Closing out 2025

Eight men showed up for the final workout at Alcatraz this year. We began with some stretching and a slow jog to the fire station. We traveled up and down the three streets across from the park, at the bottom and top of the streets, 10 merkins and 10 squats. After we took a moment to catch our breath, we made our way back to the parking lot and on to the field.
For the remaining time, we performed the Accumulator. List of exercises, sprint across the field and back, add an exercise.

Exercises:
– CCDs
– Jump Squats
– Flutters
– Shoulder Taps
– Side Lunges
– Box Cutters
– Hand Release Merkins
– SSHs
– Burpees

I ended with an analogy. I asked if anyone heard of Stanley Drukenmiller (nope) , or David Tepper (yes). Both of these men have consistently outperformed the stock market over the past 30 years. Doubling their money in less than 3 year compared to 7.2 if invested in an index fund. Relating it back to fitness, you can continue to be average or you can seek out those men who excel and find out what they do differently.
Start now…It doesn’t get any easier when you get older.

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Do as I say, not as I do

WARMUP: waiting on Q
THE THANG: choose your own adventure
MARY: would have been a better Q
ANNOUNCEMENTS: don’t be late for your Q
COT: yes

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Boxing Day ?

WARMUP: windmills, SSH, IW’s, Plank, Up Dog, Down Dog, Merkins, Mosey w some shuffles and butt kickers.
THE THANG: 3 rounds of Merkins, Big Boys, Squats, Dips, Bobby Hurleys, Hammers and Derkins. Mosey around Lowe’s. 3 reps- 25/10/5.
Dora – 150. -LBCs 100 – Lunges 50- Hand Release Merkins 25 – Burpees.
MARY: nope
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Bethel, Hangin w Stang
COT: continued prayers for Geronimo. Several others lifting up those dealing w health, grief, patience.

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Eve of the Lord’s birth – convergence

WARMUP: The usual
THE THANG: DH-type-stuff
MARY: worked into Thang
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Newsletter & upcoming changes
COT: Lauren Hope Styles (sp?) – 21 RIP, Prayers for Geronimo & family. Reading from Ezekiel centered around helping others find their purpose

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Get the ruck outta here

SubstiQ for my boy Poppins as he recovers from a Hammy issue. Get better bro!

WARMUP: circle up for IC SSH, produce pickers, IW, broga stuffs, and Mtn climbers

THE THANG:
Assortment of circuits

4rounds- 4 min ruck followed by different exercise each round: 15 IC LSS, 10 IC OH press, 10 IC bent over rows, 5 IC forward lunges (each leg)

3 rounds- 1 min ruck followed by exercises with ruck on: 10 IC LSS, 5 IC merkins, 10 OYO good mornings, 30sec plank

3 round reverse lunge ladder:
1/4 mile ruck – 5 OYO reverse lunge (each leg)
1/4 mile ruck – 10 OYO reverse lunge (each leg)
1/4 mile ruck – 15 OYO reverse lunge (each leg)

AMRAP finisher:
Move to grass field
Rucks off
10 IC high pulls, 10 IC flutter press, 25yard bear crawl ruck pull through, 10 OYO thrusters
Repeat until 0600

MARY: no time

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Bethel New Years Day
Convergence tomorrow Nafo 0600 5k 0630 boot

COT: you know it

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Cubbie and friends did some exercising

WARMUP: Meh

THE THANG:

– Mosey to Pharmacy
– 25 SSH

– Mosey to parking lot at top of Main (touched Millstone) <@UGND8G4TD>
– 20 SSH
– 20 Mountain Climbers

– Mosey to post office
– 1 Windmill <@UJD744C3T>
– 15 SSH
– 15 Mountain Climbers
– 15 Plank Jacks

– Mosey to First Baptist
– 10 SSH
– 10 Mountain Climbers
– 10 Plank Jacks
– 10 Shoulder Taps

– Mosey to COG
– 5 SSH
– 5 Mountain Climbers
– 5 Plank Jacks
– 5 Shoulder Taps
– 5 Burpees

4 Corners in COG Parking Lot

– Corner 1 – 10 squats, Corner 2 – 20 Merkins, Corner 3 – 30 MNC’s, Corner 4 – 40 Flutters
– Mode or transport: Mosey, Bear Crawl, Nur, Crawl Bear
– Did it again, but mixed of Mode of Transport (Lunges of every variety)

– Mosey to Print Shop
– Partner Work
– 25 pull ups (partner one pull, partner 2 squat) Alternate until reach 25 pull ups

– Mosey to COT
– Finish with:
– 5 SSH
– 5 Mountain Climbers
– 5 Plank Jacks
– 5 Shoulder Taps
– 5 Burpees

MARY: Had a little lamb

ANNOUNCEMENTS: Christmas Eve Convergence

COT: Yes we did

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Adding Gardenia

WARMUP:
Not typically done at this AO. Try to get here early enough to manage yourself.
THE THANG:
Run towards Gardenia every stop sign we did and additional merkin starting with 1. There are 10 stop signs.

7s on the hill – burpees and bomb jacks. We only got two rounds in. That hill is hard

Run back with merkins the same way. Total merkins 110.

MARY:
Throw the 60lb sandball over your shoulder once when you get back

ANNOUNCEMENTS: Xmas party

COT: was held.

If during your childhood the holidays were nothing but joy and wonder—never realizing how many people spend this season hurting over loss, stress, or heartache—then what an amazing gift your parents gave you. Think about that now that we’re the men creating a holiday environment in the depths of winter for our families.

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Parading around Minnow Pond

Temperature was 40 degrees however it was a bit windy. The Pledge of Alliance was recited, the Pax were counted and instructions were given.

WARMUP: N/A for Minnow Pond

THE THANG:
Following the FM Christmas Parade route, Pax were to complete the following exercises at stops along the way:

10 burpees
20 big boys
10 lunges each leg

Stops were the following:

Unity Presbyterian
Corner of Main and Tom Hall
Corner of Main and White
Lot beside FM Town Hall
Lap around WEP

Once complete, Pax were to reverse the route with stops along the way until COT.

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Horse Shoe of Pain

It was a crisp cool morning at Block Party, but the pain quickly brought warmth.
Quick mosey, warmups and we were off.

We ran down to the horse shoe driveway known as the Unity Church for lucky 7’s.
1 Squat, 1 Futter, 1 Merkin at the three points on the horse shoe. We did 7 loops around the driveway increasing the reps by one on each lap.

Next we ran over to the other church stairs down the road for a mini Dora.
Partner 1: 50 Lunges, 100 SSH’s, 150 American Hammers
Partner 2: Run a figure 8 up and down the stairs
Moseyed over to the lot across from Amoure Artis for some Mary with burpees (breathing exercises).

Back to COT for some more Mary, announcements, and prayer/praises.

JWow

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