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DB and M4L 2020-21 Reunion tour kickoff

I love Disney.  It’s always been one of my favorite AOs.  I remember the beta opening and Co-Site Qing it with Kid Cracker.  So much to do, well lit, away from homes and no cars.   🙂  So that’s why this morning, M4L and I decided to leave those grounds and head for a dimly lit, residential street with more cars that I counted on!

We wanted to bring back an old favorite – the Jamison Park hill.  Jamison Park was the original 12 Oaks (look it up) and it was great to see 7+ pax from the 12 Oaks hood make the journey to the east side for our Beat Down.

I planted the Shovel Flag on this 35 degree, cold, damp, foggy morning as 25 #HIM showed up in various clown cars.

FNGs: None

Warm Up: At 5:30 on the dot – we were off.

  • Mosey out of the soccer field parking lot and head to Middle Creek High School.
  • Stop at first intersection – Merkins x 20
  • Hand Release Merkins x 20
  • Mosey to end of road near Jamison Park entrance
  • I forgot what we did
  • Quick disclaimer to use your inside voices and we entered Jamison Park

The Workout:

Thang 1:  Pakistani Dora

  • Gather at the bottom of that big ass hill (At Jamison Park Drive and Wesley Ridge)
  • Partner up for Pakistani Dora – one partner runs hill – other partner does reps with cumulative counts
    • Turkish Get up x 100 (audible to 75)
    • LBC x 200
    • Squats x 300
  • It sucked but great effort
  • Even great effort by the White Accord that was paralyzed for several minutes by the sheer amount of man candy beside her car

 

Thang 2:  The 7-11

to celebrate M4L’s first job in America – we moseyed to the half pipe for a round of 7-11s

  • In the half pipe – do a set of 7s with Squats one one side – Star Jumps on the other side (6-1, 5-2, 4-3, 3-4, 2-5, 1-6)
  • When you cross in the middle at the bottom – do 11 merkins (every time)

Jail break to flag

Mary:

Bondo will be turning double Respect on Saturday so he led us in Mary

  • Side plank dips
  • Pickle Punders

Announcements:

  • Social tonight at bombshell – HIM only – so M or 2.0
  • BBQ

T-Claps (Recognition):

  • Praise to Bondo son for coming thru surgery

Prayer:

  • Peakweek co-worker
  • Fanny M
  • 187 M
  • Breach Mother

Here was namorama:  https://youtu.be/ywSU0FwHhB0

Breach took us out with a great message

Last Weeks Caveman

Yep I forgot to do this last week.The weasel hasn’t shaken me down just yet, but I figure I should record this for history.

This workout was advertised as shoulder light and leg light to heavy. I think it lived up to the advertisement.

EC: Kettlebell swings: Dawgpound, Emeril, Pikachu, Dahmer. Red was a lonely runner

FNGs: Nope
Warm Up:

We did some bounces and some other onnit warm ups. It was a week ago and I don’t plan the workouts. I’m sure we traced a foot once or twice.

The Workout:

5 Rounds
Hallow Hold Press 10 Each side (Chest Press with legs straight and off the ground)
Switch Grip Reverse Lunge 10 Each Side
Uppercuts 10 Each Side
Romain Deadlift to Single Leg Romain DeadLift (10 Each Side) Weight on post leg
Rotational Row Twist 10 Each Side
Overhead Squat 10 Each Side

Mary:

I cannot remember what we did for Mary. I will have to make sure I do these the day off from now on.
Announcements:

There was an Epic Christmas Party on Thursday
T-Claps (Recognition):
Prayer:

Fanny’s M
187 Wife

Paradise City Fitness Test 12/14/2020

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?

We are not running Crossway?

EC: A lot of PAX.

FNGs: None

Warm Up: discussed the route and headed out.

The Workout:

We ran the scooter route:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The bat flippers ran their own route and back to Ting for 500 KB swings

Mary: Not today

Announcements: See slack and FB

T-Claps (Recognition): Everyone for picking up the six.

Prayer: 187 and Tracy, Pax dealing with Covid, unspoken.

Shamwow! took us out. Always an honor to lead.

Field trip to Veterans

FNGs: Nope
Warm Up:
SSH x10 and we were off – not much time for our intended field trip destination

The Workout:

Mosey to Veteran’s Park via Sportsmanship, Main Street, Crossway, and Folsom. Stop at each turn and periodically on straightaway – alternate 10x Star Jumps and 10x Chill Cut Plank Jacks at each stop.

At Veteran’s we did 7’s between the monument and the top of the hill at Chrismill – 7’s consisted of Star Jumps and Chillcut Plank Jacks.

Moseyed back to Ting along the same route with some focus on downhill running along Folsom and Main St.

Mary:

Downward Dog was all we had time for

Announcements:

Check the coms
Prayer:
187 & M

Didn’t we do this last week?

EC: 500 swings – Dawgpound, Emeril, YHC; Run – Redenbacher, Emeril

FNGs: Not today
Warm Up:

SSH – was supposed to be x10 IC but we went to 40 while we waited for Pablo to get one in after arriving a little late. He took his time.

5x Burpees OYO for the late arrival
Hips in a barrel
Foot trace
Single leg hinge
The Workout:

Pyramid Building – start with one exercise, go through each round with the right arm followed by left. After each right side 30s chillcut plank, after each left 30s low plank hold. Add an exercise each round until all are added, then repeat once more and then we made it to one round on the way down before we were out of time.

Turkish Getup x1

Overhead squat x10

Upright row x10

Uppercut x10

Bow Draw x10

Death March x10

Mary:

Bobby Boucher was asked if he wanted more merkins or more squats. He said he could always use more merkins so we did Sally with merkins.

Freddy Mercury x20 IC

Low Slow Flutter x20 IC

American Hammer x10 IC – mace optional
Announcements:

Upcoming ruck events. Christmas party.
T-Claps (Recognition):

Bobby Boucher for getting after it in these first few weeks. Great work!

Steamboat for posting without Wiggly while Wiggly works his way off the IR. Impressive for an 18 year old!
Prayer:

187 & Tracey.

Shit’s Creek

Taper week is upon us for the HSHM so the EC crowd was light but PC held true with its very typical 11-14 pax every week. It had been a few weeks since YHC had visited the tunnel at PC. Can’t remember the last time we went down there but today was as good as day as any, especially since it hadn’t rained in a few days, reducing the chances of a hepatitis outbreak.

EC: Pikachu, Full House, Skidmark

FNGs: None
Warm Up: 2 groups of Indian Run for one loop around the complex with stops for IW, Hillbillies, Sir Fazio Arm circles, and Good mornings. YHC is such as nice guy that he only made Pax do SSH for the late Pax (shall remain nameless).

The Workout: Mosey to the tunnel. All the way to far end of the Greenway to nowhere is appox 1/4 mile. Set the pace at 2:30 for Pax to get out and back and complete merkins until the 2:30 was up. Next time out and back at 2:25 and do squats. 3rd time 2:20 LBC, last round 2:15 and preachers chair. Most Pax completed but one ventured out into the woods to pinch one off. You know the guy that disappears every workout about 1.5 miles in.
Next part of the workout was a Partner Dora will 100 Big Boy situps, 200 merkins, 300 squats. Moseyed to the other end of the tunnel to run the short side. As we approached that side of the tunnel it was clear where Lipstick took his morning squat. Never in all my travels, through tunnels, public restrooms, bus stations, subway stati9ns, and mountain outhouses have I smelled what I whiffed on the other side of that tunnel. Quicker than an 8-0 Ben Roethlisberger audible we ran as fast as we could back to the other side of the tunnel. The new running portion would now be up to the little greenway to the road and back down.
Finished off as a group with 2 rounds of Balls to the Wall and Preacher Chairs before the mosey back to the court.

Mary: Mountain Climbers, Pickle Pounders, Peter Parkers, Parker Peters, Homer to Marge, Have a nice day

Announcements: HSHM run this weekend. 0700 hard start with coffee in the lot. Dawgpound is planning a Christmas Party, Breach is giving a TED talk next week

T-Claps (Recognition):

Prayer: Davis is having surgery today.

Dumbo the new Quiver

FNGs: None
Warm Up: Bounce, Jog, Bounce some more, Jog, Active Stretching
The Workout: Lots of chatter this morning.  Felt  like CarPex.   So we did some burpees to quiet the PAX.  Into the workout.

 

4 rounds, 5 exercises, 40 seconds on/20 seconds off.

Clean Series
Z-Press
Waterfall Pullover
Switch Squats
Bow Draw

Last round instead of the 20 second break between sets we did burpees.
Typically Quiver is pretty chatty at the Caveman workout. With Quiver a no show Dumbo took it upon himself to chat away.  The PAX did burpees during stretching, cool down, Mary as penance for his sins.

Mary:  Bunch of steel mace exercises and then 6 minute abs
Announcements: HSHM, Kettlebell challenge in Dec.
T-Claps (Recognition): TClaps to MoTown for doing his first workout yesterday and then coming today (from Apex) for EC + ME.  TClaps to M4L for sheparding him.
Prayer: Tracy, Ann Marie, Noahs Ark

How will you lead?

EC: I have no idea because I wasn’t there and forgot to ask.

FNGs: nah

Warm Up: SSH x40, Lap with stops for good mornings, IW/HB, Fazio Arm Circles.

The Workout:

PAX split into 2 groups. Groups Indian run with 2 stops per lap – the back lot by the bathrooms and the basketball court. At each stop we do the following:

B – # of burpees for the stop you are (count up by 1 each time)
O – 10 overhead claps
M – 10 mountain climbers IC
B – 10 big boy sit ups
S — 10 squats

PAX made a total of 5 laps (10 stops). The PAX at the front of the Indian Run line when you arrive at the stop leads all the exercises at that stop.

Mary: Low slow flutter x 20IC

Announcements: Ted Talk coming up next week. Thanksgiving meals for Mama’s House ($20 serves a meal). Donations can be made via PayPal.

T-Claps (Recognition): All PAX that volunteered at HSFC this past weekend. Quote from HSFC “There are volunteers and then there are VOLUNTEERS!”

Prayer: 187, Nemo

Message this morning was to consider what kind of leader you are. Do you try to get ahead by cutting corners, often robbing those who follow you of the opportunity for ‘good form’? If those around you are struggling, will you take over or offer a hand? Will you run too fast and too far ahead so those behind you can’t follow?

It’s always an honor to lead you men. I’ll try to do better next time.

Well that was wet.

YHC hadn’t been to Disney since maybe January or February so when the opportunity to take the Q presented itself, I took it.  Got there early for some EC and Shamwow and Dahmer already there. Just as we were headed out of the parking lot, Nemo came rolling in.

EC: Coal Ash, Sham-wow, Dhamer, Nemo

Was presently surprised when the rest of the PAX started rolling in. Great turnout with Dawgpound, Fanny Pack, Oboe, Pablo, Bobby Dall, POTs, and 187 ready to put in an effort.

FNGs: Nope

Warm Up: 10 burpees OYO.

The Workout:

Part 1: Headed to the stairs for some Dora.

100 Squat Jumps, 200 monkey humpers, 300 SSHs

Part 2: Mosey’d to the soccer fields for hallelujah suicide ladders.

Round 1: Merkins-5, 10, 15…burpee ladder when you got back to the start 1, 2, 3. When you got to far end, 50 mountain climbers. Plank hold for the 6.

Round 2: WWIIs-5, 10, 15…burpee ladder when you got back to the start 1, 2, 3. When you got to far end, 50 mountain climbers. Plank hold for the 6.

Round 3: Get-ups-5, 10, 15…burpee ladder when you got back to the start 1, 2, 3. When you got to far end, 50 mountain climbers. Plank hold for the 6.

Round 4: Get-ups (other side)-5, 10, 15…burpee ladder when you got back to the start 1, 2, 3. When you got to far end, 50 mountain climbers. Plank hold for the 6.

Mary:

Part 1: Lined up for an Indian run around soccer field.

Part 2: Circled up for two minutes of up-downs.

Announcements: Food pantry work this week. Donations for Thanksgiving.

T-Claps (Recognition): All 11 PAX. Great turnout and great effort from all.

Prayer: Family and friends of 4-year old that was hit by car.