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Beat the deck #1

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WARMUP:
Quick warmup as we had a lot to cover. Cherry pickers and side straddle hops

THE THANG:
We had 9 cards face up and needed to guess higher or lower of any pile. Each card had a workout associated with it. You get the pick correct, we did 10 reps of the workout. You get the pick incorrect, you do 10 reps of the workout and a little jog to the sign and back.
2: Moroccan Nightclubs
3: Flutters
4: calf raises
5: American hammers
6: shoulder taps
7: big boy sit ups
8: Peter Parkers
9: Burpess
10: Merkins
J: cherry pickers
Q: imperial walkers
K: LBCs
A: Squats

430 reps total
10 jogs total

MARY:
Box cutters
Flutters
Freddie mercury
Body destroyers
Lbc

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Tort and hare
Bethel men shelter
Fort mill care center
Varsity moving to an hour

COT:
Prayers and praises for getting up and coming out, new baby on the way, job interviews, Vuvu and his family.

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Bushwood Casino – Suplex dealing…

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WARMUP: MOTIVATOR, Windmills, Imp.-Walkers

THE THANG:
:black_joker: Texas Hold ’Em Beatdown Rules
Setup:
– Regular deck of cards. Assign each suit to an exercise:
– Hearts → Merkins Diamonds → Squats
– Clubs → Big Boy Sit-Ups Spades → Jump Squats
– Number = reps (face cards = 10, Ace = 11, Joker = Q’s Choice)
– Change Exercises for Each Round…
– All Pax do exercises for Flop/Turn/River. Folding = 5-10 of “ante-exercise”. Betting (w/ IOU of ante-exercise reps) proceeds as with regular Texas Hold ’em. Upon the showdown (post-River card), everyone “Pays up”. Winner calls out easier/alt. exercise for himself & the pax that pay up w/ time to spare (until the 6 is up)

Round 2 & 3 (same as above… new exercises)
Hearts:CDD / Shakira
Diamonds:Lunges / Sumo Squats
Clubs:V-ups / Dying Cockroaches
Spades:Flying Squirrels / Kosak Squats
Ante/IOU: Hand-Release Burpees / Lt. Dan/Apollo Ono complex

Mosey around Lot …. Then 4-Square.
when “out”… take a short lap & do merkins until back in.

Quotes shared w/ Pax throughout the workout (Common theme of paying your debts):
Proverbs 10:9 (NIV)
“Whoever walks in integrity walks securely, but whoever takes crooked paths will be found out.”

Marcus Aurelius – Meditations 6.30
“If it is not right, do not do it, if it is not true, do not say it.”
(And if you said it—do it.)

Seneca – On Anger, Book III
“A promise is a debt.”

John Wooden (legendary coach):
“Be more concerned with your character than your reputation, because your character is what you really are.”

George Washington:
“Associate yourself with men of good quality if you esteem your own reputation; for ’tis better to be alone than in bad company.”
(Good company pays their IOUs.)

F3 Lexicon – Freed to Lead
“Your word is your bond. If you said it, own it. If you owe it, do it.

MARY: Pax choice – included Am.Hammers, leg raises, LBC’s among others

ANNOUNCEMENTS: Trash clean up, New AO in Rock Region, upcoming Canoli Run & Tortoise+Hare
COT: prayers for various life transitions lifted to Sky-Q

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The Impossible Mile

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20 men rolled out of bed and got better this morning. There were ruckers, runners, and bootcampers. Conditions were pleasant (44 and clear). Here’s what we did:

The Thang
“The Impossible Mile Challenge”
– 1 Lap Burpee Broadjump
– 1 lap Lunge Walk
– 1 lap Bear Crawl
– 1 lap Run

<@UGU3XR5RP> finished first and thus was crowned “King of the Ring.”

NMM
We take on these challenges to prove our strength. On the surface, this was a physical beast. But during the challenge, it was apparent that this was just as much mental. No one chooses to do these exercises on their own. Candidly, it’s dangerous, difficult, and dare I say, impossible. But there’s a lesson in the face of challenges: will you quit when it gets hard or will you dig deep and push through? Whatever it takes to keep going, do that. If it means taking a rest and going again, do that. You must push past your perceived limitations to find the strength within. You have what it takes. Keep going.

Aye!
IJ

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1% better at Slow Burn

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YHC was honored to be given the Q stick at Slow Burn and challenged the Pax to get 1% better this AM. You see, status quo is comfortable and safe because it is known. Showing up to an AO offers disruption because you do not know what you will encounter from the Q. As a Fort Redwood I dont have tons of new ideas but I do challenge those in attendance to get better as I am confident that this momentum will carry you through the day as it has for me over the years.

WARMUP:
Mosey to Persis parking lot and circle up
Windmills x 10
SSH x 20
Mtn x 20
MNC x 10
IW x 10
Lets go!
THE THANG:
Mosey to Lowes with (3) stations. At each station, we completed max number of reps for each exercise within a minute. Pax were instructed to use sidewalk chalk to note their number

Station 1
Burpees
Flutters
WAM

Station 2
Lunges
Hammers
Diamond merkins

Station 3
CDD
Big Boy

Rinse and repeat but with a caveat to do 1 more rep of each exercise with a partner

MARY:
Twister on Gas Pumpers
Boogie Nights on LBCs
Barry Manilow on Dying Cockroaches
Assassin on Peter Pointers

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Read your newsletter

COT:
Prayers for safe travels, new jobs and for grace

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Music, Merkins, and Moroccan Night Clubs

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Six Booters and four Ruckers converged on Ball Room this morning for a music-themed workout. Conditions were cold and wet (33 and foggy). Here’s what we did.

Warm Up
– 10 Low Slow Squats (IC)
– 10 Windmills (IC)

Mosey around the lot to the covered walkway in front of the school

The Thang
The workout consisted of nine songs where an exercise was performed until a trigger word started another exercise

Song 1 – “Africa” by Toto
4m 32s of SSHs
Trigger Word: Africa – Burpees (7 total)

Song 2 – “You Can Call Me Al” by Paul Simon
4m 36s of Plank
Trigger Word: Al – Plank Jacks (4 total)

Song 3 – “Wagon Wheel” by Old Crow Medicine Show
3m 56s of Imperial Walkers
Trigger Words: Rock Me – Bomb Jacks (18)

Song 4 – “Another One Bites the Dust” by Queen
3m 43s of Plank
Tigger Word: Dust – Merkins (18)

Song 5 – “The Joker” by Steve Miller Band
3m 39s of American Hammers
Trigger Word: I’m – LBCs (32)

Song 6 – “Pour Some Sugar on Me” by Def Leppard
4m 56s of Moroccan Night Clubs
Trigger Word: Sugar – OH Claps (19)

Song 7 – “Wildflowers” by Tom Petty
3m 14s of Squats
Trigger Word: You – Flying Squirrels (24)

Song 8 – “Hotel California” by The Eagles
6m 32s of Calf Raises
Trigger Word: California – Burpees(4)

Song 9 – “Money for Nothing” by Dire Straits
4m 39s of People’s Chair
Trigger Word: Money – Merkins (17)

NMM
Who knew five minutes of Moroccan Night Clubs could wreck you? Today’s beatdown proved you don’t have to run far to get a good workout. Thanks for the opportunity <@U790WHUKC> and happy birthday <@U6AS1MBPG>. And great to catch up with our Ruckers at the end.

Remember to celebrate your wins louder than you mourn your losses. Progress deserves more energy than regret. Should’ve, would’ve, and could’ve steal too much joy. The windshield is larger than the rearview mirror for a reason.

Aye!
IJ

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Ring of Fire ? Burning Strong

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WARMUP:
Grab a block
Mosey to track
Imperial walkers
low Slow squats
Moroccan Night Clubs
Hillbilly walkers
THE THANG:
20 reps of Cindy exercise
Curls
Tri extension
Shoulder presses
Squats
Murder Bunnies
—Rinse and Repeat

Track pain stations starting with 5 reps increase 1 rep each round
Leg lifts
Merkins
Sumo squats
Donkey Kicks

Start with curls the lap stop at each pain station then next Cindy exercise and next lap with increased rep
Get as many rounds as possible
MARY:
N/A
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Acceleration project 12/20
Christmas Party 12/21
ClaveBoss 12/24

COT:
Prayers for mental health
Rumbling back
Chickenhawk dad

Be persistent and disciplined!!

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If you do it long enough, you’ll feel it

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WARMUP: quick disclaimer when YHC identified no new pax, got a quick raise of hands on “new’ish” Pax that may not have Q’d a lot since this was Q school themed. Also a refresher for how Qs need to lead. Took off on a mosey down the hill to the school parking lot. Once we got there, did a few exercises in cadence, with the commands to be used for all Qs. One thing to remember is to give the commands with authority and ensure they are clear. If you screw up the words, that can always be improved, but with the right authority and simple instruction, that will at least make the men follow you. Last Call got to practice calling cadence for the group – he did just fine.

Back up the hill for a quick stop at the pull up bars. Lesson here was rinse and repeat can be your friend and standing in the middle facing the Pax is a good way to deliver instruction. We did 4 sets of 3 pull ups followed by 3 burpees. Everyone loved it.
THE THANG: We ran all the way to the band parking lot and we stopped along the way. Goal here was to stop and plank or big a tree to not lose the 6.

Once we got to the band parking lot, there were exercises, see picture, that had 2 pieces of paper on both sidelines. We started at the top and did 1 exercise, then ran to the other side where we started with that exercise. Then moved our way down the list to the next exercises.

We focused on cadence counting, OYO, single vs double count or exercises that are in cadence 4 count. When we got to shoulder presses / raise the roof, 50 was the number and we decided double count would work because raising the roof is easy…unless you do a lot. Of course the burn begins to take effect. Lesson here is stick to your Q plan and modify as the Q as needed, but don’t Q it if you can’t do it.
MARY: Ran back to COT where Rumbling and Marty called out a few exercises in cadence – they also did just fine.
ANNOUNCEMENTS: newsletter for sure
COT: completed with a round the horn CSPAN special

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Tour of the Bush with Tires and cindys

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WARMUP: SSH, Mt Climbers, Burpees OYO, mosey to a different place around campus, Merkins, Plank, mosey to another location, LBCs, HBWs, ran to first station of the thang.
THE THANG: Station 1: 20 BBSU, Station 2: 20 Merkins, Station 3: bear crawl up the stairs, Station 4: 20 Mike Tysons, Station 5: flip tires, Station 6: Murder Bunny’s, sprint 100m. Two stops in the middle of the circuit for 5 burpees each.
MARY: 5 PAX for BC and 5 for SL Rucking. We all got together for COT.
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
COT:

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Bushwood

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WARMUP: Wind Mill, Low slow squat, and Spider Merkins

THE THANG:
Warm- up Wind Mills, Low slow squats, Spider Merkins

Run .25
Wind Sprints
10 Man-Makers
Bear crawl and 3 Merkins
Tire flip 4 times and 5 Merkins
Tire flip 3 Burpees
Run two laps around Catawba Ridge High

MARY:

ANNOUNCEMENTS: Bethel Men’s shelter, Red Cross blood :drop_of_blood: drive, Trash pick- up
Turtle :turtle: and Hare

COT: Prayers and Praises

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