Tag: Conundrum

Taking the Fishbowl Backwards

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WARMUP:
THE THANG:
Academy St. to Monroe White St. stop at the intersection and the man with the bag walked backwards up to the top of the big hill to the abandoned parking lot entrance, then back down forward and go up the other side of the fishbowl backwards up to Confederate St, back down to the starting intersection to hand off the bag for the other man to repeat, then we walked down Academy to Country Club Dr, Howington Cir, Banks St, Phifer St, Allison St, Banks, 160, back down Monroe White St, up to Watson and back to COT.
MARY:
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
COT:

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Carry the heavy stuff, makes carrying the small stuff easier | Kitchen Sink

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Buy-In: 10 Man-Makers, 20 weighted squats, 30 SSH + Mosey around parking lot

Lunge Walk the back of the school, ~200 yds:
– 20 merkins in cadence
– Lunge walk 20 paces with sandbag racked on back
– 10 low slow merkins IC
– Lunge walk 10 paces with sandbag above head
– 15 wide grip merkins IC
– Toy soldiers with sandbag front racked
– 10 diamond merkins IC
– 20 lunges w/bag back racked, 10 lunges with bag above head, 20 toy soldiers with bag front racked
– 15 CDD IC
– and so on, and so on

Pass every bag down the line while sitting shoulder to shoulder…pass them back

DORA #1: 100 merkins, 100 squats > Partner farmer carries both sandbags 80 yds.

DORA #2: 50 weighted dips, 50 shoulder presses with sandbag > Partner shuffles 80 yds with one sandbag back racked

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Choose Hard

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WARMUP: Run to bandshell at WEP
THE THANG: We did laps around WEP with an accumulator thrown in for fun. When returning to the bandshell after each lap pax did the following starting with the first exercise and then adding the 2nd to it, then the 3rd, then adding the 1st exercise on top of the original 3 following the 4th lap

Burpees x10
Should taps x20
Squat x30

We got in 5 laps before returning home. All the effort in continuous fashion kept the pax warm and kept the cranky mumblechatter flowing.

MARY: done inside the Thang

ANNOUNCEMENTS: D2D items and more
COT: yes!

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4 Corners at the Sink

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Fall weather is upon us with morning temps around 57 degrees and ready to work. YHC was excited for my VQ at the Kitchen Sink thanks to Farmers Only. I have a tendency to get stuck in a rut attending the same workouts each week and this call out introduced me to a new opportunity.

I prepped by reviewing previous backblasts and Q Source. I wanted to incorporate a leadership lesson into the Q and settled on the 4 corners of the school which matched the 4 Quadrants of Q Source.

WARMUP:

20 SSH
10 IW
20 Mtn Climbers

THE THANG:

Round 1
Starting at the corner of the school
5 Man Makers
10 Rows
15 Curls
20 Flutter IC
Shuffle to next corner then rinse and repeat

Round 2
10 Shoulder Taps
10 Lunges
15 Squats
20 LBCs IC

At each corner, we discussed a Quadrant from Q Source

Get Right
– A man cannot Get Right by himself
– You are maintaining your fitness for reasons outside of yourself

Live Right
– A HIM influences through word and deed
– A habit can be positive, negative or neutral

Lead Right
– Leadership is influencing movement towards advantage
– Candor is graciously telling the hard truth and demanding it from others

Leave Right
– Legacy is constructed through the HIMs ability to develop Virtuous Leaders
– Failure is a wonderful teacher but only if you can take the pain from it

COT:

Continued prayers for victims of Helene
Prayers for residents of Florida in the path of Milton

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Back to school

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WARMUP:
THE THANG: 3.4 miles down to Gold Hill Elementary and up the back hill towards Walmart. Turn around and take a more scenic route back.
MARY:
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Christmas party, golf tournament
COT: prayers for my M and for me to remember that I need to focus on serving her through recovery and maybe even after.

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Sandbag shenanigans

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WARMUP:

Windmills, strawberry pickers, imperial walkers, hillbilly walkers, low and slow squats, Moroccan nightclubs, cyclops, plank and some stretching then 5 merkins
THE THANG:

Bring bags to outdoor amphitheater

Three rounds- ladder workout

5 man makers
Up a level
5 burpees – back down to first level
Up a level
5 HR merkins- back down to first level
Up a level
5 diamond merkins

MODE- Bear crawl up hill

5 Squats with bag
Up a level
5 split squats
Up a level
5 single leg squats
Up a level

MODE- Reverse crawl

Flutter press 4ct
American hammers 4ct
LBCs 4ct
Big boys

MODE- Third round- lunge walk

Over to loop
Partner 1 bag on bag plank
Partner 2 runs to end of lot and back, 2 rounds.

Bag toss for last minute to burn it out!
MARY: see round 3 :arrow_up:
ANNOUNCEMENTS: newsletter, pints n padres summer cookout 7/23
COT: yes

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Is your Deck in Order?

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WARMUP:
Warmup:
All in cadence
– Moroccan nightclubs
– Cherry pickers
– Windmill
– Imperial walker
– Side straddle hop
Pick up bag and mosey to outside theatre
– Partner exercise: bags do not touch the ground for the duration
– Partner 1 takes bag up to second level and completes 20 upright rows while partner 2 side lunges until the partner gets back. Once partner 1 returns, switch
– Once completed, partner 1 takes bag up to level 4 and completes 30 curls while partner 2 does calf raises, once partner 1 returns, switch
– Mosey to back parking lot with bag on shoulders
THE THANG:
Card game:
Run to other side, pick up a card. Nur back to start and complete the below exercises.

Numbers 1-10, do the number of reps per card:
Hearts – Squats with bag on shoulders
Clubs – Bent over rows
Diamonds – Overhead press
Spades – Over the shoulder bag toss
 
A – 5 Man-Makers
K – 10 Lunge squats w/bag on shoulders, single count
Q – 15 Bomb jacks
J – 20 Flutter w/press
 
Joker – 5 Kraken Man-Makers. Do these yourself or hand to anyone of your choice

At end, count up cards and call them out. Complete overhead presses in the amount of cards you gathered
MARY: No need
ANNOUNCEMENTS: 4th of July convergence
COT: Boomer and his family, those still sick and suffering from addictions

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Circuit of Circuits

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WARMUP: windmills, SSH, Moroccan night club, butt kickers, hi knees, disco club (side ways run)
THE THANG: 3 circuits. Each repeats 3 times, adding 5 to each rep every repeat
1st circuit 10 mericans, 10 big boys, 10 SSH. On your own.
2nd circuit 10 dips, 10 shoulder taps, bear crawls. Add extra if you finish before your team of three so you all finish each workout at the same time.
3rd circuit 10 squats, 10 flutter kicks, 10 heels to sky. In cadence with your team of 3
Added some burpees to help keep mumblechatter down
Qsource: shared leadership. Work together as a team, and trust your team to do their part. Teams work better when everyone can be relied on
ANNOUNCEMENTS: newsletter smack talk
COT: prayers and praises

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100’s

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WARMUP: Yes
THE THANG: 100’s .. Jerk Press , Curls , Squats, Tricep Extensions. Bent over rows , little run with 10 burpees In between sets of 50..
MARY: Kinda
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Read your News Letter
COT: We did it .

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