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ACT Right

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It was a privilege to spend an hour under ruck with three HIM this morning. Conditions were fair (45 and rain), but the conversation was worth it. Here’s what we did:

Ruck 1.2 miles to Harris Teeter lot and about 1.4 to the gas station bathroom (Spider-Man can elaborate).

Round 1
25 Ruck Curls
25 Squats
25 Hammers
Loop the lot

Round 2
25 Overhead Presses
25 Swings
25 Skull Crushers
Loop the lot

Round 3
30 Ruck Rows
50 Flutters with Press
25 Sit-ups to Press

Ruck back
3 Miles Total

NMM
Days like today remind us of the value of friendship. Today would have sucked if I were left alone in the Gloom. I would’ve probably quit early or stayed in bed had it not been for a commitment to the men waiting on me. When things get tough and you want to quit, how will you ACT?

Are you Accountable – can you be relied upon?
Are you Committed – will you finish what you start?
Can you be Trusted – does the team know you have their back?
We are known not but what we say, but what we do/how we ACT. These men keep me on track. They help me ACT right. And I’m thankful for them.

Aye!
Italian Job

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2022 Week 48 – Colosseum

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Warmup with mandatory Cherry Pickers

Dora w/ 100 dips, 200 step ups, 300 LBCs

Leg Superset (3 rounds each set):
Pogo stick left, pogo stick right, SSH
Typewriter squat, sumo squat, chastity squat
Air humper left leg up, reverse, Manly Mountain Climbers

Mary

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2022 Thanksgiving Day Convergence

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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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Could’ve been worse

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WARMUP:
31 IC SSH

THE THANG:
Moseyed up the Massey St Hill to the parking lot.
Counted off into 3 groups to engage in a DORA style workout.
50 Merkins, 100 BBs, & 150 squats per pax in your team. As the group completes the exercise, a pax runs down the hill and back. Swap out till all reps are done.

Moseyed over to the parking lot behind Springs Global on McCammon St for another DORA style. Maintaining the same group,
25 half burpees (down to merkin and back up stopping at the squat position as 1 rep), 50 Mike Tyson’s, 100 LBCs. 1 pax from each group runs to the end of the parking lot and back. Swap out till reps are completed.

Headed over to the parking lot with the big wall by Pike for some wall sits and merkins. Lined up on the wall, and from the outside in, each pax would do 10 merkins then back on to the wall. Once we got to the center, repeat going back to the ends.

Headed over to COT to wrap up with 10 burpees OYO

MARY: had a little lamb?
ANNOUNCEMENTS: NEWSLETTER

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Figure 8s on the Minnow Pond

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WARMUP: The first lap behind the pacer (YHC) served as the warmup with three stops for exercises along the way.

THE THANG: The route today was a figure eight on the map — out the lot up to Skipper for a right turn at the Pharmacy (fka bank) down 160 to a right turn on Main street, down hill to a left turn on Railroad Ave left turn at Print Shop across the connector to Munroe White down the hill to Academy back to Main Street and Memorial Park.

Each time pax get to Print Shop it’s 10x Perfect Merkins (= Hand release Merkin with Shoulder tap at the top)

Each time pax get to Pharmacy lot it’s 20x Squats + 30x Plank jacks.

All pax got at least 3 laps for 3.3+ miles each.

MARY: Rebel led some Mary as the pax reconvened at the lot.

ANNOUNCEMENTS: Whetstone revival at Hanging with Stang today (if you’re reading this you either made it or didn’t), Beers for Beetus, read your newsletter

COT: Pax pushed hard today, esp after lap 1 during which there was much mumblechatter. It’s cold out but not too cold for these HIMs!

Tesla and Shady were kings — crushed it, nowhere in sight!

16 pax owned Main St Fort Mill during first lap…should’ve had a camera recording the scene for a hype vid

Themes of Grace, Disgrace, Expectations and Shame running across my radar in recent days/weeks. Stirring interview with Marcus Mumford included his living for a long time “under layers and layers of shame.” Reflections on that article and his recent songs continue to draw me deeper. Check it out and reflect on your own experience — https://www.gq.com/story/gq-hype-marcus-mumford

Thanks for the invite Jekyll! Missed you!

Always an honor, pax! Thanks for pushing yourself and me today!

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Shih Tzu à la Carte

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I surveyed the surroundings and the PAX as the clock approached 0515… a few knee braces… but everyone was wearing running shoes so I figure people dress for the workout they want…. here we go.

WARMUP: Mosey through some stink until we found a spot to circle up on back side of teeter.

Goofballs, mountain climbers, shoulder taps, yoga stuff, Windmills all IC

THE THANG:
3 course buffet –
Course 1 – Chest work
40 wide arm merkins run 1/8 mile 10 step ups each leg run back 1/8 mile
30 missionary merkins run 1/8 mile 10 step ups each leg run back 1/8 mile
20 diamond merkins run 1/8 mile 10 step ups each leg run back 1/8 mile
10 CDDs

Course 2 – Leg work
40 squats run about 150yards 10 four count flutters run back 150 yards
30 monkey humpers run about 150yards 10 four count flutters run back 150 yards
20 lunges (each leg) run about 150yards 10 four count flutters run back 150 yards
10 BombJacks

Course 3 – Core work
80 SSH run about 100yards 10 burpees run back 100 yards
60 LBCs run about 100yards 10 burpees run back 100 yards
40 Hello Dollys run about 100yards 10 burpees run back 100 yards
20 Big Boy Situps

Mosey toward wall on back side of Red Bowl where we sat for dessert…

Dessert extras –
Wall sit with MNC and OH claps (IC)

shake it out then back onto the wall

Wall sit – stay in wall sit while everyone takes a turn doing 5 good form merkins

We couldn’t handle hearing any more of the dog barking that seemed to be coming from red bowl, so we headed back to CoT.

MARY: Freddie’s and flutters

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
F3 launched in Hong Kong

Skeet shoot early November

Bourbon Tasting mid November

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Stockade STL style

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WARMUP: light mosey to Hubert graham
THE THANG: 11’s with merkins and squats. Covered 4-4.5 miles, 400’+ of elevation gain
MARY: N/A
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
COT: Prayers from @sugarbug for a local high school football injured in last nights game and prayers for @davinci father as he heals from an ass whopping from his mother

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Getting swole

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Warm up: SSH, Squat, burpee, merkins

Slow shoulder raise
21s: curls: 7 half down, 7 half up, 7 full
Jacob’s ladder series: 7 Count, run in between
swings/squats
curl/overhead tri
lawnmower/American hammer
Mary

Great morning with even better chatter with even better better tunes. We ran a bit more than Snake Pit is used to but we ate better for it.

Aye!

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What Storm?

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Seven men decided to brave the storm for some boot and broga at Varsity this morning. Here’s what we did:

WarmUp

  • 10 Low Slow Squats (IC)
  • 10 Hillbilly Walkers (IC)
  • 10 Imperial Walkers (IC)
  • Mosey to the Front of the School

The Thang

Grab a bench

  • 10 Irkins (IC)
  • 10 Dips (IC)
  • 10 Situps (IC) w/ feet on the bench

Lap around the lot

  • 10 Derkins (IC)
  • 10 Side Tri Rise (IC)
  • 10 American Hammers (IC)

Lap around the lot

  • 10 Merkins (IC)
  • 10 Squats (IC)
  • 10 LBCs (IC)

Mosey to side entrance

  • 10 Diamond Merkins (IC)
  • 10 Steps Ups each leg
  • 10 Flutters (IC)

Mosey back to front entrance

  • 20 minutes of “I’m not a professional” broga

Mosey back to COT

NMM

Thank you for the opportunity to Q, Bodywash. I was pleasantly surprised with the turnout and pretty decent weather. We had some great conversation, a few laughs, and learned that Head Spin is a flexible dude. YHC and Ruby Slippers kept our head’s down out of fear of falling face first onto the pavement, unlike Bodywash how has great balance. Grout continues to crush it, Esso continues to make it look easy, and Tapout continues to have more energy than all others combined.

While standing in the COT today, the wind began to pick up. I couldn’t help but think of God’s presence in that moment. Often in the Old Testament, the Spirit of God is described as “wind” or “breath” (the Hebrew word Ruach). God’s Ruach is the source of life. My prayer for you today is that you will feel His Spirit and will be moved to act accordingly. Stay safe as Ian takes aim on the Carolinas. Focus on your faith and family and find time to enjoy the Ruach as it manifests in your life.

Aye!

Italian Job

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One day only!!!

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WARMUP: SSH, windmills, IW, Cherry pickers, mountain climbers, merkins
THE THANG: Dirty McDeuce
Round 1 – 12 Merkins, 12 Squats, 12 Big Boy Sit-ups
Round 2 – 12 Wide Merkins, 12 sumo squats, 12 X and O’s.
Round 3 – 12 Diamond merkins, 12 monkey humpers, 12 WWII sit-ups.
Round 4 – 12 Dry Docks, 12 calf raises, 12 Flutter kicks.

Little mosey around the HT then some Dora
100 Merkins
200 Squats
300 Flutters (aka the Walker Special)

Dips and merkins with burpees.
Burpees circle – basically jogging in place and doing up downs all the way around the circle.
MARY: LBC’s, Freddy Mercuries, hello dolly,
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Bourbon tasting coming up in November to raise money for Pushers off shore account
COT: prayers for schools, those doing the Bourbon Chase this weekend, and Walker getting some blood work done today.

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