Tag: Bonsai

What kind of Burpees?

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WARMUP:
Windmills
Cherry pickers
Moroccan nightclubs
Hillbilly walkers

Mosey to parking lot in front of school for The Hightower
9 burpees
9 burpees with plank jack
9 burpees with triple hand release merkin
9 burpees with triple jump squat
9 burpees with triple hand release merkin, plank jack, and triple jump squat
THE THANG:
The Billy Madison
Each round is 12 reps, complete each round in order up to 12th grade. Run in between

Moroccan night clubs
Lbc
Calf raises
Merkins
Flutters
Squats
Shoulder taps
American hammers
Lunges
Burpees
Big boys
Good mornings
MARY:
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
COT:

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Homestead Route

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WARMUP: Not at this AO. But YHC did jump a lot from 5:10-5:14 (Q-drenaline)

THE THANG: Run to WillowBrook and back via Orchard Park Elementary. Proof: https://www.strava.com/activities/17574144266

MARY: Might have passed her on the route, not sure.

ANNOUNCEMENTS: Sign up for Bethel Men’s Shelter THIS THURSDAY! The need is great, the workers are few.

NMM: I articulated the route as starting out towards the QT, but then immediately ran the wrong direction. Nobody said anything. 😥 (Retread and I corrected the route, but come on men!)

When the leader doesn’t do what they said they’d do, other leaders should speak up. Our community needs your voice. Hold each other accountable.

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Hockey Gold

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WARMUP: Quick run around the parking lot, back to COT area, circle up for the following:
– 20 SSH
– 10 Windmills
– 15 Imperial walkers
– 15 Moroccan night clubs
– 10 Strawberry pickers
Then run to the parking lot at Grace Presbyterian Church for the main event!
THE THANG:
In light of Happy Gilmore as well as the USA Men’s and Women’s Hockey teams winning Gold at the Olympics, I put together something fun yet challenging to improve our hockey #3S2T.
An NHL hockey rink is 200ft long x 85ft wide. The large parking lot in front of the church is a little larger – approx 240′ x 100′. Go big and train to compete, right? There were 8 cones set up around our rink, each with exercises and a mode of transportation to the next cone. Start at cone 1, do the exercise, move to the next. Happy Gilmore may not have been the best skater or shooter, but damn he was intense. No rest in between as Happy would want it
Note: DC = double count
Cones:
1. ICING CALL on the opponent! Puck dropped but they won it. SKATE to go on defense! >> Eric Heiden’s to #2. (aka lateral lunge runs).
2. On defense in the corner. Happy falls on the ice and can’t get up! >> 30 dying cockroaches (DC) and 20 hammers (DC) >> Bear crawl to #3 (approx 25 yds)
3. GET UP OFF THE ICE HAPPY!! In front of the net, blocking shots. >> 10 burpees. >> Strides to #4 (think of a run while skipping, knees up high).
4. Happy was a pugilist. In the opposite defensive corner of the rink. Work on your enforcer abilities! >> 20 planks w alternating punches (DC), 20 Cobra Kai’s (DC) (while holding a deep squat, alternate punching) >> GO ON OFFENSE!! >> Strides to #5 (opposite end corner of the parking lot)
5. We are wide open!! Pass me the puck!! Signal your teammates >> 40 SSH (DC) >> You got the puck, move to the net! >> Strides to # 6 (center rink, offensive side)
6. TAKE THE SHOT!! Practice your SLAPSHOT!! >> 30 Apolo Ohno’s w arm swings. >> Bear crawl to #7 (opposite corner, offensive side, approx 30 yds)
7. YOU SCORED!! Now taunt the LOSERS!! >> 30 monkey humpers, 20 dirty dogs (10 each leg). >> Mary Katherine Lunge to #8 (a lunge walk, while you are lunging, you are extending both arms overhead, like a touchdown signal).
8. CELEBRATE!! Raise Lord Stanley’s Cup!!! At center rink. With a cinderblock, 20 curls then 20 overhead presses. Did you know: The Stanley Cup weighs 35 lbs, and a cindy weighs 38 lbs.
Back to #1, and repeat.
Everyone got in 2 full rounds and started on a 3rd. Then we did an indian run back to COT for…

MARY: A little less than 2 minutes worth.

COT:
Announcements: Highlighted Bethel Men’s Shelter next week, Break the Dam run this weekend, litter pickup, and other items in the newsletter. GET INVOLVED!!
P&P: Alot lifted up.

Thanks for the opportunity to lead.
SYITG
-NASA

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Tired of cold weather

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WARMUP:
SSH, low slow squats, high knees, butt kickers, karaoke
THE THANG:
Line up along the parking lines. With your kettle bell staying in one spot we performed the following exercises and then traveled to the next parking line. After each round you would add 5 reps and go to the next parking line.

Reps started at 5
1 arm OH press each arm – bear crawl / rev bear crawl back to bell
Goblet squat – lunge walk / rev lunge walk back
Chest press – inch worm merkin / rev inch worm merkin
Curls – crab walk / rev crab
LBCs- run / nur

We made it to 20 then we did a quick burnout to get through the rest of the reps by dropping the mode of transportation and just knocking out the reps decreasing each round 15, 10 and 5.

Total reps done 400.

MARY:
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Bethel men’s shelter
Break the Dam
COT:
Shoulders are sore, but more importantly I am glad I got out of bed this morning. Knowing someone is depending on you being there makes a big difference. Accountability is key.

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Failed Expectations

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WARMUP: mosey to chik fil a parking lot and warm up while hoping to see the crewed rocket launch at 5:15. Side straddle hops, Moroccan night clubs, reverse lunges and windmills. Saw the upper stage separating from the lower stage for one second then it was nothing but cloud cover.
THE THANG: Partnered up with the 4 boot campers. Sprint to end of parking lot while partner performed merkins, squats, lunges and Carolina dry docks. Mosey to side of Persis Indian Restaurant. EMOM do 10 merkins. In between alternate wall sits and calf raises. Mosey to railing for dips and reverse lunges. 40 yard sprints.
MARY: 4 minutes of ab worked finished off with hip exercises
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
COT:

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You can daraleek my hand release merkins

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WARMUP: we did the pledge and they got a disclaimer…it’s Minnow Pond (RIP)
THE THANG: Old school go time.
Exercises at each of the stops was 5 hand release with a shoulder tap in between. Then 5 jump squats.
The route: started at crossing on main -> down academy to the 4 corners -> up the hill to the glass filled parking lot -> print shop getting 5 pull ups in -> back to crossings on main -> up the Massey hill to the parking lot -> little bay Jesus church lot -> down ardrey and past WEP to the chain parking lot -> then all the way down to Kanawha past the gas station (I had to look the name up) -> Leonides to Spratt -> McKenzie to Ardrey to LBJ lot again -> chain parking lot, again -> Massey hill and parking lot, again -> COT
MARY: we did flutters
ANNOUNCEMENTS: May 16 CSAUP, BRR – that’s all you need to know
COT: families of kids going back to school, parents getting older

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Fibonacci Escalator

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WARMUP:
Mosey around the flag, stopping for windmills, cherry pickers, walkers, and some stretching

THE THANG:
Rounds are cumulative
Celebrate the end of each round with a mosey up the hill for burpees numbering the round (10 rounds)
1 Bomb Jack
2 Worst Merkin Evah
3 Big Boys
5 Gorilla Humpers
8 Shoulder Taps
13 Mountain Climbers
21 Fluttahs
34 SSH
55 Squats
89 Moraccan Nightclubs
Bonus – 144 jacks (PAX choice)

MARY: throughout

ANNOUNCEMENTS: Bethel, Dam to Dam, Pints & Padres, Emilo expansion

COT: Prayers for those who are facing medical problems, and those that care for them. Prayers for parenting and patience.

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Dancing the Cold Away

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WARMUP:
Classic CoP with about 5 exercises while Bonsai arrived at joined us
THE THANG:
Slow mosey with exercises every 50yards to continue to warm up

Cross the frozen bridge to football field
Four corners around track
Each corner perform exercise and mosey to next corner
Alternating upper body and lower body
6 Merkins 4
10 calf raises 4
10 CDDs4
10 squats 4

MARY: no time …not even 6min
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Break the Dam run Saturday
Pusher says there’s some race in September
COT:
Praying for Cherry Pie and visiting dad
Aging parents
Safe travels on icy roads
Marriages and 2.0s

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Cold as Ice!

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WARMUP: mosey behind HT
SSH
Low slow squat
Hillbilly walker
Toy soldiers
Butt kickers
High knees
Shuffle right
Shuffle left
Karaoke left/right
Mosey to entrance of apartment complex
Merkins with toe touches
Broga
THE THANG:
Mosey to other side of complex by the hill

DORA deconstructed burpee
100 hip thrusters
100 merkins
100 jump squats
100 burpees

Partner 1 runs, P2 does the exercises

Making our way back through complex we stopped at all speed bumps for 10 merkins (40 total).

Back at HT we lined up across the parking spaces to lunge walk two line and then a squat. Add a squat every two lines.

MARY:
Toe touches
ANNOUNCEMENTS: read newsletter
COT:

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Deck of Death

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WARMUP:
Ruck for first 12ish minutes
SSH
Low slow squat
Broga
Toy soldiers
Butt kickers
Soccer hips

THE THANG:
Deck of cards
Hearts – OH lunges
Diamonds – merkins with ruck on
Spades – swings
Clubs – bent over rows

MARY:
No time left
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Read newsletter
COT:
What is said in COT stays in COT

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