Tag: Surge

  • Toys Make it Better – from Fracsac

    Showed up a few minutes early to get set up with all the toys.

    Flag planted, disclaimer given, 9 pax faced the bacon to warmup.

    Pax choice:

    Stations: Jump rope, 60 lb sandbag squats, 50 lb sandbag rows, kettle bell swings, burpees, and 4 pax on the big rope at all times. Timer was 4 pax run with rope 25 yards do 5 squats and run back. If rope touches the deck it’s a penalty. Complete one rotation.

    Deck of F3 cards: everyone gets a draw

    Wildcard: 3 minutes of Embrace the Suck.

    Frisbee throw to the back of the museum, burpees for drops.

    3 x Sunday Mornings

    CoT

    Great way to kick off the week!

    SYITG

  • Welcome 56 – from Heisenberg

    Warm-Up (In Cadence, IC):
    • Grass Grabbers x 10
    • Abe Vigoda x 10
    • Imperial Walkers x 15
    • SSH x 56
    • Arm Circles x 15
    Deep Sea Diver:
    • Start at the top of NOMA
    • Perform 10 Shoulder Taps on the top step, then descend one step and reduce the count by one with each step
    • Completed one extra round to total 56
    Crab Walk:
    • Around the NOMA fountain
    Frisbee Run to the Singing Oak:
    • Used one regular frisbee and three puck-sized disks
    • No running when you held a frisbee. Any drop resulted in 2 burpees (adjusted to 1 burpee due to frequent drops)
    Motivator at the Singing Oak:
    • Begin with 10 deconstructed SSH
    • Count down in unison from 10 to 1, and repeat 1 twice for a total of 56
    Return to NOMA:
    • Used frisbees, no burpees for drops
    The Wapner:
    • 3 rounds of 8-Count Body Builders IC
    • This was my first time leading the legendary Wapner
    3 Sunday Mornings
    COT – Prayer for Frac’s mom and all moms.

  • By the numbers – from Hokie

    Renny Aug 08.04.24

    by the numbers
    14 Pax
    7 Teams of two
    7 Toys
    Thangs 1,2, & 3

    Warm-o-Rama:
    10 Tempo Merkins
    10 Grass Grabbers
    10 Abe Vigoda’s
    10 Little Baby Arm Circles Forward
    10 Little Baby Arm Circles Backward
    8 Big Arm Circles Forward
    4 BigArm Circles Backward

    The Thang 1
    DORA – Timer / Backwards
    100 Derkins
    200 Bobby Hurley’s
    300 Shoulder Taps

    Pax 1 starts exercise
    Pax 2 traverses to irrigation and bag with one of our 7 toys
    switch

    after each Pax used a “toy” on their mosey, teams move onto next “toy” for their next round

    our 7 toys were

    Sandy & Sweetness 60# sand bags
    Ball buster 53# sand bag
    Ball of Hell 80# sphere
    Charlie 25# chain
    Brick 1 & Brick 2 50# bricks

    if you was not yet available, do scapulars waiting on next toy

    The Thang 2 – KISS
    between each set, grab a toy and head to irrigation. if no toy available, or chosen, run backwards
    * 100 merkins
    * 90 squats
    * 80 merkins
    * 70 squats
    * 60 merkins
    * 50 squats
    *
    at 7:08 head to back of NOMA to start The Thang 3

    AMRAP 3
    10 Burpees
    10 Big Boi Sit-ups
    10 Bobby Hurleys
    AMRAP 3 minutes

    of course close with Sundays Mornings

  • Last of the June Days – from Fracsac

    10 at the Renaissance to start the week off right. After a brief disclaimer and some tunes blaring, pax faced the bacon for a warmup with the regular stuff.

    Mosey to check out the wildflowers and get some 8 count body builders in.

    Mosey to the closet art to ensure we keep our “cultcha” front and center, and got some 8 count body builders in.

    Stations with partners

    15 burpees (timer)
    Freddie Mercury’s
    Big Boi sit-ups
    ‘Mericans
    V-ups

    Split up for lunge walk/bear crawl around NOMA, at least one pax always bear crawling. All others lunge. Since it pays to be a winner, all enjoyed 8 count body builders to finish.

    11s

    Burpees at the top of the steps
    Step ups (2 is 1) at the fountain

    Finish off with Sunday Mornings

    COT

    NMM

    It was hot. It was humid. We still managed to knock out 100 burpees.
    SYITG

  • Daylight Savings – from Vagabond

    BLIMPS: Everyone does exercise while the timer runs stair circle coupon rifle carry

    Jump rope to 300 reps with partner while pax planks

    Bear crawl face off

    Pax Choice

    Sunday Mornings

  • King T.U.T. – from Triple Shift

    In 1977, the King Tut exhibit was held at NOMA and was the inspiration for today’s workout. No, we didn’t walk like an Egyptian, perform a camel crawl, or did the mummy move. TUT for today means Time Under Tension (think low and slow) which is the most efficient way you create hypertrophy of muscle, i.e. “Get Swole!”

    Warmup – Squats, Merkins, Lunges, Peter Parkers, Shoulder Taps, Parker Peters, and Imperial Walkers (crowd pleaser). Everything was done IC but it was a slow 3 count hold for each movement rather than the standard IC count.

    The Thang – Everyone pick up a coupon for each hand (kettlebells and sandbags) and head to the Foundry.

    Once we arrive we at the foundry, do three rounds (2:30 min each) of flexed arm hang to failure, 10 no cheat merkins and 15 goblet squats.

    Head back to the flag and we perform one Sunday morning.

    Close out with COT and prayers for peace for Jerusalem and for Charmin as he honors the one yr. anniversary of his dad’s passing.

  • Cold Play – from Vagabond

    Music Coldplay

    Pumpkins around museum race – hand off chain, holder is stationary

    Jump rope, LBCs, step ups, 5 burpees, run corner route

    80
    40
    20
    5

    60
    30
    15
    5

    40
    20
    10
    5

    Frisbee Toss closest to the pumpkin
    Closest nothing but calls penalty for furthest and everyone else

    Sunday mornings

    Mary

  • The Renni Rides Again – from Fracsac

    4 Pax strong at the Renaissance. Warmup with regular stuff facing the bacon. Route 66 with burpees at the light posts. Follow up with some ring of Fire at the Singing Oak. Stopped off for step ups and dips on the board walk, then ‘mericans at the steps of NOMA.
    Ended with 5 Sunday mornings and 5 minutes of Mary.

    CoT

    SYITG

  • Deep Sea Diver Down then Up and Up – from Heisenberg

    Warmup Windmills x 10, Grass Grabbers x 10, Imperial Walker x 25, Arm Circles Forward, Backward, Seal Claps, Overhead Claps x 10, Moroccan Night clubs x 20

    Deep Sea Diver Down – Starting at the top step of NOMA, 8 Shoulder Taps IC then descend a step and reduce the count by one until we get down to the bottom.

    Deep Sea Diver Up – This was a failed attempt as we went up head first and it was way too easy so YHC nixed the experiment at step 5.

    Mosey to the wooden steps – IC Right Leg Step ups 25, 10 Dips, Left Leg Step Ups 25, 10 Dips

    Mosey to the Singing Oak – Ring of Fire – 10 Squats around the ring while Pax held the Al Gore. Frac failed to follow my clear instruction to avoid standing in ants.

    Mosey to Field with Tall Grass – Pax held plank position as first PAX bear crawled to first tree and started 25 LBCs and then then bear crawled to third tree. As the first Pax started the LBC the next Pax would bear crawl. At some point Surge became impatient and started out of turn.

    Mosey to Benches – Monkey Humpers IC x 25

    Mosey to Swans – Jack Web to 5

    Mosey Back to NOMA Steps – Deep Sea Diver Up – This time we started on the first step and went backwards feet first up to Step 8. This is the proper way to do a reverse Deep Sea Diver.

    Mosey to Side Steps – Calf Raises IC x 10 then Slow x 10

    Mosey to Back of NOMA – 3 Sunday Mornings

    Mosey Back to Flag – Time for 5 Burpees
    COT

  • Hot, Humid and Hellacious (very great, bad or overwhelming) – from Triple Shift

    Last Sunday, I totally screwed up and thought I was the Q and Vagabond so graciously let me Co-Q the workout with him. This week, for sure, I was the Q and I didn’t want to disappoint! Time to implement all the crazy ideas I had to help us make a downpainment for the upcoming week.

    I gave the disclaimer and then moseyed to the front of the Museum and faced the bacon. I instructed the PAX to do hip circles but meant to perform the Open the Gate exercise and was thoroughly corrected. Not to be thrown off my game, I quickly corrected my terminology and moved forward with the Warmup exercises.

    10 Open the Gate (both legs), 10 Low Slow Squats, 10 Low Slow Merkins finished with 30 SSH all in cadence.

    Thang 1 – Split up into two team for a Bataan Death Crawl at the front of NOMA and head toward the back of NOMA. The last person in the bear crawl line does 10 squats with weights and then runs to the front of the bear crawl line. As they reach the last person in the bear crawl line, they give them the weights and that person does 10 squats as they head to the front of the line. Keep repeating this routine till the group reaches the back of NOMA. From there, we switch to the Bataan Death Lunge Walk with the last person in the lunge walk line perform 10 overhead presses then runs to the front. As they reach the last person in the lunge walk line, they give them the weights so they can perform 10 overhead presses. Repeat till we reach the front.

    Thang 2 – Split up into 2 person teams and PAX 1 performs a cumulative 30 burpees and 60 stair rail body rows/kettlebell rows while the other farmer carries two weight to the yield sign and back to switch out.

    Thang 3 – Running out of time, I had to significantly change Thang 2 to get to the Jackass Burpee Webb at the back of NOMA. We worked our way up to 8 burpees in cadence and 16 donkey kicks. That exercise is a fan favorite! We were all gassed needless to say and finished up with one Sunday morning.

    Countoff, Namerama, and COT – Naked Man Moleskin (NMM) Closed us out with a prayer of thanksgiving for the Pax and their vocal correction of me when I screw something up. Because I know it comes from a place of love and honor, I gladly receive it because it helps me to be a better man for my M, family, and community. I wonder how many men encounter that type of gracious correction in their daily lives. I’m not sure the answer to my pondering but I am sure that I’m better because of it. Thankful for the opportunity to lead!