12 Days Of Valentines

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After warming up we dove into twelve days of Christmas… wait Valentines!

1-run
2- Wide Arm Merkins
3-Jump squats
4-LBCs
5-Diamond merkins
6-Imperial walkers
7-Rosalitas
8-Slow flutters
9-Low slow squats
10-Lunges (10 each leg)
11-Merkins
12-Burpees

Most got their sweat on. Thanks for coming out and letting me lead.

The Thrill is gone.

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I think you’ll be okay, they’re covered in a thin candy shell

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The THANG:

Holy schnikes, we had 18 PAX for a Tommy Boy quote run. We ran Massey, to Harris, to Audrey, to Main in a loop with Derkins, Dips, Clave Raises, CDDs, V-Ups, and Big Boys. We had runners and ruckers.

COT:

On the heavier side, HIMs shared prayers that are really rocking their personal lives and I thank you for sharing. The COT is what makes us unique and allows those hard conversations to happen. This community has your back. Thanks for showing up today to get better. Thanks for letting me lead these men into Thursday.

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sweaty

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WARMUP: mosey, Moroccan night club, the windmill, imperial walkers, merkins,
THE THANG: 3 sets of 10 curls, bent over row(L/R), america hammer, LBCs one lap in-between each set. Lunge to hill 10 goblins squats with press every 10 steps. Dora. 100 KB swings, 150 flutters w press, 200 goblins squats. Repeat lunges back to COT
MARY: plank
ANNOUNCEMENTS: D2D, read thr news letter
COT: be thankful for being here as things can happen at any time.

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1% better at Slow Burn

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YHC was honored to be given the Q stick at Slow Burn and challenged the Pax to get 1% better this AM. You see, status quo is comfortable and safe because it is known. Showing up to an AO offers disruption because you do not know what you will encounter from the Q. As a Fort Redwood I dont have tons of new ideas but I do challenge those in attendance to get better as I am confident that this momentum will carry you through the day as it has for me over the years.

WARMUP:
Mosey to Persis parking lot and circle up
Windmills x 10
SSH x 20
Mtn x 20
MNC x 10
IW x 10
Lets go!
THE THANG:
Mosey to Lowes with (3) stations. At each station, we completed max number of reps for each exercise within a minute. Pax were instructed to use sidewalk chalk to note their number

Station 1
Burpees
Flutters
WAM

Station 2
Lunges
Hammers
Diamond merkins

Station 3
CDD
Big Boy

Rinse and repeat but with a caveat to do 1 more rep of each exercise with a partner

MARY:
Twister on Gas Pumpers
Boogie Nights on LBCs
Barry Manilow on Dying Cockroaches
Assassin on Peter Pointers

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Read your newsletter

COT:
Prayers for safe travels, new jobs and for grace

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North to South, not East to West

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WARMUP: Mosey to the church for warmup – SSH, imperial walker, cherry pickers, hillbilly walkers, windmill, low slow squat, merkins, moroccan nightclub, plank, honeymooners, stretch calfs
THE THANG: Dora (aka flat dora aka diego) at picnic tables at the church – 100 dips, 100 stepups, 100 inclined merkins while partner runs around parking lot. Mosey back to HT parking lot and grab a rock. 25 curls and then ab workouts while holding up or pressing said rock – curls, flutters, curls, hello dolly, curls, 6 inches, OH press, curls. Mosey to HT wall – wall sits and bear crawl and then balls to the wall, mosey back to HT parking lot – lung walks, calf raises, karaoke, toy soilders, calf raises. Mosey back to flag for mary. A few burpees throughout as well.
MARY: American hammer, some frog crunch exercise, rosalita, heel touch, flutters, advanced version of hello dolly?
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Convergence and Jaeger coming up.
COT: Prayers and praises – ended in prayer.

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Varsity Smorgasbord

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Disclaimer and began with a run around the NaFo high school campus.
Warmup: SSH, Windmills, Imp Walkers, Low Slow Squats, cherry pickers, Peter Parkers, plank stretches
-Run-
Thang 1: Burpee relay: run to next line of parking spaces, do 7 burpees, run back to baseline, run to second line/7 burpees, run back to baseline, run to third line/7 burpees, run back to baseline, plank for six.
-Run-
Thang 2: Pull up bars: Pullups, toes to bars, chin ups, knees to chest; repeat.
-Run-
Thang 3: Bench mench: step ups, dips, squats, derkins, calf raises.
-Run-
Thang 4: back in the parking lot: do 7 mtn climbers at each row of parking spots, not a relay, plank for the six. There were six rows.
-Run-
Thang 5: slam ball toss: pax on their six, close in, toss 15lb slam ball to each other, be nice and call their name before tossing the ball. Also did a variation where pax did a sit up with the ball before tossing.
Mary
Fini
COT

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Four for a tour

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Was a nice warmish morning
WARMUP: SSH, IW, seal jacks, squats, windmill, merkin
THE THANG:
1. Pearls on a string with 5 stops. Each for SSH, IW, Squat. Ran around the perimeter of Kingsley.
2. Dip Derkin Step up series. 10 each. Rinse repeat x3
3. Jack Webb (crowd pleaser) 1 merkin to 4 overhead claps. Went to 10-40.
MARY: yes in a round robin fashion
ANNOUNCEMENTS: wine dinner tonight and bethel men’s shelter serving tonight
COT: Parents good health, resilience in our children

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Ranch on Roidd

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Saw two Ruckers take the easy path then the campers headed out to build callouses at The Ranch
WARMUP: Mosey to front of school: 15 IW, 15 HW walker, 10 WM, 15 Cherry Picker. Foreplay done.

THE THANG:
9s on the hill. 8 Burpees, Bear Crawl up, 1 Squat, crawl Bear Down. You know the rest.

Mosey to benches in front of school:
30 Dips, 30 Step Ups, 30 Derkins.
Mosey to Side of School.
Peoples Chair while each person does 3 burpees.
Balls to the Wall
Peoples Chair while each person does 3 burpees.
Plank on wall.
Mosey to parking lot behind school:
Bear Crawl 2 spaces and 5 merkins and crab walk 2 spaces and 10 lunges. Do this the length of the parking lot.
Mosey to side of school tables.
30 step ups and 30 incline dry docks
Rinse and repeat

MARY: gas pumpers, LBC and alternating leg lifts
ANNOUNCEMENTS: stuff
COT: prayers for Rainmakers family on death of grandmother. Prayers for all families!

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Rucking with…….thoughts, a Socratic and a few exercises (but just a few)

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WARMUP: Nope – off at 0500

THE THANG: Ruck and insert exercises at different points along the 3 mile route.
Merkins with ruck on
Calf raises
Peter Parker’s
Parker Peter’s
Incline merkins with Ruck on
Squats
Lunge walks around circles
More merkins with rucks on

Lessons and questions shared from a recent reading YHC absorbed:
Be tolerant of others and strict with yourself
Control what you can control
Raise your children well
Contribute to your community
We are all vessels of something – what are you a vessel of?

All PAX got 3 miles plus exercises – 60 minutes of solid work put in by all. And great to see some newer and less familiar faces returning to the gloom. In the words of DD – Just Keep Posting.

MARY: nope – open to all men

ANNOUNCEMENTS: took place

COT: 5th core principle

Thanks for the call Sofrito – always honored to lead. :eye:

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