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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
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.
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
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
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)
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.
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
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.
Shared a quick message that we are not at the center of our universe. I’ve had lots of changes come my way in 2025 (some expected & some unexpected) and my decision making was made easier when I realize that I needed to put my faith and family first.
WARMUP: Merkins, squats, HWs, LBCs. All IC & reps of 14. Why 14 asked Bass? Because I wanted to honor the most recent win streak by the best team in MLB, my MILWAUKEE BREWERS!
THE THANG: jog to the track to find the gate locked. Guess we’ll have to pivot to some Lightpole fun. Run to first lightpole, do 10 merkins. Run back to startex. Run to 1st, do merkins, then 2nd light pole for 10 Bombjacks. Back and forth including squats at 3rd, LBCs at 4th, run to 5th. Then reverse the order and do the ladder again.
MARY: no time
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Invergence coming up, Bethel men’s shelter
COT: prayers for healing for families including Double D’s M.
Short Sale out