3 1/2 Kingsley loops
Pain stations at the turns of the loop, shuffles at the top and bottom lengths, discussion around jester.
WARMUP: SSH, cherry pickers, IWs, Mtn climbers, shoulder taps
dynamic movements around the traffic circle
THE THANG: buy in 100 squats with bag on shoulders, move to back of school (15 merkins while moving at various locations) at pickic benches 10 step ups with bag on right shoulder 15 derkins with right hand on bag, repeat on the left side. 25 bif boys, 8 clean and press 10 upright rows, repeat. followed by 20 American hammers. move back to soccer field stopping at light poles for calf raises. on soccer field throw bag across 5 burpees, lunge walk to other side, throw bag to other side alternating throws from right to left side. Lt Dans to the other side.
MARY: flutters, LBCs box cutters, hello dollys
ANNOUNCEMENTS: read your newsletter
COT: safety for d2d runners
WARMUP: N/A
THE THANG:
Guys paired up. One would carry and the other was off for 6 minutes at a time. They started with a coupon and once they had both carried it once, they swapped coupons with another group.
Coupons:
– 80lb sandbag
– 40lb sandbag
– 5 gallon water jug (~40lbs but doesn’t carry like a sandbag)
Rucked the zipper with the coupons for an hour
MARY: N/A
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Newsletter
Thank you Crystal Lake for the opportunity. Always great fellowship at this AO!
The THANG:
Holy schnikes, we had 18 PAX for a Tommy Boy quote run. We ran Massey, to Harris, to Audrey, to Main in a loop with Derkins, Dips, Clave Raises, CDDs, V-Ups, and Big Boys. We had runners and ruckers.
COT:
On the heavier side, HIMs shared prayers that are really rocking their personal lives and I thank you for sharing. The COT is what makes us unique and allows those hard conversations to happen. This community has your back. Thanks for showing up today to get better. Thanks for letting me lead these men into Thursday.
YHC was honored to be given the Q stick at Slow Burn and challenged the Pax to get 1% better this AM. You see, status quo is comfortable and safe because it is known. Showing up to an AO offers disruption because you do not know what you will encounter from the Q. As a Fort Redwood I dont have tons of new ideas but I do challenge those in attendance to get better as I am confident that this momentum will carry you through the day as it has for me over the years.
WARMUP:
Mosey to Persis parking lot and circle up
Windmills x 10
SSH x 20
Mtn x 20
MNC x 10
IW x 10
Lets go!
THE THANG:
Mosey to Lowes with (3) stations. At each station, we completed max number of reps for each exercise within a minute. Pax were instructed to use sidewalk chalk to note their number
Station 1
Burpees
Flutters
WAM
Station 2
Lunges
Hammers
Diamond merkins
Station 3
CDD
Big Boy
Rinse and repeat but with a caveat to do 1 more rep of each exercise with a partner
MARY:
Twister on Gas Pumpers
Boogie Nights on LBCs
Barry Manilow on Dying Cockroaches
Assassin on Peter Pointers
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Read your newsletter
COT:
Prayers for safe travels, new jobs and for grace
WARMUP: None
THE THANG: Three mile loop: 160 to Spratt, right at the gas station, right onto Harris St, down the hill to Harris St Park, right onto the trail that gets to WEP through the woods, to the WEP amphitheater, follow path around WEP, right onto 160, left onto Clebourne St, follow it to Main St, right onto Main St, back to COT.
Stops every 10 minutes for 10 reps of each:
Ruck swings
Ruck upright rows
Ruck squats
Ruck curls
Ruck overhead presses
Those without rucks who carried sandbags did 10 bag tosses and 10 plank bag pull throughs
MARY: none
ANNOUNCEMENTS: read the newsletter and get involved
COT: P&P lifted up
Thanks for the opportunity to lead
NASA
WARMUP: Moroccan night clubs
Windmills
Low slow squat
Ssh
Mountain climbers
THE THANG:
Web
High pulls. Curls 1-4…10-40, yes 55 HP and 220 curls
Take a lap
Around the world, 4 reps each side, everyone takes a step to the left and uses neighbor’s kettlebell, repeat until you get back to your bell.
Total: 52 reps each side
Web
American hammers double count, Chest press 1-4…10-40, yes 55 AH and 220 presses
Take a lap
Around the world, 4 reps each side, everyone takes a step to the left and uses neighbor’s kettlebell, repeat until you get back to your bell.
Total: 52 reps each side
MARY: 1 minute downwards dogs and honeymooners
COT: 5th core principle
Tinsel OUT :christmas_tree:
WARMUP: windmills and produce pickers
THE THANG: 2 rounds of 4 exercises by suit. 2-14 reps depending on the card you draw.
MARY: none
ANNOUNCEMENTS: D2D relay, wine tasting dinner
COT: Wives and Children
Tour downtown churches to find their stairs and the Harris Street’s dark path to WEP. A couple of pain stations sprinkled in.
WARMUP: A little of this, a little of that…
THE THANG:
We took our rucks and sandbags and traveled to the top of gentle slope of the entrance to the school in the hopes of finding a less icy spot. We were disappointed. It was slick most everywhere. Kind of like the top of <@USBP08L1G>‘s (not present) head.
After letting men know that it was ok to feel their feelings, no matter how big they were (TWSS), we all cuddled for a few minutes and affirmed one another’s masculinity. We decided we were both good enough AND smart enough, and we think that people like us.
Then it was basically taking turns releasing our trauma and making space for each other. We even all took turns going to the crying room that Farmers had installed. It was very affirming.
From there we did 3 very thoughtful and mindful rounds of 7s with our rucks on and with our sandbags.
It was a round of manmakers and squats, one of curls and bag ups, and one of merkins and flutters with a press.
Peta reached a whole new level and had a real breakthrough in accessing his inner child.
MARY: We decided it best to just have men present for this session.
ANNOUNCEMENTS: The newsletter contains the latest, please avail yourself of this wonderful resource.
COT: The 5th Core Principle