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Bounty Hunter return to the gloom

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Bounty Hunter (Slackless) had far too few coupons and led us through a “pass the weights around” board of pain. When we had enough, we moseied around the Site choosing our own exercises in cadence.

My man Bounty was a little rusty…all the more reason to get his butt back in the gloom.

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Q-School Jan 2025

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WARMUP: Yes, and kept us close cause FTC showed up at 5:22am. This happens when there’s more ice on vehicles. If you’re gonna run off, do it knowing that a guy could show up late and you’d be leaving him.
THE THANG: Mosey with some work and some discussion. The 1st F is about Fitness not exercise. So, it matters less what exercise you call and more that you do it well with vigor.

YHC set up 4 corners, but had the PAX call an exercise and mode of transport. The point is, it doesn’t matter what we do, but the consistency and intensity with which we do it. Don’t get so caught up in Qing the hardest or craziest stuff (not that there’s anything wrong with that if you can dem oit), but that isn’t the most importnt thing.

We covered some more ground. Did some bulgarian split squat. Did some wall sitting and chatting with a burpee line.

Got to the band practice lot and had some PAX call cadence. Quite a few of the newer PAX here are ready to Q! The Pirate in particular called well in cadence, and he had a Q on the books for Friday at Stockade. However, I neglected to mention that you should SHOW UP to the AO you’ve agreed to Q. So, he of course fartsacked through that Q. Oh well, better luck next time.

NM:: Topics discussed included WHY:
– the early gloom
– cause if not then, it ain’t gonna happen
– starts the day up 1-0
– makes you intentional the night before
– workouts need to be hard
– increases vulnerability if you’ve been humbled
– intensity and consistency matter
– push don’t settle
– men don’t show up for easy
– lead in a rotating fashion
– This is a leadership development organization
– If the same guys lead ALL THE TIME, that doesn’t develop leaders
– we practice leadership like lawyers practice law. and we’re always getting better
– outside in the elements
– #1 helps keep it free
– we have to overcome the circumstances of our environment
– test of your resolve
– You committing and posting in the wet/cold tells the Q and other men that they matter more to you than temporary discomfort
– It’s Fitness over specific Exercises
– Do the work, don’t fret about everything being unique
– Consistency is more important that innovation
Encouragement was given to
– lean into COT
– if you’re not accelerating in your 2nd and 3rd, you’re missing the point. Make it habit of preparing to share something briefly at COT. Your sharing allows another man to break his own wall and be willing to share
– Share your failures. If you aren’t failing, are you really trying?

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Ring around the Rosie

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WARMUP: Broke the rules by adding a mosey to a kettlebell workout.
THE THANG: 7 minutes of 15 thrusters EMOM
2 Rounds of :
single leg Romanian Dead lifts
Flutters
Merkins
Curls for the girls
Lunges
Bent rows each arm | Option to just bend
swings
goblet squats
MARY:
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Dam to Damn Bar, Mint hill CSOP / Welcome Brawny
COT: Stay safe

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The Frozen Rosie @ Lazarus

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WARMUP: The usual suspects: Side straddle hops, merkins, cherry pickers, moroccan night clubs
THE THANG: Mosey to the garage. At each light post the PAX remembered all the core principles but took punishment anyway. At the garage, MOT of high knees, NUR, lunges, moseys, with rounds of Merkins, Burpess, BBS, and plank jacks at each level.
MARY: Body destroyer
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Dam to Damn Bar,
COT: Folks are doing some good community work out there.

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Cards & More

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WARMUP: Grandpa Jacks
SSH
Windmill
Imperial Walkers

THE: We moseyed around the back of the theater around to the fountain.

THANG 1
We had a game of Duck, Duck, Goose. While Lunge walking around one of the fountains one pax would break the line to run around the pax returning to his spot. The pax behind the runner then broke like to do the same. 2 rounds.
THANG 2
Merkin Jax
1:4 Ratio
1 Merkin – 4 Plank Jacks
2 Merkins – 8 Plank Jacks
We went to 5 Merkins and 20 Plank Jacks

THANG 3
Lunge Worm
Lunge Walk with each leg, then do an inch worm with two Merkins at the bottom before inching back up. When returning to standing position from the inch worm we repeated this for about 30 yards or so.

THANG 4
We pulled out a deck of cards that I thought I shuffled well but turns out I didn’t as it basically became a leg work out. With a few Merkins sprinkled in there.
Moseyed back to COT. Now time for Mary.

ANNOUNCEMENTS: Bethel Men’s Shelter, Dam to Damn Bar, Sat. 1/25/25

COT: We shared our word for the year and prayers.

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2025 New Years Convergence Smokin Beatdown

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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

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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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Lazarus – 12DEC2024

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Always a good day at the Laz. Opportunity abounds and we took full advantage.

WARMUP:
Usual warm-up type stuff. Windmills, merkins, that kind of stuff…

THE THANG:
First we pulled up behind the Greek place for a <@U01FDRQSQG3> and <@U0603USPHAS> favorite, some chair work. These freaking chairs weigh at least 55-60 pounds. And they’re awkward. Terrible. Did some overhead presses, maybe something else… I don’t really remember.

Then we ran it down to the parking deck at Red Ventures. Stopped at some light poles on the way down. Ran up and down the deck and the stairs and such. It was a real nice time.

MARY:
No chicks.

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Read your newsletter.

COT:
The 5th Core Principle.

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The Truth Matters

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Thermostat read 22 degrees at 0500hrs, but Cake Boss had Johnny Cash playing early and we never felt it. YHC was curious who, or how many would show in these conditions, but was pleasantly surprised with 12 faithful, including some newish PAX and some Upper Management that brought the mumblechatter!

This is “Q-School,” let’s get the disclaimer correct.
DISCLAIMER: I am not a professional – you are participating at your own risk – you are responsible for your own well-being – you are here voluntarily, and you are not paying to be here – know your limits and do the best you can – modify as necessary.

WARMUP: Let’s mosey. Loop around the student parking lot. Plank in a Circle of Pain for the 6. With the 6 in, went over The Mission and the 5 Core Principles – in order!
– 20 SHH IC
– 10 Windmills IC
The mumblechatter was excessive here. No clue how many Windmills we actually did, so… 5 burpees OYO. It did its job and quieted the PAX, for a moment.
– 10 LSS IC
– 10 Hillbilly Walkers IC
– 10 MNC IC
– Yoga – Reminded the PAX of the DRP and why we’re here; to GET RIGHT.

THE THANG: Mosey to Pull-up Bars – Plank for the 6.
Discussed various types of workout formats, i.e. Pearls on a String, 7s or 11s or 21s, DORA, 4 corners.

We started with 7s this morning – 6 pull ups at the top of the hill, 1 burpee at the bottom. Made sure that we picked up the 6 and completed ALL of the reps.

Instead of asking for a 10 count, YHC continued to preach and advised the PAX of alternate ways to catch a breather if the PAX need it. We discussed properly planning your Q to ensure you have enough to do for the duration of the workout, to wear a watch, to try to address all of the parts of the body in the workout, and again, to leave no man behind.

From there, we partnered up and grabbed a coupon. Completed an AMRAP of the following exercises while your partner ran down to the stop sign and back:
– Derkins with feet on coupon
– Squat with coupon
– Overhead press with coupon
– American Hammers with coupon

Mosey back to CoT

MARY: Flutters, LBCs, Peter Parkers, Plank Jax with various PAX practicing commands and cadence.

ANNOUNCEMENTS: Christmas Party, Bethel Men’s Shelter

COT: Stays in CoT

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