Webs, webs, webs

WARMUP: windmills, arm circles, low slow squat
THE THANG: Mossy to big drop off loop
1 merkin 4 shoulder taps, stop at each lamp post and increase the web 2-8 for a full loop circle with ten stops ending with 10 merkins and 40 shoulder taps.
Mossy half loop for another web: 1 squat-4 calf raise, progressive to 10 squats and 40 calf raise, feeling the burn on those calves.
Mossy to start of loop, full loop Indian run, everyone got to do it twice, walk/decompress for half the loop to school entrance find a wall, people’s chair, each pax did 5 Side straddle hops while everyone else is holding position.
Mossy to grassy area, find a comfy spot for next web. We had a visit from Captain Thor for abs web, 1 big boy- 4 American hammers progressive to 10 BB and 40 AH ( lots of grunting here) recover, mossy around small loop, back to grassy area for some broga. Apparently my brain was leaking here after counting so many reps..
MARY: broga
ANNOUNCEMENTS: bethel shelter, tortoise and hare, Manion, May 16th CSAUP
COT: stays in COT

TINSEL 🎄 OUT

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Big Bertha visits the Hive

WARMUP: the usual suspects
THE THANG:
Thang#1: muzac
1. https://youtu.be/FNxGcVVkheA?si=66YM98r8lt2Q4uUY-69 by cody parks & dirty south (~4 min): prisoner bell Squats-AMRAP during instrumental, Fig-8’s during lyrics,… on “shot a man” do 15 merkins
1. Short mosey
1. https://youtu.be/t6q9Vc1ZtQI?si=4hWCrXxR1LWp8YrO by Fabulous (~4 min): BBSU on “Breathe”, AmHammer or LBCs otherwise
1. Bell optional…but encouraged
Thang#2: Dora
Timer for Partner Switch = Nur up hill, mosey back
Rack up the following:
Tire Group:
Sledgehammers/Gorilla Smashes
Tire Flips
Clockwork Irkins/Derkins
TRX Group → Timer for Station Switch
Inverted Rows – 250
Floating Mountain Climbers – 500
Grass Group:
Man-Makers
Underswitch-to-Crab Press
Bertha Slams/Suplexes
MARY: pax-Ab-Lab
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Op. love poultry collections
COT: held, U-Haul lifted, prayers offered

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Upper Body Bell Blitz

WARMUP: SSH, MNC, Merkins, Mtn Climbers
THE THANG: 12 min AMRAP: 10 thrusters, 10 bent over rows, 10 pushups, 20 russian twists. Farmer carry around parking lot. 10 min EMOM: kb chest press, kb high pulls, kb curls, Kb swings. 10 min descending ladder: 20, 15, 10, 5 of kb squats, kb curls, flutters. Finisher 10 burpees each minute for final 3 minutes.
MARY: NA
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Jager, frozen chickens for a good cause, pizza night at Emilios
COT: Bam Bam making huge strides on his fitness journey, reflected on some struggles – a burden shared is a burden halved

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Stuff Half Shell Aint Never Done

WARMUP: Yes, this is important. It was also cold
THE THANG:
4 corners around the old Rite Aid:
merkins, squats, flutters, burpees
ADHD Mosey
Pick up 2 rocks and do some squats
Hand release negative merkins with hands on the rocks
ADHD Mosey
Bulgarian Split Squats & Derkins on benches at Grace
MARY: More of hip mobility in exchange for Mary. You do the math.
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Golden Corral and Stockade are merging and becoming The Forge on Wednesday/Friday. Effective 1/1
COT: Was held. Had to be there

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Compound Kettle Bell

WARMUP:
Tick-tock torso twist, right in 3cadence,
Walkout merkins in 5cadence,
Tick-tock torso twist, left in 3cadence,
Moroccan nightclub in 3cadence,
Monkey humpers in 3cadence,
Inchworm to squats in 7 cadence.

THE THANG:

Speedwalk to lighted area by stadium entrance and form a single line. Then while holding the bell in various positions perform 5 reps of the below compound movements 2 times in various cadence:

1 – bell at front waist and then squat to KB swing to side raise to front raise in 8cadence on right then left.
2 – bell at lower back to a front lunge to side lunge, then back lunge to a calf raise in 8cadence on right then left.
3 – bell at side to standing oblique crunch to upright row to jerk press in 7cadence on right then left,
4 – body destroyer pose with bell on ground behind head to chest pullover to chest press to side chest fly to big boy situp to incline press to front raise in 9 cadence,
5 – bell at side to opposite leg lunge to row to bent over triceps kickback in 5cadence on right then left,
6 – sumo squat hold with bell at chest to front press to incline press to military press to overhead triceps press in 10cadence.

Few extra minutes left and did some miscellaneous exercises like chair pose with bell in the incline press hold to single leg good morning pose with bell to plank on bell.

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
New A/O configuration.

COT:
Prayers for recovery for <@U050B5M1DGR>, driving safety by <@U08NJ8FF1PF>.

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Where is DeepDish??

WARMUP: ssh, imp walkers, hillbilly walkers, windmills, cherry pickers, down dog, walk dogs, honeymooner
THE THANG:
10 reps. Goal 8 sets. We got 4
Halo Squat
Clean and Press ea side
Ballistic row ea side
Curls ea side or double
Around the world with chop
Lunge with twist

MARY:
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
COT:

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25 burpes?

WARMUP: SSH, Cherry picking, Moroccan club
THE THANG: Dora-ish 8 workouts
with bell 50 ea.( Squats, swings,tri extensions,Curls) run back and forth other end Burpes, SSH, Big Boys and Merkins)
MARY: nope
ANNOUNCEMENTS: read newsletter
COT: Duck prayed us out

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bells with the boys!!!

WARMUP: CHERRY PICKERS, windmill, side straddle hop
THE THANG: Goblet clean X10 each arm
Goblet squat low and slow x10
Bent over row x10 each arm
Murder bunny 10 meters and return
Turkish get up .25….. x10 each side
American hammer way too fast for those with something heavy x15
Lunge walk with a pass thru…. 10 meters there 10 meters back
Plank drag x10 on each arm.
Shower curtain slide… 10 meters there 10 meters back
Trade your weight with another pax Rinse and repeat

MARY: @battlebot asked me to q in the ambulance,
@hardwood was confused from the start,
@longduck paid for coffee
@showercurtain wrote his first backblast
Everybody had something to say and plenty to do!

ANNOUNCEMENTS: Read your newsletter!!!
COT: No prayer requests. Praise to the good Lord for giving us another day!

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Don’t Call it a Comeback

14 HIMs gathered with YHC on this cool morning at the Armory to celebrate a return to a KB workout for me. Some came to celebrate, some came to ridicule and some were just curious. Nonetheless, I was prepared with a Weinke and ready to get after it and get better.

The Thang

Uhaul started the music with a request for 80’s rap. Some glorious songs were played. Thanks Uhaul!

Mosey to the other side of the parking lot

COP

SSH x 20
MNC x 10
IW x 10
Hillbillies x 10
Mtn climbers x 10
Windmills x 10
Mixed in Burpee ladder to 5 throughout

Mosey back to the KBs and Partner up

Tabata workout for 1 minute

Partner 1 does exercise while Partner 2 rests then switch

Round 1
KB swings/Military Press
Goblet squats/Lunge w Exchange
Merkins/Bench press
SSH/SSH
Take a lap

Round 2
Switch exercises
Take a lap

Round 3
Curls/Triceps
Bent over rows/CDD
Jump squats/bombjacks
Mtn Climbers/Plank jacks
Take a lap

Round 4
Switch exercises

Round 5
Redo Round 1 since YHC messed it up

1 minute of Mary

YHC got off to a slow start with the Q and added 30 seconds to the Tabata to ensure each Pax got 3 rounds. Will do better next time

Moleskin
– Prayers for Dave and Marianne from Jwow
– Anniversaries this week for Dojo and Maximus
-Patience for Bonsai dealing with teen girls
-Respectable birthday for Santini
– Praise for Emma back at dance

Shoutouts
– Jwow gave me a KB. Thanks buddy!
– Dojo is someone who is accelerating. Keep up the great work!

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