WARMUP: plank, upward dog<>downward dog, variety of merkins, plank jacks, shoulder taps with variety of updog<>downdog mixed in; run to parking lot near WEP: dynamic warmup including buttkicks high knees to soldiers Carioca lunges- 10 merkins after each
THE THANG: pyramid at the playground 1 pull-up-2 merkins-3 big boys (up to multiple of 7 so finished with 7 pull-ups to 14 merkins to 21 big boys)… down the pyramid- 7 chin-ups:14wide arm merkins: 21 flutters down pyramid to 1:2:3 of those
On curb on playground area: 10 burpees, 9 situp-getups, 8 burpees, 7 sit-up-getups… down to one
MARY: mosey back to Veterans park, repeat the plank, merkin, updog<>downdog thing from warmup with a little extra stretching mixed in
ANNOUNCEMENTS: thanksgiving convergence at Ranch!
COT: overarching theme of thankfulness = family and health!
*also important to note- Block Party is located at Veterans Park, not WEP, like it was 2-3 years ago! Been awhile since I’ve posted at BP! Thanks for the opportunity Kermit!
Tag: Beaker
Wish upon a shooting star
- QIC: Beaker
- When: 2022-11-21
- Pax: Beaker, Flounder, Sprocket
- Posted In: virile agitur
WARMUP: We just got to it
THE THANG:
Miles and smiles. Did a 3/4 mile loop around the block a few times with merkins whenever we passed go.
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Newsletter
COT: stays there
Ghost Flag meets Board of Pain – Metro takes the flag
- QIC: Bitcoin
- When: 2022-11-17
- Pax: Abacus, Battle Bot, Beaker, Bitcoin, Bones, Cat Lover, Cohiba, Cold cut, Dagger, darkhelmet, Eisenhower, Fire Marshall Bill, Ford, Hatchet, Headspin, Incoming, Jepetto, Maximus, Punch List, River Rat, Rose, Scrooge, Shady, Stang, Tater Tot, Trucker, Waffle House, Wegmans, WhatDid, yard sale
- Posted In: Laces In
WARMUP:
Mosey to WarmORama
Small Arm Circles
Side Straddle Hop
Produce Pickers
Hillbilly Walkers
Windmills
Moroccan Nightclubs
Imperial Walkers
THE THANG:
Mosey around the parking lot, then
Lunge Walk
Toy Soldiers
Bear Crawl
Mosey to Board of Pain, then
5x Burpees – Run – 5x – Run – 10x – Run – 15x of each exercise below:
Merkins
Shoulder Taps
CDD
Mountain Climbers
Low Slow Squats
Calf Raises
Lunges
Monkey Humpers
LBCs
Freddie Mercury
Box Cutters
Flutter Kicks
Run back to shovel flag for CoT
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Read the Newsletter
COT:
Personal Successes, Prayers for a friend who passed away, Prayers for family of PAX, Prayers for health and happiness.
Metro takes the flag.
Almost Hit the Jackpot
- QIC: Punch List
- When: 2022-11-15
- Pax: Band Camp, Beaker, darkhelmet, Kermit, Punch List, Wegmans
- Posted In: Block Party
YHC had scheduled a triple 7 Q but we ran short and only got the double 7.
Repeating Hill 7’s
Main Street (Railroad Tracks to Five-Oh)
CDD’s/Lunges
Academy & Withers (to Watson)
Bobby Hurley’s/Burpees
Move to playground
Omaha – not enough time to hit the third group of 7’s.
Bearpees to Finish – made it to 8:32
Lots of Mary was done in between 7’s while picking up the 6. Dark Helmet closed us out with flutters.
Announcements
Read your newsletter
Bucks for Clucks – Santini for more info
Prayers/Praises
Band Camp traveling to the land of country grammar over the weekend for work
Patience as fathers.
NMM
How can we except our kids to learn from us when we don’t practice what we preach?
Punch List out.
manly things were done
- QIC: Ölaf
- When: 2022-11-07
- Pax: Beaker, Flounder, Ölaf, Sasquatch
- Posted In: virile agitur
WARMUP: grab sandbags and move to entry of nature trail
THE THANG: ruck nature trail, perform pull-ups, ruck sandbags back to COT
MARY:
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
COT:
Happy 247th Birthday to The United States Marine Corps
- QIC: backdraft
- When: 2022-11-10
- Pax: Backdraft, Beaker, Grout, HarryCarry, Jump Shot, Mainframe, Poppins, Rebound, Senator Tressel, Spectre, Straight Up
- Posted In: The Ranch
WARMUP: multiple dynamic movement to include side huff legs, butt kickers, kareoke, windmills, little baby arm circles, shoulder presses, Peter parkers, Parker peters.
THE THANG: 17- burpees, 75- SSHs
30 merkins, 30 squats, 30 lbcs. Mosey to next spot 30,30,30 upper, lower and core for each. We made a total of 8 stops with 20:pull ups at the half way point. At the 9th stop we did 7 merkins, 7 squats, and 7 burpees. Final total came to 247 upper body reps, 247 lower body reps and 247 core reps. This is to celebrate the 247th birthday of my beloved Marine Corps. I joined when I was 18 and not sure where in life I needed to be. Thankfully my wonderful Heavenly Father did.
MARY:
ANNOUNCEMENTS: clay shooting for tomorrow has been canceled due to weather, bbq tasting is still on, blood drive and thanksgiving collection link in newsletter.
COT:prayers for beaker traveling, shower curtain shoulder surgery, unspoken prayers we all have.
Could’ve been worse
WARMUP:
31 IC SSH
THE THANG:
Moseyed up the Massey St Hill to the parking lot.
Counted off into 3 groups to engage in a DORA style workout.
50 Merkins, 100 BBs, & 150 squats per pax in your team. As the group completes the exercise, a pax runs down the hill and back. Swap out till all reps are done.
Moseyed over to the parking lot behind Springs Global on McCammon St for another DORA style. Maintaining the same group,
25 half burpees (down to merkin and back up stopping at the squat position as 1 rep), 50 Mike Tyson’s, 100 LBCs. 1 pax from each group runs to the end of the parking lot and back. Swap out till reps are completed.
Headed over to the parking lot with the big wall by Pike for some wall sits and merkins. Lined up on the wall, and from the outside in, each pax would do 10 merkins then back on to the wall. Once we got to the center, repeat going back to the ends.
Headed over to COT to wrap up with 10 burpees OYO
MARY: had a little lamb?
ANNOUNCEMENTS: NEWSLETTER
Beaker Birthday Beakdown and More!!!
Tomahawk Test again?
- QIC: 3D
- When: 2022-11-02
- Pax: 3D, Beaker, birdcage_f3, NakedAndAfraid, Ringer, Sasquatch, Vuvuzela
- Posted In: snake pit
Cohiba: Does Tomahawk Test mean you didn’t have a Q signed up???
Tomahawk Test
Series of exercises for time AMRAP. we track your reps on a sheet to see how you are progressing over time.
Loopy Loops
- QIC: Rebel
- When: 2022-11-01
- Pax: Band Camp, Barry Manilow, Bass-o-matic, Beaker, Bobber, Boogie Down, Cakeboss, Cousin Eddie, Esso, Kermit, Rebel, Shady
- Posted In: Block Party
WARMUP: SSH, IW, squats, Rebel merkin, MNC
THE THANG: 3 stations were established with 3 exercises at each station all 15 reps.
1st station – Lot next to Loom at the short wall
Exercise Dips, Derkins, Step-ups
2nd Station – Church of God parking lot
Exercise – WAM, Squats, Monkey Humpers
3rd Station – Top of Hill parking Lot
Exercise – CDD, Flutters, Merkins
Circle back to the first station and repeat. The loop was .5 miles. We all got 3 laps in and ended back at station 1 for a shoulder burn. Exercises in cadence.
25 MNC
25 OH Claps
15 CDD
10 Diamond Merkins.
Back to COT for Mary
MARY: Flutters, LBC with Feet at 6”, American Hammer.
ANNOUNCEMENTS: several announcements with events coming up. Make sure to look at the newsletter.
COT: lifted up prayers for healing, illness, family and marriages.