Tour of the Yard

If you saw the video, Bowzer is your guy if you need a face/voice for video intro.

After committing to a pre-run, I was then a fill in Q, my tail was dragging.

Dynamic warm up, back and forth across the lot, a couple exercises, the a motion across, couple more, motion across, you get it.

Finish with the bear crawl challenge. Often times when working out with PAX at my old and broken fitness level, a bear crawl means you take a half dozen “strides” and stand up, grunting and groaning and swinging your arms around like you are loosening up. Over the last couple Q’s I called this out and gave the PAX a distance to make. If you call it out, they (I) will do it.

over to the light poles for one round of suicides

back to the school wall where we did wall sits and tons of BURPEES

on our way to the hill in front of the school we weaved in and out of the perma-cones

At the hill we did some exercises at the top and some at the bottom, super high counts, 5-10-15, than 10-20-30 at the bottom

then over to the bench, where we did the typical dips and incline merkins

Wrapping the morning up, all PAX crushed a 10 count of BALLS TO THE WALLS (my ode to Accept)

Exercises throughout were typical old guy stuff, windmills, BURPEES, shoulder taps, BURPEES, mountain climbers, monkey humpers, squat jumps, BURPEES, multiple rounds of Makhtar N’Diayes, BURPEES, stuff like that

Looks like we made it,

Barry Manilow

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The Smokin 90s

WARMUP: Mosey, SSH, Windmills, Morrocon NC, Merkins, Hillbilly Walkers, Overhead Claps, Calf Raises, Cherry Pickers
THE THANG: While hearing to 90s Hip-hop; Each exercise was for 1 minute and 30 second rest, Round 1: Swing, Single-Arm Overhead Press, Sumo Squat, Single-Arm Row, Chest Press, Round 2: Deadlift, Clean & Press, Halo, Reverse Lunge, Thruster, Round 3: Goblet Squats, Snatch, Tricep Extension, Burpees, Mountain Climbers; Ran a short mosey between rounds
MARY: Flutters, American Hammers, Bicep Curls, and SSH
ANNOUNCEMENTS: 2nd F Lunch Sites, T-Shirt Deadlines, 9-6-3 Relay Race
COT: Punchlist’s M, Uhaul’s nephew and sister in law, and Happy Hour’s friend Joe

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Diabeetus

WARMUP: First, we warmed up.
THE THANG: Then we did a lot of kettlebell stuff and ran a little.
MOSTLY, we listened to what might have been the worst playlist ever conceived. From the marginally incestuous Osmonds, to the Killers, to what was probably the biggest surprise which was Wilford Freaking Brimley. The diabeetus commercial guy you say? Yes. Beloved actor who starred in the 1985 hit movie Cocoon? Yes. He’s a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints? Well, he was when he was alive, yes… but please tell me THAT isn’t the thing that you find most surprising. He has albums. Of music. Where he sings. Doesn’t that shake you a little more to your core? I mean… even just a little? And to add insult to injury (and trust me, his singing was injurious), there’s not a single freaking song on his album about DIABETES TESTING SUPPLIES. Seriously, lean into your strengths, Wilford. WTF? You know diabetes supplies like no other… and yet you choose to sing about someone’s silver-haired daddy…? I’m not sure what to think anymore… I’m not sure this world was meant for me…
MARY: Once again, girls aren’t allowed. Core Principle #2.
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Read your newsletter.
COT: Core Principle #5

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Hill runs after squats suck, but not as much as Cancer

THE THANG: YHC’s nephew (my sister’s son) and sister in law (my M’s brother’s wife) both start cancer treatments this morning. He is 17 and fighting Aplastic Anemia for the second time in his short life (his odds of survival were slightly better than 50/50 the first time…). She is 32 and beginning a fight with Invasive Ductal Carcinoma between stage 2 & 3…

Being honest, Q’ing a workout seemed fairly pointless at 4:45 this morning and I seriously considered just driving out of the parking lot. I live a fairly pampered and fortunate life. Fairly solid marriage with a woman that loves me. Healthy kids that still want to be tucked in at night (14 & 12). A house in a neighborhood where I don’t worry about my family’s safety when I am gone. Bills that I can afford to pay.

While safely tucked in my slightly less swanky bubble here in The Fort my thoughts wander…

My nephew is 17. Cross Country king and faithful Catholic that worries he is not serving God faithfully enough. He fought and beat this disease when he was just 14. He took a trip to New Zealand sponsored by Make A Wish, but he refused to take the trip until he had beaten the disease… He knows exactly what this treatment is and how he will feel. He knows that best case it will be no worse than last time… And now, he lays in bed with a newly installed port in his chest so his doctors can fill his body with poison before bringing him back from the brink of death with a bone marrow transplant donated by a stranger. 50/50

My sister in law is a mere 32 years old and the absolute anchor of her family of 5. 3 boys, all under the age of 6 depend on her. Her husband worships the ground she walks on and doesn’t know what he will do if… She is looking at her newly installed port and wondering what treatment will be like, how will she feel, what will she be able to do and how will she love her boys well? 60-80%…

My overly simplistic message? Love your M and 2.0s and friends well because we may not know that today will be the best day of our lives once we arrive at tomorrow.

EXERCISES: We did Curls, Tricep Extensions, Squats, Hill Run, Lawnmower Pulls L/R, Squats, Hill Run, Shoulder Press L/R, Squats, Hill Run, Flutters, Chest Press, Squats, Hill Run, Repeat. Count for all was 49.

COT: Prayers for baby Rhett that is 7 days old and fighting to keep food and water down, Praises for @SLV and his M as they welcomed new baby yesterday, Prayers for our families.

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F3 Dads and 2.0s – Kickball

Just learning how to do this and getting caught up

WARMUP: SSH, Squats, Moroccan Night Clubs, Hurdler’s Stretch

THE THANG:
Kickball Rules
1. Sportsmanship – Cheer everyone on!
2. May throw the ball at the body below the head to get an out. Ball thrown at head, batter advances to next base. This is F3 kickball, not World Kickball Championships. Light throws only please.
3. 1 inning for kids – all kids bat. Go back to cheer on team if called out.
4. 1 inning for Dads is 3 outs
5. Bunting allowed
6. Other normal kickball rules: fly ball caught is an out. No stealing bases or lead offs. Ball is dead once pitcher has it. Foul ball on 3rd strike is an out.

Dad only rules:
1. May not walk or run. Can use crab walk, bear crawl, or throwing standing. Including on base running. Fast lunge walk does not count.
2. May only kick with non dominant leg. This is left left for most.
3. Penalty for breaking rules: ALL dads do 5 burpees.

Kicking team gets an out: 10 LBCs
Hit against your team: 10 mtn climbers
Run scores against your team: 10 SSH
Home run against your team: 10 burpees
Grand slam against your team: 10 Kraken burpees

COT

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I don’t know much but I know Uhaul

WARMUP:
Windmills, monacan Nite clubs, squats, merkins, sumo squats toy soldiers, lunges
THE THANG:
3 sets of ten: 3 sets of 5 exercises 10 reps each take lap. Most got two full rounds in
MARY:
Did some Mary with Bushwood
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
10 yr anniversary coming up
CSAUP COMING UP
COT:
LOTS PRAYERS DOE health concerns. Praise for Battle Bots anniversary 👏🏻🥓

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Juneteenth 2022

Warmup:
SSH x19
Windmill x6
Burpee In cadence x10
Swings x89 (89 years from 1776 to 1865)

Move to far parking lot
13th amendment (abolishing slavery)
1 manmaker
3 squat thrusters
13 rounds

14th amendment (birth-right citizenship, equal protection under the law, insurrectionists can’t hold office)
1 manmaker
4 snatches (2R, 2L)
14 rounds

15th amendment (right to vote guaranteed without regard to race)
1 manmaker
5 cleans
Only had time for 2 rounds

At COT
6 burpee snatches
19 merkins

The workout setup worked pretty well for some mumblechatter and discussion. Good to recognize the emancipation day when liberty and justice for ALL was made the law of the land.

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