Northeast Tennessee

Happy Thanksgiving!

Northeast Tennessee Johnson City Iron Horse (Founders Park)

15 men gathered in the sub-freezing temps to put some work in before they put a bunch of food in.
DISCLAIMER
PRAYER
COP
SSH – 25 IC

LBAC – 20 IC forwards, 20 IC backwards

Overhead Claps – 20 IC

Plank Shoulder Taps – 20 IC

THE THANG
4 Stations – 5 exercises at each station. Do each exercise for 1 minute, then get one minute break to transition to the next station. Also, Pax were instructed to memorize the quotes at each station, as there would be a penalty for not knowing them at the end.

STATION A

1) BLOCK –  CURLS

2) BIG BOY SIT UPS

3) TIRE –  PLANK PULL DOWNS

4) FLUTTER KICKS

5) MERKINS

“As we express our gratitude, we must never forget that the highest appreciation is not to utter words, but to live by them.”

-John Fitzgerald Kennedy

STATION B

1) BLOCK – OVERHEAD PRESS

2) LITTLE BABY CRUNCHES

3) TIRE – PLANK PULL THRU/UPS

4) FLUTTER KICKS

5) BURPEES

“Gratitude is not only the greatest of virtues, but the parent of all the others.”

-Marcus Tullius Cicero

STATION C

1) BLOCK – OVERHEAD TRICEP EXT.

2) V-UPS

3) TIRE – PLANK PULL DOWNS

4) FLUTTER KICKS

5) MERKINS

“Be thankful for what you have. Your life, no matter how bad you think it is, is someone else’s fairy tale.”

-Wale Ayeni

STATION D

1) BLOCK – BACK ROWS

2) HEELS TO HEAVEN

3) TIRE – PLANK PULL THRU/UPS

4) FLUTTER KICKS

5) 8 COUNT MAN MAKERS

“Gratitude can transform common days into thanksgivings, turn routine jobs into joy, and change ordinary opportunities into blessings”

-William Arthur Ward

After we cycled through 5 stations (did the first one twice) We circled back up to give the Pax an opportunity to demonstrate what they have learned… the penalty was 5 Man Makers for each wrong answer… we ended up doing 20 Man Makers total.
CIRCLE OF TRUST
PRAYER
MOLESKIN
I encouraged the men today to take some time today to reflect on everything that they have been given. If we truly understood the depths of the gifts we have been given, we would each be more grateful than we are.

ANNOUNCEMENTS
Movie Night – November 30th at Pythagoras’ house.

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