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Rome if you want to

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Rome is the city of 7 hills. In Roman fashion, the Pax did 7 hill repeats on White St.

WARMUP:
Mosey out of WEP to first parking lot for SSH, Windmills, Cherry Pickahs.

Mosey to upper parking lot near White St. doing butt kickers, high knees, karaoke, Toy Soldier, Lunge, Burpee Broad Jumps, Bear crawl.

THE THANG:
2 rounds of 4 stations w 3 exercises each.

Every time a station is completed, run down and back up the hill on White St.

Station 1 – 25 reps

  • Merkins
  • Scorpion Dry Docks
  • Shoulder Taps

Station 2 – 30 reps

  • LBCs
  • Fluttahs
  • Box Cuttahs

Station 3

  • Mtn Climbers
  • Peter Parkers
  • Plank Jacks

Station 4

  • Squats
  • Calf Raises
  • Bomb Jacks

MARY: Throughout

ANNOUNCEMENTS: Bethel on Th, stuff the bus on Sat, CRI serving widows on 9/5 and response training later in Sept

COT:
Prayers for aging parent w new diagnosis, recent accident, CRI responders continuing to serve in hard situations, 2.0 traveling abroad, 2.0 recovering from wisdom teeth being pulled, smooth return to school for all.

Praise for Assassin’s new grandson!

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Not-erate Yard Work

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WARMUP: 10 each

  • SSH
  • Moroccans
  • Cherry Pickers
  • Windmills
  • Flying Squirrels

Mosey on track doing:

  • Butt kickers
  • High knees
  • Karaoke
  • Toy Soldier
  • Lunge
  • Burpee broad jumps (~10)
  • Bear crawl

THE THANG:
Goal was 3 rounds, most PAX between 2-3 done.

Station 1 – 20 each

  • Merkins
  • Scorpion Dry Docks (switch half way)
  • Shoulder Taps (both = 1)

Station 2 – 30 each

  • LBCs
  • Fluttahs (both = 1)
  • Box Cuttahs

Station 3 – 40 each

  • Mtn Climbers
  • Peter Parkers
  • Plank Jacks

Station 4 – 50 each

  • Squats
  • Calf Raises
  • Bomb Jacks

MARY:
Throughout

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Bethel, stuff the bus

COT:
Kids back to school / leaving the nest, family members health.

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Rock n Roll

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6 Pax showed up to take on the morning gloom. Cooler weather for a SC July was welcomed.


WARMUP: COP usuals: SSH, IW, HW, squats, windmills, cherry pickers, arm circles
THE THANG:

Thang 1: bear crawl down, 10 merkins. Crawl bear back, 10 merkins. Squat walk down, 10 squats. Reverse squat walk back. 10 squats. Repeat but swapped out lunge walks.

Thang 2: mosey to the rock pile. Dora with rocks. Partner up. 100 rock curls 100 overhead press. 200 flutter kicks with rock above. Runner goes down to traffic circle and back.

Run back to COT
MARY: WAS done in Dora
ANNOUNCEMENTS: bethel men’s shelter dinner sign ups 8/6. Need men. Grass cutting at Fort Mill care center.

COT: prayers for families, schools(kids/teachers/nurses), health and tough conversations.

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it rained, still running

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WARMUP: it was raining
THE THANG: some did 3.2, some did 6, some did 15
MARY: does not go out in the rain
ANNOUNCEMENTS: generally, yes
COT: yes, COT was very nice

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Playground Fun

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WARMUP:
Snooker lead us through a series of in-place warm-ups, including great hits like "Buttkickers", "High-Knees", and "Good Mornings".

THE THANG:
Moseyed on the trail about 1/4 around the park, stopping at the swinging benches for some burpees.

At the playground, we partnered up. Partner 1 did a stationary exercise, while partner 2 ran around the playground. Flap-jack. Stationary exercises were as follows;

1. Merkins
2. Heels to heaven
3. Swing crunches
4. Box Cutters
5. Pull ups
6. Shoulder Taps
7. Freddie Mercury s
8. CDDs
9. CDDs ( feet elevated above head)
10. LBCs
11. Seal jacks
12. Flutters
13. Burpees

Lined up for railroad tracks across the field.
Moseyed down to the new turf for Jack Webbs.
Sat on the wall for some Jack Reachers
2 minutes of Mary.

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Impossible Island Hopping

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WARMUP: moseyed with some stops along the way. No feedback on the cadence calling. The PIP I was on was in full effect. Finished with Bonnie Blairs X 10.
THE THANG: In honor of The Pirate, a 4 corners, 20 reps at each corner. Merkins, Derkins, Heels to Heaven, and Big Boys.

Mosey and Sprints 2X to length of the parking lot changing pace at every island. Another idea taken from Pirate.

Picked two islands to do an Impossible Mile:
First Lap: Burpee Broad Jumps
Second Lap: Lunge Walk
Third Lap: Bear Crawl
Fourth Lap: Mosey.

Everyone LOVED the Impossible Mile.

Truly an honor to GET TO share doing difficult things with these men.

MARY: some did, some not so much.
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Stuff the Bus, LaGrama, Bethel, Bourbon, Cannoli Run!
COT: Lifting up all those going through life’s beatdowns and enjoying the time when the storms pass.

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McHale’s Dawn Patrol 5, 10, 20, 10, 5

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WARMUP: 5 minutes:
Side straddle, hops, hillbilly walkers, windmills, cherry pickers, Moroccan nightclubs, squats, high knees
THE THANG: sets 5, 10, 20, 10 and 5: Carolina dry docs, mountain climbers, Merkins, big boys set ups, flying squirrels, LBC’s, jump squats, American hammers. Also shard my banana, Superman and swimmers.
MARY: cherry, pickers, arm, circles, and stretches
ANNOUNCEMENTS: new psych trailhead coming soon Bethelman shelter, Fort mill Care Center loan care
COT: prayers for patience, love the Colorado wildfires and Tarzan

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Stairway to heaven

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WARMUP:
SSH, windmill, burpees to quite the pax, squats, more burpees, moroccan Club, more burpees, stretching
THE THANG:
3 rounds
20 squats
20 lunges
20-20-20 in/out/ regular calf raises
Run up the steps and around

3 rounds
Curb merkins 10 each side
10 CCD
25 monkey jumpers
Up steps and around

2 rounds
10 big boys
20 LBCs
Go up steps backwards and around

Finished off with some Bulgarian split squats

2 rounds

MARY:
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
COT:

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Cadence Count Expertise

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WARMUP: Calling cadence fails with SSH, Hillbillies, Strawberry Pickers, with lo slo squats and windmills mixed in. Moseying to benches over yonder.

THE THANG:
Arms lock lunge walk, Arms lock 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th Gear run across the park to Jekyll’s Hill.

Reverse Lunges (pick a number)
Then up hill, burpee at top.
Repeat – double the number, two burpees at top
Repeat – until forever. 3 burpees at top. Omaha as we would have been there till dinner time.

Upper lot.
10 Big Boys – run
20 Flutter -run
30 LBC’s -run
Elbow plank for 6. Then 10 count.

Calhoun Lot curb
5 Derkins
5 Diamond Derkins
5 WA Derkins
Bear Crawl across lot to curb
Crawl Bear Back
Repeat 3X

On Park Fence
Balls to Wall = Nuts on Fence
10 second count
Repeat 3X

In front of bathroom structure
Team of 4 Plank off – everyone’s a winner.

To mid field – Tunnel of Love

MARY: Bonsai led then Bombs Jacks showed up.
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Read your newsletter. Cannoli Run 2027, Bourbon in November.
COT: Prayers.

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Time Check Site Q!

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WARMUP: Abe Vigoda, Arm Circles, Cherry Pickers, Downward Dog, Honeymooners, Pideon Stretch
THE THANG: Mosey to Pain Station #1 in front of Hotel. F3 cards focused on arms. Pick a card and tell Pax how & when you were introduced to F3, who HCd you and where did you 1st post. Mosey to pain station #2 located in Epic Chophouse's parking lot. Cardio. Mosey to pain station behind Smashburger for Legs. Mosey to pain station 4 at Napa's loading dock. Arms. Rinse & repeat. Each HIM had the opportunity to let the PAX know their 1st experience in the Gloom!

MARY: Freddy Mercury, heel touches, leg lifts
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Bethel Men's Shelter, Independence Day Convergence,
COT: The Pirate, Families

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