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Carry the Load

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10 men carried heavy things on a sweaty Wednesday morning at the Sink. Here’s what we did:

Warm-up

  • 10 Low Slow Squats (IC)
  • 10 Imperial Walkers (IC)
  • Front Fold Stretch
  • Side Stretch

Mosey to flag pole

The Thang
The PAX brought a ruck, sandbag, and kettlebell each for a large loop carry then exercise routine. It looked like this:

Round 1

  • Carry your ruck, bell, and sandbag for 1 lap followed by
  • 30 Calf Raises, 30 KB Swings, and 30 Merkins

Round 2

  • Carry 2 items for 2 laps followed by
  • 20 Curls, 20 Flutters w/ a Press, and 20 Squats

Round 3

  • Carry 1 item for 3 laps followed by
  • 10 Burpees, 10 Sit-up to Press, and 10 Bench Press

NMM
We often ask God to lighten our load, but sometimes He strengthens us by teaching us how to carry it. That looks like showing up when you’re tired. It means investing in others even when you see little results. It means leading when recognition is absent. It means remaining faithful to your mission instead of being fixated on measurable success.

Keep going, especially when it’s tough. The process is shaping you into a stronger man.

-IJ

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You Just Need A Sandbag….And Take It Around To Your Friends

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WARMUP: A mere jog get loosened up.
THE THANG: Hoist your sandbag to the carry position and make your way close to the flagpoles for the first of our several 60 x 60's. This is an exercise where you start with the 60lb (or similar) sandbag on the ground, lift the bag and toss it over your head. turn around and repeat, for 60 seconds.
Hoist the sand bags and make your way to the back dumpsters for our first round of 15's w/ our sandbag:
Simbas, Flutters w/ Press, Left & Right Side Bends
60 x 60
Hoist the sandbag and head down the back stretch to the other side of the school for another round of 15's:
Back Squats, Dead Lifts, Thrusters, Calf Raises
60 x 60
Hoist the sandbag and make our way to the entrance of the school for 15's:
Derkins w/ feet on the curb or sandbag, Curls, Overhead Press, Chest Press
60 x 60
Hoist the sandbag and head to the big tree and partner up:
P1: Farmers Carry the sand bags about 50yds
P2: Mountain Climbers and run to meet your partner where they stopped.
Flapjack
Hoist the sandbag and head to the front of the school for the last round of 60 x 60.

MARY: Throughout
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Stuff The Bus, La Grama, Bethel participation
COT: You should've been there.

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Did you bring your best?

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WARMUP: Short mosey with rucks on.
Arrive for warm up – rucks off

Windmills I/C
Cherry Pickers I/C
Seal Jacks I/C
Imperial Walkers I/C
Merkins I/C

Rucks on and mosey to the main event

THE THANG: PAX did 7 rounds of the following exercises followed by a run at the end of each round:

Each round consisted of:
Ruck on – 15 shoulder taps on each shoulder
Ruck off – 15 ruck pull thrus
Ruck off – 15 ruck curls
Ruck off – 15 ruck swings

Quick run (slick) to the driveway turn and back

All rounds were completed just in time to return to COT at 0600.

MARY: No time

ANNOUNCEMENTS: Reqd your newsletter

COT: Shared some tough stuff – burdens shared are burdens lighter. No OYO.

NMM – When we look in the mirror at the end of each day – can we say we gave our best? PAX were asked to bring two things to the workout today – their rucks and their best. Life requires the same from us. Let’s give it men. The world needs you and your example more than ever.

Brawny – thanks for the call. 👁️

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Simple and sweaty

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I saw something online about how the 21-15-9 series was the most optimal workout routine so I decided to test it out. Quick disclaimer, light jog around the lot, some warm-up stretches, then pick up bags and move to front of school.

21 reps each of clean and presses, bent over rows, and jump overs. Front rack carry bag to end of columns and back. Repeat same 3 exercises but 15 reps of each. Bear hug carry bag to end and back. 9 reps of same 3 exercises then front rack carry down and back.

Next series is walk over push ups, squats with bag on back, and over the shoulders. 21 of each, single shoulder carry down and back. 15 of each, other shoulder carry, 9 of each, then front rack carry down and back.

Over head carry to end of columns. Bag toss to next cross walk. Back to COT and finish with 21 big boys. Solid work by all PAX. Thanks for opportunity @U088CUMTQ05

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Carl Lewis

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Active stretching before and After is a HUGE MUST!!!

WARMUP:
Hillbilly walkers x10
Bend & Reach x5
Windmill x8
Slow jog
20yards of

  1. High knees
  2. Buttkicks
  3. Walking worlds greatest stretch
  4. Elephant walks
  5. Dinosaur walks
  6. Soldier walks
  7. Side shuffle each way
  8. Karaoke each way
  9. Power skips
  10. Sprints

THE THANG:
Phase 1
Circuit (AMRAP style): 10 mins

  • Sandbag Front Squats x 10
  • Walking Lunges (with sandbag) x 20 steps
  • 40-yard Sprint
  • Broad Jumps x 10

Phase 2
Circuit (AMRAP): 10 mins

  • Sandbag Deadlifts x 20
  • Sandbag Step-Ups (bench/curb) x 10 each leg
  • Bear Crawl (20 yards down & back)
  • Jump Lunges x 20 total

Phase 3 – Cool down
Descending Ladder + Sprint:
Start at 10 reps each, go down to 1:

  • Sandbag cleans
  • Jump Squats
  • 50 meter sprint

Stretch last 3 minutes

  1. Feet together
  2. Pigeon toe
  3. Legs spread L/R/M
  4. Sumo Squat
  5. Hip flexor
  6. Quad stretch

MARY: None
ANNOUNCEMENTS: News Letter & Mens Shelter
COT: Wisdom and Family

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Sandbag workout #49

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WARMUP:

  • Mosey around the parking loop
  • Down-dog to honeymooner
  • 10 Moroccan Nightclubs

THE THANG:
Movement with Sandbags: Various Exercises along the way

  • 49 Sandbag overhead lunges [49 steps]
  • 49 – 4ct flutter kicks [49 sandbag press]
  • 49 sandbag front tosses
  • 49 sandbag squats
  • 49ish (50) McFerrin man-makers [1 every don’t worry] – Song – Bobby McFerrin: Don’t Worry Be Happy
  • 49 sandbag merkins
  • 49 sandbag rows

  • Finish: max overhead sandbag hold [49 sec min]

MARY: N/A
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Read your newsletter!
COT: It is what it is… Prayers for marriages, healing, and overall wellbeing.

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Failure will bring future success

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Sometimes you have a plan and it fails miserably. This morning I loaded a cart with sandbags, kettlebells , and other heavy objects, over 320 pounds. I thought the weight would have enough resistance to challenge the person pulling it. Unfortunately, it was only challenging pulling uphill. Not a total failure, the cart held the weight it advertised as its capacity.
We ventured around the carpool path stopping for three exercises. Bent-over rows, curls, shoulder press, Simbas, flutters with press, over shoulder toss, man-makers are some of the exercises we did this morning.
I will retry this cart at a future Q and get it right.

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