Four Corners of Fun at Golden Corral

WARMUP: 4 Plank Jacks/Merkins/Shoulder Taps/Supermans. Repeat with 8 count. Repeat with 16 count. Repeat with 32 count.
THE THANG: Four corners with four exercises (20 count each) at each corner. After exercises completed at the corner, run one full lap + 1/4 to get to the next station. Exercises grouped as “Upper”, “Lower”, “Abs”, “All”. Once completed all corners we did the warmup all over again.
MARY: Nope
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Dam to Damn Bar
COT: Grassy’s son

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All of them

PAX we’re disclaimed and the five core principles were voiced.

WARMUP: Mosey to Grace Presby – Various exercises with burpees mixed in for fun.

THE THANG: Partner DORA behind Harris Teeter so PAX could experience the “Golden Corral fresh air” 100-200-300: Burpees, Squats & Flutter Kicks. Mosey off campus to office park and former Gold Hill Y property.

1-17-23 at each stop sign/corner – time for 3 rounds:
Stop 1 – 1 kraken burpee, 17 hand release merkins & 23 big boy sit ups

Stop 2 – 1 kraken burpee, 17 wide arm merkins, 23 sumo squats

Stop 3 – 1 kraken burpee, 17 diamond merkins, 23 flutter kicks

Mosey to gold hill Y driveway for 5 more burpees OYO then a jog to COT.

MARY: no time for it
ANNOUNCEMENTS: were announced
COT: YHTBT

Thanks to Slow Jams for the opportunity. It’s always an honor to lead.

Gratefully,
Cyclops 👁

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Long Drive

WARMUP: The warmup was a slow mousey around the parking area….we did Windmills, Hillbilly Walkers, Imperial Walkers and Morrocan Nighclubs.
THE THANG: We did 8 exercises 5 SQUATS,10 LUNGES,15 MERKIN W/PLANKJACKS,20 BIG BOYS, 25. SHOULDER TAPS, 30 AMERICAN HAMMERS, 35 MTN CLIMBERS AND 40 SSH
We did the first exercise the count was 5 then ran a lap around the parking lot, then repeat the exercise before and continue down the list in increments of 5 until you completed the list and rinse and repeat. Thank you to Slapshot for giving me the opportunity to lead and for giving great directions to the AO in the best hype video out there.
MARY: no Mary
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Dam to Dam Bar 10k
COT: We prayed for safe travels and family

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CVS Loop

It was a frigid morning in The Fort, but the high intensity of the PAX kept us warm. We warmed up the engines and we were off.

The Thang – 4 Corners Jack Webb with running as the mode of transportation.
Cone 1 Merkins 1 – 10
Cone 2 Overhead Claps 4 – 40
Cone 3 Flutters 4 – 40
Cone 4 Squats 1 – 10

We had some time for wall work with bear crawls and some Mary.

JWow

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Four Freedoms

Stockade Four Freedoms January 6th 2023 (1941)

Started with a run behind Harris Teeter and up to Grace Presb Church.
Warmup:
SSH (20x I/C)
Windmills (8x I/C)
Imperial Walkers (10x I/C)
Moroccan Nightclubs (10x I/C)
Low slow squats (10x I/C)
Big Arm Circles (6 forward, 6 backwards)
Peter Parkers (10x I/C)
Plank Stretches (Downward dog, upward dog)

Short mosey run

Fish tracks routine:
Pax do the transportation and stop when instructed and do the exercise called.
Toy soldiers…stop and do Bobby Hurleys,
Lunge walk…stop and do squats,
Bear crawl…stop and do merkins,

Short mosey run back over to the shopping plaza.
Bench work: Incline Merkins, step ups, dips, squats, derkins, calf raises

Short run over to the wall nearby Dollar Tree:
Wall sits, BTW, and wall-tar-jai’s
Four Freedoms background/info delivered during wall sits. See summary at end of BB.

Short run to adjacent parking lot: found the cinder block and did:
Pass the ammunition: Pax do a curb plank, drag/pass the cinder block to the guy next to you, and so until the last guy then sends the block back to starting guy. Then all pax do curb merkins (3 I/C). repeat.

Run back to Grace church: Find the four cones in the parking lot.
Cone 1 “Freedom of Speech”: did 4 burpees,
run to Cone 2 “Freedom of Worship”: did 4 burpees,
run to Cone 3 “Freedom from Want”: did 4 burpees,
run to cone 4 “Freedom from Fear”: did 4 burpees.

Run back to shopping plaza.
Global running routine: Pax circle up, wrestling stance, side shuffle, stop and do: Smurf jacks, squats, monkey humpers.

Run to COT.
BURPEE-QUIZ time: Pax were asked, and correctly answered, what the Four Freedoms were, which President delivered the speech, and when was it delivered. Therefore, pax had to do only 8 burpees.
Mary: Freddies, flutters, box cutters.

Fini
COT

Four Freedoms:
Context/background: by December 1940, Nazi Germany had taken over most of Europe and Britain/London was getting pummeled with the nightly blitz bombings. Japan was also making conquests in China and Korea. The US was separated from all of this, and many folks thought the isolationist stance should continue (people were still remembering the pain of WW One).
But FDR (newly elected to his third term as President) knew the US was basically the only nation capable of saving the democracies of the world.
In his State of the Union address on January 6th 1941, FDR laid out why the US should get more involved…the four basic freedoms of democracy was under attack:
Freedom of Speech
Freedom to Worship God in the manner that a man wants to.
Freedom from Want…economic security
Freedom from Fear…aggression of one nation to another

Eighty-two years later, we have Ukraine being attacked and their basic Freedoms under attack. Prayers for ClickBait, MarkTwian, and their crews in the work they are doing over there in Ukraine.

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After Christmas burn

WARMUP: Ran to The Learning Academy for sets of 12 for a warmup. maracas night club, Phelps, produce pickers, wind mill, down and up dog, mountain climbers.
THE THANG: Ran to Sonic for a DORA with 100 AH, 200 reverse lung and 300 lbc. Then Ran down to the fountain by the apartments for a curb shuffle. Stopped for some monkey humpers halfway. Ended with a message about reaching out to 1 person to check in with them. Ran up to the next circle for sets of 12 CDD, WAM, then offset CDD. Ran to the wall behind Teeter for a wall sit with burpees.
MARY:
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Blood Drive and D2D in January.
COT: prayers for family, patience, jobs and travel mercies.

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Pretty Good Workout with Lots of Pain

WARMUP: SSH, Windmills, Morrocon NC, Cherry Pickers, Imperial Walkers, and Calf Raises
THE THANG:
Pain at Lights:
Reps 5, 10, 15, and 20; Round 1 – Burpees, Transportation = Bear Crawls; Round 2 – Plank Jacks, Transportation = Crab Walks; Round 3 – Big Boy Sit Ups, Transportation = Lunges; Round 4 – Carolina Dry Docks, Transportation = Nur
Four Painful Corners:
Corner 1 – Seal Jacks & Squats, Corner 2 – Monkey Humpers & Mountain Climbers, Corner 3 – Shoulder Taps & LBCS, Corner 4 – Merkins & Peter Parkers; Round 1 – 5 Reps, Transportation = Run/ Mosey; Round 2 – 10 Reps, Transportation = Run/ Mosey
MARY: American Hammers, Hello Dollies, and Box Cutters
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Read your newsletter
COT: Prayers and Praises

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Working to 38 (or 19) at Pantheon

WARMUP: We ran around the big loop with the occasional plank at the corners to bring the group back together. After the lap, as a group, 38 SSH I/C, Merkins 19 I/C, Flutters 38 I/C, Squats 19 I/C.
Then, run the loop again.
THE THANG: With cones set up 76yds apart and cones at the mid-point (38yds), grab a partner. As a rehash of J-WOW’s expertise from the Thanksgiving Convergence, we did the Partner Push from one end to the mid-point (38yds). Then your partner would push on the return. Complete this 5 times.
Now, get on the opposite end from your partner, 76yds apart. Bear crawl to the middle, 5 partner merkins, run back to your end, 19 Mountain Climbers I/C. Then repeat.
Now, get into 2 lines, facing your partner.
19 Carolina Dry Docks I/C
19 Diamond Merkins I/C
19 American Hammers I/C
19 Squats I/C
19 Calf Raises I/C
On the curb, 19 Mike Tysons I/C
38 American Hammers I/C
MARY: See above
ANNOUNCEMENTS: After nearly 3 years as our Pantheon Site Q, 38 Special has graced me with the Shovel Flag of this special site. To say I am excited is an understatement and there are more good things in store for this AO on the West side of our mill town. I’ll be recruiting past Site Q’s to join me in taking a flag; it’s time.
Read your newsletter
COT: You had to be there but I will say this, be emotionally present, not just physically present.
Until next time,
Maximus

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A Tribute to

WARMUP: A quick run up the hill to pay tribute…to the hill.  Then we paid tribute to Cha-Ching with an inspired OYO 11 burpees followed by 33 SSH.  Ran down the hill and to the big parking lot for another inspired 11 and 33.  Then ran to the band parking lot for another 11 and 33.  The meaning behind 11 and 33, don’t remember but Cha-Ching may!
THE THANG: Ran over to the front of the school by the benches and broke out the “alternative” music in tribute to Slash who’s recovering from knee surgery.  (Alternative music wasn’t very alternative so fail on YHC part).  We did the exercises below and then ran a lap around the parking lot after each set.
– 10 burpees, ~30 seconds Al Gore
– 15 diamonds, 30 monkey humpers
– 20 hand release, 50 calf raises
– 25 wide arm, 50 flutters
– 30 reg merkins, 40 step ups
– 35 rangers, 25 incline merkins
– 40 CDD, 30 hammers

Ran back to COT.
MARY: got through 3 min worth
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Xmas party, shanking with Stang
COT: CSPAN around the horn!

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2022 Thanksgiving Day Convergence

Welcome/disclaimer
Warmup: SSH (I/C 15x), Windmills (I/C 10x). Imperial walkers (I/C 15x), Moroccan Nightclubs (I/C 10x), Mountain Climbers (I/C 15x), right arm high, left arm high
Ruckers dismissed with Olaf. Pax count off by threes; pax split up and will rotate between
JWOW Q:
Partner up for a Jack Webb. Mode of transportation is a partner push across the field (crowd pleaser).
1 Big Boy Sit-Up – Partner 1 pushes partner 2 across the field
4 Merkins – Partner 2 pushed partner 1 across the field
The goal was to get to 10 Big Boy Sit-Ups and 40 Merkins.

Grout Q:
1. 5 EA Burpee
2. 10 EA LBC
3. 15 EA CDD
4. 20 EA Lunges
5. 25 EA American Hammers
6. 30 EA Shoulder Taps
7. 35 EA Flutters
8. 40 EA Mountain Climbers
9. 45 EA Squats
Run to top of hill and back.
Complete # 1 thru # 8 and run to top of hill Ann’s back.
Continue dropping the last exercise.

HarryCarry Q:
At the middle school’s loop, start at the bottom of the loop and do exercise noted (listed below). Run to the short brick wall at other end of loop, jump the wall, continue running up the loop. Stop at flag poles and do Bobby Hurleys (15 oyo). The proceed to run back to bottom of the loop; do the noted exercise there and repeat with the run/wall jump/run/bobby’s etc.
Smurf jacks (20 OYO)
Squats (20 OYO)
Monkey Humpers (20 OYO)
Lunges (20 OYO)
Lunges (10 each leg OYO)
Sumo Squats (20 OYO)
At 07:25 Pax reconvened at field.
Six-count burpees (I/C 6x)
End. COT

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