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215 backblasts mention “Pauly D”

COCKPIT · MON SEP 14 Victory Monday Q: Top Rope · 8 PAX WARMUP: SSH, Cherry Pickers, Side Lunge, tempo merkins into various broga moves THE THANG: 5 round EMOM with your Cindy Thrusters x10 Swings x15 Merkins x15 BentRowxGMxPress x10 Flutter kicks x20 Mosey for a bit, then… COCKPIT · WED SEP 9 Always identify the open bathroom Q: Birdcage · 13 PAX Immediately identified the open bathroom and ran towards it. Stopped for some stair steper rep counts otw. While I duced the pax did 100 200 300 of merkins, squat, lcbs. I entered mid squat. Then back to the top to play… SEABISCUIT · TUE SEP 8 Seabiscuit Yog Q: Warning Track · 7 PAX Showed up, ran and then stopped. Practiced gratitude, prayed and left. COCKPIT · MON SEP 7 Ring around the cockpit Q: Xerox · 12 PAX WARMUP: Side Straddle Hops, Imperial Walkers, Hillbilly Walkers, Cherry Pickers, Moroccan Night Clubs THE THANG: Stage 1: 10-Burpees, 10-Squat Jumps, 10 Big Boys_Run 25 yards_Repeat Above._Mozy to Stage 2 Stage 2: Bear… LAZARUS · THU SEP 3 Something of an Old Testament Q: Pusher · 12 PAX WARMUP: Goose set the stage with an intro to Shield Lock September, then handed the baton to Pusher THE THANG: Pusher -- he led the charge (literally) out of the parking lot to the corner leading toward Red Ventures… COCKPIT · WED SEP 2 Don’t cry for me, Argentina Q: Slash · 10 PAX WARMUP: skipping THE THANG: AMRAP with a decent amount of burpees MARY: smash ANNOUNCEMENTS: newsletter COT: prayers up for families and friends traveling over the holiday weekend. SEABISCUIT · TUE SEP 1 Waterside Q: Grout · 11 PAX · +2 FNG WARMUP: THE THANG: Ran through Waterside MARY: ANNOUNCEMENTS: COT: 6@6 · MON AUG 31 The Velocity Vanguard Run Q: Barry Manilow · 16 PAX WARMUP: admiring my handy work on the new base for the flag THE THANG: after oooo-ing and awww-ing for quite some time, we ran MARY: did not give a rats tail about my handy work ANNOUNCEMENTS: 6@6 has a new spot to put… THE FORGE · FRI AUG 28 Lawn Ornament Weights Q: Pauly D · 10 PAX · +1 FNG WARMUP: SSH / Cherry Pickers / 5 Windmills (crowd wasn't happy with the low quantity) / one lap around the lot dodging geysers. THE THANG: AMRAP CIRCUIT. 5 pairs of PAX. One pair leaves to do a lap with Cindys, Sandbags… 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… SEABISCUIT · TUE AUG 25 Where’s Vuvu Q: Time Machine · 5 PAX WARMUP: Looked around for our scheduled Q, couldn’t find him in the gloom THE THANG: Called reverse Whitehall route, because that’s what Vuvu would have wanted us to do. MARY: One last look for our Q ANNOUNCEMENTS: Vuvu… 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 COACH'S BOX · THU AUG 20 HELP Q: Pauly D · 7 PAX WARMUP: Skipped it THE THANG: Bag of Burdens One guy travels with sandbag the other 6 do AMRAP of the below. Merkins American Hammers Squats Flutter Kicks Plank LBC’s Shoulder Taps Cycle through 3x Truck Tire 6pax lift… MINNOW POND · THU AUG 13 Badland's 1 yr MANniversary Q: Badlands · 15 PAX Turned 41 today... 1 year anniversary of becoming a man they say. WARMUP: train going through town at 0510 caused a few late arrivals. Did pledge and then 41 ssh IC while the stragglers got parked and over to the flags… SEABISCUIT · TUE AUG 11 Soggy Sea Biscuits Q: Cake Boss · 13 PAX WARMUP: Broga THE THANG: Run through Massey to Forest neighborhood for loops and run back 3-5 mi was completed MARY: Broga ANNOUNCEMENTS: Read newsletter COT: don’t believe the false identities placed on you but rather… 6@6 · MON AUG 10 Twister v. Brass Q: Twister · 17 PAX WARMUP: Band Camp and Pauly D ran from town, nuf warm up for all THE THANG: mostly running MARY: no ANNOUNCEMENTS: yes COT: yes COCKPIT · MON AUG 10 Island hops Q: Cherry Pie · 7 PAX WARMUP: SSH, IW, HBW, , MNC, Windmill, cherry pickers THE THANG: Mosey to parking lot in front of band field. Island hopping. 6 aisles. 1 exercise per aisle at every island the whole way down. Aisle 1: 10 merkins - run… LAZARUS · THU AUG 6 BOMBS Away! Q: LTrain · 9 PAX WARMUP: Warmupy things while waiting for Bobber THE THANG: B.O.M.B.S.-esque stuff. Partner up. One partner runs while other does first exercise of the round. Swap when partner returns. Round 1 Exercises: Burpees… 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… COCKPIT · MON AUG 3 Cinder blocks and street lights Q: Float Bridge · 10 PAX WARMUP: -Moroccan nightclub -imperial walkers -cherry pickers -side straddle hop THE THANG: -at each light do squats, side straddle hop, merkins and LBCs- reps 2,4,6,8,10,12 -with cinder blocks -> 100 sit-ups with… 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: COCKPIT · MON JUL 27 Sherlock welcome ho(l)me(s) Q: Pauly D · 11 PAX WARMUP: SSH / Windmills / Low Slow Squats THE THANG: island hopping in the parking lot. MOT been islands is lunge walk and then broad jump and repeat 15 merkins 15 squats 30 second plank 15 dips 15 merkins 15 LBC’s 15… SEABISCUIT · TUE JUL 21 Running Q: Tiller · 11 PAX 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… COCKPIT · MON JUL 20 Push Through Complacency Q: Sweet Baby Ray · 9 PAX · +2 FNG 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…