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DATE: 2023-02-21 AO: Skunk-Works Q: Mountain Momma PAX: Smokey, funky_cold, lois, stonecold FNGs: None COUNT: 5
WARMUP: the usual suspects, side straddle hops, copperhead squats, Sharon towers, imperial walkers, merkins, mountain climbers, core work THE THANG: With a wet and windy start, we moved to the tennis gazebo for cover. We did 3 rounds of called exercises by the Pax, with some core and light running between each round. MARY: Back to the launch where we had about 5 minutes of mobility work to appease some sore muscles ANNOUNCEMENTS: Blood drive March 3 has lots of open slots. Mardis Gras pancake dinner at Stonecold’s UMC tonight 6-8 COT: Smokey reminding us of the awesome mercy of the cross and how much Jesus loves us!

Was it something I said?

DATE: 2023-02-21 AO: Bagpipe Q: Cheese Curd PAX: sledge, Rousey, lex_luthor, wildturkey, strange_brew, Cheese Curd, Carney, Spitball, Black Beard FNGs: None COUNT: 9 WARMUP: Divide into 2 teams of 4 and 5. Grab your team equipment: 1 sandbag 60#/ 1 sandbag 40# / 1 cinderblock.  5 man team grabbed and extra 40#
The savagery won’t start until we get to the deck
THE THANG: explain the WOD (Workout Of the Day).  Too much explaining (or under explaining) but the pax nailed it.
On every level, depending on level number, do 3 of every exercise. The runner completes 15 burpees.  At the start of every ramp, move down from Heavy, light, bock, and then runner Ramp work Heavy- squats Light- swings/ press (due to the extra bag for group 1) Cinderblocks- curls Runner- 15 burpees
Complete this work up and down the ramp until 6:05
Congrats Team 2 and head back
MARY: Got back and did 2 rounds of flutters, American hammer and Big Boy Sit-ups
ANNOUNCEMENTS: WTF and Beer run, keep an eye on slack.  Also Blood Drive
COT: Thanks Bratwurst for taking us out
Ye Olde Moleskin:
Not sure if it was the rain or the preblast, but down on numbers.  I know a heavy workout is not everyone’s jam, but the pax that came out today killed it.  I was very impressed that we made it up and down by the end the entire deck (minus basement). I really didn’t think we would make it to the top.
Today wasn’t a bootcamp or a running workout. I would call this a Heavy workout, distance and weight with some body exercises.  We moved a lot of weight up and down the ramp quickly!!
– Congratulations Team 1- Wild Turkey, Carney, Black Beard and Sledge.  True Savages found a way to get it done and barely stay in-front of us
-Rousey was in rare form and by the end, he finally knew what was going on.  I had to tell him to set down our cinderblock a few times
– Wild Turkey and Spitball like to move with weight.  Spitball was in the lead most of the day, although today was team savage. No fault as I said, once you were done you could move forward. You just couldn’t start a new lap until the team was present. He made sure to get some EC on most laps
-Lex Luther is always someone you want on your team.  We see this effort daily by a lot of the leaders in A51.  Just a reminder to always look around and help others around you
-Our fair-skin brother from Canada- Strange Brew, came out shirtless and gloves on- Fuck Yeah! Moving a little slower, but that was exactly the pace I expected today, so great job pushing!!if you like this come to SACS on Wed. We won’t move this fast.
– As for Sledge, Black Beard and Carney, I didn’t see much of you boys today, but I did hear someone complaining about the number of burpees and excess # of reps near the top of the ramp.  I agree!!
– Thank you for allowing me to Q.  I love this site, but try to only post at 1 specific AO per week and Stonehenge is my jam!
-I have had Deck and Ramps on the brain since Rousey asked me to Q.  Not wanting to kill anyone, but also wanted to get heavier gear too the ramp.  I think Flipper did this before, hope you got something out of it.  Moving with weight is hard.  You all moved faster than I anticipated and I think you legs will take you later.

Voluntold, yet again!

DATE: 2023-02-15 AO: Meaad Q: The Worm PAX: high_tide, ickey_shuffle, Soul Glo, Uncle Leo, Unplugged FNGs: None COUNT: 6 WARMUP: Arm circles (fwd / bkd) 15 + 15 swings (5L/5R/5both hands). Sharon Towers, LS Squats & IW with same amounts. @ 60 swings THE THANG: Merkins x 10 + 10 swings @ 5 sets @ 110 swings Combo: Squat-curl-press-tricep extension x 5 + 10 swings @ 5 sets. @ 160 swings Double-wide swings x 10 @ 5 sets @ 210 swings Merkins x 5 + dbl bo rows x 5 + 15 swings (5L/5R/5 both hands) @ 5 sets @ 285 swings. Carry’s @ 50 yards / up & back – waiter – rock- suitcase MARY: Hollow body-flute bridge- crunches. Anvil joined. ANNOUNCEMENTS: Blood drive / beer run COT:spackler led.

Mona Lisa Muscles

DATE: 2023-02-18 AO: Davinci Q: war_eagle PAX: Cooter2, OMNICRON, Luke Crabwalker, Kaboom, war_eagle FNGs: None COUNT: 5 WARMUP: Warmup in Alloy parking lot of SSH, IW, Steve Earles, merkins and stretch THE THANG: A little 4 corners in the 131 Main lot to get the blood pumping. First round upper body with 10 merkin variations and CDD’s at each corner. 2nd round lower body with 10 leg exercise variations at each corner. Mosey thru the neighborhood on right side of Blakeney Heath with 10 merkins at every driveway in right side. Run through the family’s yard to the rock pile. Pax take turns calling rock lifting exercise. Mosey down Blakeney Heath to playground and partner up. P1 does incline merkins on wall while P2 is timekeeper and does 10 pullups then flapjack for 2 rounds. Next set is core with P1 doing wall big boy situps and P2 10 inchworms in the swings. Final set is legs with P1 doing wall squats and P2 doing 10 split leg lunges. Mosey to stairwell in Blakeney. Partners go to opposite sides of stairway, 10 supine pullups, up stairs, meet in middle for 10 hand slap situps, back down for 10 squats…just enough time for 2 rounds of this. MARY: No time for Mary. ANNOUNCEMENTS: – Brewery Run on 3/4. Check Slack for details. – Blood Drive on 3/3. Check Slack or see Marta for details. COT: Met some Chicken Runners for COT and YHC took us out.

Guess that exercise

DATE: 2023-02-20 AO: Base-Camp Q: O Tannenbaum PAX: ductwork, Mr. Magoo, thunder_road, @limey FNGs: None COUNT: 5 WARMUP: run .4 mi and do SSH, Squats, planks, decline merkins, merkins, run back .4 mi THE THANG: track forwards and backwards with healthy activities sprinkled in like: drydocks, merkins, wwII sit-ups, hand release merkins MARY: ANNOUNCEMENTS: COT: It’s a holiday but we showed up and got it done, about 2.5 miles although the Q was about 50/50 remembering the names of exercises, thankfully, I had a dedicated team of specialists that were quick to help and encourage me with both words and actions-thanks guys

What is the plural of ice cream?

DATE: 2023-02-20 AO: Firestarter Q: Odd Job PAX: Franky, f3bigtuna, Watergate, OMNICRON, midriff, Chopper, kirby, tuck FNGs: None COUNT: 9 WARMUP: Mosey to 131 Main for SSH, IW, arm circles, merkins, runner stretch, down dog and up dog.
THE THANG: Mosey to the lot in front of Alloy to enjoy the irony of it all. Did 11’s with merkins & burpees.
Mosey to the stairwells for three rounds of: -10 supine pull up -10 hand release merkin at the top -5 ballz2wall or HS pushup -Run around McAlisters
Back to base for time.
ANNOUNCEMENTS: -Blood drive March 3rd. See Slack and sign up. -Beer run the next day on Marcy 3th. Unless you hate fun, you should be there.
COT: -Kirby, Chopper, and Midriff joined for COT having made the sensible decision to do some recovery work after killing it in OKI this weekend. -Thanks Kirby for the take out -Oh, I looked it up. Apparently Jeni’s grammar is as solid as her ice creams. -Great crew for some second F at the Starbucks afterward

5 for 5

DATE: 2023-02-20 AO: Blakovery Q: bratwurst PAX: bratwurst, Kielbasa, frasier, tuck, Polly FNGs: None COUNT: 5 THE THANG: stand around for a few moments and think of a route. The Flat Branch route seemed like a good candidate, but no one had the route loaded. YHC had the reverse route loaded (which Garmin can Reverse, albeit without turnbyturn according to Polly), but we relied on memory and Tuck’s instincts to make it through Frasier’s preview of LeftRightLLRLLRLLRRL.
Actual route = connect.garmin.com/modern/course/16657208

Baby, you are so money and you don’t even know it

DATE: 2023-02-18 AO: _Area-51 Q: Krzyzewski PAX: Pelosi, mighty_mite, The Worm, MARTA, Meter_Maid FNGs: 1 Meter_Maid COUNT: 6 They say love conquers all. And, with only a few days past St. Valentine’s Day, there was love in the air. However, faced with the prospect of sub-freezing temperatures and several hundred KB swings, love died a cold death today. Yes, my friends, today was a meat and potatoes workout with no frills. One bright spot on our quest to defeat 400 swings though was FNG Meter Maid’s joining in the fun. With nary an idea of how to utilize God’s gift to fitness equipment, Meter Maid quickly honed his neophyte kettlebell technique in a hurry following 33 point 3 repeating dozen swings. Here’s the play-by-play: WARMUP: SSH, 10 swings, Prying Squats, 10 swings, Slingshots, and 10 swings THE THANG: Set 1 – 5×5 Pelosi-trademarked ladders (2x) and 5/5/5/5 swings (2x) Set 2 – 10 swings (5x) and 5 double bent over rows (5x) Set 3 – suitcase carry (3x) and waiter/rack carry (3x) with each followed by 20 swings for a massive 120 swings Set 4 – 10 one-handed swings (5x) and 6 anchor snatches (3 e/s) (5x) Set 5 – 10 swings (5x) and 5 thrusters (5x) MARY: Glute bridges, planks, and one-handed side planks for some oblique sculpting ANNOUNCEMENTS: Blood drive on 3/3 with liquid refreshments and revelry to follow COT: After bestowing Meter Maid with his F3 name @Hoover took us out. Cold day, numerous swings, and good 90s hip hop beats.

Happiness is 5 Knolls and burpees (according to Alf)

DATE: 2023-02-18 AO: _Area-51 Q: hoover PAX: Alf, ChickenWing, ductwork, Mountain Momma, Mr. Magoo, O Tannenbaum, Floor Slapper FNGs: None COUNT: 8 8 men met in a cold parking lot at Calvary church where the Q asked if anyone had any better ideas. No one volunteered so it was an irresponsible site-q’s responsibility to come up with something. Here’s how it went down:
WARMUP: Imperial Walkers, Merkins, Low Slow Squats. Just enough time for the Q to come up with a plan. THE THANG: Head to 5 Knolls. Some lunges and mary. revamp the bad idea from Joust yesterday but replace the merkins with squats and do A LOT more running. After 5 rounds (or 6 if you’re Alf) pick up some conveniently placed rocks and carry them to the hill. Partner up and catch me if you can (with merkins) up and down the hill 2 x’s. mary at the bottom for a break. return the rocks and head back to launch with a stop at the Olympus AO along the way. MARY: Scattered throughout, but the monkey humpers were saved for the Olympus crew. ANNOUNCEMENTS: Blood drive, cul-de-sac drinking, The Lodge all on March 3rd. COT: Hoover with the takeout
All in pax covered more than 4 miles. only 15 burpees, but 2 trips up and down 5 Knolls. There was plenty of post-workout mumblechatter about taking a nap today.
Join YHC on Monday at Swole for his 3rd Q in 4 days. Voodoo will be so happy I’m coming back to bells.

Have you ever seen the rain

DATE: 2023-02-17 AO: Mountain-Goat Q: Spammer PAX: Spammer, slim_fast, jello, wildturkey, sledge, fleetwood, Watchita, Mayflower, Beefeater FNGs: None COUNT: 9 Prerun: @slim_fast and @spammer took off early for their weekly #SleepHaters run, while @fleetwood arrived at a much more reasonable time for his typical mile warmup. WARMUP: Left on Strawberry to the light at 51. Did a little bit of dynamic stretching. THE THANG: run to the Dunkin’ Donuts at Rea & Colony by way of 51. Run back. If time permits run bump to bumps on Strawberry. Round trip approx 5 miles.
All running pax were able to make it to Dunkin in the allotted time. Several pax got in some extra distance via B2Bs on Strawberry. @wildturkey and @sledge rucked. Our typical walker crew all decided to stay in the fartsack this week. So sad…
Despite the threat of rain we only got a little wet at the start. The SlimCast was working overtime this morning to keep us dry.
COT: taken out by @insomniac who only gets an honorable mention for arriving super late.
Most PAX headed to Starbucks for coffee and fellowship after.