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6 brave PAX souls entered. Shiplap, Gummi Bear, Katniss, Captain Crunch, Archive and Dovetail. After a quick trail check up we were off.

Warm Up:

Motivators x7
Mountain Men Popper x10

Thang:

Round One:
One set: x20 Squats, x10 each arm ruck snatch, x20 Merkins, 30 second full plank
Ruck shuffle 3/4 mile around outer loop to north parking lot.
Two set: x20 Squats, x10 each arm ruck snatch, x20 Merkins, 30 second full plank
Ruck shuffle to base of Mt. Doom

Round Two:
Break out to two teams of 3 each.
Man 1 bear crawls up hill and bernie sanders down while the other team members complete burpees and ruck swing. Rotate once the running teammate returns to the bottom of the hill.

Ruck shuffle back to CoT:

TAPS to a good week as we commute to and from our places of employment. Prayers for @Archive as he is hiring for a replacement position, may the previously employed exit in a graceful manner.

Moleskin:
So happy to be back at it with everyone as I’ve missed the comradery and accountability you all provide. With a few grumbles during the explanation portion of the exercises, I’m sure to have provided a memorable first Q.

It was a down right cold morning at AO Mastodon where 5 determined PAX came together to show Mother Nature she shall not stop them from working out for coffee!! PAX in attendance included: Archive, Captain Crunch, Katniss, Ship Lap, and TBTF.

WoR: We did a quick round of 7 Motivators to get the bodies moving and then moseyed to the high school football field with a football in tow.

Thang:

We started out with the “Grid Iron L-B-C” routine (just made it up it’s not official; L-B-C in this context stands for Lunge-Burpee-Crawl). The PAX stood in one endzone. One person threw the football as far down the field as they could. The entire PAX lunged to the football and did 5 burpees. From there the same person who threw the ball now kicked the ball as far as he could and the PAX bear crawled to the ball. From there the PAX high kneed to the other end zone. We did 5 rounds of this (1 round per HIM).

Next we did a modified Bruce Lee routine to torture ourselves and theoretically work on core strength (I haven’t seen gainz). We did 6 exercises in a super set for 30 seconds each (3 minutes total for the non-math majors). We did 2 rounds of this. The exercises were: American Hammers, Leg Raises, LBCs, Heel Touches, Crunchy Frog, and 100s). This is heavily modified/reduced version of the official (per the F3 exercise list; check it out it is rediculous)

We then did field sprints as a PAX. We could not see the lines (field was covered in fluffy snow) so we used benches around mid-field on the sidelines as a reference. Starting in the end zone we sprinted to the first bench (about 30-40 yards) and Bernie Sanders back to the starting point, then sprinted to the second bench (about 60-80 yards) and Bernie Sanders back to the starting point, then sprinted to the opposing end zone.

We had a little time left before we needed to make our way back to the AO so we did a lunge caterpillar where the PAX formed a single file line holding lunge position until the last person lunged to the front. We also implemented the football in the routine by the last guy in the line throws to the front of the line and the football is then handed back through the line of PAX to end up back at the end of the line. If the ball gets dropped at any point there is a penalty burpee to be done. We didnt drop it all the way across the field!!!!

We then moseyed back to AO throwing the football around amongst the PAX. The penalty burpee rule was still in effect and we definitly did more than a few burpees on the trip back to the AO however Katniss had an epic catch diving into a snowbank (pretty sure he could go pro if he had Sundays free).

CoT

TAPS to those traveling to be safe and enjoy their time away, to Noodles/other PAX fighting illness, etc to feel better and take care of themselves, thankful for the good prognosis on Archive leg, and there may have been another I forgot.

Shiplap, Gummibear, hotbox, banks, TBTF, Katniss, Archive, & Captain Crunch posted on a beautiful snowy morning. We broke off in pairs and did the following workout that was modified from one found online:

Warm Up: The “Beginner” 300 Workout 

• Bodyweight Rows – 15 reps
• Bodyweight Squats – 25 reps
• Pushups – 15 reps
• Jumping Jacks- 50 reps
• Mountain Climbers – 20 reps
• Close-Grip Pushups – 10 reps
• Bodyweight Rows – 15 reps

THANG:

Run one outer loop. 

The “Original” 300 Workout

• Pull-ups- 25 reps 
• Coupon Deadlifts -100 reps 
• Push-ups- 50 reps
• Box Jumps – 100 reps
• Coupon Floor Wipers –  75
• Coupon Clean-and-Press 75 reps
• Pull-ups – 25 reps

All of us completed the floor wipers and were working on clean & presses when time expired. Some had to go to their greater callings, while others as able stayed to finish.

NOR/COT: Prayers for Banks and Hotbox as they travel. Prayers for healing for Archive’s calf. Prayers for Noodles as he is sick.

Moleskin: It felt so good to be outside in the snow on this beautiful morning. I am very thankful for this group as there is something so rejuvenating about being outside, and I would not be outside working this hard at 5:30am without this group of men. Also very thankful for God’s creation of the beautiful AO. In addition to this, it is very encouraging having 8 paxs post on a thursday morning. It was not six months ago, that we would have only 5 paxs at most, posting on a Thursday. To have 8 post on a morning where the streets have not even been cleared yet by the plows is terrific.

7 PAX for a slow day at AO Mastodon. Archive, Banks, Captain Crunch, Noodles, Too Big to Fail, Shiplap, and coming in hot- Gummi Bear.

Ruck out of parking lot- short warmup under the street light- 15x SSHs, Karaoke, Bernie.

Ruck to Lawson Field-
Thang 1: Split into two teams.
Team 1- 10x 4 count squats
Team 2- Full lunges (knee touches the ground)
Repeato until PAX has crossed the field.

Ruck to Tot Lot- 2 rounds of:
10x Derkins on swings with Knees to Chest
10x Squats
10x Dips

Shuffle back to startex.

Prayers for rest (Noodles + the rest of us), concentration and motivation for a good week at work (AMEN).

It was a rather windy (19MPH winds I believe) day. Four paxs: (Captain Crunch, Katniss, Banks, and Gummi Bear met in the gloom.) 

Warm up: 

Cross Country Skiers I/C (25)

Abe Vigodas I/C (14)

Squats I/C (25) – hold for a stretch. 

Jog to get coupons and drop off at station 3, and jog the course. 

THANG

25 Minutes AMRAP (Complete the following course as many times as possible, running in between stations). 

Station 1 (northside pool entrance): 

One legged hops (hop up & down stairs on one leg, twice)

10 bouncing betties 

20 jump squats 

25 leg spreaders 

Station 2 (playground area): 

10 aussie pull ups 

Station 3 (tennis court parking lot area):

15 hodors

15 coupon swings

Station 4 (pull up bars): 

5 pull ups 

Time ran out when all paxs were still finishing up set number 3. But we all finished out the third set: time of about 27 minutes.  

NOR/COT: Prayers for a strong week, for God to heal Archive and his family, and  strength for Noodles. 
Moleskin: It was a great turn out of four of us on our first official Tuesday, and a very encouraging start! Thanks guys for showing up. This workout was also a bit more running than we have done in some time, and was really run focused, with the intent being to  have us moving the entire time to stay warm and get some good winter cardio.

It was a beautiful brisk January morning for 9 PAX to convene for a solid mid-week workout. Captain Crunch, Archive, Noodles, Dove Tail, Gummi Bear, Hotbox, Ship Lap, and TBTF were in attendance.

WoR: We started with Motivators (x7), Windmills (x15), and a moderate pace job where we ran forward, side shuffle right, backpeddled, and side shuffled left until we got to the swimming pool parking lot were we proceeded to the “Thang”

The Thang: The Thang which shall be called “The Thunderdome” in leiu of me being able to think of a better name for it consisted of the PAX forming a large circle on one end of the parking lot. We did a round of 7 exercises (Burpees x10, Ground Zero Jumps x 25, Merkins x25, Squats x25, Mountain Climbers x25, Lunges x25, Side Shuffle Hops x100) as fast as possible. The first PAX done with any of the exercises in the routine counted to 10 while doing jump knee tucks. At the count of 10 all PAX stopped the current exercise to move to the next in the round. After working through all 7 exercises the PAX ran to the other side of the parking lot to do 20 Imperial Walkers and slow jogged back to the “Thunderdome”. We did this 4 times to get to approximatly 1,000 reps total in about 30 minutes. It was an impressive showing by all!! We then jogged back to the flag intermittently switching from standard jog to side shuffle right to back peddle to side shuffle left.

CoT: I waited a few days to post so I am not sure I remember everyones prayer requests but we are praying for Dove Tail’s successful completion of his final Architecture exam, positive willpower around food for Noodles (and really all of us as that is a struggle for me as well), Our families and Ms who make so much possible, and the group in general who drive each other to become a HIM.