The Zipper

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Pledge of Allegiance at 5:14 and then off to Hardee’s. The plan is called the zipper. Main spine is Springs St, 20 Merkins, at Unity Street, 25 LBC at Pine St 25 Flutter each leg. Meet back at Hardee’s at 5:55.

Got the call yesterday for the Q and luckily this site is easy Q to plan. The zipper didn’t disappoint and provided the sweat on a cool morning. Thank Jekyll for the call.

MARY: Plank Crunches and LBC with feet at 6”
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Blood drive, Bourbon and BBQ, Charity Shoot
COT: Prayers lifted

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Forget the Spartans!

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WARMUP: If you consider an almost 1 mi run with toy soldiers, karaoke, NUR and 60 merkins a warmup, then yes
THE THANG: broke up into three groups of three for 4 rounds of pain stations…

First round:
Group 1- 20 pullups
Group 2 – run around small parking lot
Group 3 – 30 burpees

2nd Round
Group 1 – 15 pullups
Group 2 – run
Group 3 – 50 merkins

3rd Rd.
1 – 5 pull ups, 10 squats, 15 calf raises
2- run
3 – 50 flutters

Rd 4
1 – 50 squats
2- run
3- 25 Mike Tysons

Run back towards COT, got in some wall sits with 5 merkins each
MARY: More merkins and some supermans
ANNOUNCEMENTS: tons of stuff going on
COT: prayers and praises!

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The Perfect Storm

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The fog was thick, the rain was coming down in buckets, it was the perfect storm for pain. Just like the movie Waterworld, dry land wasn’t a myth as we headed for cover in the church parking lot.

Warmup:
SS Hops
Windmill
Cherry Pickers 🍒
Low Slow Squats

The Thang:
Kettlebell Swings
Squats
Run a lap

Bent Over Rows
Chest Press
Run a lap

Curls
Flutters
Run a lap

Snatch
American Hammers
Run a lap

3 round of the above then COT.

JWow

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Five at the….oh wait – that’s Friday!

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WARMUP: Jog with some windmills, planks, merkins, produce pickers aka tally taps and moving from light pole to light pole with burpees, merkins or squats at each, then…..
THE THANG: Joined the PAX doing the Chad 1000X workout at the stadium. We went to the track and did laps, stopping at the 50’s for 10 merkins at between the uprights behind each end zone for 10 squats each. 7-8 laps completed and Slap Shot was king.

PAX got 2.5 miles and between 180-200 merkins and the same on squats. Simple but got our monies worth.

MARY: It exists, we talked about it as we scrambled to make it back to COT from the stadium by 0600.
ANNOUNCEMENTS: We’re numerous…..and in the newsletter.
COT: YHTBT.

Thanks for the call, Yard Sale. Always an honor. Until next time……

Cyclops

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SL Challenge Friendly

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WARMUP: Mosey to the track. Did 10 bomb jacks while we waited for the gate to open.

Moseyed to the goaline and did a 100yrd bearcrawl. Jogged back to the start.

5 windmills IC

THE THANG:
Simple workout design for miles and merkins.

1 lap
10 Merkins
10 Werkins
10 LBCs
10 HR Merkins

2 Laps

20 Reps of all the exercises

3 Laps

30 Reps of all the exercises

4 Laps

40 Reps of all the Exercises

Back to 1

I also used a whistle that when blown meant 5 bomb jacks.

Solid effort by everyone as we all got plenty of miles and merkins.

Thanks to all who came out!

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Kettlebell Tabata Emo Beatdown

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WARMUP:
SSH
Imperial walker
LBC
Moroccan Night Clubs
Shoulder taps
Dying Cockroach

THE THANG:
tabata kettlebell style workout – 1 minute on exercise, 20 sec rest
3 area has 5 exercises, go to each area 2x as a team
Bonus points for lunge walking between areas.
Area 1
1. Swings (back)
2. Curls (arms) (5 left, 5 right)
3. Flutter high bell (abs)
4. Deadlift single arm (back)
5. Shoulder press (arms)
Area 2
1. Turkish Getups (body)
2. Goblet squat (legs)
3. Triceps (5 left / 5 right) (arms)
4. American hammers (abs)
5. Renegade Rows – (back)
Area 3
1. Deck squats (legs)
2. Bent over rows (back)
3. Calf raises (legs)
4. Side lunges (legs)
5. Chest press on 6 – (chest)

ANNOUNCEMENTS

COT Everyone loves the Emo music and will be downloading and playing in their cars on the way home.

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Pillars of Pain

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WARMUP:
Quick jog around the parking lot, then square up for 15-25 of each (all 4ct)
* SSH
* Windmills
* Imperial Walker
* MNC
* Strawberry pickers
THE THANG:
1. Pillars of Pain
Starting at the main entrance of the school, there are several masonry pillars holding up the cover along the car rider drop-off zone. Approx 20 pillars at approx 60-70 yards distance. Fun fact: these are what inspired the Pantheon name for the AO. First round of exercise is to the furthest pillar, then a different exercise to the next pillar working your way closer to the start with each pillar in the line, so each round of exercise to a pillar gets you closer to the start.
* Burpee broad jump from the start to the furthest pillar, run back
* Lt Dan from the start to the next pillar, then run back
* Alternate burpee broad jump and Lt Dan until done.
* A LOT of burpee broad jumps! We had approx 10 minutes left, so the next thing…..
2. Ab 11’s
Start at flag pole with 1 box cutters, then run to end of pillars for 11 (4ct) flutters), then run back to flag pole for 2 box cutters, then back to end of pillars for 10 (4ct) flutters. Repeat until 11 box cutters and 1 (4ct) flutter. We timed out but got past halfway.
Back to COT for a quick discussion on how you say something is just as, if not more, important than what you say. Tone, volume, body language, facial expressions can all send a different message than intended, and also spur unintended reaction as well. This applies for whether you are acting – sending the initial message – or reacting to someone. You may not be able to control anyone else’s actions or reactions, but you have control over yours.
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
* ALOT of leadership among the PAX, alot going on. Read your newsletter, get involved!!
* Thanksgiving convergence at the Ranch!!
COT:
* Had to be there. Alot to give thanks and praise, but also alot of prayers lifted up.

Thanks for the opportunity to lead!
-NASA

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Parading on the rain!

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WARMUP: Windmills, Pickers, Low & Slow Squats, Plank stretches… wall sits with lunge walks, wall sits with toes off ground
THE THANG: Dora with the following…
instead of running the person not completing exercises held al gore for the first round
100 calf raises
200 merkins
200 LBCs
100 Steps ups – each leg
200 Flutters
100 Baby arm circles
100 Incline Merkins

MARY: Worked into “the thang”
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Lots!
COT: We held one

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