Chupacabra farewell with ladders 🪜 sandbags and rucks

WARMUP: no warm up
THE THANG: Tabata every 2 minutes, drop and do 10 merkins with ruck on… first one was even before we launched… whining coming from everywhere…

We had a ladder 🪜 loaded with sandbags (4×40 plus 2×60) pick up the ladder, put it on shoulders and start moving around the 1/4 mile loop, every time the timer went off we had to do 10 merkins, do Tabata and pick up ladder again and keep moving… stop about 1/3 of the loop right after the buzzer went off, form two lines and start passing the Sandbags sideways to the pax next in line, return Sandbags to starting point, now pass sandbags overhead to pax next to you, rinse and repeat twice… buzzer went off a couple of times during the sandbags exercise so everyone knew what to do…

Load sandbags back on ladder and keep moving, we didn’t get too far went buzzer went off again.. 10 more!! Advanced to starting point just in time for another buzzer, another 10 merkins; form two lines and start tossing the Sandbags to the other end of parking lot… yes, you guessed it, buzzer went off a few times… rinse and repeat… load up the ladder and keep moving… another 1/3 of the loop and buzzer went off again, 10 more, fork two lines and unload ladder, this time it was over the shoulder toss to pax next/behind you.. rinse and repeat twice and yes, buzzer went off a couple times…

Load up the ladder and keep moving.. another buzzer 2/6 of the loop, drop do merkins and grab ladder and keep moving… we had enough time to go back to COT
MARY: 20 squats with ruck on… buzzer went off one last time, 10 merkins… another round of 20 squats… 6 o’clock

It’s been my pleasure to be the site Q for Chupacabra for the past 16-18 months but it was time to put Chupa to sleep… we’ve had some great events and variety of WODs, and some times miles and smiles…

Thanks for everyone’s support…

Tinsel OUT

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Xmas Eve below Zero

Some PAX ran the Clave Boss and then rolled out. Other PAX rolled in for only the workout. Some PAX did both.

Split quickly into 3 groups. Rebound, Sprocket, and Mark Twain each took a group through a warmup and then visited 3 stations. Double D, 38 Special, and Band Camp lead the PAX at each stations. It was too cold (11 degrees Fahrenheit with some biting wind) to vote on which station was the Ghost of Christmases Past, Present and Future (see we did work in a little Xmas theme)

38’s portion:

The Roshamburpee-fest
Demonstrated a roshamburpee (plank position, 1, 2, 3 shoot).
Assigned one PAX to the end of each of the concrete paths. Everyone will run up the concrete paths in succession (or do whatever) and challenge the guy stuck at the end with a roshamburpee.
Winner gets up and runs up to the next level to challenge the next PAX. Loser stays put and keeps plank (or just tries to keep warm). At the five minute mark called “Sudden Death!”. Everyone tries to do laps but they always challenge anyone they run by (passing challenges in progress) and basically it looks like a bunch of pool balls knocking into each other the whole way. A lot of burpees. A lot of laughs. A lot of running. A lot of fun

Double D’s portion:

Started with 10 burpees OYO.
Group then broke up into 3-5 pax.
1 pax runs to block does 1st exercise in red while others in group do exercise in green.
Cycle all pax in group through, then move to second set of exercises.

Exercises:
RED:
1.Blockees
2.Swings
3.Curls
4.OH Press
5.Rows
GREEN:
1.Squat
2.Clave Raise
3.Sumo Squat
4.Monkey Humpers
5.Lunges

We planked for 6 and a short msg. Then group moved on.

Band Camp’s Portion:
Buy in with 20 Bulgarian Split Squats each leg
Ran a version of Red Barchetta-style workout
Run down – exercises
Mosey back – 5 burpees in cadence
50 in cadence Mountain Climbers (cold hands)
49 in cadence Flutters
48 in cadence Squats
47 in cadence Merkins

COT – and to all a good night!

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URBAN GOLF

WARMUP:
SSH x25
Peter Parker x10
Parker Peter x10
Downward Dog
Honeymooner
Imperial Walker x10

Mosey down Academy St, right on Withers St and to the top of hill where my truck was parked with the hell pavers.

THE THANG: 9 Holes of golf
Top of the Hill (Tee Box) Curl the block 18 times and OH press 18 times
Run down the hill and back up the next hill to the Island Green (shovel flag planted) in front of First Baptist Church.
9 Burpees
Run back to the Tee Box and complete the same exercises but in rep counts of 16
Back to the green for 8 burpees
Continue the series decreasing the counts at the tee box by 2 and the green counts by 1 until finished.
I don’t think anyone finished although a couple of guys were on their last round when time ran out. We logged a little of 3 miles moving up and down the hills.

Great work by all and thank you Kermit for the opportunity!!!
No Time for MARY
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Newsletter has it all

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Oldie but goodie @ pantheon

WARMUP: mosey to dumpster. SSH Merkins Moroccan night clubs plank stretching mosey back to front of school
THE THANG: 3 min of 3 exercises(10,15,20 reps) with burpee stack. Look it up. Merkins mtn climbers and shoulder taps then run to the little green boy. Round 2 squats monkey humpers and calf raises run again. Round 3 big boys American hammers flutters and reverse LBCs (ask Maximus)
Lastly a Dora with 100 merkins 200 squats and 300 reverse LBCs since everyone liked them.
MARY: not necessary when doing reverse LBCs
ANNOUNCEMENTS: read newsletter.
COT: prayers for marriages and those dealing with lost loved ones. 🙏

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Surprise!!! CakeBoss likes Burpees too🎂

WARMUP:
Mosey to sidewalk by Little Caesars
11s: Burpees at bottom, Dips at top wall
THE THANG:
3 stations on .70 loop
At each station perform 3 exercises then move to next round
Round 1: x3
5 burpees
10 Merkins
15 squats
Round 2: x3
5 Bombjacks
10 wide Arm Merkins
15 monkey humpers
Round 3: x3
5 Flying Squirrels
10 Diamond Merkins
15 one Leg squat

MARY: backdraft led quick exercise
ANNOUNCEMENTS:

Airborne Christmas Friday 12/16
Christmas Eve convergence
Read Newsletter
COT:

F3 and brotherhood is gift not to be take for granted
The busyness of Christmas we lose the reason of the season and that is that Sky Q sent Jesus on a rescue mission to save us from ourselves and own demise. Be grateful for his mission and love for us

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Running with Burpees…Do you have a problem with that Mr Lawrence?

WARMUP: Mosey to Patricia Ln.
THE THANG: Alternate between 2 pain stations…one at circle at the end of Patricia Ln and the second at the farthest parking lot in front of GHMS. The pain stations are exactly 1/2 mi apart. At Patricia Ln the PAX completed a round of 10 burpees and 25 flutter kicks. At GHMS, 10 merkins and 25 sumo squats. Rinse and repeat. PAX logged between 3.5 – 4.5 mi.

ANNOUNCEMENTS: Christmas party and convergence. Read your newsletter.

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Working to 38 (or 19) at Pantheon

WARMUP: We ran around the big loop with the occasional plank at the corners to bring the group back together. After the lap, as a group, 38 SSH I/C, Merkins 19 I/C, Flutters 38 I/C, Squats 19 I/C.
Then, run the loop again.
THE THANG: With cones set up 76yds apart and cones at the mid-point (38yds), grab a partner. As a rehash of J-WOW’s expertise from the Thanksgiving Convergence, we did the Partner Push from one end to the mid-point (38yds). Then your partner would push on the return. Complete this 5 times.
Now, get on the opposite end from your partner, 76yds apart. Bear crawl to the middle, 5 partner merkins, run back to your end, 19 Mountain Climbers I/C. Then repeat.
Now, get into 2 lines, facing your partner.
19 Carolina Dry Docks I/C
19 Diamond Merkins I/C
19 American Hammers I/C
19 Squats I/C
19 Calf Raises I/C
On the curb, 19 Mike Tysons I/C
38 American Hammers I/C
MARY: See above
ANNOUNCEMENTS: After nearly 3 years as our Pantheon Site Q, 38 Special has graced me with the Shovel Flag of this special site. To say I am excited is an understatement and there are more good things in store for this AO on the West side of our mill town. I’ll be recruiting past Site Q’s to join me in taking a flag; it’s time.
Read your newsletter
COT: You had to be there but I will say this, be emotionally present, not just physically present.
Until next time,
Maximus

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A “moderate” 29 degrees

WARMUP:
SSH 25 IC
Windmills 10 IC
LSS 15 IC
MNC 15 IC
Yoga

THE THANG:

11’s – Mike Tyson & Big Boys with a shuffle to and from

DORA – 100 Merkins, 200 gBobby Hurleys, 300 American Hammers

Mary – Flutters, Box Cutters, LBC, Freddie Mercury

MARY:
ANNOUNCEMENT:
COT:

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One Wet Escaltor

WARMUP:
15 Imperial Walker
15 Cherry Pickers
15 Tesh Style (Slow) Moroccan Night Clubs

THE THANG:
8 Cones set up under the breaze way with the intent to keep the pax as dry as possible. I posted 3 different exercises for 4 rounds. We made it 1 & 1/2

Start with 5 reps and increase by 5 reps every cone for a total of 180 reps per exercise per round.

First Round
Squats
Big boy sit ups
Merkins
Bear Crawl from cone to cone.
lunge walk back to the beginning.
Once complete take a lap.

Second Round
Bobby Hurley’s
LBC
Carolina dry docks
Lt. Dan’s from cone to cone

As Fishstix, Stang and myself where the main ones out in the rain, I called an audible after the first round and got everyone out in the rain on their belly and did pull the ripcord. Then we flipped over and did some body destroyer and reflected on how refreshing it was to be in the rain and soaking wet. when the proceeded to run a lap and proceed with round two.

ANNOUNCEMENTS: Christmas party, Shanking with Stang Golf Tournament.

COT: Praises for reliving past experiences with family and friends, praises for allowing Godley men in our daughters lives.

Prayers for not analyzing everything and to rely on our faith more and trust God.

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