13 men took on Tiger Blood for the 2021 Travis Manion Foundation Workout of the Day (Wod)
Warm Up: Mosey down to the track
The Workout: 29 squats with your weight implement of choice, run 400 meters, repeat 7 times
Mary: Quick message about TMF and the importance of carrying on the ethos of “If Not Me, Then Who”
Announcements: May Challenge in a few days
T-Claps (Recognition): FRAM for max effort during the workout.
Closed in Prayer:
Today we celebrated the life and wrestling lore of none other than the Macho Man Randy Savage. Though we didn’t get to nearly as much as YHC had planned, we had a raucous group of PAX making noise all throughout the neighborhood we should be quiet in. But that’s the way the Macho Man lived…insane in the brain, flamboyant, say it if you want to, and badass to the core!
FNG’s: none
Warm Up: Good Mornings x10 IC, 10 Burpees OYO, a mosey down into the hood, and we all know that the Macho Man could party like a rock star so…Moroccan Nightclubs IC x10. Finished with a mosey to the final cul-de-sac.
The Workout: So Macho Man’s first famous feuds were with Tito Santana and Ricky “The Dragon” Steamboat. Back then, the Macho Man was smaller, high-flying, and faster. We circled up for a fast-feet/up-down progression for about 3 minutes.
We then remembered Miss Elizabeth, such an important part of the Macho Man journey, with Pickle Pounders x20 IC and Hello Dollys x15 IC.
PAX were instructed to return up the hill stopping at every “rope” (intersection) for some exercises, because Macho Man was never afraid to go to the top rope. Street 1: Star Jumps x15, Street 2: Squat Jumps x15, Street 3: Prisoner Squats x15, Street 4: The Top Rope, 15 Burpees OYO. Finished with 15 SSH IC before exiting the hood to go to church.
At the church parking lot, we referenced yet another famous feud with The Ultimate Warrior. If you remember, whenever the Ultimate Warrior would start his “comeback” in any match he would do something like an “airpress to the spirits” or whatever. So we did Jack Webb’s 1:3 ratio up to 5.
Now how did the Warrior always enter the ring? Running. Split PAX into 2 groups. 1 Group would Indian Run around the U at the church, while the other group did a suicide sprint to a series of 6 cones. Then, groups switched roles.
We did not forget that weird period where Macho was all in to Queen Sherri. Homer to Marge x 20 IC.
A quick mosey over to the rock pile for a reminder that Macho Man had also joined forces with, then split with Hulk Hogan…the largest pythons in the world baby! Curls for the Girls x 30.
Macho Man also got married to Miss Elizabeth shortly after the feud with Hogan. A famous scene unfolded in the WWF ring with the Macho lifting up Miss Elizabeth over his shoulders. Alternating Lunges IC x20, Overhead alternating presses with rocks x 20IC.
Unfortunately, YHC started running out of time here. But we didn’t want to forget that Macho Man got SWOLE!!!! in his later years of wrestling. Hand Release Merkins x 20. We finished with a mosey back to the flag.
Mary: 10 Burpees OYO upon return. Then, the entrance song for the Macho Man, Pomp and Circumstance, guided us for 4 minutes through a plank-o-rama, finishing with 20 Good Mornings. Have a Macho Day…Dig It!!!
Announcements: It’s on! May Monthly Challenge is live tomorrow.
T-Claps (Recognition):
Prayer: POTS son, going into the Air Force. Police around our country, Delaware Cop and family after tragic incidents. Truth in Nature (Roger Roger), a ministry for boys without fathers/dads. Gillette and shoulder surgery healing, as he walked up to the COT toward the end. YHC took us out!
There are some PAX (POTS) that simply shut down the mumblechatter with burpees. YHC can typically deal with some mumblechatter during the warm ups or even Mary at some point…during the workout…nah. Those that were, according to POTS cackling and clucking (you know who you are) put in some reasonable work on the Yard this morning, so the guest Warden didn’t punish. Apparently, the pain stations equipped with many types of coupons were enough anyways…13 men…a record for Prison Yard…did the crimes and did the time at Hilltop Needmore Prison today.
FNGs: no fresh meat on the Yard today!
Warm Up: After a quick set-up with the help of the inmates, we ran a quick mosey loop followed by SSH x30 IC, Windmills x10 IC, Sir Fazio’s F/R x 12 IC, Frankensteins x10 IC, Standard Merkins x 20.
The Workout: The timer was two men, flipping the large tractor tire up the hill and carrying back to the bottom. Each man flipped up the hill once. During this, the PAX took part in various pain stations including: Kettlebell Swings, Plank Pull Throughs, Steel Mace Warrior Squats, Railroad Iron Bench Press, Pain Stick Squat, Pain Stick Curl, Pain Stick Press, Partner Pain Stick Squat and Press, Tractor Weight Shoulder Shrug, Farmers Carry with the Tractor Weights and Diamond Merkins, 4 cones for a side shuffle Burpee routine. All prisoners got to play with the toys multiple times.
Mary: Put the coupons away, followed by LSF x30 IC and LBC’s x30 IC.
Announcements: May Main Event…only two more days to sign up. Bed build info on Slack. Breach will Q a Travis Mannion workout Thursday at Tiger Blood.
T-Claps (Recognition): Lots of EC this morning…LED, Breach, FRAM, Nemo, Mookie, Deadbolt. Nemo’s first time on the Yard…looked like he’d done time before….good work!
Prayer: Shamwow! injury and hopes he or all injured PAX can get back after it! Motor Boatin’ a prayer of thanks for the accountability. Breach took us out including the moment of silence for our military and first responders on the front lines. Honored to lead this strong group this morning!
FNGs: nada
Warm Up:
– Good Mornings
Bobby Boucher pulled in late. He pre-blasted that he would be bringing his wife to the airport. YHC elected to ignore his burpees.
– SSH
Began a run of a non-conventional loop. Wanted to nod at the traditional Disney workout but give it a little twist. Quick Stop by Laetner’s car as he pulled in late for 10 burpees. He will not be ignored. Continued on the jog and stopped at the greenway entrance.
– Squats
Return to the main lot
– Goofballs
– Frankensteins
The Workout:
Recover on the jog running towards the opposite entrance. On the main stretch carioca both sides, quick feet on the curb. Continued mozy until we got to the small curved lot on the opposite side of the baseball diamonds.
Main Attraction – Bearcrawl Burpee Train – Line up and bear crawl from bottom of the curved parking lot towards the top. This is completed in an indian run fashion. When the guy in the back reached the front a burpee was compelted. This continued until the end of the lot. END OF THE LOT – Run to the start and RESET!
Replace bearcrawls with lunge walks. Backwards running got you to the front of the line. PAX were voluntold to call the workout when they reached the front of the line. Many of the standards were brought out. DawgPound flexed his Exicon muscle and broke out absolustions (brutal).
Back to the main lot. We swapped out 1 group hit the wall for Balls 2 the Wall / group 2 did a workout on the short wall. Short wall workouts included – Box Jumps, Dips, Step Ups
Mary: Has a back muscle fetish…
Announcements: Bed building postponed, race weekend
Reserve your spot on the Disney Q-Sheet today before its too late!!!
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T-Claps (Recognition): Thanks to Shammy for passing the torch, looking forward to my time ahead at Disney! Thanks to the PAX that showed for the first day.
Prayer: YHC took us out
FNGs: Nope
Warm Up: Mosey to bottom of parking lot towards the stop sign. Placed cone for ME reference. SSH, Good mornings, Daisy Pickers, Mosey to right hand side of parking lot with grass hill. Cone #2 explained Frisbee bear crawl station. Imperial Walkers, Hillbillies I/C. Mosey to RR and Cone# 3 with battle rope. Explained station while in Squat hold. We grabbed the rest of the coupons and moseyed to the abyss. (2 – 25lbs DB’s, 1- 30 lbs ruck weight, 1-20 lbs phalange, 1 BAT Big Ass tire, and one little tractor tire)
The Workout: Paired off with accountability partner. Cone #1 Frisbee Bear Crawl up the hill and back down, head first both directions and hands stay in frisbees. Partner does whatever exercise they want while waiting. Cone# 2. Battle rope > Double hand OH Smash, Single alternating waves, SSH with rope. (PAX on own cadence) my group 30, 20, 10 reps. Cone #4 DB swings at the abyss, Cone #5 Weighted abs Cone#6&7 > BAT gets flipped up ALL the abyss stairs partner rotate in as needed. Little tractor tire gets pulled up to top of stairs by a strap, partner rotate in as needed. Once you leave the tire station the PAX run to Cone #1 and loop back to Cone #2 and then the stations rotate. We made one complete cycle.
Mary: Freddy Mercury’s, LBC, Reverse LBC, Full LBC.
Announcements: Runners in Wrightsville.
T-Claps (Recognition):
Prayer: Bobby Bouche’s friend dealing with addiction, Deadbolt’s fraternity brother dying of heart attack, unspoken
FNGs: Welcome Shingles!
Warm Up: I/C SSH, IW, Hillbillies, Goodmornings, Frankesntien’s, Daisy Pickers, SFAC, 5 Burpees for not starting on time by site Q. 5 more Burpees for Norm being late.
The Workout: Everything done in tennis court. Start at net 5 LBC, Crawl Bear to mid court and stack 5 LBC, 10 Big Boy Sit-ups, Crawl Bear to end line and stack 5 LBC, 10 BB, 15 WWII, Crawl bear to fence into BTTW. Hold position for the six. BTTW slide shuffle to next court over to same position on previous court. Reverse the stack pattern with Bear Crawls back to the net. Swinging Gate to fence and did Guantanamos to the other side tennis court’s fence. Repeat Bear Crawls bears, BTTW, BTTW slide and Crawl bears. this time at the lines it was Plank hold for 15 i/c, 10 side raises, each side, 5 Oblique crunches. Swinging gate and Guantanamo’s to original start.
Mary: Complaining about Q’s direction earned 5 burpees. More Complaining earned another 5. Burpees for Breach became the catch phrase. Freddy Mercuries, Scissors, Meat Gazers, Meat Gazers w/ legs crossed, Leg Climb. 5 more burpees for good measure.
Announcements: Wilmington race
T-Claps (Recognition):
Prayer: Pots wife going into surgery on Tuesday, Unspoken and YHC took us out.
FNGs: none
PAX: @Endo, @Fumunga, @MadDog2020, @POTS, @Sprinkler, @Breach, @Bob Barker, @Deadbolt, @FRAM, @Finkle
We had half of our PAX out today with respect and @Breach called the sight Shady Acres Retirement workout.
Warm Up: Mosey around tennis courts, Sir Fazio Arm Circles in cadence 10 forward and backward, Daisy Pickers, Good Mornings, toe touches, quad stretches, groin stretches
The Workout:
No Run 4 corners (adapted from @Gamecock yesterday at the Nest) We did stacking merkins, angle grinders, plank jacks, and jack webbs. Very nasty and our mode of transportation was doing Indian Bear Crawl Nippler Taps around the tennis court.
F3 Tennis – we had 2 teams of 5 and one ball. Ball could only bounce once unless passed to another teammate and then back over the net. No doubles lanes allowed and the ball had to stay in the two serving squares. We had to do a penalty exercise if the ball was dropped or didn’t make it over the net. @Breach racked up a lot of penalties.
Mary: We played F3 tennis till it was time.
Announcements: SIHP event coming up. Sign-up genius available.
T-Claps (Recognition):
Prayer: @Deadbolt’s friend passed away suddenly, @Fumunga and M are coming up on new baby due date.
FNGs: None
Warm Up: Mosey around outside of tennis courts. SSH, Frankenstein’s, Good mornings, Daisy Pickers, Imperial Walkers, Hillbillies, SFAC. (all I/C)
The Workout: Coupons needed: 1 tire, 2 25lbs weights and 1 frisbee. 1 PAX flipped the tire while remaining PAX did an I/C 25 count exercise. Once count complete a PAX of choice got 1 throw to get the frisbee as close to or in the tire as possible. Group of PAX moseyed and John Cusac’d with the weights to the tire. We counted the number of regular stride steps from the frisbee to the tire and did burpees for the number counted (ex. 5 steps = 5 burpees). We repeated this sequence until all members did the rotation. 2nd time through we cut the I/C down to 15 and per two steps = 1 burpee. Estimated total number of burpees done 100. SLT exercises were a variety. Total number of holes in 1….ZERO. Most steps away from the tire….22.
Mary: LBC, Reverse LBC, Full LBC, Home of the March regular/single,
Announcements:
T-Claps (Recognition): Welcome from Charlotte (Chimay) visiting his parents in F-V./
Prayer: POT’s wife for procedure, Fumunga wife 36 weeks pregnant, unspoken.
FNGs: None
Warm Up: Short mosey to side of clubhouse. Good mornings, Daisy pickers, Frankenstein’s, SFAC, demonstration of Absolution exercise, mosey back to start.
The Workout: Thang 1: Told the PAX the expectation was to focus on technique and full ROM (Range of Motion). All exercises would be on my count and if they needed a rest to stop or modify but don’t sacrifice form or ROM. At the top and bottom of every rep was a silent 3 count hold by YHC. Rd 1: Standard Merkin, Deep Squats, Single leg lunge and Big Boy situps. Rd 2: Wide Merkin, Standard Squat, Toe Roll Lunge (hold lunge and do a calf raise with back leg) Freddy Mercury form focus. Rd 3: Diamond or Military Merkin (PAX choice) 80/20 Single leg squat, Alternate deep lunge, LBC.
Thang 2: Mosey under Hill-top to Y intersection at the base of hill. PAX bear crawl to the top as a group and perform 3 Absolutions hold for the six and then mosey down and around path. Rinse and Repeat but add one more rep to absolutions each time. (3 rounds performed)
Today’s message was don’t sacrifice form, technique or effort to just hit a number. Quality vs quantity was the name of the game. Do what you can and don’t keep up with the Jones’s.
Mary: One set of full range LBC. LBC, reverse and full.
Announcements: Bobby B. taking TBD Q, Fram has Q at Possum Trot on Wed.
T-Claps (Recognition): Mookie for getting after it the past two weeks. Pots for a 5 day post last week. DD and Fram got in EC. Shared stories about time.
Prayer: Pots wife for surgery, Bondo telling his boss he is retiring today, Sprinkler healing from ultimate frisbee and unspoken. YHC took us out.
FNGs: None
Warm Up: Mosey around parking lot. Corner 1 SSH, Imperial/Hillbillies. Mosey to corner 2 Daisy Pickers, Good mornings, Frankenstein’s, Mosey back to start.
The Workout: Round 1 Stations: Battle Rope, BTTW, Irkins, Curls for the girls, Step-ups, Bear Crawls, Runner (Timer). Rinse and repeat through the stations and timer ran around the building twice. RD 2: Battle Rope, Wall sit, Squats, OH Press, Frisbee Crawls, Step-ups, Runner had two laps. RD 3. Back to round 1 with only one lap from timer.
Mary: Freddy Mercury, Big Boy with hold (top/half/bottom), Home of the March double & single.
Announcements: Easter egg hunt with Mookie Q at Kung pow.
T-Claps (Recognition): The Wescott boys for coming on a sprinkler call out. (Mookie, Roger Roger, Deadbolt) Double D from out on parole.
Prayer: Fram Brother in divorce, country and community, unspoken.