Author: Rudy

  • 6 days later…

    ~9 (text or DM me of I forgot to include you) grown-boys showed up last Friday for a humid beatdown.

    COP #1: Eye of the Storm

    • Used Satan’s Hill for a couple rounds

    COP #2: Electric Mom

    • EMOM with coupons

    ANNOUNCEMENTS

    • I’m sure all have already taken place by now.

    PRAYERS/WINS

    • Fandango’s father passed away. Sent/sending you and your family love/prayers, Man.
    • Safe travels for Cable Guy and Paw Patrol.

  • 1/4″

    14 grown boys ran all over the place this morning at The Alamo.

    WARMARAMA – Took a lap, gave the mission, stretched out, learned all about Futon’s latest accomplishment and got into it!

    COP #1 – MEGA 4 Corners

    • Used every bit of The Alamo space for this one.
    • Corner 1: Burpees
    • Corner 2: Merkins
    • Corner 3: SSH
    • Corner 4: WW2’s

    COP #2 – Itty Bitty 4 Corners

    • Used the tennis courts for this round
    • Round 1 – Legs
    • Round 2 – Abs

    COP #3 – Partner exercices

    • BC to the center, (5) Booyah Merkins, 3x
    • Crabwalk to the center, (5) Booyah WW2’s, 3x
    • Lunge to the center, (5) Weird Squats, 3x

    COP #4 – Wiffleball Toss

    • Tossed a random wiffleball around for some fun/punishments.

    ANNOUNCEMENTS

    • BOS at Timberwolf on Thursday. Basketball this week!

    PRAYERS/WINS

    • Summer getting started. Patience and poise!

  • BLIMPS!

    (16) grown-boys ran around Rountrey this morning. Here’s what went down…

    WARMARAMA – Gave the mission, stretched out and explained B.L.I.M.P.’s

    • B: (5) Burpees
    • L: (5) Lunges
    • I: (5) Imperial Walkers
    • M: (5) Merkins
    • P: (5) Plank Jacks

    COP #1 – Ran around the ENTIRE neighborhood, stopping at just about every cul-de-sac and bridge to perform a BLIMP.

    ANNOUNCEMENTS

    • BOS begins with Dodgeball on Thursday at Timberwolf
    • Memorial Day Convergance

    PRAYERS/WINS

    • Globetrotter gets some health results today
    • YHC landed a new gig!

  • Draft Day!

    (8) grown-boys showed up for YHC’s third annual Draft Day workout. Moseyed down to the field, took a lap, stretched out and got into it.

    (12) total “picks” and each was repeated on the way back down.

    (1) Run to the other end of the football field and back

    (2) Burpees

    (3) Merkins

    (4) CDD’s

    (5) Squats

    (6) Joe Louis

    (7) Steve Earle’s

    (8) Jim Braddock’s

    (9) Crabcakes

    (10) Flutter Kicks

    (11) SSH’s

    (12) Up Downs

    Thanks for allowing me to lead and spread my love for the NFL Draft!

  • 2+2+2 = 6

    16 grown-boys came out to run around Satan’s Hill this morning. Warby was all set to lead the boys but YHC swooped in with the Ghost Flag!

    HIGHLIGHTS

    • Running
    • University of Michigan trivia
    • Lifting rocks
    • Confusion
    • YHC got feisty and used some potty words

    ANNOUNCEMENTS

    • Boys of Summer coming up!

    PRAYERS/WINS

    • Heist’s BIL
    • 2 FNG’s today!

    Not my finest work but thanks for allowing me to lead!

  • Fun, sweaty and all over the place

    5 grown-boys made their way out to The Woodshed this morning to get April started out right!

    WARMARAMA – Moseyed to the end of the soccer field where YHC had done a little recon work a few days before. Turns out that there’s a path through the woods that feeds right into WES and the hill that the PAX likes to run on sometimes. Gave the mission, stretched out and got into it.

    COP #1 – Quintuple check

    • Pacer to a far light pole while everyone else did Pullups, Merkins and Dips on the playground.

    COP #2 – Knockout!

    • PAX found (2) basketballs and rims short enough to dunk on. Played two rounds. Lots of dunks, a few balls over the fence and YHC got to throw down an alley-oop.

    COP #3 – Bus Line runs and exercises

    • Ran, back-peddled and did some karaoke (spelling).
    • Bus lanes were labeled “A, B, C, D, E” so each PAX member took a land and performed exercises based on the letter assigned. Rotated a few time.

    ANNOUNCEMENTS

    • Nancy’s fundraiser/race
    • Futon’s 40th Birthday Q is on 5/1 at Satan’s Hill!

    PRAYERS/WINS

    • Patience with kids home on SB

  • American Pie

    YHC has had the Q on 3/14 (National Pie Day) for the last couple years but totally forgot this year. In honor of American Pie, we had some music from the soundtracks playing as we…

    WARMARAMA – Took a lap, stretched (very quietly), gave the missions and got into it…

    COP #1 – EMOM

    • Round 1: Build up from (3) Burpees, run to the other end of the parking lot and back. Got up to (10)
    • Round 2: Build up from (3) Squats, run in the grass to the tennis court and back. Got up to (10)

    COP #2 – Partner Exercises on the tennis court

    • Round 1: Bear crawl to middle, (5) booyah merkins and crawl bear back. 3X
    • Round 2: Lunge to the middle, (5) booyah lunges and lunge back. 3X
    • Round 3: Crab Walk to the middle, booyah WW2 and crab walk back. 3X

    COP #3 – Four Corners on the tennis court

    • (10) WW2, (20) American Hammers, (30) LBC’s and (40) Flutter Kicks. 2X

    ANNOUNCEMENTS

    • 3-year anniversary at The Alamo next week!
    • Nancy’s fundraiser

    PRAYERS/WINS

    • WIN – FNG ALERT!! From Hawaii…PAX wanted Moana but went with her friend Hey Hey!
    • WIN – The PAX’s generosity helped YHC exceed the goal for Lighthouse Family Ministry! So proud to call y’all friends.

  • Friday the 13th

    10 grown-boys came out to Satan’s Hill this morning and got after it! Here’s what went down…

    WARMARAMA – Moseyed to the bottom of the hill and back. Stretched out, gave the mission and got into it.

    COP #1 – Build a Beast…ish

    • Run to marker #1, perform (6) merkins and run back
    • Run to marker #2, perform (6) merkins and run back
    • Run to top of the hill, perform (6) merkins and run back
    • Run to marker #1, perform (6) Squats and run back
    • Run to marker #2, perform (6) Squats and run back
    • Run to top of the hill, perform (6) Squats and run back

    COP #2 – Ring of Fire with Rocks

    • Each PAX member grabbed a rock and we circled up. Everyone took a turn calling out an exercise for the PAX to perform (13) reps.

    COP#3 – Triple Check

    • Pacer: Truck on Satan’s Hill
    • Exercise 1: Curls with coupons
    • Exercise 2: Pullups on the playground

    ANNOUNCEMENTS

    • Fandango’s 2-year on Monday at The Alamo!
    • Alamo 3-year on Monday, 3/30…bring out FNG’s to be eligible for a prize from Heist!

    PRAYERS/WINS

    • WIN: Wildcat’s new treatment is going well!
    • PRAYER: Folks near ODU after the shooting yesterday

    Thanks for allowing me to lead, Fellas! Great to see everyone after having fart-sacked for the last couple months.

  • Hard 75

    7 grown-boys came out in (nearly) single digit weather this morning at The Alamo. Fun fact: There are exactly 75 days between the Super Bowl and the NFL Draft. My wife and I have used that window to execute a Hard 75 for the past two years and today marks Day 1 of Year 3. Lots of 7’s and 5’s to celebrate!

    WARMARAMA – Pax stayed in vehicles until 5:29. Moseyed to the other side of the shoe for some stretching.

    COP #1: MATH

    5×15 = 75…not 80. (15) Merkins at (5) different spots in the neighborhood.

    3×25 = 75. Facts. (25) APD’s at (3) different spots in the neighborhood

    COP #2: Tennis court shenanigans

    (5) crabwalk trips across the court

    (5) lunge walk trips across the court

    COP #3: More MATH

    3×25 = 75. (25) FK’s at (3) different spots in the neighborhood

    COP#4: More tennis court shenanigans

    Partnered up for (7) round of (5) Booyah Merkins

    COP #5: Indian run hitting (5) cul de sacs.

    ANNOUNCEMENTS

    • Frozen Triangle postponed

    PRAYERS/WINS

    • Wildcat’s continued strength
    • Futon’s coworker’s son’s battle back from cardiac arrest
    • Challenging time of the year for YHC and family

  • It was a catch.

    8 grown-boys ran (strategically) around the parking lot at The Alamo this morning. See the pic below. GO HOOSIERS! Showed up, moseyed to the other end of the horseshoe, gave the mission, stretched out and got into it.

    YHC needed to educate the PAX on Jarrett Sitdham before the Broncos v Patriots game this weekend so here’s what went down…

    COP #1 – Triple Check for the (3) colleges and (3) NFL teams he’s played for.

    • Committed to Texas Tech, played at Baylor and transferred to Auburn. Drafted by the Patriots, played for the Raiders and now plays for the Broncos.
    • Pacer: Run from one end of the horseshoe to the other
    • Exercise 1: Squats
    • Exercise 2: Ab exercise of choice

    COP #2 – “8’s” rather than “11’s” for his jersey #8

    • Run: Clubhouse entrance to the stop sign at the top of the neighborhood
    • Merkins at both stops

    COP #3 – 4 Corners for the 4th round draft pick

    • Bear crawl with CDC’s at each corner. (2) rounds

    ANNOUNCEMENTS

    • Frozen Triangle
    • The Bridge

    PRAYERS/WINS

    • Pad Thai’s mom’s knee surgery went well!
    • Safety on the roads!
    • Kids going back to college.
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