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Me and Bandit roll in within minutes of each other and wait a few minutes, but where is our Q?
5:31 rolls around and were looking at each other aimlessly. Ok, I got this!
Let’s mosey to the park. From there we ruck and stop here and there for random exercises that we make up along the way. What we really enjoyed was sharing our experiences in Europe and learning that both our dads were in the military. We both had been to France, but in different areas. Between Paris, Nice and Aix-en-Provece, we had a lot to talk about. It was a good ruck, but we had great mumblechatter.
Prayers for friends, relatives and the homeless.

Interrupted some mumblechatter amongst 5 PAX at 0530 for a brief disclaimer ahead of a Groundhog Day beatdown.  Warm up with SSH (10xIC) as Gator joined the circle, then Hillbilly Walkers (10xIC). 

Next exercise is the Alarm Clock. (Groans from the PAX confirmed to YHC that this was a solid choice on the Weinke.) UP! Just one, that’s all. Recover! That was pretty stupid. Let’s move on to the next thing, a little Rack & Stack. Here’s how that works:

Nur to the edge of the awning, 5 burpees.
Mosey back here, 5 burpees.
Nur to the edge of the awning, 10 hand-release merkins.
Mosey back here, 5 burpees, 10 hand-release merkins.
Nur to the edge of the awning, 15 jump squats.
Mosey back here, all of the above.
Nur to the edge of the awning, 20 4-count flutter kicks.
Mosey back here, all of the above.  Plank for the Six when done.
To get us started, Sargento cranked up some music.

“Insane in the Membrane” was the first selection on the playlist. It was apparently the long version and lasted through the third “Nur.” (YHC thought that particular song would play well into the theme of today’s workout, but allowed the music play through.)  Mumblechatter had resumed when a white Honda pulled across the carpool exit lane and up to the dumpster to illegally dump something. 

After completing the first round, finish up with the Alarm Clock. (Groans from the PAX confirmed to YHC that this was a solid choice on the Weinke.) UP! Just one, that’s all. Recover! That was pretty stupid. Let’s move on to the next thing, a little Rack & Stack. Here’s how that works:

Nur to the edge of the awning, 5 burpees.
Mosey back here, 5 burpees.
Nur to the edge of the awning, 10 hand-release merkins.
Mosey back here, 5 burpees, 10 hand-release merkins.
Nur to the edge of the awning, 15 jump squats.
Mosey back here, all of the above.
Nur to the edge of the awning, 20 4-count flutter kicks.
Mosey back here, all of the above.  Plank for the Six when done.
To get us started, Sargento cranked up some music.

Mumblechatter continued with discussion about various CSAUP’s and last night’s Rice n Beans.

After completing the second “first” round, finish up with the Alarm Clock. (Groans from the PAX confirmed to YHC that this was a solid choice on the Weinke.) UP! Just one, that’s all. Recover! That was pretty stupid. Let’s move on to the next thing, a little Rack & Stack. Here’s how that works:

Nur to the edge of the awning, 5 burpees.
Mosey back here, 5 burpees.
Nur to the edge of the awning, 10 hand-release merkins.
Mosey back here, 5 burpees, 10 hand-release merkins.
Nur to the edge of the awning, 15 jump squats.
Mosey back here, all of the above.
Nur to the edge of the awning, 20 4-count flutter kicks.
Mosey back here, all of the above.  Plank for the Six when done.
To get us started, Sargento cranked up some music.

Mumblechatter continued until teachers began to show up.  Note for future Q’s: It’s best to Nur in the same direction as traffic.

After completing the third “first” round, finish up with the Alarm Clock. (Groans from the PAX confirmed to YHC that this was a solid choice on the Weinke.) UP! Just one, that’s all. Recover! That was pretty stupid. Look at that, we’re almost out of time!  Just 4 minutes left for some Mary, one full round of PAX choice:

More flutter kicks, Dying Cockroaches as Mrs. Breaker Breaker walked by, reverse crunches, Heels to Heaven, oblique crunches, something else and Hello Dollys.

Time!  COT.

Announcements:
EH ruck this Saturday starting at The Ricky Bobby 10:00.  Lunch after at Ray Nathan’s.  HC to Sargento.
Flat Rock retreat Feb 18-20
Various CSAUP’s on Slack

Prayers:
Tesla
Watts Up and family
Linus and his father

Lagniappe (words of wisdom shared by Gator in this morning’s COT):  Tomorrow is not promised to anyone.  If you have something you need to say or do, say it or do it today. 

Privileged to lead this group of HIM’s this morning,

 – Nutria

On the way out of my hood, YHC had an opportunity to shout out to Gastonia’s least ugly cardiologist and Dirt running EC. There are running AO around, just saying.

Later that morning, in the former metropolis Gaston County seat of lil D. Pax were scattered all over town and around UNC-D. Only two at the start were Broke and Mayor.
After brief exchanges of insults we all ran or rucked.

Back at the flag. More exchanges of insults and putdowns.

Announcements
Linus’ dad service today.
10 mile ruck to stuff flyers on Saturday. See Sargento.
Rooster
Retreat Feb 18th to 20th
Q School at a to be determined date

Prayer requests
Wichita’s mom
Gumby’s back
Huck’s dad
James Goudelock
Big Pappy family
Def Leppard wrist
Roundup family
Spoken and unspoken

COT and pledge

Several guys ran, some rucked.

9 HIM’s got stronger.

Many prayer request

Slaw took us out.

All moved inside for discussion of Chapter 2 of The Way of the Shepherd: Discover the SHAPE of your sheep.

I’m Sarlacc and I’m out

8 PAX posted today for some  Lunar New Year shenanigans!

Warm up included 16 each IC of SSH’s grass pickers, Abe Vigodas, Chinooks forwards and backwards, and Imperial Walkers.

Mosey to the front door of the school to do Rocky Balboas, AKA Riverdance in honor of National “Hula in the Coola Day”  Yes, a real holiday.

Serpent run up the hill to the traffic circle for Serpent Day.

I invited any PAX to call out Happy New Year at any point in the workout which would result in 5 Burpees by all.  Only one took advantage!

Cindy Crawfords back down the hill at each light in honor of  Spunky Old Broads Day.  Again, yes, real holiday.  10 merkins, 15 LBC’s 20 squats, 25 calf raises.

Partner up for some Dora, 100 merkins, 200 LBC, 300 Lunges.

Inch wormed across the parking lot for  national “Get up ” day

2 minutes for Mary

Prayer requests:

PAX on IR

Tesla and family

Humbled and honored to lead, thank you for the opportunity men!

Rebar

WARM UP———-

THE THANG————

The Cooper (IC)  10/10/10 to 1/1/1  reps.   Run parking lot loop.  (Burpees/Hammers/Merkins)

Frog Hops up the hill

Escalator 10,15,20,25,30 reps.    (Tuck Jumps, Dips, Touch’n’Go,  Rocky Balboas, Step-Ups)  Run small parking lot loop

Hill Sprint

Lil’ bit of Mary

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ANNOUNCEMENTS

Retreat Feb 18-20
Grow Ruck 25-27
Rice n beans Gastonia – Tue
F3 Rooster – March?
Guest Q at the Storm.  Slaughter – March 8, Nation’s Nan’tan

PRAYER REQUESTS

Pillagers dad’ treatment
Pax on IR
Hufstetler Family –  30’s lady paralysis
Red Ribbon’s friend cancer and Former Co-worker.
YHC’s  friend’s family suffering multiple COVID deaths.

Glad for the opportunity to lead these men .

—-Bubba Sparxxx

There were PAX running and PAX rucking.

At QSource, the PAX covered ‘Group’.

5 was the number for this morning, kinda light…i guess everyone was up late watching the 49ers get beat. (sorry Huck).  Sarlacc and GearWrench went one way , me and Round UP followed Wichita to the back hills of Dallas.

Much of the Christian experience of spirituality is being present. This is said in different ways in our culture today – being mindful, living in the now, practicing awareness. This is shared by many religious traditions and is rooted in the long history of meditation.

For us as Christians, our theology of this is somewhat unique amongst the other traditions. We believe first that we focus on the now because we serve a God who cares for us, who cares even for every single sparrow, and who counts us “worth more than many sparrows” (Matthew 10:26-33). Further, we serve a God who is eternal, which means more than everlasting. Eternal means that God is utterly outside of time. Every moment of all of history in all of creation from every aspect – past, present, and future – exists fully before God. And God, as an infinite being, can focus on every single one of these moments, without limit, without pressure or the ticking of clocks, without distraction. So when we focus on the present, and “let tomorrow worry about itself” (Matthew 6:34), we focus where God is right now. In these moments, God will grace us with contemplation, where we are able to focus fully and completely on him. Then truly we “will not much remember the days of [our] life because God keeps [us] occupied with joy in [our] heart.” (Ecclesiastes 5:20)

How much time do you miss with God because you are concerned with your status in life, your bank account, your work, your due? Consider this in your holy hour today. Be present…because the present is where God is.

Announcements :

Q school at some point

retreat w/ Sargento Feb 18-20

rice and beans every Tuesday 6 pm at Old Honda store near QT

sign up for roster relay –see Pockets

Sign up for SMR relay –see Purple Haze

Reach out to Kotters!  Wirenut with Kotter Q tomorrow 2/1 @Folsom

Prayer request:

RoundUp’s wife/babys/family

Wichita mom

Big Pappys mom and new kit

Wirenut mom

James Goudelock

Westside Grandma

SA’s family

Gumbys back

Def Leppards wrist

Pax traveling back from Biloxi

Pleasure to lead today!

Ball Joint

It’s cold and there’s supposed to be so much snow and freezing rain coming in it ain’t funny. I let the pups out and to my surprise nothing. I look at the weather channel and they’re still acting it’s still snowmagedden 2022-3.0 outside. I head out to warm up the truck and still nothing. This is great for me I can do this workout as planned. I get to Old School early as usual “wink wink” to find Slaw has finished up an E/C run all by himself. Beside him is Leppard trying to stay warm in his luxurious Z71 with heated ostrich and gator skin seats and wrapped in his Snuggie. Just behind him sits Gumby and Mayor waiting patiently in the warmth of their trucks as well not realizing the royal crap storm they’re all about be in. You see I’m not a runner but today we ran. As a larger man I’m built to move large objects I’m not a big endurance guy but today we’re doing endurance work as well so let’s do it. It’s 0700 time to put in some work.

Warm Up all in cadence for 2 rounds

• SSH
• Gravel Pickers
• MNC

Multiple Glute and Ham stretches before a little mosey over Old School’s Route 66 to be done with Hillbilly Squats at each let’s call them “Utility Poles” wouldn’t want any “Cable Pullers” to get offended as they tend to do right SA. That’s right you’re not here beauty sleep right.

Mosey back down Main St. to the Pharmacy headed across Trade St. down Cedar St. left on Sunset which is where Big Pappy lives so we stopped by to give his family something to talk about with a little Monkey Humping action. Now the Ol’ Slawbag really likes this a little too much you know I’ve never seen a man have to dust of his shorts after doing those but this guy knows how to get low if you know what I mean. Away we go on to Lewis St. and a quick left on to Brookgreen Dr. Now if you don’t know where this is located this road is about 1000ft long and all hill. Time for the real fun to begin.

125 Reps at the bottom and the top of the hill in an escalating/de-escalating fashion that looks something like this.

Bottom Side – Mericans/LBCs
Run up the hill
Top Side – Squats/SSH                                  Run down the hill

• Round 1 – 100/25
• Round 2 – 75/50
• Round 3 – 50/75
• Round 4 – 25/100

That’s 500 reps on each side of the hill with a 1000 reps total and the hill sprints in between.

Now that our legs are trashed we’ve now got a 10 min. trek back to the flag and only about 5 min. to do so  so let’s mosey.

0804 we’re late and Mayor is letting me know it. It would appear that he has a hair appointment and they get really anal about him being late at Paul Mitchell or Merle Norman or wherever the hell he goes. I’m so sorry guys just trying keep a reputation here if I’m not late to start a workout I’ll have to be late to finish right SA. Dang that’s right you don’t know cause you didn’t show. Beauty Sleeping and Beauty Salons what the heck are you guys doing.

All joking aside I have to say that I understand we need recovery days. I understand that we sometimes unintentionally sleep in. The thing I don’t understand is there are quite a few of us saying we’re hurting or we need to get back in shape before coming back out etc… etc… That’s crap. I had two banged up HIMS out here this morning who could have really used that excuse but chose to get their asses out of bed and join us in the COLD and GLOOM this morning and for that I was highly impressed. There were things that they couldn’t do due to their injuries but they wouldn’t let that be an excuse we worked around it with modifications. Guys if you are making excuses stop suck it up and get back out here we’ll work around whatever it is that’s ailing you so we can all get better together. Remember Iron sharpens Iron. Now that I’m finished ranting I’m stepping down from this soapbox.

COT and Pledge it out.

Prayers

• Round Up’s family
• Wichita’s Mom
• My Mom
• Westside’s Grandmother
• Def Leppard’s hand
• Gumby’s back
• Linus’ family
• Huckleberry’s Dad
• PAX traveling to run in Biloxi
• Spoken and Unspoken

Announcements

• Q School TBD

Thanks guys for for the push. Special thanks to Gumby and Leppard for showing even though they are banged up.

I’m Out.