12 Days of Yardmas

We did some warmup and then went into a 12 Days of Yardmas board of pain

Complete first exercise and run a lap. Next exercise and the first and run a lap. Repeat ladder style. Extra points to sing 12 days of Christmas while doing it.

12 days of yardmas
1 Burpee
2 Mak Tar Jai
3 SSH
4 LBC
5 calf raises
6 squats
7 plank jacks
8 4 ct flutter kicks
9 CDDs
10 bbsu
11 Mike Tyson’s
12 merkins

When finished PAX picked up the 6 and finished rounds with them.

Ended last lap right at 715

HarryCarry gave away cookies after COT. They were laced with crack.

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Rosie’s American Jackal circle time

WARMUP: Mosey down the hill, excessively long high knees and karaokes, merkins, SSH, Windmills, Cherry pickers and Moroccan night clubs
THE THANG: 3.5 rounds of: 7 exercises, 45seconds of work per exercise, then rotate, 2 min mosey between rounds
MARY: Q times it perfectly
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Christmas party, Christmas eve workouts,
COT: Patience was the theme

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The Yard – Bootcamp in cadence + DORA

WARMUP: The usual
THE THANG:
– Exercise of YHC’s choosing in cadence + mode of transport given for 20 to 50 yds, NUR to starting point; repeat
– DORA: 100 hand release/150 low slow squats/ 200 big boys | Partner runs 50 yds, NURs back

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Making Your 6 Look Good in Those Blue Jeans

WARMUP: 50 SSH, 10IW and HW
THE THANG: Mosey around campus finding the wettest areas, along the way we did dips, bear crawls, crawl bears, burpees, BBS, Merkins, flutters, muscle ups, calf raises, step ups, wall sits… 2+ miles were had
MARY: Merkins till 6
ANNOUNCEMENTS: When it pours read your newsletter
COT: prayers for family members going through the difficulties of life as well as big career decisions that are looming. We don’t always get to pick our circumstances, but giving up is not an option. That’s why we do the hard stupid stuff at unruly hours so we are better prepared for the hard things in life.

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Flag Handoff to Hominy

WARMUP:
– Mosey a lap
– Side Straddle Hop
– Windmills
– Moroccan Night Club
– Plank (with sharing of quotes: Mark 10:13-14,16 & Me & My House by Brantley Gilbert)
– Stretches – Explanation of My Q Philosophy

THE THANG:
– 50-100-150 Dora
– 50 Merkin
– 100 Squat
– 150 LBC
– Ladder (Run a lap after each set of exercises. Add an additional exercise each time.)
– 20 Side Straddle Hop
– 30 LBC
– 15 Squat
– 10 Merkin
– 20 Moroccan Night Club
– 10 Lunges each side
– 10 Count Bear Crawl (Walk backwards to get back)
– 10 Big Boys
– 20 Calf Raises on Curb
– 10 Carolina Dry Dock
– 20 Flutters
The ladder was more than enough to get to 7:15am. Bowser Jr and I just barely got to the 20 Calf Raises on Curb.
MARY: None
ANNOUNCEMENTS: There are still slots available for the Christmas Party. Christmas Eve morning convergence is at The Yard. 30/30 at Coach’s Box is a great AO; come out on Thursdays 5am-6pm at FMHS.
COT: Prayers for Drop Thrill’s Aunt Norma. Praises for 3D transitioning into a new job. Continued prayers for Time Machine’s family.
Additional Notes about COT: There were qty: two 2.0s. Bowser Jr, age 9 and Tap Out age 11. During COT, I sent them away from the group to have their own COT. This allows for a safe time for adult men to share and be open with things that they might not be comfortable saying around children. I put Tap Out in charge, and I gave them the following discussion questions:
– Who is your best friend, and what do you like about them?
– What are some ways that you can be a better friend?

Musical Selection:
The album: Dreamrider by Lazerhawk

Quotes:
Mark 10:13-14,16. From the New Living Translation:
13 One day, some parents brought their children to Jesus so he could touch and bless them. But the disciples scolded the parents for bothering him.
14 When Jesus saw what was happening, he was angry with his disciples. He said to them, “Let the children come to me. Don’t stop them! For the Kingdom of God belongs to those who are like these children.”
16 Then he took the children in his arms and placed his hands on their heads and blessed them.

From Brantley Gilbert’s “Me and My House”
“For me and my house, we ain’t raising kids. We’re raising God-fearing women and men.”

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Commitment to the DRP

YHC was excited to be asked to Q at the Yard to restart my DRP after a post Thanksgiving smartsack. It is because of the accountability and commitment to the Pax that I find myself leaving the cozy confines of my bed in the morning. While my will is stronger than before, it is this opportunity to get 1% better with my fellow Pax that drives me in the AM.

Weather 28 degrees and dark but sunny by 7:15

WARMUP:

Mosey to parking lot with a moving COP including:
SSH x 10 completed 6 times
Windmills/IW x 10 completed 5 times
Mtn Climbers x 10 completed 4 times
Plank Jacks x 10 completed 3 times
Monkey Humpers x 10 completed 2 times
Seal Jacks x 10 completed once

After each round, we added an exercise and moved to a new location.

Mosey to the back of the school for light poles
At each pole:

10 merkins
10 LBCs
10 Squat jumps

Mosey to benches
10 Durkins
10 Dips
bear crawl to other side and lunge walk back

Rinse and repeat 3 times

Finish with “Death by” burpees up to 9 and some Mary
ANNOUNCEMENTS:

Read your newsletter

COT:

Plenty of gratitude and prayers shared during COT. I am inspired by the courage of the Pax to share in COT. Thank you!

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Ladder of pain

SSH
Windmill
Cherry Pickers
Merkins
Honeymooner
Downward Dog

Mosey to hill in front of school that heads to COT

Lap up hill in between each set
Compounded – you do the ones before the number (did a box office audible)

Example 10 CDDs and 20 Merkins

10 CDD
20 Merkins
30 Seal Jacks
40 Low Slow Squat
50 American Hammers
60 Mountain Climbers
70 LBCs
80 Calf Raises
90 Overhead Claps
100 Lunges (single count)

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Pizza Thursday
Garbage pickup
Thanksgiving convergence
Christmas Party
Clave Boss

COT:
Prayers for health and family

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Iron Mike made me late

WARMUP: When you stay up late to watch Tyson, you sleep too long and then the site Q takes over. When you hear others stayed up to watch as well, you don’t have any excuses.

Thanks to JCruise for stepping in to get things started!

Disclaimer was given and we did a few warmup exercises before we got going: windmills, low slow squat, merkins, and cherry pickers.
THE THANG: Pearls on a string with a tour of campus. Started with 10 and then added 20 to the 10, and so on at each stop.
1. 10 bomb jacks
2. 20 Diamond merkins
3. 30 hammers (single count)
4. 40 squats
5. 50 flutters (double count)
6. 60 calf raises (3 different ways)

The tour took us to one entrance, then down a trail path, couple light poles, and all over. It was great and fun conversation.
MARY: quick round the horn call out of exercises
ANNOUNCEMENTS: got it
COT: CSPAN style!

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