WARMUP: Ruckers did warmups
THE THANG: Ran, Marathon training and rucked trails at Anne Springs
MARY:
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
COT:
WARMUP: yes! Absolutely it was windy and cold. We would mosey and then wall sit dor everybody to catch up. As soon as the last guy arrived and sat down against the wall we were up and running again to another random location. Bonsai openly wondered if that was all I had planned. We did it for so long.
THE THANG: truth is: when I Q a moderate I often see who is present and budget our workout accordingly. In the spirit of a moderate, I kept all the counts to 10 or under and the mileage limited. These guys are strong.
The main portion was built around light poles and additive work. We were doing merkins and squats, adding an additional rep each light pole
At pole six and pole nine we stopped even though the lights weren’t on. I made a reference to how some men in our community are like those light poles: present but their light has gone out. Being among F3 guys is like standing in a well lit parking lot. A ton of dudes on fire accelerating.
But are we invigorating male community leadership if we don’t continue to reach out to those guys whose light has dimmed? The sad clowns among us need F3!
So, at every light pole we came across that was out—we did six merkins and nine squats. Turns out there are a lot of light poles at this AO in need of new bulbs or more power. I’m not sure what the metaphor is for sad clowns needing a new bulb or more power, but let’s keep working on EHING them and we can ask after their fifth or sixth post.
Closed with Bulgarian split squats, core work, and some mobility that is always a crowd favorite
WARMUP: nah, we pledged the flag
THE THANG: ran to FMHS and back with 2 exercises at the stops below – exercises were 10 merkins, 10 big boys.
Finished up with down the hill at Massey, then up at 90%
MARY: nope
ANNOUNCEMENTS: csaups and newsletter
COT: uhaul, kids growing up, Harry Carey’s wife’s bday!
WARMUP: yes! Absolutely it was windy and cold. We would mosey and then wall sit dor everybody to catch up. As soon as the last guy arrived and sat down against the wall we were up and running again to another random location. Bonsai openly wondered if that was all I had planned. We did it for so long.
THE THANG: truth is: when I Q a moderate I often see who is present and budget our workout accordingly. In the spirit of a moderate, I kept all the counts to 10 or under and the mileage limited. These guys are strong.
The main portion was built around light poles and additive work. We were doing merkins and squats, adding an additional rep each light pole
At pole six and pole nine we stopped even though the lights weren’t on. I made a reference to how some men in our community are like those light poles: present but their light has gone out. Being among F3 guys is like standing in a well lit parking lot. A ton of dudes on fire accelerating.
But are we invigorating male community leadership if we don’t continue to reach out to those guys whose light has dimmed? The sad clowns among us need F3!
So, at every light pole we came across that was out—we did six merkins and nine squats. Turns out there are a lot of light poles at this AO in need of new bulbs or more power. I’m not sure what the metaphor is for sad clowns needing a new bulb or more power, but let’s keep working on EHING them and we can ask after their fifth or sixth post.
Closed with Bulgarian split squats, core work, and some mobility that is always a crowd favorite
WARMUP: nah, we pledged the flag
THE THANG: ran to FMHS and back with 2 exercises at the stops below – exercises were 10 merkins, 10 big boys.
Finished up with down the hill at Massey, then up at 90%
MARY: nope
ANNOUNCEMENTS: csaups and newsletter
COT: uhaul, kids growing up, Harry Carey’s wife’s bday!
WARMUP: SSH, merkins, windmills, low slow squat
THE THANG: ran around Kingsley all all different spots, every time we stopped to do the exercises below, Super G asked us all to do a burpee…who knew.
– 20 merkins, 20 squats, 20 shoulder taps
– Next stop was: 20 lunges, 20 hammers, 20 calf raises…and 15 of the above exercises
– Next stop was: 20 CDD, 20 plank jacks, 20 seal jacks…15 of #2 and 10 of #1.
– Next stop was 20 dips, 20 flutters, 20 overhead claps…15 of the above only
– A few more random stops with the above mixed in
MARY: about 3 exercises here
ANNOUNCEMENTS: csaups and your newsletter
COT: Janick’s and Uhaul prayers, family sicknesses and letting go of our controls
WARMUP: we watched Vuvu and Rolloff do a pre run
THE THANG: Ran to Kingsley, ran to the street leading to the trails in Kingsley, ran all the way down the road to the back corner of the parking lot at Sunbelt, ran to the parking garage, ran out of Kingsley past SBUX, ran to old Kingsley and either did 1 lap (under 4 miles) or ran an extra loop (just under 5).
MARY: she was not there
ANNOUNCEMENTS: lots of csaups coming up – let’s go!!
COT: Janick’s and Uhaul – heavy prayers!
WARMUP: SSH, Merkins, mountain climbers, cherry pickers
THE THANG: Four corners with bear crawls, 21s of LBCs & burpees
MARY: Yes
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Yes
COT: Prayers and praises
After an extended sabbatical from bootcamp—featuring a highlight reel of injuries and a little side quest called cancer— Cubbie decided it was my time to step back into the Q saddle. Turns out the saddle still fits… it’s just attached to a horse that appears to be rode hard and put away wet.
We opened with the disclaimer, which felt especially important given the current structural integrity of the Q. Then we moseyed to WEP for SSH, Windmills, Imperial Walkers, Broga, and Moroccan Night Clubs. Spirits were high, joints were cracking, and I immediately established the theme for the morning: “moderate expectations.”
One small administrative oversight: YHC completely forgot to count off the Pax at the beginning. So if you were there… congratulations and I hope you made it back at the end.
Round 1 – Park Loop Bench Tour
We took a lap around the park loop, stopping at each of the swinging benches for:
5 Merkins
5 Squats
This was a nice warmup and also allowed YHC to repeatedly evaluate whether my arms were still capable of pushing my body off the ground. Results were… inconclusive but promising.
Round 2 – Bear Crawl Pyramid of Poor Decisions
Then came the main event: a bear crawl ladder/pyramid situation
Pattern:
Bear crawl 10 yds → 10 Shoulder Taps
Add another 10 yd bear crawl → 20 American Hammers
Add another 10 yd bear crawl → 30 Flutter Kicks
Add another 10 yd bear crawl → 40 LBCs
Add another 10 yd bear crawl → 50 Penguin Heel Taps
Then we worked our way back down the ladder.
Between rounds we jogged back and SSH’d for the 6
Round 3 – Hill of Questionable Cadence
We moseyed back toward COT and stopped at the bottom of the steep hill.
Fast mosey up → 10 IC Mike Tyson’s
Faster mosey up → 8 IC Mike Tyson’s
All you got → 6 IC Mike Tyson’s
This is where things got exciting. Your Q attempted to call cadence for the Mike Tyson’s and demonstrated a bold new counting technique best described as “freestyle jazz cadence.”
The Pax handled it with grace and only minimal public ridicule was made by DOAH.
Return to COT
We wrapped with Nameorama, Announcements, and Prayers & Praises.
Despite a little rust, some questionable counting, and the physical strength of a medium-sized houseplant, it felt good to be back out there bootcamping with the Pax again. Grateful to still be able to show up, even if the Q sheet execution occasionally looked like it was written in crayon.
Thanks for the opportunity Cubbie
Mosey over to lot behind WEP amphitheater. EMOM run a lap around parking lot and do 15 SSHs. Whatever time you have left in the 60 seconds, try to get your heartrate back down. Repeat for 10 minutes.
Move over to in front of amphitheater for main thing. Exercises on the left were 10 merkins and 10 LBCs. Exercises on the right were 10 squats and 10 plank jacks. Every time you pass center 10 SSHs. Break into 2 groups. Group 1 runs out 4 swinging benches to the left, does Exercises, then runs back stopping at middle then 1 bench on right. 3 left, 2 right. 2 left, 3 right. 1 left, 4 right. Stopping at middle every time. Group 2 does same thing but starts with 4 right, 1 left….fun was had by all. Mosey back to COT. Fast guys finished with a few abs. Thx for the opportunity <@U686LEPLH>