Pass the Praise and Take the Blame

There is no one to blame but myself for the pain inflicted on eight at the American Jackal. Here’s what we did.

Warmup
– 15 SSHs (IC)
– 15 Mountain Climbers (IC)
– 10 Windmills (IC)

The Thang
– Hill repeats with Squats (10 at the bottom, 9 at the top, 8 at the bottom…all the way down to 1) – 55 Total

Mosey to the Track
– 1 lap followed by 25 Merkins, 25 Flutters, 25 Wide Arm Merkins (repeat 4 times) – 100 Merkins, 100 Flutters, 100 Werkins, and 1 mile

Mosey back to COT
– 10 Bombjacks at each light pole -70 total

Bench Work
– 10 Irkins (IC)
– 20 Dips (IC)
– 20 Step-ups
– 10 Derkins (IC)

Back to COT – 2.3 miles total

NMM
The quickest way to lose credibility as a leader is to pass the blame to someone else. We are better than that. Great leaders pass the praise and take the blame. It builds trust, earns respect, and shows true character. Ego divides. Ownership unites.

Aye!
IJ

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It’s a New Day….Woooo!

WARMUP:
Warm up with Mosey stopping at light poles for some exercises

Partner I wall sit
Partner II run around building
THE THANG:

Mosey to football field
From goal line
Bear crawl 10 yards
LCBs at 10,20,30,40,50
Mosey to other goal line

From goal line
Lunge walk 10 yards
Squat jump at 10,20,30,40,50
Mosey to other goal line

From goal line
Plank walk right 10 yards
Leg lifts at 10,20,30,40,50
Mosey to other goal line

From goal line
Reverse lunge 10 yards
Sumo at 10,20,30,40,50
Mosey to other goal line

From goal line
Plank walk left 10 yards
Freddy Mercs at 10,20,30,40,50
Mosey to other goal line
MARY:
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Juky 3 Bethel shelter
July 4 convergence
July 22 The Barry

COT:

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The Biscuit

WARMUP:
We did a head count (8) reviewed route, start running
THE THANG:
Running 4.25 miles route was Old Dominion to Whites Rd down to Waterside into neighborhood and returning back to Blue Smoke House.
MARY:
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Read Slack
COT:
prayers and praises starting with Tiller then proceeding around the circle with prayer or praises. Finished with a prayer

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Welcome to Thrillville

Thrillville is the latest amusement park from the mind of Drop Thrill. Will you survive the day?

Parking Lot – Time to pay up!

Round 1 = 2 Burpees
Round 2 = 4 Burpees
Round 3 = 6 Burpees
Round 4 = 8 Burpees

Ticket Booth – Really time to pay!

Round 1 – Hand Release Merkins x10
Round 2 – Add Clap Merkins x10
Round 3 – Add Toe Touch Merkins x10
Round 4 – Add Mike Tysons x10

Bathrooms – First stop when you enter the park is of course the bathroom.

Round 1 – monkey humpers
Round 2 – squats
Round 3 – calf raises
Round 4 – raise the roof

Now you’re ready to ride the big coaster but you’ve got to beat the crowd there!

Running of the bulls !

Run a lap.

Ride Time

Round 1 – Monkey Humpers x20
Round 2 – Add Bonny Blairs x20
Round 3 – Add Side Lunges x20
Round 4 – Add Jump Squats x20

Lunchtime

Round 1 – LBCs x25
Round 2 – Freddy Mercuries x25
Round 3 – Heels to Heaven x25

Lunch time is over and you see your favorite coaster just reopened so you run to ride the reopened coaster l.

Run a lap.

Oh no! It Broke down again!

Time to run again as you have to run across the park to another coaster.

Finally the day is over. You’re exhausted but you’ve got to make it back to your car.

Time for toy soldiers down and back.

Finally you’re back relaxing at the hotel. Time to cool down with stretching and some Broga.

You survived a day at the virtual park!

Well done! Thanks for coming along for the ride.

Thrill reminds you that you can’t always predict the twists and turns of life, but you can be strong enough to push through when you need to.

With that, The Thrill is gone.

1. Although men are marginally less likely than women to develop a significant mental illness during their lifetimes, about 1 in 2 men will have a diagnosable disorder at some point in their lifetimes.
2. Men are about 2x less likely than women to seek help if problems do occur.
3. Almost 50% of men feel that they are struggling more than they admit to people in their life.
4. Depression looks significantly different in men than in women… Women tend to present as sad and withdrawn, while men tend to present as irritable and angry.
5. Men are 2-3x more likely to abuse substances in an attempt to manage their mental health, which often leads to other health problems.
6. Suicide rates in men have been steadily increasing over the past 20 years, and at present, men are 4x more likely than women to die by suicide, and this risk increases with age.
7. Therapists that specialize in working with men often use different strategies to make therapy feel more approachable… therapy doesn’t have to look like sitting in an office and crying about your feelings!
8. Therapists have historically done a pretty crappy job of helping men, though things are slowly changing. Men often go to therapy at the urging of a loved one, but men tend to drop out of therapy sooner than women because they find it unhelpful. This is a legitimate problem, and you’re not crazy if you’ve tried therapy before and it wasn’t helpful for you! If you’re thinking about reaching out to a therapist, consider finding one that has specific expertise in working with men. (from Giles, who is a therapist and can offer this opinion form a place of experience).

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Bear crawls and Doras

WARMUP:
SSH
Moroccan Nightclubs
Michael Phelps
Imp Walkers
Abe Vigodas
Cherry pickers

THE THANG:
4 corner islands trip
MOT: bear crawl and toy soldiers
Pass around bell while doing timed workout
Squats
Lunges
Man makers
Plank
Deadlift

Worlds shortest Dora
10 merkins
15 squats
20 LBCs

Mary
Freddy mercury
LBC
Squats

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Bethel
7/4 convergence
Sweaty Barry

COT:
Brotherhood
Family and marriage
Luka
Matteo

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Sea Biscuit

WARMUP: We did a head count (8) reviewed route, start running

THE THANG: Running 4.25 miles route was Old Dominion to Whites Rd down to Waterside into neighborhood and returning back to Blue Smoke House.

MARY:

ANNOUNCEMENTS: Read Slack
COT: prayers and praises starting with Tiller then proceeding around the circle with prayer or praises. Finished with a prayer

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Flag Handoff = Wings & Entertainment

WARMUP: SSH, IW, ChPickers, Windmills

Mosey to stairs, Merkins, up the stairs, Motivators (from 7… as a Moderate)

THE THANG:

Chicken Wing 4-Corners
4 Corners: “regular”, “hot”, “Spicy”, “nuclear”
Reps at each: 12,9,6,3

Change MOT between Corners: Mosey, Toy Soldier, Carioka (alt. L/R), butt-kickers/high-knees…

R.1: Merkin, Wide Merkin, Diamond, Partner (3’s/4’s IC)
R.2: Seal Jacks, SSH, Smurf-Jacks, Bomb-Jacks
R.3: Flying Squirrels, Burpees, Kraken Burpees, Calimari/Krakens

Thang-2:
Chumbaburpee – Tubthumper by Chumbawumba (3:35)
SSH or stationary toy-soldiers
“Catchphrase of pain“ (CPOP)

CPOP:, “I get knocked down, – do a burpee. (Mod down= FSquirrel)
Bear crawl OUT / Nur or Mosey Back

MC Hammer – Can’t touch this Remix – 3:47
Dying Cockroaches until CPOP#1

CPOP #1: Can’t touch this —> heel taps until CPOP #2

CPOP #2: “stop, Hammer time” – Amer. hammers till CPOP #1 again

Proud Mary (3:07) CCR.  CPOP = “Rolling” → Switch Exercise
Big Boys….Rolling…Gas Pumps
….Rolling….Flutter Kicks …REPEAT til song ends or COT

MARY: last 2 songs above

ANNOUNCEMENTS: H&C CSAUP, flag handoff

COT: held… Prayers lifted

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A dead end and a roundabout.

Solid effort by the PAX today. 4×4 Run & Ruck. The pace was steady but the mumblechatter was strong. Then there were planks. They were… plank-y. Moseyed around little bit of Massey then into sunset circle. It said dead end, but we found a way out. Kept on trucking down Athena, went around a fence that was not keeping anyone out. Then around FCMS with some unexpected hills. Ended up at the Waterside roundabout where we laid on the grass to kill our running pace did some planks and sounded professional by saying abs are important for running. Clarified that I am only semi-pro. Moseyed back just in time to stop the watch at AO.
LTrain: said running was easier last year
Band Camp: shared stories with Sock Monkey
Sock Monkey: Showed us what Colorado lungs can do. Also distracted Band Camp which led to a race and a photo finish to see who could make it back first. The youth prevailed.
YHC: Still learning directions as well as counting. We will get there.
The Ruckers were right where we left them when we got back.
WARMUP: SSH / Moroccan night clubs / Worlds greatest stretch
THE THANG: Ran 4.25 miles at the pace of a lost new seabiscuit Q. Found a couple hills and a lot of mud with some wet grass to wash off in.
MARY: M.I.A.
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Hog and Coyote.
COT:

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