Backblasts

Date: 2024-10-18
AO: ao-the-bullpen
Q: Kool Aid
PAX: spartan, Chewie, Peloton, Sooner, Hostess, Pumpernickel, Deutschland, Yogi, Sooner, Hostess, Deutschland FNGs: 3 Sooner, Hostess, Deutschland
COUNT: 9
WARMUP:
SSH
Windmills
Copperhead Squats
Arm Circles

THE THANG:
Team stations at each base with a Blocky Bobby in between each base. 1st base: 100 kettlebell swings/wall sits
2nd base: 150 overhead press/planks
3rd base: 200 curls/wall sits
Home: Sally’s Cousin

MARY:
Flutter
American Hammer

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Oct 19…Pax on parade
Oct 26…Old Rag
Nov 9…Grunt

COT:
YHC flew out Friday to attend the third funeral I’ve gone to in the last two months. These are all mothers of people close to me and they come from different backgrounds and walks of life, but in the end each of them came to the same end. What mattered was the legacy of loving people they left behind, not their accolades and accomplishments (or lack thereof), in a worldly sense. The lesson is to consider our legacy and realize in the end what matters is how we impact people through our choices to put them first. The challenge is for us as men to go everyday and intentionally seek out ways to love people concretely and leave that kind of legacy.

Tags: ao-the-bullpen, spartan, Chewie, Peloton, Sooner, Hostess, Pumpernickel, Deutschland, Yogi, Sooner, Hostess, Deutschland

Date: 2024-10-19
AO: thesandlot
Q: Legacy
PAX: Boardwalk, Defiance, Lazlo, Cam, Lucius, Hobbyhorse, AI, Popeye, Beagle, Top Spin, Sanchez FNGs: 1 Sanchez
COUNT: 12
EC: Speed Ruck; almost to Roosevelt Island and back, Unfortunately Neither the International Rucking Association or Guinness Book of World Records sent representatives, so our record time will be lost to history.
WARMUP: SSH, Imperial Walker, Hill Billy, Little Bitty Arm Circles, Willy Mays Hayes, Michael Phelps, RVE, Moroccan Night Club, Downward Dog, WGS
THE THANG: 1) go to turf field and do a small Dora, 25 burpees, 50 merkins, 75 LBCs, then break into teams based on whether the letter total of your F3 name is odd or even; for 2) games of tic-tac-toe, PAX must run down to the board and place either a ball (designed to roll away and thus undermine the team forced to play with them) or cones; 2 merkins after you place on the board and run back; we played three games of this; then 3) FOOTSKI BALL–pretty solid match overall and teams were close for a while; great counter-attack for the coneheads topped off with a Beagle score; but the Alabama Combo on the other team was unstoppable as the game went on, particularly with Cam just absolutely coming off his chain at the end he was like a combo Cooper Kupp/Luka Doncic. MARY: N/A
ANNOUNCEMENTS: There’s an art to FNG naming. It’s not just a bunch of guys in a circle coming up with a random quasi-insulting nickname. Well, yeah, I guess that is, in fact, what it is. But it’s awesome! Welcome Sanchez! GRUNT 11/9 OLD RAG 10/26–you need a ticket for Old Rag.
COT: Life and the Human Body are not linear systems. You can go a long time without signs of progress, doesn’t mean you aren’t making progress.

Tags: thesandlot, Boardwalk, Defiance, Lazlo, Cam, Lucius, Hobbyhorse, AI, Popeye, Beagle, Top Spin, Sanchez

Date: 2024-10-19
AO: thefarm
Q: Sparky_The Farm
PAX: F-No, Lumbergh
FNGs: None
COUNT: 3

WARMUP: ruck
THE THANG: 3.1-mile ruck around the park and back.
MARY: na
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Lumberg has Q Monday Sparky has Wednesday
COT: We talked about what it takes to do big challenges. Everybody says they want to walk the Appellation Trail. Doing it is another thing. Most people fail day one. What you need to do ahead of grand adventures is really prepare and take smaller tasks first to see if, for example, you don’t mind pooping in the woods or carrying a lot of food. We need to assess what something really takes and train/ prepare properly.

Tags: thefarm, F-No, Lumbergh

Date: 2024-10-18
AO: sparta
Q: Megatron
PAX: K-Pop, Megatron, NOAA
FNGs: None
COUNT: 3

WARMUP:
Willy Mays, Merkins, side straddle hops

THE THANG:
Hand release merkins, squats, rows, thrusters performed 10 of each at the 10 yard line, 20 at the 20 etc down the length of the field.

MARY:
Yes

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Future F2 event BOLO

COT:
Referenced staying in the moment. I went to a training course recently where the instructor set the following expectations for the class “80% of the time you are going to be focused and I’ll have your attention. The other 20 you’ll be distracted and that’s OK. Don’t let the 20% overtake your 80. And if I call on you and you’re distracted just say, “I was thinking about something else” and I’ll repeat what I said.” It was a really good class

Tags: sparta, K-Pop, Megatron, NOAA

Date: 2024-10-18
AO: horizon-ao
Q: Gherkin
PAX: Disco, Brown Bag, Attache’, Classified, Kodiak, Sparky, Kombucha FNGs: None
COUNT: 8
WARM UP
Side straddle hop, Imperial Walkers
Arm Circles, Michael Phelps
WGS, Down Dog

THE THANG
Jog around the neighborhood with weighted vests, stop about every 5 minutes and do 10 no cheat merkins, 18 mountain climbers (IC) and 24 shoulder taps (IC)

MARY
American Hammer

ANNOUNCEMENTS
Old Rag, Grunt, Help Kodiak’s 2.0 with his Eagle Scout Project

COT
A lot of people say, “I’d like to lose a few pounds” but don’t prioritize it because they think it’s not really that big of a deal, But after working out with a few extra pounds, YHC realizes just how much harder everything is.

If you’ve been wanting to lose a bit of weight, make it happen – think of how much easier everything will be without that extra weight. If you’re at a good weight, stay disciplined with diet and exercise.

Tags: horizon-ao, Disco, Brown Bag, Attache’, Classified, Kodiak, Sparky, Kombucha