Sorry for the late notice. Thought it would be good to try & schedule some social time together. See if you can make it to The Thirsty Bruin this evening – 5:30 – 6:30ish.
9 hearty souls posted this beautiful morning with the added bonus of being 4 degrees warmer than forecast – a balmy 36 degrees. No FNGs, so we got into it straight away with:
Warm-o-Rama
The Thang
We moseyed via the entrance to the student parking lot and stopped at the overhang for the following:
We then moseyed toward the track but were stymied by a locked gate, so an audible was called back to the driveway for:
We then moseyed to the band practice field for the main event. A trifecta of coupons awaited the pax with a brief explanation of each item as it relates to raising house. 6″x6″x4′ oak cribbing logs, 8″x8″x16″ masonry blocks and bricks (actually pavers for more weight). Each coupon was placed about 40 yards apart with the instructions as follows:
This was repeated until the coupons made their way around the triangle until they were returned to their original location. This allowed each pax to do each exercise twice. We then rinsed and repeated as requested by Winthorpe. This turned out to be a strong workout for the legs and shoulders. Great performance by the pax – I think everyone will be thinking of me tomorrow as they attempt to raise their arms or sit down.
We returned the coupons to the truck and called it a day – 19 minutes early. Today was the shortest day of the year. Wednesday will be the longest.
Per Morning – no Bushwood on Wednesday – Merry Christmas!
Thank you for the opportunity to lead!
Aye!
Gander
Al Gore tribute at Bushwood today.
Warmorama:
SSH IC x36
Cotton Pickers IC x10
Blue Hawaiian lap
High Knees, Butt Kicks, Karaoke
The Thang:
Reverse Suicides –
Round 1 – Bobby Hurley’s x10 at each cone (3 cones)
Round 2 – Copperhead Squats x10
Round 3 – Star Jumps with a “Woop” noise
mosey to wall
Left Leg StepUps IC x15
Right Leg StepUps IC x15
Calf Raises IC x21
Rinse and repeat
Derkins IC x15
mosey to the hill
Two teams: Bear Crawl/Crawl Bear up the hill while PAX does Al Gore (round 1); Hillbillies (round 2); Plank work (round 3)
mosey to wall
Left Leg StepUps IC x15
Right Leg StepUps IC x15
Box Jumps IC x15
back at the parking lot for one more round of Reverse Suicides (Iron Mike’s x10)
Mary:
Flutterkicks IC x20
AmHam’s IC x20
LBC’s IC x20
Crunchy Frog IC x20
Global Warming (Bobby Hurley’s x5)
no announcements. Closed out in prayer.
Thanks for the opportunity to lead!
YHC, Sandbagger
A strong showing of 18 pax this chilly morn. I had hoped to be Feeling Good Again, but did not get through the entire plan as I had hoped. We did have a born-again FNG, but tried to not ride the mid-westerner too much. With no real FNGs present, we jumped into:
Warm-o-Rama
The Thang
After a brisk snake run to the Garber Family Life Center parking lot, we jumped into the plan. The stations and cycle were based on a line from the theme song where Robert Earl Keen found 3 $20s & a $10 in his pocket. As my standard, I focused the workout on specific areas of the body in a rotating cycle – did not want to burn out muscle groups too quickly. Stations were located in the corners of the parking lot and we moseyed betwixt them as a group.
Station #1
Station #2
Station #3
Station #4
Rinse & Repeat entire cycle with varying degrees of OYO and me counting – overdid myself. We moseyed back to the Bushwood parking lot and continued.
No real Mary…
Counted off, name-o-rama, no announcements and a pax led prayer of the Lord’s prayer. Please let the pax know of any special fundraising, clothing drives, family sponsorships, etc. that your company, business or church may be doing this Christmas season.
Thank you for the opportunity to lead!
Aye!
Gander
Good work at the Fartlek this morning for the dozen men who showed up.
We jumped right into it –
Warm O Rama/The Thang:
Group run to the Camelia/Hillcrest loop. Stretches at the end of Hillcrest before heading back to NBGCC.
Plank/Ab work 30x IC at NGGCC parking lot and then mosey to the Hill
5 Hill Sprints – 10x Squats in between each sprint
5 Backward Hill Sprints – 10x Copperhead squats in between each sprint
5 Hill Sprints – 10x Lunges in between each sprint
Mosey to speed bumps on NBGCC entrance
Jog to NBGCC entrance; turn and sprint 80-90% speed all the way back to speed bump, rinse & repeat…
Each round we shortened the distance run by about “two trees.”
And there was much rejoicing!
Mary:
There was no Mary today
Closed out in prayer. Everyone have a wonderful holiday week!
YHC, Sandbagger
The weather apparently shifted overnight and a breezy but beautiful morning greeted 8 hearty souls that were heavy on the ‘respect’ end of the age range until a few youngsters (relatively) showed up to enjoy the Fitness, Fellowship and Fitness. No FNGs present so we jumped into it.
Warm-o-Rama
The Thang
Logic won out and we headed to the overhang for protection from the wind vs. the track. A mid-range mosey around to warm-up and we settled in for some circuit work. 4 corners were used as stations with varying modes of travel between them. We bear-crawled up & over the boxes, crab walked, walk crabbed, crawl beared, lunge walked and walk lunged our way around. The sequence of exercises were as follows:
Mosey back to front parking lot.
Mary
Someone started counting off and it was well received by the pax. Counted off, name-o-rama, no announcements, pax prayed The Lord’s Prayer to close. Off to Pete & Nikki’s – good showing and we solved a lot of big world problems! Always good to share and learn from one another.
Great fellowship this am – aye!
Gander
A pax of 19 non-fartsackers posted on this most beautiful of mornings to get their day started right and head into the weekend. Being blocked out of Union Point Park, we modified the AO and gathered in the convention center auxiliary parking lot. No FNGs, so we got started.
The Thang
Gathered back at parking lot and lined up along the parking island for:
Moseyed over to the convention center for:
Mosey to first traffic light on S. Front St and return for:
Mosey to first traffic light on S. Front St and return for:
Mosey around convention center to find short route blocked by a chain-link fence and return to parking lot for:
Mary
Gassed & out! Thank you pax for allowing me to lead.
No announcements – YHC closed out in prayer.
Aye!
Gander