Duo ruck. 2.4 miles, beautiful morn
Category: Backblast (Page 235 of 904)
Pledge
Disclaimer
Led a bunch of great HIM’s in workouts.
Warm Up:
SSH- 20 IC
Squats- 10 IC
LBC – 10 IC
To Martha’s:
*Following Mayor’s lead, Triple Nickel with Merkins and Squats (perfect forms)
*In tribute to Whoopee, Bojangles Biscuit one time around the track
*Dora 1-2-3 (no count, mumblechatter encouraged) It took Watts Up some time to figure it out. Instead of counting just focus on form. Merkin/Squat/SSH. Merkin, each partner takes 1 lap / Squats, each partner takes 2 laps / SSH, each partner takes 3 laps. Short Sale must have been rolling in his fartsack.
*A quick round of run and holds: Partner 1 planks while partner 2 runs and flapjack
*Sprints/Mosey’s
*Dora 1 – Homer/Marge while partner runs
*Sprints to the house
Announcements:
Blood drive today at First United Methodist in Belmont, sign ups on slack
Christmas Party on 12/3
Need chair runners for McAdenville 5K Speed for Need
Prayers:
EZ Rider and family
Radars sister
Nutrias Brother in law
Turtleman
Gastone
Honored to Lead: This backblast was supposed to be shorter, I’ll work on that next time
Linus
Warmups- 15SSH, 15 gravel pickers, 15 merkins , 3 burpees
PLEDGE
8 Light poles- counting the bend and the flag pole at the top- 5 merkins, 5 big boys
Parking lot at top- Dirty 11s – 10 LBCs 1 merkin, burpee in the middle
Head back to PL, grab a burpee at each light pole
Plank Position- 2 minute plank
Hopefully not later than 6:10- bottom of parking lot – bear crawl to the flag stopping every 6th line – do 5 big boys , 15 BBs at last line to make 45 total.
Back in the circle- 15 Vups, 15 Leg flutters, 15 LBCs..
Finished with 1 minute plank
Name- O-Rama
Announcements- Christmastown, Thanksgiving frisbee, some marathons/ relays
Prayer Requests – Huck, sickness , everyone’s kids, Pink Floyd’s mom , a few more that have left my mind at the moment. I’ll do better next time
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It’s a RED Blood Moon on Election Day … a sign of things to come? Who knows … but I do know that we are about to sweat it out at The Storm for a sequel to an earlier Q of mine this year … Jumping Jack Flash 2!
The Warmup
10 Gravel Pickers IC, 10 Imperial Walkers IC, Right over Left for 10 count, Flip Flop … Lets Mosey
A short Mosey to the Football Field for the Pledge
The Workout
Mosey to the Lower Lot by the Football Field House … where I explain that we will start at 5o reps of a called exercise and work our way down by 5 at each stop until we reach 5 reps of a called exercise! Each set will begin with SSH(Jumping Jack) and end with a Sprint(Flash) … thus, Jumping Jack Flash!
Stop #1 … 50 SSH, 50 LBC’s, 5 Burpees, Sprint
Stop #2 … 45 SSH, 45 Squats, 5 Burpees, Sprint
Stop #3 … 40 SSH, 40 Bonnie Blairs, 5 Burpees, Sprint
Stop #4 … 35 SSH, 35 Merkins, 5 Burpees, Sprint
Stop #5 … 30 SSH, 30 Freddy Mercury’s, Sprint
Stop #6 … 25 SSH, 25 LBC’s, 5 Monkey Humpers IC for the Bus Drivers, Sprint
Stop #7 … 5 Burpees for the Train, 20 SSH, 20 Squats, 5 Burpees, Sprint
Stop #8 … 15 SSH, 15 Bonnie Blair’s, 5 Burpees, Sprint
Stop #9 … 10 SSH, 10 Merkins, 5 Burpees, Sprint
Stop #10 … 5 SSH, 5 Freddy Mercury’s, Sprint
Mosey Back to Flag for 10 Burpees … TIME
If you’re keeping score at home … that was: 2+ Miles, 275 SSH, 75 LBC, 65, Squats, 55 Bonnie Blairs, 45 Merkins, 35 Freddy Mercury’s and 60+ Burpees
The Announcements
Go VOTE, Get Better … Get to Q Source, HC for McAdenville 5k to push Chariots
The Word
John 10:10, The thief comes to steal, to kill, and to destroy; but I, Jesus, have come that you may have life. and have it more abundantly!
It’s up to us, HIM … to show this world the way, the truth an dthe life … that is only found in Christ!
The Prayer
Pray for the Sick among us, pray for our country!
As always … it’s an honor and privilege to lead leaders … and that’s twice in a matter of 5 days! Go out there men and shine the light in this dark world always in all ways!
Doodles Out!
I was fortunate to get Slaughter to Q at Tequila Sunrise so I will do my best writing his backblast.
We took a run over to the parking lot on Elizabeth Street and circled up.
WARM UP:
Motivator
Merkin
Peter Parker
We then headed over to the tennis courts where we did some exercises.
SUICIDES:
Sprint to first court and back perform five hand release merkins.
Sprint to second court and back perform five hand release merkins.
Sprint to third court and back perform five hand release merkins.
Sprint to fence and back perform five hand release merkins.
Next we bear crawled and at each court performed 10 merkins.
PLAYGROUND:
3 Rounds: 5 pull ups, 10 merkins, 20 dips, 30 squats, lap
FOUR CORNERS:
We headed back to Elizabeth Street and Park Drive to start the four corners.
Corner #1 at Park and Vesta = 5 burpees
Corner #2 at Park and Eagle = 10 jump squats
Corner #3 at Elisabeth and Eagle = 10 diamond merkins
Corner #4 at Elisabeth and Park = 10 carolina dry docks
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
F3 Blood Drive on Wednesday, November 9.
Christmas Party on Saturday, December 3.
PRAYERS:
Radar sister (Mackenzie)
Nutria’s Brother in Law
Maybelline (Brock Family)
Praises for Amazon and his new baby.
Seven Pax congregated on this warm, humid morning for a fun time at The Goat today!
Warm up 1: Side straddle hop (20), Bobby Hurleys (20), Arm circles (a lot)
Yoga sequence: 5 pushups during each updog/down dog vinyasa (20 total): upward dog, downward dog, Crescent pose, warrior 2, reverse warrior, warrior 2, warrior 1, back to plank, vinyasa, repeat on other side.
Warm up 2: 10 burpees, flutter kicks, 10 burpees, open close, 10 burpees
Mosey to Goat Island, crab crawl (forward) across first bridge
Run halfway to opposite bridge, 20 Bobby Hurleys under the street light, mosey across second bridge to Greenwood Parking lot
Gratitude Merkins:
Circled up & holding plank position, each pax expressed gratitude for specific blessings and then we celebrated with a merkin (7 total)
There was much to be grateful for so we went around a second time, and the responses became shorter (7 total)
Even though our cores were burning there was still more to be grateful for so we did a 3rd round and this time the answers were very short but we made it through (7 total)
We then did a couple minutes of footballs drills (up/downs) on Q’s command starting with fast feet and after a few rounds we replaced the fast feet with high knees & T’s (arms straight out & parallel to the ground while doing high knee runs)
Mosey around parking lot & back to bridge where we bear crawled across
We grouped up at the halfway point under the street lamp for 100 burpees as a group
Mosey to playground & around, then stopped at the monkey bars for group exercises:
100 group pullups
100 group merkins
100 group pullups
150 group merkins
100 group pullups
6 minutes left so we headed back to start but couldn’t resist doing a final bear crawl back across the bridge
We had a minute left when we got back start so we finished with 20 Bobby Hurleys and 5 burpees
COT
Work done by all and Broke running with a 28# vest.
Romans 5:3-5. Sarlacc put some perspective on this.
Not only that, but we rejoice in our sufferings, knowing that suffering produces endurance, 4 and endurance produces character, and character produces hope, 5 and hope does not put us to shame, because God’s love has been poured into our hearts through the Holy Spirit who has been given to us.
Pledge
Announcements: Blood Drive this Wednesday (11/9 at South Point UMC), 11/12 Morons for beer collecting stuffing (see Gearwrench, Sarlacc, etc.), HC Broke for the Christmastown 5K. We have five or six riders, Christmas Party 12/3 at Lewis Farm
Prayers: Gearwrench (ankle and sickness), Gold Digger (hand),
Praise: Sargento finished the NY Marathon with a broken arm!
COT
It’s been a while since YHC has led a workout, so thanks for the push Breaker Breaker! Let’s get started!
This was YHC’s 26th Q, but first ever at The Storm. Most have been at The Sandlot. Why not use this number for a little workout fun?
Warmup
SSH x 26 IC
SQUATS X 26 OYO
MERKINS X 26 OYO
BIG BOYS X 26 OYO
BURPEES X 3 OYO
Repeat Burpees per request of Bouqet
MOSEY to the bottom of the parking lot, I guess the football stadium entrance?
American Hammers x 26 IC
Mountain Climbers x 26 OYO
DORA – Partner up. Some confusion about landmarks, but the Partner 2 ran around two islands while Parter 1 did the following:
100 Merkins
200 LBCs
300 Flutters
After that fun, MOSEY up to the school for some upper body:
DIPS x 13 IC
DERKINS x 26 OYO
REPEAT 1x
ELEVENS in the parking lot
Big Boys on one side, Jump lunges on the other.
Mosey back to the start after this for 3 minutes of MARY.
Good work, men.
COT, Namorama, Close with prayer. Enjoyed it!
YHC was not sure what to expect this morning after clock change last night and rain in the forecast. But 5 HIM met in the warm humid gloom for a usual coconut route Sunday morning. One pax arriving late ran backwards to meet us on the greenway. 4 stayed for discussion on apprenticeship at Q source. Great discussion this morning regarding how to mentor younger men into leadership roles by first having them watch, then help and then do. The outcome is a leader who becomes dispensable – an unnatural position but one that defines a great leader.
Announcements:
Christmastown 5K -don’t register but notify Broke
Christmas Party 12/3
Prayers:
Sargento in NY marathon with broken elbow
Young men and women battling demons
Maybelline’s friend – Brock family