Acceleration by Association

WARMUP: Yes, these are important

THE THANG: Stolen from Old Bay: https://f3thefort.com/2024/02/02/countdown-from-50-bear-crawls/
Although I think Big Boys are dumb, so we did flutters instead

Start on west side behind Lowes: 50 Merkins
Run (with short bear crawl) to east side – 45 squats
Run (with short bear crawl) back to west side – 40 LBCs
East side – 35 CCDs
West side – 30 Lunges
East side – 25 big boy sit-ups flutters
West side – 20 wide-arm merkins
East side – 15 bomb jacks
West side – 10 American Hammers
East side – 5 burpees

MARY: not really. We did do some mobility work at the Tesla Chargers.

NMM: Listen, the crew that showed up today outclassed me by miles on many levels. It was an honor to lead. I hope that by continuing to associate with men like these PAX, I can become a better version of myself. Keep posting!

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summer camp

WARMUP: Mosey to theater parking lot for COP (SSH, fast LSS, reverse lunges, moroccan night clubs, mountain climbers)
THE THANG: Start with mini-4 corners with lunge walk and bear crawls in theater parking lot, mosey to road to Red Stone, mosey to first traffic circle doing 10 merkins at every 2nd street light. At circle do 3-legged starfish with 10 squats, 10 bobby hurleys, 10 dry docks, paying a toll of 1 burpee every time returning to the circle. Mosey back toward COT alternating karaokes, backwards run and run at every street light.
MARY: Circled up for peter parkers, parker peters, down dog, calf stretch, runners stretch, and of course, shavasana (or “have a nice day” as we say in Waxhaw).
Great to see the new Pax coming back. Keep it up guys. Missed you , wishing you a speedy recovery.

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Went Looking For The Stamp…Found It

WARMUP: Run to the pharmacy, wait, run to the old Hardees, wait.
THE THANG:
Captain Thor (1 BBSU : 4 American Hammers-rt side counting = 10:40) and yes, we found the Stamp.
Run to the Town Hall Bldg for a plank series:
Mountain Climbers
Grave Diggers-Rt Side then Left Side
Dips
Run to the big, smooth lot for FMFBC:
NUR the long stretches & Bear Crawl the “short stretches”
To the Church steps
Up & Down the steps 2x then 30 correct squats
Up & Down the steps 2x then 20 correct squats
To the next smooth lot, now by FMCOG
Feet on the curb and lean on another PAX for 50 Calf Raises
Get a partner for Partner Pushes:
Each partner pushes a longer stretch and a shorter stretch.
At the corners, do 20 Flutters I/C & 20 Diamond Merkins
Run back to C.O.T. for a little more Mary.
MARY:
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
COT:

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Kitchen Sink Beatdown-last week

WARMUP: Stretching and slow warmup
THE THANG: It was a simple Dora venue with 1 pax running the loop with sandbag while your partner did the exercise. , , , , , and started with some stretching and warm up followed by far too many merkins, bbs, curls, flutter press, overhead press, squats and LBCs. Didn’t know we could count so high.
MARY: Cool down was LBCs, Freddy Mercury’s and some pax led Mary’s. Thank you to all the guys who showed up and encouraged me.
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Read your newsletter
COT: Pray for families and marriages.

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Bushwood

WARMUP: Wind Mill, Low slow squat, and Spider Merkins

THE THANG:
Warm- up Wind Mills, Low slow squats, Spider Merkins

Run .25
Wind Sprints
10 Man-Makers
Bear crawl and 3 Merkins
Tire flip 4 times and 5 Merkins
Tire flip 3 Burpees
Run two laps around Catawba Ridge High

MARY:

ANNOUNCEMENTS: Bethel Men’s shelter, Red Cross blood :drop_of_blood: drive, Trash pick- up
Turtle :turtle: and Hare

COT: Prayers and Praises

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Sublime KB Tabata No Wind, No Problem Stankfest

WARMUP: YHC was 2 min late prepping for the workout. Bandcamp lead us in SSH and Swings, Imperial Walkers.
I continued with:
– Windmills
– Cherry Pickers
– Peter Parker’s
– Dying Cochroaches
THE THANG:
Tabata workout: 1 minute per exercise, 20 sec rest
Run a lap after completing a group
Group 1.
– Swings
– Curls
– Flutters
– Deadlift
– OH Press
Group 2
– Snatches
– Goblet Squats
– Tris
– American Hammers
– Renegade Rows
Group 3
– Halos
– BO Rows
– Calf Raises
– Side Lunges
– Chest Press on six

We went through groups 1-3 once, back to Group 1, did 2 from Group 2, then ran it in to COT.

COT:
Guys shared many prayers on their minds and we ask that these be repeated and lifted up.

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BLIMPS Loops

WARMUP:
None

THE THANG:
Pax to run loops around Veteran’s Park (N. White to FMRX, around Clebourne to Main, Down Main back to Veteran’s Park).
4 stops along the way. First stop is 2 reps. Second is 4, then 6, then 8. Each loop is a different exercise:

Burpees
LBCs (4 count)
Imperial Walkers (4 count)
Merkins (4 count)
PlankJacks (4 count)
SSH (4 count)

Speedsters, rinse and repeat.

MARY:
Flutters and Freddies until the 6 came in.

Great work by all pax. Some did their own thing, but all were sweating it out this humid morning that teased us with a breeze every once in a while.

Thanks FunHouse for the opportunity to lead.

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“Street” not “Cindy” Blocks

WARMUP:
20 SSH
15 Cherry Picker
10 Merkin
5 Burpees
Mosey to the “Blocks”

THE THANG:
(See photo)

Pain stations at the corners.
Loop back and stack exercises.

B.L.I.M.P.S.
5 Burpees – West Leroy
10 Lunge each leg – West Hill
15 Imperial Walker – West Oak
20 Merkins – West Gregg
25 Plank Jacks – West Close
30 Squats – West Lockman

Made it to 25 Plank Jack’s before heading back to COT

MARY:
Captain Thor Jack Webb
1 BBS : 4 American Hammer

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Summer of CSAUP series
State of the Nation

COT:
Show To Know

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Sweep the Sweat

I hot a sweaty morning at STL. Shirts were popping off before we started running.
Simple circuit route:

1st Stop (South State Bank) – 7 HR Merkins, 15 CCDs
2nd Stop (Kuester Mgmt) – 7 Lunges, 15 Squats
3rd Stop (TC Coffee) 7 LBCs, 15 Flutters
4th Stop (Pet Supplies +) 7 Man Makers

Rinse and Repeat, adding 1 man maker each lap
1 lap = 1 mile
All got 3 mile minimum

Great job guys!

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