Tag: Bonsai

Seamstress Last Stitch in the Fort

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WARMUP: not really the thing to do at Minnow Pond. Come at 0510 if you want a warmup
THE THANG: run, hard.
first stop – 1 merkin, 1 squat
2 merkins, 2 squats
Keep adding each time we stop
often we kept adding reps till the 6 was in. Then we took off again. PAX were advised to mosey when the group left and not worry about completing all the reps. Most hit 4 miles

Macgyver, Bones, and Badlands got out in front of me around mile 2 and Grout eclipsed me after mile 3. I always seem to push myself a little harder when I’m on Q at minnow pond. We have some strong and fast PAX in the Fort.

NMM: The idea was for the PAX to not know how far we were going or when we would stop. And that when we did stop, there’d be work to do. Just like our work lives that take us to new locations….

Seamstress had no idea when he came to FM that he’d be called to move so soon. Nor does he know when he’ll be called away again. Many PAX expressed gratefulness for the impact he had on us and prayers of blessing were offered (are still being offered) for his move to Chattanooga

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Convergence For Our Brother Shower Curtain

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WARMUP:
Four Lines: Toy Soldiers, Butt Kickers, High Knees, mosey with Q to first of four rotations
THE THANG:

Slapshot’s Pain Station:

Each Pax performs

50 Merkins
100 LBCS
50 HR Merkins
100 4-CT Flutters

Every minute a timer would go off and we’d run from one side of the “track” to the other. We would then do two burpees and resume the exercises.
Group 4 only had 3-4 minutes left so we did 10 Burpees OYO then Captain Thor until 5:55.

Badland’s Pain Station:

10 rounds Tabata – 45sec work 15sec rest –
SSHs, Freddy Mercuries, high knees taps, American Hammers, mtn climbers, laying Leg Raises, In and Out Plank Jacks, J-Los, star crunches, high knee goofballs

Punchlist’s Pain Station:

Light Pole Speed Drills –

5/10/15 Merkins
5/10/15 CDD’s
5/10/15 Bonnie Blairs

Bear-pees to finish

Shady’s Pain Station:

Sheet 1: 10 diamond Merkins, 20 Merkins, 30 Mountain Climbers, 40 Seal Jacks, 50 American Hammers, 50 Shoulder Presses, 40 Crab Cakes, 30 Flutters, 20 Big Boy Situps, 10 Flying Squirrels

Sheet 2: 10 Burpees, 20 Knee to Chest jumps, 30 Carolina Dry Docks, 40 Plank Jacks, 50 LBCs, 50 Squats, 40 Dips, 30 Calf Raises, 20 Wide Arm Merkins, 10 Dive Bombers

Each sheet ~50 yards apart. Do the top exercise on sheet 1, run to sheet 2 for first exercise, then run back to sheet 1 and do 2nd exercise…and so on. Furthest we got was 50 shoulder presses and 50 squats. And we had awesome music courtesy of Detroit.

Great job Qs

COT:

Today we came to support our brother, Shower Curtain. He is recovering from his injuries and will need our help and support for several months to come. More than a workout!

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Wake Up, ISI DORA!

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WARMUP:

20 SSH IC
14 LSS IC
10 Windmills IC
15 MNC IC

Farmers carry to center parking lot

THE THANG:
PAX partnered up, ideally based on ability or kettle bell weight to help promote a ISI DORA. PAX would complete exercises while the their partners performed a movement across the parking lot. After each completed the exercises, they would share their rep count and the delta would determine the number of reps the winner/loser would perform of an easier/harder exercise.

Round 1: NUR
– [ ] Goblet Squat
– [ ] Skull crusher
– [ ] Lunges
Winner – Plank
Loser – American Hammers

Round 2: Sprints
– [ ] KB Swings
– [ ] Curls
– [ ] Halos
Winner – LBCs
Loser – Flutter with press

Round 3: Bear Crawl
– [ ] Snatch
– [ ] Merkins
– [ ] Upright Row
Winner – Al Gore
Loser – Man Makers
**this round was tough**

Round 4: Power Skips
– [ ] Bent over row
– [ ] OH Press
– [ ] Tricep Extension
Winner – Hello Dolly
Loser – Hello Dolly w/ press

MARY:
10 Flutters IC
10 Windshield Wipers IC
10 American Hammers IC

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
The JOC is hosting Rock Hills version of AKA Wednesday, great way to support and get to know our regional neighbors to the south.

Convergence coming up at NaFo I n Labor Day.

COT:
As we start the week, be mindful of all we have to be thankful for. Everything else stays in COT.

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The Twister (I didn’t name it)

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WARMUP: Light Stretches
THE THANG: The Pax executed The Twister- Dora at the Baxter Exchange
MARY: Flutters and of course Gaspumpers
ANNOUNCEMENTS: it was advised that the pax read their newsletter
COT: Prayed for Marriages

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Chatter, Krakens, Fellowship more chatter and more Krakens

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WARMUP: mosey to playground parking lot – burpees, windmills, imperial and hillbilly walkers, more burpees, squats, holding people’s chair for Moroccan night clubs and air presses while mumblechatter escalated quickly. Pusher enjoyed the view of YHC’s good side at this point of the workout.  Planks ensued along with a few Broga poses, Peter Parker’s and merkins.  From there we moseyed to the bus loop for the main event.

THE THANG: partners took turns alternating running between ab stations and 4 exercise stations. The stations were comprised of 8 burpees or 8 kraken burpees (which Dark Helmet loved), 18 of another exercise and 22 of another – Carolina dry docks, derkins, squats, lunges, merkins and side straddle hops (because YHC did not include them in the warm up) specifically. PAX did all of them and got 1% better.

After 8 rounds were completed between partners, we moseyed around the school, recited the pledge to honor those serving our country and protecting our freedoms. Then moseyed past three more light poles were 3 burpees were done at each one.  Just because.  

MARY: Sasquatch led 2 minutes of Broga which brought us to 0600.
ANNOUNCEMENTS: We’re exclaimed
COT: Prayers were offered.  And we welcomed FNG Sweat Shop.

YHC is grateful for the culture and fellowship we are so fortunate to have in the Fort. Showing up in the gloom each morning for the man next to us truly enables acceleration beyond just the workout.  

Thanks to Poppins for the call to Q.  It’s always an honor to lead.

Gratefully,
Cyclops

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A little mist in the gloom

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WARMUP: various warmups done
THE THANG: partner up-100 merkins, 200 Bobby hurleys, 300 single count mtn climbers.
Mosey to wall- wall sits while pax broad jump length of group x 2, 10 step ups, 10 derkins, 10dips at courtyard x 3 sets, mosey to playground 5,4,3,2,1 pull-ups and burpees. Indian run back to COT for 1 to 2 min of Mary.
MARY:
ANNOUNCEMENTS: final countdown, dam 2 dam, trash pickup
COT: prayers for metro brothers family, prayer for marriages, pray for bobbers friend who was at incident where one of his friends was tragically killed.

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Bonsai loops at the VA

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WARMUP: Slackblast:
Better late than never
DATE: 2022-08-01
Q: @Bonsai
PAX: @Cyclops @Flounder @Dojo, Spark
FNGs: 0
COUNT: 5
WARMUP:
Rucked around the back of Earth Fare while laughing at STL. Did a few of the typical warm up exercises.

THE THANG:
6 rounds with 3 stops along the way.
1 round was complete when you returned to the beginning. Each time you passed the middle island you had to perform exercise

1st island – beginning (10 squats)
Middle island – 5 merkins
3rd island – 10 each arm – ground to overhead press (single arm)

When done all pax completed 60 of each exercise.

To wrap up time we tucked up to the bank and back around the perimeter of the AO.

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Citadel Cendoff

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WARMUP: Jackalope soon to be off to Citadel got good practice leading the PAX in COP. Chip off of Bojangles block.

THE THANG:
Mostly Merkins squats and LBCs today. Got in 2.5 with some Dora and hill work.

COT: Prayers for our kids and teachers going back to school. And for 2.0 mental health. We also prayed for and blessed StateFarm and Jackalope as well their fathers (and mothers) for strong leadership and embarking not only college but at Citadel. Aye!

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The Seesaw

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WARMUP:

YHC took the pax to the top of Massey where State Farm delivered the COP. YHC finished a few exercises including mandatory SSHs the moseyed to stops along the way to WEP with burpees at every stop.

THE THANG:

The Seesaw is the hills between the new improved parking lot at WEP. Partnered up for bombjacks and lunges to 8.

Hit the stage for partner ab work.

Nur back and forth up the hill.

Finished with wall sits and burpees.

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