WARMUP: couple exercises to loosen up
THE THANG:
Ruck 3mi through Tega Cay power line hill and back with squats curls merkins built in
MARY:
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Christmas Eve convergence
COT:
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”
The PAX were asked a simple question before the work began:
“What burdens are you carrying?”
No answers required yet—just something to sit with.
Opening Smoke Session
Sprint up the hill, knock out 5 burpees, then run it back down. Consider it the price of admission.
From there, we headed down the path toward Harris Street and rolled straight into a moving warm-up, keeping the group together and the heart rate climbing:
• Windmills
• Run
• Imperial Walkers
• Run
• Monkey Humpers
• Run
• Moroccan Night Clubs
• Run
• Low, slow squats
We pushed up the Harris Street hill, then made our way toward the high school pull-up bars.
Mini Dora (Partner Work)
• Partner 1: Dead hang for a 40-count
• If you drop, you get back up. No shortcuts.
• Partner 2:
• 30 Burpees
• 75 Mike Tysons
An audible was called to keep us moving and on mission, so the 100 Big Boys and 150 Sumo Squats were left behind as we transitioned to the next station.
Mosey to the Band Practice Lot
Tire Work — Team Load
• Teams of 4–5 per tire
• Carry the tire around the parking lot
• One man drops to complete 5 burpees, next man steps in
• Cycle continues until the full loop is complete
Then:
• Tire flips — 2 men flip, rotate out, next 2 step in
• Shared load. Shared effort. No spectators.
COT
After returning the tires, we walked and slow-moseyed back to COT.
This is where the real work happened.
Each man shared the burden he’s carrying with the brother next to him.
Then we answered the follow-up:
“What can you do to help carry that load?”
No fixing. No speeches. Just presence and accountability.
Totals:
• 3.2 miles
• Solid boot camp
• New ground covered—both physically and personally
We stayed together the entire way.
No man left behind. No man left where we found him.
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
WARMUP: none
THE THANG: right on Mun left and Kingsley park circle, cross over 160 to Kingsley do as many loops as possible, head back
MARY: none
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Christmas Party
COT: keep several father in laws and uncles in your prayers plus prayers for direction.
WARMUP: Set-up for the workout, guys showed up, gave the disclaimer, and we completed SSHx10IC at each station with 1 burpee OYO as the exercise and flow was explained. Came back to the center to start.
THE THANG:
Modified Belle Ringer
Format: AMRAP for 30 minutes
Set-Up: Make a 5-point star with each point of the star being 10 – 15 yards away from the center.
Workout starts with:
1. 5 ManMakers in the middle. Rifle carry to cone 2 and perform 10 “We’re Not Worthy”. Farmer carry back to center.
2. 5 ManMakers in middle. Rifle carry to cone 3 and perform 15 Goblet Squats. Farmer carry back to center.
3. 5 ManMakers in middle. Rifle carry to cone 4 and perform 20 CurltoCleantoPress. Farmer carry back to center.
4. 5 ManMakers in the middle. Rifle carry to cone 5 and perform 25 KB Swings. Farmer carry back to center.
5. 5 ManMakers in the middle. Rifle carry to cone 5 and perform 30 Bent Over Rows. Farmer carry back to middle.
Each complete trip is 125 reps
Most PAX made 2 complete trips!
MARY: NONE – Cindy would have been jealous.
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Christmas Party, Bethel serve, read your newsletter
COT: The second half of this workout is really COT centered around a topic of conversation. All guys participated which was great to witness and sparked back and forth conversation that I pray helped those who are seeking a Shield Lock. Will not go into the specifics of what was shared, gotta STK!
WARMUP: SSH
THE THANG: Deck of Pain on the main stage. The suit is the workout the number on the card is the reps.
Hearts: Merkins – Ace: Plank 60s
Spade: Squat – Ace: Wall Sit 60s
Diamonds: SSH – Ace: Line Jumps :left_right_arrow: then :arrow_up_down: 60s each.
Clubs: BBS – Ace: Feet on wall sit ups. X25
Joker: Lap around the Christmas tree then 10 burpees
90 reps each suit workout
Next up Indian run around WEP
Finally end up at the top of the hill on the south end for some 7’s with squats up top and v-ups at the bottom. Slippery slopes with leaves when going up and down. One casualty… RIP <@UMVTXH0BX>
MARY: she found us
ANNOUNCEMENTS: newsletter, Christmas party
COT: YES!
WARMUP: Some
THE THANG: Pendulum on Monroe White St.
5 Bombjacks in the middle: 25 Merkins at the top of the hill. 25 Seal Jacks at the top of the other. Decrease by 5 each round then back up.
MARY: some
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
COT:
7 PAX from Stockade came over to see what I was doing at Slowburn.
Warm up
Accumulator board (up to 6 exercises), run in between
Wall sits and burpees
Back to the board for exercise-run-exercise-run-etc
Finished with a properly executed Mary
Note to self: there are 2 sides to a board, one side for Oldburn PAX, the other side prepare for when the PAX from Stockade show up
Thank you for the nod Peach Stand
Looks like we made it,
Barry Manilow
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