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Just One More…

THE SCENE
55 and rain

Planted the Flag
Welcome & Disclaimer

THE THANG
COP
SSH x25 (IC)
Baby Arm Circles Forward x10 (IC)
Big Arm Circles Forward, back & low 5 (IC)
Baby Arm Circles Reverse x10 (IC)
Calf-raises x 15

Pair up and mosey to the loop around the tavern.

Round 1: Merkins
Run to first light pole and do 1 merkin, run to second light pole and do 2 merkins, etc.
…for all 17 poles, and end back at start.

Round 2: Squat-Jumps
Run to first light pole and do 1 squat-jump, run to second light pole and do 2 squat-jumps, etc.
…for all 17 poles, and end back at start.

Round 3: Carolina Dry Docks
Run to first light pole and do 1 CDD, run to second light pole and do 2 CDD’s, etc.
…for all 17 poles, and end back at start.

Mosey back to parking lot as one group for ab work.

Abs
Superman Banana’s (You only get wet once.)
Hello Dolly x25 (IC)
Big Boy Situps x25
Box Cutter x15 (IC)

COT
Number off and Name-O-Rama

BOM
To become an effective HIM, we need to empty ourselves and make room for God.  Daily in prayer, “Less of me, more of you, Lord.”  Colossians 3:10 (NLT) Put on your new nature, and be renewed as you learn to know your Creator and become like him.

MOLESKIN
The PAX came out with high energy ready to take on the rain!  Mumble chatter was limited by all the counting, but we were able to get some of the second F in during the short runs.  BTW, 17 light poles =153 reps!  Good job PAX

The Hills are Alive!

THE SCENE
38 and clear

F3 Welcome & Disclaimer

THE THANG
COP
SSH x20 IC
Reverse Lunges x10 each leg IC
Dive Bombers x15 IC
Arm Circles Forward x15 IC
Arm Circles Backward x15 IC
Cherry Pickers x15 IC

Mosey to Everest

Ascension
Gather at the bottom of Everest. Run up Everest and do a burpee corresponding to the round you are on. Run back down and do the corresponding exercise(s) for that round (Reg. = x15x, Adv. = x20 OYO – Idea being don’t sacrifice form for speed…modify, don’t cheat!)
Round 1: Pikes
Round 2: Pikes, Narrow Squats
Round 3: Pikes, Narrow Squats, Lance Armstongs,
Round 3: Pikes, Narrow Squats, Lance Armstongs, Diamond Merkins,
Round 3: Pikes, Narrow Squats, Lance Armstongs, Diamond Merkins, Side Lunges
Round 6: Pikes, Narrow Squats, Lance Armstongs, Diamond Merkins, Side Lunges, 4ct Flutter Kicks

Mosey back to starting area and assemble near hill.

DORAs
Partner up.  One person does the exercise will the other runs the hill.
100 (Prison Squats)
100 BB sit ups
Then perform AMRAP Side-straddle Hop Burpees (5 SSH+2 Burpees=1) while your partner runs the hill (4 min)

Mosey back to starting area

Prisoner Cell Merkin Burpees (PCMBs)
Drop to Plank, do 1 Merkin then bring your right knee in and back, do 1 Merkin then bring your left knee in and back, do 1 Merkin then bring both feet in and jump up = 1 PCMB complete.
x10 OYO

10 to 1
Alternate Wide Merkins and Hello Dollys.  Start with 10 reps each, then 9, 8, and so on until 1 with no rest.

Thor Hammers
(1 BBS + 4 American Hammers, then 2 BBS + 8 American Hammers, 3 BBS + 12 American Hammers…)
x7 IC

COT
Number off and Name-O-Rama

BOM
One of the most prominent people in ancient Hebrew is King David. He was a mighty warrior, poet, king…all around man’s man. A little less know is a group of warriors known at David’s Might Men (2 Samuel 23 gives a list of them and some of their incredible feats).   These were men of strength, loyalty, passion and valor, HIMs!

Benaiah is singled out by the text for being a particularly great warrior. The text gives a list of Benaiah’s “great exploits”, suggesting that these are what brought him fame and honor. They include: killing two Moab’s best warriors, attacking a 7 1/2 foot tall Egyptian with a club, stealing the spear that the Egyptian was using, and killing the Egyptian with it, and killing a lion in a pit on a snowy day. This last feat is the topic of a book by Mark Batterson, “In a Pit with a Lion on a Snowy Day: How to Survive and Thrive When Opportunity Roars.” Opportunity is all around us, and as men who want to be HIMs we have to see and then seize it! Most men let fear dictate their next move rather than faith. Benaiah saw an opportunity, jumped in and grabbed it. In the book Batterson offers us a “Lion Chaser’s Manifesto”:

“Benaiah chased a lion down into a pit. Then, despite the snow and slippery ground, he caught the lion and killed it.” – II Samuel 23:20
Quit living as if the purpose of life is to arrive safely at death.
Set God-sized goals.  Pursue God-ordained passions.
Go after a dream that is destined to fail without divine intervention.
Keep asking questions.  Keep making mistakes.  Keep seeking God.
Stop pointing out problems and become part of the solution.
Stop repeating the past and start creating the future.
Stop playing it safe and start taking risks.
Expand your horizons.  Accumulate experiences.  Consider the lilies.
Enjoy the journey.  Find every excuse you can to celebrate everything you can.
Live like today is the first day and last day of your life.
Don’t let what’s wrong with you keep you from worshipping what’s right with God.
Burn sinful bridges.  Blaze a new trail.  Criticize by creating.
Worry less about what people think and more about what God thinks.
Don’t try to be who you’re not.  Be yourself.  Laugh at yourself.
Quit holding out.  Quit holding back.  Quit running away.
Chase the lion!

I believe we all have opportunities in our lives waiting to be seized. Not just opportunities for gain, but opportunities to love and serve others. Lean in and go for it! Don’t cower back or wait for “the right time”…Chase The Lion!

— Cap’n Crunch

MOLESKIN
Great morning with great men! It was cool, but things heated up pretty quick once we got started. Mummblechatter was high as was camaraderie.

Submitted by Elvis and Cap’n Crunch

Squerkins…The Stuff Nightmares are Made of!

THE SCENE
42 and clear

Welcome and Disclaimer

THE THANG
COP
Squats x15 IC
SS Hops x20 IC

Partner up and head to curb of parking lot

Wheelbarrow Squerkins
Start at one end of the parking lot.  Wheelbarrow crawl to first parking line, do 10 Squerkins.  Wheelbarrow to next parking line, do 9 Squerkins and so on until you get to 1.  Then switch places and head back to the starting line.

Mosey to covered area

Alternating Picnic Bench Circuit
Partner 1 does Dips while Partner 2 does Let Me Ins,
Round 1: 60 sec each
Round 2: 30 sec each

Mosey back to curb of parking lot

Doras
Partner 1 bear crawls to end of parking lot and back while Partner 2 does exercise then rotate
100 Carlina Dry Dock
200 Squats
300 Merican Hammer

Running Merkin Ladder
Start at one end of parking lot, run to far end do 10 Merkins.  Run back and do 9, continue running back and forth until you get to 1 Merkin.

3 Min Iso Squats
5 sec hold and rest, 10 sec hold and rest, 20 sec hold and rest, 30 sec hold then back down.

COT
Number Off and Name-O-Rama

BOM
Proverbs 12:11, Being diligent in working the land God has you in

Just Another Day at the Asylum…

CONDITIONS
44 and clear

Welcome and Disclaimer

THE THANG
COP
Butt kicks 15x IC
High Knees 15x IC
Windmill 15x IC
Big arm circles forward 15x IC
Big arm circles backwards 15x IC

Get in groups of 3 PAX.

 

Station Work
PAX will rotate between 3 stations. At each station do AMRAP for 50 seconds of the stated exercise. Sprint to next station.  Rinse and Repeat 3x.

  • Round 1: Spiderman Merkins, American Hammer, Imperial Walker Squats
  • Round 2: Dive Bombers, BBS, Mountain Slalom,
  • Round 3: Side-to-Side Merkins, Crunchy Frogs, Jump Squats

Mosey to hill/steps by Asylum with your cinder block (CMU) or coupons.

Coupon Stair Work
Perform AMRAP in 4 minute cycles of the following:

  • Round 1: Bicep Curl with CMU 10x OYO, carry CMU up stairs and do Tricep Press 10x OYO.  Rinse and repeat.
  • Round 2: Kettlebell Swings with CMU 5x OYO, carry CMU up stairs and do Shoulder Press 5x OYO.  Rinse and Repeat.
  • Round 3: Frog Merkin 5x OYO, run up stairs/hill, do Burpees 5x OYO

Mosey back to parking lot.

Abs
Perform AMRAP for 50 seconds of each:

  • BBS
  • Flutter Kicks

COT
Count-o-Rama AND Name-o-Rama (5 FNGs)

BOM
What you afraid of? What’s one thing you can do this week to move towards that? Prayer for Cupcake who’s shipping out this week.

MOLESKIN
It is always an incredible privilege to be with this PAX, and to attempt to lead them as Q is a humbling experience. Adding to the joy of the gloom this morning was working side-by-side with my dad, Smallmouth taking on his VQ 2.0 (yeah, that first VQ doesn’t count…). My big questions at the end are so relevant–the fear of failure ever looms before me, along with public speaking, and sometimes, dark creepy places. Being Q at the Asylum brings those fears into my headlights. The challenge: don’t swerve, hit the throttle and face it.

 

Cinder Blocks Rock!

THE SCENE
57 degrees, cloudy with a hint of Gloom at the DOG POUND

Welcome and Disclaimer

THE THANG
COP
LBAC x20 IC
Moroccan Night clubs x20 IC
Squats x20 IC
Imperial Walkers x20 IC
Imperial Squat walkers x20 IC
Monkey Humpers x20 OYO

Mosey to the Tennis Court with your Cinder Blocks.  Since YHC Woodshack on Q cannot run at the moment. I decided not to have the PAX run.

Partner Up for Lazy Doras (no running)

Lazy Doras
100 merkins -One partner does 10 reps while the other planks, then switch
200 LBC-P1 20 LBC while P2 holds legs 6 inches off the ground
300 squats-P1 25 squats while P2 holds Al Gore

Legs were fried, so why not Super 21’s with out beloved Cinder Blocks!

Super 21’s
Curls and overhead arm extensions.
YHCQ and the Pax were TOASTED after 11 so we modified “Omaha”!

11’s
1 sit up, bear Crawl across the tennis court 10 Body Builders, so on and so forth.

Due to time, THC wanted some 6 MOM so we modified back to COP for abs. From all the Body builders and Bear crawling, YHC got really dizzy and had to sit for a second. RATCHET “The Man” stepped up and helped get ABS going. THANK YOU Ratchet for looking out for me!

ABS – Dealers Choice
Dollies
Boat Canoe
Star Crunches

COT
Number-O-Rama and Name-O-Rama

BOM
Talked about my 9 Yr old asking me who I love more, him or God! It really threw me off guard when he asked that and I told him that I loved him more than God not knowing how to answer that questions without hurting his feelings or simply, I was not sure… My son told me that can’t be because God made us and that I should love God more. “WOW”!!!!!