Category: Slow Burn

Dealer’s Choice

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Nice and gloomy, misty, cool morning. Just being out in this means you made the choice to NOT let the Jester win.
WARMUP: Slow mosey to the contractors pickup area at Lowe’s, circle up for the following, my standard SWIMS warmup:
– 15 SSH 4ct
– 10 Windmills
– 15 Imperial Walker 4ct
– 10 Moroccan night clubs 4 ct
– 15 Strawberry pickers
Since we were where we needed to be, we went right into….
THE THANG:
Dealer’s Choice
I have had the F3 workout deck in my truck for quite some time, like over a year, and never found the right opportunity to use it. Well, today was the day. The cards are waterproof so I was not worried about them getting wet, just whether I could read the small-ish print or not. HA!

Pick a card, do the exercise, then on to the next. Clubs are core, hearts are cardio, spades are legs, diamonds are upper body. Rep count is based on number/suit on the card 2-10 are their number, jacks are 11, queens are 12, kings are 13, aces are something special. jokers/jester are wild card (I had them as 10 burpees).
We got through the following (larger numbers were OYO, everything else in cadence)
2 bulgarian split squats
2 hand clap merkins
11 plank jacks
100 calf raise (ace of spades)
3 wojo squat
7 LBC
sprint 200 m (modified to 50m out and back, 2 of hearts)
11 dips
10 rosalita
NUR 50m out and back
sprint 300m (modified to 50m out and back, 3 of hearts)
lunge walk 50m out and back
10 oblique crunch per side
90 sec high plank
4 CDD
100 SSH (ace of hearts)
13 merkin
sprint 400m (modified to loop around parking lot)
5 lunge 2 ct
12 monkey humpers’
100 arm circles (50 each direction, ace of diamonds)
7 monkey humpers
3 Chuck Norris merkins
6 wide arm merkins
4 alternating side squat/lunge, each side
10 incline merkins
12 diamond merkins
9 ranger merkins10 butt kickers each leg
12 freddy mercury, 2ct
5 hand release merkins
9 LSS
60 seconds low plank (on forearms)
That put us at 3 minutes to 6, just enough time to run back to COT. Unfortunately no jokers/jesters were pulled.
Mumblechatter was most excellent!! Great job by all
MARY: None

ANNOUNCEMENTS: A LOT going on. Highlighted literally everything that is in the newsletter.

COT: A lot lifted up. Reminded PAX that we are all carrying burdens, and we men tend to suffer in silence, but when it gets too much, do not be afraid to reach out, for someone will definitely step in to help lighten the load.

Thanks Peach Stand for the opportunity to lead.
SYITG
Blessings,
-NASA

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Failed Expectations

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WARMUP: mosey to chik fil a parking lot and warm up while hoping to see the crewed rocket launch at 5:15. Side straddle hops, Moroccan night clubs, reverse lunges and windmills. Saw the upper stage separating from the lower stage for one second then it was nothing but cloud cover.
THE THANG: Partnered up with the 4 boot campers. Sprint to end of parking lot while partner performed merkins, squats, lunges and Carolina dry docks. Mosey to side of Persis Indian Restaurant. EMOM do 10 merkins. In between alternate wall sits and calf raises. Mosey to railing for dips and reverse lunges. 40 yard sprints.
MARY: 4 minutes of ab worked finished off with hip exercises
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
COT:

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Big Deck

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WARMUP: CP, WM HW and the “other walker”
THE THANG: mosey to the CFA parking lot where a giant deck of cards was found. Board was also conveniently located on a rock. After shuffling we took turns pulling cards and doing what the board said to do
MARY: nope
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Trash pickup and Cannoli run
COT:

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A Celebration Trip to the Islands

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WARMUP: Tried and true — SSH, Windmill, Mtn climber, down dog, up dog, etc. mosey to Lowes
THE THANG: Pax mustered near island at far entrance of Lowes. Completed a routine of doing some form of upper body exercise x15 at front Island, moved in j varying forms to next island away from store for some core exercise x15z then returned to original island and planked. Then we moved to the next set of islands.

During each plank session one pax shared a personal note of celebration for the day, ranging from a VQ to a wife’s return home from 2 weeks of travel to a 2.0’s successful landing of a new job.

After doing all sets of islands, we moseyed to the end of the retail strip and pax formed two teams for a relay race of bear crawls and crawl bears.

Mosey home.
MARY: included throughout
ANNOUNCEMENTS: yes
COT: yes as always

I love the spirit and energy at Slow Burn and the pax didn’t disappoint. Lots of mumblechatter and laughs for 45 mins. Not only is this season dark, cold and heavy but the general tone in the world seems the same. Grateful to see the pax take timeout to celebrate and identify an area of light in their life.

We’re called to be the light amid the darkness. Go light the way men!

Thanks Peach Stand and congrats on 3 yrs in the Gloom!

#KeepPosting

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Liberty liberty parking lot tour

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WARMUP:
Windmill
SSH
IMPERIAL WALKERS
Hillbilly walkers
Merkins
Broga

THE THANG:
Lunge walk Indian run

Dora
50 dips
100 merkins
150 squats
200 LBC

Light measured duck walk with dips

Toy soldier merkin

MARY:
Upper body stretch

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Break the dam
Bethel

COT:
Family
Health
Weather

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Have a plan

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WARMUP: mosey around parking lot with dynamic movements, ssh, in, hillbilly walkers cherry pickers, arm circle then repeat
THE THANG: mosey around and to side parking lot 5 sets of 10 burpees with 45 second rests in between. Wall sits with bear crawls. Back of Lowe’s for 5 sets of dips, merkins, squats.
MARY: Mary at different stages throughout the workout
ANNOUNCEMENTS: break the dam, brr, bethel men’s shelter
COT: prayers for aging parents, newlyweds.

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Boxing Day ?

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WARMUP: windmills, SSH, IW’s, Plank, Up Dog, Down Dog, Merkins, Mosey w some shuffles and butt kickers.
THE THANG: 3 rounds of Merkins, Big Boys, Squats, Dips, Bobby Hurleys, Hammers and Derkins. Mosey around Lowe’s. 3 reps- 25/10/5.
Dora – 150. -LBCs 100 – Lunges 50- Hand Release Merkins 25 – Burpees.
MARY: nope
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Bethel, Hangin w Stang
COT: continued prayers for Geronimo. Several others lifting up those dealing w health, grief, patience.

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An Even Thousand Reps

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WARMUP: SSH, IW, Cherry Pickers

THE THANG:
100 Merkins
200 LBC
300 Squats
400 Calf Raises

Method:
20 reps at a time until total reps are complete.
Eg 20 reps each of merkins, LBCs, Squats, and calf raises until 100 merkins have been completed. Continue with LBCs, squats, and calf raises 20 reps at a time until LBCs are done.

At the last 100 calf raises switch to toe raises.

MARY: built into the “Thang”

ANNOUNCEMENTS: Christmas Eve Convergence, bethel, and NYE Convergence.
COT:

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