Tag: MANNdate

  • 51

    6 gentlemen decided to take on the day the right way!

    Slaughter starter — 51 merkins

    COP — Hillbillies, SSH, renegade rows, figure 8’s, Goblet squats

    walk to the bus loop

    25 merkins

    hold KB high overhead and walk around the bus loop once.

    20 overhead presses, held high KB carry 1/2 way, 20 overhead presses, finish the loop

    20 overhead presses, 1/4 turn do 20 stir the pots, 1/2 way do 20 overhead presses, 3/4 way do 20 stir the pots

    head to the picnic benches
    5 step ups, side lunge to next bench 5 more step ups repeato 4x

    Triple check — merkins, situp presses, run lap

    5 minutes of Mary
    Boat canoes, lawnmowers, KB swing ring of fire
    2 KB Burpees

    Names, Numbers, Anouncements

    NMS — Great to see some guys who haven’t been back in a while. Hoping to see you all back again soon! YHC is humbled to be part of such an amazing group of gentlemen! SYITG!

  • A lonely bell

    One lonely kettlebeller showed up on a crisp morning to throw some iron around.

    • COP
      • SSH x 20
      • Helicopters x 10
      • Imperial Walkers x 10
      • Don Quixotes x 10
      • Arm Circles x 10 small, 5 big, revers
      • HRM x 20
      • Flutterkicks x 20
      • Lunges x 20
    • 4 Corners ladder
      • Start at one corner of the parking lot do 10 thrusters then run a lap
      • Farmers carry to next corner do 10 thrusters + 20 lawnmowers (10 each arm), run a lap
      • Farmers carry to third corner do 10 thrusters + 20 lawnmowers + 30 WWII w/ KB, run a lap
      • Farmers carry to final corner do 10 thrusters + 20 lawnmowers + 30 WWIIs + 40 goblet squats, run a lap
    • Dora
      • 100 KB swings
      • 200 merkins
      • 300 halos
      • Since there was no partner, YHC did 10 sets of 10, 20, 30 with sprint from one end of parking lot to the other end in between each set
    • Numberama, namerama
    • Notes:
      • This was the first lone workout for YHC, hopefully the last!
  • A Merkin Horseshoe

    1 Davillian had to waited till 5:29:30 to find out it would not be a solo post today. 2 additional Davillians arrived for some KB fun to make it a trio.

    This is how it went down

    COP (ALL IC) – DQ, Helicopters, Cherry Pickers, Arm Cirlces

    THANG

    The Lucky Horseshoe – Using the parking lot as the lap around here is how it went:

    • Lap 1
    • MerkinsX20
    • Lap 2
    • MerkinsX20, Goblet SquatsX20
    • Lap 3
    • MerkinsX20, Goblet SquatsX20, KB SwingsX20
    • Lap 4
    • MerkinsX20, Goblet SquatsX20, KB SwingsX20, 2ct Fuller Kick + Pressx20
    • Lap 5
    • MerkinsX20, Goblet SquatsX20, KB SwingsX20, 2ct Fuller Kick + Pressx20, Merkinsx20
    • Lap 6
    • Goblet SquatsX20, KB SwingsX20, 2ct Fuller Kick + Pressx20, Merkinsx20
    • Lap 7
    • KB SwingsX20, 2ct Fuller Kick + Pressx20, Merkinsx20
    • Lap 8
    • 2ct Fuller Kick + Pressx20, Merkinsx20
    • Lap 9
    • MerkinsX20
    • Lap 10

    Triple Check #1 – Bear Crawl, Halos, Around the World

    Triple Check #2 – Hallelujah Lunge, Two Arm Curls, Overhead Curls

    Mosey to the SF

    1 MOM – 10 KB Burpees OYO

    Numberama, Namerama, Announcements, YHC took us out

    MOLESKIN

    Great workout this morning. YHC was worried it would be a solo day but luckily The Carpenter and Bulkhead came through. Everyone shared how F3 has been a nice break for the “Groundhog Day” feeling over these last couple of weeks.

    Merkin Challenge Total – 200 Merkins + 10 Burpees

    ANNOUNCEMENTS

    A “Bro Code” run at Polar Green ES/Park next Sunday (5/17) starting at 7. A temporary return a few times a month for Green Acres for those that can’t make it down to Sunday Funday or OTB.

    SPIT ON THAT!!

  • Dora, Diego and a Centipede

    5 guys (not the restaurant) showed up this morning for a beatdown. YHC delivered.

    Walk around the loop with a kettlebell held high.

    COP — crabcakes, tempo lbc’s, american hammers, russian soldiers, rotating merkins, arm circles, helicopters

    Dora’s Little Donkey
    one partner runs across the lot and does 10 donkey kicks, return
    complete together 50 situp presses
    100 swings
    150 goblet squats

    Diego’s Bear Crawl 11’s
    bear crawl across loop
    1 4×4
    bear crawl back
    10 renegade rows
    continue till YHC calls time with 5 minutes left.

    Centipede
    spread out, hold out kettlebells in front
    first person does 5 kb thrusters and moves to other end
    go through the whole group 3 times

    Run around the loop for the last minute

    Numbers, Names, Announcements

    F3 Daville is having a merkin challenge for the month of May. Here is the link.

    https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/12T3CrYVUljOlFu9FYO3krk-ZaVehZMF5LZ7kN05EHDA/edit?usp=sharing

    Keep praying for members who are recently having to stay home for various reasons. We miss you all, stay safe and stay in touch!

    NMS — YHC is pooped. Bernie Sanders yesterday, 4×4’s today. Nuff said.

    Later,
    Opus

  • New moves

    3 veterans show up for the morning beatdown. Started off with an 8:20 mile, followed by COP of pushups with kettle bell, armcircles front then back then 20 happy mornings. Enough of COP.

    Triple check at the bus loop, one runner, one laying on the ground doing one arm flush, the other standing up doing chest press (dont know the name).

    Mosey over the the front parking lot.

    Four rounds of (10) skull crushers sit up push press, (10) kettlebell burpee, (10) one arm pushpress, (10) inclined pushups with kettlebell on back.

    2 mins left. Finished with 100 on your back chest press…

    Number off and Trout took us out….

  • LIFO Murph

    A solo Davillians at 5:30 decided to get out of the car and get ready. Luckily at 5:31 Opus showed and 5:35 Bulkhead decided to make an appearance so this lone wolf became a wolfpack.

    3 Davillians took part is an old tradition of First Murph Wednesdays at MANNDate.

    This how it went down

    THE MURPH

    1 mile run

    10 Rounds of the following:

    10 Merkins
    20 KB Swings
    30 Goblet Squats

    No time left for another mile

    2 MOM – Curb touches and Boat/Canoe

    Numberama, Namerama, Announcements, YHC took us out

    SPIT ON THAT!!

  • A Lucky Return

    6 to YHC make his return to MANNDate. It has been 30 weeks since YHC came to the grounds of Washington-Henry ES. It was time to play a little catch up.

    This is how it went down

    COP (ALL IC) – DQ, SSH, Hillbillies, LBC’s, Arm Circles

    THANG

    The Lucky Horseshoe

    • Lap 1
    • Merkins X30
    • Lap 2
    • Merkins X30, Goblet Squats X30
    • Lap 3
    • Merkins X30, Goblet Squats X30 , KB Swings X30
    • Lap 4
    • Merkins X30, Goblet Squats X30 , KB Swings X30, Flutter Kick Press X30
    • Lap 5
    • Merkins X30, Goblet Squats X30 , KB Swings X30, Flutter Kick Press X30, (2ct) American Hammer x30
    • Lap 6
    • Goblet Squats X30 , KB Swings X30, Flutter Kick Press X30, (2ct) American Hammer x30
    • Lap 7
    • KB Swings X30, Flutter Kick Press X30, (2ct) American Hammer x30
    • Lap 8
    • Flutter Kick Press X30, (2ct) American Hammer x30
    • Lap 9
    • (2ct) American Hammer x30
    • Lap 10

    Mosey to the SF

    5 MOM (PAX Choice) – Around the World, Boat/Canoe, Around the World (reverse), Halos, KB Merkins

    Numberama, Namerama, Announcements, YHC took us out

    MOLESKIN

    It was great to be back swing around kettle bell this morning. Last time YHC was out there was in the middle of Aug and Gumbo had a guest Q.

    Mumble chatter has you guess it was focused around COVID-19. Impacts on the HS and College students to Corned Beef giving us an update on Westminster.

    Prayers go out to our brother Mud Face who is taking a leave of absence to help take care of his mom and dad. Also to No Idea for practicing true “Social Distancing” to help protect his wife

    SPIT ON THAT!!

  • Please don’t make us run

    Gathered in the parking lot and everyone started crying that they didnt want to do any running so Q had a call an audible.

    Mosey over to bus loop, helicopters, SSH, LBC, merkins..

    Round 120 donkey kicks, 20 demon crusher, 20 donkey kicks, 20 demon crushers to side up push press.

    Round 2- bear crawl with kettle bell between light poles, round the worlds between the next light poles the continued around the the bus loop. Once loop had been completed, then crawl beared between lights, then lunges, switching at every light until completed one loop.

    Round 3- 25 demon crushers to push press, 25 incline merkins, 20 demon crushers to push press, 20 incline merkins… 15…10…5…mosey back to parking lot…

    Number, number, no announcements, prayer..then out..

  • How to make a man at Manndate

    3 locals and 1 visitor started off the morning running one lap around the bus loop with their respective kettle bell. Mudface immediately started complaining about running and his kettle bell being the heaviest (what ever that means).

    COP

    20 jumping Jack’s

    20 Don Quixote

    Arms circles forward and reverse

    20 LBC…. when we got done with LBCs two other locals (Yardsale and No Idea) decided to show up.

    Mosey over to the the sidewalk next to the bus loop. Everyone setup in their own sidewalk square and then it went down.

    Round 1 – 20 kettlebell burpee, 20 KB swings, 20 KB demon crushers, 20 KB ball dippers, then ran 2 laps.

    Round 2- since mudface was bragging about his big kettlebell the kettle bell stayed in the sidewalk block and everyone moved left to use their neighbors KB. 20 kettlebell burpee with 2 pushups, 20 KB swings, 20 KB demon crushers to situps press, 20 KB ball dippers, then ran 2 laps Bernie Sanders style.

    Round 3- Kettle bell stayed everyone moved left. 20 kettlebell burpee with 3 pushups, 20 KB swings, 20 KB demon crushers to situps press, 20 KB ball dippers, then ran 2 laps.

    Round 4- Kettle bell stayed everyone moved left. 5 kettlebell burpee with 4 pushups, 10 KB swings, 10 KB demon crushers to situps press, 10 KB ball dippers, then ran 2 laps Bernie Sanders style then rime ran out.

    Mosey over to the parking lot. Number number, no announcements, Trout took the group out.

    Great group of guys this morning. We will need to “pass the kettle bell” again in the future.