Knowledge Dump

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It was a beautiful morn in The Fort and there was a sense of wisdom in the air that swooped down in the form of Falcon Crest.

Top three quotes of the morning:
“I got my drinking buddy pregnant.”
“The owner of a night club said you get enough people together a shooting is bound to happen.”
“Let me walk you through the woods on that.”

Half of the workout was cardio followed by a 43 pound cinderblock workout.

We also worked our brains out from all of the content consumed.

Falcon Crest – Penned by JWow

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CMPD Challenge

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Intro and disclaimer. Discussed the reason for the type of workout.
WARMUP: MNC, Wind Mills, none discript produce pickers. Mosey to 1station.
THE THANG: Ran across the street and up the hill. Continued warms with HB Walkers, Imperial Walkers, down dog, up dog then mosey. First of 10 stations and broke into teams of 3.
1. Step ups -100- Each person will participate and as a team work on getting all 100 down. While one is working the others encourage. Once complete, mosey to 2.
2. SSH- 100- Rinse and repeat, mosey to 3.
3. Bear Crawl as a team 50 yards. Mosey to 4.
4. 100 Flying Squirrel- Rinse and repeat, mosey to 5.
5. 100 Tricep extensions- Rinse and repeat, mosey to 6.
6. 100 Air squats- we had a pax leave, so we completed at a full team. Then i talked about the reason for the Challenge race put on every year and the importance of service. Mosey to7.
7. 50 big boys together, mosey to 8.
8. 50 merkins together, mosey to 9.
9. 50 jump squats together, mosey to 10. COT
10. 50 Monkey humpers.
MARY: None. Did some yoga stretching by Huffy.
ANNOUNCEMENTS: I had to leave
COT: I had to leave.

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Leg Day at the Box

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WARMUP: It’s the Coach’s Box, there is no warm-up. Ain’t nobody got time for that!!! Gave the disclaimer 2 min prior to start time, no time to waste.

THE THANG: Moseyed to the hill in front of the school.

Time Under Tension: Partnered up, Partner 1 runs down the hill and back up while Partner 2 holds the Al Gore position, flapjack. Completed 3 rounds.

Moseyed to the school and found some benches.

Bench Work: Step-Ups and BSSs were the exercises.
15 Step-Ups with the right leg followed by 15 Step-Ups with the left leg, go immediately into BSSs 15 each leg. Continued in this manner for reps of 12 & 9.

Moseyed back to COT area and asked PAX to circle up.

Jack ‘Jane Fonda Style’ Webb: 1 to 4 ratio escalating to a total of 10 & 40. Exercise for the 1 was Forward Lunges ( on the 2 count it was 2 lunges per leg, 3 count was 3 lunges per leg, and so on ), Exercise for the 4 was low squat pulses ( get deep into an Al Gore position and then pulse with your legs ).

Legs were feeling it afterwards.

MARY: It was LEG DAY so she was not invited.

ANNOUNCEMENTS: Went right into our conversation about motivation vs. fear. Discussion went a little over our time limit so this part was skipped.

COT: STK

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Lazarus Preps the Murph

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WARMUP: SSH, Hillbilly Walkers, Cherry Pickers, Windmill, Merkins, Stretching
THE THANG: Run 0.375 Miles, then 25 BBS, 50 Merkins, 75 Squats, Then run 0.375, 25 BBS, 50 Merkins, 75 Squats, repeat 4x
MARY: 5 Burpees, boys called some Mary
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Bethel tonight!
COT:

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Asking for help

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WARMUP: core-ish
THE THANG: lots of ground to cover
Mike Tyson—>bear crawls—>squats
Mike Tyson—>bear crawls—>split squat

Transit: Mosey—>Sprint—>walk

Muscle ups

Transit

Triple Check (group of 3):
-Sandbag over the shoulder x5
-Tammy Wynettes (one guy does Merkins, one guy matches him with squats)
Head back with the bags. Ask for help when you need it to rotate. (We lunge walked for quite some time, that sucked)

Found some pre-set blocks:
5 each
Manmaker
Squat Thruster
Cossack Squat
Head to COT

NMM:

How do you feel when other people ask you for help? It’s a good feeling and mostly you’re honored they came to you. So, why is it so hard for you to ask someone else for help when you need it?

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Gridiron Ladder and Escalator

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We moseyed a bit with some but kickers and karaoke as we made our way to the center of the Gridiron for a few warm up exercises.
– Grandpa Jacks
– Imperial Walkers
– Hillbilly Walkers
– Some stretchy things

Then we moseyed over to the sideline.

THANG 1
Starting at one sideline we made our way back and forth via the mode of transportation listed and
Run
– 100 SSH
Bear Crawl
– 75 Mt. Climbers (2=1)
Lung Walk
– 50 Sumo Squats
Karaoke
– 25 Merkins
Karaoke
– 10 Burpees
Nur
– 5 Jillian Michaels (Donkey Kick followed by Jumping Knee touch)

Mosey to Goal Line

THANG 2
Starting at the goal line:
Run to the 20 Yard Line
– 10 Burpees
Run to the 40 Yard Line
– 10 Burpees
– 20 WWII
Run to the 40 Yard Line
– 10 Burpees
– 20 WWII
– 30 Merkins
Run to the 20 Yard Line
– 10 Burpees
– 20 WWII
– 30 Merkins
– 40 American Hammers (2=1)
Run to the Goal Line
– 10 Burpees
– 20 WWII
– 30 Merkins
– 40 American Hammers (2=1)
– 50 Piston LBCs (25 each)

THANG 3
Ring of Fire Wave of Merkins
Pax circled up in the middle of the field. Everyone holds a plank as pax takes a turn doing a merkin and counting until we reached 100.

We moseyed back to COT for a little Mary

Announcements:
Bethel Men’s Shelter
Q Source at #ao-Lazarus following the workout. @cakeboss will lead the discussion
Several others – read your Newsletter
Ended with prayers.

Thanks for the opportunity to lead!

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BOP Kitchen Sink Style

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Brought a BOP to the Kitchen Sink.

WARMUP: Not enough time for a standard warmup. Warmup was reviewing the list of exercises on the BOP as there were some combo exercises , PAX performed 2-3 reps to ensure they understood and to practice good form. The latter probably faded towards the end of our time together.

THE THANG:
Normal BOP format – Transport route with a mode of transportation ( most of the time this is simply running, not at the Kitchen Sink ), complete the listed exercise, and then repeat until finished or time is called. No one finished so maybe some adjustments can be made if brought out again in the future.

Transport Area was approx. 15 yards long in the upper parking lot.
Mode of Transportation: Overhead Backward Toss, walk to your SB and perform 1 ManMaker, toss it again, 2 Man Makers, repeat until the end of the 15 yard area ( avg. 4 tosses in this direction ). To come back PAX were asked to alternate Rotational Side Tosses, walk to your bag and perform 1 ManMaker, alternate sides and toss again, 2 ManMakers, repeat until you reach the finish line ( avg. 3 tosses in this direction ).
BOP Excercises: All rep counts were 50 ( total ) of each exercise
1. SB Swings
2. Alt Shoulder OH Press
3. Sumo Squat w/ High Pull
4. BigBoySitups
5. Thrusters
6. Anti-Rotational Plank Pulls w/ Perter Parkers
7. Straight Lower Leg Lifts w/ a Hello Dolly
8. Alt Single Leg Deadlifts w/ Bent Over Row
9. Alt. Forward Lunge w/ WoodChop
10. V-Ups

The kings made it to exercise #7.

MARY: Didn’t need her

ANNOUNCEMENTS: Bethel serve, trash pickup, Cannoli Run

COT: STK

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Sht, I am going to be late for my Q

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Still trying to catch up on my sleep, I was late for my Q on Sunday. The group had already launched, so I had two choices when I arrived: go left or right. I went right which turned out to be wrong. Shuffled down to WEP to catch up to the group. No dice, back to COT, climbed the stairs overlooking downtown trying to locate the group. In the distance, I saw a blinking light. I quickly shuffled to catch up to them.
Crystal Lake had things under control by taking over for my misstep. He continued the Q with a backwards walk up the hill and we continue the ruck around the post office and back to COT.
Thankful for the group and the leaders who step up when needed.

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AMRAP 4 AUTISM 2025

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14 Bootcampers showed up (3 more for 6 @ 6) for the 4th annual AMRAP 4 AUTISM. YHC was humbled to lead this event again and thankful to all who’ve donated and those who showed up for the workout!

WARMUP: A lap around the park with a few stops along the way for the following services.
– 131 SSH – 1 in 31 children in the US are diagnosed with autism
– 60 squats – CDC estimates $60K per year of extra cost to raise a child with autism.
– 36 LBC – Two years ago the diagnosis rate was 1 in 36
THE THANG: YHC had a trailer full of Cindy’s and was ready for whoever showed! After the warmup I explained the following rules of engagement:
1. 36 min AMRAP
2. Partner count
3. 1 round = all 5 exercises
4. All exercises complete before moving to next round
5. Hands never leave the block. Autistic people never get to remove autism from their lives. For this 36 min we will not move our hands from the block.
Enough rules. Time to work!
1. 54 man makers
2. 54 frog squats
3. 54 yard fair carry with both blocks
4. 54 bent over rows
5. 54 BBBS

Finished with a last man standing sprint race with Stone Cold beating out Slapshot by a hair!
MARY: Nah
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Canoli Run
COT: BIG thanks to all who participated. If you have not had a chance to donate but would like to please use the link below.

https://secure.givelively.org/donate/autism-strong-foundation/f3-x-amrap-4-autism-2025

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