Just a Birthday at The Battery 1-18-20

QIC:  John Doe

Date: 01/18/1981

PAX: Threeskin, Shot Put, Schnitzel (R), 9-Volt (R), FNG-Thin Mint (R), Mrs. Baker (R), Bubbles (R), Topless (R), Clothespin, Biscuit Ring, El Chapo, Deep Dish, Toe Tag

AO: The Battery


Conditions

Cool crisp morning with some cloud cover


COP

Mosey 1 lap around the skate park, SSH – 20 (IC), Forward Folds – 10 (IC), Third Grade Exercises – 10 (IC), Willie Mays Hays – 10 (IC), LBAC – 10 (IC), Rev LBAC – 10 (IC)


The Thang

Burpee Apocalypse
10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1

Sorta Dora

Counted off into three groups – roughly 4 men per group

Three cones stationed 39 feet apart

Station one – 13 Merkins

Station two – 13 Dive Bombers

Station three – 13 Aquamans

Ran lap around skate Park after station three

Rinse and Repeat (Did this a total of 6 times)

Circled up for a quick HIIT: 39 seconds of each exercise (2 times)

  • SSH
  • Air Squats
  • Flutter Kick to Jump Squat
  • Burpees

Finished with PAX Mary


COT

Being that it was the QIC’s 39th birthday, I talked about the meaning behind the Angel number 39. The number 3 being associated with creativity, self-expression, enthusiasm, expansion, and growth. While the number 9 is the number of Spiritual Laws, unity, generosity, inner-wisdom, spiritual awakening and enlightenment, divine purpose and soul mission

Tied these numbers into the 3rd-F mission and how it resonated with me on personal level. Encouraged the PAX to look for their own generosity and giving, and how they can help others.

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

Being that I’m super late on getting this done, my short term memory loss has caught up to me. I’m sure there were some 9-Volt gems that were thrown out


News

Sign Up to Q a 3rd-F at Chubby’s

Mrs. Baker next up to Q


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    Around the World in 45 Minutes

    QIC:  El Chapo

    Date: 1/21/2020

    PAX: Clothespin, Mrs. Baker, Deep Dish, Pokey , Topless

    AO: The Battery


    Conditions

    Chilly 22 degress with a wind chill. There was the aroma of Twix in the air.

    COP

    After a short mosey to The Shawnee Ba Ba Global Airport we prepared for a long flight by doing the following warm-up exercises: Side Straddle Hop x 10, Forward fold x10, Willy Mays Haze x10, Side Straddle Hop x 10, doing the
    LBC’s x 15, Reverse, Cherry pickers x 10, Chinook x10 , Third Grade Exercise x 10, Side Straddle Hop x10


    The Thang

    Around the World in 45 Minutes
    First stop Canada: While in Canada the travelers used a manual chair lift by lunging to the top of hell hill. Once on top of the hill the travelers performed 5 Chinooks. We did this three times.
    2nd stop Europe : Germany & France . Fitness often looks different around the world. In some countries, people prefer to get their fitness outside rater than the gym. Parkour is huge in France. Parkour uses builings. parks and streets like a gym. We used the skate park obstacles for the French portion of our workout. Box jumps X20, Step ups X20 Burpees X10 , Incline push ups x 15. (we did this 2 times) with a quick mosey around Europe) .
    Germany -In Germany (Cologne in particular) offer out-of-the- box workouts as well as skateparks and indoor/outdoor climbing walls. We used the skate park for Decline push ups X20, Burpees x 15, Big Boy Sit up’s X20 , more step up’s X15 . & 10 Side Straddle Hop X10 . We did 2 laps around the skatepark(Our Europe) and repeated the exercises one more time.
    3rd &final stop China – we departed Europe by way of a mosey to the pavilion (.Chinese pagoda) While in China we used an 11 minute Tai Chi video to learn 5 different tai chi moves.


    COT

    Love your neighbors. Learn something new about your neighbors everyday.. This is a big world and people around the world love to work out. It is interesting to see the unique approaches to exercise, and it can alson be an inspiration to switch your workouts up and learn new things about the world at the same time.
    BALL OF MAN: Prayers for Topless( family issues) , Clothspins son Trygg has undergone for scans that went well but revealed a couple of new health issuses that will need to be addressed . Prayers for El Chapo’s brother Christopher who is continuing to struggle with chemotherapy treatments.


    Moleskin

    Tai Chi exercises would be best to do in the spring


    News

    3rd F … Helpin Chatts Homeless tonight Q – John Doe
    Relay for Life meeting 1/28 at the Hampton in Cleveland 5:30-6:30pm


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      Dead Hooker Decathlon

      QIC: 9 Volt

      Date: 01/11/2020

      PAX: Deep Dish, Mrs Baker, Fast Lane, Clothespin, Schnitzel, Biscuit Ring, Shotput,  El Chapo, Pork Belly

      AO: The Battery


      Conditions

      Smoking reduces blood flow, which can cause erectile dysfunction
      Smoking reduces  flow to the limbs, which can require amputation.
      Smoking causes type 2 diabetes, which raises blood sugar.
      Smoking causes age-related macular degeneration, which can lead to blindness.


      COP

      Mosey to the greenway… Realize we forgot the dead hookers and mosey back to the open car trunk.  PAX each carries a 40lb bag of lime (aka Dead Hooker)

      Now, mosey to the greenway with dead hooker over your shoulder. 
      Respectfully lay dead hooker on sidewalk during COP

      SSH x 20 IC
      BAC Fwd x 15 IC
      BAC Rev x 15 IC
      Seal Clap x 15 IC
      SSH x 10 IC
      Slow Squat x 15 IC
      Willie Maze Haze x 15 IC
      Crab Jacks x 15 IC
      SSH x 10 IC
      Grab your dead hooker and mosey to the first light pole

      The Thang
      PAX performs exercise at each of 10 light poles increasing quantity at each. At the 10th pole PAX moseys to the pavillion for a special treat.  Carry dead hooker to each pole.

      Decathlon
      1. Dead Hooker Squats 10 +2   
      2. Merkins  5 + 1
      3. Capt Thor 1 + 1
      4. Burpees 1 + 1
      Pavillion  – PAX performs 1 minute intervals
      Stargazers (max in 1 minute)
      Dips (max in 1 minute)
      Military Press (max in 1 minute)   Use dead hooker or a nice bolder
      Step ups (max in 1 minute)  With or without dead hooker over your shoulder

      Leave dead hooker at pavilion before returning to pole 1


      COT

      Count-O-Rama  10 PAX in attendance (9 dead hookers and 1 plus size drag queen)

       


      Moleskin

      The trunk of a 2011 Camry SE will hold 9 dead hookers

      No dead hookers were harmed in the making of this beat down


      News

      Gloomies Monday 1/13


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        The Day After (Gloomies)

        QIC:  Deep Dish

        Date: 01/14/2020

        PAX: 9-Volt, Miss Baker, El Chapo, Clothespin

        AO: The Battery


        Conditions

        62 Degrees and absolutely perfect!


        COP

        Forward Fold x 10 IC

        Willy Mayes Hayes x 10 IC

        High Knees x 10 IC

        J. D. Calf stretches x 10 IC

        Imperial Squat Walkers x 10 IC or OYO or just what ever!!!! We struggled

        Side Straddle Hop x 25 IC

        Mosey around the dog park to the pavillion.

        Penalty Burpees x 5


        The Thang

        Pax grab two coupons each. One light and one heavy.

        Round 1:

        Bicep Curls x 25 OYO

        McCains x 25 OYO

        Canseco’ s x 25 OYO

        Mosey around the dog park and hold plank or Al Gore till the six is in.

        Round 2:

        Tricep Extensions x 25 OYO

        Crunchy Frog x 25 OYO

        Lunges x 25 OYO

        Mosey around the dog park and hold plank or Al Gore till the six is in.

        Round 3:

        Incline & Decline Merkins x 25 total OYO

        Big Boy Situps x 25 OYO

        Step-Up’s x 25 OYO

        Mosey around the dog park and hold plank or Al Gore till the six is in.

        Round 4:

        Stargazers x 25 OYO

        Pickle Pointer x 25 OYO

        Squats x 25 OYO

        SSH x 25 IC

        Round of Mary:

        Leg Lifts x 10 IC

        100’s x 10 IC

        Freddie Mercury’s x 10 IC

        Plank x 10 IC

        Leg Lifts x 10 IC

        Box Cutters x 10 IC


        COT

        Reminded everyone of the positive energy they bring to the battery and i appreciate there presence each and every week. Looking to recruit FNG’s to our AO and commit to two workouts this year.


        Moleskin

        El Chapo serenaded us to the song “cat in my shoe”? maybe?


        News

        John Doe Birthday Q this Saturday. Don’t miss it……maybe a divebomber or two!


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          BlockJack

          QIC:  WuzntMe

          Date: 1/7/2020

          PAX: ElChapo, Toetag, Escobar, Clothespin, 9Volt, Mrs Baker, John Doe, Deep Dish

          AO: Battery


          Conditions

          Pleasant enough.


          COP

          Mosey to the pool parking lot. Circle up.

          SSH
          World’s Greatest Stretch
          Lewinskys
          Plank Jacks
          Mtn Climbers
          Forward Fold
          SSH
          Merkin


          The Thang

          Grab a CMU from the previously hidden stack.

          Blackjack – 1 curl, 20 shoulder presses. Five LBCs between curl and press, five flutters between press and curl. Change increments until 20 curls and 1 shoulder press.

          Replace block.

          Lunge across parking lot. and back.
          20 toe merkins
          Plank for one minute
          Hundreds

          Mosey back to the flags- Freddie Mercury until time.


          COT

          Thanked the PAX for accountability and camaraderie.


          Moleskin

          John Doe enjoys a nice Truly every once in a while…

          Deep Dish is not impressed with our Illinois AOs…

          5k5a is spreading.


          News

          Gloomies.


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            The Wages of Sin Are Burpees

            (it’s just merkins after taxes)

            QIC: 9-Volt

            Date: 12/31/2019

            PAX: El Chapo, Mrs. Baker, Clothes Pin, Topless, Wuzntme, Mayhem, Toe Tag, Escobar

            AO: The Battery


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            COP


            Mosey around the dog park and finish in the Skate park on side labeled “Fun”
            PAX lines up on one end of the skate park & performs the “Fun” exercise. Then PAX immediately runs to opposite side of park and performs the “Games” exercise. Repeat

            GAMESCountFunCount
            BAC Fwd15SSH10
            BAC Rev15SSH10
            Seal Clap15SSH10
            Fwd Fold10SSH10
            Chinook15SSH10
            Plank10SSH10
            Military Press15SSH10

            The Thang

            Without any rest PAX moves on to second list of exercises


            GAMESCount FUNCount
            Plank Jack20Squat20
            Peter Parker15Imp Walker15
            Burpee10Bonnie Blair10
            Merkin10High Knees10
            Mt. Climber10Calf Raise30
            Bear CrawlLunge
            Carolina Dry Dock10Sit Ups15
            100’s10Box Cutter10
            American Hammer10Dive Bomber10
            Freddie Merc10Flutter Kick10

            Repeat until end of time (After 1st round each PAX picks a number at random and PAX performs the exercise)

            COT

            Words of wisdom – “The secret to flying is to throw yourself at the Earth and miss”

            Moleskin

            Mayhem failed to properly miss the Earth


            News

            1/01/20 Convergence at Lion’s Den


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              Singing In The Rain (Or just heavy breathing)?

              QIC:  The Count

              Date: 01/04/2020

              PAX:  9Volt, DeepDish, Biscuit Ring, Bubbles, ClothesPin, El Chapo, FastLane, Mrs. Baker, Pebbles, PorkBelly, Sandwich, ShotPut   

              AO: The Battery


              Conditions

              Light rain, On and Off, about 52 degrees.


              COP

              Warm Up: Mosey Up Hill to upper P/L near pool. SSH, 21’s (failed – 5 Burpees), Willy Mayes Hayes, LB Arm Circles (foward and backward), Moroccan Night Club, OverHead Seal Claps/Front, Forward Fold.


              The Thang

              Charles Bronson “JR”

              Three Sets of Cones: Starting Point – 40 Yards + 10 Yards.

              Starting Point Exercises: 1) SSH – 2) Merkins – 3) Burpees – 4) LBC’s – 5) Squats – 6) Imperial Walkers – 7) Mountain Climbers – 8) Plank Jacks – 9) Lunges

              At Starting Point all PAX perform 25 Reps of 1st Exercise (SSH), AYG 40 Yards to second cone, drop to Bear Crawl the last 10 Yards to third cone, and mosey back to starting point. Hold Al Gore until 6 is in. Rinse and Repeat for remaining 8 exercises. That completes first 9 Rounds.

              Rinse and Repeat but starting at Lunges and working back to SSH to complete 9 more rounds.

              Round of Mary I/C 10 Reps x 13 rounds (1 round per PAX calling exercise and cadence).



              COT

              Continuing with General Colin Powell’s Leadership Primer: “You don’t know what you can get away with until you try.”

              BALL OF MAN: Lifted up in Prayers for the needs of those in the group and those who we knew were asking for prayers.


              Moleskin

              Not a lot of Mumble Chatter….Too much heavy breathing!! 🙂


              News

              [Fill in News, Upcoming Q’s, Events, etc.]


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                Merry Christmas we carried the Friggin LOG!!!

                QIC:  Clothespin

                Date: 12/24/2019

                PAX: WuzntME, Toe Tag, Mustang, Mrs Baker (R), ThreeSkin, Topless (R), PorkBelly, Deep Dish, 9Volt (R), Escobar, Bubbles

                AO: The Battery


                Conditions

                Not Christmas like AT ALL!!! BAH HUMBUG!!!

                Twas the morning before Christmas and all through the park,
                Not a creature was stirring except for the Pax! (and the random homeless guy)

                COP

                Mosey around the dog park. Pick up Topless along the way! Then Circle up.
                SSH-10
                Willy Mayse Hayse-12
                Windmills- 16
                Third Grade Exercise- 15
                Cherry Pickers- 12 each direction
                Military Press- 15
                Seal Claps- 12


                The Thang

                The first part of this sucked and took alot longer than anticipated!
                We carried the Friggin Log
                Round 1: A team of 4 carried the log for a lap around the dog park while the rest of the pax did Merkins! (There were three teams of four! this took a minute)
                Round 2: Same as round 1 but with LBC’s
                Round 3: The three teams took a lap without the log while the other pax took turns doing squats with the log!

                After we finished being log trucks we moseyed to the pavilion and got coupons.
                Curls for the Girls-20
                SSH- 20
                Incline Merkins-20 (then pass on your Rock)
                Military Press-20
                SSH-20
                Dips-20 (then pass your rock)
                Triceps Extensions-20
                Step-ups-20
                1-Minute Plank
                20-LBC
                Returned coupons and moseyed back to the flags!


                COT

                Just remember the reason we are celebrating. Read the Christmas Story to your family.
                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

                I think the Morning Wood is a success! Although I am pretty sure there is a deepdown hatred for that thing after carrying it two laps! ThreeSkin knows more movie Trivia than any one human being should know!


                News

                No Christmas Workouts, Gloomies 1-13-2019, Convergence 1-1-19


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                  El Chapo VQ The Battery 12-21-2019

                  QIC: El Chapo

                  Date: 12/21/2019

                  PAX: Deep Dish, ThreeSkin, Snitzel, 9Volt, Bernie, Mrs. Baker, ToeTag, Bubbles, Clothespin, Sandwich, Shotput, Sidekick, Mayhem, 

                  AO: The Battery


                  Conditions


                  41 Degrees
                  Wind zero so nobody could smell the Twix
                  Sky cloudy … Santa came out of nowhere and forced the elves to work outside.

                  COP

                  Side Straddle Hop 15
                  Willy Mays Hays 10
                  Side Straddle Hop 15
                  Forward Fold 15
                  Little Baby Arm Circles 15
                  Wax on Wax Off 10
                  Sand da Floor 10
                  Side Straddle Hop 20
                  Little Baby Crunches 20


                  The Thang

                  Yule Log Dash to and fro through the Candy Cane Forest to the North Pole with coupons and “Morning Wood”. Frosty was waiting to give cold welcoming shrug. Elves carried the wood and Santa carried the toys (coupons) . The kid on the naughty list had to pull the wagon

                  1 x Burpee
                  2 x Big boy sit-up
                  3 x squats
                  4 x Merkin
                  5 x Imperial Walkers
                  6 x Military Press w/ coupon and Morning Wood
                  7 x Burpee
                  8 x Big Boy Sit-up
                  9 x Squats w/ coupon and yes the Morning Wood
                  10 x Merkin
                  11 x Imperial Walker
                  12 x Military Press w/coupon and here comes the Mornin Wood again


                  Round 2

                  Santa’s Fat Sack

                  While Santa and Ruldolph delivered toys to all the good girls and boys up and down the Hell Hill. The rest of the reindeer enjoyed some games and dance.

                  SSH – 45sec
                  Rest- 20sec
                  Plank- 1min
                  Burpee- 1min
                  Rest- 30sec
                  Merkin- 1min
                  Dance- 45sec
                  Lunge- 1min
                  Burpee- 1min
                  Control Freak Merkin 1min
                  SSH- 1min

                  We did this for 3 rounds until all the reindeer and all the elves had the opportunity to be Rudolph or Santa


                  COT

                  Be at the right place at the right time for the right person. Love your neighbors and be a leader in your community . Let sent


                  Moleskin

                  Inflatables and generators


                  News

                  Tuesday… The Battery 1 hour beatdown . Come get another sample of the Mornin Wood.


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                    Well, HELLo there HILL

                    QIC:  Fissure

                    Date: 12/17/2019

                    PAX: Topless, El Chapo, Mrs Baker, Deep Dish, ThreeSkin, Clothespin, 9Volt, Mayhem

                    AO: The Battery


                    Conditions

                    Low 60s and drizzling


                    COP

                    Circled up around the flag on the soggy grass
                    SSH x 10 IC
                    Imperial Walkers x 10 IC
                    SSH x 10 IC
                    Fwd fold x 10 IC
                    SSH x 10 IC
                    WMH x 10 IC
                    SSH x 13 IC
                    move to dry ground
                    SSH x 12 IC
                    5 burpees
                    SSH x 20 IC
                    5 burpees
                    Little baby arm circles x 10 IC
                    Reverse x 10 IC
                    Overhead press x 10 IC
                    Cherry pickers x 10 IC
                    Moroccan night clubs x 10 IC
                    SSH x 15 IC
                    5 burpees
                    Mosey to Hell Hill


                    The Thang

                    7’s
                    Started with burpees x 6 at the bottom of Hell Hill and Bobby Hurley’s (squat jump shots) x 1 at the top
                    Pax finishing first were instructed to do their own thing while waiting for the six so Threeskin led us with lunge walks up Hell Hill.
                    When all pax were finished we did 5 jailbreaks up Hell Hill with slow mosey down in between
                    Mosey to pavillion
                    5 decline merkins, 10 incline merkins
                    6 decline merkins, 15 incline merkins
                    7 decline merkins, 20 incline merkins
                    8 decline merkins, 25 incline merkins
                    9 decline merkins, 30 incline merkins

                    done


                    COT

                    Another simple message of gratitude for the pax. Without each of you showing up there would be no F3!


                    Moleskin

                    Why does it always rain at the battery?


                    News

                    No Christmas workout

                    New Years Day @ Lions Den

                    Gloomies 1/13/20 check slack announcements


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