we got 3 miles.  we did 10 burpees.  we listened to some jams.

Announcements:

Convergence 10-31-2020 at Martha Rivers 0700 – bring athletic gear and used shoes to donate – EC starts at 6:15.  Wear your Costumes.

PT test November 14th Gashouse

tentative Christmas Party December 12th

Prayers:

My College roomate Joe has stage 4 cancer (recent diagnosis) and he just found out they are expecting their 3rd child in the Spring.  Needs some prayers

Kelly Rob Family from Stanley

Rockibilly and Montross M with COVID

First Responders

Leppard Prayed us out

We had a great turnout on a humid morning at The Storm.  Seeing no FNG”s I gave a quick disclaimer and we took a five minute mosey before circling up for the warmup.

Warm Up:
SSH x 25 (IC)
Windmill x 10 (IC)
Hillbilly Walker x 10 (IC)
MNC x 20 (IC)
Seal Jacks x 25 (IC)

Routine 1:
Staying in the front of the school we did something I like to call Crazy 8’s.  This is a routine where we do a choice of 3 exercises followed by running in a figure 8 pattern.

• 8 merkins
• 8 mountain climbers (2 is 1)
• 8 jump squats
• Crazy Eight run around the island
• Repeat 8 times

Routine 2:
So I had each PAX get on a parking space line.  Starting at the curb we did 10 derkins and then bear crawled halfway and lunge walk the rest where we did 1 irkin.  Rinse and repeat until it was 10 irkins and one derkin.

Routine 3:
The pax lined up. One PAX would call an exercise. All the pax would perform the exercise and then sprint about 50 yards and walk back. We did this about five to six times before it was time to end in the Circle of Trust.

Announcements
F3 Lake Wylie Nessie is scheduled for October 24. Details at http://f3lakewylie.com/index.php/2020/09/20/the-nessie-bigger-and-badder-in-2020/

F3 Gastonia 5.5 year convergence at Martha Rivers on 10/31. Check slack for details.

Prayers
The family of Mike Reidy who passed away Friday, October 9.
The Patterson family. Their 20-year-old son committed suicide.
A colleague of Pilgrim’s Progress who was  recently diagnosed with cancer.

Thanks for the opportunity to lead!

Aye,

Radar

It’s hard getting up sometimes. YHC was running behind today and feeling a little rushed. One thing that helped make it better was some unbelievable bedhead! TOOLTime would be so proud. There’s no real reason that this should amuse me other than that I’m an idiot. Some of the PAX even noticed which made it that much better.

Circle up, mini-disclaimer, Pledge of Allegiance.

Warm Up – some Goofballs and Don Qs.

Mosey about 35 yards to the start of The Thang.

Walls of Jericho

At each position we would do an 7 reps of exercise for a total of 7 exercises going around the practice soccer field.

• Burpees led by Roscoe in cadence (some were fast, some were not as fast)
• American Hammers led by Watts Up in cadence
• Lunges led by Slim Shady in cadence (if you’ve never tried leading lunges in cadence, give it a try, hard)
• V-Ups led by Boudin in cadence
• Flutterkicks led by Dirt
• Monkey Humpers led by Radar in a very slow cadence
• Dips on the structure led by YHC

We were having some good mumblechatter and semi fellowship. It was pointed out that YHC led the PAX in the wrong direction around the city and YHC apologized for the error. It was also pointed out by Watts Up that no workout ever had ever completed a full WoJ workout. Once that gauntlet was thrown down the pace was picked up and by pushing the rock we made sure to finish ALL of the exercises.  BOOM, the walls came crumbling down. (The figurative walls of our own health and fitness, you know…)

Mosey back to the start for the wrap up. Thanks as always for putting up with my stupid stuff and comments men, you’re awesome!

Announcements : Convergence on the 31st

Prayer requests: SA’s daughter, Covid cases in schools, Della Austin stage 4 cancer, Orangeman’s daughter, Flintstone’s sister’s family, Hightower (Myrtle Beach PAX)

14 men showed up for some work this Tuesday at the Storm.

Pledge

Warmorama:  

SSH x 25,  Windmills x 15, Cherry Pickers x 15,  Toy Soldiers x 15

Run about 3/4 mile from AO back to front of the school.

The Thang:  HIIT workout.  45sec work, 20 sec rest of the following exercises.

Thanks to the pax for contributing with the suggested exercises from the flutters down.  Strong work men!

Ended workout with Goof Balls and 5 Burpees OYO

Prayers lifted for all the prayer requests.

Great job by all today!  Happy Birthday Pilgrim’s Progress!

A not so dirty dozen got out of the fart sack for a crisp Tuesday morning workout at The STORM.  It went like this:

Disclaimer

Pledge

Warm Up

Goof Balls IC x 20

Buckeye Merkins (Plank)

Peter Parkers IC x 20

YHC introduced Eskimo Merkins for a future Q

More Buckeye Merkins

Copperhead Squats IC x 20

Mosey to the ball fields

Calf Raises on the bleachers IC x 20 (5 sets)

Rack’em and Stack’em (Thanks for the idea S.A.)

5 Burpees

10 Merkins

15 Monkey Humpers

20 Mountain Climbers (count one side)

25 Flutter Kicks  (count one side)

30 Squats

40 LBC’s – Yes, I skipped 35 and went straight to 40.  Thanks for noticing Watts Up and Oblivious

Mosey to the flag

Finish the last minute with burpees OYO

COT

YHC was looking through the archives of backblasts for The Storm to try to resurrect/try something new.  Unfortunately, many of the early workouts involved the footballs stadium and/or the weight room.  But  intermingled among all that were a few ideas that came together to make today’s weinke.  So here goes…

12 had joined YHC when 0530 arrived.  No FNGs, so only a brief disclaimer.  No flag as site Q is in MI, so will have to figure that out later.

Warmup:

• 10 SSH IC
• 10 CDD OYO
• 10 Squats IC
• 10 Merkins OYO

The Show:

Move toward the school a few yards and run old school suicides using the parking entrances.

A quick count off to ensure all were still present (Really it was to give the Q a chance to catch his breath)

Mosey to the roundabout and circle-up.

Plank.  PAX 1 runs around the circle back their spot, completes 10 merkins.  Then PAX 2,   Continue to stay in plank until all have completed the run and merkins.

There was a count off or a 10 count here, don’t remember which…

Mosey on around the school to the parking lot behind the buses.

Time for 11’s.  Jumps squats at one end of the parking lot, plank jacks at the other.

Again, there was a count off or a 10 count here, don’t remember which…

Mosey on around the school to the staff parking lot.

Triple Nickle. – Burpees and LBCs within the parking lot.

Another count off or a 10 count here,..

Up the ramp to the loading dock.

Jump off the dock, run to the ramp and bear crawl up x 2

Mosey on around the school for a form of Mary…

PAX calls an exercise.  Its done for 30 secs.  After 30 seconds, we mosey to the next light pole, making our way to  start.

Exercises included:

• Flutters
• Boxcutters
• Grinders
• Merkins
• LBCs
• Spidermans
• I think there was one more.  Guess you had to be there.

Roscoe googled up a flag for us, and we complete The Pledge of Allegiance.

And that is time!

Announcements:

• CSAUP this Saturday @ Folsom.  (Yank is closed unless someone want to take the Q)
• JJ5K 26-Sep
• Mt. Mitchell Hike 27-Sep
• IPC @ Cloninger Park, Dallas – 0530 tomorrow (16-Sep)
• IPC @ Grier (GasHouse) 1730 tomorrow (16-Sep)

Prayer Requests:

• Buckeye’s college roommate
• Sister Act’s family
• First Responders

Good Work this morning, men!  Hope you got your money’s worth.

Watts Up Powering Down.

A cooler morning in the Gloom with lots of cars already in the lot by 0615.  I know Dirt got some EC running in before the workout.

At 0630, the disclaimer was given and we got to work.

Warm Up:  SSH, Merkins, LBC’s

Mosey to the first speed bump on the main drag.

20 Jump Squats then run 130 yds downhill to the next speed bump for 5 burpees.  Run uphill to the speed bump where you started and do 18 jump squats, decreasing by two each round with the burpees staying at 5 at the bottom.  This took a few minutes but the PAX did a great job being consistent and doing the work.

Mosey  for a group Lunge walk of 60 yds.

Mosey to main parking lot for Evil Knievel’s.  The PAX showed their age when the description was given.  Four rows of PAX do 15 Plank Jacks and then launch into a full 25-30 yard sprint, mosey back and get in line to repeat.  We learned that Buckshot has the plank jack and sprinting speed.  He was consistently blazing the path ahead of everyone else.  The visual was the Evil Knievel stunt cycle toy that you “docked” in the base and turned the crank before launching the motorcycle out at max speed, sometimes getting a wheelie.  The younger PAX had no idea.  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B-H5g9WEqCc

After multiple rounds of this we gathered round and counted off 1,2,3, and 4 and grouped in a quadrant around a light pole.  The 1’s do a burpee, then the 2’s do a burpee, then the 3’s, then the four’s count “one”.  Repeat.  The 4’s count up each time.  The speed increased and the accountability became suspect as some PAX where standing around counting their number without doing the burpee.  Sister Act and Pillager showed their displeasure with the exercise by exhibiting extreme flatulence, almost being offensive.  When we talk about being intentional, this was a choice.  Think Monty Python “I fart in your general direction”)  Most of group 4 was exposed to the gas as the wind was wafting in our direction from Group 3.  The accountable PAX made it to 50 before we moseyed back to start for a two minute plank of gratitude before the clock struck 0615.

A very good morning for a workout.  Thanks to Dirt for allowing me to lead.

Prayer requests:  SA’s Daughter, A friend of LT. Grade with a recent ALS diagnosis, the family of Marc Rausch, Clavin on the recent passing of his mother, A friend of Termite with Cirrhosis (from drinking diet soda’s.)

The seventeen PAX showed up in the Gloom. No one told them to get up and post.  They were leading themselves.  Great work this morning.  Being intentional and leading is a decision.  Great choice!

Aye!

Disclaimer

Warm-up

• SSH
• Imperial Walkers
• Don Qs
• Merkins
• Stretches
• Burpess x 5

The Thang

Mosey down to lower parking lot for a Figure 8 workout;

Merkins x 8, run a figure 8 route around lower parking lot, each time you cross center, 2 burpees. That is round one. We will intensify each round adding a new exercise until we reach 8 different exercises.

Round 2

• Merkins x 8
• Plank Jack x 8
• Run the figure eight route with 2x burpees each time you cross center

Round 3

• Merkins x 8
• Plank Jacks x 8
• American Hammers x 8
• Run the figure eight route with 2x burpees each time you cross center

Round 4

• Merkins x 8
• Plank Jacks x 8
• American Hammers x 8
• Mountain Climbers x 8
• Run the figure eight route with 2x burpees each time you cross center

Round 5

• Merkins x 8
• Plank Jacks x 8
• American Hammers x 8
• Mountain Climbers x 8
• Dips x 8
• Run the figure eight route with 2x burpees each time you cross center

Round 6

• Merkins x 8
• Plank Jacks x 8
• American Hammers x 8
• Mountain Climbers x 8
• Dips x 8
• SSH x 8
• Run the figure eight route with 2x burpees each time you cross center

Round 7

• Merkins x 8
• Plank Jacks x 8
• American Hammers x 8
• Mountain Climbers x 8
• Dips x 8
• SSH x 8
• Big Boys x 8
• Run the figure eight route with 2x burpees each time you cross center

Round 8

• Merkins x 8
• Plank Jacks x 8
• American Hammers x 8
• Mountain Climbers x 8
• Dips x 8
• SSH x 8
• Big Boys x 8
• Rockette, Squat, Jump x 8
• Run the figure eight route with 2x burpees each time you cross center

Now for a Triple Nickle

• Burpees x 5
• run to back of circle
• LBC x5

Mosey back to shovel flag for some Mary, but before we do, 5 burpees for the train.

3 rounds, 15, 10, 5

• Flutter Kicks
• American Hammers
• LBC

The Pledge

COT:

Announcements

• See Montross’ post for all the details
• Gaston County Young Life’s Golf Tournament – October 5th

Prayer Requests

• Sister Acts daughter
• Sargento’s upcoming exam
• Students and teachers
• Our Nation

YHC closed us out with prayer.

Hard work by all, thanks for the opportunity to lead you this morning!

Breaker Breaker

16 men at The Storm for a Wet Nutz special! 5:30, no FNG, Pledge

Moroccan Night Clubs x 20 (ic)

Air Presses x 50

CDD x 15

Rinse and Repeat

Mosey to softball field.  Start with Moroccan Night Clubs x 20 (ic), Air Press x 50, CDD x 15.  Then Bear Crawl to student parking lot.  Each time you have to stop to rest perform 10 CDD.  This is a long freaking way.  Not sure what Wet Nutz was thinking, but this sucked!!!!  Mosey back to softball field.  Exercises called were Moroccan Night Clubs x 20 (ic) , Air Presses x 50 , CDD x 15, and 100 LBCs.  Bear Crawl back to student parking lot.  This time each time you have to stop to rest perform 10 Merkins.  This was just plain terrible!!! 100 LBCs before mosey back to the softball field.  Here we circled up for some exercises.  Flutter Kicks, American Hammers and Merkins x 20.  This time walking lunge back to parking lot.  Then mosey to COT.

Finish up with Moroccan Night Clubs x 20 (ic), Air Presses x 50, CDD x 15

Announcements

Prayer Request

Nameorama

Wet Nutz out!!