Two of us braved the wet trails this morning to sink or swim. We knocked out 3.5 miles with weight on our backs. Why make life easy? Spent the time solving all of life’s mysteries parenting, self-discipline, hiking strategies, and of course how women are obviously the superior species. Shoutout to Friday for showing up! Turns out we both enjoy suffering in nature.
Don’t waste the day!
Author: Choo Choo
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We live for this stuff!
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New blood!
An even number of HIMs showed up this morning to show off our iron balls. With lots of chatter and some new blood in the group this is what went down…..
Warmarama
- The wives
- Knee knockers
- Micheal Phelps
- Arm circles
- Flutters in all directions
- Copperhead Squats
- SSH
- Merkins
- Imaginary jump ropes
Thang
COP1
- Dora’s with kettlebells
- 50 pull threw Merkins
- 100 Goblet Squats
- 150 Snatch Press
Mary with all the kettlebells
- Flutters
- Some type of Crunchy Frog things
- Pull threw Merkins
- Burpees over the kettlebell
- I am leaving a lot more out here I can’t remember.
Numbers, Names and Announcements for convergence on Memorial Day.
Always good to get some fresh blood out there. He’s already looking like a regular and at this rate he’ll be leading workouts before we know it. Killer session this morning, made even better by a sunrise straight out of a postcard. Pretty sure we had an audience too, we all felt the eyes of every woman in the neighborhood peeking through their windows like, Who are these savages!!???
Prayer request for Yukons buddy that past and for us to cherish the little amount of time we have on this beautiful place.
Yukon Cornelius took us out.
Don’t waste the day!
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Make small men grow!
3 HIMs came out to the true gloom this morning to make a name for themselves. We kept it simple with our Murph training. This is how it went down…..
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- All the wives were included
- Knee knockers
- Arm circles all directions
- Chinooks
- SSH
- Dead man hangs
Thang!
COP1
The Mini Spartan
10 Burpees, 10 Squats, 10 Merkins with a lap around parking lot. Repeat rounds by decreasing one rep at a time until you’re done!
COP2
10 rounds of 3,6,9s with a run after the 5th round and finished with a run.
Bonus points for hangs from the bars. We all made it over a minute and some change. We are getting there!!
Numbers and Names! Got to meet Friday this morning. A retired drill sergeant who now works at William & Mary. He’s the real deal and makes it all look easy. He’s also about the same height as Beaver and me, so I liked him right away.
Feeling grateful this morning for the men that have come into my life lately. I’ve been feeling off and in the past, I would’ve just slipped back into old habits drinking and eating to cope. But now I’ve got accountability and discipline. These workouts keep me showing up and getting pushed and I’m better for it.
There will be a day that you cannot do this. Today is not that day!
YHC took us out in prayer
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(New Kent) Day 1!
3 HIMS got together this morning for the first training session for the Murph. This is how it went down…..
We kicked things off with some chatter and a 10 minute OYO stretch. Started with 50 yard 11s with Burpees and Merkins. Then we hit the bars for 3-6-9s, knocking out 5 rounds. After that we pushed through a few rounds of pull-ups to failure and wrapped up with dead hangs. Most of us are holding close to a minute by this time next week, we’ll be at 90 seconds!
Don’t waste the day!
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369 Damn She……
Beaver and I hit the morning with a mix of Broga and 369s Big Rig style! We knocked out 10 rounds of 369s with a run after the 5th round and another to finish strong. Beaver crushed his pull ups with some leg raised pull ups. I couldn’t manage those yet but maybe one day.
Sending prayers for the men stepping up Friday night. Stay strong!
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Let’s call this in!
3 of us came out this morning moving some iron. On our adventures out we spotted two shady looking rides in the back lot with some young kids who clearly weren’t there for the ruck. So we did the responsible thing and called it in. Apparently the local cops hit snooze on their shift, and the suspects made a clean getaway. We still cranked out a 5K with some extra weight and got treated to a beautiful sunrise!
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What a game!
5 All America Ultimate Frisbee players and 1 2.0 that knows how to run down the clock got together this morning. This is how it went down….
Warmarama
- Roscoe’s wife
- Fudd’s wife
- Wilson’s wife
- Knee knockers
- Helicopters
- Copperhead squats
- Merkins
- LBCs
- SSH
Thang!
COP 1
Mosey to the football field for 5 lunges and 5 merkins for a 100 yards.
COP 2
Karaoke’s, Super Mario’s, Bernie’s for 100 yards
COP 3
Train tracks indigenous style!
Get in line and the first person planks then the next person broad jumps over and goes into a plank and so on down the line for 50 yards!
Ultimate Frisbee Time!!
Numbers, Names
Let’s just say the boys from the Lumberyard came ready for a game of Ultimate Frisbee. Wildwood, Yukon, and Sharktooth took home the gold today. Plenty of laughs were had this morning, with some solid trash talk and even a good beat down in.
Prayer request for the bridge today.
Beat it took us out!
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That’s a lot of snot dude!
Knocked out a lot of stretching this morning and taking it a little easier than normal. Beaver is feeling a little under the weather and I was feeling beat down all over. But we had to carry on!
Warmarama
- A lot of OYO stretching for 10 minutes
The Thang
- Mosey to the football field
- 100 yard Bernie
- 100 yard Karaoke
- 100 yard Lieutenant Dan
- 5 Lunges then 5 Merkins for 100 yards.
Field Goal Sits
- 1 minute goal post sit
- 10 SSH
- 10 Merkins
- 5 Rounds
Ended with some more stretching. A lot of chatter this morning about our sons and life. Pretty sure we spotted a UFO at one point. I kept getting dizzy from the sheer volume of snot Beaver was cranking out.
OUT!
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Tarps are coming off!
4 original Eastenders came out to throw around our Mammoth Balls this morning. We got it accomplished and got hot and sweaty at the same time. This is how it went down…..
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- Roscoe’s wife
- Fudd’s wife
- Wilson’s wife
- Helicopter
- Copperhead Squat
- Hot dog down the hallway
Thang-Grab the Kettlebells!
- 10 Swings
- 5 Rows each arm
- 5 Goblet squats
- 5 Clean & press each arm
- 5 Single arm dead lift
- 10 Push ups
- Run 100 yards
- 5 rounds
11s
- Pull through Merkins 2 ct
- Single arm curls 2 ct
Numbers, Names
After 2 rounds of the 2 count Merkins the YHC called an audible and changed it to single count for time. Beaver kept it going and still finished with all of us. Pretty sure Yukon stuck with pull through Merkins the entire time. Wildwood was out there chasing dreams and dice rolls, putting in work before heading to the casino in Portsmouth. What a way to start the week with these men. The YHC looks forward to these workouts every week. I believe all of us are grateful for the laughs and push.
Prayer Request for Yukon Cornelius friend that lost her husband in an accident recently.
Yukon Cornelius took us out.Don’t waste the day!
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Who’s that dude?
2 hims showed up and got it done this morning. The YHC had a few miles planned but his lower back had other ideas. This is how it went down……
Warmarama
- Flutters
- Arm circles
- Some wife action of all sorts
- SSH
- Copper head squat
Thang
11s
- Booyah Merkins
- Mississippi Blast Offs
4 Corners
- 10 Burpees
- 20 Merkins
- 30 Mountain Climbers
- 40 Plank Jacks
Mary all around and finished with some stretching!
The YHC was slacking this morning. His body wasn’t having it for some reason but we all have them days. Around 0540, a dude showed up nearby with sandbags and a medicine ball and got after it. Respect. We handed him an F3 card, so fingers crossed we’ll be welcoming a new FNG soon! This Saturday is Beavers 100th Q. Come check out the country and get a beatdown in.
YHC out
Don’t waste the day!