Leading the Way

Weather was fantastic at 59 degrees and YHC was excited for my VQ at Soul to Sole.

Based on a recommendation from Maximus, YHC read the Comfort Crisis and became a follower of Michael Easter who is big believer in the power of rucking. Since that time, I was gifted a ruck and have included this in my workouts more frequently yet my only Q to date was a solo workout at Dawn Patrol.

I have been thinking about the 5 Cs of leadership from Q Source recently. Q Source resonates with me on so many levels at home, work and in our community and the 5 Cs serve as the standard for Leading Right. I decided to standardize the definitions of these with the Pax as part of the workout.

The Thang

3ish miles of rucking and shuffling

5 stops along with the way with these 6 exercises:

Bent over rows x 10
Merkins x 10
Overhead Press x 10
Curls x 10
Squats x 10
Lunges x 10

At each stop, we discussed one of the 5 Cs:

Candor
Commitment
Consistency
Contentment
Courage

The fellowship, weather and beat down serve to standardize the day. My prayer is that we can begin to optimize the day.

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Space X and Dumpsters (same?)

mosey, warm-up, imperial walker, hillbilly walker, OH claps, windmill, Freddie, dying cockroach, stationary lunge, travolta, mt climber. Not in that order, 12-20 reps

mosey around back to some fresh air, four corners, 2 burpees in the middle, corners were 20x squats, merkins, plank jacks, LBCs

Mosey to side of HT, wall sit, pop out for 2 burpees

Mosey to the top lot my NASAs nail salon, bear crawl 2 parking spots, 1 merkin, to the end

mosey to partner DORA, 100 squats, 200 shoulder taps, 300 crunches

Mosey to side of HT, wall sit, pop out for 2 burpees

Mosey back to the top lot, 1/2 run and 1/2 exercise DORA type deal. BB sits, flutters, merkins, squat jumps

mosey
COT
Video (avail on 1st F slack channel)
announcements (bring Slapshot to all your workouts)
prayers & praises

Thank you for the opportunity <@U01CGBKBQ64>

Looks like we made it,

Barry Manilow

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Keep Going

WARMUP: 100yds down the field: Toy Soldier x 20yds, Lunge Walk x 20yds, Duck Walk x 20yds, Right Shuffle x 20yds, Left Shuffle x 20yds
THE THANG: 1. Mosey the long way to pull up bars–come back for 6 OR LBCs–5 & dime (5 pull ups, 10 merkins);
2. Mosey the long way to ticket booth at stadium–pick up 6 OR LBCs;
3. Mosey up the hill to the road and back down to the field entrance, Bear Crawl back up the drive–pick up 6 OR Flutter;
4. Mosey to band lot–pick up 6 OR Flutter;
5. Up/Downs and sprint across the field x 4
6. 100yds down the field 20yds at a time x 4: Chosen from the following: Lunge Walk, Toy Solder, Bear Crawl, Duck Walk, Karaoke (right & left), NUR, Reverse Lunge Walk, Sprint 50 with 25 Merkins x 2, Frog Jump
MARY:
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
COT:

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Low and slow

WARMUP:
Goofballs
Low slow squats
Low slow merkins

THE THANG:
Bear crawl up the hill

Mozy to Print Shop
Reminder that Pints and Padres is tonight
5 rounds of Cindy
Slow it down
Dead hang for the 6

Mozy to hill behind print shop
11s
Lunges L+R=1
CDDs

1 more rounds of Cindy at print shop

Hill Sprint finisher by COT

MARY:
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
COT:

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Bring em out bring em out

WARMUP: pre-run at 0445
THE THANG: braden loops – with 3 pain stations
stop 1 – 20 squats
stop 2 – 30 LBCs
stop 3 – 20 merkins

3 to 4 miles by all

MARY: a few core exercises

ANNOUNCEMENTS: newsletter

COT: yup

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Going for the Gold!!!!

8/9/24 Slow Burn Q

Warm-Up

Start with the Mission statement, 5 Core Principles, the injury disclaimer.

Today’s beatdown theme will be Summer Olympics trivia.

Various Quad/Leg/Glute stretches

15 SSH IC, 15 Tappy Taps, 10 Peter Parker’s, 10 Imperial and Hillbilly Walkers

Thang 1: I started out by stating that knowing the answers to the trivia questions will determine whether the PAX will enjoy the rest of the beatdown or not.

This first progression was a pyramid shuttle run with exercises in between.

Trivia Question 1: When was the name of the 1992 USA Men’s Basketball team? Dream Team – Penalty: 5 burpees.

20 yd broad jump – 2 burpees – 20 yd broad jump back – 20 Dry Docks

Trivia Question 3: When was the average margin of victory for the Dream Team – 24, 34, 44, or 54 pts? 44 pts – Penalty: 5 burpees.

30 yd lunge walk – 3 burpees – 30 yd lunge walk back – 30 Air Squats

Trivia Question 3: How many gold medals did Michael Phelps win in 2008? 8 golds

40 yd sprint – 4 burpees – 40 yd sprint back to goal line – 40 Flutter Kicks

Trivia Question 4: The 1996 USA women’s gymnastics team was dubbed the “Magnificent Seven”. Their victory marked the first gold in women’s team gymnastics. Name 1 of the 7 gymnasts. Shannon Miller, Dominque Dawes, Dominque Mocineau, Kerri Shrug, Amanda Borden, Jaycie Phelps, Amy Chow

50 yd sprint – 5 burpees – 50 yd sprint back – 50 mountain climbers

Trivia Question 5: Who is the most decorated female Olympic swimmer?– Katie Ledecky – 20 merkins

40 yd sprint – 4 burpees – 40 yd sprint back to goal line – 40 Flutter Kicks

Trivia Question 6: Who is the only sprinter to win the 200m and 400m gold at the same Olympics? Michael Johnson

30 yd lunge walk – 3 burpees – 30 yd lunge walk back – 30 – Air Squats

Trivia Question 7: Which Olympics drew the largest TV audience in history? 2008 Beijing

20 yd broad jump – 2 burpees – 20 yd broad jump back to goal line – 20 Dry Docks

Thang 2 – On the Track as a group. Jogs. Correct answers allowed for Merkins/seal jacks/squats, wrong answers were met with burpees.

100m – Which events have been featured at every Olympics since 1896? Track, Fencing, Cycling, Gymnastics, Swimming. – 10 plank jacks

100m – In what year did Jesse Owens win all the sprinting events in Berlin? 1936 10 plank jacks

100m – At the 1912 Stockholm Summer Games, this incredibly versatile athlete won gold in the decathlon and pentathlon. This Native American went on to become a highly decorated NFL, MLB, and professional basketball player and is one of the top 3 athletes of all time. Who is he? Jim Thorpe 10 plank jacks

100m – The first modern marathon was ran at the first modern Olympics in Athens in what year? 1896 – 10 plank jacks

100m – Considered the GOAT in men’s tennis, this great has won 20 grand slam tournament titles and competed in 4 Olympics, but never won men’s singles gold. Who is he? Roger Federer – 10 plank jacks

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Low and slow

WARMUP:
Goofballs
Low slow squats
Low slow merkins

THE THANG:
Bear crawl up the hill

Mozy to Print Shop
Reminder that Pints and Padres is tonight
5 rounds of Cindy
Slow it down
Dead hang for the 6

Mozy to hill behind print shop
11s
Lunges L+R=1
CDDs

1 more rounds of Cindy at print shop

Hill Sprint finisher by COT

MARY:
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
COT:

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Bring em out bring em out

WARMUP: pre-run at 0445
THE THANG: braden loops – with 3 pain stations
stop 1 – 20 squats
stop 2 – 30 LBCs
stop 3 – 20 merkins

3 to 4 miles by all

MARY: a few core exercises

ANNOUNCEMENTS: newsletter

COT: yup

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Going for the Gold!!!!

8/9/24 Slow Burn Q

Warm-Up

Start with the Mission statement, 5 Core Principles, the injury disclaimer.

Today’s beatdown theme will be Summer Olympics trivia.

Various Quad/Leg/Glute stretches

15 SSH IC, 15 Tappy Taps, 10 Peter Parker’s, 10 Imperial and Hillbilly Walkers

Thang 1: I started out by stating that knowing the answers to the trivia questions will determine whether the PAX will enjoy the rest of the beatdown or not.

This first progression was a pyramid shuttle run with exercises in between.

Trivia Question 1: When was the name of the 1992 USA Men’s Basketball team? Dream Team – Penalty: 5 burpees.

20 yd broad jump – 2 burpees – 20 yd broad jump back – 20 Dry Docks

Trivia Question 3: When was the average margin of victory for the Dream Team – 24, 34, 44, or 54 pts? 44 pts – Penalty: 5 burpees.

30 yd lunge walk – 3 burpees – 30 yd lunge walk back – 30 Air Squats

Trivia Question 3: How many gold medals did Michael Phelps win in 2008? 8 golds

40 yd sprint – 4 burpees – 40 yd sprint back to goal line – 40 Flutter Kicks

Trivia Question 4: The 1996 USA women’s gymnastics team was dubbed the “Magnificent Seven”. Their victory marked the first gold in women’s team gymnastics. Name 1 of the 7 gymnasts. Shannon Miller, Dominque Dawes, Dominque Mocineau, Kerri Shrug, Amanda Borden, Jaycie Phelps, Amy Chow

50 yd sprint – 5 burpees – 50 yd sprint back – 50 mountain climbers

Trivia Question 5: Who is the most decorated female Olympic swimmer?– Katie Ledecky – 20 merkins

40 yd sprint – 4 burpees – 40 yd sprint back to goal line – 40 Flutter Kicks

Trivia Question 6: Who is the only sprinter to win the 200m and 400m gold at the same Olympics? Michael Johnson

30 yd lunge walk – 3 burpees – 30 yd lunge walk back – 30 – Air Squats

Trivia Question 7: Which Olympics drew the largest TV audience in history? 2008 Beijing

20 yd broad jump – 2 burpees – 20 yd broad jump back to goal line – 20 Dry Docks

Thang 2 – On the Track as a group. Jogs. Correct answers allowed for Merkins/seal jacks/squats, wrong answers were met with burpees.

100m – Which events have been featured at every Olympics since 1896? Track, Fencing, Cycling, Gymnastics, Swimming. – 10 plank jacks

100m – In what year did Jesse Owens win all the sprinting events in Berlin? 1936 10 plank jacks

100m – At the 1912 Stockholm Summer Games, this incredibly versatile athlete won gold in the decathlon and pentathlon. This Native American went on to become a highly decorated NFL, MLB, and professional basketball player and is one of the top 3 athletes of all time. Who is he? Jim Thorpe 10 plank jacks

100m – The first modern marathon was ran at the first modern Olympics in Athens in what year? 1896 – 10 plank jacks

100m – Considered the GOAT in men’s tennis, this great has won 20 grand slam tournament titles and competed in 4 Olympics, but never won men’s singles gold. Who is he? Roger Federer – 10 plank jacks

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Acceleration by Association

WARMUP: Yes, these are important

THE THANG: Stolen from Old Bay: https://f3thefort.com/2024/02/02/countdown-from-50-bear-crawls/
Although I think Big Boys are dumb, so we did flutters instead

Start on west side behind Lowes: 50 Merkins
Run (with short bear crawl) to east side – 45 squats
Run (with short bear crawl) back to west side – 40 LBCs
East side – 35 CCDs
West side – 30 Lunges
East side – 25 big boy sit-ups flutters
West side – 20 wide-arm merkins
East side – 15 bomb jacks
West side – 10 American Hammers
East side – 5 burpees

MARY: not really. We did do some mobility work at the Tesla Chargers.

NMM: Listen, the crew that showed up today outclassed me by miles on many levels. It was an honor to lead. I hope that by continuing to associate with men like these PAX, I can become a better version of myself. Keep posting!

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