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KITCHEN SINK · WED JUN 3
Failure will bring future success
Sometimes you have a plan and it fails miserably. This morning I loaded a cart with sandbags, kettlebells , and other heavy objects, over 320 pounds. I thought the weight would have enough resistance to challenge the…
THE FORGE · FRI MAY 29
Ascending Everest
WARMUP: Returned to Golden Corral COT to pay respects with Hillbilly walkers, imperial walkers, MNCs THE THANG: 5/29 1953 - Sir Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay became the first to summit Mt. Everest 73 years ago. In…
KITCHEN SINK · WED MAY 27
On repeat
WARMUP: Yes: SSH, IW, HW, yoga w/ shoulder taps peter parkers THE THANG: 6 deadlifts 5 hang cleans 4 front squats 3 over head presses 2 manmakers Then move! We just did that on repeat. Like wiping down the counters…
THE FORGE · FRI MAY 22
Honor, Courage, Integrity
WARMUP: - Side-straddle hop, - Strawberry pickers, - Down dog with calf stretches, to a honeymooner THE THANG: Honor, Courage, Integrity 3 Corners x 20 rounds - Honor - 10 Merkins (200) - Courage - 20 Squats (400) …
THE FORGE · FRI MAY 15
DORA and Cinderblocks 5-15
WARMUP: Cherry pickers, SSH, then a mosey to the church parking lot. THE THANG: DORA with 100 Merkins, 150 Dips, 200 Big Boys, 250 Squats. Ran to back side of Harris Teeter for wall sits and farmers carry with cinder…
KITCHEN SINK · WED MAY 13
Bag of Bad Decisions
Disclaimer Provided & 5 Core Principles shared thanks to BONES for keeping us honest : - FREE OF CHARGE - OPEN TO ALL MEN - HELD OUTDOORS RAIN OR SHINE - PEER LED ROTATION - END IN CIRCLE OF TRUST WARMUP: In cadence and…
THE FORGE · FRI MAY 8
2026.19 The Forge
Mosey to the church parking lot for Dora with 100 merkins, 200 squats, 300 LBCs. Bear crawl length of lot with 3 merkins at every other parking line. Mosey around to the large wall of the grocery for Wall sits and…
KITCHEN SINK · WED MAY 6
Loopers and bloopers
WARMUP: SSH, IW, Merkins, DD Stretch THE THANG: 4 slots of 2 gear exercises then a Big loop lap. Partner Pace merkins and squats for 50 yd mosey. 2 rounds MARY: 7 min of round robin Mary. ANNOUNCEMENTS: >, Bethel Men’s…
THE FORGE · FRI MAY 1
Sandbag Sack Race – Now With Bonus Card Gambling!
It was supposed to be a straightforward sandbag game. It turned into a full-on comedy roast with heavy objects and bad ideas involving bear crawls. The sandbag passing was clunky as advertised, but the teamwork…
KITCHEN SINK · WED APR 29
💰 Sandbag Extravaganza 💰
WARMUP: SSH, Moroccan night clubs, arm circles, low slow squat, downward dog, hip openers THE THANG: we had 40’s, 60’s and on 80#… shoulder the sandbags and go for a walk around the soccer field, stop halfway, circle up…
THE FORGE · FRI APR 24
All The Corners
WARMUP: Mosey, SSH, Plank, Imperial Walkers, Hillbilly Walkers, Best Damn Stretch, and maybe 1-2 others I am forgetting THE THANG: First 4 corners - Corners were the corners of the HT parking lot - 20 Squats - 15 Big…
KITCHEN SINK · WED APR 22
Last min v2
WARMUP: yes THE THANG: deck of cards, see picture. Gear was on, ruck, sandbag. Jokers meant carry all the gear for ~100 yards. MARY: stretches ANNOUNCEMENTS: yes COT: yes
THE FORGE · FRI APR 17
Pirate Party
WARMUP: Mosey around for some awesome smells - while enjoying the smells on the backside of teeter - butt kicks, high knees, karaoke * 2, and then SSH, low slow squat, and windmill. Mosey to front of teeter. THE THANG…
KITCHEN SINK · WED APR 15
Sandbag & Rucksack workout
WARMUP: - 20 Side Straddle Hops - Down dog (stretch out the calves) to up dog - 20 Big Arms Circles 10 forward and 10 back THE THANG: Move with rucksacks and sandbags to the crosswalk by the baseball field. Traverse…
KITCHEN SINK · WED APR 1
Lots of Lunges
WARMUP: WINDMILL,STRAWBERRY PICKER,MOROCCAN NIGHT CLUB, SSH THE THANG:Bag Toss, Over Head Press, Squats, High Pulls, Man Makers, Over Head Ruck around parking lot. 10 REPS EACH EXERCISE. MARY: LBC'S,FREDDY MERCURY, BOX…
THE FORGE · FRI MAR 20
Backblast! Bi's & Tri's
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…
KITCHEN SINK · WED MAR 18
Backblast! Loaded sink
WARMUP: SSH, Imperial Walkers, Cherry pickers, hamstring stretch, runner stretch, merkins THE THANG: Ruck march with some merkins and squats, partner work with sandbags: thrusters, bent over rows, tosses. Some…
THE FORGE · FRI MAR 13
Backblast! Touring
WARMUP: - 10 Side Straddle Hops - 10 Windmills - Down dog (stretch out the calves) to up dog THE THANG: - Jog to HT wall by O’Reilly - Balls to the Wall 10 moves L, 10 moves R - Jog to back parking lot - Bear crawl from…
KITCHEN SINK · WED MAR 11
Backblast! Kitchen Sink 3.11.26
Warm ups: SSHs, Imperial Walkers, arm circles. Ruck on for remainder of workout. Carried weight to the front of the school. We each took turns carrying all the bags, bells to the parking island while the other pax…
KITCHEN SINK · WED MAR 4
Backblast! heavy wheel of fortune
WARMUP: - SSH / WM / IW THE THANG: - modified 4-corners in back parking lot (sandbags, bells, wheel, tire), lunges as MoT, sandbags as timer. - Jack Webb with ruck: 1/4: merkins+OH claps MARY: - man-makers in cadence…
THE FORGE · FRI FEB 27
Backblast! Neese's was almost the death of us
WARMUP: Yes, IW; HW; some yoga. Introduced the reverse burpee (you go down on your 6, lay on your back, and then return to standing for a jump). Stagecoach busted his wrist and YHC was tired of seeing him modify. THE…
KITCHEN SINK · WED FEB 25
Backblast! A Heavy set of the runs
WARMUP: mosey around parking lot and circle up for IC SSH, IW, WM, MNC OH Claps THE THANG: grab bags and head to grass fields Run ~1/4 mile (inside perimeter of fenced field) Bag Work: 10 bearhug squats, 10 bentover…
KITCHEN SINK · WED FEB 18
Backblast! Much like Heroin
WARMUP: brief THE THANG: tried a couple of things. Didn’t feel like YHC did a great job articulating. We moved to the next station and tried a few more. ANNOUNCEMENTS: Will gravitate to a WOD sorta format rather than a…
THE FORGE · FRI FEB 13
Backblast! Stockade Olympics
WARMUP: IWx15, HW x15, Windmill x10, Cherry Picker x15, Plank- Mountain Climber x11, Peter Parker x11, Parker Peter x11 THE THANG: Mosey to small round about circle (short track): PAX do Apollo Ono while everyone does a…