WARMUP:
THE THANG: Wally World and Back
MARY:
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Canoli Run, Mike Doty run, Litter pick up. Blood Drive
COT:
WARMUP: SSH X 30, Imperial Walker X 15, Squat X 15, Merkin X 10, Lunge X 15, Mountain Climer X 15, Dry Docks X 10, Burpees X 10, Monkey Humpers X 15, SSH X 30
THE THANG: Mosey to band lot, HIIT workout. 45 seconds work, 15 seconds rest. 4 rounds of each. Merkins, Squats, Burpees, Mountain Climbers. Mosey to Pull up bars. Try to get 4 sets of: Pull Ups – 5, Dry Docks – 20, Big Boys – 20, Diamonds – 10. Mosey to front parking lot for Mary.
MARY: All X25 – Flutters, Hello Dolly, Freddy Mercury, Rosalittas, Box Cutter. Mosey back to COT for cool down stretch.
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Cannoli run, blood drive
COT: Prayers for FNG StageLeft for his upcoming move, Luka and Vuvazella. Thanks to all the PAX that supported AKA#4.
WARMUP: We did, in fact, warm up.
THE THANG:
Round 1:
– Get a partner – size ALWAYS matters. That’s what she said.
– Mile loop with stops. At each stop, 10-10-10, Merkins, Squat Jumps, Flutters (4ct)
Loop =
1. Run up Massey to the parking lot on Right
2. Run from Parking lot to far end of Sisk Parking Lot on left
3. Run to Valero
4. Slight left onto Spratt – stop at intersection of Leonidas
5. Run to other end of Leonidas – intersection at Kanawha
6. Left on Kanawha – left onto White St – stop at FM Rescue Squad
7. Run to Amoco on Corner of White and Spratt
8. Run back to bottom of Massey…
Round 2:
– Same loop. 10-10-10 is CDDs,
– Slight variation is bear crawl up Massey to top and Partner Carry down Leonidas
MARY: No chicks.
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Read your newsletter…
COT: The 5th Core Principle.
WARMUP: dynamic warm-up—-knee to chest; heel to butt, heel to hip, side lunge walk, lunge and overhead reach, inch worms
mobility warm up— seated internal/external hip rotations; back rolls to reach forwards; 1/2 kneel spinal rotations against wall
plank warm up— upward<>downward dog, peter parker x6, upward<>downward dog, parker peter x6, upward<>downward dog, plank jacks x6, upward<>downward dog, shoulder taps x6, upward<>downward dog, merkins x6, upward<>downward dog
THE THANG: recommended sandbag weight of 40-60lbs
thruster x30″, row x30″, Lunge x30″, curls x30″, manmakers x30″, big boys x30″, REST 90″ — REPEAT x4
Partner up: partner 1 sandbag overshoulder toss x30″, partner 2 SSH x30″— rinse and repeat x2
MARY: BROGA!upward<>downward dog, warriors 1, 2, & 3 and some other wonderful poses that we all need more of
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Read your newsletter.
COT: Marriages, Walker, Drop Thrill, Vuvu’s Son- Luka
Following the Honey Badger First Monday of the Month 7 minutes of burpees we moved to a lighted area near the gate to the football field. There was a supposed to be a 601 group peel off, but Slap Shot likely needed a minute after taking the record for the most burpees in 7 minutes.
WARMUP:
Started with some explanation to the men of the components of a workout and the purpose/importance of each. Disclaimer, Warm-up, The Thang, Mary, COT. Given that we had AKA in attendance there were a number of PAX participating that taught YHC how to Q. This provided a unique opportunity to identify three PAX in attendance that either had never Q’d or had Q’d less than 5 times. I catered a lot of my message to them and some to all in attendance.
• SSH x25
• Windmill x10
• Imperial Walker x10
• Diamond Merkin x10 (at this point I mentioned the importance of good form in leading. If your form is poor, then your leadership is poor. A number of PAX tend to cheat the exercise, count fast, and get ahead of the PAX they are trying to lead.)
THE THANG:
Mosey past the pull-up bars to the bottom of the hill. The point of this part of the lesson was planning. When planning a Q, Google Maps is a great tool as you will you see things that you may not have seen in the gloom before. The hill behind me was a great example. Every PAX in attendance has run that hill at some point, but they may not have noticed the equally spaced trees moving up the hill. These can be used as a markers as part of a workout. YHC have Q’d this workout previously, but it offered a nice example of how to use an AO and that creativity does not need complexity to offer a solid challenge. It also highlighted that setting up a workout that allows PAX of different speeds and fitness levels to challenge themselves together is always a good idea.
Round 1:
• Bear crawl to the first tree 1 Spider-Man Merkin (Merkin while bringing right knee to the right elbow and then repeated on the other side)
• Run to the pull-up bars and complete 2 pull ups.
• Run back to the bottom of the hill
Round 2:
• Bear crawl to the first tree and complete 1 Spider-Man Merkin
• Bear crawl to the second tree and complete 2 Spider-Man Merkins
• Run to the pull-up bars and complete 4 pull ups
• Run back to the bottom of the hill
Rounds 3-5: Continue the series through 5 trees
Once all the PAX finished up the series, we circled up in the street near the pull-up bars. The 3 PAX that did not have experience Qing were invited to the center of the circle. I took a turn counting cadence and then the PAX each had an opportunity.
• Squats x25
• LBC x15
• Flutters x15
• Merkins x15
Each member of the PAX then grabbed a coupon from the stack of cinder blocks. We circled up and had another demonstration of counting cadence with the PAX involvement.
• Overhead Press x25
• Curls x25
• Bentover Rows x25
Put the cinderblocks back and moved to COT.
Reminder on how to write a backblast. Open slack and type /backblast and select the form that pops up.
WARMUP: mosey to the flag for pledge and mosey from there to the basketball courts for warm ups including flying squirrels.
THE THANG: PAX took the hill – 4 & 27of various exercises at each light pole always returning to the start line after each set.
MARY: time for one minute of protractors.
ANNOUNCEMENTS: happened
COT: 5th core principle
The book was closed on Matterhorn at 0600 on 4/27/23.
WARMUP: 54’s
THE THANG: Cindy’s
MARY:
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
COT:
WARMUP:
COP – SSH, Windmills, Potato Pickers, Imperial Walkers
Short Loop with Butt Kickers, High Knees, Toy Soldiers
THE THANG:
Field – 4 Corners
– 10 LS Squats
– 10 Jump Squats
– 10 Monkey Humpers
– 10 Hillbilly Squats
Repeat but double reps
Mosey to Amphitheater
– Bear Crawl to First Level – 5 Merkins, run back down
– 2nd – 10
– 3rd – 15
– 4th – 20
Nur back up hill, a few Inchworms, then mosey behind school
– Down the stairs, Burpees till 6
– Flutters, Box Cutters, Freddy’s IC all x 15
– Up the Stairs, Bomb Jacks till 6
– Plank Jacks, Mountain Climbers, CDD IC all x 15
– Repeat but with 20 reps
Mosey to parking lot
– Shuttle runs for 2 min
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Newsletter has all you need
COT:
Prayers for Luka and Vuvu’s family
Prayers for marriage
All gave thanks
Honor to Serve
Lots of fit guys forgot to read the Q schedule, lesson learned.
warm up by the bank, lil’ bit of this, lil’ bit of that
other side of the bank for a 5-10-15-20-25 accumulator from one side of the small lot to the other. Mode of transport, bear crawl, exercises included SSH, merkins, jump squats, shoulder taps, BB sits
to the new lot by the new natural food store, highly recommend, nice size lot. accumulator up and down 10, 10-20, 10-20-30, 10-20-30, 10-20, 10. Exercises included BB sits, Travoltas, Monkey Humpers, mode of transportation on paper was Toy Soldier, until Punchlist went to the crawl bear, many others followed suite (a spectacular example of modify as needed when there is an old slow guy on Q)
to the side of Subway for a wall sit and a couple pop out burpees
to Hobo’s-ish for a few Mahktar N’Diayes and Kneetar N’diayes
the we went to the ABC store and did some sprints
to Loom-ish for step-up and dips
Back to COT, Mary included the dying cockroach
My thanks to Kermit for the opportunity
Looks like we made it,
Barry Manilow
WARMUP: Read the following while PAX were in the Plank:
From BOXLIFE Magazine in June 2022
‘Murph’ is named after Navy Lieutenant Michael Murphy, who was killed in action in Afghanistan June 28th, 2005. He was 29-years-old. After graduating from Penn State University in 1998, Murphy rejected offers to attend law school and instead accepted a commission in the United States Navy and became a SEAL in July 2002. For a man whose nickname was ‘The Protector’, the decision made perfect sense. In fact, when Murphy was in the 8th grade, he was suspended from school for fighting with bullies that were trying to shove a special needs child into a locker. And Gary Williams, author of “Seal of Honor,” a biography of Murphy, recounts a story where Murphy protected a homeless man who was collecting cans from a gang of thugs.
In early 2005 Murphy was assigned to SEAL Delivery Vehicle Team ONE as officer in charge of Alpha Platoon and deployed to Afghanistan. In June of that year, Murphy was leading a four-man reconnaissance team in Kunar province as part of a counter-insurgent mission (the other men in Murphy’s team were Danny Dietz, Matthew Axelson and Marcus Luttrell). During the mission the team encountered a group of local goat herders.
A discussion was held among the four SEALs regarding the rules of engagement and what they should do with the herders, who were being held at gunpoint. Eventually the men decided to release them, but not soon after the SEALs were surrounded and ambushed by an overwhelming Taliban force. Murphy, who was trying to reach HQ via satellite phone, willingly exposed himself to enemy fire by stepping into a clearing where he might get a signal to make the call. Murphy was shot in the back, but still managed to calmly complete the call for reinforcements and return to his position to continue the fight with his men. HQ sent an MH-47 Chinook helicopter to rescue the team, but while attempting to set down in rugged terrain, the helicopter was hit by a rocket-propelled grenade, killing all 16 men on board.
Murphy, Dietz, and Axelson were all killed in action. Luttrell was the only survivor and was eventually rescued after several days of wandering the mountain and being protected by the people of an Afghan village.
The actions and story of the SEALs on June 28th, 2005 are portrayed in the film ‘Lone Survivor’
Murphy was posthumously awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor for his courage and sacrifice that day. All three of his men were awarded the Navy’s second-highest honor, the Navy Cross, for their actions. The men who were killed in the rescue attempt were also honored. These included Petty Officer 1st Class Jeff Taylor and Lt. Michael McGreevy, who were posthumously awarded Bronze Stars for Valor and Purple Hearts.
To the track for some windmills & imperial walkers
THE THANG:
1mi run
100 Pull Ups
200 Push Ups
300 Squats
1mi run
MARY: A few at the end
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Newsletter
COT: Indeed