Not just crazy 8s….

WARMUP: ring of fire, plus 75 calf raises to celebrate Sammy Hagars 75th birthday

THE THANG:
The men enjoyed the soundtrack to my fav Halloween movie, Maximum Overdrive. (Filmed in and around Wilmington).

That meant 45 mins of AC DC. (Solid!)

Ludicrous 8s
8 each of:
Am hammer
Squat
Hello Dolly
Bomb Jack
Merkin
Lbc
Hillbilly
Big boi

Run figure 8 to ends of track

8 rounds

11s on the hill
Shoulder taps/squats

MARY: no time for Mary. We were hustling.
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
COT:

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Creative Assembly ( Tesh )

WARMUP: Side Straddle Hops ( 10 ), Diamond Merkins ( 5 ), Front Straddle Hope Seal Jacks ( 10 ), Regular Merkins ( 5 ), Side Straddle Hop Press Jacks ( 10 ), Wide Grip Merkins ( 5 ).

THE THANG:
1 2 3 4
REPS 20 15 12 8 Cardio
Strength KB Hip Swing KB HS Front Raise KB HS FR Press KB HS FR P – Tri-X SSH Press
Core 30 Secs Skull Crunch SitUp SitupBoat SitUpBoat Scissor A Frame Crunch
Strength Chair Hold 1/2 Sumo 1/2 Sumo UpRow 1/2 Sumo UpRow Curl High Knee Jaw Breaker
Core 30 Secs Plank Hold 1 arm PetPark – L 1 arm PetPark – R SuperMan ISO MTN Climbers
Strength 1 arm Supin Row – L 1 arm Supin Row – R Shrug ScapTrap Side Lunge Bus Driver

MARY: I forget what this is, loopy lexicon!

ANNOUNCEMENTS: F3 on Good Morning America today at 1pm EST, Bourbon Tasting, Bourbon Trail Race in May.

COT: Prayers for Lookouts son’s shoulder surgery and seizures, Prayers for 3d’s Mother’s Knee Surgery, Praise for Uhaul’s family chemo recovery.

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Band Camp Tabata Kettle Bell WO

WARMUP: Started the Motivator, but Pax were unruly and we stopped after 5.
THE THANG:
Tabata 40/20
Performed 2 rounds of each row below before moving to the next exercises.
Burpee jump over / over shoulder toss
Chest press / overheads
Squats with sandbag / deadlift
Curls / triceps
Lawn mower / upright rows
Swings / front pat raises
LBC / leg raises
Bulgarian Split Squats / Calf raises

Since we didn’t finish the rest of the motivator we had about 5 minutes left so we finished with the following

2 Broadway Burpees – ask BOB and training wheels
10 curls
10 squats

Repeat until 6:00

MARY:
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
COT:

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bells with the boys!!!

WARMUP: CHERRY PICKERS, windmill, side straddle hop
THE THANG: Goblet clean X10 each arm
Goblet squat low and slow x10
Bent over row x10 each arm
Murder bunny 10 meters and return
Turkish get up .25….. x10 each side
American hammer way too fast for those with something heavy x15
Lunge walk with a pass thru…. 10 meters there 10 meters back
Plank drag x10 on each arm.
Shower curtain slide… 10 meters there 10 meters back
Trade your weight with another pax Rinse and repeat

MARY: @battlebot asked me to q in the ambulance,
@hardwood was confused from the start,
@longduck paid for coffee
@showercurtain wrote his first backblast
Everybody had something to say and plenty to do!

ANNOUNCEMENTS: Read your newsletter!!!
COT: No prayer requests. Praise to the good Lord for giving us another day!

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Mucho Chesto

WARMUP: mosey with toy soldiers and karaoke. Then SSH, windmills, mini mucho chesto and Peter Parker’s
THE THANG: 20 air squats with ass in grass, 25 chest press, 20 KB Squats, 20 shoulder press, 20 split squats, 20 skull crushers. Take a lap. Every Minute on the Minute (EMOM): 11 merkins for 10 minutes. Take a lap. 20 air squats with ass in grass, 25 chest press, 20 KB Squats, 20 shoulder press, 20 split squats, 20 skull crushers. End with Airborne’s Hip Exercises
MARY:
ANNOUNCEMENTS: trash pickup moved to 10/8
COT:

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Don’t Call it a Comeback

14 HIMs gathered with YHC on this cool morning at the Armory to celebrate a return to a KB workout for me. Some came to celebrate, some came to ridicule and some were just curious. Nonetheless, I was prepared with a Weinke and ready to get after it and get better.

The Thang

Uhaul started the music with a request for 80’s rap. Some glorious songs were played. Thanks Uhaul!

Mosey to the other side of the parking lot

COP

SSH x 20
MNC x 10
IW x 10
Hillbillies x 10
Mtn climbers x 10
Windmills x 10
Mixed in Burpee ladder to 5 throughout

Mosey back to the KBs and Partner up

Tabata workout for 1 minute

Partner 1 does exercise while Partner 2 rests then switch

Round 1
KB swings/Military Press
Goblet squats/Lunge w Exchange
Merkins/Bench press
SSH/SSH
Take a lap

Round 2
Switch exercises
Take a lap

Round 3
Curls/Triceps
Bent over rows/CDD
Jump squats/bombjacks
Mtn Climbers/Plank jacks
Take a lap

Round 4
Switch exercises

Round 5
Redo Round 1 since YHC messed it up

1 minute of Mary

YHC got off to a slow start with the Q and added 30 seconds to the Tabata to ensure each Pax got 3 rounds. Will do better next time

Moleskin
– Prayers for Dave and Marianne from Jwow
– Anniversaries this week for Dojo and Maximus
-Patience for Bonsai dealing with teen girls
-Respectable birthday for Santini
– Praise for Emma back at dance

Shoutouts
– Jwow gave me a KB. Thanks buddy!
– Dojo is someone who is accelerating. Keep up the great work!

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All around da Yard!

WARMUP: Short Mosey, MNCs, Cherry Pickers, Windmills, The MOTIVATOR, followed by a Wonky 10 more of SSHops. Some across the lot work with high knees, lunges, bear crawls, and toy soldiers.
THE THANG: mosey to back road light poles. 10 sec plank. Go pile to pole with 10 reps each of LBC’s, HR merkins, Flutters, Derkins. Repeat adding 10 more seconds of plank to start. Repeat with 30 second plank (chose the younguns to count and they counted alright 1 sec = 10 sec)
Finished with a 1 minute plank.
Mosey to entrance hill. Not BOMBS but CLIMBs (my 2022 one word)
Carolina Dry Docks
Lunges
Imperial Walkers
Merkins
Big Boys
Starting at 5 reps/up or down the hill/increase 5 reps every interval
Mosey to school wall for 3 minutes of wall sit and burpee popouts (1/2/5)
MARY: Nah, she wasn’t there.
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Christmas Party. etc…check slack for Cakeboss for Kenya posts- can’t miss em.
COT: Great COT, UHaul took us out

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You never know whats next…

WARMUP:
Mosey to WarmORama at Fort Mill City Hall
in Cadence,
Side Straddle Hop
Produce Pickers
Hillbilly Walkers
Windmills
Moroccan Nightclubs
Imperial Walkers

THE THANG:
Mosey to Withers/Academy for Partner Work on the hill.
100 Mountain Climbers
100 Plank Jacks
100 Squats
100 Lunges
200 LBCs

Parking Lot:
20 CDD
20 Calf Raises
Lunges Walk
Toy Soldiers
Bear Crawl
20 CDD in Cadence
20 Merkins in Cadence

MARY:
Under Leg Claps
Freddie Mercury
Flutter clicks
LBC
Dead Bug

Run to Shovel Flag for CoT

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
COT:
Flag Handoff

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Deadly DORA

WARMUP: SHH, Imperial Walkers, windmills, cherry pickers, Moroccan Nightclubs, arm circles
THE THANG:
5 Manmakers just to get the mind right!
Kettle Bell DORA with a partner. 100 KB Swings (combined count) partner is running 150 yards. Flip flop the running until the total rep count is 100. 200 Chest Presses; repeat the running and the combined rep counts. 300 KB Squats; repeat running.
DORA round 2: repeats DORA above but reduce the rep count and running distance by 50% but increase speed of completion.

Get in Groups of 3: 1 person Farmer Carries 2 bells total distance of 40 yards. 2nd person does Seal Jacks. 3rd person does curls. Rotate through each exercise one time each.
Round 2: Farmer Carry; Plank Jacks; Overhead Press
MARY: LBCs for the final 30 seconds
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
COT:

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