Spicy Meatball

It was a cold balmy morning in the fort, but the heat from the bell sparks :firecracker: kept us warm.

Warmup and then The Thang:

Murder Bunny to every parking spot line followed by 5 LB Swings.

Lunge to every parking spot line followed by 10 snatches.

Other core exercises were thrown in as an active rest.

Jwow

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Lessons, Learnings and Mahktar Ndiayes

WARMUP: Mosey to behind Empire for COP with various exercises in cadence including; SSH, Imperial Walkers, Hillbilly Walkers and a question answered incorrectly by the PAX. Therefore…..5 burpees OYO.

THE THANG: 3 lessons – 3 stations

Lesson 1 – The examined life is the one most worth living. We don’t learn from our experiences. We learn by reflecting on our experiences, then hopefully applying the learning in a positive way lest we repeat failure.

Lesson 2 – Mosey to the corner of Lowe’s: Today’s habits are tomorrow’s influence. Our “ordinary” is what others see. Our children and those we influence will emulate us. Why? They learn by watching us. And more are watching than we realize. More on that in lesson 3

11’s were called (month of November) – Hand-release merkins on one side and Makhtar Ndiayes on the other. Barry Manilow was highly pleased. PAX did this exercise together at three different points behind Lowe’s until the mulch piles were reached.

Lesson 3 – 2.8 – We influence an average of 2.8 people per day. In our lifetimes – it adds up to between 10,000 and 80,000 people. Our ripple effect matters – how are you cascading your influence? 3 series of 8 flying squirrels and 2 super slow burn squats with modes of transport varying between lunge walks and jogs.

A mosey to the grassy area near COT for Knee-tar Ndiayes and monkey humpers.

A mosey to behind Chik Fil A where we took geometry class by doing protractors, hello dolly’s and rosalitas depending on the angle.

A mosey back down the hill to COT and, according to Barry Manilow – it looked like we made it.

MARY: No time – open to all men.
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Of course
COT: Will always be the 5th core principle

PAX were challenged to be a stone in someone’s life. At an age range of 47-58, there is insight to be shared and others will benefit. Being that somebody by serving in this capacity is taking one meaningful step toward leaving our world better than we found it.

The lessons shared served as a reminder to the importance of the roles we serve in our homes and communities. They learn by watching us. Always.

Thanks for the call, Peach Stand.

Honored,
Cyclops

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4 corners and a Cake

WARMUP:
Handful of exercises to loosen up
THE THANG:
4 corners of exercises with 20 as rep number
5 exercises at each corner 3 rounds each with lap between rounds
MARY:
Flutters, Hello Dollys, big boys
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Read newsletter
Christmas party
COT:
Praying for Men to lead their families well

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Mariachi Band Tryouts

WARMUP:
SSH
Windmill
Cherry Pickers
Imperial Walkers
Hillbilly Walkers
Peter Parker’s
Broga
THE THANG:
Motivators
Mucho Chesto – 10X run around WEP, repeat
Standard Merkins, Wide arm, diamond, Left offset, Right offset
Relay race – as teams race, other members hold plank position. Loser does 3 Kraken burpees, winner 3 standard burpees. We did this 3X, last time MOT was bear crawl.
Rock carry DORA – partner up. Partner 1 starts walking around WEP with heavy rock. Partner 2 does 10x curls, OH press, goblet squats. 2 runs to 1, switch rocks and switch exercises. Go back to Amphitheater.
Hardest 1/8 mile – burpee board jumps, bear crawl, lunge walk, run

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Bag Bear Crawl Bonanza

It was a balmy morning at The Kitchen Sink but don’t worry, we warmed up quickly. A quick warmup and we were off.

Thang:
Round 1: Light Pole bag toss every two light poles with 10 merkins, 10 squats, 10
LBCs. Leave your bag and run back to the starting point. Rinse and repeat any every second light pole.

Round 2: Lunge with sandbag every two light poles with 10 CDDs, 10 Flutters, 10 calf raises. Bear crawls back 1 light pole and walk back to your bag. Rinse and repeat every two light poles.

Back to COT for prayers and praises.

JWow

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Laps of Pain

It was a brisk morning in The Fort. The temps were cold but the mumble chatter was fire.:fire: Quick mosey and a warmup.

Thang:
Laps of pain..Escalating latter with a lap around the track after each set.
30 Squats
25 Flutters
20 CDDs (CCDs)
15 Mtn. Climbers
10 Merkins
5 Burpees

Jack Web with Stepups and Dips.

Back to COT for prayers and praises plus a locked car.

JWow

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Cuomo And Stang Board Games At The Fort

WARMUP: Run Around WEP stop at every swing and do 10 SSH
THE THANG: Cuomo Had A Board and I Had A Board. Mine Was Better Only Because It Had Mac Tar Dyes Involved
MARY: Some In Cadence Which Pax Thought I Couldn’t Do
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Read Your Newsletter
COT:

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It’s about community

WARMUP: The heartstrings got loosened up out of the gates as Warning Track unloaded some baggage from a tough week, acknowledging the challenges of Living Right through the Flux of life and the importance of showing up this morning to be lifted up by his brothers. He followed up with the Obligatory SSHs and then set off from WEP.

THE THANG:

WT took the pax to the old Pike Elec parking lot stopping for some windmills, burpees and other fun enroute.

Pax broke into groups of 3 for a modified Dora across the parking lot. Midway through WT called audible due to pax incompetence and simplified to Dora in groups of 2. Terrible things like Merkins, squats, lunges, flutters, burpees, etc were unleashed on the pax

WT took pax to Memorial Park for more burpees and more shared pax stories of Why they come out to the Gloom on a wet Sat morning.

DD took the reins and moved the pax to a series of parking lots (pharmacy), Pike front courtyard, Town Hall back wall for pain stops including shoulder taps, wall sits, plank jacks, burpees, mtn climbers, peter parkers, Parker peters, etc.

Pax returned to WEP to appreciate JWOW’s lovely Christmas tree. Two rounds of partner work included bear crawls around tree + flutters followed by crawl bears around tree + HR merkins.

Mosey to grass in front of band shell for more partner work (merkins, shoulder taps, sit ups) interspersed with some burpees and lap around band shell. Finished off with Knee Tar N’dyae and Mahktar N’dyae.

Mosey home

MARY: included throughout

ANNOUNCEMENTS: coffeteria at HC

COT: great morning where we welcomed 3 FNGs + a Kotter while pax from 30s to 50s mixed it up and pushed each other to get 1% better.

“Our youth are our present” I heard my pastor say from the pulpit recently. Note he did NOT say “our future.” It’s as true in The Fort and in our community as it is in NYC with a 34 yr old mayor. Younger pax, you ARE leaders today — embrace your opportunity and duty. Seasoned pax — your leadership focus IS about bringing along the next generation of leaders — embrace your opportunity and duty.
We are blessed men to have these roles at this time.

Thanks to JWOW for the opportunity and Warning Track for the partnership.

Love you brothers!
#KeepPosting

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Cubbie Gear VQ

WARMUP:
SSH
Windmill
Imperial Walkers
Hillbilly Walkers
Moroccan Night Clubs
THE THANG:
Bag throws around the TCES dropoff loop
At every light post (10 total?), do the following exercises:
5 – Curls
10 – Squats
15 – Chest Press
10 – Lunges, Single Leg
5 – Tricep Ext

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11s and Pyramids

Light yog with normal stretchy warm-ups.
11s using 2 light poles for run length. Bomb jacks on one end and flying squirrels on the other.
Leg pyramid: 10 froggers, 20 squats, 30 mtn climbers, 40 lunges (single count), 50 SSHs, 40 lunges, 30 mtn climbers 20 squats, 10 froggers. Light stiff legged yog then chest pyramid: 10 HR merkins, 15 plank toe taps, 20 alternating merkins (one hand forward, one hand behind), 25 shoulder taps, 30 plank jacks, 25 shoulder taps, 20 alt merkins, 15 plank toe taps, 10 HR merkins.
Yog back to COT for about 2 mins of Mary. Thx for the opportunity <@U08BNRBQ9D1>

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