Q: SalPal
PAX: Pep, Tim the Toolman, SalPal, Spinal Tap, CubCadet, D-Flat
FNGs: 1 D-Flat
COUNT: 6
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[Note: as per new WEIGHTSteros AOQ edict, I had to run a workout that used coupons. So use them we did.]
CONDITIONS: Crisp and new.
PLAYLIST:
[Despite accusations that this was created by ChatGPT – Pep how dare you, sir – and that it consisted of songs from CDs that were on the floor of my 1988 Pontiac Sunbird, songs from a diversity of decades motivated the PAX to start anew.]
– New Year’s Day – U2
– I Will Buy You a New Life – Everclear
– New Sensation – INXS
– Papa’s Got a Brand New Bag – James Brown
– Start Me Up – Rolling Stones
– I Want a New Drug – Huey Lewis and the News
– New World Man – Rush
– Begin the Begin – R.E.M.
– Someone New – Hozier
– Brand New – Ben Rector
– New – No Doubt
WARMUP:
SSH x 26, LBAC, Michael Phelps, Sea claps, RLBAC. Then some mild cardio of high knees, butt kickers, sprints. Then grab your coupon and away we go.
THE THANG:
20 reps each of coupon work:
– Coupon squats
– Coupon kettlebell swings
– Coupon presses
– Coupon rows
– Coupon curls
– Coupon overhead presses
Mosey to sign via lunges, then broad jumps.
Rinse and repeat x 4 (?5).
Break to run some sprints to make sure we don’t fall into the Chunks rule (with some age adjusted distances).
One last coupon work – pull throughs x 20
MARY of flutter kicks, prom dates, Freddie Mercuries, Hello Dollys, and low planks.
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
– Leanpax starts today! Not too late to join, even if you ate a tub of icing this morning for breakfast.
COT:
– Prayers for work, Grape’s father, CubCadet safe return from PR after flights delayed in the Caribbean, and general cooling of emotions after this weekend’s global events.
– Always great to have Grape back at Westeros . . . I mean, WEIGHTSteros (sorry Michelin Man). Some classic Gilbertisms today including “The only thing new about Huey Lewis is the news” and “20 prom dates? That’s 20 more than I had in high school.”
Honor to lead you HIM – great start to the year. Stay at it.
SYITG, Vec
WARMUP:
30 SSH
30 Baby Arm Circles
15 Air Presses
Good Mornings OYO
Willie Mays Hayes OYO
Worlds Greatest Stretch
THE THANG:
Mosey to stairs
Split into teams of 2
Partners take turns running stairs or doing exercise. At each landing, exercise changes.
Burpees
Merkins
Freddie Mercuries
Reverse Lunges
MOLESKINE:
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Eat clean until Valentines Day (I forgot what it’s called :man-shrugging:).
COT:
Prayers for Grape’s dad’s surgery, Old Maid’s brother, Salami’s healing
WARMUP: standard jog around the park
THE THANG:
1. Sevens
Thrusters in middle of parking lot.
Murder bunnies as mode of travel (modify to lunge walk if needed).
Blockees at the Christmas tree pile.
2. Acronym circle- BLOCKS
Do the following:
Big boy sit-ups
Lunges (2 is 1)
Overhead press
Curls
Kettlebell swings
Squats
Did sets of 5x, 5x, 10x, and 5x.
3. Mary. Cool guys incorporated the block in their Mary call. Thank you cool guys.
MOLESKINE: Didn’t want to come. Glad I went. Workout got better with every murder bunny.
ANNOUNCEMENTS: YHC Grinchingly stealing all the Qs in December is over. Back to regular rotation next week. As repayment, those in attendance received a brand new, gently used cinder block as a holiday gift. BRING YOUR OWN COUPN EVERY WEEK MOVING FORWARD.
COT: thank you LORD. Amen.
Subsequently, Doseteria was held at Star Bagel.
WARMUP: Mosey up to the parking lot
25x SSH
25x FLBAC
25x Air Presses
25x RLBAC
THE THANG:
PAX gathered at one end of the upper parking lot.
30x Mountain Climbers (each side is a half)
20x Plank Jacks
10x Merkins
Run to the end of the parking lot and back, plank and wait
35x Mountain Climbers
25x Plank Jacks
15x Merkins
Run
40x Mountain Climbers
30x Plank Jacks
20x Merkins
Run
10 Burpees
Mosey down to the circle
20x Bulgarian Split Squats per side
20x Jump Squats
20x Monkey Humpers
Bear Crawl around the circle
Repeat 2 more times
10 Burpees
Mosey to Playground
25 Pull-Ups, do shoulder tap plank jacks if waiting
Once all-in, everyone does 25 shoulder tap plank jacks per side
Mosey to Startex
10 WW1
Hollow Body Hold
10 WW1
Hollow Body Hold
10 WW1
Hollow Body Hold
Hold a Plank until time
MOLESKINE:
– Originally expecting 5 or 6 PAX, I had a plan for a partnered workout with rice bags. Then the FNGs kept pouring out of Toolman’s car; so, I went with Plan B
– Toolman has a connection with Cindy Crawford
– Coffeeteria at Star Bagel with Strutter Chunks hambone and Right Said
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
– Happy Holidays!
COT:
– Everyone gave thanks
– Extra thanks to Spinal Tap for bringing his bro-in-law and Tim the Toolman for bringing his son, bro, and nephews. Hopefully we’ll see them again some day
WARMUP: PAX led
THE THANG:
Partner/2.0 travels while the other does Reps of each station
🎁 MAIN EVENT – “Santa’s Workshop Grinder” (30 MIN)
FORMAT
5 Stations
4-5 minutes per station
AMRAP / Laps
Kids’ reps count DOUBLE
🔴 STATION 1 – Build the Sleigh
PAX: Cinderblock Goblet Squats
Kids: Brick Squats
Score: Total team reps
🔴 STATION 2 – Deliver the Presents
Partner Run Relay
PAX carries block
Kid runs unweighted
Switch each lap
Score: Total laps
🔴 STATION 3 – Stock the Shelves
PAX: Cinderblock Overhead Press
Kids: Brick Press
Score: Total team reps
🔴 STATION 4 – Santa Sack Carry
Bear Hug Carry to pole & back
Relay style
Kids = shorter distance
Score: Completed carries
🔴 STATION 5 – Chimney Climb
PAX: Block Rows or Deadlifts
Kids: Brick Deadlifts
Score: Every 10 reps = 1 chimney
MOLESKINE: Fun workout with our 2.0s to help Santa get ready for the big night
ANNOUNCEMENTS: LeanPax, F3 AfterHours starting every second Tuesday at 7:15 @ Capital Steps, Convergence on NYD at Stronghold.
COT: 28 Pax and 2.0s with Coffeeteria at Star Bagel
WARMUP:
Little baby arm circles
Imperial walkers
Willie mays Hayes
Good morning
THE THANG:
run to West End side of the square
move through field in a rectangle
Indian run plus:
– mosey
– Bernie
– Skip
– side shuffle
– lunge walk
– bear crawl
– duck walk
finish with a short round of Mary
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Jan 1 convergence at stronghold
Tomorrow (Thursday) night moves at bottom of the hill at the capitol building
COT:
Y&R’s wife is having a rough go. It is a year since her parents passed
WARMUP: 41 side straddle hops!
THE THANG:
Follow the leader lap around the park. Carrying blocks!
Low quality in the initial run. So we did a bonus follow the leader to the interstate bridge and back. Continued varying levels of interest in running occurred. So…
Circle of Blocks!
Pair up. 6 stations. Spinal Tap and Squatter are the timers and do 6 reps. Then each group shifts to the next station.
Stations:
1. OHP
2. Squats
3. IYTs
4. Halos
5. Kettlebell swings
6. Curls
1 warm us up lap in the middle around the bus loop. Run back carrying blocks.
Mary
MOLESKINE: gratitude for Cash Crop and Oil Rig joining down range. Thanks Vector for keeping us Hot with that playlist.
Never Miss a Monday.
WARMUP: SSH – ARM Circles – Imperial Walkers
THE THANG: Deck of Death but Dumb
Kings, Aces, and Jokers – run up stairs 5 burpees
Hearts – Hand Release Merkins
Spades, Diamonds, and Clubs —- who even knows anymore— something was supposed to be WW1s, Crunches, and Squat Jumps.
MOLESKINE: Next time I will bring a Print out reference chart
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Christmas Party Tonight!
Christmas Eve 2.0 at Titan
COT: prayers for Salami to be healed fast
WARMUP:
SSH
Michael Phelps
Butt-Kickers
WMH-Runners Stretch-2Buck
Good Mornings
THE THANG:
Indian Run w/ speaker
15 minutes of
5 Pull-ups
10 Merkins
15 Squats
Coupon work in cadence
Curl to OH Press 4 ct
Body Builders 8 ct
Slow Thrusters 8 ct
Deadlift to Row 4 ct
BB Sit-ups 4 ct
Flutter kicks 4 ct
Lunge walk/OH walk w/ coupon
Rinse Repeat til 615
MOLESKINE:
Squatter still has a beard. You can’t believe anything you see online these days. But as promised the PAX saw a beardless Squatter as they passed around his drivers license pic from 15 years ago.
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
F3 Christmas Party 12/12
Christmas Eve Titan Workout – 2.0 friendly
New Year’s Eve Titan Workout – AOQ change
COT:
Prayer and Coffeteria at Star Bagel