Eve of the Lord’s birth – convergence

WARMUP: The usual
THE THANG: DH-type-stuff
MARY: worked into Thang
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Newsletter & upcoming changes
COT: Lauren Hope Styles (sp?) – 21 RIP, Prayers for Geronimo & family. Reading from Ezekiel centered around helping others find their purpose

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Fa la la la….laughing all the way! ?

WARMUP:
Mosey around the JWow Exercise Pavilion stopping along the way finding our secret Santa gifts :gift:
THE THANG:
Mosey to trail behind parking lot
Partner up
2 rounds of Burpees while partner runs up hill and back
2 rounds of Flying squirrels while partner runs hill and back
1 round of Shoulder Taps
1 round of something

Next up was 22 days of Christmas
Day 1: Burpees with overhead clap
Day 2: Side lunges
Day 3: Broad Jump
Day 4: Leg Lifts
Day 5: merkins
Day 6: Freddy’s
Day7: Sumo Squats
Day 8: reverse lunges
Day9: sumo squats
Day 10: jumping jacks
Day 11: forward lunges
Day 12: jump squats
MARY:
Partner does swing crunch while other runs around playground
2x
Sprint to COT
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
12/24 convergence at NAFO
COT:
Prayers for all dealing with tough times and our man Sofrito to heal up:muscle:

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An Even Thousand Reps

WARMUP: SSH, IW, Cherry Pickers

THE THANG:
100 Merkins
200 LBC
300 Squats
400 Calf Raises

Method:
20 reps at a time until total reps are complete.
Eg 20 reps each of merkins, LBCs, Squats, and calf raises until 100 merkins have been completed. Continue with LBCs, squats, and calf raises 20 reps at a time until LBCs are done.

At the last 100 calf raises switch to toe raises.

MARY: built into the “Thang”

ANNOUNCEMENTS: Christmas Eve Convergence, bethel, and NYE Convergence.
COT:

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The skillet; Hope&Joy

WARMUP: SSH, windmill, mosey around the perimeter of skillet (football yard lines in the parking lot for marching band practice)
THE THANG:
Start at one end of the skillet run 10yds and do an exercise. Ladder across 10-20-30-40-50-40-30-20-10.

1st time across: Burpee 1-2-3-4-5-4-3-2-1
2nd: Merkins- 5-10-15-20-25-20-15-10-5
3rd: squats: 10-20-30-40-50-40-30-20-10

Mosey around skillet back to COT

MARY: is a beacon of Joy in her visit to cousin Elizabeth (Luke 1:46-56)

ANNOUNCEMENTS: 12/24 convergence
COT: Hope and Joy. Shared how these have appeared in our lives and changed with the seasons of life. We also shared the struggles we face as men, husbands, fathers etc… to maintain a posture of Hope and Joy in our lives amid the daily chaos surrounding us and the challenges of balancing that real, genuine posture vs. just “pretending” all is ok. Most of us walk around carrying more on our shoulders than we talk about, and can easily become weighed down… affecting our ability to experience hope and joy.

Romans 15:13
“I pray that God, the source of hope, will fill you completely with joy and peace because you trust him. Then you will overflow with confident hope through the power of the holy spirit”

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The Winter of Wegs’ discontent Part Deux

WARMUP: 4 mile Route was described
THE THANG: Head up Munn, left on Harris, loop through WEP and back.
MARY: 2 minutes at the end.
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Xmas Party, Xmas Eve Convergence, Bethel Men’s Shelter
COT: Prayers for families, parents, patience and healing

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Dozens and dozens

WARMUP: ssh, slow wind mills, imp walkers, hillbilly walkers, plank/down and up dog, Peter Parker’s. All in cadence and most for 12 reps
THE THANG: 12 days of Christmas. Each day took place at a different location around the property, mosey in between

1 – flying squirrel
2 – bomb jacks
3 – makhtar ndiayes
4 – big boys
5 – merkins
6 – flutters
7 – mountain climbers
8 – shoulder taps
9 – Carolina dry docks
10 – LBCs
11 – SSH
12 – monkey humpers

Then we did a set of 7s with one station in front of state line vapes ( the store, not sprocket) and the other down at f45. Merkins at one end and big boys at the other with moseys in between

MARY: twister led gas pumpers to wake up the guests at both nearby hotels
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
COT:

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Afton loops

WARMUP: pre-run Ben Casey thru parking lot down to Patricia lane and back to launch + 20 SSH
THE THANG: Dave Gibson > Emory > Braden Pkwy > Afton Way with stops along Emory for houses with Christmas lights (total: 1 burpee, 6 Merkins, 8 squats ; distance 1 mi)

Afton Way loop (4 loops x 0.5mi/ea = 2mi)
4 x 3 = 12 squats at start
4 x 3 = 12 merkins at backside intersection with Lizzie

Back track 1 mi up Emory the way we came stopping for count of Christmas lights again.

Had a little time left when we got to Dave Gibson, so did another loop through business park (Ben Casey > Patricia lane) with another 5 merkins before heading back to COT

Totals:
4.87 mi
20 SSH
2 Burpees
29 merkins
28 squats

MARY: she stayed in bed

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
12/24 convergence at NAFO
12/25: all AOs closed
1/1 convergence tbd
F3 Rock Hill coat drive

COT: prayers for MRI tests and results; college grad and job placement; college students returning home for holiday; peace among the holiday chaos.

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7 of Diamonds / Fatherhood

We had a 7 of Diamonds workout in the band lot.
7 burpees at each corner(28)
14 Merkins each corner (56)
21 LBC’s each corner (84)
28 squats each corner (102)
21 LBC’s each corner (84)
14 merkins each corner (56)
7 burpees each corner (28) (Skipped for ABC’s)
Finisher of ABC’s on your 6
feet elevated like 6-inch hold – spell out the alphabet with your feet. Capital letters only.
Close it out with 30 minutes of fatherhood wisdom

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Adding Gardenia

WARMUP:
Not typically done at this AO. Try to get here early enough to manage yourself.
THE THANG:
Run towards Gardenia every stop sign we did and additional merkin starting with 1. There are 10 stop signs.

7s on the hill – burpees and bomb jacks. We only got two rounds in. That hill is hard

Run back with merkins the same way. Total merkins 110.

MARY:
Throw the 60lb sandball over your shoulder once when you get back

ANNOUNCEMENTS: Xmas party

COT: was held.

If during your childhood the holidays were nothing but joy and wonder—never realizing how many people spend this season hurting over loss, stress, or heartache—then what an amazing gift your parents gave you. Think about that now that we’re the men creating a holiday environment in the depths of winter for our families.

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