12 comes of Christmas

Old bay had every intention on Qing however a call from the M created a change of plans due to a water leak at home.

Fortunately he gave me the winky to make it all happen. We did a little warmup and took a mosey to the back lot.

Cones were set out and the fun began. Center cone exercise was assigned by Tang 5 merkins.

The 12 cones of of Christmas are as follows
50 Freddie Mercurys
25 SSH
10 flying squirrels
25 box cutters
50 flutters
40 plank jacks
50 mtn climbers
10 Turkish getups
10 jump squats
25 hello dollys
30 CCDs
50 squats

That’s all she wrote. Solid workout. Thanks <@U08G28Z7E>

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Parading around Minnow Pond

Temperature was 40 degrees however it was a bit windy. The Pledge of Alliance was recited, the Pax were counted and instructions were given.

WARMUP: N/A for Minnow Pond

THE THANG:
Following the FM Christmas Parade route, Pax were to complete the following exercises at stops along the way:

10 burpees
20 big boys
10 lunges each leg

Stops were the following:

Unity Presbyterian
Corner of Main and Tom Hall
Corner of Main and White
Lot beside FM Town Hall
Lap around WEP

Once complete, Pax were to reverse the route with stops along the way until COT.

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The Winter of Wegs’ discontemt

WARMUP: Too cold
THE THANG: in the words of Rev. Al Green, “Take Me To The River”runners ran to the River & back. Ruckers did they own thang
MARY: nope
ANNOUNCEMENTS: The Usual
COT: prayers & praises

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Kingsley loops

WARMUP: none
THE THANG: right on Mun left and Kingsley park circle, cross over 160 to Kingsley do as many loops as possible, head back
MARY: none
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Christmas Party
COT: keep several father in laws and uncles in your prayers plus prayers for direction.

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Park to Calhoun

WARMUP: it was cold. we’ll warm up on the run
THE THANG: cover distance stop for:
5 burpees
10 merkins
15 squats
added some lunges once
did some leg lifts after a muscle up twice
bear crawled the length of Calhoun St. Parking lot twice too
covered 3.11 miles–except for Beaker (his strava only said 2.98, which feels like a failure on my part. see NMM below)
MARY: flutters in cadence for 1:30 to hit 0600
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Xmas Party 12/12, Bethel service tonight

NMM:

You ever just 3000% took care of everything and crushed it by all outward metrics, but you didn’t do it with JOY in your heart? So your wife, kids, or close friend noticed and it wasn’t the reaction you expected…even though the mission was fully accomplished

It isn’t enough to just do a good job

Handle the mess your kids created with success, but did it in a way that made them feel scared rather than safe? Failure

Take care of business for your family, but made your wife feel like it was a burden rather than a mission? Failure

Maybe it’s just me… 😉 Good thing failure is a way point and not an end point. Let’s stay after it!

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They’re Entertained….And sweaty!

WARMUP:
Is 36+ years at a job meaningless or meaningful?? How you approach it makes the difference but finishing strong is the key to legacy :muscle:

THE THANG:
Dynamic warm up
5 burpees
Toy soldiers
Shuffle
Butt lickers
Shuffle
High knees

30 & 35
Gassers w30 merkins
10 merkins then first run
10 merkins 2nd run
10 merkins 3rd run

Dips w out 5 donkey kicks and back
10 dips
10 dips
10 dips

Broadjump burpee-5
30 flutters 10 at a time

MARY:
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Read Newsletter
Halfback is a beast
COT:
Prayers for aging parents, marriages, 2.0’s, those dealing with health issues :pray:

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Jacket Dirty Mile

WARMUP: The usual suspects

THE THANG: Jacket-Dirty-Mile
4 laps around FMHS track… 3 “excursions”/lap
– Up & down Railings of Home side bleachers (so… up, over, down, over, up, over, down…and rejoin track)
– East end zone — 10 inverted rows on Football team “apparatus”
– West end zone – Nur up hill…. crawl-bear down.
When 4 laps done… dealer’s choice on how to finish: Yog… or continue pattern. Most continued.

MARY: Partner – 1 Pax holds 6″ / other pax slaloms feet over (10x each side)… flapjack
Ab-Lab w/ Circle of Hate: Pax calls out exercise for others to do while he bear-crawls or Lunge walks around perimeter.

ANNOUNCEMENTS: FMCC Food Drive, Operation Love Turkey collection, other newsletter stuff

COT: Held (5th core principle)

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Lessons, Learnings and Mahktar Ndiayes

WARMUP: Mosey to behind Empire for COP with various exercises in cadence including; SSH, Imperial Walkers, Hillbilly Walkers and a question answered incorrectly by the PAX. Therefore…..5 burpees OYO.

THE THANG: 3 lessons – 3 stations

Lesson 1 – The examined life is the one most worth living. We don’t learn from our experiences. We learn by reflecting on our experiences, then hopefully applying the learning in a positive way lest we repeat failure.

Lesson 2 – Mosey to the corner of Lowe’s: Today’s habits are tomorrow’s influence. Our “ordinary” is what others see. Our children and those we influence will emulate us. Why? They learn by watching us. And more are watching than we realize. More on that in lesson 3

11’s were called (month of November) – Hand-release merkins on one side and Makhtar Ndiayes on the other. Barry Manilow was highly pleased. PAX did this exercise together at three different points behind Lowe’s until the mulch piles were reached.

Lesson 3 – 2.8 – We influence an average of 2.8 people per day. In our lifetimes – it adds up to between 10,000 and 80,000 people. Our ripple effect matters – how are you cascading your influence? 3 series of 8 flying squirrels and 2 super slow burn squats with modes of transport varying between lunge walks and jogs.

A mosey to the grassy area near COT for Knee-tar Ndiayes and monkey humpers.

A mosey to behind Chik Fil A where we took geometry class by doing protractors, hello dolly’s and rosalitas depending on the angle.

A mosey back down the hill to COT and, according to Barry Manilow – it looked like we made it.

MARY: No time – open to all men.
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Of course
COT: Will always be the 5th core principle

PAX were challenged to be a stone in someone’s life. At an age range of 47-58, there is insight to be shared and others will benefit. Being that somebody by serving in this capacity is taking one meaningful step toward leaving our world better than we found it.

The lessons shared served as a reminder to the importance of the roles we serve in our homes and communities. They learn by watching us. Always.

Thanks for the call, Peach Stand.

Honored,
Cyclops

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