The Ambitious Cycle



The Ambitious Cycle

Roll in with 2 minutes before launch. Time for SPORTS and a FULL BODY BEATDOWN. What better way to pregame?

Warmup

  • 15 side straddles
  • 15 hillbillies
  • 15 mountain climbers
  • 15 low slow squats
  • 20 LBC’s
  • Mosey to fountain across the street

DODGEBALL (The 4 D’s): Partner work. 1 partner runs short loop while other partner completes called exercise in AMRAP fashion

  • Dodge the puddle
  • Dips
  • Derkins 
  • Dodge the puddle
  • Step Ups
  • Plank until all are finished

Mosey to “Field of Dreams”

  • Start out by counting off by fours
  • 1s start at First Base (1st cone) do AMRAP Squats until relieved
  • 2s at Second Base (2nd cone) do AMRAP Shoulder taps until relieved
  • 3s at Third Base (3rd cone) do AMRAP LBC’s until relieved
  • 4s at Home Plate (4th cone) perform 10 Burpees then run to First, relieving the Pax there
  • Kevin Costner was proud

Mosey to “Swim Lanes”

  • Perform exercise at each of 9 islands in the parking lot
  • Broad jump from island 1 to island 2
  • 20 supermans at island 2
  • 20 big boy situps at island 3
  • Repeato until arriving at island 9
  • Ferocious grunting from One Star between islands 7 and 8
  • Soft Pretzel closes with Mary

Mosey to “Football”

  • Start on the goal line.
  • Run to the 10 yard line: 10 Merkins. Bear crawl back
  • Run to the 20 yard line: 20 Jump Squats. Bear crawl back
  • Run to the 30 yard line: 30 Merkins. Bear crawl back
  • Run to the 40 yard line: 40 Jump Squats. Bear crawl back
  • Sprint from 50 yard line back to goal line

Mosey back to “Field of Dreams” for the Vicious Cycle. Given the complex instructions and difficulty following them, Mighty Mite aptly renames this to Ambitious Cycle

  • PAX travel single file around the bases of a baseball field (jog 3 rounds, lunge walk 1 round, crab walk/bear crawl 1 round)
  • Last 2 men peel off, runs to pitcher mound and performs 5 of an exercise, then rejoins PAX at the front. Repeato for all PAX
  • 5 merkins
  • 5 burpees
  • 5 derkins
  • 5 star jumps
  • 5 heels to heaven

Mosey back to launch. End with Gilbert, Swine Flu, Point Break and Mighty Mite calling Mary. Chopper, One Niner and Wingman join after logging their miles.

Moleskin

  • Loving the cooler weather. With breeze barely felt like we sweat this morning!
  • Sign up for the blood drive. Took me 5 minutes yesterday to do online
  • Soft Pretzel mentioned that Dark Helmet will be Q’ing Arsenal in a few weeks. Come check it out
  • Thanks Olaf for closing in prayer for our country’s leadership, as well as peace and unity during these politically divided times.
  • May we find common ground with our brothers that don’t see eye-to-eye.
  • May we be known first by the grace and love that we show rather than the things we detest

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