12 days of Christmas

WARMUP:
SSH
Moroccan Nightclub
Imperial and Hillbilly Walker
Merkins
Broga

THE THANG:
Bear crawl Indian run (3 merkins then run to the front 1 lap around the island)

12 days of Christmas
1 Burpee
2 Mike Tyson’s
3 Lunges
4 Hillbilly Walkers
5 Tricep Pushups
6 Low Slow Squats
7 Flutters
8 Carolina Dry Docks
9 Merkins
10 American Hammers
11 Side Straddle Hops
12 LBCs

MARY:
No siree

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Clave boss
New years
Dam to Dam fundraising
Read the newsletter

COT:
Brotherhood
Family
Health

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Making Your 6 Look Good in Those Blue Jeans

WARMUP: 50 SSH, 10IW and HW
THE THANG: Mosey around campus finding the wettest areas, along the way we did dips, bear crawls, crawl bears, burpees, BBS, Merkins, flutters, muscle ups, calf raises, step ups, wall sits… 2+ miles were had
MARY: Merkins till 6
ANNOUNCEMENTS: When it pours read your newsletter
COT: prayers for family members going through the difficulties of life as well as big career decisions that are looming. We don’t always get to pick our circumstances, but giving up is not an option. That’s why we do the hard stupid stuff at unruly hours so we are better prepared for the hard things in life.

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Brrrrrring Your Hats and Gloves to Bushwood

WARMUP:
5 Merkin Indian Run around parking lot to warm up
THE THANG:
Descending Ladder:
tel:10-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1
Burpees
Air Squats
Reverse Lunges (each leg)
Bear Crawl / Lunge Walk / Nur to next island

Blackjack 21’s across parking lot (got to 11/10)
20 Merkins : 1 BBS

MARY:
2 Windmills
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Read Your Newsletter
COT:
Show To Know – It’s Quick if it’s cold

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Ladder of pain

SSH
Windmill
Cherry Pickers
Merkins
Honeymooner
Downward Dog

Mosey to hill in front of school that heads to COT

Lap up hill in between each set
Compounded – you do the ones before the number (did a box office audible)

Example 10 CDDs and 20 Merkins

10 CDD
20 Merkins
30 Seal Jacks
40 Low Slow Squat
50 American Hammers
60 Mountain Climbers
70 LBCs
80 Calf Raises
90 Overhead Claps
100 Lunges (single count)

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Pizza Thursday
Garbage pickup
Thanksgiving convergence
Christmas Party
Clave Boss

COT:
Prayers for health and family

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“Complacency Crusher: No Comfort Zones Here!”

Rolled into the AO with four minutes left on the clock, a perfect reminder that sometimes showing up is half the battle—but the other half is leaving any hint of comfort behind.

WARMUP:
Started with a solid round to loosen up:
– Hip Openers
– Imperial Walkers
– Chain Breakers
– Windmills

Movement:
Moved over to the island, where we kicked things off with Toy Soldiers, followed by Butt Kickers back to the starting point, and ended with a WWL favorite—Power Skips.

THE THANG:

Mosey to the Large Parking Lot:
– 5 Burpees

Mosey to the Front of the School:
– 5 Burpees
– 10 Hand-Release Merkins
– Omaha’d to include 10 Muscle-Ups

Mosey to the West Side Parking Lot:
– 5 Burpees
– 10 Hand-Release Merkins
– 20 Carolina Dry Docks (CDDs)

Mosey to the Backside of the Baseball Fields:
– Paused to discuss the importance of pushing against complacency, especially during the holidays. It’s easy to let our guard down with, “It’s just a holiday treat” or “It’s cold, I’ll skip today.” But when we hear that voice justifying the easy path, it’s a signal to lean in and push harder. Consistency beats comfort every time.
– 5 Burpees
– 10 Hand-Release Merkins
– 20 CDDs
– 15 Mike Tysons

Mosey to the Tennis Courts:
– Bear Crawled up the staggered retention walls, pushing limits further.

Mosey to the Backside of the School:
– 5 Burpees
– 10 Hand-Release Merkins
– 20 CDDs
– 15 Mike Tysons
– 10 Dips
Mosey to the Practice Field Utility Building:
– 5 Burpees
– 10 Hand-Release Merkins
– 20 CDDs
– 15 Mike Tysons
– 10 Dips
– 5 Prisoner Get-Ups

Mosey Back to the Parking Lot Entrance:
Wrapped up our discussion on complacency by identifying areas in our lives where we tend to coast and could use improvement. Accountability comes when we’re open and honest, encouraging each other to level up.
– 5 Burpees
– 10 Hand-Release Merkins
– 20 CDDs
– 15 Mike Tysons
– 10 Dips
– 5 Prisoner Get-Ups

Originally planned for 10 Monkey Humpers, but we upped it to a solid 25 to finish strong.

Final mosey to the Circle of Trust (COT)

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
– Thanksgiving Convergence
– Christmas Party
– Dam to Dam Bar 10k
– Upcoming Wine Dinner (details to come)

PRAYERS AND PRAISES:
– Gratitude for health and healing, including medication regulation.
– Strength for our families dealing with illness and aging parents.

Wrapped it up feeling stronger together and ready to take on the day.

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Lifting @ the Country Club

WARMUP: SSHinCadencex30, IWsinCadencex15, SSHinCadencex20, HWsinCadencex15, SSHinCadencex10, MCsinCadencex15, MerkinsinCadencex10

THE THANG: Set-up our lifting toys on the sidewalk at the front of the stadium. PAX partnered up. 1st partner runs from the sidewalk to the end of the parking lot, perform 3 burpees, then runs back to his partner. Partner #2 performs the noted exercise with equipment until Partner #1 returns. There were 7 toys, PAX played with each toy twice.

35lb Dumbbell = 1 hand alternating Snatches
Heavy Rope = Arm Swings
Cindy = CurltoCleantoPress
60lb Sandbag = Bent Over Rows
40lb Ruck = KB Swings
AB Roller = Rolling of ABs
30lb Slam Ball = Slamming the Ball

Next, we moseyed to first island in the parking lot where there were 2 – 45lb plates. 1 PAX farmer carried both plates to the next island and back while all other PAX performed an ab exercise of their choice. Had time for each PAX to make one trip.

MARY: See above

ANNOUNCEMENTS: Bethel Men’s Shelter, Bourbon & BBQ, Thanksgiving Convergence, read your newsletter or talk to Time Machine as he mentioned several other events. Dude knows what is going on in The Fort.

COT: STK

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Bushwood

Bushwood

WARMUP: streches, yoga, and Merkins, moroccan nightclub, side, straddle hop

THE THANG:
<@U063F72E8M9> was on Q, working hard on F3 motto, called on people during workouts to say motto out loud.

<@U061P7HUFRR> let out a big “sigh”about his turn to push the tire :wheel: up the hill.

<@U07LMG5PDQU> was the first to step up and take on the tire :wheel: push with a Merkin up the hill. (Nice job)

<@U038GMXLKFC> showed everyone how to take on the BIG boy tire! Crushed the workout! (Proud of you)

<@U05K5D10AG6> stepped up and assisted with keep people in motion during Big boy tire roll. ( Thanks! )

MARY:
ANNOUNCEMENTS: read slack

COT: Tiller lead us out with prayer, family, friends and people of WNC

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Recycling my VQ

I found my old VQ backblast and brought a little back.

It wasn’t as hard as I remember. Solid work was done by all. We had a string of pearls to get to the spot

3 cones in a line

5 HR merkins
5 burpees in the middle
5 jump squats
4 burpees in the middle
5 HR merkins
3 burpees in the middle
5 jump squats
2 burpees in the middle
5 HR merkins
1 burpee in the middle
5 jump squats

I modified it down a bit from my VQ. Probably made it too easy. I’ll fix that next time

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Four Corners of Fun (Pain)

I was calling this Four Corners of Fun, but @libertybiberty called it Four Corners of Pain, so I guess there’s a thin line between fun and pain…LOL!!!

I gave a lousy disclaimer then we began the warm-o-rama. Note to self: Don’t take a Orange Theory class the day before you Q as I don’t remember what we did or maybe it was the mumbling chatter that was distracting me. Something about holding a member or a member hanging too low and the water level being too high. Whatever it was, I had to stay focused and keep us on task so we moseyed over the band practice field.

The Thang
In every corner of the field we performed the following exercises. Plank up for the six after each round.

Round 1 – 7 Burpees
Round 2 – 14 Merkins
Round 3 – 21 LBCs
Round 4 – 28 Squats
Round 5 – 21 American Hammers (count 1 side)
Round 6 – 14 Carolina Dry Docs
Round 7 – 7 Burpees

Moseyed back to COT for a Merlin Ring of Fire and some Mary.

Announcements:
– Several CSUPS once the month or two.
– Christmas party
– There were others; see the Newsletter
Prayers:
For those in Western Carolina that have been affected by the storm and those in the way of the next storm rolling through Florida.

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