Tag: Mark Nestel

Finding the Way

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It was raining. A storm had just rolled through. I spent 30 minutes watching the lightning strike map before the workout. The electricity faded just before 0515, leaving behind a steady rain that cut the humidity.

We moseyed.

My eyes were on effort—and the promise of a road shorter than we wanted. I found one. We did 7s: merkins and squats. Basic doesn’t mean easy. We bear crawled between.

Another mosey.

Chasing the dream of democracy, I created an illusion of choice. Ten parking spaces. One more burpee at each stop. After nine, I had us pause to “vote” on whether we’d do ten. It was a sham. We were doing all ten—because this isn’t a democracy. But just saying we’re doing it wasn’t the point. We did it in cadence, because a leader leads.

It’s better when we go alongside those we lead. It takes longer. It’s more work. But it keeps everyone engaged. When I ask my kids to do the dishes, they’ll do it—but they do it better when I’m with them. I’ve got plenty of other things to do, but the most important job I have is to be their dad. And that means leading with them, more often than letting them go OYO.

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? Alcatraz Smokin Jailbreak

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? Warm-Up – “Prison Intake”
Done in a circle; all IC (in cadence)
SSH – 25x IC
Imperial Walkers – 25x IC
Hillbillies – 25x IC
Windmills – 15x IC
Plank Jacks – 15x IC
Merkins – 10x IC
Moroccan NC – 10x each
Strawberry Pickers – 10x IC

? Main Event – “The Yard”
? Part 1: Hard Time Grinder
3-station grinder — simulate a hard day in “The Yard”
Set up: 3 stations about 20-30 yards apart. Plank until six is in.
Station 1 (Solitary Confinement) – Core:
20 Big Boy Sit-Ups
20 Flutter Kicks (4-count)
20 LBCs
Mosey to next station

Station 2 (Hard Labor) – Upper Body:
15 Merkins
15 Carolina Dry Docks
15 Diamond Merkins
Bear Crawl to next station

Station 3 (Escape Plan) – Legs & Cardio:
20 Jump Squats
20 Lunges (10 each leg)
10 Burpees
Crab Walk back to Station 1

? Part 2: “Swim for It”
Escape-style Dora with a “swim”
Partner up:
100 Merkins
200 Squats
300 LBCs
One partner does reps, the other “swims”:
Sprint ~50 yards and mosey back

?‍♂️ Escape Phase 1: “The Crawl Through the Tunnels”
5 Burpees OYO
SSH (x15 IC)
5 Burpees OYO

Mosey 2 laps (around parking lot)

Mary:
Call out a rotating set of PAX to lead:
Hello Dollies (IC x25)
Grave Digger (IC x15)
American Hammers (IC x20)
LBCs (IC x20)
Xs & Os (x20)
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Read your newsletter
COT: Prayers and Praises

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Who has the Q??

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WARMUP: None
THE THANG: Mosey down the hill to GHMS. Station 1 Merkins, Squats. Mosey to station 2 Dips & LBS, To station 3 Burpees & Flutters, back to Station 1. As many laps as possible. Head back up the hill to COT. Came in just under 4 miles for most
MARY:
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Hog & Coyote
COT: Prayers for Discernment, for Soup’s Mom, Praise for C.O.’s 2.0 turning 18!

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Mumble chattah at the Burn

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WARMUP: SSH, Squats, Imperial, Cherry Pickers, Nightclubs, Mosey with Tot soldiers and Lunge Walk
THE THANG: 11s w Merks and BigBoys, Squats and LBCs. 4 corners with 2 exercises at each corner ( Starfish style) w 5x BombJax and Donk Kicks in the middle.
Finished with wall sit while 2 pax jumped out and completed 3 partner merkins.
5 mins of Mary was a hit!

MARY: yes
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Tortoise and Hare and newsletter.
COT: Prayers and Praises for F3 and fellowship.

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SlowBlast

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WARMUP: We did.
THE THANG: Warm up
4 corners in back lot – 3 rounds – 25 reps of each
– Merkins
– Squats
– Diamonds
– Big Boys

Dora
– 50 burpees
– 150 dips
– 250 CDD

MARY: No chicks.

ANNOUNCEMENTS: Read your newsletter.

COT: The 5th Core Principle.

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music cat calls and quadzilla

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WARMUP: Mosey to firehouse. Moroccan night club, windmill, hill billy walkers. Merkins, downward dog and honey mooner
THE THANG: jog to hill by glclub house with some pain stations plus bear crawled around pickleball courts. At hill partner runs hill while other partner does exercise with rocks. Curls, overhead press, goblins squats, clean and press. Jog to hill by COT with pain stations. At hill 4 rounds of quadzilla, one buy out of 10 burbes.
MARY: one round of Moby with merkins when he said down held until up.
ANNOUNCEMENTS: read news letter.
COT: prayers for those in need

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Slow Cookin’

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WARMUP: Disclaimer and mosey around the Lowes campus. Circle up in about the middle of the parking lot for COP

THE THANG:
COP (all in cadence)
SSH x 20, windmill x 10, squat x 20, merkin x 7/hold/drop to elbows/regular to mountain climber x 15/hold/elbows, LBC x 20, small and large arm circles CW and CCW

Mosey to the parking lot lines and form a single line along one line. Lunge walk to the opposite side and do a burpee ladder from 1-5. Repeat the ladder backwards with backward lunging.

Mosey to the grassy hill by the gas station for Jacob’s ladder. 5 reps up the hill with bombjacks at the top counting to 5

Retrun to the parking lot and pair up. Wheelbarrow about 20 yards and do 10 partner merkins (handclaps). Flapjack and return to the start. Rinse and repeat

Circle up for the <@UJGS2BBQD> killer hip routine (7 reps ea).

MARY:
Flutter kicks x 15, pretzel crunch x 10L/10R, Rosalita x 15, Superman hold x 3

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Sign up for Ft Mill Care Center Lawn Duty. It’s summertime and the grass is growing. Get a partner and get it done – easy duty. Tortoise and Hare this weekend and Hog and Coyote (Rock Hill) next weekend for you CSAUP enthusiasts. Read your newsletter!

COT:
Prayers for family traveling, praise for young children’s birthdays.

Each AO has a distinct vibe. Slow Burn has a relaxed vibe because it’s well-lit, it’s moderate, which encourages (I think) more mumble chatter, and it’s on Fridays so the Pax are excited for the weekend ahead. It’s usually a fun workout and even more fun to Q it. I enjoyed the Q this morning, and I met some guys today in person, who I have only seen on Slack video (<@U07LMG5PDQU>, <@U08BNRBQ9D1>). The pax were in good spirits, and it was a pleasure to lead them. The rain stayed at bay, but we did have <@U08G28Z7E> today (see how I did that). Thank you again, <@U04M7P605SM> for the invite, and I look forward to the next one.

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80 tv commercial: “C’mon everybody, Skip It!!!”

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Warmup:
SSH
Windmill
Cherry pickers
imperial walkers
Hillbillies
Peter Parker’s
Plank
Leg Swings

First exercise:
2 laps around Runde
– 20 merkins / 20 squats x 4
– At pull-up station – 5 pull-ups, while PAX Al Gore (1st), planks (2nd)

Second exercise:
11s – Bobby Hurleys / Calf Raises
MOTs change each time, focusing on techniques to help with sprinting
– Butt Kicks
– 2 x 2 butt kicks: butt kicks twice on right, twice on left
– Normal Skip
– Delay skips – push off with toe
– Fast skip – put foot down as fast as possible
– High Skip (Gump skips) – fist in the air, leg high
– Long skips – increase stride
– B skips – show to know. Extend leg out, mid skip (best to see a You Tube video)
– Normal Skip
– Sprint

Third exercise
– bear crawl to 3 stations
– 15 CDDs
– 15 low slow squats
– 15 big boys

Mary:
– leg lifts
– Flutters

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2025.20 Alcatraz

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Obligatory warmup

Mosey to the Village Dr hill for 4 corners
Top of the hill => 20 LBCs
Down Catamaran => 10 merkins
Down Village => 10 squats
Down Cove => 5 burpees then race up the hill
Complete 5 rounds.

Mosey to pull up bars split into 3 pairs (Senator dropped)
Pair one: burpees
Pair two: squats
Pair three: deadhang (timer, rotate when pair drops)
Complete 5 rounds.

Mosey to the field
Line up and do 16 lung holds with sprint to the end of the field and mosey back.
Line up for 15 Seal team situps.
Complete 3 rounds.

Mosey to COT for mary.

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