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6,128 backblasts mention “Thang”
THE HIVE · FRI JUL 24
Hair Metal and Iron Bells
It was a wet morning in the fort but the dry humerus chatter kept us warm. A quick warmup and we were off. Thang: 50 reps of an exercise and then run across the parking lot and nur back. We did this 10 times. It was…
SOUL TO SOLE · THU JUL 23
Dark Helmet
WARMUP: THE THANG: We did a couple of loops around the Kingsplex, with some bear crawling and crawl bearing in honor of the Other Band Camp (Band Camp - not present), some running up Textile Hill, and lots of NOT…
DAWN PATROL · THU JUL 23
Impossible Island Hopping
WARMUP: moseyed with some stops along the way. No feedback on the cadence calling. The PIP I was on was in full effect. Finished with Bonnie Blairs X 10. THE THANG: In honor of The Pirate, a 4 corners, 20 reps at each…
LAZARUS · THU JUL 23
I Was Wrong, And I'm Grateful For That
The rain was forecasted to be gracing us but instead, all we had was clouds and humidity, a lot of it. Based on some of our fair-weather posting habits, I assumed no more than 3 PAX would post here due to the chance of…
MINNOW POND · THU JUL 23
We’re not worthy!
WARMUP: Moroccan night clubs, low slow squats THE THANG: The full zipper. Ascending burpee count starting at 1 each time you cross over Spring St. (1 then 2 then 3…). On the right side of the zipper 20 Fat Bastard sumo…
Q SOURCE · WED JUL 22
Q Source - Trust Q3.3
I'm going from memory so forgive me if I missed a PAX or three. We talked about trust as the latest QSource topic. We discussed if you're trustworthy, how you develop trust and what happens to a team when trust…
RING OF FIRE · WED JUL 22
Round About
WARMUP: Yea, interspersed with burpees THE THANG: A bit ADHD - 7s on the hill behind sugar creek - merkins, squats, and bulgarian split squats in front of the school - bear crawl the front wall of the elementary school…
COCKPIT · WED JUL 22
Getting swole at the Cockpit
WARMUP: Side Straddle Hops, Cherry Pickers, Imperial Walkers, various stretching THE THANG: Thang 1: Champaign run to the middle school. Patterned up. Partner 1 did AMRAP exercises in the school parking lot while…
KITCHEN SINK · WED JUL 22
You Just Need A Sandbag....And Take It Around To Your Friends
WARMUP: A mere jog get loosened up. THE THANG: Hoist your sandbag to the carry position and make your way close to the flagpoles for the first of our several 60 x 60's. This is an exercise where you start with the 60lb…
THE BALLROOM · TUE JUL 21
PoBoy Mike Tyson’s
WARMUP: straight up Broga with some stretching THE THANG: mosey to benches for hips and back. Went to back lot for other warmup stuff two kinds of walkers, squats etc. more hip and hammy stretching. Down to playground…
DAWN PATROL · TUE JUL 21
McHale’s Dawn Patrol 5, 10, 20, 10, 5
WARMUP: 5 minutes: Side straddle, hops, hillbilly walkers, windmills, cherry pickers, Moroccan nightclubs, squats, high knees THE THANG: sets 5, 10, 20, 10 and 5: Carolina dry docs, mountain climbers, Merkins, big boys…
SEABISCUIT · TUE JUL 21
Running
WARMUP: THE THANG: running, starting at Blue Smokehouse down North Dobys, Left on Fairway, Left on Banks, Left on Wolfpack trail, Right on Fort Mill Parkway (4.8 miles) back to COT MARY: ANNOUNCEMENTS: 5:30 tonight…
BLOCK PARTY · TUE JUL 21
A slice of pie
WARMUP: SSH, arm circles, windmills, imperial walkers, hillbilly walkers, Moroccan nightclubs, mosey THE THANG: Thang 1: 7’s Merkins at the bottom of the hill into parking lot - NUR to top - jump squats at the top - run…
SNAKE PIT · TUE JUL 21
4 + 2 = Pain
WARMUP: Q was late so FloatBridge ran warmup THE THANG: Lightpoles 10 swings 10 curls 10 triceps 10 squats Out and back Airborne hip flexors MARY: ANNOUNCEMENTS: COT:
RING OF FIRE · MON JUL 20
Murph Monday
WARMUP: Murph Monday- get after it THE THANG: The Murph: 1-mile run 100 Pull-ups 200 Merkins 300 Squats 1-mile run 2 Modified and rucked 3 miles on the track. MARY: No time ANNOUNCEMENTS: Bethel, Read Your Newsletter…
SWEEP THE LEG · MON JUL 20
What is a Picket?
WARMUP: you’re supposed to come warmed up to Sweep the Leg THE THANG: run towards Gardenia stopping occasionally for: 5 burpees 10 merkins 15 squats 20 lbcs Or some variation of that. We added them up on the way out and…
COCKPIT · MON JUL 20
Push Through Complacency
WARMUP: SSH, down dog, honeymooner, cherry pickers, side lunges and some 5 second Merkins. THE THANG: 20,15,10,5 cinder block reps with a run after each set. Two movements to super set each other. Bench Press, Dips…
TRAINING GROUND · SUN JUL 19
Just the 2 of us
WARMUP: THE THANG: Through Colosseum, behind Walmart, down Hubert Graham, right on Waterloo and back down 160 to COT MARY: ANNOUNCEMENTS: COT:
THE YARD · SAT JUL 18
Coupon at the Yard
WARMUP: - SSH - Windmill - Moroccan Night Club - Cherri Picker - Imperial Walker THE THANG: Station 1 Thrusters - Situp with Overhead Press - Side Straddle Hop - Overhead Press - Tricep Curls - Jog to next station…
6@6 · SAT JUL 18
6at6ish : QT Out and back
WARMUP: mumblechatter THE THANG: 3 miles out and 3 miles back - QT Springfield pkwy MARY: none ANNOUNCEMENTS: Few COT: solid
ALCATRAZ · SAT JUL 18
No Complaints, Just Work
WARMUP: Dark Helmet on Q for the 1st half: A lap around the park with a stop at the pull-up bars for everyone to knock out a few then over to the wall behind the backstop. We performed a set of dips on the wall then…
THE FORGE · FRI JUL 17
Partners in the Gloom
WARMUP: little COP for warm up with 4-6 exercises and 1burpee for Slapshot THE THANG: Mosey to apartments and lunge 50 yards Mosey to Tiny Time day care for some DORA Lots of stops along the way for Monkey Humpers Mosey…
SLOW BURN · FRI JUL 17
What are you smiling about?
Omitted! Twister & Cohiba where speaking of bowel movements & health stats WARMUP: Cherry :cherries: Pickers Moroccan Night Club Hillbilly Walkers Imperial Walkers THE THANG: 4 Corners with 4 Movements Each…
THE COACH'S BOX · THU JUL 16
Deck of Cards
WARMUP: SSH, honeymooner, downward dog, 6”, merkins THE THANG: deck of cards MARY: N/A ANNOUNCEMENTS: spoke about marriages…why are guys struggling to be real with their wives? What can we do to be intentional and…