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ABCs or What a Nice Breeze!

No storm at the Storm this morning as 9 Pax  came out ready to work. YHC had a plan for rain or no rain. It didn’t rain..an answer to prayer.

Warm-Up: Cotton Pickers, SSH

Mosey to front of school for ALARM (Arm, Leg, Ab, R, M):

From the Exicon: An exercise group of movements performed in successive fashion without rest; generally these are performed in multiples (e.g. ALARM 1 = Shoulder Press, Lunge, LBC, Run, Merkin). Notice the A, L, A exercises don’t have to begin with the letters A,L,A..just to clarify to pax who thought otherwise. Better I provide the clarification; you don’t want Freight on ya about it. He knows his Exicon front and back. Believe me, I know..yikes!

ALARM 1:

A-5 Burpees

L-10 Lunge

A-15 LBC

R-20 Rocky Balboas

M-25 Merkins

 

ALARM 2:

A-5 DIPS

L-10 Monkey Humpers

A-15 Big Boys

R-20 Russian Twists

M-25 Mt Climbers

 

ALARM 3: 

A-5 Derkins

L-10 Step ups

A-15 Crunchy Frogs

R-20 Reverse Crunch

M-25 Monkey Crunches  

 

Mosey to parking lot for:

Escalator/De-escalator:

 At each pole:

10 CDD

10,20 Squats

10,20,30 LBC

10,20,30,40 Plank Jacks

10,20,30,40,50 Flutters

50,40,30,20,10 Flutters

40,30,20,10 Plank Jacks

30,20,10 LBC

20,10 Squats

10 CDD

 

Doras around lot beside bleachers:

 One Pax runs, then switch until 100 Merkins

 One Pax runs, then switch until 200 LBCs

 One Pax runs, then switch until Calf Raises until 300 Calf Raises 

 

Elevens:

Mike Tyson’s/Star Jacks

 

Mary: Sargento called an “A” exercise: Alternating Shoulder Taps

SA sneaked in some Burpees

 

Word: Tozer.. Knowledge of the Holy “God never changes moods or cools off in His affections or loses enthusiasm “..”no unsuspected weakness in our characters can come to light to turn God away from us, since He knew us utterly before we knew Him and called us to Himself in the full knowledge of everything that was against us.”

 

Announcements:

Ville to Ville

Breaker’s son’s wedding

 

Prayer:

Sister Act’s family

Clavin’s wife

 

Pledge

Name-o-rama

Dirt took us out.

So ends my three-day Q streak. No talk of hair today, but the welcome breeze was duly noted, as was an alleged Q fail;)

Thankful for you guys!

Seuss

Eat your Salad before it gets cold

Three’s Company for The Matrix today. We were teamed up again with the HIM of Folsom. Because of a large Folsom group I warned that whoever joined Matrix would be doing lots of Burpees. Pappy was an HC then dipped to Bootcamp along with the rest after that comment. Dont blame you one bit.

Warmup

SSH

IW

MNC

The Thang

Bauer WOD – This workout is dedicated to Chicago Police Cmdr. Paul Bauer who was shot and killed in the line of duty after a chase and struggle on February 13, 2018.

2 Minute Elbow Plank

13 Burpees

18 Kettlebell Swings

31 Merkins

53 Goblet Squats

53 Burpees

31 Kettlebell Swings

18 Merkins

13 Goblet Squats

2  Minute Al Gore

 

We still got time

Half Kneeling Press – 20 Each Side

High Pulls – 25

Bent Over Rows – 15 Each Side

 

5 minutes left? Yes, I still got something for ya.

Goblet March – Goblet squat position march in place for 30 seconds. Rest 30 seconds.

We did this for 5 rounds.

Fun times, noodle salad.

COT

We joined Folsom COT

Bed Pan took us out

Thanks for the lead again today men. You may think because I’m delivering a Q from the interwebs that its going to be light.  Never underestimate anything, always be prepared.

 

Aye!

HIPAA

The 5 12

Matrix picked up a few PAX from the overflow Folsom workout. They had no idea what was in store. Told them to find a coupon. I think they found some things in the dirt, like Freights old 40oz bottles from his teen years, and used them as coupons.

Lets get it

Warmup

SSH

Imperial Walkers

 

The Thang:

The 5 12. After all it is May 12th!

EMOM

Min1 – 5 Hand Release Merkins 12 Curls

Min2  – 5 Hand Release Merkins 12 Swings

Min3 – 5 Hand Release Merkins 12 Overhead Extensions

Min4 – 5 Hand Release Merkins 12 Squat Thrusters

Min5 – 5 Burpees 12 Power to the People (6 each side)

x7 Rounds

TOASTY!

Time!

COT

Joined Folsom COT

Wichita took us out

Honor to lead the men that couldn’t make the normal bootcamp due to Covid-19 group restrictions. We’ll always be here for you!

Aye!

HIPAA

 

It’s All About the Hair

9 PAX came out to Hollywood as YHC substituted for Goldigger who is out of town. But, no worries, he’ll be back strong to Q at the Goat this week.

Much discussion around hair today: Pillager beat Sargento for “Best Bedhead”; Slaw crossing state lines today for cut; Tesla will do the same tomorrow, hoping his barber shows; Broke told me prior that he thought he would just keep his beard; Freon and SA, both neat and trim; Gump, we’re just glad you’re here, otherwise he kept his hair hidden; Dirt still looks like Spencer Tracy. YHC, well if it wouldn’t have been for a friend with a set of clippers, I considered-for two seconds- a trip to SA’s garage.

Now, down to business:

Warm-up: Don Q, High Knees/Butt Kicks, Moroccan Nightclubs

Thang:

Mosey across street for 5 Rounds of: Stimulus Travel WOD 12

5 Lunges 

10 Merkins

15 Lunges

20 LBC

 

Mosey to top of hill beside school for: Red Barchetta:

100 yards: 100 SSH

75 yards: 75 Mt Climbers

50 yards: 50 LBC

25 yards: 25 CDD

10 yards: 10 Burpees

 

Mosey back to school parking lot for: 40’s

30 DIPS/10 Reverse Crunches

25 DIPS/15 Reverse Crunches

20 DIPS/20 Reverse Crunches

15 DIPS/25 Reverse Crunches

10 DIPS/30 Reverse Crunches

 

Line up along curb for:

Dominoes-Left hands high,1st pax 10 Merkins and holds plank

Hands of time-on six, all legs at 90 degrees, pax does 5 flutters, drops legs to 10 degrees until last pax counts

Dominoes-Right hands high, last pax 10 Merkins and holds plank

 

Across the lot for: Elevens (Abbreviated and Omaha’d for time)

Mike Tysons/Star Jacks

 

Announcements:

Ville to Ville

 

Requests:

Leppard’s son

SA’s daughter

Each other

Pledge

Name-o-rama

Thanks, Goldigger, for letting me pinch-hit..great time!

Seuss

 

I guess I will take it….

5 and a 1/2 Credit for a surprise even to Gastone Q.

The Thang:

SSH 20

Merkins 10

Imperial Walker 20

Mountain Climbers 20

Grass Picker’s 5 (The only point of this was to watch Whoopee’s reaction, the disgust he has for Grass pickers)

Mosey to Vallywood Road and to the corner with Rivermont Drive.

Each mailbox on the right 20 Squats, we made it to 160 total.

Then we switched to the much easier Monkey Humpers 20 at each. 5 mailboxes.

20 yard lunge. (Mubbe Chatter really was just starting to come in)

Mosey across Union to Withers Funeral home parking lot.

11’s in the parking lot. Merkin’s and Crunchy Frog.

Pledge

Then mosey to an end parking space. 1st guy give me a arm exercise, move to next space and guy for a Ab workout, move to next space for a leg. Rinse and repeat unti the 20 spaces were finished.

Mosey back to the start.

The Moleskin:

This morning was listed as open but I did not know that. Watts Up and I decided since Whoopee was pulling up that he would be Q. Then he was running and would take all on a run. We quickly ignored him and then I took the Q.

Good morning with a great group of guys. Always an honor.

Prayer requests.

Gastone Out

Welcome Back!!

Man it is was good to be back!  Even though there were only a few, which made social distancing easy, it was great to have the extra push.
Here’s what we did…

Pledge

Warmup:

Imperial walkers x 15

MNC x 10

SSH x 15

Bobby Hurleys x 10

Thang:

AMRAP : 1 min

Squat curl press

Merkins

Side lunges

Flutter kicks

Tricep extensions

Plank jacks

Lap around the parking lot

30 second rest

Round 2:

Donkey Kicks

KB swings

Curls

Big boys

Chest Press

Baby makers

SSH

Lap around parking lot

Round 3

Step ups

Dips

Rows

Front raises

LBCs

American hammers

Calf raises

Mary for last few and time was up  Thanks gentlemen for showing up.  Good to see people again lol .

Prayer Requests:  Everyone dealing the the Corona virus and it’s effects.  Government

YHC took us out

 

Adventures at Crossroads

14 HIMS ran, biked, or rucked Crossroads today! Tour Guide Freight lead his bikers around town; Hacksaw rucked; many ran(some from the neighborhood dog) and trained for the upcoming Ville to Ville. Great to see all of you guys!!

8 at Sparky’s for Q Source on IMPACT.  Remember, reach out to other guys you hadn’t seen since we started back. It’s great to see some FNGs this week, as well as some Kotters..come back..stick with it!

Thankful for all of you,

Seuss

Titus 3:14..And let our people learn to devote themselves to good works, so as to help cases of urgent need, and not to be unfruitful.

Verse at Q Source today..again, in Christ’s power and for His glory.

Tabata With T-Ron – Folsom Edition

Back in the Gloom…dang it feels good! I was honored that Big Pappy asked me to Q a Saturday. We know Saturday at Folsom will bring well over 10 PAX so props to Pappy for lining up some Qs to help split the group with me and thanks to Oompa Loompa and Hacksaw for stepping in. I brought the weinke, we all brought the pain!

We haven’t had many join The Matrix on Saturdays since reopening and didn’t expect many today….but we leave no man behind!!!!! After talking it over with him earlier this week, HIPAA joined us virtually via Zoom and worked out alongside us. Tip: It is sometimes hard to hear a group online but an iPad seems to help. As we circled up, we always kept 1P2A close by. Thanks for joining 1P2A!!!!!

Hacksaw has an FNG and also asked to handle the workout so I obliged!

Warmup:
10 Burpees
20 Merkins
30 Side Straddle Hops
40…..I can’t remember
50 Flutter Kicks

Yeah, that was the warmup! Hacksaw would have warmed us up for 45 minutes but I reigned him in!!!! I freakin’ love Hacksaw!!!!

Thang: Each group rotates from station to station.

  • Cash in each station with 1 set of Side Straddle Hops
  • Then do 4 sets of each exercise listed.
  • Cash out each station with 1 set of Burpees
  • Each set is 45 secs on, 15 secs rest.
  • We used workout timer apps…they never stopped and neither did the beatdown.

Station 1:

Mosey to the tennis courts

Cash in – 1 set SSH

4 sets each
Merkins
Squats
LBCs
Q’s choice exercise

Cash out – 1 set – Burpees

‐—-‐——————-

Station 2:

Mosey to the lower parking lot

1 min rest

Cash in – 1 set SSH

4 sets each
Mountain Climbers
Alt Lunges
Freddie Mercurys
Q’s choice exercise

Cash out – 1 set Burpees

—-‐————–

Station 3:

Mosey to the ampitheater

1 min rest

Cash in – 1 set SSH

4 sets each
Hip Slappers
Mike Tysons
American Hammers
Q’s choice exercise

Cash out – 1 set – Burpees

Looks bad on paper, it was worse in person.

Welcome FNG Fabio! He has womderful flowing locks. Sandusky was on the table as was Minivan….maybe another day!

Announcements: Ville to Ville May 30, King of F3 in June (see Twitter) prayers for my M, Allen Tates mom, Def, Sister Act’s 2.1, those laid off.

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