WARMUP: plank
THE THANG:
World’s greatest push-up, bear crawls, power skips, fire hydrants, sprinting up the hill
MARY:
ANNOUNCEMENTS: welcome to the new guy Rocco who carried a water bottle around the whole workout so we named him after a Waterboy reference Boucher
COT:
WARMUP: Quick lap around the main parking lot (not going behind the stores), then circle up for the following, 10 of each:
– SSH
– WM
– IW
– MNC
– Strawberry pickers
Then mosey not too far from COT for….
THE THANG:
Ladder of Deconstructed Burpees
A loop of .25 mile was set up, the same one we used as a warmup.
Do the exercises, then run the loop. The idea was in each round, you do an exercise that is part of the standard burpee.
Ascending ladder (run a lap between each round)
Round 1: 1 burpee + 10 hand-touch squats
Round 2: 2 burpees + 10 hand-touch squats + 10 plank w leg crunch/extensions
Round 3: 3 burpees + 10 hand-touch squats + 10 plank w leg crunch/extensions + 10 merkins
Round 4: 4 burpees + 10 hand-touch squats + 10 plank w leg crunch/extensions + 10 merkins + 10 jump squats w OH clap
Descending the ladder (run a lap between each round)
>> Take off 1 burpee and 1 exercise
Round 5: 3 burpees + 10 hand-touch squats + 10 plank w leg crunch/extensions + 10 merkins
Round 6: 2 burpees + 10 hand-touch squats + 10 plank w leg crunch/extensions
Round 7: 1 burpee + 10 hand-touch squats
>> Rinse and repeat
Everyone got 2 full completions of this, and completed another full ascension. Some started on another descension and completed that too. Overall everyone, except me, got at least 3 miles. Good push by everyone.
MARY: No time
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Mentioned some of the things in the newsletter. Read it. Get involved.
COT: Alot lifted up.
Thanks for the opportunity to lead. SYITG.
-NASA
The Pax were enthusiastic about a mid-summer retreat from the hot weather this AM. YHC had researched previous backblasts in an effort to find a BLIMP style workout and found one from 2017 led by Old Bay. I remember this one well and was recognized for my mumblechatter in the backblast. Let’s do that!
WARMUP:
Circle the HT
SSH x 30
Windmill x 10
CDD x 20
MNC x 20
Run to the other side of HT
Time on the Wall
Wall sits with alternating burpees x 2
BTW x 30 count
Wall sits with bear crawls
On to the main thing
THE THANG:
BLIMPS around Walgreens – stopping at each corner
Round 1 – 1 burpee
Round 2 – 1 burpee, 2 lunges
Round 3 – 1 burpee, 2 lunges, 3 IWs
Round 4 – 1 burpee, 2 lunges, 3 IWs, 4 merkins
Round 5 – 1 burpee, 2 lunges, 3 IWs, 4 merkins, 5 Plank Jacks
Round 6 – 1 burpee, 2 lunges, 3 IWs, 4 merkins, 5 Plank Jacks, 6 Jump Squats
Round 7 – Remove the burpee
Round 8 – Remove the burpee and lunges
Round 9 – Remove the burpee, lunges and IWs
3 Minutes of Mary
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
– Read the newsletter
COT:
– Good reminder from Anchorman on being challenged by those who care about you to get better
– Great wisdom (and funny anecodotes) from IJ today
WARMUP: SSH,
THE THANG: 3 different sets of crossbody pulls, lunges, chest press, goblet squats, overhead press, 3 types of calf raises
MARY:
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
COT:
WARMUP: pick up all your things and carry them to the workout location
THE THANG: Wearing weight vest or ruck we attempted to complete as many rounds of 7s with different exercises and gear each round.
MARY: take all your gear back to cot
ANNOUNCEMENTS: newsletter
COT: lean on others in times of need
WARMUP: Normal routine of SSHs, windmills, imp Walker’s, etc.
THE THANG: Mosey over to front of pet store and partner up. P1 does a burpee while p2 waits. Then p2 does burpee while p1 waits. 20 as a team then yog over to Indian restaurant and back. 4 rounds of partner burpees.
Mosey over to church lot for the 300. 30 reps of 10 exercises. Merkins, squats, flutters, shoulder taps, plank jacks, seal jacks, am hammers, CDDs, lunges, and LBCs.
Moseyback to main lot and circle up. Group does lunges while one PAX does 2 burpees. Go around the horn twice. Next round is shoulder taps while one PAX does 5 merkins. 2 rounds. Final set, one PAX calls out 10, 45, 90 degrees hold while one PAX does 5 LBCs. 2 rounds of that and times up. Recover.
MARY:
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
COT: Thx for the opportunity <@U01CGBKBQ64>
WARMUP: Skip handles the warmup w a mosey and SSH, merkens, wind mills and stretching.
THE THANG: Skip took the 1st 30. Ran to Massey hill and conducted partner workout with burpees, squats, lunges and merkens. Mosey 100 yards between reps. I took next 30’w a mosey back to WEP parking lot. 100 counts of chest press, squats, curls, and swings. This was a DORA so the partner farmer carried up hill between sets.
MARY: none
ANNOUNCEMENTS: fill the bus
COT: what happens stays.
Your on Q and plan a great morning then you open your eyes and the clock says 0511
Oh crap is the words and feelings and begin stumbling to get dressed pee and get to AO
While driving I was like I am going to get hammered but we need to face to music even when it’s not the best of intentions.
The PAX were gracious and Slapshot led them well until YHC arrived
#keepposting
WARMUP:
Slapshot had them doing some Tabata
Looked awful
THE THANG:
Mosey to church lot and partner up
8 exercises AMRAP
Partner 1 does exercise
Partner 2 runs lap
See if I can remember all of them
Merkins
Big Boys
Shoulder Taps
LBCs
Mtn Climbers
Flying squirrels
Wide Arm Merkins
Plank Jacks
MARY:
Indian Run back to COT
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Read Newsletter
Start Using Gloom Schedule
COT:
Own mistakes and face the consequences and trust in the future that you’ve learned
WARMUP:
THE THANG:
Exercises:
1-Burpee
2-Lunges each side
3-Windmill Merkins
4-Penguins each side
5-Peter Parker’s
Stops:
5 Banks between STL and Gold Hill
Rinse and repeat on the way back
MARY:
10 LBC IC
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Newsletter
COT:
Show To Know
WARMUP: Side Straddle Hop, windmill, imperial walkers
THE THANG: took a trip to the far parking lot with our gear. 4 corners with a stop off in the middle.
– calf raises and squats with Ruck on
– KB swings and tricep curls
– Rows and sandbag toss
– Hammers and flutters
– Middle stop off was Merkins after each corner
3 rounds of that before we headed back for mary.
MARY: LBC, Freddy Mercury, heels to heaven
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Stuff the bus, bethels men’s shelter, fort mill care center
COT: prayers and praises