Colosseum 6-18-24

Warmup:
SSH
Imperial Walkers
hillbilly Walkers
Tappy Taps
Planks

Workout:
Light Jog
Wall sits while a PAX does an inchworm to curb and back
At the track, do exercise then run a lap
– 12 o clock – 50 squats
– 3 o clock – 50 merkins
– 6 o clock – 50 dips
– 9 o clock – 50 mountain climbers
The Grinder at the entrance to GHMS
– Partner Up: Partner 1 do a bear crawl up to the next light
– Partner 2: run to the next light and come back to get your partner and run back to the light
– Switch – Partner 2 does Bear crawl, Partner 1 runs
– When Partner 1 starts again, do Crab Walk. Switch back to Bear Crawl at next cycle.
COT

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Moderate sandbag workout

WARMUP: moroccan night clubs, windmills, hill billi walkers, low slow squats, lap around the parking lot alternating toy soldiers and high knees
THE THANG: find a partner and grab a sandbag, toss the bag to the curb alternating with your partner, back to start, repeat bag tossing to the curb and back, take a lap with the bag on shoulders, pass bag to partner and take another lap.
Rinse and repeat 4 times, last bag tossing we switched to lateral toss.
MARY: broga and stretching, LBC’s for the last 2 minutes.
ANNOUNCEMENTS: hog and coyote
COT: stays in COT

Tinsel OUT…:christmas_tree:

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Tap The Taint

WARMUP:

SSH until the stragglers joined us = 30 in cadence.
High Plank
Downward dog
Upward dog
Merkins x 5
Repeat

THE THANG:

KB Swings x 30
Snatch x 30 (15 each side)
Side bends x 15 each side (cadence count)
Lap around parking lot
Repeat x3

Heel elevated squats x30
Reverse lunges x30 (SC)
Good Morning x15
Lap around parking lot
Repeat x3

MARY:
N/A

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Newsletter

COT:
Family, patience, marriages, day to day struggles, and addictions

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Kettlebell Chaos: Four Rounds of Fury with 20 Swingers

Rolled in with seconds to spare, hopped out grabbed the kettlebells and gave the disclaimer.
Warm up :
Cherry Pickers
Stretch the hamstrings reach to the right foot, then the center then the left foot, back to center.
Overhead claps.

The Thang:
Round 1
45 Seconds of Kettle Bell Goblet Squats
30 Seconds of Rest
45 Seconds of Alternating One Arm Kettlebell Swings
30 Seconds of Rest
45 Seconds of Kettlebell Imperial Goblet Squats
30 Seconds of Rest
45 Seconds of Alternating One Arm Kettlebell Swings
30 Seconds of Rest
45 Seconds of Kettlebell Lower Leg Lunges
30 Seconds of Rest
45 Seconds of Alternating One Arm Kettlebell Swings
Run a lap around the parkinglot

Round 2
45 Seconds of Right Leg Roman Dead Lift
30 Seconds of Rest
45 Seconds of Alternating One Arm Kettlebell Swings
30 Seconds of Rest
45 Seconds of Left Leg Roman Dead Lift
30 Seconds of Rest
45 Seconds of Alternating One Arm Kettlebell Swings
30 Seconds of Rest
45 Seconds of Wide Leg Kettlebell Deadlift
30 Seconds of Rest
45 Seconds of Alternating One Arm Kettlebell Swings
Lap around the Parking lot with the kettle bell hit the speed bump rifle carry, make it to the turn regular, hit the next speed bump riffle carry, get to the turn regular till you get back to the start.

Round 3
45 Seconds of Kettlebell Pass Under Lunges
30 Seconds of Rest
45 Seconds of Alternating One Arm Kettlebell Swings
30 Seconds of Rest
45 Seconds of Right Arm Kettlebell Bent Over Rows
30 Seconds of Rest
45 Seconds of Alternating One Arm Kettlebell Swings
30 Seconds of Rest
45 Seconds of Left Arm Kettlebell Bent Over Rows
30 Seconds of Rest
45 Seconds of Alternating One Arm Kettlebell Swings
Lap around the parkinglot with the kettlebell make it around the bend and slowsy to the next bend then regular till we get back to the start.

Round 4
45 Seconds of Kettlebell Overhead Press
30 Seconds of Rest
45 Seconds of Alternating One Arm Kettlebell Swings
30 Seconds of Rest
45 Seconds of Right Arm Kettlebell Chest Press On Your Six
30 Seconds of Rest
45 Seconds of Alternating One Arm Kettlebell Swings
30 Seconds of Rest
45 Seconds of Left Arm Kettlebell Chest Press On Your Six
30 Seconds of Rest
45 Seconds of Alternating One Arm Kettlebell Swings
Time is is up Recover.

Announcements, Prayers and Praises

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Not leg day, not really

WARMUP: SSH, Moroccan Night Clubs, Little Baby Arm Circles, Imperial and Hillbilly Walkers, Cherry Pickers
THE THANG: Mosey to the parking lot on the side of Persis. Partner up for a “no legs” DORA. One partner works, the other partner does an easy “moderate” run to the end of the parking lot and back.
100 BBSU
200 Merkins
300 Leg lifts (wheezy Jefferson?)
With 15 minutes left, walked to a more open area for broga. Worked on hips and hamstrings for about 11 minutes.
Mosey back to CoT for one more ab exercise. Cross body crunch (left leg over right knee, crunch right shoulder to left knee) for a 4 count. 1-3 was hold, 4th count was release. Both sides x10 and DONE
MARY:
ANNOUNCEMENTS: HIM camp and CSAUPS
COT: Started with a reminder that F3 is about bettering the men that choose to appear in the gloom.
Rather than ask for standard prayer requests, YHC asked the group to list something positive that we could think about throughout the day. This turned quickly into a list of prayer requests…

F3 isn’t about any particular faith or viewpoint, we are here to become better partners, fathers, friends, and citizens of the world. We’re learning to live 3rd.

The Circle of Trust doesn’t have any prescribed formula, and our region tends to use it as a prayer chain. I feel being locked into this methodology is a bit of a disservice to ourselves and our time in the CoT. I say this in the least self-serving way possible.

This is our time to work on OURSELVES.

The CoT is a place where PAX have an opportunity to say what’s on their hearts. We could talk about personal pain and difficulty, and celebrate the victories we have against daily obstacles.

More often than not we hear about a friend or relative going through a tough time. I’m glad people are concerned, I really am, but what I would rather hear is how that affects you, and how that is going to change you. What action will you take? Send a gift card to your friend whose wife is going through some shit. Watch your neighbor’s kids so they have time to go to a job interview. Help change a set of brake pads. When you get home and the M hasn’t cleaned up after her Ramen mess for the 4th day in a row just smile, take a breath, and appreciate your M.

This morning as my CoT turned itself back into the prayer meeting I decided to read between the lines. I heard some PAX say some things that were the usual fare. What I heard was that we have a lot of men in the Fort dealing with anxiety over things they cannot control, things that don’t affect their daily lives.

So when I got it back, I simply asked that we think about what our brothers had to say and find a way to make the lives of those around us a bit better. Let’s live 3rd in a way that enriches and does not tear anything down.

38 out

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It really did happen

SSH, WMs, Ethnic Night Clubs, produce pickers, ground work, 50 KB swing buy in. 3burpee partner chase. Hypotenuse 10 step waiter carry 4 squat traverse. Balls to flat surface. Ppl chair kb traverse. Rotating board work.

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80th Anniversary of D-Day

WARMUP: Jogged a lap around the parking lot, butt-kickers, high-knees, karaoke. Then we circled up for Imperial Walkers, SSH, MNC
THE THANG:
PARTNER SANDBAG TOSS – 1 LAP (Vest/Ruck on or Slick)
80 RUCK SQUATS (Vest/Ruck, Sandbag, or Both)
80 MERKINS (Slick)
80 DEADLIFTS (Ruck, Sandbag, or Both)
80 OVERHEAD PRESS (Ruck on or Slick)
PARTNER SANDBAG TOSS – 1 LAP (Vest/Ruck on or Slick)
MARY: No Time
ANNOUNCEMENTS: HIM Camp end of June, Blood Drive 5/30 still spots available, 3 CSAUPs this summer
COT: Closed in prayer

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Jason Richards “Falcon”

13 PAX + Falcon = 14. The same number of PAX that showed up in the gloom on 4/29/2024 when Falcon collapsed after his first workout. We are here to honor this man

WARMUP:
9 motivators – a crowd favorite
Low slow squats with coupon
Low slow merkins

THE THANG:
“Falcon Heavy”
14 SSH in cadence buy-in
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4 rounds of 26 each with coupons. Only progress to the next movement once everyone except Cohiba is done
Flutters with press (the hard way)
American Hammers (the hard way)
Lunges (the easy way)
Curls
Overhead press
No rest Thrusters – if the coupon drops below your chest, 5 manmaker penalty for everyone. This was abused
Shuffle a lap with the coupon
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14 SSH in cadence (called correctly)

We made 3 full rounds. Some would say we could have finished if we didn’t mess around with motivators during warmup. Scientists are now referring to these claims as “wrong”.

MARY:
ANNOUNCEMENTS: loads of stuff this summer
COT: Lifting up Falcon’s family

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The Ballroom: Dancing on all fours ?

WARMUP: few exercises then track with slow mosey around campus
THE THANG:
5/17/1971 is CakeBoss bday so we did little work around those numbers
5 – rounds
17 – mountain climbers in cadence
19 – Mak Tar Jais
71 – Yard bear :bear: crawl

Looks easy until 3rd round and you want to quit
All the PAX finished strong :muscle:

MARY:
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
COT:

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2fer Tuesday

WARMUP:
THE THANG:
MARY:
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
COT:

We did stuff around campus. Easy yogs. Wall sits. Dips. Step ups. Lots of talking.

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