Tag: Renaissance

  • Live Oak Relay – from Vagabond

    Warmup, then on to the oak row, right left side. Going, one pax bear crawls to next tree while others plank, then others run to catch up when pax, and next pax crawls while others plank, and so forth, to the end. Returning on other side pax lunge walks or squat walks while other pax do 1 of 3 exercises (imp walker, or SSH, or al gore). Last five trees did 5 burpees at each. Sunday mornings and LBCs to close out. Closed with word of reflection and encouragement to make room for God.

  • Double Nickle Minus 1 – from Heisenberg

    8/14/2022 marked my 54th lap around the sun. What better way to start my 54th year than with a Renaissance birthday Q.
    Warm-up – 20 Imperial Walkers IC, 10 Windmills IC, 54 SSH IC.
    Mosey toward the lake for 5 minutes of EMOM burpees.
    Mosey around the lake and stop at the wooden path for IC Right Leg Step Ups (27 ish), LBC’s (25ish), Left Leg Step up (25ish).
    Mosey to the Singing Oak (She was not singing) for some rings of fire. A. Two rounds of Merkins holding a plank and then B. Two rounds of Squats holding the Al Gore position.
    Continue Mosey around the lake stopping at the benches near the Rentals. IC Gas Pumps and Dips
    Mosey to Pier for some Jack Webb – only made it up to 5 rounds. (A little sore after the St. Vincent 500)
    Mosey to Steps on side of Museum for some calf work. IC Calf Raises x 25 IC, Slow Calf Raises x 20, Toes in x 15, Toes Out x 15, Left Leg x 5, Right Leg x5.
    Mosey to the back for 5 Sunday Mornings.
    Mosey to the flag for some Mary, we each took a turn leading a round of exercises until time ran out.
    COT

  • Renaissance 2022-08-07 – from Catfish

    Warm and moist out his morning with 5 PAX at the Renny.

    Warmup:

    Abe Vigodas x 10 (in cadence)
    Grass Grabbers x 10 (in cadence)
    SSH x 30 (in cadence)
    Imperial Squat Walkers x 20 (in cadence)

    On to faces for:

    Peter Parker x 20 (in cadence)
    Floyd Mayweathers x 20 (in cadence)
    Mountain Climbers x 20 (in cadence)
    Parker Peters x 20 (in cadence)

    Back to feet for:

    Overhead claps x 30 (in cadence)
    Seal Claps x 30 (in cadence)
    Moroccan Night Clubs x 30 (in cadence)
    Forward Arm Circles x 30 (in cadence)
    Backward Arm Circles x 30 (in cadence)

    Moved over to the fountain for:

    Low Slow 8-Count Bulgarians x 15 (in cadence)
    Incline Merkins x 15 (in cadence)
    Low Slow 8-Count Bulgarians x 15 (in cadence) – other leg
    Dips x 15 (in cadence)
    Power ups x 15 (in cadence)
    Decline Merkins x 15 (in cadence)
    Power ups x 15 (in cadence) – other leg

    Moseyed over to the field for an OYO lunge-fest. PAX lunged two tree lengths, then did 10 jump squats. Lunged another two tree lengths, then 20 jump squats. Another two tree lengths of lunge, then 30 jump squats.

    Moseyed to the side of the roadand got on our sixes on the curb for:

    Flutter Kicks x 20 (in cadence)
    LBTs x 20 (in cadence)
    Crunchy Frogs x 20 (in cadence)

    Back of the museum for 5 rounds of Sunday mornings, then on to the side for Calf Raises x 10 (in cadence). Back to flag zone for a single 8-count to put a bow on the workout. CoT, coffeteria @ PJs Metry Road.

  • Mad Basketball Skills – from Fracsac

    5 Pax showed up to get the week off to a good start at the Renaissance.

    Warmup was the usual stuff facing the bacon.

    Next up was stations.

    Station 1 – Burpees AMRAP
    Station 2 – kettlebell swing with coupon
    Station 3 – Frac Special with the 60 lb sandbag – Sweetness
    Station 4 – Big boi sit-ups
    Station 5 – Dribble the basket ball back and forth in front of NOMA- Timer
    Rinse and Repeat

    Next up 11s on the steps of NOMA- burpees and squats

    Next was a basketball passing drill to the back of NOMA- 4 dribbles max then pass. Penalty for losing control or excessive dribbling. We did 8 counts.

    Sunday Mornings

    Return to flag with passing drills and 8 count penalties.

    COT

    T claps to Surge for EHing our newest Pax Bullseye! Welcome!!

    SYITG

  • Oh look, here is a new spot – from Hokie

    On Saturday night, YHC saw no one had signed up to Q Renaissance, so I signed up and designed a plan for or workout.

    Sunday I woke up with a sore back and went ah heck, I need to come up with a new plan to accommodate and pull this off…. or modify greatly if no one shows up 😉

    As 0630 arrived, there were 5 other Pax present so on with a new plan we went…

    Warm-o-rama

    Facing the bacon

    20 side straddle hops,
    20 imperial walkers,
    10 Slow Vigodas
    10 Concrete Grabbers

    THE THANG –
    Mosey with frisbee to Children’s Museum. each time frisbee hits ground, 5 Hindu Merkins.
    Arrival at Children’s museum and we moseyed up ramp to porch area for

    20 Incline Merkins on Adirondack chairs
    20 Air Drama (squat to calf raise)
    20 Flutter Kicks

    Next evolution, we ran backwards, the length of side of Children’s Museum along pond side
    20 Burpees
    20 Low slow Squats
    20 Freddy Mercuries
    we attempted to Hang on overhangs for 1 minute but the moisture/condensation did not accommodate our attempt

    We partnered up and wheel barreled the short distance along the back
    Switch and wheel barrel back
    20 decline merkins utilizing the railing
    20 low slow squats

    We lunged the long length back to the Adirondack chairs for
    20 Bulgarian Splits squats each leg
    20 Bohemian rhapsodies

    We took our frisbee and moseyed to The Foundry stopping for 5 burpees with each drop

    One at the Foundry we had six stations with one station being run backwards to the track and run forward back to the playground as the timer
    2. LBC’s
    3. Pull Ups
    4. Bobby Hurley’s
    5. Big Boi sit ups
    6. Merkins

    As the time approached 0705 we made our way back the the rear of NOMA where we found Tool out on a run who joined us for Sunday Mornings and COT.

    As iron sharpens iron, so one man sharpens another – Proverbs 27:17

  • 100s – from Vagabond

    Face the Bacon Warmup

    100 reps apiece around the lake
    step ups
    big boi
    irkins
    squats
    plank jack

    Pass the ruck along the way

    Sunday mornings

  • Frisbee Run and 7.4 Suck HINDU STYLE – from Hokie

    After meeting @Strings on Saturday YHC incorporated Hindu Merkins and Hindu Sit ups to the plan

    Warmorama
    Slow VIGODA
    Concrete grabbers
    Low slow squats

    The Thang

    Run around NOMA with Frisbee and 5 burpees for each drop

    25 Reps of 7 exercises followed with 4 burpees

    Rinse and repeat with Frisbee Loops of NOMA

    HINDU Big Boi Sit ups
    Shoulder Taps
    Step Ups
    HINDU Merkins
    Superman with Lat Pull downs
    Lunges
    LBC’s

    And of course, we closed with Sunday Mornings with last one

    7 Air presses
    4 Donkey Kicks
    4 Balls to the Wall push ups

  • Pax Choice – from Vagabond

    Warmup

    Circle up for ring of fire
    slow burpees everyone all time
    each person does 15 in sequence until everyone has done each one time
    *merkin+shoulder tap
    *squat+kick
    *big bois
    *jump reverse

    Pax Choice with Rock @ Fountain (pax picks 1 of 3 exercise options from a bowl with option of 10 burpees allowed each time)

    Sunday mornings