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Sidestraddelhoppolous!

QIC: Clothespin

Date: 08/14/2019

PAX: Deep Dish, Mrs. Baker(R), Fastlane, WuzntMe

AO: The Battery

Conditions

Hot Drizzle Sweaty Mess!!!!

COP

Mosey around Greenway to Parking Area

Third Grade Exercise 15 in cadence

SSH 20 in cadence

Willy Mayse Hayse 14 in cadence

Little baby Arm circles forward (thumb up) 15 in cadence

Little baby Arm circles reverse (thumb down) 15 in cadence

Cherry Pickers 15 in cadence

Moroccan Night Club

Seal claps 10 in cadence

Mosey To Pavilion

The Thang

Just because we are near Duracell, Today we are going to be Energizer bunnies!
Sidestraddlehoppolous
Round 1:

  • Merkins-20 on your own
  • Burpees-10 on your own
  • Baby Crunches-20 on your own
  • Air Squats-20 on your own
  • SSH-25 in cadence (normal Pace)

Round 2:

  • Divebombers-15 on your own
  • Burpees-8 on your own
  • Freddie Mercury-16 on your own
  • Lunges-14 on your own
  • SSH-25 in cadence (faster Pace)

Round 3:

  • Aquaman-15 on your own
  • Burpees-6 on your own
  • Big boy situps-15 on your own
  • Diamond Merkins 15 on your own
  • SSH-25 in cadence (normal Pace)

Round 4:

  • Wide Merkins-15 on your own
  • Burpees-6 on your own
  • Captain Thor 15 on your own
  • Imperial Walkers 15 on your own
  • SSH-25 in cadence (faster Pace)

Round 5:

  • Decline Merkins-12 on your own
  • Burpees-4 on your own
  • Pickle Pointers-12 on your own
  • High knees-20 on your own
  • SSH-25 in cadence

Round 6:

  • Squats w/ Rock-20 on your own
  • Military Presses w/ Rock 20 on your own
  • Dips 20 on your own
  • SSH-25 in cadence

Mary on the yoga mats:

  • 1 minute plank
  • 20 little baby crunches
  • 20 flutter Kicks
  • 10 Hello Dollies
  • 20 Dead Cock Roaches
  • 20 Leg Lifts
  • 20 Heel touches

COT

Just be true to yourself don’t try to be someone your not.

  CIRCLE OF TRUST: The terminating stage of each Workout, wherein the PAX form a circle and conduct Counterama, Namerama, Announcearama and the Ball Of Man.
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

Echoing gloom horns under the pavillion today!

News

Scenic City Mud Run 9-8-19,

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    Run Amuck ( A very long muck) Sidewinder

    QIC: Sidewinder

    Date: 07/31/2019

    PAX: Mrs Baker, Fastlane, Deepdish, Clothepin, 9 volt, Rugdoctor, WuzntMe

    AO: The Battery

    Conditions

    Suprisingly pleasant

    COP
    Mosey around the dog park

    SSH ICx20, Slow Squats ICx20, LBAC…fwd ICx20…rev ICx20, Seal clap ICx15, Freddy Mercury ICx20

    Mosey around dog park and back to the pavilion

    The Thang

    Run amuck (A long one)
    PAX selects their favorite bolder and performs a series of quantity based exercises OYO,  after which they run a lap around the volley ball courts and end up back at the pavilion for the next round.

    1. Merkins  x25
    2. Dips x25
    3. Rock Squats x25
    4. Rock Curls x25
    5. Over head presses
    6. Star Gazers x20
      Decrease Qty by 5 for each round

    COT

    The circle was trusted, the PAX was counted and names were Rama’ed
    ———————————————————————————————————
    Moleskin
    The jack on the back of Sidewinder’s jeep is just for show and he keeps a pack of Q-tips in the glove box so he can polish off any dirt

    News

    Saturday 8/10/19 – F3 Dad’s workout.  Bring your 2.0 to the Landfill

    Saturday 9/7/19 – Scenic City Mud Run – Greenway farms

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      Chirotera Feces Crazy

      QIC: 9 Volt

      Date: 08/10/2019

      PAX: Deep Dish, Mrs Baker, Fast Lane, Mustang, Pumba, Clothespin

      AO: The Battery

      Conditions

      Rainbows and unicorns

      COP

      Mosey to the greenway

      SSH x 20 IC
      BAC Fwd x 15 IC
      BAC Rev x 15 IC
      Seal Clap x 15 IC
      Slow Squat x 15 IC
      Willie Maze Haze x 15IC
      Crab Jacks x 15IC
      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:

      Stargazers (max in 1 minute)
      Dips (max in 1 minute)
      Step ups (max in 1 minute)

      Pole dances
      1. Merkins  5 + 1
      2. Squats 10 +2
      3. Capt Thor 1 + 1
      4. Burpees 1 + 1

      COT

      Count-O-Rama  7 PAX in attendance (no puppies)
      Name-O-Rama  Pumba got to try out his new name for the first time 

      After a particularly tough day yesterday I am reminded of how overcoming challenges allows us to be confident that we can handle lesser challenges in the future.  Unless this is the biggest thing you have ever faced you know you can deal with it.  This is true of both a hard workout or a tough assignment at work.

      Prayer Requests:  For Fastlane’s grandmother-in-law,  for Mrs. Baker’s friend Tom

      Moleskin

      The heat was oppressive and the mumble chatter minimal
      Deep Dish loves crab jacks

      News

      Scenic City Mud Run  Sept. 8th

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        Four Corners on the Clock

        QIC: Co-Q (Mrs. Baker and Mustang)

        Date: 08/03/2019

        PAX: Deep Dish, Rug Dr, FNG-Pumbaa, Abscess, Topless, Wuzn’t Me, 9 Volt, Fast Lane, Lazy Boy, Schnitzel, Sidewinder, ClothesPin

        AO: The Battery

        Conditions

        Pleasant and Humid

        COP

        400m Mosey
        SSH
        Arm Circle Front, Reverse, Seal Claps – 20 count
        Slow squat
        Slow Merkin

        The Thang

        Pax mosey to the lower parking lot near the softball fields and count off into 4 groups

        Four Corners on the Clock

        Each group starts 1 minute of the note card prescribed exercise on the tone and complete as many reps as possible in 1 minute. At the end of the minute all groups rotate clockwise to the next station on a 30 second timer. Continue until all groups have done all four corners four times. Countdown timer keeps time from the speaker on the center of the parking lot

        First Corner Merkins – Group 1
        round 1 – diamond Merkin
        round 2 – military merkin
        round 3 – decline or pike merkin
        round 4 – wide Merkin

        Second Corner Lunges – Group 2
        round 1 – lunges
        round 2 – reverse lunges
        round 3 – jumping lunges
        round 4 – Jumping squats

        Third Corner Abs – Group 3
        round 1 – Big Boy Sit-ups
        round 2 – Plank
        round 3 – Crunches
        round 4 – Flutter Kicks

        Fourth corner Strength – Group 3
        (With 40 or 50 lb sandbags)
        round 1 – ground to overhead
        round 2 – military press
        round 3 – trisep press or bench press
        round 4 – curls

        After the 4th round, PAX go on a 1200 yd mosey and come back to the Parking Lot for 2 more rounds

        First Corner Merkins – Group 1
        round 2 – military merkin
        round 4 – wide Merkin

        Second Corner Lunges – Group 2
        round 1 – lunges
        round 2 – reverse lunges

        Third Corner Abs – Group 3
        round 1 – Big Boy Sit-ups
        round 2 – Plank

        Fourth corner Strength – Group 3
        (With 40 or 50 lb sandbags)
        round 1 – ground to overhead
        round 2 – military press

        PAX collect the sandbags and note cards and Mosey back the flags for COT

        COT

        Mrs Baker reflected on parenting and the impending departure of Mustang to the Navy. Parenting is challenging and not for the feint of heart, but like the Public Service announcement says, the most important part is to stay in the game. We are all challenged by the job, have some mistakes and victories, but children, like us are in God’s hands and have a unique purpose. We can have faith that if we trust Him and point to him he will take care of the big things.

        CIRCLE OF TRUST: The terminating stage of each Workout, wherein the PAX form a circle and conduct Counterama, Namerama, Announcearama and the Ball Of Man.
        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

        PAX were working and sweating with various mumble chatter around but nothing stood out particularly. FNG – Bloomin Onion / Pumba named and welcomed to the group. 

        News

        Deep Dish on Q Wednesday
        Welcome to our Brothers joining in from Knoxville
        Plan on a re-test of the PFT in September after the Schenic City Mud Run
        T-Shirt Order is set-up so expect a posting on Slack with details.
        Coffeeteria at Aubrey’s for Walker Valley softball fundraiser

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          Tour De Batterie

          QIC: Deep Dish

          Date: 08/07/2019

          PAX:  Fastlane, Clothespin, 9 volt, WuzntMe, Oiler, Topless

          AO: The Battery

          Conditions

          The weather out ther today is hot and shitty with continued hot and shitty in the afternoon.  Tomorrow a chance of continued crappy with a pissy weather front coming down from the north.  Basically, it’s hotter than a snake’s ass in a wagon roundup.

          COP

          Mosey around the dog park to the parking lot
          SSH ICx20, 3rd grade exericise ICx10, Abe Vagoda ICx10, Forward fold ICx10,  Willy Mays Hays ICx10, Imperial Walkers ICx10. 

          The Thang

          Mosey around the volley ball pitch to the playground
          Incline merkin ICx20, Big boy sit up ICx20, Hello Dolly ICx15, Merkins ICx20
          Mosey to the pavillion & grab a rock
          OYO: 20 curls, 20 military press, 20 squats, 20 dips
          Mosey around the volley ball pitch back to the pavillion
          Rinse & repeat
          Mosey to the tennis court cabana & partner up
          PAX 1 – Wall sit,  PAX 2 High knees – min interval then switch
          5 Burpees OYO
          Rinse & repeat
          Mosey to the tennis courts & circle up
          BAC -Fwd ICx15, Rev ICx15, Moroccan night club ICx15, seal clap ICx15, Cherry pickers ICx15, Military press ICx15
          Run a lap – Air Squats ICx20
          Run a lap – Burpees OYOx10
          Run a lap – Lunges OYOx10

          *Missed the Swiss Alps on our tour but we will get it in next time!

          COT

          Be mindful of who is looking up to you as a leader and remember no matter how upset you get don’t lose your cool.  

          BALL OF MAN: Prayer requests for Sparky’s dad who is approaching the end of his journey, Topless’ dad who is suffering from an infection and Fastlane’s grandmother-in-law.

          Moleskin

          We have T-shirts!!!!!  Thank you, Wuz!!!!!  

          News

          Saturday 8/10/19 – F3 Dad’s workout.  Bring your 2.0 to the Landfill

          Saturday 9/7/19 – Scenic City Mud Run – Greenway farms
           

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            Clothespin’s Corner Pavilion!

            QIC: Clothespin

            Date: 07/27/2019

            PAX: Deep Dish, Threeskin, MaYhem (Respect), Lutefisk, Mrs Baker (Respect), Mustang, Gaylord, 9volt (respect), Snooze Button, Fastlane, Topless (Respect), Rug Doctor(respect)

            AO: The Battery

            Conditions

            Sunny and 68!!! Great day to embrace the suck!!!

            COP

            Mosey around dog park

            Forward Fold 15 in cadence

            SSH 20 in cadence

            Willy Mayse Hayse 14 in cadence

            Little baby Arm circles forward (thumb up) 15 in cadence

            Little baby Arm circles reverse (thumb down) 15 in cadence

            Cherry Pickers 15 in cadence

            Seal claps 10 in cadence

            The Thang

            [Comments]
            Clothespin Corners
            4 Stations with 5 rounds mosey around dog park between rounds.

            Modes of Transport Between Stations:

            Round 1 Bearcrawl

            Round 2 Long Jumps

            Round 3 Lunge

            Round 4 Bernie

            Round 5 Walk

            Station 1:

            • 1st round merkins 15
            • 2nd round Diamond merkins 15
            • 3rd round Wide arm merkins 15
            • 4th round merkin clap 10
            • 5th round Chuck Norris merkins 10

            Station 2:

            • 1st round burpees 10
            • 2nd round burpees 10
            • 3rd round burpees 10
            • 4th round burpees 7
            • 5th round burpees 5

            Station 3:

            • 1st round Squats 15
            • 2nd round Lunges 14
            • 3rd Round SSH 20 cadence count
            • 4th round backward lunges 14
            • 5th round imperial walkers 14

            Station 4:

            • 1st round Baby crunches 15
            • 2nd round Freddie mercury 15
            • 3rd Big boy sit-ups 15
            • 4th Captain Thor 15
            • 5th Pickle Pointers 15

            The Pavilion:

            • Use Rock to do 15 Military Presses
            • Use Bench to do 15 Dips 
            • Use bench to do 16 steps (8 each leg) (Hold rock if your feeling spunky)
            • Use Bench to do 15 Decline Merkins
            • SSH 20 (IC)
            • Merkins 15

            Mary:

            • 1 minute Plank
            • 30 second side plank (each side)
            • Flutter Kicks 12

            COT

            Proverbs 27: 17-19  17) Iron Sharpens Iron, So one man sharpens another. 18) He who tends the fig tree will eat its fruit, and he who cares for his master be honored. 19) As in water face reflects face, so the heart of man reflects man.

              CIRCLE OF TRUST: The terminating stage of each Workout, wherein the PAX form a circle and conduct Counterama, Namerama, Announcearama and the Ball Of Man.
            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

            Weird messages and phone numbers on the bottoms of the picnic tables….

            News

            Scenic City Mud Run , 2.0 workout, PFT  at The Battery in August

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              Cut down the tallest tree… with a HERRING!

              QIC: 9 Volt

              Date: 07/24/2019

              PAX: Mrs Baker, Fastlane, Deep Dish,  Clothespin, Topless, Oiler, Sparky, Home Alone 

              AO: The Battery

              Conditions

              Magnificent

              COP

              Mosey to top of Mount Evil
              SSH ICx20,  Squats ICx20, Baby arm circle fwdx15, revx15, sealclapx15, SSH ICx20, Forward fold ICx10, High Knees ICx20, Willy Maze Haze ICx10

              The Thang

              Mount Evil Suicides
              PAX runs down and back up between exercises
                   Turn around when leader passes you
                    Do 1 extra rep for every person you pass

              1. 15 Smurf Jacks
              2. 20 Merkins
              3. 20 Crab jacks
              4. 30 calf raises
              5. 10 Cap’t Thor (In the grass or you’ll get an F3 tramp stamp)
              6. 10 Carolina Dry Docks
              7. 10 LBC
              8. 20 Lunge
              9. 25 Wide Merkins
              10. 20 SSH
              11. 10 Herpees

              Bernie Sanders to the flags

              COT

              Prayers for Fastlane’s grandmother-in-law and Sparky’s father
              While planning today’s workout I asked my son which exercise he hated most.  The answer was hill sprints.  Wisdom of the day is “Don’t aske and 18 year old for advice”

              Moleskin

              • Deep Dish happily did 8 extra of every exercise

              News
              Scenic City Mud Run – Sept 7 @ Greenway Farms in Hixon TN
              VQ – Mayhem this friday at the Hacksaw
              VQ – Clothespin this Saturday at the Battery

               

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                A Møøse once bit my sister

                QIC: 9 Volt

                Date: 07/20/2019

                PAX: Mrs Baker, Fastlane, Deep Dish, Mustang, Bubbles, Toe Tag, Sidewinder, FNG-Snow Pea

                AO: The Battery

                Conditions

                Scattered thunderstorms. High near 90F. Winds non existent.  Chance of rain -inevitable

                COP

                Mosey to the greenway
                SSH ICx20,  Annie ICx10RH 10LH, Baryshnikov Squats ICx20, Bat Wings (Baby arm circle fwdx20, revx20, sealclapx20, overhead clapsx20)SSH ICx20, Forward fold ICx10, High Knees ICx20

                The Thang

                Run through the jungle 
                1. Lunge pole to pole performing 5 MONKEY HUMPERS at each pole
                2. BEAR CRAWL pole to pole performing 5 merkins at each pole
                3.  CRAB WALK pole to pole perform 10 CRAB JACKS at each pole

                Cupid Shuffle 

                Q plays Cupid Shuffle (3:52 minute song): Do as they command from Plank Position Right=right; Left=left; kick=kick; Down=merkin EXTRA: Mountain Climbers when not doing movement

                Make up some stuff to kill 9 minutes 


                Various core exercises and whining

                COT

                Prayers for Fastlane’s grandmother-in-law, Rug Doctors knee and all the PAX who are traveling

                Moleskin

                • The Cupid Shuffle will leave you feeling like a hung over brides maid
                • Joggers appreciate an 11 monkey humper salute
                • Monkey humpers get all the dogs in the dog park excited

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                  Challenge Your Expectations – 7/17/2019

                  QIC: WuzntMe

                  Date: 07/17/2019

                  PAX: Fastlane, Mrs Baker (R), 9Volt (R), Deep Dish, John Doe

                  AO: The Battery

                  Conditions

                  Like living in a cloud. On fire.

                  COP

                  Indian run down the greenway, past the dog park, and back to the Big Tree. Circle up.

                  SSHx20
                  Finkle Swingsx20
                  Forward Fold x30
                  Right over Left x15
                  Left over Right x15
                  Willie Mays Hayes x20
                  SSH x20
                  Burpees x5

                  Indian run on greenway, past Big Bend, back to pavilion.

                  The Thang

                  Pavilion Pain
                  10 Royce Gracies – IC (Plank position, while planted with right hand and left leg, swing right leg out while left hand is in midair. Repeat other direction)
                  5 Prison Cell Merkin Burpee Box Jumps OYO (Plank ->Merkin->Half Parker Peter->Merkin->other half Parker Peter-> Merkin->Box Jump)
                  20 calf raises OYO
                  20 stargazers/reverse rows OYO
                  20 dips IC 
                  20 decline merkins (OYO)

                  ~Grab a boulder~

                  With boulder- 
                  20 curls
                  20 shoulder presses
                  20 kettle swings
                  20 goblet squats
                  ~Drop boulder~

                  Return to Hell Hill
                  Indian Run up the hill
                  Once at the pool building- 
                  grab a wall chair, count off to 60
                  -recover

                  Lunge across parking lot and back

                  Back to the Flags
                  Mosey down to the flags OYO

                  Mary –
                  Freddie Mercuries x20 IC
                  Flutter Kicks x20 IC
                  Heel Touches x20 IC
                  LBC x20 OYO

                  Plankorama-
                  Ring of Fire to the right – two ten counts.
                  Ring of Fire to the left – DeepDish 10 count (which may as well be 3 hours)

                  -Time-

                  COT

                  CIRCLE OF TRUST: I’ve got two kids. When my son was born, I was expecting a rough and tumble little ball of aggression. My son is not like this at all – he’s gentle, kind, brilliant, and pensive. It wasn’t until he was about 3 when I realized who he was, and how to embrace the kid he was meant to be – now, I’m overjoyed to be his dad. When my daughter was on the way, I thought that I would handle it better; I knew girls, and she would be sweet, respectful, and proper. Instead, she bounces off of everything and is a true spitfire. I made the same mistake with her that I did my son – I expected something out of her that wasn’t fair, and wasn’t true to who she is. Over the last several weeks, I’ve been praying for a better relationship with her, because I just don’t know her very well. My eyes have been opened to the true wonder of who she is, and was meant to be.

                  Sometimes, especially as dads, we have expectations of what our children, our wives, or our lives should be like. Instead of wasting our time trying to put people and situations into boxes that they cannot possibly fit, change your expectations. Embrace who they are, and meet them for who they’re supposed to be. You’ll find that you enjoy them much better than if they had fit your stupid template.

                  BALL OF MAN: Mrs Baker led us out.

                  Moleskin

                  We ran. A lot. DeepDish is a gazelle, and he’s no longer allowed to do Evil 10 Counts.

                  Excellent to have John Doe back at the Battery. It’s requested that he brings his army of the undead for a clown car soon.

                  Fastlane’s cadence for dips crushed all. 

                  Great to have Mrs Baker back. 

                  Sidewinder HCed, but most likely fartsacked. 

                  9Volt’s consistency is commendable.

                  Pavilion sucked far worse than I expected it to when I was drawing it up. Taking last week off was no bueno.

                  News

                  Hacksaw Friday, Sidewinder on Q Saturday. CMUs are in store.

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                    A rainbow of flavors

                    QIC: 9-Volt

                    Date: 07/10/2019

                    PAX: Sparky, Home Alone, Deep Dish, Fast Lane, Clothes Pin, Oiler, FNG-Tigger

                    AO: The Battery

                    Conditions

                    Moist, once again

                    COP

                    SSH ICX20; Squat ICX20; Forward Fold ICX10; LBAC Fwd ICX15, Rev ICX15; Military Press ICX15; SSH ICX15; Willie Mays Hays ICX10
                    Hallelujah Mosey around skate/Dog park & end in the most wonderful place on earth… The skate park. 

                    The Thang

                    A rainbow of flavors

                    The PAX is presented with 10 stations and performs a circuit of each for 1 minute with 30 seconds in between

                    1. Star Gazer (upside down push up)
                    2. Sherpa (Walk up and down steep ramp with a 40lb sack of lime)
                    3. Decline Merkin
                    4. Step ups with 40lb sack of lime
                    5. Dips
                    6. 40lb Squats
                    7. Bear on the stairs (Bear crawl up stairs)
                    8. Curls with 40lb lime
                    9. mosey around skate park
                    10. Captain Thor

                    COT

                    Welcome FNG Tigger.  

                    Moleskin

                    Drawing with chalk on a slippery surface does NOT increase the traction

                    News

                    Fallen 5 Ruck a thon on 7/13 at the Dame.  7AM

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