Back 2 School, Day 2! 🚌 🎒📚

AO: middle-tooth
Q: Toothless
PAX: Pepsi, Young and Restless, Subway, Works for a Guy, Matador, Betty Ford, sooner, DrRupp, Esposa
FNGs: None
COUNT: 10
CONDITIONS: Clear & crispy!

WARMUP:
– 25 x SSH
– 10 x High Knees
– 10 x Butt Kickers
– 10 x Windmills
– 10 x Carrot Pullers
– 10 x Little Baby Arm Circles, then reverse 10
– 10 x Seal Claps

THE THANG: Back 2 School!!! :books::school_satchel:
Start with an Indian run “school bus” around the park loop. Every time the rotation completes the stop sign comes out and the PAX have to give 10 Prisoner Squats. After all, schools are basically prisons.

Back at Startex, PAX worked on their CORE subjects. PAX split into 3 groups, post up at each station with 1 group running around the parking lot loop 2x as a timer. The other groups split up and go to 1 of the first 2 stations, performing an exercise until the runners return. Switch to rotate through stations 3 & 4, then repeat the whole set.

(1) English
– “Apart” vs “a part”
– Hello Dollys, spread those legs “apart”

(2) Math
– Ratios, multiplication
– Captain Thors 1:4 ratio of Big Boy Sit-ups to American Hammers, ascending (e.g. 2:8, 3:12, 4:16, 5:20…)

(3) Science
– Inertia
– J-Lo’s, it takes force to stop movement in a given direction

(4) History
– First public school in the country predates the country’s founding, Boston Latin School founded in 1635
– 1 Clerkin, 6 Supermans, 3 Peter Parkers, 5 Mountain Climbers

Stopping movement and some form lapses were observed by the Q, even perpetrated by the Q. All PAX serve a class detention. Complete 15 burpees to buy in. Then, SSH in silence to get out of detention, otherwise more burpees, repeat til successful.

Dealer’s choice til time!

MOLESKINE: The minds were sharp this fine morning! PAX completed 2 full sets of all stations, i.e. 2 full school days. Impressively, the PAX got out of detention on the very first round of silent Side Straddle Hops! They still paid 5 burpees as a baseline but the result could have been far, far worse.

ANNOUNCEMENTS: So many! See the general channel, near term we’ve got the following, note the prepositions…
– Convergence ON 9/11 at greenmachine
– Convergence FOR 9/11 ON 9/13
– Grow School on 9/20

COT: Prayers were shared, the men left encouraged because they encouraged one another.

As always, it was an honor to lead! See you next week when I have the honor of bringing the java! :coffee:

— Toothless :tooth:

With the first pick…

AO: atlantis
Q: Puzzlah
PAX: Toothless, Chunks, Subway, sooner, Squatter
FNGs: None
COUNT: 6
CONDITIONS: Dark and chill

WARMUP: Broga

THE THANG:

Fantasy Football Draft (forgot the snake part)
40 seconds on, 20 seconds to make next pick with a lap between rounds. We got through 2 rounds.

1. Patrick Mahomes (QB) – Partner up merkins—partner helps up (1)
2. CeeDee Lamb (WR) – Star Jumps (2)
3. Christian McCaffrey (RB) – single leg burpee + 10-yd single leg hops (3)
4. Justin Jefferson (WR) – max vertical jumps (tuck knees) (4)
5. Malik Nabors (WR) – Wheelbarrow “Neighbor” push-ups (5)
6. Bijan Robinson (RB) – Broad jumps 10 yds → bear crawl back (6)
7. Breece Hall (RB) – Fire hydrants (7)
8. Derrick Henry (RB) – Manmakers (8)
9. Chuba Hubbard (RB) – Carolina Dry Docks (9)
10. A.J. Brown (WR) – American Hammers (reading a book) (10)
11. Jonathan Taylor (RB) – Mule Kicks (11)
12. Tyreek Hill (WR) – Hello Dolly (12)
13. Ja’Marr Chase (WR) – tuck jumps (max height) (Undrafted)
14. Saquon Barkley (RB) – Iron Mikes (jumping lunges, each leg) with a split (Undrafted)
15. Amon-Ra St. Brown (WR) – Dips (Undrafted)
16. Garrett Wilson (WR) – squat jumps w/ 180° turn (Undrafted)
17. Jahmyr Gibbs (RB) – Up-downs (in honor of coach) (Undrafted)
18. Davante Adams (WR) – Wall sits (Undrafted)
19. Josh Allen (QB) – Half superman, half dead bugs (Undrafted)
20. Jalen Hurts (QB) – Bear Crawl Up 1 Back 1 R 1 L 1 (Undrafted)

Moved to lower lot for some ultimate football once we got enough light. Then finished up celebrating the newly engaged Travis Kelce with some Alabama prom dates and Jane Fondas to his fiancĂ©e’s hit, Cruel Summer.

MOLESKINE:
Scary moment with the abandoned bike in the Pizza Hut. That was a very nice bike and carrier, so hope it gets back to its owner.
ANNOUNCEMENTS:

COT: Pole Dancer’s wife and their family and my friend, John, as they deal with loss.

Full-body Fun

AO: middle-tooth
Q: Focker , Cowboy
PAX: Pepsi, Cal Worthington, Esposa, Oatmeal, DrRupp, Betty Ford, Choo Choo, sooner, Toothless, LB
FNGs: None
COUNT: 12
CONDITIONS: 70s!

WARMUP: short and mild yoga

THE THANG:
Upper body first at the 9 square apparatus
TABATA 1 minute work with 10 second reset
5 pull ups (alternate grips each round)
10 hand release merkins
5 dry docks
Hold plank until reset
15 rounds total (grumbling began at round 4 and the “pump” around round 11)
The reins were handed over to Cowboy who let us to the baseball diamond with intermittent fire, hydrants, and squats.
-10 glute bridges and 10 fire hydrants on the benches
-sprints on the baseball diamond with jump squats, squats, high knees and Smurf jacks interspersed (the second round of jump squats started to really make everyone miss the upper body circuit)

Finished it off with a round of Mary

MOLESKINE:
-sooner’s pull up face is something we all should witness once in our life
– Oatmeal was breaking laws of physics performing swing jumps instead of pull-ups
– Cowboy’s legs are truly a modern marvel

ANNOUNCEMENTS: refer to Slack

COT: just wanna say how extremely grateful I am being surrounded by individuals for striving to be better every day

Soft Grass of Green Hills Park

AO: middle-tooth
Q: Puzzlah
PAX: Oatmeal, Esposa, Pepsi, sooner, Cal Worthington, Choo Choo, Cowboy, DrRupp, Toothless, Focker
FNGs: None
COUNT: 11
CONDITIONS: perfect morning

WARMUP: tikTok influencer hops, swings, then a little yoga

THE THANG: 2-Burpee indian run to field

Run 25 yards, 25 merkins, Bernie back 25 yards
Run 50 yards, 50 squats, Bernie back 50 yards,
Run 75 yards, 75 mountain climbers, Bernie back 75 yards
Run 100 yards, 100 SSH, Bernie back 100 yards
Then, 15 burpees while chopping feet, then repeat.

Burpee indian run to the 9-square

With a partner, max pull-ups (with a spot to get to 5)
+1 pull-up in round 2
+1 pull-up in round 3
+1 pull-up in round 4

Mosey back to finish with Mary but Esposa put us through multiple burpee circles and sooner impressed us with his ability to count very high very slowly on flutters. At least Pepsi and Choo Choo understood the assignment.

MOLESKINE:
Actual lyrics from a song we heard as we listened to Tyler Childers’s new album.

Koala bears get livid when they don’t get eucalyptus
Most of ’em carry syphilis
Or chlamydia what’s the difference
All I know is I don’t want no koala cuddlin’ up to me
I can see it fine from here it is a pretty cute koala

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

COT:

Good Will Bunting

AO: atlantis
Q: Pole Dancer
PAX: Squatter, SalPal, Oatmeal, sooner, Subway, Puzzlah, Toothless, Siri
FNGs: None
COUNT: 9
CONDITIONS: dusty

WARMUP: mosey around the field, active warmups

THE THANG: KICKBALL!

Started off with Last Man Standing- one pitch, if you get out, you join the pitcher in the outfield. Last batter to get out wins. Immediately had to add people to the outfield due to Oatmeal’s lack of hustle.

Switched to standard kickball where we ended in a tie! (boooooo)

Highlighted by some superb batting from Toothless, an opportunity to improve fielding abilities from Siri, and a true masterclass in bunting from both squads. Everyone was red from burpees in the dirt after every hit.

ANNOUNCEMENTS: The dreaded Tennessee Tussle is scheduled! Get excited to form teams of four so we can improve on our finish from last year!

COT: Prayers for health, the passing of loved ones, and career adversity. Always thankful for the PAX providing a welcoming space to share our struggles, emotions, and triumphs together.

PLAYLIST: Quickly threw together selections from the top results on Spotify for “baseball walk up music.” Turns out the youth these days only pull from two categories for walk up tunes- rap made after 2019, and classic rock. Go figure.

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/7s1ndsDyA98ixKLciTIWmt?si=a8978b92ede548b9

CoverBands Kept Us Moving

AO: middle-tooth
Q: Cowboy
PAX: Matador, Toothless, Focker, Betty Ford, sooner, DrRupp, Choo Choo, Esposa, Pepsi, bluemule, Puzzlah
FNGs: None
COUNT: 12
CONDITIONS: Cool, Moist. Engaging. Invigorating. Fast Paced. Efficient but confusing at times,

WARMUP: Some Bro-ga, Some streatches, Slow-n-Low Squats, Cowboy Giddy Ups, SSH,

THE THANG: Tabata x 2 + 1
Mosey, Burpee Buyin, Pair Off
1. Tabata Timer: 2 Stations 2 sets 4 Rounds / Set 16 intervals total: Work:30 sec Rest Transition 15sec: Mike Tysons against the wall vs Wall Jumps – Partner takes opposite exercise, Burpee & High Five you partner in transition. Then Mosey to Thang 2
2. Tabata Timer: 4 Stations, 2 Sets 4 Rounds / Set 32 Internals total: Work 30 sec, Rest Transition 15 sec: Pull Ups, Swing Thrusters, Crunchy Frogs, Incline Merkins. Mosey to Thang 3
3. Plain-Ole 11s (except only 7s per time constraints). Cowboy Giddy Ups vs Iron Mikes: Back to partners. Partners start at opposite ends. Both start at 6 on their end but with opposite exercise. Move to opposite end and do One, and continue as normal 7s…. Except when you meet in the middle Five Slap Merkins with your partner.
Back to Start for NO-Mary NoTime.

MOLESKINE: sooner shared personal connections to tragic loss in Texas Mystic Camp. It is good to feel the hurt and loss and not deflect or avoid. We love and care deeply at the risk of hurt when lost. This is living fully. But our hearts long for a world where that risk does not exist. The creator God as revealed has promised this day will come when “every tear is wipe away” and we can experience the life our hearts long for. It is hard to see and believe in the middle of hurt.

ANNOUNCEMENTS: Night Moves Thursday titan location 7:30pm ; CSAUP 50 Relay end of August.

COT: Count, Announce, Prayer

Twice we climbed the holy mountain….

AO: atlantis
Q: SalPal
PAX: DintyMoore, sooner, Oatmeal
FNGs: None
COUNT: 4
idk what to tell you we ran to mount Kentucky and back. Coffee at White Bison bc Ramblin Joes doesn’t open at the right time anymore.

Big Freedia, Small % of Completed Passes

AO: middle-tooth
Q: Pole Dancer
PAX: Cocktail, TheShield, sooner, Oatmeal, Matador, Toothless, Young and Restless, Focker, bluemule, Esposa, Betty Ford, DrRupp, Steve Austin, Joe Dickey
FNGs: None
COUNT: 15
CONDITIONS: Dewy and Cool

WARMUP: Quick mosey to the fields, active warmup, stretching OYO while delivering instructions for the thang

THE THANG: DORA and Ultimate Frisbee! Set to the rhythmic stylings of New Orleans bounce tunes (obviously a fan favorite of the PAX)

Paired off for a DORA buy-in proceeding some all-offense ultimate!

50x Supermans
100x Burpees
150x Squats
200x Mountain Climbers

Once completed, we split into teams for a half field offense-focused frisbee scrimmage. Each possession ends in either a point for the offense (scoring a goal) or a point for the defense (a turnover). At the end of the possession, go back to the start and switch who’s on offense. Loser of the point performed 5 merkins.

After some lackluster attempts at offense, we instituted a game-wide 10 burpee penalty for each subsequent possession that did not end in a goal. The result was 4 straight possessions that did not end in a goal.

Moral of the story: Middle Tooth plays STIFLING defense (and our completion % more than 10 yards downfield was worse than Jayson Tatum’s 3 point % last night).

MOLESKINE: Welcome to three PAX downrange, come back around next time you’re in town!

Also great to see a return of TheShield!

ANNOUNCEMENTS: Brewsday today, first beers on moneyshot! Yours truly will be in attendance, see y’all there!

COT: Prayers for the dearly departed

PLAYLIST: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6UTW304bCrgZQ8Tu1aoRpX?si=a7936594a5e148ee

ULTIMATE

AO: atlantis
Q: Pole Dancer
PAX: SalPal, Subway, Right Said, sooner, Toothless, Oatmeal, Siri, Chunks, porcelain
FNGs: None
COUNT: 10
CONDITIONS: Warm and Dry

WARMUP: Mosey around the field, active warmups, static stretching

THE THANG: ULTIMATE!

5 on 5 game featuring many downfield hucks, Oatmeal serving up assists left and right, Toothless’s heart rate reaching 225, and a beautiful snag by SalPal over the top of my dome to tie up the score in the last minute. Great time out there today shaking the rust off!

ANNOUNCEMENTS: Brewsday on Tuesday

COT: Prayers for all the fathers out there, both with us and the dearly departed

Roll the Dice

AO: middle-tooth
Q: Subway
PAX: Oatmeal, Focker, DrRupp, Toothless, sooner, Pole Dancer, Betty Ford, Esposa, TheShield, Hot Water
FNGs: None
COUNT: 11
CONDITIONS: warm 68ish

WARMUP: SSH, Stretching, Mosey

THE THANG:

Buy in before each roll:
10 SSH; next roll 10 squats; next roll 10 burpees – repeat

Based on dice roll – go to that number station:
And perform 25 reps of each movement

Station 1
Americans
Ranger Americans
HR Americans
High Low Americans

Station 2
Curls
CPRs
Rows
Lawnmowers

Station 3
Lunges
Squats
Seesaw Lunges
Calf Raises

Station 4
Overhead Press
Taint Scrapper
Thruster
Truck Drivers

Station 5
American hammers
Mtn Climbers
Flutter Kicks
BBSU

Station 6
Chest press
Grave diggers
Side Bends
Blockees (my fav :face_with_spiral_eyes:)

Ended with three minutes of Mary ab work

MOLESKINE:

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

Wings were good; Brewsday May 6th

COT: grateful to get out there on a beautiful Tuesday AM with you all! Thanks for letting me lead.