Tag: Grassy Knoll

BDE at the Stockade

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We had 9 at the Stockade for one of the last days of 2023

Started off with a basic warmup.

Short Mosey around the parking lot back in front of the Dance studio.

15 IC SSH
10 IC Windmills
5 Burpees OYO
15 IC Seal Jacks
10 IC MNC
5 Burpees OYO
15 IC Plank Jacks
Stretch
15 IC Mnt Climbers

First Routine

12 Days of Christmas. This is where the Mumblechatter got dialed up a notch.

Basic 12 days of Christmas set up. Started with day one and got to day 12. Reps of a given exercise matched the day.

Day 1 Burpees
Day 2 Burpees
Day 3 Burpees
Day 4 Burpees
Day 5 ( 5 Count rest)
Day 6 Squats
Day 7 SSH
Day 8 IW
Day 9 Calf Raises
Day 10 LBc’s
Day 11 Flutters
Day 12 BBS

I set this up so after day 5 we ended each “round” with 10 Burpees. Again, this was a crowd pleaser.

We then took a short mosey around the parking lot again for the second routine of the morning.

This format was similar to the Laredo workout but obviously modified.

4 rounds

25 Merkins
25 Squats
25 BBS

Lap that we just did in the parking lot.

It was here I put on some music for the PAX as we did these exercises.

With only 5ish minutes to go I got us back to COT for a 4-minute AMRAP. I would call out an exercise and we would max out reps.
Minute 1- HR Merkins
Minute 2 – Flutters
Minute 3- HR Merkins
Minute 4- Plank.

COT: Show some BDE guys and share whats on your hearts. Be specific. As someone said in COT today you can’t get specific help if you don’t have a specific ask.

AYE!

Always fun to lead.

Thanks to all of you!

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4 Corners

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WARMUP: Everything in cadence to 10
Windmills
Cherry pickers
Moroccan night clubs
SSHs
1 lap around the full parking lot

THE THANG:

Upper Body 4 Corners )4 laps)
4 corners:
1st – 10 merkins
2nd – 10 diamond merkins
3rd – 10 wide grip merkins
4th – 10 merkins

4 laps
Before each lap:
5 burpees
10 Tricep dips
10 CDDs
10 shoulder taps

Leg Day Pyramid:
5 Jump Squats
10 lunges
15 squats
20 sumo squats
25 calf raises
30 SSHs

MARY:
4 minutes of ab work.

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Pick you poison

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WARMUP: mosey to Walgreens for IC windmills, Moroccan nightclubs, Cherry pickers, hillbilly and imperial walkers, merkins and stretching
THE THANG: mosey to grace church lot for partner pick your poison Dora that included 100 merkins(sen tressel), 200 step ups(grassy knoll), 300 squats(half shell), 400 lbc(slow jams). We also did some more stretching at the end.
MARY: went around the circle for some more ic stretching and ending with a 30 sec full body destroyer
ANNOUNCEMENTS: dam to damn bar, wine dinner at fish market
COT: prayers and praises for friends, family, and loved ones

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Ten Secrets to Success

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7 strong at The Stockade. We began with warm-ups (SSHs, Imperial Walkers, Windmills, and extended plank stretches).

Next, the main event. When you have been around for a while, you can recycle your old workouts. Pro tip: Be sure to do a backblast so you can copy and paste the content.

I always enjoy reading and hearing about success stories.  The struggles, hardships, and the eventual victories.  Since I am old as dirt, I can tell you there is no secret sauce but I came across this list of traits published by Investor’s Business Daily after studying leaders and successful people.  These  traits, when combined “can turn dreams into reality.” 

Back to the workout. . Each trait was read then we completed 90 seconds of the exercises listed below.  We ran a lap around the carpool circle and repeated process until all ten traits were covered.

 HOW YOU THINK IS EVERYTHING: Always be positive. Think success, not failure. Beware of a negative environment.  (Merkins)
DECIDE UPON YOUR TRUE DREAMS AND GOALS: Write down your specific goals and develop a plan to reach them. (Squats)
 TAKE ACTION: Goals are nothing without action. Don’t be afraid to get started. Just do it. (Freddy Mercuries)
 NEVER STOP LEARNING: Go back to school or read books. Get training and acquire skills. (Flutters)
BE PERSISTENT AND WORK HARD: Success is a marathon, not a sprint. Never give up. (Carolina Dry Docks)
 LEARN TO ANALYZE DETAILS: Get all the facts, all the input. Learn from your mistakes. (Plank Jacks)
FOCUS YOUR TIME AND MONEY: Don’t let other people or things distract you. (Lunges)
DON’T BE AFRAID TO INNOVATE; BE DIFFERENT: Following the herd is a sure way to mediocrity. (Shoulder Taps)
DEAL AND COMMUNICATE WITH PEOPLE EFFECTIVELY: No person is an island. Learn to understand and motivate others. (Calf Raises)
BE HONEST AND DEPENDABLE; TAKE RESPONSIBILITY: Otherwise, Nos. 1-9 won’t matter. (Burpees)

Great job everyone!  

Final note..I know from experience that you tend to fall on your face several times before you see a victory.  It doesn’t get easier as you get older, but you continue to get up, dusts yourself off, and keep moving forward.

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DORA at Sonic

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WARMUP: It was cold so we got right to it.
SSH, WindMills, Produce Pickers. Then we mosey to the smaller circle at the apartments for some clock work. Then ran to Sonic.
THE THANG: DORA was there with 100 wide arm merkins, 200 V-ups and 300 sumo squats. For those who were fast, combination of LBC and or Merkins. Ran back towards COT. Needed more milage so on to Harris Teeter for a wall sit with burpees. Change Order requested happy jumps, it was entertaining!! 40-love ended with a Karate Kick!
MARY: Went around with AH, Hello Dolly and Gas Pumpers
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Readctge news letter, D2D, Wednesday mini Convergence, and more,
COT: Prayers for patience, trust in tge lord and mental health during the season.

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Cuban Style Buffet of Pain

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WARMUP: SSH, Windmills, Morrocon NC, Imperial Walkers, Hillbilly Walkers, Strawberry Pickers
THE THANG:
Round 1:Cheese Shredder, Wall Sit, and Balls to the Wall
Round 2: Dora with 100 reps each following exercise:
Crunches
Overhead Claps
Hello Dollies
Inclined Merkins
Burpees
American Hammers
Timer was other partner running to end of parking lot and back
Closed with Bear Crawls and Crab Walks to first parking lot island.
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Read your newsletter
COT: Prayers and Praises

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Avoid failure by standing firm and leading

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WARMUP: mosey with some stops at SIM and others
THE THANG:
7’s on the apartment complex entrance with little hill
Some wall work
Backyard sprints where winner was the winner….period
MARY:
We did all of them cyclops
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Read newsletter
COT:
Praying for marriages kids health and safety

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Audible, Ausdible

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WARMUP: Substitute Q announcement for Bitcon and gave disclaimer. Warm up run to the kids learning academy. We warmed up Michael Phelps, MNC, Hillbilly Walkers. Windmills and ran down the hill to the apartments.
THE THANG: Asked Half Shell and Huffy to pick an exercise. We did 7’s on the hill with Burpees at the top and Squats at the bottom. Then, we did an apache 10 count with Half Shell. and then Change Order. Planked it up in the middle of the apartments and ran back up to the rear parking lot. Another apache 10 count with Skipper while lung walking towards Express Oil. Mosey the rest of the way to the side of Teeter for walk work. 1st we did wall sit with a run out to monkey humpers. 2nd, we did BTW with a run out to 1 burbee. Slow Mosey back to COT while Huffy did an apache 10 count.
MARY: At COT. Huffy lead us on broga, then all Pax called out 1 ab workout.
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Golf, Party, CSUP, D2D and D2DB.
COT: Prayers for travel mercies, thankful for safe travels, prayer for teenage drivers and making it through the holiday week with extended family.

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Only 11 on Black Friday?

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WARMUP: Intro and then mosey to the Lowes parking lot for warm ups. MNC, Produce Pickers, Windmills. Mosey to another corner of Lowes for Up and Down Dog, plank stretches and Mountain climbers. Continued to the Thang.
THE THANG: Four Corners. Round 1- 12 Big Boys then bear crawl, 12 Big Boys then nur, 12 Big Boys then crawl Bear, ended with 12 Big Boys then run.
Round 2- 12 flying Squirrels then Karaoke, 12 flying Squirrels then nur, 12 flying Squirrels then Karaoke, finally 12 flying Squirrels then run.
Message: asked everyone to say what they were thankful for on Thanksgiving.
Ran to the back of the building where Empire is located for some wall sits, balls to the wall and more wall sits. Ran back in front of F45 for some monkey humpers then back to COT for Mary.
MARY: Flutters, hammers, Burpees, MT with Wine Makers and lbc.
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Golf, D2D, Party and team competition
COT: Prayers for family, marriages and those traveling.

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Rain, no shine

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WARMUP: Grinder stretch
THE THANG: 100 big boys, Bobby Hurley’s, flutters, LBC‘s, squats, monkey humpers, Freddie Mercury’s,
MARY: wind mills, rosalitas, 6 in 10 count to plank to shoulder taps, Morrocan night clubs all in the pouring rain
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
COT:

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