We toured the grounds of Redstone and performed multiple exercises repeatedly for 45 minutes.
ANNOUNCEMENTS were made and we end with COT!!
WARMUP:
THE THANG: YHC (Poppins) wanted to play capture the flag and was set to do it but a nagging injury forced me to the sidelines and so as an audible a running route was suggested:
3.7 miles were gained with following pain stations:
First 4 stops we did
5 burpees
10 merkins
20 squats
Last 2 stops
20 AH
20 Penguins
20 LBCs
MARY:
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Break the Dam- still happening, Bethel Shelter. Next Thursday and every first Thursday of month.
COT: yes
WARMUP: We did a few things
THE THANG: One bucket at the bottom of the hill, one at the top.
The PAX enjoyed selecting pre printed slips of various exercises to execute and perform to perfection. The slips did not include anything too miserable for a 18 degree morning so we believe all survived. A nice coffee was provided postgame by <@U06RH8NQ44A>
MARY: SSH’s while Pusher retrieved the distant uphill bucket.
<@U035XDY7ABC> provided encouraging anecdotes from his recent trip to train awesome friends in Cuba :pray: <@U04GQT8NQ4C>
ANNOUNCEMENTS: A few
COT: Praise for those in Cuba, for grandchildren, and for the Lord giving us the privilege of being alive in His creation in the pre dawn 18 degree air.
I needed a little motivation so we warmed up with the Motivator then moseyed down to the lot past the theater. We stopped along the way for some windmills and imperial walkers.
The Beast
Running the length of the lot we had 3 cones set up for our exercise points. At each come we performed 6 reps of the exercise as we ran down and back.
Round 1 – Merkins
Round 2 – Low Slow Squat
Round 3 – CDD
Round 4 – Lunges (R + L = 1)
Round 5 – Shoulder Taps (R + L = 1)
Round 6 – LBCs
We Moses back to the flag.
Circle of Lunges
We lunge walked around the islands Native American run style.
We had a little time left for Mary
– piston crunches
– American Hammers
– Pickle pointers
Announcements were made and ended with prayers for marriages, health of in-laws and for those that may be in the path of the upcoming storm.
We honored Thomas Lee Hall this morning.
Tom was a member of Fort Mill’s National Guard, Co. G. Company G left Fort Mill to join the Old Hickory Division at Camp Sevier in Greenville during October 1917. The men knew they were on their way to World War I’s bloody western front. They departed from New York, NY on May 11, 1918. They landed in Calais, France, on May 24, 1918.
In the next three weeks, Sept. 29 to Oct. 20, the 30th Infantry Division captured 98 German officers and 3,750 enlisted men. Three German officers and 24 men of the division were taken prisoner. The Americans had 44 officers and 1,011 men killed while 113 officers and 4,823 men wounded.
The worst day of the war for the Fort Mill men was Oct. 8,1918, in Monbrehain, France. Company G started the day with 185 men and at the end there were 37 who were not wounded. That was the day Sgt. Tom Hall was killed in action.
Hall’s commanding officer described his actions this way: “Sgt. Hall succeeded in knocking out several hostile machine gun posts.
“On one occasion while advancing his platoon, German machine guns were interfering seriously with the advance of his men. Sgt. Hall discovered the Germans in a nearby shell hold. Not willing to sacrifice his men, he advanced alone and wiped out five German soldiers with his bayonet. Later that day, while advancing on another machine gun post, Hall was mortally wounded by machine gun fire. His skill of leadership and his conduct in the face of danger won the admiration of all ranks.”The Medal of Honor was awarded posthumously and accepted by his father in a special ceremony in Fort Mill’s Confederate Park July 20, 1919. In July 1922, Lee Hall accepted two more awards in honor of his son.
WARMUP: Moseyed from COT to and around playground loop and rear parking lot at Sugar Creek Elementary. Performed various exercises at the bottom of the hill and then moseyed to the pullup bars to pick up Cindy.
THE THANG:
AMRAP – AsManyRoundsAsPossible
Start to mosey down the hill until you hit the 2nd tree on your left, bear crawl down the hill from that tree to the 2nd tree from last on your left, then run around the playground loop and the rear parking lot making your way back to the hill, bear crawl up the hill between the same 2 trees, continue to run to the pullup bars to complete the following exercises:
8 Pullups – died on Oct 8th
8 Lunges w/Cindy ea leg – born on Jan 8th
25 Cindy Swings – Age at death
5 Cindy Snatches – # of enemy soldiers Tom neutralized alone
That was 1 round, all PAX finished at various points in round #4.
MARY: NONE
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Break the Dam
COT: STK
Warmup
SSH
Imp Walkers
HB Walkers
Low slow squat
Merkin
Broga
Bear crawl Indian run – 6 does 5 flutters
Subdivisions
Cocaine bear crawls
Lunge Walk
Compounding SSH
Duck Walk with compounding squats
Dora
50 CDD
75 SSH
100 Big Boys
125 Flutters
Card Draw Wild Card Mary
COT
Announcements
Break the Dam
Prayers and praises
Family
Patience
WARMUP: brief: SSH, IW, HW, dynamic stretching
THE THANG: the Clovis
15 burpee pull-ups
1 mile run
10 rounds
Maximus got 5 rounds before time. The rest got less.
The kudzu behind the school is threatening to take over.
1st Lt. Clovis T Ray’s son was 5 years old when he died in Afghanistan. He’d likely graduated high school this year
WARMUP: Mission, 5 CORE Principles, Credo
Mosey with a few things mixed in then typical warm-up exercises.
THE THANG:
ZACHARY TELLIER
Army Sgt. Zachary D. Tellier
Died September 29, 2007 Serving During Operation Enduring Freedom
31, of Charlotte, N.C.; assigned to the 4th Squadron, 73rd Cavalry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, N.C.; died Sept. 29 at Firebase Wilderness, Afghanistan, of wounds sustained when insurgents attacked his unit using small-arms fire.
82nd Airborne paratrooper dies after being shot in Afghanistan
The Associated Press
FORT BRAGG, N.C. — An 82nd Airborne paratrooper who pulled two comrades from a burning vehicle in April has died of wounds sustained while on a ground patrol in Afghanistan, military officials said Oct. 1.
Sgt. Zachary D. Tellier, 31, of Charlotte was a combat infantryman with the 4th Squadron, 73rd Cavalry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, at Fort Bragg. He died Sept. 29, officials said.
In April, Tellier’s unit was conducting a mounted patrol when one of its vehicles drove over and detonated a bomb, which set the vehicle on fire, according to a statement from the 82nd Airborne.
Tellier pulled two paratroopers out of the vehicle to safety, suffering severe burns to his hands. He was awarded the Bronze Star Medal with valor for his actions.
Spc. Larry Spray, who was one of the two paratroopers Tellier rescued, called Tellier “a good friend and a buddy.”
After he was burned, Tellier jumped up in the turret to return fire, said Sgt. Michael Layton, a member of Tellier’s unit. A lieutenant made Tellier get out of the vehicle because of his injuries, Layton said.
“Zachary Tellier has to be the biggest hero I’ve ever known or heard of, not just because of what he did, but because of his personality,” Layton said. “He came in the Army because he wanted to be around soldiers and serve his country, and he paid the ultimate sacrifice.”
Tellier is survived by his wife, Sara Tellier of Atlanta, Ga.; his father, David W. Tellier of Groton, Mass.; and his mother, Pamela Rodriguez, of Falmouth, Mass.
The Tellier WOD:
– 10 Burpees
– 10 Burpees
– 25 Push-Ups
– 10 Burpees
– 25 Push-Ups
– 50 Lunges
– 10 Burpees
– 25 Push-Ups
– 50 Lunges
– 100 Sit-Ups
– 10 Burpees
– 25 Push-Ups
– 50 Lunges
– 100 Sit-Ups
– 150 Air Squats
That is the completion of the Tellier WOD.
With the time remaining, grab a cinder block and post up at a pull-up bar.
3 rounds:
10 Pull-Ups (Slick, thankfully)
15 Thrusters
20 Curls
Slick, run down the hill to the loop around the playground and back.
NMM: It’s been some time since I’ve not only Q’d at The Honey Badger but also just posted at The Honey Badger. Why? All the excuses like, I can’t do pull-ups like I want to, it’s too far, it’s too early, I’ve got things to do, etc, etc, etc. We all know this is garbage.
The real reason, it’s supposed to be really hard and sometimes I just want easier.
I felt the honor (& pressure) to bring a proper remembrance and beatdown to the PAX this morning; more than I typically feel. Nothing was said by the former Site Q, Spiderman, or the current Site Q, Kaiser, that would illicit that pressure but that self-imposed pressure ain’t all that bad.
Reading through the various WOD’s on http://Wodwell.com, I came across several that would fit the bill, some I know we’ve even completed before. Then, I reread the Tellier and read the writeup of SGT. Zachary D. Tellier.
Imagine being on a patrol then having one of your vehicles run over and detonate a bomb. You then burn your own hands pulling 2 teammates from the fiery wreckage. You then jump up into the turret of a vehicle to return fire in an attempt to protect your team and eliminate the threat. Imagine that. It seems like a far off hypothetical but what if something really difficult is required of you and you don’t have time to weigh the options. What if you just have time to react.
I threw out the comment this morning that if I ever had the opportunity to respond as SGT Tellier did, I hope I would.
Truth is, we never know how we’ll respond to a situation until we’re in that situation. I can also tell you that me choosing to do something easier does no good in preparing me for the possibility.
As much as I like to push sometimes, don’t let me get complacent. Whether that is getting called out for my push-up form on the corner of 160 & 21 or asking me if I’m going to find the bottom of that squat, don’t stop. Or, if I’m going 50% when more is asked and even possible. Don’t stop challenging me. Don’t stop holding me to a standard you know I’m capable of and I’ll do the same for you. Don’t let me feel good about just getting out there in the morning.
Can you do that for me?
MARY: See all the dang sit-ups way up above.
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Bethel, Christmas Eve Convergence
COT: 5th CORE Principle so YES!
WARMUP: Disclaimer Followed by some movements:
Moroccan Night Clubs x 10
Cherry Pickers x 10
WindMills x 12
Imperial Walkers x 10
Hillbilly Walkers x 10
THE THANG:
Mosey to Pull Up Bars to grab some Cindy’s and meet back at the gate by the track !
Lucky Board of Seven
1 Set = 7 Movements x 7 Reps each!
W/Cindy Bent Over Rows
W/Cindy Flutter Kicks-Chest Press (Right Leg Count)
Cindy Swings
Big Boy Sittups w/Cindy
Cindy Squats
Over Head Press
Run 1 Lap around the track!
Rinse and Repeat
We did all of them, some got up towards 12Laps others a bit less. Great WOD HIMs
MARY: Cindy showed up instead!
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Bethel Men’s Shelter, HIM Camp see for info! Read your newsletter !
COT: Just Like Vegas! What happens in COT, stays in COT !!!
WARMUP: Mosey around a large parking lot loop with bear crawls, crawl bears, NURs and side shuffles.
THE THANG: It was the Tellier, dedicated to Army Sgt. Zachary D. Tellier of Charlotte, NC.
The WOD:
10 Burpees
10 Burpees
25 Push-Ups
10 Burpees
25 Push-Ups
50 Lunges (25ea leg)
10 Burpees
25 Push-Ups
50 Lunges (25ea leg)
100 Sit-Ups (Big Boys)
10 Burpees
25 Push-Ups
50 Lunges (25ea leg)
100 Sit-Ups (Big Boys)
150 Air Squats
Upon completion of the Tellier WOD, we did a little stretching. Then, we made our way to the pull-up bars for:
3 Burpees
6 Pull-Ups
9 Merkins
Repeat 3 more times for a total of 4 rounds
Out to the road. Flutters then run down to the stop sign then NUR back.
Freddie’s & Heels to Heaven then run down and NUR back.
MARY: Instead of 6MoM, we did 10 hand-release merkins.
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Murder Bunnies tonight at the Whitewater Center 9pm.
COT: Indeed…Principled.