Fitness, Fellowship, Faith

Author: Clavin (Page 3 of 12)

HERMEY’S BACON AFTERSHAVE

Once more I receive a request for Q from Sledge this time with a 10 ticket offer to the Honey Badgers club seating along with VIP parking pass and dinner at Webb Custom Kitchen and overnight stay at the Motor Inn Lodge (any who believe anything beyond first line contact me for special one time offer for beach front property in Gastonia!!)
Pledge
Disclaimer … not really

Low slow squats about 10
Low slow squat
Lunge forward slow
LSS
Lunge right slow
LSS
Lunge back slow
LSS
lunge left slow

Now repeat only lunges

Gather for coupons as rest of todays work crew hits the time clock a few minutes late ( where’s the foreman?)

20 curls then 20 overhead press followed by 10 each
Ask about timing to Waffle House . Told you have to get after it to make it … I’ve got a plan for that!
Ask next question ….a or b ? El Toro with the rapid response of A ( I think he also said “ Obviously !”) others agree
A would be the smaller coupon …. B was for “ball” …. As in slamball 20 lbs …. Wise group as smaller coupon approx 12 lbs and easier to grip…. One to hold and transport until we stop and perform short routine of 10 squats and 10 merkins and give off to another … whenever carrying transport however you wish and exempt from activities other than mosey if a change up is needed ( none Were) we would modify. However, should you place coupon down … all would suffer a 5 burpee penalty! None used!

made it down and back, set timer for 30 seconds of merkins and finished up strong!!

Whoopee was not her much to my chagrin as I added weights to my vest that he said last time was empty ( had about 24 pounds then …. Now was 30 )

of note: Hermey has his hands insured by Lloyd’s of London for $12,000 a digit so we made sure he was wearing gloves and Les Nessman spoke of a curious bacon smell that may have been an aftershave!

also, I got home only to realize that in all the time as Site Q of Labyrinth I’ve never failed in collecting the flag ………. Until today.

well, I know what I’ll be doing later ……. 50 penalty burpees  ….. ouch

3 dog night

  1. Pledge
    Brought out toys since worlds coming back together again
    Idea was “ old school”
    Back to the old school, training and sharing toys and lastly music was Led Zeppelin
    Choose your station choose your poison and AMRAP to 1 minute Tabata
    Of special note : can no longer use saying that you can’t teach an old dog new tricks as Hermie showed us something new and I’m sure painful that will be used in future with the tire and rope!!
    Prayers for Turtleman and graduates facing college/ future/ family/ whatever’s next

tune in next week for Spider-Man ( hopefully everyone will be over jetlag/ hangover/fart sack/sleepins / sleepovers/ partying/ or just plain ole sandy v

ALL THEY WANTED WAS BURPEES!!

  1. Over the Christmas holidays my 2.0 expanded more fully into the bonus room ( a benefit of being an only child) and I needed to move some stuff around inc a new better tv and console. Suddenly I unearthed an archaeological treasure almost like time capsule! It was a sheet of paper that Short Sale passed around approximately 3 years ago downtown and I enjoyed it so much I treasured it ( filed away and forgotten more like) hoping to draw upon its energy and purpose at some point in my life! I knew immediately (. 5 months ago!) that I needed to lead a Q downtown ( where I’ve been absent from for almost a year !) and bring this holy object back into the gloom.
    Start with pledge
    Tell all, yep, I’m an idiot! I’m gonna give suggestions … so take them or leave them … I don’t care.
    Toy soldiers IC x 11 ( only because EZ Rider challenges me too !!)

medium arm circles 10 forward 10 backwards single count 
Imperial Walkers IC x 10 ( I think ,,,, might’ve needed 9)
Side lunge each side 10 times each OYO
jumping lunges ( crowd pleaser ) IC x 5 or 6
Nolan Ryan’s OYO 10 times each side
5 burpees
Mosey to street and

5 burpees

To the wall
Wall sits hands in front IC x 10
Purple Haze was going on about something … had to shut it down … because we NEEDED Hip Slappers IC X 10 ( I think)
Mosey about 5 feet to another street and

5 burpees


Mosey to 321 S and ask, “ what’s next?”
Everyone volunteers 5 burpees!” In a loud Chorus …. Had to answer a lot of questions from Police inc a promise to keep it down.

kept up with burpees all the way to First Presby only stopping to “drum up “ business at the Motor inn Lodge with 10 IC monkey humpers

at the stairs for FPC we line up and bear crawl up and then down at a sideways angle because I si not realize how steep these are!! And then over to the other big set ( way away … almost too far ) and so same again .

all talk about how much that SUCKED!

so I said I’ve got another sucky idea 5 Bobby Hurleys ( talk about Bobby Hurley burpees … not today)

 mosey back to pavilion stopping to ask each pax in turn what they wanted and how many … all kept telling me 5 burpees except SA who o thought asked for 20 only to hear him say 10… confusion as pax was excited about the higher number

we also paused to perform crab thrusters in front of the Main PO

So once we get to the Pavilion I introduce the pain, er the next fun exercises !! Yay 

3 rounds of 

20 flutters, 15 lbcs, 10 leg raises 

20 Freddie Mercuries, 15 heel touches, 10 modified v-sit

20 American Hammers, 15 Long Arm crunches, 10 reverse crunch

and there was supposed to be a 30-60 second test in between each , but this group was having none of that !!! D@mn but they kept rolling into the next set and then the last !

plenty o time so deep sea divers 5 each step up 4 steps stop at top one abs recount it first and then down each 

I now ask Slaw, “ How many?” I know … dangerous question especially as he says, “33!”

I clarify and ask what exercise …. Yes! I know that this is perhaps even more dangerous ….. 

hw says Slaw Squats …. Take it all the way as low as you can go ( to the ground, he says)

I accept the 33 and the crowd goes wild !

1:05 left for the beat down …. Yep, you guessed it … they wanted 10 more burpees …. All total I’m certain we did 100 ….and there was no train!

Bunker at Yank Pain Lab 101 w/ Rudolph 

Memorial Day Murph Sandlot 7:00 all other AOs open 

Amoeba  Ruck

Gashouse changing o’ the guard Linus hands off to the Whoopster tomorrow 

Downtown and Labyrinth actively seeking new site Qs 

update on Turtleman from Gastone that due to F 3 and tennis T- mans heart is really strong and that after the first few treatments all cancer is dead!! But needs to complete all for best effect. Lost weight ( to be expected , but doing well)

prayers also for Sister Acts daughter 

Purple Hazes neighbor who fell recently 

 

lastly I can only say how amazing this group was constantly on top of all the routines … although some were rather gassy….. perhaps I’ll bring some Beano next time 

1-3-7-12-40

Text from Gastone paved way for FNG that he’d been EHing…. Only to be a no show…. Hopefully soon. Been some time since we’ve had one and it threw my timing off a little but I would recover.
Start with pledge
IC each count of 12 ( elicited a question of 12 days of Christmas again from EZ Rider…. Close)
High knees, butt kickers, merkins, mountain climbers and plank jacks …. All in a sped up cadence to get cardio up quickly as I would speak for next few minutes asking 3 questions … wrong answer or incompletes earn 7 burpee penalty.
Q1) in Matthew 2 we learn of the wise men bearing 3 gifts…. How many wise men ( according to the Bible) were there?
Time Frame correctly answers inconclusive as there’s nothing to specify names or their number …. All we know for certain is more than 2 as the verse says “wise men of the East”
Q2) who said or where does this reference come from “ Where but for the grace of God go I.
Wrong answer given as “ from the Bible”…..burpees
John Bradford in the mid 1600s is given credit as he witnessed prisoners walking towards their execution.
Q3) I would stumble here briefly forgetting the question I was to ask ( perhaps even my memory ) … oh wait… there it is….
Who or when does the phrase “ Give a man a fish and feed him for the day. Teach him to fish and feed him for a lifetime .”
Several hesitant, Time Frame again with an answer … “Confucius!”
Not sure if Confucius did, but  are many references to similar slogans or sayings from wise men through the years …. Of note, this is one of the most incorrectly attributed to Christ. Many times he talks of making Apostles fishers of men. Still an incomplete answer so 7 more penalty burpees
Now move to back of my truck where I shoulder a 6 foot 4×4  … a pax will carry this until we stop for our routine the pax carrying the “cross” is exempt from the routine and also does not need to use whichever pattern of travel chosen ( choose safest ) we would generally speaking go 2000-3000 yards each path using mosey, Nur, karaoke right and then left, lunge and even some bear crawl. All would get their chance while I would shoulder at the end to bring back having set out at the first as well. 
the routine was simple 

3 burpees

7 hand release merkins

12 merkins

40 flutters count one side 

Figured it out yet?

each number has great significance in the Bible repeating many times over …. There are a few others that have some smaller significance but I chose to use only these

1 is for the one true God … our Father and Creater ( beam)

3 is the Holy Trinity, the number of nails

7 ( days of the week also it is seen at the number of perfection and don’t forget th Walls of Jericho

12 … apostles, 12 months 

40 Forty days Moses was on Mt Sinai, 40 years in the desert , Satan tempts Christ 40 days

these are but a sampling 

at one point Time Frame extols knowledge of the beast and his number and how he tries unsuccessfully to replace God

i timed the moments when I would speak to take place as a brief rest instead of a 10 count … I also intended one of these to have been where would talk to the ( invisible) FNG about the 5 points

also of note 

we would stop for 6   Eight count man makers as 6 is the number of man 

lastly as we arrive back Stroganoff would ( as Time Frame put it) be in orbit , running around Pelicans as we did 5 minutes of Mary 

Ameeican hammers, flutters , v ups, Hillbillies, Michael Phelps and I would end us with Superman switching to Iron Man 

Bunker week 2 at the Yank led this week by Rudolph giving a 101 course 

Blood Drive

Murph Memorial Day 7:00 all other AO s open 

EZ Rider and Clavin actively seeking to turn over reins in near future ( hint hint wink wink…. Could be you!)

prayers for Turtleman and EZ rider families

thank you men ( special note Clavin and EZ Rider sporting the new badass shirts for Labyrinth)

 

 

 

 

239 beans

So the other night ( late) I noticed a DM from Sledge-o-matic and upon opening noticed us request of my q presence at Diablo Sammich. I was a little puzzled at first as I have only been a handful of times in its inception and even led myself in a solo Q, but then I quickly thought that this should be a learning experience and enjoy the fact that I was called upon … so I gladly accepted.
Pledge
Told all this morning I was certainly not a professional and if any are mad or upset with me take that up with Sledge later ( or myself).
I only hope that I did a fair representation of the job.
We would begin with high knees IC x 5
Drop for plank ten count plank jacks and Mtn climbers IC x 5 each
Mosey towards Martha’s House pausing at gates for six …. Never mind all are present so plank …. Lower plank
Today we would mosey all around the park pausing periodically for nur twice, monkey humpers, dips and step ups at picnic shelter and dead hang and pull-ups … there was time even for crab walking and bear crawl ( sucked!) and I even tied to coax pax to gently broad jump across from curb to curb or lunge …. None would follow me to jump!?! Some of what I attempted today was to assess whether the pax was willing to follow some of this and perhaps modify and/or add/ subtract alternate exercises.
We would end with flutters ic x 20 and 20 lbcs OYO while someone reminded me that I had on an empty backpack ( this individual claimed to may have the frozen remains of a cat and/or dog
In his satchel.
Prayers for Turtleman and all Pax with family or other related issues
Amoeba ruck and other ruck training coming soon
Memorial Day Murph
The Bunker ( Whoopee wants to rename Archie)

Lastly I loved to mumble and other chatter throughout day. I also added to all present that last week before Labyrinth started Whoopee has asked Captain Stubing what he did for a living and just to open up to us ….. we should strive to do this with any pax we are not as familiar with ….. retention and attendance would be higher as it would show a level of care and interest in each to the other.

Today also was a non PC day esp for bad dad jokes most notably from Whoopee ( any surprise there?)
Why are there only 239 beans in an Irish stew ? Using an Irish accent ….” Because one more would be Too Farty!”

Practice

Low numbers as expected …. Whether Covid, colder weather rain expected ( only to arrive just as we finish COT, fartsackers!!!!), or other concerns. Two of us veterans of the Murph 2 never having done one …. Excellent!! Brief disclaimer that this is only a trial run through … so not harm or push self too hard. Begin with pledge and then stretch up and back and side to side. Plank position for IC 15 count of shoulder taps. Mosey around to park, in and around avoiding forested area and complete almost 1 mile ( we would complete 2.07 according to EZ Rider for the workout)
Set up parameters and give explanation of The Murph: having completed the first mile we know what we face at the end …. Nows the fun stuff: all choose chalk pieces to hash out their achievements. We all use 10/20/30 technique and all remained consistently close as this strong pax completed half of the beat down! Great work men!

It should be noted that this months Men’s Health has a great article about this workout, Michael Murphy and alternate ways to achieve goals with similar exercises
Keep practicing and show up Memorial Da y 2021 at 7:00
Prayers for Turtleman and EZ Rider

Earlier this year I spoke with Spider-Man who told me that he had done a Murph workout and I felt that that would be a great workout to do only I was not sure of mileage from Snoballs …. Having guesstimated quite well I feel that this will return in the future!

Shifting shapes

With 15 seconds to go, Sargento asks why I’m wearing the wrong socks ( red white and mostly blue compression). I’m puzzled so he replies, “ May the Fourth be with you!” Well, I suppose my nerd card will need to be revoked. Totally missed that one I did, hmm?
Watts up suddenly chimes in with excitement that it’s time to start …. Thankfully I personally have the ONLY acceptable time keeping device for this morning and LOOK, It’s NOW time!
Pledge
Brief disclaimer as we are all F3 announce I am not a professional … inform all to seek Sargento as he says he is one during his one month tour.
Butt kickers IC x 20
Plank
Merkins IC X 12
Mtn climbers IC x 15
Plank jacks IC x 15
Whew…. Lotta counting ( considered adding ski abs here … but if Demo didn’t want to disrupt rhythm … they come later)
Announce that at all speed humps …. 5 burpees ( insert thunderous applause)
Mosey
Oh look … a speed hump and then another ( someone kept trying to give schematic drawings from the city planners that these were sidewalks… but they end at the curb?)
Circle up and space evenly in circle ,,, remember your space and bear crawl around to starting point …. Making a line.
Now for the fun part of today’s beat down …. Call an exercise ( wisely remember that next May be worse) and run perimeter
Werkins, merkins, crunchy frogs, MNC, large arm circles and others called … interestingly enough it was Dr Seuss with the burpees call. Somewhere during all this my phone buzzed with alerts as if it was 18 hours ago and we were once again facing thunder storms and tornado warnings…. No …. Wait ….. someone admits to having had chili last night….
Clean up on aisle six!!
This was introduced by Whoopee a while back … just as enjoyable now as then!

that was our circle

mosey around front of school to find another speed hump and then little later we need to add a speed hump …. Many enjoyed me using the Q power to install one

next we nur up the hill from one traffic circle to the other feel  that burn!!

at upper circle we create a square using 4 corners technique of the 4 road directions and here is where I insert the ski abs giving full demo 

merkins

plank jacks 

flutters ( count one side)

aforementioned ski abs 

all set to 50!

breather and reset … ask what’s missing ?

a triangle!!!

25 hand release merkins

25 crunchy frogs

25Little Gumby in the woods ( Squat straddle hop) .. call it whatever 

Oh…. And 5 burpees for the train 

monkey humpers facing non existent traffic IC x 20

5 more burpees ( told that’s the same train… asked for proof … non was provided)

mosey to bottom entrance  and 10 Mike Tysons OYO

25 lbcs

20 squats

Dr Seuss conducts class on the proper elegant form that must be maintained …. Even had a video at the ready!!

several more burpees at several more “traffic sidewalk humps”

I even mention at one of them that I’m feeeling generous …. So only do 5 burpees!!

at last one …. Is that another train? Choice is given … 5 burpees for the train or for the hump…

circle at start for small Mary

Freddy Mercuries x 20

LBCS x 20

finish with 5 burpees for the train all wanted to ignore

Pilgrims Progress and BOS would ruck today making sure not to aggravate ankle soreness from weekend ruck

Amoba ruck coming

Memorial Day Murph 7:00 Sandlot all other AOs normal schedule 

new Bulldog/ Pain Lab style workout 5/15 Yank

dads F3 signups

toothpaste and tooth brushes monthly collection

Purple Haze at TRB or Stiny Bird at  Labyrinth ( choices choices … post somewhere)

lastly great group of men who really went after it, while there was mumble chatter they plowed through what I had like it was butter and I want to give a BIG shout out to our newest Site Qs like Pilgrims Progress and Flintstone who have greatly embraced their roles and you can see the enthusiasm they  have!

MAY THE  FOURTH BE WITH YOU!!

 

 

 

 

In need of a deep well

Last year I was on for Gashouse Q on a rare Saturday off from work and had a great Weinke lined up ..and then all $&@ broke loose and F3 was on hold ….. so I had this gem stored away On the top shelf hoping not to be forgotten.
Yesterday had me texting Linus and I realized he had asked for a Q today …… well no better time than the present as they say!
Pledge
Announce that today I feel like a Bond villain or perhaps a villain from a B rate spy movie …. More on that …..
Speaking of movies ….. “ in the words of everyone’s favorite cowboy …..Reach for the Skyyyyyyy!” We raise arms over head and would lean back , right and left and then ….” There’s a snake in my boot!” Reaching down to our toes.

Plank position for 16 IC merkins
I’m feeling generous so we stay in plank for 12 plank jacks IC
Imperial Walkers IC 10x
SSH IC x 10

Are there any who will be doing Pain Lab , I ask.
Some slight mumble to which I say , “ Not today!! You’re still with me!” More grumbles to which I say , “ No joke, follow me!” Unbeknownst to all I approached Double Stuf early to lay ground work on this asking if he was ok with me high jacking another 5 minutes off him.
We went to amphitheater for something Rudolph showed a while back
Bear crawl up small ramp and bear crawl top level crab walk next side lunge one direction and then next each level and finish with bear crawl …. Then plank for the six.
Thankfully I only lost balance once on way up for all to film and enjoy! Im sure that blooper reel will be forthcoming.
I NOW ask again are there any takers for boot camp ….. suddenly most are willing to stay for Pain Lab so I say , “ that’s all right, I didn’t want y’all anyway!”
In truth im glad they showed and hope they enjoyed my little ‘stunt’.
Stroganoff had moseyed over to the track so we would detour to check on his status for which he said he was good.
So we are now the Three Amigos! Steve Martin, Martin Short and Chevy Chase!
Or, Clavin, Linus and JJ. Interestingly today’s theme is ……. 3
We would go to the steps behind First Presbyterian and tap each step once
Over to benches for abyss merkins 10 count 3 times through …. This is where mutinies began and talk of deep wells …. I started getting nervous ….
Back to steps and double tap each step….
Now over to the main event … BAH BAH BAHHHHH!!!!
The hill in front of the old hospital …? I asked Linus last year if anyone had ever used this he said either Freight or Sargento maybe ….
My sister in law is getting married today and her oldest , my nephew as chance would have it had a favorite story growing up …. The Three Billy Goats Gruff

bear crawl up to tarmac … had planned on crab walk down and chose to magnanimously change to crab walk to tree mosey to crest of hill and crab walk rest of hill …. Suddenly references were made that I was perhaps Gru and JJ does a really good impression! 
next up same theme as we perform 3 burpees and lunge walk 10 paces  all the way up and yes! ALL THE WAY DOWN!

3 merkins and mosey to approximation of ten lunges all the way up and down 

finish with 3 flutters each side ( or six total) nur up hill approximate again up and down 

run back ending up 1 minute late ( sue me) 

announcements for new Pain Lab Bulldog style workout beginning 5/15 at the Yank

Ameoba ruck

Fuse event tonight 

prayers for law enforcement ( esp Watauga county) 

GSM and Dr Lesslie families 

much thanks to all who participated today … I enjoyed this and am glad to have stepped up … thank you Linus and Double Stuf

 

Missed it by that much

Arrive with 4 minutes and there’s only 2 other pax …. Well maybe it’s the temps or the closeness to summer ….. but wait headlights and more headlights …. What’s up!!! Suddenly with one minute to go Broke is counting and I do as well only to come up with 15!!
Pledge and announce the run is to Snoballs and back …. I even utilize the wise words of JJ to “ Go half as far as you wish and return!” Although for me …. It’s the Full Monty …. I dont announce but I intend to complete the trek to Snoballs ( whether it’s to try and find the elusive Whoopee sized Diablo ( or perhaps it will surface on one of the eleven upcoming dates for his Q as he can’t remember his birth date and just chose random numbers !) but I DO plan on reaching that first goal and the second goal is to do this in under 45 minutes.

Did
He
Do
It
?
Well, check out the title …. Even though I reset timer on phone upon reaching Snoballs and took a 4 second break ( which may be what cost me) my time on the return trip was 1 minute less !! I would finish at 6:16 and 10 seconds …. My goal was a return to preCovid when Tool Time came over to Q and his being there helped influence me to finish 9 seconds before 45minutes !!

this addition is to let those who’ve asked about the splits : 

trip down to Snoballs was 23:43 and return was 22:07


Today was an amazing run nevertheless as there were so many present and I thought back to when Monk posted alone and was wondering whether The Pub could make payroll ( and continue ?) look at us NOW!!
Several pax reached out to me night before and I’m so pleased to say they all posted …. This is a very good route but I believe the calls were influenced some by my route choice!
Roscoe praised all who either gave monies and or time to support GSM
Praises were also deservedly given to Roscoe for putting together
Prayers for law enforcement of Watauga county ( Boone area) and indeed ALL law enforcement
GSM and families affected and Dr Lesslie family
Turtleman
Broke prayed us out
Announcements were for bringing items for Freights project ( wipes) and new items to come In days
Buffalo Wild Wings ( already past) noon today

Doing it Turtle style

This mornings disclaimer was, “ So easy, even a caveman could do it!” Suddenly, Stinky Bird ran away!! WTH!??? He would return with no explanation offered. I announce that recently I was listening to my son watching Family Fued in the other room and the topic was Exercises that a woman makes sexier by performing it…. crowd was quiet until someone says Jane Fonda’s ( well it was an X …. buttttt …. we perform 10 IC each side quickly) insert chatter
Next Folgers says monkey humpers … had to do 20 IC again …. another X … no more additions so I tell all the number one answer I think ( and a personal favorite of mine when it comes to the female body …. jumping jacks ( or SSH) 20 IC and I finish us off with the best response someone had said Burpees! To which Steve Harvey said , “ no one can make burpees look sexy!” 10 OYO there was some chatter about EZ Rider making them look sexy.
Off we go …. had fluorescent shirt and running belt with reflective material on for our visibility ( lately there’s been considerable traffic on streets since we SHOULD exercise caution especially in the gloom. We travel into South pines Subdivision a d I announce that we will perform 5 burpees 10 SSH 15 ……. ( queue up Jeopardy music as I draw a blank on what I had in store …. would remember and after 2 mail Boxes change the monkey humpers that someone suggested to merkins and lastly 20 flutters count one side ….. not much mumble …. most were gassed as we moved through … we all kept together today and only advanced when all were ready …as we approached Union Road many were ready to celebrate until I mentioned there are boxes in the other direction ….. however….. I tell all that approx 1 year ago we were under the Covid quarantine and AO s were closed for a time So I created a workout I performed in Southampton Subdivision ( where I live using these and sometimes changing a few routines like nurring the hill (S Pines has none) ….but based on something Gastone mentioned this morning I was changing the rest of the workout ! Suddenly there was a dogpile on Gastone as all tried to figure out what Gastone said to tick me off or set me off …. fists were flying …. it WAS exciting !! Had to be there..
Assemble at skinny grassy area beside Walgreens and line up behind me for a Turtle Crawl …. something from Turtleman ( usu performed on soccer field …. but ALL WERE EXCITED at possibilty of finding an anthill or doggie doo … or …. last man bear crawls to front ….. only one tour through …

And the best moment of the day :

Defib ( of all people) with the snarky comment that the next time I choose to honor someone I should choose Dry Rub !!

To the wall!!!!!

10 Mike Tyson’s Ic
10 step ups each side
15 dips IC
4? Mike Tysons IC
5 step ups each side
10 Mike Tysons IC
10 dips IC

Mosey to drive opening for former bank and do another Turtleman favorite 20 big boys and broad jump safely across street and do another 20 BB. mosey to finish and complete 1 burpee! For time!
Prior to this mornings start Gastone told all that Turtleman is facing 6 months of chemo … that’s why I choose to advance a workout I’d been planning to put together to let Tman know we love him and look forward to his return to our ranks !!! Let’s keep him in prayers and pour out love to his family anytime we can !

Prayers for Turtleman and family
GSM family
Dr Lesslie family
Friend of Stinky Bird
Sister of Stinky Bird ( employment )


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