Tag: Mt. Hollywood (Page 3 of 13)

We had eight this morning at Mount Hollywood.  Seeing no FNG’s, I gave a brief disclaimer followed by the Pledge of Allegiance.

The THANG:
Warmup in the parking lot of the middle school included some karaoke, butt kickers, high knees, and toy soldiers. We then took a mosey over to the dentist office where we circled up for the warm up.

WARM UP:
Windmill x 10 IC
Goofball x 20 IC
Low Slow Squat x 10 IC
SSH x 20 IC
Merkin x 10 IC
Mountain Climber x 10 IC

After the warm up we headed up to South Hawthorne Street. There are seven light poles between West Catawba Avenue and West Central Avenue.

Light Pole #1 5 burpees
Light Pole #2 5 burpees, 5 jump squats
Light Pole #3 5 burpees, 5 jump squats, 5 plank jacks
Light Pole #4 5 burpees, 5 jump squats, 5 plank jacks, 5 overhead claps
Light Pole #5 5 burpees, 5 jump squats, 5 plank jacks, 5 overhead claps, 5 lunges (count one side)
Light Pole #6 5 burpees, 5 jump squats, 5 plank jacks, 5 overhead claps, 5 lunges (count one side), 5 merkins
Light Pole #7 5 burpees, 5 jump squats, 5 plank jacks, 5 overhead claps, 5 lunges (count one side), 5 merkins, 5 big boy sit ups

We ran down West Central Avenue near the railroad track intersection and did Dora. (100 merkins, 200 squats, and 300 flutter kicks (count one side only).

Only having a little bit of time left we moseyed back to COT heading the long way up Oakland Street.

We had about two minutes left and did some MARY (American Hammers, Six Shooters, and Merkins).

PRAYERS:
Boss and Tesla.

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Iron Pax will be held weekly on Thursday at Folsom. Register here.
Week 0 workout.

F3 Gastonia 50-mile CSAUP is Saturday, September 10. Register here.

Dark Helmet on Q at Mount Hollywood on September 19.

JJ5K is Saturday, September 24. Register here.

F3 Gastonia / F3 Lake Wylie Convergence is Saturday, October 8 at Bulldog (W.A. Bess Elementary, Gastonia)

Aye,
Radar

It’s been a while since YHC posted at Mt. Hollywood and there’s no better way to get back than to get on the Q schedule. Thanks to Freon for giving me a slot and to the 9 PAX who joined me on this very muggy morning. After a proper warmup, we got things going.

25 Dips, Derkins and Step Ups on the benches at the school then a mosey to Rankin Elementary for a rinse and repeat on the wall out front. Next up was a mosey through town to the Presbyterian Church for…

4 Quarters

25 Merkins and 25 IW Squats on one end, run to the upper end and perform 25 Big Boys and 25 Shoulder Taps. R&R x4.

Next up was the wall behind the BB&T.

PAX perform the called exercise and go down the line dropping for 3 burpees then back to the exercise. Wall sits and dirty hookups. A couple more rounds of this was planned, but we were running short on time and we needed to get in one more routine in order for it to officially be a “workout” according to Canoe Standards.

Triple Nickel at the Library – 5 burpees, run across the lot, 5 HR merkins, 5 rounds.

Back to the start just in time.

NMM/COT

We spent some time discussing the need to make sure we’re doing everything we can to stay safe at workouts. Virus informed us that another pedestrian had been struck while walking in Belmont over the weekend to bring the total to 3 in two weeks. Wear bright clothes when running / riding / rucking, run facing traffic and use the sidewalks where available, go in groups when possible, etc….

Also, if you are the Q (or Site Q), make sure someone has a phone with them if the workout will take you away from the AO!!

Announcements

Blood drive this week

Freight needs help moving 8/13

SLT mtg 8/13

F3 Dads at Yank 8/20

Dad’s skate 9/17

JJ5k 9/24

Prayer Request

Huck

Turtleman

Injured runner / walkers

Pilager and other PAX expecting children

Praise for PawPaw Orangeman (daughter is expecting

BOS family

YHC took us out.

I’m Broke

We didn’t have much of a turn out in Mt. Hollywood on July 4^th, only one PAX showed up for a workout.  I thought there would be more people show up since everyone had the day off.  The Declaration of Independence was signed on July 4^th, 1776.  The numbers for the day are 7/4/17/76.

Warmup: 17 x burpees

Moseyed down to the school crossing in front of Ida Rankin.

Suicides: At the start do 7 x American Hammers; run to the first pole do 6 x Merkins; run back to the start and do 7 x American Hammers; run to second pole do 6 x Merkins.  Continue going back and forth in suicide style until you get to the sixth pole.

Moseyed to the shelter of Ida Rankin.

19 x WWII sit-ups

19 x Bobby Hurleys

19 x Ranger Merkins

19 x Mtn. Climbers

Run a lap after 4 exercises are complete.  Repeat x4.

The total number of exercises completed adds up to 76 reps.

Moseyed back to the middle school parking lot:

4 x Dips, Derkins, Step downs

7 x Dips, Derkins, Step downs

17 x Dips, Derkins, Step downs

COT, Prayer List, Pledge of Allegiance

8 Pax put in the hard work to get the week started. Seeing no FNG, I gave a brief disclaimer and the PAX said the Pledge of Allegiance.

After a brief mosey where each of the PAX did karaoke, toy soldiers, butt kickers, and high knees we circled up for the warm up.

WARM UP:
Windmill x 10 IC
SSH x 25 IC
Low Slow Squat x 10 IC
Hillbilly Walker x 10 IC
Wide Arm Merkin x 10 IC
Plank Jacks x 20 IC
Downward Dog into a Honeymooner

After the warm up we took a mosey to the back part of the school. I had been meaning to use this hill and ball field for quite some time, but thank you to day light saving we can actually see what we are doing. We partnered up and did DORA.

EXERCISE #1
DORA (one pax would perform the exercise, while the other pax ran to the top of the hill, performed three burpees, and then circled back down and tagged their partner in).
100 merkins
200 mountain climbers (count one side only)
300 lbc

EXERCISE #2
We headed to the baseball bleachers and did the following exercises.
30 dips – 10 step ups
25 dips – 15 step ups
20 dips – 20 step ups
15 dips – 25 step ups
10 dips – 30 step ups

We then took a lap around the gravel path surrounding the baseball field.

EXERCISE #3
I took advantage of the baseball field. We took three trips around the baseball diamond.
7 diamond merkins at home, first, second, and third base.
14 flutter kicks at home, first, second, and third base.
21 squats at home, first, second, and third base.

Seeing no time remaining we heading back to COT.

ANNOUNCEMENTS
July 23 convergence at Folsom.
July 30 tubing trip.

PRAYERS
Pillager’s grandfather passed away. He will be traveling to Wisconsin this week.

Aye,
Radar

Four Pax showed up at 0530 on Memorial Day at Mt. Hollywood for a good work out and to honor those men and women who sacrificed their lives for our freedom.  I asked if anyone had a relative who died in the armed forces, and no one spoke up.  I mentioned my great uncle, Melvin Cain who died in WWII.  I remember going to the cemetery on Memorial Day each year to see the flag and plaque that was displayed to honor him.  Thanks to all the Gold Star families out there who miss their loved ones dearly.  We all are eternally in their debt.

Below is a list of each major war the US has been involved with and the number of combat deaths.  Some of the numbers may surprise you.

American Revolution     8,000

War of 1812     2,260

Mexican American War      1,733

American Civil War

Union Casualties     140,414

Confederate Casualties     94,000

This was 2.1% of the total population of the US at the time.

Spanish American War     385

WWI      53,402

WWII      291,557

Korean War      33,686

Vietnam War      47,434

Gulf War     149

Iraq      3,519

Afghanistan      1,910

Four of us enjoyed discussing these numbers and the sacrifice of the individuals above.  We live in the greatest country on the planet.  We aren’t perfect, but I appreciate the freedoms we have because of the individuals above who loved this country more than themselves.

Thanks guys.

Dirt

Warm up:

Hillbillies x 15

Burpees x 10

Moseyed to the hill by the Baptist Church.  Started workout with some “Dirty Mac Deuce”

4-sets

Set 1:  12 x Werkins; 12 x American Hammers; 12 x Smurf Jacks

Set 2:  12 x Merkins; 12 x American Hammers; 12 x Smurf Jacks

Set 3:  12 x Hand Release Merkins; 12 x American Hammers; 12 x Smurf Jacks

Set 4: 12 x Diamond Merkins; 12 x American Hammers; 12 x Smurf Jacks

Moseyed to Truist Bank parking lot.

Walls of Jericho

Seven sets of seven exercises.

7 x Suspension Merkins; 7 x Flutter Kicks; 7 x Bobby Hurleys; 7 x Freddie Mercurys; 7 x Squats; 7 x Big Boys; 7 x  CDD

Moseyed back to the Middle School Parking Lot.

Finished up with a circle of Mary.

Announcements

Prayer list

Prayer

There has been a local legend in Mt. Holly for awhile about the “Mt. Holly Boom”.   Every so often there will be large booming sound that will shake our house.  Nobody seems to know where the boom comes from.  Well this morning we know where the Boom! came from when F3 drop the B.O.M.B.S on Mt. Hollywood.

Warmup:  Toy Soldier x 15; Gravel Pickers x 15; Don Quixotes x 10 (special request from Bubba Sparxxx)

Moseyed down to the Truist Bank Parking Lot.

Started the workout with B.O.M.B.S

50 x  Burpees

100 x  Overhead Claps in People’s Chair

150 x  Merkins

200 x  Big Boys

250 x  Squats

Moseyed back to Mt. Holly Middle School park benches.

10-Dips

10-Derkins

10-Step Downs

20-Dips

20-Derkins

20-Step Downs

Ask Red Ribbon

Had two Pax show up for the workout.  We still had a great workout.

SSH x 15

Toy Soldier x 15

Burpees x 15

Moseyed to Baptist Hill for a little Triple Nickel with Werkins and LBC

Moseyed across the parking lot for some block exercises.  While holding some bricks performed the following exercises.

Flutter Kick (holding brick above head)

American Hammers in Cadence x 15

SSH in Cadence x 15

Lunge walk with Shoulder Presses

Nolan Ryans in Cadence x 15 each side

Ground Pounders x 15

Moseyed back to Mt. Holly Middle School Parking Lot.  Finished with Wave of Merkins.

Pledge of Allegiance

Prayer List

Prayer

Been a while since my last Q at Mt. Hollywood and it was good to be back. 6 PAX made it out this morning, ready to start the week off right. Disclaimer, pledge, warmup and off we go.

Mosey down to the First Presbyterian parking lot with stops along the way for 25 Merkins, 25 Imperial Walker Squats, 25 Big Boys and 25 Shoulder Taps. Time to go to work…

Four Quarters

25 Merkins and 25 Imperial Walker Squats on one end of the parking lot, run to the opposite end and do 25 Big Boys and 25 Shoulder Taps then run back.

Repeat x4

Short mosey across the street to the BB&T wall where the PAX lined up on the wall and performed called exercise. Each PAX took a turn doing called number of Burpees while others did the exercise.

Peoples Chair / 5 Burpees

Wall Jumps / 4 Burpees

Peoples Chair with marching / 3 Burpees

Dirty Hookups / 2 Burpees

Hip Slappers / 1 Burpees

Mosey back toward the start with a stop at the Library for a Triple Nickel.

5 HR Merkins on one side, 5 Burpees on the other x5

Back to the start for a minute or two of Mary and that was it.

NMM/COT

Verse of the Day

Matthew 7:7 – “Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you.”

Be careful and don’t take this verse out of context. This is not meant to imply that you can ask for anything you want and God will give it to you. You must first have a relationship with God and seek his will. He will hear your prayers and answer them according to his will.

Announcements

Extinction Run Nov. 6th

Blood Drive Nov. 10th at South Point UMC

Christmas Party DECEMBER 11th

Prayer Request

Praise and prayer request for Gold Digger and his M on her ordination as a minister

Mayor’s M

Pilager’s recovery

YHC took us out.

I’m Broke