February 20th, 2024 By Garth McCormack

As I was cleaning out the shed during my day off yesterday, I laid eyes on some old friends covered in tarps and cob webs. The ol’ cinder blocks spoke to me and said they needed to be taken out to “The Ridge” for a beatdown. After some requests were sent out to the PAX, we found a few more friends to join and a cinder block reunion was in order. Once I had the blocks ready, I had to decide what I was going to do with them. I settled on an old “game” we played in my early days in the Army. 7 HIMs showed up to play along. The PAX were split into two teams (Team 1 and Team 2). It went like this:

Warm-o-Rama: SSH, MCs, Abe V’s, various stretches

Team 1 started at Station 1 and ended at Station 8. Team 2 did the opposite. The catch: Each team was responsible for carrying their blocks for the entirety of the stations and they could not touch the ground. Team 1 had three blocks, Team 2 had 2 blocks. Teams had to figure out how to make that happen.

8 stations:

1: Portico. Mike Tysons: Team 1-100 reps per team, Team 2-75 reps per team

2: Loading Ramp. 3 laps around the ramps while lunging

3: 1st cutout. Calf Raises: Team 1-100 reps per team, Team 2-75 reps per team

4: Second Cutout. Dips: Team 1-100 reps per team, Team 2-75 reps per team

5: 3rd cutout. Decline Merkins: Team 1-100 reps per team, Team 2-75 reps per team

6: Wall: 1 min Wall Sit, 10 burpees repeato X2

7: Picnic Tables (by the SB field). Step Ups:  Team 1-100 reps per team, Team 2-75 reps per team

8: Ticket Booth. Flutter Kicks: Team 1-100 reps per team, Team 2-75 reps per team

Once complete- return blocks to base and pick up the 6

Mary:

LBCs, Squirm, Freddy Mercs, Ws, (maybe one more in there somewhere), and ended on a plank.

 

COT announcement/prayers/praises:

Q signups for March. Get your name in early and often. So far things are going swimmingly with the new signup routine. Props to those who have volunteered to be a substitute and step in when needed thus far.

Magic Mike has his VQ next Wednesday (Road Warrior). Let’s get out and support this young man. I don’t know many 14 year olds getting at it this early in the morning so praises to him.

Praise/Prayers for Sheepdog’s friend Tom who is setting out on a 5 month adventure to tackle the Appalachain Trail. Prayers for safety.

Prayers for Othello’s neighbor Pam who is going through health issues and prayers for her son to be present for her.

 

“You miss 100% of the shots you don’t take” -Wayne Gretzky

-Michael Scott

-MadDog

 

 

 

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