No Catfishing Here

The original Q Cake Boss was feeling ill, so I stepped in.

WARMUP: Pledge of Allegiance right at 06:45. Then right at launch point, we warmed up with the following – we went SWIMS-ing:
– 20 SSH
– 10 WM
– 15 IW
– 20 MNC
– 15 Strawberry Pickers

THE THANG: Mosey on over to the corner of Academy and Withers, via Main to Confederate. Academy and Withers is the start point of The Cross workout:
– Up the hill on Withers to the parking lot at the top of the hill. 10 Merkins and 15 2ct mountain climbers
– Back down to start point, then 1 burpee
– Down Academy towards Fort Mill Church of God. Stop at the student ministry building. 10 Merkins, 15 LSS
– Back to start point, 1 burpee
– Up Withers to corner at Confederate, 10 merkins and 15 LBC
– Back to start point, 1 burpee
– Down Academy to corner near Main, 10 merkins and 15 2ct fullter
– Back to start point, 1 burpee
– Rinse and repeat, adding 1 burpee each round
– Everyone got through 3 complete rounds, some hard chargers started on a 4th
– Back to COT
MARY: Got back to COT a minute or two early where we did 10 box cutters and 10 rosalitas until time was up.
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Read your newsletter and get involved wherever, however you can.
COT: Nobody is perfect. He loved us all regardless of our imperfections. We need to try to do the same towards all others, including ourselves. Grace goes a LONG way towards this.
A day after Christmas when others tend to sleep in and sleep off all the joy and merriment, Fort Pax were out posting. Great job fellas!
SYITG
-NASA

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Simple Loops

WARMUP: Pledge
THE THANG: To the Print Shop 5 PUs, 10 Merkins, 15 Dips. Run up to 160 turn left. At 160/Main 10 Squats w/calf raise, 10 merkins, 20 LBCs. Back to Print Shop rinse and repeat.
MARY:
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Read your newsletter
COT:

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Massey Street x 6

WARMUP: SSH’s waiting for a few late comers

THE THANG: Run Massey street, 35 Merkins, run back, 25 bomb jacks / repeat, Wide arms, Bobby Hurleys / repeat, hand release, jumping lunges

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Test Taking Anxieties

Pledge of Allegiance right at 05:16 ( a little late due to mumblechatter)
WARMUP: Quick warmup right in the parking lot. All double count.
15 SSH
10 WM
15 IW
15 MNC
Then off to the corner of Main and Confederate to start the Thang.
THE THANG: The APFT – Army Physical Fitness Test
2 mile run
2 min of Merkins, AMRAP
2 min of big boy situps, AMRAP
Form matters or else it is not a rep.

Starting at the corner of Main and Confederate, the loop for the run was 4 laps of
– Down Main
– L on Academy
– L on Withers
– L on Confederate
– Back to corner on Main – that’s about .47 mi. Repeat 4X.
– 4th lap ended about halfway down Academy to make it an even 2 miles.

Everyone crushed it! Cubbie was king on the run, just below 8min pace. Tesh absolutely killed the merkins. Cubbie was also king on BBSUs.

Since the APFT calculator’s final scoring is based on age, the younger you are, the harder it is to pass, Tesh barely failed, but IMO he crushed it. That’s just fuel for next time.

I plan on Q-ing the APFT once a quarter to track progress.

ANNOUNCEMENTS: Read the newsletter. Get involved!

COT: The holiday season is a time for family, friends, and joy. Not everyone may have that in their lives right now. If you see or know someone in that situation, consider being the one that brings joy into their lives during the holidays.

Also, the holiday seasons – Thanksgiving and Christmas namely – are a time when most people open their hearts, and wallets, and give more than usual. That’s a blessing for sure, and I am not taking that for granted, but imagine how much better this world would be if everyone would do that all year around. We should not need the holiday season to encourage that from others, we should be living in love every day, just like He did.

Blessings,
SYITG
-NASA

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Bearded Wonder Takes On The Pond

NASA asked me to Q Minnow Pond about a month ago and I accepted forgetting that I had Lake Haigler 12 hour 2 days afterwards. The plan was to take the Minnows to the trails and get some miles there but that will have to wait for another time to do that. It had rained the night before and there were a lot of leaves on the trails. Didn’t want someone to do a Superman like Dark Helmet did last time I Q’d here.

Took the fellas to Harris Street Park and as Strava describes it Harris Street Hell Hills. It’s almost a mile to the park from Veterans Park so keep that in mind for future Q’s.

We did hill repeats each way with 10 hand release merkins at the middle, 10 monkey Humpers at top of one side Harris Street and 10 Sumo Squats at Harris/21 Hill. Most got close to 4 miles total.

Had a group of guys carrying around fancy book bags filled with styrofoam peanuts and a few had actual weights in them. Maximus,Rebound,Dark Helmet,Farmers Only,Spider-Man, Crystal Lake, Wooden Leg and Anchorman all rucked I’ll let you decide who had peanuts and who had weight.

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Looking for the ? over the ladder ?

Disclaimer provided and salutations

WARMUP:
In reps of 10, 12, & 15
SSH
Wind mills
Moroccan night club
Imperial Walkers
Hillbilly Walkers
Cherry Pickers
THE THANG:
Ladder runs: List of movements in the following rep sets. All movements must be completed then run :man-running: a lap around the lot before starting the next set of reps.
Reps sets were 30, 20, 10, & 5
List of movements:
Squats
LBCs
Merkins
Bomb Jacks
Calf Raises
Flutter Kicks
Lunges
Carolina Dry Docks
American Hammers
Mountain Climbers

MARY: Yes, Return to COT for 10 mins of Broga and shared about journey to my first half marathon: Setting goals, staying consistent, DFQ, and surrounding yourself with people that will motivate and support you.
ANNOUNCEMENTS: read your newsletter, thanksgiving convergence, etc
COT: Always stays in COT.

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Bad(lands) Decisions

Pre-run at 0445 for those that set alarms…

WARMUP: yog around parking lot and them SSH, WM, baby arm circles while waiting for Grout to get out of the bathroom. Grab Cindy and rifle carry down to the lower parking lot near Oak Academy

THE THANG:
4 legged starfish

Center Exercise: Block Core Series
Each time PAX return to the center, they complete the following:

10 Block Flutters (block press)
10 Block LBCs (hold block above chest while crunching)
10 Block American Hammers

After completing the core series, PAX choose a new station to run to.

The 4 Starfish Stations

Station 1: Block Overhead Lunges
Exercise: 20 Lunges (10 each leg) holding the block overhead
Return to Center for core series after completing lunges.

Station 2: Thrusters
Exercise: 15 Thrusters
Return to Center after completing thrusters

Station 3: Block Swings
Exercise: 15 Block Swings
Return to Center once finished for core series.

Station 4: Block Rows
Exercise: 15 Bent over rows
Return to Center for core series after completing rows

After round 1 take a active recovery jog around parking lot and then repeat.

After completing round 2 – murder bunny back to ROTC house

MARY: Hello Dolly, LBC, box cutters, 6ct burpees

ANNOUNCEMENTS: thanksgiving convergence, marathon tomorrow, sign up for Christmas party

COT: yup

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Pike Campus Pain Loop

WARMUP:
Mosey the DTFM warmup loop
Stopped at the Pharmacy
10 SSH
10 Windmill
10 LSS
Mosey to pain stations
THE THANG:
Station 1: Lower Small Pike Parking Lot
5 Lt. Dan Magic Legs
Station 2: Upper Big Pike Parking Lot
10 Burpees
Station 3: Covered Pike Parking Lot
15 Carolina Dry Docks

Rinse and repeat

MARY:
Flutters, Hello Dollies, American Hammers
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Christmas Party
Bourbon and BBQ
Thanksgiving Convergence
COT:
I love you guys.

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A tropical misty hill of a good time at #ao-clydesdales

WARMUP: tried to do SSH, but the Pax just wanted the route
THE THANG: south Munn Loop,
South on Munn, East on Harris, north on Jackson, west on 160
MARY:
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Sign up for FREE 4.01k Run https://criout.regfox.com/cri-401k-charity-fun-run
COT:

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