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 Depression looks significantly different in men than in women… Women tend to present as sad and withdrawn, while men tend to present as irritable and angry.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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What’s a Kraken Man-Maker?

WARMUP:
Moroccan nightclubs
Windmills
Cherry pickers
Hillbilly walkers
Low slow squats

Head to entrance hill and complete a “7”. Man-makers at the bottom and squats at the top

THE THANG:
Card game:
Numbers 1-10, do the number of reps per card:
Hearts – Goblet squats
Clubs – overhead press
Diamonds – KB swings
Spades – 2-hand upright rows
 
A – 5 Man-Makers
K – 10 Lunge squats w/bell overhead, single count
Q – 15 flutter with press – count on press
J – 20 Plank pull-throughs
 
Joker – 5 Kraken Man-Makers. Pick a partner and do these together
MARY: American hammers and Freddy mercury’s
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
COT:

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The Hive Shovel Flag Hand-Off

WARMUP: Happy Hour warmed us up for the impending bear down
THE THANG:
Round 1: 10-min AMRAP
10 x KBS
10 x KB squats
10 x KB deadlifts
10 x KB clean and jerk

Round 2: 25-min of suffering

PAX circle up at bottom of the hill.
Non-stop KB swings, accumulate as many as possible – every time you stop swinging you complete:
5x burpees
10x merkins
15x squats
Resume swinging

Meanwhile…pax take turns carrying heavy objects up the hill to the speed bump. Options included:
100lb sandy nut sack
60lb sandy hog (sand bag)

Everyone worked hard, everyone complained, everyone got better

MARY:
LBCs
American Hammers

ANNOUNCEMENTS: yes there were several

COT: Had to be there

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ChatGPT Wrote It, Your Quads Regret It

WARMUP:
– Windmills – 10 IC
– Imperial Walkers – 15 IC
– Arm Circles – 10 IC
– Overhead Claps – 25 IC
– Mosey to the larger parking lot

THE THANG:
Part 1: Dora 1-2-3 – Partner up
– 100 Merkins
– 200 LBCs
– 300 Air Squats
– While one partner worked, the other ran a 50-yard shuttle.

Part 2: Four Corners – AMRAP
PAX took on each corner with intensity:
– 10 Burpees
– 20 Bonnie Blairs
– 30 Plank Jacks
– 40 Flutter Kicks (4-count)

Part 3: Jack Webb
1 Merkin to 4 Air Presses, all the way up to 5:20.

Mosey back to COT

MARY:
Worst Worst LBC – 10 IC
Fire Hydrants – 10 IC Right Leg
Fire Hydrants – 10 IC Left Leg

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
– Blood Drive
– Cannoli Run
– Read your news letter

COT:
Prayers and praises, This was done C-Span Style everyone shared.

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Do Overs

WARMUP:
SSH
Windmill
Merkins
Peter Parker’s

THE THANG:
Do Overs

I created the MXC – Most Extreme Elimination Challenge. Form teams of 3. Split work among the team. Complete Groups I and II separately. In between sets in the group, do the mode of transportation before the next set.
After Groups I and II are complete, farmer carry bell to the top of Bob Jones Stadium road and back

Group I
Mode of transport: Bear Crawl to cones and back
5 – Manmakers
10 – Curls
15 – Goblet Squats
20 – Bentover Rows
25 – Chess Press on 6
20 – Renegade Rows (1x)
15 – Flutters, Bell High (2x)
10 – Tris
5 – Manmakers

Group II
Mode of transport: run block around parking lot
20 reps
1. Deadlift
2. Shoulder Press
3. Cleans (1x)
4. Swings
5. Lunges
6. Snatches

Farmer Carry to top of hill and back

After challenge was complete, I asked teams for time. 15-20 minutes was average.

I gave the team a “do over” and the challenge was to be repeated but faster.

COT: You were given a second chance. How will you use? What will you do better? Get a faster time. what bad event happened to you: layoff, parenting, divorce. What will you do differently next time?

Improvements: I would shorten the bear crawl distance and bell carry distance.

Music: The Killers – Hot Fuss

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1Minute per Year

WARMUP: Burpee, cherry picker, imperial walker, mosey through cones
THE THANG: on the hill: 1 double count merkin, mosey down, 9 double count merkin, mosey up, 7 double count merkin, mosey down, 9 double count merkin, mosey up; parking lot lights poles: MOT to be chosen from toy soldier, lunge walk, bear craw, karaoke, side squat lunge; exercise to be chosen from: big boy, merkin, mountain climbers, flutter kicks, Freddie Mercury, plank jack, monkey humper; all 10 count in cadence; end with Airborne hip workout lead by Harry
MARY: none
ANNOUNCEMENTS: newsletter
COT: share, pray, accelerate

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