This and That

Date: 2026-08-17
AO: Horizon
Q: Bo ,
PAX: 3 mile, Woody, Attache’, Vila, DrugBoat, vplaxico, Bo, Purple Rain, Mr Haand, sticks FNGs:
COUNT: 10
WARMUP: SSH, IW, TIE, RVE, WMH, RoL, LoR, Down Dog, WGS.

JOG to baseball field

THE THANG: PART 1 – COUNT Off 1-2: 1s Woodsy Hill up and back; 2s Merkins, Danny Hurley, Merkins close, Monkey Humpers, Perkins wide, lunges

Jog to Coupons

PART 2 –
1s – Backpedals, suicides, bear crawl, hurdle hops, karaoke. 2s – Coupons, military press, bench, MB Squats, MB Slams, overhead coupon carry

MARY: LBCs, box cutters, penguins, Freddie mercury

ANNOUNCEMENTS: 9/11 Stair climb, check the appropriate channel

COT: Parenthood ups and downs can get tough, just remember that growing up is also a series of phases, and they will eventually pass.

Game Day!

Date: 2026-08-17
AO: The Patriot
Q: Lazlo ,
PAX: Moderator, Strange Brew, Coxswain, Lazlo, Rim Fire, Wedding Singer, Hops, CableGuy, Gherkin, Primanti, Craigs List FNGs: None
COUNT: 10
Summer is winding down. Time to get in some play time while we still can. It starts with a soccer ball to while away the 90 seconds between arrival and the beatdown. And just keeps getting better. For example…

WARMUP: SSH, imperial walkers, hillbillies, moving mosey/high knees/butt kickers etc, Michael Phelps, cherry twist, Willie Mays Hayes, down dog, cobra kai THE THANG:
Part 1: catch me if you can. PAX 1 runs backwards while PAX 2 does 3 perfect merkins then runs to catch PAX 1. Flap jack. Then it’s crawl bear vs. 3 perfect merkins and bear crawl. That seemed popular. Flap jack. Then repeat round 1 but with 5 Bobby Hurleys. Then repeat round 2 but with 5 Bobby Hurleys. Everyone appeared warm.

Part 2: Blind Bear Bingo. Starting at the goal line, bear crawl to the 10… eye closed. For every yard you miss, 1 burpee penalty. Repeat from the 10 to the 30. Repeat from the 30 to the far 40. Repeat from the 40 to the goal line.

Part 3: PAX form 3 teams and return back to the other line by 1 PAX holding plank. The next PAX runs to their hands, broad jumps, then holds plank. When the next PAX jumps, the next PAX can leave for their turn and the first PAX returns to the goal line.

Part 4: 10 minutes of F3 Ultimate.

MARY: Freddy Mercuries, can openers, supermans, snow devils, dirty dogs, donkey kicks

ANNOUNCEMENTS: Monday coffee, happy hour tonight, last day for 9/11 t shirts

COT: Our oldest child is leaving for college, so it had to be about that. The weird thing in the last week is the realization that there’s been this really long windup, and she is ready. Waiting longer isn’t going to make it any easier on us or make us miss her any less. So I’m kind of ready to go now, too. When change happens, try to embrace it.

Huntsville Kettlebell Club

Date: 2026-08-17
AO: Downrange
Q: Slackbot ,
PAX: Trademark, Slackbot
FNGs: None
COUNT: 8
WARMUP: Normal normal
THE THANG:
Round 1: 20 minutes; AMRAP, 10 swings and 10 Mercins.

Round 2: 10 goblet squats (35-55lbs) , 20 yr bear crawl, 20 yr lunges. Rinse and repeat. MARY: stretches
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Prayers for family
COT: pro tip: level your kettlebell club with a six week program.

Acropolis

Date: 2026-08-17
AO: Acropolis
Q: Bean Counter ,
PAX: Hightower, Doodles, Peanuts, Bean Counter
FNGs: None
COUNT: 4
WARMUP: good mornings, imperial walkers, knees to hands, and stretch series. Calf stretch, proud pigeon, worlds greatest stretch, and bird dogs and cat/cows
THE THANG: Run to tennis courts for some four corners action. Run to each corner and start with 4 reps and increasing 4 each corner. Complete for the following exercises: merkins, squats, monkey humpers, and star jumps

Return to start for a game of categories: pax calls a category and exercise and other pax to name a member of that category while doing exercise in 3 sec or less with no repeats. Error results in penalty burpee :skull:
Categories included to name a few: Super Bowl champs, Japanese car manufacturers, types of cats, grocery stores, types of beef meat cuts, WS champs etc MARY: LBCs, penguin taps, Homer to Marge’s, and chilcut hold
ANNOUNCEMENTS: 9/11 stair climb, happy hour today at foggy bottom dukes grocery, and book club – check slack for more
COT: prayers for kids returning to school and new routines and message for continued gratitude for all we have and to continue practicing that mindset

Move around + coffee

Date: 2026-08-17
AO: Hamilton
Q: Hobbyhorse ,
PAX: Hobbyhorse, Sloop
FNGs: None
COUNT: 2
WARMUP: stretch
THE THANG: Hamiltons and Aaron Burrs (crawl near + backwards jog) followed by work around the grounds and ending in ladders MARY: v up, windshield wipers and flutter
ANNOUNCEMENTS: hh tonight downtown
COT: stay in the game