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Hot coffee in the throne room

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WARMUP: 30 minutes, not enough time… Go straight into beating
THE THANG:
1st-F:
Some of these in cadence
 
On the twelfth day of Christmas, the Nation gave to me…
12 Low Slow SquatCHes,
11 Hello Dollies,
10 twisting lunges,
9 Staggered Chain-Kins,
8 big-boy sit-ups,
7 Dying Cockroaches
6 mountain climbers,
FIIIVE BLAZING BUR-PEES!
4 plank Jacks,
3 Chain Press Flutters,
2 CHickle-Pounders,
And a short sprint at breakneck speed!

3rd-F
Contextual Prompt (sent prior to the meeting): “Think about an area in your life where you feel like you’re preparing or clearing the way for something greater. What are you doing to prepare? What roadblocks might need removal, and why?

MARY: no chicks
ANNOUNCEMENTS: flag hand off Saturday, Christmas Eve, convergence/run at the yard
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COT: fifth core principal… Expanded into 30 minutes!

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The Truth Matters

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Thermostat read 22 degrees at 0500hrs, but Cake Boss had Johnny Cash playing early and we never felt it. YHC was curious who, or how many would show in these conditions, but was pleasantly surprised with 12 faithful, including some newish PAX and some Upper Management that brought the mumblechatter!

This is “Q-School,” let’s get the disclaimer correct.
DISCLAIMER: I am not a professional – you are participating at your own risk – you are responsible for your own well-being – you are here voluntarily, and you are not paying to be here – know your limits and do the best you can – modify as necessary.

WARMUP: Let’s mosey. Loop around the student parking lot. Plank in a Circle of Pain for the 6. With the 6 in, went over The Mission and the 5 Core Principles – in order!
– 20 SHH IC
– 10 Windmills IC
The mumblechatter was excessive here. No clue how many Windmills we actually did, so… 5 burpees OYO. It did its job and quieted the PAX, for a moment.
– 10 LSS IC
– 10 Hillbilly Walkers IC
– 10 MNC IC
– Yoga – Reminded the PAX of the DRP and why we’re here; to GET RIGHT.

THE THANG: Mosey to Pull-up Bars – Plank for the 6.
Discussed various types of workout formats, i.e. Pearls on a String, 7s or 11s or 21s, DORA, 4 corners.

We started with 7s this morning – 6 pull ups at the top of the hill, 1 burpee at the bottom. Made sure that we picked up the 6 and completed ALL of the reps.

Instead of asking for a 10 count, YHC continued to preach and advised the PAX of alternate ways to catch a breather if the PAX need it. We discussed properly planning your Q to ensure you have enough to do for the duration of the workout, to wear a watch, to try to address all of the parts of the body in the workout, and again, to leave no man behind.

From there, we partnered up and grabbed a coupon. Completed an AMRAP of the following exercises while your partner ran down to the stop sign and back:
– Derkins with feet on coupon
– Squat with coupon
– Overhead press with coupon
– American Hammers with coupon

Mosey back to CoT

MARY: Flutters, LBCs, Peter Parkers, Plank Jax with various PAX practicing commands and cadence.

ANNOUNCEMENTS: Christmas Party, Bethel Men’s Shelter

COT: Stays in CoT

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Q has manners. Today

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WARMUP: stretch, SSH, Mtn. climbers, sherry pickers, ssh
THE THANG: Track work- 1sr lap stopping at 4 corners merkins, diamond, wide arm, shoulder tap- 2nd lap squats, alt lunges, jump squats, sumo squats 3rd lap big boy, American hammers, Mtn climbers, LBCs 4th lap burpees, cool down – sprint intervals
MARY:
ANNOUNCEMENTS: convergence, bethel mens shelter
COT: prayers for family, travel, thanksgiving

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Simple, but not easy

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A frozen dozen met at The Honey Badger for a simple but not easy beatdown. Here’s what we did:
– 10 Mountain Climbers (IC)
– 10 Plank Jacks (IC)
– 10 Alternating Shoulder Taps (IC)
– Mosey to Track

Capoot Hero WOD
Officer James Lowell Capoot, of the Vallejo Police Department, died November 17, 2011, in the line of duty while chasing after an armed man suspected of robbing a bank. The 45-year-old, who lived in Vacaville, CA, joined the Vallejo Police Department in 1993 and served as a motorcycle officer, motorcycle instructor, driving instructor, and SWAT officer. He received two medals of courage, including one life-saving medal, as well as many other department commendations.

– 100 Merkins
– Run 2 laps
– 75 Merkins
– Run 3 laps
– 50 Merkins
– Run 4 laps
– 25 Merkins
– Run 5 laps

Ab Lab
– 10 LBCs (IC)
– 20 Flutters (IC)
– 10 American Hammers (IC)
– 10 Hello Dollys (IC)
– 10 Boxcutters (IC)
– 10 SSHs (IC)

NMM
Today’s workout was proof that it can be simple and still difficult. No PowerPoints needed. No extra explanation. Just Merkins and running. Do enough, and you feel it.

How many times in life do we make things more difficult than they need to be? We worry about things that never materialize. We make excuses to not do something because it might be uncomfortable. We worry ourselves with ornate scenarios we create in our minds that have little to no basis in reality. Sometimes we need to just do the thing. Face it. Do it. Win it. Move on.

-IJ

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cold start

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– WARMUP: Mosey 1/4 mile around the track
– Dynamic stretches:
– Arm circles (10 forward, 10 backward)
– High knees (20 seconds)
– Butt kicks (20 seconds)

THE THANG: Circuit 1 (2 rounds):
– Run 1/4 mile (moderate pace)
– merkins (20 reps)
– Air Squats (25 reps)
– flutters (30 reps)
Circuit 2 (2 rounds):
– Run 1/4 mile (fast pace)
– alternating jump squats
– shoulder taps
– big boy situps
Circuit 3 (2 rounds):
– Run 1/4 mile (moderate-to-fast pace)
– Mountain Climbers
– Jump Squats
– LBCs

ANNOUNCEMENTS: trash pickup, bethel mens shelter, convergence
COT: prayers around the circle

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Final Countdown

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Temps dropped a bit so the plan was to keep us moving to stay warm.
WARMUP: Started with SSHinCadenceX50, then moseyed to the loop at the front of the school. While moseying we got in some high knees, butt kickers, & karaoke. We stopped at the wall in the loop.

THE THANG: Following format was used throughout the workout. 2 exercises are called, 1st exercise starts with 10 reps, then perform 9 reps of the 2nd exercise, then perform 8 reps of the 1st exercise, etc… until you reach the count of 1.

At the wall the 1st exercise was Muscle Ups, 2nd exercise was 4 count Diamond Merkins

Moseyed to the benches at the front of the school. 1st exercise was Bulgarian Split Squats ( 10 each leg, 8 each leg, etc… ), 2nd exercise was Jump Squats

Moseyed to the wall at the back of the school. 1st exercise was BallToTheWall Shoulder Taps, 2nd exercise was CDDs.

Moseyed to the playground. 1st exercise was Pull Ups, 2nd exercise was 4 count Wide Arm Merkins.

Moseyed to the loop behind the school. We were moving this morning so YHC had to improvise a ‘filler’ to kill some time. PAX made 3 trips around the loop, at the start and 1/2 way point we performed burpees Lap 1 – 2 burpees at each spot, Lap 2 – 4 burpees at each spot, Lap 3 – 6 burpees at each spot.

Moseyed to the benches located on the side of the school. Back to the previous format. 1st exercise was Butt Touch Pistol Squats, 2nd exercise was Butt Touch Squats.

MARY: Moseyed to COT. PicklePointersinCadencex15, Superman poses, various positions, all held for a 10 count. Did this until we ran out of time.

ANNOUNCEMENTS: Thanksgiving Convergence, Trash Pick Up, Bethel Men’s Shelter Serve, Christmas Party

COT: STK

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Marconi

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Quick warmup and then right into the Marconi:

first: Run from stop sign at bottom of the hill to the stop sign at AO Jones end at the ROTC Building. This is about 2382 feet, where 2382 was Marconi’s badge number.

Then second:
11 Toes-to-Bars, alt = knees to chest
20 Air Squats
16 Kettlebell Swings w/ cindy

Repeat the above bars/blocks routine ten times.

11/20/2016 was when Marconi was killed in the line of duty.
Then third: 20 burpees for 20 years on the job.

Back fill: 30-20-10 routine: Pax do 30 reps of two exercises, then do 20 reps, then do 10 reps. Then run to bottom of the hill and back. We did:

OH Press (w/ cindy) – Pickle pointers
–run loop–
Chest press (w/ cindy) – big boy sit ups
–run loop–
Curls (w/ cindy) – Crunches
–run loop–
Fini
COT

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Bad(lands) Decisions

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Pre-run at 0445 for those that set alarms…

WARMUP: yog around parking lot and them SSH, WM, baby arm circles while waiting for Grout to get out of the bathroom. Grab Cindy and rifle carry down to the lower parking lot near Oak Academy

THE THANG:
4 legged starfish

Center Exercise: Block Core Series
Each time PAX return to the center, they complete the following:

10 Block Flutters (block press)
10 Block LBCs (hold block above chest while crunching)
10 Block American Hammers

After completing the core series, PAX choose a new station to run to.

The 4 Starfish Stations

Station 1: Block Overhead Lunges
Exercise: 20 Lunges (10 each leg) holding the block overhead
Return to Center for core series after completing lunges.

Station 2: Thrusters
Exercise: 15 Thrusters
Return to Center after completing thrusters

Station 3: Block Swings
Exercise: 15 Block Swings
Return to Center once finished for core series.

Station 4: Block Rows
Exercise: 15 Bent over rows
Return to Center for core series after completing rows

After round 1 take a active recovery jog around parking lot and then repeat.

After completing round 2 – murder bunny back to ROTC house

MARY: Hello Dolly, LBC, box cutters, 6ct burpees

ANNOUNCEMENTS: thanksgiving convergence, marathon tomorrow, sign up for Christmas party

COT: yup

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Bars Blocks Benches Burpees

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Run
Warmup
SSH (15x I/C)
Windmills (10x I/C)
Imperial Walkers (15x I/C)
Low slow squats (10x I/C)
Big Arm Circles (7 forward, 7 backwards)
Peter Parkers (10x I/C)
Plank Stretches (Downward dog, upward dog)

Run
Thang1: Pull up bars. Did pull-ups, knees2chest, chin-ups, toes2bar, switch grips, negatives, dead hangs.
Run
Thang 2: bench work
Derkins (I/C 15x)
Step ups (10 each leg)
Butt touch squats (I/C 15x)
Run the loop, return to benches
Inclines (12x)
Dips (I/C 15x)
Calf raises (normal, toes out, toes in)

Run
Thang 3: Burpee relays. Start with 3 burpees, at spot 1, S2=6 burpees, S3=9 burpees. Run relay in between.
Run
Thang 4: block work: with cindys: curls, OH press, thrusters, flutters, goblet squats, KB swings.
Run to flag
Mary
Fini
COT

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