No Rep Count

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Simple 4 Corner workout, 3 exercises at each cone, rep count started at 5. Original plan was to add 5 reps each lap, but a read a quote from Ali. “I don’t count my sit-ups; I only start counting when it starts hurting because they’re the only ones that count.”

1st cone
– Squats
– Lunges
– Calf raises
– Farmer Carry/Bear Crawl to next cone
2nd cone
– Bent over row
– Upright row
– Curl
– Overhead carry to next cone
3rd cone
– Flutter with press
– American Hammer
– Simba
– Sandbag toss with Man Maker
4th cone
– Dead Lift
– Clean
– Clean w/press
– Rifle Carry

We made it through about 3 rounds.

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NOT better on paper

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WARMUP:
Warm up consisting of the usual suspects, stretching, merkins, planking and shoulder taps

THE THANG:

Mosey around lot to front of stage

Dips on edge of stage

Wall sits, one pax lunge walks to edge and jogs back

Webbs on stage
Merkins and shoulder taps (6 rounds)
Big boys American hammers (6 rounds)

Here’s where it really got stupid:

7s on the hill
MOD reverse bear crawl up the hill- TERRIBLE IDEA
Burpees at the top (welcome relief from crawl bears) and 4 ct flutters at the bottom (too easy)

MARY:
Flutters and Freddy Mercurys

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Invergence and convergence, bethel men’s shelter

COT:
Principle #5

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Little Dipper

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WARMUP: Mosey to the backside of the Harris teeter. On the way – butt kicks, high knees, karaoke, and then completed SSH, cherry pickers, imperial walkers, hillbilly walkers, low slow squat, and moroccan nightclub. Mosey to fire station through the apartment complex.
THE THANG: Pendulum – we completed merkins at the fire station and LBCs at the other end of the pendulum (stop sign up the other side of the hill). We increased by 2 with merkins and by 4 with LBCs until we reached 10 merkins and 20 LBCs. Mosey back to the side wall of HT and completed wall sits while everyone bear crawls out to burpee and then bear crawl back. Burpees sprinkled throughout the moseys.
MARY: Flutter kicks, hello dolly, box cutter, american hammer, and some stretching.
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Hero’s 5k, 9/11 stairs, upcoming golf tournament, read newsletter.
COT: Prayers and praises.

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Don’t put your hand in dog $@#

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WARMUP:
– 15 SSH
– 10 LSS
– 10 Windmills
– 10 IW
– 10 MNCs
– Yoga
THE THANG:
Ran loops around the block (160 to McCammon to Cleborne to Main), stopping at each driveway for exercises (below). First loop was 10 reps, 2nd loop was 20 reps, 3rd loop was 30 reps. All were completed.
– Squats
– Mike Tysons
– Big Boys
– Merkins
– American Hammers
– Monkey Humpers
– Shoulder Taps
– Burpees

MARY: None, wrapped up burpees at 0600

ANNOUNCEMENTS: Bethel, Golf Tourney, 50k race, Pints & Padres

COT: Stays in COT

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Heavy

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I borrowed this workout from Maximus with a few modifications. Most exercises were performed with ruck on.
Ruck– Parking lot loop
2min Ruck Plank
20 Squats
20 Lunges (10 ea leg)
20 Dead lifts
20 Calf Raises
Ruck with Sandbag, bag toss at pillars
10 Bent-Over rows and 10 Upright rows
3-Merkin series: 10 Wide Arm, 10 Regular, 10 Diamonds – Slick
20 Overhead Press
20 Curls
20 Bent-Over rows
Ruck – Big loop
10 Bent-Over rows and 10 Upright rows
20 V-Ups
20 Flutters w/ press
20 Side Bends
20 Simbas
Farmer Carry – Parking lot loop
10 Bent-Over rows and 10 Upright rows
3-Merkin series: 10 Wide Arm, 10 Regular, 10 Diamonds – Slick
10 Overhead Toss
10 Man-Makers
Ruck – Parking lot loop

Back to COT for some Mary.

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Dancing in Cadence at the Ballroom

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WARMUP: SSH, Merks, Mosey, Squats, Imperial Walkers, WAM, Plank Jax, Light Stretch.
THE THANG: 6 exercises with increasing reps each round (5,10,15) with a mosey across the bridge walkway towards the turf football field. Worked our way up the pyramid and then back down (reps of 5,10,15 – 15, 10, 5)
Finished up with a quick round of bench work ( step ups, incline Merks, dips)
MARY: 3 mins of Mary ( flutters, Amer Hammers, Freddie Mercs, Gas Pumpers)

ANNOUNCEMENTS: Invergence, Convergence, Bethel Men’s Shelter, and Golf Tournament.
COT: All 6 Pax shared prayers and praises

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The hammer of Thor

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WARMUP: We got the party started with SSH, windmills, cherry pickers, low slow squats, merkins, and some stretching (hamstring and back).
THE THANG: Today was pretty straight forward and kudos to the avenger Thor for the inspiration of the different exercises.
– 10 reverse curls
– 10 shoulder press
– 10 tricep extension
– 10 squats
– 10 lunges each leg
– 10 upward rows
– 10 Thor hammer chops each side (basically low to high across your body, hip to above your shoulder)

Quick 30 second break, short jog, short walk back, farmer carry the weight to the next stop.

We got through 6 rounds. Thor hammers were deemed the worst.
MARY: not today
ANNOUNCEMENTS: lots in the newsletter, convergence and invergence happening
COT: jobs and mental health for the guys in the circle

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Labor Day laps in Baxter for Flight Plan

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WARMUP: Um-yep
THE THANG: Baxter loops behind YMCA which covered Sixth Baxter, Sutton Rd and Market Street.
MARY: Does stretching count?
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Plenty of announcements- Invergence, Golf tournament and read your Sunday newsletter!!
COT: Yes

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Mark “Pitbull” McDowell WOD

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We had 4 PAX at Honey Badger for a hero WOD in honor of my friend and classmate Capt. Mark “Pitbull” McDowell. Here’s what we did:

The Thang

– Run 1 Mile
– 5 Minute Plank to honor the 5 service branches of the US Armed Forces
– 200 Calf Raises
– 300 LBCs
– Run 1 Mile
– 100 Muscle-ups on the wall at the school
– 200 Merkins
– 300 Squats
Return to COT

NMM

Monday we honored my friend Mark. Mark was a 4.25 GPA student, captain of the soccer team, and an all-around great young man. He was the guy you wanted to hate because he was good at everything. But once you got to know him, you learned that he was the type of guy you strived to be. When he graduated high school, he attended the Air Force Academy. Upon graduation in 2005, he completed Euro-NATO Joint Jet Pilot Training at Sheppard Air Force Base, Texas, and Introduction to Fighter Fundamentals at Columbus Air Force Base, Mississippi. Captain McDowell completed the Basic Qualification Course – F-15E in May of 2008 and was assigned to the 336th Fighter Squadron at Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, North Carolina.

Mark’s plane went down in Afghanistan. He left behind a wife, loving family, and many friends. As his grandfather said at his service, “He was born to fly and he died doing what he loved.”

If Mark were here today, he would have been the guy crushing the workout from the front with a smile on his face. He would have been the guy to encourage the whole time. Remember, we GET TO do this. Some others aren’t as blessed.

Aye!

Italian Job

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