WARMUP:
– SSH / WM / IW
THE THANG:
– modified 4-corners in back parking lot (sandbags, bells, wheel, tire), lunges as MoT, sandbags as timer.
– Jack Webb with ruck: 1/4: merkins+OH claps
MARY:
– man-makers in cadence
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
– read your newsletter
– sign-up for our upcoming and cool CSAUP’s!
COT:
– pray for UHaul and his family
WARMUP: Yes, IW; HW; some yoga.
Introduced the reverse burpee (you go down on your 6, lay on your back, and then return to standing for a jump). Stagecoach busted his wrist and YHC was tired of seeing him modify.
THE THANG:
Found a wall
10 stepups (each leg)
10 derkins
10 bulgarian split squats (each leg)
10 irkins
Found another wall (it was stupid high)
10 stepups (single leg) this was dumb
10 derkins this was also dumb but not as much
found a moderatle parking lot
10 mike tysons
bear crawl
10 curb alberts
crawl bear
10 mike tysons
lunge walk
10 curb alberts
reverse lunge walk
10 mike tysons
burpee broad jump
(the sprinklers came on and YHC didn’t want a complete mutiny)
mosey back to the dry side for
10 curb alberts
Mosey back by the wall and hit it again
A 60lb sandball was at COT
One man did an over the shoulder lift
Everyone else held a squat down and raised up when the ball hit the ground. Return to the held squat for the next guy to do a lift. 15 guys….
Rinse and Repeat with Split Squats and a reverse burpee
NMM:It’s nice to be motivated to workout, but falling in love with the process of acceleration is even better. That can survive a waning motivation. Or maybe it just is motivation itself?
WARMUP:
mosey around parking lot and circle up for IC SSH, IW, WM, MNC OH Claps
THE THANG:
grab bags and head to grass fields
Run ~1/4 mile (inside perimeter of fenced field)
Bag Work:
10 bearhug squats, 10 bentover rows
Bearhug walk to across field and back
Run ~1/4 mile (inside perimeter of fenced field)
Bag Work:
10 over shoulder tosses, 10 deadlifts
Suitcase carry across field and back
Run ~1/4 mile (inside perimeter of fenced field)
Bag Work:
10 front rack reverse lunges, 10 overhead push presses
Front rack carry across field and back
Run ~1/4 mile (inside perimeter of fenced field)
Bag on shoulders and walk around inside perimeter of fenced field with stops for 5 IC squats at each corner
Rifle carry across field
Bag work:
10 flutter press, 10 curls
Bag on shoulders and walk around inside perimeter of fenced field with stops for 5 IC push presses at each corner
Bear crawl pull through across field
MARY: 6 dudes 3 bags – rotate around circle tossing Bag over head (like 2 girls 1 cup but different)
ANNOUNCEMENTS: newsletter
COT: yup
WARMUP: brief
THE THANG: tried a couple of things. Didn’t feel like YHC did a great job articulating. We moved to the next station and tried a few more.
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Will gravitate to a WOD sorta format rather than a Pearls on a String for my next Kitchen Sink Weinke
Only 2.5/5 ⭐️ for this one today
But much like heroin Pollo Hermano will not get addicted to running
WARMUP: IWx15, HW x15, Windmill x10, Cherry Picker x15, Plank- Mountain Climber x11, Peter Parker x11, Parker Peter x11
THE THANG: Mosey to small round about circle (short track): PAX do Apollo Ono while everyone does a lap around short track using crab walk method.
Mosey to Fountain (medium track): Bear Crawl around
mosey to bottom of hill: 10 burpees
Run up hill to Fire Station parking lot: Toy soldiers back and forth, Lunge walk and power skip
Mosey to sonic and partner up:
Dora .5, 1, 2, 3
50 burpees, 100 Merkins, 200 squats and 300 LBC/Hello Dolly
Mosey to church for Jack Webs up to 7
Mosey to COT finish Jack Web 8 and 9
MARY: Sorta
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Y
COT: Y
WARMUP: SSH, Moses, Imperial W, Hillbilly W, Arm circles, Cherry pickers, windmill
THE THANG: Dora in pairs, runner and 200 squats, 150 merkins, 100 BBS, 100 squat jumps, 100 wide Perkins, 150 LBCs followed back at COT by 3min amrap of 10 jump squats, 10 hand release Perkins and 20 flutter kicks.
MARY: Round the circle with pax choice
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Read your Newsletter
COT:
WARMUP:
THE THANG:
MARY:
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
COT:
WARMUP: the usual plus Casbah #2s
THE THANG: multiple MOT WITH MULTIPLE COUPONS
MARY: She came
ANNOUNCEMENTS: BTD, D2D, Double run at 6@6ish plus bunks at Veterans Park at 11am
COT: Prayers for family and friends and neighbors.
Bell+ruck+sandbag
WARMUP: move to the back of the school
Drop the sandbag, keep ruck on
15 swings
5 merkins
5 squats
15 swings
4 merkins
4 squats
Etc.
THE THANG:
Leave the bell
Bear crawl back to the bag
Carry to get the bell
5 clean and press with bell
Move further around the school
5 clean and press with bag
Carry all further around the school
Drop bag continue with bell
Leave bell
Bear crawl back to the bag
Lunge walk in called steps (L/R) back to the bell
Head toward COT
Run a lap slick
MARY: 45 burpees
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Q Source @ Dunkin’ (Disruption)
Break the Dam on 1/31
COT: :white_check_mark:
WARMUP: SSH, MCs, Parker Peter, Peter Parker, Plank, L/R planks,. Mosey to back parking lot, cariaco
THE THANG: Muster on the grassy patch in back parking lot where we started, left, and returned a few times. Running took us to the south wall of HT, the tire shop and the north wall of HT in between stops at the grass. Pax fit 100 burpees into the workout in doses of 10. Other fun included bear crawl, crawl bear, crab walks, lunges, various flavors of Mary, and it was all topped off with suicides.
MARY: Included along the way
ANNOUNCEMENTS: New name of HT workouts Wed/Fri is The Forge! also encouragement to register for Break the Dam run on 1/31, plus 8-blocker on Jan 3rd at Panera
COT: Encouragement for pax to bring some closure to 2025 before starting 2026 by reviewing photos on their phone from Thanksgiving through Christmas period. This practice always grounds me and give me perspective. It especially deflates anxious thinking/feeling about future and various regrets/shame by providing a very real and visible depiction of the true blessings and joy in my life.
Thanks for the invite Miyagi! Carry on with your mission of forging HIM!
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