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Punishment for missing free throws

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WARMUP: the 0445 pre-run

THE THANG:
Shuttle runs
Using the rows in the parking lot (~20m apart) numbered 0-5, starting at 0, shuttle run to 1, return to 0. Run to 2, back to 0, etc until Pax got to 5, then start over from 1.

First 3 rounds (1 round being shuttle run through 1-5)
Burpees everytime you came back to 0. The number of burpees were equal to the number of the row you ran to.

Second 3 rounds were jump squats following the same rules as the burpees but by a factor of 4.

Last 3 rounds were 4 SC mountain climbers x the number of the row you ran to.
Those that finished before 6, did shuttle runs with no exercises.

Every 3 rounds was just over 1 mile.

MARY:
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
COT:

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What’s the fun in tapering

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WARMUP: pledge and then ran to WEP. The run is your warmup.
THE THANG: Partner up and run opposite directions around WEP. We started out with when you meet you partner, you drop and do 10 merkins slapping hands as you come up from the merkin. With the resounding “that’s it” after initial instructions, we took off in our opposite directions.

After meeting our partners for the second time, and essentially completing 1 full lap around the park, additional exercises were included. On top of the merkins, 10 LBCs were added.

1 more full lap, 1 additional exercise…now added in 10 squats. As my partner, old bay, was responsible for telling people he passed about the new exercises, he may have told some teams the new exercises were burpees. It happens.

Last lap added in 10 flutters.
MARY: no, made it back with no time remaining.
ANNOUNCEMENTS: jaeger on 3/11, dam to dam coming up
COT: How many times do you allow ego to get in the way of potentially “good ideas”? Or how do you let ego drive decisions just because people make comments that trigger competitive tendencies? Or how do you walk into a situation thinking one thing, and then realize someone changed something you didn’t expect (every time you passed them in a big WEP circle)?

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The Slog at JWEP

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It was a wet/sloppy day in The Fort, but fear not, the firey mumble chatter warmed our souls.

Warmup:
Side Straddle Hops
Cherry Pickers
Windmills (Trucker Approved)
The Polish Mating Dance🕺
Merkins
Dying Cockroaches

The Thang:
Grab you backpack and mosey down yonder to the Church for some Dora.
Partner 1: Figure 8 running pattern on the stairs.
Partner 2: 100 Merkins, 200 Squats, 300 Flutters

Head back towards JWEP for some more pain. Mode of transportation was a Jack Webb – 4 Bearcrawls and 1 Carolina Dry Doc until you get to 40-10.

At the top of the Hill next to JWEP we did crazy 8’s. The top of the hill 7 burpees, the bottom of the hill 1 Merkin. You know the drill…Finish at 1 Burpee and 7 Merkins.

We Moseyed over to the JWEP pavilion for two rounds of Webb Jacks.
1. 4 Overhead Claps and 1 Merkins until you get to 40-10.
2. 4 Squats and 1 Monkey Humper until you get to 40-10.

COT commenced at the JWEP Pavilion for announcements/prayers/praises.

-JWOW

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February fun w/VQ and bear crawls

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WARMUP:
THE THANG: 11s merkins, big boy sits. wall sits while partner does 10 of any excercise Line up along the fence line of field #1
Round 1: Bear crawl to end of field. Stop at light posts for 5, 10, and 15 merkins, run back to the start.
Round 2: Lunge walk to the end of the field: 5, 10, 15 squats, run back.
Round 3: Crabwalk to the end of the field: 5, 10, 15 dips, run back.
Round 4: Run to the end of the field: 5, 10, 15 burpees, run back.

Mosey to the playground, split up into the 3 groups
Group 1: 10 pullups
Group 2: Reverse step ups until group doing pullups are finished. Flapjack with group 3
Group 3: Freddie Mercury’s until group doing pullups are finished. Flapjack with group 1
Rinse and repeat two more times, with group 2 changing to big boy sit ups and hello dolly
Mosey back to field #1 for mini-Mary:
Box cutters x 20
LBC’s x 20
End with the Body Destroyer.
MARY:
ANNOUNCEMENTS: check news letter, prayes for D2D pax
COT: we did it

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The Dillinger Run

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THE THANG: PAX joined YHC in hitting each Bank from the AO to Tega Cay (South State, TD Bank, First Horizon & First National) ~ 2 mi away and hit ‘em again on the way back. PT withdraw at ea: 3-burpees, 6-squats, 9–merkins, 12-4 Ct flutters). Jailbreak back!
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Thanks Flounder for reminder that Valentines Day is tomorrow
COT: Prayers spoken and unspoken, marriages, health and safe travel for the PAX.

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NASCAR Loops at Block Party

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WARMUP: Run up to Hardee’s for Jump Squats, Wind Mills, Merkins, Mountain Climbers, 5 Burpees.
THE THANG: Run down Tom Hall, L/T Unity, L/T Elliott, L/T Springs, back to Hardees for 10 Burpees, 20 Flutters, 30 Mountain Climbers.
Run down Main Street, L/T Academy, L/T Forrest, L/T Confederate, L/T Withers, run to the lot at the bottom of the hill for 10 Burpees, 20 Merkins and Bear Crawl the length of the parking lot.
Run up Williamson, L/T Patterson, L/T Academy, back to the same lot for 10 Burpees, 20 Dips and 30 American Hammers.
Run to the bottom of Massey across from COT. Run to the lot at the top of the hill for 20 Hand-Release Merkins & 30 Mountain Climbers. Run down the hill, back up the hill then back down to COT.
MARY: Done.
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Spoken.
COT: Completed the 5th Core Principle.

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The Kitchen Sink – 01FEB2023

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WARMUP:
We stretched a bit, some windmills, light jogging, tappy-taps, some SSH, you get the idea…

THE THANG:
Sandbags required. YHC had and recommended a 60lb, but no one was weighing anything…
– First it was a long, bagless loop around the parking lot/car loop with some stops to do things like Merkins, squats, and the like.
– Then we grabbed our sandbags and partnered up for a little catch me if you can from the flag to the top of Hubert Graham — 5 burpees while your partner farmer carried your bags, catch and switch
– At every manhole cover on the way down the hill (for 7 covers), do 5 manmakers
– On the way back up the hill, do 20 flutters (2-count) with press at each manhole cover
– Next round, 3 curls on the way down and up
– REPEAT as time allows… time didn’t allow…
– Back to flag for cool-down and Mary

MARY: No Chicks Allowed.

ANNOUNCEMENTS: Read your newsletter.

COT: The 5th Core Principle

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Hill repeat Monday

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At 0515, YHC told the PAX there is no warm up we were ready to roll and headed out toward Gold Hill Middle. It was supposed to be a mosey, but was more running.

At the first parking lot we counted off and gave a very bastardized disclaimer- basically modify as necessary and you should read the disclaimer on the website.
From there I explained what the workout was,;
25 merkins at the school, then head up the hill to the bank, do 25 Freddy Mercurys (4 count- like in cadence), then back to school and rinse/repeat until 0600.

Most got in 4-5 rounds and all got in at least 3.5 miles.

COT: lots of announcements and prayers – I was oxygen deprived so I don’t recall them at this point 🤦🏼‍♂️

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The Battle: Kitchen Sink edition

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Nice cool morning here in the greater Tega Cay area. As we were waiting in the parking lot YHC was hoping for at least 1 more pax to show up for what I had planned. Thankfully PETA pulled in at 5:14 and we were ready to go!

Warmup:

25 Merkins IC ( I’m a little disappointed in myself when I struggled with my last rep. I will do better next time)
25 Flutters IC
10 Merkins IC
10 Flutters IC
5 Merkins IC
5 Flutters IC

Mosey to the Tree within the Traffic Circle

Counted off the pax into team 1 and team 2. Facing opposite ways we did a competitive “challenge run” running around the large traffic circle in front of the school. This run required the 6 to do 2 burpees before running to the front. To win each team had to complete 4 laps. Winners got to do 10 Burpees and losers had to do 20. Pax pushed and it was a VERY close race as a result we both won and did 10 burpees.

Mosey to the front of the school.

We began the 2nd portion of the workout doing a Tabata style sequence 45 seconds of work 15 seconds of rest.

2 Rounds of :
HR Merkins
Squats
Diamond Merkins
BBS

After the second round we did a recovery lap and got into the mental battle known as “last man planking” In short we circled up and held plank as long as we could until no one could plank anymore. I would periodically call merkins to “thin the herd”. After calling 5 merkins IC everyone held fast. After calling 6 merkins IC we had 4-5 drop. After calling 7 Merkins IC we had everyone else drop except for YHC and Maximas. With that Maximas was declared the winner and we moved on to COT with just about 7 minutes to go.

With a little under 7 minutes to go of course I called a Burpee EMOM. Started with a round of 10, moved to 11, moved to 12, back down to 11, down to 10, and then one last round of 10. With only 30 seconds left we did a light stretch and 1 more HR merkin for good measure.

Great work by all the men who showed especially Flounder as he sets a great example for all the other PAX.

The Theme today was “the Battle”. Not only the battle we face with competition, or each other but mostly the battle we have with ourselves. How much can you push yourself and how far are you willing to go? Chances are you can go at least “one more rep” you just need to believe you can and people to help push you further.

Thanks for the opportunity! Until Next Time!

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Playing Cards at The Kitchen Sink

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WARMUP: Run the large loop around the field stopping for a few exercises at a few points.
THE THANG: We’re playing cards:
Spades = Diamond Merkins
Diamonds = Mountain Climbers
Clubs = Jump Squats
Hearts = 8ct Burpees
(4) Other Cards = 25 Flutters I/C
Twice during the deck, we took a run around the parking lot.
MARY: See Flutters & Burpees above
ANNOUNCEMENTS: All the things.
COT: You should’ve been there. It was strong.

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