Rain dance didn’t work, no puddles in sight despite it being “national splash in a puddle day” or something like that. We started with a quick disclaimer, pledge, and warmup. We had a solid group this am. Numbers are nice, but I’ll take a good quality group of guys no matter what the numbers are any day of the week, even on “national splash in a puddle day.”

I ‘splained what that initial plan would be: mosey to Sandy’s Hill. On the way, 2 merkins and 2 squats at each light. This was part of the warmup actually and was just about right. We got to the bottom of the hill and then moseyed up to the top for 25 LBCs. Mosey down for 25 merkins and 25 LBCs. I think this is where I pulled out the photos on my phone for something to share-I found a list of “Things To Teach Your Son” which is ironic because I don’t have any sons….still good info to share and should be common knowledge for most HIMs. I’ll share a few below so keep on reading. We moseyed up to the breezeway at the school for some suicides. At each light on the breezeway, stop for 10 Mountain Climbers then back to start. When you pass the previous light(s) stop for 5 squats then proceed to subsequent light for 10 MCs. Continue until we got thru them all. Roscoe went off road to make room and fortunately didn’t step in any gopher holes. Time was getting short so we moseyed back and hit some merkins at most of the lights on the way home. We timed it just right to finish with a route 66 on the lights growing the last 10 or 11 lights with 1 more Merkin each light. We finished with a COT then took off.

Here are a few of my favorites:

The man at the BBQ grill is the closest thing to a king.

Don’t let a wishbone grow where a backbone should be.

If you need music on the beach, you are missing the point.

You marry the girl, you marry her family.

Never be afraid to ask out the best looking girl in the room.

After writing an angry email, read it carefully. Then delete it. (did this a few times today actually)

Manners maketh the man.

In all things lead by example not explanation.  (You’ve probably heard “I’d rather see a sermon than hear 1 any day” before.)

thanks guys-Whoopee

WarmUp

Dora

100- Merkin Roll-into Big Boy (The Enchilada?)

200 – SSH

300 Squat Thrusters

Partner Exercises:  Simon Says

(PAX1 does one rep, then PAX2 does one rep.  alternating, until each PAX does 10 reps each)

10 Burpees each

Run

10 Tuck Jumps each

Run

10  Ski-Abs each

Run

10 Burpees

Run

10  Ski-Abs each

Run

SSH to close it out

Time!

Announcements——-

Jan 14. 24hr – Old School 5:30
Throw activity ideas to Roscoe
2ndF lunches are 3rd Thursday of month

TAPs ————

Stinky Bird’s family
School starting – teachers, parents, students
Doodle’s dad – recovered well from heart stroke
Tooth fairy – daughter, dad, flu
Turtleman’s chemo
Bubba Sparxxx Dad – cancer test

Glad to lead.

-Bubba Sparxxx

You forget how important it is to be a part of the PAX and YHC is grateful to be back at it with this group of HIMs.  No better time to jump back into Q’ing as well than on my birthday and to include a trivia game “1966 or Not” for the year I was born.   The Q presents an event that happened in the mid-60s and the PAX must decide if it happen in “66 or Not”.  Incorrect answers result in 5 burpees.  The PAX did well and  were happy to have Double Respect Tesla on their side.

Disclaimer, pledge, and a reminder to honor F3 Cardinal today and pray for his family.  Warm-up, some Route 66s…….well, obviously………some work circled up, and finished with some bear crawl Dora.

Great work by all and well done Orangeman getting your full money’s worth with 5 burpees in the COT.  Prayers for Cardinal’s family and his PAX in Knoxville.  Finally, a reminder that God puts opportunities in front of us to be kind to someone else.  I pray that each of us seeks out that opportunity and acts upon it today, no matter how big or small.  Thanks for the honor of leading today, men!

11 pax joined me in the gloom.

Warm up:

25 SSH IC

20 Gravel pickers IC

Moroccan night clubs IC

Mosey to the Blocks

20 curls

20 Thrusters

20 Chest Presses

20 LBC with Block

Run to the light 5 flying squirrels

Rinse and repeat x 5

45 calf raises

Plank for leg extensions back and side for each side.

Mosey back to the Flag

50 American Hammers(Right count only)

50 flutter kicks(Right count only)

50 Big Boys

Announcements:

24 hour run Saturday – Bring cans for Christian Ministries or donate to the Angel Bows by Raemy

1/11 Pushing Cars

Prayer Requests:

Wirenut family

Turtleman

Huck

Slaw’s wife for heart issues

My neices.

If you’ve ever seen Tesla, aka, Uncle Ted, perform side-straddle hops, you can never unsee it. It’s also a great way to warm the body up on frosty mornings.

7 HIMs posted at TRB this morning, and here’s what went down.

Warm-up with SSHs, Uncle Ted SSHs (essentially double time with one leg offset from the other), and some gravel pickers.

Mosey to the side wall for a not well received 11s. This included hip slappers at the top and Mike Tyson’s at the bottom. YHC eased up on the Pax by calling 10 hip slappers first (count one arm only, of course), going down in count. Tube was called on for a 10 count, which was performed in Spanish, with some help.

Mosey to the steps at the back lot where we performed two calf raises each step. At the top, option to bear crawl or lunge walk down the sidewalk. Rinse and repeat with four calf raises each step.

It’s always a good idea to strengthen the back and shoulders, and pull-ups tend to be a weak area, so to the kiddy playground we went. 15 pull-ups followed by 30 squats, followed by another 10 pull-ups.

Mosey to the track to kill the rest of the time with dips and step ups at the bleachers, followed by Bolt 45s at the opposite side. Rinse and repeat 2x, and time for COT, after the pledge.

Announcements: Roundup and Hacksaw 50 in 24 this Saturday, 5am, at Old School; Coffeeteria at Floyd & Blackies (you can usually find a Pax or two there Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday)

Nameorama

Prayer Requests: Turtle Man, Termite and family, praise for Tooth Fairy’s daughter who took her first steps!

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

Runners and Ruckers

Pledge

Announcements:  50 miler this weekend at Old School.  Bring canned goods for DCM and money for angel bows, 2nd F lunch soon at Hillbillys, Folsom closed this weekend and go to Old School.

Prayers/Praise:  Turtleman, Huckleberry, Wirenut, Wichita, Termite, Chubbs, EZ Rider, Purple Haze Neighbor (praise), Work procedure

Name-o-rama and Haze took us out.