21 reps X 10

WARMUP: Missy around Lowe’s W/ SSH, cherry pickers, windmills
THE THANG: 10 stations of 21 reps. 5 coupons jumped out of the back of my truck to get involved
MARY: pax’s count
ANNOUNCEMENTS: lawn care, cannoli run, read your newsletter
COT: long Duck took us out in prayer

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This Shirt Stinks

11 men toured the Ranch this morning to get a full body beatdown. The workout received the shirtless Change Order seal of approval, so pretty good start to the day. Here’s what we did.

Warm Up
– 10 Low Slow Squats (IC)
– 10 Imperial Walkers (IC)
– 10 SSHs (IC)

The Thang
Mosey to the front of SMS
– 20 Squats, Lap
– 20 Squats, 20 Merkins, Lap
– 20 Squats, 20 Merkins, 20 American Hammers

Mosey to the back of SMS
– 20 Forward Arm Circles (IC)
– 20 Backward Arm Circles (IC)
– 20 Seal Claps (IC)
– 20 Overhead Claps (IC)

Mosey to the back of SES
– 20 Flutter Kicks, Lap
– 20 Flutter Kicks, 20 Alternating Shoulder Taps, Lap
– 20 Flutter Kicks, 20 Alternating Shoulder Taps, 20 Burpees

Mosey to car loop
– 20 Wall Lunges
– 20 Wall LBCs (IC)
– 10 Australian Mountain Climbers (IC)

Mosey to picnic tables
– 20 Calf Raises (IC)
– 10 Derkins (IC)
– 20 Dips (IC)

Mosey to bus loop
– 20 Bombjacks, Lap
– 20 Bombjacks, 20 Wide Arm Merkins, Lap
– 20 Bombjacks, 20 Wide Arm Merkins, 20 Butterfly Sit-ups

Mosey to alley
– Wall Sits and 10 Merkins each
– 10 Dirty Hook-ups (hands) IC
– 10 Dirty Hook-ups (feet) IC

Mosey to COT
– 10 Boxcutters (IC)
– 10 Reverse Boxcutters (10)
– 10 Pretzel Crunches

NMM
How many of us have said something we wish we could take back? I know I’ve burned bridges and hurt feelings because I didn’t control my words. It happens, but we should strive to reduce the frequency by being slow to anger and biting our tongues. Words have the power to build or break. You can’t take back toxic talk and bitter babble. “Those who guard their mouths and their tongues keep themselves from calamity” – Proverbs 21:33.

Let’s keep that in mind when frustrated at work or when arguing with loved ones. What has been said cannot be unsaid. Sometimes silence is best.

Aye!
IJ

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Do You Suffer in Silence?

WARMUP:
– Moroccan Night clubs
– Low slow squats
– Imperial blocker

Gear up and head to amphitheater. Partner workout. All gear needs to get to the top of the amphitheater. Only one partner can carry at a time. Non-carrying partner must be completing exercises while partner is carrying. Once partner 1 gets to the top, he calls for his partner to bring something up the hill while he begins the exercises at the top. Once the second partner gets to the top, he begins to complete exercises while partner 1 heads back down to start empty handed. Then partner 1 calls for partner 2 to move, and he begins to exercise until he gets to remaining gear. Repeat.
Bottom exercises: goblet squat w/bell or block, calf raises w/gear
Top exercises: 2-hand upright row w/gear, calf raises w/gear
THE THANG:
Gear up and head to the parking lot in the back of the school for 4 corners. Drop gear in the center, but keep ruck on for all exercises. Every time you get to the center, complete 10 squats.

Take your bell-only to corner 1 and complete 10 U-Hauls, back to center, corner 2 bring bell and block and complete 10 alternating single-arm curls, back to center, corner 3 bring block-only and complete 10 lunge squats with block overhead, back to center, corner 4 bring bag-only and complete 5 man makers.

Repeat until it’s time to return to C.O.T.
MARY: Load blocks into truck
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
COT:

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Soggy Bottoms and Sucky Hills

WARMUP: disclaimer, Mission and 5 core values (in order) 30 SSH
THE THANG:
Mosey to top of hill at Dave Gibson,

Issue plan for workout- not well received

Hill repeats .25 down and .25 back- exercises at top of hill (moved to bank for safety and to allow extra loops for thoroughbreds)

Three rounds then two rounds

First “circuit”

20 wide arm merkins
20 hammers
20 bombjacks

2nd round was 15, then 10

No exercises at bottom of hill- once back to the top wait for the six, first we did SSH then audibled to loops around bank)

Second circuit-

20 diamond merkins
20 V ups
20 burpees

Dropped to 5 for second set for time

Ran back to COT- then we went to pick up the 6
MARY: flutters
ANNOUNCEMENTS: SLT shovel flag handoff this Thursday at Minnow Pond
Tortoise & Hare 6/7
Read your newsletter
COT: yep!

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Boot camp or prison break!?

WARMUP: Toe touches, plank to down dog calf stretch, side straddle hop, the windmill
THE THANG:
– 50 walkin’ Merkins,
– 2 miles ish of Tega Cay ups and downs,
– move to fields
– 50 calf raises then 50 yard bear crawl, 50 more calf raises then return 50 yard bear crawl to start,
– 50 Romanian toe touches then 50 yard bear crawl, 50 more Romanian toe touches then return 50 yard bear crawl to start,
– 50 Sumo squats then 50 yard bear crawl, 50 more Sumo squats then return 50 yard bear crawl to start,
– Return to parking lot
– 10 or so up-down cycles
– 25 burpee’s

MARY: Dying cockroaches, heel touches, LBCs, X’s and O’s, Hello Dollys, something else.
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Read your news letters
COT: It is what it is

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The CLAP – Inspired by Metro

For the month of May, Farmer’s Only has deemed the Kitchen Sink as a next-level kick in the junk. I had the honor of warming everyone up to the idea of what will occur this month. We do a lot of pushing exercises, running, some occasional KB work and your typical stretches. Opportunities exist to stretch yourself and try something you’re not used to and therefore, not strong in. The first F in F3 is Fitness for a reason. Today we focused on functional fitness.
I’ve had the opportunity to head up to CLT Metro a few times lately and work out at Shore Card. It is an absolute suck-fest and it’s glorious. Yes it’s hard but that doesn’t mean we should avoid it. Arguably, we should lean into it. And that is exactly what May is all about, starting today with YHC on Q at The Kitchen Sink.
No warmup, no friendly conversation, no excuses. Just legit work.
Everyone knew what they were in for.
The gear for the morning will be a Ruck (or vest/plate carrier), Sandbag, Kettle Bell (KB) and a Cinder Block. Every man was to have each of these. When I reference “gear”, know that it includes these 4pcs.

WARMUP: We didn’t have one but thankfully a few PAX got the message and showed up early to stretch…or just stand around.
THE THANG: Grab ALL your gear and head out of the school and down Hubert Graham Parkway to the 2nd light pole. This was, what I believe, the eye-opener for many of the PAX. Carrying all this gear for this distance is very abnormal which made it great. It looked good on paper and looked great in person.
With your ruck staying on, carry 1 piece of additional gear to the top of the hill, making your own personal discard pile. Then shuffle back down to your remaining gear and repeat until all gear is on the pile at the top of the hill.

From here, hoist all your gear and meet at the entrance to the school.

With Ruck on, KB swings.
With Ruck on, KB overhead in one hand, farmers carry the cinder block with the other hand to the intersection with the baseball diamond. Another suck-fest.
Ground all gear (ruck, KB, cindy) and shuffle like a gazelle back to your sandbag.
A gear Q of mine wouldn’t be complete without this. Sandbag toss back to your gear pile.

Now, a gear cycle:
Sandbag with Ruck on: 10 Sandbag Thrusters
KB without the Ruck (Slick): 15 Simbas (think, big boy sit up with the KB hoisted overhead)
Cindy with Ruck on: 20 Curls

Grab all gear and move to the flagpoles. It was here where I was reminded we had only 5mins left. So be it….
Cindy with Ruck on: 10 Merkins with left hand up on the block then 10 Merkins with right hand up on the block.
Then, 5 Mike Tysons with Ruck on.
Move all gear back to COT.

MARY: Some dedicated exercises but the core was mostly utilized during all the asymmetrical work.
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Yes
COT: 5th CORE Principle

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Hills and Thrills

WARMUP: Jog a lap with some butt kickers. SSH, MC, merkins, Willie mays Hayes, Moroccan night clubs.
THE THANG: mosey to the pull-up bars. 3 pull-ups each. Everyone else doing squats while waiting.
2 rounds of 10 incline merkins/derkins, 10 step ups each side, 20 dips.
Hill work with big boys and flutters.
Loop back to the main lot for Standard Dora – 100 merkins, 200 squats, 300 LBC’s.
More hill work with bear crawls, lunge walk, and burpees.

MARY: 7 minutes or Mary to finish.
ANNOUNCEMENTS: read your newsletter.
COT: welcomed FNG Teen Spirit.

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Big 5-0

Move everyone and everything to back corner of panera lot. Warm-up was run one lap slick, ruck one lap, ruck one lap with sandbags. Then 5 rounds of 10 merkins w/ruck, 10 overhead presses, and 10 swings. Ruck a lap with sandbag, ruck a lap, then run a lap slick. Next we partnered up and did some heavy movements. Then I guess we did the stupid shit according to Sofrito. But it was some team based moving of sandbags used at a couple ruck events. It was definitely new to some guys but based on the complaints it was fun. I probably missed a few guys in the tags but i sincerely appreciate everyone who came out to wish me a happy birthday today. Im truly blessed to be apart of this group.

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Bass O Matic loops

YHC was honored to be asked to Q the STL. When we run from Flight Plan and do Brayden loops, Bassomatic adds an additional loop around the neighborhood which I have dubbed “Bassomatic loops”. This loop was chosen for the downpainment today.

WARMUP:

No warmup at STL. Disclaimer is given and we go. Run to Brayden entrance.

THE THANG:
Three stops around the loop. At each stop do:
5 burpees
10 Merkins
15 Squats
20 LBC
Goal is 4 loops

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

– Read your newsletter
– Mothers Day this weekend

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BOP Kitchen Sink Style

Brought a BOP to the Kitchen Sink.

WARMUP: Not enough time for a standard warmup. Warmup was reviewing the list of exercises on the BOP as there were some combo exercises , PAX performed 2-3 reps to ensure they understood and to practice good form. The latter probably faded towards the end of our time together.

THE THANG:
Normal BOP format – Transport route with a mode of transportation ( most of the time this is simply running, not at the Kitchen Sink ), complete the listed exercise, and then repeat until finished or time is called. No one finished so maybe some adjustments can be made if brought out again in the future.

Transport Area was approx. 15 yards long in the upper parking lot.
Mode of Transportation: Overhead Backward Toss, walk to your SB and perform 1 ManMaker, toss it again, 2 Man Makers, repeat until the end of the 15 yard area ( avg. 4 tosses in this direction ). To come back PAX were asked to alternate Rotational Side Tosses, walk to your bag and perform 1 ManMaker, alternate sides and toss again, 2 ManMakers, repeat until you reach the finish line ( avg. 3 tosses in this direction ).
BOP Excercises: All rep counts were 50 ( total ) of each exercise
1. SB Swings
2. Alt Shoulder OH Press
3. Sumo Squat w/ High Pull
4. BigBoySitups
5. Thrusters
6. Anti-Rotational Plank Pulls w/ Perter Parkers
7. Straight Lower Leg Lifts w/ a Hello Dolly
8. Alt Single Leg Deadlifts w/ Bent Over Row
9. Alt. Forward Lunge w/ WoodChop
10. V-Ups

The kings made it to exercise #7.

MARY: Didn’t need her

ANNOUNCEMENTS: Bethel serve, trash pickup, Cannoli Run

COT: STK

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