Failed Expectations

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

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

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

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

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 ?

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

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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Dozens and dozens

WARMUP: ssh, slow wind mills, imp walkers, hillbilly walkers, plank/down and up dog, Peter Parker’s. All in cadence and most for 12 reps
THE THANG: 12 days of Christmas. Each day took place at a different location around the property, mosey in between

1 – flying squirrel
2 – bomb jacks
3 – makhtar ndiayes
4 – big boys
5 – merkins
6 – flutters
7 – mountain climbers
8 – shoulder taps
9 – Carolina dry docks
10 – LBCs
11 – SSH
12 – monkey humpers

Then we did a set of 7s with one station in front of state line vapes ( the store, not sprocket) and the other down at f45. Merkins at one end and big boys at the other with moseys in between

MARY: twister led gas pumpers to wake up the guests at both nearby hotels
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
COT:

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Stole from Dojo

It was raining, so we ran straight for the Lowe’s Contractor covering.

WARMUP:
Standard fare of SSH, IW, Hillbilly Walkers, Butt Kickers, High Knees, etc, then loop around Lowe’s

THE THANG:
This was stolen from Dojo just the day before (done at DawnPatrol). Kind of a modified ring of fire.

Set up 6 cones near edges of the covering with a single cone in the center. On each perimeter cone was an exercise and count. Pax had to run to a cone, do the exercise and count, then bear crawl back to the center cone and do Burpees. The number of Burpees was based on how many stations they had been to (starting with 1, working up to 6 when all cones were visited).

Once all done with all cones, we ran another lap around Lowe’s

Rinse and repeat, but with 2nd set of cones (under he first set).

Just a few minutes left for Rugby Sprints, then return to COT.

Thanks to PeachStand for the chance to lead.

MARY:
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
COT:

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