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To Nur or Not to Nur

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WARMUP:
In cadence
– Moroccan nightclubs
– Cherry pickers
– Windmill
– Hillbilly walkers
THE THANG:
Catch me if you can:
– one partner carries both bells up the hill entrance, while the other does 5 merkins, then switch once they meet up. At the top switch to 5 squats on the way back down the hill, meet by the light pole for a card game.

Cards:
Run to other side, pick up a card. Nur back to start and complete the below exercises.

Numbers 1-10, do the number of reps per card:
Hearts – Goblet Squats
Clubs – 2-hand upright rows
Diamonds – Overhead press
Spades – KB swings
 
A – 5 Man-Makers
K – 10 Lunge squats
Q – 15 Flutter w/press
J – 20 KB pull-throughs
 
Joker – 5 Kraken Man-Makers. Do these yourself or hand to anyone of your choice
MARY:
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
COT:

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2 is enough

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Took turns calling exercises while walking campus. Lots of convo. Learned Kielbasa knows a guy for all your recreational needs.

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Something with hyenas

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WARMUP: Showing up to the small crew of misfits was honestly a treat. After the disclaimer, we started with a short and slow mosey. 30 seconds in, the mumblechatter and “complaining” was alive. The mosey was about 1/4 mile, maybe. We did these exercises for the warmup with some pausing, some gasping, some stopping: SSH, windmills, low slow squats, merkins, back and quad stretches.
THE THANG: As we moved over to the turnabout area in front of the football field, YHC had 10 exercises with rep counts written down.
1. Plank horizontal pull throughs- 10
2. plank vertical pulls – 10 (up/down 1 arm is 1)
3. 1/4 Turkish get up – 5/side
4. Hammer twist each side into sprinter sit up- 10
5. Dying cockroach with straight arm kb extension – 10
6. Kb swings – 20
7. lunge with kb leg pass through – 10
8. Kneeling wood chops with kb – 10/side
9. Flutter with kb straight arm hold – 20 double count
10. Plank row with Parker Peter- 10 per side

After round 1 we did a short mosey (or partial mosey) and back for rinse and repeat until time ran out…ended after #8.

You had to be here for the Kielbasa stories.
MARY: core was a focus area during workout so no Mary today.
ANNOUNCEMENTS: blood drive, D2D bar, Feb Epic fundraiser
COT: enjoyed the chatter with these guys and did a quick around the horn for prayers and praises.

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NYE Battle Ropes

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WARMUP: dynamic plank exercises <> downward dog <> upward dog <> flipped dog … ~5 minutes
THE THANG: starting at traffic circle outside the stadium…
Tabata 30″ exercise 1 w/ KB, 30″ exercise 2 w/KB, 75 seconds “rest” until subsequent round doing 1 burpee and running approx 25 yards around light post and 25 yards back… approximately 25-35 seconds rest until the next round
During the tabata, one pax would be doing battle ropes alternating arms 30″ and then double arms 30″ (THIS HURTS)
List of exercise 1/exercise 2:
KB / goblet squats
L clean / R clean
L curl / R curl
flutter with press / LBC with KB
OH press L / OH press R
sit up get up with bell / goblet squat
L row / R row
L snatch / R snatch
Pax choice / goblet squat

MARY: naaaa
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Happy New Year!
COT: Prayers for loss of Spectre’s Aunt on Christmas Day! Plans for 2025… follow His plan.

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Kettle Bell Rounds

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Mission/5 CORE Principles/Credo
WARMUP: Jog then a few exercises then grab your bell
THE THANG: Move to our starting position. Each PAX would perform the exercise with their kettle bell then when it was their turn, they left the bell for a sand bag. Choose between the 60 & the 40. Shuffle with the sand back about 20yds out then toss it the 20yds back.
The other PAX would perform their KB exercise until you returned; you were the timer.
After each round, you would farmer carry your KB about 25 yds out and back.
The exercises were:
Round 1
2-Hand Ground-to-Overhead
Man Makers
Curls
Upright Rows

Farmer Carry

Round 2
1-arm Overhead Squat (KB in the air with one arm and perform a deep squat)
Next arm.
Lawn Mowers – Left
Lawn Mowers – Right

Farmer Carry

Round 3
Kneeling Halos (Perform the halo exercise with the KB going around your head while kneeling)
Big Boy Sit Ups with KB up in the air
V-Ups (On the up, bring the KB to knee height)
Leg Raises (Holding the KB in the air)

Farmer Carry

Round 4
Side Lunges – Left
Side Lunges – Right
Side Bends – Left
Side Bends – Right

Farmer Carry

Round 5
Single Arm Overhead Press – Left
Single Arm Overhead Press – Right
Reverse Lunge – Left
Reverse Lunge – Right

Farmer Carry
MARY:
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
COT:

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Rotating Bells of Pain

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It was a rainy morn at The Pit of Snakes and the pax were fired up. A quick warmup and we were on our way.

Thang:
There were three bells this morning where the pax rotated around. Two of the bells were on one side of the parking lot and the third was on the other.

The HIM with the two bells would do man makers, while the third pax was the timer and ran across the parking lot to the third bell, where a plethora of KB exercises awaited. The timer would do 10 reps of an exercise and run back to rotate with the other two pax.

10 KB Swings
10 OH Press
10 Figure 8s
10 Goblet Squats
10 Lunges
10 U Hauls
10 Curls
10 Scull Crushers
10 Flutters
10 Chest Presses

Back to COT for prayers and praises.

JWow

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3s Wet Company

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Started dry ended up wet. Sounds like a good night in bed if you know what I mean….

Stacking rounds of exercises. PAX took turns calling exercises. Adding one per round. 10 reps each exercise. Took a walk farmer carry or overhead carry between rounds. Threw in 35# SAND KB as a hitchhiker that PAX took turns carrying in addition to their bell.

Ended with round of prayers and praises from each PAX to close COT.

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Fun and Run

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Three of us spent some time with our bells at Snake Pit. Conditions were perfect (49 and clear). Here’s what we did:

Warm Up:
– 10 Imperial Walkers (IC)
– 10 Low Slow Squats (IC)
– 10 Mountain Climbers (IC)

Grab your Bell
– 10 Curls
– Lap
– 10 Curls, 10 Goblet Squats
– Lap
– 10 Curls, 10 Goblet Squats, 10 Calf Raises
– Lap
– 10 Curls, 10 Goblet Squats, 10 Calf Raises, 10 American Hammers
– Lap
– 10 Curls, 10 Goblet Squats, 10 Calf Raises, 10 American Hammers, 10 Halos
– Lap
– 10 Curls, 10 Goblet Squats, 10 Calf Raises, 10 American Hammers, 10 Halos, 10 Skull Crushers
– Lap
– 10 Curls, 10 Goblet Squats, 10 Calf Raises, 10 American Hammers, 10 Halos, Skull Crushers, 10 Lunges
– Lap
– 10 Curls, 10 Goblet Squats, 10 Calf Raises, 10 American Hammers, 10 Halos, Skull Crushers, 10 Lunges, 10 Flutters w/ Press
– Lap
– 10 Curls, 10 Goblet Squats, 10 Calf Raises, 10 American Hammers, 10 Halos, Skull Crushers, 10 Lunges, 10 Flutters w/ Press, 10 John Deeres
– Lap
– 10 Curls, 10 Goblet Squats, 10 Calf Raises, 10 American Hammers, 10 Halos, Skull Crushers, 10 Lunges, 10 Flutters w/ Press, 10 John Deeres, 10 KB Swings
– Lap
– 10 Curls, 10 Goblet Squats, 10 Calf Raises, 10 American Hammers, 10 Halos, Skull Crushers, 10 Lunges, 10 Flutters w/ Press, 10 John Deeres, 10 KB Swings, 10 Single Arm OH Press
– Lap
1.1 miles total

NMM
Discipline is doing the same thing over and over until you’re stronger, sharper, and unstoppable. Repetition builds resilience and consistency is a superpower that has compounding effects. Keep putting in the work. Even though it doesn’t seem like you’re making gains, you are getting better.

Aye!
IJ

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Drop, smack and poke KB workout / invigorating

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WARMUP: mosey, windmills, arm circles, hillbillies, down dog, merkins
THE THANG: 20 reps of all exercises
Rd 1: strength and stability
– goblet
– single arm shoulder press
– On swings
– Single leg deadlift
– Halo

Rd 2 power & explosiveness
– clean to press
– Lateral lunches
– Snatch
– Curls
– Figure 8’s

Rd 3: conditioning and burnout
– man makers
– Tricep
– American kb swings
– Merkins
– Plank pull throughs
MARY: no
ANNOUNCEMENTS: please Register For this free run https://criout.regfox.com/cri-401k-charity-fun-run

COT:

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