Macarena Merkinfest

WARMUP:

Warmup skills were a little rusty, but we managed:
SSH x15
Imperial Walker x10
Windmill… in a tornado x10
Hillbilly walkers x10
Broken Seal Jacks x15

THE THANG:

Mosey to back parking lot. All of us big-backs got excited for a pizza box. Some were hoping it was scratch and sniff. Dora instead with partner run:

150 goblet squats
100 LBCs
100 pesa rusa swings (brought out some Spanglish for cinco de mayo!)
100 flutters
100 pesa rusa dead lifts

Rinse and repeat waiting for the six

Mosey for a cinco surprise:

Macarena merkinfest … think Thunderstruck, but with dreams of queso and salsa!

Incline plank with merkins … and the Macarena

Regular plank with merkins … and more Macarena

Mosey to the COT for Jack Webbs, audible to the grass for Jack Webbs

MARY: 5 minutes of Mary – Pax calls it

ANNOUNCEMENTS: See newsletter

COT: Great group of men celebrating each other and pushing me to be 1% better everyday. Thanks for the opportunity to lead.

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KB Mondays

WARMUP: ssh, merkins and morrocan night clubs
THE THANG:
Four rounds of mechanical drop sets. Do amrap of a movement and move right into the next.
Round one – single arm press( each arm), upright row, y press and dry docks
Round two – single arm curl, single arm row, both arm curl, both arm row
Round three – diamond merkin, single arm chest press, merkin, both arm chest press

Dora super sets
100 shrugs, 100 Superman’s
80 merkin, 80 gorilla row
60 dips, 60 cleans

Farmer carry a big lap with bell and coupon from the truck
MARY: yep
ANNOUNCEMENTS: yep
COT: yep

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BOP Kitchen Sink Style

Brought a BOP to the Kitchen Sink.

WARMUP: Not enough time for a standard warmup. Warmup was reviewing the list of exercises on the BOP as there were some combo exercises , PAX performed 2-3 reps to ensure they understood and to practice good form. The latter probably faded towards the end of our time together.

THE THANG:
Normal BOP format – Transport route with a mode of transportation ( most of the time this is simply running, not at the Kitchen Sink ), complete the listed exercise, and then repeat until finished or time is called. No one finished so maybe some adjustments can be made if brought out again in the future.

Transport Area was approx. 15 yards long in the upper parking lot.
Mode of Transportation: Overhead Backward Toss, walk to your SB and perform 1 ManMaker, toss it again, 2 Man Makers, repeat until the end of the 15 yard area ( avg. 4 tosses in this direction ). To come back PAX were asked to alternate Rotational Side Tosses, walk to your bag and perform 1 ManMaker, alternate sides and toss again, 2 ManMakers, repeat until you reach the finish line ( avg. 3 tosses in this direction ).
BOP Excercises: All rep counts were 50 ( total ) of each exercise
1. SB Swings
2. Alt Shoulder OH Press
3. Sumo Squat w/ High Pull
4. BigBoySitups
5. Thrusters
6. Anti-Rotational Plank Pulls w/ Perter Parkers
7. Straight Lower Leg Lifts w/ a Hello Dolly
8. Alt Single Leg Deadlifts w/ Bent Over Row
9. Alt. Forward Lunge w/ WoodChop
10. V-Ups

The kings made it to exercise #7.

MARY: Didn’t need her

ANNOUNCEMENTS: Bethel serve, trash pickup, Cannoli Run

COT: STK

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Grok lays it out

Warm-Up (5 minutes)
• Kettlebell Halo: 10 reps per side (circle kettlebell around head, keeping core engaged).
• Goblet Squat Hold: 30 seconds (hold kettlebell by horns at chest, squat low, keep back straight).
• Single-Arm Kettlebell Swing: 10 reps per arm (light swings to warm up hips and shoulders).
• Dynamic Hamstring Stretch with Kettlebell: 30 seconds (hold kettlebell, hinge at hips, extend one leg forward, alternate legs).
Main Circuit (35 minutes)
Perform each exercise for 40 seconds, followed by 20 seconds of rest. Complete the circuit 5 times (7 minutes per round). Focus on form to avoid injury.
1. Kettlebell Goblet Squat
• Hold kettlebell by horns at chest. Squat until thighs are parallel to ground, keeping chest up.
• Targets: Quads, glutes, core.
1. Single-Arm Kettlebell Swing (alternate arms each round)
• Hinge at hips, swing kettlebell to chest height using momentum from hips, not arms.
• Targets: Hamstrings, glutes, core, shoulders.
1. Kettlebell Thruster
• Hold kettlebell at chest, squat, then explosively stand and press kettlebell overhead.
• Targets: Full body (legs, shoulders, core).
1. Kettlebell Single-Leg Romanian Deadlift (alternate legs each round)
• Hold kettlebell in one hand, hinge at hips, extend opposite leg back, keep back straight.
• Targets: Hamstrings, glutes, balance.
1. Kettlebell Figure-8
• Pass kettlebell between legs in a figure-8 pattern, like dribbling a basketball, keeping core tight.
• Targets: Core, coordination, shoulders.
1. Kettlebell Push-Up with Row (kettlebell on ground)
• Perform a push-up with one hand on kettlebell, then row kettlebell with same hand. Alternate sides.
• Targets: Chest, back, arms, core.
1. Kettlebell Russian Twist (seated)
• Sit with knees bent, feet off ground, hold kettlebell, twist side to side.
• Targets: Obliques, core.
Cooldown (5 minutes)
• Kettlebell Arm Bar Stretch: 1 minute per side (lie on side, hold kettlebell overhead, stretch shoulder and thoracic spine).
• Seated Hamstring Stretch with Kettlebell: 1 minute (sit, extend legs, place kettlebell on ground, reach forward).
• Deep Squat Hold with Kettlebell: 1 minute (hold kettlebell at chest, sit in deep squat, focus on breathing).
• Child’s Pose with Kettlebell: 1 minute (place kettlebell in front, extend arms, rest forehead near ground).

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
AMRAP 4 Autism
Convergence
COT:
Addiction
Mental health
Marriage

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Sandlot Stations ?

Disclaimer Shared and Injuries reported

WARMUP:

All x 10
Windmills
Cherry :cherries: Pickers
Hillbillies Walkers
Imperial Walkers
Mosey around lot

THE THANG:
Circuit Training composed of 3 Rounds with 8 Stations and 3 modes of transportation

1 Round = 8 Stations w/10 reps each
After one round choose a mode of transport from the following list and move from one island to another and back.

Rinse and repeat for 45 mins

6 Rounds in total :heavy_equals_sign: 480 Reps

Modes of transport :
– shoulder Carry
– bear hug :people_hugging: carry
– farmers carry

Stations :station: Movements all with sandbags and 10 reps each

Over head press with flutter kicks
Squats
Bent Over Rows
Triceps
LBCs
Loaded American :us: Hammer :hammer:
Good morning :sunny: Sandbags
Calf Raises

MARY:

She was never :thumbsdown: found!

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

Read your newsletter, Bethel Ministries, Fort Mill Center Lawn Care, Manion,

COT: Always stays in COT! Keep praying for each other. Reach out to your brothers. Check in on each other. We are not intended to do this life by ourselves.

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What’s a Walkin’ Merkin!?

WARMUP: Side-straddle hop, Strawberry pickers, Plank to down dog calf stretches, from plank Left arm to the sky with some hip dips, Right arm to the sky with some hip dips
THE THANG:
– Run 1/2 Mile – around the MS drop-off loop, up to the flag by the Elementary School drop off loop, pause and salute the flag, down the hill at Dave Gibson and back up to base camp at the top of the hill by school entrance; Partner up
– 100 Sumo squats, with partner run down the hill and back to 3 curb burpees and swap.
– 100 Walkin’ Merkins!!!, partner run down the hill and back to 3 curb burpees and swap.
– 100 Side Lunges, partner run down the hill and back to 3 curb burpees and swap.
– 100 Heels to sky, partner run down the hill and back to 3 curb burpees and swap.
– 50 Monkey humpers each for 100 per unit.
– Run 1/2 Mile back through the reverse route with the salute, stop at brick walkway infront of the MS the bear crawls to the stop sign, finish run to COT
– At COT a round of UP – DOWNS, then some Mary
MARY: LBC’s, Cow Milkers, American Hammers, Box Cutters
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Cannoli Run, Bethel Men’s Shelter, Read your news letters
COT: It is what it is… Prayers for the families of those in attendance, and the rest of y’all! Thank you Jesus; that resurrection thing is real!

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Recyling is good for the Pax

WARMUP: boogie nights led a warmup while I grabbed some cardboard out of the truck
THE THANG: partner Dora (of course) with about a 400 meter run while your partner did varying counts of pull overs(100), dead lifts (150), bench press (200, curls (150) and swings(100).

Then we did 11’s with manmakers and Overhead press to finish it off
MARY: she wasn’t there
ANNOUNCEMENTS: cannoli run
COT: prayers for the families of one friend and one relative who are no longer with us.

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Ass kickings only

WARMUP: Windmills, SSH, Low Slow Squats

THE THANG: 4-corners 5–10-15-20-25
Merkins, Squats, LBC’s, HTH
5-10-15
Wide arm merkins, lunges, V-ups, Big boys

Mosey from COT to behind Oriley’s and participate in 11’s on the hill. Hand release merkins at bottom, bear crawl to top, jump squats at the top, walk down hill

Mosey back to COT

MARY: Airborne stretch

ANNOUNCEMENTS: Read your newsletter

COT: PRAYER OR PRAISE FROM EVERYONE

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Long duck walked into a bar and it hurt

WARMUP:
Windmill
SSH
Merkins
Moroccan nightclub
High knees
But kickers
Side shuffle

THE THANG:
Mosey over to the playground
3 rounds of 7 reps
Swinging merkin
Squats
Pull ups

Run lap around the track
Bear crawl length of turf field inside the track
Move over to the far playground

3 rounds of 7 reps
Incline merkin
LBCs
Lunges

Move to bball court for suicides, yes it is plural because we did it twice.

Move back to playground and repeat the exercises

Run a lap
Crab walk across turf
Move over to first playground
Repeat exercises we started with

MARY:
Not much time so we did a few stretches
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
COT:

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