Step it up

DATE: 2022-02-01
AO: General
Q: 2 percent
PAX: Lazlo, Vila, Booking, Faceplant, fist pump, Traveler, Fairweather, citrus, Toolbox FNGs: None
COUNT: 10
WARMUP: SSH, Imperial Walkers, Hill Billy’s,
Arm Circles, Willy Mays Hays, Cherry Pickers, Downward Dog, Kobra Kai, Fellowship Lap
THE THANG: Hit the pull up bar first. 10 reps each while the remaining PAX performed a ring of fire consisting of various exercises: Peter Parkers, Flutter kicks, plank, break dancers, toy soldiers, penguin crunches.
Transitioned to the concrete steps for one round of single count step ups. 50 in unison.
To the field for some Dora. 50 burpees, 100 air squats, 200 big boy sit ups. Run to the 50 yard line in between sets.
Over to the bike racks for some bear crawls and a brand new exercise that @Toolbox invented and @Lazlo fondly named “Bear Crawl Crawl Bear Croquet”. Then we did 20 dips on the bike racks. Back to the concrete blocks. Round 2 of step ups. 50 in unison.

MARY: Nolan Ryan
ANNOUNCEMENTS: monthly challenge – STEP UP’s!
COT: Step up your game. Challenge yourself to complete something you don’t think you can do. I never read books. I’m going to read a book in the month of February. The book I picked doesn’t have any pictures in it. I am scared. I might need some help with the bigger words.

Ruck theme

DATE: 2022-02-01
AO: Delphi
Q: Hightower
PAX: Pop Fly, Zeus, Dunder, Gadget, Hightower, Juneau, Lightyear, Rambler, Hoolihan, Glee, slider FNGs: None
COUNT: 11
WARMUP:
Fellowship laps around field, mix of shuffle and walking pace. Followed by SSH & stretching.

THE THANG:
End Zone to End Zone
Round 1:
25 squats
Run to other end zone
25 merkins
Rinse & Repeat

Round 2:
25 shoulder press, those with no rucks Carolina Drydocks
Drop ruck, sprint to other end zone
15 No Surrenders
Rinse & Repeat

Round 3:
Bear crawl 25 yards
Walk lunges 25 yards
Zombie crawl 25 yards
Burpee broad jump to end zone
Repeat to return

MARY:
Round the horn Mary mix

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Sign up sheet on Google Docs for Q sign up.
The ARC 2/19
February new monthly Step up challenge

COT:
Suggestion for quick book to read: The GoGiver
Parable story about Givers receive more, the 5 laws for success. The fifth law talks about being open to receiving. To Give is to Receive. The secret to success is giving and the secret to giving is being open to receiving.

homage to Tuskegee Airmen

DATE: 2022-02-01
AO: Atlantis
Q: Hammerhead
PAX: Infinity, Deflator, Rogue
FNGs: one traveler (LZ from SD)
COUNT: 5
WARMUP: SSHs, DQs, Monkey Humpers, flying air chairs
THE THANG: 5 Rnds, w/10# DB coupons:: 8×8-ct body builders (for the 8 purple hearts awarded to the Redtails) + 14x Burpees (for their 14 bronze stars)… followed by 1ea of Movement X { Ear Squats / Lunges / Merkins / Punch Squats / Dips*(Triceps Extensions) }…..*outta time, did not do MARY: **outta time, did not do
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Coumbia Marina- Sat 19 Feb Ruck March ; Annapolis- Sat 5 Feb Assorted Races ; 2022 Challenge de l’annee
COT: prayers to let the Lord Lead us… and shout outs to two 21 yr olds, Jose Castro and Sam Kurtz

The Rat Race Always Gets Old – with Deagle Stuck in Traffic

DATE: 2022-02-01
AO: Freestate
Q: Horshack
PAX: Winston, CashOnly, Butter
FNGs: Cannoli
COUNT: 5
DISCLAIMER: Given

WARMUP:
· SSH-x 25 IC
· Merkins-x 16 IC
· Goofballs-x 16 IC
· El Capitan-15 each way
· 2 Laps with Karaoke on sides
· Windmills-x 16 IC
· Michael Phelps-x 16 IC
· Figure 4 Stretch-count OYO
· Cherry Pickers-x 16 IC

THE THANG:
The Rat Race x 2 Rounds
· The Rat’s Assignment is Full Length Blacktop Couponicides with 1 Blockie at each of the four turns.
· Meanwhile, the rest of the PAX complete the rat race “exercise” and rotate in order being the Rat after each exercise · Race #1-Carolina Dry Docks
· Race #2-Peoples’ Chair (basketball posts)
· Race #3-Dips
· Race #4-Squats
· Race #5-Mountain Climbers

MARY:
rotate the cadence
· Flutter-x 20 IC
· Reverse Crunches-x 15 IC
· Box Cutters -x 10 IC
· Leg Lift Rosalitas -x 15 IC
· Plank-o-rama

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
· First Saturday is Feb 5th – Adopt a Road Clean up after our beatdown and coffeeteria. I will have the Service Learning forms with me to sign.
· Saturday March 12 – Old Bay & Magoo looking to enlist our support and participation in a tri-state Ruck / Hike across Chain Bridge Road (it would replace our 2nd Saturday run) · Chow down at Bob & Edith’s immediately following

COT:
Keep your shirt on

On this day February 1, 2004, while performing a duet with Janet Jackson, Justin Timberlake briefly exposed one of her breasts in what was later described as a “wardrobe malfunction” in front of an estimated 143.6 million people tuned. It coincided with the rise of DVRs and internet video content. As such, “Nipplegate” as it became known, was one of the most-viewed, most-searched-for, and most-talked-about moments in the history of the internet.
During the final song, “Rock Your Body,” Timberlake and Jackson danced suggestively. They claimed that the show was supposed to culminate in Timberlake ripping off Jackson’s bodice to reveal her red lace bra as he sang the final line, “Bet I’ll have you naked by the end of this song.” Instead, the bra fell away with the rest of the bustier, and the prophecy of the lyrics was fulfilled.
Jackson moved to cover herself up, and CBS immediately cut away; her breast was exposed on television for less than a second. Many speculated they exposed her breast on purpose as a publicity stunt.
The Federal Communications Commission received 540,000 complaints about the incident, 65,000 of which came from a single organization, the Parents Television Council. “Nipplegate” caused a sensation that lasted months. Viacom, CBS’ parent company, received the maximum fine the FCC could issue for such offenses, and paid $3.5 million to settle indecency complaints about the broadcast.

Sleepyhead Ruck

DATE: 2022-01-31
AO: Aerie
Q: Rocketman
PAX: Renaissance, Chasqui
FNGs: None
COUNT: 3
WARMUP: walked slowly.
THE THANG: walked fast and slow while passing The Baby around.
ANNOUNCEMENTS: ARC soon! Look for other ways we can continue rucking in the area!
COT: try taking a week and disconnect from something like TV or social media. Think about how these have affected our daily lives and what we might replace this time with.