WARMUP:
Merlin, side straddle hop
THE THANG:
3.5 mile run
Stop 1 kraken burpee, stop 2 Mike Tyson, stop 3 Merkin
MARY: NA
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Q school March 1st
COT: family. Men staying calm, family with health issues
WARMUP: Valentine’s Day themed warmup
Diamond Merkins x 10 – for all the diamond rings being given away today
Lunges x 10 – in preparation for getting down on one knee
Pickle Pounder x 10 – if you know you know, you know?
Monkey Humpers x 10 – reference above
THE THANG:
1) Lunges for Lovers
Partner Up
Down and back in front of school
Partner #1 carries sandbag rotating between sang bag toss and overhead carry. Partner #2 stays at home base working on series of exercises. Rotate until exercises are complete.
50 lunges
50 squat and jumps
50 over the shoulder toss
2) Life is Like a Box of Chocolates
PAX take turns pulling cards with exercises from “box of chocolates”, never knowing (but having a general idea) of what they’re going to get.
Front Squats x 10
Front Squats x 10
Back Squats x 10
Back Squats x 10
Overhead Press x 10
Overhead Press x 10
Bent Row x 10
Bent Row x 10
Curls x 15
Curls x 10
Curls x 5
Deadlift x 10
Deadlift x 10
Bench Press x 10
Bench Press x 10
Manmaker x 10
Manmaker x 5
Firemans Carry
Overhead Carry
Bearhug Carry
Merkins with sandbag pull thru x 10
Merkins with sand bag pull thru x 10
20 LBC’s
20 Big Boys
MARY: Negative. Finished with a bit of Broga.
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Q versus Q in March. 3/1 Q School and Stockade. 3/2 Print Shop to present Bethel check @ 1pm. 3/9 Springtime Invergence. Get on a Rooster Team with @StraightUp. Maximus is hosting a Christmas Party.
COT: Don’t carry your weight alone. Prayers for healing of cancer/illness. Prayers for the men at Bethel and those that support. Travel.
Disclaimer disclaimed
Valentine’s Day Eve – Accelerating the M requires both Skill and Love. Just like our fitness, relationships are either Accelerating or Decelerating, Aye?
If you think you are “Maintaining” your relationship, you are actually Decelerating.
Mosey to WEP Stage
The Culture is a Jester
• Our culture likes to present marriage as easy, but a HIM knows virtue takes work, and thus marriage will take work.
Warm Up
20 SSH IC
10 Windmills IC
10 LSS IC
Al Gore w/ 10 MNC IC
11 Hill Billy Walkers IC
Yoga?
There is NO 50 Yard Line
• Halfway is not good enough when it comes to the M. An Accelerating HIM will go the length of the field for his M.
The Thang – Pearls on a String became chase Maximus (and Clickbait and Poppins, with Band Camp on form patrol) around the WEP loop, at each swing, do the following:
10 Merkins
10 Squats
10 Flying Squirrels
Your Wife is NOT Your Best Friend
• She is made for a much higher purpose, put her on the pedestal alone.
Mosey to Pike Entrance
7s of Derkins and Bomb Jax
7s of Step Ups and Dips
Mosey to Pike Wall
Wall Sits and Burpee Waterfall
Joy Trumps Happiness
• Happiness is a transitory positive feeling
• Joy is a permanent state of hopeful satisfaction
• A healthy and vital M is a lifetime pursuit
Mary – Flutters until 0600
Marriage requires Proximity and Purpose. It transforms a man from a selfish Happiness-junkie into a selfless Joy-seeker. The HIM knows if he fails at his M, nothing else he does will matter.
Announcements: Q-Source after this. D2D celebration on 3/2
COT: stays in COT
Cold but glorious morning in the gloom. 5 fellow pax joined me for the following.
Warmup:
20 SSH IC
10 Windmill IC
3 burpees
20 seal jacks
15 MNC
3 burpees
15 plank jacks
Stretch(looked at a very low flying plane)
15 Mountain climbers
3 burpees
Thang:
Everyone partnered up got a sandbag and engaged in a lazy Dora… with a twist.
Partner 1 does 10 reps with a sandbag while partner 2 does as many reps as they can of the accompanying exercise. Each partner switches off after 10 reps until the cumulative total is met.
60 Man makers with Burpees
60 squats with squats
60 curls with flutters
60 flutter press with LBCS
Now every minute… on the minute a timer would go off and everyone had to run to the end of the parking lot and back. This made it fun!
After this routine we did an Indian “run” (it was really more of a walk) where the leaders would partner carry the 120lbs sandbag while the 6 had to do 10 HR merkins to catch up. We made it around the parking lot twice before tapping out with about 2ish minutes left. I closed us out with some Mary and that was it.
Big thanks to Maximas for the lead and to all who showed.
Weather was 32 degrees and chilly but the lights were on and YHC was prepped for a Q to discuss Jester and Preparedness
Simply defined, the Jester is temptation of the flesh that hinders Acceleration. It is a stumbling block that a man continuously trips over in his effort to become a Pro.
The Jester tells a man several lies including:
1. You are the boss of me
2. You are what you do
3. You are not a bad guy
4. Jester and Virtue can coexist
5. You can’t live, if living is without me
But the antidote to the Jester is preparedness, preparing for what is expected and what is unexpected. The addition of love to this preparation leads to diminishing the Jester. But it is a battle that a Man must fight throughout his life.
THE THANG:
Mosey to the front of FMHS
COP
SSH
Merkins
Windmills
CDD
MNC
Plank Jacks
Mosey to the band lot
Deconstructed Burpee – STAR model
Burpees in the middle x 5
Bobby Hurley x 25
Squats x 25
Merkins IC 12
Mtn Climbers x 25
Mosey to pull up bars
Grip Strength work
Partner 1 – hang
Partner 2 – Mary
Rinse and Repeat x 3
Mosey home for COT
WARMUP:
– SSH x 20 (IC)
– Hamstring stretches (left, right, middle)
– Quad stretch (left and right)
– Yoga like movements
THE THANG:
– Mosey from WEP to hill at Massey . Up and down the hill 3x. Burpees at top (15-10-5) and Merkins at bottom (15-10-5).
– Mosey to Print Shop. Pull ups, 3 rounds, max. One partner does pullups, other partners does step ups.
– Mosey to Hardees Parking Lot. 4 Corners Elevator. 10 Merkins, 20 LBCs, 30 Plank Jacks, 40 Shoulder Taps. Add an exercise each corner on the way through, drop an exercise at each corner on the way back. Pivot Squat, Bear Crawl, Backwards Run from corner to corner.
– Mosey to FM Pharmacy for a quick round of exercises while gathering The Six.
– Mosey back to WEP. PAX led Mary while gathering The Six.
– 10 minutes of F3 “Cube of Exercises”. PAX took turning rolling and performing determined exercises.
– Back to COT to finish up with Airborne Hip Exercises.
MARY: Some mixed in throughout
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Trash pickup, Coffeteria, Murder Bunnie’s playoff game
COT:
Prayers family and friends close to PAX dealing with illness. Prayers for those suffering from mental illness and addiction. Prayers for leadership.
WARMUP: mosey to parking lot with bells to warmup. SSL,IW,Merkins, Low Slow Squat, peach pickers, wind mills.
THE THANG: DORA
100- American Hammers w Bell – mosey 100 yds and back
100 -lunges w Bell – mosey 100 yds and back
100-tricep extensions- mosey 100 yds and back.
AMRAP – 45 seconds
Goblet Squats
Curls
Chest Press
Swings
Rows
Mosey to Large Hill (7’s)
Man Makers
Cleans
MARY: not really
Announcements: Post at Block Party on Tuesdays
COT: prayers for health (physical,mental, spiritual)
After the disclaimer, we began our journey around town. First stop, the pharmacy for some warm-ups (SSHs, Imperial Walkers, Fast Windmills, Merkins, Peter Parker, Parker Peters). Next Stop, the former location known as Hardees. Partner exercises: Elevated merkins, feet on back of partner in plank position. Second set, planking partner elbows on ground.
Next stop, Post Office. Lineman push – partner 1 pushes partner 2, flipflop.
Next stop, Unity Church. Partner wheel barrow to the stairs of the church, each rest break 5 merkins. flipflop. mosey to Footloose parking lot. One partner started the bear crawl to the end of the parking lot. Partner 2 ran to the end and back to take over for partner 1. Both finished at the end of the parking lot. Next , we moseyed to the bottom Williamson St. All you got to the top of the hill. Once all made it up the hill, I took a minute to talk about how I get ready for the day. Take a shower after the workout (good hygiene). I look into the mirror and repeat these word “I am going to do great things today.” Sounds a little silly, but we need men ready to lead in our communities..do great things.
ok, back to the workout..on our way back to COT, we stopped by the Print Shop for a pitcher of pull-ups. Back to COT for a few minutes of Mary.
Great job Guys!
WARMUP: None
THE THANG: Tega Cay and Back – 30-Merkins turns and shorter version runners 30 merkins at Banks 4.5m
MARY: Nope
ANNOUNCEMENTS: D2DB10k Saturday, Kid friendly, D2D in Feb 17th
COT: Prayers for mental health, Marriages.
WARMUP: None
THE THANG: Tega Cay and Back – 30-Merkins turns and shorter version runners 30 merkins at Banks 4.5m
MARY: Nope
ANNOUNCEMENTS: D2DB10k Saturday, Kid friendly, D2D in Feb 17th
COT: Prayers for mental health, Marriages.