Conquering Fear

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Warmorama: 15 Side straddle hops 10 The Reacher Limp Member 10 Don Quixotes (windmill) 10 Hillbillies Arm stretches ==End Warmup== The Thang: Chinook Squats (three Circle chinooks, followed by a squat in cadence) Circle Burp Hands of time Mucho Chesto- 10 x Merkin / 10 x Wide Merkin / 10 x Diamonds / 10 Stagger […]

Stress Can Lead to Growth

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Warmorama: 10 Side straddle hops 10 The Reacher Limp Member 10 Don Quixotes (windmill) LBAC F and B 10 Hillbillies ==End Warmup== The Thang: Mosey to football field Circle Burp!  Pax circle up, everyone chops knees. Starts with Q yelling “Down”, everyone does burpee, then next guy to the left, until everyone has gone. Repeat. […]

6-Packs for 5 PAX

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YHC slept in and came in HOT.  Reflection on getting more sleep. COP – SSH (IC x20), Don Quixotes (IC x10), Goofballs (IC x10), Squats (IC x10) Mozy to the field. The Thang “Dora 1-2-3-2-1” 100 BBSU per team, p1 exercise p2 mummy walk to cone and back (20 yrds) 200 Flutter kicks – lunge […]

Respect the Flag

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Flag Day Introduction: Quote from 1861 Civil War address by Henry Ward Beecher: Our flag…means just what Concord and Lexington meant, what Bunker Hill meant…the rising up of a valiant young people against an old tyranny to establish the most momentous doctrine that the world has ever known—the right of men to their own selves […]

Shift Your Focus

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Warmorama: Limp Member 10 Side straddle hops 10 The Reacher 10 Don Quixotes (windmill) 10 Hillbillies LBAC F and B ==End Warmup== The Thang: Mosey to football field, Karaoke facing left and right on way. Circle Burp!  Pax circle up, everyone chops knees. Starts with Q yelling “Down”, everyone does burpee, then next guy to […]

Cousin Ray

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4 HIM of Fleming Island posting in the wet, gloomy Florida morning.  Having been kept busy by helping his wife celebrate her birthday this past weekend, and with his mood the last couple of days matching the weather, plus YHC had no clue what he was going to do for this Asgardian beatdown until late […]

Boondocks Partner Beatdown

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6 strong PAX fought off the fart sack and posted in the Mandarin gloom. The Jax PAX were spread thin this weekend due to Jacksonville now having three Saturday AOs, a planned practice ruck (for the Go Ruck STAR), and a several participating in a triathlon.   YHC had the privilege of taking the reins […]

Piriformis Performance

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10 PAX posted for Badabroga in the Badlands for an anatomy lesson on stretching and get some myofascial release in the hips, low back and specifically the piriformis muscle. What the heck is a piriformis (see Wikipedia)? Essentially it is the muscle in the gluteal region of the lower limb that can often get irritated […]