasonably cold

WARMUP: Hammy stretch, Willy Mayes, high knees, butt kickers, karaoke

THE THANG: Track and field-themed beatdown:
*Rotate field events and track events
*Field is parking lot
*Track is sidewalk loop around parking lot
Grab coupon, head to field
100 meters x 4
Long jump – Broad jump across field
400 meters – 1 loop
Shotput training – 50 squat thrusters
800 relay – partner 1 1 loop, partner 2 burpees, then switch
Discus training – 50 block passes with partner/50 merkins
Open 800 – 2 loops all
High jump training – 50 tuck jumps
1600 relay – partner 1 1 lap, partner 2 burpees, then switch x2
Pole vault training – 4 sprints at pavilion/5 bubkas (or hanging knee raises)

MOLESKINE: I’ve been so sore for 2 days, how bout you? Especially the bubkas (look em up) those are here to stay!

ANNOUNCEMENTS: Plankpril!

COT: Prayers for Matador and his transition to Nashville from NY and for @poundpuppies Father in law Mike who is in the hospital.

Always thankful to lead. Much love. :heart:
-EZ

I’m a loser

AO: cruelhall
Q: Grape
PAX: blackwidow, Donkey Hammer, Right Said, EZ-Go, Accounts Receivable, Pedialyte
FNGs: None
COUNT: 7
CONDITIONS: warm, but not warm enough to melt my ice cold heart after that Kentucky loss last night

WARMUP:
10 SSH
1 Burpee
10 Imperial Walkers
2 Burpees
10 Hillbillies
3 Burpees
10 LBAC F
4 Burpees
10 LBAC R
5 Burpees
10 OH Claps
6 Burpees
10 Seal Claps
7 Burpees
10 Moroccan Night Clubs
8 Burpees

THE THANG: To take out my frustration and sadness about being a loser, we listened to angry music and did hard things

Mosey to pavilion

4 Corners Partner Work

Corner 1
One partner does 16 Burpees
Other partner does merkins until complete
Repeat
Hold low plank for all in
Bear crawl the diagonal

Corner 2
One partner does 16 Burpees
Other partner does dry docks until complete
Repeat
Hold low plank for all in
Crawl bear to next corner

Corner 3
One partner does 16 Burpees
Other partner does WW1 until complete
Repeat
Hold low plank for all in
Crab walk the diagonal

Corner 4
One partner does 16 Burpees
Other partner does flutter kicks until complete
Repeat
Hold low plank for all in
Long mosey around the school to the playground

11’s with pull ups and Lt Dans

Long mosey to startex for Mary

MOLESKINE: thanks for having me EZ-Go! I hope to be invited back someday, which is unlikely…this group seems to be a group of winners…a group I don’t belong to

ANNOUNCEMENTS: brewsday, plankpril, murder mile

COT: prayers for peace for EZ-Go and fam in hectic season
Prayers for the Hill family and the Greene family

:grapes:

B.E.A.C.H. B.O.D.S. :beach_with_umbrella: :muscle:

AO: cruelhall
Q: Toothless
PAX: Deep State, EZ-Go, Pedialyte, Accounts Receivable, Donkey Hammer, blackwidow
FNGs: None
COUNT: 7
CONDITIONS: Steadily soggy…but we had it made in the shade (literally) of the Cruel Hall pavilion :classical_building:

PLAYLIST: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4zyFdHWdnCRvbNwafZcrMI?si=467e64ecea4d467b

WARMUP:
– 30 x SSH
– 10 x Willy Mays Hays
– 15 x High Knees OYO
– 15 x Butt Kickers OYO
– 10 x Carrot Pullers (pka Cherry Pickers, which makes no sense)
– 10 x Windmills

THE THANG: BEACH BODS :beach_with_umbrella: :muscle:

PAX split into 2 groups, switching off as runners for a rotation timer while the other group busts out the reps below. All PAX have to complete all reps, group waits for the 6 to transition to the next exercise.

Travel on blacktop: Mosey down, bear crawl across, bernie back, shuffle across. 2 laps each rotation.

Big boy sit-ups x 50
Euro steps x 50
Atomic merkins x 50
Crab jacks x 50
Happy crunchy frogs x 50

Modify travel to replace bear crawl with shuffle across, still x2 laps

Bulgarian split squats x 50
Outlaws x 50
Dry docks x 50
Smurf jacks x 50

MOLESKINE: The workout and tunes were admittedly the opposite vibe of the surroundings, but it was a good lift and it proved the point that you’ve gotta put in the work before you get to enjoy the results. Those BEACH BODS will be better on Spring Break for having spent the morning in the rainy Gloom today.

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
– brewsday next week
– Murder Mile at the end of the month at greenmachine

COT:
– Prayers for family coming in town, speed of life is fast
– Prayers for a cousin with a new baby, entering parenthood
– Prayers for school decision and family conversations on the topic
– Prayers for a pregnant wife, that nausea continues to abate

YHC shared that we just got back from a trip to visit my wife’s grandpa whose wife had just passed away. They had been married almost 60 years. Reminder to the PAX that we’re not guaranteed any time at all, and to take a moment of gratitude for their spouse and share an extra word of encouragement or an I love you today.

It’s always an honor and a joy to join you gents out in Crieve Hall – thanks for the warm (ish) welcome and I look forward to next time!

— Toothless :tooth:

Groundhog Day

AO: cruelhall
Q: Esposa
PAX: Donkey Hammer, EZ-Go, Grape, blackwidow, Pedialyte, 0
FNGs: 1 0
COUNT: 6
CONDITIONS: Crisp

WARMUP: Espoga

THE THANG:
4 corners
– 5 burpees
– 10 atomics
– 15 merican
– 20 dry docks
Mode of Transport Walk lunge
3 suicides
– 10 1 leg dead lifts
– 20 lunges
– 30 side lunge
– 40 plank jacks
3 suicides
Mode of Transport Bear Claw
– 10 v ups
– 20 LBCs
– 30 bama dates
– 40 hammers
Superman it out

ANNOUNCEMENTS: Brew Ruck 2/17

Turn It Up To 11!!!

AO: greenmachine
Q: Toothless
PAX: Focker, Grape, Goose, moneyshot, Chunks, Betty Ford, Topanga, Rocket Mortgage, bluemule, Cowboy, Black Lung, Sherlock, Pedialyte, Esposa, monster biscuit, DintyMoore
FNGs: None
COUNT: 17
CONDITIONS: Clear, still dark, crisp like a cold seltzer (definitely not a cold beer these days #leanpax 👀)

WARM-O-RAMA

In lot to catch stragglers
– Side straddle hops x 30
– Willy mays hays
– High knees
– Windmills
– Butt kickers
– Carrot pullers
– Mosey to field

THE THANG

11s V1
– Hand-release merkins
– Squat jumps
– Mosey to 20 yd line, Bernie back

11s V2
– Big boy sit-ups
– Prisoner squats
– Mosey to 20 yd line, Bernie back

4 Corners
Partnered, Dora style, one exercise at each corner, wait for six before rotating to next corner.

Travel exercise was to run out to 50 yd line, side shuffle across field, Bernie back to end zone, then shuffle back across goal line.

– 50 Body builders
– 100 Supermans
– 200 Dry docks
– 400 American hammers

MOLESKINE
The side shuffles were a crowd “pleaser”, with several “compliments” along the way. “That’s where I’m most likely to be sore, in one of those muscles right in here” – Black Lung, as he gestures to his pelvic box 👀

Playlist was a set from the Rock Band video game. Witnessed Grape and Focker reliving their glory days as singer and drummer 🎤 🥁 🎸

CIRCLE OF TRUST
– Grape shared
– Dinty is moving down street to finished renovation, details for moving day to come

Shield Lock
This is a group of 3-5 guys who are consistently spending time with one another, ready to lock shields in support against life’s challenges. Do you have one? Are you investing in those relationships outside the family structure that will be there through ups and downs? I encourage you to build those relationships before you need them, you’ll be glad you did.

f3nation.com/q/shield-lock/

#LeanPax Tune Up

AO: cruelhall
Q: Donkey Hammer
PAX: Accounts Receivable, baggervance, Black Lung, Esposa, Works for a Guy, Pedialyte, None
FNGs: 1 None
COUNT: 7
CONDITIONS: Cool

WARMUP: extended warm up and mobility work

– SSH, WMH, imperial walkers, Michael Phelps, light sprints, 90/90 hip openers, thoracic rotations, Spider-Man lunges, bear crawls/crawl bears, one minute plank, easy jog with a burnie

THE THANG: Tabata block work, 45 seconds on/15 seconds off for 18 rounds

– OH squats with block, curls, alternating block merkins, paused goblet squats, merkins with kick through and alternating front and side lunges with block

– Closed it out with some planks x 2, iron chair x 3, J.Lo’s and Alabama prom dates

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
– Convergence New Year’s Day at #greenmachine
– Convergence January 2 at #iiipillars

As we close out the year, let’s remember all the names that have been mentioned or were on our hearts throughout the year and honor them as we move forward into 2024.

Say Boney M three time fast……

AO: cruelhall
Q: Cowboy
PAX: Accounts Receivable, EZ-Go, moneyshot, Winona, Deep State, blackwidow, Esposa, baggervance, Pedialyte, YHC
FNGs: None
COUNT: 10
Glad to be welcomed back in The Shire on a Cruel Friday.
Coming in hot makes for too
Disclaimer + Capri Lap

Warmarama –  Bro-Ga, Runners Stretch

Gather Coupons and head to the Bus Hill.

The Thang – Some college football conferences have been rightsized at the expense of others. So we chose our reps based on number of teams in each conference.
For the ACC 17 reps Chop at bottom of hill
For the Big 10 18 reps Curl at top of the hill
For the Big 12 16 reps Press at bottom of hill
For the Pac 12 2 reps Partner squat at top of hill
For the SEC 16 reps Hammers at bottom of hill
For the Sooners 16 reps at bottom of hill cause they are my favorite.

Mosey to pavillion
Tabata for 10 exercises 2 rounds – 25 sec on and 15 secs rest. Partner Up for last exercise.
Burpees
One Leg dead lifts (Coupon Optional)
Hand Release Merkins
Sit Outs
Coupon Press
Dips
Step Ups
Decline Merkins
Marine Crunches – Partner holds legs
Swap with Partner for Marine Crunches

Return Coupons

Mary – PAX Choice
And Time ……

COT – Counterama, Namearama
BOM – Gather our senses to prepare to meet the day.

The Official End of Octoburpee

AO: detention
Q: ccr
PAX: ccr, Deep State, Donkey Hammer, Esposa, EZ-Go, Focker, Michelin Man, Movin On Up, Pedialyte, t-cell, Topanga, Winona, Works for a Guy
FNGs: None
COUNT: 13
CONDITIONS:. Gloomiest day in awhile. Steady rain, steady sweat

WARMUP: some stretching, some quick yoga and some arm circles forward and back. Also 10 slow and low merkins for good measure

THE THANG: well, everyone thought yesterday was the end of the octoburpee challenge. Today was a bonus day. We started with a sequence of 3 burpees, high plank and then another exercise. We did 10 total rounds mixing in merkins, dry docks, thrusters and low plank. 33 burpees.

Next was some ole fashioned 11s. Burpees and jump squats. 55 more burpees for a total of 88.

Last was some tabata work featuring atomics, sumo squats, 8 count body builders, WWI, low plank-high plank, lt. dans, BURPEES, heel touches and sprints. 16 more (for me) burpees for a total of 104 for the morning.

MARY: a quick Mary a ding in a few good mornings closed us out.

ANNOUNCEMENTS: Not a ton of announcements from corporate or the AO, but @movinonup gave us a scouting report on Will Levi’s. He was good.

COT: prayers for the Tursi family in Des Moines and Rachel’s uncle Burl. Shared a quote A heard in a song and realized later was from proverbs. “God promises a safe landing, not a smooth journey”. This struck me last week as I was pondering some sad events and reminded me to keep my eyes farther down the road and know that we will all weather the ups and downs.

Great to be back fellas, Deep State, appreciate the invite as always.

Cheers,
CCR