Small Movements

QIC: Angus
Date: 10/07/2017
PAX: Ohms, Burgundy, Prosciutto, Mudslide, Esse
AO: The Land Fill
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C7Kcs66SE10?rel=0&w=auto&h=360]


Conditions

64 Degrees humid. Dark and Dry with no rain in sight – the gloom does not offer many mornings like this.

The Disclaimer

It’s important. Always. This is a peer led workout, YHC is not a professional, all PAX are here of their own free will, push yourself but modify if necessary, and be aware of your surroundings.

WU – IC

Toe Touch x 10
Hang x 10
Baseball Stretch x 10
Quad Stretch x 10
Tricep x 10
Across Chest x 10

COP – IC

Diamond Merkin x 10
SSH x 15
CDD x 10
SSH x 15
Merkin x 10
SSH x 15
Corncob Merkin x 10 (OYO)
SSH x 15
LAC (FWD/BWD) x 12
CHIN (CW/CC) x 12
MNC x 15
SP x 15
Wide Merkin x 10

The Thang

The Dufresne
All PAX were asked to recall the movie The Shawshank Redemption. Where near the end *Spoiler Alert* Red narrates Andy’s escape as the following:

Andy crawled to freedom through five hundred yards of shit-smelling foulness I can’t even imagine- or maybe I just don’t want to. Five hundred yards… that’s the length of five football fields; just shy of half a mile. Andy Dufresne, who crawled through a river of shit and came out clean on the other side.

Yep, you guessed it. PAX were brought to the far end of the soccer field which, as YHC stated, might not be precisely 100 yards but it’s damn close. The PAX were instructed to crawl to the other side. It doesn’t matter what kind of crawl: bear crawl, crab walk, komodo, baby, commando, or seal crawl. Do whatever you have to do to get to the other side. Can’t forget to mention, their carefully chosen rock (or coupon) must get there too. 
Rinse and Repeat x 5, Moving one rock to the right each time.
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uUqk95M9aLk?rel=0]
With 3 Minutes left –

2MOM

Little Baby Crunches x 50


Moleskin

“Habit is habit and not to be flung out of the window by any man, but coaxed downstairs a step at a time.” – Mark Twain
Small Movements, Big Change.
YHC used the rocks as an object lesson intentionally — we need to think about our current habits. What are the “good” habits we want? What “small movements” can you take to get where we want to go?
Whether its going to bed early, reading your bible, or daily meditation – just as we are continually working to improve out in the gloom – find ways to get better and build positive habits everywhere else.
Move the rock down the field. Whatever it takes. Get to the other side and once you get there keep find ways to get better.
Countorama
Nameorama
BOM

News

GrowRuck – 11/17
https://www.goruck.com/custom-tough-challenge-chattanooga-tn-f3-growruck-05-11-18-2017-18-00-13317/
F2 HH – Mudslide will be coordinating.
New AO – We will be adding a Monday / Wednesday workout on the Brainerd side of town. Potentially at Camp Jordan. Be praying about this expansion and EH’ing, so our region can continue to grow and thrive. Contact Prosciutto or Ohms for questions.
_Angus Out

Share The Load

QIC: Angus
Date: 09/23/2017
PAX: Stairmaster, Banjo, La-Z-Boy, Ohms, Mudslide, Mr. Bucket
AO: The Land Fill


Conditions

68 Degrees humid. A thick dark fog covered the AO as YHC rolled in extra early to start off with some prep and a Ruck.
Early bird showed up at 0610 for the prepost ruck – right in time for YHC to finish preparation for the morning post. A 2.5 mile Ruck before the saturday workout gets the blood flowing, the joints loose, and the energy up. The QIC should always bring the energy. 
The Ruck was wrapped up just in time for YHC greet and energize the incoming PAX and send off Early Bird  – who on this morning was more like LARRY BIRD coming in after a night shift. Tclaps Brother!

The Disclaimer

Delivered with vigilance and fervor because YHC knew the PAX thought they were prepared for what YHC was bringing this morning. But they had no idea.

COP Lite – IC

Side Straddle Hop x 20
High Knees x 15
Merkins x 15
Mountain Climbers x 15
Ass Kickers x 15
Imperial Walkers x 15
Cotton Pickers x 15
Monkey Humpers x 15
Jump Lunge x 15
Pax were instructed to mosey to the top of the hill for an introduction. 
IMG_1261
Welcome Mr. Bucket – MB will be joining us for every exercise.
Mr. Bucket is a 20 Gallon bucket filled with two ~ 50lb bags of sand. The PAX were instructed to rotate (in pairs) carrying MB.
 

The Thang

Light Poles
Our AO has ~ 40 light poles about 10 – 15 yards apart over a distance of about 3/4 mile. The PAX were instructed to remain in pairs and execute Merkins x 10 at every other light pole until we reached the bottom. Since pairs swapped (carrying MB) so frequently this exercise did a good job of keeping the PAX together.
Once we reached the bottom, as Ohms pointed out “We got this thing down here I guess we have to carry it back up.” YHC confirmed. That’s right – and that’s no accident. MB was carried back up in the same fashion except this time the exercise was Squats x 10 at every other light pole.
The carry back was uphill and was a bit of a snotwoggle. PAX were silent – no amount of mumblechatter could get MB up the long incline any faster.
Once all PAX arrived at the Lower Pavilion they were instructed to carry MB to the bottom of the hill.
Hills & Dips
PAX were to remain in the same pairs. MB will be carried to the top of the hill in the same fashion – alternating pairs. While Pair 1 carries MB to the top Pair 2 and Pair 3 execute AMRAP DIPS. Rinse and Repeat – number of times is up to QIC. We did it three times.
Dufresne
Last but not least, The Dufresne. PAX were asked to recall the movie The Shawshank Redemption. Where near the end *Spoiler Alert* Red narrates Andy’s escape as the following:

Andy crawled to freedom through five hundred yards of shit-smelling foulness I can’t even imagine- or maybe I just don’t want to. Five hundred yards… that’s the length of five football fields; just shy of half a mile. Andy Dufresne, who crawled through a river of shit and came out clean on the other side.

Yep, you guessed it. PAX were brought to the far end of the soccer field which, as YHC stated, might not be precisely 100 yards but it’s damn close. The PAX were instructed to crawl to the other side. It doesn’t matter what kind of crawl: bear crawl, crab walk, komodo, baby, commando, or seal crawl. Do whatever you have to do to get to the other side. Run back and Repeat. 
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uUqk95M9aLk?rel=0]
Unfortunately, we ran out of time to finish the full Dufresne – PAX were instructed to run back for 6MOM
With 3 Minutes left –

3MOM

Little Baby Crunches x 50
Flutter Kicks x 25


Moleskin

There’s more to the story here with MB – it represents something important not only just for us here, today. But in our lives everyday.
STL – Share The Load
It would have been difficult for any one HIM to carry this weight down AND back up performing every exercise along the way. It is all of our responsibility to carry the burden of our community together. And for any PAX member dealing with challenges great or small, good or bad. We help carry that load for one another, no matter what. Take the time to go above and beyond at your job, at home, at the bank, or wherever you may be. It’s easy to get worried about ourselves and what I need. Always look for opportunities to make the load lighter for someone else.
Encourage your fellow Pax who might be struggling to bring it to the COT – STL.
Countorama
Nameorama
BOM

News

GrowRuck – 11/17
https://www.goruck.com/custom-tough-challenge-chattanooga-tn-f3-growruck-05-11-18-2017-18-00-13317/
F3Chatt Tshirt – preorders end 9/27
F3 Chattanooga Pre-Order January 2024
F2 HH – Mudslide will be coordinating.
New AO – We will be adding a Monday / Wednesday workout on the Brainerd side of town. Potentially at Camp Jordan. Be praying about this expansion and EH’ing, so our region can continue to grow and thrive.
_Angus Out

The Labor Day Lashing

QIC: Angus, Delta, Steam Engine, Ohms
Date: 09/04/2017
PAX: Mr. Clean, Early Bird, Mudslide, Choo-Choo, Snowflake, La-Z-Boy, Rainman, Barney Fife (Nomad)
AO: Hill City (Renaissance Park)


Conditions: 62 deg. F, average humidity, calm winds, clear skies, excellent visibility, and Fall approaching
The disclaimer was given swiftly and to the point by no other than Steam Engine…”If you get hurt we will carry you to your car, as long as you don’t sue us, because we are not professionals.”
 
WARM-UP: Body by Angus
QIC: Angus
– Burpees x 10 OYO
– SSH x 20 IC
– Finkle Swing x 20 OYO
– SSH x 20 IC
– Imperial Walkers x 20 IC
– SSH x 20 IC
– Ass Kickers x 20 IC
– SSH x 20 IC
– High Knees x 20 IC
– SSH x 20 IC
– Wide High Knees x 20 IC
– SSH x 20 IC
Mosey down to the Big Field
– Burpees x 10 OYO
– SSH x 20 IC
– Diamond Merkins (4 Count) x 15 IC
– SSH x 20 IC
– Carolina Dry Docks x 15 IC
– SSH x 20 IC
– Merkins x 15 IC
– SSH x 20 IC
– LAC (FWD & REV) x 20 IC
– Chinooks x 20 IC
– Moroccan Night Club x 20 IC
– Wide Merkins x 15 IC
 
THE THANG: The Labor Day Lashing
QIC: Delta
– Plank Jacks x 10 OYO
– Bernie Sanders 20 yards
– Lunges x 1 OYO
– Duck Walk 20 yards back to Start Point
– Plank Jacks x 9 OYO
– Bernie Sanders 20 yards
– Lunges x 2 OYO
– Duck Walk 20 yards back to Start Point
– Rinse & Repeat until you get to Plank Jack x 1 and Lunges x 10
QIC: Steam Engine
Round 1:
– Decline Merkin x 10 IC
– Step-Ups x 10 OYO
– LBC x 10 IC
Round 2:
– Incline Merkin x 10 IC
– Squat x 10 IC
– RBC x 10 IC
Round 3:
– Wide Arm Merkin x 10 IC
– Lunge x 10 IC
– Big Boy Sit-Ups x 10 IC
QIC: Ohms
– Partner Carry up Hill to the base of Mt. Midoriyama (Partner Swap halfway)
– Jog a Lap around Mt. Midoriyama
– Bear Crawl 20 yards
– Run to the Summit of Mt. Midoriyama
– Mosey back down to the Base of Mt. Midoriyama
– Merkins x 10 IC
– Rinse & Repeat x 3
 
MARY
– Leg Climbs x 10 IC (Each Leg)
– American Hammers x 15 IC
– Pickle Pounders x 15 IC
– Freddie Mercury x 15 IC
– Dying Cockroaches x 15 IC
– Flutter Kicks x 15 IC
– Hello Dolly x 15 IC



MOLESKIN

Labor Movement and the contributions that workers have made to the strength, prosperity, and well-being of their communities and their country. Today a Band of Brothers met at Hill City at 0600 to honor the hard work of these fellow countrymen. The PAX showed their work ethic and their will to get better as men through sweat and dedication by participating in an awesome beatdown. Our goal at F3 Chatt is to continue to push ourselves and grow as a group in order to better our families and community….Work Hard & Stay Strong Men!
Countorama
Nameorama
BOM
Sincerely,
OHMS
 

The BAM BAM Barrage

QIC: Angus
Date: 08/29/2017
PAX: Delta, Esse, Vila, Ohms, Banjo, Mudslide, Stairmaster, Early Bird, FNG-Sweet Tooth
AO: Hill City


Conditions: 65 Degrees and slightly humid. A welcome dip in the temps as we readily approach the end of summer.

The disclaimer was delivered on time with efficiency as two stragglers hustle to the circle.
We moseyed down to The Great Hall for our warm up – everybody loves a good warm up.
Warm Up
SSH x 20
Merkin x 5
SSH x 20
Squat x 15
SSH x 20
Merkin x 10
SSH x 20
IW x 15
HK x 15
WHK x 15
Merkin x 15
Pax are instructed to keep their arms up between the following exercises: 
LAC x 15 (forwards and backwards)
Chinooks (while holding squat) x 15
MNC x 15
Shoulder Press x 15
YHC called an Omaha
Decline Merkin/BTTW on the Slant Wall x 5 (IC)
The Thang: The BAMBAM Barrage
BAM 1: Head to the bottom of the big steps
– Box Jump to the top
– Burpees x 10, head back down
– Box Jump to the top
– Ass Kickers x 15, head back down
– Merkins x 20, hold plank wait for six
BAM 2: Head over to the bottom of Mt. Midoriyama
– Sprint to the top and back down
– Bench Dips x 25, back to Mt. D
– Sprint to the top and back down
– Angle Grinders x 30 (15 each leg)
– Sprint to the top and back down
– Monkey Humpers x 35
Hold plank and wait for the six
With a time to spare YHC called another Omaha
Wheel of Merkin x 5
Mosey over to the Loveshack for 6MOM


Moleskin:
There’s a story about the California gold rush that tells of two brothers who sold all they had and went prospecting for gold. They discovered a vein of the shining ore, staked a claim, and proceeded to get down to the serious business of getting the gold ore out of the mine. All went well at first, but then a strange thing happened. The vein of gold ore disappeared! They had come to the end of the rainbow, and the pot of gold was no longer there. The brothers continued to pick away, but without succes. Finally, they gave up in disgust.
They sold their equipment and claim rights for a few hundred dollars, and took the train back home. Now the man who bought the claim hired an engineer to examine the rock strata of the mine. The engineer advised him to continue digging in the same spot where the former owners had left off. And three feet deeper, the new owner struck gold.
A little more persistence/peserverance and the two brothers would have been millionaires themselves.
That’s gold in you too. Do you need to dig three feet farther?
Countorama
Nameorama
BOM
Welcome FNG
Brad Gibson “Sweet Tooth” – Great hustle this morning. We appreciate you making the commitment to come out and help each one of us get better. Looking forward to seeing you again on Thursday.
News
Labor Day, Monday September 4th 0600 – We will be having another event similar to our Bottle Rocket Beatdown. These are always a lot of fun with a good mix of hard effort. Get your bones out of bed on your “day off” and get better with us.
_Angus Out

The Master Blaster

QIC: Angus
PAX: Mudslide, Prosciutto, Sparkles, and Rainman
POST DATE: August 05, 2017
AO: The Land Fill
Conditions: 65 Degrees and Dry – feels like fall.

The disclaimer was executed with precision on a morning like this there was no harshing the mellow of these PAX — it was a light crew but a tough and tested bunch that were ready to take whatever YHC threw at em. With that we moseyed over to the top gate started out with 15 slow and bone cracking cold muscle burpees. The PAX (YHC included) fumbled through those first five — but smoothed out no problem.
YHC instructed – Head down to the bottom gate and then head on straight back, that’ll be a mile. The PAX made the trek and held a low plank at the top while they waited for the six. Then, 15 more burpees.
Now everyone’s favorite part, The Warm Up.
Warm Up: SSH x 20, Finkle Swing x 15, SSH x 20, IW x 20, SSH x 20, AK x 20, SSH x 20, HK x 20, SSH x 20, and WHK x 20
YHC decided to save the second half of the warm up for later and keep the PAX guessing — lets see how the main event goes.
The Thang: YHC took an old workout, “the merkicide” and just added 3 more rounds to it. Seems simple enough, but the result was one heck of a beat down. This can be done in a parking lot with lines, a football field, or a large field with cones. The distance between each can vary, YHC measured 8 cones spaced about 10 yards apart.
Master Blaster
Round 1:
Bear Crawl to the 1st Cone > 1 Merkin > Run Back
Bear Crawl to 2nd Cone > 2 Merkins > Run Back
Repeat until last cone
Round 2:
Broad Jump to 1st Cone > 1 Squat > Run Back
Broad Jump to 2nd Cone > 2 Squats > Run Back
Repeat until last cone
Round 3:
Backwards Crabwalk to 1st Cone > 1 BBS > Run Back
Backwards Crabwalk to 2nd Cone > 2 BBS > Run Back
Repeat until last cone
Round 4:
Lunge to 1st Cone > 1 Burpee > Run Back
Lunge to 2nd Cone > 2 Burpees > Run Back
Repeat until last cone
With a little time to spare we set out to finish our warm up – head down the wall.
The Warm Up: The PAX headed down and found the best wall in the shade — each PAX grabbed a buddy. While the buddy held a wall sit the other performed the exercises, then swap.
Wall Sit / Diamond Merkins x 15. Swap.
Wall Sit / Jump Squats x 15. Swap.
Wall Sit / Carolina Dry Docks x 15. Swap.
Wall Sit / Jump Squats x 15. Swap.
Wall Sit / Merkins x 15. Swap.
Wall Sit / Jump Squats x 15. Swap.
Wall Sit / LAC x 20. Swap.
Wall Sit / Chinooks x 20. Swap.
Wall Sit / Moroccan Night Club x 20. Swap.
Moleskin: We are a community of men and we have an opportunity to build one another up. Hold your brothers accountable, we aren’t just workout buddies. We all win and lose and struggle together. Look for opportunities to get to know one another better, not just so we can become good friends but so we can build our community together.
—-
Countorama
Nameorama
BOM
Angus Out

The Grand Prix

QIC: Angus
PAX: Mudslide, Prosciutto, Burgundy, Sparkles, Mr. Clean, Rainman, and Ohms
POST DATE: July 22, 2017

AO: The Land Fill
Conditions: 77 Degrees and Humid but with a little bit of cloud coverage to keep the PAX cool for at least the first part of the workout.
The Welcome and Disclaimer were promptly delivered by YHC with enthusiasm and anticipation for what was in store.
Warm Up: YHC through a curveball and jumped straight into a heavy handed beat down — Positioned at the top gate pax were instructed to execute 15 burpees then run to the bottom gate, this about half a mile. As we were running down Ohms decided to grace us with his presence and take his sweet time catching up so he missed all the burpees, good work. 15 more burpees at the bottom and run back to the top. YHC had some real Smoke Boots on as the PAX were swiftly led back to the top where we [finally] were greeted by Ohms.
The Thang: 8 PAX stood agape at the cones YHC had strategically placed just far enough apart to merit concern. YHC presents “The Grand Prix” – partly inspired by The Cooper and partly by pure masochism. A track is laid out in cones about 100 yards in length and 30 yards in width. Each PAX had a coupon and were instructed to perform 10 burpees (without coupons), 10 Overhead Presses, and 10 Curls then run 1 lap around the track. Rinse and Repeat reducing the number of reps by 1 and the run gets swapped out each time.
The Grand Prix
10 Reps – Run
9 Reps – Bear Crawl
8 Reps – Lunge
7 Reps – Broad Jump
6 Reps – Seal Crawl
5 Reps – Ass Kick
4 Reps – Hodor (Hold Coupon straight out and walk)
3 Reps – Backwards Run
2 Reps – Side Lunge
1 Reps – High Knees
The Warm Up: The PAX headed down and found the best wall in the shade — each PAX grabbed a buddy. While the buddy held a wall sit the other performed the exercises, then swap.
Wall Sit / Diamond Merkins x 15. Swap.
Wall Sit / Jump Squats x 15. Swap.
Wall Sit / Carolina Dry Docks x 15. Swap.
Wall Sit / Jump Squats x 15. Swap.
Wall Sit / Merkins x 15. Swap.
Wall Sit / Jump Squats x 15. Swap.
Wall Sit / LAC x 20. Swap.
Wall Sit / Chinooks x 20. Swap.
Wall Sit / Moroccan Night Club x 20. Swap.
Moleskin: “If you can’t fly then run, if you can’t run then walk, if you can’t walk then crawl, but whatever you do you have to keep moving forward.”
– Martin Luther King, Jr.
—-
Countorama
Nameorama
BOM
Angus Out

The Warm Up

Conditions
Hot, muggy, wet, and sloppy.
Welcome and Disclaimer 

The Thang
Today PAX were instructed to grab a buddy and stick together. You push each other, you help your buddy keep moving forward. Kick it off at the top gate with 15 Burpees then grab your buddy and run to the bottom gate – the distance is about .5 miles hold plank IC at the bottom. 15 more burpees then head back to the top.
Also – want to thank Delta for gracing our Saturday workout. Good hustle!
The Warm Up
– SSH x 20
– Finkle Swing x 15 (with your buddy)
– SSH x 20
– Imperial Walkers x 20
– SSH x 20
– Ass Kickers x 20
– SSH x 20
– High Knees x 20
– SSH x 20
– Wide High Knees x 20
– SSH x 20
Mosey down to the pavilion.
Pax were instructed to grab their buddy. One grabs a piece of wall while the other execute an exercise, then flip flop.
– Squat Jumps x 5, Diamond Merkins (4 count) x 15
– Squat Jumps x 5, Carolina Dry Docks x 15
– Squat Jumps x 5, Merkins x 15
– LAC x 12, forwards flip flop
– LAC x 12, backwards
– Chinooks x 12, flip flop
– Chinooks x 12
– Moroccan Night Club x 12, flip flop
– Moroccan Night Club x 12, flip flop
– Wide Merkins x 15, Squat Jumps x 5
Mosey over to the little hill and grab your buddy.
PAX were instructed to perform 11’s on the Hill but to stick with their buddy — today we don’t go it alone we push each other get better together. At the bottom of the hill 1 squat sprint to the top and do 10 lunges then back down the hill, rinse and repeat until 10 squats at the bottom and 1 lunge at the top.
Mosey over to the big field up top to close out with a little 6MOM.
Countorama
Nameorama
Special welcome to FNG – Shortcake

Kotters to ChuckE and Burner – yall come back now ya hear?!
Moleskin
This community does not belong to YHC. It belongs to all of us, if you see an opportunity to serve others or see something you want to happen? Own it. Lead and rally the community around your cause. Whether it be service, fellowship, or more fitness opportunities. Take it on and let’s continue getting better together.
_Angus Out

BOTTLE ROCKET BEATDOWN

– Where: Hill City, Chattanooga, TN
– When: 07/04/2017
– QIC: Angus, Ohms, Delta, Steam Engine
– The PAX: Early Bird, Laces Out (RESPECT), Rainman, Mr. Clean, Pumpkin, Chief, Devo (Nomad), Mudslide, Banjo, Burner, Sparkles, Schnitzel
Today 16 PAX marched onto the fields of Hill City with the red glare of rockets lighting up the Chattanooga sky. Today was no normal day, it was a special one. Today we honored our country’s heroes and celebrated our freedom to be able to do what we do in the greatest country on Earth. We had record numbers and we are so proud to see our band of brothers in Chattanooga growing!
There was no one single Q today. On this special day, 4 brothers passed the Q torch around to complete what I think we can all agree ended up being the most memorable Post in F3 Chatt’s short history.
CONDITIONS: 75 Degrees F, Pouring Rain, and 300% Humidity
WARMUP: Loosened up the muscles with some light OYO stretching and then Angus led us down a path of warmup torture…here’s what he put us through:
– 5 Burps
– SSH x 20
– Finkle Swing x 20
– SSH x 20
– Imperial Walkers x 20
– SSH x 20
– Ass Kickers x 20
– SSH x 20
– High Knees x 20
– SSH x 20
– Wide High Knees x 20
– SSH x 20
Little Mosey Down to the Big Field in Coolidge Park to continue what Angus calls a “Warmup” although I’m pretty sure everyone was already warm! Guess one can never be too warmed up…
– 5 Burpees
– SSH x 20
– Diamond Merkins (4 count) x 15
– SSH x 20
– Carolina Dry Docks x 15
– SSH x 20
– Merkins x 15
– SSH x 20
– LAC x 20, forwards and backwards
– Chinooks x 20, 1 way
– Moroccan Night Club x 20
– Wide Merkins x 15
Angus then passed the torch to YHC.
Circuit #1 (DMC – Duckwalk, Merkin, Crawl)
– Duckwalk 30 yards
– 5 Merkins
– Backwards Bear Crawl 20 yards
– Duckwalk 30 yards
– 10 Merkins
– Backwards Bear Crawl 20 yards
– Rinse & Repeat adding 5 merkins every round until a total of 25 merkins is complete
Time to pass the torch to Delta for some more action:
Indian Runs!! the PAX formed a line with Delta leading the pack. We continued the Indian Runs until Delta got back to the front of the line. With 16 PAX…let me say…this was no short run!
Circuit #2
– Burpees x10
– Lunge 50 yards
– Mosey back to starting point
– Rinse & Repeat x3
Whew everyone is for sure feeling the burn now. But there was still one more Q to go…so it was time to mosey to Mt. Midoriyama and once again pass the torch. Let’s see what you got Steam Engine!
Circuit #3
– Start at 1st Lamp Post & perform LBC x20
– Mosey to 2nd Lamp Post & perform RBC x20
– Mosey to 3rd Lamp Post & perform American Hammers x20
– Mosey to base of Mt. Midoriyama, sprint up & mosey down
– Mosey back to 1st Lamp Post
– Rinse & Repeat for 8 straight minutes
COT: Countoff, Name-O-Rama, Shoutouts/Requests, Reading of the Declaration of Independence, Prayer
“Americans should never forget that the founders of this country, like all who have served her in uniform, were willing to die defending everything its flag represent. It’s so easy to get lost in the controversies that divide us. But I believe, no matter what our race, religion, or beliefs may be, that AMERICANS should be able to come together to keep our country rooted in what made it great”

Escape to Juarez Valley

Conditions
Beautiful sunshine, slightly humid. Warm enough snowflake has finally lost his hoodie.
Welcome and Disclaimer 

The Thang
Four Pax mosey around do a few side straddle hops at the base of Big Grass Hill. Trembling in its shadow they knew what YHC had in store as soon as we lit out in that general direction. The best way to get the blood flowin’ is to get the blood flowin’. We kick off this bright and balmy Saturday with a few side straddle hops and an immediate sprint up Big Grass Hill. This provides a bit of enlightenment, the hill don’t get easier but your view gets a whole helluva lot better. If thats not a truthnugget I don’t know what is.
Stretch-o-rama / COP
With a glorious view out over the trees with the sun continuing to rise we held each for a 20 second count. Deep breaths in between to get our minds right. YHC was feelin a bit like a yogi.
– Toe Touch
– Loose Hang
– Baseball stretch
– Quad Stretch
– Upward Reach
– Tricep
– Across Chest Arm Stretch
With the weinke in mind YHC modified the ever so popular and surprisingly complicated “warm up” to better suit the main event.
– SSH x 20
– Imperial Walkers x 20
– High Knees x 20
– Wide High Knees x 20
– SSH x 20
– Ass Kickers x 20
– Imperial Walkers x 20
– Squat Jumps x 15
– LAC x 20, forwards and backwards
– Chinooks x 20, 1 way
– Moroccan Night Club x 20
Long mosey around and hold up at the top of the big field.
Escape to Juarez Valley
This workout is allegedly adapted from inmates that occupy Juarez Valley, one of the deadliest places on earth. YHC’s version of the Juarez Valley Challenge consists of ascending and descending repetitions in an alternating fashion. The repetitions are performed in descending order on all odd-numbered sets and on even-numbered sets, reps are performed in ascending order until you make a full swap.
Today the gloom was happy to entertain a whole lotta merkins and squats, each PAX was instructed to pick a “cell” which in our case was a parking spot and begin the beat down as follows:
20 merkins / 1 squat (walk to the other side of the cell between each exercise) repeat until you get a full swap.
19 / 2 , 18 / 3, 17 / 4, 16 / 5, 15 / 6, 14 / 7, 13 / 8, 12 / 9, 11 / 10, 10 / 11, 9 / 12, 8 / 13, 7 / 14, 6 / 15, 5 / 16, 4 / 17, 3 / 18, 2 / 19, 1 / 20
YHC and PAX were winded, a TenCount was required.
With plenty of time left, YHC took off on a mosey down the sidewalk 10 BBS at each lamp post until we get down to the Little Grass Hill. Take a run up and head to the lower pavilion.
YHC calls an audible –
10 Dips, 10 Squats, 10 Dips, 10 Step ups, 10 Dips, 10 Box Jumps
Rinse and Repeat.
With “Plenty of Time” we head up to the top pavilion for some 6MOM.
Naked Man Moleskin
YHC is incredibly proud of the growth shown by all PAX in our AO. With a lot of faces coming and going but we’ve got a strong core stepping up to lead us all to become stronger men together. Keep it up.
Countorama
Nameorama
_Angus Out

Sultan of Swat

Conditions
Perfect Weather
Welcome and Disclaimer 

The Thang
Four Pax mosey about until YHC realizes that the weinke was left behind. We scaled the big hill in order to retrieve it. There was much mumble chatter.
Stretch-o-rama / COP
Each held for a 20 second count. Deep breaths in between to get our minds right.
– Toe Touch
– Loose Hang
– Baseball stretch
– Quad Stretch
– Upward Reach
– Tricep
– Across Chest Arm Stretch
Begin the COP
– SSH x 20
– Imperial Walkers x 20
– High Knees x 20
– Wide High Knees x 20
– SSH x 20
– Ass Kickers x 20
– Imperial Walkers x 20
– Squat Jumps x 15
– Diamond Merkins (4 count) x 15
– Carolina Dry Docks x 15
– Merkins x 15
– LAC x 20, forwards and backwards
– Chinooks x 20, 1 way
– Moroccan Night Club x 20
– Wide Merkins x 15
Long mosey around and hold up at the top of the big field.
The Great Bambino
All pax congregate at “home plate”  in a single line and perform an exercise AMRAP while 1 pax at a time runs all the way around the diamond. Each runner returns to the end of the line and resumes the exercise. The pax are encouraged to run fast, because the faster they run the fewer reps they will have to perform. Or run slow and make it suck. Once each pax has run a lap they proceed to the next exercise.
– Angle Grinders
– Squats
– LBCs
– Merkins
Rock BLOCK
Each pax holds there coupon and performs the exercise as instructed then passes it to the right. Exercises performed should spell out the word B-L-O-C-K. 
B – Bent over rows x 5
L – Lunges x 10
O – Overhead press x 15
C – Curles, Top Curl x 5 Bottom Curl x 5, Full Curl x 10
K – Kettle Bell Swing x 25
Everyone puts their rocks down and moves two rocks to the right.
Rinse and Repeat.
Mosey up to the top parking lot for Ring of Fire. 
Countorama
Nameorama
_Angus Out