WARMUP: SSH, Wind Mills, Cherry Pickers, Diamond Merkins
THE THANG: Pain Board!
MARY: Big boy sit-ups
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Christmas Party, Christmas Eve PAX, check newsletter
COT: prayers and praises
F3 block party 11/18/2024
Warmup:
Windmill
Cherry picker
Imperial Walker
Hillbilly Walker
The Thang:
7s – hill on Monroe White St
Burpees
Tie touches
4s – Stairs FM Church of God
Dips
Sister Mary Catherine’s
4s – Bear Crawl – Parking lot of Church of God
Squats
Leg Lifts
Run back to COT
Mary:
Black Betty on Spotify – Plank position. Merkin every time ‘Black Betty’ is said.
Done.
WARMUP: SSHs, Cherry Pickers, Merkins, Windmills, Chatter.
THE THANG:
– mosey round to find cover
– 2 alternating stations with pyramid format at each of 10,20,30,20,10 and mosey in between each station
– Station 1:
– 10 burpees
– 20 merkins
– 30 squats
– 20 shoulder taps
– 10 CDDs
– Station 2:
– 10 big boys
– 20 leg lifts
– 30 flutters
– 20 LBCs
– 10 Freddy Mercurys
MARY: Didn’t show
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Lots going on. Trash pickup. Christmas party. 4k run for CRI. Comedy night at Sweetwaters coming with proceeds going to CRI (see <@U01FDRQSQG3>). Pizza social at Emilios next Thurs (<@U061P7HUFRR> buying first couple pies!). Next Bethel shelter will be first Thurs in Dec.
COT: We all learned that teenagers throw away silverware/utensils. I’m baffled and scared. Many family related things on our hearts; support each other through these holidays!
WARMUP: side straddle hops, merkins, cherry pickers, moroccan night clubs
THE THANG: mosey to lower field for some 4 corners. each corner 10 bomb jacks, 20 merkins, 30 CDDs, 40 squats, 50 flutters with MOT between corners mosey & bear crawls. 2nd half mosey to basketball courts for rounds of sprints with reverse of first half (10 flutters, 20 squats, 30 CDDs, 40 merkins.
MARY: heel grabs, cockroaches, LBCs, 6 count burpees (aka a normal burpee?)
ANNOUNCEMENTS: BBQ & bourbon. Everyone donate to give the Bethel men some ham and show up Thursday. Sign up for Christmas party Dec 21.
COT: Thanks for all the feedback and the solid showing at my VQ! Won’t be the last.
WARMUP: Mosey to the back lot
Side Straddle Hop x 25
Windmills x Most ever done
Cherry Pickers x 10
Moroccan Night clubs x 10
Merkins x 10
THE THANG:
High knees
Lunges
Nur
sprints x 3
Karaoke
The Pax pulled exercises from the bucket :
31 Monkey Humpers
31 Squats
31 Merkins
31 Burpees (twice, who would put 2 of those in there?)
Big sprint suicide style
31 Carolina dry docks
31 Flutter Kicks
MARY: Smidge of planks
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Bourbon night, Bethel, Christmas Party
COT: Men laid it out there so we can help shoulder the burden
Warmup
Run to Hill
SSH
Hillbilly Walkers
Imperial Walkers
Merkins
Honeymooners
Downward Dog
The Thang
Dora
100 CDD
200 Squats
300 Merkins
400 LBC
One does exercise, one runs up the hill
Bear Crawl up the hill
Return to COT
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Bourbon BBQ
Trash pickup
Beers for Beetus
Men’s Shelter
COT:
Prayers for health and the country
WARMUP: SSH, Imperial Walkers, Windmill
THE THANG:
It’s been said that a real man can do 100 burpees in 10 minutes so we put it to the test.
Thang 1
100 Burbees in 10 minutes .
A timer was set for 1 minute intervals with no rest in between. The goal was to do 10 burpees each minute. Rest period is if you finish 10 burpees in less than a minute. (Pro tip: if you a get 11 per minute you basically have a minute rest at the end).
We moseyed around to the basket ball courts.
Thang 2
We lined up at the base line for 100 LBCs. Then we ran to the far base line of the next court for the next exercise of 100 Squats. Run back to the 1st base line and plank up for the six. Next round: 100 flutter kicks (R + L =1), run to the far base line for 100 lunges (50 each leg). Run back to the 1st base line.
Thang 3
Starting at the base line, bear crawl forward 4 steps, then do 1 merkin, 1 plank jack, and 1 shoulder tap (R +L = 1). Repeat, adding 1 rep to each exercise each time—bear crawl forward 4 steps, then do 2 merkins, 2 plank jacks, and 2 shoulder taps. Continue until you reach 10 reps of each exercise or reach the opposite base line, whichever comes last.
We moseyed back to the flag
MARY:
We had about 1 minute left for American Hammers until time was up.
Announcements: Golf Tournament, 10/28. @Happy Hour has room for one more on their team. Also room for single and doubles. Also a need for raffles and prizes.
Bottles and Bourbon
Christmas party
Read the newsletter
Tap into some of the new neighborhoods and invite someone out; let’s keep growing.
Prayers/Praises: @Band Camp sister-in-law 911 dispatcher deployed to Buckham county. Continued prayers for those still dealing with the aftermath of the hurricane.
Thanks for the opportunity to lead.
WARMUP: Mosey 5 minutes to the spot
Side straddle Hop, Cherry Pickers, The Windmill, Moroccan Nightclubs, Merkins
THE THANG: 30 yard Bear Crawl, 30 yard lunges, 3 reps each /
10 Burpees before each of 40 Merkins, 40 squats, 40 plank jacks, 40 Bobby Hurleys, 40 LBCs , Jog 1 lap and repeat until COT
MARY: Flutters and Big Boy sit-ups
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Fundraising for the Golf Tournament, business mentorship available, Read your newsletter
COT: Prayers and Praises
WARMUP:
I am certain we warmed up.
THE THANG:
It occurred to me as I sat to write this, that I have no idea (since it was a MONTH ago) what all we did that morning. I usually have a plan written out ahead that I either commit to memory, or will even shove a printout in my pocket to reference just in case. I didn’t do that this time. I know that I tried to call a few of the favorites of <@UGNDJBDU3> in his honor. I know we hit The Zipper and we definitely performed the Gonorrhea Burpee (because it has The Clap), but that’s all I really recall…
Now, the only person likely to read this is <@UGU3XR5RP>, but I just got painfully convicted about not writing Backblasts in a timely nor efficient manner. As I was looking back to see if I could find this weinke, I discovered that I have the BB from both my FNG post (administered by <@UN6U5PXNJ> and <@U08GGTLHL>) and from my VQ at The Armory.
<@U07QXBKKF5F> joined us as an FNG that morning. As it turns out, this came at a critical time in his life… and is hopefully blessing it. But, I failed him as a Q. He now does not have the enjoyment or blessing of being able to go back and read the report from his first post and reflect on that in the same way that I do. The first day I posted, I was sure I was going to die when Pusher said, “And now for the second half, I’ll hand this off to Jekyll”. I didn’t understand how the toughest workout I had ever done to that point in my adult life could have a SECOND HALF.
That’s a cherished memory. So, for Road Rash and every man after him, I commit to writing BackBlasts, making them interesting and timely, and hyping the reading of them after the fact. I also will attempt to persuade other men to do the same.
MARY: No chicks.
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Read your newsletter.
COT: The 5th Core Principle.
WARMUP: mosey to veterinarian parking lot… SSH, MNC, ISQW, CP
THE THANG: mosey to intersection of Spring Street and W-Leroy, sprint W Leroy to Pine Street.
Heading up Pine Street, at each intersection (5 total), add 5 reps to the following:
Merkins, LBC, squats, flutter-kicks
Once at SPEChurch, Yoga for ~15 min… mosey back to COT
MARY: no time for the ladies this AM
ANNOUNCEMENTS: beers for ‘Betes, CRI volunteers needed, other WNC relief
COT: held/prayers lifted