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RING OF FIRE · WED APR 1 All in cadence? Q: Crystal Lake · 9 PAX WARMUP: Moroccan nightclubs, windmills, cherry pickers, hillbilly walkers Mosey/karaoke around bus loop, stoping for inclined merkins and then calf raises on the curb Grab a cinder block and shuffle down to the school… THE FORGE · WED APR 1 Cherie Berry at The Forge Q: Italian Job · 15 PAX 15 men started the day with enough elevator work to make Cherie Berry proud. Here’s what we did. Warm Up - 10 Low Slow Squats (IC) - 10 Plank Jacks (IC) - 10 Mountain Climbers (IC) - 10 SSHs (IC) The Thang Mosey to… DAWN PATROL · TUE MAR 31 A stroll around the park Q: Spike · 7 PAX WARMUP: Mosey to playground, stopping along the way for Side Straddle Hops, Imperial walkers, Hillbilly walkers, an 6 count burpees. THE THANG: Dora at playground. One pax runs around the playground, stopping for… SWEEP THE LEG · TUE MAR 31 Oh yeah... We have been here before... Q: Spectre · 10 PAX WARMUP: Mosey down 160 towards Dam Rd. and the back fire entrance. THE THANG: Top of the Hill 5 - Lt. Dan Magic Legs Light post Ladder 5 - Burpees - All the way to the fence 10 - Diamond Merkins 15 - Sumo Squats 20 … THE YARD · TUE MAR 31 Road to the Final 4 Q: Bam Bam · 14 PAX WARMUP: THE THANG: MARY: ANNOUNCEMENTS: COT: THE BALLROOM · TUE MAR 31 Tour of Pleasant Knoll Q: Shield · 6 PAX WARMUP: The warmup was SSH, Windmills, Imperial Walkers and Hillbilly Walkers THE THANG: The tour started in the courtyard with Inclined Merkins, step ups and squats...then we proceeded to the blacktop area where we did… SNAKE PIT · TUE MAR 31 Cindie circuit snakey pit Q: Suplex · 6 PAX Warmup: usual… Carry bells down the hill Thang: 2 stations & ‘base’ Base is Garage by Cindie-storage. Bell-station (1) is by bus drop, Body-exercise up the hill a bit Circuit: Each round, do exercise at each station…… BLOCK PARTY · SUN MAR 29 Estate Lots in Tega Cay Q: Crystal Lake · 5 PAX WARMUP: THE THANG: Walked to the Estate lots across from Discount Tire and through Brayden and back to COT right on time MARY: ANNOUNCEMENTS: COT: BLOCK PARTY · THU MAR 26 Very creative Q: Shady · 15 PAX WARMUP: nah, we pledged the flag THE THANG: ran to FMHS and back with 2 exercises at the stops below - exercises were 10 merkins, 10 big boys. - John’s gas station at the top of Massey - Little baby Jesus church - Park… THE COACH'S BOX · THU MAR 26 Three lessons for leadership Q: Cyclops · 8 PAX WARMUP: mosey to high school faculty lot and do the following exercises I/C Windmills Cherry pickers Imperial walkers Seal jacks THE THANG: Dora on the hill Mosey to the top of the hill of 21 100 Burpees - switched to… SOUL TO SOLE · THU MAR 26 Stairs, step ups, heavy weight carry, broga Q: TINSEL TheFort · 15 PAX WARMUP: load up rucks, sandbags and kettlebells THE THANG: figure out going up and down the stairs at the mathnasium building, one lap, head to amphitheater for a web… with Rucks on: 1 step up each leg, 4 calf raises… CLYDESDALES · WED MAR 25 lotsa left turns Q: Badlands · 17 PAX WARMUP: disclaimer THE THANG: wander through FMHS past the baseball field and pullup bars to get to Harris st. LEFT.... run to Walden Park entrance..... LEFT.... hug the LEFT curb and keep making LEFTS until you run… SEABISCUIT · TUE MAR 24 Seabiscuit - Holbrook Bypass Q: Hershey · 13 PAX WARMUP: THE THANG: MARY: ANNOUNCEMENTS: COT: COCKPIT · MON MAR 23 Carrying the mental load Q: Liberty Bibberty · 9 PAX Warmup SSH Imp Walkers Hillbilly Walkers Low slow squat Catchers Merkins Broga Mosey to the back of CRHS Dora AMRAP for 5 rounds till the runner comes back and flapjacks Q calls each exercise 1st round - merkins 2nd… THE FORT · SAT MAR 21 Back In Time Q: Twister · 16 PAX WARMUP: stretching- honey mooner, full squat hold, cross leg THE THANG: 100 SSH, Cherry Pickers, Bombjacks Then - Jacobs Ladder with Merkins and Squats; mosey around park to parking lot, second Jacobs Ladder with hand… THE YARD · SAT MAR 21 Go Chuck Yourself Q: darkhelmet · 15 PAX WARMUP: We did some THE THANG: Chuck Norris jokes and exercises, mainly MARY: No chicks ANNOUNCEMENTS: Read your newsletter COT: The 5th Core Principle SAT MAR 21 Backblast! 12 miler time hack training Q: Spider · 7 PAX THE THANG: 12 mile time hack for ~15 MM pace THE FORGE · FRI MAR 20 Backblast! Bi's & Tri's Q: The Pirate · 13 PAX WARMUP: mosey around the parking lot and neighborhood headed towards sonic, stopping along the way for - SSH, low slow squat, merkins, cherry pickers, imperial walkers, hillbilly walkers, etc. THE THANG: Using the bench… SLOW BURN · FRI MAR 20 Backblast! Hello Newman Q: Liberty Bibberty · 9 PAX I. The Warm-O-Rama (The Tip-Off) • The Mosey: A light 5-minute jog around the AO (Area of Operation) to get the blood flowing. • Side-Straddle Hops: 20 reps in cadence (IC). • Imperial Walkers: 15 reps IC (keep it slow… THE HIVE · FRI MAR 20 Backblast! Big Bertha visits the Hive Q: Suplex · 14 PAX WARMUP: the usual suspects THE THANG: Thang#1: muzac 1. https://youtu.be/FNxGcVVkheA?si=66YM98r8lt2Q4uUY-69 by cody parks & dirty south (~4 min): prisoner bell Squats-AMRAP during instrumental, Fig-8’s during lyrics,…… LAZARUS · THU MAR 19 Backblast! Full Nody Q: Goose · 8 PAX WARMUP: We warmed up with SSH and stretchy things. THE THANG: Thang 1 300 Core 50 LBCs 50 American Hammers 40 Heals to Heaven 40 Flutters 40 Plank Shoulder Taps 40 Toe Touches (legs up reach for toes) 30 Freddy Mercurys… THE COACH'S BOX · THU MAR 19 Backblast! Mental Health Battle Q: Cohiba · 7 PAX Warm-Up: Mosey lap around AO SSH – 20 IC Imperial Walkers – 15 IC Windmills – 10 IC Strawberry Pickers – 10 IC Mosey lap around AO with log Main Thang: Round 1: Cinder Strength Perform 3 rounds: (10, 15, 20 reps) Cinder… BLOCK PARTY · THU MAR 19 Backblast! Hills and Pull ups Q: Stagecoach · 14 PAX WARMUP: mosey to Print shop SSH x 20 Imperial walker x 10 Hillbilly Walker x 10 Cherry picker x 10 Calf stretch runner stretch THE THANG: triple nickel from town hall up hill past church 5 Bonnie Blair’s 2 is 1 5 jump… COCKPIT · MON MAR 16 Backblast! 3 Leg Stool Q: Time Machine · 3 PAX WARMUP: I led us off in warmup of WM, CP, IW, HW, Up/Down dog, worlds greatest stretch and some merkins THE THANG: mosey to bus loop for a set of 7’s, Squats at bottom of hill, dips at the top bear crawl/crawl bear…