Fitness, Fellowship, Faith

Month: December 2023 (Page 2 of 12)

Too much or too little running

Started with a quick disclaimer and the first trivia question.  Per usual, YHC asks a trivia question, gives the pax some time to deliberate, gets one final answer, then maybe we do 5 burpees, maybe we don’t depending on the answer.

Mosey to the tennis quarts.  Suicides along the quarts with 5 merkins at each turn.

Mosey back to the track for some four corners, that really were four rappers.  10 CDDs run a lap.  10 CDDs, 20 squats, run a lap.  10 CDDs, 20 squats, 30 LBCs, run a lap.  10 CDDs, 20 squats, 30 LBCs, 40 SSHs, run a lap.

Fellowship mosey to the blacktop for some cordwood – crunchy frogs, pretzel crunches, dying cockroaches, American hammers.

Headed to the school building with a couple of 1 minute wall sits with 20 SSHs in between.

Finished up with a Dora 1-2-3.  100 lunges, 200 shoulder taps, 300 LBCs.

Announcements

Prayer requests

COT

Members Only – Equipping

As a Virtuous Leader you have to know your team. Once you know your team you have to assign the right man for each position. This may not work the first go around so you also need to understand that and be willing to make the adjustments for the team. In the flip side, as a team member, you have to understand that you may not end up with the role you want. And that’s ok. Know your role and understand that it’s probably what’s best for the team.

Announcements:

1-1-2024 Convergence  / 6am EC run/ruck, park at Pelicans. 7am the convergence starts. Martha Rivers Park. Bring gently used clothing for Rice & Beans

Prayers:

Turtle Man

Jane Fonda

Montana

Jackson Curti

Jackson Hall

Broke’s mom

New year comin

Good turn out this evening, after warming up we moseyed down to the soccer fields and used the parking lot for some Dora.

on our way back we did 10 calf raises and 10 baby makers per light post back to the flag.

We finished the evening with 10-1 with 3 exercises starting at 10 take a lap. then 9 of each then a lap.

Finished with Pledge and COT.

3 Wise Men

Three wise Men posted this morning at Prison break. A 4th attempted to infiltrate the COT which we allowed feeling we can all use some good prayer. Then one departed and the 4th became the 3rd and we continued our travel after the COT to the big yellow sign of Waffle House.

Thankfully one wise man kept a little gold in his pocket for the trip back home  from seeing baby Jesus.

Coffee aint Free at the Waffle..

 

 

Christmas Blocks from Brillo

AS the Q I had plans to do some 12 days of Christmas, however a better present has arrived.

Sarlacc’s Son Brillo who is recently out of Boot camp and home for Christmas from the Navy gave us the gift of youth and Blocks this morning.

We carried them every where we ended with some 8 count burpees and 22 for the vets.

Merry Christmas

Bedpan

Putting in a Little Hard Work

On this day at Folsom we put in some hard work. We didn’t run away from the hard work but instead we ran head first into it. After a quick warm up and some good stretching we headed off to the Big Flag Pole at the Ag Center. We stopped multiple times along  the way but kept the body moving with Lunges and Jump Squats. Once at the Flag we said the Pledge we caught a quick breather and an active recovery stretch. Once finished with that we ran through 5 rounds of the following.

  • 5 Mike Tyson’s
  • 10 Sissy Squats (heels on the curb)
  • 15 Mountain Climbers
  • Run a Lap

Once we finished up there we headed to the fence by the horse track for several rounds of Inverted Body Weight Rows and Body Weight Triceps Extensions.

After this the arms were trashed so we headed around the track to finish them off with a few sets Reverse Grip Incline Merkins on the bleachers paired up with some Jumping Box Squats also using the bleachers.

We’re cutting it close at this point so we mosey back for the COT. We stopped a few more times on the way to do 3 Kraken Burpees at each light on the way back. We hit the last light in the parking lot finished the Krackens and it was TIME.

COT, Prayers, Praises, Etc…

 

 

 

 

 

 

VQ @ Pain Lab

It was a cold morning at the final Gashouse / Pain Lab for 2023, so cold in fact there was ice on the ground… ok it had apparently been dumped from a cooler the night before but you get the drift!  Flintstone had the Q for the bootcampers & warmed us up a little.  We broke w/ 7 PAX for PL.

The Thang:  Zombie walked w/ coupons down to the amphitheater.  We completed the warm up with a round of 60 Second Circle (High Knees – 1 Burpee, SSHs – 2 Burpees, Moroccan Nightclubs – 3 Burpees, Imperial Walkers – 4 Burpees, & 30 seconds each of the “patented” RoL & LoR.   Next up was box jumps up the amphitheater rows (5) followed by 5 curls.  In honor of 2023 we completed 4 rounds w/ a final 3.  Next was Flip Flops w/ 1 partner counting up to 23 LBCs & the other counting down from 23 Squats.  Instead of Merry Christmas it was on to Happy New Year w/ Step-ups & Derkins.  Note to self… I think Tube forgot to yell Happy New Year as even Whoopie thought we completed enough to qualify for the Chad 1000!  With just 2 more PAX & ~ 15 minutes left YHC Omaha’d so we could move up to the top of the parking lot to play w/ some Spartan workout props.  We rotated through tire flips, sledgehammers (not the PAX although he was here), farmer carries, OH claps w/ bricks, gravel bucket carries, & squat presses or curls.  Back to the flag for about a minute of Mary.  TIME!  It was honor to lead you men.

COT:  Beer mile today @ 10:30 / New Year’s Day convergence @ Martha Rivers Park @ 07:00 (EC ruck & run @ 06:00)

Prayer Concerns:  Turtle Man, Mason & Cherry families (Maybeline’s friends), Purple Haze’s M, Jeff Guilabo (spelling ?) heart procedure did not go well & he’s struggling to stay alive, Curtis Rozelle family he was unpacking boxes in his new home in Stokes County & went to bed Tuesday night w/ some chest pain & did not wake Wednesday, Sledge’s family recent loss of mother.

New AO Official Launch Life Church

Sincerely apologize Gentleman! Thought this back blast posted and just seen it in my drafts.

15 PAX showed up for the BD to kick off Official Launch of the new AO at Life Church!

COP – IC

SSH, LSSQ, Mountain Climbers, Zombie Walkers, Imperial Walkers, The Flying Nun, Willie Mays De Hays,

The Thang:

Walls of Jericho with Quick 6

Pax in a single file line rifle carrying block.  Completed 7 laps around the church with 7 reps of 7 exercises at the start of each lap. The 6 runs to the front until we are back at starting point.

Exercises included:

Curls, Squats, Thrusters, Bent Over Rows, Deadlifts, Overhead Press, Upright Rows

Circle up at Bball Hoop. Q calls out exercise and timer goes up the hill and back with sandbag

Place the blocks back and line up for Cheddar Shredder

Mosey to the flag for 1 minute of Mary

Pledge

COT

Pleasure to lead and looking forward to what 2024 has to offer at this new AO!

SYITG

 

 

5×10 + 1×9, You Do The Math

Birthday Q for YHC, so of course the reps were predetermined.

Pledge

Warmup: SSHs, Imperial Walkers, low slow squats, mountain climbers, and merkins in cadence, x10
Burpees x9, with “promise” of no more.

Arm day! Mosey to Park St. for modified merkin Route 66. #1 merkins x10, #2 werkins x10, #3 ranger merkins x10, #4 diamond merkins x10, #5 Chuck Norris merkins x10, #6 perfect form merkins x9.

Very short mosey to the courts for Core day! V-up suicides. 5×10 + 1×9… you have to touch the line with your hand at the beginning for it to count as a suicide! Oh yeah.. 5 burpees for the train (the train’s fault).

Mosey to track for Leg day! Calf raises 10x IC, mosey to other side; Squats 10x IC, mosey back; Lunges 10 each leg, mosey to other side; sumo squats 10x IC, mosey back; Bonnie Blair’s 10 each leg, mosey to other side; jump squats 9x. Mosey back, rinse and repeat.

All around day! Mosey to school for dips, dirkins, step ups, inclined big boys and hip slappers x10, plus 9 burpees (i did a little birthday lie).

Plank for time.

Announcements: Beer mile; convergence on 1/1.

Prayer requests: Turtle Man, Montana, Jane Fonda, Jackson Curt, Tesla and family, Purple Hayes and family, Balljoint.

YHC took us out. It was an honor to lead -Orangeman

Downtown Do Gooders

I have the Q Downtown in place of Slaw who has some sort of fungus they haven’t identified yet. I always expect a large crowd at Downtown but alas, many Pax are no doubt resting for a strong 2024 so with a solid 6 strong men, we endeavored to persevere!

Warmup
Pledge
MNC’s
SSH
Cotton Pickers
Hillbillies
Leg Stretches
In honor of Slawbag, 5 Burpees OYO.

Mosey to back of truck for quick block work, or as I was reminded, these are half-blocks.

Curls x 30
Triceps x 30
Shrugs x 30
Swings x 30 and Repeat.
There was a train and we obliged with 5 more burpees.

Mosey to top floor of the Parking Deck running up the ramps.

20 merkins and 24 LBC’s then run to the bottom floor using ramps for 20 Mike Tyson’s and 24 Reverse Crunches and run back up using stairs as yet an unannounced number of cycles. I think Wichita and Clutch did 5 and the rest did 4.

Mosey back to the truck for a one more round of half-blocks.
Curls x 30
Triceps x 30
Shrugs x 30
Swings x 30 and back to the flag for time.

I was studying the Book of Titus and noticed a theme that is good for everyone to employ. Do good. There are many verses in Titus all pointing to this simple but powerful lesson. DO GOOD.

“Rather, he must be hospitable, ONE WHO LOVES WHAT IS GOOD, who is self-controlled, upright, holy and disciplined.“ Titus‬ ‭1‬:‭8‬ ‭

“In everything set them an example by DOING WHAT IS GOOD.”‭‭ Titus‬ ‭2‬:‭7‬ ‭

”….. a people that are his very own, eager to DO WHAT IS GOOD.” Titus‬ ‭2‬:‭14‬

“Remind the people to be subject to rulers and authorities, to be obedient, to be ready to DO WHATEVER IS GOOD” Titus‬ ‭3‬:‭1‬

“And I want you to stress these things, so that those who have trusted in God may be careful to devote themselves to DOING WHAT IS GOOD. These things are excellent and profitable for everyone.“ Titus‬ ‭3‬:‭8‬ ‭

“Our people must learn to devote themselves to DOING WHAT IS GOOD, in order to provide for urgent needs and not live unproductive lives.” Titus‬ ‭3‬:‭14‬

Announcements:
Beer Mile at Sargento’s Saturday 12/30 at 11 am
Convergence at Martha’s 1/1/2024 at 7 with EC run or ruck at 6.

Prayer Requests:
Slaw, Jackson Hall, Turtleman, Oompa’s coworker’s family, Wichita’s dad, Clutch’s coworker’s daughter, GUmby’s mom, Broke’s mom and Wirenut’s mom and also remember our guy Ball Joint.

*NMM Lots of discussion about getting older, taking naps, antique shopping, the idea of being a grandpaw someday and inflation. Problems were solved.

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