Eve of the Lord’s birth – convergence

WARMUP: The usual
THE THANG: DH-type-stuff
MARY: worked into Thang
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Newsletter & upcoming changes
COT: Lauren Hope Styles (sp?) – 21 RIP, Prayers for Geronimo & family. Reading from Ezekiel centered around helping others find their purpose

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A bit nipply out

WARMUP: zip unless you did some stretching
THE THANG: ran through Baxter (some of us got lost and then figured it out), ran down 160 to colosseum parking lot (or before), and turn back.
MARY: nope, maybe some stretching
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Xmas eve convergence
COT: of course! Lots of prayers and praises around the group!

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Fa la la la….laughing all the way! ?

WARMUP:
Mosey around the JWow Exercise Pavilion stopping along the way finding our secret Santa gifts :gift:
THE THANG:
Mosey to trail behind parking lot
Partner up
2 rounds of Burpees while partner runs up hill and back
2 rounds of Flying squirrels while partner runs hill and back
1 round of Shoulder Taps
1 round of something

Next up was 22 days of Christmas
Day 1: Burpees with overhead clap
Day 2: Side lunges
Day 3: Broad Jump
Day 4: Leg Lifts
Day 5: merkins
Day 6: Freddy’s
Day7: Sumo Squats
Day 8: reverse lunges
Day9: sumo squats
Day 10: jumping jacks
Day 11: forward lunges
Day 12: jump squats
MARY:
Partner does swing crunch while other runs around playground
2x
Sprint to COT
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
12/24 convergence at NAFO
COT:
Prayers for all dealing with tough times and our man Sofrito to heal up:muscle:

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Hominy’s First Q at The Fort

Warmup. Call in cadence. (On Stage)
– Side Straddle Hop
– Calf Raises
– Imperial Walker
– Moroccan Night Clubs
– Low Slow Squat

Tour the Park. OYO. Do a lap on the circle. Stop at every swinging bench (9 of them) to do the following exercises:
– 10 Merkins
– 15 LBC

Stage Work: Dora. One partner does a lap around the outside of the stage while the other completes exercises on stage.
– 150 Stage Dips
– 200 LBC
– 250 Squat

Playground work: Stations. Complete one station. Run around the Christmas tree and back. Then complete another station.
1. Swing for 20 cycles on one of the regular swings (4 swings for this)
2. Merkins with legs on swing. (1 of the swings) 15 reps
3. Swing for 20 cycles on one of the regular swings (4 swings for this)
4. Merkins with hands on swing. (1 of the swings) 15 reps
5. Calf raises on the side wall (20 reps)
6. Bench incline merkins 15 reps
7. Rock climb/Over the bridge/Down the Stairs 10 reps. (This was scratched and changed to choose your own adventure. The equipment was too slippery with the frost.)
8. Bench dips 20 reps
9. Spin the merry-go-round 10 revolutions.
10. Bench decline merkins 15 reps
11. Swing for 20 cycles on one of the regular swings (4 swings for this)
12. Bench incline merkins 15 reps
13. Swing for 20 cycles on one of the regular swings (4 swings for this)
14. 20 climb and reach beside the spider web
15. (if necessary) 15 merkins
16. (if necessary) 15 Big Boys
17. (if necessary) 20 Side Straddle Hops
18. (if necessary) 20 LBC
19. (if necessary) 15 Squats
20. (if necessary) 15 Imperial Walkers

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We Took the Long Route So No One Could Pretend Everything Was Fine

The PAX were asked a simple question before the work began:
“What burdens are you carrying?”
No answers required yet—just something to sit with.

Opening Smoke Session
Sprint up the hill, knock out 5 burpees, then run it back down. Consider it the price of admission.

From there, we headed down the path toward Harris Street and rolled straight into a moving warm-up, keeping the group together and the heart rate climbing:
• Windmills
• Run
• Imperial Walkers
• Run
• Monkey Humpers
• Run
• Moroccan Night Clubs
• Run
• Low, slow squats

We pushed up the Harris Street hill, then made our way toward the high school pull-up bars.

Mini Dora (Partner Work)
• Partner 1: Dead hang for a 40-count
• If you drop, you get back up. No shortcuts.
• Partner 2:
• 30 Burpees
• 75 Mike Tysons

An audible was called to keep us moving and on mission, so the 100 Big Boys and 150 Sumo Squats were left behind as we transitioned to the next station.

Mosey to the Band Practice Lot

Tire Work — Team Load
• Teams of 4–5 per tire
• Carry the tire around the parking lot
• One man drops to complete 5 burpees, next man steps in
• Cycle continues until the full loop is complete

Then:
• Tire flips — 2 men flip, rotate out, next 2 step in
• Shared load. Shared effort. No spectators.

COT

After returning the tires, we walked and slow-moseyed back to COT.

This is where the real work happened.

Each man shared the burden he’s carrying with the brother next to him.
Then we answered the follow-up:
“What can you do to help carry that load?”

No fixing. No speeches. Just presence and accountability.

Totals:
• 3.2 miles
• Solid boot camp
• New ground covered—both physically and personally

We stayed together the entire way.
No man left behind. No man left where we found him.

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Parading around Minnow Pond

Temperature was 40 degrees however it was a bit windy. The Pledge of Alliance was recited, the Pax were counted and instructions were given.

WARMUP: N/A for Minnow Pond

THE THANG:
Following the FM Christmas Parade route, Pax were to complete the following exercises at stops along the way:

10 burpees
20 big boys
10 lunges each leg

Stops were the following:

Unity Presbyterian
Corner of Main and Tom Hall
Corner of Main and White
Lot beside FM Town Hall
Lap around WEP

Once complete, Pax were to reverse the route with stops along the way until COT.

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The Winter of Wegs’ discontemt

WARMUP: Too cold
THE THANG: in the words of Rev. Al Green, “Take Me To The River”runners ran to the River & back. Ruckers did they own thang
MARY: nope
ANNOUNCEMENTS: The Usual
COT: prayers & praises

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Shared Pain leads to Trust

YHC wanted to get off campus a bit this AM at Golden Corral and also wanted to introduce Parking Lot Coffee (PLC) to the Pax. Since I have a one cup Keurig, I offered to buy coffee for all who attend.

WARMUP:
Mosey around HT, no bad smells this AM

COP
IW x 15
Mtn x 15
Merkins x 10
Cherry Pickers x 15
SSH x 30

THE THANG:

Mosey down 460 towards Tega Cay stopping at a parking lot for a Lazy Dora

50 burpees/partner holds Al Gore
100 Merkins/partner holds plank
150 Big Boys/partner holds 6 inches

Discussed the key elements of Q3.3 Trust including:

No man can be indefinitely virtuous as a singleton
Dilemma in finding someone you can rely on
Get Right and Live Right serve as criteria for identifying another who can be relied upon
Shared pain leads to trust
CSAUP serves as a great opportunity for shared pain

Mosey back towards HT, stopping for some leg work on a hill

7s
Lunges at bottom
Nur to top
Squats at top
Run to bottom

Mosey back for COP revivisited

Mosey back to COT for LBCs

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They’re Entertained….And sweaty!

WARMUP:
Is 36+ years at a job meaningless or meaningful?? How you approach it makes the difference but finishing strong is the key to legacy :muscle:

THE THANG:
Dynamic warm up
5 burpees
Toy soldiers
Shuffle
Butt lickers
Shuffle
High knees

30 & 35
Gassers w30 merkins
10 merkins then first run
10 merkins 2nd run
10 merkins 3rd run

Dips w out 5 donkey kicks and back
10 dips
10 dips
10 dips

Broadjump burpee-5
30 flutters 10 at a time

MARY:
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Read Newsletter
Halfback is a beast
COT:
Prayers for aging parents, marriages, 2.0’s, those dealing with health issues :pray:

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