acropolis The time I designed a workout for Blue Steel

Date: 2024-06-24
AO: acropolis
Q: Peanuts
PAX: Doodles, Hightower, Air Bags
FNGs: None
COUNT: 4

WARMUP: SSH; WMH; HB; DB; Run a lap; Half way do some DD; WGS; GS; Ab Stretch
THE THANG: Pair up for some DORA. The heat was oppressive as soon as I stepped outside. Other Pax said they enjoyed the breeze. I think HT must have just been breaking wind. 75x curls; 125x rows; 150x chest press; 200x iron cross; 225x calf raises; 300x MHs. Other Pax ran to sideline and back. Towards the end did a few rounds of Bernie Sanders; Karaokes; and Broad Jump Burpees.
MARY: ring of :fire: – FKs; A-RODs; WW2s; and PPointers or as Air Bags reminded us Homer n’ Marges.
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Rick and float; cornhole tournament: 9/11 stair climb; naked Olympics at Crop Dusty’s
COT: anniversary of Tank Man at Tiananmen Square. Have the personal courage to step up even when odds stacked against you – 1 man and his groceries vs a column of T59 tanks.

Tags: acropolis, Doodles, Hightower, Air Bags

thepatriot Christmas in June

Date: 2024-06-24
AO: thepatriot
Q: Bone
PAX: bogey, CableGuy, Strange Brew, Wedding Singer, Sunshine, citrus, Fitz-Hume, My Space, Flux, Overthrow, Hops, Shake ‘N’ Bake, Pepco, Ice Tea, Short Rib, Couch Potatoe, Prestige FNGs: 2 Couch Potatoe, Prestige
COUNT: 18
Late Burpees (queued up for someone else but Short Rib helped out) Side Straddle Hops
Imperial Walkers/Hillbillies
Little Bitty Arm Circles
Root Vegetable Extractors
Willy Mays Hays
Downward Facing Dog/Cobra Kai

1. Burpee
2. Jump squats
3. Plank Pike Reaches
4. Merkins
5. Curtsey squats
6. LBCs
7. Side Straddle Hops
8. Calf Raises
9. Sprinter Sit-ups
10. Mountain Climbers
11. Superman’s
12. Mountain Man Poopers

Flutter Kick

Tags: thepatriot, bogey, CableGuy, Strange Brew, Wedding Singer, Sunshine, citrus, Fitz-Hume, My Space, Flux, Overthrow, Hops, Shake ‘N’ Bake, Pepco, Ice Tea, Short Rib, Couch Potatoe, Prestige

horizon-ao Back of the Exicon

Date: 2024-06-24
AO: horizon-ao
Q: Disco
PAX: Kodiak, Magoo, Purple Rain, Sparky, SPINAL TAP, vplaxico, Fish Fry FNGs: None
COUNT: 8
Warmup – SSH, m Phelps, D dog/up dog/child’s pose, OYO. Fellowship lap

>From the Exicon – TUVW
Twin Tower of Trust – midfield
U Haul – 20
WhamO Lunge Walks – to WMS and back
Wall Conveyer
BTTW Shoulder Tap
Squat Jumps
Wave of Merkins – 1-5
Mary: Wilt Chamberlains 100 LBCs – run midfield – 100 squats – run end line – 100 flutters – 100 lunge walks

Tags: horizon-ao, Kodiak, Magoo, Purple Rain, Sparky, SPINAL TAP, vplaxico, Fish Fry

mother-ruck-ing Corvette>Mustang

Date: 2024-06-23
AO: mother-ruck-ing
Q: Ice Tea
PAX: Lazlo, Big Short, Jag
FNGs: None
COUNT: 4

WARMUP: Hey, you guys ready?

THE THANG: PAX traveled 3.4 miles through the Delaware portion of Falls Church, but since there were four of us we were able to use the HOV flex pass to avoid tolls.

MARY: Let’s drink coffee.

ANNOUNCEMENTS: That coffee was just okay.

COT: 60’s Corvettes > Mustangs, children have bad laundry habits, Cook & Bacon is an actual Olympic synchro diving team.

Tags: mother-ruck-ing, Lazlo, Big Short, Jag

olympus Hooping it up

Date: 2024-06-22
AO: olympus
Q: Hightower
PAX: Blue Steel, Crop Duster, Pop Fly, Popeyes, Juneau, Peloton, Hoolihan, Dr J, Yard Sale, Christopher Chin – Triple Shift, Peanuts FNGs: None
COUNT: 12

WARMUP:
Fellowship jog, Frankenstein, Butt kickers, High knees & Karaoke. Stop at front entrance LBSS for series of stretching. Continued on with Burpe-Bobby jog around the school.
THE THANG:
At the rear courtyard active recovery with Wall Sits. 1 at a time box jump each pedestal, then Wall sit until all complete.

Warm up with basketball drills: dribble layup, rebounds, jump shots

Break group into 3 teams of 4. First team to score stays on, rotating the next team in.

Halftime fellowship jog around parking lot. Stop for Flutter kicks, then jog back to resume play. MARY:
75 count LBC

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
RUCK & Float in Aug, Yardsale has Q
CropDuster 2F Tues night, his house
Sept 11 Stair Climb
COT:
Pray that each of you continue to be ‘role model’ leaders to your Family & Friends.

Tags: olympus, Blue Steel, Crop Duster, Pop Fly, Popeyes, Juneau, Peloton, Hoolihan, Dr J, Yard Sale, Christopher Chin – Triple Shift, Peanuts