Black Friday “Convergence”

WARMUP: Toy soldiers, butt kickers, karoaci and mosey around the parking lot.
THE THANG: Base number is 10 reps. Stacked deck of cards so that there were only aces through 5 cards. PAX pulled a card from deck and that was the multiplier on the reps…eg a 3 card would mean 30 reps of the exercise.
Exercises:
Merkins
Squats
Rows
Chest Press
Lunges
OH press
Diamond merkins
Figure 8
Triceps ext
KB swing
Single leg deadlift
Arm curl
MARY: airborne ship exercises
ANNOUNCEMENTS: maximas and airborne are going to pull off the Christmas party
COT:

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Merkin 200 at the Yard

Short mosey to start
Warm-up: SSH (I/C 20x), Windmills (I/C 8x), Imperial Walker (I/C 15x), Moroccan N/C (I/C 15x), Mountain climbers (I/C 15x)
Six count burpees (5x)
Short mosey run
Routine #1: Prison Yard Merkins: at a half basketball court do 10 merkins at one corner, bearcrawl to next corner and do nine merkins, keep going around until finish with one merkin (from 10, the total merkins here is 55).
Short mosey run
At the benches:
Step ups (10 each leg, OYO)
Derkins (15, single count)
Butt Touch Squats (15x)
Incline merkins (15, single count)
Calf raises (I/C 20x)
Dips (I/C 15x)

Short mosey run to fire access road
We ran a short bit and then stopped and did a push up exercise, rinse/repeat.  Some ten counts in between.  The push ups were:
HAND RELEASE (15 single count)
WIDE ARM (15)
DIAMOND (15)
CURB RIGHT (10)
CURB LEFT (10)

Short mosey again, stopped and did:
Toy soldiers, stopped and did monkey humpers
Lunge walk, stopped and did bobby hurleys

Short mosey run
Another push-up exercise bit:
HAND RELEASE (10 single count)
WIDE ARM (10)
DIAMOND (10)
REGULAR (10)

Short mosey to last push-up-related bit:
Six count burpees (5x)

Mary: Freddies, LBC
Fini, COT
Thanks to all for joining me on the day I hit 200 F3 posts in 2022.

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2022 Thanksgiving Day Convergence

Welcome/disclaimer
Warmup: SSH (I/C 15x), Windmills (I/C 10x). Imperial walkers (I/C 15x), Moroccan Nightclubs (I/C 10x), Mountain Climbers (I/C 15x), right arm high, left arm high
Ruckers dismissed with Olaf. Pax count off by threes; pax split up and will rotate between
JWOW Q:
Partner up for a Jack Webb. Mode of transportation is a partner push across the field (crowd pleaser).
1 Big Boy Sit-Up – Partner 1 pushes partner 2 across the field
4 Merkins – Partner 2 pushed partner 1 across the field
The goal was to get to 10 Big Boy Sit-Ups and 40 Merkins.

Grout Q:
1. 5 EA Burpee
2. 10 EA LBC
3. 15 EA CDD
4. 20 EA Lunges
5. 25 EA American Hammers
6. 30 EA Shoulder Taps
7. 35 EA Flutters
8. 40 EA Mountain Climbers
9. 45 EA Squats
Run to top of hill and back.
Complete # 1 thru # 8 and run to top of hill Ann’s back.
Continue dropping the last exercise.

HarryCarry Q:
At the middle school’s loop, start at the bottom of the loop and do exercise noted (listed below). Run to the short brick wall at other end of loop, jump the wall, continue running up the loop. Stop at flag poles and do Bobby Hurleys (15 oyo). The proceed to run back to bottom of the loop; do the noted exercise there and repeat with the run/wall jump/run/bobby’s etc.
Smurf jacks (20 OYO)
Squats (20 OYO)
Monkey Humpers (20 OYO)
Lunges (20 OYO)
Lunges (10 each leg OYO)
Sumo Squats (20 OYO)
At 07:25 Pax reconvened at field.
Six-count burpees (I/C 6x)
End. COT

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Kingsley Loop is a thing

WARMUP: I warmed up the PAX with CLEAR instructions
THE THANG: Fartleks on Kingsley Loop, not Kingsley loop. Notice that one is a proper name and one is well, not. Run laps alternating moderate and fast pace. Rabbits got 5.
MARY: No Mary

Naked Man Moleskin: I had it worked out. But I guess I need to do a better job of Vision Articulation, Persuasion, Exortation. *Noted
Fort Mill Pax are the best around!

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It’s only 30 seconds can you last that long

Rolled in with 8 min till go times with only 3 pax there. Soon more and more started to pour in till there were 14 of us. T since we did not have any FNG’s we got right after it.

The Warm Up
10 Wind Mills
10 Imperial Walkers
6 On Your Six Reach For Your Toes And Hold

The Thang with the help of my Seconds App
30 seconds of Kettle Bell Goblet Squats
30 seconds of Rest
30 seconds of Alternating One Arm Kettlebell Swings
30 seconds of Rest
30 seconds of Kettlebell Sumo Squats With A Pulse
30 seconds of Rest
30 seconds of Alternating One Arm Kettlebell Swings
30 seconds of Rest
30 seconds of Kettlebell Left Leg Lunge
30 seconds of Rest
30 seconds of Alternating One Arm Kettlebell Swings
30 seconds of Rest
30 seconds of Kettlebell Right Leg Lunge
30 seconds of Rest
30 seconds of Alternating One Arm Kettlebell Swings
30 seconds of Rest
30 seconds of Right Leg Roman Dead Lift
30 seconds of Rest
30 seconds of Alternating One Arm Kettlebell Swings
30 seconds of Rest
30 seconds of Left Leg Roman Dead Lift
30 seconds of Rest
30 seconds of Alternating One Arm Kettlebell Swings
30 seconds of Rest
30 seconds of Wide Leg Kettlebell Deadlift
30 seconds of Rest
30 seconds of Alternating One Arm Kettlebell Swings
30 seconds of Rest
30 seconds of Left Leg Apolo Ohno Kettlebell Lunge
30 seconds of Rest
30 seconds of Alternating One Arm Kettlebell Swings
30 seconds of Rest
30 seconds of Right Leg Apolo Ohno Kettlebell Lunge
30 seconds of Rest
30 seconds of Alternating One Arm Kettlebell Swings
30 seconds of Rest
30 seconds of Kettlebell Pass Under Lunges
30 seconds of Rest
30 seconds of Alternating One Arm Kettlebell Swings
30 seconds of Rest
30 seconds of Lateral Kettlebell Lunges
30 seconds of Rest
30 seconds of Alternating One Arm Kettlebell Swings
30 seconds of Rest
30 seconds of Right Arm Kettlebell Bent Over Rows
30 seconds of Rest
30 seconds of Alternating One Arm Kettlebell Swings
30 seconds of Rest
30 seconds of Left Arm Kettlebell Bent Over Rows
30 seconds of Rest
30 seconds of Alternating One Arm Kettlebell Swings
30 seconds of Rest
30 seconds of Kettlebell Overhead Press
30 seconds of Rest
30 seconds of Alternating One Arm Kettlebell Swings
30 seconds of Rest
30 seconds of Right Arm Kettlebell Chest Press On Your Six
30 seconds of Rest
30 seconds of Alternating One Arm Kettlebell Swings
30 seconds of Rest
30 seconds of Left Arm Kettlebell Chest Press On Your Six
30 seconds of Rest
30 seconds of Alternating One Arm Kettlebell Swings
30 seconds of Rest
30 seconds of Kettlebell Upright Row
30 seconds of Rest
30 seconds of Alternating One Arm Kettlebell Swings
30 seconds of Rest
30 seconds of Kettlebell Thrusters
30 seconds of Rest
30 seconds of Alternating One Arm Kettlebell Swings
30 seconds of Rest
30 seconds of Alternating One Arm Kettlebell Swings
30 seconds of Halo’s

The music selection was as follows
Click Click Boom by Saliva
Superstar by Cypress Hill
Fade to Black by Metallica
I Hate Everything About You by Three Days Grace
Sabotage by Beastie Boys
Head Strong by Trapt
Dig by Mudvayne
Monster by Skillet
Fade by Stained
Sober by Tool

Last but not least some Global warming with a twist. I broke out the 15lbs slam ball as we got in to Al gore position and each person took a turn slamming the ball as hard as you lived 5 times. Based how hard some slammed the ball they had pretty easy lives so far or they where just hurting from all the kettlebell swings.

Announcements
BBQ & Bourbon
Shanking with Stang
Skeet shoot

Prayers and praise’s
Straight up son Yoshie killing his Cross Country Meet
Crab Cakes neighbor that fell with a broken ribs and punctured organs
YHC little brother visiting and it’s been 12 plus years since I have seen him.

Great work by all men, my legs and lower back are going to feel this one for a few days.

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Sharknado Again?

WARMUP: We ran 1/4 mile and did the usual except for SSH’s they suck and Hill Billy Walkers are better.
THE THANG: Sharknado was called again because I’m not original and couldn’t think of anything else to do, so twice in a month seemed fine to me. Also I know how much Trucker loves it. The hand release Merkins where just for Cyclops. Here’s how it went.

10 Burpees / Run down Hill and back to top
20 Hand Release Merkins / Run down and back up
20 Big Boy Sit-ups/ Run down and back up
20 Monkey Humpers / Run down and back up
20 Scorpion Dry Docks / Run down and back up

Goal was to do entire cycle 5 times, most made it to three complete rounds. This shut up the mumble chatter very quickly as we got 3 miles in just three rounds.

MARY: Returned to COT for 5 minutes of stretching as I try to do at end of all my Q’s.
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Dam To Dam Golf Tournament is Friday December 9th at 10:00AM Waterford Golf Club in Rock Hill. Contact Stang with any questions.
COT It was done.

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Rain Rain Go Away!!

WARMUP: SSH, Merks, Cherry Pickers, LBCs, Squats, Over-head Claps, and …..a slow mosey.
THE THANG: Multiple Pain Stations all completed in cadence- 3 sets at each location ( varying reps) – Pax took turns leading the cadence. Preceded by a skill challenge:
Free throws were mixed in for the Pax – Basketball and a Hoop at the Yard were made available for a random testing of the Pax skills at the free throw line.  Penalties for missed shots were Bigboys, Squats and Merks.  6 Pax shot – with only Dojo sinking the shot.  Penalty sets completed w some mumblechatter.
Mosey to the turf football field where Barry took the Q stick and led the group on a 100 yd scoring drive with only mins left in the beat down.  
A bevy of bear crawls and Toy Soldiers challenged the pax in the gloom! Nice work closing out the day!
These pax started their Saturday plus 1!

MARY: no time
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Skeet shoot sign up, blood drive sign up, bourbon tasting, and read newsletter!
COT:Prayers for health, healing, and Life’s lessons.

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Running late

WARMUP: cakeboss handles the disclaimer and started mosey to a Q that was coming in hot
THE THANG: keepin it simple and making sure good form was achieved. Flat ground work, over to the hill, followed by work on some steps. We finished with a bit of Broga.
MARY:
ANNOUNCEMENTS: skeet shooting, blood drive, bbq tasting and golf tournament, all stuff in the weekly newsletter
COT: praise for travel and kids- the difficult stuff they deal with (social media, etc..)8

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T E Y H R D A

17 enjoyed my Q at the yard on Saturday Oct 22.

We stretched a bit at the beginning and then moseyed to start a Thang from a weinke I had done at the Yard three years ago.

Paired up

We ran to the back driveway and at each light pole was an assignment. Each pole had one letter of THEYARD, except for the excitement that the letters were out of order. You had to Jog to find the next letter. Lots of grumble.

T
Donkey kicks (10)
Merkins (10)

E
LBC (25)
Dying Cockroaches (25)

Y
Mountain climbers (25)
Grave diggers (20)

H
SSH (25)
Burpees (5)

R
Box cutters (15)
Burpees ( 5…yes more burpees)

D
Bobby Hurley’s (10)
Hello Dolly’s (20)

A
Squats (30)
Lunges (15 ea)

Overall I would say it was a big hit and everyone loved my Q. I’m sure I’ll be asked to Q again in the near future.

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