Month: June 2024 (Page 7 of 11)

I accidentally double booked myself today. Thankfully Balljoint secured the Folsom Booking for me.

It being the 80th anniversary of D Day I used Stats from the day for reps and sets I used for the work that was put in most in attendance. We had a good turnout and a FNG Parkay. You owe penalty burpees Tiger you can show up to Oldschool and do them for EC the next time you Q there.

COT

Prayers: Turtleman’s Family, Anchorman, Guffey Family

Announcements: 2nd F Bubba’s 33, Turtleman Convergence Monday all AOs closed

6/5 Crossroads

We Ran. Some ran more some ran less. Still we ran none the less.

COT

Prayers: Guffey Family, TurtleMan’s Family, many more I’m sure

Announcements: 2nd F – Bubba’s 33

Eighteen PAX got to soak in an amazing sunrise while violently agitating their bodies for improvement. Here’s what we did. Pledge. Mosey around perimeter of parking lot followed by high knees, butt kickers, arm circles, side straddle hops, and runner’s stretch. On our six for some more static stretching followed by 25 big boys, 50 Freddie Mercury’s, 75 flutter kicks, and 100 LBC’s. At some point 2 PAX broke off to complete some aggressive ruck training.  Partnered up and demonstrated Bubba Gumps (partner sit squats). Round One: partner ran perimeter of parking lot while other partner did as many reps as possible of merkins (lap one), squats (lap two), burpees (lap three), switching roles each lap. Bubba Gump for 30. Round two: mountain climbers, pickle crushers, plank jacks. Bubba Gump for 30. Round three: Moroccan night clubs, shoulder press, stomach vacuum (exhale then suck in umbilicus as if pulling umbilicus into spine OR see Sargento when around other men). Bubba Gump for 30.  Finished with two rounds of bear crawl slalom.

Announcements: Second F Lunch 06/19 @ Bubba 33, Snooze 6:45 Friday @  McAdenville , Monday 06/10/24 convergence @ Martha Rivers/Pelicans

Prayers: Sargento’s daughter (permit test) and hamstring, Barnes family, Anchorman, Gavel travel

Windy day for frisbee.

As I was settling in with Friday evening’s toddy, a recognizable ding came from my phone telling me that something may need my attention.  As I checked it was a message from our Weasel Shaker and Site Q of the Painlab, Hunchback requesting that I change dates with the scheduled Q for the next day.  In celebration of this turn of events I did finish my toddy but had to adjust my plans for a second for a future date in hopes to feel the part on Saturday morning.

Mulling over what is to become of this Q in a few hours my slightly impaired brain came up with the KISS method.  For all who may not know, Keep It Simple Stupid.   We are going with an upper, lower, and core ladder.  Here ya go!

all counts X 15

1st set.  Take a lap around parking lot.  2nd then 1st set again.  Take a lap.  3, 2, 1…you get the point.

Squats

Merkins

LBC’s

Take a Lap

OH Press

Calf Raises

Big Boys

Kettle Bell Swings

Wide Leg Squats

American Hammers

Curls

Step Ups

Windshield Wipers

Upright Rows

Side Lunges

Heels to Heaven

Bent Rows

Calf Raises

Freddie Mercurys

Ended with 100 LBC’s.

It was an honor and privilege.

AYE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Timeframe

We did stuff! F3 Core exercises! Stogie AND SA were not there.
Check out newsletter coming out for announcements

SYITG
Ballgento

This morning, on the pearly shores of Lake Whoopeegonnagetcha, many men gathered maybe hoping for a Dday inspired beat down but instead getting one from the previous site Q Clavin. On Monday, at Watts ups beat down I asked Maybelline if today was still free as I needed inspiration to make my first time returning to a week with 2 workouts in more than 2 years!!
Pledge
Short disclaimer and we would stretch for about 3-4 minutes where I imparted my small amount of wisdom since I’ve battled several issues ( as others have) that we all should take time to properly stretch before any workouts …. Way too many of us now are in the respect column and NEED to be careful .
End with plank and 10 IC plank jacks followed by SSH 10x
Mosey to gates
10 merkins and 10 big boys
At first light 1 burpee mosey asked what we should do at next light and so on ….. this group was super excited to call out increasing Burpees that I had to intervene at opening for parking to decrease numbers till we reach 1 at turd shack!
Mosey to pull up bar and ask for exercise several call for pull ups which was previously decided but needed another finally a call for squats …. Tell all in line to continue squats until their turn at bar and do however many pull ups/ chin-ups or even dead hangs ( a week or 2 before recent Murph overheard someone talking about needing more of these in workouts. Even this morn there was some chatter for upcoming Annihilation workout ).
4×4 through woods into Riverwood plantation for 10 big boys and merkins each…look a light as we mosey …. Nope … 1 burpee at each street moving to right …. huh? Gastones Hill ? Wonder what’s next ? 5 Lbcs at each box up About half would turn into hill others roughed out battling gravity !!
Mosey to bottom and give choice of right or left ( similar to watts up on Monday ….. but …. My mind had already been made up before workout …. So it was my right their left as I was facing the group ( not much of a choice, huh?)
Mosey to old dr office and climb wall behind FOod Puppy and groove
Over to the ( half destroyed) loading dock beside Bellacinos ( plenty of fine eating all over the ground which some jumped in and enjoyed !!) 2 times of jumping up onto dock bear crawl down and 10 merkins
Lastly the wall for step ups and derkins differing counts
Finish all work at pelicans with a hamstring stretch each side to cool down and 45 second hold feet 4-6 inches off ground.
At end told all of recent visit with Christine and Turtleman ( when he was still with us) where she told my M and I of being at home alone and she sat in his recliner and thought about his life over the last 1-2 years being only in that same recliner reliant upon others for help …. I related to the men that has been something I’ve thought of for weeks now and wanted the men to take home and just sit in a recliner and consider “ living” only in that position for months on end
Annihilation Saturday schiele
All Monday AOs closed except Sandlot ( dare I say Neverland??) thus Monday for Turtleman inspired beat down
Prayers for Barnes family and Maybellines mother
Praise for my son, Time Frames 2.0 and their buds all returning safe from senioritis travels to FL

Thanks men …. I needed this

Moleskin is this…. Earlier this year when I researched for my Turtleman inspired workout I read many a many workout and reminisced about a good friend indeed constant companion of The T man …. Gastone ….. so I cobbled together some of my fav moments though the years I. Hopes that we can all inspire the G man to come on back …. Miss you big guy

It’s been since late last year since I have Q’d because of optical issues. Needless to say, I Q-failed the disclaimer. And if any workout needed a “modify as needed”… it would have been this one. But, there were no FNGs and these were all seasoned Pax. They knew the drill.

Sadly, due to shoulder issues, Balljento couldn’t do a lot of the exercises, but he did what he could… just like I kept cutting the running portion short in order to get back to call out the next set of exercises (I’m the Q and can do whatever I want… modify as needed).

25 Side Straddle Shops – in cadence
10 Gravel Pickers – in cadence
20 ‘Roccan Night Clubs – in cadence
20 Arm Circles Front
20 Arm Circles Back

Circle Up:
Iron Hulks (1:4 ratio of merkin to air presses) adding one with each person in the circle

Bear Crawl to my truck (middle of the parking lot)

Pickup Yard Blocks…

Overhead clap with blocks to the lower parking lot.

20 – SSH
20 – Superman to Iron Man with the blocks
20 – Plank Jacks
Run a lap…

20 – CDDs on the blocks
20 – Flutters holding the blocks up
20 – Hand release Merkins with a brick row
Run a lap…

20 – Arnold Presses with blocks
20 – American Hammers with blocks together
20 – Tricep Extensions with blocks together
Run a lap…

10 – Bent Raise Rotation (Lat Raise – Forward Raise – Reverse)
20 – Freddy Mercurys
40 – Nolan Ryans with the blocks (10 each side)
Run a lap…

20 – Toy Soldiers with a brick/block
20 – Windshield Wipers while holding blocks
40 – Block curls
Run a lap…

20 – Clean and Press with the blocks
40 – Brick Fly cruches
20 – Tricep Extensions with blocks together
Run a lap…

Carry the blocks back to my truck

Circle up and finish with a round of Ab work…

Thanks to those who showed for dealing with me fumbling through a Q like it was my first, and for the insanity that is this block work weinke (as well as the interesting music on my running playlist).

Announcements:
Boondock VQ 8th @ Folsom
1st Annihilate Workout 8th– led by HEI HEI @ Gashouse
Monday 10th convergence @Sandlot/MarthaRivers to honor Turtle Man
Dad/kids Workout 15th @ Gashouse
2nd F lunch 19th @ Bubba 33s

Prayers:
Guffie Family
Turtleman’s Family and Pax closest to him
Pax traveling/vacation
Big Pappy
West Side has a lady at his church with Cancer
Balljoint has a friend also with Cancer

We pushed and pulled lots of coupons!