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Burpee Bonanza

QIC:  Dirk

Date: 02/4/2020

PAX: Doodles, Djibouti

AO: Boneyard

Conditions

Raining enough to scare almost everyone off…

COP

  1. FWD Fold x 10 IC
  2. SSH x 20 IC
  3. LoverR/RoverL x 6 IC each side
  4. Arm Circles X 10 IC each direction
  5. Shoulder Press x 15 IC
  6. Windmill x 10 IC
  7. Slow Merkins x 10 IC
  8. Slow Squats x 15 IC
  9. Imperial Walker x 10 IC

The Thang

Tennis Court Doracides
One partner does suicides with a Burpee at each line, while the other partner works toward a cumulative total of:

  1. Merkins x 100
  2. Lunges x 150
  3. Shoulder Taps x 200
  4. LBC’s x 300

Tour de Burpee Bus mosey along the road.

Rotating AMRAP Pullups while group holds high/low/side planks.

COT

The Power of Testimony

We should readily and regularly share our stories about how God is changing our hearts. These are not static, yawn-inducing stories, but important reminders of His faithfulness! Just like the Israelites, who had seen the sea parted before their own eyes, had to remind each other of God’s past provision, so we need to remind each other of how He has worked miraculously in our lives.

Moleskin

We discovered that the tennis court is more like an ice rink in the rain.

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Convergence on 2/8 at The Dame!

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    A Gloomy Picnic

    QIC: Dirk

    Date: 12/06/2019

    PAX: Backfire, Uncle Fester, Vsquared, Back Pew, Lady Scot, Free Candy

    AO: Boneyard

    Conditions

    Beautiful…as far as gloomy mornings go.

    COP

    • FWD Fold x 10 IC
    • SSH x 25 IC
    • L over R / R over L x 5 IC each side
    • Arm Circles x 10 IC each direction
    • Shoulder Press x 15 IC
    • Windmill x 10 IC
    • Peter Parkers x 10 IC
    • Monkey Humpers x 15 IC
    • Imperial Walker x 15 IC

    The Thang

    The Picnic

    1. Mosey to picnic tables
    2. 10 Box Jumps, 10 Incline Merkins, 10 Step-Ups, 15 Dips
    3. Jailbreak Hill, 10 Lunges, Mosey w/ High Knees
    4. 12 Box Jumps, 12 Incline Merkins, 12 Step-Ups, 17 Dips
    5. Jailbreak Hill, 12 Lunges, Mosey w/ High Knees
    6. 14 Box Jumps, 14 Incline Merkins, 14 Step-Ups, 20 Dips
    7. Jailbreak Hill, 14 Lunges, Mosey w/ High Knees
    8. 16 Box Jumps, 16 Incline Merkins, 16 Step-Ups, 22 Dips
    9. Jailbreak Hill, 16 Lunges, Mosey w/ High Knees
    10. 8 Pullups on tree, 20 Big Boy Situps
    11. 6 Pullups on tree, 30 Flutterkicks
    12. 4 Pullups on tree, 30 American Hammers
    13. 2 Pullups on tree, 40 LBC’s
    14. Mosey to Parking Lot

    COT

    “If other people’s pain isn’t getting in your way, you aren’t living a loving life” -Jared Huffman

    Where can we use our blessings to serve others rather than comfort ourselves?

    News

    New Year’s Day Convergence @ Lion’s Den!

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      Body Farm

      QIC: Dirk

      Date: 11/26/2019

      PAX: Backfire, Sunburn, The Count, Jersey Pike, Ascot, Best in Show, Ducktales

      AO: Boneyard

      Conditions

      Crisp

      COP

      • Cat/Cow x 10 OYO
      • FWD Fold x 8 IC
      • SSh x 20 IC
      • L over R/ R over L x 6 IC each side
      • Little Arm Circles x 10 IC each direction
      • Shoulder Press x 15 IC
      • Windmill x 10 IC
      • Slow Merkins x 10 IC
      • Slow Squats x 15 IC
      • Imperial Walker x 10 IC

      The Thang

      • Doracides @ tennis court (One partner does suicides while other does exercises)
        • Suicides have 1, 2, 3 burpees @ each line thru Lunges, then 1 burpee @ each line thru end
        • 100 Merkins
        • 150 Lunges (75 ea. leg)
        • 200 Shoulder Taps
        • 300 LBC’s
      • AMRAP Pullups/Dead Hangs while partner does American Hammers (~ 10 min)
      • Dips x 15 OYO
      • Jailbreak from dumpsters to road
      • Ring of Fire – Plankjacks x 1 thru 5 reps

      COT

      Pride vs. Gratitude

      “Pride gets no pleasure out of having something, only out of having more of it than the next man…it is the comparison that makes you proud: the pleasure of being above the rest. Once the element of competition is gone, pride is gone.” – C.S. Lewis

      Food for thought: If we are truly grateful for our skills, abilities, and station in life, acknowledging they all come from God and are not earned or deserved, we may begin to pridefully compare ourselves less and extend grace to those around us more.

      Moleskin

      Nobody was naked on this occasion.

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      Thanksgiving workout at Hill City!

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        Kings of the Mountain

        QIC: Dirk

        Date: 10/25/19

        PAX: Backfire, Iron Butt, Hansen, Moneyball, Pebbles, 

        AO: Boneyard

        Conditions

        The calm before the storm…

        COP

        • FWD Fold x 8 IC
        • SSH x 20 IC
        • LoverR/RoverL x 5 IC each side
        • Arm Circles X 10 IC each direction
        • Windmill x 10 IC
        • Slow Merkins x 10
        • Slow Squats x 15 IC
        • Imperial Walker x 10 IC

        The Thang

        First Ascent of 39th St.
        Mosey to base of 39th St. hill, with 3 sets of 4×4’s x 3 along the way, plus 2 Burpee Busses!

        Alternating Jailbreak/Mosey up the hill

        Lunges down Church St., Mosey to Bball Court

        3 sets of the following: LBC x 40, Merkins x 20, Squats x 25 OYO

        Mosey back to AO with an array of 4×4’s, Burpees, Bear Crawling, and Lunging

        COT

        Relationships are hard, and require more work than we would like to admit. Take the time to nurture them when times are good and repair them if you’ve had a falling out with someone. The road to forgiveness and reconciliation can be painful, and it sometimes seems easier to give up and move on. However, the effort is worthwhile, as the resulting relationship will be much stronger and richer, and we will probably discover some of our own faults in the process. Remember: Admission of fault is not a prerequisite for forgiving someone, and sometimes we must forgive someone over and over for the same thing, even the same incident!

        Moleskin

        Pebbles is really fast, even without supplemental oxygen!

        News

        11/16 Convergence at the BX in Brainerd!

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          About Time…

          QIC: Dirk

          Date: 09/13/2019

          PAX: Wallflower, Roadhouse, Sunburn, Iron Butt, Vsquared, Uncle Fester, Skitch, Hanson, FNG-GoCart

          AO: Boneyard

          Conditions

          Hot & Muggy & Dark

          COP

          Fwd Fold x 8 IC

          SSH x 20 IC

          L over R x 5 IC

          R over L x 5 IC

          Arm Circles x 10 IC

          Reverse Arm Circles x 10 IC

          Slow Merkins x 15 IC

          Slow Squats x 15 IC

          The Thang

          Diamond Sevens

          Mosey to baseball field (w/ high steps & butt kickers):

          Round 1: 8-Ct Bodybuilders x 7 at each base (28 total)

          Round 2: Jump Lunges x 14 @ each base

          Round 3: Merkins x 21 @ each base

          Round 4: LBC’s x 28 @ each base

          Mosey to raised garden (w/ Box Jumps, Lunges, Reverse Lunges along the way): Circle of Dips to 4 reps

          Mosey to wall: Wall Sit w/ OHP x 15 IC, Arm Circles x 15 IC, Bus Drivers x 15 IC

          Circle of Mary

          COT

          Identity Crisis…

          Idolatry (about which we are warned in the first commandment) is defined as looking to some created thing to give you what only God can (Martin Luther) or loving/serving/deriving meaning from anything other than God (Tim Keller). Personally, I’ve made idols of experiences/adventures, perfectionism, and comfort (stress-avoidance), among other things. These idols have made me prideful, critical, kept me from taking risks, and tainted my interactions with others.

          Our idols are often rooted in deeper identity issues. We tell ourselves that we are, at our core, something other than simply beloved children of God. Defending something as precious as our identity can be the root of all kinds of bad behavior whenever we feel threatened by our circumstances. We surround ourselves with people like us and marginalize the others, just to make our false identities feel secure. We deceive or exaggerate to keep a certain reputation alive. We let our priorities get way out of balance by putting too much focus on those character traits we perceive to be most important.

          I hope we will continually examine ourselves, praying that God will reveal and begin to diminish our idols, and that a relationship with Him will take their place and begin to reinforce our true identity as his beloved sons. This is an identity in which we can find rest, hope, and incredible freedom.

          Moleskin

          Iron butt and Roadhouse may have completed this workout naked for their upcoming “Sixty and Sexy” calendar.

          News

          It’s all old news by now!

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