Date: 2025-08-12

AO: southpaw

Q: Schnitzel

PAX: Schnitzel, Col. Sanders

FNGs: None

COUNT: 2

CONDITIONS: humid

WARMUP:

• SSH x 30 IC

• Imperial Walkers x 15 IC

• Hillbillies x 15 IC

• Plank jacks x 30 IC

• Mosey around AO with high knees, butt kickers, karaoke (both sides)

THE THANG:

? “Carnival of Pain” Q ?

(Think county fair meets beatdown)

Carnival Stations ?️

• Each station = a “carnival game” but it’s really just pain disguised in fun.

• Rotate every 2 minutes, 20 sec to move.

1. ? Ring Toss – Toss a weight bag (20 – 25ft) bear crawl to retrieve and carry it back crab walk – AMRAP – repeat.

2. ? Cotton Candy Machine – Cinder block curls x 10 → Overhead press x 10 → Repeat AMRAP.

3. ? Archery Range – Merkin to plank jack combo: 5 merkins → 5 plank jacks → repeat.

4. ? Carousel – Sprint in a circle for 15 sec → Drop for 10 squats → Repeat until time.

5. ? Strongman Alley – Farmer’s carry heavy coupons (45lb dumbbell & Cinderblocks) 30 ft and back, repeat.

6. ? Ticket Booth – 10 burpees → 10 LBCs → repeat.

MARY:

– “Ferris Wheel” ?

• Circle up.

• PAX performs a continuous wheel of pain:

• 25 reps of one move, pass to the next guy, move around the circle until everyone has done each move.

Moves:

– Big Boys,

– Hello Dollies,

– Flutter Kicks (4 count),

– Gas Pumpers,

– LBC (right/left side),

– Heels to heaven,

– high/low plank (25 seconds),

– Bear planks (25 seconds)

– and a partridge in a pear tree!

Better than a pie in the face! 😀

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

– Naturally Run Demo tonight

– Hot Wing Ruck at Swampfox’s on his Saturday at 4pm

PRAYER REQUEST:

– marriages

– Praise for Sharpie’s mom’s surgery going well – prayers for a speedy recovery

BOM:

Colossians 3:2 says, ‘Set your minds on things above, not on earthly things.’ The games fade. The lights go out. But what we build in faith and brotherhood lasts forever.”**

MOLESKIN:

Men — life can feel like a carnival. Flashing lights, loud noises, distractions pulling us in every direction. Some things look fun but leave us empty. Others cost more than we thought they would.

Out here in the gloom, we get clarity. We strip away the noise. We face the hard things head-on, with brothers beside us.

My challenge to you today: as you leave here, keep your eyes fixed on what truly matters. Don’t get lost chasing the games of this world. Seek the things that build faith, character, and purpose — and pull the men around you toward them too.