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Ship Lap, Gummi Bear, Da Vinci (FNG), and TBTF posted for ruck club after a long relaxing weekend.
WoR

• Motivators x5
• Slow Ruck Merkings x10
• Arms circles (forward/backwards) and claps (overhead/front) x25 each motion

Thang:

• We rucked about a mile to the Lincoln Marsh Prairie Patch (it’s a park)
• We found a log and did 25 Ruck Derkins, 25 Split Squats (per leg), and then carried our rucks over our heads for a small loop that is at the park (guessing baout 1/8th mile), we then did 5 Ruck-pees (Blockpees with a ruck)
• We then rucked back to the AO (about a mile) working up to shuffle towards he end as we were over time a bit

CoT

• Praying for general health and wellness of the PAX and community as we all progress through the current pandemic and start to branch out and reintegrate aspects of life back in to our routines (ie day care, etc).

Welcome Da Vinci to AO Mastodon!! We are happy you are here and excited to get to know you. If you haven’t had a chance to meet the “FNG” be sure to reach out and say hi.

Archive, Captain Crunch, TBTF, Noodles, Sparrow, Katniss, and Gummibear all posted.

The Thang:

Split into twos of two/three with those of like run speed. Each Team was given the following instructions to be completed in order as a team:

Run to the coupons: Each knock out 50 goblet squats. 

Run to the pull up Bars: Each knock out 50 toes to bar.  

Run to the World War I monument at North Side Park: Each knock out 25 hand release merkins and 25 air squats. 

Run to Memorial Park: Each knock out 25 hand release merkins and 25 air squats.

Run to Adams Park: Each knock out 25 hand release merkins and 25 air squats.

Run to the World War I monument at North side: Each knock out 25 hand release merkins and 25 air squats. 

Run to the coupons:  Each knock out 50 goblet squats. 

Run to the pull up Bars: Each knock out 50 toes to bar.

Meet at the flag.

NOR/COT/ Coffeteria for some.

6 PAX for a hot hot hot beatdown.

WOR- 7x Motivators, Static Stretches. Pick up Coupons

Thangs- Split into 2 teams: Team TBTKatbox (Too Big to Fail, Katness, Hotbox), Sharnks (Shiplap, Archive, Banks)

Round 1- 1 point each for winning a round.

First to 150 total reps as a team and run to next lamppost (winner): Curls (Sharnks), Clean and Press (Sharnks), Squats (Sharnks), Blockees (Sharnks)

Round 2- 4 points for winning the round. THE FLOOR IS LAVA: work as a team to traverse from one lamppost to the next without touching feet to the ground. Hands and coupons can touch. Winner of round was Sharnks with a last minute push.

Round 3- Blue Falcon: Team TBTKatbox picks reps and exercise. First team to complete and make it to next lamppost gets 2 points: Merkins (TBTKatbox), OH Press? (TBTKatbox), BBSitups? (Sharnks), Run w/ Coupon to top of Hoffa (Sharnks)

Race to the top of Hoffa was a definite highlight: TBTF took off like a rocket but slowed when he hit the hill. Banks’ slow but steady closed it out.

Mary- 8 points for team for holding boat/canoe the longest. Won by yours truly QIC. Hotbox said it looked like I could have held boat all day, it didn’t feel that way to me. I’ll take the compliment.

TBTKatbox: 4 points Sharnks: 18 points.

Gotta say the points don’t look close but TClaps out to everybody for pushing each other. It did not feel like there were any rounds off for either team.

COR NOR- Blessing for travels and for Sparrow’s trip to Wisconsin.

6/20/2020 –

WoR:

Thang:

The concept was that I created a list of the PAX in attendance and then we would do an exercise that I thought of when I thought of that PAX. The rep count would be the PAX age and the reps would be the PAX number of kids (keeping with the Fathers Day theming). In reality I couldn’t remember everyone’s age so we just did 35 reps for everyone (or “rep equivalents” where 35 reps didn’t work out or wouldn’t be reasonable). Most importantly after we completed the exercise the PAX that was the motivation for the exercise completed was responsible for sharing a “dad joke” to the PAX so we can all build up our “dad jokes” arsenal.

Rountine:

• 1 – Crunch – Dan Taylors
• 2 – Banks – Burpees – 35 reps, 1 set
• 3 – Noodles – Zombie Crawl up Hoffa (way harder than I remember) – there was some solid Halloween Q mumble chatter on the way up; Boo-urpee for the 6 at the top
• 4 – Katniss – Star Jumps – we crowd sourced this one and got to the total rep count as a group
• 5 – Archive – Coupon Squats – 35 reps, 2 sets + 15 reps in cadence (for the one on the way!)
• 6 – TBTF – Rock Around The Block (10/10/10/5, only 1 set due to time)
• 7 – HotBox – Coupon Back Rows (35 reps, 2 sets; cu short for time)

We returned the coupons and moseyed to the flag

CoR – Captain Crunch, Banks, Archive, Katniss, TBTF, HotBox, Noodles

CoT – prayers for Captain Crunch and family for safe travels to Pittsburgh as well as for all the Fathers to enjoy the weekend

Beautiful Monday morning. Great day for a Ruck. 3 PAX weathered thru the Father’s Day festivities. Here’s the breakdown:

WoR:

Motivators x5, Abe Vigodas x15

Thang #1 – Started rucking down the AO eventually alternating between shuffles. PAX stopped along the way to do the following:

Shoulder Taps – x15 in cadence

Merkins – x25 OYO

Ruck drags – x25 OYO

Rinse and repeat for a total of 5 stops.

Thang #2 – Rucked over to the trail part in front of Hoffa and did the following:

Squats – x25 (no ruck)

Bear Crawl dragging Ruck to base of Hoffa

Crawl Bear pulling Ruck up Hoffa

Flutter Kicks (top of Hoffa) – x50

Rinse & Repeat.

Completed 1 1/2 round, ending with Bear Crawl to base of Hoffa for time. Hold side plank for 6.

MoM:

Superman – hold until Q halts

Arm Circles – until Q halts

Seal Claps – until Q halts

CoR: Banks, Shiplap, Noodles (Q)

CoT: Prayers for a good work week. Chatter of the day was a reflection on Father’s Day celebrations, traveling and adjusting to the reopening of other states, Wisconsin, and anticipating the reopening of Illinois. Prayers so that God reveal his plan to us regarding COVID-19 and to give us a glimpse of positivity in adjusting to a new normal here in Illinois.

It’s starting to feel a lot like early summer. Bright and early morning with the sun peeking it’s head right as 8 PAX prepared for a workout led by Noodles.

WoR:
Motivators – x7
Abe Vigodas – x15 on cadence
Ballerina Toe Squats – x15 on cadence

Mosey over by main entrance of the park and around the baseball field and over to grab our Coupons!

Thang 1 – Hoffa Circuit – Start at base of trail w/
Bench Press x200
Bear & Block to Hoffa base
Sprint up w/ Coupon
LBCs x200 at the top of Hoffa
Rinse & Repeat – reps down by 50.

Managed to do perform 4 rounds.

MoM: Watch TV (Hold plank)

NoR: Banks, Captain Crunch, Archive, Shiplap, Katniss, Sparrow, Noodles (QIC)

CoT: Prayers for Gummi Bear and birth of his baby girl. That he may continue to be a supporting husband and father. Prayers for Archive and positive results of pregnancy ultrasound, That he may also continue to be a supporting husband and father for the duration of his M’s pregnancy.

5 PAX for a surprise ruck day workout. Archive QIC, Banks, Captain Crunch, Gummi Bear, Shiplap.

WOR- 6x Motivators

The Thang: Base Camp
5 stations- complete reps then shuffle between each station (stations should be 25 yards apart), in person each PAX should call out at a safe distance for other PAX to move to the next station.Stations:
12x Burpees (ruck on)
24x Merkins (ruck on)
48x LBCs (ruck overhead)
Hold Reverse Plank (90 seconds or until relieved)
Getups

Repeato for 35 minutes.Finish with Boat/Canoe

No big Moleskine for this one: it was very wet and uncomfortable. So thankful for the PAX to keep pushing me forward.