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The heavens declare the glory of God and the sky above proclaims his handiwork.” ~ Psalm 19:1

WoR:We entered the gloom with a rousing call to a beatdown via this PLAYLIST: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Isic2Z2e2xs which carried the following constellation of 14 PAX into orbit: Sparrow, Archive, Da Vinci, Bloomer, Tortuga (RESPECT), Beaker, Hotbox, Banks, Cookies, Babe, Panhandle, Jolly, Katniss, SAGA (Q)

1. 7 Motivators
2. 10 Squats – 3 count
3. Tappy-Taps
4. Sun Gods – 3 count
5. 5 Half-Moon Push-Up – OYO

Thang 1: Mosey – orbit to the “asteroid belt” – halfway we paused for 5 half-moon pushups on an asteroid.

“I don’t want a minute of easy happiness until this earth knows that God is alive! We must bow down before the living God and weep aloud for having killed him up to now. We are born for trouble, born for battle. Shame on us Christians who are always wanting to have it nice and soft, with a bit of God in our lives!…God calls out to us, “Share in my business!” and we are fooling ourselves unless we do this.” – Christoph Friedrich Blumhardt

Thang 2: Shooting Comet – 100 yard dash on road in triads — there and back

Thang 3: Asteroid Belt

1. 10 Half-Moon Pushups
2. 10 Dips
3. 10 Derkins

Thang 4: Death Star (modified) – 5 stations out in shape of star. Run to each point of the star and perform 30 merkins at each, for a total of 150. – ended with star jumps. At this point we had made it to Jupiter and gave thanks for Hotbox and his M (who walked down the aisle to this song in the suite).

Thang 5: Ursa Minor aka Little Bear, aka Little Dipper (Bear Crawl 360) – i.e. bear crawl while spinning.

Thang 6: Ursa Major aka Big Bear, aka Big Dipper – Bear crawl for 14 and then burpee into a star jump (in honor of Polaris in the ursa minor constellation).

Thang 7: Moon Gods – Start in side plank on elbow and edge of lower foot. Bring top foot into the air as high as comfortable and move in circular pattern. Switch sides and repeat!

Thang 8: Mosey to Manrise (x3) – threw in some burpees cause they are fun.

Mary: Heels to Heaven – heels up at 90 degrees. Count cadence lowering the heels down to 6 inches, then thrust them back up to 90 degrees bringing your 6 off the pavement, thus shooting your heels to heaven.

ENDED ON URANUS – which is funny!

CoT w/prayers for our M’s & a closing Moleskin:

O extravagant God,
in this ripening, red-tinged [spring] autumn,
waken in me a sense of joy
in just being alive,
joy for nothing in general
except everything in particular;
joy in sun and rain
mating with earth to birth a harvest;
joy in soft light
through shyly disrobing trees;
joy in acolyte moon
setting halos around processing clouds;
joy in the beating of a thousand wings
mysteriously knowing which way is warm;
joy in wagging tails and kids’ smiles
and in this spunky old city;
joy in the taste of bread and wine,
the smell of dawn,
a touch,
a song,
a presence;
joy in having what I cannot live without —
other people to hold and cry and laugh with
joy in love,
in you;
and that all at first and last
is grace.

—Ted Loder, Guerrillas of Grace

16 Pax showed up on the last (hopefully) cold morning of the winter for a redux of Catniss’s Frenemies beatdown.

WOR: Goofballs, Slow Tappy Taps, Michael Phelps, Windmills, 10 Slow perfect form Squats – Mosey to start – all to Glen Campbells Rhinestone Cowboy.

The Thang:

You and your partner are both friends and enemies – aka FRENEMIES – today:

You are enemies because: Each round you’ll face off against your partner in a race to finish the assigned exercise.

Each round…
One partner will complete a high rep count of an exercise, while the other partner does a mix of cardio and lower reps. The partner who finishes first wins. Then you’ll switch and repeat. 
That set (i.e. 2 cycles) = a single round.  

Round 1:
Partner A: Does 50 burpees
Partner B: Runs to poolhouse, does 12 burpees, and runs back
-Flip and repeat-

Round 2:
Partner A: Does 100 Merkins
Partner B: Runs to poolhouse, does 25 Merkins, and runs back
-Flip and repeat-

Round 3:
Partner A: Does 50 coupon kettle bell swings
Partner B: Does 20 Murder Bunnies out (away from partner) and back (return to partner)
-Flip and repeat-

Round 4:
Partner A: Does 50 Thrusters w/ coupon
Partner B: Runs to poolhouse, does 20 squats, and runs back
-Flip and repeat-

Round 5:
Partner A: Does 100 Big Boy Situps
Partner B: Runs to poolhouse, does 25 Big Boy Situps, and runs back
-Flip and repeat-

Round 6:
Partner A: Does 15 Blockees
Partner B: Runs to poolhouse and runs back
-Flip and repeat-

NOR: Tortuga, Big Mac, Panhandle, Cap’n Crunch, Jolly, Beaker, Sparrow, DaVinci, Katniss, Bloomer, Crack, Cookies, Banks, Saga, Shiplap, T-Bone (Q)

COT: Encouragement to step outside our comfort zone to read things that we may not agree with and to put ourselves in other people’s shoes and not just seek confirmation bias in our intellectual, spiritual and social pursuits.

Nice day for an early concurrent Ruck/Run club. Started with WoR then split into Run/Ruck groups. Good start and good finish. I was a bit puzzled by the John Doe that joined out he group at NoR, courtesy of @Sparrow as reported by the unidentified John Doe. Perhaps it worth mentioning to prospects that it’s good to show at the start of a workout. Of course, I am just kidding @Sparrow. We welcomed the John Doe and invited him to join us at a future beatdown!

WoR: Good mornings, Tappy Taps, R/L/C stretch, Squat stretch

Thang #1 – PAX started on West and rucked Front St. Garage. PAX started with the following at the bottom of the garage:

25 Merkins

PAX then moseyed and ascended to top of garage and performed:

Squats – x25

Time did not allow for much else. Moseyed back to AO Mastodon. We covered some distance and were light on the PT today.

NoR: @Jolly, @Sparrow, @Cookies, @Tortuga, @Banks, @Shiplap, @BigMac, @Babe @Noodles

CoT: Praise for @Cookies’ start in his new job position. Prayers for @BigMac’s co-worker undergoing surgery. Continued prayers for @Bloomer.

YHC showed up to Tar Pit at the normal 5:15 in preparation for a beatdown to remember. In all honesty, I was a little nervous for the workout myself. I have been reminiscing about my 17 years playing football and 10 years coaching and wanted to deliver a beatdown that reminded me of the workout I never thought I would miss.

WOR: SSH x 20, Picking Daiseys – Middle, Right, Left, Right Quad, Left Quad, Right Tricep, Left Tricep, Michael Phelps – all while listing to song #1

The Thang – Partner #1 completed the exercise while partner #2 ran the ramp of the gerbil wheel. After the partner running got back the pair swapped. They would do this until a song ended. Once the next song started they began a new exercise. Reps were not counted, and based on the mumble chatter this was welcoming

Blockees
Durkins
Standing Tricep
Bonnie Blairs
1 Arm Rows
Coupon Squats
BBSU w/ coupon
Burpees
Skull Crushers
Upright Rows|
OH Press

We finished the workout right on time and ran 29-30 hills. It was nice to see the PAX challenge each other and sprint 80% of the hills. We all got better pushing each other

6MOM: Bicycles IC – the Q switched up the tempo to keep the PAX honest

NOR: Shiplap (Q), Beaker, Hotbox, Saga, Tortuga, BigMac, Jolly, Katniss, Panhandle, Gummi Bear

10 PAX (plus one four-legged companion) posted on a clear, crisp morning for Run Club.

Warm-o-Rama: Stretch OYO while the last few PAX arrived. Jog south along Carlton towards Childs St.

Thang: Childs St. Hill – PAX separated into several groups running at different paces. We ran west along Childs to Woodlawn, then turned around and went back up the hill to Carlton. While not steep, the hill provided a good workout. YHC took the lead (surprisingly) and the group completed 5 laps.
Total mileage ~ 4.5mi

Name-o-Rama: Jolly, Shiplap, Gummi Bear, Tortuga (respect), Shamu, Katniss, T-Bone (respect), Noodles, Da Vinci, Crack (Q), Dooley Dog.

CoT: Prayers for Bloomer’s son, Jazz Hands’ friend Brian, Gummi Bear’s mom, Noodles mother-in-law, Da Vinci’s church

17 Paxs showed up this mourning for the VQ.

WOR: Abe Vigoda, Michael Phelps, Goof Balls, and tappy taps.

Thang 1

Bataan Death March around the big loop. The snow was frozen and so we decided to take a detour on the road. The detour was longer then expect however. No one died even though it was close a couple times.

Thang 2

At the Base of Hoffa. 50 squats, run up Hoffa, 100 LBCs, 50 Merkins, run up Hoffa, 100 Flutter-kicks, 50 lunges, run up Hoffa, 100 American Hammers, and repeat. we ran out of time after about 1.5 loops.

COT:

Prayers for Push ups and memorizations this month. Prayer for Dan and that we can all be content and grateful. Prayer for Brain who got hit by a car. Prayer for Bloomer and his family. Prayer for SAGA’s M.