Back Blaster

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FNGs: We met Nate who was out for a walk.  He may join us next week.

Warm Up: GM, WMH, SSH, Arm Circles, Michael Phelps

The Workout: With Kettlebell, took a lap around the soccer field on the trail stopping every 50 Meters for an exercise.  During mosey conducted one of Cusack, curls, triceps, farmer carry (R&L), murder bunnies or lunge with KB pass through. Exercises: 10x wonder bra; 10x Renegade Row (R&L); 10x booby-d-booby-d. 10x pullover; 10x wonder bra

At Amphitheater: 2 rounds

10x Single Arm Row (R&L); 10x SL Bulgarian Squat (R&L) 10x booby-d-boody-d; 10x pullover

At Large Picnic Shelter – Dora-esk (100 alternating merkins on the bell; 100 Squat/Curl/OH Press; 100 KB swings w high pull) while partner ran to the playground and 5 pull-ups/inverted rows.  Time ran out.  Most PAX got about 50-60 reps into each exercise. 

Rows, Pullovers & Pull-Ups: Good BACK BLASTER workout. 

Mary: Mosey to the Flag; farmers carry, curls, triceps w KB. 

Announcements: Check slack for 3rd F opportunities coming up; 9/11, Unity in the Community, Soup-tacular, others; Sign Up Meal Train for Cancun & his family. 

Prayer: For those grieving loss: Catfish coworker passed away; Deadbolt’s brother passed away; Cancun’s M’s surgery.

Crazy Ivan Birthday Bash

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FNGs:  None

T-Claps: Flip Phone and Gump (5 workouts)

Warm-up:  SSH, Good AM, etc

Workout:  See binky ; Very little rest  HIIT

COT:  Family members who are ill; PAX looking for work.  YHC took us out.

Honored to lead on my 56th birthday.  Apologies for the commercials while listening to Pandora.

 

Birthday Q. 52.

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FNG: None

Warmup: SSH, GM, Arm Circles, Squats, One 200m lap.

workout: Deck 52 cards plus jokers

Aces 11 count and 80 meter farmer carry w Kettlebell

Jokers mosey 200 m lap and switch exercises to other column

Number cards – round up as needed

Face cards 10 or 5 each side

Diamonds – Merkin on Bell / Pistol Rows

Hearts – Goblet Tempo Squat |    Lunge (in cadence)

Clubs – Around the world         |    Figure 8

Spades – Snatch                       |   Swings

mary: GM (only had one minute left)

Hanging Bells on Santa’s Sleigh

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FNGs: None

Warm Up: Side Shuttle Hop, Slow Squat, Slow Merkins

The Workout:

45 seconds on with 15 seconds rest for 3 sets:

  1. Hand to Hand Suitcase Deadlifts
  2. Bear Plank Shoulder Tap
  3. Alternating KB Swings
  4. Bear Plank Shoulder Tap+Carolina Dry Dock
  5. Pass Under Lunges

Five One Minute 5 Second EMOM

  1. 10 Full KB Swing
  2. Pulse Squat Time Remaining

Five One Minute 5 Second EMOM

  1. 10 Shoulder Press
  2. Seesaw Lunges Time Remaining

Mary:

45 Seconds on with 15 Second Rest

  1. North South KB Plank Pulls
  2. KB Alternating Leg Lifts
  3. Plank Pull Through East West
  4. Hollow Middle Rocks
  5. Half Turkish Get Up Right Side
  6. Half Turkish Get Up Left Side
  7. Peter Parkers
  8. American KB Hammers with Sprinter Situp
  9. Bear Plank KB Taps
  10. KB Deadbugs
  11. Hollow Low Slow Flutter

Announcements: Stay safe and wear lights when running in the morning and at night.

Prayer: Abe and his family with the passing of his father; Safe travels for those traveling over the holidays; Cover Story and his job search after being laid off, T-Claps to UTI for helping Cover Story our with getting him an interview at his company.

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Workin 9-5

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FNGs: Short Bus (John), neighbor of Cover Story. From holly springs (homegrown) homeschooled (school bus… short bus) 

Warm Up: SSH, Frankenstein, Goooooood Mornings, Windmiss

The Workout:

Listened to old country: dolly, Jonny cash, John Denver, Alabama, Kenny Rogers…

Thang 1:

Every 2 min on the minute:

  • 10 bob and weave
  • 10 reverse lunge with twist
  • 10 squat to overhead press

5 rounds total

Thang 2:
EMOM, all exercises single arm, repeat for both sides in the minute:

  • 3 swings
  • 3 cleans
  • 3 press

15 rounds, the a Q challenge call to increase reps along the way from 3->4->5

Mary: dying cockroach, modified Freddy mercury, WWI, heel taps

Thang 3:

Death drop

  • 10 burpees, 10 right arm snatches, 10 left arm snatches
  • 9,9,9
  • 8,8,8
  • …
  • 1,1,1

have a nice day.

Announcements: Xmas party on Dec 7

Prayer: stubs has a new tumor treatment that is supposed to get him back to 💯.

dahmer’s brother enrolled in a substance abuse treatment program.

pumpkin spices son Alex sprained his ankle in his first JV basketball game

An EMOM morning

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FNGs: None

Warm Up:

Bounce

Spinal Rotations

Good Morning

WMH

Arm Circles

Seal and Overhead Clap

The Workout:

Cinco Tres Workout : 5 exercises , 3 reps each.

10 min EMOM

R one minute then L one minute

Single Arm Swing

Single Hang Clean

Single Squat

Single Straight Press

Single Reverse Drop Lunge

Mosey one lap in parking lot

10 min EMOM

R & L

Snatch

Row

Snatch

Renegade Row

Merkin on Bell

Mosey one lap in parking lot

FINISHER

5 min EMOM

4x

Curls

Triceps

Ground Pounder

Burpees

Mary

LBC, FM, H2M, Lower Back Stretches

Announcements: Celebrate FV sign up. See slack

 T-Claps (Recognition):

Prayer: PAX who are injured. PAX looking for work. Best in Show’s mother-in-law passed away, Dahmer’s northern in law illness , Fanny Pack’s brother

No Legs

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FNGs: Wild Bill – Coverstory FIL

Warm Up: SSH, Windmills, Seal Claps, Overhead Claps

The Workout:

Thang #1:

PAX counted off by 4 (1-4, not using 4x times tables) and separated into groups in four corners. All PAX counted reps for 30 seconds of chest press. Each had to repeat that number of reps each time they visited the chest press station to trigger a rotation of all stations. All other stations were AMRAP.

Four stations: Chest Press, Curls for the Gurls, Deadlift, Tricep extensions.

 

Intermission:

7 single arm snatches, suitcase carry to the flag, 7 single arm snatches (other arm), suitcase carry back. 3 rounds total

 

Thang #2:

Single rotator station (HEX Press) with all others AMRAP, same format as Thang #1

Four stations: Hex Press, Rut Row, Upright Row, Weighted Dying Cockroach

 

Finisher:

12 reps of pull through merkins, 12 reps of Halos

10 reps + 10 reps

8,8,6,6,4,4,2,2 – Have a nice day!

 

Mary: Naaa

Announcements: nope

T-Claps (Recognition): nope

Prayer: Cousin IT friend (Richard) going through a hard stretch with business. Stovepipe friend have a preemie baby (Emmy) born at 27 weeks.

Swinging for Jeannette

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FNGs: Lyft

 

Warm Up: Side Shuttle Hop, Michael Phillips, Fozie Arm Circles

 

The Workout:

EMOM Style workout. 
1st set- 3 rounds (12 minutes)

15 full KB Swings

15 Goblet Squats

6 Cleans per side

5 Clean and squat per side

 

2nd set- 3 rounds (6 minutes)

20 half KB swings

10 Clean and Press

 

3rd set- 3 rounds (6 minutes)

15 full KB swings

10 Burbees

Mary:

2 rounds of abs from the April Ab Challenge

Announcements:

FV trash clean up on Saturday 

T-Claps (Recognition): welcome Lyft Prayer: Rubik’s extended family member, FRAM’s coworker suffering from a loss of a loved one. 

TABATA SHOULDERS IT IS!

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FNGs: None

Warm Up: The bounce, spinal rotations, good mornings, SSH, arm circles, claps.

The Workout:

Tabata 45 sec on:15 rest; At halfway mark switch to 2nd exercise.

ROUND ONE : 4X4 MINUTES
KB CURLS/TRICEPS
HALOS/FIGURE EIGHTS
SHOULDER PRESS R/L
SWINGS
REPEAT

Short lap around parking lot

ROUND TWO: 3X4 MINUTES
WONDER BRA/GOBLET SQUAT
RENIGADE ROW R/L
KB SNATCH R/L
MERKIN ON THE BELL R/L
REPEAT

Mary: Around the circle abs – LBC, Australian Snow Angels, Box Cutters, Pickle Pounders, a few broga stretches. 

Announcements: Sign up to Q this summer! 

T-Claps (Recognition): None

Prayer: Clunker’s in-law moving to assisted living; Dahmer’s friend who lost his job – really struggling; Dauber’s mom full recovery back injury.  Rest from your work this weekend men!  Love your friends and family well! 

You Chose Poorly

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11 HIM swung some bells today. YHC brought back some ska hits to keep the tempo moving us. It was a moist one. Some PAX may have chose poorly for a bell to travel with but they pushed through the pain.

WU’s
Good mornings
SSHs
Willie Mayes Hayes
Carolina Dry Docks (slow IC)

12 exercises 3 rds each (15, 12, 10 reps)
3 groups

1 – goblet squat
2 – swings IC
3 – single arm chest press (R arm)
4 – single arm chest press (L arm)
Mosey to playground with traveling curls
5 – bent over rows R
6 – bent over rows L
7 – lunge pulse bell w touch knee R
8 – lunge pulse bell w touch knee L
Mosey to shelter with traveling tris
9 – halos rotate directions (L&R count 1)
10 – pull through merkins (both sides 1)
11 – cross body snatch R
12 – cross body snatch L
Mosey to courts with John Cusaks.

Join Cletus for Mary
Mary almost didn’t happen as Forceps started name-a-rama with 5 mins left. Once that was over YHC saw we had almost 3 mins left.
American Hammers x22
LSF x22
50 sec chillcut plank hood for Forceps respect bday Q

Announcements on slack
Prayers – BS church member lost life to pneumonia mid 30’s lady named Brenae. Forceps lost co-worker to kidney failure. Cousin IT spoke of one but cannot remember.

Nice job today men!
BS Out