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ao_dark_room Throwing your weight around

Date: 2025-06-19
AO: ao_dark_room
Q: LeMond
PAX: Manhole, Lakers, Tortuga, Beaker, Banks, Framed, Noodles, Jolly, Flower Boy, Milk Carton FNGs: 1 Milk Carton
COUNT: 11
– Warmorama:
– SSHs
– Abe Vigodas
– Imperial Walkers
– Side lunges, slow count
– Full batwings
– Cardio Thang:
– Suicides on the field.
– 4 trips out and back.
– At each stopping point, turn around and do 20 2-ct mountain climbers before running back. – The Thang: Partner Up
– – Partner A : Farmer carry 2 coupons across field to light post, completes 3 Burpees & Farmer carries back. – – Partner B – Monkey Humpers until PA returns – swap
– – Plank for 6
– – Partner A : Farmer carry 2 coupons to sidewalk, completes 3 Burpees & Farmer carries back. – – Partner B – Sumo Squats until PA returns – swap
– – Plank for 6
– – Partner A : Farmer carry 2 coupons to sidewalk, completes 3 Burpees & Farmer carries back. – – Partner B – Reverse Lunge until PA returns – swap
– – Plank for 6
– – Partner A : Rifle carry coupon to sidewalk, completes 3 Burpees & Rifle carries back. – – Partner B – Curls until PA returns – swap
– – Plank for 6
– – Partner A : Rifle carry coupon to sidewalk, completes 3 Burpees & Rifle carries back. – – Partner B – Overhead Press until PA returns – swap
– – Plank for 6
– – Rinse & Repeat entire sequence
– Thang 2: 7s at Hacksaw Ridge, the short side
– 1 Leg Lift, 6 merkins.
– Bernie Sanders up to the top, bear crawl down.
– Moleskin: good posture
– Genesis 1:27: “So God created man in his own image, in the image of God he created him; male and female he created them.”
– Good posture is when your ears are aligned evenly over your shoulders. Your shoulders should be back and relaxed. – Stand up straight because you were created in God’s image. – Framed brought an FNG whom we named Milk Carton.

Tags: ao_dark_room, Manhole, Lakers, Tortuga, Beaker, Banks, Framed, Noodles, Jolly, Flower Boy, Milk Carton

ao_flat_earth Ultimate Frisbee

Date: 2025-06-27
AO: ao_flat_earth
Q: Tortuga
PAX: Banks, Shiplap, T.B., DQ, Cheese, Candyland, Bloomer, White Noise, BigBlue, Fiona, Stump, Wagyu, Panda Express, Jolly, Cheeks, Oompa, Swish, LeMond, Jack FNGs: None
COUNT: 19
WOR: yes

The Thang: 10 v 9, then two fields: 5v5 and 4v5

Moleskine: on a scale of one to ten, how confident are you that you would go to heaven if you died in this parking lot this morning? One being a surely not, ten being without a doubt.

Think about it.

If your number is one through nine, you think it has something to do with you. You think you can earn or lose your salvation. You can’t.
Ephesians 2:8+9 says “For by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God, not a result of works, so that no one may boast.”
Friends, if you have placed your faith in Jesus, you are a TEN! Trust the promises of God.

COT: prayers for Sparrow’s unborn daughter that her heartbeat would be present at Saturday’s appointment, BigBlue’s rehab

Tags: ao_flat_earth, Banks, Shiplap, T.B., DQ, Cheese, Candyland, Bloomer, White Noise, BigBlue, Fiona, Stump, Wagyu, Panda Express, Jolly, Cheeks, Oompa, Swish, LeMond, Jack

ao_ground_zero Go East, Young Men (Respect, too)

Date: 2025-06-27
AO: ao_ground_zero
Q: Mr Roboto
PAX: Stock boy, Panhandle, Crack, T-bone, Dr. Phil, Hancock, Noodles, Cottontail, Katniss, Ankles, Pool Boy FNGs: None
COUNT: 12
WOR:
Good Mornings x15, OYO
Tappy Taps x15
Abe Vigodas x10
Stretch, OYO

The Thang:
7 ran, 5 rucked east

Moleskine:
Been reading Cultish: The Language of Fanaticism. It’s not interested in feeding that intrigue with cults so much as examining how language is used to create community, sometimes a cult.

What stood out to me early on was a Harvard Divinity School study that “named SoulCycle and CrosFit among the groups giving America’s youth a modern religious identity.” One person said “We need to feel connected to something, like we’re out on earth for a reason other than just dying. At SoulCycle, for forty-five minutes, I feel that.”

We all crave purpose and an identity. What is filling those needs for you?

COT:
Panhandle pastor, Pool Boy daughter, Mr Roboto health and home repair issue

Tags: ao_ground_zero, Stock boy, Panhandle, Crack, T-bone, Dr. Phil, Hancock, Noodles, Cottontail, Katniss, Ankles, Pool Boy

ao_dark_room Get your sweat on

Date: 2025-06-26
AO: ao_dark_room
Q: Manhole
PAX: Beaker, Lakers, Toto, Tortuga, Crack, LeMond, Manhole
FNGs: None
COUNT: 7
WOR: yep

The Thang: 1/2 mile loop, exercise at corners, 2 laps

Moleskine: 100/0, you are 100% responsible for your relationships

COT: Crack 2.0 K-pop and life decisions, Beaker M, ending 20 year career, there was another that I apologize I am blanking on

Tags: ao_dark_room, Beaker, Lakers, Toto, Tortuga, Crack, LeMond, Manhole

ao_tar_pit Bern, Baby, Bern!

Date: 2025-06-25
AO: ao_tar_pit
Q: Tortuga
PAX: Dungy, Da Vinci, Panhandle, Big Mac, Stock boy, Katniss FNGs: None
COUNT: 7
WOR: motivators, copperhead merkins, batwings

The Thang: At the base of the big hill,
Every 30 seconds, complete the reps or the hold, increasing reps or time of hold each round to failure.
Once a PAX fails, he Bernies up the hill until the six catches him. The six doesn’t Bernie. Turn around at Main St. Plank with wider hands each round,
Air thrusters,
Partner patty cake (the six did hand release shoulder taps instead), Al Gore 15 seconds, adding 2 seconds each round,
Partner bbsu, pairs sit toe to toe, cross hand slap on the up

Stretching

Moleskine: on a scale of one to ten, how confident are you that you would go to heaven if you died in this parking lot this morning? One being a surely not, ten being without a doubt.

Think about it.

If your number is one through nine, you think it has something to do with you. You think you can earn or lose your salvation. You can’t.
Ephesians 2:8+9 says “For by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God, not a result of works, so that no one may boast.”
Friends, if you have placed your faith in Jesus, you are a TEN! Trust the promises of God.

COT: Dungy’s son turns 35 today, war torn countries.

Tags: ao_tar_pit, Dungy, Da Vinci, Panhandle, Big Mac, Stock boy, Katniss

ao_mastodon Heading Down South…

Date: 2025-06-24
AO: ao_mastodon
Q: Lakers
PAX: LeMond, Mr Roboto, Da Vinci, Panhandle, SAGA, Ankles, Stock boy, Flower Boy FNGs: None
COUNT: 9
WOR:
SSH
Arm Circles
Tappy Taps
Various Leg stretches that let to much groaning

The Thang:
25 reps of all exercises, in cadence (2:1)

Suicides across four tennis courts

– Lying side leg raise, a.k.a. Jane Fondas
– Side lying outward knee kick, aka Donkey Down
– Single leg pickle pointer, flapjack

Suicides

– Pickle pointers
– Mountain man pooper
– Alternating Donkey Kicks

Suicides

– Freddie Mercury
– Walking lunge
– Backwards run

Suicides

– Quick feet
– Calf raises
– Cocoons
– Side jackknife

Suicides

– Hip lift on the side, flapjack
– Heel touch, a.k.a. window wipers
– Little baby crunches

Cool down

Moleskine: From Q Source, Q3.12: Courageous men are needed in community. We are not just facing our own fears, but the fears of those around us. HIMs will stand tall in the chaos and say this is the way forward, follow me.

COT: Panhandle’s friend- brain surgery, Mr Roboto’s mom – health

Coffee was enjoyed!

Tags: ao_mastodon, LeMond, Mr Roboto, Da Vinci, Panhandle, SAGA, Ankles, Stock boy, Flower Boy

downrange Downrange at F3 Hodag

Date: 2025-06-24
AO: downrange
Q: Beaker
PAX: Beaker, Buttons, Marshall, Saggin’, Bam Bam
FNGs: None
COUNT: 1
WOR: Stretching and a lap

The Thang:
Coupon exercises, 20 yd sprint, body weight exercises, sprint back. repeat.

Coupon jump squats and jump squats (x4)
Weighted lunges and Bonnie Blairs (x3)
Thrusters and Monkey Humpers (x2)
100 yd sprint
Thrusters and Monkey Humpers (x2)
Weighted lunges and Bonnie Blairs (x1)

Caeleb Dressel’s golden abs
20 toe touches
20 heal touches
20 flat crunches
10 leg lifts
20 4-ct flutters

repeat with 15 of each (still 10 leg lifts)
repeat with 10 of each
repeat with 5 of each (still 10 leg lifts) and 20 streamline flutters

Moleskine:
Watch you tongue.

COT:

Tags: downrange, Beaker, Buttons, Marshall, Saggin’, Bam Bam

ao_flat_earth Ultimate

Date: 2025-06-24
AO: ao_flat_earth
Q: Shiplap
PAX: Big Mac, BigBlue, Bloomer, Cheese, DQ, Oompa, Shiplap, TBTF, Jack, Jolly FNGs: None
COUNT: 10
WOR: SSH, down and back on your own

The Thang: 5v5

Moleskine: focus on the daily habits and not the results

COT: T-bone pastor, BigBlue finger

Tags: ao_flat_earth, Big Mac, BigBlue, Bloomer, Cheese, DQ, Oompa, Shiplap, TBTF, Jack, Jolly

ao_dark_room The Worst Mile Ever w/ Coupon

Date: 2025-06-24
AO: ao_dark_room
Q: Noodles
PAX: Manhole, Framed, Crack, Toto, Noodles, 0
FNGs: 1 0
COUNT: 5
WOR: Motivators x7, Batwings x15, Runners’ Stretch, Arm Flutters x15

The Thang:

Coupon Pulls x25
Lap 1 – Broad Jump Burpees
Coupon Pulls x20
Lap 2 – Lunges
Coupon Pulls x15
Lap 3 – Bear Crawl
Coupon Pulls x 10
Lap 4 – Run

Moleskine: Isaiah 43:18-19, ““Forget the former things; do not dwell on the past. See, I am doing a new thing! Now it springs up; do you not perceive it? I am making a way in the wilderness and streams to in the wasteland.”

When you are at a low point, God does not forget about you. He continues to sharpen you and provide for you. Even when you don’t see it.

COT: Thanks for the beautiful morning and for the energy and motivation to get up and do the easy thing. Prayers for our nation so that God brings forth a sense of unity. For God to provide our leadership with clarity and positive guidance.

Tags: ao_dark_room, Manhole, Framed, Crack, Toto, Noodles, 0

ao_tar_pit Young At Heart

Date: 2025-06-23
AO: ao_tar_pit
Q: Panhandle
PAX: T-bone, Tortuga, Jolly, Panhandle
FNGs: None
COUNT: 4
WOR: SSHs, good mornings (10), abe vigodas, arm circles

The Thang:

1. Chase. PAX pair up with one farmer carrying coupons while the other does 10 BBSs, 15 merkins, 20 squats. Go around the lake.

2. Five Alive: jump squats, hand-release merkins, leg lifts, hand-release merkins, bonnie blairs.

3. Station Circle: bent-over rows, BBSs, curls – timer was blockees.

Moleskine: in Christian theology, Hope is not the same thing as optimism or wishing for a good outcome. It is, rather, the recognition that things have already been accomplished.

COT: the pastor who married us (Bill Choate) is having brain surgery today for a tumor that has impaired his ability to read and write; wars in the middle east and Ukraine (and elsewhere).

Tags: ao_tar_pit, T-bone, Tortuga, Jolly, Panhandle