Cold & Wet…What’s Your Point

It’s high-30’s & really, really wet. And?

WARMUP: Not so much.
THE THANG:
Run to the covered stage at WEP.
(5) 6ct Burpees
(10) Jump Squats
(15) Merkins
(20) Low Slow Squats
(25) Flutters I/C

Run to Ft Mill Church of Nazarene
(5) 6ct Burpees
(10) Lunges (ea leg)
(15) Diamond Merkins
(20) Calf Raises I/C
(25) Peter Parkers

Run to the small parking lot in front of Pike Electric
(5) 6ct Burpees
(15) Merkins
25yd Duck Walk

Run to the old Hardees
(5) 6ct Burpees
(15) Mak Tar Jai’s
(25) LBC’s I/C

Run to the Post Office
More stuff

Run to the parking lot formerly famous for Footloose
More stuff

Run back to the AO
More stuff

MARY: See above
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
COT: 5th Core Principle & very intentional

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Gobbler Challenge

WARMUP: skipped it
THE THANG:

Honored Richard Sheltra

Firefighter
Pineville-Morrow Volunteer Fire Department and Rescue
North Carolina
Age: 20
Year of Death: 2016
Year Honored: 2017
Richard Michael Sheltra
Richard was born June 2, 1995, to Michael and Linay Sheltra. Raised in Charlotte, North Carolina, Richard was born to be a firefighter. His father is a former chief of the Carmel Volunteer Fire Department, and his mother rolled on calls until the early stages of her pregnancy with Richard. Nicknamed “Bam­Bam” for his sometimes less than graceful mannerisms, Richard made a habit of showing up to his sister’s pretend tea parties in full junior firefighter gear as a young boy.

He graduated from South Mecklenburg High School, where he played football and lacrosse and was active in Key Club and Young Life. Immediately after high school, he turned all of his focus and energy toward becoming a full­time firefighter. He took classes in fire science at Central Piedmont Community College and joined the Pineville Volunteer Fire Department. Richard followed the legacy of both mother and father who are retired volunteers of Carolina and Carmel Fire Departments. A diligent student and faithful volunteer, Richard earned A’s in classes toward his degree and accumulated firehouse accolades, including Most Training Hours and Rookie of the Year. Richard was in his fourth year as a volunteer firefighter and in the final stage of the application process for the Charlotte Fire Department.

The consummate southern gentleman, Richard loved his country, his boots, chocolate chip cookies, country music, and Alabama football. He loved the outdoors and working out. He had a strong, quiet Christian faith that showed itself in his desire to serve his community and his caring for others. When asked why he wanted to be a firefighter, Richard wrote that he wanted to be there for people who may be experiencing “the worst day of their lives.”

On the day of his death, April 30, 2016, Richard spent the day with his mother. After joining her in a charity walk and later having dinner with her, he reported to the station as there were storms headed into the region. During the storms, the department was dispatched to a working fire in a strip mall. He was one of the members on the initial suppression line, became disoriented, and died as result of asphyxiation. His brief 20-year stint on earth made a difference in many lives. He is deeply missed by his family, friends, and fellow firefighters.

Greater love has no one than this, than to lay down one’s life for his friends. John 15:13

After this which we I read during a plank hold we moseyed to grab the Cindy’s and went to the track…

“The Ladder of Pain”
60 min AMRAP (total
reps – laps don’t
count)
400m after EVERY
round
Rd 1 – 10 OH Squats
Rd 2 – R1+20 T-
merkins
Rd 3 – R1&2+30 Block
swings
Rd 4 – R1-3+40 front
squats
Rd 5 – R1-4+50 OH
Presses
Rd 6 – R1-5+60 Rowers
Rd 7 – R1-6+70 sumo
squats
Rd 8 – R1-7+80 high
rows
Rd 9 – R1-8+90
Crunchers
Rd 10 – R1-9+100

Most got through round 5, Max got through 6 I believe

Ran out of time…
MARY: see above
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Christmas Party, Bethel, pints and padres
COT: yes, prayers for Geronimo

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Rosie’s magical bean ride

WARMUP: SSH, Low slow squat, windmills, imperial walkers, merkins
THE THANG: Line it up!
40 Yards of MOT, 60 yards sprint
1. Bear Crawls
2. Lunge walks
3. high knees
4. broad jumps
5. bear crawls

In between rounds, 15 Hand release merkins, 20 squats, 25 CDDs, 30 shoulder taps, 35sec plank

Pauly D – 50 yards + sprint of 50
1. NUR
2. Jog

Jack Webb from 1 to 10
1 Merkin, 4 hand claps
all the way to 10 merkins, 40 handclaps, baby!

Sevens – Apollo Onos, Leg raises.

The flag was passed, another man grows!
MARY:
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Congrats Pauly D
COT:

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Lazy Susan Kettlebell Buffet at the Hive

WARMUP: Mountain climbers, Imperial walkers, Arm circles. Brief mozy around the parking lot.
THE THANG: All Pax grab their kettlebell and form a line on the same pavement seam at COT. Left arm touching the person next to them’s shoulder for spacing. Everyone then leaves their kettlebell at their feet and makes the same line to the right of all kettlebells while assuming the plank position. Pax at the end passes the first bell to the person on their right who then passes it on to the next, etc. After passing the bell, each pax side-planks to their left to receive the next kettlebell. Rinse and repeat until all kettlebells have been passed through the line. Once completed, Pax on the right repeats and passes the bells to their left until all have been passed through the line.
Pax then moved to the base of the hill and faces the small roundabout equally-ish spaced around the circle, placing their kettlebell at their feet. Each Pax does 8 reps of one exercise using their own bell then side planks to their right to the next bell for the same exercise. Rinse and repeat until returning back to their own kettlebell. (56 total reps). Exercises were flutter with press, swings, upright rows, triceps. Mode of transportation alternated each lap between side planks and lunges.
Mozy to the bottom of the hill. There were five cones placed going up the hill with the final cone being at the top. Pax would run to the first cone and back to the previous where they grab their kettlebell and returned to the first cone. At each cone there is a single exercise written on it. Pax complete the exercise (20 reps) then rinse and repeat the process to get to the next cone and up the hill. Exercises were “from the ground up” and included kettlebell merkins, calf raises, squats, shoulder presses, and halos.
What goes up must come down so we repeated the process to get back to the start.
With a few minutes left, we returned to the circle for a lap of biceps curls and side planks before returning to COT.
MARY: Nada.
ANNOUNCEMENTS: T-Day Convergence, holiday party, newsletter.
COT: Family, holiday stress, enjoying every moment and being thankful for what we have.

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Webbs and Swings

WARMUP: SSH/MERKINS/peter Parkers/mountain climbers
THE THANG:
Jack Webb at the print shop- pull-ups / merkins up to 6/24

Ran to top of hill at Withers and Watson- stopped to bear crawl through field. Once we got to intersection Lunge walk to parking lot entrance, perform 20 burpees, run down to stop sign, 15 burpees, then run to next stop sign 10 burpees. Bear crawl to parking lot entrance, run back to stop sign for 5 burpees, run back top of hill at. Watson lunge walk to parking lot entrance and start over with X’s and O’s 20,15,10,5
Last round was squats
Mosey back to COT
MARY: YEP
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Operation love, thanksgiving convergence, Christmas party, read your newsletter
COT: yes

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Jacket Dirty Mile

WARMUP: The usual suspects

THE THANG: Jacket-Dirty-Mile
4 laps around FMHS track… 3 “excursions”/lap
– Up & down Railings of Home side bleachers (so… up, over, down, over, up, over, down…and rejoin track)
– East end zone — 10 inverted rows on Football team “apparatus”
– West end zone – Nur up hill…. crawl-bear down.
When 4 laps done… dealer’s choice on how to finish: Yog… or continue pattern. Most continued.

MARY: Partner – 1 Pax holds 6″ / other pax slaloms feet over (10x each side)… flapjack
Ab-Lab w/ Circle of Hate: Pax calls out exercise for others to do while he bear-crawls or Lunge walks around perimeter.

ANNOUNCEMENTS: FMCC Food Drive, Operation Love Turkey collection, other newsletter stuff

COT: Held (5th core principle)

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Loredo & 3-Leaf Clover

WARMUP: Short mosey through the parking lot with a few warmup exercises. Then, grab a cinderblock and bring it to the intersection by the JROTC building. Leave it there and head to the track.
THE THANG:
For the first half of the workout, we’d honor SSG Edwardo Loredo.
6 Rounds On The Track
24 Squats
24 Push-Ups
24 Walking Lunges
400m Run

Exit the track and make our way to the cinderblocks for the 3-Leaf Clover. Perform 22 reps of each of 4 exercises, then run to the designated spot and back.

22 Cinderblock Swings
22 Chest Press
22 Flutters with Press (4ct)
22 Calf Raises
Run to AO Jones & back.

22 Simbas
22 Overhead Press
22 Curls
22 Bent Over Rows
Run to the school entrance & back

22 Back Squats
22 Dead Lifts
22 Tricep Extensions
22 LBCs (4ct)
Run to the stop sign at the bottom of the hill & back.

Repeat as much as you can, time permitting.

MARY: See above
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Food drive
COT: For sure

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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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Run, Do The Thing, Repeat

After a prompting from Farmers Only (On Q elsewhere today), I decided to recycle a workout from last year.
WARMUP: No
THE THANG:
Run to a stop, do exercises, run to the next, etc…
The first 3 stops had 3 exercises at each stop.
The next 3 stops had 2 exercises at each stop.
The final 4 stops had 1 exercise at each stop.
The rep count was always 10 which in some cases, meant 5 each leg.
Total distance covered was ~3.6m.
MARY: See above
ANNOUNCEMENTS: All the same + the formation of a BRR 2026 Slack Channel with more comm’s coming from Pusher.
COT: Oh absolutely. Strong.

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