Upper Body Bell Blitz

WARMUP: SSH, MNC, Merkins, Mtn Climbers
THE THANG: 12 min AMRAP: 10 thrusters, 10 bent over rows, 10 pushups, 20 russian twists. Farmer carry around parking lot. 10 min EMOM: kb chest press, kb high pulls, kb curls, Kb swings. 10 min descending ladder: 20, 15, 10, 5 of kb squats, kb curls, flutters. Finisher 10 burpees each minute for final 3 minutes.
MARY: NA
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Jager, frozen chickens for a good cause, pizza night at Emilios
COT: Bam Bam making huge strides on his fitness journey, reflected on some struggles – a burden shared is a burden halved

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Warm Morning in March

Thursday 3/12/26 Coach’s Box. 0500-0530 Workout

Soundtrack: Amazon Music Playlist: ”F3 Warm Morning in March”

Warmup: Merkins. Big Boys. Cherry Pickers. Planks. Bear Crawls.

Mosey to Suplex’s F3 sign by Suplex’s old room
Mini-Dora. 50 Merkins. 75 Squats. 100 LBC
The other person runs to the office and back.
For the 50 Merkins, try to have everybody do 25 merkins on their turn and then plank for the rest of the time their partner is running.

Mosey to Benches by R-Wing
1. Dips
2. Step ups
3. Incline merkins
4. Calf Raises on Curb

Mosey back to COT.
Lunge walk to bomb car. Nur back.

Second Half:
Topic: Integrity & Job Interviews: Are you the same person every day at your job as you were in your job interview?

Reminder about the objectives of our 30 minute discussions:
– Talk about a topic that will help us accelerate. Could be any type of thing that’s on your mind.
– It gives men a chance to open up and share. If you’re the Q and you have something to share, then share. But focus on writing some discussion questions that will lead other men to share as well. Always leave plenty of time and space for the other PAX to talk. It might not even be on topic. That’s okay.
– This is like an extended COT. More time to talk. More openness. More vulnerability.
– Even more than with regular COT, personal stuff that is shared here, stays here. But ideas that you get from here should be shared. Go out and apply it. Use it to make your family and your community better.
– The format is 30/30. In the past, we’ve had some variation from that. Coach’s Box’s brand is 30/30

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Bootcamp PLUS with new Mike Tyson PLUS exercise

WARMUP: SSH cherry pickers imperials hillbilly’s plank merk honeymooner down dog
THE THANG: long mossy three circuits 1) monkey bumpers dry docks step
Ups 2) mtn climbers shoulder taps plank 3) lbc flutters American hammers

11’s – new Mike Tyson PLUS & squats

MARY: yes, big boys hello Dolly’s flutters
ANNOUNCEMENTS: tortoise & hare, jaeger sprint
COT: lifted ip and prayed for our brother U-Haul

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Is this minnow pond?

After an extended sabbatical from bootcamp—featuring a highlight reel of injuries and a little side quest called cancer— Cubbie decided it was my time to step back into the Q saddle. Turns out the saddle still fits… it’s just attached to a horse that appears to be rode hard and put away wet.

We opened with the disclaimer, which felt especially important given the current structural integrity of the Q. Then we moseyed to WEP for SSH, Windmills, Imperial Walkers, Broga, and Moroccan Night Clubs. Spirits were high, joints were cracking, and I immediately established the theme for the morning: “moderate expectations.”
One small administrative oversight: YHC completely forgot to count off the Pax at the beginning. So if you were there… congratulations and I hope you made it back at the end.

Round 1 – Park Loop Bench Tour
We took a lap around the park loop, stopping at each of the swinging benches for:
5 Merkins
5 Squats
This was a nice warmup and also allowed YHC to repeatedly evaluate whether my arms were still capable of pushing my body off the ground. Results were… inconclusive but promising.

Round 2 – Bear Crawl Pyramid of Poor Decisions
Then came the main event: a bear crawl ladder/pyramid situation

Pattern:
Bear crawl 10 yds → 10 Shoulder Taps
Add another 10 yd bear crawl → 20 American Hammers
Add another 10 yd bear crawl → 30 Flutter Kicks
Add another 10 yd bear crawl → 40 LBCs
Add another 10 yd bear crawl → 50 Penguin Heel Taps
Then we worked our way back down the ladder.
Between rounds we jogged back and SSH’d for the 6

Round 3 – Hill of Questionable Cadence
We moseyed back toward COT and stopped at the bottom of the steep hill.
Fast mosey up → 10 IC Mike Tyson’s
Faster mosey up → 8 IC Mike Tyson’s
All you got → 6 IC Mike Tyson’s
This is where things got exciting. Your Q attempted to call cadence for the Mike Tyson’s and demonstrated a bold new counting technique best described as “freestyle jazz cadence.”

The Pax handled it with grace and only minimal public ridicule was made by DOAH.

Return to COT
We wrapped with Nameorama, Announcements, and Prayers & Praises.

Despite a little rust, some questionable counting, and the physical strength of a medium-sized houseplant, it felt good to be back out there bootcamping with the Pax again. Grateful to still be able to show up, even if the Q sheet execution occasionally looked like it was written in crayon.

Thanks for the opportunity Cubbie

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ab-solutely

WARMUP:
Most of the hits: SSH, Merkins, Cherry Pickin, Low Slow Squat, Imperial Walker
THE THANG:
Mosey to the end of the parking lot for 11s
10 BBSU —–> 1 “wheezy Jefferson”

Pair up for a dora. Either run the full length of the parking lot or bear crawl 1/3 the length and run back.
100 Freddy Mercury (double count)
200 Flutter (double count)
300 LBC

Six minutes left, so dragon walk back to COT.
MARY: Window wipers!
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Stuff is happening soon
COT: It’s time to trust. Not a prayer circle

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Top, bottom, out at LAZ

Warmup: the usual suspects
Mosey to theater
Thang#1: muzac
1. https://youtu.be/FNxGcVVkheA?si=66YM98r8lt2Q4uUY-69 by cody parks & dirty south (~4 min): prisoner Squats-AMRAP during instrumental, lunges during lyrics,… on “shot a man” do 15 merkins
1. Short mosey
1. https://youtu.be/t6q9Vc1ZtQI?si=4hWCrXxR1LWp8YrO by Fabulous (~4 min): BBSU on “Breathe”, AmHammer otherwise
#2- top-bottom-out: 2x through each man (groups of 3)… timer is mosey out&back
– Australian mt. climbers on partner holding Al Gore
– Bottom plank, top – high/flow gas pumper
#3: clockwork inverted Rows – TRX 
1 pax Draws a card (five-K) -# = reps on TRX while everyone else follows a menu board AMRAP ( optional modification – my. climbers with feet  in TRX handles… Instead of inverted rows).
Rest of pax does this….
Clubs: J-Q Seal Jacks, 
9-10-SSH, 
7-8-Smurf-Jacks, 
5-6-Bomb-Jacks 
Spades: 
J-Q-LBC’s, 
9-10-Gas-Pumpers, 
7-8-Big-Boiz
5-6-hello ladies
Hearts:
 J-Q-Flying Squirrels, 
9-10–Burpees
7-8-Kraken Burpees,
5-6-Calimari/Krakens
Diamonds: 
J-Q-good a.m., 
9-10 – calf raises,
7-8– Lt. Dan,
5-6-Lt. Dan-Ono
King (any suit) – wild card… PAX that Drew it causes any exercise in that muscle group
ANNOUNCEMENTS: upcoming Bethel shelter serve, CSAUP‘s, etc.
COT: praises for community that we enjoy, and the gift of our ability to help our communities.

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3 for 300

WARMUP:
Grandma Jacks
Grandpa Jacks
SSH
Motivator
Moroccan Night Clubs
Arm circles OYO forward and back
Michael Phelps

THANG 1:
40 Thrusters
40 Merkins
40 Power Clean Press
– Short recovery lap
30 Thrusters
30 Merkins
30 Power Clean Press
– Short recovery lap repeat for 20 reps & 10 reps

THANG 2:
10 Squat Hold Chest Press
20 Big Boy Sit-ups W/ or W/out bell
10 Plank Pull Throughs

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Bethel Men’s Shelter
Break the Dam
Overnight Ruck
Read your New Letter
COT: prayers were said

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(Relationship) Malpractice Insurance

Warm up, :  SSH-IC, f5-Burpee, cherry pickers –I C, 4 burpee‘s,  WindM-IC, 3 Burpee, HW-IC, 2 burps, IW-IC, 1 Burpee
Thang: run & gun accumulator… Mosey, keep adding an exercise.
– 1) 5 Lt. Dan-Ohnos
– 2) 20 LBC
– 3) 10 MERKIN
– 4) 10 pickle pounder
– 5) 5 Kosak lunges each side
– 6) 10 Shakira (five each
– 7)Freddy Mercury (each)
– all we had time for
530-6: Framing the Topic:
“Most of us carry insurance for the stuff we’re afraid of losing — house, car, health. But what about malpractice insurance for our relationships? What are we doing to prevent damage before it happens?”
Q Source “M” concept:
– We have a finite number of arrows (time, energy, attention).
– We don’t know how many we have.
– Where we aim determines our IMPACT.
– Relationship malpractice is what happens when we mis-aim or neglect our Concentrica.
Where Are Your Arrows Going?
– Where do most of your arrows go right now? (Work? Kids? Phone? Fitness? Wife? Church?)
– If someone audited your calendar, what would they say you value most?
– Who in your Concentrica hasn’t gotten many arrows lately?
Early Warning Signs of Malpractice
– What are early warning signs that you’re drifting relationally?
– How do you know when you’re becoming transactional instead of intentional?
– What behaviors show up when you’re overextended? (Short temper? Withdrawal? Phone scrolling?
Preventative Practices (Insurance Premiums)
Insurance requires regular premiums. What are the relational premiums we pay?
Ask:
– What’s one simple practice that keeps you connected to your M?
– Do you schedule connection or just hope it happens?
– What’s a non-negotiable rhythm in your week that protects your relationships
Examples you can seed if needed:
– Weekly date night (even at home)
– Device-free dinners
– 1-on-1 time with each kid
– Monthly “state of the union” with spouse
– Texting a friend intentionally.
Legacy Question 
If you ran out of arrows next month, what relationship would you regret neglecting?
– What’s one arrow you need to intentionally aim this week?:
“What’s one premium you’re committing to pay this week?”

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Partner pain sesh

WARMUP: brief
THE THANG:
Partner up
Start on one side of parking lot and advance to other side.
Partner A uses double KB, partner B uses sandbag. Switch gear at each planter.
5 clean
5 press
5 thruster.
At halfway point, switch to:
Partner A runs to end of parking lot. Partner B does lunges with KBs. When partner A returns to partner B, switch roles until getting to the end. Switch directions.
At middle of parking lot, repeat the first section back to the starting point.
Then:
Partners complete:
100 bag thrusters
200 double KB swings
50 burpees jump over bag
MARY:
ANNOUNCEMENTS: read newsletter
COT: yes

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Raiders from Sweep

Warmup:
SSH
Windmill
Around the world
Humane Burpee

Thang:
4 Pop clean & squat
4 thrusters
4 swings
4 rows (each arm)
8 merkins on the bell
Bear crawl w/ bell between each set
I think we did 7 sets.
“[Sweep the Leg guys showed up for about 5 seconds. Dark Helmet grabbed my bell, realized how heavy it was, and tried to hurl it in the woods with limited success. T-claps for effort]”
Farmers Carry
Lunge Walk w/ pass through
Deadman to Barbarian
Some mobility
Deadman to Barbarian
Lunge walk back
Farmers carry

one round of 5s
Row
Single arm swing
Clean
Snatch

Halos and SL deadlift

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