Backblasts

DATE: 2021-05-19
AO: Patriot
Q: Lazlo
PAX: Bone, CableGuy, Infinity, Maguire, Lucius, Maj. Payne, Sunshine, Wedding Singer, Bratwurst FNGs: None
COUNT: 10
WARMUP: the usual. SSH, imperial walkers, hillbillies, cherry pickers, willie Mays Hayes, Moroccan nightclubs, copperhead squats THE THANG:
The PAX moseyed to the bleachers to find 5 stations along the length of the field. After splitting into 6 groups, 5 of them took a position by an exercise, either:
Box jumps, dips, pistol squats, toe touches, or Derkins. The sixth group ran out of the bleachers and along the track, and back to the other end of the bleachers to relieve the first group. That group relieved the next group, and so on until all PAX completed each exercise.

The PAX then moseyed to the field and lined up on the end zone for a traveling Jack Webb. This comprised a 10 yd bear crawl, 1 merkin, and 4 OH presses. Repeat adding 1 merkin and 4 presses after each 10 yards, for 100 yards.

Because the PAX enjoyed the Jack Webb’s so much, we followed them with a traveling Lieutenant Dan. This was a 10 yd broad jump, 1 alt lunge (each leg) and 4 BWS. Sadly, the Q had to call off the fun after 80 yards for time.

MARY: flutters, snow devils, Freddie Mercury’s.

ANNOUNCEMENTS: Lots of stuff happening on Memorial Day weekend. Check Slack.

COT: we talked about F3. The credo, the mission, and the principles. Just as a reminder of not just what we do, but why we do it.

DATE: 2021-05-19
AO: Loco
Q: MicroChip
PAX: Boone, Mutumbo, Nolan, Dial-tone, Scranton, Shute, Bobcat, CrotchRocket, Beaver Nugget, Bolt FNGs: None
COUNT: 11
WARMUP: Random Stretches
THE THANG: Zachary Tellier (Te-LEAR) WOD!
5 Rounds Incrementing Below:

10 Burpees
400 Meter Run

10 Burpees
25 Merkins
400 Meter Run

10 Burpees
25 Merkins
50 Lunges
400 Meter Run

10 Burpees
25 Merkins
50 Lunges
100 Sit-Ups
400 Meter Run

10 Burpees
25 Merkins
50 Lunges
100 Sit-Ups
150 Air Squats
400 Meter Run

MARY: Aussie Snow Angels, Peter Parkers
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Charles Town Launch – 2 weeks from Saturday.
COT: Background of the WOD: Dedicated to U.S. Sgt. Zachary D. Tellier, 31, of Charlotte, NC (USA) a combat infantryman in the US Army. He died Sept. 29, 2007, of wounds sustained while on a ground patrol in Afghanistan. The previous April, Tellier’s unit was conducting a mounted patrol when one of its vehicles drove over and detonated a bomb, which set the vehicle on fire, according to a statement from the 82nd Airborne. Tellier pulled two paratroopers out of the vehicle to safety, suffering severe burns to his hands. He was awarded the Bronze Star Medal with valor for his actions. After he was burned, Tellier jumped up in the turret to return fire. Paid the ultimate sacrifice.

AO: FreeState
QIC: @Horshack
PAX 4 – @Deagle, @Winston, @CashOnly

Warm Up–

· SSH-x 25 IC

· Harry Rockettes-x 15 IC

· Shoulder Taps-x 15 IC

· Cherry Pickers-x 15 IC

· 2 Laps with Kareoke-

· Hill Billies-x 15 IC

· Arm Circles-x 10 IC

· Imperial Walkers-x 15 IC

· Twistees-x 15 IC

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The Thang: Two Rounds of CouponPalllooza – Split the Circle AMRAP (40:20)

· Arms-

o Curls-

o Overhead Press-

o Upright Arm Extensions-

· Lunge Walk Around / Coupon-icides-

· Legs-

o Side Squats-

o Jump Overs-

o Deep Squats-

Mary:

· Leg Lifts-x 15 IC

· Freddie Mercuries-x 20 IC

· Plank Jacks-x 15 IC

· Dying Cockroach-x 15 IC

· E2K-x 15 IC

· Protractor w/ Flutters to close-x 20 IC

COT: May 17 & 18 in History – Two Major Civil Rights Cases With Opposite Impacts

Yesterday was May 17, and in 1954, in a major civil rights victory, the U.S. Supreme Court hands down an unanimous decision in Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka, ruling that racial segregation in public educational facilities is unconstitutional. The historic decision, which brought an end to federal tolerance of racial segregation, specifically dealt with Linda Brown, a young African American girl who had been denied admission to her local elementary school in Topeka, Kansas, because of the color of her skin.

On May 18 1896, the Supreme Court ruled seven to one in Plessy v. Ferguson that "separate but equal" accommodations in railroad cars conformed to the 14th Amendment’s guarantee of equal protection. That ruling was used to justify segregating all public facilities, including elementary schools. However, in the case of Linda Brown, the white school she attempted to attend was far superior to her Black alternative and miles closer to her home. The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) took up Linda’s cause, and in 1954 Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka reached the Supreme Court. African American lawyer (and future Supreme Court justice) Thurgood Marshall led Brown’s legal team, and on May 17, 1954, the high court handed down its decision.

In an opinion written by Chief Justice Earl Warren, the nation’s highest court ruled that not only was the “separate but equal” doctrine unconstitutional in Linda’s case, it was unconstitutional in all cases because educational segregation stamped an inherent badge of inferiority on African American students. A year later, after hearing arguments on the implementation of their ruling, the Supreme Court published guidelines requiring public school systems to integrate “with all deliberate speed.”

DATE: 2021-05-18
AO: Delphi
Q: Ashe
PAX: I-Beam, Hightower, Nano, Glee, Wham-O, swish, Dunder, Hoolihan, YNAB, Zeus, Rambler, Roddick FNGs: None
COUNT: 13 Strong
WARMUP: Ricky Bobby with calf raises, merkins, shoulder taps, high knees, butt kickers and moving stretches

THE THANG:

1. ski hops and side to side shuffle dropping to do 10 merkins on command

2. lunge to the 50, circle up, and go around the circle Mary style with each person counting off fives of the following: burpees Bonnie Blair’s and squat jumps. We got to 20- 25 of each.

3. lunch back to the goal line and circle up with cinder blocks with each person counting off fives of the following going around: squat press, cinder block swing, and chops or side to side rotation with the block. We got to 20 to 25 of each.

4. to sprints to the far end of the field with toy soldiers and holding Superman pose for a minute in between.

MARY: crossover merkins, curls for nano, and flutter kicks

ANNOUNCEMENTS: Good luck on the through hike! Looking forward to the memorial Day murph and cookout.

COT: If you always do what you’ve always done, you’ll always get what you’ve always gotten. If you’re happy with what you’re getting in part of your life, keep it up. If not, try something different!

DATE: 2021-05-17
AO: Patriot
Q: Lucius
PAX: citrus, Lazlo, Sourdough, Spokes, Bodett
FNGs: None
COUNT: 6
WARMUP:
SSH; Cherry Pickers; Rockettes; LBACs; Michael Phelps; Moroccan Nightclubs; Downward Dogs; Cobra Kai

THE THANG:

PAX started the week with a 24-7:
– 10-yard run; 20 Merkins; 10-yard run; 4 BWS
– 20-yard run; 20 Alternating Shoulder Taps (IC); 20-yard run; 4 BWS – 30-yard run; 20 Tempo Merkins; 30-yard run; 4 BWS
– 40-yard run; 20 Air Presses (IC); 40-yard run; 4 BWS
– 50-yard run; 20 Dry Docks; 50-yard run; 4 BWS
– 60-yard run; 20 Overhead Claps; 60-yard run; 4 BWS
– 70-yard run; 20 Typewriter Merkins; 70-yard run; 4 BWS

PAX split into pairs, then rotated through three stations: (1) 100-yard CB farmer’s carry (IC); (2) Log Carry (until relieved); (3) CB Squat Press (until relieved). Repeat.

PAX reunited for: Log Mosey; 41x Step Ups (SC); Log Mosey; 40-yard Uphill Bear Crawl; 40-yard Downhill Bear Crawl; Mosey; 21x Step Ups (SC); Mosey; 10x Chicken Peckers (IC); Mosey; 10x Everest Steps (Lunge-Lunge-Squat).

MARY:
The Flutter Kick.

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Triple Crown; Annapolis CSAUP; Bone-A-Thon; Murph; Picnic. There’s a channel for that.

COT:
Servant leadership builds on kindness. Be kind to one another, your families, and your co-workers.