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Mad Dog’s Big Red Block Party

  • When: 20200206
  • QIC: Waldo (Mad Dog as Co-Q)
  • The PAX: Easy In, Mayhem, Jalopy, Splinter, Fish N Chips, Bob the Builder (Respect), Yo Adrian (Respect), Defib, Prius (Respect), Rocking Chair (from F3 Lexington, Respect), Booster Seat (FNG)


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Conditions: Warm, muggy

FNGs: Booster Seat (Will Long)

COP: TTT x10 IC; LBAC x15 IC (forward and backward)

The Thang:
-Grab a block and meet near the yield sign.
-Partner up for a double dora.
-Double Dora – 100 Chest Presses; 200 Curls for the Girls; 300 Squats w/ the Block; 300 Chest Presses; 200 Tricep Rows; 100 Squats w/ the Block (one partner is doing the exercises, the other is running around the dirt parking lot, then swapping places)

Mary: Tricep Extensions x20 on Q; LBCs x50 on Q; Tricep Extensions x20 on Q; LBCs x40 on Q; LBCs x30 on Q; Heel Taps (aka Ray Charles) x16 IC

Numberama: 13

Namerama: Easy In, Mayhem, Jalopy, Splinter, Fish N Chips, Bob the Builder (Respect), Yo Adrian (Respect), Defib, Prius (Respect), Rocking Chair (from F3 Lexington, Respect), Booster Seat (FNG), Mad Dog, Waldo

Pledge and COT

Announcements: Newington Elementary 5k on Feb. 22, in honor of Underhand. Need volunteers for P200

Devo: Read Ecclesiastes 4:12; Let’s remember to encourage and support each other and our families.  Don’t do it alon, reach out to each other and always look to God.

Moleskin: This was all Mad Dog.  The Q spot was open for today, so on Tuesday when I Q’d, I asked for a volunteer to Q today, and Mad Dog stepped up right away to pick up his 2nd co-Q.  He designed this beat-down and handled everything other than this backblast.  As soon as he can knock out Q School, he’ll be good to go, and he already knows how to come up with a good quality workout.  Special welcome to Rocking Chair from F3 Lexington, who not only showed up to workout while on a work trip, but also brought out an FNG.  So welcome Booster Seat (Will Long), who lives in Summerville, and will hopefully be making more appearances in the gloom.

An Unconventional Half Mile Tour

  • When: 20200123
  • QIC: Sakrete
  • The PAX: AC/DC, Mayhem, Easy In, Defib, Fish N Chips, Waldo, High Stick, Wreck It Ralph, Splinter, Flanders, Benefits,


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Conditions: Cold.  Stupid Winter.

FNGs: None today.

COP:  TTT x 10 IC slow and steady to get a great stretch in the hamstrings.  10 Hillbillies x 10 IC.

The Thang:

YHC set up cones through the park.  From the circle at the flag to the baseballs at the entrance.  The first 3 cones were placed closer together than the others.  Seems perfectly set up for some STAYING ALIVES.  PAX ran one complete Staying Alive.  Gathered together at entrance to the circle.  Jailbreak from first cone to second.  25 merkins on Q.  Lunge walk to next cone.  25 squats on Q.  Jailbreak to next cone 25 WWI sit ups.  Lunge walk to next cone.  25 Carolina Dry Docks on Q.  Bernie Sanders across bridge to first baseball.  25 calf raises on Q.  Jailbreak to other side of the semi circle.  25 LBCs on Q.  Lunge walk around circle at entrance back to first baseball closest to flag.  25 merkins on Q.  Bernie Sanders to next cone.  25 squats on Q.  Jail break to next cone.  25 WW1 sit ups.  Lunge walk to next cone.  25 Carolina Dry Docks.  Jail break to next cone.  25 LBCs on Q.  Lunge Walk to next cone then mosey to the flag.

 

Partner up.  Dora.  1 partner is running the staying alive course while partner 2 is doing one of the previous six exercises.  Flip flop.  Until time.

Mary: She wasn’t invited today

Numberama: 12

Namerama: AC/DC, Mayhem, Easy In, Defib, Fish N Chips, Waldo, High Stick, Wreck It Ralph, Splinter, Flanders, Benefits, Sakrete

Pledge and COT- Loud and Proud 

Announcements: Since this backblast is late there is no need in putting the anniversary convergence and party here.  That’s done and gone.

Devo: I didn’t have one prepared and Defib dropped some knowledge.   If you weren’t there you missed it.  My dad always told me…When someone who is smarter than you is talking… Listen.  So that’s what we did

Moleskin:   In the days following this Q YHC received several texts from PAX describing their dislike for me.  The pain in the legs was real.  Hopefully there weren’t too many pulled muscles on this cold morning.  The best way to get from point A to point B is a straight line.  This morning we did not follow that logic.  Covered about .5 mile in some pretty unconventional fashion but everyone got better for it.

We Don’t Do Pickle Pounders at a Waldo Q

  • When: 20200121
  • QIC: Waldo
  • The PAX: Prius (Respect), Easy In, Yo Adrian (Respect), Swinger, Defib, Chum, Manana, Fish N Chips, Splinter


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Conditions: Below freezing

FNGs: None

COP: SSH x10 IC; TTT x10 IC; SSH x10 IC; Mountain Climbers x15 IC; LBAC (forward & backward x12 IC)

The Thang:
-Grab a cinderblock and meet at the entrance to the circle.
-Overhead Press x10, Squats (with or without block, pax choice) x20, run around dirt parking lot, Curls for the Girls x10, LBCs x20, run to the lamppost on the right side of the road and back.
-Repeat the above exercises/runs for about 30 minutes.
-Usain Bolt…exercises called were Mountain Climbers, Merkins, Lunges, and Skull Crushers…unfortunately we ran out of time before we could get to all of the Pax, including Chum (I wonder what he would have chosen?)

Mary: LBCs x40 IC; Heel Touches x25 IC

Numberama: 10

Namerama: Prius (Respect), Easy In, Yo Adrian (Respect), Swinger, Defib, Chum, Manana, Fish N Chips, Splinter, Waldo

Pledge and COT

Announcements: Anniversary Convergence Workout @ Doty Park & Anniversary Party at the Ponds on Jan. 25.  Newington Elementary 5k on Feb. 22, in honor of Underhand.

Devo: Stay warm.

Moleskin: I was unable to attend the Cardiac last week, so I decided to come up with a slight variation of our favorite fitness test…I tried to incorporate a lot of running to keep us warm in the cold conditions.  The mumble chatter was great, and I almost let Chum lead us into some pickle pounders, before pulling the rug out from under him, as we don’t do pickle pounders at a Waldo Q.

Golf Shirt Friday #youreywelcome

  • When: 20200117
  • QIC: Defib
  • The PAX: Schrute, Repo, Wreck It Ralph, Fish N Chips, Defib


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Conditions: 53 cool, crisp, and breezy

FNGs: No FNGs

Disclaimer: Given. Push yourself, don’t hurt yourself

COP:

Straight to the Thang!

The Thang:

To the picnic tables!

Tabata was 12 seconds rest and 25 sec AMRAP. Exercise were paired so that you did exercise one for 25 sec, rested 12 sec, exercise two for 25 sec, rested 12 sec and rinsed and repeated for 5 rounds (total of 5 sets of each pair of exercises)

Exercise pairs:

  • Curls and OHP
  • Step ups and squats
  • Curls and dips
  • Step ups and squats

Wreck It Ralph threw out the idea of going for a ruck around the area. My arms thought that’d be a great idea! 😂  We started walking with No Strap privileges 😈 (suitcase carry, Africa stone carry, carry on the shoulder, etc). We walked up past the wiffleball field and past the bridge going toward the actual ball fields. Rucks on once we cleared the bridge then we did an Indian Ruck back to the flag.

Mary: 

Iron Crosses 20 on Q

Dying Cockroaches 20 IC

LBCs 20 IC

Numberama: 5

Namerama And Pledge: ✅ 🇺🇸

Announcements:

Anniversary party 1/25/2020 at the Ponds

Prayers and BOM : 

For Repo’s daughter as she grasps potty training. 🙏

For Repo’s M and her process with 🇺🇸Citizenship. 🙏

For Mad Dog and his Daughter as she gets evaluation and treatment for what she’s got going on medically 🙏

For app the unspokens 🙏

Devo:

Decide what you want and DO THE WORK to get you there.

Moleskin:  

Fish was here at 0500 to get things started but then “modified as needed” and ran miles to get ready for the races he’s got coming up (P200 and Peyton’s Wild and Wacky). He again met up with us for Mary, pledge, and BOM. It was a quiet morning. Lots of work was being done. I stressed the importance of form and also said to work the negatives when getting fatigued. It’s hard to complain or make small talk when you’re doing AMRAP for 25 seconds and 12 seconds is barely enough time to catch your breath for the next movement let alone try to complain. Good Times 😄💪

Sakrete couldn’t make it out because he was doing a good job being a dad and a husband. The Tabata work and rest time for each exercise added up to be 37 sec which is a number he knows well. We think Chowdah HC’d to 2 AOs for this morning. Schrute drove well out of his way to the Rucking AO and it was great to see him! #whatastud  I hope he comes back after today 😂

“Rucking [verb] – walking with a weighted rucksack (aka backpack). It implies action, energy, and purpose. Rucking requires strength, endurance, and character — and builds it, too” – goruck.com/rucking-101

The Cardiac Results January 2020

  • When: 20200116
  • QIC: Defib
  • The PAX: Swinger (with a ruck), Gypsy, Sakrete, Mad Dog, Bambi, Fish N Chips, First Alert, AC/DC, Bob the Builder (Respect), High Stick, Defib


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Conditions: 64, humid, not rainy until after 5:45

FNGs: None

Ruckers: Swinger🤘

Disclaimer: Given. Push yourself, don’t hurt yourself.

COP:

Through the Tunnel 10 IC

Don Quixotes  10 IC

LBAC forward and backward while I gave instructions for The Cardiac 

 

The Thang: The CARDIAC Monthly Fitness Test

One Circuit:

5 Merkins

10 Squats

15 Wide Merkins

20 LBCs

10 Burpees

(IN ORDER)

Run to the light post and back (~100 yards one way)

Repeat as many times as possible over the 40 minutes remaining in the BC

The Cardiac January 2020 Results:

Swinger 6 (30 Merkins, 60 Squats, 90 Wide Merkins, 120 LBCs, 60 Burpees, .66 miles)

Gypsy 8 (40 Merkins, 80 Squats, 120 Wide Merkins, 160 LBCs, 80 Burpees, .88 miles)

Sakrete 8 (40 Merkins, 80 Squats, 120 Wide Merkins, 160 LBCs, 80 Burpees, .88 miles)

Fish N Chips 8 (40 Merkins, 80 Squats, 120 Wide Merkins, 160 LBCs, 80 Burpees, .88 miles)

Bambi 7 (35 Merkins, 70 Squats, 105 Wide Merkins, 140 LBCs, 70 Burpees, .77 miles)

Bob The Builder 8 (40 Merkins, 80 Squats, 120 Wide Merkins, 160 LBCs, 80 Burpees, .88 miles)

First Alert 6 (30 Merkins, 60 Squats, 90 Wide Merkins, 120 LBCs, 60 Burpees, .66 miles)

AC/DC 8 (40 Merkins, 80 Squats, 120 Wide Merkins, 160 LBCs, 80 Burpees, .88 miles)

High Stick 8 (40 Merkins, 80 Squats, 120 Wide Merkins, 160 LBCs, 80 Burpees, .88 miles)

Mad Dog 8 (40 Merkins, 80 Squats, 120 Wide Merkins, 160 LBCs, 80 Burpees, .88 miles)

Defib 10 (50 Merkins, 100 Squats, 150 Wide Merkins, 200 LBCs, 100 Burpees, 1.1 miles)

Mary: None

Numberama: 11

Namerama: Swinger (with a ruck), Gypsy, Sakrete, Mad Dog, Bambi, Fish N Chips, First Alert, AC/DC, Bob the Builder (Respect), High Stick, Defib

Pledge and BOM – Done

Prayer Reqests:

Prayers for Mad Dog’s daughter’s health 🙏

Prayers for the unspoken prayers

Prayers for our relationships with our spouses and those close to us

Announcements:

Jan 25, 2020 0700 Convergence wourkout at Doty 

Jan 25, 2020 5pm-10pm Convergence Party at the Ponds/Tectonic! Shortcake will bring his food truck so bring money for some good eats. There will be a Flag retiring ceremony so if you have a flag that needs retiring bring it to the party. If available, stay a bit after to help clean up.

Devo: 

“You either get bitter or you get better. It’s that simple. You either take what has been dealt to you and allow it to make you a better person, or you allow it to tear you down. The choice does not belong to fate, it belongs to you.”
Josh Shipp

 

Moleskin:  The Cardiac SUCKS  😂 Great Push, Men! Fish and Chips brought chalk so that we kid keep track of how many rounds we did. Thanks Fish!

 

The Slide on the playground is really really fast

  • When: 20200106
  • QIC: Sakrete
  • The PAX: Sugar Mountain, Major Dad (R), Mad Dog, Fish N Chips, AC/DC, M&M, Shortcake, Microwave, Roscoe, Placebo (R), Cold Cut, Woody, Streaker,


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Conditions: Cold but dry.

FNGs: Does Shortcake count?

COP:  10 TTT IC, 15 LBAC forward and reverse, 15 over head claps, 15 moraccan night clubs.  Gather on patio

The Thang:

Mosey to the point of the triangle island nearest the Senior community.  YHC briefed PAX on what the basic idea would be then did the first round of exercises IC.  1 LBC IC.  Mosey to next point furthest from the farm house.  1 Squat IC.  Mosey to next point beside farm house.  1 merkin IC.  Mosey to play ground.  1 Burpee.  Bear crawl to the stairs of the playset.  1 WW1 situp.  Up the stairs and down the slide.  1 Hand release merkin.  Lunge walk to gate of playground and head back to point nearest senior community.  Increase reps to 2.  Rinse and Repeat adding 1 rep each rotation until time called.

0538 called for everyone to meet at Pavilion.

Mary: Thunderstruck plank merkins.

Numberama: 14

Namerama: Sugar Mountain, Major Dad (R), Mad Dog, Fish N Chips, AC/DC, M&M, Shortcake, Microwave, Roscoe, Placebo (R), Cold Cut, Woody, Streaker, Sakrete

Pledge and COT: We did that loud and proud 

Announcements: Anniversary Convergence and party 1/25/20.  Convergence will be that morning at 0700 at Doty Park and then Party at the Ponds at 1700.  Bring your families to the party and BYOB.  Shortcake will have his food truck on site.

Devo: YHC took a minute a spoke on the passing of my grandmother on New Years Day.  Never miss an opportunity to say Goodbye to someone you love and let them know how much you love them.  Tomorrow is not guaranteed.  She celebrated her 88th birthday on Monday and by Wednesday evening she was gone.  Don’t take tomorrow for granted.

Moleskin:   This was a fun one.  That PAX quickly figured out how to apply the brakes on that slide.  That thing would launch a little kid in the air.  Might be fun to watch at the anniversary party.  I would nominate my kid but I can’t swing the doctor bills after he is sent into orbit.  Shortcake joined us again and was like he never missed a beat.  Great work fellas.  Thanks for letting me lead.

Squating around the Country Club

  • When: 20191210
  • QIC: High Stick
  • The PAX: Fish N Chips, Repo, Streaker, Mayhem, Sakrete, Rabbit Ears, Swinger, Chum, Easy In, Prius (R), Mad Dog, Waldo


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Warm-up

SSH

TTT

Don Quixote

Imperial Walkers

 

Thang

Mosey around parking lot

15 Squats OQ

15 WWI Sit-ups OQ

 

Mosey to bridge

15 Toe Taps IC

15 Tricep Dips OQ

15 WWI Sit-ups OQ

 

Mosey to Upper Parking Lot

10 Runner Squats Each Leg OQ

15 WWI Sit-ups OQ

Jail Break to other side of parking lot

10 Skater Squats Each Leg OQ

15 WWI Sit-ups OQ

 

Mosey to the Big Wall at Entrance

Broke up into three groups. 

One group completes 10 Merkins, runs to Dorchester Rd and back, completes 10 merkins. 

Other two groups are in Peoples Chair. Each group does one round

10 Step ups each leg OYO

 

Mosey to Whiffle Ball field

Home to First – Side Lunge & 15 WWI Sit-ups OQ

First to Second – Side Lunge & 15 WWI Sit-ups OQ, 10 Merkins OQ

Second to Third – Side Lunge & 15 WWI Sit-ups OQ, 10 Merkins OQ, 10 Carolina Dry Docks OQ

Third to Home – Side Lunge & 15 WWI Sit-ups OQ, 10 Merkins OQ, 10 Carolina Dry Docks OQ, 10 Squats OQ

 

Mosey Back to Flag

 

Mary

American Hammer IC

LBC OQ (PAX choice – Sakrete)

Pickle Pounders IC (Lead by Chum)

 

Numberama, Namerama, Announcements, Pledge, Prayer

Honoring the Numbers 33 and 37

  • When: 20191105
  • QIC: Sakrete
  • The PAX: Repo, Tinker, Chum, High Stick, Sugar Mountain, Waldo, Defib, Easy In, Mayhem, Fish N Chips, Mad Dog, Manana


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Conditions: Mid 50’s.  Little mist in the air.  Ground wet from over night rain

FNGs: Not today

COP:  10 TTT IC, 33 LBAC FORWARD, 33 LBAC IN REVERSE

The Thang:

Partner up with someone relatively close to you in speed.  Short distances.  Assemble at entrance to circle.

Jailbreak race against partner approximately 50 yards.  Winner watches as loser does 5 burpees. (x2)

Partner 1 bear crawls away from traffic circle as Partner 2 is doing 33 Merkins.  When partner 2 finishes  run out and catch partner 1.  Flip Flop and partner 2 begins bear crawling back towards flag.  Partner 1 does merkins and runs to catch up.

Jailbreak race against partner approximately 50 yards.  Winner watches as loser does 5 burpees. (x2)

Partner 1 crab walks away from traffic circle as Partner 2 is doing 33 Carolina Dry docks.  When partner 2 finishes run and catch partner 1.  Flip Flop and partner 2 begins crab walking back towards flag.  Partner 1 does CCD and runs to catch up.

Jailbreak race against partner approximately 50 yards.  Winner watches as loser does 5 burpees. (x2)

Partner 1 lunge walks away from traffic circle as Partner 2 is doing 33 squats.  When partner 2 finishes run and catch partner 1.  Flip Flop and partner 2 begins lunge walking back towards flag.  Partner 1 does squats and runs to catch up.

Indian Run around gravel lot

Partner 1 sumo squats away from traffic circle as Partner 2 is doing 33 monkey humpers.  When partner 2 finishes run and catch partner 1.  Flip Flop and partner 2 begins lunge walking back towards flag

Goal for this one is 33 burpees as a team.  Partner 1 Bernie Sanders (runs backwards) away from circle.  Partner 2 does as many burpees as he wants and runs to catch up.  Partner 1 starts with the number Partner 2 left off with while Partner 2 runs backwards.  Continue until 33 burpees is reached.  Once your team reaches 33 burpees stop where you are and hold plank.  Once all teams have completed 33 burpees the team who made it furthest begins running back towards flag.  When the lead team gets to your team fall in behind and mosey to the light pole heading into the flag.

Jailbreak to the flag.  You vs. You.  Push your self with everything you have left.

 

Mary: Sugar Mountain asked YHC if he could handle ‘Mary’ for the day.  He also wrote this portion of backblast

In honor of Sakrete.

We learned at The Guild that it take Sakrete 37 seconds to conceive a child. It is also his 33rd birthday. So the following happened

37 Baby Makers OQ

33 Pickle Pounders IC

37 Monkey Humpers IC

33 Second Planks

Numberama: 13

Namerama: Repo, Tinker, Chum, High Stick, Sugar Mountain, Waldo, Defib, Easy In, Mayhem, Fish N Chips, Mad Dog, Manana, Sakrete

Pledge and COT- Correct  

Announcements: Events coming up.  Get with you 2nd F Q’s with any questions.  Keep an eye on the FB page for updates as well.

Devo: Used the devo time to hand over the reigns to Waldo for the time being as YHC is stepping away to nail down things at home after the newest 2.0 comes into the world.

Moleskin:   We did 33 (my age) of a lot of exercises that YHC doesn’t enjoy doing.  Defib kicked mulch on me as we were doing LBAC.  I guess 33 in both directions was too much.  Defib also almost died.  Alot.  Easy In is really fast.  Waldo is also fast.  Didn’t have a lot of mumble chatter this morning.  YHC will chalk it up as a win.  Anytime you can quiet this crowd you have done something.

Stations at The CC

  • When: 20191022
  • QIC: Sakrete
  • The PAX: Splinter, Mad Dog, Fish N Chips, High Stick, Waldo, Dri Prime, Cheetah, Chum, Mayhem, Prius (R), Clancy, Easy In, Defib, Chowdah


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Conditions: Low 70’s

FNGs: Not Today

COP:  Briefed Pax on what would be happening over next 40 minutes.  Stretch as needed. Named Splinter, High Stick and myself captains.  School yard pick.  Once PAX picked go get block and get one for your captain as well.

The Thang:

YHC had the park divided into 6 stations.  Station 1 was the flag.  This was the block station.  Blocks remained here.  Station 2 was the wiffle ball field.  Station 3 was the baseballs by the entrance.  Station 4 was the picnic tables.  Station 5 was top parking lot by the fire station.  Station 6 was the gravel parking lot.  Each station had exercises to be done as a team.  Once completed roll the die that was provided.  The die indicated which station you would head to.  Work until 540 and head back to flag.  Stow blocks.

Mary: All teams complete 9 stations.  This was a competition.  No winners or losers.  Everyone had to do 10 burpees.

Numberama: 15

Namerama: Splinter, Mad Dog, Fish N Chips, High Stick, Waldo, Dri Prime, Cheetah, Chum, Mayhem, Prius (R), Clancy, Easy In, Defib, Chowdah, Sakrete

Pledge and COT

Announcements: Holiday runs.  Holiday events posted on website.

Devo: We did that!

Moleskin:   Normally mumble chatter is high at Bedrock.  Today, maybe it was, but I didn’t hear a lot of it.  We all separated and accomplished a lot.  But I will tell you one thing for sure.  Chowdah is talker.  I thought I was.  No no no that dude has a lot to say!  Great work men and thanks for the ability to lead.

Basking in the shadows of the palms

  • When: 20191025
  • QIC: Wreck-It Ralph
  • The PAX: Repo, Defib, Fish N Chips


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Conditions: Mid 60’s, beautiful for a walk in the park

FNGs: nope

COP:  10 LBAC IC F/R, 30 OH Claps IC

The Thang:

Grab rucks, and head to palm trees behind the scoreboard.

1-13 Reps OH Press, lunge walk in between trees,

Ruck around the fields, wave to FiA, and back to palm trees.

Ruck swings 1-13 with Suitcase carries in between.

Back to the flag.

Mary: None

Numberama: 4

Namerama: Wreck-It Ralph, Defib, Fish N Chips, Repo

Pledge and COT

Announcements: Ruck for Hunger 11/16. support it if you aren’t doing events. TMF 9/11 Heroes Run 11/17 Daniel Island. Holiday Schedule coming out soon!

Devo: replace with devo

Moleskin:   FNC came jogging up as we were warming up. Offered him to take a block or a 60# sandbag that I had brought just for funsies. He chose the harder thing and completed all the miles and all the reps with that bag!