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TRAINING GROUND · SUN AUG 30 Winding Down Q: Grout · 6 PAX WARMUP: THE THANG: 160 to Stonecrest, Right @ roundabout on Hubert Graham all the way back to Gold Hill. MARY: ANNOUNCEMENTS: COT: SOUL TO SOLE · THU AUG 27 Speed Ruck Q: 3D · 5 PAX Fast Ruck was name of the game. Some faster than others. Top score was 4.17 miles in 1:02. COCKPIT · WED AUG 26 100-Yard Double Quarter Pounder Q: Goose · 11 PAX WARMUP: SSH, Windmills and others THE THANG: - First Quarter (25 Yards): Run to the 25-yard line, complete 25 merkins Nur to the goal line. - Second Quarter (50 Yards): Run to the 50-yard line, complete 50 squats, and… THE BALLROOM · TUE AUG 25 A comfortable August morning?!? Q: Cyclops · 12 PAX WARMUP: Mosey to behind the stadium via pedestrian bridge Hold plank until 6 arrived Exercises in cadence Windmills Cherry pickers Imperial walkers Hillbilly walkers Seal jacks Merkins Mountain climbers THE THANG: Mosey… COCKPIT · MON AUG 24 School Tour Q: Italian Job · 12 PAX Commentary courtesy of Dark Helmet: 12 men at The Pit Of Cocks received a generous helping of Italian Jobs. The Thang: - Run 1/4 mile-ish then perform the following - 10 Burpees - 20 HR Merkins - 30 Lunges - 40 Mountain… THE YARD · SAT AUG 22 Short Circuit Q: Time Machine · 10 PAX WARMUP: SSH, IW, WM, HW, mosey and Broga THE THANG: 3 circuits: 1st: Upper Body, 15 Merkins, CDD, 20 Shoulder Taps and 15 WAM x3 2nd: Lower Body, 15 LSS, 20 Lunges, 15 Jump Squats and 60 second wall sit x3 3rd… THE FORGE · FRI AUG 21 Full-body at The Forge Q: Italian Job · 9 PAX 9 men survived The Forge this morning. Here’s what we did: Warm Up: - 10 Low Slow Squats (IC) - 10 Imperial Walkers (IC) - 10 Windmills (IC) - 10 SSHs (IC) The Thang Long Loop Mosey behind HT and back to Starting Point… SOUL TO SOLE · THU AUG 20 Sprockets back Q: McHale · 8 PAX WARMUP: Orange Theory w Shield THE THANG: loops around Kingsley MARY: Plank ANNOUNCEMENTS: yes COT: yes COCKPIT · WED AUG 19 The Dora Smoke Show Q: Cohiba · 9 PAX Warm-Up: SSH – 25 IC Imperial Walkers – 15 IC Moroccan NC – 15 IC Windmills - 10 IC Strawberry Pickers - 10 IC Cheese Shredder The Thang: 1. Dora: Partner up. One works, one runs to STOP sign and back. Switch… THE BALLROOM · TUE AUG 18 Step Q Q: Mark Nestel · 7 PAX Changeorder wrote it out in chalk at the ballroom if you wanna see the workout. COCKPIT · MON AUG 17 What would you say you do here? Q: Band Camp · 13 PAX WARMUP: yea, this is important THE THANG: 1. move the parking lot aisles. 1 burpee, run to the other end, 2 burpees, next aisle, 3 burpees, etc. up to 10 2. mosey to the hill with the close light poles. 5 squats at the… THE ARMORY · MON AUG 17 Sweaty Monday Q: Deep Dish · 8 PAX WARMUP: briefly THE THANG: Double 11s (22s?) 1. upright row/ tricep ext Suitcase carry to other side 1. Clean/front rack squat E2MOM 1. 10 swings 2. 10 alt upright pull 3. 10 goblet squat 4. 10 merkins Buddy curls… SOUL TO SOLE · THU AUG 13 McHale is still blooming Q: McHale · 7 PAX WARMUP: waited for Sofrito THE THANG: 2 1/2 miles long Kingsley loop with pain stations MARY: Plank ANNOUNCEMENTS: Yes COT: Yes DAWN PATROL · TUE AUG 11 Warning Lights Q: Double D · 14 PAX WARMUP: a series of exercises with 1 rep (yes, DOAH, ONE rep!) plus some moseys and other movements around the loop to the playground THE THANG: The main event theme was Blue Ridge Relay training in the form of hill… THE YARD · SAT AUG 8 My Qshake Brings The Boys To The Yard Q: Cohiba · 18 PAX Mission of F3: To plant, grow, and serve small workout groups for men for the invigoration of male community leadership. 5 Core Principles: 1. Free of charge 2. Open to all men 3. Held outdoors, rain or shine, heat or… SLOW BURN · FRI AUG 7 3 corners Board of Pain Q: Vuvuzela · 12 PAX WARMUP: SSH, mountain climbers, peter parker, parker peter, wind mills, Cherry pickers. Mosey 100 yards, stop. LBCs, AHs, mosey to board of pain. THE THANG: board of pain - 20 Merkins - 20 Squats - 20 LBCs - 20 CDD - 20… SOUL TO SOLE · THU AUG 6 McHale 3.3 Kingsley Loops No Grass Q: McHale · 7 PAX WARMUP: THE THANG: 3.3 miles. 2 Loops in Kingsley MARY: ANNOUNCEMENTS: Bethel, Bus, Care Center COT: Schools, Marriages & Minds COCKPIT · WED AUG 5 Soccer sprints Q: Pauly D · 9 PAX WARMUP: Moroccan night clubs Imperial walkers Low slow squat Plank Worlds greatest stretch Tempo merkins THE THANG: mosey to soccer field Exercise 1 Single leg RDL x10e Reverse lunge x10e Calf raises x20 90% length of… THE ARMORY · MON AUG 3 Bell Bonanza Q: JWOW · 6 PAX Warmup and two dog dumps and we were off. Over to the parking lot for murder bunnies and swings/squats. Next was lunges with overhead press/curls. On to the wall for dips, Bulgarian Band Camp split squats, and irkins… SOUL TO SOLE · THU JUL 30 7 Dwarfs Head To The Woods Q: Stang · 7 PAX WARMUP: THE THANG: Took the pax to the woods to lose our minds and find our Sole To Soul. We did 10 curls at horse barns. MARY: ANNOUNCEMENTS: COT: SOUL TO SOLE · THU JUL 30 Trails with Stang Q: Stang · 7 PAX WARMUP: THE THANG: 3 miles trails MARY: ANNOUNCEMENTS: COT: COCKPIT · WED JUL 29 Turf Toe Q: Bonsai · 8 PAX WARMUP: THE THANG: Plyometrics on the turf field MARY: Yes, the hips don't lie, ANNOUNCEMENTS: COT: THE ARMORY · MON JUL 27 Swings n things Q: Warning Track · 11 PAX · +2 FNG Warm Up Suitcase carry to lot AMRAP Lower body Squats Swings Reverse Lunge Upper Body Curls Merkins OH Press Core Plank pull through Around the world Flutters Conditioning Burpees Mountain Climbers SSH Running in between TRAINING GROUND · SUN JUL 26 Rain Rain Go Away Q: Crystal Lake · 3 PAX WARMUP: THE THANG: Down around Colosseum to Model A and finished around Brayden MARY: ANNOUNCEMENTS: COT: