The Ballroom: Dancing the Gloom Away

WARMUP: mosey
Circle up for couple exercises from the randomizer….ball of exercises

Mosey to elementary school with stops around playground for some exercises

THE THANG:
6pain stations around parking lot
1st round lunge walk to each
2nd round bear crawl to each
3rd round slowzy to each

10 leg lifts
20 dips
10 wide arm Merkins
10 donkey kicks
20 calf raises
10 sumo squats

MARY:
Slowzy back toward COT but some stops along way
Flutters
Hello dollys
Supermans
Wall sits with Bear Crawls
Wall sits with merkins

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Saturday convergence 6am FMHS
Saturday print shop 6pm

COT:
Prayers and Praises for many things
One theme was traveling and vacations and kids summer plans

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Tinder Box of Pain

WARMUP: SSH, Morrocon NC, Imperial Walkers, Windmills, Strawberry Pickers
THE THANG:
Round 1- Bear Crawl Every 10 Yards then when reached the 50 yard line Run Back
Round 2- Lunges Every 10 Yards then when reached the 50 yard line Nur Back
Round 3- Crab Walk Every 10 Yards then when reached the 50 yard line Mosey Back
Exercises at every 10 yards with the yard number as the reps during each Round- 10= Burpees, 20= Shoulder Taps, 30= Squats, 40= Peter Parkers, 50= LBCs
Dora= 100 Merkins, 200 Mountain Climbers, 300 Plank Jacks; Timer was running one lap around the loop.
MARY: American Hammers and Flutters
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Read your newsletter
COT: Prayers and Praises

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Bushwood or Bust….

WARMUP: SSH. Cherry Pickers, Merks, Rebel Merks, Diamond Merks, Imperial Walkers, Nightclubs, Squats, Honey Mooner, Downward Doggie, Windmills, Mosey…
THE THANG: Keep it simple: Mini – Ladder – start at 5 reps w each rung in ladder adding one rep ( 6, 7, 8, and 9) 5 Bomb Jax, 6 Diamond Merks, 7 Big Boys, 8 Donkey Kicks, 9 Seal Jax!
Next up – some 11s ( that Bass couldn’t wait to get started )
We started top of the hill with Bobby Hurleys then moseying down around the bend and up the Hill to a spot so close to the starting point ( other side of road) and knocked out Plank Jax to keep the math working…
Called an audible half way thru to assist with the hill climbs and descents- finished out the 11s on a flatter area of the entrance. Almost infringed on the Minnow Pond parameters ( but who was measuring the total ground covered??)

MARY: 4 mins of Mary completed with a solid use of Heels to Heaven by Gemini who challenged the Pax up to a 15 count ….when the mumblechatter began after passing the standard 10 count! Nice work by all!
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Yes!!
COT: Prayers for Geraldine who was being comforted at Hospice ( prayers for Slash and family), Family ( teenagers for ChickHawk), health and fellowship as we head into Summer.

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Grinder Pivot

WARMUP: Joined Tomahawk for a Grinder led exercise.
THE THANG: Accepted invite from Grinder to complete 1 round of carrying ridiculously heavy items and made Q decision to peel team away while we could still move.

Moseyed HIMS to River Trail Elementary sports fields for Dora the Explorer. 200 Big boys, Merkens, Sumo Squats w bear claws and running as MOT.
Moseyed to bottom of hill back to COT. Ran to every light pole totaling 7 with 10 merkins at every pole. Go back and drop a light pole. Mosey back to COT.
MARY: no time
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Bethel Men’s Shelter. 2 Murph options.
COT: travel, kids growing up, kids summer safety.

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A deep dive into the mind of Slash at the Hive

WARMUP:

The Q was told today started at 5:16, so he arrived just in time…

SSH, Moroccan Nightclubs, Windmill, Imperial Walker, Hillbilly Walker

THE THANG:

Based off a 2019 GORUCK monthly workout that I know Bandcamp loved back then.

The main movement was suitcase carry up and down the hill by the stadium. At the bottom the work was 20 reps of each below starting with the top. Then adding the next one the next time. Then the top 3 the next time etc. I think we made it to overhead press

Swing
Squat
Lat Pull-Over
Lunge
Plank Pull-Through
Overhead Press
Curl
Man Makers

MARY: One minute of LBC to get to 6:00

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

For the love of God, run in the Cannoli Run if you can!

Aug 11-13 plan for retreat to save lives

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Looked better on Paper!

WARMUP: SSH, Imperial Walker, Nightclubs, Windmills, Cherry Pickers, Squats, Merks, Flutters, …etc
THE THANG: Pick a parking spot – let the fun begin – round 1: 3 exercises 10 reps each SSH, PlankJax, seal jack – flutters as the pax rotate down to next parking spot vacated in a rotating fashion ( bear crawl was mode of transportation)
Continue this cadence until you arrive back at original spot.
Round 2 – same cadence – 5 reps each – using parking block – Iron Mikes, Dips, and Bomb Jax – mode of transportation (mosey)
Time was flying so we stopped midway and headed for the “hill” by the football field that has a small minor smidge of an incline – where we began a round of 6s( modified to 4 s) due to time with Squats at bottom and Merks at top of hill.
Headed back to COT at the clock was ticking …
Mainframe helped us knock out 3 mins of Mary. Nice work by all!!!
The weinke looked better on paper. Q had to call a few audibles to make the time and reps bearable ( no pun)
Bear Crawls were welcomed with some mumblechatter:)
MARY:
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Cannoli run, Triple down Saturday w either the Yard or the Fort boot camps – coffee – then 5k at the Cannoli. Cake Boss celebrates a birthday yesterday 05/17, and read newsletter. Prayers for Luka and family. Sign up for meal train for Vuvu!!!

COT:

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Smash and Grab

17 men did the hard thing at a sweaty Armory this morning. Here’s what we did:

10 SSHs (IC)
10 Hillbilly Walkers (IC)
10 Low Slow Squats (IC)

Bell Work
10 Curls (IC)
10 Squats (IC)
10 Man-makers
Run 100 yards

10 Calf Raises (IC)
10 Bench (IC)
10 American Hammers (IC)
Run

10 Swings (IC)
10 Crossovers – each direction
10 Tricep Extensions (IC)
Run

10 Flutters w/ Press (IC)
10 Skull Crushers (IC)
10 Sit-ups to Press
Run

10 Around the Worlds – each direction (IC)
10 Lunges – each leg (IC)
10 John Deeres (IC)
Run

Repeat all with 5 reps at each pain station
Total mileage: 1.05

Mary
20 Boxcutters (IC)
10 LBCs (IC)
10 Freddies (IC)

Today we discussed our roles as leaders. We are to step up when others step back. It may be leading a group at work, leading a workout in F3, or volunteering to take the kids to practice. Leaders do what is needed, when it’s needed. TClaps to Battlebot for leading the Armory site for over a year. As counterculture as it is, he stepped out of his leadership role to allow for a new man to step up. TClaps to Naked and Afraid for being that HIM.
It is incumbent upon us to help with that transition – to support our new site Q by volunteering to lead a few workouts and to show up each week. In F3, we lead on a rotating fashion. We are a group of leaders, not a group with a leader. We lead where we can and find a man to replace us when he can do it 80% as well as we can. That’s what leaders do.
Well done, men. It was a pleasure to share the Gloom with you men.

Aye!
IJ

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Tom’s bushy Rollercoaster

WARMUP:
– mosey back to hill
– SSH / WM / IW
THE THANG:
– roller coaster = modified suicides. Base cone and 5 additional cones spaced out up the hill. Add 10 reps at each cone, starting with 10 at first cone, finish with 50 reps at last cone. Exercises: squats, mountain climber, plank jack, LBC. 5 min time running in background, every 5 min there is a 1 min rest in which PAX have to complete 10 burpees, resume with suicides once 1 min has passed.
MARY:
– airborne hip exercise and mosey back to COT
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
– read newsletter
COT:
– was held with Tomahawk PAX.

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