The Wet Bandits

AO: thebuffalo
Q: Natural Ice – CBO
PAX: greyalbum, The Bobs, Ultratecht
FNGs: None
COUNT: 4
CONDITIONS: Frosty

WARMUP: SSH, Don Quixote, Imperial Walkers, High Knees, Merkins, Stretches, Arm Circles, Air Press, Seal Claps

THE THANG: “Wet Bandits Escape”
The Theme:
PAX took on the role of the Wet Bandits, bungling a break-in at Kevin’s house and attempting to “escape” through a gauntlet of booby traps and obstacles. The route simulated their chaotic escape, with periodic stops to “navigate obstacles” using themed exercises.

The Thang:
Warm-Up:
A quick mosey through the park to get loose, stopping at multiple “booby-trapped” locations along the way.

Station 1: “Paint Cans to the Face”
Imagine dodging paint cans swinging down from above.
– Exercise: Burpee Apocalypse
– Performed in descending sets: 10-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1 (Total: 55 burpees)
– Obligation fulfilled as Chief Burpee Officer.

Station 2: “Slippery Steps”
Mimic the struggle of slipping on icy steps.
– Exercises (3 rounds):
– Mountain Climbers x 20 IC
– Freddy Mercuries x 20 IC
– Iron Mikes x 10 each leg

Station 3: “Micro Machines Mayhem”
Picture crawling over scattered toys in Kevin’s hallway.
– Exercises:
– Bear Crawls
– Walking Lunges

Station 4: “Burning Doorknob”
Channel your pain tolerance as Harry grabs the scorching doorknob.
– Exercises:
– Hand-Release Merkins x 20
– LBCs to cool off
– Repeated with descending Merkin counts: 15, 10

Station 5: “Broken Christmas Ornaments”
Avoid the pain of stepping on shattered ornaments scattered by Kevin.
– Exercises (3 rounds):
– WWI Sit-ups x 25 OYO
– American Hammers x 20 IC
– Repeated with depending WW1 Count 20 and 15

Bonus Station: “Penance for Late PAX”
– Additional burpees for late arrivals: 10 + 9 (Total: 19)
– Final Burpee Count: A modest 74.

MOLESKINE: Keep it moving!

ANNOUNCEMENTS: Brew Ruck tomorrow, YHC is looking for people to lead events and social hangs for F3

COT: Praises for The Bobs 1 year sober, and prayers for greyalbums family as the navigate his mothers struggles with Alzheimer’s

Thanks for the invite to the East Side and the opportunity to lead

DUNE

AO: thebuffalo
Q: greyalbum
PAX: Hot Route, The Bobs, Ultratecht
FNGs: None
COUNT: 3
CONDITIONS: 16!

WARMUP:

Sandworm Mosey down to picnic shelter
Shield Activators(LBAC)
Side to side lunges
Fremen Walkers

THE THANG:
Fremen training
40 seconds on / 20 seconds off

Pull-ups
Decline merkin
Step ups
High kicks
Squat jumps

Lunge walk across the field

Sprint up through the stairs one by one

Mosey to coupon pile

Hold coupons overhead while each man takes turns doing exercises:

Fremen Attacks – Laying on back, jump up to feet x 3
Squat x10
Curls x10
Repeat
Hold coupon out in front of chest while each man takes turns

Overhead press x10

Hold block out front for 40 seconds

MARY
COT

First Real Cold One…

AO: toratoratora
Q: 40 Minutes
PAX: greyalbum, Hot Route, Ultratecht, Inivictus, Long Cut
FNGs: None
COUNT: 6
CONDITIONS: vCold (see title)

WARMUP: Mosey / Stretching

THE THANG: Rotation Station – 1 min on and 1 min rest for 6 stations (2 times through):
– Pull Ups
– Sit Up Machine
– Box Jumps
– Squats
– Push Ups
– Dips

Native American Run

Mary to close it out

ANNOUNCEMENTS: Christmas is coming

COT: Invictus baby on the way

Bringing Down The Horse

AO: toratoratora
Q: greyalbum
PAX: The Bobs, Ultratecht, Goose
FNGs: None
COUNT: 3
CONDITIONS: Breezy cool

WARMUP:

Warmarama
Butt Kickers
High Knees
Overhead press
SSH
Arm Circles
World’s Greatest Stretch

THE THANG:

Run to bars

5 pull-up
10 atomic merkin
4 pull – up
15 WW1
3 pull-up
20 crunchy frog
2 pull-up
25 drop squat
1 pull-up

Circuit 40 sec on/20 sec rest move to next station

Box jumps
Sit ups
Backbends
Wide Merkin
Dips
Split squats
Lunge
Aussie row
LBC
Prom dates
Crunchy frog

DORA
40 Burpee / Lunge walk
100 Squat jumps / Bear crawl / Crab walk

Do the reps/Run out and back on the trail
20 Merkin
20 WW1
20 Flutter Kick

1 min wall sit

ANNOUNCEMENTS: greyalbum show at Basement on 8th Ave 12/4 7pm
Tickets: www.ticketweb.com/event/neal-carpenter-good-guys-album-the-basement-tickets/13629484?pl=basement

COT: Thanksgiving travel, family time

PLAYLIST: The Wallflowers: Bringing Down The Horse

Toy Story

AO: thebuffalo
Q: greyalbum
PAX: Sandlapper (David Suggs), Ultratecht, The Bobs
FNGs: None
COUNT: 4
CONDITIONS: Crispy and cold

WARMUP: On this day in 1995 the movie Toy Story was released. We gather today to honor this great film.

Buzz’s Arrival mosey
Arm circles (like Buzz flying)
High knees (landing like a space ranger)
Buzz Lightyear side straddle hops
Buzz’ To Infinity and Beyond ultimate stretch

THE THANG:

Repeat 3 rounds 40 seconds ON/20 sec rest

1. “Woody’s Rope Climb” Climbing plank (alternate arm reach)
2. “Buzz’s Infinite Push-ups”
Push-up variations (optional hand lifts)
3. “Toy Army Crawl”
4. “Sid’s Dodge” Lateral bounds (quick side-to-side)
5. “Andy’s Stampede” Squat jumps 

40 secs ON/20 sec rest
Group 1 wall sit 
Group 2 merkins
Little Bo Peep Lost Sheep rows/overhead press
Pizza delivery drivers/squats
American hammers/Andy’s Army man sit ups
Inverted head stand merkins on the wall(descending into the alien toy grabber machine – “You have been chosen”)

COT: Thanksgiving travels

Audible to a Run

AO: toratoratora
Q: 40 Minutes
PAX: Ultratecht, Invictus
FNGs: None
COUNT: 3
CONDITIONS: perfect

WARMUP: n/a

THE THANG: running (see comments for details)

ANNOUNCEMENTS: come to greyalbum’s concert!

RIP Quincy Jones

AO: toratoratora
Q: greyalbum
PAX: The Bobs, Ultratecht, Hot Route, Giving Tree, 40 Minutes, Invictus, Long Cut, Wrangler
FNGs: None
COUNT: 8
CONDITIONS: Breezy, mild

WARMUP:

Mosey to runway
SSH
WMH
Seal Claps
Air Press
LBAC
Runner’s Stretch

THE THANG:

DORA

Leapfrog down to first building
1 man in plank
1 man holding coupon jumps over

200 squats
/ mosey out to far hangar and back

Pull-up Waterfall at the bars 10-6

AB break 50 LBC / 20 Crunchy Frog

Pull-up Waterfall cont’d 5-1

Fortune Cookie Run

PAX begin a first people’s run until a PAX chooses to yell out “FORTUNE COOKIE” at which point the running stops and the PAX calls out a number between 1-15, which corresponds with a mystery exercise/rep count on my list. The group then completes the exercise and resumes running.

We did 1, 2, 7, 15 and then finished with 10 WW1

1. 20 Carolina dry dock
2. 30 drop squats
3. 1 min Al Gore
4. 20 Crunchy Frog
5. 25 squat
6. 1 min box cutters
7. 15 burpee
8. 25 merkin
9. 5 hand release push-up
10. 20 flutter kick 2 is 1
11. 15 jump squats
12. 1 min high plank
13. 20 WW1
14. 15 single leg squats each leg
15. 20 Superman

COT:

Family health gratitudes
Election
Peace for our country

Italo-Turkish Aerial Bombing Campaign

AO: thebuffalo
Q: greyalbum
PAX: Giving Tree, Hot Route, Ultratecht, Daylight, Goose, Black box
FNGs: None
COUNT: 6
CONDITIONS: Crisp, breezy

WARMUP:

Mosey to picnic shelter
WMH
Imperial Walkers
LBAC
Cherry Pickers
Overhead Press

THE THANG:

Merkins 20
Shoulder Taps 20
Dips 20

1 min dead hang

Bear crawls around the circle
Decline Merkin 20
Plank hold 30 seconds

1 min dead hang

Plank ups 20
Wide merkins 20
Incline merking 20

1 min dead hang

Mosey to waterfront

Step ups 20
Split squats 20
Step ups 20

Up/Down Steps with lunges

Mosey back to startex

ANNOUNCEMENTS: Tree planting tomorrow

COT:
Loving those struggling with addiction
Family health
Election/Peace

Foggy Mountain Breakdown

AO: toratoratora
Q: Goose
PAX: 40 Minutes, Ultratecht, Invictus
FNGs: None
COUNT: 4
CONDITIONS: crisp and foggy

WARMUP: Willie Mays Hays, Forward Fold, arm stretch

THE THANG:

– Mosey around big loop
– Dora: 300 SSH and Squats while partner runs
– Lunges: one trip down and back
– Circle of Mary

COT: 3 daily gratitudes

TGIF

AO: thebuffalo
Q: Goose
PAX: The Bobs, Ultratecht, Blackbox
FNGs: None
COUNT: 4
CONDITIONS: perfect

WARMUP: Willie mays hays, arm stretches, good mornings, cherry pickers

THE THANG:

– mosey to Roy’s to basketball court
– 10’s: squates on one side of court and LBCs on the opposite end. Rifle carry coupon on trips.
– Dora: 150 SSh while partner runs length of court.
– lunges: 2 trips down and back with 10 squats every 5 strides
– Mosey to Roy’s and back to parking lot
– 50 calf raises OYO

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

Friends by the river event at Shelby park tonight at Riverview pavilion

10/20 F3 Chili Cook-off at Riverview pavilion