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Rucking Party

Backblast! Rucking PartyCOUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA:

Date: 5/24/2021

AO: Flag Pole Hill

PAX: Alright Alright Icebox Jennay Oatmeal Silent Bob Stingray Trash Panda Rabbit from F3 Memphis (I think?)
Q: Teasip
Count: 9
 
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER: Given as we started
 
WARM-O-RAMA:
N/A
 
THA THANG:
Did the normal ruck route
 
MARY:
N/A
 
CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
YHC prayed us out
 
MOLESKIN:
Big crowd for MRM, including 4 pups (Larry, Green, Maverick/F3 Goose and Stingray‘s pup whose name escapes me). Good mumble chatter amongst the group, including the first day away from the 2.0 for Alright Alright‘s M, moving and all that fun, Hilton Head and I’m sure other stuff I missed as Larry was much more interested in the smells than keeping up with the other ruckers. A lot of discussion about poor Green and how he would probably crush the DT route since he was ready to be let loose
 
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
  1. Carry the Load Next Weekend – Lots of open spots!
  2. Broga the weekend after (June 5th). M’s and 2.0s welcome!
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Lightning, Omaha, Omaha, Sweatbox set go!

COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA:
PAX: Jennay, AlrightAlright, Slushii, Bleep, Sound Machine

QIC: Oatmeal

AO: Burleson Park Parking Garage

F3 DISCLAIMER & WELCOME: Given

WARM-O-RAMA:

SSH x15 IC

IST x15 IC

Windmills x10 IC

THA THANG:

Mosey down to bottom level for ascending BLIMPS.

Burpees x5

  Bear crawl up two ramps

Burpees x5

Lunges x10 DC

  Bear crawl up two ramps

Burpees x5

Lunges x10 DC

IST x15 DC

  Bear crawl up two ramps

Burpees x5

Lunges x10 DC

IST x15 DC

Merkins x20

  Bear crawl up two ramps (walk back down one to stay out of lightning)

Burpees x5

Lunges x10 DC

IST x15 DC

Merkins x20

Plank Jacks x25

  Bear crawl up two ramps (walk down stairs a level)

Burpees x5

Lunges x10 DC

IST x15 DC

Merkins x20

Plank Jacks x25

Squats x30

Mosey down stairs to bottom level

Grab coupon, fire brigade back up stairwell

Mosey back down stairs

Crawl bear up ramp

Crab cakes x10 DC

Crab walk down ramp

Carolina Dry Docks x 10

Reverse lunge walk up ramp

Backward run down

CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
YHC prayed us out. 

MOLESKIN:

A late lightning Omaha moved the workout from Phelps’ front yard to the Burleson parking garage and YHC volunteered to take the Q since Phelps was homebound.  YHC limped his way to the garage with an achilles injury and awaited AlrightAlright who texted at 5:25 that he was en route coming in hot from FPH via Phelps front yard.  Sound Machine also via Phelps front yard, came in Tokyo sliding.  AA & the Subaru mafia were smart and parked in the garage.  We started a little late  and YHC brought out the AA special workout with no running and plenty of bear crawls since his achilles began giving him fits after KTT last week.  Mumblechatter was varied and I spent some quality time on the ramps with Jennay!  

Proud of the men that braved the parking garage this am!  We must have forgotten that lightning is a good excuse to fartsack!

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

  • Carry the Load Memorial Day Event: May 30, noon – May 31, 13:30
  • McKinney workout May 22 @ 0700, Bonnie Wenk Park.  Need volunteers to head up with YHC
  • Say your goodbyes to Band.  The plug is being pulled on May 31.  Pick up the Slack!
  • F3 Golf…
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KTT-Jobu’s 31st Birthday Run

COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA:
PAX: Big Tex, Alright Alright, Oatmeal, Sally, Avril, Gutenberg
QIC: Jobu

AO: Katy Trail 
F3 DISCLAIMER & WELCOME: Given

WARM-O-RAMA:

Side Straddle Hops x20

IST’s x12

THA THANG:
Run to 1/4 mile markers stop and perform exercise

Exercises included:

Merkins x15 (double count)

Squats x31 (Single count)

Mountain Climbers x31 

Burpees x7(oyo)

Lunges x12 (each leg)

Merkins x31 (single count)

JLo’s x15 (Double count)

Reverse Crunches x15 (double count)

MARY:
Hold plank 1 minute

CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
YHC prayed us out

MOLESKIN:
7 Brave souls showed up this morning to run in the rain. There was a lot of grumbling going on about how everyone was sore from the MURPH on Monday. Apparently, the rest of the AO’s so far this week kept the bar set high too. Avril was midpack for the first half and then found some sort of reserve energy from somewhere and was pushing Alright Alright on the back half. This lead  many of the PAX to accuse Avril of pulling a Chairman and only going half speed at the beginning. 

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
1. Carry The Load
2. INSERT

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Sandbags & Coupons

COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA:
PAX: DFib, TikTok, Rump Roast, Sound Machine, Chairman Mao, Jobu, Shifty McCoy, Phelps, Siesta, Plus One, Big Tex

QIC: Oatmeal

AO: Burleson Park

F3 DISCLAIMER & WELCOME: Given

WARM-O-RAMA:
SSH x 9 IC

Stop x5 penalty burpees for not being “in cadence”

SSH  x10 IC

Squats x10 IC

Little Orphan Annies x10 IC

THA THANG:

Count off by 4’s and split into three teams.  Each man took his coupon and each team grabbed a sandbag from YHC’s trunk.  Sandbad must not touch the ground throughout the workout.

Mosey to the Pit of Dispair carrying coupons and sandbag.  Teams getting there first get rest.  Team in the six gets no rest.  

Modified DORA in the pit.  Each PAX must complete the following:

  • x50 merkins
  • x100 squats with coupons
  • x150 flutter kicks with coupons

Teammates rotated through following until exercises above are completed by each PAX:

  • Box jumps up big steps
  • Wall sit with sandbag
  • Cusak run up and down small stairs

Mosey to Turner Quad around the corner to commence a team crab walk relay with sandbag on the belly.  Each team makes one lap with sandbag trading as necessary while other team members alternate lunge walks and Cusak walks around circle.

Mosey back to park

CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
YHC prayed us out.  Extolled the virtues of Shield Lock groups and gave some other inspiring soliloquy that would have gotten an eyeroll or two from Icebox if he was in attendance.   PAX bolted quickly to grab Bubba’s before many returned for the 2.0 workout.

MOLESKIN:

Mumblechatter was varied.  There was a ‘new and improved’ (???) Rump Roast present.  While he did refer to YHC several times as Cadre Oatmeal for the GrowRuck approach to the workout, I never got an ‘F*** You,’ only a “This is great, we should do more workouts like this again!’  This almost caused YHC to grab his block and go home in disgrace and shame.  Overall some complaints, but the PAX were resilient and showed great toughness.

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

  • Carry the Load Memorial Day Event: May 30, noon – May 31, 13:30
  • 2.0 workout following at 0900
  • McKinney workout May 15, May 22 @ 0700, Bonnie Wenk Park
  • F3 Golf
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El Beatdowno de Cinco De Mayo

COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA:
PAX: AlrightAlright, Slippy, Classified, Slushii, Bleep, Sweet Baby, Gambler, Phelps, Rump Roast, Supercuts

QIC: Oatmeal

AO: Coffee Park

F3 DISCLAIMER & WELCOME: Given

WARM-O-RAMA:
Slaughter Starter (courtesy of AA) – 20 burpees

+5 more burpees for Supercuts tardiness

IST x10 IC

SSH x 10 IC

Windmill x 10 IC

THA THANG:

Striders across field and back

Bear-crawl Bataan across field.  The Six bear crawls to the front, performs five merkins, five squats and holds Al Gore until passed by next PAX.

Mosey to the north end of Turtle Creek and partner up to commence a Dora in celebration of Cinco de Mayo:

 

M – Merkins x100

A – American Hammers x150

Y – Yeah thrusts x200

O – Overhead claps x250

Mosey to the bleachers for mucho ejercicios

Chesto:

Merkins x10

Werkins x10

Diamond merkins x10

Irkins x10

Derkins

Legos (Piernas):

Squat x10

Lunge x10 SC

Mexican jumping squat x10

Bonnie Blairs x10 SC

Clay Makers x10 SC

Abos (Estomago):

Rosalita x10

Flutter kicks x10

Heels to heaven x10

Low dolly x10

LBC 10

CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
YHC prayed us out.  Extolled the virtues of Shield Lock groups and implored the men to seek out another man of similar age, values, stage of life and connect. Shield Lock groups are there to increase accountability and discuss real issues that we face as men. YHC has formed a Shield Lock with F150, Phelps and DFib and will report progress as we develop deeper relationships and get into meatier issues (

MOLESKIN:

AA’s Slaughter Starter was not a crowd favorite as YHC asked him to take over the warm up so I could quickly grab my weight vest after being shame goaded into it by Slippy & AA.  Slippy wowed the crowd by announcing he was wearing 50lbs in his vest to start the workout, however I think he quickly reassessed once we started the workout.  Mumblechatter was varied throughout.  Rump Roast accused YHC of not knowing what he was doing during the “mucho” exercises, but as I recall I was spent at this point.  

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

  • Carry the Load Memorial Day Event: May 30, noon – May 31, 13:30
  • 2.0 workout: May 8 @ 0900
  • McKinney workout May 8 @ 0700 
  • F3 Golf
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Beef 101 w/ Rump & Co. | Launch of Something New (The Shops at Park Lane)

Date – 4/27/2021
Weather – 68° and a little windy

Count-off & Name-O-Rama:
PAX –  Sally, Arrrgggghhh, DFib, Oatmeal, Trash Panda, Sweet Baby, Bleep, Slushii, F150, Sound Machine, & Alright Alright
QIC –  Rump Roast
AO – The Shops at Park Lane
Disclaimer – Given 
 
Intro/ Warm-o-Rama:
SSH x20
IST x20
Veggie/Cotton Pickers x10
Bat Wings x20 (forward arm circles, backward arm circles, overhead claps, seal claps, and moroccan night club)
 
The Thang:
Beef 101
 
B.o.m.b.s – Partner up P1 runs up the stairs while P2 does exercise 50xburbees/100xOverhead presses/15xMerkins/200xBigboi Situps/250xSquats
 
Eleven’s – Up the stairs / Down the ramp Squats & Jump Squats
 
Elevated Lazy DORA – 100xMerkins/200xLBC’s/300xSquats with a twist, in between each set both partners ran up 2 levels of stairs and down the parking deck for a “loop:
 
Free Time – 10 x OYO Burpees/ 10x DC IC Erkins/ 10x DC IC Clay Makers (each leg)/ 10x DC IC Dips / 10x DC IC Derkins /10x Box Jumps OYO / 10s DC IC Knee’s to Chest
 
Circle of Trust (CoT):
YHC prayed us out

Playlist:
None

Moleskin:
While I may never be an Army Ranger… I AM one meat slingin’ son of a beep test! 11 men joined me this morning to explore the AO, Shops at Park Lane. The parking was nice and easy at 0524; we all meet up in front of the Starbucks. F150 waits to tell me last night at 930pm that his CG insider advised him they could be back on the property… Good news right, then he tells me they HAD to get permission. So I’m a little freaked we may get the boot. The warm-up was just long enough for the security guard to get bored watching us and for Alright Alright to start moanin’ and groanin’ about us staying in one place for our entire 1st workout. Also, some friendly debate about YHC’s arms not hurting because I didn’t do the Murph yesterday. to which I replied that it was voluntary and I didn’t want to do it. I stand my ground, I’m grown and don’t have to do it!

We then moseyed down to the stairs for an elevated learning session. I’ll be working on the Beef 101 class throughout the summer to get it just right.  We started with B.O.M.B.S which for time, I Omaha’d into BOMB. It quickly drew a few mean mugs and side-eyes, along with some mumbles which I took as a good sign. At the top of the stairs, you could see the CG crew in the Whole Paycheck parking lot. Noticing we were getting short on time I called it, as I was realizing bombs took way too long. I skipped Elevens altogether and sort of combined them it Elevated Lazy Dora. Also drawing moans and groans from the crowd. Again we cut it a little short to head back for “Free time”… I had a planned surprise but the drone pilot I found out later fell asleep. Before I could call the exercises some of the crew decide to just sit down and chill. AA was keen enough to point it out so we all did 10x burpees. I got lots of feedback that this was a good one and I know I was smoked. I expect to see each and every one of you men/leaders take some time to Q at this new spot! There are tons of places to see

Back at the launch, we used some benches to pull off a quick Dirty McDuce knock-off, some Mary, and called it a day 

Announcements:
Bunch of stuff I forgot & F3 Golf!

Ok, I remember some:
McKinney Launch is this Saturday
Carry the Load at Reverchon Park (I believe 29Man into 30May Saturday to Sunday)
A party that’s M and 2.0 approved this Saturday afternoon at Alright Alrights place in the yard

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Back blast – 04/21 – The Hahbah Failya

COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA:
PAX: Slushii, Oatmeal, Silent Bob, F150, Jobu, Trash Panda
QIC: Agnes

AO: The Hahbah
F3 DISCLAIMER & WELCOME:

WARM-O-RAMA:

SSH x 15

Veggie Pickers x 15

IST x 15

THA THANG:
YHC had a plan, and it just spiraled out of control once Trash Panda showed up 3 minutes late, to which all PAX paid 3 penalty burpees.

Mosey over to the parking lot behind Lake Highland HS

Jacob’s Ladder (mistakenly called Dora by YHC) 5 burpees, 1 double count lunges … running across the parking lot

Took a page out of Trash Panda’s book and ordered an Indian Run from the parking lot to the trail behind Lake Highlands, all PAX finished strong and kept moving (shout out to Phelps)! 

Moseyed over to the Tennis Courts for an actual Dora: 2 teams of 2 PAX and 1 team of 3 PAX completed 100 squats, 200 merkins and 300 LBCs (150, 300 and 450 for the team of 3) running all 4 tennis courts. 

Had some time left so had to hit YHC’s favorite and bear crawl 2 tennis courts … crawl bear back. 

Moseyed back and finished with some quick Mary

MARY:
JLos x 15

Heels to Heaven – OYO until time

CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
Name-o-rama and YHC prayed us out and thanked god for continue to push us all to keep getting better and stronger each day as well as asking the Lord to bring us together as one nation no matter our differences and continue to cherish our existence here.

MOLESKIN:
Not much mumblechatter throughout the workout, but at first it was a like head shaking at YHC failure to figure out how to do a workout with odd numbers … YHC folded under pressure and just went truly live with it. YHC truly forgets how long of a run that Indian Run can be.  Some mumblechatter was had on the Tennis Courts as Jobu was flying around like a mad man. After the workout Slushii informed YHC that the PAX ran 3 miles … how about that for a Westside led workout? 

Also, Slushii wore his chin condoms.

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
F3 GOLF; GROW RUCK … all the time … everywhere; Carry the Load coming on Memorial Day, 

 

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Up and Down the Parking Deck

COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA:
PAX: Agnes, Alright Alright, Big Tex, Classified,  Lil Smokey, Oatmeal, Rump Roast, Silent Bob, Slippy, Slushii, Sound Machine, Special Sauce, Supercuts, Sweet Baby
QIC: Teasip

AO: Burleson #2CT
F3 DISCLAIMER & WELCOME: Given with COVID disclaimer

WARM-O-RAMA:
SSH x20
Hillbillies x15
IST x15
T merkins x15

Merkins were changed to T merkins by request of some of the PAX and it spelled out what many PAX were thinking when we began Tha Thang

THA THANG:
Mosey to the parking garage for Parking Garage Suicide. Run up and back each ramp, with a burpee at the top and bottom of each ramp.

Quick Mary for some recovery, then bear crawl up the entire parking deck. Mosey back to the park for a couple of burpees before time.

MARY:
LBC x15, J Los x10 (for the West Side)

CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
YHC prayed us out

MOLESKIN:
YHC was very torn on what to do for his first SCT posting and Q, and after some discussion with other PAX, YHC decided to go back to the TID crowd pleaser of a parking deck suicide with some bear crawling (which was promised in the preblast, not beers. Reading is tough eh Special Sauce?)

The PAX enjoyed the spelling of the warmup exercises, but did not enjoy the next phase. Several PAX jokingly asked if we were doing the TID suicide again and when YHC informed them that yes, we were, quite a few four letter words similar to the word spelled by the warmups were uttered. It’s always a crowd pleaser. YHC even got an “EAD” from Rump, which YHC thinks is at the top of the Rump scale, above the F bombs.

The bear crawling was also a crowd pleaser, but everyone finished in time to mosey back to the park. We took the poop stairs back which led several jokes of bear crawling, crawl bearing, crab walking, and walk crabbing those stairs, so now YHC has ideas for his next 2CT Q.

Some good 2ndF after the beatdown as Slippy humble bragged about being an Hawaii expert and gave YHC his recommendations. Some Band discussion about the length of running during the workout, with some apps showing about 1.5 and Alright Alright’s showing over 3. We agreed it was closer to 1.5 

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
1. Launch of the Shops at Park Lane  AO on Tuesday, April 27
2. Launch of McKinney workout on Saturday, May 1
3. Carry the Load from Noon on Sunday, May 30-Noon on Monday, May 31 (Memorial Day)
4. 2.0 Workout on Saturday, May 8 at 0900 at Burleson

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Post GrowRuck Beatdown

COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA:
PAX: AlrightAlright, Slippy, Classified, Dfib, Pow Pow, Sound Machine, Stingray, Phelps, Big Tex, Slushii, Silent Bob, Icebox, Cash (Pax from Katy), Scott Friend (FNG), Tyler Zoz (FNG)
QIC: Jobu, Oatmeal

AO: Glencoe
F3 DISCLAIMER & WELCOME: Given

WARM-O-RAMA:
Side Straddle Hops x20; Pickers. x.20

THA THANG:
Group 1: Carry Coupons around outer loop 2.5 laps in 20 min. Penalty burpees for not finishing.

Group 2: Split into groups of 4. Starting at home plate each group must have one person performing lunges with sandbag while the rest of the pax bear crawling alongside. Group must go all the way around the entire field and stop at every light post and perform 100 merkins as a group. Once back at home plate group must perform 200 dive bombers. The sandbags were not aloud to touch the ground at any point in the workout.

MARY:
Penalty burpees x10

CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
YHC prayed us out

MOLESKIN:
YHC was ready to exchange his Q for another day because of his recovery from Growruck. Oatmeal talked him into co-Qing so we could share the lessons we learned with the group. Most of the complaining came from the soreness of the Pax who attended GrowRuck 2 days before. 

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
1. All future GrowRuck events

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Willie Mays Hayes Spring Training Workout

 

COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA:
PAX: Draper, Slippy, Special Sauce, Gold Digger, AlrightAlright, Bleep, Swoop, F150, Trash Panda, Big Tex, Oatmeal, Stingray, Phelps, Slushii, Classified, Sweet Baby, Dr. Seuss, Gusher,   Jay (FNG), Supercuts
QIC: Jobu

AO: The Harbor
F3 DISCLAIMER & WELCOME: Given

WARM-O-RAMA:

Mosey to track

15 Side straddle hops

15 Imperial storm troopers

THA THANG:

Everyone: Jog curves sprint straight away one lap.

After each lap perform 1 exercise:

15 Burpees

15 Air Squats

15 Merkins

15 Plank Jacks 

(1 Mile total)

Mosey to tennis court:

Team  Relay groups of 2: 

Partner 1 Crawl Bear full court

Partner 2 Broad jump full court

Partner 1 Crab walk full court

Partner 2 Bear crawl full court

Partners 1 and 2 switch exercises and go back ( Complete 2 relays)

Mosey to Parking Lot 

 

MARY:

15 LBC’s

15 Freddie Mercuries

15 Plank Jacks

20 Penguins

20 Flutter kicks

 

CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
YHC prayed us out and asked for strength and endurance for the rest of the week.

MOLESKIN:
Grumbling began immediately when YHC called for a mosey to the track. The only explanation can be is that Slippy’s track workouts of late have given the track a bad reputation. Anyways, every lap around the track was in memory of every donut that Bleep consumed during the Krispy Kreme Challenge. After 1 mile Phelps was ready to call it a day but YHC had other plans. After 2 impressively fast relays PAX moseyed back to the parking lot where YHC tortured everyone with a drawn out MARY until 0615.

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

1. Growruck
2. Memorial Day event