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horizon-ao 12 days of Christmas

Date: 2025-12-15
AO: horizon-ao
Q: 3 mile
PAX: Purple Rain, Kodiak, vplaxico, Disco
FNGs: None
COUNT: 5
WARMUP:
– SSH, Michael Phelps, Arm Circles, WMH, Cherry Picker, Down Dog, Up Dog, lunge stretch The Thang:
– Do 1 day then run to midfield and back
12 days of Christmas
– A burpee and a burpee
– 2 turtle doves – bonnie blairs IC
– 3 french hens – planks 30 seconds
– 4 calling birds – single leg deadlift – 4 per side
– 5 golden rings – merkins, no cheat iC
– 6 geese a laying’ – copperhead squats
– 7 Swans a Swimming – superman IC
– 8 Maids a Milking – squats while milking iC
– 9 Ladies Dancing – J LOs
– 10 Lords a Leaping – jump squats
– 11 pipers piping – drydocks
– 12 drummers drumming – toy soldiers
Announcements – Disco birthday Q on Monday, coffee afterwards
CoT – researching 12 days of Christmas and realizing that Christmas is a season rather than day; helpful perspective to savor the long celebration rather than just focusing on the kids tearing open presents; fits in w/ the theme of winter – rest, going inward, recovering (but ya know still posting for F3)

grateful for F3 and the PAX who posted today, def wouldn’t be out in 7F weather on my own :slightly_smiling_face:

Tags: horizon-ao, Purple Rain, Kodiak, vplaxico, Disco

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thepatriot Naughty or Nice

Date: 2025-12-15
AO: thepatriot
Q: Shake ‘n’ Bake
PAX: Strange Brew, Anchorman, Bob the Builder, Deliverance, Rim Fire, Smokey, Fiddler, citrus, Wedding Singer, CableGuy, Lazlo, Gherkin FNGs: None
COUNT: 13
WARMUP: Mosey the blocks, SSH, Active Squats, DonQ, IMPW, WMH, Cherry Picker, DD THE THANG:
– Mosey to the amphitheater
– 15 Step-ups (x2), 15 Dips (x2)
– Mosey to B-Ball Court
– PAX chose a naughty or nice exercise from a gift card envelope and then led us in the exercise – #1 Naughty – 10 Blockees
– #1 Nice – 25 Merkins
– #2 Naughty – 15 Thrusters
– #2 Nice – 30 Squats
– #3 Naughty – 20 Imperial Blockers
– #3 Nice – 50 LBCs
– #4 Naughty – 25 OHP
– #4 Nice – 40 Curls
– #5 Naughty – 30 Step Backs holding coupon
– #5 Nice – 30 Lunges
– Did some Karaoke in between
MARY: Wedding Singer stretches, Toy Solider, Flutters, Crunchy Penguins ANNOUNCEMENTS: Happy Hour on Friday – Check Channels
COT: PAX chose a naughty or nice card and suffered the consequences. Things are easier if you are nice! We can make a choice every day to be naughty or nice. I fear I have chosen naughty way too many times – sarcasm, comments, judging others, etc. In 2026 I am choosing nice, or at least trying.

Tags: thepatriot, Strange Brew, Anchorman, Bob the Builder, Deliverance, Rim Fire, Smokey, Fiddler, citrus, Wedding Singer, CableGuy, Lazlo, Gherkin

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ao-the-bullpen Around the box

Date: 2025-12-12
AO: ao-the-bullpen
Q: Peloton
PAX: Trolley, Short Sale (DR PAX)
FNGs: None
COUNT: 3
WARMUP:
– SSHH
– Hillbillies
– WMH
– Arm Circles fwd
– Arm circles bkwd
– Seal claps
– OH claps
– Pretzels
– Learning to Phelps

THE THANG:
Round one
– Rifle carry coupon 75 yds
– 10 CPR
– 20 OHP
– 30 Curls
– Run lap around lot
Round two
– Rifle carry coupon 75 yds
– 10 Blockees
– 20 Merkins
– 30 Coupon squats
– Run lap around lot
Round three
– Rifle carry coupon 75 yds
– 10 CPR
– 20 OHP
– 30 Curls
– Run lap around lot
Round four
– Rifle carry coupon 75 yds
– 10 Blockees
– 20 Merkins
– 30 Coupon squats
– Run lap around lot

MARY: Mary-go-round
COT:
YHC discussed how I used to always state that I wish this was the hardest thing I had to do today (our beat down). However, after engaging with a former PAX from years ago, I realized that I hope this was not the hardest thing we had to do today. We are men, and we are built for so much more. If it is indeed the hardest thing we had to do, then we are not pushing ourselves quite hard enough and all other aspects of our life.

Tags: ao-the-bullpen, Trolley, Short Sale (DR PAX)