Backblasts

AO: Olympus

QIC: Jag

The PAX: Dungeon Master; Sea Dog; Monk; Popeyes; Pop Fly; Swish; Rambler; Slider; Citrus and FNG Joint Chief.

Warm Up: Side Straddle Hops (4); Air Press (9); Side Straddle Hops (4); Little Bitty Arm Circles (forward) (9); Side Straddle Hops (4); Little Bitty Arm Circles (reverse) (9); Side Straddle Hops (4); Michael Phelps (9); Side Straddle Hops (4); Imperial Walkers (9); Side Straddle Hops (4); Rockettes (9); Side Straddle Hops (4); Willy Mays Hays (9); Side Straddle Hops (4); Cherry Pickers (9); Down Dog and Cobra Kai; Merkins (4); Merkins (9); Burpees (4); Burpees (9); and Petro.

The Thang: The PAX started with a 49-yard Sprint; a 49-yard Karaoke; a 49-yard Butt Kicker; a 49-yard Backpedal; a 49-yard Karaoke; a 49-yard High Knees; a 49-yard Sprint; and a 49-yard Bear Crawl. Next, the PAX divided into groups of 2 and 3 to execute a Dora – 149 Merkins; 249 Squats; 149 WWIIs; 249 Calf Raises and 49 Gleemakers. All of these punctuated by 49-yard runs. Finally, the PAX finished with a brief (and fairly lopsided) game of Ultimate Frisbee.

Mary: LBC (49); Flutterkicks (4+9); Freddie Mercuries (4+9); Penguin Crunches (4+9); and a Spelling Bee (H.A.P.P.Y.B.I.R.T.H.D.A.Y.J.A.G.!)

COT: Upon the passing of his best friend and spouse of nearly 60 years, a relative turned to Mrs. Jag and told her that life goes by too quickly. It does. Make each day the best it can be. Out.

AO: FreeState
QIC: Horshack
PAX: 6 – Hyster from Puget Sound Region (Site Q at Speakeasy), along with @CashOnly, @Winston, @Black Diamond, and @Deagle

Warm Up-

· SSH-x 25 IC

· Harry Rockettes-x 15 IC

· Cherry Pickers-x 15 IC

· 2 Laps with Kareoke & Alabama Ass Kickers

· El Capitan-x 15 IC

· Michael Phelps-x 15 IC

· Windmills-x 15 IC

Mosey to the field-

The Thang

DORA 3-2-1-2-3-

· 300 Seal Claps-

· 200 Squats-

· 100 Merkins-

· 200 Step Ups-

· 300 Dips-

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3 v 3 Soccer-

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Mary:

· Flutter-x 20 IC

· Reverse Crunches-x 20 IC

· Plank-orama-10-10-10-10-10

· Starfish-x 10 IC

· American Hammer -x 20 IC

COT: Q1.9 Mammon-

The Sustaining Relationship Between A Man And His Work. Our work not only feeds us and our families, it also benefits the community. Work is also essential to our personal alignment whereas idleness takes us off track. Even in retirement, men seek something meaningful to do. The connection between a man and his work is a lifelong relationship, not a pursuit.

This relationship with work is powerful and can swallow other more critical relationships with our spouse, kids, extended family, teams, and communities. There are 3 reasons for this: 1) Work is the easiest relationship to maintain. It’s the only relationship where we can go off duty. 2) Our work relationship provides the most direct affirmation. The clear feedback of work tempts a man to turn away from the chaos and uncertainty of other relationships. and 3) Our work relationship is terminable at will – and we can quit at any time. Divorce from spouses and separation from children doesn’t sever the relationship.

Mammon is the least important of all our relationships. If we place work before our M and Shorties we commit relationship malpractice–and risks losing them. If we place work before our teams (Shield Lock) and our mentees (Blades) the Community will suffer and erode. If we lose our family and Community to our relationship with work, there is nothing for our work to sustain.

The temptation to elevate Mammon to the forefront of our relationship target is ever present. If unchecked, it becomes workaholism in full bloom and like any addiction, it will swallow everything else in a man’s life. It will consume him. Because it is easy, affirming and controllable, the temptation to elevate the importance of Mammon is compelling. We may love our work, but we do not live to work. Instead, we work to enrich the lives of those we love and with whom we live.

AO: The Farm

QIC: Dirty Bird

The Pax: Tripoli, Running Man, Buzz, Infinity

WarmUp:
SSH’s, Michael Phelps, Don Quixotes, Cherry Pickers, Air Squats, Jog Around The Field

The Thang:
5… May
13… the 13th
89… Birth Year 1989

5 Burpees
13 Merkins
89 LBC’s

5 Star Jumps
13 Carolina Dry Docks
89-count Elbow Plank

5 Broad Jump Burpees
13 Shoulder Taps
89 Lunges

5 Jackees
13 Nolan Ryans
89 Big Boi Sit-ups

Birthday Party Round! (The Pax Decided Each Exercise)
5 Peter Parkers
13 Jump Squats
89-yard Sprint

Mary:
Birthday Reps (The Pax Chose Each Exercise In A Circle)
32-count Reverse Plank
32 SSH’s
32 Penguin Crunches
32 One-Legged Hip Thrust (per side)
32 Mountain Climbers

CoT:
“I really believe that if the political leaders of the world could see their planet from a distance of, let’s say 100,000 miles, their outlook would be fundamentally changed. The all-important border would be invisible, that noisy argument suddenly silenced.” – Michael Collins

“I think a future flight should include a poet, a priest and a philosopher… we might get a much better idea of what we saw.” – Michael Collins

AO: #freestate

QIC: @Deagle

PAX: 1 @Horshack

Warm Up

· SSH x 25 IC

· The Chinook x 20 IC each side

· Michael Phelps x 15 IC

· Imperial Walkers x 20 IC

· Side Skating x 15 IC

· Mosey around the blacktop, high knees on the sides

· El Capitan x 15 each direction

· Cherry Pickers x 15 IC

· Baby burpees x 10 on Q

· Windmills x 15 IC

· Merkins x 10 IC

· Mosey around the blacktop, ass kickers

The Thang:

10 minutes of EMOM (Every Minute On the Minute) with coupons

· Biceps x15

· Jump over x20

· Overhead press x10

Coupon-a-cide on the blacktop

Second round of 8 minutes EMOM

· Pushups x10

· Coupon Squats x10

· Dips x10

Mary:

· Reverse Crunches x 20 IC

· Freddie Mercury x 15 IC

· Windshield wipers x 20

· Travoltas x15 IC

· BBS x20 IC

· Dollys x 10 IC + 10 flutters

AO: Virtual

QIC: Infinity

The PAX: Wall-E and 2 Percent

WarmUp: Air Squats, Don Quixote, Cherry Pickers, Rockettes, Michael Phelps, Merkins, and Mountain Climbers.

The Thang:

5 Rounds of the Following:

• 30s High Knees

• 10 Chuck Norris Push-ups (aka, Knerkins)

• 10 American Hammers IC

• 10 Squat Kicks IC

• Chuck Norris fact (see below)

4 Rounds of the Following:

• 10 Roundhouse Kicks

• 10 R Crossover Punch, L Jab, R Uppercut, R Knee (L leg fwd)

• 10 L Crossover Punch, R Jab, L Uppercut, L Knee (R leg fwd)

• Chuck Norris fact (see below)

2 Rounds of the Following:

• 10 Jump Squats

• 10 Break Dancers IC

• 10 Bear Crawls/Crawl Bears IC

• CDDs

• Chuck Norris fact (see below)

Chuck Norris Facts:

1. When Chuck Norris does a push up, he isn’t lifting himself up, he’s pushing the Earth down.

2. When the Boogeyman goes to sleep every night, he checks his closet for Chuck Norris.

3. Chuck Norris counted to infinity—three times.

4. They once named a street after him, but they had to rename it. No one dared cross Chuck Norris!

5. How many push-ups can Chuck Norris do? All of them.

6. Chuck Norris can divide by zero.

7. When Alexander Graham Bell invented the telephone, he had three missed calls from Chuck Norris.

8. Chuck Norris threw a grenade and killed 50 people, then it exploded.

9. Chuck Norris has a diary. It’s called the Guinness Book of World of Records.

10. Bigfoot claims he saw Chuck Norris.

11. Death had a near-Chuck Norris experience.

12. Chuck Norris was exposed to COVID-19. The virus is now in quarantine for 14 days.

13. Chuck Norris’ tears cure cancer. Unfortunately, Chuck Norris never cries.

14. Hand sanitizers can kill 99.9% of germs. Chuck Norris can kill 100% of whatever he wants.

Mary: Australian Snow Angels, Sweat Angels, Nolan Ryans, Reverse Plank hold, and Flutter Kicks.

Observations: This workout challenged not just cardio and strength, but also coordination and balance. All PAX executed complicated movements like pros, although YHC confused his punch and jab multiple times.

CoT: “A lot of times people look at the negative side of what they feel they can’t do. I always look on the positive side of what I can do.” – Chuck Norris