In pursuit of the ultimate anti-fart sack hack YHC decided to take the empty Q, and make it more likely that I would actually post in what was sure to be a chilly morn. Not wanting to do the same hum drum beat down at the Scrum (see what I did there, Frac) it was decided the pax would be treated to a full body coupon workout. Six posted, one of whom remained committed to RCR.
Warmorama on a slightly icy warm up pad: figure four squats, Willie Mays Hayes, tie fighters, seal claps, chinooks, MNC celebrating Charmin’s return (has he co-opted Frac’s beloved MNC?), self love followed various MOT toward JPAX, switching at light posts: KnOT, lunge, high knees, skip, karaoke each direction, shuffle each direction.
The Thang: 9 exercise full body con coupon
OH press
Squats
Big boys
Curls
Lunges
American Hammers
Tricep press
Calf raises
Manmakers
Round 1: 15 reps/exercise
Round 2: 10 reps/exercise and upon completion 5 reps/exercise
Round 3: 1 rep/exercise repeating nonstop, essentially making it a 9 motion rep that you keep repeating until time runs out.
Next time we will count rounds of the 9 part move.
YHC called for coupon return and set up a ring of dealers choice, starting with protractors, KennaBrah did something weird (shocker!), Charmin called penguins, ran out of time (next time Frac and Space Cowboy) and headed back to flag. COT with gratitude for the pax.
Tag: The Scrum
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Not the Same Old Scrum Drum – from Bolt
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Wild Kingdom – from Space Cowboy
At times, the Kennarie Ridge AO can be a wild kingdom in the early morning hours with the occasional coyote visit, rabbits running the fields, raccoons and possums galore, and the JP Sheriff Dept racing in and out of their Lasalle substation for their 6am shift change. Even with the recent downpours and the gloomy morning conditions, I still had every intention to roll with Plan A which involved the use of the soccer fields next to JPAX but mother nature had other plans and the wild kingdom did not disappoint. Arriving 15 min early, I decided to inspect the fields and discovered about several dozen wild ducks swimming in the soccer field “lake” and flying in circles above it. For a minute, I thought about grabbing my hunting gear and building a duck blind by the south soccer goal but my “Q” duties kicked in and I realized that I needed to come up with a Plan B in about 10 min. Plan B……
Weather: light drizzle, 50 degrees, 21 mph winds
Started on time with disclaimer5 PAX (Fracsac, Pool Boy, Kenna Brah, Madoff, and Space Cowboy) mosey to JPAX. RevSox splits off to run about 4-5 miles around the Lasalle tract.
Warm-O-Rama:
Samson Stretch x 6
Slow Squats x 10
Abe Vigoda x 10
Open the gate right leg x 10
Open the gate left leg x 10
Forward arm circles x 15
Backwards arm circles x 15
Seal Claps x 15
SSH x 20
Imperial walkers x 12Tha-Thang:
4 Rounds, 2 Exercises per Round, EMOM(6 min per round)Round 1 EMOM (6 min total)
Burpees x 10 (later changed to x 5 after first min since Fracsac complained about 1-2 sec rest between sets)
LBCs x 10Round 2 EMOM (6 min total)
Monkey Humpers (4=1) x 10
American Hammers (2=1) x 10Round 3 EMOM (6 min total)
Merkins x 10
Flutter Kicks (4=1) x 10Round 4 EMOM (6 min total)
Jump Squats x 10
Mt Climbers (4=1) x 10MARY: Freddie Mercury, LBC, Crunchy Frog, Protractor
Mosey back to Flag to meet RevSox
COT -
Logo, Welcome Back Kotter – from Bolt
Logo committed to return to the gloom after several weeks of YHC’s outreach and his come to Jesus the night before the final text. Four other pax HC to join us for a Kotter and the commitment was to craft a BD that’s easily modified.
Warmorama of the usual with some newer usuals of MMP, Tie Fighters, and just for Charmin, MNC.
The Thang: 10 burpee EMOM for 5 minutes (duh, it is STILL MABA). Then time for BLIMPS, adding 5 reps for each letter at each light pole. Mahatma was displeased with the pace of our return to starting pole and skipped a song: you know the cost.5 MOM along with a ring of fire type Al Gore for time until all pax tap out (nice job Space Cowboy for 1:32) one round of decadie of pain: one minute wall sit plus 15 Bobby Hurleys. COT.
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No Regrets – from Kenna Brah
2 PAX for a BD in sub artic conditions
Dropped of some toy at he LPAS, then met Space Cowboy.
No one else was showig up, so we mosied to the JPAS in teh shltered area for Warmups
Arm Circles, Self Love
MM POOPERs
Low Slow Squats
Grass GrabbersToy Selection:
40# Sand Bag for OHP
45# Bar For Curls
20# Weight Plate for KBS
40# Runsack for Chest Press
56# Home Mace For swinging a dangerous instrumentThe Thang:
Trot around the JPAS walking path
Pick a Toy and do 20 RepsGot through 4 Rnds before we settled in for some much needed mobility stretching
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10 10 10 – from Kenna Brah
Braving a sullen forecast, 5 sturdy HIMs appeared and were anxious to get moving.
Mosey’d to a windless space, we started on 10 things 10 times. Mahatma’s favorite.
10 reps of each, standard 4 ct.
IMPERIAL WALKERS
HAND RELEASE MERKINS
PETER PARKER
FREDDIE MERCS
LBC
FLUTTER KICKS 4ct
LOW SLOW SQUATS
BONNIE BLAIRS 2/1After rnd 1, Booboo lead us on a chase to find PVC, not finding him, we resumed on the playground and added 10 burpees after each round. Thanks Frac!!
We only made 6 rnds, but it was vigorous!!
COT, exhortation to contact absent PAX MEMBERS
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Like a Virgin – from Space Cowboy
Thankful for the opportunity to be VQ and I am looking forward as Q for future beat downs. We even had a special “Uptown” guest @gabrielle who EH’d and brought me in as a FNG at KennaRidge back on Nov 15. I appreciate all of the support.
Started on time with Disclaimer
Mosey to playground
Special guest was late so burpees x3 for all PAXWarmerama IC
Slow Squats x 10
High Knees x 15
Toy Soldiers x 10
Forward lunges x 10
Forward Circles x 15
Backward Circles x15
Seal Claps x 10
Chinooks x15
Hillbilly’s x10
Plank Walk Outs x5Mosey to JPAX
Round 1 – 6 min AMRAP
Merkins x 12
Dips x 12
Shoulder Taps x12
Burpees x 12
Run up JPAX stairs down rampRound 2 – 6 min AMRAP
Air squats x 12
Forward lunges x12
Box jumps x12
Mountain Climbers x12
Run up JPAX stairs down rampRound 3 – 4 min AMRAP
Dips x12
Box jumps x12
Shoulder taps x12
Air squats x12
Run around JPAX pebble pondMosey back to Playground
Superman with Extensions x10
Peter Parkers x10
Parker Peters x10
Captain Thors x10Round of Mary: Crunchy frog; Tin Snips; BBSU; Penguins; Reverse planks with leg lifts; 3 count plank holds; wife pleasers
COT
Announcements
Intentions: Wedding Planner’s daughter, Big Willie’s mom, War Eagle’s new baby daughter
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The Incarnation – from Kenna Brah
Alone and nearly lost heart, when Lo SOGO showed up in his sleeveless glory.
Unloaded all of the HIM manufacturing gear and began –
The theme is Christ’s Incarnation:
I pulled ideas from the Gospel accounts and some from 15th century history.
X Factor 20 – as the Star the lead the wisemen
Animals in the stable –
Earth (Inch) Worms – there’d be plenty of them in the ground under the stable.
Donkey (bear )Crawls – added a L/R leg lift and each set of 10 steps
Side Lamb Shuffles about 50 yds out and back- because sheep and stuff
Genuflects LR 10x – shepherds worshipping.Main Thang –
We traded the two timers sets as the non-timer did repeated things with MACE, weights or the other 40# sand bagTimer – 40# Sandbag Rifle Carry or Tire Drag ( see below) – You’re the donkey on the flight to Egypt carrying a heavy load 50 yds out and back
40# Weighted Tire Drag- You’re Joseph and Mary dealing with this incredible responsibility
Choice 1 Heavy Ball Bat ( MACE)- You’re Herod’s soldiers killing the innocents
Choice 2 Farmer Carry/Kettlebells 30# plates –
Choice 3 Other 40# sandbag work OYOThroughout I read scriptures and other history around the Incarnation and it’s purpose.
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12 Days of Fitmas and a Splash of Merlot – from Bolt
Christmas is fast approaching and YHC hadn’t yet treated the pax to his annual tradition: very bad singing wrapped around a beat down and today would be the day—12 days of Fitmas it is. A Kotter (Satchmo), sporting the sophomore 20, joined the regulars to fulfill a commitment to himself and be accountable—well done!
Warmorama of the usual, featuring the requisite song but this would be the only song from the usual playlist for today is Fitmas and Bolt Claus would deliver a holiday soundtrack to the pax.
The Thang:
Mosey to JPAX for a ladder up the 12 days:Day 1: Mosey (up the stairs and down the ramp)
Day 2: Diamond merkins
Day3: Shoulder Taps (2:1)
Day 4: Reverse Lunges (2:1)
Day 5: Burpees
Day 6: Squats
Day 7: Merkins
Day 8: Big Boy sit-ups
Day 9: Flutter Kicks
Day 10: LBCs
Day 11: Plank Jacks
Day 12: Mtn. Climbers (2:1)Mosey back to the flag with enough time for “Mary” Kwanzaa: Peter Parker Merkins and Protractors to the sound of African drum beats.
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11’s is always a winner – from Kenna Brah
Warm Ups
Arm Circles F/B/OH/Seal
Twists
Toy Soldiers
MM Pooper Good Morning
SSHRoute 66
1st Leg – Lunge Between Lamps then 1-11 Merkins
2nd Leg – Bear Crawl between Lamps then 1-11 Squats
3rd Leg – Karaoke to Hand Release between maps – 1=11T Merkins
4th Leg – Share Leadership – Sua Sponte
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Don’t get tired, get better l! – from Kenna Brah
Braving blood thirsty Skeeters, 4 Pax began a varied count of warmups
Low slow squats
Hairy Rockettes
Imperial walkers
Abe VagodaThang-
While one pax drug a tire the others did the following with 25-30# weights
Oh squat
Sumo squat
Chest press
Front raise
When everyone had a turn dragging the tire:
then add 25#
RepeatRoute 66 kb swing with weights till we got to the JPAS Entrance
Team up
25 ct Dora
Timer:
Run up ramp and 5 merkins
Count:
Box jump inch wormsQschool for Space cowboy
Dips
Incline merkinsRifle carry weights back
COT