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Halfway there…… 10 Seconds….

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Beautiful day in the Gloom. Always look forward to Q. Great turnout at the sink for my madness with a timer.

Warmup:

SSH x 15
Seal Jack x 15
Plank Jack x15
Mountain Climber x 15

Pick up something heavy get to the field

All Pax line up facing a series of cones. All Pax have to do the following with their Block or Sandbag

50 Curls
75 Flutters with Press
100 Squats
25 Man makers

Every minute on the minute they will hear a beep. When you hear the beep you move to a cone.
Mode of Transportation between cone 1 and 2 is Overhead carry. Mode of Transportation of cones 2 and 3 are murder bunny or Bag toss.
Wash rinse repeat until all reps are done.
There was also a 20 minute timer on this. All pax finished just under the 20 minutes mark.

Next Phase
All pax line up in an Indian run format. The 6 will do 5 squats. We run for a minute then do a minute of an exercise. 8 rounds.

The exercises were
Bent over rows
Lunges
Big boy sit ups
Burpee jump overs.

Did this right up until 6:00am.

Theme today was motivation. Do you rush through to get the reps done…do you take your time and try to run out the clock. Or do you have a consistent approach that maximizes your effort and results. Only you know.

Thanks to Brawny for the opportunity to lead!

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Finding the Way

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It was raining. A storm had just rolled through. I spent 30 minutes watching the lightning strike map before the workout. The electricity faded just before 0515, leaving behind a steady rain that cut the humidity.

We moseyed.

My eyes were on effort—and the promise of a road shorter than we wanted. I found one. We did 7s: merkins and squats. Basic doesn’t mean easy. We bear crawled between.

Another mosey.

Chasing the dream of democracy, I created an illusion of choice. Ten parking spaces. One more burpee at each stop. After nine, I had us pause to “vote” on whether we’d do ten. It was a sham. We were doing all ten—because this isn’t a democracy. But just saying we’re doing it wasn’t the point. We did it in cadence, because a leader leads.

It’s better when we go alongside those we lead. It takes longer. It’s more work. But it keeps everyone engaged. When I ask my kids to do the dishes, they’ll do it—but they do it better when I’m with them. I’ve got plenty of other things to do, but the most important job I have is to be their dad. And that means leading with them, more often than letting them go OYO.

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? Smoked Buffet of Pain ?

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? Warm-Up (Appetizer – “Clean Your Plate”):
SSH – 20 IC
Imperial Walkers – 15 IC
Hillbillies – 15 IC
Merkins – 10 IC
Moroccan Night Clubs – 20 IC
Strawberry Pickers – 10 IC
Burpee Buffet: 5 burpees OYO after every 2 exercises

? Main Course – “Buffet Line”:
STATION 1: Fried Chicken Legs (Legs)
20 Squats
20 Jump Lunges (10 each leg)
20 Mountain Climbers (each leg)
Bear Crawl to island and Jog back

STATION 2: Mashed Potato Arms (Upper Body Burn):
20 Merkins
15 Dips
10 Diamond Merkins
Sprint to island and Jog back

STATION 3: Mac N Cheese Core
25 LBCs
20 Flutter Kicks
15 Big Boy Sit-ups
Toy Soldier to island and Jog back

STATION 4: Gravy Train Cardio
10 Burpees
20 Monkey Humpers
10 Bomb Jacks
Crab Walk to island and Jog back

? Dessert – “Chocolate Fountain of Sweat”:
EMOM (Every Minute on the Minute) for 5 Minutes:
5 Burpees
10 Merkins
15 Squats
Rest for the remainder of the minute — or just enough to taste regret.

ANNOUNCEMENTS: Read your newsletter
COT: Prayers and Praises

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Who has the Q??

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WARMUP: None
THE THANG: Mosey down the hill to GHMS. Station 1 Merkins, Squats. Mosey to station 2 Dips & LBS, To station 3 Burpees & Flutters, back to Station 1. As many laps as possible. Head back up the hill to COT. Came in just under 4 miles for most
MARY:
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Hog & Coyote
COT: Prayers for Discernment, for Soup’s Mom, Praise for C.O.’s 2.0 turning 18!

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Donkey Kong

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WARMUP:
– yes…at our age we all should do at least some of that!
THE THANG:
– “kick like a Donkey and pull like a Mule”
– Clickbait smoked our shoulders and arms while Grinder had a cardio and core focus.
MARY:
– we all tried to EH an FNG at the end, success TBD #GiveItAway
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
– read your newsletter
COT:
– was held

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Sink Flag Handoff

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WARMUP: Is for sissies.
THE THANG: A .75 lap around the campus with full gear (weight vest and sandbag on your back, kettlebell in one hand and cinderblock in the other) each time you had to set down the block and hell it was ten bag tosses mosey back to your bell and block for ten merkins, load back up and carry on.

7s with thrusters and four count mountain climbers with farmer carry each way with the bell and block.

MARY: Circled up, geared up, static hold with everything until you couldn’t. Planked and ten merkins over the span of two minutes to wrap it up.
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Flag handoff to the man <@U088CUMTQ05>
COT: Yep

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Rocky Road

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5 @ golden-corral for a rocking good time. We started with a lap around the parking lot and stopped for a few warm-up exercises.
Next, we each picked a stone and performed the following exercises in cadence: Curls, shoulder press, and bend over rows. Short lap around the parking lot.
Next, Dora with stone, 100 shoulder press, 200 squats, 300 chest presses.
We ended with a man-maker accumulator. Man-Maker at parking space line, +1 at each addition line. Partner 1 did MM, while Partner 2 ran, switch out.
Total MM = 66

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Berkshire Loop

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WARMUP: None – Not @ STL
THE THANG: Nine HIMs showed up ready to put in work for a Baxter-to-Berkshire loop beatdown. We took off on foot for the Berkshire loop, stopping at every stop sign to drop:
• 5 Jump Squats
• 5 Regular Squats
• 15 Merkins

:vertical_traffic_light:Those stop signs added up fast — and so did the burn.

We completed 3 total loops. The final lap brought a twist for YHC who called an audible and cut the reps to squeeze in that last lap. Strong move for max mileage but serval PAX got them in.

:straight_ruler: Distance: Just shy of 4 miles
:fire: Legs were smoked. Chests were tight. Spirits were high.
MARY: None
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Tortose & The Hare, Bethal Men’s,
COT: Sasquatch & Spector’s Anniversary

Message of the Day
:clock4: Today is National Leave the Office Early Day.

It’s a great reminder that time is something we don’t get back.
That’s why I try to stay focused during the day—avoiding distractions like social media or unnecessary tasks—so I can truly disconnect and spend time with my family in the evenings.

I work out early in the morning before the day starts, not just for the routine, but so my evenings are open and intentional.

If we manage our time wisely during the workday, we create space for what matters most after it.
Work hard. Be efficient. And make sure your time reflects your priorities.

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Memorial Day continuation

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WARMUP: mosey with ssh and merkins
THE THANG: Modified combination of the Danny Dietz and Matthew Axleson hero wods. Lots of running. Lots of reps.
MARY: only a little
ANNOUNCEMENTS: some
COT: yes

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Music and Merkins

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45 minutes of music.

A “base” exercise with another exercise when a key word or phrase is said.

1. Running up the hill mountain climbers until you hear the word running. Then you’d run up a hill.
2. Voodoo Child- calf raises until “mountain then 3 jump squats.
3. That Energy- BBS until “that energy “ then 8 flutter kicks
4. Eye of the Tiger- Squat Punch until “Tiger” then run a lap
5. Why do we fall- Burpees the entire song
6. Kingdom- Hammers until “Kingdom” 10 toe touches
7. Phenomenal- 1st verse plank then HR Merkins on None. 2nd verse wall sit then squats 3rd verse Superman/banana.
8. Like a prayer- squats until prayer.. then 5 knee-tar-jas
9. Diamond Eyes- shoulder taps them 25 LBCS on “boom”
10. Danger Zone- run until “danger zone” then 3 burpees
11. Everyday I’m hustling- lunge walk until hustlin then do high knees
12. Thinking about me- Imperal walkers until Thinking then Catalina wine mixers.

Ended right at 6:00

It was fast but fun.

Thanks to all who endulged my stupidity.

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