Stages of Labor

AO: iiipillars
Q: Focker
PAX: princessaurora, Foot Drop, Swiffer, Grape, Harbaugh, Black Lung, Tackle Box, Two Face, t-cell, Haggis, Pep, Private Sandman, LorelaiG, Formica, howitzer, Shania, Canned Heat
FNGs: 1 Canned Heat
COUNT: 18
CONDITIONS: chilly

WARMUP: good mornings and that’s it

THE THANG:
Early labor
Dilation 0-6cm
1,2,3,4,5,6 8-count bodybuilders
“Alternate between resting and working to get labor going”
Contractions 5-30 min 15-45 sec
5 merkins, 5 prisoner squats, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30. Run between sets to rest

Active labor
“actively work through labor with your birthing team”
“Birth affirmations”
Dilation 6-8 cm
Every PAX does 6,7,8 pull ups while everyone affirms them. PAX are doing lt dans—>monkey humpers—>prom dates to “relax” between “contractions”

Transition
“Burpee coping method”
Contractions Every 2 minutes for 60-90 sec
Dilation 8-10 cm
8 burpees in 60 sec
9 burpees in 60 sec
10 burpees in 60 sec
1 minute plank
8 burpees in 60 sec
9 burpees in 60 sec
10 burpees in 60 sec

Pushing stage!
“Keep breathing and work with your body, not against it”
Dilated 10 cm
Contractions 3-5 min lasting 30 sec
10 sprints with small la mazze breathing session

Placenta delivery
Core work

MOLESKINE: I think we can all say we appreciate more what the moms in our lives have gone through. We totally get it now

ANNOUNCEMENTS: grow school!

COT: lots of prayers today. Thankful for everyone being open and honest. Missed you Zelenskyy. You and your wife were prayed for.

Time to Workout!

AO: greenmachine
Q: sooner
PAX: Cowboy, moneyshot, Betty Ford, LorelaiG, Zelenskyy, t-cell, Black Lung, bluemule, Hanes
FNGs: None
COUNT: 10
CONDITIONS: Fall!

WARMUP: mozy to track and do some active stretching

THE THANG:

Plank circuit- 1 minute each
– plank jacks
– mountain climber
– alternating plank jacks
– jump mountain climber
– alternating shoulder taps
– high plank hand shuffle
– high-lows
– T jump merkins

Track interval ladder up and back down, 100 meter resting mozy
– 100
– 200
– 400
– 800

MOLESKINE:

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Brewsday was yesterday… There is a chili cook-off in a few weeks… Mini-Convergence at iiipillars next Tuesday. Don’t show up to middle-tooth because we won’t be there.

COT: Thinking about NC

Shaking off the Rust

AO: greenmachine
Q: Focker
PAX: Cowboy, moneyshot, Black Lung, Goose, Betty Ford, t-cell
FNGs: None
COUNT: 7
CONDITIONS: touch of cool

WARMUP: various stretches to look at the stars

THE THANG:
“Fake 11s”
3 chin ups, Bernie up hill, 8 jump squats
Rinse and repeat

Real 11s
Dive bomber merkins, Bernie up hill, prisoner squats

400m run
20,15,10 dip, incline, decline merkin
300m run
20,15,10 DIDs
200m run
20,15,10 DIDs
100m sprint
Wait for 6

5 minutes of gut work

MOLESKINE: Black Lung mouthing off like usual, Cowboy getting a trip down memory music lane, declines continue to be a man-maker exercise

ANNOUNCEMENTS: multiple 5K’s this Saturday, future chili cook off this Fall

COT: the word “legacy” has been bouncing around my head lately. Tomorrow is not guaranteed for any of us. So if today is our last day here or our last day of good health, what will our legacy be?
I butchered a quote, so here is the original:
“You do not rise to the level of your goals. You fall to the level of your systems” – James Clear from “Atomic Habits”

Only Wanna Be With You

AO: greenmachine
Q: Chunks
PAX: Cowboy, Grape, t-cell, Rocket Mortgage, FeelTheBerns, Young and Restless, NFT, Midwife, Natural Ice, Black Lung, Michelin Man, Legal Eagle, moneyshot, Focker, Fudd
FNGs: None
COUNT: 16
CONDITIONS: Brisk

WARMUP:
42 SSH
Stretching

THE THANG:
Round 1:
– Cinder Block Carry: One member carries the cinder block 50 yards and back.
– Bodyweight Exercise: Team does Jumping Jacks until the cinder block carrier returns.
– Switch and Repeat until each team member has carried the cinder block.
Round 2:
– Cinder Block Swings: One member performs 20 swings with the cinder block.
– Bodyweight Exercise: Team does Mountain Climbers until swings are done.
– Switch and Repeat until each team member has done swings.
Round 3:
– Cinder Block Curls: One member performs 20 curls with the cinder block.
– Bodyweight Exercise: Team does Plank Hold until curls are done.
– Switch and Repeat until each team member has done curls.
Round 4:
– Cinder Block Rows: One member performs 20 rows (10 each side) with the cinder block.
– Bodyweight Exercise: Team does Burpees until are rows done.
– Switch and Repeat until each team member has done rows.
Round 5:
– Cinder Block rifle carry: One member rifle carriers a block down and back..
– Bodyweight Exercise: Team does Merkins until the block carrier returns.
– Switch and Repeat until each team member has carried the block.

TEAM 1 were the Winners 3 – 2.

Circled up for some P90X Yoga for 10 mins

5 Mins of Dealers Choice Mary
MOLESKINE:

ANNOUNCEMENTS: 10 Year Anniversary Saturday

COT: Prayers for family and healing.

Always and honor to lead you men. SYITG!

Stay Classy

AO: iiipillars
Q: Zelenskyy , princessaurora
PAX: Black Lung, Two Face, Zelenskyy, t-cell, princessaurora, Pep, Go Fish, Haggis , None
FNGs: 1 None
COUNT: 9
CONDITIONS: absolutely stunning

WARMUP:
• 2 laps running
– jumping jacks
– thumbs-up-rows (cat-stretch rows)
– baby arm circles forward
– baby arm circles backwards
– thigh stretch (willie mays hayes?)

THE THANG:
– Bearpees (across the field & back – longways x4) OYO 1 Burpee followed up by 4 count bearcrawl forward.
– Aiken Legs x3 (20 squats, 20 box jumps, 20 lunges, 20 jumping-jacks, one lap)
– 100 sit-ups
– Dips until everyone finishes sit-ups
– 2 more laps

⬆️ this seemed short?

MOLESKINE:
Return to lot for Mary:
– flutter kicks 30
– Jane Fondas 20 each side

Names and Counting
Announcements & Prayer

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

Tomorrow & Saturday (can princessaurora or Black Lung add details?)

princessaurora will send link for shirt purchase/order

Next week Go Fish will lead. Reagan themed workout.

COT:

Prayers for Pep job security
Celebrating Two Face parents 50th anniversary
Praying for Go Fish on Thursday PhD dissertation

*Please add if I missed something!

Second chances

AO: greenmachine
Q: Wolfpack
PAX: t-cell, Triple Pane, moneyshot, Wolfpack, Topanga, Works for a Guy, Legal Eagle, Hanes, Michelin Man
FNGs: None
COUNT: 9
CONDITIONS: Real nice.

WARMUP: Mosey to the football field and stretch.

THE THANG:

Five rounds of…
– Run 200 yards
– 30 Air Squats
– Run 200 yards
– 30 Merkins

PAX had a certain amount to complete the exercises each round…
R1: 6 minutes
R2: 5:30 minutes
R3: 5 minutes
R4: 4:30 minutes
R5: 4 minutes

Mosey back to flag (Sprint up hill)

Squats Ring of Fire to 5
Merkins Ring of Fire to 5

Mary
4 rounds of 30 seconds work, 15 seconds rest of…
– American Hammers
– Straight leg raises

MOLESKINE:
Michelin Man and Legal Eagle got scared and decided to do their own thing following a ChatGPT half marathon training plan that Legal Eagle has deemed “The best training plan I have ever, in my life, ever, come across. It was amazing!”

ANNOUNCEMENTS: Convergences are coming. Prepare!

COT: Messed up last time I was invited to Q here and had to back out night before… grateful to Focker for giving me a second chance. Reminder to PAX to take second chances when they’re given, be open to handing them out when you can and perhaps take the time to seek them out for yourself as well.

Two Face VQ

AO: iiipillars
Q: Two Face
PAX: Pep, Haggis, gov’t mule, Two Face, Grape, Go Fish, t-cell, princessaurora, LorelaiG, Fanny, Formica, Bolt
FNGs: None
COUNT: 12
CONDITIONS: perfect

WARMUP:
25 Side straddle hope, in cadence, 4 count
20 LBACs, in cadence, 3 count
20 Imperial Walkers, in cadence, 3 count

THE THANG: partner up
1. Sprint up hill, jog across field; 100 merkins (Partner 1 10, P2 plank – rotate to 100); jog back to bottom of hill and wait for Pax with AL Prom Dates (to the beat of No Sleep til Brooklyn)
2. Sprint up hill, bear crawl across field; 100 LBCs (P1 10, P2 hold 6 inches up – rotate to 100); jog back to bottom of hill and wait for Pax with Flutter Kicks
3. Sprint up hill, jog across field; 100 squats (P1 10, P2 air chair – rotate to 100); jog back to bottom of hill and wait for Pax with stretch
4. Lap track and meet in the middle
5. Circle up and each man shared a thing they’re grateful for, a life hack and a worry they’re carrying. 3-5 burpees in between each man.
6. Lap track
7. 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 pull ups at playground

MOLESKINE:

ANNOUNCEMENTS: PA birthday workout Wednesday, 8/21 at 5:30.

COT:

Til the Night Closes In

AO: greenmachine
Q: Hipster
PAX: moneyshot, gov’t mule, Sherlock, Focker, Cowboy, FeelTheBerns, Black Lung, Hanes, t-cell, Triple Pane, Michelin Man, Legal Eagle, Peabody, None
FNGs: 1 None
COUNT: 14
CONDITIONS: Smooth

WARMUP: Mosey to the 50, standard warmup fair

THE THANG:

12 Days of Fitmas

PAX assemble in the end zone
Start with Day 1 – 1 rep of the designated day 1 movement, followed by a hard run to the other endzone, and a mosey back
Day 2 – 2 reps of designated day 2 movement, plus 1 rep of day 1 movement, endzone run and back

…and so forth til we get through all 12 days/rounds.

1 Burpee
2 Merkin Plank Jacks
3 4-count mountain climbers
4 merkins
5 4 count seal claps
6 Dry Docks
7 Iron Mikes
8 Prisoner Squats
9 SSH
10 WWI
11 Star Jumps
12 Diamond Merkins

The PAX had a fair showing with Name That Tune for the Yacht Rock playlist, resulting in only 6 bonus burpies to finish us out after some Mary back at startex.

MOLESKINE:

ANNOUNCEMENTS: Upcoming TN Tussle, happy 7th to Black Lung, upcoming F3 Nashville anniversary and 9/11 convergence, check Slack

COT: greatful to be able to lead this morning, thanks for having me Greenmachiners

Back to School!

AO: iiipillars
Q: Grape
PAX: LorelaiG, Harbaugh, Swiffer, Pep, Black Lung, princessaurora, Haggis, Two Face, Zelenskyy, Foot Drop, Tackle Box, gov’t mule, t-cell, Formica, Howitzer, Moneyball
FNGs: 1 Moneyball
COUNT: 17
CONDITIONS: it’s getting darker

WARMUP: SSH, LBAC F + R, Michael Phelps

THE THANG: 10 reps per grade, run after finishing a grade, escalator on exercises (i.e. 1st grade is exercises for 1st and Kindergarten), wait for 6 after run (attempt to increase mumble chatter)

K- SSH
1- LBC (2 count)
2- OH Press
3- Squats
4- WW1
5- Iron Mikes (2 count)
6- American Hammers (2 count)
7- Merkins
8- Mountain Climbers (2 count)
9- Burpees
10- Reverse lunges (2 count)
11- Dry docks
12- 8 count body builders

MOLESKINE: glad we all graduated!

COT: prayers for Pep with his project, PA for Anders and his parents, and all the kids headed back to school

:grapes: