Backblasts

Date: 2023-08-29
AO: delphi
Q: 2 percent
PAX: (hefe)weizen, Hightower, K-Pop, Walk-on, Chuggz, Glee, Monte Karlo, Flapjack FNGs: None
COUNT: 9
WARMUP: SSH, Imperial Walkers, Hill Billy’s, Willy Mays Hays, RVE’s, Arm Circles, Michael Phelps, Moroccan Nightclubs, Downward Dog, Kobra Kai, World’s Greatest Stretch

THE THANG: 2 rounds of 4 corners w/ coupons. Plus 6-1 Motivators in between to break up the monotony.
2 rounds of 4 corners w/ coupons. Plus 6-1 Motivators in between to break up the monotony. Station 1:
30 Dips, 30 Chest Presses, 30 Calf Raises
6-1 Motivators
Station 2:
20 KB Swings, 20 Curls, 20 Upright Rows
6-1 Motivators
Station 3:
15 Overhead Presses’, 15 Mountain Climber Merkins, 15 Goblet Squats 6-1 Motivators
Station 4:
10 Hand Release Merkins, 10 Atlas Shrugs (IC), 10 Lateral Raises 6-1 Motivators

MARY: Ran out of time.

ANNOUNCEMENTS: 9/11 Stair Climb, Overnight Ruck, IPC Week 0 (Olympus – Thursday, Patriot – Friday)

COT: Another racially motivated hate crime occurred over the weekend in Jacksonville, FL. We are regressing as a species. Why does this continue to happen? What are you (we) going to do about it?

Date: 2023-08-28
AO: mondaynightruckers
Q: Stewie
PAX: Rocketman, Chasqui, Phaedrus, Tron
FNGs: None
COUNT: 5
WARMUP:
IronPAX Week 0 – Ran thru basic workouts at 1/8.5 scale minus the run and burpees. Almost lost a PAX thinking he showed up at a 0530 BD instead of the ruck. Calamity averted due to Rocketman’s quick thinking and speed dial.

THE THANG:
After EC exercises got to the ruck and share-carried a 40lb and 50lb baggo-sand for 4.6mi at a brisk pace. Excellence.

MARY:
happened pre-ruck in the EC

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Ironpax is now
9-11 stair climb
Monday Murph variants in the community to gain F3 visibility Forthcoming weekend rucks….stay tuned

COT:
John 13:14-15
Be a leader, be a servant

Date: 2023-08-29
AO: lost-boys
Q: Monk
PAX: Hightower, Walk-on, Doodles, Peanuts
FNGs: None
COUNT: 5
Warmup
windmills, imperial, walkers, hillbillies, arm circles, Michael Phelps, SSH, cotton pickers, down dog/greatest stretch/cobra, Fellowship lap

The Thang
Catch Me If You Can

The Cooper: 1/2 lap around track. 10 burpees, 10 Squats, then 10 Merkins. ½ Lap around track. Then 9,9, 9 of same.

Cut A Flip
Alternating between 5 Merkins and 5 Big Boy Sit-ups, flipping between the 2 exercises over and over, no rest. Partner runs to the top of the bleachers. Repeato for a total of 150 reps.

Mary: flutter kicks, LBCs, American hammers,

Announcements: 9/11 stair climb. We decided on the name Acropolis for the new AO.

COT: it’s hard to tell when someone who lacks motivation needs a kick in the butt or empathetic encouragement. It’s more often the latter. take the time to listen and find out.

Date: 2023-08-29
AO: horizon-ao
Q: 2 percent
PAX: 3 mile, Kodiak, Classified, Undertow, Attache’, Disco, Purple Rain, Magoo, Trifecta, Mr Haand, Yardbird, Obadiah, Kombucah FNGs: None
COUNT: 14
WARMUP: SSH, Imperial Walkers, Hill Billy’s, Willy Mays Hays, RVE’s, Arm Circles, Michael Phelps, Moroccan Nightclubs, Downward Dog, Kobra Kai, World’s Greatest Stretch
THE THANG: Mosey to the pull up bars – 3 rounds of max effort while remaining PAX performed the following exercises: SSH, Break Dancers, Toe Taps, Wall Sits, Iron Mike’s
Mosey to the stairs – 3 rounds: Run up the stairs, bear crawl to the cement blocks. 15 Squerkins (step ups w/ a merkin) 8-1 Motivators

MARY: Hello Dolly’s, Penguin Crunches, Box Cutters, Flutter Kicks Nolan Ryans
ANNOUNCEMENTS: 9/11 stair climb, Overnight Ruck, IPC Week 0 at The Patriot, Regular schedule for Horizon on Fridays 0530

COT: QIC encouraged the PAX to move outside of their comfort zone. Visit a new AO, Q at an AO you’ve never visited before.

Date: 2023-08-28
AO: thepatriot
Q: Maguire
PAX: Ice Tea, citrus, Anchorman, Elvis, sticks, Lazlo, Wedding Singer, Legacy, Smokey, Shake ‘N’ Bake, Bone, Coconuts, Sunshine FNGs: None
COUNT: 14
WARMUP: side straddle. Imperials. Hillbillies. Michael Phelps. WMH. Potato Pickers. Alabama prom dates. Downward dog and cobra Kai.
THE THANG: lineup on goal line jog to 20. 5 burpees. Jog to 40. 10 merkins. Jog to other 40. 15 joe louis. Jog to 20. 20 LBCs and different ways to get to goal line. We did that 10x

And in a little wall sits, balls to the wall and some bleacher dips and step ups.

MARY: Flutters. More flutters. Freddie Mercurys. Stretching.
ANNOUNCEMENTS: 9/11 stair climb upcoming. IronPax on Friday. Cornhole tourney in Sept.
COT: Challenge. School is starting today for most. What are you/we going to do to make life easier for our 2.0 and Ms this school year?? Pick one thing and do it well.