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Double weasel shakedown

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WARMUP: we pledged
THE THANG: ran to hardee’s for instructions.  
Instructions:
1. Partner up
2. Run in opposite directions in a circle
3. First time you meet your partner, 5 merkins (chest hits the ground and slap hands at the top), second time you see partner, 5 big boys with legs locks and slap hands at the top.
4. Next round is 10 of the same at both meet up points.
5. Next round is 5 rinse and repeat, then back to 10.

After round 3 and 4 and 3+ miles later, did some Mary at Hardee’s while we waited for the 6.

Rand back toward COT and stopped at Hobo’s for some legs via 10 sumo squats.  Then back to COT.
MARY: A little round Robin of Mary.
ANNOUNCEMENTS: read. Your. Newsletter.
COT: schools and teachers and new jobs for M’s

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Heart Attack Hill

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Heart Attack Hill

On the way to heart attack hill, drop and
do 10 merkins at each crosswalk/intersection.

Sevens
CDD’s, Dips
Quadzilla for the second round
Big Boys, Leg Raises

On the way back, do 10 squats in like fashion

COT
Prayers/Praises
Spectre’s 2.0 – Jedediah (Jed) – congenital heart defect – surgery in about 6 months – 2.5 years old
Maximus’ family – heaviness of current situation.
Those in the path of Hurricane Idalia
Prayers that our memories of God helping us through hard times continues to strengthen our faith as more hard times abound.

Pleasure as always.

Punch List out.

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Football!!!! (Or something like it…)

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Nice Cool(ish) morning here at the Stockade.
So typically my Q’s involve a lot of running, merkins, and of course Burpees. Today though, I was looking forward to Week 0 of College Football and wanted to do something a little different. So myself and my fellow pax did a F3 inspired football Combine.

Brief run to the parking lot of Grace church where I had some cones laid out and some plans to push the Pax but have some fun.

Warmup:

SSH: 43 IC (for Troy Polamalu)
Windmills : 7 IC (For Big Ben the QB not the Clock)
Plank Jacks: 14 IC (for the last Super bowl won by the “Super Steelers” )
LBC’s 32 IC ( For PSU and Steeler Star Franco Harris)

Round 1: 2:00 of Jump Squats
Recovery Lap
Round 2: 2:00 of Merkins (first minute was all hand-release second minute was traditional)
Recovery Lap
Round 3 : 20 Yrd Broad Jump
Recovery Lap
Round 4: 20 Yrd Shuttle Run
Recovery Lap
Round 5: “Hands Drill” We partnered up and played catch with a football while the rest of the Pax would run a lap. Switched out until everyone got a turn.

Round 6: The reason we all were here. The 40 yrd Dash!

The times were unofficial but still proud to say we have some burners here in the Fort:

Italian Job : 4.37
Slow Jams 4.57
Half Shell: 4.52
Skipper: 4.50
Grassy Knoll: 4.49
FishTix: 4.44
YHC: 3.2 (world record)   Again….I said it was unofficial.

After the dash we divided up into 2 teams with YHC as the full time QB. Team Fishtix defeated Team Slow Jams 1-0. My QB rating was sub 70 but I had 1 TD with 1 INT.  

Some takeaways:

I should get a brighter ball
Italian Job is as quick as a hiccup.
Half Shell is an offensive genius. (just didn’t have a QB who could execute)
Skipper has really good hands (especially considering that no one could really see the ball)
Being QB is hard.

Fishtix was the MVP with the game sealing INT.  His trophy and the team championship rings are pending.

Today’s workout was not a traditional workout. There were no coupons (well other than the football), no miles and no pearls on a string. That said, the fellowship was outstanding, we did get some exercise in and the best part nobody tore a hamstring.

Thanks to all that came out. Appreciate any opportunity to lead.

All the best!

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Big Bad Wolf and his obsession with Clubs and Carolina Dry Docks

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WARMUP: Mosey to Harris Street Park, SSH, Cherry Pickers, Imperial Walkers, Shuffles, High Knees, Heels to Butt, Karaoke.
THE THANG: Dora on Basketball Court- 50 burpees/bear crawl was mode of transport, 75 Big Boys/NUR mode of transport, 100 squats/NUR mode of transport. Everyone takes a shot w flat basketball – 15 merkins if you miss. We all did 15 merkins bc the ball was flat.
Mosey back to WEP for deck of death on stage. Bday Cakes still present. Merkins,Big Boys, Carolina Dry Docks, Squats, Mosey for the 2, 30 second rest for joker (gladly).
Ran to hill near bathrooms w 10 min left for 11’s. Flutters at top, LBC’s at bottom.
MARY: 11’s was the Mary
ANNOUNCEMENTS: iron pax and 9/11 Heroes 5k
COT: prayers for our kids, our jobs as professionals and as fathers.

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Tortoise and Hare (Slow and Fast Movements)

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WARM UP
– Overhead clap tempo x 12
– Tempo merkins x 10
– Upward dog to downward dog x 2
– Repeat Merkins and yoga x2
– Plank kick through x10 (4 count)
– Low slow squat with coupon of choice
– Lunge with torso twist x5 each leg
– Karaoke

THE THANG
Exercise (10 reps each)
– Burpee deadlift
– Bicep curl
– Tri extension
– Squats

Mode of transportation for ~25 yards
– inchworm to frog jump
– Crab walk
– Duck walk
– Long jump

Using coupon of choice, conduct exercises. After completing the list, start with the first mode of transportation followed by a run around the big loop (~0.3mi). Repeat exercises then move to the second mode of transport. Keep going until all modes of transports are finished.

Had enough time to go back to the first mode of transportation. Followed with some cool down.

Cool down:
Michael Phelps x10
Itty bitty circles x10
Deep breathing

ANNOUNCEMENTS: IPX, 9/11 workout and 5K, shovel flag hand offs on Friday.
COT:

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No Pancakes

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WARMUP:
– various exercises with “daily count” of 8/22 reps and mosey to Church via fire station
THE THANG:
– modified 4 corners with sandbag timer lap:
– kettle bell swings
– manmakers
– slam balls
– bomb jacks
-> rinse and repeat
MARY:
– mosey back to COT: Airborne Hips and some regular mary
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
– read your newsletter
COT:
– was held

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Sweep the Leg – Go There – Go There

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Damn, it was great to see some faces I’ve not seen in the gloom in a few months!!
WARMUP: The Fort’s typical: SSH, Squats, Windmills (but only a few)
THE THANG: I will call out a stop at which point we’ll complete the following (at every stop):
5 Burpees
10 Peter Parkers (5 each side)
15 Diamond Merkins
Stop 1: Run to the Baxter Mushroom Pool
Stop 2: Arby’s
Stop 3: South State Bank
Stop 4: GHES Flag Pole
Stop 5: Run down to Colosseum then over to the basketball hoops
Stop 6: The top of the hill at Dam Rd
Stop 7: South State Bank
Stop 8: Arby’s
Stop 9: Run around the back of Earth Fare shopping center to the stop sign
Stop 10: Choice of going to pick up the 6, COT for Mary or more running to secure the 4mi target
MARY: See above
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Newsletter
COT: 5th Core Principle

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What are we doing here today?

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WARMUP: SSH, windmills, IW, willie mays hayes, morracan night climbs into overhead claps, Michael Phelps
THE THANG: run a loop around the park stopping at every wood swing for 5 merkins, 10 squats, 15 LBC’s.
Run to the old springs building 10 step ups each side, 10 derkins. Run a lap. Repeat but 10 incline merkins and add 20 dips. Lunge lunge squat the parking lot then head up the big hill.
4 Corners. 3 laps. 30 Flutter kicks. 25 hand release merkins. 20 Bobby Hurleys. 15 Peter pointers (Alabama Prom Night in GA).
People’s chair and balls to the wall. Head to the playground for some fun.
MARY: 1 Pax calls an exercise to do. Other Pax do said exercise while the Pax that called it ran up to the slide and then slid down it. Definitely some humor at the end of a workout.
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Baby Shanks coming in March!
COT: prayer to Walker with the death of his sister. To my pregnant M. To all the kids going back to school next week and their teachers.

NMM – Always great to be back in The Fort to see my brothers in the gloom. The slide was a much needed laugh for the PAX.

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