Backblasts

Date: 2024-11-27
AO: ao-the-bullpen
Q: Infinity
PAX: Peloton
FNGs: None
COUNT: 2
WarmUp:
1621 – Pilgrims harvest festival: 16 Imperial Walkers, 21 Mountain Climbers
1863 – Thanksgiving made a national holiday: 18 Learning to Fly Squats, 63 SSHs (single count)

TheThang:
Jacob’s Ladder on hill

Mosey to Little League Field

Thanksgiving Workout: complete the following exercises together, muder bunnies to each base between each exercises below: T – Thrusters at home base
H – Hand Release Merkins
A – American Hammers w/Coupon
N – No Surrenders
K – Kraken Burpees (burpees w/hand release at bottom)
S – Swings (Coupon Swings)
G – Groiners
I – Iron Mikes
V – V-Ups
I – Inverted Coupon Rows
N – Newton’s Cradle
G – Glute Bridges w/coupon

Mary: Iron Cross, Nolan Ryans, Freddie Mercuries, and Plank Hold.

Announcements: Turkey Trot tomorrow at 0700 at Olympus.

CoT: Each PAX shared their favorite Thanksgiving and Holiday traditions..
YHC then shared the following quotation from Russell M. Nelson from Thanksgiving 2020 (at the height of the Pandemic):
“Skilled scientists and researchers are laboring diligently to develop and distribute a vaccine against the coronavirus. But there is no medication or operation that can fix the many spiritual woes and maladies that we face.

“There is, however, a remedy — one that may seem surprising — because it flies in the face of our natural intuitions. Nevertheless, its effects have been validated by scientists as well as men and women of faith.

“I am referring to the healing power of gratitude.

“The book of Psalms is filled with admonitions to express gratitude. Here are just three of them:

‘It is a good thing to give thanks unto the Lord.’ (Psalms 92:1)

‘O give thanks unto the Lord; for he is good.’ (Psalms 136:1)

‘Come before his presence with thanksgiving.’ (Psalms 95:2)

“Counting our blessings is far better than recounting our problems. No matter our situation, showing gratitude for our privileges is a fast-acting and long-lasting spiritual prescription.”

Try the gratitude prescription in the coming week—express gratitude not only to the SkyQ, but also to those closest to you. You will see improvement in your life, so says the wisdom of the ages.

Tags: ao-the-bullpen, Peloton

Date: 2024-11-27
AO: theaerie
Q: Lonestar
PAX: Chasqui, Trifecta, Trifecta
FNGs: None
COUNT: 4
WARMUP:
Side straddle hops
Michael Phelps
Imperial walkers
Picking cherries
10 yd Frankenstein
10 yd high knees
THE THANG:
4x – 50yd mosey into 50 yd sprint
Mosey to walls for:
30 second hand stand then 10 jump squats (4 sets)
25 yd walking curls/15 merkins/10 abs (4 sets alternating coupon carry)

MARY:
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
No Friday- see you at Turkey Trot on Thursday
COT:

Tags: theaerie, Chasqui, Trifecta, Trifecta

Date: 2024-11-25
AO: mondaynightruckers
Q: Jetstream
PAX: Trifecta, Chasqui, Baller, Lion
FNGs: None
COUNT: 5
THE THANG: Hauled 118 pounds of food to the Haymarket Food Pantry (2 miles round trip)

ANNOUNCEMENTS: Turkey trot on Thanksgiving morning

COT: Remember to give thanks for our many blessings and find ways to give to others around us

Tags: mondaynightruckers, Trifecta, Chasqui, Baller, Lion

Date: 2024-11-26
AO: delphi
Q: Ashe
PAX: Pop Fly, Rambler, Nano, Peanuts, Sunny, Crop Duster, Obadiah, Blue Steel, Pay down FNGs: 1 Pay down
COUNT: 12
WARMUP: mosey then high knees, windmills, side planks, mountain climbers THE THANG:

3 sprints with partner, mosey back, pushing each other

As a group until at least 3 reach the number and 8 burpees as a group between each round:

85 swings
85 goblet squats
25 man makers
40 decline Tyson merkins

Repeat the 3 sprints/moseys in pairs
MARY: in/outs, mount climbers, don quixotes
ANNOUNCEMENTS: turkey trot and Rudy’s
COT: yes

Tags: delphi, Pop Fly, Rambler, Nano, Peanuts, Sunny, Crop Duster, Obadiah, Blue Steel, Pay down

Date: 2024-11-26
AO: thegeneral
Q: Summit
PAX: Boardwalk, Apples, Robo, Hard Knox, Ice Tea, Spud, citrus, Gherkin, bogey, Anchorman, Coxswain FNGs: None
COUNT: 12
WARMUP: All IC….SSH, Imperial Walkers, Hillbillies, Cherry Pickers, Michael Phelps, WMH, Downward Dog, WGS

THE THANG:
– Ricky Bobby (800M)-fast mosey
– Tabata Set 1 at steps: 20 secs work/10 secs rest X 8 sets – Alternate Box (stair) jumps and toe taps
– 11’s with Extra Credit:
– At end zone….run to 50 YL and back pedal back.
– 10 jump squats at EZ……1 hand release merkin at 50 YL
– 9 jump squats….2 HRM’s, etc. etc. till get to….
– 1 jump squat….10 HRMs
– EC…Q played Piano Man by Billy Joel and The Promised Land by Bruce Springsteen…every time PAX heard harmonica in the song then drop and perform 3 burpees and then resume 11s – Tabata Set 2 at steps: 20 secs work/10 secs rest X 8 sets – Alternate decline shoulder taps from bottom stair & mountain climbers – 7’s: At end zone….bear crawl to 10 YL and back crawl bear back. – 6 WW2 at EZ……1 plank jack at 10 YL
– 5 WW2….2 plank jacks, etc. etc. til get to:
– 1 WW2….6 plank jacks

MARY: IC….Hammers

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Turkey Trot, 2nd F event on Slack as well as 3rd F fundraiser that Kodiak is organizing…Check Slack for all

COT:
YHC shared personal story of Thanksgiving traditions of running Turkey Trots and sharing expressions of gratitude around Thanksgiving table. In a particularly difficult and dark time…these traditions languished and it became difficult to find things for which to be grateful….yet there were things…in fact there are almost always things.

Encouraged PAX to look for areas to be grateful this season and also to be mindful that holidays can be tough for some folks including our F3 brothers. Keep an eye on each other.

YHC concluded with sharing his gratitude for the HIM of the Capital Region and how quickly they have become an important part of his life and to the PAX for coming out this morning in the rain.

Happy Thanksgiving!

Tags: thegeneral, Boardwalk, Apples, Robo, Hard Knox, Ice Tea, Spud, citrus, Gherkin, bogey, Anchorman, Coxswain