Backblasts

DATE: 2021-12-16
AO: 2Ndf
Q: Old Bay
PAX: Kodiak, Yard Sale, Fish Fry, Undertow, Horshack, Deagle, Roddick, Old Bay, Lazlo, Magoo, Flipper FNGs: None
COUNT: 11
WARMUP: Beers

THE THANG:

Bowling

High Score – Yardsale = 154
Best Average – Roddick = 131.3333333
Low Score – Horshack = 68
Best Holiday Outfit – Flipper
Back2Back Strikes – Yardsale (2x), Old Bay, Horshack

MARY:

Pizza, French Fry Nachos, Soft Pretzels

DATE: 2021-12-17
AO: Patriot
Q: Booking
PAX: Pong, Old Bay, CableGuy, Jag, 2 percent, Bone, Big Short, Fish Fry, Lucius, Flipper, Spokes, Jenner, Maj. Payne, Elvis, My Space FNGs: None
COUNT: 16
WARMUP: SSH, Hill Billy, Arm Circles, Cherry Pickers, Willy Mayes Hayes, Downward Dog, Stretching, Monkey Humpers
THE THANG: 3 stations set up in a triangular format. As a group PAX rotated between the stations by running on the long sides of the triangle and a variety of exercises on the short side of the triangle (bear crawl, crawl bear, crab walk, backwards run, but kickers, karoke). At each station 20x of one of the below exercises was performed depending on the round.

Station 1: Coupon Station
Overhead Press
Upright row
Curls
Chest Press
Squats
Atlas Shrugs
Kettle Bell Swings

Station 2: Merkin Station
Merkin
Hand Release Merkin
Should Taps
Diamond Merkin
Carolina Dry Docks
Toy Soldier
Burpees (10)

Station 3- Ab Station
Big Boys
LBC
Freddy Mercury
Heels to Heaven
Protractor
Penguin Toe Taps
WW1

finished at station 1 with 10 more Burpees

MARY: Flutter Kicks, LBC, Dirty Dogs, Mule Kicks
ANNOUNCEMENTS: None
COT: Take time away from email, meetings, work during holidays to enjoy family time

DATE: 2021-12-16
AO: Freestate
Q: Deagle
PAX: Horshack, Winston, CashOnly
FNGs: lefty
COUNT: 5
WARMUP:
• SSH x 25 IC
• Monkey Humpers x15 IC
• Frankenstein x 15 IC
• Imperial Walkers x 15 IC
• Hairy Rockets x15 IC
• 2 laps around the blacktop with karaoke on the sides
• Carolina Dry Docks x 15 IC
• Cherry Pickers x 20 IC
• Alternating Side Squats x 10 IC
• Michael Phelps x 15 IC
• Windmills x 15 IC

THE THANG:
Poker Cards – 5 exercises per round, 4-3-2-1 burpees between exercises, one lap recovery between rounds:

Round #1
• 60 seconds low plank
• 25 diamond merkin
• 15 hand release merkin
• 19 high knees IC
• 25 burpees
Round #2
• 25 Merkin
• 200m Sprint
• Little Mermaid 15 each side IC
• 17 LBCs
• 25 Dips
Round #3
• 16 Jumping lunge
• 25 Freddie Mercury
• 14 heels to heaven
• 17 Monkey Humper
• 19 Low, Slow Squat

MARY:
• Dying Cockroach x 20 IC
• Plank-o-rama with shoulder taps
• Reverse Crunches x20 IC + 10 flutters IC

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
It’s bowling night tonight…

COT:

DATE: 2021-12-16
AO: Olympus
Q: Nano
PAX: Hightower, Rambler, Obadiah, Yardbird, YNAB, Juneau, Monk FNGs: None
COUNT: 8
WARMUP: Run around Olympus
THE THANG: After the 15 minute warmup the PAX were ready for the burpee’s. 100 in total as follows:
6 at the goal box, 18 at the penalty box, and 26 at midfield then repeated backwards. To get to the lines, the PAX alternated bear crawls and lunge walks, and sprinted back to the end line after every set.

MARY: Lot of abs

ANNOUNCEMENTS: bowling tonight, wreaths on Sat.

COT: Find your one word for 2022! Let it be a source of inspiration to help you achieve your goals.

DATE: 2021-12-16
AO: Farm
Q: Infinity
PAX: Chile, Matthew – Running Man
FNGs: None
COUNT: 3
WarmUp: SSHs, Don Quixotes, Beet Pickers, Imperial Walkers, Michael Phelps, and Mountain Climbers.

TheThang: Package Deliveries!
Perform the following, all with a coupon, unless otherwise noted: Round 1: UPS
20 Shoulder Press
20m Walking Lunge
20 Goblet Squats
20m Walking Lunge
Facts about the UPS: Originally known as the American Messenger Company specializing in telegraphs, UPS has grown to become a Fortune 500 company and one of the world’s largest shipping couriers. UPS is the largest courier company in the world by revenue, with annual revenues around US$85 billion in 2020, ahead of competitors DHL and FedEx.

Round 2: FedEx
20 Derkins off bench (no coupon)
20m Murder Bunnies
20 Reverse Lunges
20m Murder Bunnies
Facts about FedEx: The name “FedEx” is a syllabic abbreviation of the name of the company’s original air division, Federal Express, which was used from 1973 until 2000. FedEx today is best known for its air delivery service, FedEx Express, which was one of the first major shipping companies to offer overnight delivery as a flagship service. FedEx’s prominence in both the United States and the world have made it a common topic in popular culture, with examples including the film Cast Away. FedEx’s air shipping services have made its main hub (aka the “Superhub”) at Memphis International Airport the busiest cargo airport in the world by 2020, and Hong Kong second-busiest cargo airport in the world behind Memphis. And, as Professor Robert Langdon observed, the FedEx logo has a hidden symbol depicting the company’s forward motion. Once you see it, you cannot unsee it.

Round 3: Amazon
20 CDDs (no coupon)
20m Coupon Drag
20 Thrusters
20m Coupon Drag
Amazon uses many different transportation services to deliver packages. Amazon-branded services include:
Amazon Air, a cargo airline for bulk transport, with last mile delivery handled either by Amazon Flex, Amazon Logistics, or the United States Postal Service.
Amazon Flex, a smartphone app that enables individuals to act as independent contractors, delivering packages to customers from personal vehicles without uniforms. Deliveries include one or two hour Prime Now, same or next day Amazon Fresh groceries, and standard Amazon.com orders, in addition to orders from local stores that contract with Amazon.
Amazon Logistics, in which Amazon contracts with small businesses (which it calls “Delivery Service Partners”) to perform deliveries to customers. Each business has a fleet of approximately 20–40 Amazon-branded vans, and employees of the contractors wear Amazon uniforms.
Rakuten Intelligence estimated that in 2020 in the United States, the proportion of last-mile deliveries was 56% by Amazon’s directly contracted services (mostly in urban areas), 30% by the United States Postal Service (mostly in rural areas), and 14% by UPS.

Round 4: USPS
20 Hand-on-Block Merkins, alternating
20m Rifle Carry
20 Cleans
20m Rifle Carry

Round 5: DHL (no coupon for these movements)
20m Bear Crawl
10 Peter Parker Merkins (IC)
20m Lunge Walk

Mary: Flutter Kicks, Side Crunches, Rope Climbers, Shoulder Taps, and LBCs until the time ran out (I think we got 60).

CoT: “And so, does the destination matter? Or is it the path we take? I declare that no accomplishment has substance nearly as great as the road used to achieve it. We are not creatures of destinations. It is the journey that shapes us. Our callused feet, our backs strong from carrying the weight of our travels, our eyes open with the fresh delight of experiences lived.” ― Brandon Sanderson, The Way of Kings We cannot choose our final destination, only what we do on our way there.