Ladders and The Queen

WARMUP: ssh, iw, hillbilly walker, Moroccan night clubs, windmills, mosey

THE THANG:

start at goal line. Run to 10 – do the exercise – run back – do the burpee… run to 20….

Ladder:
10 – big boy situps
1- burpee
20 – merkin
2-burpee
30-mountain climber
3-burpee
40 – squat
4-burpee
50 – LBC
5- burpee

We made it up to 50…back down to 10 on the far side… back up to 50…and between 40 and 20 back on the near side

MARY: in the ladder
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
COT:
QSource – Q1.3 – Queen – what we put in our bodies – nutrition. You can’t or king your Queen. Meaning you cannot do enough fitness (king) to get to ignore nutrition. The sooner we accept this the sooner we can work on the balance. It is as much( if not more) a quality game as it is a numbers(calorie) game. AND factors like Sleep & Stress have proven physiological impacts on the what the body does with the food you give it.

Lay the bricks –
build positive habit through trial and error – one brick at a time. What works for 1 may not work for another.

Setup Accountability
-Standard
-enforcement
-consequence

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Homestead Route

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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Dealer’s Choice

Nice and gloomy, misty, cool morning. Just being out in this means you made the choice to NOT let the Jester win.
WARMUP: Slow mosey to the contractors pickup area at Lowe’s, circle up for the following, my standard SWIMS warmup:
– 15 SSH 4ct
– 10 Windmills
– 15 Imperial Walker 4ct
– 10 Moroccan night clubs 4 ct
– 15 Strawberry pickers
Since we were where we needed to be, we went right into….
THE THANG:
Dealer’s Choice
I have had the F3 workout deck in my truck for quite some time, like over a year, and never found the right opportunity to use it. Well, today was the day. The cards are waterproof so I was not worried about them getting wet, just whether I could read the small-ish print or not. HA!

Pick a card, do the exercise, then on to the next. Clubs are core, hearts are cardio, spades are legs, diamonds are upper body. Rep count is based on number/suit on the card 2-10 are their number, jacks are 11, queens are 12, kings are 13, aces are something special. jokers/jester are wild card (I had them as 10 burpees).
We got through the following (larger numbers were OYO, everything else in cadence)
2 bulgarian split squats
2 hand clap merkins
11 plank jacks
100 calf raise (ace of spades)
3 wojo squat
7 LBC
sprint 200 m (modified to 50m out and back, 2 of hearts)
11 dips
10 rosalita
NUR 50m out and back
sprint 300m (modified to 50m out and back, 3 of hearts)
lunge walk 50m out and back
10 oblique crunch per side
90 sec high plank
4 CDD
100 SSH (ace of hearts)
13 merkin
sprint 400m (modified to loop around parking lot)
5 lunge 2 ct
12 monkey humpers’
100 arm circles (50 each direction, ace of diamonds)
7 monkey humpers
3 Chuck Norris merkins
6 wide arm merkins
4 alternating side squat/lunge, each side
10 incline merkins
12 diamond merkins
9 ranger merkins10 butt kickers each leg
12 freddy mercury, 2ct
5 hand release merkins
9 LSS
60 seconds low plank (on forearms)
That put us at 3 minutes to 6, just enough time to run back to COT. Unfortunately no jokers/jesters were pulled.
Mumblechatter was most excellent!! Great job by all
MARY: None

ANNOUNCEMENTS: A LOT going on. Highlighted literally everything that is in the newsletter.

COT: A lot lifted up. Reminded PAX that we are all carrying burdens, and we men tend to suffer in silence, but when it gets too much, do not be afraid to reach out, for someone will definitely step in to help lighten the load.

Thanks Peach Stand for the opportunity to lead.
SYITG
Blessings,
-NASA

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Playing with Bricks at the Box

WARMUP: PAX grabbed bricks from the back of my vehicle and then moseyed around the corner of the school to find cover.

THE THANG: Had 3 JWebbs planned, only completed 2

1st JW – 1:4 ratio finishing at 10:40, Lunges:Squats. Lunges were each leg, everytime you went down into lunge position you performed a lateral raise with the bricks, during squats PAX were asked to hold the bricks in the lateral raise position until completion of the set.

2nd JW – 1:4 ratio finishing at 10:40, MerkinsonBricks:Overhead Claps

MARY: We moseyed back to COT
Had great fellowship discussing influence.

ANNOUNCEMENTS: Bethel Men’s Shelter, Trash Pick Up, Jaegar Sprint, BreaktheDam, read your newsletter

COT: STK!

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Colosseum 2/24/2026

WARMUP:
– Side-straddle hop,
– Strawberry pickers,
– Plank to down dog calf stretches, from plank Left arm to the sky with some hip dips, Right arm to the sky with some hip dips

THE THANG:
– Mossey around the MS drop-off loop, over to the top of the hill at Dave Gibson by school entrance; Partner up for Dora.

– 100 Sumo squats, partner runs down the hill to the second street light then back to the top and does 3 curb burpees. Partners swap until 100 reps completed.

– 100 Walkin’ Merkins, partner runs down the hill to the second street light then back to the top and does 3 curb burpees. Partners swap until 100 reps completed.

– 100 Side Lunges, partner runs down the hill to the second street light then back to the top and does 3 curb burpees. Partners swap until 100 reps completed.

– 100 LBCs, partner runs down the hill to the second street light then back to the top and does 3 curb burpees. Partner swap until 100 reps completed.

– 100 Monkey humpers – 50 each partner for 100 total. Partner runs down the hill to the second street light then back to the top and does 3 curb burpees.

– Run back through the elementary school drop-off, cut-over to middle school drop-off lane and stop at brick walkway in-front of the MS. Bear crawl past curb then mossey to COT

MARY:
– 10 Box cutters
– 20 Flutters
– 10 Baby leg circles in flutter position
– 10 American Hammers

ANNOUNCEMENTS: Read your news letters

COT: It is what it is… Prayers and blessings for aging family members.

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O Brother Where Art Tho?

WARMUP: Imperial Walker, Hill Billy Walker, Over Head Claps, Windmill, and Potato Pickers All 11 Count
THE THANG: Mosey to front of school for start of 4 Corners. 4 Rounds were called with different exercises each round. 25 reps for all exercises except Burpees was 15.

1st Round- Hand Release Merkins, Squats, LBC’s and Carolina Dry Docks

2 Round- Diamond Merkins, Monkey Humpers, Moroccan Night Clubs and Box Cutters

3rd Round- Calf Raise On Curb, Merkins, Mak Tar Dyes, and Flutter Kicks (4 count)

4th Round- Leg Lifts, Hello Dolly, Burpees and Apollo Uno’s

MARY: Mary’s Sister Meghan came out and led us through some Broga for the last 10 minutes. Flexibility Boys it’s very overlooked and some of y’all are wound up tight. We have to get better at stretching and doing active movements.
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Newsletter
COT: Yep.

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(Relationship) Malpractice Insurance

Warm up, :  SSH-IC, f5-Burpee, cherry pickers –I C, 4 burpee‘s,  WindM-IC, 3 Burpee, HW-IC, 2 burps, IW-IC, 1 Burpee
Thang: run & gun accumulator… Mosey, keep adding an exercise.
– 1) 5 Lt. Dan-Ohnos
– 2) 20 LBC
– 3) 10 MERKIN
– 4) 10 pickle pounder
– 5) 5 Kosak lunges each side
– 6) 10 Shakira (five each
– 7)Freddy Mercury (each)
– all we had time for
530-6: Framing the Topic:
“Most of us carry insurance for the stuff we’re afraid of losing — house, car, health. But what about malpractice insurance for our relationships? What are we doing to prevent damage before it happens?”
Q Source “M” concept:
– We have a finite number of arrows (time, energy, attention).
– We don’t know how many we have.
– Where we aim determines our IMPACT.
– Relationship malpractice is what happens when we mis-aim or neglect our Concentrica.
Where Are Your Arrows Going?
– Where do most of your arrows go right now? (Work? Kids? Phone? Fitness? Wife? Church?)
– If someone audited your calendar, what would they say you value most?
– Who in your Concentrica hasn’t gotten many arrows lately?
Early Warning Signs of Malpractice
– What are early warning signs that you’re drifting relationally?
– How do you know when you’re becoming transactional instead of intentional?
– What behaviors show up when you’re overextended? (Short temper? Withdrawal? Phone scrolling?
Preventative Practices (Insurance Premiums)
Insurance requires regular premiums. What are the relational premiums we pay?
Ask:
– What’s one simple practice that keeps you connected to your M?
– Do you schedule connection or just hope it happens?
– What’s a non-negotiable rhythm in your week that protects your relationships
Examples you can seed if needed:
– Weekly date night (even at home)
– Device-free dinners
– 1-on-1 time with each kid
– Monthly “state of the union” with spouse
– Texting a friend intentionally.
Legacy Question 
If you ran out of arrows next month, what relationship would you regret neglecting?
– What’s one arrow you need to intentionally aim this week?:
“What’s one premium you’re committing to pay this week?”

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Taper Before Dam to Dam – NOPE

WARMUP: Mumblechatter
THE THANG: 4.25 miles Munn to Harris to Ardrey to loop around WEP and back.
MARY: Heck no…
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Adopt A Highway, Bethel, May Overnight Ruck, Break the Dam, Read Newsletter
COT: Solid thoughts and prayers shared with many prayers lifted for healthy and healing.

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