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“No Mercy” Monday @ STL

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WARMUP: NONE
THE THANG:
19 men took off at quickly for No Mercy Monday. After a quick mosey to South State Bank, we fired up the legs with 5 Bonnie Blairs to get loose.

From there, we charged down Dave Gibson Blvd to the bottom under the light pole — 5 Jump Squats at the base — then sprinted back up that glorious hill of pain. At the top, we pushed toward the school where, under the next light post, we knocked out 5 Apollo Onos before turning around and heading back for more.

Rinse and repeat. Several rounds. Just under 5 miles of pure burn, grind, and grit.

Bones and Farmers Only quietly crushed it, while Sasquatch somehow wasn’t even breaking a sweat while he led the pack and completed each excercise with amazing form.

Legs smoked. Lungs torched. Mission accomplished.

Quote of the Day:

“Strike first. Strike hard. No mercy.” – Cobra Kai

MARY: NONE
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Golf outing, trash pickup,donate to accelerate
COT:

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Parking Lot Tour

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15 (12 boot, 3 run) toured Slow Burn’s parking lots. Here’s what we did:

Warm Up
– 10 SSHs (IC)
– 10 Mountain Climbers (IC)
– 10 Plank Jacks (IC)

Four Corners (front, sides, and rear of restaurant row)
– 15 Merkins at each corner
– 15 Squats
– 15 LBCs
– 15 Alternating Shoulder Taps

Mosey to BP
– 15 Irkins
– 15 Derkins
– 15 Dips

Mosey to the upper lot at Chick-fil-A
– 5 (if older than 45) or 10 Burpees (if 45 and under) at each corner

Mosey back to COT lot
– 15 Big Boys at each corner
– 15 American Hammers
– 15 Boxcutters
– 15 Freddies

NMM
The distance between your dreams and your reality is discipline. You have to do the thing, especially when you don’t feel like it. 80% of success is showing up. The rest is willingness to work and learn. Put in the work and reap the rewards.

-IJ

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13 YR Anniversary Convergence

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WARMUP:
THE THANG:
Here is my weinke – Assassin

We had about 12 runners and 6 ruckers tackle the tundra of the paved loop around the schools.

Starting at the front door we headed around the back, past the shop, past the ROTC HQ, down to the elementary playground, back by the stadium, out to Jones Road and back to the front.

All enjoyed. Thanks to Sasquatch and Spectre for the preview lap and suggestions.

Convergence bootcamp Q- Backdraft

Warmup- SSH, windmills, cherry pickers, mtn. Climbers, Moroccan night clubs

The thang-
Count off for groups of 3s
Mosey to pull up bars
Group 1 wall sits
Group 2 merkins

Group 3 13 pull ups 13 burpees

Stay in groups Dora on the hill
Bottom 300 CDDs top 300 squat jumps mosey from top to bottom

Line up in parking lot for 43 seconds of following exercises followed by bear crawls in-between
Exercises were as follows
Merkins, air squats, flutters, alt. Shoulder taps, jump squats, lbc’s, Carolina’s dry docks, alt lunges, burpees,

Mosey back to COT in original 3 man groups

KB workout- Boogie Nights

Ladder of pain- it sucked

MARY:
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
COT:

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Hill repeats and miles

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WARMUP: SSH, Wind Mills, Squats, merkins, mtn Climber. Run to station 1
THE THANG: 4 stations spread in a pendant style hilly road. Stations 1 and 3 and bonus, Station 2 amd 4 are 21s.
Station 1: 5 pullups
Station 2: 20 Merkins
Station 3: 5 Burpees
Station 4: 1 jump squat

Stations 2 and 4 keep changing the number of reps in a 21s style.

A lot of elevation going both ways.
MARY:
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
COT:

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EMOM

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WARMUP: 20 SSH, 15 Imperial Walkers, 10 Hillbilly Walkers, 10 Cherry Pickers
THE THANG:
Three 5-minute EMOMs. At conclusion of each 5-minute round, run a lap around parking lot.

Round 1 (5mins):
5 Squats w/bell
10 Merkins
15 Curls w/bell
–Around the parking lot–
Round 2 (5mins):
5 Man Makers
10 Deadlifts w/bell
15 OH Press w/bell
–Around the parking lot–
Round 3 (5mins):
5 Bonnie Blairs
10 OH Tricep Extension w/bell
15 Calf raises w/bell
–Around the parking lot–

Form 2 single-file lines. Station 1 is pacer. When complete, everyone rotates up one slot. 1 goes to 9.
Station 1: run to end of lot (1 burpee)
Station 2: Coupon Swings
Station 3: Squats
Station 4: Mountain Climbers
Station 5: Man makers
Station 6: Coupon Curl
Station 7: Side Straddle Hop
Station 8: OH Press
Station 9: Mountain Climber

MARY: none
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Golf Tournament, Pints & Padres
COT: DD’s M, Backdraft’s Grandmother (100 BDAY), Boogie’s (14 year old BDAY)

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Slow Burning Stogie

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Warm-Up:
SSH – 20 IC
Imperial Walkers – 15 IC
Hillbilly Walkers – 15 IC
Moroccan Night Clubs – 10 IC
Windmills – 10 IC
Mosey around the parking lot

The Thang:
1. 4 Corners:
Corner 1: 10 Merkins
Corner 2: 15 Squats
Corner 3: 20 LBCs
Corner 4: 25 Lunges each leg
➡ Lap 1: Mosey between corners, Lap 2: Bear Crawl between corners

2. Partner Work:
P1: Plank
P2: 10 Merkins, then jog 25 yards and back
Repeat with:
20 Squats / partner holds Al Gore
20 Big Boys / partner holds 6 inches
20 Mountain Climbers / partner holds plank

3. Dora:
Partners:
100 Carolina Dry Docks
200 Shoulder Taps
300 LBCs
➡ One partner works, the other jogs 25 yds and back.

Mary:
American Hammers – 15 IC
Box Cutters – 15 IC
Freddie Mercuries – 20 IC
Rosalita – 20 IC
Hello Dollies – 20 IC
Flutters – 20 IC

Announcements:
Read your newsletter

COT:
Prayers and Praises

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Brayden hill loops

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WARMUP: rucked
THE THANG: rucked
MARY: rucked
ANNOUNCEMENTS: probably
COT: Reminder to lean on your fellow pax in time of need. Take advantage of the fellowship and support. It’s ok to not feel motivated and rely on others to pull your through to better days.

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Don’t Carry Your Burdens Alone

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Theme: How are you carrying your burdens?

Think about these things:

How the weight of your burdens feels as you physically move around.

How hard would it be to carry multiple burdens at a time?

How hard would it be to carry these burdens alone?

How does it feel to lay your burdens down?

Carry the Burden

Brick never leaves you. Hold it in one hand, carry to chest, overhead, do push ups on it, etc.

Thang

4 stations around Veterans Park/Main Street. 2 exercises at each station. 10 reps each.

Station 1 – Veterans Park
American Hammer and LBCs

Station 2 – Hobos
Merkins and Curls

Station 3 – Top of Main
Thrusters and Reverse Lunges

Station 4 – FM Pharmacy
OH Press and Shoulder Raises

Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. – Matthew 11:28

Cast all your anxiety on Him because He cares for you. – 1 Peter 5:7

A burden shared is a burden halved.

The weight you carry today builds the strength you’ll need tomorrow.

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Backblast “Finally”

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WARMUP:
THE THANG:
We set out from Earth Fare, packs on our backs, and headed down Hwy 160. From there, we hung a left on Stonecrest, then climbed the hill up Huber Graham to Gold Hill. After a quick pause (actually none) to catch our breath and trade a little mumble chatter, we made the return trip, finishing back at the COT. Total mileage: 3.6 miles of rucking.
MARY: none
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Convergence, Bethal Men’s, Golf Outing
COT:

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STL meets Jack Webb

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No warm-ups, no disclaimer (oops)
Ran down to school parking lot
Simple routine, at first light pole, kick off Jack Webb (1 merkin, 4 OH claps), run to the far end parking lot, 1 burpee. Add to the count +1 merkin, +4 OH claps and +1 burpee.
Finished with some time to spare, sprints between light poles and back to COT for bonus round of Jack Webb.

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