acropolis A case of the Mondays

Date: 2024-03-11
AO: acropolis
Q: Doodles
PAX: Blue Steel, Mounthe, Crop Duster, NOAA
FNGs: None
COUNT: 5

WARMUP: ssh, mp, cherry pickers, down dog, Kobra Kia, WGS, standing quad stretches.

THE THANG:
Moseyed around school stopping at each door for the following exercises: 10 merkins/ big boys
20 lunges/ jump squats
30 seal claps/ dips
40 SSHs/ pickle pounders
Second round of exercises we added 10 reps to each.

MARY: LBCs, alternating arm/leg raises, big boys, a few that Q can’t remember.

ANNOUNCEMENTS: Murph in May, social event at blue Steels house

COT: Genesis 35: Story of Jacob wrestling with God, Jacob wrestled him all night laying out his frustration/hard life and God touched him and left him with a permanent limp and gave him the new name of Israel – meaning Striving/forward or wrestling forward with God – a name now spoken a thousand times a second throughout the world. Cast your cares/concerns before the Lord. Your cares/concerns/trials is how he molds you/us.

Tags: acropolis, Blue Steel, Mounthe, Crop Duster, NOAA

thepatriot Sets of this, sets of that

Date: 2024-03-11
AO: thepatriot
Q: Big Short
PAX: Anchorman, Booking, CableGuy, citrus, Gherkin, Hobbyhorse, Ice Tea, Lazlo, Legacy, Skymiles, Smokey, Strange Brew, Wedding Singer, Popeye, Coconuts, Short Rib FNGs: None
COUNT: 17

WARMUP: The normal stuff plus a fellowship lap

THE THANG: PAX split into three groups and lined up on the end zone for sets of exercises. For each set, the group would run backwards to to the other end line and perform the exercise. When one member of the group finished, the group would move to the next exercise. Then the group would run back to the starting point and everyone would do 8 burpees.

1st set: 50 mercans
2nd set: 50 mercans and 50 squats
3rd set: 50 toy soldiers, 50 mountain climbers
4th set: 50 toy soldiers, 50 mountain climbers, 50 dips
5th set: 50 shoulder taps, 50 flutter kicks
6th set: 50 shoulder taps, 50 flutter kicks, 50 dips
7th set: 25 hand release mercans, 25 shoulder taps, 25 dips, 25 mercans

MARY: LBCs, dirty dogs, donkey kicks, worlds greatest stretch, child’s pose

ANNOUNCEMENTS: book club (if interested, DM Cable Guy)

COT: “be excellent to each other”

Tags: thepatriot, Anchorman, Booking, CableGuy, citrus, Gherkin, Hobbyhorse, Ice Tea, Lazlo, Legacy, Skymiles, Smokey, Strange Brew, Wedding Singer, Popeye, Coconuts, Short Rib

olympus Hoops Out

Date: 2024-03-09
AO: olympus
Q: Hightower
PAX: Popeyes, Pop Fly, Doodles, Ashe, Monk, Nano, Derecho, SBF FNGs: None
COUNT: 9

WARMUP:
Several stretches then fellowship jog around LBSS. 1st in back courtyard for more stretching then air squats and derkins. Then back to fellowship jog to front of school for high knee step ups and more air squats. Then fellowship jog back to stadium steps.

THE THANG:
Hoops drills:
Partner layups
Partner stop & pop, jump shot & rebounds
Then split into 2 teams.
Stoppage for halftime circuit, then finish game.

MARY:
Ring of Fire

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
GA backpacking trip coming up in April

COT:
Tonight is Spring Forward, turn our clocks forward. Also great time to check in with your 2024 goals. Do they need to be reset, do new need new goals. We’re almost thru the 1st quarter, stop to align yourself with your 2024 goals.

Tags: olympus, Popeyes, Pop Fly, Doodles, Ashe, Monk, Nano, Derecho, SBF

apollo No shortcuts

Date: 2024-03-06
AO: apollo
Q: Obadiah
PAX: Bluegrass, Juneau
FNGs: None
COUNT: 3

WARMUP: SSH, imperial walkers, downdog, WMHs, Michael Phelps,

THE THANG:
Pax 1 runs 1/2 track lap while Pax 2/3 do 10 Mercans and run diagonally on field to other corner. Pax 2 runs next half lap (200m) while 1&3 do 20 Mercans and run diagonal back to original corner. Pattern continues until lap Pax beats other 2 Pax to the spot.

This pattern continues but switch up of exercises again until track Pax beats field Pax.

No surrenders
Jump squats
Carolina dry docks
Big Boys
Dips
Dercans
Squats
Lunges

MARY: flutterkicks, gas pumpers, Freddy mercurys, toy soldiers ANNOUNCEMENTS: none

COT: no shortcuts. The shortcuts often end up being more difficult and arduous.

Tags: apollo, Bluegrass, Juneau