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Baker’s Circle of Doom

QIC: Mrs Baker (R)

Date: 08/28/2019

PAX: Clothespin, FNG-El Chapo

AO: The Battery

Conditions

The steam made the gloom even more prevalent!

COP:

  • Mosey around Greenway to Parking Area
  • Third Grade Exercise 15 in cadence
  • SSH 20 in cadence
  • Willy Mayse Hayse 14 in cadence
  • Little baby Arm circles forward (thumb up) 15 in cadence
  • Little baby Arm circles reverse (thumb down) 15 in cadence
  • Cherry Pickers 15 in cadence
  • Moroccan Night Club
  • Seal claps 10 in cadence

The Thang:

Form a circle with 6 stations:

  • Imperial Walkers
  • Burpees
  • Slow Squats
  • LBC
  • High Knees
  • Merkins

Rotate Counter Clockwise 30 seconds each exercise. Small rest between each round then rinse and repeat.

COT

Dont let life get you down!

 

Moleskin

The battery had an invasion this morning with another workout group assaulting the skate park!

News

Scenic City MudRun 09-08-2019

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    Boneyard – Teambuilder “Rosie Palms”

    QIC: Vila

    Date: 08/27/2019

    PAX: The Count, Sidekick, Free Time, Peanuts, Vsquared, Ascot, Sunburn, Cliffhanger, Deep End, Backfire, Back Pew, Ducktales

    AO: Boneyard

    Warm up:

    1. SSH IC x25
    2. CottonPickers IC x15
    3. Carolina drydocks IC x15
    4. SSH IC x20
    5. Windmills IC x15
    6. SSH IC x15
    7. Plank IC x20
    8. SSH IC x10
    9. 8 count bodybuilder (8cbb) 1C x8
    10. SSH IC x5
    11. Spiderman IC x8

    Transition:

    1. Mosey to the tennis courts

    Warm up 2:

    1. Forward Fold x15
    2. Plank IC x10
    3. Slow Count to Up Dog x 10 sec
    4. Up Dog x15
    5. Down Dog x15
    6. Forward Fold x15
    7. Frog
    8. Recover

    Transition:

    1. Mosey to lower track at first light post
    2. Wheelbarrow to first light post and switch
    3. Wheelbarrow to second light post
    4. Lunge together
    5. Crabwalk together
    6. Inchworm together
    7. Hold al gore at work out pad

     

    Cycle (partner):

    1. Leg throws OYO x10 each person
    2. Patty cakes 4ct OYO x10
    3. Russian twists 4ct. OYO x10
    4. Sit up pass 4ct OYO x10
    5. Squat dips OYO x x10 each person

    Mini Dora – running around the workout pad

    50 Dips

    100 box jumps

    50 pull ups

    200 LBCs

     

    “Watch your thoughts; they become words.

     

    Watch your words; they become actions.

     

    Watch your actions; they become habit.

     

    Watch your habits; they become character.

     

    Watch your character; it becomes your destiny.”

     

    Count  – 13 (Vila’s lucky number)

     

    Names

     

    Prayers/Announcements:

    Deep End needs some patience

    V2 needs to stay strong

    Backfire’s neighbor on Signal, single mother with 3 kids in ICU. Not looking good.

    The Count’s relative is going into surgery

     

    Crom!

     

    Vila

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    Week 0 Iron PAX Challenge at Hill City

    QIC: Ringwald

    Date: 8/27/2019

    PAX: Chief, Blindside, FNG-Kiffin, Kowbell, Sinai, Red Tees, FNG-Sherlock, Fissure, Threeskin, Moneyball, Whittler, FNG-Ramos, Prosciutto, FNG-Callahan, Roadhouse, Goose, Iron Butt, Skitch, Sunshine, Curfew, Flemish

    AO: Hill City

    Conditions

    There was water on the ground, but not in the sky…because it DOESN’T rain during HC workouts.

    COP

    SSH x 20 IC
    Windmill Mays Hayes x 10 IC
    Square Jumps x 10 OYO
    Little Arm Circles x 12 IC
    Reverse Little Arm Circles x 12 IC
    Overhead Seal Claps x 12 IC
    SSH x 20 IC

    The Thang

    Led the group through week 0 of the Iron PAX Challenge, “Loredo”

    Repeated 6 Rounds for Time:
    24 Squats
    24 Merkins
    24 Walking Lunges (Both legs count as 1)
    400m run

    COT

    I wouldn’t let myself quit the GoRuck event because I didn’t want to let my group down. I didn’t quit the triathlon the past weekend because I didn’t want to let myself down. Find what motivates you and stick to it to accomplish what you want to do.

    Moleskin

    It was pretty quiet this morning, due to no one being able to breathe. The sprinkles kicked on midway through the workout, so I’ve now officially seen more water come out of the ground at Hill City than out of the sky.

    News

    Labor Day Convergence – Beast Ridge – 0700
    Baby Collins due early February

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      One Carries Two – You Carry Your Brother(s)

      QIC: Iron Butt

      Date: 08/30/2019

      PAX: Cliffhanger, Elvis Jackson, Sunburn (Respect), VSquared  

      AO: The Boneyard

      Conditions

      High 60s; Perfect cool

      COP

      Stretching Exercises (Forward fold; Walk-out-arch back & hold)

      IC 4 CT Side Straddle Hops x 30

      IC 4 CT Imperial Walkers x 12

      IC 4 CT Merkins x 10

      IC 4 CT Mountain Climbers x 10

      IC 4 CT Squats x 10

      IC 4 CT Jumping Lunges x 10 each leg

      OYO Burpees x 5

      OYO Slow Squats x 10

      (Sunburn calls Audible for Burpee Bus asking for 5 Burpees)

      PAX resumes prep for The Thang

      Each man grabs 2 cinder blocks (provided by Sunburn) and walks to Exercise Area

      The Thang – ONE CARRIES TWO

      REVOLUTION ONE

      Partner 1: Run/walk paved walking trail around baseball field carrying two concrete blocks – Stop at Stations 1 (15 Big Boy Sit-Ups OYO) 2 (15 LBCs OYO)  3(15 Jump Lunges OYO) 4(15 Merkins OYO) – Return to Partner 2 and exchange positions and activities.

      Partner 2: 20 LBCs and 20 MERKINS – Rest & Repeat until partner returns or HOLD LOW PLANK

      Partner 1 and 2 Exchange positions

      LISTEN FOR Q TO MOVE TO NEXT REVOLUTION

      REVOLUTION TWO

      Partner 1: Run/walk paved walking trail around baseball field carrying two concrete blocks – Stop at Stations 1 (15 Big Boy Sit-Ups OYO) 2 (15 LBCs OYO)  3 (15 Jump Lunges – OYO) 4 (15 Merkins OYO) Return to Partner    

      Partner 2: 10 JUMP LUNGES OYO & 20 SLOW SQUATS OYO – Repeat until partner returns or HOLD PLANK

      LISTEN FOR Q TO MOVE TO NEXT REVOLUTION

      REVOLUTION THREE

      Partner 1: Run/walk paved walking trail around baseball field with NO Cinder Block – Stop at Stations 1 (15 Big Boy Sit-Ups – OYO)  2 (15 LBCs OYO)  3(15 Jump Lunges OYO ) 4(15 Merkins OYO) Return to Partner 2 – and exchange positions and activities.

      Partner 2: 10 SSHs & 20 SLOW SQUATS OYO – Repeat until partner returns OR HOLD AL GORE

      LISTEN FOR Q TO MOVE TO NEXT REVOLUTION

      COT

      Count-a-rama, Name-a-rama

      Iron Butt shares story about father being convicted felon (extortion) and what the judge asked the 22-year old version of Iron Butt during the sentencing hearing. Based on Iron Butt’s response to judge, he reduced sentence to 5 years probation from 3 years of incarceration. Just as one man carried two cinder blocks plus himself around the track (track of life), we men may be called upon to stand for a brother in time of need. Watch out for your brothers.

      Announce-a-rama

      Ball Of Man-Prayer by Sunburn

      Moleskin

      Nothing of note.

      News

      IronPAX Challenge starts September 1

      Landfill

      Convergence at Beast Ridge on Labor Day at 7 a.m.

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        Don’t Hurdle Yourself!

        QIC: Money Ball

        Date: 8/28/19

        PAX: Milkman, Red Tees, Gretel, Laces Out, Skitch, Blindside, Geek Squad, Sidekick, She Shed

        AO: Lions Den

        Conditions

        Perfect, felt like Fall.

        COP

        Windmill Willy Mayes Hayes x 10 IC
        Monkey Humpers x 10 IC
        SSH x 31 IC
        Michael Phelps x 10 IC
        SSH x 21 IC
        Little Baby Arm Circles x 10 IC
        Reverse x 10 IC
        Smurf Jacks x 11 IC
        Stadium run all 6 stairs on the home side. Meet on the track.

        The Thang

        PLANK HURDLES with an Indian run feel. 10 cones set up on the track, for 10 rounds.

        Line up – first person runs to first cone and planks while everyone else does butt kickers or squats. Once the first person is in plank position the second person runs and jumps them, then goes to the second cone and so on until all have gotten into plank. Last person hurdles everyone.

        Then the first jumps to finish line, and then the second etc, until everyone has finished. Then we’ll mosey back to the start and do it again with everyone moving up a spot in the rotation example #1 becomes #2 and so. We’ll do this until the original #1 is back at the front. 

        Plankers will alternate from Plank round 1, Merkins round 2, LBC’s Round 3 then back to Planks round 4, keep the rotation till everyone has completed each position on the track.

        Mosey back to end zone. Do Willie Mayes Hayes while @LacesOut attempts a Field Goal from the track approximately 30yds. If he makes it, 10 Burpees, he misses it 20 Burpees.

        ITS GOOD!!!

        COT

        Shared my life verse which is Col 3:23 – paraphrased: Work as working for the Lord not for man. Spent too many years of my life chasing the wind, working for my own glory.

         CIRCLE OF TRUST: The terminating stage of each Workout, wherein the PAX form a circle and conduct Counterama, Namerama, Announcearama and the Ball Of Man.
        BALL OF MAN: Congregation of two or more men in physical contact, usually (but not exclusively) in the prayer that terminates the COT. Abbr: BOM]

        Moleskin

        Lots of steps in the stands and the track catches you “red” handed…….

        News

        Convergence on Labor Day at BEAST RIDGE – Bring an FNG, they’re not working either.

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          REV’IT AROUND

          QIC: Iron Butt

          Date: 08/23/2019

          PAX: Can Man, MayHem, Clothespin, John Doe, Rainman, Pinky Tag, Cowbell, ThreeSkin, Toe Tag, Sidekick, DNF, Escobar, Gaylord, Centerfold, Peanuts, WuzntMe 

          AO: Hacksaw

          Conditions

          73 and somewhat humid

          COP

          F3 Mission Proclaimed and Disclaimers disclaimed 

          IC 4 CT Side Straddle Hops x 15

          IC 4 CT Imperial Walkers x 15

          IC 4 CT Merkins x 15

          IC 4 CT Mountain Climbers x 15

          IC 4 CT Squats x 15

          IC 4 CT Side Straddle Hops x 15

          IC 4 CT Willie Mays Hays x 10

          OYO Jumping Lunges x 10 each leg

          OYO Slow Squats x 10

          IC 4 CT Flutter Kicks x 10

          IC 4 CT Big Boy Sit-ups x 10

          Mosey to FLAG and stopped on the way at palette of concrete blocks in route to the FLAG. Each HIM took two cinder blocks with him and positioned at the 6 position of the large circle around the FLAG.

          The Thang

          REVOLUTION ONE

          Partner 1:     Run/walk circle holding two concrete blocks and Stop at Stations 1 (15 Big Boy Sit-Ups) 2 (15LBCs)  3(15 Jump Lunges) 4(15 Merkins) – Do activity – OYO – Return to Partner 2 and exchange positions and activities.

          Partner 2:     20 LBCs and 20 MERKINS – Repeat until partner returns or HOLD LOW PLANK

          Partner 1 and 2 Exchange positions – DORA

          HOLD AL GORE UNTIL PAX COMPLETES REVOLUTION ONE

          LISTEN FOR Q TO MOVE TO NEXT REVOLUTION

          REVOLUTION TWO

          Partner 1:     Run/walk circle with two concrete blocks – Stop at Stations 1 (15 Big Boy Sit-Ups) 2 (15 LBCs)  3(15 Jump Lunges) 4(15 Merkins) – Do activity – OYO – Return to  Partner 2 – and exchange positions and activities.

          Partner 2:     10 JUMP LUNGES & 20 SLOW SQUATS

          Repeat until partner returns or HOLD LOW PLANK

          HOLD AL GORE UNTIL PAX COMPLETES REVOLUTION TWO

          LISTEN FOR Q TO MOVE TO NEXT REVOLUTION

          REVOLUTION THREE:

          Partner 1:     Run/walk circle Twice holding ONE Concrete Block overhead – Stop at Stations 1 (15 Big Boy Sit-Ups) 2 (15 LBCs)  3(15 Jump Lunges) 4(15 Merkins) – Do activity – OYO – Return to Partner 2 – and exchange positions and activities.

          Partner 2:     10 JUMP LUNGES & 20 SLOW SQUATS

          Repeat until partner returns OR HOLD PLANK

          HOLD AL GORE UNTIL PAX COMPLETES REVOLUTION ONE

          LISTEN FOR Q TO MOVE TO NEXT REVOLUTION

          TIME – Return to parking lot after dropping off concrete blocks back at the palette 

          COT

          A LEADER’S PRAYER

          Leadership is hard to define.

          Lord, let us be the ones to define it with justice.

          Leadership is like a handful of water.

          Lord, let us be the people to share it with those who thirst.

          Leadership is not about watching and correcting.

          Lord, let us remember it is about listening and connecting.

          Leadership is not about telling people what to do.

          Lord, let us find out what people want.

          Leadership is less about the love of power

          and more about the power of love.

          Lord, as we continue to undertake the role of leader let us be

          affirmed by the servant leadership we witness in your son Jesus. Let us walk in the path He has set and let those who will, follow.

          Let our greatest passion be compassion.

          Our greatest strength love.

          Our greatest victory the reward of peace.

          In leading let us never fail to follow.

          In loving let us never fail.

          Amen

          Blest Be the Tie – Sung by IB 

          Moleskin

          Thanks to SideKick and ThreeSkin for auditing services and making sure concrete blocks were returned and positioned as originally. God Bless the Analyticals!

          News

          IronPAX Challenge

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            Cleared for take off…..

            QIC: Best In Show 

            Date: 8/26/19

            PAX: Pebbles, Gaylord, Mayhem, Sidekick, Fastlane, Early Bird, Peanuts, Three Skin, Jazzy Jag, Toucan

            AO: Beast Ridge

            70 degrees and 100% chance of drizzles

            COP

            Knocked out 5 penalty burpees for a missing flag, a foreshadowing of things to come…then a little mosey to get us warmed up…

            The Thang

            After the mosey, I ‘splained to the group what we would be doing;

            7 sets of 7 exercises with a increasing timed run in between each set; 7 Jump Squats OYO, 7 merkins, 7 Mtn Climbers, 7 Imperial Walkers, 7 Burpees OYO, 7 Shoulder Taps and 7 SSH, after completion of the 7 exercises we would run for 1 1/2, 2, 2 1/2, 3, 3 1/2 and 4 minutes, increasing the run time between each set, see what I did there.

            Managed to get 5 sets in before we had to head back, along the way I introduced the Boeing Burpee, every time a plane took off from nearby Chattanooga Metropolitan Airport and Hair Salon, the group would perform 5 burpees! Lots of planes start leaving at 5:55 and judging  by the pax reaction they loved the Boeing Burpees! Lots of enthusiastic mumble chatter confirmed this. 

            Back in time for some quick Mary, but since I waited a week to post my BB, I have forgotten what they were, but they were awesome.

            COT

            We did this…

            Moleskin

            Hope and Faith, you can hope for something, but you must also have faith. Whether it is faith in the Lord, faith in your fellow man or faith in yourself, if you hope for something, you must have faith that it will happen. And others hold faith in you, remember that as you go through your day.

            News

            Convergence at the Beast for Labor Day. 7 am start, little warm up by yours truly followed by a Sidekick beat down!

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              Stroll on the Bridge with Merkins/Burpees

              QIC: Laces Out (Respect)

              Date: 08/13/2019

              PAX: Back Pew, Blindside, Chief, Curfew, Hobo, Fissure, Flemish, Money Ball, Red Tees, Ringwald, Skitch, Uncle Fester, Whittler 

              AO: Hill City

              Conditions

              78 degrees and clear but muggy (going to be hottest day of the year)

              COP

              Mosey to the Blue Rhino

              15 SSH IC, 15 Finkle Swings each leg, 15 Imperial Walkers IC, 15 SSH IC, 10 Slow Merkins IC, 15 SSH IC

              The Thang

              Mosey to The Walnut Street Bridge
               Merkin/Burpee Mile across the Bridge
              5 Burpees OYO

              Mosey to 1/4 point of bridge

              25 merkins and 5 Burpees OYO (hold Al Gore)

              Mosey to 1/2 point of bridge

              25 merkins and 5 Burpees OYO (hold Al Gore)

              Mosey to 3/4 point of bridge

              25 merkins and 5 Burpees OYO (hold Al Gore)

              Mosey to end of bridge

              25 merkins and 5 Burpees OYO (hold Al Gore)

              Mosey across glass bridge towards Hunter Museum and down staircase to Riverfront Pkwy and box jump up stairs to top.

              Mosey back to 1/2 point of bridge

              25 merkins and 5 burpees OYO (hold Al Gore)

              Mosey to 1/2 point  of bridge

              25 merkins and 5 burpees OYO (hold Al Gore)

              Mosey with karaoke, Bernie Sanders, and Mosey to end of bridge

              5 burpees OYO

              MARY

              12 Flutterkicks IC, 12 Hello Dolly IC, 12 Rosalita IC en Espanol

              Mosey back to parking lot

              COT

              Countarama

              Namarama

              Discussed need for praying for and lifting each other up. Praying for and prayed for one of our brothers and ex-wife on marriage retreat, for a miracle to take place. “Therefore, confess your sins to one another and pray for one another, that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous person has great power as it is working.” James 5: 16

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                Manic Monday

                QIC: Geek Squad and Ducktales

                Date: 08/26/2019

                PAX: Geek Squad, Hasbro, U-Turn, Couch Potato, Sponge Bob, Milk Man 

                AO: The Huey

                Conditions

                Wet and Wild!

                COP

                SSH x 15
                Forward Fold x 15
                Willy Mayes Hayes x 15

                SSH x 25
                Forward Arm Circles x 15
                Reverse Arm Circles x 15

                Moroccan Night Clubs  x 15
                Cherry Pickers x 15

                Overhead Seal Claps  x 15
                Shoulder Presses x 40

                The Thang

                Mosey to the Love Shack – Love Shack DORAs

                100 inclines while partner moseys to memorial steps and does 10 step ups, then runs out to track and finishes at the Love Shack.
                100 Dips while partner moseys to memorial steps and does 10 step ups, then runs out to track and finishes at the Love Shack.
                100 Big Boy Sit-ups; while partner moseys to memorial steps and does 10 step ups, then runs out to track and finishes at the Love Shack.

                Mosey to track and do Boy Scout Run 2 x around the track back to the Love Shack.

                Ducktales takes over for the rest…

                10 Inclines IC using the picnic table  

                15 Leg raises OYO while laying on picnic table                                                                          

                15 Pump Style – Couch Potato Inspired leg lifts                                                                         

                Wall sits

                Bus Drivers

                Muhammad Alis

                Get “Duck-like” Low wall sits                                                                                                            

                Joe Fraziers                                                                                                                                          

                Back to the Picnic tables…. 

                15 decline pushups  OYO

                20 Step ups (10 each leg) OYO

                Bear Crawls out to the end of Love Shack and back

                Mosey to the 9-11 Memorial

                Discusses Growruck 15 cadre Flash and the honor it was to share a moment with white platoon infront of War of Tears monument Link to war of tears memorial

                Pax Circled around our 9/11 monument

                Merkins IC 9

                Squats IC 11

                COT

                Encourage and pray for each other. Not much for today.

                News

                September 2nd Convergence at Beast Ridge. Check Slack for Details

                Ruck Friday sept 21st 9pm

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                Southern Rock and The Clock

                QIC: Mrs Baker

                Date: 08/24/2019

                PAX: Bubbles, Schnitzel, Mustang, Fastlane, Rug Doctor

                AO: The Battery

                Conditions

                Damp Fantastic

                COP

                Mosey out the Greenway to the east and stop at approximately 500 yd intervals:

                Stop for SSH, Slow Squats, Forward fold, Yoga Merkins 15 count of each at the first stop.
                2nd Stop in the mosey: 15 count of; SSH, Arm circles, seal claps, leg over forward fold L/R, continue mosey to upper parking lot by the pool.

                The Thang

                With Lynard Skynard soundtrack in the background and the mobile app keeping us honest:
                1 Minute to complete the required exercise 10x, sprint across the parking lot and back
                Diamond Merkin
                Squat
                Burpee
                Big Boy Sit-up
                Military Merkin
                Squat Jump
                Burpee
                Bicycle crunches
                Merkin
                Squat
                Pause the timer for a group mosey around the parking lot for recovery
                Burpee
                Big Boy Sit-up
                Wide Merkin
                Squat Jump
                Imperial Walker
                Burpee
                Lunge
                Squat
                Burpee
                Imperial Walker
                Pause the Timer for a group mosey around the parking lot for recovery
                Reverse Lunge
                Crunches
                Calf raises
                Shoulder touches
                Merkin
                Pickle pointer
                Calf raises
                Crunches
                Lunge
                Burpee

                COT

                Mrs Baker:  I have been reading and studying about Faith with respect to the details behind my Christian belief. In the book I have been reading the Author, Michael Guillen, talks about our Emotional Intelligence; EQ., IQ, and something he calls SQ, Spiritual Intelligence.  We can see the world through each of these lenses, but it’s important to have balance between them for a full life. We need to not only look at the world intellectually with logic, but also use our emotions and consider the spiritual implications of our actions. It’s easy to stay in the physical and Intellectual side of life, but for a full multi-color view we need all three. He says that a person with a single lens is a cyclops and misses the deep nuances of the world. So let’s strive not to be cyclopes.
                CIRCLE OF TRUST: The terminating stage of each Workout, wherein the PAX form a circle and conduct Counterama, Namerama, Announcearama and the Ball Of Man.
                BALL OF MAN: Congregation of two or more men in physical contact, usually (but not exclusively) in the prayer that terminates the COT. Abbr: BOM]

                Moleskin

                We had a solid workout and noticed the conspicuous absence of several brothers. Mostly we were quite in contemplation and sweat.

                News

                Upcoming Convergence on Labor Day at Beast Ridge
                Upcoming Chattanooga Mud Run 9/8, plenty of teams available to join in
                Wednesday AM workout at the Battery will shift to Tuesdays 0530 starting in September
                Hacksaw is taking off and now starting a Wednesday and Friday workout schedule. Jump in down there, it’s not far and a great group.

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