Category: Minnow Pond

Are we really doing this today?

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Rainy morning began with a text from the Funhouse, “Are we really doing this today?” Yep, always outside. Six men showed up, not afraid of the pouring rain. Not speed records were broken, safety was top priority.
First stop, the pharmacy for some warm up exercises. Next we made our way to the somewhat covered WEP. We started with a starfish, three legs, exercises at each, back to amphitheatre.
Next, we did sort of a tempo run around the parking lot with one member of the group running to the top of the entrance for 5 burpees. We finished with a lap around the field stopping a each swing for merkins, squats, LBCs, and puddles.
Back to COT
Great job men!

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Pole Postion

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WARMUP: IW at Pike, LSS at gas station, MC at church
THE THANG:
From the corner of Harris Street & Ardrey to White Street (aka RT 160) & Ardrey, we ran to each telephone pole and did an exercise. Northbound there are 12 poles and southbound there are 9 poles for a total of 21 telephone poles)
Round 1 – (3) Burpees 63 total
Round 2 – (5) Merkins 105 total
Round 3 – (7) Squats 147 total

Mileage ranged from 2.5 to 2.85 miles in total
MARY: No time
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Blood drive, Bethel Mens, Stuff a Bus, and Tortoise and Hair CSAUP
COT: Closed in prayer

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Bubble of Hot Air

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YHC was honored to Q at Minnow Pond and thankful to start the day with my brothers in F3. After reviewing previous backblasts, I noticed one from Spider-Man in 2023 which introduced a loop around town that I liked. I decided to modify it slightly and focus on ab work today

THE THANG:

Mosey to Improper Pig
5 burpees
10 Big Boys
15 Freddy x 2
20 Flutters x 2

Mosey to Vet Clinic
Rinse and repeat exercises

Mosey to Town of Fort Mill office
Rinse and repeat exercises

Mosey to FM Baptist parking lot
Rinse and repeat exercises

Mosey to Improper Pig
Rinse and repeat exercises minus flutters

3 or 4 loops were completed depending upon speed

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

Read the newsletter

Pusher out :v:

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BLIMPS Loops

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WARMUP:
None

THE THANG:
Pax to run loops around Veteran’s Park (N. White to FMRX, around Clebourne to Main, Down Main back to Veteran’s Park).
4 stops along the way. First stop is 2 reps. Second is 4, then 6, then 8. Each loop is a different exercise:

Burpees
LBCs (4 count)
Imperial Walkers (4 count)
Merkins (4 count)
PlankJacks (4 count)
SSH (4 count)

Speedsters, rinse and repeat.

MARY:
Flutters and Freddies until the 6 came in.

Great work by all pax. Some did their own thing, but all were sweating it out this humid morning that teased us with a breeze every once in a while.

Thanks FunHouse for the opportunity to lead.

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Escape from the Bermuda Triangle

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WARMUP: run to WEP bandshell
THE THANG: run WEP lap with 3 stations — burpees, big boys and CDDs. First lap is 5 reps, add 5 reps with each lap. Goal = 5 laps
MARY: LBCs back at launch point
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Sweaty Barry tonight!
COT: Grateful to have 2 brothers in the Gloom on a day when it seems the pax were resting up for the evening CSAUP. Dialog about the turbulence and noise in life and the value of spending time in Gloom with brothers to listen, sharpen, escape distraction and find the signal or true north. Thanks for the fellowship and the push this morning!

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8 Churches in 4.25 miles

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St Paul’s Episcopal
5 burpees

Unity Pres
5 burpees
10 merkins

St John’s UMC
5 burpees
10 merkins
15 squats

First Baptist
5 burpees
10 merkins
15 squats
20 lunges

Church of God
5 burpees
10 merkins
15 squats
20 lunges
25 mountain climbers

Sisk Memorial Baptist
5 burpees
10 merkins
15 squats
20 lunges
25 mountain climbers
30 flutters

Nazarene
5 burpees
10 merkins
15 squats
20 lunges
25 mountain climbers
30 flutters
35 American hammers

Attempted to visit Community Pres, but turned back early and still arrived late. Hard work was still done

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Disappointment and Failure

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WARMUP: We did after a little jaunt to WEP
– THE THANG: Run to WEP at corner of Ardrey, warmup in parking lot
– Run to Sidney Johnson
– 3 burpees, 5 squats, 10 merkins, 15 flutters (2 count)
– Run to Jackson – at each cross street
– 3 burpees, 5 squats, 10 merkins, 15 flutters (2 count)
– Left on Jackson to Harris – at each cross street (or whenever I want)
– 3 burpees, 5 squats, 10 merkins, 15 flutters (2 count)
– Left on Harris – when I call it and at Ardrey
– 3 burpees, 5 squats, 10 merkins, 15 flutters (2 count)
– Left on Ardrey – at each cross street and at park entrance
– 3 burpees, 5 squats, 10 merkins, 15 flutters (2 count)
– Cross White onto Skipper
– 3 burpees, 5 squats, 10 merkins, 15 flutters (2 count)
– Right onto Grier
– 3 burpees, 5 squats, 10 merkins, 15 flutters (2 count)
– Continue onto Clebourne
– 3 burpees, 5 squats, 10 merkins, 15 flutters (2 count)
– Continue onto Tom Hall – every cross street
– 3 burpees, 5 squats, 10 merkins, 15 flutters (2 count)
– Right onto Forrest – every cross street
– 3 burpees, 5 squats, 10 merkins, 15 flutters (2 count)
– Right onto Academy – every cross street
– 3 burpees, 5 squats, 10 merkins, 15 flutters (2 count)
– Back to COT – every cross street
– 3 burpees, 5 squats, 10 merkins, 15 flutters (2 count)

The men came expecting Maximus, but got YHC (disappointment).
We did too many reps and did not achieve our 3-mile minimum (failure).

It happens. Deal with it.

MARY: No chicks

ANNOUNCEMENTS: Read your newsletter

COT: The 5th Core Principle

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The Hills of Harris Street

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Brief warmup: 20 Merks, single ct; 40 SSH single ct
Mosey to Harris Street to hear The Thang: Big ole pendulum; run to the top of Harris and complete 25 Merks, single ct and 50 SSH single ct before returning to Nazareth for more of the same exercises. Rinse and Repeat.

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Running with Burpees…..among other stuff

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WARMUP: The Pledge at 0514
THE THANG: Off to kimbrell’s lot for the beginning of ‘round the block.

Run the block with the following at each corner

5 burpees, 10 squats, 15 side straddle hops

3.0 miles – 80 burpees (meeting slapshot’s minimum requirement), 160 squats and 240 side straddle hops. Esso liked those the most – except that he couldn’t do them all in a row.

MARY: No time
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Yes
COT: 5th core principle

Thanks for the call, Funhouse. :eye:

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