Beat the deck round 4

WARMUP: started with a light mosey to center of the lot. Hit some SSHs, Imperial Walkers, Windmills.

THE THANG: we had 9 cards face up and the deck face down. Each number was associated with a workout. When you got one right you did 10 reps of the workout. When you got one wrong you did 10 reps and a MOW. We had about 7 cards left…

MARY: …those 7 cards turned to lightning round to wrap up on time

ANNOUNCEMENTS: HIm camp, golf tourney

COT: Circle of Trust

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13 YR Anniversary Convergence

WARMUP:
THE THANG:
Here is my weinke – Assassin

We had about 12 runners and 6 ruckers tackle the tundra of the paved loop around the schools.

Starting at the front door we headed around the back, past the shop, past the ROTC HQ, down to the elementary playground, back by the stadium, out to Jones Road and back to the front.

All enjoyed. Thanks to Sasquatch and Spectre for the preview lap and suggestions.

Convergence bootcamp Q- Backdraft

Warmup- SSH, windmills, cherry pickers, mtn. Climbers, Moroccan night clubs

The thang-
Count off for groups of 3s
Mosey to pull up bars
Group 1 wall sits
Group 2 merkins

Group 3 13 pull ups 13 burpees

Stay in groups Dora on the hill
Bottom 300 CDDs top 300 squat jumps mosey from top to bottom

Line up in parking lot for 43 seconds of following exercises followed by bear crawls in-between
Exercises were as follows
Merkins, air squats, flutters, alt. Shoulder taps, jump squats, lbc’s, Carolina’s dry docks, alt lunges, burpees,

Mosey back to COT in original 3 man groups

KB workout- Boogie Nights

Ladder of pain- it sucked

MARY:
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
COT:

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On the fly

WARMUP: yes
THE THANG: wall sits w/ 20x MN & OHC. Mosey to Parking spots for bearcrawl, merkins ladder for 7 spots, bearcrawl back. Rinse and repeat at wall, back to parking spots for bearcrawl, cdds. Mosey to apartments for hill work 7’s. Slapshot chose burpees(shocker!) at the bottom, Senator chose squats. Mosey back to half wall for 10 step ups, 10 calf raises, 5 box jumps and 10 dips, 10 derkins, 10 irkins, rinse and repeat. Mosey back to wall for wall sits and alternating modes of transportation and exercises from one side to the other while pax hold wall sit. Mosey to COT
MARY: yes
ANNOUNCEMENTS: read your newsletter
COT: talked about what was on our hearts and minds

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The CSM Pysher WOD

This is my custom WOD for my Father CSM Pysher.

Rep count represents the different divisions, brigades, regiments he was a part of durning his career in the Army and the Pa National Guard.

28 HR merkins
.25 lap
28 HR Merkins
56 Dbl count Flutters
Lap
28 HR merkins
56 dbl count merkins
112 BBS
Lap
112 LBCs
56 dbl count merkins
28 Hr merkins
Lap
56 Flutters
28 HR Merkins
Lap
28 HR merkins
Lap

Had some extra time so did 28 Lunge walks…followed by 56 Lunge Walks then 112 Freddy Mercuries.

Always happy to be able to lead here. Thankful for the opportunity provided by my SL brother Kaiser and also thankful for the opportunity to catch up with a true HIM Harry Carry.

:punch::punch::punch:

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Steel City— by the numbers

Steel City Beatdown – By the numbers

5 burpees OYO – 5 Pirates World Series Championships
13 SSH IC – 26 total reps for Steeler HOF Rod Woodson
5 burpees OYO – 5 Penguins Stanley Cups
6 Windmills – 6 Steelers Super Bowl Championships

1 Burpee OYO – 1 Olympic Gold Medal for Kurt Angle (he did it with a broken neck)

Mosey to the hill by the fire station

Inclined PAIN workout. You would do 3 burpees at the bottom of the hill and then do an exercise, go back to the bottom of the hill 3 more burpees, and then move up the ladder completing all exercises. Everyone loved this. All the reps represented the numbers of different Pittsburgh sports legends.

Steel City by the numbers Cont.

87 Mountain Climbers – Sidney Crosby
75 LBC’s – Mean Joe Greene
66 Flutters – Mario Lemieux
43 – Calf Raises – Troy Polamalu
32 – SSH – Franco Harris
24 – Freddy Mercury’s – Barry Bonds
21 Merkins – Roberto Clemente
10 Squats – Ron Francis
8 BBS – Willie Stargell
7 HR Merkins- Ben Roethlisberger

Mosey back to COT. If you got through it…446 reps…the exact number of Bridges within the Steel City.

Thanks to all who posted and embraced the legacy of PGH Sports.

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Title McTitle-Face

WARMUP:
– Air Squats
– Good Mornings
– Lunges
– The Windmill
– Imperial Walkers
– Hillbilly Walkers

THE THANG:
– Mike Tysons # 5
– Squats # 10
– Good Mornings # 10
– LBCs # 10
– Merkins # 10

After you completed the exercises you ran a lap. After each time you completed the thang you added one lap to the run.

Ended with some good ol stretching

MARY: Around The Circle
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Read your newsletter
COT: Yes, there was COT

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4 Corners

WARMUP: I felt that we need a little motivation so we did “The Motivator” then a few stretchy thing the moseyed to Harris Teeter lot.

THE THANG: we did a 4 corner work out. At each corner we performed the same exercise for the reps listed.

Round 1 – 7 Burpees
Round 2 – 14 Merkins
Round 3 – 21 LBCs
Round 4 – 28 Squats
Round 5 – 21 American Hammers
Round 6 – 14 CDDs
Round 7 – V-ups

We had a few minutes left to get back to COT where we ended with a little Broga.

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Bethel Men’s Shelter 9/4
Intergence 9/13
HIM Camp
Read the Newsletter
COT: Prayers were made

Thanks again <@UQ50TPDLH> for the opportunity to lead!!!

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Variety is the spice of life

Warmup
– Moroccan Night Club
– Windmill
– Cheery Pickers
– Imperial Walker
Wind sprints with pain stations. -> run with your sand bag
– Three different cones to run to.
– Round 1
– Each cone 5 side straddle hop
– Each time you return to the base line Man Makers x 5
– Round 2
– Each cone 5 side American Hammers
– Each time you return to the base line Overhead throws x 5
– Round 3
– Each cone 5 side Shoulder Taps
– Each time you return to the base line Overhead Press x 5
Catch me if you can
– Partner up
– 1st person starts running with sandbag
– 2nd person does man makers x2 and then runs to catchup.
– Do one loop around the carline parking lot
Mosey to the parking lot
– Pain stations -> 45 sec exercise with 15 second rest -> two complete circuits
– Man Makers
– Overhead throws
– Overhead Press
– Bent over rows
– Flutter kicks with sandbag
– Squats with sandbag
– Curls
– Leg lifts
– Lunges
– Pecker Pointers.

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Stand Up’s VQ

WARMUP: side straddle hops, arm circles, windmills, imperial walkers, cherry pickers

THE THANG:

Station 1: 100m-ish partner run – 100 monkey humpers, 200 Carolina dry docks, 300 American Hammers

Mosey

Station 2: 10 Merkins, 15 air squats, 20 big boys, 10 burpees

Mosey to the wall

Station 3: PAX stayed in wall squat, while we snaked down the line bear crawling out 10 yards and performed 5 wide arm merkins, then crab walked back. Then walking lunges out to 5 squats and walking lunges back.

Mosey

MARY: 30 LBC, 15 Box cutters, 15 Freddie Mercuries, 15 Flutters, CELEBRITY @slapshot 30 hello dolly’s, and a much needed 15 second body destroyer

ANNOUNCEMENTS: 9/11 stair climb, HIM Camp, and the jam-packed newsletter

COT: praises for new family members for @grassy knoll and a healthy baby for @the pirates friend Netflix. Prayers for Pollo Hermano’s father, DD and family fighting the fight against cancer, college of mine in the throws of rock bottom, and a member of my personal network getting a heart stent in place today. Apologies for any prayers spoken that I’ve forgotten.

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Steel City WK#1 EMOM

WARMUP:
We started with a mosey around the parking lot and circled up for:
• Side Straddle Hops – 20 IC
• Hillbilly Walkers – 10 IC
• Imperial Walkers – 10 IC
• Cherry Pickers – 10 IC

THE THANG:
Each round was (EMOM) Every Minute On the Minute for 5 minutes.
After each round, PAX ran a fast lap in the parking lot.

Round 1
• 5 Squats
• 10 Merkins
• 15 American Hammers (each side)
→ Fast lap

Round 2
• 5 Burpees
• 10 Seal Jacks
• 15 Overhead Press (with weight)
→ Fast lap

Round 3
• 5 Bonnie Blairs (each leg)
• 10 Tricep Extensions (with weight)
• 15 Calf Raises
→ Fast lap

Round 4
• 5 Monkey Humpers
• 10 Diamond Merkins
• 15 Mountain Climbers (each leg)
→ Fast lap

MARY:
(3minutes left at the end)
• 15 Flutter Kicks (IC)
• 15 Hello Dolly (IC)
• 15 LBCs (IC)

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
COT:

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