Kettlebells: The Great American Pastime

WARMUP: mountain climbers, overhead claps, merkins, CDDs
THE THANG: Mozy to the adjacent parking lot where bases and cones were setup to form a baseball field. (Happy Hour’s and my son play on the same baseball team). Each base in baseball has a number associated with it. In order from 1-9, those are pitcher, catcher, first, second, third, shortstop, left field, center, and right field.
Starting at pitcher we did one rep then moved to catcher for two reps, first base for three reps and on and on until we got to left field for nine reps. One full round of the bases is 45 reps. Transportation of kettlebells alternated between farmers carry and overhead carry.
We started with goblet squats then moved on to kettlebell swings. We then got a 6/4/3 double play of flutters with a press. After the double play we resumed our base walking with clean & presses, then the next round was upright rows. For thoroughness, these two rounds we did left handed and right handed.
After the clean/press the Pax called for a 7th inning “stretch” so we did a few honeymooners and downward dogs before resuming. A brief rendition of “Take me out to the ballgame” was heard but thankfully didn’t last long.
Next round was curls and with limited time remaining, we did 20 tricep extensions with everyone at a base of their choice. When it was all totaled up, we were just short of 350 reps.
Not sure if everyone had fun, but everyone now knows that right field is #9!
MARY: skipped it
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Fast Five, newsletter
COT: Family and friend’s health

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Take me back to God’s country

WARMUP:
SSH
IMP WALKERS
HILLBILLY WALKERS (Morgan Wallen tribute)
Low slow squats
Merkins
Burpees (2 count)
Moroccan nightclub
Michael Phelps
Broga

THE THANG:
Parking lot crawl
Increase by 2 per space
Merkins
Squats
CDD

MOT: Bear crawl, lunge and toy soldier
7 man makers

Cinder block Dora
50 overhead press
100 bicep curl
150 LBCs

Tricep push-up mosey

MARY:
Freddy mercury
Gas pumpers
Pickle pointers

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Luka
Bethel
Q source
Cannoli run

COT:
Family
Career struggle and changes

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Worst 100 Yards Ever

WARMUP: SSH/IW/HW/CP
THE THANG:
Mosey to football field

“Worst 100 yards ever”

Cocaine bear crawl 100 – merkins 1-4, back down
400
Lunge walk 100 – squat jumps 1-4, back down
400
Side shuffle (side bear crawl) 100 – jump twists
400
Broad jump 100- burpees 1-4, back down
400

50 SSH AT 50
7 BOMBJACKS FOR TD

MARY: yes- at the field
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Luka 5k, Bethel Men’s shelter, Speed for need
COT: yes

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Painful 8

WARMUP: Stretching, windmills, IW, HW
THE THANG: Mosey to HS, in the parking lot, established the figure 8 we would run around islands. Started the Painful 8 Ladder:
8 Burpees
16 Merkins
24 LBC’s
32 LSS
40 Grave Diggers
48 Flutters
56 SSH
64 Shoulder Taps
Run the figure 8 after each round and progress back up the ladder to the next wrung.
MARY: No Time
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Fast 5K, Bethel Men’s Shelter, Canoli 5K
COT: Kids, 2.0, What are you living for?

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Moderate My A$$ Kickin April

WARMUP: SSH, Imperial Walkers, Windmill, Moroccan NC, and Strawberry Pickers.
THE THANG:
Phase 1: Cheese shredder 2 Rounds
Phase 2: 4 Corners of Doom:
1st Corner: Peter Parkers and Lunges
2nd Corner: Shoulder Taps and Seal Jacks
3rd Corner: Donkey kicks and Carolina Dry Docks
4th Corner: Mountain Climbers and Tricep Dips
2 Rounds with reps at 10 during Round 1 and Bear Crawl as mode of transportation and 20 reps during Round 2 with mode of transportation being the Crab Walk.
Phase 3: Dora:
100 Merkins
200 Squats
Clock was the other partner not doing exercise would run from one end of parking lot to the other.
Phase 4: Sprint
Everyone sprinted from one end of parking lot to passing the striped crosswalk. Winner chose an exercise. Kodak won and made everyone do 10 burpees.
MARY: She was afraid and didn’t show up
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Read your newsletter
COT: Prayers and Praises

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It was worth the drive

WARMUP: Olaf and YHC arrived to a lot of stretching and to Rumbling dressed in his 20 degree attire. It was almost 50 degrees outside but I guess he has the southern blood. Warmup consisted of: 1/4 mile jog or so, SSH, low slow squat, very low squat hold, couple hamstring stretches, merkins, mountain climbers, and off we went.
THE THANG: arrived at pull up bars. Instruction was 7s with bars being the top and the bottom of the hill down by the school being bottom.
Top of hill / bars: the set was, 1 pull up, 1 leg lift or knees to chest while hanging on bar, drop and do 1 burpee. That’s 1.
Bottom of hill: set was 1 lunge each side, 1 jump squat. That’s 1.
When done, pick up the 6.

Next we stayed in the same area but grabbed a Cindy. Still did 7s at the top and bottom of hill.
Top: squat thruster with block
Bottom: 4 count flutter
When done, Cindy hold over head.
MARY: yes, focus on core with abs for a plank hold, hammers, v-up. Some back with Superman and pull the cord.
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Luka fast 5
COT: yes, good stuff here!

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Truck Nuts

WARMUP: Mosey, SSH, Cherry Pickers. Windmills, etc.
THE THANG: We celebrated 3/26/25 by hitting every light pole with 3 burpees/26 SSH/25 Flutters.
We ended up at the benches for a 50/50/50 Dora. 50 Derkins/50 Irkins/ 50 Step Ups.
Jail Break back up the hill to COT with 10 merkins, 20 squats, 30 CDDs at every 5 light poles.

Jwow

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