Choosing the Hard Thing

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Nine men (including one FNG – welcome SIB) started their day with the hard thing at the Kitchen Sink. We had a quick disclaimer then jumped right in – no warm-up. Here’s what we did.

Grab your Ruck and Block
– Cinderblock pull to flags, OH Carry back

Grab your Ruck, Bell, and Block
– Farmer Carry with Bell and Block around the Lower Lot circle

– 10 Burpees with Ruck

Grab your Ruck, Block, and Bag and take the large loop

Block Work
– 10 Flutter with a Press (IC)
– 10 Hammers (IC)
– 10 Sit-up to Press
– 10 Skull Crushers
– 10 Pull Throughs
Leave Block

Large Loop with Ruck, Bell, Bag

Bell Work
– 10 Flutter with a Press (IC)
– 10 Hammers (IC)
– 10 Sit-up to Press
– 10 Skull Crushers
– 10 Pull Throughs
Leave Bell and Ruck

Large Loop with Bag

Bag Work
– 10 Flutter with a Press (IC)
– 10 Hammers (IC)
– 10 Sit-up to Press
– 10 Skull Crushers
– 10 Pull Throughs

NMM
Life is hard. Choose your hard. Marriage? Hard. Divorce? Hard. Fitness? Hard. Obesity? Hard. Debt? Hard. Discipline? Also hard. You can’t avoid hard, but you can choose your hard. Choose wisely.

I hope the workout is the hardest thing you do today. Maybe, maybe not. But when you train hard, you’re more prepared for the hard things life throws at you. You’re building strength and resiliency now to access later. Keep pushing.

Aye!
Italian Job

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Audibles

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WARMUP:
25 SSH IC, 5 Merkins IC, 5 Peter Parker’s IC, Downward Dog, Upward Dog

THE THANG:
30 Burpees
400m run
30 Squats
400m
30 Mike Tyson’s
400m
30 sit-up get ups
400m

Called a couple audibles. Dropped the rep count to 20 on round 2, then to 10 for those that got to round 3.

MARY:

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Tortoise and Hare, Hog and Coyote, Bethel Men’s Shelter

COT: Life’s fragile and unpredictable. Live it to the fullest.

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Music and Merkins

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45 minutes of music.

A “base” exercise with another exercise when a key word or phrase is said.

1. Running up the hill mountain climbers until you hear the word running. Then you’d run up a hill.
2. Voodoo Child- calf raises until “mountain then 3 jump squats.
3. That Energy- BBS until “that energy “ then 8 flutter kicks
4. Eye of the Tiger- Squat Punch until “Tiger” then run a lap
5. Why do we fall- Burpees the entire song
6. Kingdom- Hammers until “Kingdom” 10 toe touches
7. Phenomenal- 1st verse plank then HR Merkins on None. 2nd verse wall sit then squats 3rd verse Superman/banana.
8. Like a prayer- squats until prayer.. then 5 knee-tar-jas
9. Diamond Eyes- shoulder taps them 25 LBCS on “boom”
10. Danger Zone- run until “danger zone” then 3 burpees
11. Everyday I’m hustling- lunge walk until hustlin then do high knees
12. Thinking about me- Imperal walkers until Thinking then Catalina wine mixers.

Ended right at 6:00

It was fast but fun.

Thanks to all who endulged my stupidity.

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Beat the deck #1

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WARMUP:
Quick warmup as we had a lot to cover. Cherry pickers and side straddle hops

THE THANG:
We had 9 cards face up and needed to guess higher or lower of any pile. Each card had a workout associated with it. You get the pick correct, we did 10 reps of the workout. You get the pick incorrect, you do 10 reps of the workout and a little jog to the sign and back.
2: Moroccan Nightclubs
3: Flutters
4: calf raises
5: American hammers
6: shoulder taps
7: big boy sit ups
8: Peter Parkers
9: Burpess
10: Merkins
J: cherry pickers
Q: imperial walkers
K: LBCs
A: Squats

430 reps total
10 jogs total

MARY:
Box cutters
Flutters
Freddie mercury
Body destroyers
Lbc

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Tort and hare
Bethel men shelter
Fort mill care center
Varsity moving to an hour

COT:
Prayers and praises for getting up and coming out, new baby on the way, job interviews, Vuvu and his family.

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The Wetter the Better

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WARMUP: Brief COP and stretching by the bandshell

THE THANG:
We made our way around WEP stopping for fun in some traditional old school ways.

From the path along 160 at the far end we Inch Wormed across the field towards the hill. Midway across we rose and sprinted to top of hill.

Jacob broke out his ladder for us and we climbed it with burpees and flutters.

On the way back to starting point we stopped at playground for a series of laps around it including core exercises — Freddys, shoulder Taps, big boys, LBCs .

We made it over to Stairway to Heaven where we lunge walked stopping for squats at each light post (5, 10, 15, 20, 25).

We concluded with Round the Clock Merkins on the curb.

MARY: Yes, she beat us up for the final 4 mins.

ANNOUNCEMENTS: Tortoise + Hare, Hog + Coyote, DP Tuesdays now at WEP every week

COT: It was a wet day with rain soaked park and more falling throughout the workout. Pax pushed each other with no complaints. Time Machine completed his first post at DP and his Daily Double!

Thanks for putting in the work men!

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Autobahn Virgin Q

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WARMUP:
15 Wind mill
15 Hill Billy walkers
15 cherry pickers
20 Squats
20 Merkins
THE THANG
Mosey to the back of Harris Teeter (HT)
• “Cocaine Bear Crawl” (in groups of 3):
1 round of bear crawl per person
Meanwhile, waiting PAX perform:
• Side Straddle Hops and
• Sumo Squats
Mosey to the Spring of Arbors Apartments
• Pendulum Drill:
• Start with 7 burpees and 1 squat
• Then 6 burpees, 2 squats
• Continue until 1 burpee and 7 squats
Mosey to the church
• Partner Workout:
• Goal: 100 combined step-ups
• Partner A performs step-ups
• Partner B runs a lap
• Switch until the team completes 100 total step-ups

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Deck of Cards

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WARMUP: SSH, CP, WM, Run a lap around the parking lot
THE THANG:
Worked through a deck of cards 52+2 jokers
Hearts – Manmakers
Clubs – Ruck Swings
Diamonds – Squats
Spades – Flutters w/ Press
Jokers – Run a lap around the parking lot
MARY:
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Blood drive, Bethel Men’s, Tortious & Hare
COT: Closed in Prayer

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Staying Dry

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Listen: while I had an idea of what I wanted to do yesterday, I made this up as we went along. The rain cause me to modify. Needed to stay dry (well—WANTED to stay dry). I had a 2hr drive right after the workout to head up to see my dad in the hospital

We spent a lot of time undercover. And utilized a bunch of squats and lunges. Burpees are apparently frowned upon at a moderate. Duly noted :smiling_imp:

Prayers for our kiddos and our parents.

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Tabata at the Pit

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Warmed up and tried to stay dry ish.

25 SSH
5 windmills
15 IW
15 MNC
15 HW

The Tabata

4×4

30 seconds on 10 seconds off

Alternating merkins with bell
Right arm shoulder press
Chest press
Left arm shoulder press

Rest

Goblet squats
Right leg lunge
Calf raised
Left leg lunge

Rest

Curls
Hammers with bell
Tri extensions
Flutters with bell press

Done right at 6:00

Thanks to 3D for the call!

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