Category: The Ballroom

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WARMUP: usual SSH, windmills, stretching, imperial walkers, hillbilly walkers
THE THANG: we did a little mosey to the back of the school for a little wall sit while pax would take a sprint up the stairs all participated. Took another mosey around the campus until we found a way into the track. That’s when the fun began. Pax chose a card for the next set of exercises. 30 was the count for the first set of exercises imperial walkers, Peter Parker’s, Parker peters, hello dollys. Lap around the track. Next round was 15 counts for merkins, big boys, squats, lbcs and plank jacks. Another lap around the track. Next round 10 counts of flutters, SSHs, mtn climbers, American hammers, shoulder taps. Another lap. Next round 25 counts American hammers, mtn climbers, squats, SSH, rosalitas. Guess another lap? Nope headed to COT and finished last round Monkey humpers, calve raises, sumo squats, seal jacks, and weezy Jefferson.

Finished with a few abs and closed with COT.

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Training the Neglected Muscle Groups

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Another great day in the Gloom with my brothers from other mothers. An elite 8 toured the grounds targeting often neglected muscle groups. Here’s what we did.

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

Mosey to School
– 10 Irkins (IC)
– 10 Dips (IC)
– 10 Step-ups (each leg)
– 60 Calf Raises (20 in, 20 out, 20 regular)
– 10 Derkins (IC)

Circle the Lot
– 25 MNCs (IC)
– Circle the lot
– 25 Overhead Press (IC)
– Circle the lot
– 25 Little Baby Arm Circles (IC)
– Circle the lot
– 25 Chinooks (IC)
– Circle the lot
– 25 Wonder Womans (IC)
– Circle the lot
– 25 Italian Night Clubs (IC)

Mosey to bridge
– 15 LBCs (IC)
– Run to the end of the bridge
– 15 American Hammers (IC)
– Run back
– 15 Flutters (IC)
– Run to the end of the bridge
– 15 Boxcutters (IC)
– Run back
– 15 Big Boys
– Run to the end of the bridge
– 15 Freddies (IC)

Mosey around back of school
Stretches
– Sitting left leg out
– Sitting right leg out
– Sitting both legs out
– Butterfly
– Standing left
– Standing right
– Standing middle

Mosey to side of school
– 15 People’s Chairs (IC)
– 30 Count single-leg holds left
– 30 Count single-leg holds right
– 10 Isolated one-leg squats (each leg)
– 10 Dirty Hook-ups (IC)
– 10 Wall Tar Jais (IC)
– 10 Crossbody Wall Crunches (each side)
– 15 Australian Mtn Climbers (IC)
Mosey back to COT

NMM
We lift heavy so that we can carry heavy things – physically, emotionally, and spiritually. Men who prioritize training are resilient and reliable, and as such, everybody wants what they have. But you have to learn to say “no” to some things. If you pour out everything you have, you will have nothing left to your family or for yourself.

Also, know that you have a brotherhood to help you shoulder the weight. You’re either going through it, just went through it, or will go through it. When you get overwhelmed, ask for help. You are needed, desired, and loved. Don’t let temporary problems cause you to succumb to a permanent solution. Talk, listen, share, and care. We need you. Your family needs you. And your community needs you.

Aye!
IJ

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Broken doesn’t mean stop

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WARMUP: With Bass on the mend, he still showed up to put in work and modified as needed. Smart man for knowing how much he can push as we needed his fellowship this morning.

Started out with: SSH, windmills, cherry pickers, low slow squats, merkins, honey mooners, downward dogs.
THE THANG: Mosey over to basketball courts. OYO Dora with a few modifications.
– 50 merkins – 10/ round
– 100 squats – 20/ round
– 150 LBCs – 30/ round

5 rounds and then move to the next exercise. For example, 10 merkins, then run to the other end of the basketball court, then back for 10 more merkins. Finish all merkins, then to squats and LBCs.

After Dora, we ran all the way down to the front of the school where we partnered up.
– 60 dips per group, switch every 10. Partners not doing a dip would be in plant position.
– 60 overhead claps, switch every 10. Partners not clapping held a 6” hold.
– 60 squats per group, switch every 10. Person not clapping hugged a tree.
Ran back to COT.
MARY: minor Mary
ANNOUNCEMENTS: yep
COT: CSPAN with the small group.

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Fellowship at Ballroom

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WARMUP: stretching and mobility
THE THANG: 800meter run 50 dips 100 merkins 150 squats 800meter run
MARY: core
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
COT: prayers for old bay co worker who suddenly passed away yesterday. For his wife and children

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Moderately Moderate

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It was a beautiful morning in The Fort and the PAX were moderately fired up for a moderate beatdown.

We did a quick warmup and we were off.

We moseyed over to the bridge for a thing I like to call the bridge of moderate pain.

11’s: 10 squats, run across the bridge, 1 merkin…and so on and so forth.
Circled up for some Mary
Dora: Partner 1 – 100 CDDs, 200 calf raises, 300 LBCs. Partner 2 – run over to the bleachers and run two flights.

Run back over the bridge for some bench work.
10 Step Ups
10 Dips
10 Incline Merkins

Back to COT for Mary, announcements, prayers, & praises.

JWow

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I like legs!

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WARMUP:
-windmill
-ssh
-imperial walkers
-hillbilly walkers
-yoga flow: fwd fold – down dog- plank-6” – updog

Mosey around back
Wall sit and take turns running stairs

Lunge walk across bridge to flagpoles

THE THANG:
Lamp pole ladder – stop at every pole out and back
1st light- 3 burpee
2nd light – 5 merkins
3rd light – 10 squat
4th light – 20 mountain climbers
5th light – 20 side straddle hop

Last round: mosey all the way to end of road and back (no stops)

Lunge walk 2nd half of bridge on way back to Mary

MARY:
– Lbc
– Box cutter

ANNOUNCEMENTS: golf tournament, F3 Chester launch this sat

COT: prayers for healing: Dr appts for Bonsai’s daughter, Cherry Pie’s son, DD’s wife starting treatment, Nick Zervos’ recovery (USC student from FtMill shot over weekend breaking up a fight)

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Coupon Collectors Anonymous

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YHC provided the disclaimer and we got after it.

Warm-Up:
– Stretching (hams & calves)
– Imperial Walkers
– Mosey to the back wall → peoples chair with escalating 10-counts.

The Thang:
– Bear crawl halfway, lunge walk the rest.
– Mosey to back lot → pick up a heavy coupon (no slacking).
– Bicep curls IC: 20 → run to concession stand → Irkins IC → run back.
– Rinse/repeat 18, then 15.
– Mosey to side lot.
– Tricep extensions IC: 20 → run to curb/back.
– Repeat 18, then 15.
– Overhead coupon holds & bicep holds until failure.
– First to drop = 2 burpees, rest = 1.
– Final burnout: OH hold → bicep hold → 5 burpees.

Return to COT:

Through the bleachers (luckily gate unlocked).

COT:
– Announcements: Invergence, Golf Tournament.
– Prayers & Praises shared.

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Dancing in Cadence at the Ballroom

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WARMUP: SSH, Merks, Mosey, Squats, Imperial Walkers, WAM, Plank Jax, Light Stretch.
THE THANG: 6 exercises with increasing reps each round (5,10,15) with a mosey across the bridge walkway towards the turf football field. Worked our way up the pyramid and then back down (reps of 5,10,15 – 15, 10, 5)
Finished up with a quick round of bench work ( step ups, incline Merks, dips)
MARY: 3 mins of Mary ( flutters, Amer Hammers, Freddie Mercs, Gas Pumpers)

ANNOUNCEMENTS: Invergence, Convergence, Bethel Men’s Shelter, and Golf Tournament.
COT: All 6 Pax shared prayers and praises

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4 horsemen

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The four Horsemen took to the parking lot at the ballroom. We contemplated rocking but opted not to go that route. We took a little mosey over to the back parking lot did a little warm up with some size straddle hops, Merkins, Moroccan nightclubs and a few other things we proceeded down to the lower parking lot ended up doing a few sets of exercises, Merkins mountain, climbers and shoulder taps the count was 15 did a lap around the playground then squats, monkey Humpers, and calf raises another lap big boy set up American hammers and flutters another lap and finish up with size straddle hops overhead collapse in Moroccan night clubs we headed back up For some bench work. Ended up with some derkins, dips and Irkens mosey over to the wall and sits up the steps down the steps, checked out the track. It was open. Headed back to COT that’s Mary close things out. All was good.

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