FNGs: None
10 HIMs posted to GP on a perfect morning. YHC brought the music box & a basketball. Mumblechatter was per the usual – the best in Southwake.
Warm Up: 10x3cts of: Good Mornings, Willie Maze Hays, Daisy Pickers, 20 Sir Fazio Arm Circles, 20x3ct SSH, Arm stretches, Pigeon Pose
The Workout
Circle of Rock: Mosey to the Rock Pile pick your rock and don’t share it
2 sets of 10x3ct of each exercise: Rut Rows, Curls for the Girls, Overhead Tricep Press, Ground Pounders, Bus Drivers,
4 sets of Standard Press, 10x3ct: Windshield Wipers, Box Cutters, 30 ct 6 inches, Plank Rock Spanks, Single Arm Merkins, 10×3 ct Rock Homer to Marge
Heavy Hoops:
Each PAX rotated between taking shots and exercises: shoot from 3 designated areas. 2 free throw attempts at each location followed by 1 attempt at a layup. Miss all 3 shots and add a 2 Burpee penalty.
Rest of PAX perform exercises till cycle completed (ie 1 shot is made from each of the 3 areas).
SSH, Standard Plank Hold, Supermans, Plank Jacks, Lunges, High Knees, American Hammers, Squats, Squat Hold, Shoulder Tap Merkins, Boat Canoes, LBCs, Split Jacks, WWIIs, Hillbillies
Burpees OYO for all PAX
Mosey to the Wall of Pain
10x3ct Aussie Ass Smackers, 15 ct Ascending Testicles; 20x3ct Moroccan style Peoples Chair, 30 ct BTW, 20x3ct Al Gore style People’s Chair.
Announcements: Ted Talk w/ Bacon on 12/15, F3 Christmas Party
Prayer Requests: Military and 1st responders, Breach’s sister and mom w/ COVID, Fanny Pack’s M, Courtney, is having surgery Dec 21, COVID victims
On the fly….Again
/in AO Post, Downtown Train /QIC: Coal AshPAX: Coal Ash, Dumbo, Pikachu, POTS, Snap, Sprinkler
Second week in a row rain has altered YHC’s plans at Downtown Train. Audible called and we headed to the parking garage for a make up as we go boot camp.
FNGs: None
Warm Up: Two laps around parkin garage, SSHs, good mornings, hamstring stretch
The Workout:
Suicide ladders-
Round 1: WWIIs 5, 10, 15, and 20
Round 2: Squats 5, 10, 15, and 20
50 LBCs (in cadence), 2 minute peoples chair
Round 3: Lunges (R leg) 5, 10, 15, and 20
Round 4: Lunges (L leg) 5, 10 , 15, and 20
50 LBCs (in cadence), 90 second peoples chair, 40 SSHs (in cadence)
Round 5: Leg lifts (6 inches > 90 degrees) 5, 10 , 15, and 20
Round 6: Alternating lunge jumps 5, 10 , 15, and 20
50 LBCs (in cadence), 60 second peoples chair
Mary: None
Announcements: Christmas Party (need more sides)
T-Claps (Recognition): All PAX for coming out on a rainy Monday.
Prayer: 187’s wife, Fanny Packs wife, YHCs father, father-in-law, and mother-in-law
Pyramids in a Chilly Rain
/in Mutiny, Red October /QIC: 16-bitPAX: 16-bit, Breach, FedEx, Norm
You never know what to expect when headed to an AO on a rainy morning, especially a chilly one. YHC had signed up to Q Red October a few days back and I was grateful for that because I knew it meant I could be under shelter the whole time. What I didn’t know was how many other men to expect. I pulled in to the parking lot to find Breach already waiting. A minute or two after I arrived FedEx pulled in. He was set to Q Mutiny. That looked like it was going to be it but at 05:29:59 Norm came squealing in on two wheels to make it in time.
Due to the rain everyone wanted to do something under the shelter. Luckily I had soething planned and those without a bell could use a rock. We decided to combine AOs and get underway.
FNGs: None
Warm Up:
Lead by FedEx –
SSH x20 IC
SFAC x10 IC forward and reverse
Daisy Pickers x10 IC
Imperial Walkers x12 IC
The Workout:
Needing rocks we decided to mosey to the lower shelter. Once rocks were secured the workout was explained. A pyramid would be done consisting of 6 different exercises. We started with one rep of each, then two, then three, all the way up to 10. Afterwards we would work our way back down. To give credit where credit is due I stole this idea from Rams. I went to my first Thunder workout last week and this is what we did and I liked it so I stole it.
The exercises we did were:
Swings
Curls for the Girls
Triceps Extensions
Overhead Press
Weighted Hillbillies
Merkins
The PAX were going through these pretty quickly so after our round of 10 YHC announced a bonus round of 11 before we started working our way back down.
Once the pyramid was done we did a decreasing number of goblet squats and rut-rows. The sets were 20/10, 16/8, 14/7, 12/6, 10/5. I realized too late that I had missed the 9s but just rolled with it. After these were done we returned our rocks and then took a mosey up to the upper shelter for …
Mary:
Again lead by FedEx we did:
LBC x10 IC
LSF x10 IC
Protractors
Planks with alternating leg lifts and then alternating arm raises
Chill cut plank
Pickle pounders x10 IC
American Hammers x10 IC
Announcements:
Holiday part on Thursday
Mama’s House looking for toys to distribute to needy families. Breach will provide more information later today.
Prayer:
Breach’s sister with COVID and mother who also isn’t feeling well. She tested negative but they’re still not convinced.
Everyone dealing with hardship or illness during the holiday season.
Glad to get out there and lead this group of men on a dreary morning. Thanks for starting your day with me.
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Hilltop NeedMore Ruck. Nice temperature for the Ruck.
/in NeedMore Ruck /QIC: SprinklerPAX: Oboe, Pikachu, Scrapple, Sprinkler
This is always a nice time to catch up and unwind on Sunday mornings. Enjoyed talking with all of you and I hope you have a Great week!
FNG: None
Warm Up: The RUCK
The Workout: We hit the red trail first. After that we did the small yellow loop. We finished up with the blue for a total of 5 miles. We had some great mumble chatter. Thanks for you all that showed up on this beautiful Lords Day!!!
Mary: None
Announcements: Christmas Party 17th Bombshell. Sign up.
Prayer: Praying for all PAX injured and family members having surgery and up-coming surgeries here at Christmas time. YHC took us out.
Paradise City Fitness Test 12/14/2020
/in Paradise City /QIC: DawgpoundPAX: Dawgpound, Emeril, Full House, Laettner, McNugget, Pablo, Pumpkin Spice, Quiver, UTI
Well the last fitness test for what is 2020. What a year and what a rainy day to push yourself. I good showing considering the rain. Missed a couple of Pax, but I understand how this year has been.
EC: UTI, FullHouse
FNGs:Nope
Warm Up:
Side Straddle Hop
Quick lap so everyone saw the lap for the test.
I skipped doing more warmup. I remember being pushed for time after the challenge. Though this time we had to much extra time. I learned something today.
The Workout:
Paradise City Fitness Test: All must be done in order. Each rep is .01 points. Each lap is also .01 points. The test last for 30 minutes
15 Burpees
1 Lap
20 Merkins
1 Lap
20 Squats (as close to parallel as you can get)
1 Lap
20 WW II (Non Cadence)
1 Lap
20 Scorpion Dry Docks
1 Lap
1 Lap will be around 2 parking medians. We left the basketball court and made a left.
Then down past the cars and made a right. Ran past one aisle then the next aisle turned
right up past the median then right and ran back to the basketball court.
Results
Mary:f
Sir Emeril lead us in some fantastic stretching.
Announcements:
Christmas Party Thursday
T-Claps (Recognition):
Pablo for leading the Pax
All men that were present to see where they stand
UTI and Shamwow for decorating the Christmas Tree
Prayer:
187’s Wife Tracy
Fanny Pack’s Wife
Igna Cher’s Mother. Quiver did I get those names right?
Ground’n and Pound’n
/in Ground Pounder /QIC: ForcepsPAX: Breach, Fanny Pack, Farva, Forceps, Frenchie, Gump, Kitty Litter, Pumpkin Spice, Shredder, Strawberry Hill
FNGs: None
10 HIMs posted to GP on a perfect morning. YHC brought the music box & a basketball. Mumblechatter was per the usual – the best in Southwake.
Warm Up: 10x3cts of: Good Mornings, Willie Maze Hays, Daisy Pickers, 20 Sir Fazio Arm Circles, 20x3ct SSH, Arm stretches, Pigeon Pose
The Workout
Circle of Rock: Mosey to the Rock Pile pick your rock and don’t share it
2 sets of 10x3ct of each exercise: Rut Rows, Curls for the Girls, Overhead Tricep Press, Ground Pounders, Bus Drivers,
4 sets of Standard Press, 10x3ct: Windshield Wipers, Box Cutters, 30 ct 6 inches, Plank Rock Spanks, Single Arm Merkins, 10×3 ct Rock Homer to Marge
Heavy Hoops:
Each PAX rotated between taking shots and exercises: shoot from 3 designated areas. 2 free throw attempts at each location followed by 1 attempt at a layup. Miss all 3 shots and add a 2 Burpee penalty.
Rest of PAX perform exercises till cycle completed (ie 1 shot is made from each of the 3 areas).
SSH, Standard Plank Hold, Supermans, Plank Jacks, Lunges, High Knees, American Hammers, Squats, Squat Hold, Shoulder Tap Merkins, Boat Canoes, LBCs, Split Jacks, WWIIs, Hillbillies
Burpees OYO for all PAX
Mosey to the Wall of Pain
10x3ct Aussie Ass Smackers, 15 ct Ascending Testicles; 20x3ct Moroccan style Peoples Chair, 30 ct BTW, 20x3ct Al Gore style People’s Chair.
Announcements: Ted Talk w/ Bacon on 12/15, F3 Christmas Party
Prayer Requests: Military and 1st responders, Breach’s sister and mom w/ COVID, Fanny Pack’s M, Courtney, is having surgery Dec 21, COVID victims
Gettin’ it done at U-turn
/in U Turn /QIC: Full HousePAX: B-I-N-G-O, Banana Seat, Bernie, Dawgpound, Dumbo, Fanny Pack, Full House, Katniss, McNugget, Nemo, Oboe, Vasoline
EC: Katniss, Vasoline and Full House for the old U-turn route
FNGs: none
Warm Up: SSH, IW, Daisy picker
The Workout: 12 PAX set out on the standard U-turn route, all about the business today and gettin’ it done. Great work by all picking up the six, group stayed together well this morning. Mumble chatter all around. Great to see Banana Seat and Nemo back out!
Announcements: Christmas party, beer ruck
Prayer: 187 and M, ShamWow and M, guidance at work
Damn it feels good to be back at Cletus!
/in AO Post, Cletus /QIC: Banana SeatPAX: Banana Seat, Florence, Hardy, Oboe, Snap
16 long months have went by since YHC last led the PAX at Cletus. 5 HIM posted on this brisk morning for a tour of the grounds. YHC got in a two mile solo EC while seeing a few PAX out getting their run on. 0530 came and we got down to business.
Warm up down to lower lot (agility otw)
Red Bull smurf jacks x10 IC
Squatted Morracan night club x10 IC
Up/downs x10
Diamond merkins (on my down and up) 10
Frankenstein’s x10 IC
General Dan’s increasing merkins 1 to 10 in parking lot
Mosey to amp for box jumps, one leg dips, BTTW shoulder taps – 3 rds x15 each
Indian run to lat pull bars
Lat pulls and Bobby Hurley’s 3 rds x10 each
Indian run to walkway btwn fields
Broadjump burpees down
Hallelujah wall sits at booth x50IC
Scout run long way back with 2 Turkish get ups after 5 sec run out, then to tennis court
Chilly plank railroad along the fence
Bear crawl-a-cides 5 lines
Reg suicides
Mary
LBC’s x20
Pretzels x20 each side
Prayers for Florence job, those fighting cancer, COVID victims
It was a pleasure men.
BS Out!
This Music Makes Me Want to Commit a Felony!
/in AO Post, Crazy Ivan /QIC: Fanny PackPAX: Dawgpound, Emeril, Fanny Pack, Moped, Tetanus
YHC cooked up a list of exercises that was sure to please this morning. Overall, a very quiet morning in the Underworld during the workout. Maybe it’s because we were staying busy and men were pushing themselves, rather than engaging in the mumblechatter. Either way, the heavy and hard tunes were blaring as 1 PAX noted, “I’ve never heard this Christmas Carol!” and “This Music makes me Want to Commit a Felony!”. 5 strong PAX worked their way through YHC’s Christmas List challenge. Every PAX completed it. Way to go men!
FNG’s: No. However, a few notable absences I won’t mention here…but next time you stand me up…
EC: Kettlebell swings x 500 w/ Emeril, Dawgpound, and YHC.
Warm Up: Good Mornings x 12, Imperial Walkers x 13, Sir Fazio’s F/R x 14, Frankensteins x15.
The Workout: This was a Christmas List 12×12 OYO Challenge. Every Exercise went up by 12 reps as we worked through the list. A few PAX started the list over again while waiting for the 6 to finish. Great work! Exercises were: 12 Burpees, 24 Wonderbras, 36 Bell Merkins, 48 Alt. Shoulder Press, 60 Midget Cookie Pouch, 72 Goblet Squats, 84 Lawnmowers, 96 Alt. Curls for the Girls, 108 Tricep Press, 120 Swings (like we needed more of that!), 132 Boobity-Boobity’s, 144 SSH.
Mary: Either built in or left out…not sure, but time expired.
Announcements: Beer Ruck Saturday at 1:00 from Bombshell, Christmas Party Dec. 17th…check the Slack.
T-Claps (Recognition): All the PAX for completing this challenge in the allotted time.
Prayer: YHC’s M and surgery on Dec. 21st. Those PAX sick, injured, spoken, unspoken. YHC took us out.
…and Emeril, even though you said like 7 times, “I ain’t got it today”…you did! Good work.
All by myself…at the Casino
/in AO Post, Casino Royale /QIC: FinkleFNGs: None
Warm Up: Mosey around the track followed by 20 SSH in cadence, 20 imperial walkers, 20 hill billies, and 20 Frankenstein’s
The Workout: What’s that spell?
Event 1:
Bat Wings-20, Indian Bear Crawl (a little difficult by myself but modified to bear crawl 3 parking spots then plank hold for 10 seconds R/R 10x, Randy’s 20x, Travolta’s 10x each side, Hairy Rockettes – 10 each leg, Dancing bears (this one was a little tricky, plank hold and switch to alternating left foot up and right hand up and switch), alternating shoulder taps – 20x, yurpees – only 5 because they suck and it’s my birthday…
Event 2:
Crab cakes – 20x, Annies – 20x each arm, Kickbacks 10 each leg, E2k’s (oblique crunches) – 20x each side.
Mary: Mosey around the track one more time, Freddie Mercuries, LBC’s, Reverse LBC’s, Obliques both sides – all 10x cadence
Announcements: Christmas Party on 17th at Bombshells
T-Claps (Recognition):
Prayer: Our country, our leaders, for those who are hurting and maybe sick with Covid.
KG Bad Ideas 12/10
/in AO Post, Kennys Grave /QIC: FinklePAX: Finkle, Norm, Sprinkler, Scrapple, Gump, 16-Bit
EC: Norm
FNGs: None
Warm Up: Mosey followed by daisy pickers, smurf jacks, Finkle kicks, Fazio arm circles
Bad Idea #1:
Blimps with a jog around the parking lot after each round. 3 sets.
Burpees – 5
Lunges – 10
Imperial Walkers -15
Merkins -20
Plankjacks/Pickle Pounders-25
Squats-30
Bad Idea #2:
Mosey to the basketball court for some suicides. Broke up into two groups of 3 and one group did suicides and the other group did an exercise starting with Homer Holds (version of homer to marge where you hold up one leg for 5 seconds each while maintaining a back bridge). Next, Balls to the wall, crab humpers, and peoples chair.
Mary: LBC’s, reverse LBC’s, Freddie Mercuries, and side crunches
Announcements: See slack and FB
T-Claps (Recognition): Everyone for picking up the six.
Prayer: Prayed for our country and leaders, Gump and work situation, and Noah’s Ark.
Finkle took us out.