The Kickoff of the Funhouse Farewell Tour

WARMUP:
I am certain we warmed up.

THE THANG:
It occurred to me as I sat to write this, that I have no idea (since it was a MONTH ago) what all we did that morning. I usually have a plan written out ahead that I either commit to memory, or will even shove a printout in my pocket to reference just in case. I didn’t do that this time. I know that I tried to call a few of the favorites of <@UGNDJBDU3> in his honor. I know we hit The Zipper and we definitely performed the Gonorrhea Burpee (because it has The Clap), but that’s all I really recall…

Now, the only person likely to read this is <@UGU3XR5RP>, but I just got painfully convicted about not writing Backblasts in a timely nor efficient manner. As I was looking back to see if I could find this weinke, I discovered that I have the BB from both my FNG post (administered by <@UN6U5PXNJ> and <@U08GGTLHL>) and from my VQ at The Armory.

<@U07QXBKKF5F> joined us as an FNG that morning. As it turns out, this came at a critical time in his life… and is hopefully blessing it. But, I failed him as a Q. He now does not have the enjoyment or blessing of being able to go back and read the report from his first post and reflect on that in the same way that I do. The first day I posted, I was sure I was going to die when Pusher said, “And now for the second half, I’ll hand this off to Jekyll”. I didn’t understand how the toughest workout I had ever done to that point in my adult life could have a SECOND HALF.

That’s a cherished memory. So, for Road Rash and every man after him, I commit to writing BackBlasts, making them interesting and timely, and hyping the reading of them after the fact. I also will attempt to persuade other men to do the same.

MARY: No chicks.

ANNOUNCEMENTS: Read your newsletter.

COT: The 5th Core Principle.

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St Paul’s Yoga club

WARMUP: mosey to veterinarian parking lot… SSH, MNC, ISQW, CP
THE THANG: mosey to intersection of Spring Street and W-Leroy, sprint W Leroy to Pine Street.
Heading up Pine Street, at each intersection (5 total), add 5 reps to the following:
Merkins, LBC, squats, flutter-kicks
Once at SPEChurch, Yoga for ~15 min… mosey back to COT

MARY: no time for the ladies this AM

ANNOUNCEMENTS: beers for ‘Betes, CRI volunteers needed, other WNC relief

COT: held/prayers lifted

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Funhouse sendoff at the Pond

WARMUP: ran to Hardee’s, did SSH, planked, ran more. Ran down to city hall building.
THE THANG: 2 exercises at the city hall building, ran down to 4 way stop for 1 burpee (added 1 burpee each time we passed it, then up the hill to the parking lot for the same 2 exercises.

10 pushups (change pushups each time between diamonds, ranger, regular) and 10 double count flutters.

Last added part was to try and push your way up the hills just so you weren’t dialing it in.
MARY: got some hammers in, bicycles, more hammers
ANNOUNCEMENTS: CSPAN style positive vibes to Funhouse!
COT: like all of us when we’re in the flux, we go up and down just like the hills we ran today. Sometimes easier going down the hill, but that push and pull from another guy, and that guy to lean on and talk to when you need it, that’s the goal of leaving no man behind!

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Mule Kick

WARMUP: SSH, WM, CP, HW, yoga-esque stretch
THE THANG:
3+ rounds of 5 exercises with varied cadence to yield full body burn:
Flutter Press, Bicep Curls, Shrugs, OYO 25 Sumo Squats, OYO 25 KB Swings

Nur halfway up the hill, Run back (calf raises until 6 returns)

LBCs
Uneven Merkins
Standing Side Crunch
OYO – 30 Goblet Squats
OYO – 30 Deadlifts

Nur halfway up the hill, Run back (calf raises until 6 returns)

American Hammers
Rows
Tricep Press
OYO – 20 Two Hand Clean Press
OYO – 50 Calf Raises

Nur halfway up the hill, Run back (calf raises until 6 returns)

MARY: Unfortunately
ANNOUNCEMENTS: see newsletter – golf outing, chili cookoff, keep WNC donations coming
COT: prayers for growth in times of suffering

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Belly Dance

WARMUP: warmup jog, Side straddle hops, Imperial walkers, Windmill
THE THANG:
:sweat:
Round 1 – 100 – Earl Fonda (right side)
Round 1 – 100 – Earl Fonda (Left Side)
Round 2 – 150 – Flutter Kicks
Round 4 – 200 – Freddie Mercury
Round 5 – 250 – LBC
Second set
Bear Crawl
Round 1 – 20 – Lunges
Round 1 – 20 – Squat

Great Work y’all

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4 corner for Pushers Bday

Pledge Allegiance

Run up Massey stop at Harris 15 Merkins 15 LBCs, 15 Squats
Run to Ardrey stop 15 Merkins, 15 LBCs, 15 Squats
Run To White stop 15 merkins, 15 LBCs, 15 squats.
Run to bottom of Harris stop 15 merkins, 15 LBCs, 15 Squats

Rinse and Repeat two more time for 3+ miles.

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Massey Street Massacre

It was a gloomy and rainy day without the presence of lighting. So we decided to follow core principle #3. Disclaimer was disclaimed at 0512. Pledge of Allegiance at 0513. And we were off.

COP
Briskly paced .5 mile lap up Main to Clebourne and back to Veteran’s Park
Karaoke and Side Shuffle across gravel lot and back
Windmills

WEINKE
DIY DORA
Start at the base of Massey St and mosey up to the Sisk Memorial Church Parking Lot
Upon arriving at the end of the lot each PAX was to do the following:

10 Merkins
20 Squats
30 LBCs

Out of the gate we all completed round one together, then I caught Spectre and Maximus’ shirt tails and they took the lead.

Mary

At this point Maximus took the lead while YHC grabbed my phone from the truck for documentation purposes. I believe there were box cutters, more box cutters, and American Hammers.

COT

NMM

YHC has been MIA from the gloom, and that’s not atypical these days. Personally, I’d like to be in the gloom more but my concentrica has taken priority. And that’s OK. Prioritizing and executing on those rings of your concentrica is F3 101. Finding a healthy balance that doesn’t sacrifice those closest to you is the route you should take. After all, your family is your first ministry.

Funhouse – thank you for the opportunity to Q today.

Punch List out.

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Cadence Calling Burpee Fest

WARMUP:
All in cadence
– 10 Moroccan nightclubs
– 12 cherry pickers
– 10 windmills
– 20 hillbilly walkers
Mosey around football field
– Karaoke, mosey, karaoke
– 10 incline merkins on curb in cadence
– Mosey around bus loop, toy soldiers
– 15 low slow squats in cadence
– Mosey, butt kickers, 10 mike Tyson’s in cadence, mosey, high knees, mosey to parking lot football field
THE THANG:
Count off by 3 and separate into teams. Each team member will call out the exercises in cadence for their team. When the exercise is complete, run to 20 yard line and do one burpee, then return to board and next person will call out the exercise in cadence, and run to the 40 yard line and do 2 burpees. This repeats until 100 yard line, where the team will complete 5 kraken burpees. Once completed, teams rotate stations.

Board 1:
– 10 Mike Tyson
– 15 low slow squats
– 20 plank jacks
– 25 Box cutters
– 30 calf raises
Board 2:
– 10 Diamond merkins
– 15 leg raises
– 10 Lunge left leg, 10 lunge right leg
– 25 Mountain climbers
– 30 Freddy Mercury
Board 3:
– 10 Merkins
– 15 Big boys
– 10 Side lunge left leg, 10 side lunge right leg
– 25 Monkey humpers
– 30 Chair crunches
Board 4:
– 10 Wide arm merkins
– 15 Squats
– 20 Carolina Dry dock
– 25 American hammers
– 30 Shoulder taps
 
Big Board:
20-yard line – 1 Burpee
40-yard line – 2 Burpees
60-yard line – 3 Burpees
80-yard line – 4 Burpees
100-yard line – 5 Kraken Burpees

MARY: None needed
ANNOUNCEMENTS: check your newsletter
COT:

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Laughing Gorilla

WARMUP: SSH, MNC, Imp.SquatWalkers, Cherry Pickers, ONE Kracken Burpee (to drive home the Laughing Penalty for the day)

THE THANG:
Appetizer: KB swing complex/pyramid. One–2–3–4–5-4-3–2-1.
Russian swing (to shoulder), American swinging (all the way overhead), and then toss to catch for a goblet squat, toss up again to catch to squat down to put KB down on ground.

Amuse Bouche: Partner Lat Raises (using Rope through Bell handle) – 15 IC. Ideal = 2… we did have a triangle w/ 3 that worked fine.

Main Course – Partner WORK (stations by weight). Partner Nur’s up hill, Crawl-bear/lunge-walk back down….. PLANK UNTIL 6 is up before Rotating.
Round 1a (light): Windmills w/ 2 KB
1b (medium): 2KB Renegade Rows
1c (heavy): Gorilla :gorilla: Rows, (noises encouraged)
MOT for Partner (up hill to speedbump): Partner Nur’s UP hill, Crawl-bear/lunge-walk back DOWN

Round 2a (Light): 2KB Clean & press
2b (medium): Squat & 2x OH Thrust
2c (heavy): lt. Lawnmower pulls
MOT: Lunge Walk UP / Crab-walk DOWN

There was a Round 3 planned (along with Dessert)… but the clock precluded this sadly…. At least there were leftovers for another meal.

MARY: Flutter Presses, Am. Hammers

ANNOUNCEMENTS: Convergence 9/28 among others

COT: Held… raised those Said & Unsaid

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