Tuck it in !

WARMUP: None

THE THANG:
Jaunt in a two by two fashion towards the Coach’s Box,
Huddle Up at Opposite side of the Campus for some Ruck Moves in Reps of 10
Curls
Triceps
Bent over Rows
Jaunt back to COT for a shared message
MARY: None
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Leaders on the Link Golf, Bourbon & BBQ
COT: Never forgotten

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13 YR Anniversary Convergence

WARMUP:
THE THANG:
Here is my weinke – Assassin

We had about 12 runners and 6 ruckers tackle the tundra of the paved loop around the schools.

Starting at the front door we headed around the back, past the shop, past the ROTC HQ, down to the elementary playground, back by the stadium, out to Jones Road and back to the front.

All enjoyed. Thanks to Sasquatch and Spectre for the preview lap and suggestions.

Convergence bootcamp Q- Backdraft

Warmup- SSH, windmills, cherry pickers, mtn. Climbers, Moroccan night clubs

The thang-
Count off for groups of 3s
Mosey to pull up bars
Group 1 wall sits
Group 2 merkins

Group 3 13 pull ups 13 burpees

Stay in groups Dora on the hill
Bottom 300 CDDs top 300 squat jumps mosey from top to bottom

Line up in parking lot for 43 seconds of following exercises followed by bear crawls in-between
Exercises were as follows
Merkins, air squats, flutters, alt. Shoulder taps, jump squats, lbc’s, Carolina’s dry docks, alt lunges, burpees,

Mosey back to COT in original 3 man groups

KB workout- Boogie Nights

Ladder of pain- it sucked

MARY:
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
COT:

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A Ruck with some silly stuff

WARMUP: Somewhere along the route we got in 10 Moroccan Nightclubs, 10 Imperial Walkers, 10 Grass-pickers
THE THANG:
Ruck to the bottom of the stairs by Mathnasium for a count to 50 squats, ruck up the stairs and back down in the middle, around to the back stairs for and 50 count squats and then back up the stairs and back down the middle stairs. 10 merkins ruck on. Ruck around the apartments to the back circle 10 merkins ruck on and then back around and down to the parking lot near the Sunbelt offices. Back left corner 10 man makers, back right corner 10 man makers, front left corner 10 man makers. Ruck down Wamsutta Mills Dr to the circle for 10 more merkins and some Mary, ruck to the end of Wamsutta and back around to Kingsley Springs Blvd up the hill back to COT.
MARY: 10 American hammers, 10 flutters with a press, 12 box cutter
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Read your newsletters
COT: It is what it is…

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Improve VO2 max per Dr. Attia’s 4 by 4 recommendation

WARMUP:
– Down Dog with Calf stretch’s
– Laying Pigeon L/R
– Stabilizers L/R

THE THANG:

Go all out on workout sets and push yourself into Zone 5

– 4 minutes of Clusters x 4 minutes sandbag loaded walk.

– 4 minutes of Loaded squats x 4 minutes sandbag loaded walk.

– 4 minutes of Man Makers x 4 minutes sandbag loaded walk.

– 4 minutes of over shoulder sandbag tosses x 4 minutes sandbag loaded walk.

– 4 minutes of Sandbag running x 4 minutes sandbag loaded walk.

MARY: NA
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Read your newsletters…
COT: It is what it is…. Prayers for those going through it right now.

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Sharing Burdens

9 men shared their burdens and three sandbags (40lb, 60lb, and 80lb) for a 3.05 mile trek at Soul to Sole this morning. Route was as follows:

– Down Broadcloth, right on Textile, right on Innovation, Right on Kingsley Springs, cross 160, right on Kingsley Park, right on 160, left onto Kingsley Spring, down to LPL and back up to COT

NMM
Winners let obstacles motivate them. Losers let obstacles defeat them. The challenge, loss, or discomfort is the same, but YOU have the power to choose its effect. Inspire or quit – which will you choose?

-IJ

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Stand Up’s VQ

WARMUP: side straddle hops, arm circles, windmills, imperial walkers, cherry pickers

THE THANG:

Station 1: 100m-ish partner run – 100 monkey humpers, 200 Carolina dry docks, 300 American Hammers

Mosey

Station 2: 10 Merkins, 15 air squats, 20 big boys, 10 burpees

Mosey to the wall

Station 3: PAX stayed in wall squat, while we snaked down the line bear crawling out 10 yards and performed 5 wide arm merkins, then crab walked back. Then walking lunges out to 5 squats and walking lunges back.

Mosey

MARY: 30 LBC, 15 Box cutters, 15 Freddie Mercuries, 15 Flutters, CELEBRITY @slapshot 30 hello dolly’s, and a much needed 15 second body destroyer

ANNOUNCEMENTS: 9/11 stair climb, HIM Camp, and the jam-packed newsletter

COT: praises for new family members for @grassy knoll and a healthy baby for @the pirates friend Netflix. Prayers for Pollo Hermano’s father, DD and family fighting the fight against cancer, college of mine in the throws of rock bottom, and a member of my personal network getting a heart stent in place today. Apologies for any prayers spoken that I’ve forgotten.

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Steel City WK#1 EMOM

WARMUP:
We started with a mosey around the parking lot and circled up for:
• Side Straddle Hops – 20 IC
• Hillbilly Walkers – 10 IC
• Imperial Walkers – 10 IC
• Cherry Pickers – 10 IC

THE THANG:
Each round was (EMOM) Every Minute On the Minute for 5 minutes.
After each round, PAX ran a fast lap in the parking lot.

Round 1
• 5 Squats
• 10 Merkins
• 15 American Hammers (each side)
→ Fast lap

Round 2
• 5 Burpees
• 10 Seal Jacks
• 15 Overhead Press (with weight)
→ Fast lap

Round 3
• 5 Bonnie Blairs (each leg)
• 10 Tricep Extensions (with weight)
• 15 Calf Raises
→ Fast lap

Round 4
• 5 Monkey Humpers
• 10 Diamond Merkins
• 15 Mountain Climbers (each leg)
→ Fast lap

MARY:
(3minutes left at the end)
• 15 Flutter Kicks (IC)
• 15 Hello Dolly (IC)
• 15 LBCs (IC)

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
COT:

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“AMRAP EMOM” which when translated means “ouch, my butt hurts.”

WARMUP: SSH, MNC, SQUATS, LBC
THE THANG: MOSEY 6 arrows with a burpee at each arrow. Continue to the benches.
AMRAP – 7 min:
15 SQUATS
10 LUNGES
5 Broad Jump Burpees

EMOM:
Merkins
Mike Tysons
Hand Release Merkins

AMRAP – 7 min:
10 Spider-Man
10 Broad Jump Burpees
20 High Knees

Mosey back to COT doing burpees at arrows.

EMOM:
LBCs
Hammers
Flutters

MARY:
IW
HW
Freddy Mercurys

ANNOUNCEMENTS: FT Mill Care Center, Golf Tournament, Bethel Men’s Shelter
COT: prayers for family and injured motorists.

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Choose your adventure

WARMUP: Side straddle Hop, low slow windmill, cherry pickers

THE THANG:

Two separate paths to choose, left or right. All cards had a workout associated with them. Some let you advance, some sent you back a spot, some took you to the beginning. We had 4 seperate stations of this with 10 cards a piece.

Workouts included:
Burpees, merkins, side straddle hop, imperial walker, squats, big boys, Lbc, Peter Parker, hammers.

Had a rotation of folks picking cards and leading the cadence.

MARY:
Only time for Freddy Mercury and Flutters

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Newsletter, HIM camp, fort mill care center, golf outing

COT: prayers and praises

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Game plan for life…How to Q

WARMUP:
Have a plan when Qing

THE THANG:
Pregame
1. mission
2. Core principles
3. Post frequently
4. Accept the opportunity to lead
5. Know the AO
6. Prepare appropriate workout. Have a plan and don’t Q it if you can’t do it , Keep it simple
7. Why cadence? Think about rep counts. Exercises that make sense.
8. Practice your calling of exercises and counting….with confidence
9. Lead or mumblechatter will

Gametime
1. meet and greet all PAX as Q
Access the fitness of pax and adjust plan
1. ID FNGs and give disclaimer
2. Warm Up
3. Meat
4. Optional: Mary /cooldown
5. Count off
6. Namearama – FNGs
7. COT- circle of trust to be interactive not a sermon or speech but a wrap up

Postgame
1. post slack AAR
2. Post backblast before you forget it
3. Follow up with any PAX that may need a checkin

MARY:
Execute the plan and know you are serving those in attendance
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Christmas Party
COT:
:pray: :fire: :point_up_2:

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