Backblasts

DATE: 2021-12-01
AO: Aerie
Q: Rocketman
PAX: Chasqui, Renaissance
FNGs: Kuch
COUNT: 4
WARMUP

Side Straddle Hop x20, IC
Michael Phelps x14, IC
Don Quixotes x14, IC
Little Bitty Arm Circles x20, IC

THE THANG

Mosey to the track, Ricky Burpees around the track.

Then on to stations! 20 reps at each station.

Sequence 1

– Mountain Climbers
– Hand release merkins
– Lunges
– Toy Soldiers

Sequence 2:

– Low to High plank
– Carolina Dry Docks
– Freddie Mercurys
– Single leg squats

Sequence 3:

– Flutter kicks
– Spidermans
– Squat jumps
– Dying cockroach

AMRAP until we’re out of time!

6 MoM

A few rando core exercises.

WORDS OF WISDOM

What’s the difference between blame and responsibility?

Blame: I caused this
Responsibility: This is mine to deal with regardless of cause

We certainly do things we carry the blame for, but as men we are called to responsibility to deal with the trials and tribulations of life without being crushed. If we focus on the blame, we will wither. If we focus on responsibility, we can overcome and grow.

DATE: 2021-12-01
AO: Compound
Q: Booking
PAX: Ashe, Poe, Popeyes, Madoff, Hightower, Zeus, Obadiah
FNGs: Yard Bird
COUNT: 9
WARMUP: SSH, Hill Billies, Michael Phelps, Arm Circles, Cherry Pickers, WM Hayes, Downward Dog, Worlds Greatest Stretch
THE THANG: Deck of cards divided between 4 corners of the field; however, this time the 2, 3, and 4 from each suit were removed. PAX rotated to each corner via a run on the sideline and a different mode of transportation on the goal lines which included Bear Crawl, Crawl Bear, Duck Walk, Frakenstein Walk, etc. diamonds= Merkins, hearts = body weight squats, spades= burpees, clubs= big boy sit ups. 2 jokers were drawn which resulted in a 10 count round of each exercise. PAX circled the field 4 times total. MARY: Flutter Kicks, LBC, Toy Soldier
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Monthly Challenge for December is up –see Slack Channel
COT: Q shared message that he had discussed with his oldest son an a recent trip. Two key words should drive your day and interactions with others: Kindness and Responsibility.

DATE: 2021-12-01
AO: Patriot
Q: Lazlo
PAX: Lucius, CableGuy, Big Short, Bone, citrus, Coconuts, Fish Fry, Ice Tea, Maj. Payne, Roadkill, Shake and Bake, Speedo, Wedding Singer FNGs: None
COUNT: 14
Let a guy roam around to some other regions and he’s bound to come back with ideas. Not always good ideas. Hat tip to Puget Sound for today’s shenanigans.

WARMUP: SSH, Imperial Walkers, Michael Phelps, cherry pickers, Mountain Man Poopers
Closed the warm-up by playing 21, first with SSH. The Q counted off the first 5 SSH in cadence. The PAX then had to count silently and stop on 21. If anyone messes up, there’s a penalty. The PAX nailed this one. Looked like a bunch of professionals. We moved on to squats. This was was a little ragged. I don’t think anyone missed the count, but we were out of sync enough that the Q imposed a light penalty of 5 burpees.

THE THANG: The Adjudicator.
PAX gathered in the corner of the endzone and did the Q’s choice – another 5 burpees. Just so everyone remembers what 5 burpees feels like. The Q then chose an Adjudicator (Wedding Singer) and another PAX to pick an exercise as we ran a quarter lap and regathered at the next corner of the field. That PAX submits an exercise to the Adjudicator. If the Adjudicator believes it is harder than 5 burpees, the PAX leads us in that exercise. If not, we do 10 burpees. (There was some dissention about that. It was the rule. No matter what I said.) The PAX that picked the exercise then chooses the next PAX, and becomes the Adjudicator for the next round. The Q had other plans for the day, but with a great turnout, we were just able to have everyone submit an exercise. I can’t guarantee that these are exactly right, but the exercises chosen were something like: -30 shoulder tap merkins
-15 Kraken burpees [Mumblechatter PAX: “But it only has to be harder than 5 burpees.” Cable Guy: “OK, then 15 Kraken burpees.” Well played.] -25 copperhead squats
-Balls to the Wall chicken peckers while singing the national anthem (gratefully unrecorded) -30 dips
-25 flutter kicks (questionable adjudication)
-20 yd traveling merkin
-bear crawl to the 30, lunge back
-Traveling burpee to the 20 and back (!)
-Merkin Ring of Fire (with Omicron variant)
-6 burpees and a full lap
And as we were running out of time, thanks Wedding Singer for closing with some Mary exercises: -30 LBCs, 10 BB sit ups, 20 flutter kicks (thanks

MARY: Out of time. Wedding Singer picked us up.

ANNOUNCEMENTS: Bowling! Look it up. Need HCs to confirm the reservation.
Give2Give is still live. The competition is over. The good work that they do is not. Please continue to support.

COT: As you think about how to support your community, think about how you can get involved. Don’t stop donating – that is the lifeblood of these organizations. But how can you get engaged locally, and get your fellow PAX engaged? Consider organizing a 3rd F function in the next 12 months. We can have an active 3rd F calendar pretty quickly if more of us get involved.

DATE: 2021-11-30
AO: Atlantis
Q: Grease Monkey
PAX: Infinity, Rogue, Hammerhead, Bratwurst, Deflator, True North FNGs: Zoom lander
COUNT: 8
WARMUP: A series of exercises including multiple rounds of SSHs and burpees. THE THANG:
Mosey to the pier and perform 10-1 motivators
Indian Run to the Nationals Stadium
DORA with the stairs:
– 150 Merkins
– 200 Hello Dolly’s
– 75 Toy Soldiers off stairs
Mosey back to start
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Rogue on Q Friday; Deflator on Q next Tuesday.
COT: Good thought on living in the moment, rather than fretting about the past or future.

DATE: 2021-11-30
AO: Delphi
Q: Nano
PAX: Zeus, Heatstroke (MeCa Region), Hightower, Pop Fly, Dunder, Hoolihan FNGs: None
COUNT: 7
WARMUP: SSH, Willy Mayes Hayes, Arm Circles, Calf Raises
THE THANG: Today marked the final day of the #monthlychallenge so YHC figured it would be nice to end it with a bang. The PAX lined up at 6 stations:
CB Curls, Merkins, Squats, LBCs, Lunges, and Big Boys. The final station and the timer lined up in front and had to do 5 burpees. Rinse and repeat until everyone finished their 5 burpees. That ended round 1.
We did a fellowship jog to the end of the field and sprinted back. On to round two, then round three. To ensure we finished on time, round 4 consisted of 15 burpees. This left us with plenty of time for some wall sits. MARY: An extra round of 50 reps!
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Donate to G2G today!
COT: Moment of silence.