The Fort with a side Clave Boss

WARMUP: Mosey around park with 3-4 stops for:
-1.5mi from Panera (BM/CB)
-Hillbilly Walkers
-ImperialWalkers
-Low Slow Squats
-MoroccanNiteClubs
-SumoSquats
THE THANG:
Starting on Morgan Street
Run to each corner and perform
5 Burpees
10Merkins
15 Squats
Zippering our way back to WEP
We hit 20 corners and ended with
100 Burpees
200 Merkins
300 Squats
And 3mi confirmed by Grinders watch
MARY:
3 stations of 10 CDDs
-10 Weezy Jefferson’s
-10 Rosalitas
-10 GasPumpers
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
The Yeager is coming 😳
COT:
YHC spread the news on Topic for February to be “Intimacy”…..which is a close and deep connection and relationship. This applies to all relationships and question for you all to challenge yourself is how are you deepening your relationships from SkyQ to M to 2.0s???
Are you a consumer only in your relationships?? Are you feeling the pain and joy of those across from you??
Get the conversation going!!!👏🏻💥🔥

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Varsity Shovel Flag handoff

YHC Gave the Disclaimer then got going with the warm up.
A little broga – sun salutations (basically bending at your waist and breathing), then some up/down dog, and some hip stretches.

Then did a short jog around part of the parking lot with high knees, butt kickers and shuffles.
Moseyed over to the football field and lined up on the goal line.  Did windmills IC and SSH.

Next we were onto the real work.  It was some speed work that involved :
Jog to 40 yard line , sprint 10, 40/10, in end zone do 25 merkins
Jog 30, sprint 20, 30/20; 25 merkins
Jog 20, sprint 30, 20/30; 25 squats
Jog 10, sprint 40, 10/40; 25 squats
Finished with a nur to the 50, 10 merkins and a sprint back to the goal line.  From there I handed it over to the new Site Q, Headspin…

The THANG, part 2:
Mosey to the ROTC building and grab a cinder block
Exercise In cadence –  Cindy OYO 10 counts
1. Burpees (OYO)
2. Cindy – Overhead Squats
3. Diamond Merkins
4. Cindy – CurltoCleantoPress
Run around the bus loop
1. LBC
2. Cindy – Goblet Squats
3. Mike Tyson Merkins
4. Cindy – Swings w/ Cindy
Run down the hill and back
1. Derkins ( feet on the curb )
2. Cindy – Man Makers
3. Peter Parkers ( count 1 leg only )
4. Cindy – Thrusters
Run to the street and back
Put blocks back and headed to COT

MARY:
– J-los

Announcement…New Site Q!  Headspin!!!, Yeager CSAUP, read newsletter

Prayers/praises: heath of Pax/Sawdust’s elbow, Grassy’s M, others I’m forgetting

YHC Started this journey as a site Q on September 30, 2020 at RPG.  Took over at Varsity October 22, 2021.  It has been an honor and a blessing to carry the shovel flag at both sites and I’m privileged to find a new site Q for Varsity.  
I think the lineage for the site started with Skate, then Kielbasa, Harry Carry (I’ve been told) made it great again and Splinter was who handed it to me.  
I’m looking forward to whatever Headspin wants to do at the site in the future!

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The stairs of Grout

WARMUP:
– yes!
THE THANG:
– Grout’s stairs of pain (contact Grout for details)
MARY:
– Jack Webb (Merkins + OH claps): 10-40
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
– read your newsletter
COT:
– was held

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The Badges rides the Coaster

WARMUP:
– SSH / WM / IW / CP / mosey
THE THANG:
– Rollercoaster: 10/20/30/40/50 with 10x Burpees every 5 min
– squats / MC / Plank Jacks / LBC
MARY:
– mosey to dry spot and benches, some dips and various core exercises plus Airborne’s hip exercise, mosey to COT
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
– read your newsletter
COT:
– was held

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A gear WO broke out @ The Stockade

WARMUP: Arrived early and set-up the Harris Teeter parking lot as a battleground to deliver pain. Gave the disclaimer and we moseyed from COT to the battleground where I had 5 stations set-up. We moseyed to 4of the stations and completed SSH/IC/x20 and then made sure the PAX understood each exercise to be performed at that station. Last mosey was to the 5th station, where exercises were explained, enough talk, time to get to work!
THE THANG: Broke the PAX into 4 groups. Groups were dispersed to each of the 4 perimeter stations. At each of the 4 perimeter stations there were 4 exercises. Each PAX had to complete the reps for all 4 exercises before their group could mosey to the 5th station located somewhat in the middle of the 4 perimeter stations. The 5th station was a list of ab exercises. Here’s the flow: Group 1 performs the workout at Station #1, once completed the group goes to the middle Ab Station and completes the reps for the 1st exercise listed. Once the group finishes the ab exercise they travel to Station #2. Once the exercises are completed by all PAX at Station #2 the group travels back to the middle Ab Station and completes the reps for the 2nd exercise listed. So forth and so on, you get the idea.
All perimeter stations were set-up utilizing the grocery cart storage areas in the parking lot.

Station #1
10 – Pullups ( use grocery cart storage equipment, there is a place to modify to inverted rows as well )
20 – Overhead Presses w/ Cindy
20 – KB swings with 45lb. KB
30 – Unilateral Waves w/ Heavy Rope ( just count how many times you throw an arm up for reps )

Station #2
10 – Chin-ups
20 – 10ea arm – bent over rows with 45lb DB
20 – Lat Pulls w/Cindy
20 – Curls w/ Cindy

Station #3
10 – Switch Grip Pull-ups
10 – Overhead Sandbag Toss w/ 45lb sandbag
20 – CDDs with feet on the rail of the grocery cart storage equipment
20 – Tricep Extensions w/Cindy

Station #4
10 – Switch Grip Pull-ups
20 – Bent over rows w/Cindy
10 – Slam Ball throws w/ 30lb slam ball
10 – Man Makers w/Cindy

Station #5 ( Abs )
100 – LBCs
90 – Flutters ( single count )
80 – Freddy Mercury’s ( single count )
70 – American Hammers ( single count )
60 – Mountain Climbers ( single count )
50 – Reverse Crunches
40 – Big Boys
30 – Straight Lower Leg Lifts
20 – V-Sits
1 minute Plank
The group who tolerated my presence almost made 2 complete trips around the battleground, so it’s safe to say PAX completed 6-8 perimeter stations and made 5-7 trips to the Ab station. Great work fellas!!!

MARY: No time left for Mary
ANNOUNCEMENTS: D2DB10K, D2D, Rooster, upcoming CSAUPs, Bethel Men’s shelter
COT: Prayers were lifted up! God bless!

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Coordinated Q Attack @ The Fort

WARMUP: Grinder and I were part of a small group planning for an event on Tuesday night. When we started to map out our plan for the event day Grinder had a great idea – why not start the day off Co-Qing The Fort! How could I say no to an opportunity like that. After further conversation a coordinated attack was planned for any PAX that wanted to brave the pain at The Fort!
Grinder took the warmup with SSH/InCadence/x23 , WM/IC/x10, IW/IC/x11, CP/IC/x10 then moseyed around the amphitheater to finish the warm-up.
THE THANG: Grinder’s half of the workout continued with a modified suicide set-up in the COT parking lot. Base cone in the parking lot = starting position, then 5 other cones were placed in equal distances from one another all the way to the top of the hill. Each cone has an increasing rep count: 10/20/30/40/50. Start at the base cone and complete 5 burpees, run to the next cone and perform the called exercise, then run back to the base cone and complete 5 burpees, then run to the 2nd cone and complete 20 reps of the called exercise, then run back to the base cone and complete 5 burpees, so forth and so on. First called exercise was SSH. To break of the routine Grinder through in Airborne’s Hip Exercise routine, then we went right back to the modified suicide routine and this time the exercise called was LBCs and the base cone burpee count was 3. Finished right on time to hand it over to Ruby Slippers.
Since Grinder had us on our feet most of his time, decided to give the PAX a break let them walk with their arms instead. Moseyed to the amphitheater where I had 2 cones 20 ft apart on the back wall. PAX formed a single file line by the 1st cone. PAX began to perform burpees while the 1st PAX in line went BallsToWall at the 1st cone and proceeded to travel in that position down to the other cone. Upon exiting the cone area at the other end PAX were encouraged to keep performing burpees until the last PAX in the line completed the trip. Before entering the cone area each PAX gave the PAX in front of them that had just entered the cone area a 3 burpee head start. Once that routine was done asked the PAX to sit down on the side of the amphitheater with your legs hanging off the edge. PAX partnered up, 1st partner performed 10 BBsitups with feet hanging off the edge while other partner performed Flutters ( encouraged PAX to let their feet/legs drop below parallel ). Partners switched back and forth for 3 rounds.
Went back to the Wall of Pain routine, everything stayed the same except for the exercise routine in between the cones. This time, asked PAX to Plank Walk x 2 and then perform FeetonWallinPlankPosition Derkins x . PAX did this routine until they made it down to the other cone. Cone distance was set at 25 feet for this routine.
PAX were then asked to join me again to sit on the side of the amphitheater for another abblast routine. Same as before with partners and routine -Partner 1 performed 10 straight lower leg lifts while Partner 2 performed LBCs. Another 3 rounds.
Time was running out and I had 1 more routine. Asked the PAX to mosey to the playground. Partner up, find a pullup bar, Partner 1 does pullups to failure and then rests while partner 2 does pullups to failure. Did this for 5 rounds. My last round I did 3 pullups – arms were smoked!
MARY: Moseyed back to the COT parking lot and had time to complete SSH/IC/x21. DONE!!!
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Read your newsletter
COT: Show to Know!

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Testimony

WARMUP: SSH, WINDMILLS, HELD PLANK FOR TESTIMONY PART 1
THE THANG: After sharing part of my story we proceeded to the football field for some pain.
10 BURPEES
RUN 200 YARDS
10 BURPEES
25 MERKINS
RUN 200 YARDS
10 BURPEES
25 MERKINS
50 LUNGES
RUN 200 YARDS
10 BURPEES
25 MERKINS
50 LUNGES
100 BIG BOYS
RUN 200 YARDS
10 BURPEES
25 MERKINS
50 LUNGES
100 BIG BOYS
150 SQUATS
RUN 200 YARDS
During the WOD I shared more of my testimony and how I overcame and got through it…I also shared my word of the year “PATIENCE”. I lost it somewhere and need to find it again when it comes to my family.
MARY: No Mary WOD took up the whole 45 minutes
ANNOUNCEMENTS: D2D Bar 10k, Men’s shelter
COT: prayers for family and patience

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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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Abide in me, and I in you!

WARMUP: Shared with the group some of my life experiences when trusting in something greater than myself vs. just trusting in myself. Show to know the details!
Mosey to the track
Completed 1 lap warm up with high knees, karaoke, & butt kickers.
Next phase of warm up routine had us standing on the goal line of the football field for sprints.
1st Sprint – 50 yard runway ( building up to top speed ) and then 50 yard sprint followed by 10 reps of each – merkins, big boys, squats
2nd Sprint – 25 yard runway and then 75 yard sprint followed by 10 reps of each – Shoulder Taps, V-Sits, Lunges
3rd Sprint – 20 yard runway and then 80 yard sprint followed by 10 reps of each – Alternating toe touches from plank position, Straight lower leg lifts, Jump Squats.
Group was adequately warmed.

THE THANG: As with the warm-up the theme was 100, as I need to be constantly reminded to completely trust ( 100% ).

1st Routine; 100 yard Bear Crawl with 100 merkins
Start on goal line of football field, bear crawl 25 yards and then perform 25 merkins, continue down the field until reaching the other goal line.

2nd Routine: 100 Burpee Mile
Complete 40 Burpees and then run a lap around the track
Complete 30 Burpees and then run a lap around the track
Complete 20 Burpees and then run a lap around the track
Complete 10 Burpees and then run a lap around the track

MARY: While others were finishing the main event routines, those that finished a little earlier did the following:
Choose 2 ab exercises that are easy to transition into
1st exercise conduct reps of 30
Go right into the 2nd exercise and keep going until time is called. Chose time interval of 90 seconds. Only had time to do 1 round – LBCs -> Flutters
Next rounds would have included Gas Pumpers -> Penguins and then Heels to Heaven -> Xs&Os

ANNOUNCEMENTS: Read your newsletter!!!
COT: Shared a few more tid bits of my story, prayers & praises!!!

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