Tag: Green Mile

7 HIMs ventured out to The Green Mile this morning for the final workout at this location. It has been decided to relocate the AO to the neighborhood across the street – Harper’s Mill (more details to come) as we have been getting some PAX members to show up from this hood. Magnolia Green is apparently full of men who are comfortable with their dad bods. RIP Magnolia Green. Anyway, back to the 7 HIMs… They showed up for what Hey Boo Boo (F3 Amelia) thought was going to be an easier workout after talking about the AO with Hardywood, but were hit with a Deck of Card(ish) Parking Spots Beatdown. Hardywood informed the group that YHC doesn’t mess around and brings the heat. Mumble chatter was light as we were catching our breath, however one conversation stuck out between Heist and Bluey – the precise time of the morning that your first shit takes place. Bowel movement regularity is a thing, and these fellas made sure to flex and compare their habits! Here is how the workout went down:

Warm Up: Mosey to bus parking lot for IC exercises including SSH, Deadman hang, Imperial Walkers, Merkins, LBCs, Knee to Chest, Roscoe’s Mom, Thread the Needle Stretch

COP 1: Deck of Cards Parking Spot Beatdown – Perform 4 different called exercises for the quantity on each bus parking spot moving from 1-13 repeating after the 4th exercise. Different MOT between each space.

Round 1: Chest – Merkins (Quantity 1, 5, 9, 13), Crocodile Merkins (Quantity 2, 6, 10), Wide Grip Merkins (Quantity 3, 7, 11), Hand Release Merkins (Quantity 4, 8, 12); MOT: Bear Crawl

Round 2: Legs – Jump Squats (Quantity 1, 5, 9, 13), Lateral Lunges 2 Count (Quantity 2, 6, 10), Alabama Prom Dates (Quantity 3, 7, 11), Monkey Humpers (Quantity 4, 8, 12); MOT: Forward Lunges

Round 3: Abs – WW2 (Quantity 1, 5, 9, 13), LBCs (Quantity 2, 6, 10), Flutter Kicks 2 count (Quantity 3, 7, 11), Box Cutters (Quantity 4, 8, 12); MOT: Crab Walk

Round 4: Cardio – Burpees (Quantity 1, 5, 9, 13), SSH (Quantity 2, 6, 10), Plank Jack Shoulder Taps 2 Count (Quantity 3, 7, 11), Mountain Climbers 2 Count (Quantity 4, 8, 12); MOT: Broad Jump

Time called and moseyed back to the flag for numbers, names, announcements (Summer Tour at Satan’s Hill Friday, Home Grown Half and SOJ CSAUP in the Fall) Prayers (Woodstock’s (F3 Amelia) daughter expecting a newborn any day now, YHC’s mother in law battling cancer/stroke and hospitalization.

Thanks for showing up today fellas! Always great to connect with the F3 Amelia HIMs and excited to continue with this as we move the AO to Harper’s Mill. Heist to get the word out to all with updates on this as we continue to plant, grow and serve the SOJ area. Have a blessed day fellas and go out today and be the best version of yourself!

5 of SOJ’s finest came out to see what this week’s installment of the green mile had in store for them. 1 PAX came rolling in white lightning style as the PAX had started the mosey. No one could believe how fast that Van could corner. According to a jogger nearby here is what went down.

Quick mosey around the front lot to start.  COP- 20 each SSH, LBC; 10 Each, Jazzercise, Helicopters, Imperial Walkers, , Copper head squat, Dead man hang, Merkins, Dollies, Flutters.  

Starting at one end of lot perform 5 Squats at every 5th parking line. Perform 10 Squats every 10th line. Make it easy perform exercise in 3 stops along length of lot. 15, 20, 25, etc up to 50. Exercises. SSH, Drydocks, LBC’s, WWII’s, Lunges, Hand release merkins and a few others.

Runs across lot, Sprints, Bernie, high knee’s to close us out.

If you never seen Dr. Scholl’s monkey humpers it is worth the price of admission. Nicely done sir.

YHC took us out in prayer.

As YHC drove to the Green mile we contemplated doing the workout in my garage and wondered if anyone would be present on a moist morning. We were in luck as a basketball team showed up to see what the Green Mile had in store for them. The mumble chatter was strong this morning as we discussed 8 tracks, CD’s, Cassette tapes, etc. as the tunes blasted.

Warm up: Usual stuff.

COP: To various song, perform various exercises.

YHC quickly took us out in prayer.

Despite rainy conditions, 3 HIMs weren’t afraid of melting and showed up to The Green Mile. With multiple spots with overhangs, the PAX stayed fairly dry through the Hot Potato workout. According to Dumar’s dreams (no sign of life/lights at the home front according to Hermey when arrived to pick him up) this is how it went down:

Futon Q – Warm up with mosey to the covered area on the side of the school. Deadman hang, helicopters, SSH, Ukranian Soldiers, Merkins, Knee to Chest, Roscoe’s Mom.

COP 1: P1 holds balls to the wall, P2 holds wall sit, P3 performs called exercise and quantity rotating through. Exercises were 50 merkins, 75 freddie mercurys, 100 monkey humpers. Mosey up the winding path to the top and back down to covered area. Turned it over to Nancy Lopez

Nancy Lopez Q – COP 2: Various called exercises of quantities ranging from 25-75 and 1-minute holds. Wall sits, planks, merkins, squats, carolina dry docks, LBCs and other some random things that I can’t recall. Mosey down around the basketball court and back to the covered area to turn it over to Hermey.

Hermey Q – COP 3: Mosey to the playground for Rudy’s playground. 2 PAX plank walk around the edge while 3rd PAX performs 10 pull ups. Completed x 2 and then moseyed back to the covered area for some Dojo Dan. Finished with a triple check of carolina dry docks, WW2 and runner to the fire hydrant.

Mosey back to the flag for numbers, names and COT. Ultimate Frisbee at Timberwolf tomorrow, Breaking Bread looking for a taker on Saturday. No specific prayers, just feeling blessed to be out there this morning and appreciate the push by one another. Thanks for showing up fellas!

COP dumar and yhc rolled up to find 3 green mile regulars waiting. Out of the gloom came a dude who said it’s my first time. first FNG out of GM in a hot min and he’s from hampton park. explained a few things on the mosety to the warmarama. While explaining yhc stated it would be a beast to which several pax said “imagine that hermey running a beast, greaaaat”

THANG

beast mode build a beast – merkins, 6 front kicks each leg, squats, ww2, carolina dry dock then choice A or B on repeato all ex or 2 amelia burpees at each 666 stop.

sprint to flag, stretch

COT

number/namearama, annc, prayer req, futon brought us out.

FNG was named bobsled after cool runnings/he’s from jamaica convo.

WELCOME bobsled, you killed it brother

honor and privilege to lead you gentlemen

4 HIMs showed up this morning to a blank Q sheet at the Green Mile. Hot Potato it is! Here is how it went down:

Futon Q:

Warmup with mosey followed by various IC exercises.

COP 1: 11s in bus parking lot with Incline Merkins on the curb and Dips on the rail.

Hermey Q:

COP 2: Light pole Alley – Start at light pole 1 with 10 Burpees, run to light pole 6 for 10 burpees and return to light pole 2. At light pole 2 performed 20 Squats, run to light pole 6 for 20 squats and returned to light pole 3. Continued the following with 30 Monkey Humpers, 40 Carolina Dry Docks, 50 LBCs and 60 SSH.

Dumar Q:

COP 3: Quad Check – LBCs, Heels to Heaven, Squats and Runner to the top of the bus loop and back.

Kingpin Q:

COP 4: Mosey back to the flag for 3 sets of slow 3 count x 5 HRM followed by arm circles as a cool down.

Numbers, Names, Announcements (CSAUP this weekend, Hermey Q at the Bridge) Prayers (Dr. Scholls getting time with his son starting this weekend).

Thanks fellas for putting in the work and coming together for a good beatdown. Have a blessed day!

Most people mistake discomfort as a signal to stop; the great ones see it as evidence they’re on the right track. Excellence is just pain tolerance disguised as genius, the real advantage isn’t talent, but cultivating a perverse appreciation for the discomfort others distinctly avoid. – Shane Parrish

7 warriors stepped up to the challenge to greet the dawn of a new day. According to ancient scribes it went a little something like this.

Wamerama: SSH, Kalahari SSH, Arm Circles, LBC, WWII, Flutter, IW

The Thang: 5 Round Fiasco

5 rounds of the following 5 exercises for one minute all out efforts. Each round concludes with a one minute active recovery / mosey. Exercises:

-Strict merkins, Bonnie Blair, Donkey Kick, Squat, Plank

With the 5th round complete we made our way back to the flag. Numberama, namerama, news, prayer requests. Our brother Dr. Scholl’s led us out.

Moleskin: A light night opening for the Green Mile Q came up and YHC grabbed it. The above quote was the overriding theme for today. How often have we felt the tinges of discomfort and backed away? How many opportunities did we miss because we believed our own pain tolerance wasn’t enough to get from comfortable and unfulfilling place we were, through the valley of temporary darkness to the more desirable light? As I’ve reflected over the past few months it’s become clear there are two routinely avoided ingredients for transformation: A) Dicomfort B) Time. Leaving your comfortable fart sack well before the sun comes up is uncomfortable. Seeing some real physical change after working out takes time. The shortcut is that there are no shortcuts.

It was an honor to have the privilege to lead today and our boy Dr. Scholl’s had some powerful insights he gained in this recent season of challenge. This will be a workout or words YHC won’t soon forget.

-Hardywood

5 HIMs came out to the Green Mile this morning on the 18th anniversary of the shooting at Virginia Tech. It was my junior year and a day that I will never forget. You either knew someone impacted or had a friend who knew someone who was impacted. My wife’s roommate was one that took 3 bullets, but thank god has recovered. A day that has changed where I sit in a room and the way I look at things. Thanks to the crew out this morning to help me honor the 32 fallen victims in a small way. Here is how it went down:

Warm-Up: Short Mosey to the bus parking lot for the following IC exercises: 32 Side Straddle Hops to honor the VT shooting victims, Arm Circles (Forward/Backward), Dead Man Hang, Copperhead Squats, LBCs, Knee to Chest, Roscoe’s Mom

COP 1: 4 Corners mixed with Eye of the Storm: Run to corner 1 to perform 10 Diamond Merkins. Run to the middle to perform 2 Amelia Style Burpees (Shoutout to Kingpin and Dr. Scholls). Run back to corner 1 then proceed to corner 2 for 20 Merkins. Run to the middle for 2 Amelia Style Burpees. Run back to corner 2 then proceed to corner 3 for 30 HRMs. Run to the middle for 2 Amelia Style Burpees. Run back to corner 3 then proceed to corner 4 for 40 Double Count Shoulder Taps. End with 2 Amelia Style Burpees.

COP 2: Mosey to the back of the school for some partner Ab workouts: 1 Runner performs suicides while other PAX members partner up for ab exercises including: Partner WW2s, Booyah High Fives, 6 Inches Ab Hold w/ Partner Jumping Over Legs, Partner Leg Throws

COP 3: Mosey to the front of the school to the grassy hill for 11s – Jump Squats and Lateral Lunges Double Count

COP 4: Mosey back to the flag and combined Chest, Abs and Legs. PAX lined up in parking spots holding 6 inches. 1st PAX member jumps over first PAX and performs a burpee, jumps over 2nd PAX and performs 5 LBCs, jumps over 3rd PAX and performs 5 Squats, jumps over 4th PAX and lies back down to hold 6 inches. Completed 2 rounds each.

Numbers, Names, Announcements (CSAUP Event May 2-3, The Bridge opportunities in April and May), Prayer Requests (Positive praise to god for positive outcomes from recent scans for Wildcat and Yeehaw’s daughter, Prayers to the victims and those impacted from the VT shooting 18 years ago).

Thanks fellas for showing up today. Always a pleasure to lead and from the grumblings it appears it was a half decent beatdown! Go out and make a positive impact on someone today!