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Gridiron Ladder and Escalator

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We moseyed a bit with some but kickers and karaoke as we made our way to the center of the Gridiron for a few warm up exercises.
– Grandpa Jacks
– Imperial Walkers
– Hillbilly Walkers
– Some stretchy things

Then we moseyed over to the sideline.

THANG 1
Starting at one sideline we made our way back and forth via the mode of transportation listed and
Run
– 100 SSH
Bear Crawl
– 75 Mt. Climbers (2=1)
Lung Walk
– 50 Sumo Squats
Karaoke
– 25 Merkins
Karaoke
– 10 Burpees
Nur
– 5 Jillian Michaels (Donkey Kick followed by Jumping Knee touch)

Mosey to Goal Line

THANG 2
Starting at the goal line:
Run to the 20 Yard Line
– 10 Burpees
Run to the 40 Yard Line
– 10 Burpees
– 20 WWII
Run to the 40 Yard Line
– 10 Burpees
– 20 WWII
– 30 Merkins
Run to the 20 Yard Line
– 10 Burpees
– 20 WWII
– 30 Merkins
– 40 American Hammers (2=1)
Run to the Goal Line
– 10 Burpees
– 20 WWII
– 30 Merkins
– 40 American Hammers (2=1)
– 50 Piston LBCs (25 each)

THANG 3
Ring of Fire Wave of Merkins
Pax circled up in the middle of the field. Everyone holds a plank as pax takes a turn doing a merkin and counting until we reached 100.

We moseyed back to COT for a little Mary

Announcements:
Bethel Men’s Shelter
Q Source at #ao-Lazarus following the workout. @cakeboss will lead the discussion
Several others – read your Newsletter
Ended with prayers.

Thanks for the opportunity to lead!

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10-20-30 for Bass’s Bday

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WARMUP: Mosey then SSH (57 times for Bass’s bday), windmill, imperial walkers, hillbilly walkers, moroccan nightclub, and cherry pickers.
THE THANG: Started off on benches – 2 sets, 10 each – step ups, inclined merkins, and dips. Mosey to wall – wall sits while bear crawling 2. Mosey to light poles where we did 10-20-30 of each exercise utilizing 3 light poles with runs between. Exercises were lunges, Carolina dry dock, squats, LBCs. Hit the wall again for more walls sits and bear crawls and then mosey back to Mary.
MARY: Gas pumper, American hammers, peter pointers, Freddy mercury, box cutters, and superman’s.
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Read the newsletter
COT: Prayers and praises

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Arms-Abs-Curls

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I prefaced to the group that I had run 18 miles on Sunday, and I was not going to do any running today. It was all arms and abs. The music selection was provided by Sirius Octane Workouts. So, here we go.
WARMUP: Moroccan Nightclubs, windmills, merkins, stretching
THE THANG: 1 minute on, 30 seconds rest. The second timer app threw me for a loop to start as it tried to do 3 rounds of the same exercise to start and not go through the full set and start over 3x. So we started with 3 rounds of curls until I figured out it was off. I finally got it fixed, and we rotated through more curls, merkins, pull-ups, dips, big boys, lbs, overhead presses, American hammers, man makers, flutters, and bent-over rows. We did that twice and then started to run out of time, so I sent the crew on a run down the hill and around the parking lot while I put together a shorter one to finish out the morning. The final set included Knees to the chest on the bar, toes to bar, V-ups, chest press, merkins, and one more set of curls just to keep it spicey.
MARY: Freddie Mercuries, Hello Dollys
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Service-find something to get involved in.
COT: If you’re #1 not in a shieldlock, get in one. #2 If your shieldlock doesn’t have a dedicated time to talk, make it. In just a few weeks, my shield lock has really helped me in several ways by being able to talk to the group in a place of no judgment and support. When you can talk about it in a safe space, it can make it easier to have those conversations with those outside of the group that you need to.

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Q school at ROF

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Five students attended Q school, and 3 runners posted at NAFO this morning. This is what they did:
WARMUP: Disclaimer and slow Mosey around NAFO parking lot. Circle up for COP
THE THANG:
COP: SSH x 30, windmill x 10, squat x 20, merkin x 10/hold/Peter Parker x 10/Left arm and leg high/6″/regular/mountain climber x 10/6″/recover, LBCx20, Morrocan night cub x 30
Run to the bottom of the hill by the ROTC building for Jacob’s Ladder (1-7), pull-ups at the top of the hill
People’s chair along the ROTC building x 90s, recover, round 2 with the Pax each running to the road, doing 3 burpees, running back to the wall.
Mosey back to the parking lot for cocaine bearcrawls along the parking spaces (1-5 merkins at each line)

MARY: American Hammer x 20, hello dolly x 20
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Fastest 5K in a couple weeks, Bethel Men’s shelter this Thursday, April 3
COT: Prayers for families, Splinter’s 2.0 in a difficult situation, Becky with cancer, Cash’s family
NMM:
It was a privilege to lead Q school this morning. Here are my pearls of wisdom from Qing workouts for the past 12 years:
1. Always have a watch to keep track of your time (start and end promptly).
2. Ease into the workout with a light jog, SSH’s, and windmills to stretch the major muscle groups.
3. I typically count at a slower cadence for more effective training. I make sure the workout is balanced with strength and cardio conditioning.
4. Use pull up bars whenever they are available at your AO. Try to work a back exercise into every workout (like Superman).
5. Steal shamelessly from other Q’s. I stole frequently from South Charlotte and local Pax (Geronimo was one of my favs). Today’s cocaine bearcrawls were stolen from Poppins (who stole from someone else, I think).
6. Due to my early work schedule during the week, I can’t stay for COT, and it’s something I truly miss. F3 has been a blessing in my life.

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Yellow Pixie Dust

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WARMUP: Honored Sergeant Major Robert Cottle, Mozy, butt kickers, toy soldiers, windmills, downward dog and honeymooner
THE THANG: 5 rounds of pain – Run down the hill around the playground and back to the ROTC building, 10 pull ups, 20 curls, 20 dips, 30 squats, 30 merkins then we finished off with 11s with overhead press at the top of the hill and merkins at the bottom.
MARY: went around the circle, lbcs, flutters, box cutters, hammers
ANNOUNCEMENTS: newsletter
COT: marriages, health, families

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Shield is a lean mean pain making machine

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WARMUP: Did couple exercises
THE THANG:
4 rounds of board of pain
In between exercises take 400m lap
MARY:
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Ruby and Splinter are training for Marathon :clap: :muscle: :bacon:
COT:
Be light in the darkness :bulb:

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St Paddy’s Day WOD

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WARMUP: Our warmup consisted of Windmills, Imperial Walkers, Hillbilly Walkers, some downward dog and honeymooners
THE THANG: We did 5 rounds of exercises
The first 3 rounds were 17 reps of each exercise followed by a 400 meter run. The 4th round was 15 reps and the 5th was 10 reps
The exercises were:
LEPRECHAUN LUNGES
LORD OF THE DANCE SSH
GREEN MT CLIMBERS
DROPKICK MURPHY’S SHOULDER TAPS
IRISH TWISTS
POT OF GOLD SQUATS
PATTY O’PUSHUPS W/PLANKJACK
KISS ME I’M IRISH BIG BOYS
MARY: NO MARY
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Read your newsletter
COT: Reverend Ruby took us out with his soothing voice and a prayer

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The Impossible Mile

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20 men rolled out of bed and got better this morning. There were ruckers, runners, and bootcampers. Conditions were pleasant (44 and clear). Here’s what we did:

The Thang
“The Impossible Mile Challenge”
– 1 Lap Burpee Broadjump
– 1 lap Lunge Walk
– 1 lap Bear Crawl
– 1 lap Run

<@UGU3XR5RP> finished first and thus was crowned “King of the Ring.”

NMM
We take on these challenges to prove our strength. On the surface, this was a physical beast. But during the challenge, it was apparent that this was just as much mental. No one chooses to do these exercises on their own. Candidly, it’s dangerous, difficult, and dare I say, impossible. But there’s a lesson in the face of challenges: will you quit when it gets hard or will you dig deep and push through? Whatever it takes to keep going, do that. If it means taking a rest and going again, do that. You must push past your perceived limitations to find the strength within. You have what it takes. Keep going.

Aye!
IJ

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Zachary Tellier tribute

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WARMUP:

wam up lap
20 SS
15 imperial walkers
15 squating mearckin night clubs
15 moutain climbers
Stretching

The thang

Start in end zone

10 burpees

Run to 50 nur back to end zone

10 burpees
25 pushups

Run to 50 nur back to end zone

10 burpees
25 pushups
50 lunges

Run to 50 nur back to end zone

10 burpees
25 pushups
50 lunges
100 sit-ups

Run to 50 nur back to end zone

10 burpees
25 pushups
50 lunges
100 sit-ups
150 air squats

Run to 50 nur back to end zone

3 sets of

5 chin ups
25 flutter kicks
25 calf raises

Mary

Hello Dolly
Box cutter
American hammer

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

Convergence Friday
Jaeger Saturday

COT:
Prayers and praises

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