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Rollin’ with my PAX

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FNGs: none
Warm Up: Quick mosey around the library. Hasselhoff was able to catch up with the group after parking late and taking a wrong turn down Library Hill (penalty burpees were skipped accordingly). SSH, Windmills, Imperial Walkers, Sir Fozio Arm Circles, Seal Claps and Overhead Claps
The Workout: YHC brought the workout die. We moseyed around downtown as we let the die decide our fate. Exercises performed included

  • frog squats/jumps
  • People’s Chair
  • planks
  • mountain climbers
  • and 30 burpees.

We got a little over 1.5 miles along the way.
Mary: Popcorn Mary all around including 30 Murkins (thanks Pumpkin Spice).
Announcements: Keep PAX that are training for events in your thoughts and offer some encouragement. Also, donate blood!
T-Claps (Recognition): Hasselhoff for tackling Library Hill solo!
Prayer: Stubs’s upcoming MRI, Best in Show’s neighbors.

Little Bit of Everything

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YHC took the helm of the Downtown Train on a rainy, cold morning. The plan was to travel a good amount…so we did!

FNG’s: Welcome aboard Bird Flu!!!
Warm Up: Did some SSH and some Good Mornings. Went on a mosey down to the pool! We did Imperial Walkers and Hillbillies.
The Workout: Jack Squats ladder. 1 Squat = 3 squat jumps…we did that up to 5, then went back down. Headed over to Library Hill for some BOMBS! Partner up and run opposite directions on the hill, turn around and meet up for: 10 burpees, 15 Overhead Clap IC, 20 Merkins, 25 BB Sit Ups, 30 Squats. Went up and bear crawled 1 traffic circle, followed by lunge walk on the next. Mosey over to grab rocks and went to the barber shop. We did a series of 5 ct. per PAX People’s Chair, then bear crawled out to rock for a 15 ct. rock exercise. We did 15 x 2 of: WonderBra, Curls for the Girls, Rut-Row, Tricep Press…each time bear crawling back to the wall for more People’s Chair.
Mary: We returned rocks and moseyed to the garage for Mary with rain falling harder. We finished with a 1:3 Jack Webbs up to 5.
Announcements: Long Ass Run Saturday, details from Skidmark.
T-Claps (Recognition): Great to see Brexit again…and … welcome FNG BirdFlu.
Prayer: Folks with COVID, Hasselhoff’s parents. YHC took us out. An honor to lead boys!

Library Day Part Deux

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shut itFNGs: none
Warm Up: Mosied down Library Hill to the pool parking lot. Circled up for: SSH, Good Mornings, Imperial Walkers, Hill Billies, Windmills, Sir Fazio Arm Circles (forward/back), Seal Claps, Overhead Claps.
Mosied back up Library Hill and met in front of the amphitheater.
The Workout: YHC was looking back through Downtown Train backblasts for inspiration and decided to redo a workout from Nov 2020. It’s not complicated, but it’s effective.

Thing 1: Diamond.
4 exercises, one at each corner. Start with 5 reps, increase by 5 each round, going up to 20 reps. Exercises were Merkins, LBCs, Squats and Side Lunges.

Thing 2: Rocks!
Curls for the Girls, Triceps, Ruh Rohs. 10 in cadence each. Drop the rocks, SSH x10. Repeat two more times.
Mary: WWIIs, American Hammers, Low Slow Flutters, Chill Cut Plank, Pickle Pounders. Wrapped up with some stretches and yoga.
Announcements: Donate blood! Q Source on Wed mornings at Panara
Prayer: Praises for Quiver’s sister on the mend, praises for PAX getting back in the gloom after being out with injury and illness, continued prayers for those still healing.
Moleskin: Sometimes I fall out of the habit of rising early and getting out to an AO. It gets pretty bad if I let it go on for a few days. I have found one way to cure this is to sign up for a couple of consecutive Q spots. The additional accountability that comes with knowing a group of guys is waiting for you to show up and lead is a good motivator to get out of bed. Once you’ve got that ball rolling for a few days, it’s easier to get back into the routine.

Good Start

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A great start to the work week! A new start for YHC taking on another gig starting today…why not step up and lead out of the gat this morning? Ice spots everywhere…running difficult.

FNG’s: nopes
Warm Up: Did Sir Fazio’s, Frankensteins, Good Mornings, Imperial Walkers.
The Workout: A quick mosey to the long stretch of non-icy road between the parking garage and end of Earp St. Suicides with Star Jumps to each light pole. 10-20-30. Mosey to the garage for some 11’s with Dirkins and Dips. A quick jaunt over to the wall for some People’s Chair x 30 IC, then 30 Prisoner Squats, then 30 SSH IC…repeato except count was 20. Followed by BTTW x 30IC, Foxhole Merkins x 30. Then repeato on that to 20 ct.
Mary: Back to the flag for Mary for LSF’s, Lunges, Pickle Pounders, and Homer to Marge.
Announcements:
T-Claps (Recognition): Moose continues to come out blazin’!!!
Prayer: All those with COVID, injured Pax.

Is Your Mascara Running?

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After running 2 miles in the sideways rain and lightning with MadDog, shoes filled with water, and a crew of fellas who said they would take exception to any outdoor ground work, YHC opted to bring the crew of 10 Pax to the parking garage. In addition, it’s not a good idea to have wet gloves, cement residue on your hands, then to rub the sweat from your eyes. Hasselhoff noted that about YHC after a couple rounds of the ME.

FNG’s: None
Warm Up: Quick mosey to parking lot for SSH, Irkins x 20, Imperial Walkers, another quick mosey, Some quick back n out bear crawls and crawl bears, then some hillbillies.
The Workout: A 4 corner pyramid stack suicide. Every corner hit every time. Corner 1: 5 burpees, Corner 2: 10 Shoulder Taps IC, Corner 3: Star Jumps x 15, Corner 4: Dips x 20. We stacked…then de-stacked. Next up was a DORA. Partener runs up stairs to the gangway and does 10 dips, then returns. Team were to complete 100 Dying Cockroach, 200 LSF’s IC, 300 Squats.
Mary: finished off with 2 rounds of indian runs in the garage. 10 American Hammer’s IC.
Announcements: Move of Tiger Blood, new 2022 post challenge sheet is up.
T-Claps (Recognition): MadDog for accountability in running in the absolute madness for EC.
Prayer: Quiver sister in law, recovering. Deadbolt and recovery from the vid. YHC took us out. Glad you men showed up!

One year anniversary

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FNGs: None
Warm Up: SSH, Frankensteins, good mornings, sir fazio arm circles.
The Workout: (2 lines)Lap around the Teeter with my LSU football. We had some drops so we had so several sets of burpees, squats & Merkins.

6x hills & a different exercise at the top & bottom.

Shoulder burnout with rocks.

2x flies, front shoulder raises, side raises, shoulder press & sir fazio arm circles.

Mary: Call arounds which were hurtful.
Announcements: Frosty CSAUP, HS Half F3 tent (see slack).
T-Claps (Recognition): My one year & everyone in F3 SW for making me a better man, father & husband.
Prayer: Banana Seat’s shoulder, Hasselhoff’s friend.

ChooChoo MuthaTruckaaaaaaaa!!!

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Downtown Train (where the ChooChoo never sleeps)

Had a really good group of guys the morning. Very proud of all the hard work that was put in. Got to meet @hasselhoff for the first time and nearly died from a toxic gas leak out of Bobby Boucher’s ass.

The most important thing I wanted to achieve from this workout was allowing time for proper CoT. I know that the workout is important but often times the CoT is neglected/shortened to just a quick count-off and prayer. CoT is vital and may be the only chance some guys get to really talk to one another if they aren’t able to make a 2nd F. So, I planned to start the workout immediately, warm up briefly, and work hard. Loved being encouraged by all of the guys hard work and accomplishments in the different things they were doing.

PAX: @Cancun @WarrenBrendle @Hasselhoff @Warbucks @BobbyBoucher @Quiver

FNGs: None

Warm Up: Mosey, side straddle hops, cobra, child pose.
The Workout: 20x 8 count Man-Makers, 20x 4 count Flutter Kicks, 20 Monkey Humpers, 20 second balls to the wall. Mosey’d around for a bit then rinsed and repeated.

Modified as needed. After the first round YHC changed up the Man-Makers to only be 10 oyo. Then we did 10 Merkins together.

Mary: Stretching hamstrings and lower back.
Announcements: HSHM coming up, Thanksgiving dinners for the food pantry, Veterans Day workout at Disney.
T-Claps (Recognition): Bobby Boucher (and all the other guys) for setting big goals for themselves and absolutely crushing them. Skidmark and McNugget for going for a long jog in NY. Warbucks for being awesome and organizing the Thanksgiving meals.
Prayer: Praise for Quiver and his M for celebrating 20 years married and celebrating the big 50 together. Also Quivers sister in-law. Hasselhoff friend having multiple health issues but hopefully is on the road to recovery and turning things around.

Over the hill

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PAX: Bobby Dall, Maybelline, Nemo, Hasselhoff, Wild Turkey, Kosher

EC: Bobby Dall, Maybelline, Nemo, Wild Turkey

I arrived around 5:24 to find only one car in the lot. Hasselhoff stepped out, otherwise all quiet on the western front…

One by one the PAX started to roll in. Nemo emerged from the gloom from his EC, then Bobby Dall. A headlamp rounded the corner and out popped Wild Turkey right around 5:29. Then Maybelline came strolling in right at the 5:30 mark.

Time to get to work! YHC had decided ahead of time that we would keep things moving, but we would avoid THAT hill…

Warm Up: SSH x 25 IC, Good morning x10 IC, Imperial walkers x15 IC, Hillbillies x15 IC, Sir Fazio Arm Circles forward and backward x10 IC

The Workout:

PAX moseyed over to the bank parking lot and did a quick lap around it, stopping by the ATMs. YHC asked the PAX to partner up. Then the fun began:

Making deposits at the bank:

Thang 1: All PAX completed 10 merkins, 15 plank jacks IC, and 15 WW2 together. We then partnered up and ran in opposite directions around the bank. When PAX met up halfway around the building, we stopped and did 10 patty cake merkins. Completed the lap around the building, 10 more patty cake merkins.

Thang 2: Once PAX were back at the starting point, we did 10 wide grip merkins, 15 plank jacks IC, and 15 LBCs IC. Another lap around the bank with 10 patty cake merkins on each side of the bank.

Thang 3: One more round of fun around the bank. PAX completed 10 diamond merkins, 15 plank jacks, and 15 LSF. One more lap around the bank with 10 patty cake merkins on each side.

Riding the rail:

We then moseyed behind the shopping center down to the rail next to Jiffy Lube. We completed 3 rounds of work there with a mosey around the building in between each round.

Round 1: Dips x20, Derkins x10, Erkins x 15

Round 2: Repeato round 1

Round 3: Gave our arms a break. Bulgarian Split Squats x 15 on each side, Prisoner Squat x 15, Monkey Humpers x 15

Rocking it out:

We moseyed back around the building to the rock pile. YHC asked each PAX to grab 2 rocks, then we went over near the wall for the following with the rocks

Round 1: Wonderbras x 15 IC, Shoulder press x 10 IC, Tricep extension x 10 IC. Drop rocks, over to the wall for BTTW and People’s chair x 10 count from each PAX.

Round 2: Curls for the girls x 15IC, Ruh rows x 10 IC, Skullcrushers x 10 IC. Drop rocks, back to the wall for People’s chair and BTTW – again 10 count from each PAX. YHC mentioned doing it backwards and Maybelline proceeded to do some questionable things to that wall….

YHC instructed PAX to return the rocks, then moseyed back over to the parking lot in front of Pet Mania.

Suicides – are we done yet?

YHC lined up the PAX and instructed them to sprint down to a black truck that was a few curb stops down. We’d do exercises at one end, then sprint back, where we’d complete more exercises. We did 3 rounds of this:

Round 1: Sprint down, 10 merkins, sprint back, 10 star jumps

Round 2: Sprint down, 10 squats, sprint back, 10 WW1

Round 3: Sprint down, 10 merkins again (I think?), sprint back, 10 breakdancers with Hoff on the count

Wild Turkey mentioned that this must have been a Woody inspired Q. YHC was happy as I knew I’d have made my co-site Q proud, even if he was down with the warden at Prison Yard this AM…

Mary: Just the tip for Mary and we ran out of time. Homer to Marge x 15 IC. Have a nice day…

Announcements: 3 Alarm 1st and 2nd F tonight, Holly Fest, Warbucks driving meal box collections for HS Food Cupboard – get on this if you haven’t already. See Slack for more details.

T-Claps (Recognition): T-Claps to Bobby Dall, Maybelline, Nemo, and Wild Turkey for getting in some EC.

Prayer: Unspoken, first responders and military. YHC took us out.

The Olaf Route

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FNGs: Nope
Warm Up: SSH, Frankenstein kicks, Willie Mays Hayes
The Workout:
We ran.
https://connect.garmin.com/modern/course/80549691

Mary: Nope
Announcements:
See slack – Hollyfest, Brute CSAUP
T-Claps (Recognition):
All who ran.
Prayer:
Stubbs, co-worker with brain cancer, injured PAX, unspoken

25 PAX at KUNG POW

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YHC decided to pull a MM2 workout. This is a MANHOLE MOOKIE Squared!! Worst ASS whipping I have ever had at an F# workout!!!! If you wonder what this is you should come post the next time Mookie has the Q. After all #itsthebestparkinglota0. Just ask M4life!! My plans changed after a text message early that morning due to the amount of PAX posting. 25 PAX showed up despite the fartsack comments were strong.

 

FNG: David Welcome TomTom    Another M4life University Recruit

 

Warm-Up: Side Straddle Hops, Good Mornings, Hillbillies, Imperial Walkers and Cotton Pickers.

 

Workout: YHC had placed numerous papers all over the PVA at the Church. We split up into 2 groups. We had 3 Rounds of 6 stops. After completing Round 1 the PAX had to run backwards until all 6 stations were completed. The second round was karaoke and the third was moseying except between station 1 and 2. Bearcrawls, lunges or crawl bears. They could not be duplicated.

 

Station

Round 1

20-Seal Claps

Round 2

20-Overhead Claps

Round 3

20-Fazio Arm Circles

 

Station

Round 1

20-Box Cutters

Round 2

20-Hello Dolly

Round 3

20-Dying Cockroach Station

 

Station

Round 1

20-Merkins

Round 2

20-Big Boy Sit Ups

Round 3

20-Side Straddle Hops Station

 

Station

Round 1

20-second plank chill cut

Round 2

20-Low-Slow-Flutter

Round 3

20-Crab Jacks

 

Station

Round 1

20-Prisioner Squats

Round 2

10 Burpees

Round 3

20-Carolina Dry Docks

 

 

 

Station

Round 1

20-Monkey Humpers

Round 2

20-Shoulder Taps

Round 3

20-Crab Humpers

 

All were done IC except Merkins and Burpees

 

Announcements: See Slack and FB

 

Prayers: Bronys answered prayers for a struggling child that has now turned 1, Pots cousin tumor. Prayers for all COVID families and the struggles it has caused.

 

Honor to lead!!