WARMUP: Counting Practice
THE THANG: 11s
MARY: Kettlebell Hill
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Check Slack
COT: Thankful for health, family, children, anniversaries.
WARMUP: Goose set the stage with an intro to Shield Lock September, then handed the baton to Pusher
THE THANG:
Pusher — he led the charge (literally) out of the parking lot to the corner leading toward Red Ventures where he led a series of exercises interspersed with Burpees and Disruption. He then took the pax back to the parking lot for a series of sprints and lunges.
Cake Boss — he led the pax on a mosey to the plaza in front of the movie theater where pax grabbed a partner for some exercises (Dips, Derkins, Irkins and more) on the flower bed wall while flapjacking with an out-and-back run.
Double D — took the pax on a mosey to the al fresco dining area between ice cream shop and Greek joint. Pax grabbed a chair for 3 series of step-ups and planks/core exercises. All moseyed back to the parking lot to complete a final 10 Burpees before COT.
MARY: She participated throughout the Thang
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Bethel shelter meal TONIGHT!!! Shield Lock Qs continue throughout September at Lazarus.
COT: We had a lively group of pax that sweated profusely and laughed fully about Goose's plan for October (WAGs month!) and Pauly D's "proceeding hair line" among other topics. It was great to have an age spread of 31 to 59 and F3 tenure ranging from 3 workouts to 14 years. Goose has the MILGA spirit flowing at full speed at Lazarus! Thanks for the invite to our Shield Lock! And shout out to our 4th SL member (Old Bay) who couldn't join us today.
The core message shared throughout the workout was "don't do life alone!" We all face challenges and Disruption in our lives and we all need Faith that takes an active human form of brothers surrounding us to get through those times. Our F3 brothers we see in the Gloom provide one level of support, AND the most reliable support will come from those who are CLOSEST to us, those few men we've truly opened our hearts to through regular vulnerability aimed at shared accountability. So take the risk and step into the uncomfortable zone of bonding with 2-3 other pax at a similar stage of life in a committed Shield Lock.
Thanks to the pax who posted today and helped my Shield Lock appreciate the gift we are to each other!
WARMUP: Yep
THE THANG:
Move to parking lot:
Single Arm Deadlift
Clean
Squat and Press
Overhead hold and March
did 5 reps on the right,
then 5 on the left
We did some type of travel between round. I think we hit 4-ish rounds before we had to farmers carry back to COT
MARY: might have missed her pushing it to close to 0600
ANNOUNCEMENTS: yep
COT: was held
WARMUP: SSH, Windmills and others
THE THANG:
4 Corner Finisher
Corner 1- 10 Merkins
Corner 2 – 10 Copperhead Squats
Corner 3 – 10 Merkins
Corner 4 – 10 Copperhead Squats
Corner 1- 10 CDDS.
Corner 2 – 10 Jump Squats
Corner 3 – 10 CDDs.
Corner 4 – 10 Jump Squats
MARY: A few exercises
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Were made
COT: We shared and Prayed
Commentary courtesy of Dark Helmet:
12 men at The Pit Of Cocks received a generous helping of Italian Jobs.
The Thang:
Repeat until the hate leaves your heart or until 45 minutes has elapsed…
Moleskine:
The morning began with Liberty rescuing Goose’s hemorrhoid pillow from the parking lot (not sure when that got left there) and placing it lovingly by the flag. Also placed by the flag, was a fat deuce squeezed out like Satan’s toothpaste by 3D’s nutsniffer. Not to worry, like most good dog owners, 3D brought his little doo-doo produce bags and collected the offering to carry with him. I don’t have a dog, and one of the main reasons is that I currently live in a situation that would require me to bend down and collect the feces of a lesser beast. I'm on the top of the food chain. I will not collect feces. Besides, the mighty (though domesticated) canine deserves to leave his castoffs where they lay, so for me to take responsibility to care for such an animal would require me to live beyond the officious reach of an HOA and past the confines of a fence…
Changing subjects, Deep Dish remarked about the amount of sand in the CRHS parking lot and was contemplating how to take his kids there and convince them that it was Myrtle Beach, but with less cigarette butts.
COT: Pray for many men’s relatives, to shoulder our burdens, and to be smart enough not to go alone.
WARMUP:
SSH
Imp Walkers
Moroccan nightclubs
Michael Phelps
Squats
Merkins
Broga
THE THANG:
Ladder interval up downs
Merkins and Squats
MOT Bear Crawl
LBC Jump Squats
MOT Lunges
Dora with shared bag
Merkins
Big boys
Imp Walkers
Carolina Dry Docks
Dips
LBC
50
100
150
Mosey w bag back to COT
MARY:
Stretching
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Pizza
COT:
Prayers for family and health
Warm-Up:
SSH – 25 IC
Imperial Walkers – 15 IC
Moroccan NC – 15 IC
Windmills – 10 IC
Strawberry Pickers – 10 IC
Cheese Shredder
The Thang:
1. Dora: Partner up. One works, one runs to STOP sign and back. Switch.
Exercises:
50 Burpees
100 Leg Ups
150 Tricep Dips
200 Squats
MARY: She likes to show up when Dora is there
Flutter Kicks – 20 IC
American Hammers – 20 IC
Hello Dollies – 15 IC
Freddie Mercuries – 15 IC
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Read your newsletter
COT: Prayers and Praises
WARMUP: yea, this is important
THE THANG:
MARY: last 5 min and we rotated who led
ANNOUNCEMENTS: newsletter
COT: There are lots of guys in our lives with their lights off. Just a shell of what they could be. You can see it at work, in your neighborhood, at church, your kid's school, the grocery store, in a restaurant, etc. They're cosplaying at being the men they were created to be. F3 isn't the only answer for them, but it's a pretty dang good one. Go EH!
WARMUP: in cadence/out of cadence exercises including some windmills, some toy soldiers, some SSH, and an Elf movie reference from @U02DKM63B7B
THE THANG: We were taken out of Egypt into the Desert and into the Promised Land. Fleeing Egypt, we moved down the lot with repeated stops for 20 merkins and 10 squats, a reminder that freedom takes effort. In the Desert, we focused on endurance over speed, hitting 4 corners at a steady pace with some big boy sit-ups and low/slow squats (at a quantity I cannot currently recall because of the complaints being thrown my way.) We repeated the other 4 corners with some diamond merkins. After a perimeter run, Joshua 1:8 was shared to encourage us as we entered the Promised Land where we reversed direction around the (working) lights with 3 “easy” jump squats. Closing out we embraced a few more merkins and a mosey back to COT.
MARY: big boy sit-ups and squats countdown from 5
ANNOUNCEMENTS: @U0603USPHAS invited some feedback on the Q with mostly positive feedback which is unfortunate, but still appreciated. If I wanted to have my ego stroked I’d go to Orange Theory. @U0A739SGTL3 mentioned garbage pickup next Saturday somewhere. I was interested because it reminded me of the 210 hours of community service the judge hit me with years ago. @U0603USPHAS also shared a discussion event happening on August 28th at Forest Hill in Fort Mill at 6:30am called The Excavation.
COT: Prayers for @U06Q8DSSV5Y to get back out here and lean on brothers during this difficult time. Prayers for Mint Hill’s Windex to get back out and to be the one receiving encouragement. Prayers for all of us to understand the power of our words and the gift of being able to speak them.
WARMUP: Warmupy things while waiting for Bobber
THE THANG: B.O.M.B.S.-esque stuff. Partner up. One partner runs while other does first exercise of the round. Swap when partner returns.
Round 1 Exercises: Burpees, Overhead claps, Merkins, LBC's, Squats.
Round 2 Exercises: OH Claps, Merkins, LBC's, Squats
Round 3 Exercises: Merkins, LBC's, Squats
MARY: 5 Big Boys, 5 Merkins, repeat until time
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Bethel is tonight. Read your newsletter
COT: