Author: Chaplain

Bettie Weaver Elementary School was the launching point for another round of exercise and fun that we like to call Twin Team. 3 of SOJ’s finest answered the call on this chilly morning. Here is a brief summary for your viewing pleasure.

Mosey to basketball court for Warm Up:
Walking Russian Soldiers, Walking Arm Circles, Walking Helicopters, Forward Straddle Hops, Hoppin’ Hillbillies, Lunges, High Knees, Butt Kicks.

Mosey to the football stadium (AKA The Swamp)

Exercise One:
Bear Crawl up bleachers, plank walk to next staircase, Crab Walk Down. Worked our way across, then repeat on way back.

Rd 2: Box jump up, 15 dips in between stairs, Squat on each stair down. Repeat on way back

Exercise Two:
Suicide drill on the length of the football field. On the way out – two burpees at each stop. 5 WWII sit ups every time you hit the back line.

Mosey to the football training area for Exercise Three:

Triple Check: Runner goes to the far light post, Hanging Leg Raises, Balls to the Wall.

Mosey back to the Flag doing 25 pole smokers in route.

1 minute of hill repeats to wrap things up.

Numbers/Names/Announcements.

YHC took us out.

Final thoughts: Great work today by Tobit and Doozy! Those are some quick dudes. Enjoyed the conversation as well. This was my first time Qing three times in a week – hope to keep the momentum going. Hanging Leg Raises proved to be sneaky hard. It is also difficult to breathe when you transition from running to Balls to the Wall. Who knew?

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3 studs embraced the lunar eclipse and posted at Twin Team for another round of exercise and comradery. Here is a brief summary for your viewing pleasure:

Moving warm-up with an Indigenous People’s Run around the 2 schools. Man in the back alternates between 10 side straddle hops and 10 count arm circles.

Mosey to the Bettie Weaver basketball courts for Exercise One:
Make your way across the court doing the following exercises:
Lunge Walks, Broad Jumps, Lt. Dans, Forward Straddle Hops, Hoppin’ Cherry Pickers, Bear Crawl, Crab walk, WWII Crawl Bears, High Knees, Jumping Herpees. Jog back in between sets.

Mosey to Twin Team hill for Exercise Two:
On the ascent: 5 Merkins at each driveway.
On the descent: LBC’s at each driveway. Start with 50, add 5 to each stop. I believe the grand total was 375.

Mosey back toward the flag. Finish with a Triple Check:
Hand Release Merkins, Dips, Run around the “Stay Positive” circle.
We finished about 2/3’s before time was called.

Numbers/Names/Announcements

YHC took us out

Final thoughts:

Appreciate the efforts by all the PAX today! When you are working out with Doozy and Rosie, definitely have to bring your “A” game. I continue to be taken by surprise on how challenging Twin Team Road can be. It is a beast.

When YHC heard the rain pounding at 4:30 am, the urge to remain in the fartsack was strong. Unfortunately, I had signed up to Q last night, so the show must go on. Here is a brief summary for your viewing pleasure:

Started in the covered area in front of Bettie Weaver Elementary:

Warm up: Don Quixotes, Arm Circles, Helicopters, Russian Soldiers, Arm Circles, Cherry Pickers. Freddie Mercuries.

Exercise One:

25 reps: Merkins, Heels to Heaven, Jump Squats
50 reps: Hold Elbow Plank, Flutter Kicks, Squats
75 reps: Alabama Prom Dates, Bruce Lee punches (??), Calf Raises
100 reps: LBC’s, Side Straddle Hops, Butt Kicks.

Mosey to James River HS for Exercise Two:

Perform exercises down the length of the covered side walk, jog back and do 25 Hello Dollies.

Bear Crawl, WWII Crawl Bears, Plank Walk (x2), Crab Walk, Broad Jumps, Lt. Dan’s, Hurdle Drills………… I might have missed a couple.

Back to the flag for Numbers/Names/Announcements

YCH took us out.

Final thoughts:

Enjoyed catching up with Doozy and talking about our families and other topics. This would NOT have been an ideal solo endeavor. After initially ignoring the weather report, I had an elaborate workout planned that spanned the entire property – will have to save that for another day.

At 5:30 am, 5 SOJ studs converged at The Swamp for another round of Twin Team action. Humid conditions and extra abrasive asphalt could not diminish our enthusiasm. Here is brief summary for your viewing pleasure:

Mosey to JRHS parking lot for warm ups: Russian Soldiers, Don Quixotes, Imperial Walkers, Helicopters, Arm Circles, Dead Man Hang, Cherry Pickers.

Exercise 1: Tour de Twin Team. We ran around the perimeter of both schools, stopping periodically to do 20 Merkins, 20 WWII sit-ups, 20 squats. Completed 5 sets.

Mosey to the track/football field for Exercise Two

Rd 1: lunge walk to 10 yard line, run back to end zone, bear crawl to 20 yard line, run back to end zone, lunge walk to 30 yard line, run back to end zone, bear crawl to 40 yard line, run back to end zone, lunge walk to 50 yard line, run back to end zone.

Rd 2: Same pattern, but run to yard markers and alternative between 20 flutter kicks and 5 burpees.
Rd. 3 – Same pattern, but alternate between butt kicks and high knees.

*Completed an additional round of 20 Merkins, 20 WWII’s, and 20 squats on the track.

Mosey back to BWES – On the grass hill near the baseball field – hill repeats until YHC calls time.

Walk back to the flag for Numbers/Names/Announcements.

Gumbo took us out.

Final Thoughts: It was great to see Gumbo and Limehouse return to Twin Team. Props to them for also running to and from the workout. Lots of strong mumble chatter about kid’s sports and the WFT’s thrilling win last night (maybe that was just me). As always, it was honor to lead.