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Honoring a Hero

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This hero workout is in honor of my friend and classmate Capt. Mark “Pitbull” McDowell. Four took on the challenge and were rewarded with a sunrise for the ages. Here’s what we did:

– Run 1 Mile
– 5 Minute Plank
– 200 Calf Raises
– 300 LBCs
– Run 1 Mile
– 100 Muscle-ups
– 200 Merkins
– 300 Squats

Mark was a 4.25 GPA student, captain of the soccer team, and an all-around great young man. He was the guy you wanted to hate because he was good at everything. But once you got to know him, you learned that he was the type of guy you strived to be. When he graduated high school, he attended the Air Force Academy. Upon graduation in 2005, he completed Euro-NATO Joint Jet Pilot Training at Sheppard Air Force Base, Texas, and Introduction to Fighter Fundamentals at Columbus Air Force Base, Mississippi. Captain McDowell completed the Basic Qualification Course – F-15E in May of 2008 and was assigned to the 336th Fighter Squadron at Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, North Carolina.

Mark’s plane went down in Afghanistan. He left behind a wife, loving family, and many friends. As his grandfather said at his service, “He was born to fly and he died doing what he loved.”

If Mark were here today, he would have been the guy crushing the workout from the front with a smile on his face. He would have been the guy to encourage the whole time.

Remember, we GET TO do this. Some others aren’t as blessed.

-IJ

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Officer Aaron Smith Memorial WOD 2024

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As promised we honored a fallen hero at the Honey Badger who was a friend of my brother in law.

Officer Aaron Smith’s life of public service began at the age of 16, when he joined the Mineral Wells Volunteer Fire Department (MWVFD) as a junior firefighter. He began serving the MWVFD “in full capacity” at the age of 18, and also went on to work as an emergency medical technician (EMT) for Roane County Emergency Medical Services, the St. Joseph Ambulance Service, Jackson County Emergency Medical Services, Camden Clark Memorial Hospital, and Med Trust of Myrtle Beach.
Officer Smith later became a South Carolina State trooper before joining the Horry County Police Department as a police officer.
His cousin Caroline Arthur wrote “Anyone who knew Aaron knew his passion for front line service. His many hours of service, lives touched, and lives saved will not go unnoticed.”
Officer Smith died on September 5, 2021 and was laid to rest September 12, 2021.
Officer Smith left behind his wife, Chelsy, as well as his parents, two sisters, and his brother.
Warm-up
– SSH x25
– Merkins x20
– Windmill x10
The WOD
1. 1.Start on the far side of the parking lot and complete the first exercise.
2. 2.Run to the next island and complete that exercise. Run back to the start and complete the first exercise.
3. 3.Run back to the second island complete that exercise. Continue to the next marked exercise and complete. Run back stopping at each island to complete the exercise.
4. 4.Continue until you complete all stations on the 5 rep lane.
5. 5.Run one lap around the parking lot (0.40 miles). This is done after each lane is completed.
6. 6.Graduate to the next lane (10 reps) and do the same thing done on the 5 rep lane.
7. 7.After completing the 10 rep lane and running a lap, grab a block to use for all stops on the 15 and 20 rep lanes.
Lane 1 (5 Reps per exercise) & Lane 2 (10 Reps per exercise)
– Island 1 = HR Merkins
– Island 2 = LBC
– Island 3 = Bear Crawl
– Island 4 = 4ct Plank Jack
– Island 5 = Burpees
Lane 3 (15 Reps per exercise)
– Bent over Rows
– Curls
– OH Press
– Squat Thrusters
Lane 4 (20 Reps per exercise)
– Bent over Rows
– Tricep Extension
– OH Press

The counts:
– Total distance = 3.15 miles
– HR Merkins = 45
– LBC = 60
– 4ct Plank Jack = 30
– 8 Burpees = 15
– BO Rows = 105
– Curls = 60
– Tricep Ext. = 80
– OH Press = 70
– Squat Thrusters = 15

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Winter Green Skoal and Cindy

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It was a balmy morning at The Ring, but the mumble chatter was fire. A little warmup and we were off to grab our old friend Mr. Cinder Block.

We celebrated the 80th anniversary of the day before D-Day.

Thang: 4 Corners of pain. Every lap move you cinderblock up one cone. The 4 Corners were:
– Bombjacks
– Dry Docs
– Flutters
– Merkins
Mode of transport was running.

Nice work by all!

– JWow

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The Murph 2024

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1 mile run
100 pull-ups
200 Merkins
300 squats
1 mile run

It’s more than a workout

We get to because they did.

God bless you all. Keep pushing and never forget.

:facepunch: :facepunch: :facepunch:

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Leg Day at the Varsity

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WARMUP:

COP for the following:
– SSH x 30
– IW x 15
– Windmills x 10
– Mtn Climbers x 20

Too much chatter so we moseyed to the hill…
THE THANG:

Quadzilla
Run to the bottom
10 Jumping Lunges
Nur to the top
10 Bombjacks
3 x

Mosey to the playground and grab a partner

Partner 1 – Peoples Chair
Partner 2 – Take a lap
Alternate
Rinse and repeat 3x

Leg Tabata
30 seconds of squats
10 seconds of Al Gore
30 seconds of squat to calf raise
10 seconds of Al Gore
30 seconds of jump squats

Back to partner work
Partner 1 – Big Boys
Partner 2 – take a lap
Alternate and rinse and repeat 3x

Back to Tabata

Back to Partner work
Partner 1 – Monkey Humpers
Partner 2 – Take a lap
Alternate and rinse and repeat 3x

Back to Tabata

Back to the bottom of the hill
Nur to the top

COT
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
– (4) upcoming CSAUPs
COT:

Attended my niece’s 5th grade graduation where (3) students conducted the commencement address. A consistent theme from them aligned with the schools mission:
– Personal accountability
– Attitude
– Work Ethic
YHC was impressed at their ability to deliver the speech and the values for which they espoused. It aligns with our mission and opportunity. Dont make life too complex. Ask a 5th grader whats important. Be prepared for more knowledge and wisdom than you might expect!

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Deck O’Pain

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WARMUP: Windmills, Morrocan nightclubs, Imperial walkers and Hillbilly walkers…short mosey up to NaFo bench area.
THE THANG: Deck O’Pain
JOKERS= 10 BURPEES
HEARTS= MERKINS
DIAMONDS = SSH
CLUBS= BIG BOYS
SPADES = CDD
ONCE WE COMPLETED THE DECK WE DID A RUN WITH 10 BURPEES.
WE DID A SHORT MOSEY OVER TO THE PULLUPS BARS AND DID 5 ROUNDS OF
5 PULLUPS
5 KNEES TO CHEST
10 SQUATS
THEN RUN DOWN TO THE STOP SIGN AND BACK.

MARY: some Mary was had ending with body destroyers
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Bethel, newsletter and Murph
COT: Prayers and Praises

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Closing out the week in good form

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WARMUP: windmills to start and various exercises in cadence while a few pax rolled in hot.
THE THANG: mosey to the sugar creek elementary school back lot for rounds of 5’s 17’s and 23’s

Set 1 – 5 rounds – 5 burpees, 17 merkins and 23 squats with bear crawling in between stations.

Dark Helmet used the pink Port a John. Other details unknown.

Set 2 – 5 rounds – 5 squats, 17 lunges and 23 side straddle hops with crawl bearing between stations.

Observation – Harry Caray is getting faster as he ages.

Mosey to pull up bars for 7’s and Cindy’s- Pull ups and cinder block curls. Flutters with the block held high to finish.

Return cinder blocks to the pile then 5 burpees OYO before a slowsy to COT.

MARY: a minute’s worth of abs plus one body destroyer brought us to 0600.

ANNOUNCEMENTS: You bet

COT: 5th core principle with emphasis on our concentrica – namely shorties.

Thanks, Harry Caray for the call! :eye:

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8 for “The Seven”

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WARMUP: Mosey, 20 SSH, 10 Moroccan Nightclubs, 10 Hillbilly Walkers, 10 Cherry Pickers
THE THANG:
The Seven: (7 Rounds)
– 7 Merkins
– 7 Overhead Press
– 7 Knees to Elbows
– 7 Bent Rows
– 7 Manmakers
– 7 Swings
– 7 Pullups
Run to stop sign at the bottom of the hill …….rinse and repeat
11’s (got 7’s in thought)
– Big Boy’s
– Squats
mode of transportation was murderbunnies

MARY: Flutters, American Hammers
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
COT: Prayer for Brad’s mother & Steven’s uncle

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The Work

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WARMUP: SSH, Windmills, MNC
THE THANG:
Mile on the track
10 Burpees
10 Squats
10 Merkins
10 Big Boys
Every 1/4 of a lap one of these exercises was done
x4 = 1 Mile

Then we went to the cinder block area and did
24 BLOCK SWINGS
10 BURPEES

20 BLOCK SWINGS
8 BURPEES

16 BLOCK SWINGS
6 BURPEES

14 BLOCK SWINGS
4 BURPEES

12 BLOCK SWINGS
2 BURPEES

10 BLOCK SWINGS
1 BURPEES

RUN OUT AND BACK TO THE CROSSWALK IN FRONT OF THE FOOTBALL STADIUM

3 ROUNDS
MARY: Box Cutters
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Newsletter
COT: Closed in prayer

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F3 Baseball

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WARMUP: MNC, Windmills, Mosey of various sorts
THE THANG: F3 Baseball – Strike out 6 Merkins, All other outs 10 SSH, Walk Bear Crawl to next Base. Bases were Dips, Squats, LBC & Burpees. Wen through Texas v A’s game
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Cannoli Run coming up, Jager postponed, help needed July 4th for Bethel dinner (hamburger and hotdogs). Of course Christmas party, waiting on the sign-up genius.
COT: Students and Teachers and up coming travel.

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