5 HIMs and 1 Scrat brought rucks and did some stuff. Runners left, and we started with Merkins. Wrong call I guess. A good Q adjusts for the PAX. We walked around and did a lot of Double Crunches, American Hammers, Hello Dollies, Upright Rows & Overhead Presses. We also went through the drive through and visited what was once a booming gas station that has seen better days. I’m sure it could’ve been better.
Month: May 2023 (Page 1 of 11)
Doing the PT test the day after the Murph might not be a wise choice, but YHC isn’t really known for being wise. Due to the fact that we’ll be doing this again at the end of summer the run portion was shortened to laps around the small soccer field. Even with the short laps it was a tough test and everyone pushed through and got in a good workout. I’m sure we’ll see some of the PAX have even better times when we run it back in a few months.
Announcements
Snooze workout in McAdenville starts this Friday at 0645
Bike ride, lunch and arcade in Forest City this Sat.
Annihilation workout this Sat at The Yank
Be praying for Huck, Turtleman, Broke’s co worker, Jackson Hall, Gumby’s mom and unspoken, Stacy Hall and Pallbearer family decisions
YHC took us out.
I’m Broke
I met a group of men a little over 15 years ago who get up and meet early in the morning for devotions and to hold each other accountable. They referred to their meeting time as “zero dark thirty” (note that they made this reference years before the movie came out). That phrase came to my mind when the M asked me last night what time I was getting up to go run in the morning. At least seven other men were up at that time and we assembled on the sidewalk as we counted ruckers and runners. It was evenly divided with four of each… nope, wait, someone Omaha’ed… three ruckers and five runners! We said the pledge and then headed out. We lost Buckeye somewhere on the course and he may still be out there running miles of loops around Belmont, but the rest of us made it back safely.
Announcements:
- Snooze starting in McAdenville this Friday, June 3rd, 6:45am (or maybe 6:30am)
- Summer Challenge: Classic PT Test, Thunder, Lightning – grab a partner and get after it!
- June 4th Annihilation, The Fighting Yank, 7:00am
Prayer Requests
- Flintstone: 2.0s, oldest graduated
- Roscoe: Uncle who had a fall, currently in the hospital
- all those spoken and unspoken
Disclaimer:
Pledge:
Warm Up:
SSH/LBC/Stretch/Imperial Walker – IC
Mosey to Martha’s
The Thang:
Modified Dora 1-2-3 -Arms – Partner 1 Amrap each, Partner 2 moseys, twice each round
Merkins
Dips
CDD
Slow mosey out and back for recover
Modified Dora 1-2-3 – Legs – Same as above with moseys
Squats
Lunge
Bobby Hurley
Slow mosey out and back for recover
Modified Dora 1-2-3 – Abs – Same as above…………
LBC
Big Boy
Heels to Heaven
3 minutes left Q, believe it or not, time to head back. Solved a few world mysteries during our dance.
Announcements:
Snooze starts this coming Friday 6/2 at 6:45 am, Short Sale leading this off, summer AO, McAdenville, details on Slack
Annihilation this Saturday at The Yank, Boudin Q
PT Summer challenges starts the week of 6/3-6/11, more information on First F channel, reach out to your shield locks, this will help you roll into the Iron Pax, see Flintstone as well for questions
2nd F next Saturday, Family Fun Day in Forest City, Bike trail at 10:00 for one hour, eat Mexican restaurant and rendezvous at the retro 80’s arcade. Purple Haze heading this up
7/4/23 Yank will host one hour work out starting at 7:00 am followed by reading of The Declaration of Independence and a sermon. Town of Belmont expected to have some involvement
Prayers:
State of our Country
Pay attention to your interactions, it is the 2% that is getting the attention.
Honored to Q.
Linus
After a few rainy days, we got a mostly clear morning for some mosey. Nice to see Rabbit Ears back out this morning and putting in some miles. Who knows, maybe he’ll encourage his ol’ uncle Wichita to come back out! Ya hate to see it!
Prayer Requests: Ratchet and family, Lanier family, Huck, Haze’s foot and his 2.0 traveling, Norwood
QSOURCE was supposed to be on Impact today but I guess Memorial Day weekend and a little rain kept PAX away.
No Ruckers and only two runners with some good conversations and fellowship that was Impactful!
Will try Impact again next week
Warmup
2 Rounds
50 mountain climbers
15 tuck jumps
30 Twisting mountain climbers
:30 second side plank (LEFT)
:30 second side plank (RIGHT)
The Thang
50 Squats
50 Merkins
5 Burpees
Run a lap
40 Squats
40 Merkins
5 Burpees
Run a lap
30 Squats
30 Merkins
5 Burpees
Run a lap
20 Squats
20 Merkins
5 Burpees
Run a lap
10 Squats
10 Merkins
5 Burpees
Run a lap
The Pledge
COT
Announcements
Prayer Request
YHC closed in prayer
Over and out!
Breaker Breaker
I was fortunate enough go get an opportunity to lead a workout with the men of Midoriyama on a beautiful Thursday in late-May. I arrived early to scope out the park and make some final preparations. It was nice to have plenty of time to stretch and catch up with the fellas for a few minutes. Though it isn’t yet July, it is definitely a warm day. I recycled a weinke I used at Folsom a few weeks back to see how it stacks up in the afternoon vs the morning.
No new guys today, but we do have a Kotter! Good to see Gomer on this fine afternoon. Also, Freight has returned from a frisbee injury so our overall hair score went up. We warmup with SSH in-cadence, grass pickers (slowly and in-cadence to help stretch those calves and hammies), and 5 burpees. Let’s mosey.
I had planned to use the small soccer field for the first act, but some people had taken over for what looked to be soccer practice since my drive-by 20 minutes earlier. We were finally able to find space on the field in the back by the dog park. They put Baby in the corner today.
- Dirty 11s with Mike Tysons and Big Boy Sit-ups and one burpee each time you cross the middle of the field. As we finish up, the heat seems to be picking up a bit as we take a short mosey to the turd shack. Maybe it’s because we ran away from the shade?
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3 sets of Australian Mountain Climbers (15 in-cadence) on the poop coop wall and Peter Parker Merkins (10 OYO). An unnamed PAX had to spend part of this time hovering over the trash can. Sounded like his lunch choice may be to blame, but I’m going to go out on a limb and say the ol’ Midoriyama heat may have also contributed. It was tough out there and I had to ask for a few 10 counts between sets.
We mosey back toward the starting point before taking a quick left and going to the backside of the baseball field (the same place where Haze called Murder Bunnies during the convergence).
- Jacobs Ladder. Run down the hill and back up. 1 burpee the first time, 2 the second, 3 the third…all the way to 7. I was whipped around 5 reps so, in the spirit of “don’t Q it if you can’t do it”, I called an Omaha. I think Slaw and maybe one other bat-flipper finished all 7 rounds. Most were thankful for the Omaha as we notice we have a PAX down. A quick check and he seemed ok, just exhausted. Shout out to those who stepped in to make sure he was ok to walk his way to the next station. I won’t lie, I was probably headed for the same fate if I hadn’t stopped!
We mosey to the area behind the horseshoe pits and grab a block.
- 3 sets back-to-back of 20 curls and 20 Bent Over Rows. Def commented “Are we about to lose the Q?” as I was wearing the struggle on my face. Not sure if it was because I asked Slaw to count the curls for us or if it was because I just looked like death. Possibly, it was a little of both. We squeezed the last reps in as the clock struck 6:15 and time was called.
Prayer Requests: Ratchet and family, Broke’s coworker, Westside’s friend, Huck, Haze’s foot, Norwood. YHC took us out in prayer
There is nothing like when the heat starts turning up at Midoriyama, especially for those like me who work indoors most of the time. It isn’t even ‘really’ hot yet but I can still tell a big difference in how much harder this workout was in the afternoon vs how it was 2 weeks earlier in the morning. I had an ‘oh crap’ moment as we were doing burpees where I thought I may not make it to the end. Fortunately, I recovered a bit as we moseyed to grab blocks and I was ok. That being said, I encourage you to get out to Midoriyama a few times this summer and experience it for yourself. Pick up a Q as well!
Do you check Teamup to see who is Q every time the night before. I seldom do, but last night something said check it out. Well, I am glad I did, cause it was Tube on the schedule. Oops! Shit happens, right Maybelline! Five Hims showed up to get their breakfast beatdown. Today, we are focusing on lower body with an emphasis on core. I picked my Chevelle Pandora station for a little caffeine kick. Let’s do 50 seconds of work with 10 second to transition.
We start out on our SIX by writing out the ABC’s with our feet. I usually get to U,V or W. Next is Seated Big Circles, LBC’s, R-LBC’s and roll over for some CDD’s. Let’s hit the benches for step ups, side lunges and seated donkey kicks. We then moseyed around the lot with our coupon to return for another set of the same. R&R
Now flutters, heels to Heaven, Starfish, American hammers, and switch over for some plank jacks. Let’s hit the benches again for step ups, side lunges and seated donkey kicks. We then moseyed around the lot with our coupon to return for another set of the same. R&R
We got the pledge in before Spiderman had to sling his web towards his next adventure.
With four minutes to spare, we did Mary with more core action led by all.
Announcement: there was talk of a Thunder & Lightning challenge? And a PT Test coning up. I missed the dates. This Saturday, June 3rd @ Forrest City, new AO in Belmont is Snooze on Friday at 6:45am?
Prayer request: The subject was brought up about teenage dating and how much they seem to argue a lot. They have lost the abilities to socialize. Everything is via text or messenger through some app. It’s obvious that technology has had a profound impact our teenagers. It presents challenges, such as potential addiction, social comparison, and the need for constant validation. Finding a balance between utilizing technology for convenience and managing its potential negative effects is crucial for our teenagers’ overall well-being. We also prayed for seniors and CATS bus drivers. My neighbor is a CATS driver and he tells me the side that the media does not cover. These men & women are harassed and threatened almost every day by punks like the one that got shot by the CATS driver. There is no security on these buses and hasn’t been for a while. Pray that they get the security officers needed to protect them.
Good work men!
Ten men scattered about the streets of Belmont to ruck and run. Some split off early, some split off late, but eventually everyone was accounted for.
Announcements:
- June 3rd 6:45am, The Snooze, McAdenville, Fridays this summer
- June 4th Annihilation, The Fighting Yank, 7:00am
Prayer Requests
- Termite’s son, wisdom to handle situation
- Tiger’s mom
- Flintstone’s dad