WARMUP: Disclaimer only
THE THANG: 1776 reps of pain plus some running
COT: On this birthday of our country we added FNG Tang to our pax, EH’d by Mark Twain. Welcome brother! We sweat like crazy in the Gloom and let the familiar soreness settle in as the fireworks lit up the sky to honor our forefathers and our fellow Americans. Grateful to have been born in the USA and to share this life with my F3 brothers. May we stay United and foster Unity with those we meet each time we leave COT and enter the world around us. God Bless America!
WARMUP: stretching, mosey, and sprints
THE THANG: monkey humpers, Carolina dry docks, step ups, irkins, calf raises, wall sits, bear crawls, sprints, curls
MARY: 5 minutes of married with multiple call outs
ANNOUNCEMENTS: HIM camp, 4th of July convergence
COT: prayers and praises by all pax
WARMUP: Mosey to the Walgreens parking lot. Did some MNC, HBW, PP, Plank, MC and Down/Up dog.
THE THANG: 1st wall at Walgreens with sits and off the wall 3 merkins. then, balls to the wall with 3 merkins. Repeat. Run to the Dunkin parking lot to use the pillars to repeat the same work but added wall mekins. Run to the new Tire company for more wall work and worked in some burpees. For fun, we completed a Jackweb on a grassy knoll. Ran to the old YMCA to repeat wall work and finally to Harris Teater for final wall work. Ran back to COT.
MARY: none
ANNOUNCEMENTS: F3 dads tomorrow
COT: Prayers for travel mercies, a mothers health, good life, family stress and praise for new jobs and better health!
WARMUP: gave a quick disclaimer, started with some SSH, windmills and up/down dog. Moseyed around the parking lot to loosen up and get the PAX ready for the beat down.
THE THANG:
Ascending exercises shown below. With a lap around the small parking area we were near in between each completed set.
10 wine mixers
10 WM + 20 LBCs
10 WM + 20 LBCs + 30 CDD
…+ 40 walking lunges
…+ 50 Freddie mercuries
…+ 40 calf raises
…+ 30 dips
…+ 20 merkins
…+ 10 burpees
Some got to burpees, but we ran out of time and headed back to COT at 6:01.
ANNOUNCEMENTS: newsletter, blood drive
COT: prayer for items that stay in COT
WARMUP: Intro and light warm up as a PAX was parking. MNC, Produce Pickers and Wind Mill.
THE THANG: Started rucking up and out of the parking lot to 460 and turn right. At the light, 10 Squats. Continued down Hubert Graham stopping to do 15 Incline merkins, 20 calf raises and repeated a second time before entering the learning center parking lot. Rucks off for some curls, overhead press and flutter kicks. 10 count and a message. Remember not to focus on what you have not done but enjoy the moments when your in them.
Rucks up and repeat the 3 exercises 2 time up to 460. Over head carry to the entrance to the school.
MARY: 1 full round. LBC, X’s and O’s, dying cockroach, Pump and Rosa, ruck twists and penguin.Ended with stretching.
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Convergence
COT: Prayers for Jane and her surgery. Prayers for Noah going to camp.
This morning 11 studs went back to school with Billy Madison. Here’s what we did:
Warmup
10 Low Slow Squats (IC)
10 Imperial Walkers (IC)
10 SSHs (IC)
Take a lap
The Thang
12 rounds of 12 exercises (adding new exercises each round) to simulate 12 years of school Billy had to complete.
12 American Hammers
Take a lap
12 American Hammers, 12 Merkins
Take a lap
12 American Hammers, 12 Merkins, 12 Calf Raises
Take a lap
12 American Hammers, 12 Merkins, 12 Calf Raises, 12 LBCs
Take a lap
12 American Hammers, 12 Merkins, 12 Calf Raises, 12 LBCs, 12 Wide Arm Merkins
Take a lap
12 American Hammers, 12 Merkins, 12 Calf Raises, 12 LBCs, 12 Wide Arm Merkins, 12 Squats
Take a lap
12 American Hammers, 12 Merkins, 12 Calf Raises, 12 LBCs, 12 Wide Arm Merkins, 12 Squats, 12 Boxcutters
Take a lap
12 American Hammers, 12 Merkins, 12 Calf Raises, 12 LBCs, 12 Wide Arm Merkins, 12 Squats, 12 Boxcutters, 12 Ranger Merkins
Take a lap
12 American Hammers, 12 Merkins, 12 Calf Raises, 12 LBCs, 12 Wide Arm Merkins, 12 Squats, 12 Boxcutters, 12 Ranger Merkins, 12 Lunges
Take a lap
12 American Hammers, 12 Merkins, 12 Calf Raises, 12 LBCs, 12 Wide Arm Merkins, 12 Squats, 12 Boxcutters, 12 Ranger Merkins, 12 Lunges, 12 Freddie Mercurys
Take a lap
12 American Hammers, 12 Merkins, 12 Calf Raises, 12 LBCs, 12 Wide Arm Merkins, 12 Squats, 12 Boxcutters, 12 Ranger Merkins, 12 Lunges, 12 Freddie Mercurys, 12 Diamond Merkins
Take a lap
12 American Hammers, 12 Merkins, 12 Calf Raises, 12 LBCs, 12 Wide Arm Merkins, 12 Squats, 12 Boxcutters, 12 Ranger Merkins, 12 Lunges, 12 Freddie Mercurys, 12 Diamond Merkins, 12 Burpees
Some guys got to the Diamond Merkins. Most guys hit two miles. All guys got smoked.
NMM
“Billy Madison” taught us to make the best of your second chances. Call the friend or family member you lost connection with. With the knowledge you have now, give that business venture a try. You’re never too old to complete the goals you had when you were younger.
Today was fun. The exercises weren’t, but the conversation was. Great energy today. I hope this was the hardest and stupidest thing you do today. If not, there’s always tomorrow. Thanks for the opportunity, Slow Jams.
WARMUP: Light Jog around the parking lot, sidestep R/L, karaoke R/L, Toy Soldiers, Nur, Bear Crawl
15x
SSH
Low Slow Squat
Imperial Walker
Moroccan Night Clubs
THE THANG:
Part I:
Progressive Ladder (String of Pearls)
Start with 5 of first exercise, run down to Dogtopia and back, Then do 5 of first, run, 10 of second, run, etc
Part II: (We should have spent more time here. Was only last 15 min)
Cubbie Cornhole
Count by 1s and 2s and split
Two play Cornhole, normal scoring
– 1 pt – bag on the board – other team does 10x Big Boy situps
– 3 pts – bog in the hole – other team does 10x CDDs
– Winners – 10x Burpees
– Losers – 10x Kraken burpees
While others are playing, I would should put the following exercises while we watched:
– Planks
– Al Gores
– Calf Raises
Team Cubbie/38/Soup/Half Shell was victorious.
MARY: None
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
COT: Be intentional with your time this weekend. You have an extra day, use it wisely. Prayers for families, teachers, and veterans.
WARMUP: Intro and disclaimer. Began rucking down towards the round about. stopped to do some curls, Squats and overhead press. all OYO.
THE THANG: Kept rucking to the far end of the Sunbelt parking lot. stopped to do some SSH, merkins, stretching, up and down dog. Rucks on and hiked it over behind Starbucks. Held AL Gore for a message about allowing ourselves to let others serve us. I talked about how grateful my family is from the outpouring of love we have received from so many people after my M’s surgery. Do not be affraid to allow others to serve you, you do not have to do the hard stuff alone. Rucked around to the back of the pond area and stopped behind the ale house. More curls, Squats and overhead press but in cadence. Rucked back to COT.
MARY: Got in a little Ab work before 6am.
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Murph, print shop workout, and blood drive
COT: Prayers for Duckb6 weeks no nicotine, prayers for Cornerstone from his uncle passing and praise for my wife’s recovery.
WARMUP: Introduction and disclaimer. Began a mosey down the road that included toy soldiers, butt kickers and both sides of Karaoke. Stopped at the far parking lot for a warm-up. Included MNC, Wind Mills, Produce Pickers. plank with discussion, up/down dog, Mtn Climbers and ended with Merkins.
THE THANG: Part 1 of 3. We did the Motivator. After we completed it, transitioned to Kaiser. He lead us to the track to do some bench work. Part 2 of 3 included Step ups, Incline Merkins, Dips, then an Indian Run around the track. Repeated bench work and then abs before handing it off to Body Wash. He took us on a mosey back to COT. Part 3 of 3 was all Broga and Ab work. At each part we talked about the reason we joined our SL. We were missing OTG, Divac and Slapshot. All had prior obligations or Q’s.
MARY: The final sets of abs was tine to conclude our SL discussion.
ANNOUNCEMENTS: A couple different runs coming up and blood drive.
COT: Prayers for marriage and healing