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Modified due to rain

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Pax of 3 for modified Murph today because the pull-up bars were wet.  Rain didn’t stop us from running though, followed by sets under the pavilion.

Warm Up:  Run one mile

The Workout:  Modified Murph, substituted pull-ups with burpees.  Half way through workout we figured out that following 5 burpees with 10 merkins was a bad idea.  For second half of the sets we did LBC’s instead

Total workout:  50 Burpees, 50 LBC’s, 200 merkins, 300 squats

Mary:  Run one mile

Announcements: None

Prayer:  Silent

President’s Day Murph

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Awesome weather tonight for a Murph.  Good conversation as we knocked out the miles and sets on the playground.  Always feel good after the workout.

FNGs: None

Warm Up: Run one mile

The Workout:  100 pull ups, 200 merkins, 300 squats

Mary:  Run one mile

Announcements:  none

Prayer:  Silent

TRX at Tea Time

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FNGs:  None

Warm Up:  With 30 seconds to spare,  planted the flag and gave fist bumps to the three PAX who joined me coming out in the dark 60 degrees for a nice little Murph.  Pikachu was concerned about my whereabouts calling me in 1858.  I was delayed due to parking issues with teenagers at my home.  Regardless, I came in hot behind Dusty and we jumped into a quick warm-up.  Exercises included 10 c of SSH, Don Quixotes, Seal Claps and O/H claps.  Static stretching.

The Workout:  1 mile

100 pull-ups

200 push-ups

300 squats

1 mile run

Introduced a new box of TRX straps offering a modification for pull-ups and push-ups. (Thanks Pikachu for helping me set-up.)  Also broke out the Pandora on the big iPad and played some today’s country.

Mary:  Pigeon poses, static stretches.

Announcements:  5K run (See Slack/FB – Skidmark); Long-ass run at ATT coming up – please support

T-Claps (Recognition):  Fanny Pack for announcing a 9-pack commitment this week  Good luck brother!

First time Fanny Pack came out to Tea Time.  He ended up doing sets of 10, 20, 30.  Huge.  I think he was asked if he would come back and he replied, “I ain’t coming back.”  He clarified later mentioning double posts.

Prayer:  Unspoken; PAX looking for new work/opportunities; PAX injured; Prayers of Thanks for God’s grace and blessings.

Dauber took us out.

Honor leading.  Always enjoy Tea Time.  Consider Q’ing and giving Dusty a break or at least some company!

 

F2 at Black Bottle (Dauber buying). Good mumble chatter about running, training, races, goals, etc.

Murphin Dora

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Pax of 2 for a coupon filled murph inspired Dora at Thunder on a nice wet evening. Fitting that it was murph inspired as the other pax was the site Q for Tea Time.


FNGs: None tonight
Warm Up:

SSH x20 IC

Daisy Picker x10 IC

Fazio arm circles x10 forward and backward

Michael phelps

The Workout:

Grab a coupon (45lb bumper plate) that YHC had in the trunk. One per pair, so just 1 for us tonight.

Mosey over to playground for a modified Dora. Total per pair of:

  • 50 burpees
  • 100 pullups
  • 200 merkins
  • 300 low slow flutter

While partner is doing the exercise the other partner alternates between squat hold, plank, and people’s chair, all while holding the weight.

Following the dora completion we returned our coupon and moseyed over to the main shelter for Bring Sally Up in squats to wrap up our workout.

Mary:

Following sally we did:

LBC x20 IC

Homer to marge (exicon) ~20 times

Announcements:

Tea time’s numbers continue to struggle – AO future is unknown

ATT long run 22Feb20

Prayer:

YHC’s M has had a back flare up

Murph is Back

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After a few weeks of trying something different, the Murph is back on Monday evenings.  Just can’t beat the results of this workout.

Pax of two enjoying 60 degree weather in February.

FNGs:  None

Warm Up: Run one mile

The Workout:  100 pull-ups, 200 merkins, 300 squats

Mary:  Run one mile

Announcements:  None

Prayer:  Silent

And Tonight’s Lucky Number is…13!

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7 Pax gathered around the flag on a crowded night at Womble. So glad to see our brother Sprinkler tonight on hand and with a double down too! YHC got to introduce everyone in the gloom tonight to my lucky number…13. Just about everything tonight hit that number. FNG’s: No sir!
Warm Up: Short mosey to the baseball field parking lot. Pax circled up for SSH x 20, Daisy Pickers x 10, Sir Fazio Arm Circles x 20 F/R, and some Windmills x 10.
The Workout: A few rounds of 4 corners kicked the real work off tonight. The corners were: Merkins, Sumo Squat Jumps, Plank Jacks, and Prisoner Squats. Count started at 5 reps and progressed with each round up to 10. Pax moseyed btw corners. All done together IC. Way to go Pikachu for finding ways to modify moves he’s currently forbidden from doing!

Pax then headed to the rock pile, selected their poison, and circled up for a series of exercises all with 13 counts. Curls for the Girls x 39, (gonna do a little math here) Tricep Extend x 26, Ground Pounders x 26, Bus Drivers x 26, Shoulder Press x 26, Rut Rows x 26, Squats x 39, Goblet Squats x 13, Dead Lift x 13, Wonder Bras x 26, Rock Spanks (new to this Particular group of men) x 13.

Chest presses for a count of 13 would follow. After each set of 13, pax would do a burpee, then switch rocks. This would end the round at 8 burpees and 104 chest presses.

Rinse and repeat except after each set of 13 chest presses, each pax would do a wide grip merkin before switching the rocks. This gave us 8 wide grip merkins and 104 more chest presses. Moseyed to tennis court for a very short Mary.
Mary: LSF x 13, LBC x 13
Announcements: Long Ass Run.  22 miles coming up.
T-Claps (Recognition): Sprinkler on the double down on an extremely tough day as a man. We’re humbled by your example of toughness today sir! Babe Ruth for driving that bus with the best of em’ tonight.
Prayer: Sprinkler, comfort for his family. Unspoken. YHC took us out. Honor to lead!

Murph / 2

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4 Pax braving cold Monday night workout

Warm Up:  Run one mile

The Workout:  50 Pull-ups, 100 Merkins, 150 squats

Mary: Run two miles

Announcements:  none

Prayer:  Silent

Modifying the Murph

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Modified the first Murph workout of 2020 and plan to continue to mix it up some, replacing some of the standard exercises and include more running.

Warm Up: Run one mile

The Workout: Reduced to 50% of normal:  50 pull ups, 100 merkins, 150 squats

Mary: Run two miles

Announcements: none

Prayer: silent

2020 Thunder Pax

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Pax of 5 for the 1st Thunder of 2020…. 

deere, butt joint and dusty with just over 5miles EC with some nice hills.

Warm Up:

cotton pickers, imperials, hill billies, stretches….. Deere has put on so much weight the infamous curse of the shirt constantly riding up the belly occurring.

The Workout: 2020 meant a 20count for each called exercise.

pax member called something, everything from Diamonds the pull-ups… making use of the tables for dips, step-up’s etc. 4 rounds

to the rock pile, each pax calling a 20 count, three rounds.

shelter – 20 count balls, 20 count preachers chair, 20 count shoulder taps – rinse and repeat.

Mary: tennis courts, 20 box cutters, 20 homer to marge (10 right up, left up) – 20 American hammers.
Announcements: None really – discussion about the validity of Tea Time due to poor attendance, Dusty and Deere hatching a plan.

T-Claps (Recognition): None
Prayer: general

Playing with a full deck

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Pax of four for a workout on a cold evening.

EC:  4 miles for John Deere

FNGs:  None

Warm Up:  SSH, Cherry pickers, Fazio arm circles, arm stretches

The Workout:  Started with a run to get the blood pumping to fight the cold.  Jogged along road about 200 yards, stopping at each light pole for merkins (1 at 1st pole increasing to 10 at the last.  Mosey back to pavilion for main workout, using a deck of cards to direct the flow.

Rotating through pax picking a card, then leading group in 10 reps depending on card:

  1. Merkins
  2. Diamond Merkins
  3. Balls to the Wall
  4. Shoulder Taps
  5. People’s Chair
  6. Squats
  7. Lunges
  8. Dips
  9. LBC’s

Jack:  WWII

Queen:  Mountain Climbers

King:  Plank Hold

Ace:  10 count recover

Joker:  Double Merkin Burpees

Mary:  None as we just finished the last card at the 45 minute mark and Mary was mixed in.

Announcements:  Suggly Sweater 5K this Saturday

Prayer:  Gratitude and safe travels