Category: Uncategorized

Date: 2025-04-18
AO: ao_ground_zero
Q: Da Vinci
PAX: Dumpster, Ankles, T-bone, Panhandle, SAGA, Stock boy, Beaker, Falsetto, Portage, Mr Roboto, The wet burrito, Da Vinci FNGs: None
COUNT: 12
WOR: Side straddle hops followed by Abe Vagodas that morphed into Windmills

The Thang: Silent ruck with Stations of the Cross read during squat hold. There is chatter next year about a FIA Stations of the Cross convergence. Stay tuned!

Moleskine: From Curt Thompson’s book The Soul of Shame: “Like shame, recent sociological research about the place and function of vulnerability affirms what the biblical narrative has for over four millennia been telling us about humans and God. As we read about the triune God considering the possibility of creating humankind in his image, we get the impression God knows that inviting humans to join him in this joyful life on earth would necessarily mean that God was setting himself up for a rough go of it. God put himself in harms way simply by making us. The act of creation was one of vulnerability, and act in which God was open to wounding…. (p. 121-122).

COT: Silence

Tags: ao_ground_zero, Dumpster, Ankles, T-bone, Panhandle, SAGA, Stock boy, Beaker, Falsetto, Portage, Mr Roboto, The wet burrito, Da Vinci

Date: 2025-04-17
AO: ao_mastodon
Q: DQ
PAX: Panhandle, Tortuga, Spokes, Big Mac, Jailbreak, Da Vinci, Cheese, Sparrow, Stock boy, TBTF FNGs: None
COUNT: 11
WOR:
– SSH
– Goof balls
– Arm circles
– Abe Vigodas

Thang 1:
Cooties – 5 exercises tabata style. 20s of work / 10s off. Cycle through those exercises 5 times. Exercises were: 1. Pullups
2. Curls
3. Single arm row (R)
4. Single arm row (L)
5. Coupon Swings

Thang 2:
The Shop – 5 exercises tabata style. 20s of work / 10s off. Cycle through those exercises 5 times. Exercises were: 1. Derkins
2. Table presses
3. Dips
4. Upright row
5. Standing tricep extension

Thang 3:
At Hoffa, one round of:
– 100 rep spittoon of WW2 situps
– Murder bunny up Hoffa
– 100 rep spittoon of coupon v-ups
– Rifle carry back down

Moleskine:
Our young families group at church recently hosted a “grandparents panel”, where we connected with and learned about parenting from grandparents within our church. One of the most concrete takeaways for me was to write / communicate a blessing for each of your children. The grandmother who shared that said her husband did that for each of their kids, and it is most impactful memory her kids have of their dad.

Some tips for preparing a blessing for your child (taken from: https://www.focusonthefamily.com/parenting/how-to-bless-your-child/): – Emphasize their value, worth, and gifts
– Provide them a vision of their future
– Remind them you are here to support them along the way

COT:

Tags: ao_mastodon, Panhandle, Tortuga, Spokes, Big Mac, Jailbreak, Da Vinci, Cheese, Sparrow, Stock boy, TBTF

Date: 2025-04-17
AO: ao_dark_room
Q: Beaker
PAX: Framed, Manhole, Lakers, Toto, LeMond, Jolly, Banks, Beaker FNGs: None
COUNT: 8
WOR: SSHs, Abe Vigodas, Good Mornings, Tappy Taps

The Thang:
Scout run the 0.8 mile loop and end at the new giant broga mat, stopping four times to do the following exercises: 25 squats
25 side lunges
25 merkins
25 dips

Starting on one edge of the penalty area body aiming west, PAX performed a clap merkin, rolled to their left along the line until they were face down again and did another clap merkin. PAX repeated this to the center line, rotated 180˚ so that they aimed west and continued to roll south until they reached the end of the penalty area. Plank for the 6.

Broga with Beaker, some standing, some from our knees, some from our back, some mumble chatter and just the right amount of body shaming.

Moleskine: One of my kids books had the line, “I love you freer than the freest kite that has ever flown.” Garbage. It is only because it is bound and restrained that a kite can fly. Do not resent the things that restrain you (namely you M, 2.0s, responsibilities) but use them to truly fly.

Also, if you are wondering if I ranted about this nonsense line to my 2 year olds as I read this book, you don’t know me very well.

COT: Beaker’s M, the PAX

Tags: ao_dark_room, Framed, Manhole, Lakers, Toto, LeMond, Jolly, Banks, Beaker

Date: 2025-04-16
AO: ao_dark_room
Q: LeMond
PAX: Beaker, Jolly, Toto, Crack, DQ, Framed, Manhole, Lakers, Banks, LeMond FNGs: None
COUNT: 10
– Warmorama:
– SSHs
– Abe Vigodas
– Copperhead merkins
– Copperhead squats
– Side leg raises
– Full batwings
– Pre-thang:
– Rocky Balboas
– The thang:
– Two sets of cones, about 60 feet apart from each other. Start at one end. – Murder Bunny to first set of cones. Once there, 10 Big Boys. – Rife carry to second set of cones for 10 thrusters. Hold plank. – Drop coupon and sprint back to starting line
– Mosey back to coupon. Rinse and repeat (starting on opposite side).
– Total of 10 “reps”, totaling 100 Big Boys, 100 Thrusters, about 150 murder bunnies, and about 500 feet of overhead carry, plus 10 sprints. – Q threw some core exercises in after some of the sprints.
– Flutter kicks
– Freddie Mercuries
– Side bends
– Extra thang in between rounds 9 and 10 because the Q can’t count! – Block spittoon of 150.
– Moleskin:
– No one makes fun of a seedling. A seedling might look small and fragile, but it’s full of promise — just needs the right time, care, and space to grow. No one mocks a seedling because we all know it’s becoming something greater.
– In our lives, we struggle with learning new things or relearning old ones but we must be patient and allow the seedling to grow.

Tags: ao_dark_room, Beaker, Jolly, Toto, Crack, DQ, Framed, Manhole, Lakers, Banks, LeMond

Date: 2025-04-16
AO: ao_tar_pit
Q: T-bone
PAX: T-bone, Panhandle, Tortuga, DQ, SAGA, Samsonite
FNGs: None
COUNT: 6
WOR: SSH, AV, tricep and shoulder stretch, picking daisies, runners stretch

The Thang: 1) scout run around lake Ellyn. 2) 11’s on the ramp – burpees and BBSU 3) scout run around the lake again 4) stretching

Moleskine: Mark Twain – Good judgement is the result of experience and experience the result of bad judgement.

COT: Sweet Treats and Paris back together after year long deployment. T-bone friend Ben awaiting eye biopsy

Tags: ao_tar_pit, T-bone, Panhandle, Tortuga, DQ, SAGA, Samsonite

Date: 2025-04-15
AO: ao_flat_earth
Q: Panda Express
PAX: Velveeta, Jolly, DQ, Cheese, Shiplap, Krampus, Tortuga, Candyland, Oompa, Bloomer, TBTF, Panda Express, LeMond, BigBlue, Gummi Bear FNGs: None
COUNT: 15
WOR: ssh under the bleachers

The Thang: ultimate

Moleskine:
have fun

COT:

Tags: ao_flat_earth, Velveeta, Jolly, DQ, Cheese, Shiplap, Krampus, Tortuga, Candyland, Oompa, Bloomer, TBTF, Panda Express, LeMond, BigBlue, Gummi Bear

Date: 2025-04-15
AO: ao_dark_room
Q: Lakers , Manhole
PAX: Toto, Beaker, Manhole, Framed
FNGs: None
COUNT: 5
WOR:
SSH
Penalty Blockees because Manhole is a real manhole

The Thang:
Each Pax drew a card and lead the exercise, choosing reps. Here’s what we got through: – oblique crunch
– Diamond merkin
– Squat thrust
– American hammer
– Merkin
– Jumping lunge
– Freddie mercury
– Karaoke
– Smurf jacks
– 400m Sprint
– Chuck Norris merkins
– Ranger merkins
– Burpee
– Luge
– Low, slow squat
– Calf raise
– Hand release merkins
– SSH
– Bulgarian split squat
– Lunge walk
– Bear crawl
– Low plank

Moleskine:
Courtesy Manhole: You’ve got 4000 weeks in your life. Don’t spend them looking at a screen.

COT: Beaker’s body betraying him at every turn

Tags: ao_dark_room, Toto, Beaker, Manhole, Framed

Date: 2025-04-15
AO: ao_mastodon
Q: Mr Roboto
PAX: Samsonite, Linc, Panhandle, Stock boy, Falsetto, Jailbreak, Da Vinci, Happy Feet FNGs: 1 Happy Feet
COUNT: 9
WOR:
SSHs x20
Abe Vigodas x10
Tappy Taps x10
Batwings x10 (arm circles forward, arm circles backward, pretzels, Moroccan night clubs)

The Thang:
In the shop, complete the following…
– 10 thrusters, mosey to trash can and back, then 9, mosey, etc. First one to finish calls “Done.” Everyone completes one final set to failure. – Same but curls, starting at 12, and lunge walk
– Same but BBSUs and bear crawl
Manrise at sunrise. (Unfortunately, it was cloudy.)

Moleskine:
You can do anything once. Stick to it, and have the courage to ask for help.

COT:
Death of a PAX ‘s mom; a friend’s marriage; a sibling’s family

Tags: ao_mastodon, Samsonite, Linc, Panhandle, Stock boy, Falsetto, Jailbreak, Da Vinci, Happy Feet

Date: 2025-04-14
AO: ao_tar_pit
Q: Panhandle
PAX: Big Mac, Sparrow, Jolly, SAGA, Tortuga, T-bone, TBTF, DQ, Samsonite, Da Vinci FNGs: None
COUNT: 11
WOR: SSHs, arm circles, abe vigodas, copperhead squats, lap around track

The Thang:
– two stations at opposite corners of the track
– Station 1: blockees, Nutcracker sit-ups, uneven block merkens, goblet squats, curls – Station 2: burpees, BBSs, merkens, squats, dips
– PAX start off at Station 1 with 5 reps of each and then do 5 at Station 2. Next lap they do 10, then 15, then 20, then 25. (Then back down the ladder, if time) – First three to finish a station picks up sandbags and carries to next station

Moleskine: don’t put people in a box – just because they look a certain way or seem to fulfill certain stereotypes, treat them as individuals

COT: Dr. Phil’s back problems, T-bone’s friend’s eye biopsy, SAGA’s mother-in-law

Tags: ao_tar_pit, Big Mac, Sparrow, Jolly, SAGA, Tortuga, T-bone, TBTF, DQ, Samsonite, Da Vinci

Date: 2025-04-12
AO: ao_flat_earth
Q: Panhandle
PAX: Gummi Bear, Panda Express, Bloomer, Manhole, Tortuga, Jolly, Oompa, Candyland, Spielberg, Krampus, Cheese, TBTF, Banks, Has Been, Rawhide FNGs: None
COUNT: 16
WOR: SSHs, stretching

The Thang: ultimate

Moleskine: take time to do kind things

COT:

Tags: ao_flat_earth, Gummi Bear, Panda Express, Bloomer, Manhole, Tortuga, Jolly, Oompa, Candyland, Spielberg, Krampus, Cheese, TBTF, Banks, Has Been, Rawhide