Category: The Hive

Ladders, lunges and bear crawls, oh my

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WARMUP: Yes
THE THANG: Push/Kb swing ladder 2, 4, 6,…to 20 of each. 10 man makers.

To the hill for a Dora with one lunging while farmer carrying both the other with body weight lunge. Switch as needed with 5 goblet squats each switch til the top. Back down the hill with one partner overhead carry while the other bear crawl switching as needed with 5 press each switch.

Mary for 5 minutes at bottom.

Circle up for a few rounds of kettlebell work
MARY: yes
ANNOUNCEMENTS: yes
COT: yes

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4 corners beatdown!

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WARMUP: SSH, imperial walker, super fast windmills,
THE THANG: 4 corners with over head carry in between. 60/40/20. KBS/Rows(RH)/Rows(LH), gobblet squats
MARY:
ANNOUNCEMENTS: dad2dam, Xmas party, etc
COT: prayers or praise from all

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Snatch jokes for days

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Lots of jokes. small ball jokes. snatch jokes. runner jokes.

WARMUP: carry the bells to the top of the steep hill near entrance. SSH, Windmills, Produce Pickers all in cadence

THE THANG:
3 sets of a 9 round tabata (40 seconds on 20 seconds off) with an active recovery between each set

9 rounds:
Thrusters
Bent Over Rows
Swings
Halos
American Hammers
Chest Press
Snatch
OH Tricep extension
Goblet Squat

(third round I swapped a few exercises out so ended up with some deadlifts, curls, skull crushers, LBCs mixed in).

Active recovery included mosey up and down steep hill a couple times between sets 1 and 2, bear crawling down steep hill between sets 2 and 3, and an all you got sprint up the steep hill after set 3.

MARY: carry bells back to COT and in cadence flutter press, box cutters, more flutter press, and LBCs

ANNOUNCEMENTS: bourbon fundraiser tonight, Christmas party signups, Thanksgiving convergence, etc = read newsletter

COT: yup – No OYO – a lot of good dudes that can help each other through hard times here so be vulnerable with each other.

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Richard Simmons

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WARMUP: imperial walker, LBC, squat, travolta, hillbilly walker, plank stuff, stationary toy soldier, dying cockroach, SSH

THE THANG:
12 stations: curls, goblet squats, BB sits w/ bell up, swing, clean and press L/R, around the world, figure 8, russian twist, flutter w/ bell high, OH pre L/R, bentover row L/R, 2 hand OH press/2 hand clean press
alternation transit between station:
w bell … bear crawl, bell OH, lunge
run around lights, about 150 yards after every station

MARY: windmill x 10

ANNOUNCEMENTS: yes

COT: yes

Appreciate the opportunity to lead the youngsters

Looks like we made it,

Barry Manilow

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Accumulating ladder

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WARMUP: mountains climbers, Moroccan nightclubs, mozy to the base of the hill and back
THE THANG: Accumulating ladder with 15 exercises. Complete one rep of the first exercise, then two of the second plus one of the first, followed by three of the third, two of the second, etc. Reps added up with 15 total rounds. Exercises from 1-15 were halos, lunges, side bends, cleans, curls, triceps, kb merkins, figure 8s, deadlifts, goblet squats, rows, cleans with a press, snatches, swings, flutters with a press.
MARY: included
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Bourbon tasting
COT: Family, friends and coworkers

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OTB Hive 10/27

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WARMUP: SSH, ImpWalk, ChPick, ImpSquatWalk

THE THANG:
Appetizer: 2x 400 m: 1st lap – look for landmines as you mosey… 2nd lap: Carioca & Nur

Main Course:
• Buy-in: 10 Lt. Dan (IC)
◦ OYO after this
• EZ-50: Cocaine Bear Crawls
◦ Every 5 yards at the powder-lines x 2 merkin each…
• 50 Yd: 25 Big Boiz, 25 LBC, 25 heel Tap, 25 Hello Weazie
• 50-EZ: Burpee-Broad Jumps (3&3)
• Cash out: 10 Lt. Dan

Intermission: Mosey track 800 m …. till 6 is up (@ RandallStephens kept good pace w/ YHC)

Dessert: stadium-runs until COT. Praise music at full volume. Active-COT held here

MARY: she got done on the 50 yard line, insert double entendre here…

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

Regarding my “FNG”:
“Mr. Stevens has a birth certificate, driver’s license, social security number. You might say he’s a phantom, an apparition… second cousin to Harvey the rabbit.”

COT: held w/ @ SkyQ.

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1-Man OTB Hive-ing it up

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WARMUP: SSH, MNC w/ calf-raise, Ch.Pickers, Imp. Walkers

THE THANG:
– 400m Carioca & Nur
– 10 Lt. Dan
– Cocaine-Bear-Crawls end zone-50
– @ 50: 25 LBC, 25 BBSU, 25 heel-tap( 4ct), 25 Hello-Wheezie
– 50-EZ: Burpee-Broad-Jumps (3&3)
– 10 Lt. Dan
– Stadium runs until time

MARY: me no “Mary”… me SUPLEX

ANNOUNCEMENTS: CRI- volunteer extra credit for my Env. Sci students, posted in # diasterops, some other Castaway-Style ramblings, no Wilson-Volleyball in sight

COT: held while finishing stadium runs… just @SkyQ and YHC

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Cumulative trips up the hill

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WARMUP:
Some SSHs, Windmills, Imperial Walkers, Hillbilly Walkers, Moroccan nightclubs and then we wandered over to the base of the hill by the stadium.

THE THANG:
Escalating cumulative ladder with a trip to the top of the hill suitcase carrying and back overhead carry between each set:
1 Arm Swing (10 each arm)
Flutter + Press
Clean + Press (10 each arm)
Man Makers
Curl

Example of action:
Swings + Lap
Flutters, Swings + Lap
Cleans, Flutters, Swings + Lap
Etc

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Mule Kick

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WARMUP: SSH, WM, CP, HW, yoga-esque stretch
THE THANG:
3+ rounds of 5 exercises with varied cadence to yield full body burn:
Flutter Press, Bicep Curls, Shrugs, OYO 25 Sumo Squats, OYO 25 KB Swings

Nur halfway up the hill, Run back (calf raises until 6 returns)

LBCs
Uneven Merkins
Standing Side Crunch
OYO – 30 Goblet Squats
OYO – 30 Deadlifts

Nur halfway up the hill, Run back (calf raises until 6 returns)

American Hammers
Rows
Tricep Press
OYO – 20 Two Hand Clean Press
OYO – 50 Calf Raises

Nur halfway up the hill, Run back (calf raises until 6 returns)

MARY: Unfortunately
ANNOUNCEMENTS: see newsletter – golf outing, chili cookoff, keep WNC donations coming
COT: prayers for growth in times of suffering

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Dora, Tabata and Mary

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COP – mosey to base of hill for various exercises I/C. Greeted late arrivals (they know who they are) with Monkey humpers.

the main thing – Partner Dora because you’re there for the man next to you.

50 – swings
100 – squats
150 – curls
100 – squats
50 – swings

10 minutes of Tabata – called various exercises for 45 seconds and rest 15 seconds

Moved on to 5 minutes of Mary to complete the trifecta and take us to COT

Announcements – read your newsletter

COT – 5th core principle

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