WARMUP:
THE THANG: did some curls, squats and other fun things with weights
MARY:
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
COT:
WARMUP
Disclaimer and some static stretches at the flag.
THE THANG:
Take a lap around the parking lot and stop at the front of school for COP. All in Cadence:
SSH x 20, windmill x 10, Mountain climber x 15, Low slow squat x 15, cherry picker x 10
Form two lines about 5 yards and face each other. Bear crawl in cadence (4 steps four steps forward/four steps back) x 5
Freddie Mercury x 15, LBC x 15
Back into formation, 5 yards apart. Crabwalk in cadence (4 steps forward/four steps back) x 5
Finish with 10 flying squirrels in cadence
Form a straight line and lunge walk the parking lot spaces, do 5 squats at every other line. Return to start with a bearcrawl and 3 merkins at every other line.
Indian Run 2 laps around the parking lot.
Circle up for <@UJGS2BBQD> modifed (7 reps) killer hip routine
MARY:
Rosalita x 15, Pretzel crunch x 15, Hello Dolly x 15, American Hammer x 15, Box cutter x 10, Superman hold x 3
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Dam to Dam race this weekend
COT:
Prayers for <@U790WHUKC>’s wife with health issues/job change, traveling mercies for students traveling, and those traveling to and running the Dam to Dam race in the rain.
After a week of illness, it was great to be back with my F3 brothers this morning – all respectables! Well done, gentlemen!
WARMUP: Cold morning required a warm up session for the Q so the rest of the pax got the same
THE THANG: Mosey to basketball court on far side of school. Stopped on way at picnic tables for some step-ups and dips (3 rounds). The routine at the court involved 2 laps of yogging followed by a round of 3 core exercises followed by one set of suicides. We rinsed and repeated for a total of 3 full cycles of this routine. Then moseyed back to launch.
MARY: She joined throughout
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Break the Dam, trash pickup
COT: Some quick departures shrunk the COT crowd. We identified Honky Tonk and Sugar Bug as Ballroom regulars we hadn’t seen recently. One pax committed to reach out to each for a check in.
Throughout the Thang, pax traded experience regarding how change has impacted their life and whether they felt the rate of life changes was accelerating as they age or slowing. General agreement was that the volume and rate of change GROWS as we age. A comment was made about the rate of change vs EXPECTATIONS. Q Source says we prepare for what’s expected so that we’re in the best position possible to respond for the inevitable times when unexpected change will come our way.
My experience and study on life change indicates we go through many cycles and each one reflects three stages: an ending to the current reality, an uncomfortable in between period, then a new beginning. Moving past the “ending” that is really the start of change often requires a “letting go”….maybe even a grieving period. What do you need to let go of so you can move forward?
Grateful to Bass for the Q invite and the very timely reminder at Flight Plan Mon morning. Also grateful for the covey of Respectable HIM who posted to help sharpen me. May God continue to bless The Fort!
#KeepPosting
Campus tour lots of convo about houses shieldlock and various other topics. Yes we were out numbered by the lady runners on the track. How sad.
WARMUP:
Classic CoP with about 5 exercises while Bonsai arrived at joined us
THE THANG:
Slow mosey with exercises every 50yards to continue to warm up
Cross the frozen bridge to football field
Four corners around track
Each corner perform exercise and mosey to next corner
Alternating upper body and lower body
6 Merkins 4
10 calf raises 4
10 CDDs4
10 squats 4
MARY: no time …not even 6min
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Break the Dam run Saturday
Pusher says there’s some race in September
COT:
Praying for Cherry Pie and visiting dad
Aging parents
Safe travels on icy roads
Marriages and 2.0s
WARMUP: ssh, slow windmills, imp walkers, plank/updog/downdog, Peter parkers
THE THANG: mosey to the football field
Start at one goal line and run to the 10, then do 10 reps of designated exercise, then run back to the goal line for 10 merkins. Next run to the 20 and do 20 reps of the designated exercise, and run back to the goal line for 10 merkins. Repeat for the 30, 40 and 50 yard lines. This constitutes one round
Designated exercises:
Round 1 – lbcs
Round 2 – flutters
Round 3 – American hammers
Round 4 – Freddy mercuries
Round 5 – big boys
We ended with a quickish run from one goal line to the other and back, then moseyed back to cot
MARY:
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
COT:
WARMUP:
Ran around parking lot stopping to do a few COP warm-ups here and there.
THE THANG:
Ran across cool bridge to field house. Partnered up for some BLIMPS. Partner 1 did stationary exercises (alternating between 2 listed below), while partner 2 did moving exercises to the bleachers, then ran the rest of the way, across the bleachers and back.
1. B – Bomb jacks, Box cutters, ==> Broadjumps
2. L – LBCs, Lunges (in place) ==> Lunges
3. I -Imperial Walkers, Inclined Merkin ==> High Knee
4. M – Merkins, Monkey Humpers ==> Mosey
5. P – Plank Punches, Peter Parkers ==> Power Skip
6. S – SSH, Scorpion Dry Dock (5 each leg) ==> Shuffle Left/Right
Finished right on time. Great work, men!
We found the football field/track LOCKED for the first time in years, so the weinke was modified. We made it work at this “moderate” AO with getting in around two miles of running, sprints and a little mall walking using the light poles.
All enjoyed dishing out advice to one of our newest pax and today’s war baby Cliffhanger, whose wife is expecting.
For those of us with older kids in various stages, we have many things to ponder as they grow older and wisdom to pour out (when asked for.)
Prayers up today for our kids, aging parents and a few pax going thru some struggles and challenges.
WARMUP: SSH, CherryPickers, Squats, Seal Jax, Merks, OH Claps, Nightclubs, and a slow mosey.
THE THANG: Crazy Eights, 4 corners, wall sits w discussion on our “one word” and a burpee.
MARY: 3 mins of Mary or one round with the 4 pax.
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Bethel volunteers, Break the Dam run, One word exercise at Panera.
COT: Riveting
WARMUP: mosey to back of school – exercises in cadence were windmills x 12, beet pickers x 12, imperial walkers x 12, hillbilly walkers x 12 and side straddle hops x 12
THE THANG: 5 rounds of Christmas – 23 reps on rounds 1&2 and 12 reps for rounds 3 & 5
Carolina Dry Docks
Heels to Heaven
Rosalitas
Incline Merkins
Sumo squats
The Lunge
Merkins
American Hammers
Side Straddle Hops
Splinter was king and we had enough time to mosey behind the school for dips and incline merkins.
Mosey on the COT in time for 0600
MARY: no time. She wasn’t there anyway – open to all men
ANNOUNCEMENTS: read your newsletter
COT: 5th core principle