Quack Attack here, on this dark and blistering morning 6 brave soles came to the hive for the second Q by Quack Attack. One FNG was present. Rain was pending; however, we all pressed on with the following for the next 45 minutes:

Warm up – side straddle hop, bear hugs, side rotations

top – all in cadence – tricep extensions (left right); good mornings, curls sumo squats; bent over rows, weighted sit ups.

top – baby dips with kettlebell, clean and jerk, swings, goblet squat, reverse plank weighted

top, bent over tricep extensions, one leg deadlift, wall sits (left leg, right leg, curls, out front),  side plank weight hip touches; quick taps, weighted bridge one leg; partner kettle twist.

6 present – one FNG Prays and praises, OUT.

Week 9 of 2017… How are you progressing?

This week was the result of Zima reading my sadclown backblast.  We had 12 show up for a 0.0 workout.  Mosey to the patio for some space that’s a bit more sit-up friendly.

Warmup

Hillbillies x20, Windmill x20, Slow Merkins x15

The Thang

Tight circle for some 99 kettles of beer.  Pass it to the left x36… Pass it to the right x36.  This was more of an exercise in hilarity than anything.

Next came lots of exercises (each down twice):

Plank row x10EA,  bigboy situps x20, military press x10EA, Lat pulldown x20, Vert chest press and hold x5, tricep ext x20, LBC x20,

2 rounds of protractor with each man calling out a new angle.

COT

Prayers for the family of the student that was lost.  This has to be one of life’s greatest tragedies.  Prayers for Dipstick’s family.  Prayers for all the unspoken struggles that don’t feel significant enough deal to bring up…

The mumble chatter at this AO is 2nd to none in my book.

Warmup

• 20 Side straddle hops
• 10 Windmills
• 10 Merkins followed by 10 mountain climbers
• 20 Shoulder rolls
• Mosey around the parking lot, grabbed kettle bells and proceeded to the thang

The Thang

• Squat and Press x15 followed by Figure 8 Curls x10 each arm
• Single Arm Swing X10 each arm followed by Single Arm Row x10 each arm
• Wall squat / x10 kettlebell raises while squatting followed by wide arm merkins x10 each arm
• Overhead tricep extensions x20 followed by Chest press x10 each arm

Repeated above sequence adding 5 reps to each exercise and proceeded to parking lot with kettle bells for leg death…

• Sprint to fence
• Jog backwards to first light
• Lateral shuffle to second light
• Squat jump to last light

Repeated above sequence and mosey back to starting points for abs

• 5 captain thors
• 10 flutter kicks
• 20 LBCs
• 5 burpees

Moleskin

The workout looked much easier on paper. A few of the guys were doing the YETI the following morning so I’m sure they were thanking me the next day. This was my first Q and I learned that I push myself much harder when leading. Good stuff. Thanks to Tesh for having me out. Great group of guys out there and looking forward to next time!

It was just me this morning.

The only exercise I did that was new was 5 min of 10 sec bell above head (one hand), 10 sec down.  Everything else has been said before.

At chicken and wisdom Twister shared a story about how some of his acquaintances justify actions by saying “God wants us to be happy.”  This is a true statement, but the mistake comes when you assume you are the one that is supposed provide the happiness.  You are not in control of your own happiness.  Do what you are called to do, and God provides happiness.  Do not try to create your own.  Personal happiness is not a good feedback/measure of ones actions.

5 brave HIM showed up at The Hive for a beat down and message on “True Worth”.  YHC had thought a lot about “worth” over the past week and decided to share a message from The Go-Giver (great book by the way).

The Law of Value:  Your true worth is determined by how much more you give in value than you take in payment.

The PAX, and YHC, thought about this during the pain.

COT:

WM x 10

SSH x 25

Squats x 2 (hold peoples chair)

The Thang:

Leg Set:

Step ups w/ KB x 10 (each side)

Box Jumps x 20

Squats x 20

Rinse & Repeat

Upper Body Set:

Dips w/ KB x 20

Chest Press + Fly x 10 each side

Merkins on KB x 10 each side

Rinse and Repeat

Abs were worked in between sets.

Prayers for sickness, healing and safety.

Time to get Yeti Ready!

Thanks for the Q, Tesh.

Until next time…

Seacrest, OUT!

Week 4 of 2017!  Subprime saves the day coming in on two wheels…

Warmup

Mosey to the back corner of the parking lot
SSH x20, WM x10, Hillbilly x15

The Thang

3 rounds of 10 minute AMRAP

Russian twist x15
Butterfly chest press x10 EA
Bigboy situp x10

Lateral swing x10 EA
Tricep ext x10
Chest pass x10

Clean and press x10 EA
Overhead squat x10
Curl x10 EA

Moleskin

I was almost alone once again for this workout.  I really don’t mind being alone when exercising.  (I’ve found I actually push myself harder.)  Subprime let it be known that he was so glad he made it out to avoid having to fly solo, and I must admit, I was glad as well.  I just have to remember, you can’t cheat off anybody’s paper when you take the test.  So we must learn to be confident even when alone/sick/scared/uncomfortable…

Quake Attack here, based on the ESPN 30 for 30 we spent 45 minutes doing 30 kettle bell, yes 30 exercises, over a 1 minute period, swapping arms and legs after 30 seconds.  Peabody was instrumental in keeping everyone on track.  It was a group effort with many new exercised.

curls

single arm swings

single arm deadlift

push press

good morning

2

lateral raises

double arm swing

squat

windmill

RUN

3

racked lunge

single arm racked squat

clean

high pulls to chin

sumo squat

4

side lunge

overhead press

single leg squat

sit up

deadlift, clean, curl, press

run

5

figue 8

sit up press

offset push up

snatch

plank row

6

single leg deadlift

sumo squat high pull

tricepts

Aye.

The first Hive workout of the year and hopefully there are plenty more of these workouts in my future.

Warmup

SSH x20, Hillybilly x20, WM x15, Merkins x20, Climbersx20

Thang

3 rounds of each set
10 Swings straight into a 10sec forward extension hold, Rows x10EA, Tri extension x15
Pikes (bell to toes)x10, 1×4 American Hammers up to 5, 1×4 Lat pulldowns/fly press EACH ARM! up to 5
Partner up for a cumulative 100 squats with both bells (not 3 rounds)
Curls x10EA, Clean&press x10EA

There was quite a bit of mumble chatter, from proper attire to proper terminology for muscle groups to … It adds a new dimension of difficulty when you are trying not to laugh and maintain proper form.  Every exercise becomes a core exercise.

Moleskin

Prayers for families.  Childrens surgeries, disobedience, unrest.  This was a lot of fun and I hope the men that showed up continue to do so.