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LeanPax: Day 19

AO: westeros
Q: Michelin Man , Vector
PAX: Vector, Siri, Tim the Toolman, SalPal, bluemule, Grape, CubCadet, Michelin Man, Pep, Drop Trow
FNGs: None
COUNT: 10
CONDITIONS: cold. Not effin cold tho.

WARMUP: 41 SSH

THE THANG:

DORA – partners do:
100 – squat thrusters
200 – Chest press
300 – Curls
Travel- overhead carry block to car and back

LT Dans down the hill
Sprints – 50, 80, and 110%
Return to Startex

Cool Guy Mary

MOLESKINE: Thankful for MLK.

ANNOUNCEMENTS: LeanPax forever

COT: did it

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You only get wet twice

AO: bomber
Q: SalPal , Firefox
PAX: Firefox, Pep, Poppa Lock, CubCadet, Vector, Tim the Toolman, DintyMoore, Chunks, Michelin Man, Right Said, Crawlspace, Strutter
FNGs: None
COUNT: 13
*Note: I’m including the running group ‘cuz I’m nice like that.

CONDITIONS: Perfect

WARMUP: Mosey

THE THANG: Foxey led some partnered merks/planks + HBH/WWIs. Followed with bear crawls, merks, squat jumps. Walls sits + aussie merks. Closed with playing in traffic.

MOLESKINE: Kinda wet. No music.

ANNOUNCEMENTS: Leanpax, check slack

COT: Gratitude. Stay grateful

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Deck of Step Ups

AO: atlantis
Q: Pole Dancer
PAX: Vector, porcelain, SalPal, Firefox, Puzzlah, Subway
FNGs: None
COUNT: 7
CONDITIONS: comfy

WARMUP: Broga followed by a mosey around the complex, ending at the Pizza Hut

THE THANG: Deck of Death!

Diamonds: Merkins
Heart: Step-Ups (ouch)
Spades: WW1s
Clubs: Squats
Joker: 15 Burpees
Aces: Exercise followed by either a lunge to the benches or 25 dips

ANNOUNCEMENTS: LeanPAX in full swing, upcoming October partner F1 event coming up

COT: Prayers for Vector’s daughter returning to school, Porcelain’s M in her new promotion and leading through the loss of her coworker, all kids going back to school for a happy and healthy semester, and the family and community of Renee Nicole Good, tragically murdered by ICE in Minneapolis.

PLAYLIST: For the workout- haven’t been able to put down Turnstile’s album Never Enough, listened start to finish. For coffeteria, a timely backdrop of Gil Scott-Heron’s “Pieces of a Man.” As relevant today as it was in 1971.

https://open.spotify.com/album/52yD51X7yDinwlg6tbCtpP?si=aB8ROkAqQc21wQgcWxnmzg

https://open.spotify.com/album/3Iny1eqJMoqU1I1UoUbVQl?si=S-4hWfuJQYyWsfQhj-Hhuw

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WEIGHTsteros 4

AO: westeros
Q: Michelin Man , Vector
PAX: bluemule, Red Skull, Vector, Old Maid, Spinal Tap, Tim the Toolman, Michelin Man, Pep
FNGs: None
COUNT: 8 pack
CONDITIONS: insta-cold

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.

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How to Scare Away Your Relatives

AO: bomber
Q: Firefox
PAX: Tim the Toolman, Sherlock, Young and Restless, Vector, Spinal Tap, Toolbit, Woodchuck, Dumpster, CindyBlock, Rodin
FNGs: 4 Woodchuck, Dumpster, CindyBlock, Rodin
COUNT: 11
CONDITIONS: Not very seasonal

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

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THE 12 BLOCKS OF CHRISTMAS

AO: westeros
Q: Natural Ice
PAX: Sherlock, Papa Bear, Red Skull, Young and Restless, DintyMoore, Grape, Right Said, Vector, Michelin Man, bluemule, Chunks, Tim the Toolman, Natural Ice
FNGs: None
COUNT: 13
CONDITIONS: Jolly

WARMUP: SSH, Imperial Walkers, Merkins, Streeechin

THE THANG: THE 12 BLOCKS OF CHRISTMAS

• Start each round with Run Around the Block
• Perform the current day + all previous days
• Movements stack every round
Pax waiting on the 6 with SSH

Day 1 – Run Around the Block
Day 2 – 2 Block Burpees
Day 3 – 3 Block WW2 Sit-ups
Day 4 – 4 Block Overhead Presses
Day 5 – 5 Block Thrusters
Day 6 – 6 Block Bent-Over Rows
Day 7 – 7 Block Squats
Day 8 – 8 Block Curls
Day 9 – 9 Block Merkins
Day 10 – 10 Block Russian Twists
Day 11 – 11 Block Chest Presses
Day 12 – 12 Block Lunges – The last day we grabbed the coupons and ran one last time around the block and back to the start.

I clocked 2.3 miles of running and 584 calories

MOLESKINE: Do hard things – put the Weight in Weighteros

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
2.0 Work out at titan at SIX THIRTY!
New Years Day Convergence at thestronghold with a Q Hand off!

COT: Prayers for Grapes fathers health and family

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12 days of RESPECT

AO: bomber
Q: Puzzlah
PAX: DintyMoore, Pep, Vector, Papa Bear, Tim the Toolman, Firefox, Leonardo
FNGs: None
COUNT: 8
CONDITIONS: frigid, waaandy

WARMUP: move to playground. Start watch.

THE THANG:
12 days of christmas

1 — Lap & 1 Cartwheel
2 — Dive Bomber Merkins
3 — Big Boy Sit-ups
4 — Pull-ups
5 — Swing Rows
6 — Squats
7 — Crunchy Frogs
8 — Curtsy Lunges
9 — Dancing Bears
10 — Tuck Jumps
11 — Monkey Humpers
12 — Carolina Dry Docks

Had this in mind, but definitely need to credit my guy, Pole Dancer, for some comparisojs yesterday. No one, to my knowledge, had 24 days of Christmas, but there’s still time.!

MOLESKINE:

ANNOUNCEMENTS: boxing day Q tbd

COT: prayers for work, travel, safety and family, especially through tough times and loss

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WEIGHTsteros #3

AO: westeros
Q: Michelin Man , Vector
PAX: Vector, Tim the Toolman, CubCadet, Spinal Tap, Michelin Man, Papa Bear, Red Skull, Squatter, Pep, Oil Rig(?), Cash Crop
FNGs: 1 Cash Crop
COUNT: 11
CONDITIONS: 14 degrees and completely dry. Not that cold? Red Skull “it was cold”

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.

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WEIGHTsteros 2

AO: westeros
Q: Michelin Man , Vector
PAX: Vector, Shy Guy, CubCadet, Puzzlah, Tim the Toolman, Michelin Man, The Merchant, Fud (DR), Solaran? (DR)
FNGs: None
COUNT: 9
CONDITIONS: moderate cold. Tights appropriate but could have done shorts.

WARMUP: nil

THE THANG: Butt Stuff

Run the park lap

Monkey humpers for length of the America. Standard: “Bootylicious”. On “Booty,” do a star jump.

Partner Up. 2 rounds.

Partners 1 does broad jumps (round 1) or high knees (round 2) to the vehicles and jogs back
Partner 2, with a block, does:
Squats
Lunges
Bulgarian Split squats
Step ups
Stand ups (from a sitting position stand up with one foot with a block)

Squats for length of the classic: “My Humps.” On “Humps,” do a 5 monkey humpers. Oh my humps…

Mary for time

COT: Never Miss A Monday. See you next week

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WEIGHTsteros workout 1

AO: westeros
Q: Michelin Man
PAX: Tim the Toolman, bluemule, Vector, Spinal Tap, Natural Ice, Pep, Michelin Man, Papa Bear, Red Skull, Right Said, Squatter, The Merchant, Juicy J, 0, 0
FNGs: 1 0
COUNT: 13
CONDITIONS: effin’ cold

WARMUP: nope

THE THANG:

1. Warm up lap
2. MM creates 3 groups. MM’s group is the timer. Do 30 of each and then rotate to next station. 2x through.
-Station 1- curls / tricep extensions
-Station 2 – lunges (each leg is 1) / squats
-Station 3 – bent over rows / OHP
3. 5 Sprint break
4. Repeat #2
5. 5 sprint break (including a RE-moralizing decades staggered run)
6. Mary for time

Thanks for letting me lead. WEIGHTsteros begins.