Fitness, Fellowship, Faith

Category: Backblast (Page 80 of 904)

VQ @ Pain Lab

It was a cold morning at the final Gashouse / Pain Lab for 2023, so cold in fact there was ice on the ground… ok it had apparently been dumped from a cooler the night before but you get the drift!  Flintstone had the Q for the bootcampers & warmed us up a little.  We broke w/ 7 PAX for PL.

The Thang:  Zombie walked w/ coupons down to the amphitheater.  We completed the warm up with a round of 60 Second Circle (High Knees – 1 Burpee, SSHs – 2 Burpees, Moroccan Nightclubs – 3 Burpees, Imperial Walkers – 4 Burpees, & 30 seconds each of the “patented” RoL & LoR.   Next up was box jumps up the amphitheater rows (5) followed by 5 curls.  In honor of 2023 we completed 4 rounds w/ a final 3.  Next was Flip Flops w/ 1 partner counting up to 23 LBCs & the other counting down from 23 Squats.  Instead of Merry Christmas it was on to Happy New Year w/ Step-ups & Derkins.  Note to self… I think Tube forgot to yell Happy New Year as even Whoopie thought we completed enough to qualify for the Chad 1000!  With just 2 more PAX & ~ 15 minutes left YHC Omaha’d so we could move up to the top of the parking lot to play w/ some Spartan workout props.  We rotated through tire flips, sledgehammers (not the PAX although he was here), farmer carries, OH claps w/ bricks, gravel bucket carries, & squat presses or curls.  Back to the flag for about a minute of Mary.  TIME!  It was honor to lead you men.

COT:  Beer mile today @ 10:30 / New Year’s Day convergence @ Martha Rivers Park @ 07:00 (EC ruck & run @ 06:00)

Prayer Concerns:  Turtle Man, Mason & Cherry families (Maybeline’s friends), Purple Haze’s M, Jeff Guilabo (spelling ?) heart procedure did not go well & he’s struggling to stay alive, Curtis Rozelle family he was unpacking boxes in his new home in Stokes County & went to bed Tuesday night w/ some chest pain & did not wake Wednesday, Sledge’s family recent loss of mother.

New AO Official Launch Life Church

Sincerely apologize Gentleman! Thought this back blast posted and just seen it in my drafts.

15 PAX showed up for the BD to kick off Official Launch of the new AO at Life Church!

COP – IC

SSH, LSSQ, Mountain Climbers, Zombie Walkers, Imperial Walkers, The Flying Nun, Willie Mays De Hays,

The Thang:

Walls of Jericho with Quick 6

Pax in a single file line rifle carrying block.  Completed 7 laps around the church with 7 reps of 7 exercises at the start of each lap. The 6 runs to the front until we are back at starting point.

Exercises included:

Curls, Squats, Thrusters, Bent Over Rows, Deadlifts, Overhead Press, Upright Rows

Circle up at Bball Hoop. Q calls out exercise and timer goes up the hill and back with sandbag

Place the blocks back and line up for Cheddar Shredder

Mosey to the flag for 1 minute of Mary

Pledge

COT

Pleasure to lead and looking forward to what 2024 has to offer at this new AO!

SYITG

 

 

5×10 + 1×9, You Do The Math

Birthday Q for YHC, so of course the reps were predetermined.

Pledge

Warmup: SSHs, Imperial Walkers, low slow squats, mountain climbers, and merkins in cadence, x10
Burpees x9, with “promise” of no more.

Arm day! Mosey to Park St. for modified merkin Route 66. #1 merkins x10, #2 werkins x10, #3 ranger merkins x10, #4 diamond merkins x10, #5 Chuck Norris merkins x10, #6 perfect form merkins x9.

Very short mosey to the courts for Core day! V-up suicides. 5×10 + 1×9… you have to touch the line with your hand at the beginning for it to count as a suicide! Oh yeah.. 5 burpees for the train (the train’s fault).

Mosey to track for Leg day! Calf raises 10x IC, mosey to other side; Squats 10x IC, mosey back; Lunges 10 each leg, mosey to other side; sumo squats 10x IC, mosey back; Bonnie Blair’s 10 each leg, mosey to other side; jump squats 9x. Mosey back, rinse and repeat.

All around day! Mosey to school for dips, dirkins, step ups, inclined big boys and hip slappers x10, plus 9 burpees (i did a little birthday lie).

Plank for time.

Announcements: Beer mile; convergence on 1/1.

Prayer requests: Turtle Man, Montana, Jane Fonda, Jackson Curt, Tesla and family, Purple Hayes and family, Balljoint.

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

Downtown Do Gooders

I have the Q Downtown in place of Slaw who has some sort of fungus they haven’t identified yet. I always expect a large crowd at Downtown but alas, many Pax are no doubt resting for a strong 2024 so with a solid 6 strong men, we endeavored to persevere!

Warmup
Pledge
MNC’s
SSH
Cotton Pickers
Hillbillies
Leg Stretches
In honor of Slawbag, 5 Burpees OYO.

Mosey to back of truck for quick block work, or as I was reminded, these are half-blocks.

Curls x 30
Triceps x 30
Shrugs x 30
Swings x 30 and Repeat.
There was a train and we obliged with 5 more burpees.

Mosey to top floor of the Parking Deck running up the ramps.

20 merkins and 24 LBC’s then run to the bottom floor using ramps for 20 Mike Tyson’s and 24 Reverse Crunches and run back up using stairs as yet an unannounced number of cycles. I think Wichita and Clutch did 5 and the rest did 4.

Mosey back to the truck for a one more round of half-blocks.
Curls x 30
Triceps x 30
Shrugs x 30
Swings x 30 and back to the flag for time.

I was studying the Book of Titus and noticed a theme that is good for everyone to employ. Do good. There are many verses in Titus all pointing to this simple but powerful lesson. DO GOOD.

“Rather, he must be hospitable, ONE WHO LOVES WHAT IS GOOD, who is self-controlled, upright, holy and disciplined.“ Titus‬ ‭1‬:‭8‬ ‭

“In everything set them an example by DOING WHAT IS GOOD.”‭‭ Titus‬ ‭2‬:‭7‬ ‭

”….. a people that are his very own, eager to DO WHAT IS GOOD.” Titus‬ ‭2‬:‭14‬

“Remind the people to be subject to rulers and authorities, to be obedient, to be ready to DO WHATEVER IS GOOD” Titus‬ ‭3‬:‭1‬

“And I want you to stress these things, so that those who have trusted in God may be careful to devote themselves to DOING WHAT IS GOOD. These things are excellent and profitable for everyone.“ Titus‬ ‭3‬:‭8‬ ‭

“Our people must learn to devote themselves to DOING WHAT IS GOOD, in order to provide for urgent needs and not live unproductive lives.” Titus‬ ‭3‬:‭14‬

Announcements:
Beer Mile at Sargento’s Saturday 12/30 at 11 am
Convergence at Martha’s 1/1/2024 at 7 with EC run or ruck at 6.

Prayer Requests:
Slaw, Jackson Hall, Turtleman, Oompa’s coworker’s family, Wichita’s dad, Clutch’s coworker’s daughter, GUmby’s mom, Broke’s mom and Wirenut’s mom and also remember our guy Ball Joint.

*NMM Lots of discussion about getting older, taking naps, antique shopping, the idea of being a grandpaw someday and inflation. Problems were solved.

The Duck Dynasty Route

Solid group of 9 for the debut of the Duck Dynasty Route.  Why is it named the Duck Dynasty Route you ask?  Well let me tell you.  When running the Duck Dynasty Route, you’re never more than a mile from the shovel flag, which means you’re always within earshot of any duck calls or SOS from headquarters.  Every good route gets a name, even if it’s just the Sargento Route Backwards.

We didn’t lose any out of town guests (thanks to Roscoe), and Termite may or may not have needed to use the facilities.  All in a good day’s run.

Yabba Dabba Doo

Folsom 12/9

Block party with Sarlacc:

Short warmup. Grab a coupon.

Use light poles and cones to entrance of park.

The Thang:

Start at first light pole with 10 curls, 10 kettle bell swings, drop block and run to next pole/cone, do 10 V ups, run back to block and rifle carry to next pole/cone. Rinse and repeat to last pole, total of 15.

3 rounds of Cherry pickers, Pledge.

Partner up for booyah merkins 5 rounds.

Time to head back.

At each pole/cone 10 block chest press on the ground.

COT

Many requests.

Sarlacc Out

Folsom 28-DEC-23

Disclaimer:  Not a professional, but we will not move to fast or too far that you will not be able to keep up.  Work in between will be done with my count or a count of others who are called on.  Work hard for them. Stay with the group in cadence.  We will not go so fast where anyone gets left behind.

Warm Up
SSHx15,
Grass Pickers x10IC
ROL/LOR
MNC x15IC

Principles of F3:
1) Free of charge (zero cost, never charge for a workout)
2) Open to all men (no matter the man, you are welcome)
3) Held outdoors (rain or shine, heat or cold we are out there)
4) Peer led (led in a rotating fashion by the men who attend)
5) End with a Circle of Trust (always ends with a COT)

Pledge

Mosey to the bottom lot to finish the warm up

Line up at the bottom.  When one pax does the timer work, the rest will do the exercises.  We go thru the list until we have done a loop.  Change timer work and continue.

  1. Merkins
  2. Squats
  3. Leg lifts
  4. CDDs
  5. Burpees
  6. Situps
  7. Diamond/ranger merkins
  8. Split squats
  9. Flutter kicks
  10. Calf raises

Timer:  Sled push up to top or marked spot and back down, farmer carry (walk), bear crawl across lot with medicine ball
Disclaimer:  Westside started and went all the way to the end.  After seeing his struggle with the sled on the asphalt, we Omaha’d to half way.  We only got halfway thru the farmer carry before we had to call it.

Triple nickel if time with Mike Tysons and Sissy squats was done after the first set and everyone got thru the sled push.

Mosey back to start for a round of 10 French Fries IC and 20 LBCs IC.

Announcements:  Convergence 1/1/24 @ Martha Rivers (Bring a coupon, clothes for Rice/Beans and park at Pelicans if park isn’t open), Beer mile 12/30 at 10:30am in Cramer Woods if Sargento is healthy.

TAP:  Lots of illnesses (flu, etc.), Medicine Woman, Broke, Slaw, Gumby, Jackson Hall said his first words in a long time so that’s a praise, traveling mercies,  Balljoint, Turtleman

Name-O-Rama

I didnt get to mention any of these, but here they are for your entertainment:

Chuck Norris’s car doesn’t run on gas, it runs on respect

Chuck Norris Drinks coffee black, without water

Chuck Norris Doesn’t eat honey, he chews on bees

Chuck Norris Passed his driving test…..on foot

Chuck Norris Can slam revolving doors

Chuck Norris Had Covid 19 once, covid 19 had to go into quarantine

Chuck Norris Can make sticks by rubbing two fires together

Chuck Norris Doesn’t use the periodic table, the only element he uses is the element of surprise

 

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