If you do it long enough, you’ll feel it

WARMUP: quick disclaimer when YHC identified no new pax, got a quick raise of hands on “new’ish” Pax that may not have Q’d a lot since this was Q school themed. Also a refresher for how Qs need to lead. Took off on a mosey down the hill to the school parking lot. Once we got there, did a few exercises in cadence, with the commands to be used for all Qs. One thing to remember is to give the commands with authority and ensure they are clear. If you screw up the words, that can always be improved, but with the right authority and simple instruction, that will at least make the men follow you. Last Call got to practice calling cadence for the group – he did just fine.

Back up the hill for a quick stop at the pull up bars. Lesson here was rinse and repeat can be your friend and standing in the middle facing the Pax is a good way to deliver instruction. We did 4 sets of 3 pull ups followed by 3 burpees. Everyone loved it.
THE THANG: We ran all the way to the band parking lot and we stopped along the way. Goal here was to stop and plank or big a tree to not lose the 6.

Once we got to the band parking lot, there were exercises, see picture, that had 2 pieces of paper on both sidelines. We started at the top and did 1 exercise, then ran to the other side where we started with that exercise. Then moved our way down the list to the next exercises.

We focused on cadence counting, OYO, single vs double count or exercises that are in cadence 4 count. When we got to shoulder presses / raise the roof, 50 was the number and we decided double count would work because raising the roof is easy…unless you do a lot. Of course the burn begins to take effect. Lesson here is stick to your Q plan and modify as the Q as needed, but don’t Q it if you can’t do it.
MARY: Ran back to COT where Rumbling and Marty called out a few exercises in cadence – they also did just fine.
ANNOUNCEMENTS: newsletter for sure
COT: completed with a round the horn CSPAN special

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From the Ballroom Archives

The rain was coming down at the Ballroom. Mosey to the cover at the front of the school. <@UGND8G4TD> informed me the rain would stop at 5:30, he was correct, as usual.
Puller from the archives, this workout was also executed 7-10-2018.
WARMUP:
with counts of 10-15 (depending on my wandering mind)
imperial walker, windmill, morrocan NC, LBC, hillbilly walker, weed puller, OH clap, dying cockroach, stationary toy soldier, richard simmons, LS squat
<@U5KHMNAG4> decided to show up, welcome
hello dolly, travolta, scorpion DD
THE THANG:
to cheat death, and/or pulled muscles, etc, we mosey to a slick parking lot and do some crossing drills
karaoke L, karaoke R, high knees, power skip, butt kickers, squat walkers, bear crawl, 50%, 75%, 100%
next we mosey, and find a string of lights, we might have stopped at every light, maybe every other (once again, wandering mind)
We did 3 different rounds of: exercise 1, mosey, exercise 1&2, mosey, exercise 1,2&3, mosey, exercise 1,2,3&4.
rounds:
1. OH clap, donkey kicks, squat jumps, HR merkins
2. morrocan NC, plank jacks, monkey humpers, Mahktar N’Diayes
3. arm circles, flying squirrel, stationary lunge, Kneetar N’Diayes
MARY: I had a girlfriend named Mary in my first year of college
ANNOUNCEMENTS: yes, primary focus on the BBQ/Bourbon event Friday
COT: of course

Looks like we made it,

Barry Manilow

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The Pusher

WARMUP: Parking Lot Mosey, 20SSH IC, 15 Imperial Walkers IC, 15 Hillbilly Walkers IC, 20 Moroccan Night Clubs IC, Plank & stretching
THE THANG: Starting at Carolina Pavilion Sign, run to 1st light pole – 20 Merkins, 20 LBC’s, 20 Squats. Return run to sign, run to 2nd light pole, repeat exercises. Rinse & repeat going 1 light pole further each rep.
MARY: Planks & stretches
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Yes, alot of them. RYN
COT: Always

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Zombie Survival Training 2024

After a great deal of research it was time to train the PAX in the rules of surviving the zombie apocalypse
WARMUP:
Rule #7 – Limber up
Mosey around the concrete football field
10x Windmill
10x Cherry Picker
THE THANG:
Rule #1 – Cardio
Line up at the end of the painted field. PAX make their way across the field by alternating high knees and butt kickers.
PAX will drop to the ground for 2-count (always double-tap) mountain climbers equal to the count of the yard markers (ladder up to 50 and back down).

Rule #2 – Double Tap
DORA (done in pairs, double, double tap… yeah)
100 squat, 200 merkins, 300 LBC
Partner runs to 40 line and back

Rule #3 – Beware of Bathrooms
Al Gore for 60 seconds

Rule #7 – Travel Light
PAX will shuffle entire length of the painted field.

On the way down they will drop at every length marker for 10 double-count dying cockroach. (to fend off the zombies when they are forced to the ground).
On the way back they will drop to do 10 double-count flutters at every painted length marker.

Rule #17 – Don’t be a Hero
Bear crawl 4 lines (20 marker). Run back to the start adn back to the 20. Then bear crawl 4 lines (40 marker). Back to the start back to 40. Repeat until COT

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Lots of stuff going on. Happy Hour is doing a family 4k. There’s a Christmas party. Bourbon tasting. Convergences on Thanksgiving and Christmas Eve
COT:
Circle of TRUST. Not prayer chain. What’s on our hearts that affects US. We talked about things that affected us, difficulty in our lives that we deal with as men. Revealing truths that, if kept secret, erode our ability to be leaders.
F3 is not a Christian organization but CoT was ended in a prayer by a christian.

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Tour and More

WARMUP:
Mosey to back lot –> WM, CP, HBW, yoga-esque stretch -> Mosey to islands
THE THANG:
Appetizer –> 10 Big Boys, 15 Merkins, 20 Sumo Squats –> Lunge Walk to next island –> Repeat x 3

Mosey to top of hill via the yellow brick road

Palate Cleanser –> 5 Iron Mikes, 10 LSS, 15 American Hammers –> run to next island –> Repeat x 2

Entree –> partner up for 100 Dips, 200 Flutters, 300 Overhead Claps, 200 Step-ups, 100 Derkins while partner runs the track around Bball courts

Dessert — mumblechatter, flatulence, Cossack Squats

MARY: Negative
ANNOUNCEMENTS: see newsletter, swing those clubs today gents!
COT: prayers/praises. Challenge –> invite one person to post this week!

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No Run Broga

Kick things off with a brief story thanks to Destiny‘s text message. We only had one rule today no running anyone who ran would have to do a Burpee. Flounder was the only taker the bury that is
We did a brief broga warm-up A few SSHs, mtn climbers, Peter, Parker, Parker, Peter, and a couple of walkers.
We did a brisk walk over to the rail next to Lowe’s for some additional broga and some dips, derkins, and irkins.
Another brisk walk down to the end of the building. It’s a little story time about a friend of mine I lost this past week and how we need to leave a legacy for those behind us.
we did a Dora with Merkins, squats, and LBC. Another brisk walk over to another area with a few more exercises and then back to COT for some. PAX ab lab.

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Bell Busters

Warm-up:
SSH x 15
Penny Pickers x 10
Imperial Storm Troopers x 10
Arm Circles

The Thang:
15 exercises, adding an exercise each round. Each exercise is done with the number of reps being the round for that exercise. So 1; 2-1; 3-2-1;…; 15-14-13…-2-1.

1 – Thurster
2 – Swings
3 – Lawnmowers (Each Side)
4 – Overhead Press
5 – Side Bends (Each Side)
6 – Lunges (Each Side)
7 – High Rows
8 – Tricep Extensions
9 – Curls
10- Deadlifts
11- Merkins
12- Sumo Squats
13- Halos
14- Figure 8s – Most finished here
15- High Bell Flutters – Leave 40-45 minutes for full workout

No time for Mary

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100’s

WARMUP: SSH, Imperial Walkers, Windmill
THE THANG:
It’s been said that a real man can do 100 burpees in 10 minutes so we put it to the test.

Thang 1
100 Burbees in 10 minutes .
A timer was set for 1 minute intervals with no rest in between. The goal was to do 10 burpees each minute. Rest period is if you finish 10 burpees in less than a minute. (Pro tip: if you a get 11 per minute you basically have a minute rest at the end).

We moseyed around to the basket ball courts.

Thang 2
We lined up at the base line for 100 LBCs. Then we ran to the far base line of the next court for the next exercise of 100 Squats. Run back to the 1st base line and plank up for the six. Next round: 100 flutter kicks (R + L =1), run to the far base line for 100 lunges (50 each leg). Run back to the 1st base line.

Thang 3
Starting at the base line, bear crawl forward 4 steps, then do 1 merkin, 1 plank jack, and 1 shoulder tap (R +L = 1). Repeat, adding 1 rep to each exercise each time—bear crawl forward 4 steps, then do 2 merkins, 2 plank jacks, and 2 shoulder taps. Continue until you reach 10 reps of each exercise or reach the opposite base line, whichever comes last.

We moseyed back to the flag
MARY:
We had about 1 minute left for American Hammers until time was up.

Announcements: Golf Tournament, 10/28. @Happy Hour has room for one more on their team. Also room for single and doubles. Also a need for raffles and prizes.
Bottles and Bourbon
Christmas party
Read the newsletter
Tap into some of the new neighborhoods and invite someone out; let’s keep growing.

Prayers/Praises: @Band Camp sister-in-law 911 dispatcher deployed to Buckham county. Continued prayers for those still dealing with the aftermath of the hurricane.

Thanks for the opportunity to lead.

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