Hive 9th Birthday

We gathered strong for a kettlebell celebration
WARMUP: Happy Hour led
THE THANG:
Airborne had 10 minutes of EMOM
ran a lap
Band Camp had 10 minutes of EMOM (Free Smells splashed a little root beer cause he’s 19)
ran a lap
BOB had 10 minutes of EMOM
MARY: Airborne close with his hip extravaganza
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Grateful Longshanks kicked this AO off 9 years ago. Missed Uhaul being there, but otherwise we had all the former site Qs present
COT: Was held
Coffeeteria with Popppins leading afterwards.

Thanks Happy Hour for the push to celebrate!

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4 painful cornera to get to!!

WARMUP: SSH, KB Plank pull over, swings, Merkins, Mnt climbers, Jump squats
THE THANG: 4 corners at the main parking lot. Each corner has 2 exercises, plus one more exercise (5 men makers) along the longer side of the square. First lap mode of transportation is: short side murder bunnies, longs side, Around the World. Second lap mode of transportation, short side, Lunger, long side overhear press.
Corner 1: 15 KB swings + 15 Cleans
Corner 2: 15 KB Big Boys + 15 AH (each side)
Corner 3: 15 KB Halo + 15 Triceps Ext.
Corner 4: 15 Goblet Squats + 15 dead lifts

Back to COT walking with Curls and Overhead presses.
MARY:
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
COT:

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Get up stand up… Stand up for your rights

WARMUP: SSH x 24 IC, MNC x 24 IC, Windmills x 8 IC, Imp-Squat-Walkers x8 IC, Hillbilly Walkers x 24 IC

Plank Series (8 count holds once in position): Straight, Right, Left, Straight, So.Gentleman, No. Agressor
Finish w/ “John Hancocks”

THE THANG: Mosey to stairway & on up
24 dips on bench, 12 Irkins, 12 Dirkins
Down stairs, mosey to Picnic Tables, repeat 24/12/12

Over to Pavement track – Parnter Dora (1 moseys a lap/other exercises)
50 Plank-Jack Merkins
100 Am. Hammers
150 Get-up/Stand-ups
200 LBC’s
250 Gas Pumpers (where we cut it for Mary)
MARY: Hello Dolly x 24 IC, Heel Taps x 24 IC, Hello Rosalita x 24 IC, Freddy Mercury, Some other Bitcoin punishment I forgot
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Iron Pax, other stuff in newsletter
COT: Prayers for the recently departed (JCruise friend Tom) and being mindful/present when with family despite distractions

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The Ranch/ Tour of the Campus, small Men workout

WARMUP: Merkins, Side straddle Hop, low slow squat
THE THANG: Ran all of Spring Field campus with multiple pain stations and lots of steps ( Dips, 3 burpees, Bear crawl, with 3 Merkins stopping at each cone, and finishing with 10 Side straddle hops and 6 bomb :bomb: jacks. Ran 3+ Miles

MARY:

ANNOUNCEMENTS: check slack

COT: prayer and praise for family and F3

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#eastwardexpansion – OTB with PLC

– Partner Bear crawls and running.
– nuR uphill
– bball court legs: squat variety and lunge walk
– Life’s a bench: chest and upper body burner
– Jailbreak
– Mary

Parking Lot Coffee (PLC) post-COT

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Spicy Prep Work for the Tortoise&Hare

WARMUP: Salutations and Disclaimer was shared. Mosey on to the back lock for some warm up movements:
10 Reps Each all done in Cadence
Morrocan Night Clubs
Over Head Claps
Wind Mills
Cherry Pickers (aka produce pickers)
Hillbilly Walkers
Imperial Walkers
Mosey to the track
THE THANG:
Track Work for Tabata
5 Pain Stations with 2 Exercises Each
45 Sec of Work followed by 15 Seconds of rest.
2 Sets Per Station then Move on to the next Station
After 4 sets 1 minute of plank work/Rest

Station 1 = Squats & Lunges
Station 2 = Shoulder Taps & Big Boys
Station 3 = Merican Hammers & Freddie Mercury
Station 4 = Plank & Milk the Cow
Station 5 = SSH & Moroccan Night Clubs

Mosey to Adjacent Lot for a series of wrap moves:
15 Reps each OJO x2 Sets
Box Cutters
Calf Raises
LBC’s
Dry Docks
SSH
Flutter Kicks
Mosey to COT
MARY:
With 1.5 minutes of work we performed 10 Heal Taps & 10 Leg Lifts
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Fort Mill Care Center Lawn, Survey, Tortoise & Hare, 9/21 Sundae Ruck, Read your newsletter
COT: Always Stays in COT !!!:male_superhero:

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Run to the end

WARMUP: No
THE THANG: Ran down Holbrook to the very end 2.3 each way for a total of 4.6
MARY: no
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Tortoise and the Hare & more.
COT: Be careful and practice a kind response or no response to a wife. Each had a prayer or praise.

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Tol much running

Too much running???

Light jog with shuffles and karaoke
SSH, Windmills, MNC’s, Cherry Pickers

Mosey to top parking lot

4 corners – 15/10/5. Merkins/Big Boys/Squats/Flutters.

Jack Webb Workout – 1 merken 4 Arm Extensions all the way to 40 arm extensions.

7’s at the hill. 1 squat 6 burpees.

Indigenous run back to cot with 6 doing 3 LBC’s

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Keep Going

WARMUP: 100yds down the field: Toy Soldier x 20yds, Lunge Walk x 20yds, Duck Walk x 20yds, Right Shuffle x 20yds, Left Shuffle x 20yds
THE THANG: 1. Mosey the long way to pull up bars–come back for 6 OR LBCs–5 & dime (5 pull ups, 10 merkins);
2. Mosey the long way to ticket booth at stadium–pick up 6 OR LBCs;
3. Mosey up the hill to the road and back down to the field entrance, Bear Crawl back up the drive–pick up 6 OR Flutter;
4. Mosey to band lot–pick up 6 OR Flutter;
5. Up/Downs and sprint across the field x 4
6. 100yds down the field 20yds at a time x 4: Chosen from the following: Lunge Walk, Toy Solder, Bear Crawl, Duck Walk, Karaoke (right & left), NUR, Reverse Lunge Walk, Sprint 50 with 25 Merkins x 2, Frog Jump
MARY:
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
COT:

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The Bradley

0500 Honey Badger

A great group of HIMS descended on NAFO to start their week like a Hero.

Warmup

20 SSH IC
10 Windmill IC
20 Mnc Climbers IC
Stretch

Run to the Pull Up Bars

“ The Bradley”

100 meter sprint
10 Burpees OR (10 HR merkins for ppl preserving their knees)
100 meter sprint
10 Pull-ups

Wash rinse repeat 10 times.

I’m happy to say that we all finished with plenty of time to spare. A lot of great chatter, and great support for everyone along the way.

Got to COT and did 2 sets of 4 rounds of various ab exercises to finish right at 0600.

Always honored and privileged to lead at this AO. The stories and workouts here in remembrance of those who served are great reminders of what has been sacrificed for us and give us the perspective to tackle whatever life throws at us.

Take care and SYITG!

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