Not just crazy 8s….

WARMUP: ring of fire, plus 75 calf raises to celebrate Sammy Hagars 75th birthday

THE THANG:
The men enjoyed the soundtrack to my fav Halloween movie, Maximum Overdrive. (Filmed in and around Wilmington).

That meant 45 mins of AC DC. (Solid!)

Ludicrous 8s
8 each of:
Am hammer
Squat
Hello Dolly
Bomb Jack
Merkin
Lbc
Hillbilly
Big boi

Run figure 8 to ends of track

8 rounds

11s on the hill
Shoulder taps/squats

MARY: no time for Mary. We were hustling.
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
COT:

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Star Course prep

WARMUP:
SSH
Low slow squat

THE THANG:

The intent of this workout was to get some prep in for the star course this weekend in Charlotte, and get familiar with/work out any bugs in equipment and using the app for creating the path between waypoints.

Waypoints:

* O’reilly auto parts
* 1762 Gold Hill Rd
* Planet Fitness
* 825 crossroads plz
* McDonald’s
* 2883 Highway 160 W
* Walgreens
* 2907 Highway 160 W
* Evolve at Tega Cay
* 810 Eden Ave
* The Arbors at Fort Mill
* 920 Stockbridge

After meandering around, we stopped at Red Bowl for some Chad 1000X training

Chad 1000X Training:
Partner DORA
100 step ups
10 merkins with rucks as the timer

MARY:
none

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Bethel Men’s shelter still looking for some volunteers and #meats

COT:

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bells with the boys!!!

WARMUP: CHERRY PICKERS, windmill, side straddle hop
THE THANG: Goblet clean X10 each arm
Goblet squat low and slow x10
Bent over row x10 each arm
Murder bunny 10 meters and return
Turkish get up .25….. x10 each side
American hammer way too fast for those with something heavy x15
Lunge walk with a pass thru…. 10 meters there 10 meters back
Plank drag x10 on each arm.
Shower curtain slide… 10 meters there 10 meters back
Trade your weight with another pax Rinse and repeat

MARY: @battlebot asked me to q in the ambulance,
@hardwood was confused from the start,
@longduck paid for coffee
@showercurtain wrote his first backblast
Everybody had something to say and plenty to do!

ANNOUNCEMENTS: Read your newsletter!!!
COT: No prayer requests. Praise to the good Lord for giving us another day!

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Deathly DORA

WARMUP:
Mosey towards basketball court parking lot – circle up for IC warmup- SSH, cherry pickers, WMs, Mtn Climbers, up/down dog, shoulder taps.

Dynamic movements – high knees across parking lot, zombie walk across parking lot (similar to a toy soldier with both arms remaining out)

THE THANG:
Deathly DORA:
100 werewolf merkins
200 gravediggers
300 zombie squats

partner monster runs length of bball court and back

After DORA – stretch out with a few minutes of Broga type stretches

Head to picnic tables/wall for random work all performed IC

Derkins x 10
wall sits w/ MNC x 10
wall sits w/ OH claps x 10
Irkins x 10
wall sits w/ toe taps x 10
dips x 10
wall sits w/ seal jack claps x 20
merkins x 10

Mosey to CoT –
sumo squat shuffle down length of parking lot

flutters x 20 (IC)
LBCs x 15 (IC)

line up on curb for merkin/dip (1rep/3rep) rotation traveling about half the length of the parking lot.

Leg Raises x 20 (IC)
Gas Pumpers x 10 (IC – led by Twister)

ANNOUNCEMENTS: Bethel mens shelter feed – Wed Oct12 – sign up and make a difference

Thanks for the opportunity TL.

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Leg Day Rucking

WARMUP: 15 Windmills in cadence and 10 Cherry pickers
THE THANG: 3.25 miles with exercises every .4-.5 miles
Exercises includes squats, push-ups, calf raises, shoulder taps, jump squats, and thrusters.
MARY: Who is Mary?
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Star Course is next week
COT: Prayers for all those effected by Hurricane Ian.

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Don’t Call it a Comeback

14 HIMs gathered with YHC on this cool morning at the Armory to celebrate a return to a KB workout for me. Some came to celebrate, some came to ridicule and some were just curious. Nonetheless, I was prepared with a Weinke and ready to get after it and get better.

The Thang

Uhaul started the music with a request for 80’s rap. Some glorious songs were played. Thanks Uhaul!

Mosey to the other side of the parking lot

COP

SSH x 20
MNC x 10
IW x 10
Hillbillies x 10
Mtn climbers x 10
Windmills x 10
Mixed in Burpee ladder to 5 throughout

Mosey back to the KBs and Partner up

Tabata workout for 1 minute

Partner 1 does exercise while Partner 2 rests then switch

Round 1
KB swings/Military Press
Goblet squats/Lunge w Exchange
Merkins/Bench press
SSH/SSH
Take a lap

Round 2
Switch exercises
Take a lap

Round 3
Curls/Triceps
Bent over rows/CDD
Jump squats/bombjacks
Mtn Climbers/Plank jacks
Take a lap

Round 4
Switch exercises

Round 5
Redo Round 1 since YHC messed it up

1 minute of Mary

YHC got off to a slow start with the Q and added 30 seconds to the Tabata to ensure each Pax got 3 rounds. Will do better next time

Moleskin
– Prayers for Dave and Marianne from Jwow
– Anniversaries this week for Dojo and Maximus
-Patience for Bonsai dealing with teen girls
-Respectable birthday for Santini
– Praise for Emma back at dance

Shoutouts
– Jwow gave me a KB. Thanks buddy!
– Dojo is someone who is accelerating. Keep up the great work!

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Cuarenta y cinco’s debut

WARMUP: grab extra weight from my car and put it in your ruck to meet the 45# requirement
THE THANG: ruck around Kingsley’s perimeter for 2 miles with a stop at CAH for 50 step ups in lieu of the upcoming Chad 1000x, ruck around LPL and back for another 10 step ups due to time.  Total 3 miles and 60 step ups.

ANNOUNCEMENTS: suicide prevention WOD Chad 1000x is coming up

COT: stays in COT

Tinsel out.

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Bitcoin’s Board of Pain

WARMUP:
Long Mosey to WarmORama
Side Straddle Hop
Produce Pickers
Hillbilly Walkers
Windmills
Moroccan Nightclubs
Imperial Walkers

THE THANG:
Bear Crawl across the parking lot and back to the “Board of Pain”

3 sets each of 5, 10 15 Reps with increasing number of Burpees between each exercise

Merkins,
Shoulder Taps
CDD
Mountain Climbers
Low slow Squats
Calf Raises
Lunges
Monkey Humpers
LBCs
Freddie Mercury
Box Cutters
Flutter Kicks

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Swing it like it’s hot

WARMUP:
Mosey
Side Straddle Hop
Produce Pickers
Hillbilly Walkers
Windmills
Moroccan Nightclubs
Imperial Walkers

THE THANG:
Curls x2 sets
Triceps x2 sets
Run
Plank

Kettlebell Touch x2 sets
Deadlift x2 sets
Manmakers
Run
Plank

Squats x2 sets
Swings x2 sets
Lawnmower Pull (Right & Left) x2 sets each
Manmakers
Run
Plank

Chest Press
LBCs
Run
Manmakers
Plank

Around the Body
Around the Leg – Number 8
Run
Plank

MARY:
Freddie Mercury
Protractor
Elbow Plank

ANNOUNCEMENTS: Upcoming activities reminders also in newsletter

COT: Prayers for health for family and friends dealing with medical issues.

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