8 Days Till Christmas

WARMUP: Side Straddle Hops, Windmills, Moroccan Night Club.
THE THANG: 5 Burpees, Over Head Press (20), 5 Burpees, Curls (25), LBC’S (30) Hello Dolly’s (20), Goblet Squats (20), Incline Merkins (20), KB Swings (25), Dips (20), Single Arm Rows Left (10) Right (10).
MARY: LBC’S 10 Hello Dolly’s 10.
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Break The Dam Series January 31st 2026.
COT: Prayers went up for Teddy and his family and Harry Carry for his ankle and shoulder.

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KettleBrrr & Chill

Temps were going to be on the cooler side so opted for a lighter weight, high rep workout format. Don’t worry, added a couple of heavy coupons that took their toll on the PAX. What doesn’t kill ya makes you at least 1% better.

WARMUP: Mosey around the COT parking lot for about 3 min and ended near COT where my board of pain was placed and couple of heavy coupons lay lurking. We completed all of the cardio exercises listed on the board in succession to complete the warmup – 30xSSHIC , 20xMCsIC, 10xBurpeesOYO

THE THANG:
Format: AMRAP – AsManyRoundsAsPossible
Round 1:
60 reps – SSH
50 reps – Alt. 1 Handed KB Swings
40 reps – Mountain Climbers
30 reps – Alt. 1 Handed KB Swings
20 reps – Burpees
10 reps – Alt. 1 Handed KB Swings
Run length of parking lot away from FB stadium, NUR back.

Round 2:
60 reps – SSH
50 reps – Alt. Rev Lunges w/ KB
40 reps – Mountain Climbers
30 reps – Alt. Rev Lunges w/ KB
20 reps – Burpees
10 reps – Alt. Rev Lunges w/ KB
Run length of parking lot away from FB stadium, NUR back.

Round 3:
60 reps – SSH
50 reps – Alt. Snatches w KB
40 reps – Mountain Climbers
30 reps – Alt. Snatches w KB
20 reps – Burpees
10 reps – Alt. Snatches w KB
Run length of parking lot away from FB stadium, NUR back.

Round 4:
60 reps – SSH
50 reps – Alt. SquattoCleantoPress w KB
40 reps – Mountain Climbers
30 reps – Alt. SquattoCleantoPress w KB
20 reps – Burpees
10 reps – Alt. SquattoCleantoPress w KB
Run length of parking lot away from FB stadium, NUR back.

The format described above was completed while the PAX took turn farmer’s carrying 2 – 45lb plates approx. 40-50 yards each trip. Each PAX took 5 trips. Forearms and fingers were aching by the end. PAX made it into RD #3.

MARY: None

ANNOUNCEMENTS: Bethel Men’s Serve on Jan 1st

COT: STK!

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It’s raining Cindys

WARMUP: 67 SSH’s and then I Fd up cadence on the rest.
THE THANG: Tabata with cinder blocks 55 seconds AMRAP
-man makers
-OP
-Curls
-merkins – 25
-Goblet squats
-Chest Press
-Bulgarians
-merkins – 25
-Swings
-Lunges
-Rows
-merkins – 25
Farmer Carry to hill. 7’s squats and lunges. No laying on puddles.
MARY: no
ANNOUNCEMENTS: newsletter
COT: what happens stays.

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McHale’s Navy 8 blocker theme

WARMUP: windmills, arm circles, grass grabbers, copperhead squats, side saddle hops (8 each)
THE THANG: Toy Soldiers, mosey to poles, next exercises at next poles 8 counts: Carolina Dry Docks, Mountain Climbers, Peter Parker’s, Flying Squirrels, Shoulder Taps, American Hammers, Burpees
MARY: Swimming Superman & banana
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
COT:

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Kicking Ass & Chewing Bubble Gum

Driving around FM the night before running errands and thinking about my Q at the Stockade. Reviewed a few BBs and didn’t see any references to coupons. Messaged The Pirate, who was Qing at Varsity, and asked if I could borrow a few Cindys. He was very much obliged as I took a few off his AO. Woke up this morning with a car packed full of Cindys and a plan, the only thing left to do was to kick ass and chew gum.

WARMUP: Short mosey around the small parking lot which led into the larger parking lot where I had the Belle Ringer IPC wo laid out. Performed a few SSH & Burpees while explaining the format of the workout. Time to work.

THE THANG:
Belle Ringer
Format: AMRAP for 40 minutes
Set-Up: Make a 5-point star with each point of the star being 25 yards away from the center.
Workout starts with:
1. 5 ManMakers in the middle. Rifle carry to cone 2 and perform 10 “We’re Not Worthy”. Farmer carry back to center.

2. 5 ManMakers in middle. Rifle carry to cone 3 and perform 15 Goblet Squats. Farmer carry back to center.

3. 5 ManMakers in middle. Rifle carry to cone 4 and perform 20 CurltoPress OH. Farmer carry back to center.

4. 5 ManMakers in the middle. Rifle carry to cone 5 and perform 25 Cindy Swings. Farmer carry back to center.

5. 5 ManMakers in the middle. Rifle carry to cone 5 and perform 30 BentOverRows. Farmer carry back to middle.

Scoring: Total reps for 40 minutes of the exercises
Each complete trip is 125 reps

MARY:
1min total – 30sec of Scissor Kicks right into 30sec of LBCs

2mim-30sec Straight Arm Plank – removed posts in a rotating fashion for 10-15 second holds.

1min total – 30sec of Flutter Kicks right into 30sec of LBCs

ANNOUNCEMENTS: Christmas Party, 2 charity runs tomorrow morning, Bethel Serve on Jan 1st

COT: STK!

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Transparent Thought Life

WARMUP: 50xSSHIC followed by a short mosey to our first pain station.

THE THANG:
At the end of the warm-up mosey we found ourselves at the entrance to the loop at the front of the school.
Played Catch Me If You Can with the finish line being opening to the road that leads to the back of the school
Partner#1 Bear Crawled while Partner#2 performed 5 burpees and then moseyed to catch Partner#1. Continue to flapjack until you reach the finish line.

Nex, moseyed to the back of the school to use the benches and stairs. Reverse 1/2 Jack Webb: Started with 10 step-ups each leg and then went into 40 squats. We stopped after completing the 5 & 20 mark.

Next, moseyed to the playground for a Mini No-Run Dora.
Partner#1 moved into a straight arm plank position with feet in a swing – performed one knee tuck followed by a Merkin – that equals 1 rep – Partners need to complete accumulative rep count of 100. While Partner #1 performs the exercise, Partner #2 completes 10 pullups, returns to Partner #1 and flapjack until accumulative rep count is complete.

Finally, moseyed to COT from some AB work.
30 sec. of scissor kicks right into 30 sec of LBCs

Straight Arm Plank Position – held for 2min.15sec. – removed hands and feet from base in a rotating fashion, 1 at a time for 15 sec. and then removed 2 posts for 15 sec a pop.

30 sec. of flutter kicks right into 30 sec of LBCs

MARY: None

ANNOUNCEMENTS: Jan 1st Bethel Serve, Christmas Party, couple of Saturday runs supporting good causes – CRI & Teachers with Cancer

COT: Shared from the heart. STK.

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Modified Belle Ringer

WARMUP: Set-up for the workout, guys showed up, gave the disclaimer, and we completed SSHx10IC at each station with 1 burpee OYO as the exercise and flow was explained. Came back to the center to start.

THE THANG:
Modified Belle Ringer
Format: AMRAP for 30 minutes
Set-Up: Make a 5-point star with each point of the star being 10 – 15 yards away from the center.
Workout starts with:
1. 5 ManMakers in the middle. Rifle carry to cone 2 and perform 10 “We’re Not Worthy”. Farmer carry back to center.
2. 5 ManMakers in middle. Rifle carry to cone 3 and perform 15 Goblet Squats. Farmer carry back to center.
3. 5 ManMakers in middle. Rifle carry to cone 4 and perform 20 CurltoCleantoPress. Farmer carry back to center.
4. 5 ManMakers in the middle. Rifle carry to cone 5 and perform 25 KB Swings. Farmer carry back to center.
5. 5 ManMakers in the middle. Rifle carry to cone 5 and perform 30 Bent Over Rows. Farmer carry back to middle.

Each complete trip is 125 reps

Most PAX made 2 complete trips!

MARY: NONE – Cindy would have been jealous.

ANNOUNCEMENTS: Christmas Party, Bethel serve, read your newsletter

COT: The second half of this workout is really COT centered around a topic of conversation. All guys participated which was great to witness and sparked back and forth conversation that I pray helped those who are seeking a Shield Lock. Will not go into the specifics of what was shared, gotta STK!

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Deck The Halls with reps and running

WARMUP: SSH
THE THANG: Deck of Pain on the main stage. The suit is the workout the number on the card is the reps.
Hearts: Merkins – Ace: Plank 60s
Spade: Squat – Ace: Wall Sit 60s
Diamonds: SSH – Ace: Line Jumps :left_right_arrow: then :arrow_up_down: 60s each.
Clubs: BBS – Ace: Feet on wall sit ups. X25
Joker: Lap around the Christmas tree then 10 burpees
90 reps each suit workout
Next up Indian run around WEP
Finally end up at the top of the hill on the south end for some 7’s with squats up top and v-ups at the bottom. Slippery slopes with leaves when going up and down. One casualty… RIP <@UMVTXH0BX>

MARY: she found us
ANNOUNCEMENTS: newsletter, Christmas party
COT: YES!

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Ice Ice Baby – Board pushing

WARMUP:
Short: SSH, windmill, down dog, Honeymooner, Down Dog, sprinter stretch

Partner up with similar size guys. Each pair gets a brick and 2×4 board. Mosey to stadium

THE THANG:
All line up at the track by the field’s end zone line. Race your partner:
– Partner 1 performs “board push” across the turf (along end zone line) to the other side of the track
– Partner 2 performs Cindy carry around track, past the scoreboard, to opposite side of track by end zone line

Partner who loses: 5 burpees
~30s rest
Swap coupons with your partner and then race back in a similar fashion

Repeat until 5:45 – we got about 4 down and backs

Finisher: Board push sprint relay
– Split into two teams
– 1 pax at a time from each team performs a Board push down and back across the field,
– Relay race style, Cycle through all pax
– Losing team: no further punishment needed

MARY: 4 minutes of ab work, everyone got to call an exercise

ANNOUNCEMENTS: yes
COT: yes

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