Harris Street x2
120 merkins
120 LBC’s
4 miles
Loops around Gardenia. Oof!
WARMUP: Mosey to behind Empire for COP with various exercises in cadence including; SSH, Imperial Walkers, Hillbilly Walkers and a question answered incorrectly by the PAX. Therefore…..5 burpees OYO.
THE THANG: 3 lessons – 3 stations
Lesson 1 – The examined life is the one most worth living. We don’t learn from our experiences. We learn by reflecting on our experiences, then hopefully applying the learning in a positive way lest we repeat failure.
Lesson 2 – Mosey to the corner of Lowe’s: Today’s habits are tomorrow’s influence. Our “ordinary” is what others see. Our children and those we influence will emulate us. Why? They learn by watching us. And more are watching than we realize. More on that in lesson 3
11’s were called (month of November) – Hand-release merkins on one side and Makhtar Ndiayes on the other. Barry Manilow was highly pleased. PAX did this exercise together at three different points behind Lowe’s until the mulch piles were reached.
Lesson 3 – 2.8 – We influence an average of 2.8 people per day. In our lifetimes – it adds up to between 10,000 and 80,000 people. Our ripple effect matters – how are you cascading your influence? 3 series of 8 flying squirrels and 2 super slow burn squats with modes of transport varying between lunge walks and jogs.
A mosey to the grassy area near COT for Knee-tar Ndiayes and monkey humpers.
A mosey to behind Chik Fil A where we took geometry class by doing protractors, hello dolly’s and rosalitas depending on the angle.
A mosey back down the hill to COT and, according to Barry Manilow – it looked like we made it.
MARY: No time – open to all men.
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Of course
COT: Will always be the 5th core principle
PAX were challenged to be a stone in someone’s life. At an age range of 47-58, there is insight to be shared and others will benefit. Being that somebody by serving in this capacity is taking one meaningful step toward leaving our world better than we found it.
The lessons shared served as a reminder to the importance of the roles we serve in our homes and communities. They learn by watching us. Always.
Thanks for the call, Peach Stand.
Honored,
Cyclops
Track workout including 2 options:
Run a mile on the track then:
1. Calculate Vo2 max by running hard for 12 minutes
2. Sprint workout with race pace followed by jog (400,800, 1200 meters)
As is typical of YHC, I wanted to do some ladder work at the Ballroom to keep the Pax moving today so I researched old backblasts for ideas. While not original, I love reading the old backblasts to see the Pax, the mumblechatter and the work being done. I stumbled on a few good ideas from Fogerty and Cake Boss but settled on a Bonsai from 2022 that included over 700 reps which I thought was appropriate for our 1st sub 30 degree day this Fall.
WARMUP:
After a thorough disclaimer, we commenced to Indian Run to the track with the 6 doing 5 merkins and then sprinting to the lead.
We circled up in the track/football field parking lot for the following:
SSH x 30
Cherry Pickers x 10
Seal Jacks x 20
Windmills x 10
Plank Jacks x 20
IW x 15
We moseyed to find a gate that was open so that YHC could deploy the Weinke.
THE THANG:
Line up on the goal line
Run to the 10 yard line, do 1 burpee
Run to the 20 yard line, do 2 burpees
Ladder up then down to other goal line
Line up on the goal line
Run to the 10 yard line, do 5 merkins
Run to the 20 yard line, do 10 merkins
Ladder up then down to the other goal line Run
Line up on the goal line
Run to the 10 yard line, do 10 squats
Run to the 20 yard line, do 20 squats
Ladder up then down
Line up on the goal line
Run to the 10 yard line, do 10 flutters
Run to the 20 yard line, do 20 flutters
Ladder up to the 50 then pause
Bear crawl the remaining 50 yards
Mosey home
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Read the newsletter
COT:
Many prayers and praises abound this AM; All were lifted up and a prayer to continue this momentum for the remainder of the day by accepting our strength in Christ
WARMUP: Spectre reading message from Bandcamp – “Welp, Bandcamp overslept.” YHC leads SSH, short run to 160 and then Peter Parker and mountain climbers…
THE THANG: the route is called “The Reverse <@U014K6EAUFM> neighborhood” + add on of back entrance to Gold Hill Middle… intermittent stops throughout the route
3-5 reps of “windmill merkins” followed by broga stretches
MARY: replaced by 60″ of Bandcamp’s portion of today’s Q
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Bandcamp overslept.
COT: Honorable of Bandcamp to show up and still get in the miles.
After a prompting from Farmers Only (On Q elsewhere today), I decided to recycle a workout from last year.
WARMUP: No
THE THANG:
Run to a stop, do exercises, run to the next, etc…
The first 3 stops had 3 exercises at each stop.
The next 3 stops had 2 exercises at each stop.
The final 4 stops had 1 exercise at each stop.
The rep count was always 10 which in some cases, meant 5 each leg.
Total distance covered was ~3.6m.
MARY: See above
ANNOUNCEMENTS: All the same + the formation of a BRR 2026 Slack Channel with more comm’s coming from Pusher.
COT: Oh absolutely. Strong.
WARMUP:
20 SSH IC
Karaoke
10 Cherry Picker IC
Indian/Shuttle Run to School
THE THANG:
5 Lt. Dan Magic Legs
10 Hand Release Merkins
Run to other end of parking lot
15 X’s and O’s
20 SSH
Run to other end of parking lot
Rinse and repeat
Indian/Shuttle Run back to COT
5 burpees OYO at Stop sign
MARY:
No time
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
4B’s event
Bethel Mens Shelter
Newsletter
COT:
We can do hard things, be prepared
15 total with six runners at Minnow Pond. Remainder did rucking.
Pledge and then run to former Hardee’s lot where the thang is explained as follows:
Parking lot is base camp. Do 10 burpees here.
Run up Springs st to its end (Summersby/Cone #1) and do 25 pushups
Run all the way back to base camp, 10 burpees
Run up Springs st to Close st (Cone #2) and do 25 pushups
Run all the way back to base camp, 10 burpees
Run up Springs st to Oak st (Cone #3) and do 25 pushups
Run all the way back to base camp, 10 burpees
Run up Springs st to Leroy st (Cone #4) and do 25 pushups
Run all the way back to base camp, 10 burpees
–>Jackrabbit pax restart to Leroy st and so on (reverse order).
We all ran back to Veteran’s park, did some stretches and then COT.
Stats: 3.3+ miles, 100+ push ups, 40 burpees.
WARMUP: usual SSH, windmills, stretching, imperial walkers, hillbilly walkers
THE THANG: we did a little mosey to the back of the school for a little wall sit while pax would take a sprint up the stairs all participated. Took another mosey around the campus until we found a way into the track. That’s when the fun began. Pax chose a card for the next set of exercises. 30 was the count for the first set of exercises imperial walkers, Peter Parker’s, Parker peters, hello dollys. Lap around the track. Next round was 15 counts for merkins, big boys, squats, lbcs and plank jacks. Another lap around the track. Next round 10 counts of flutters, SSHs, mtn climbers, American hammers, shoulder taps. Another lap. Next round 25 counts American hammers, mtn climbers, squats, SSH, rosalitas. Guess another lap? Nope headed to COT and finished last round Monkey humpers, calve raises, sumo squats, seal jacks, and weezy Jefferson.
Finished with a few abs and closed with COT.