Month: December 2022 (Page 9 of 11)

We ran the all uphill bank-on-the-corner route backward today. Most of us were weary, sore slow so the two unsafe, fast guys sped away from the herd into the fog. One of them had a run-in with some mud and ended up with a skinned knee. If they had been wearing reflective gear and lights that probably wouldn’t have happened. Just saying. Safety first! YHC also sustained a flat tire en route to the AO from what appeared to be a piece of pink plastic. #cantcatchabreak Thanks to Waterboy for helping with the change out later on!

Announcements: Turtleman’s Christmas setup tonight at 5pm, Adopt a Highway Saturday after Gashouse, Bell Ringing for Salvation Army still needs 3 people (DM me if you can help)

Prayer Requests: Termite’s brother, Sargento’s dad, Chad McGee is recovering from good colon cancer treatment, Tube’s mom

Nice warm, foggy morning in D-town’s premier boot camp location for a Thursday in December.
Decent crowd with double digits for an Oompa Q.
Brief disclaimer.

Warmup – YHC patent applied for:
10 SSH ic
20 Abe Vigoda ic
30 Flutters ic
40 MNC ic
50 LBC ic

Actually pledged after the warmup. No near Q fail today.

The thang – sucked like a Dyson vacuum cleaner.

Mosey to lower side of parking lot. Line up on parking lot lines.

One set of exercises at top, then run across parking lot. Start with 10 toy soldiers, then 50 Mountain Climbers, run back to starting point. Plank for six. Rinse and repeat.

10 Toy Soldiers 50 Mountain Climbers
20 HR Merkins 40 LBC
30 Squats 30 Shoulder Taps
40 Hammers 20 Flutters
50 Monkey Humpers 10 Makhtar N’diaye
10 Hip Slappers 50 Freddie Mercurys
20 Hillbillies 40 Mike Tysons
30 CDD 30 Imperial Walkers
40 Lunges 20 Cockroaches
50 Rosalitas 10 Burpees

Omaha-ed the Mike Tysons to 20. Added 20 to the Hillbillies.

Cool Down –
50 LBC ic
40 MNC ic
30 Flutters ic
20 Abe Vigoda ic
10 SSH ic

Suicides 10 back and forth to eat up remaining time.

Mary
Slaw graced us with 20 Big boys to cause F-A-R
Bedpan 20 Marge & Homers

Prayer requests
The usual Huck, Turtleman, Sister Act, Gumby mom, etc
Whoopie with the Covid
Service members coming home for the holidays after deployments. They frequently have a hard time fitting in with the civilian world, and integrating back into friends and family.

Announcements
Turtleman Christmas light hanging party tonight at 1700
Possible New Year’s Day something or other

YHC took us out.

YHC commandeered the Q at The Fighting Yank for a birthday beatdown for the pax to enjoy and have some REAL fun in! After a 3 mile or so EC Ruck with Tiger and Breaker Breaker we went on about our business about like this:

COP:

SSH X 20

IW X 20

Gravel Pickers X 20

Grapevine Stretches

Mtn. Climbers X 20

Up to the Field of Dream for 6 shooters

10 burpees – Lap

20 big boys – lap

30 merkins – lap

40 squats – lap

50 CDDS – lap

60 SSH – lap

Move on over to the crest of the hill for some half pipes (2X)

Top – plank jacks X 5

bottom – 2 burpees

Street – butt to the street monkey humpers X 5

Mosey to the corner of knowledge

dips, stepups, dirkins X 10

Line up on the walkway and burpee broad jump to the middle walk way. Mosey back to start.

Repeat dips, stepups, dirkins X 15

Repeat burpee broad jumps as above

Mosey down to the field of dreams for what we all know is coming! it’s the 4th quarter boys! Time to get it on!

Bear Crawl Slalom – everyone got three turns crawling

Go to the end of the field.

SSH X 10

LBCs X 10

Mosey to the middle of the field.

Chop-chops X 5

Mosey to the end and down to the Yank for a pledge and COT!

NMM:

This is from Tesla’s heart. I got it thinking about the German General surrendering to E Company in Band of Brothers. It really grabs me every time I see it. Because it’s about struggle, brotherhood and love. So it goes like this for me as I said that morning:

Men its been a hard year but it it’s been a good year. We ‘ve all gone through struggles but we’ve been there for each other. You have been here for me and I try to be there for you. When I talk about the 4th quarter it’s all about giving it that last push it takes to finish. That last slalom turn or that last push up the hill on triple nickel is important. Because if you do that you’ll write that last email at work and get something done or make that last call to a customer or even a subordinate – and they’ll remember it. Or you’ll stop at the store for your M or your 2.0s. Or make that phone call to an old friend you’ve been thinking about – or go see him and you’ll find out he needed it- and so did you. But it’s that last act that gets it done. And you have it in you. Its what we’re about out here. And it frankly saved me this year. And we can save a lot of folks by being that example. Let’s do it!

Tesla

Good crowd gathered for run/ruck on a beautiful morning only to witness Q fail.  Breaker and I headed out early for a few extra miles, late getting back to the start.  Missed a Member’s Only first timer by a couple of minutes.  Fortunately Buckeye picked up my slack.

Q source topic was Accountability-Team.  Good discussion.

After the pledge, asked for announcements, did not really have any.

Prayer requests: Tesla and his family, Turtleman, Huck, Tiger and family, those who struggle during Christmas season

YHC took us out

Always an honor

Tiger

After a brief disclaimer and seeing no FNG’s we took a mosey toward the Planet Fitness shopping center, ran around the shopping center toward Union Road and headed back to the the bank.

THANG #1:
10 Rounds (with Holiday Alternative Rock Music)
4 burpees (40)
8 merkins (80)
12 squats (120)
16 mountain climbers (320)
20 SSH (200)

After the tough warmup, we walked around the bank for rest and headed toward Riverwood Parkway.

THANG #2:
Round 1:
From Neal Hawkins at Riverwood Parkway run to the fourth light pole and back and perform 25 plank jacks.

Round 2:
From Neal Hawkins at Riverwood Parkway run to the fourth light pole and back and perform 25 lunges (count one side).

Round 3:
From Neal Hawkins at Riverwood Parkway run to the fourth light pole and back and perform 25 seal jacks.

Round 4:
From Neal Hawkins at Riverwood Parkway run to the fourth light pole and back and perform 25 freddie mercury (count one side).

PRAYERS:
Continue to keep saying prayers for my sister, Mackenzie. She is battling cancer.
Maybelline would like us to pray for a co-worker of his (Cliff).

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

1. Tooth Fairy VQ tomorrow (12/8) at The GOAT.
2. Hanging Christmas decorations at Tuttleman’s home (12/8 at 5:00 p.m.). Message Whoopie for details.
3. Freight is looking for PAX to assist with the Adopt a Street Campaign on Saturday, December 10. Message Freight for details.
4. Sargento is looking for PAX to assist with Ringing the Bells for Salvation Army at Sam’s Club (12/15) and Hobby Lobby (12/17). Message Sargento for details.
5. Flag Handoff Monday (12/12) at The Sandlot.

Thanks for the opportunity to lead.

Aye,
Radar

Which has nothing to do with the backblast.

It was warmish, it was misty, it was foggy in places.
We had runners, walkers and ruckers.
No tall people though, we had a sign that stated you must be under this tall to enter.

Thanks for the push Rum Runner!

Prayer requests: Turtleman, Huck, Sister Act’s 2.0, the usual ones, those not mentioned.
Announcements: Hanging decorations at Turtleman’s tomorrow at 5pm-ish. Whoopie to spread details.
Possible something on New Year’s Day.

Disclaimer:

Flagpole for Pledge.  Not there so we look to Wal-Mart and grab it

Warmup:  SSHx15 IC, Gravel Pickers x10IC,

The Thang:

Blockbuster:  Six (6) exercises with 10 reps and run two laps around the upper lots.

• • Exercises:
  • blockees
  • squats
  • presses
  • tricep extensions
  • curls
  • SLDL

Mosey back for some french fries IC and mountain climbers.  Finish it off with a little SSH.

Prayers/Praise:

Name-O-Rama:

COT:

Warm Up:
Arm Cirlces [front & back]
Speed Bag [front & back]
Moroccan Night Clubs
Squats
LBCs
2 Burpies

Gratitude: A sentiment mentioned frequently this time of year, rightfully so.
I am grateful for those PAX who join me at the Bulldog week in and week out. I’m grateful for those who led and keep the mumblechatter flowing. Physically, it has been a rocky road this year, but week in and week out we’ve had 2-4 awesome dudes show up, beat the gloom, and puch the rock.

Here we went.

Mike Tysons [10IC]
CDD [10 Single Count]
Merkins [10 Single Count]

LBCs [10IC]
American Hammers [10IC]
Goblet Squats [10IC]

Stretches

Mike Tysons [10IC]
CDD [10 Single Count]
Merkins [10 Single Count]

Zombie walk

LBCs [10IC]
American Hammers [10IC]
Goblet Squats [10IC]

Curls [15 Single Count]
Lawnmowers [10 each side]
KB Swings [15]

1 Lap w/ KB

Dips [15]
Chest Press [15]
Calf Raises [30]

Zombie Walk

Dips [15]
Chest Press [15]
Calf Raises [30]

1 Lap w/ KB

Curls [15 Single Count]
Lawnmowers [10 each side]
KB Swings [15]

Mary

Announcements: X-Mas Party
Prayers: Turtleman, Orangeman’s Coworker
COT

Warm up the Gloom!
SSH, Merkins, Lunges, Squats, Arm Circles, Nightclubs, Stretch this, Stretch That, Go to it.

Pledge

3 of us, Each called out an exercise and lead, starting from the feet up.

Calves, things, buttocks, back, abs, chest, arms, shoulders.

Halos, Around the Wolds, KB Swings, Merkins, Pull Throughs, Curls, Walking shoulder press, Squat Curl Press, Calf Raises, Monkey Humpers, Burpies, Six Shooters, Michael Phelps, Fluttlerkicks, LBCs, Lawnmowers, Arm Extensions, Pull over to chest press, some other stuff you’ll experience once you head to the Bulldog.

Announcements: Turtleman’s Christmas lights this Thursday 5:00pm

COT