Slow is the name of the AKA game

WARMUP: stuff
THE THANG:
Slow controlled reps up and down
Single arm curls (left and right)
Triceps
Front raises
Bent over rows (left and right)
Calf raises
Side bends (left and right)
BBS

MARY: 5 min of around the circle
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
COT:

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Anna @ AKA

WARMUP: dynamic plank exercises (merkins, peter parker, plank jacks, parker peter) with upward dog<>downward dog variations sprinkled in, ending with child’s pose
THE THANG: “Anna” partner WOD (see attached image)
MARY: forearm plank peter parkers, side plank dips L & R
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Please share your feelings about the absence of <@U5RTPS4M8> from today’s workout.

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Ass Kicking April – Yard

WARMUP: Mosey to warmup – SSH, windmill, imperial walker, cherry picker, hillbilly walker, Moroccan nightclub, merkins, calf raises.
THE THANG: Mosey to parking lot with track to complete 7 of diamonds – 4 laps around the track with 4 sets of an exercise. 7 merkins at each (4) station, 14 squats, 21 flutter kicks, 28 LBCs… utilizing the same parking lot, complete exercise from one end to the other – toy soldiers, lunges, bear crawl, karaoke 2… Dora after that – 100 squats, 150 M.C (D.C), and 200 LBCs. End with dips and then a job around the lap.
MARY: Ab workouts throughout
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Street clean up, cannoli run, bethels.
COT: Prayers and praises, ended with prayer.

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Ass kickings only

WARMUP: Windmills, SSH, Low Slow Squats

THE THANG: 4-corners 5–10-15-20-25
Merkins, Squats, LBC’s, HTH
5-10-15
Wide arm merkins, lunges, V-ups, Big boys

Mosey from COT to behind Oriley’s and participate in 11’s on the hill. Hand release merkins at bottom, bear crawl to top, jump squats at the top, walk down hill

Mosey back to COT

MARY: Airborne stretch

ANNOUNCEMENTS: Read your newsletter

COT: PRAYER OR PRAISE FROM EVERYONE

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AKA Birthday

WARMUP: Quick disclaimer as we watched the guest of honor roll up at exactly 5:15. Started with 15IW, 5 Slow Windmills and 53 SSH
THE THANG: Mosey to the top of the hill, did a long set of 7’s with Iron Mike’s at the top and Flutter Press at the storage building. Second set of 7’s was curls at the storage building and dips at the bottom of the hill. Finished up with some Murph prep, sets of 10CDD (No pull up bars), 20 Merkins and 30 squats, followed by a run behind the football locker room. Got almost 3 rounds in before it was time to head to COT
MARY: A round of flutters while the 6 rolled back
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Cannoli Run, Sweaty Barry(?)
COT: 5th core principle

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SlowBurn with a Kick in the A….

WARMUP: Dynamic warm up around Lowe’s stopping along way to circle up and exercise
Crowd pleaser was the duck walks in honor of Retiree

THE THANG:
The accumulator
10 exercises starting with one rep
Moving to next parking space line 2 reps, next line 3 reps and continuing to 10 spaces 10 reps
Modes of transportation were
Bear Crawl
Lunge walk
Crawl Bear
Reverse Lunge walk

Shoulders were toast but Twister kept us motivated :cold_sweat:
MARY:
Back at COT some dying cockroaches
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Fast5k Saturday 3pm do it for Luka!!
COT:
Prayers for all dealing with life and it’s disappointments but also recognizing the blessings :fire: :point_up_2: :raised_hands:

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Run to the River 4 miles

WARMUP: nope
THE THANG: Ran to the river through Baxter
MARY: a few afterwards did some additional work
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
COT: prayers for Families and our thoughts

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AKA hills and running

WARMUP: nah
THE THANG: trail runners hit the trail. Path for runner was down Munn, into the school, ran all the way out the back by the pull up bars. Then down Harris and up Jackson. Then either to Massey or through WEP and back down Harris. Some got a little extra in old and new Kingsley.
MARY: nah
ANNOUNCEMENTS: fast 5 today!
COT: completed at the beginning so kind of

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AKA – Board of Pain 2025

The [vintage] Challenge:
– Burpees – 100 (Ruby Slippers 0, Slash 7)
– Calf Raises – 150 (50 regular, 50 toes pointed in, 50 toes pointed out)
– Ski Abs – 100 (Barry Manilow started)
– Merkins – 100
– Deep Squats – 100 (Anchorman started, Cake Boss 10, Short Sale 50, JWOW 51)
– LBCs – 200 (Cohiba – completed)
– Carolina Dry Docks – 100 (Time Machine 10)
– American Hammer – 100 (Harry Carry? Vuvuzela & Band Camp completed)
– Mac Tar Jai – 100
– Jump Squats – 100
– Mountain Climbers – 100
– Shoulder Raises – 200
– Mary Catherines – 100
– Hello Dolly – 200
– Wide Arm Merkins – 100
– Squat Jacks – 100
– Nippler– 100
– Burpees – 100

The Board of Pain isn’t that hard. It isn’t completable in 45 minutes. But it ain’t about finishing, it’s about seeing how far you can go!

You:
– Show up
– Put forth the effort
– Share suffering amongst the PAX
– Build camaraderie
– Teach yourself that
– You can take on challenging tasks
– You will improve
– You accelerate when other men are striving alongside you

There are plenty of harder workouts. But the Board is doable by ALL MEN. Be present and try; that’s all it takes! You don’t have to get far; you just have to go.

How is it in our lives that we have a problem and the solution is the same? Be present and try

We ain’t getting it all done today, but today’s effort still matters!

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