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Maximum Effort

9/14/2023

 
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​DATE: 14SEP2023
AO: Ankle Breaker
Q: Sloppy Joe [VQ!]
PAX: F-stop, Marty, Rocky Top, Snack Pack, Charolette
FNGs: None
COUNT: 6
CONDITIONS: Muggy and 75
WARMUP:
15 SSH
15 little arm circles
15 big arm circles
15 cherry pickers
Mosey ankle breaker (.5 miles)
THE THANG:
1 min AMRAP 4 rounds
Round 1
  • Dips
  • Merkins
  • Squats
  • Mosey to stairs and go up and down 5x
  • 10 straight toe calf raises, 10 open toe, 10 closed total 30 calf raises
  • Mosey back to square
Round2
  • Dips
  • Squats
  • Merkins
  • Mosey to stairs and go up and down 5x
  • 10 straight toe calf raises, 10 open toe, 10 closed total 30 calf raises
  • Mosey back to square
Round3
  • Dips
  • Squats
  • Little baby crunches
  • Mosey to stairs and go up and down 5x
  • 10 straight toe calf raises, 10 open toe, 10 closed total 30 calf raises
  • Mosey back to square
Round4
  • Dips
  • Squats
  • Russian twists
  • Mosey to stairs and go up and down 5x
  • 10 straight toe calf raises, 10 open toe, 10 closed total 30 calf raises
  • Mosey back to square
MARY:
15 scissor kicks IC
15 cross kicks IC
30 big boy crunches OYO
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
September 23rd get together
COT:
Prayed for my nephew coming off vent and recovering and prayed for Toll House’s and for his family


Burpee Roulette

9/5/2023

 
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​DATE: 05SEP2023
AO: Ankle Breaker
Q: Rocky Top [VQ!]
PAX: F-stop, Cat Master, -2, Hammy, Crawlspace, Cramer, Toll House, Sloppy Joe, Snack Pack, Iris, Honeymoon
FNGs: None
COUNT: 12
CONDITIONS: Comfortable 75ish degrees, wet
WARMUP:
Side Straddle Hops (SSH) x 15
Arm Circles (Little) x 12
Arm Circles (Big) x12
Game Wardens x 15 each side
Cherry Pickers x 15
Leg stretch of choice x 30 seconds
Count Off
Mosey through ankle breaker to the back 40
THE THANG:
Partnered up for burpee roulette:
10: Bear Crawl uphill/ crab walk down with there and backs and victory laps after completion
Tollhouse’s number hit on roulette. BURPEES substituted for this rep
20:  Lunges (hard count) alternating with there and backs and victory laps after completion
30: Merkins alternating with there and backs and victory laps after completion
40: Mountain climbers (skipped due to poor Q work keeping track of the workout)
50: Curb dips alternating with there and backs and victory laps after completion
60: Squats alternating with there and backs
F-stop’s number hit on roulette. BURPEES substituted for this rep
Due to time constraints skipped to the ten rep on the way down
10: Bear Crawl uphill/ crab walk down alternating with there and backs and victory laps after completion
MARY:
(Abbreviated due to time constraints)
In keeping with the game of chance theme those who took the right path around the bushes did
LBC x 60
… and those who took the left path did
WWII sit-ups x 30
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
New t-shirt pre-order if there is enough interest- we need 2 more to get the order in, so let Toll House know if you want one.
Family convergence at Crawlspace’s house 9/23, sign-up sheet for food to follow.
New AO at the ASU West campus (Darton) on Mondays except 9/11 when Toll House has a special memorial workout planned for us.
COT:
Count-a-rama
Name-a-rama
Prayer Requests: Continued discipline with quiet time and sleep schedule - praise the Lord none of my kids haven’t gotten sick from their cousins thus far.
Prayed us out and pledged us out.
​Coffeeteria followed with some loyalty roast by black rifle coffee.

[Toll House: T-Claps for Rocky Top - This was his VQ - He did a great job coming up with an interesting and challenging workout that kept the pax moving the entire time. Excited to have him officially in the lineup!]


Merlot's Revenge

8/31/2023

 
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DATE: 31AUG2023
AO: Ankle Breaker
Q: Cat Master
PAX: -2, Cat Master, Cramer, Crawlspace, Marty, Rocky Top, Sloppy Joe, Toll House, TP, Snack Pack, F-stop​
FNGs: None
COUNT: 11
CONDITIONS: 71 and everything’s wet
WARMUP:
Side Straddle Hops (SSH) x 20, cherry pickers x15, arm circles forward, back, and palm trees
Mosey loop back to shovel flag
THE THANG:
1. 100 Merkins (P1 does 10 while P2 holds plank; 100 total for group)
2. 100 Little Baby Crunches (LBCs) (P1 does 10 while P2 holds 6 inches 100 total for group)
3. 100 Squats (P1 does 10 while P2 holds air chair; 100 total for group)
4. Circled up for Dealer's Choice. Called on PAX to call out partner exercises.
Burpees while partner does shoulder taps (40 total)  Rockytop
Big boys while partner does ankle touches (50 total) SloppyJoe
50 yard sprints while partner does flutter kicks (5 rounds each) -2
Bear crawl to crab crawl for whole group x1  TP
Russian twists (HC)4 x 20 CatMaster
MARY:
Mary didn’t show up.
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
New t-shirt pre-order if there is enough interest, so speak now or forever wear a different shirt.
COT:
No prayer requests. Prayed us out and pledged us out.
Coffeeteria provided by Tennessee’s biggest fan, RockyTop

[Nantan's note: This was Cat Master's VQ. Outstanding work!]


When -2 Is Hot

8/24/2023

 
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DATE: 24AUG2023
AO: Ankle Breaker
Q: -2
PAX: Crawlspace, Sloppy Joe, Cat Master, Cramer, F-stop, Rocky Top, Funky Bunch, Marty, Toll House, Iris
FNGs: None
COUNT: 11

CONDITIONS: Dark, 78 degrees, and muggy as a greenhouse sauna
WARMUP:
20 HC side straddle hops IC
Palm tree stretches
20 arm circles small, 20 large, IC
Toe touches
15 Cherry pickers IC
THE THANG:
Mosey around Ankle Breaker (.5 miles) to stone square
1 minute stone bench dips AMRAP
1 minute merkins AMRAP
1 minute lunges AMRAP
1 minute scissor kicks, AMRAP
Mosey to Veranda balcony stairs
Five laps up and down stairs
10 each calf raises normal, calf raises toe out, calf raises toe in
Mosey back to stone square
1 minute stone bench dips AMRAP
1 minute merkins AMRAP
1 minute lunges AMRAP
Back the the balcony for five more laps and 30 more calf raises, then back to the square for, you guessed it...
1 minute stone bench dips AMRAP
1 minute merkins AMRAP
1 minute lunges AMRAP
Then back to the balcony for one last set of laps and calf raises
MARY:
20 Imperial walker, HC IC
15 scissor kicks, HC IC
15 cross kicks, HC IC
20 Big boi situps, IC
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Discussed slack channels, notifications
Talked about planning for Sep 23 family 2nd F event
Need to choose venue and food
Discussed possibility of creating a companion AO for Ankle Breaker on Mon-Wed for the avoidance of problematic gatherings
COT:
Cramer gave some good advice on keeping our concentrica aligned, making sure our 3rd F isn't dropped for our 1st F. Cat Master chimed in with some truth, too.
Toll House is still struggling with that, especially with having to get up in the night for a 2.0's T1D maintenance.
Iris and Sloppy Joe both have friends / relatives suffering from cancer - one is a recently married bride with a terminal diagnosis- pray for her husband to trust in Providence.
Count-a-rama
Name-a-rama
Pledged out, then selfie
Rocky Top provided some steaming hot coffeeteria
Cat Master edited Marty and Cramer into the Selfie
Naked Man Moleskine: 
This was -2's VQ, and he did a great job. We had one Pax splash merlot, many dumb jokes were told, and everyone was sweaty. T-Claps! -Toll House


We're Not in Kansas Anymore

8/12/2023

 
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DATE: 12AUG2023
AO: Bridge House
Q: Steven Dancer [VQ! Great work!]
PAX: Crawlspace, Toll House, F-stop, 
​TP, -2, Cat Master, Slice, Snack Pack
FNGs: None
COUNT: 9
WARMUP:
Side Straddle Hops x15 IC
Cherry Pickers x10 IC
Sun Gods x10 IC
Blenders x10 IC
Chinooks x10 IC
Chain Breakers x10 IC
HiJack-HiJill x10 IC
Crossover Toe Touches
Ray Charles Trot, with bonus Bernies, stopped at stone terraces
THE THANG:
Murkins x10 HC
Durkins x10 HC
Dips x10 HC
8 Count Body Builders x10
Plank Ups HC, with 10 sec holds between each (PAIN!)
Ray Charles Trot with more bonus Bernies on the big hill, stopped at Ray Charles
Box Jumps on stone wall x10 HC
Air Squats x10 HC
Lunges, x10 each leg
Step Ups on wall x10 HC
Skaters x10 HC
Mosey back to flag, with more Bonus Bernies
MARY:
Flutter kicks x20 HC
Dead Cockroaches x20 HC
Hello Dollies x20 HC
Body Twists (Homeruns) x20 HC
Leg Lifts x20 HC
COOL DOWN
Triceps Stretch
Butterfly
X-over Toe Touches
Hurdle Stretch (OW)
Chest Stretch
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Dorothy travelling 
Ricky Bobby Q'ing next week
Still evaluating Bridge House for 6AM ruck (It was a little sketchy at 6am)
COT:
Cat Master had to leave early because of sick kids
Count-a-Rama
Name-a-Rama
#4 prayed, Pax pledged out
Toll House brought iced coffee

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An FNG and a VQ

5/13/2023

 
DATE: 13MAY2023
AO: The Bridge House
Q: Tweeter (This was his VQ)
PAX: Toll House, Point Blank, Tweeter, Hide ‘n Seek
FNGs: 1
COUNT: 4
 
​WARM-A-RAMA
Cherry Pickers x15
Flamingos (quad stretch) x15 sec each leg
Elbow stretch x15 sec each leg
Side-straddle-hops 4c x 20 IC

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THE THANG:
BLIMPS – Pax chose to eliminate lunges first, then burpees, then murkins, then squats – Ended with 25 imperial walkers (plank jacks were AWOL)

Did the Ray Charles Trot to the memorial fountain. Upon arrival, informed the pax that we would be doing 10 sets of decreasing count stair exercises. Run up stairs, do 10 dips, walk down steps, do 10 incline merkins, repeat but 9, 8, 7, etc.
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Mosey back to the flag. EH’d a rando on the way there.
CIRCLE OF SCOTTIE:
6" leg lifts x20 sec
LBC x15
Bicycle crunches 4c x15
Box cutters 4c x 15

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Meeting next week, same time, same place. Toll House will Q. Toll House reported on time at Macon’s 5 Year convergence BBQ.
COT:
Said the pledge. Counted off. Named the FNG: Point Black suggested Hide ‘n Seek, which the Q agreed with. Continued prayer for upcoming launch, Toll House speaking engagements and camp work, Point Blank’s work with Aspire, Tweeter for discipline, Hide ‘n Seek facing possible homeless situation, depending on outcome of a housing dispute this Tuesday.
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COFFEETERIA:
Cornerstone doesn't open until 9 today, so those that could make the trip headed over to Elements. ​
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