1 minute in the Kitchen

This was the first time Qing at TC Elem. Not the closest sight for me. Started with a mosey around the back with a couple stops for SSH, stretch, IW, HW more mosey. Get to bus drop off area for more warm up MNC, O/H Clap, merkin and Peter Parker. I came by earlier and dropped off sand bags and station cards.

We had 4 stations with 4 rounds. The thang was do each exercise for 1min and then move to the next station. Complete 4 stations = 1 Round. After each round a lap around the bus parking lot.

Round Sta 1. 2. 3. 4
1 – Curls. Merkin. Dips. LBC
2 – O/H Press. WAM. MH. Plank Jacks
3 – Curl/Hold. Diamond. Calf Raise. Plank Tucks
4 – Squat. CDD. SSH. Flutter

Mosey with bags back to front of school for Mary. Closed out with COT.

Thanks Maximus for the opportunity to lead and share the sandbags from an old AO “Normandy”. AO was an original at the complex and had a mix of Indian Land and FM guys. That is where my F3 journey started 10yrs.

Rebel out

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It wasn’t a basketball court but it will do

WARMUP: just ran around the school and then took a bonus lap around the long loop….. people were questioning whether this was a running AO. Small circle: Windmills, Slow Low Squats, Merkins, Mountain climbers, Merkins, Mountain Climbers, Morracan Night Clubs, Squats, Seal jacks
THE THANG: Ran to end of parking lot and made make shift basketball court for the purposes of line drills (formally known as Suicides). We ran 50% and then did an exercise. We continued to do this until I ran out of things to do and the clock got close to 6. We finished with a “full” parking lot line drill and a circle for some stretches to cool down. Everyone enjoyed the Burpees and the fact we were as slow as our brothers.
MARY: Too good at time management to need this…
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Bethel Men’s, Dam to Dam, probably something else…
COT: Prayers for children in our schools, marriages

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Friday the 20th at the Stockade – clever title absent

WARMUP: Short “mozyroo” from the AO to the front of Harris Teeter.  YHC has been nursing a bum calf so no SSH were to be had.  We proceeded with  Carolina Dry Docks, Low Slow Squats, American Hammers, Mountain Climbers and Moroccan Night Clubs.
THE THANG:  Another short mozy to the side of HT.  At HT we did a group wall sit with the first Pax giving us a 10 count.  We then crossed the alley and did 5 merkins as a group.  When back to the HT wall we swapped out wall sits for planks.  Rinse and repeat with ongoing 10 counts and merkins (regular, hand release, Diamond, wide arm) alternating wall sits and planks.  After finishing these we did a lap around the oil change place with a brief stop for dips using the wall.  
 Back to HT for the same series but we swapped out merkins for 3 burpees.  Burpees included regular, Superman, Kraken and 8 count.  Repeat the lap (with dips) and back to HT.  Last series we swapped out burpees for 5 big boy sit-ups.
 Mozy to the fountain at the bottom of the hill by the fire dept.  There we did a plank clock with Carolina Dry Docks.  We started at 1:00 and did one CDD.  Plank walk to 2:00 for two CDDs.  Kept going until we did a full fountain lap and 78 total CDDs.
 Briefest mozy ever to the start of the row of arborvitae trees at the entrance to the apartment complex.  Starting with the first arborvitae we did two burpees and lunge walked the row, where at alternating trees, we did two burpees.  48 burpees later we were done.  Running a bit short on time we jogged our way back down the row and did two burpees at every third one.
  Mozy back to COT with one minute to spare.  One minute of full body destroyers ensued and we were all happy.
MARY:  she stayed home
ANNOUNCEMENTS:  D2D fund raisers
COT: Family health, marriages, 2.0s

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Wheel of Gloom

Had a last minute cancellation so today seemed like a great day to bring back the Wheel of Gloom!

It’s a competition where each pax spins the wheel… which lands on an exercise. The spinner counts each Rep as his points.

At the end… the top two point getters square off in a 1:00 minute AMRAP to see who gets the W.

So we all got a good workout in. Minimal running but over 200 Merkins and dozens of other reps of BBS, Squats, lunges, and Freddy Mercury’s. 1F was satisfied but 2nd accelerated!

Congrats to Half She’ll for getting the championship today.

Until next time…

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Get Off My Lawn!

Average age 52+
2 nearing retirement
The smell was not that bad
Mumble-chatter above average
effort 80-20, 80% of the PAX gave 100% of the effort

this:
dynamic warmup across the lot: butt kickers, high knees, soccer knees, toy soldier, karaoke L/R, jog, jog, 100% (or 51% for most)

circle up: OH claps, mor NC, LBC, dying cock roach, slow merkin, shoulder tap, squat, calf rais, imperial walker … not in that order

1/2 run, 1/2 do the exercise:
rotating clock plank, deep squat, BB it-ups, travolta
(effort here was intentionally poor)

hit some parking stalls:
bear crawl and squats every 2 stalls
then, sobriety test and burpees every 1 stall

Mosey to the wall:
pop out burpees
walk across bear crawl back
against the rail x 10
pop out burpees
Maktar N’Diayes
standing merkins
prob something else too

back to COT

Looks like we made it,

Barry Manilow

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Decomplexification

WARMUP: mosey to basketball court behind the school with a stop along the way to  complete some basic broga/stretching.  Also completed karaoke, toy soldiers, as knees to chest stretches.
THE THANG: (1) line up along the baseline of the basketball court. (2) provide instructions (3) follow instructions – kind of like a pirate map

Using a 60 second timer, perform the following every minute on the minute for 30 minutes:
– 1 burpee
– 2 alternating lunges (each leg)
– 3 merkins
– 4 low slow squats
– 5 side straddle hops
Run to opposite baseline and wait for the bell

MARY: one the mosey back to COT, stopped and performed planks: 60 seconds low plank, 30 seconds side plank (each side), 30 seconds low plank, 20 seconds (each side)
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Come to Alcatraz on Saturday for 10-year; read your newsletter

COT:Prayers for men of Bethel Men’s Shelter; everyone is dealing with “stuff”, so keep in mind that people you interact with may be dealing with things you don’t know about which may be coming out in the wrong way in their interaction with you!

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“Lord Make it Stop”

WARMUP: Mossie, SSH,Cherrybpickers, windmills, and more
THE THANG: “simple but hard”
4 exercises (merkins, squats,CDD,Heels to heaven)10,20,30,40,50 each and a lap in between each rep -of each exercise! Achieved almost 3 miles and 150 each exercise 💪
MARY: no time
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Damn2 Damn Bar, D2D- relay, charity fundraiser are under way…
COT: prayers for kids and Family, and those un spoke.

The message was : “Conflict is not a sin but how you respond to it might be!”

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Ruck Around and Find Out

WARMUP: SSH, Imperial Walkers, Hillbilly Walkers and Windmills
THE THANG:7 Rounds
10 Ruck Merkins
22 Ruck Single arm Rows
11 Sandbag/Ruck press
10 Ruck SQUATS
10 Ruck Reverse Lunges
13 Ruck Swings
Ruck a Lap around the parking lot
MARY: no time for Mary
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Bethel Men’s Shelter
COT: Prayers and Praises

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Let PETA begin!

WARMUP: VQ for PETA. He led us in Wind Mills, Produce Pickers, Merkins, Up/Down Dog, SSH, and a mossy with toy soldiers and butt kickers. Finished with MNC at Sonic.
THE THANG: Grassy led a simple DORA which included 100 Hand Release Merkins, 200 SUMO squats and 300 LBC. Ran the gents down to the apartments and back up for a quick hand shuffle at the round about. Ran back to COT.
MARY: PETA lead the last couple minutes with Box Cutters, leg lifts, Slapshot took Flutters and PETA ended with hammers!
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Be on the look out for The Forts 11 year anniversay workout.
COT: Prayers for mental health, over all health for family and friends 🙏

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Burpees and a Late Backblast

It was a steamy morning in the Fort and the mumble chatter was second to none.

Warmup then a quick Mosey over to Grace Church for some pain.

Cones setup for a Canadian Football style gauntlet of pain.
Round 1: 20 burpees
Round 2: 20 burpees, 40 squats
Round 3: 20 burpees, 40 squats, 60 CCDs
Round 4: 20 burpees, 40 squats, 60 CCDs, 80 monkey humpers
Round 5: 20 burpees, 40 squats, 60 CCDs, 80 monkey humpers, 50 Flutters.

We ran a lap between rounds.

Back to COT for prayers and praises.

JWow

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