Author: Dealer

  • HB 6: Semiquincentennial

    9 dudes with huge bells went beast mode.

    đŸ”„ WARMARAMA (10 min)

    Quick SSHs, dead man hangs, merkins, LBCs because YHC was ready to get the reindeer games rolling. 

    Racked KBs on shoulders then moseyed down to the football field. 

    đŸ’Ș The Thang (30 min)

    🔁 Da Beast

    đŸ§± Round 1: KB suitcase carry + swings

    đŸ§± Round 2: KB goblet carry + deadlift high pulls

    đŸ§± Round 3: KB back carry + thrusters

    đŸ§± Round 4: KB waiters carry + lunges (goblet hold)

    đŸ§± Round 5: KB rifle carry + curls for the girls

    đŸ§± Round 6: KB waiters carry + sit and press

    Drop the KB for a light sprint across the football field or flutters. Your choice. 

    🧘 Mary / Cool Down (5 min)

    Slowsey BTTF for 5 rounds of Mary called out by boys in the circle. 

    đŸ—Łïž COT (Circle of Trust)

    • Name-o-Rama
    • Announcements
    • Prayers:
      • For healing broken toes (and minds and souls).
      • Welcoming back Sable and Tin Man into our fold. Missed you boys. 

    Dealer’s Musings:

    • Did not think time was on our side but glad we completed da beast. It was easier than I thought. 
    • Felt round 6 waiter carry and sit and press the most. 
    • Loving the KB Mondays. 

  • Les Temps Perdu

    8 studs partook in the “Old Dirty 100” powered by 90s alt rock bangers.

    đŸ”„ WARMARAMA (10 min)

    Mosey around parking lot loop working in butt kickers, high knees, karaokes (done on the same side as pointed out by Belay). Circle up for some SSHs, DQs, Helicopters, Cherry Pickers, and stretching.

    Hit play on 90s alt rock then moseyed to bus loop for round 1 of Old Dirty 100.

    đŸ’Ș The Thang (30 min)

    🔁 Old Dirty 100

    đŸ§± Round 1: HS Bus Loop

    1. Ran 1 lap then hit 100 Freddie Mercuries
    2. Ran 1 lap then hit 90 squats
    3. Ran 1 lap then hit 80 merkin

    đŸ§± Round 2: Courtyard Loop

    1. Ran 1 lap then hit 70 LBCs
    2. Ran 1 lap then hit 60 imperial squat walkers (60 is debatable)
    3. Ran 1 lap then hit 50 Chuck Norris merkins

    đŸ§± Round 3: MS Bus Loop

    1. Ran 1 lap then hit 40 flutters
    2. Ran 1 lap then hit 30 walking lunges
    3. Ran 1 lap then hit 20 mountain climbers
    4. Ran 1 lap then hit 10 burpees

    Slowseyed to a wall and sat in people’s chair while Rage Against the Machine screamed “FU, I won’t do what you tell me” at us.

    🧘 Mary / Cool Down (5 min)

    Moseyed BTTF for 4 minutes of Mary.

    đŸ—Łïž COT (Circle of Trust)

    • Name-o-Rama
    • Announcements
    • Prayer Requests – Wildcat

    Dealer’s Musings:

    • Smaller group than usual, but great company and hard work
    • 311 gets Snuff fired up
    • Wedding Singer rages when Rage plays
    • Coffeerama was great!

  • Huge Bells #1

    7 studs showed up for da first eva Huge Bells KB workout to your favorite pop songs. We now have huge, moist bells tickled by the cool rain this morning.

    đŸ”„Â WARMARAMA (10 min)

    1. Mosey – Short lap around bus loop with butt kickers, high knees, karaoke
    2. SSH (Side-Straddle Hops) – 12 IC
    3. Windmills – OYO
    4. Copperhead Squats – 10 IC
    5. Merkins – 10 IC

    đŸ’Ș The Thang (30 min)

    🔁 3 Rounds of 3 Stations (10 min per round)

    Each round has:

    • 2 KB exercises
    • 1 Bodyweight exercise
    • Rotate every 1 minute, 3 rounds per station.

    đŸ§± Round 1: Foundation

    1. KB Swings
    2. Goblet Squats
    3. Merkins

    Rotate every minute. After 3 rounds, run 1 lap then 1-minute rest.

    đŸ§± Round 2: Core & Control

    1. KB Deadlift High Pulls
    2. KB Russian Twists (with feet up)
    3. Plank 

    Rotate every minute. After 3 rounds, run 1 lap then 1-minute rest.

    đŸ§± Round 3: Power & Push

    1. KB Thruster
    2. KB Lunges (goblet hold)
    3. LBCs

    Rotate every minute. Only got through 2 rounds

    🧘 Mary / Cool Down (5 min)

    Slowsey BTTF

    đŸ—ŁïžÂ COT (Circle of Trust)

    • Name-o-Rama
    • Announcements
    • Prayer Requests – for cold rain cooling us down, for Machismo’s neighbor RIP and family, for Snuff’s M

    Dealer’s Musings:

    • Being site Q for a Monday AO made me drink less on Sunday. Thank you for that accountability, brothers.
    • Two KBs – one light say 10-15 lbs and one heavy say 30-35 lbs – would be good options.
    • No KBs? Dumbbells and Cindys work. Still show up, we got ya.
    • KB hits differently than boot camp. Come get swoll and get huge bells.
  • Katy Perry Blazing Across the Sky

    WARMARAMA: 

    Moseyed to tennis courts for SSHs, merkins, stretches, Ukrainian Soldiers with messed up cadence (Russia’s fault), and a Starlink satellite launch viewing.

    Moseyed to turf field. 

    COP 1: 

    The Snake

    Start on corner of the field where goal line and sideline meet. Run along the goal line to opposite sideline. Run up sideline to 5-yard line, then run along 5-yard line to opposite sideline. Run up sideline to 10-yard line then drop for 10 merkins. Run along 10-yard line to opposite sideline, up sideline, back across 15-yard line, up sideline to 20, then drop for 20 merkins. Repeato to 50-yard line.

    Man Killers half time show.

    Snake descent from 50-yard line to goal line but with squats of 50, 40, 30, 20, and 10 reps.

    Sprint length of field for kickoff return. Mosey to the base of Chaplain Hill.

    COP 2: 

    11s

    1 American Hammer, run up first hill only, 10 scrunchy frogs. Run back down hill. 2 Hammers, run up, 9 scrunchy frogs. Repeat until done. 

    COP 3: 

    Federal Prison Workout

    Partner up. 5 sets with descending reps. Partner 1 does 5 Tyson push ups then 5 Donkey Kicks. Al Gore while partners does his set. Keep switching, hitting 4, 3, 2, 1 reps until done. 

    ANNOUNCEMENTS:

    SOJ Chilli Cook Off 11/23, 1500-1800, Alamo Clubhouse.

    Daddy Daughter Dance, 12/6, 1900-2100, West End Assembly of God.

    PRAYERS:

    Broadway’s recovery.

  • 8 Burpees for the TD + 2 PT Conversion

    WARMARAMA: 

    Moseyed to tennis courts for SSHs, merkins, stretches, and light abs.

    Moseyed to turf field. 

    COP 1: 

    7 of Diamonds

    Performed on a large diamond/square. For the first round, do 7 reps of an exercise at each of the 4 corners with a mosey in between corners. Rounds 1-4, increase by 7 reps with a different exercise each round. Rounds 5-7, decrease by 7 reps. Bro code in between rounds. 

    • Rd. 1: 7 scrunchy frogs
    • Rd. 2: 14 merkins
    • Rd. 3: 21 hammers
    • Rd. 4: 28 plank jacks
    • Rd. 5: 21 squats
    • Rd. 6: 14 WWIs
    • Rd. 7: 7 Carolina dry docks

    COP 2: 

    Jerkin Gym

    Stop at handicap ramp/jerkin gym. Line up single file each man takes a section. 5 incline merkins then jerkins then leapfrog to next open slot. 5 jerkins the leapfrog to next open slot. Repeat all the way up.

    COP 3: 

    Federal Prison Workout

    Partner up. 5 sets with descending reps. Partner 1 does 5 Tyson push ups then 5 Donkey Kicks. Rests while partners does his set. Then they move to 4 and 4, 3 and 3 until done. 

    ANNOUNCEMENTS:

    Homegrown Half + 10k + 5k run, walk, ruck on 8/16.

    SOJ Leadership at casa del Heisto on 8/12.

    Grow Ruck, NC with L Woods and NTB first weekend of October. 

    PRAYERS:

    For HIMs, Ms, and 2.0s starting school and the new rhythms and transitions that come with it. 

  • Last Call’s $h!t List?

    WARMARAMA: Took a lap around bus loop with karaokes for late comers then moseyed to tennis courts for SSHs, merkins, stretches, and light abs.

    Moseyed to turf field. 

    COP 1: 

    1st & 10

    100 yard field marked at 10 yard increments. Perform 10 Burpees, 1 WW2 (11’s) at the 10, sprint the remaining 90 yards. Recover jog back to the 20. Perform 9 Burpees, 2 WW2s, sprint the remaining 80 yards. Recover jog back to the 30. Repeato until all 100 yards and 11’s have been completed.

    Last Call started chirping that I might be on his $h!t list after that first lovely pearl. Ran 1 lap around the track indigenous people style. Then moseyed to a hill.

    COP 2: 

    Build a Beast Abs

    Find a hill then:

    • 5 scrunchy frogs, run up and back
    • 5 scrunchy frogs, 10 hammers, run up and back
    • 5 scrunchy frogs, 10 hammers, 15 flutters, run up and back
    • 5 scrunchy frogs, 10 hammers, 15 flutters, 20 LBCS for extra credit. 

    I thought Last Call was bringing me a heart ballon and discarded, used water bottle – both found in the HS parking lot – to let me know I was not on his $h!t list but instead he brushed past me on the way to throw them out. 

    Hit some tooth fairies on the steps as we made our way back to the flag. Saw an empty wall and stopped to say hi. 

    COP 3:

    Wall Work

    20 milkers + 5 Tyson push ups + 5 donkey kicks then break

    20 Muhammad Ali’s + 6 Tyson push ups + 6 donkey kicks then break

    20 hoe downs + 7 Tyson push ups + 7 donkey kicks then break

    ANNOUNCEMENTS:

    I did not make Last Call’s $h!t list because I “slowseyed” the workout towards the end. Yacht Rock at Twin Team next Friday!

    PRAYERS: 14 years of marriage for Dealer. For collective will to be better men in all relationships.

  • VA Homecoming Dates

    Monsoon conditions hampered the drive to No Toll but quickly evaporated within 10 minutes, making for a relatively dry post. A hot potato post, to be clear, but at least a dry one.

    WARMARAMA: Machismo moseyed us to parking lot for SSHs, Donny Qs, imperial squat walkers, and some merkins. He was kind and get us of our six. 

    Rolled to futbol field shelter. 

    COP 1: Machismo’s TABATA

    8 rounds, 45 seconds of work then 45 seconds of rest. First 5 rounds were alternating Machismo “I’ve Fallen and I Can’t Get Up”; next 3 rounds were alternating Machismo “Virginia Homecoming Dates.” Belay was really good at those, so he must have been a Homecoming King stud. 

    COP 2: L Wood’s Eye of the Storm

    5 burpees in shelter. Run to corner 1 and hit 30 SSHs. Run back to shelter for 5 more burpees then hit 30 Lieutenant Dans in corner 2. Repeato with 30 squats and 3 merkins in last 2 corners. Twas very kind of L Woods to not ask us to lay in the grass. 

    Machismo really wanted to do some more TABATA Virginia Homecoming Dates (coming soon to a Q near you), but we just ignored him. Dealer grabbed the hot potato. 

    COP 3: Dealer’s Plank Dora

    Partner up. One partner runs to water tower while other hits 100 Peter Parkers, 200 Plank Jacks, 300 Mountain Climbers. Shoulder burn for the W. It’s really dissatisfying when you can’t finish because time runs out. 

    PRAYERS: For Double Mint’s momma and care takers. For all of us to try to shine light. 

  • Scram: Respect, Respect

    Today is Scram’s 67th trip around the sun. We had a smokefest to celebrate to make him earn those lunch beers today.

    WARMARAMA: Mosey to far bus loop for SSHs, helicopters, dead man hangs, merkins, and WWIIs.

    Mosey to football field through “Machismo’s Gate.”

    COP 1: The Snake

    Start on corner of the field where goal line and sideline meet. Run along the goal line to opposite sideline. Run up sideline to 5-yard line, then run along 5-yard line to opposite sideline. Run up sideline to 10-yard line then drop for 10 merkins. Run along 10-yard line to opposite sideline, up sideline, back across 15-yard line, up sideline to 20 then drop for 20 merkins. Repeat – 30 merkins at 30-yard line, 40 mountain climbers at 40-yard line, 50 mountain climbers at 50-yard line. 

    Man Killers was the half time show, not Janet Jackson’s breast. Tried my best to channel Doozy’s easy count when leading Man Killers but lost my breath. Descending snake with mountain climbers at 50- and 40-yard lines then flutters at 30-, 20-, and 10-yard lines.

    Mosey to bottom parking lot.

    COP 2: 11s

    1 squat at bottom of hill. Run up then hit 10 carolina dry docks at the top. Slowsey down. 2 squats at bottom, run up, 9 dry docks at the top. Repeato all the way to 10 and 1.

    Mosey back to flag.

    ANNOUNCEMENTS: Century Classic on 5/2-5/3. SIGN UP for a team. 

    PRAYERS: For Scram’s 67th year on earth. He is a bad ass pushing every day to be more physically fit and mentally awake – an example for all of us to follow.

    For L Woods and his wife that they get good news. 

    For all the PAX making travel memories with their Ms and 2.0s this spring break. May come home safely. 

  • A Soggy Beast @ The Zoo

    WARMARAMA: Mosey to far bus loop for SSHs, helicopters, dead man hangs, cherry pickers, merkins, and American Hammers, and Alabama prom dates

    Mosey to parking full of broken glass and needles. 

    COP 1: The Zoo – Find a parking lot. 1) Crawl Bear across and do 20 merkins with both feet on the curb. 2) Crab Walk across and do 15 merkins with your right hand and foot on the curb. 3)Bear Crawl across and do 20 merkins with both hands on the curb. 4) Murder Gorilla across and do 15 merkins with your left hand and foot on the curb.

    Mosey to soggy, wet field. 

    COP 2:  The BEAST – 6 exercises, performing 6 reps at 6 stops. Burpees, Lunges (two count), Imperial Squat Walkers, Merkins, Plank Jacks, Squats. YHC did not make the PAX lay in the mud. You’re welcome.

    COP 3: Found a wall. Peoples Chair for 15 Muhammad Alis and 15 Donkey Kicks OYO. Round two was Peoples Chair for 20 milkers and 20 Donkey Kicks OYO. 

    Mosey back to flag for some Peter Parkers.

    ANNOUNCEMENTS: Chilli Cookoff at L Woods 3/22. See Slack for deets. 

    PRAYERS: For brothers getting laid off who have tuition, mortgages, 2.0s, Ms, car payments, and other responsibilities for which they are responsible. Let’s help how we can and recognize the human toll. 

  • Jerkin’

    WARMARAMA: Mosey to bus loop for butt kickers, high knees, karaokes, SSHs, helicopters, dead man hangs, cherry pickers, merkins, and LBCs. 

    Mosey to handicap ramp for Jerkin Gym.

    COP 1: Jerkin Gym – Line up at ramp single file. Each man takes a section. 5 jerkins then 5 dips OYO. Leapfrog to next open slot. Repeat all the way down. 

    Mosey to parking lot.

    COP 2: 7 of Diamonds – Performed on a large diamond/square). For the first round, do 7 reps of an exercise at each of the 4 corners with a mosey in between corners. Each round, increase by 7 reps with a different exercise each round rounds 1-4. Decrease by 7 reps for rounds 5-7. 

    • Rd. 1: 7 burpees
    • Rd. 2: 14 WW1s
    • Rd. 3: 21 squats
    • Rd. 4: 28 plank jacks
    • Rd. 5: 21 LBCs
    • Rd. 6: 14 calf raises
    • Rd. 7: 7 mericans

    Mosey back to flag and finish with 7 burpees to get Salt Lick to an even 110 for the day. 

    ANNOUNCEMENTS: Ruck this Sunday. Frozen Triangle next weekend. 

    PRAYERS: For F3 brothers who continually step in and Q and set the example. For individual initiative to get up and go. For dudes on IR showing up and doing what they can.