WARMUP: Nope!
THE THANG: Q didn’t show, noticeably absent as well was the Site Q, we ran the OG White Grove route and loved it. who is the site Q anyway???
WARMUP: we
THE THANG: ran
MARY: 4.5
ANNOUNCEMENTS: miles
COT: amen
6 of us for the 101 edition of Q School. Oddly enough, Lighthouse is the only PAX in the entire Fort region that needed Q School 101. 4 veterans also shared the wisdom. It was a bit of a bizzaro world, I get out to a couple 100 workouts a year, but there is only one new guy, and ZERO PAX who feel they need to hone in on their basic Q skills. Well done, nothing to learn hear. Go back to your knitting.
1. basic warm up with imperial walker, hillbilly walker, LBC, hello dolly, low slow squat, OH clap, shoulder taps, merkins
2. 7s with BB sits and jump squats, with bearcrawl 1/2 trans mode.
(Rebel was recognized for his jumping skills)
3. 2 rounds of Assassin suicides, 5-10-15, BB sits, merkins, squats AND gas pumpers, shoulder taps, calf raise
4. Mahktar N’Diayes, Kneetar N’Diayes (or course)
5. circled for some practice cadence calling with Lighthouse
Observations:
-BandCamp is a big fan of backblasts
-Squat Jumps should be re-named, maybe Squat Baby Bunny Little Hops
-Site Qs required to attend Q601 are generally grumpy dudes
-Basso was not in attendance, Rebel and Fogerty missed him
– We have an excellent Q101 doc (see BandCamp)
Q101 wisdom nuggets
-clear disclaimer
-new guy inquiry (a new guy does not know the term FNG)
-be aware of the abilities at your workout
-a longish run can be taken in chunks or destination stated for slow guys
-5 steps in calling a complete exercise
– keep it simple
-keep it moving
-keep it familiar
-clear and easy instructions
-10ct for moderates (and old guys)
-don’t Q it if you can’t do it, or aren’t going to complete it (ie calling 50 burpees and you half-a$$ 12) (really)
-practice cadence
-promote your Q, knowing what I am waking up for and where I am going is half the battle and very motivating
-I like to give no more that 3 exercises verbally per instruction, my small brain can handle 3, more than that? on a board, or chalk it
-don’t chalk MONKEY HUMPERS in a school or church parking lot
-prepare a weinke
-steal a weinke
-review a weinke with a vet
-COT
-count
-name o rama
-record (at least verbally so you have the names for your backblast
-announcements
-prayers
-WRITE A BACKBLAST
-don’t stress on all this, you can do the life and death stuff when you get crunching your excel spreadsheet at 9:04am
Thanks for hosting Fogerty
Thanks to Solid State for being my first instructor
Thanks to Rebel, Bandcamp, Fogerty and Birdcage for adding bits of knowledge
Looks like we made it,
Barry Manilow
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WARMUP: Mosey around the COT parking lot and then down the hill towards the backside of the school. While moseying we performed high knees, buttkickers, and L/R karaoke. We circled up at the pullup bars and executed the following: WindMillsICx5, 1Burpee OYO, CherryPickersICx7, 2Burpees OYO, MoroccanNightClubsICx10, 3Burpees OYO, HillBillyWalkersICx12, 4Burpees OYO, SideStraddleHopsICx25, 5Burpees OYO. We were ready to play ball!
THE THANG: 4 cones spread out in the shape of a baseball diamond. Perform exercises at each base and then proceed to the next base via suggested mode of transportation. Go until the defense completes the Outfield Dora. The base exercises and modes of travels were: Home Plate – 5 Pullups, 10 Merkins and then BroadJump to 1st base – 5 Burpees, 10 Merkins, 15 CDDs and then Lt. Dan it to 2nd base – 5 Burpees, 10 Merkins, 15 CDDs, 20 LBCs and then CrawlBear to 3rd base – 5 Burpees, 10 Merkins, 15 CDDs, 20 LBCs, 25 Flutters ( single count ) and then BearCrawl to homeplate.
The offense continues around the base path and tries to make as many trips to home they can before the defense completes the following Dora routine: 50 Burpees, 100 Sumo Squats, 200 Flutters ( single count ). Finished 1 complete inning with Bobber’s team losing to Rebel’s team 3-1.
MARY: Penalty for losing was 1 minute of Burpees. In F3 fashion both teams performed the penalty. Ended right at 6.
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Convergence 6/10 for Kenya, Boss Hog farewell drop in at the Print Shop
COT: Lifted up prayers!
WARMUP: N/A
THE THANG:
Neff Ct. to Dudley, down to Felts. Felts down to the second entrance of Callahan making a left. Loop back around to Felts. Felts up to Thomas Knapp loop back to Dudley. Dudley to Dragon way around the backside of Dolby Bridge elementary, back to COT.
MARY:
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
COT:
Tomahawk came with one mission and one mission only, to take ass and kick names. It has been a great few months reviving this long forgotten relic. I can’t think of a better way to send Tomahawk back to the depths than with todays Gladiator Games.
It renewed my faith in the pax that they aren’t ALL squishy. Sure some still cant do a proper lunge (Bandcamp), but I saw hope. Hope that pax don’t stay complacent, hope that harder AOs like Tallawah and Kitchen Sink become the new norm, and hope that we will continue to push each other.
Who knows, maybe Tomahawk will be needed again one day. But for now… Birdcage signing off
WARMUP: SSH. Cherry Pickers, Merks, Rebel Merks, Diamond Merks, Imperial Walkers, Nightclubs, Squats, Honey Mooner, Downward Doggie, Windmills, Mosey…
THE THANG: Keep it simple: Mini – Ladder – start at 5 reps w each rung in ladder adding one rep ( 6, 7, 8, and 9) 5 Bomb Jax, 6 Diamond Merks, 7 Big Boys, 8 Donkey Kicks, 9 Seal Jax!
Next up – some 11s ( that Bass couldn’t wait to get started )
We started top of the hill with Bobby Hurleys then moseying down around the bend and up the Hill to a spot so close to the starting point ( other side of road) and knocked out Plank Jax to keep the math working…
Called an audible half way thru to assist with the hill climbs and descents- finished out the 11s on a flatter area of the entrance. Almost infringed on the Minnow Pond parameters ( but who was measuring the total ground covered??)
MARY: 4 mins of Mary completed with a solid use of Heels to Heaven by Gemini who challenged the Pax up to a 15 count ….when the mumblechatter began after passing the standard 10 count! Nice work by all!
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Yes!!
COT: Prayers for Geraldine who was being comforted at Hospice ( prayers for Slash and family), Family ( teenagers for ChickHawk), health and fellowship as we head into Summer.
WARMUP:
– yes
THE THANG:
– modified 4-corners
– Airborne hips
– Jack Webb
MARY:
– Mary with Bushwood’s PAX
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
– read newsletter
COT:
– was held
WARMUP: mosey
THE THANG: more running
MARY: cool down
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
COT: continued prayers for @vuvuzela and his family