New Year’s Lessons and a triumphant return

WARMUP: Mosey up the back road and circle up at the light pole of YHC’s choosing.

Exercises in cadence were windmills, hillbilly & imperial walkers, low slow squats, holding people’s chairs with Moroccan night clubs, side straddle hops and seal jacks. And of course – the goofball in honor of <@U028PKR68GJ>’s glorious return to the gloom.

PAX planked for shoulder taps, single count merkins, a few Broga poses and recovered in time to mosey to the wall

THE THANG:
Lesson 1 – “the best remedy for anger is delay” – Seneca

BTTW – hold for 15 seconds and then do 5 d/c Australian Mountain Climbers in cadence, recover, walk it out, back to wall for wall sit for 30 seconds followed by shoulder presses from the wall sit position in cadence.

PAX repeated this sequence once more.

Mosey off to the next lot

Lesson 2 – “he who suffers before it’s necessary suffers more than necessary.” – Seneca

Dora with a partner – because we shouldn’t do life alone. Partner 1 exercises while partner 2 runs. Then flapjack. Rinse and repeat until all exercises were finished.

50 burpees
100 squats
150 double count flutters

All finished and we moseyed to the basketball court and circled up for abs

LBC’s in cadence
Flip over for Superman holds
The following three exercises were done in double count cadence keeping legs in the air at all times until the third exercise was completed
1 – 10 LBC’s in cadence
2 – 10 Hello Dolly’s in cadence
3 – 10 Rosalita’s in cadence

Quick recovery in time for some protractor holds at various angles and recover to head to COT for a 60-second stretch when 0715 was upon us.

MARY: see above, but she was not there. Open to all men.

ANNOUNCEMENTS: We’re announced. Read your newsletter.

COT: remains the fifth core principle

YHC was blessed to start to the first Saturday of 2025 with the HIM of the fort. Thanks <@U07LMG5PDQU> – for the call. :eye:

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2025 New Years Convergence Smokin Beatdown

WARMUP: Stated the F3 Mission and Core Principles, then SSH, Windmills, Imperial Walkers, Moroccan NC, and Strawberry Pickers
THE THANG:
Round 1: Cheese Shredder
Round 2: Light Poles:
1. Burpees starting with 1 then 2 at the next light pole and so on with the mode of transportation being a bear crawl
2. Squats starting with 1 then 2 at the next light pole and so on with the mode of transportation being a lunge walk
3. Big Boy Sit Ups starting with 1 then 2 at the next light pole and so on with the mode of transportation being a Crab Walk
Round 3: Steps:
1. Start with 5 Box Jumps or Step Ups at lowest step with 1 Merkin then 5 Box Jumps or Step Ups on the next step with 2 Merkins and so on until the highest step
2. Start with 5 Box Jumps or Step Ups at lowest step with 1 Derkin then 5 Box Jumps or Step Ups on the next step with 2 Derkins and so on until the highest step
3. Start with 5 Box Jumps or Step Ups at lowest step with 1 Inclined Merkin then 5 Box Jumps or Step Ups on the next step with 2 Inclined Merkins and so on until the highest step
MARY: American Hammers
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Read your newsletter
COT: Prayers and Praises

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Wake up and know you are alive

WARMUP: yes, of course
SSH
IW
HW
Yoga
Shoulder Taps
Mountain Climber
Peter Parker
THE THANG:
Mosey
10 dips
10 step ups
Stretch

Mosey
Burpee Square:
10 burpees
Bear crawl
9 burpees
Lunge walk
8 burpees
Crawl bear
7 burpees
Reverse lunge walk
6 burpees
Bear crawl
Etc…

Mosey to the baseball stands
10 derkins
10 Bulgarian split squats

Mosey to football field

Red Barchetta
100 yard sprint
100 SSH
100 yards back
75 yard sprint
75 mountain climbers
75 back
50 yard sprint
50 lBC
50 back
25 yard sprint
25 merkins
25 back
10 yard sprint
10 burpees
10 back

Mosey

Imperial Squat Walkers back at the shovel flag
1 min plank

NMM:
Gotta get pretty deep into the workout before you can even think about working on your toughness both physical & mental. Have the strength to get this far, but remember you didn’t come this far just to go this far.

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Merry Christmas, ya filthy animal

Mosey, At each stop, Ask the Question– If correct, do the exercise listed. If incorrect, 5 Burpees then do the exercise
· How many ghosts show up in “A Christmas Carol?”
– Four – 10 SSHs (IC)
· In “A Christmas Story,” which department store has the item in its window that Ralphie wants?
– Higbee’s – 10 Monkey Humpers (IC)
· In the movie “Elf,” what is the name of the author Buddy calls an “Angry Elf?”
– Miles Finch – 10 Moroccan Night Clubs (IC)
· What is the name of the dog in “How the Grinch Stole Christmas?”
– Max – 10 Low Slow Squats (IC) (Incorrect)
· In “ELF” what department store does Buddy work in (before getting fired)?
– Gimbels – 10 Merkins (IC)
· In “Jingle All the Way,” what is the name of the action figure that the father is desperately trying to obtain?
– Turbo Man – 10 Mak Tar Jai (IC) – up downs/plank
· What are the neighbor’s names in “National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation?”
– Margo and Todd – 10 American Hammers (IC) (Incorrect)
· What color is the ornament Charlie Brown puts on his tree?
– Red – 10 Hand-Release Merkins (IC)
· What is the name of the head elf in “The Santa Clause?”
– Bernard – 10 Smurf Jacks (IC) (Incorrect)
· In “A Christmas Story” what happens to Ralphie’s little brother Randy”? (multiple choice) Wear a bunny costume; Tongue stuck to a frozen pole; Falls in the snow and can’t get up? Mouth washed out with soap?
– He Falls in the Snow – 20 Calf Raises
· In the movie, “Fred Claus”, Santa’s bitter older brother was played by? (multiple choice) Vince Vaughn; Bradley Cooper; Owen Wilson, or Bill Murray?
– Vince Vaughn – 10 Wide Arm Merkins (IC)
· “The Movie, “Christmas with the Cranks” is based on a novel by what author (multiple choice): John Grisham, Norman Mailer, John Updike, Stephen King
– John Grisham – 10 Jump Squats (IC) (Incorrect)
· In, “Home Alone”, what was the name of the elderly male neighbor? Old Man Marley, Gus Polinski, Erza T Cobb; or Devin Ratray?
– Old Man Marley – 10 Carolina Dry Docks (IC)
· In the movie “Elf” what does Buddy make on the Etch a Sketch that is displayed in the store?
– Mona Lisa – 10 Singlet Merkins (6 count: Mak Tar Jai + merkin)
· Twice in “Die Hard,” Sgt. Al Powell sings a Christmas-related song to himself. What’s the song?
– “Let it Snow” – 5 Burpees (Incorrect)
· In “Christmas Vacation”, how many lights were on the Griswold house? (multiple choice) 10,000, 25,000, 50,000, or 75,000
– 25,000 – 10 Hello Dolly’s (IC) (Incorrect)
· In “Home Alone”, where does Kevin’s family go for Christmas?
– Paris – 10 Reverse Crunches (IC)
· In “The Santa Claus”, how does Scott Calvin become Santa?
– Previous Santa fell off the roof – 10 Flutters (IC)
· How many “Home Alone” movies are there? (multiple choice) 1,3,4,5
– Answer is 5 – 10 Box Cutters (IC) (Incorrect)
· What city did Miracle on 34th Street take place? (multiple choice) Boston, New York, Chicago or New Jersey
– New York – 10 Alternating Shoulder Taps (IC)
· In “The Grinch”, What is wrong with the Grinch? (multiple choice) He’s heartless and hates Christmas? He doesn’t believe in Santa? He’s turkey-intolerant? Or He can’t sneeze with mouth closed?
– He’s turkey-intolerant – 10 LBCs (IC)
· What is the highest-grossing Christmas movie of all time?
– “Home Alone” – 10 Freddy Mercury’s (IC)
· In “Christmas Vacation” what is the final spoken line? (multiple choice) “Where is Eddie?”; “Merry Christmas, kiddo”; “And to all a good night”; “I did it”
– I did it – 10 Bobby Hurleys
· In “Christmas Story”, what is the name of Ralphie’s Father?
– The Old Man – 10 Plank Jacks (IC)
· What cartoon character is a Christmas Eve staple in Sweden and is watched by millions of Swedes every year?
– Donald Duck – 10 Lunge Steps (each leg)

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No excuses!!!

WARMUP: mosey around the carpool loop + brief COP with usual appetizers
THE THANG: mosey down to parking lot near baseball field for some side lunges, sideways bear crawls, bear crawls, crawl bears, sprints, Mary session with each pax calling/leading an exercise, mosey past football field to hill between football field and upper parking lot, Jacobs ladder on the hill, mosey up the hill to lot on side of school, suicides 3x to burn out all the remaining fuel. Return home
MARY: Done inside the Thang
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Clave Boss tmrw!!!
COT: of course, 5th core principle

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12 Days of Yardmas

We did some warmup and then went into a 12 Days of Yardmas board of pain

Complete first exercise and run a lap. Next exercise and the first and run a lap. Repeat ladder style. Extra points to sing 12 days of Christmas while doing it.

12 days of yardmas
1 Burpee
2 Mak Tar Jai
3 SSH
4 LBC
5 calf raises
6 squats
7 plank jacks
8 4 ct flutter kicks
9 CDDs
10 bbsu
11 Mike Tyson’s
12 merkins

When finished PAX picked up the 6 and finished rounds with them.

Ended last lap right at 715

HarryCarry gave away cookies after COT. They were laced with crack.

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Rosie’s American Jackal circle time

WARMUP: Mosey down the hill, excessively long high knees and karaokes, merkins, SSH, Windmills, Cherry pickers and Moroccan night clubs
THE THANG: 3.5 rounds of: 7 exercises, 45seconds of work per exercise, then rotate, 2 min mosey between rounds
MARY: Q times it perfectly
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Christmas party, Christmas eve workouts,
COT: Patience was the theme

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The Yard – Bootcamp in cadence + DORA

WARMUP: The usual
THE THANG:
– Exercise of YHC’s choosing in cadence + mode of transport given for 20 to 50 yds, NUR to starting point; repeat
– DORA: 100 hand release/150 low slow squats/ 200 big boys | Partner runs 50 yds, NURs back

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Making Your 6 Look Good in Those Blue Jeans

WARMUP: 50 SSH, 10IW and HW
THE THANG: Mosey around campus finding the wettest areas, along the way we did dips, bear crawls, crawl bears, burpees, BBS, Merkins, flutters, muscle ups, calf raises, step ups, wall sits… 2+ miles were had
MARY: Merkins till 6
ANNOUNCEMENTS: When it pours read your newsletter
COT: prayers for family members going through the difficulties of life as well as big career decisions that are looming. We don’t always get to pick our circumstances, but giving up is not an option. That’s why we do the hard stupid stuff at unruly hours so we are better prepared for the hard things in life.

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Brrrrrring Your Hats and Gloves to Bushwood

WARMUP:
5 Merkin Indian Run around parking lot to warm up
THE THANG:
Descending Ladder:
tel:10-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1
Burpees
Air Squats
Reverse Lunges (each leg)
Bear Crawl / Lunge Walk / Nur to next island

Blackjack 21’s across parking lot (got to 11/10)
20 Merkins : 1 BBS

MARY:
2 Windmills
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Read Your Newsletter
COT:
Show To Know – It’s Quick if it’s cold

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