Taking the Conga Line Through Life

WARMUP: Bit of a mosey and short COP with mumblechatter from Bonsai on the Qs Disclaimer. No, it wasn’t perfect. It also wasn’t missed entirely (except you Bonsai).

THE THANG: Two sets of accumulator series 5x / 10x / 15x /20x / 25x with bear crawls or crawl bears in between. one series was all lower body, one all core. along the way we did a conga line mosey weaving through all the posts of the carpool awning at the school.

MESSAGE: Workout and message today were geared around life not moving in a straight line. it hasn’t for me in career, fitness, faith, marriage, finances, etc. there have been ups and downs and twists and turns. too often I fall into the trap of blaming myself or someone else for the downticks when in fact that’s just part of the journey. and in fact it’s those downticks when I have the most to learn and grow. so take the attitude about the #Suck from the Gloom and apply it to the #Suck in the rest of your life — Embrace It!

thanks for the invite Triple Lindy and the AKA spirit Funhouse and pax! always an honor to lead.

COT: It was Day 2 of AKA and we had a great showing and energy level. some new faces (FITS) and some welcome kotters (Naked and Afraid).

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Burpee 420 spring training – AKA in March

WARMUP: SSH, wmills, tappy taps, merkins… ddogs to hmooners to arm raises – both arms, yes BOTH arms.
THE THANG: benchwork- step ups, derkins
A Sweetest 16s – burpee & sumo squat madness.
MARY: 3 minutes of Mary. Some held onto the ball until the buzzer
ANNOUNCEMENTS: AKA apparently started 3 days ago, even though we still have 2 days of March. read your newsletter
COT: yes

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AKA Day 3 – Beaker 1 Year

BUY-IN:
100 KB swings. 3 burpees every time the bell touches the ground

THE THANG:
11’s
Goblet Squats and Burpees up the dirt hill. 1 Goblet squat at the bottom, 10 burpees at the top. 2 squats, 9 burpees etc.

Head over to the hill at the entrance of the parking lot. More 11’s.
10 lat pull-over(YouTube it for demo), 1 merkin at the top of the hill.
Didn’t finish because time was up.

MARY: None
ANNOUNCEMENTS: AKA continues, Q school.
COT:

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Kettle bell swings, Manmakers, oh my!

WARMUP: YHC came in hot so disclaimer was on the fly. All veterans in attendance so all knew the deal. Quick mosey around parking lot to warm up. Circled up: Windmills, Slow Low Squats, Moroccan Night Clubs, Downward/Upward Dog, Mountain climbers, Merkins.
THE THANG: JackWeb(ish): 1 Squat Thrust, 4 Kettlebell swings, 2/8, 3/12, 4/16, 5/20. (10 Flutters) 1 Upright Row, 4 Bicep curls, 2/8, 3/12, 4/16, 5/20. (15 LBC’s) Grab Kettle bell and walk to line. 5 rounds. 10 shoulder press, Lunge walk across parking lot. 10 Bent over rows (each arm), Riffle carry bell back. (20 Freddy Mercury’s). 11’s (Manmakers & Seal Jacks). Calf Raises (20).
MARY: Flutter with a Press. Windmill. Produce Picker
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Bethel Men’s, Ass Kicking April
COT: Prayer for safe travels.

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…AND THATS HOW HISTORY IS MADE

WARMUP:
History was made today as YHC made his VQ at The Armory. I’m happy that after 9 years someone finally noticed me. All it took was getting up at 3 am to make the drive across the bridge to the “other side” of Fort Mill.

We didn’t do a disclaimer because only professionals showed up.

Warm up was an Indian Run in a slowish pace around the parking lot. Battlebot decided to snake us a bit but we made it back. 5 Windmills and about 10 Polish night clubs.

THE THANG:

After much discussion on the properness of the name, we did a Jack Web because I said so. Although others were determined it should have been called 11s. Luckily, I didn’t fold under the pressure and called it what I wanted. We started with 1 press and walked across the lot for 10 curls. Now normally you would assume we then did 2 presses and 9 curls…. but somewhere in YHC’s Coors Light daze the numbers didn’t add up. We pretty much did 10 of each exercise on both sides of the parking lot. I wish I could say it was a test to see who was paying attention, but that would just be a lie.

Next, we again debated the name of the exercise group. I said accumulator, some said Dora, others said Misogi….look I don’t care what yall call stuff, just do the exercises. We partnered up with 1 person doing the call out while the other ran across the lot and back. Each time the partner ran they had to add 1 merkin. I think by the end we were around 14-16 merkins each time we ran. Call out was 300 swings, 200 tri extension, and 50 man makers.

Closed with good news about Band Camps youth trip and prayers over the P200 runners

….Hope your happy 3D and thanks for the invite Battle Bot

MARY:
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Partake in 4/20

COT:

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Jokers Were Smokin Wild

WARMUP: SSH, Windmills, Morrocon NC, Hillbilly Walkers, Calf Raises, and Cherry Pickers
THE THANG: Part 1: 5-10-15-20 Reps of KB Deadlift, KB Goblet Squats, KB Reverse Lunge, and KB Thrusters; After each round, farmer’s carry. Part 2: Deck of Cards as Spades ♤= KB Swings, Heart ♥ = KB Bent-Over Rows, Diamond 🔹 = KB Floor Chest Press, Clubs ♧ = KB Overhead Press, and Jokers 🃏 = (10) MAN Makers; After every 5 cards drawn, mosey to first speed bump and back.
MARY: KB American Hammers and KB Flutters
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Read the newsletter
COT: Prayers and Praises

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Head Fake: actually working out!

WARMUP:
5 Burpees
Mosey
Toy Soldiers
Mosey
Hillbilly Walkers
Mosey
Imperial Walkers
Mosey
THE THANG:
4 corners around NAFO
10 Merkins
20 Plank Jacks
30 Sumo Squats
Partner goes one way
Other goes opposite
When meet do 5 Burpees together then keep going

MARY: don’t know her
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Matthew 16:15
COT:
Take your vitamins and say your prayers

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Freak In The Sheets!

WARMUP:  After much complaining about being in the dark we warmed up and started a yog around the back of the school.

THE THANG: We had fun with a skinny starfish SORRY! 😂

Each exercise is followed by returning to the center for 20 squats (crowd pleaser)

Station 1

Round 1 – Hand Release Merkins x10
Round 2 – Add Clap Merkins x10
Round 3 – Add Toe Touch Merkins x10
Round 4 – Add Mike Tysons x10
Station 2 (All Men)

Station 2

Round 1 – Shoulder Tap x15 (Double Count)
Round 2 – Add Mountain Climbers x15 (Double Count)
Round 3 – Add Peter Parkers x15 (Double Count)
Round 4 – Add Donkey Kicks x15 (Double Count)

MARY: We stretched a bit and realized that Italian Job is way more flexible than expected.
ANNOUNCEMENTS: One month till my birthday. Accepting gifts now.
COT: Please pray for mental health and reach out if you need help. Thanks Poppins for the invite and always being a HIM.

The Thrill is gone.

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Rucking with Man-Makers

WARMUP:
– mosey to parking lot behind Panera, some warm-up
– cross 160
THE THANG:
– follow the loop around the lake, various PT in the parking lots in form of 2 sets, 1x without ruck and 1x with ruck
– once back at 160, cross over into Kingsley and loop around Kingsley with various PT along the way
MARY:
– stop at intersection and do some step-up
– finished with a few man-makers at the end
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
– read newsletter
COT:
– was held

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Chesty deck o cards

WARMUP:  Quick loop to warm up.  It was 29 and wanted to get the guys warm before we started

Did a little stretching and yoga

THE THANG:
Beaker asked for a 5 min buy-in and with it being cold, I wanted to make sure the guys were warm before we kicked off the deck o’cards. So we lined up at the bottom of the grass hill and ran suicide light poles with burpees at the bottom where you increase by one each time. I believe there were 5 light poles total.

Next we moved to the pavilion and started the deck
❤️- curls
♦️- merkins
☘️- overhead press
♠️- laying down lat raises (fan favorite)

MARY:
Finished with 45 seconds of LBCs
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Read newsletter
COT:
Each shared a praise or prayer and challenged each man to remember those throughout the day.

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