Fun before sunrise

DATE: 2022-09-12
AO: Farm
Q: Faceplant
PAX: Chile, Infinity, Matthew – Running Man
FNGs: None
COUNT: 4
WARMUP: 20 SSH, Michael Phelps, arm circles, 20 mountain climbers, down dog, beat pickers THE THANG:
Mosie around fields,

Bear crawl to 50 yd, flutter kicks until everyone arrives, karaoke 100 yards, Al gore till everyone arrives, 25 flutter kicks together

Crab walk 50 yards, high plank till everyone returns

60 tic toc burpees— alternate rests with half of group (30 total for each person)

Mosie to bench.
20 dips, 20 air squats, 10 shoulder tap merkins, 10 standard merkins, 20 big boys
MARY: Round the circle, also did 2 more springs since we had time, did 40 big boys as a group- each person counting 10 ANNOUNCEMENTS: road cleanup 1st Sat in Oct.
COT:

IPC Week 1

DATE: 2022-09-09
AO: Patriot
Q: CableGuy
PAX: Elvis, Lazlo, Lucius, Disco, Shake ‘N’ Bake, Jag, Legacy, Old Bay, Poe, Anchor Man, Brown Bag, 2 percent, sticks, Kodiak, Tiësto, XL, Schwab, Tea Party, Maj. Payne, Yardbird, Ice Tea FNGs: Attache
COUNT: 24
WARMUP: SSH, Arm Circles, Cherry Pickers, WM Hayes, Down Dog, Cobra Kai THE THANG: IPC Week 1
25 yard square
Bear crawl or crawl bear counter clockwise, stopping at each corner for 25 reps of: Merkins, Squats, Big Boi Situps or Burpees 45 minute AMRAP
MARY: None
ANNOUNCEMENTS: None
COT: Whelp that’s over, let’s get coffee. ** Side note: there one Pax in the photo I couldn’t identify – dude behind Major Payne’s left. Apologies …

Solo Flight

DATE: 2022-09-10
AO: Sandlot
Q: Moneyball
PAX: Moneyball
FNGs: None
COUNT: 1
WARMUP: side straddle hop, Willie Mays Hayes, cherry pickers, arm circles, Michael Phelps, butt kickers, down dog, Cobra Kai, world’s greatest stretch

THE THANG: basketball court provided a nice surface for a circuit of exercise-movement-exercise. Merkins, lunge walk, squat, broad jump, Carolina dry dock, sprint, calf raise, dips, Peter Parker, lunge walk (again), squat (again), broad jump (again), scissor kicks, sprint (again), and mountain climbers.
Took a sightseeing run around the park, then returned to finish up with step-ups and typewriter Merkins.

MARY: toy soldier, Freddie Mercury, and LBC.

Ended with some recovery stretches: Willie Mays Hayes, cherry pickers, shoulder stretch, tricep stretch, forearm stretch.

ANNOUNCEMENTS: 9/11 Stair Climb

COT: As summer turns to fall, we’re reminded that every day is a beautiful day to be alive, and we ought to use this gift to help better the lives of others and the world around us in whatever small ways we can.

12-Mile Virtual Star Course

DATE: 2022-09-10
AO: Mor-Ruck-Ing
Q: Mincemeat
PAX: Jetstream, Chasqui, Rocketman
FNGs: Hagrid
COUNT: 5
WARMUP: Some stretching and ninja warrior shenanigans at the park. THE THANG: 12 miles with 20 pounds dry, completed in 4hrs 18min.
COT: During the ruck we visited Culpeper National Cemetery, Fairview Cemetery, the Wine St WWII and Korea memorial, and the Culpeper Minuteman Memorial, as well as the plaque dedicated to Maj. John “The Gallant” Pelham. We were reminded of the sacrifice and dedication of those who went before us, and God’s call to us as men to be strong and courageous.

Iron Pax Week 1

DATE: 2022-09-08
AO: Olympus
Q: Peanuts
PAX: Rambler, Nano, Juneau, Zeus, Yard Sale, Ashe, Roddick
FNGs: None
COUNT: 8
WARMUP: SSH, WMH, Michael Phelps
THE THANG:
Bear Crawl x25 yards
25x air squats
Left Bear Crawl x25 yards
25x merkins
Crawl Bear x25 yards
25x big boys
Right Bear Crawl x25 yards
25x burpees
Rinse and repeat AMRAP x45 mins
MARY: n/a
ANNOUNCEMENTS: plenty of chances for CSAUP on the temporal horizon COT: don’t quit like the Q.