STAR WARS: RISE OF THE REBELLION

AO: atlantis
Q: Toothless
PAX: Newbery, Subway, SalPal, Pole Dancer
FNGs: None
COUNT: 5
CONDITIONS: Clear & crispy! Had to break out the light jacket!

PLAYLIST: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6Tck0cNTHNrevvoRZHrYZ1?si=c96cba25bc3d4029

WARMUP:
– X-Wings aka SSH x 20
– Imperial Walkers x 20
– Dagobah Lifts aka Air Presses x 20
– Stormtrooper Lunges aka Prisoner Lunges x 20

THE THANG: STAR WARS – RISE OF THE REBELLION

Count off 1s & 2s, then proceed with 3 rounds of competition to decide the fate of the galaxy.

Round 1 – Blockade Runners
Imperials line up across the parking lot while Rebels run a lap around the third light pole and back. Each Imperial must complete 30 merkins and be holding a squat by the time the first Rebels return. Any Imperial caught will be captured and forced to run for the Rebels. Rebels regroup to start each lap. Rebels have 8 rounds to break the entire blockade. Switch roles and repeato.

Round 2 – Hoth Escape
Rebels are in the first parking spot, Imperials are at the second light pole to start their march. Rebels must complete a group total of 75 WWI’s per person before the Imperials make it to the snow works.

Only crab walking is allowed between the speed bumps. Rebels can pay 5 burpees at base to reload one harpoon at a time and tag an Imperial, who then must then perform 10 burpees. Rebels can run back on their tauntauns after harpooning. Rebels win by completing all WWI’s, Imperials win by reaching the Rebel snow base. Switch roles and repeato if time.

Round 3 – Hero Battle
Rebels and Imperials face off from opposing parking spaces. Each PAX battles the other side’s hero 1:1. First to complete the assigned set of exercises wins that battle. Keep track of your wins, plank for the six, and Rebels rotate down the line to face a new opponent after each round.
– Merkins x 50
– Prisoner Squats x 30
– Tuck jumps x 30
– Mountain climbers (2ct) x 50
– Superman’s x 50

Mary – Celebrate the Victory (aka Dealer’s Choice) to time

MOLESKINE: The feedback on every round was boisterous. Many were saying how easy it was and asked for a harder challenge. Okay it was the opposite of that, even YHC felt it today. Pole Dancer and Subway played the part of the Rebels to start each round, leaving Newbery, SalPal, and YHC as the Imperials.

First round was a burner, much huffing and puffing by all. No blockades made it all 8 rounds, I think the Imperials made it 5 rounds and the Rebels made it 6.

Second round was no less of a burner. The Rebels were fairly quickly overwhelmed in their first bout, not having grasped the importance of loading a harpoon in advance. The Imperials took a turn defending and were within 10 WWI’s of winning before a sneak attack from Subway stopped them and forced a retreat via transport for the next round.

Third round may have been the most affected by the unbalanced teams as the Rebels had to compete in every round while the Imperials had a man sitting out in an active hold only to cycle in somewhat fresher for the next exercise. Nonetheless the round scores were 6-4, pretty close!

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
– f3dads workout this Saturday!
– handsomizer costume burpee extravaganza next Friday!

COT:
Reminder that fighting for good is hard and not always rewarded, but the motivation to keep going comes from within and the benefits are twofold, for you and for those around you that you have a positive influence on as you push for good in all things.

Prayers up for:
– Basement construction
– Safe travels
– House selling
– Sickness & wellness

As always men, it was an honor to lead! See you for a spooky Q from bluemule next week!

— Toothless :tooth:

Celebrating Global Cat Day at Atlantis

AO: atlantis
Q: Vector
PAX: CubCadet, Papa Bear, Pole Dancer, Subway, Toothless
FNGs: None
COUNT: 6
Gearing up to venture over to the esteemed AO of Atlantis, YHC opted to give the PAX what they want: a vote on the theme. Turns out October 16th is both World Food Day and Global Cat Day, so by a vote of 3 :black_cat: to 2 :canned_food:(I voted for both – hooray America!), the :black_cat: :cat2: took the win . . .

CONDITIONS: Purr-fect (see what I did there?)

PLAYLIST:
Stray :black_cat: Strut – Stray Cats
Cool for :black_cat: :cat2: – Squeeze
Black :black_cat: – Janet Jackson
Love :black_cat::cat2: – The Cure
What’s New Pussy:black_cat:? – Tom Jones
The :lion_face: Sleeps Tonight – The Tokens
Nashville :black_cat::cat2: – The Lovin’ Spoonful
Honky :black_cat: – Elton John
:black_cat:’s in the Cradle – Harry Chapin
Eye of the :tiger: – Survivor
:tiger: – ABBA
Little :lion_face: Man – Mumford and Sons

WARMUP:
Slow mosey around the front to the playground
SSH x 15
LBAC x 20
Seal Claps x 15
Overhead Press x 15
RLBAC x 15
OYO stretch

THE THANG:
#1: CAT DORA
Carolina Dry Docks x 100
Atomic Merkins x 200 (rapidly modified to A Merkin)
Tricep Dips x 300
Partner runs around water tower.

#2: LION
Lunges x 50
Irkins x 100
Overhead Presses x 150
Normal Squats x 200

Each PAX gets total reps and in between, run to pavilion for 5 cat-dogs or cat-cows or cat-whatevers.

Mosey to Startex just in time

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Check the Slack for info on TN Tussle, Chiliteria and of course Octoburpee (it’s not too late to join – oh who am I kidding, of course it is, ’cause that means 2x burpees to catch up – eep).

COT:
Praises for M awards, movement on home selling.
Prayers for thoughtful leadership in the US and an end to the shutdown

MISC THOUGHTS:
– Playlist creation led to new music discoveries – a song called “Nashville Cats?” Perfection. ABBA has a tiger song . . . who knew?
– The food playlist for World Food Day was pretty good too – may have to dust that off in the future
– For a brief minute, Q almost decided to just play T Swift’s new album in full – Vector ain’t a hater and it’s got some bangers (even if one might be about a certain football player’s, ahem, :eggplant:).

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 fiancée’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.

Thr33 Ringz

AO: atlantis
Q: Pole Dancer
PAX: Puzzlah, DintyMoore, Subway, Firefox, Toothless, Papa Bear, Spinal Tap, CubCadet, Good Morning America, Vector, Grifter
FNGs: None
COUNT: 12
CONDITIONS: cool as the other side of the pillow

WARMUP: Broga (as requested)

THE THANG:

Round 1: YHC
Indigenous Peoples’ Run: back pair does three star jumps, runs to the front. One full cycle and the group stops for 5 burpees. Continue for 15 minutes.

Round 2: Firefox
20x Iron Mikes
20X Split Squats
20x Gorilla humpers
repeat x4

Tortoise & Hair
Lt Dan Travel, partner does 15 jump squats and murder bunnies to catch up

Round 3: Spinal Tap
DORA
100 Step Ups
200 Bonnie Blairs
300 Calf Raises

ANNOUNCEMENTS: Tennessee Tussle comin’ up! Final call for the upcoming CSAUP

COT: Prayers for health, family traveling, gratitude to get out here. Help out F3G on his fundraiser.

PLAYLIST: YHC’s birthday playlist
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/36UcB5P0wdd0spKwCl4Z92?si=fc296b470d02479e

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

What’s a TikTok?

AO: atlantis
Q: Pole Dancer
PAX: Puzzlah, Subway, Oatmeal
FNGs: None
COUNT: 4
CONDITIONS: Hot and Humid

WARMUP: Jog around Atlantis, ending at the Pizza Hut

THE THANG: Insane Movements Tabata

4x4x45 Seconds On, 15 Seconds Rest
– Broad Jump w/ Plank Hand Walk
– Forward Kick Breakdancing BS
– Merkins (the youth still do pushups apparently)
– Kneel Squats
Rd 2:
– Squat to Frog Jumps
– Seated Leg Lift Toe Touches
– Pogo Jump Lunge (Iron Mikes w/ extra steps)
– Scissor Jacks (w/ perfect synchronization between Puzzlah and yours truly

Ab workout that inspired this:

Lay down in front of a wall, put feet flat on the wall, legs a little less than 90 degrees.
– Touch the wall w/ alternating hands, 100x
– Touch the wall w/ both hands, 50x
– Elbows to knees, 50x
– Opposite elbow to Opposite knee, 100x

MOLESKINE: Subway enjoys Jamie xx more than Freddie Gibbs

ANNOUNCEMENTS: Brewsday next week on Aug 5, Nerf Gun fight tonight, CSAUP recruiting for Clydesdales

PLAYLIST: Some of my favorite releases from 2025 so far, cheated and added some Kendrick because it still slaps
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/40MiRToNXL29kKMzVSg3qZ?si=865df54041184b8e

Pep travels outside of Green Hills

AO: atlantis
Q: Pep
PAX: DintyMoore, Oatmeal, Toothless, Subway, Pole Dancer
FNGs: None
COUNT: 6
CONDITIONS: comfortable late spring

WARMUP: oyo before 5:30 start

THE THANG:
Rectangle:
Two times
– one partner runs the baseball field
– Second partner does a slower travel
– Switch when runner gets to other partner
– Four slow travels
– Komodo dragons
– Murder bunnies
– Bear crawl
– Crab walk
– 11’s
– squat

Burpees

MOLESKINE:
I missed SalPal at his home AO.
Grateful for those who did choose to work today.

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
July 4 convergence at handsomizer

Back Attack

AO: atlantis
Q: Pole Dancer
PAX: porcelain, CubCadet, Subway, Oatmeal, SalPal
FNGs: None
COUNT: 6
CONDITIONS: COMFY

WARMUP: SSH x20

THE THANG: Attacking the back with each half of the remedy to back pain- stretching and strengthening!

Started with some static stretching, good mornings, and shoulder stretches. Flowed into a quick yoga routine from sun pose into warrior 1 & 2, triangle pose, back up and down into the other side. Then downward dog into cobra, back to downward dog, into runners lunges, with a twist on each side.

Mosey over to the swings to elucidate how much we work our chest compared to our backs. 4 sets of 10 bodyweight rows on the swings, paired with 10 pushups. Safe to say the pushups were quite a bit easier.

Lunge back to startx because glute and hamstring strength is the foundation of a strong lower back! Then 3 sets of 45 second tubota style exercises mixing back and lower body;
– Dumbbell flys
– Alabama Prom Dates
– Cinderblock deadlift
– Squats
– Exercise band extensions
– Clamshells

Finished out with a round of Mary because core strength is also critical for back support.

MOLESKINE: Oatmeal is in 3 cults currently applying for his 4th. Subway thinks Juvenile’s name is Jeremy

ANNOUNCEMENTS: Brewsday next Tuesday and YHC will be in attendance! Second drink is on moneyshot

COT: Prayers for kids getting out of school and a family dealing with a miscarriage.

PLAYLIST: very subpar performance from the gallery trying to guess song title and artist of songs with “Back” in the name. I think we hit on 5/13 and burpees ensued for each wrong answer.
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6l3IndcwZBxGy8upkgm2Fs?si=f164a41916c747b3

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