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Several HIM’s put in some work at the Bulldog.  We learned about the history of  America’s mascot Uncle Sam.

The Thang

• 18 Merkins
• 13 Mountain Climbers
• 12 Big Boys

Lunge walk to the end of the driveway

• 18 Merkins
• 13 Mountain Climbers
• 12 Big Boys
• 17 CDD’s
• 66 LBC’s

Lunge walk back to start

• 18 Merkins
• 13 Mountain Climbers
• 12 Big Boys
• 17 CDD’s
• 66 LBC’s

Lunge walk to the end of the driveway

• 18 Merkins
• 13 Mountain Climbers
• 40 LBC’s
• 18 CDD’s

Lunge walk back to start

• 18 Merkins
• 13 Mountain Climbers
• 40 LBC’s
• 18 CDD’s

Lunge walk to the end of the driveway

• 18 Merkins
• 13 Mountain Climbers
• 40 LBC’s
• 18 CDD’s
• 18 Wide Arm Merkins
• 77 Moroccan Night Clubs
• 35 Squats

Lunge walk back to start

• 18 Merkins
• 13 Mountain Climbers
• 40 LBC’s
• 18 CDD’s
• 18 Wide Arm Merkins
• 77 Moroccan Night Clubs
• 35 Squats

Lunge walk back to end of the driveway

• 18 Merkins
• 13 Mountain Climbers
• 40 LBC’s
• 18 CDD’s
• 18 Wide Arm Merkins
• 77 Moroccan Night Clubs
• 35 Squats

Lunge back to start

• 18 Merkins
• 13 Mountain Climbers
• 40 LBC’s
• 18 CDD’s
• 18 Wide Arm Merkins
• 77 Moroccan Night Clubs
• 35 Squats
• 87 Imperial Walkers

COT, Pledge

Welcome FNG – Tim Jones – Polymer

What a glorious morning… upper 50’s… awesome sleeping weather, but even more awesome for pushing the rock!  Clock hit 5:30am and there were 12 of us ready to have at it.

No FNGs, but we did have a visitor from Atlanta, Radar.  Quick disclaimer and off we go…

Warm Up

SSH – 20 IC
LBC – 15 IC
Cotton Pickers – 10 IC
Burpees – 5 OYO

The Thang

Mosey to the streetlight at the top of the hill at Davis Park.  Do 5 burpees at each streetlight.  There were 5 or 6 of them.

Triple Nickel Halfpipe – 5 jump squats at beginning, at bottom of hill 5 merkins, up the hill to the stop sign 5 LBCs IC, another 5 merkins at bottom of hill on the way back  —  5 sets.

Mosey over to the tennis courts for some suicides (I was unaware until I heard the news later in the day that today is National Suicide Prevention Day)
We lined up along edge of first court. 20 merkins, run to gap between courts 1 & 2, 5 big boy situps — back to beginning, 15 merkins, run to gap between courts 2 & 3, 10 big boys — beginning, 10 merkins, gap between 3 & 4, 15 big boys — beginning, 5 merkins, past court 4, 20 big boys… it makes sense if you don’t think about it

Mosey back to the school for a set of 11’s.  The exercises were CDDs and squats.

TIME!

Pledge of Allegiance

Everyone put in some good hard work to get just a little bit better.  There was a lot of getting on the ground and getting back up throughout this workout.  The ability to get up and down easily and quickly is a great skill to take into your old age and can be a predictor of longevity.  If you don’t develop it now, you won’t have it later!

I shared a short quote from Epictitus.  “We cannot choose our external circumstances, but we can always choose how we respond to them.”  Roscoe shared, “You can’t control the wind, but you can adjust your sails.”

Announcements

JJ 5K – September 25th
Christmastown 5k – November 27th
Rocky Branch Park – nice running trail

Prayer Requests

Praise – Boudin’s family in Louisiana getting power and water
Our hurting world

We closed with prayer.

Yep, Mayor was at Goat Island. He was chattering about all kinds of randomness as usual, broken parking pavement, the price of tea in China, etc. We did work nonetheless. This is what happened…

No FNGs. Still gave a disclaimer, kind of.

WarmUp – No goofballs, Don Quixotes, Patented R over L, pump fake to grass pickers.

Mosey down and around the block up to the secret parking lot for The Thang:

BOMBS – partner up. Partner 1 does the exercises, partner 2 runs around the building and back up the stairs.

Burpees x50

Overhead Claps x100

Merkins x150

Big Boys Sit Ups x200

Squats x250

This sucked a lot. Mosey down the street to the bridge to Goat Island.

Bear crawl across the wooden part. Karaoke to the other bridge. Karaoke back to the other side. Mosey back to the start due to time being up. Aye!

Announcements: JJ5K, Convergence in October, Bourbon Chase

Prayer Requests: Pillager family, West Side family

Thank you for coming out today men. It was awesome as always!!!

We made a Diablo Sammich today but there weren’t enough people to eat the whole thing. We played follow the leader and mixed in some push ups, dips and step ups around Martha Rivers Park.

10 HIM posted for a pub run this morning.  Having not in attendance last week and not wanting to repeat a recent run YHC threw out to the pax to decide he route.  Immediately Seuss stated he could not do Martha’s and back to which I replied how about to the armory and back with most agreeing however much to my surprise Leppard stated well I’m running to Martha’s!  OK I guess this run is like Burger King where you can have it your way.  4 pax ran to the armory, 4 to Martha’s and another two did their own thing.  In the end I don not think anyone was slack as all seemed pretty gassed at the end (except Seuss who has already run 13 this week after his 50 miler Saturday – what a beast!)

Announcements:

Convergence 10/2

Bourbon chase needs a driver (Termite may volunteer)

Service project – lance crackers and Applesauce

JJ 5K 9/25

Prayer requests:

T-Square – moving to Tennessee

Westside’s family

Family affected by drive by shooting

Until next time Defib out!!

Warm Up,
SSH, Mtn Climbers, Fire Hydrants, Hip Thrust,
The Thang:
Mosey to the triangle for a little 20,20,20,
20 LBC’s, Sprint to next corner 20 V-Ups, side step to corner 20 American Hammers nur to the beginning.
X3
Mosey to the Flag and say the pledge
25 Hill Billie squats

10 merkins, 10 werkins, 10 Hand Release Merkins take a lap around the small circle.
x3
mosey back to the start and circle up.
50 squats, 20 raise the roof, 40 arm circles
45 sec on 15 off
1/2 burpees
plank with toe taps
side plank switch sides halfway
low plank hold to high plank
butt kickers
high knees
Jump Squats
Time
Pray request: Spackle lost his Grandma, Westsides family as they work through the loss of his Dad, Big Pappy’s family, Medicine Woman, Sarlacc.

The Bed Pan is Full!

14 knocked out some miles!

Announcements
JJ5k
Convergence oct 2
Ext run nov 5
Sponsor JJ5k see broke or SA

Prayer Request
Westside family and service for his dad
Wirenut M best friend son with a heart condition
James Goudelock’s
Big Pappy
Barrel Racer

The weather was perfect, a nice change from the humidity we have had lately. 5 showed and no FNG’s so as soon as 6:30 hit we got to work! And work looked like this…

WARM UP:

Toy Soldiers IC x10

CRAVE PICKERS IC x10

MNC’s 20 OYO

Headed out of the parking lot to the flag stopping at every light pole:

10 Merkins

20LBC’s

Said pledge

10Mike Tyson’s

6 rounds of Iron Hulks

mosey to horse arena: 3 Rounds

20 Dips

Box Jump to top of concrete bleachers

Mosey to tennis courts:

Welsh Drangons across 2 tennis courts

Contra Burpee across one tennis court the Contra Burpee back

Welsh Dragons backward

Finished it off with the Cooper

Announcements: JJ 5k, 50 miler, Snowbird

Prayer Request: Big Pappy and his family, Sister Act and his family, Westside and his family, Ozark and his family, Spackles grandmother, Bout Times cousin

Thanks for letting me lead another one!

Wichita out and on to next one