Backblasts

Date: 9/5/2023

AO: #ao_mastodon

PAX: @Captain Crunch, @BuzzKill, @Aloha, @Samsonite, @Magellan, @Sampler, @Flubber, @Falsetto, @Ankles, @Pool Boy, @Gummi Bear, @LeMond

FNGs: 2

Q: @LeMond

Total: 12

• Warmorama: 5 mins

  • SSHs: 20

  • Windmills: 15

  • Back-stepping lunges: 10 each side

  • Arm circles: 10s

• Pre-Thang at Cooties

  • 10 pull ups.

  • 10 assisted one-legged squats on right leg

  • 10 pull ups

  • 10 assisted one-legged squats on left leg.

• Thang 1: animal movements in parking lo

  • Ape walks across

  • Ape walk back

  • Bunny vs Bear

    • Partners: one Pax does 5 hops; other Pax does bear crawls.

    • Switch as you cross field

  • Bunny vs Crawl Bear

• Extra: Clock Merkins

• Thang 2: The Hightower

  • Bible Verse: Matthew 5:9 Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called children of God. So – 5 Exercises – 9 reps each. 1) Burpees 2)Bodybuilders – burpee with Plank jack 3)Triple Merkin Burpees – burpee with 3 hand release merkins 4)Triple Jump Squat Burpees – burpee with 3 jump squats 5)Putting them all together – Triple Merkin Triple Jump Squat Bodybuilders – burpee with 3 hand release merkins, plank jack, and 3 jump squats

  • Sprint to top of Hoffa, then run down.

• On Hoffa:

  • Reach and touch, 10 on each leg

  • Wall sit; Pax take turns slapping high fives

  • Flutter Kicks

• Moleskin

  • “I cannot remember the books I’ve read any more than the meals I have eaten; even so, they have made me.” Ralph Waldo Emerson

    • I use this analogy with workouts: you might not remember a good beatdown but it helps make who you are.

  • Quote: “I’m so happy we’ve evolved.” Ankles while doing the Ape Walk.

  • Notes:

    • The path bordering the field by Hoffa is curved and Pax can get lost when doing the ape walk.

Date: 09/02/23
AO: #ao_flat_earth
PAX: @Swish @T.B. @8-Track @Bones @Cheese @Gummi Bear @Jolly @Shiplap @Banks @Captain Crunch @Big Mac @Hershey @Spokes @Archive @DQ
FNGs: 0
Q: @DQ
Total: 15

WoR

• SSH
• Runners stretch with arm reach

The Thang
Ultimate. High scoring game that ended as a tie in the final seconds. 14-14

Moleskine
Confess your (age appropriate) sins to your kids. A former pastor of mine shared a story about when he realized he was accidentally cultivating a culture of perfectionism in his house. He realized he messed up with his son and confessed to him. His son later told his wife “Mom, did you know that dad makes mistakes”? Our kids need to know we’re all sinners in need of forgiveness, and that’s why Jesus died for us.

COT

• @Jolly’s M and her health issues
• @Rosetta’s transition in Texas

Date: Saturday, 8/19/23
AO: #ao_mastodon
PAX: @T-bone @Bloomer@Bo-Peep @DQ @BuzzKill @TBTF
FNGs: 0
Q: @TBTF
Total: 6WoR: Motivators, Goofballs, T-Bone Burpees, Abe Vegodas, Tappy Taps, Stetch OYOThang 1: Tortoise and Hare routine (partner routine) starting from field opposite of Hoffa, across the field, up Hoffa to the fence, and back is one "lap"

1. Round 1 – 5 burpees, rifle carry
2. Round 2 – 10 merkins, walking curls
3. Round 3 -10 star jumps, overhead press
4. Round 4 – 10 merkins, walking curls
5. Round 5 – 5 burpees, rifle carry

• Once done we ran through the AO stopping at the bridges where we crossed without using our feet

Thang 2: Park stations – carry block with you

1. Station 1 – COOTES – pullups/blockees
2. Station 2 – Playground – atomic merkins/thrusters
3. Station 3 – SHOP/Tables – table press/BBSUs (coupon)

• Short recovery mosey

Moleskin:
Importance of feedback and encouraging one another to share observations.Prayers:
I waited too long to post and forgot what we prayed for but know that God heard us

Date: Wednesday, 08/26/23

AO: #ao_tar_pit

PAX: @Panhandle @Da Vinci @Pool Boy @The wet burrito @Beaker

FNGs: 0

Q: @Beaker

Total: 5

Conditions: Pleasant

WOR:

@Shiplap’s :black-diamond: warm-up

Abe Vigodas (ic, x14)

Tappy Taps (x10)

Plank Fondas (ic, x5 per side)

Bat wings (ic, x15)

Pretzel arms (ic, x15)

Wonderbras (ic, x15)

Moroccan night clubs (ic, x10)

The Thang: The walls of Jericho

Moseyed to the bottom of the wheel.

PAX performed 7 reps of 7 different exercises, ic, followed by a lap around the school. Repeat until the exercises and lap are performed 7 times. The following exercises were performed:

CPRs (6-count cadence)

Goblet squats

Upright rows

Bonnie Blairs

Shoulder taps

Merkins

American hammers (w/ :coupon:)

We completed 4 runs and 5 times through the exercises

COT:

Understanding and patience in the public discourse.

@Toto’s trip to Colombia and adoption of their son and daughter

At least two other things I forgot.

MOLESKINE: The story of Joshua at the Walls of Jericho is not a story of Joshua overcoming his enemies. It is a story of God’s faithfulness to His promises and His work in the world, not ours.

Backblast: Workin’ hard
Date: Saturday, 8/26/23
AO: #ao_mastodon
PAX: @TBTF, @Jailbreak, @Carmen, @Captain Crunch, @Noodles, @Ankles, @Maniac
FNGs:
Q: @Stock boy
Total: 8WoR: SSH, arm-circles forward, arm-circles backward, overhead claps, seal claps, Abe Vigodas, stretchesThangs:

1. Traveling west, then north, then east along the path, turning south at first bridge, 16s: 15/1 – 1/15 Squrls (Squat-Curls)/Merkins.
2. Partner up for Dora: 100 Overhead press, 200 BBSUs, 300 skull crushers, 400 goblet squats

Moleskin:
Be intentional to interact with your loved ones, remembering that, later in life, you’re more likely to regret not spending more time with them than anything else.Prayers:
@Captain Crunch for life/work balance, @Noodles to adjust to taking son to preschool.

Date: 8/24/2023
AO: #ao_mastodon
PAX: @Hancock, @Rosetta (respect), @Da Vinci, @Tortuga (respect), @Jolly (respect), @BuzzKill, @Katniss, @Bloomer, @Stock boy, @Aloha, @Bo-Peep, @Cottontail, @Panhandle (respect)
FNGs: 0
Q: @Hancock
Total: 13

Conditions: 80 and humid. It’s a hot one.

Warm up: SSH, merkins, flutter kicks, arm circles, arm stretch, mount climbers, leg stretch

Thang 1: Run around baseball diamond and come back, line up in order of return, split evenly into teams. Winner gets to use 🏆 on Slack next to their name.

Event 1. To Hoffa. Manrise relay at top, BBSU at bottom. Win for team @BuzzKill

Event 2. First team to complete 120 burpees and 200 goblet squats wins round. Win for team @@Bo-Peep

Event 3. First team to complete 300 merkins and 300 LBC’s. Win for team @BuzzKill

Event 4. Coupon brigade from base of Hoffa to fence. 2 curls and then pass it on. Win for team @Bo-PeepBREAK. All join for two rounds of Guantanamo’s.

Event 5. Pax carry. Base of Hoffa. Each Pax will be carried to and from @@Hancock’s coupon and the light post. Win for team @Bo-Peep

Winning 3-2 is Team @Bo-Peep! Go ahead and put those 🏆 as your Slack status!

Moleskin: "Relationships don’t thrive under the pressures of our modern day schedules. All of life’s important relationships thrive under the condition of carefree timelessness. Learn to waste time with the people you love." -Matthew Kelly. And, Mark Driscoll (can’t find the quote) encourages the audience one sermon to “blow some money, make some memories” on the experiences you have with your loved ones. CoT: prayer for @Rosetta’s M and father-in-law, prayer for students starting the school year this week

Backblast: Beast Blocks

Date: 8/22/2023

AO: #ao_mastodon

PAX: @BuzzKill, @Beaker, @Captain Crunch, @Stock boy, @Maniac, @Hancock, @Oompa, @LeMond

FNGs: 0

Q: @LeMond

Total: 8

• Warmorama: 5 mins

  • 20 Goofballs

  • 20 Frankensteins: leg to opposite leg

  • 10 Abe Vigodas

• Jacked Up:

  • SSH x 20 IC

  • Seal Jacks x 20 IC

  • Plank Jacks x 20 IC

  • Crossover Squat Jacks (aka Deny Terio) x 20 IC

  • Smurf Jacks x 20 IC

• Pre-thang

  • Grip, Rip, and Roll (GRRs): 20

  • World War III sit ups: chest press, then shoulder press: 10

• The Thang: The Beast

  • The BEAST is 6 exercises, performing 6 reps at 6 stops. 4 lines (lined field or cones). Start at first line, sprint to second and do 6 reps, then to third and do 6 reps, then to fourth and do 6 reps, back to third for 6 reps, back to second for 6 reps, back to start line and complete 6 reps. Hold Plank until all finish.

  • Exercises:

    • Merkins

    • Thrusters

    • Squats

    • Merkins on coupons.

    • American Hammer

    • Blockies

• Extra: Pax did lunge walks with coupon rotation to 3rd line of cones, then murder-bunnies to last line.

• Mary

  • Flutter Kicks

  • Australian Snow Angels.

• Moleskin

  • Write down your massive to do list goals, even if you can’t get to them.

  • Then ask God for guidance.

Backblast: Back to School
Date: Wednesday, 08/16/23
AO: #ao_tar_pit
PAX: @Panhandle @Tortuga @Shiplap @SAGA @Captain Caveman @Bo-Peep @Banks @Manhole @Cheese @TBTF @Jolly @Ankles @Pool Boy
FNGs: 0
Q: @Panhandle
Total: 13Conditions: GorgeousWarm-Up:

• SSHs
• 10x Windmills IC
• Arm circles/seal claps/overhead claps
• Jog 1 lap around the track while explaining the thang

Thang 1: Hare and Tortoise
Pair up with coupons for 5 laps around track doing a "hare and tortoise" (one does reps while the other carries the coupon until the first catches up). Exercises were:

• Lap 1: 5 burpees/farmer carry
• Lap 2: 10 outlaws/rifle carry
• Lap 3: 10 merkins/curl carry
• Lap 4: 10 BBSs/overhead press carry
• Lap 5: 10 squats/farmer carry

Thang 2:

• Dora (25 thrusters, 75 bent-over rows, 25 blockees)
• Flutters – 52 reps IC

COT: @Bo-Peepand his M as their 2.0 is coming soon.MOLESKIN: Sometimes, the best thing you can do is to just take care of the ordinary things in life and work. Gotta grind through things to succeed. (edited)

Backblast: Butt kicker
Date: August 15, 2023
AO: #ao_mastodon
PAX: @Panhandle @DQ @Airpump @Bloomer @Tortuga @Big Mac @Shiplap @Spokes @Cheeks
FNGs: 0
Q: @Tortuga
Total: 9

WOR: ssh, traveling ssh, skips, copperhead merkins, and with one hand on block

Thang 1: 5 Stations – merkins, dips, bbsus, burpees, lunges (2=1)
Round one: 5 reps each
Increase by five reps each cycle.
First three PAX done with a cycle carry their coupon the rest of the thang and add the coupon to a station. If they are one of the first three on another round, they add the block to a second station, etc. @Big Mac ended up adding to at least four stations.
one hand on the block merkins, switching hands each rep
dips with the coupon on your lap
bbsus with the block touching the grass above your head and by your feet
block over burpees
weighted lunges
After the round of 30, the top three finishers added the block to every station and dropped to 25 reps.

Mary: 50 4-count flutters, IC

NOR
COT with @LouGee and the 5:30 crew.

Date: Saturday, 08/12/23
AO: #ao_flat_earth
PAX: @Pool Boy @Cheeks @AirPump @BuzzKill @Sparrow @Cottontail @Beaker @The Wet Burrito (respect) @T-Bone (respect) @Banks @Spokes @Cheese (respect) @Tortuga (respect) @Hershey @Stock Boy @Crack @LeMond @Panda Express @Rosetta @Velveeta @Jolly (respect) @Archive @DQ @Da Vinci @8-Track @Gummi Bear @SAGA
FNGs: 0
Q: @SAGA @Tortuga
Total: 27

Conditions: gloom descending but not the temps

WOR: @Tortuga led us in some side-straddle-hops & rotating goof-balls

1 THANG: seventeen played ultimate

OTHER THANG 1: large loop run around Ackerman fieldhouse with two stops for burpees and merkins / rinsed and repeated and depending on winners and losers some more burpees were accomplished

OTHER THANG 2: picking up Benjamins at the corners of the field: 20 burpees…run to next corner, 40 merkins…run & 60 squats…run & 80 LBCs…run & 20 burpees

OTHER THANG 3: Are we there yet? Race to Little Baby Hoffa and prizes on top included 20 merkins from @BuzzKill & 20 declining dying cockroaches (2 is 1) from @ Sparrow

OTHER THANG 4: run around Little Baby Hoffa and spring up the straight away w/5 burpees on top…do it again w/10 merkins on top…do it again w/15 squats on top…lung back down to recover

OTHER THANG 5: mosey back to flag and begin run on large loop…went part way and sprinted back

MARY: BBSU

ANNOUNCEMENTS: #2nd-F event this afternoon/evening @Banks’s house

COT: thanksgiving for this PAX and our times together

MOLESKIN: Facilitate God’s promises into practices.

A good posse road off into the sunrise to stop for some peaches @The Wet Burrito’s house and make it to Mastodon in time for the afternoon show!