Backblasts

DATE: 2023-04-06
AO: Freestate
Q: FIFA
PAX: CashOnly, Winston
FNGs: Brony
COUNT: 4
WARMUP:

20 SSH IC
15 imperial walkers IC
8 squats jumps SC MD
10 HR merkins SC MD
10 Cherry pickers IC

THE THANG:

Round 1
1 pax in center, does 10 cleans WC then 10 merkins then 10 taint scrapers then 10 merkins

All other PAX do AMRAP merkins until center pax is complete

New pax in center, outside pax amrap squats

New pax in center, outside pax amrap LBCs

New pax in center, outside pax low plank

Mosey the field

Round 2
Center pax does 10 blockies, then 10 squats, then 20 curls, then 10 squats

Outside pax, amrap plank jacks

New pax in center, outside pax amrap high knees

New pax in center, outside pax low plank

New pax in center, outside pax amrap SSH

Mosey the field

MARY:

10 big boy sit-ups
15 scissors
15 X factor
10 dying crab cockroach
10 breakdancers
Plank o Rama

ANNOUNCEMENTS: despite what Brony and Winston claim, FIFA is the sweatiest guy at freestate COT:

DATE: 2023-04-06
AO: Highlands
Q: Hard Knox
PAX: Jag, Toolbox
FNGs: 5Putt (Chicago)
COUNT: 4
WARMUP: SSH, overhead press, LBAC, seal clap, Michael Phelps, imperial Walker, cherry picker, Willy Mayes Hayes, downward Dog, worlds greatest stretch THE THANG: DORA
– 50 burpees, 75 ww1s, 100 CDDs
– Run to 50, 3 squats, mosey back.

– Catch me if you can: 3 burpees + backwards run / 15 merkins and bear crawl / 25 squats and crab walk – Bleacher Games – irkin, dirkin, dip, offset merkins

MARY: – Flutter kick, Freddy Mercurys, little boat-big canoe

ANNOUNCEMENTS: MURCH (I think that’s the name)

COT: – The ruthless elimination of hurry.
– Connect with others in kindness and love, not just hurry.

DATE: 2023-04-05
AO: Horizon-Ao
Q: Magoo
PAX: Disco, Old Bay, Median, Mr Haand
FNGs: Atache
COUNT: 6
WARMUP: Mostly stretching
THE THANG: Substitute teacher rings bell, selects a lesson plan ending with 100 yard run and flights of stairs. Rotate to new substitute teacher. MARY: flutter kicks and boat pose from the wall.
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Total eclipse April 8, 2024 over Ohio. Crops fail, mules won’t plow, women run wild. See @median for details. COT: We are all out of school but we should not stop learning.

DATE: 2023-04-04
AO: Delphi
Q: I-Beam
PAX: Peanuts, Glee, Flapjack
FNGs: None
COUNT: 4
WARMUP: SSHs, Michael Phelps, Merkins, Cherry Pickers, additional glute/lower back stretches THE THANG:
Murder Hornet
Pax line up at the start. Murder Bunny 10 yards then: 10 Man Makers, 10 Lunges w/coupon, 10 Big Boy Situps w/coupon. Repeat til 30 yard line. Hold plank (all together) ~ 30 seconds
Right hand to the sky (side plank) ~ 15 sec
Plank ~ 15 sec
Left hand to the sky (side plank) ~ 15 sec
Plank ~20-25 seconds
Once complete: Reverse Murder Bunny 10 yards, 10 Blockees, 10 CPR’s (Curl, Press, Tricep Raise), 10 Flutter kicks IC, Repeat until back to goal line

Welsh Dragons
Remain in plank position the whole time. Bear crawl forward 4 steps, do 1 merkin, 1 plank jack, and tap the BACK of each shoulder 1 time. Repeat adding 1 rep to each exercise each time – bear crawl forward 4 steps, do 2 merkins, 2 plank jacks, 2 sets of back of shoulder taps… etc. Go until you get to 5 reps each, you’ve covered 30-50 feet, or until your arms fall off – whichever comes first.

MARY: Included in workout
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Dad’s camp
COT: Appreciate what you have because life can change in an instant.

DATE: 2023-04-03
AO: Patriot
Q: 2 percent
PAX: Lazlo, My Space, Ice Tea, Smokey, Wedding Singer, Moneyball, citrus, Sunshine FNGs: DR PAX @FivePutt (Naperville, IL)
COUNT: 10
WARMUP: SSH, Imperial Walkers, Hill Billy’s, Imperial Storm Kickers, Willy Mays Hays, Root Vegetable Extractors, Arm Circles, Moroccan Night Clubs, Michael Phelps, Downward Dog, Kobra Kai, World’s Greatest Stretch

THE THANG: QIC was still noticeably impaired from too many chainsaw fumes due to some involuntary yard work that occurred the day prior.
Attempted 3 rounds: Motivators 6-1, 25 merkins, 50 Kid ‘n Plays. YHC had major issues with counting in all 3 attempts. Cancelled part of round 3 to try something different, and much more dangerous.
2 teams cumulative reps: 100 pull ups (on the actual goal posts – this was a poor choice), 400m run, 200 merkins, 400m run, 300 squats

MARY: Hello Dolly’s, Flutter Kicks, Nolan Ryans

ANNOUNCEMENTS: Bone-A-Thon 5/20, The Murph 5/29, Dad’s Camp 6/2-4, Backpacking trip in April

COT: One of our fellow PAX is hurting right now having just lost his brother, David. Prayers go out to Paul and his family as they grieve this loss. The following is an excerpt from “The Bridge of San Luis Rey,” by Thornton Wilder.
The novel concerns a search for the meaning behind why five people perished when an ancient bridge collapsed. It’s about how we find meaning in tragedy. The novel’s finale concludes:
“But soon we will die, and all memories of those five will have left Earth, and we ourselves shall be loved for a while and forgotten. But the love will have been enough; all those impulses of love return to the love that made them. Even memory is not necessary for love. There is a land of the living and a land of the dead, and the bridge is love. The only survival, the only meaning.”
David’s love was more than enough. Like a bridge, he remains tied to them. May they see him in their dreams.