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RING OF FIRE · MON AUG 3
Merkins and Farmers
WARMUP: call out to Staff Sgt Michael Swinton…who died in the conflict with Iran in July. SSH, stretching, overhead claps THE THANG: irkins, derkins, and dips on bench 20 reps each then run loop x 5, overhead press 15…
RING OF FIRE · WED JUL 29
Blast from the Past with Cash
Well, YHC was thoroughly unprepared for this today. I failed to secure a Q and then got distracted taking the trash out that I forgot the flag too. At least when I realized I didn't have a Q on schedule, I thought I'd…
THE BALLROOM · TUE JUL 28
Carolina Day Ballroom
Started with a mosey run Warmup: SSH, Windmills, Imp Walkers, LSS, arm circles, peter parkers, plank stretches -Run- Do-run-do routine: At baseline do 15 bobby Hurleys, run to halfway point, do 15 bobby Hurleys, run to…
THE CYCLONE · MON JUL 27
Modified Murph with Running and Block Work
WARMUP: Run by HarryCarry while YHC opened up the track. THE THANG: 10 Curls, 10 OHP, 10 merkins, 10 squats with block, run 1 lap around the track. Rinse and Repeat for the entire time. MARY: Carry blocks back to their…
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…
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…
RING OF FIRE · WED JUL 8
VQ with the Deck of Pain
This was Eggo's VQ and he gave the disclaimer that he was not a professional but looking forward to it. WARMUP: Windmills, SSH, Imperial Walkers, Moroccan Nightclubs, Strawberry Pickers THE THANG: DECK OF PAIN Diamonds…
RING OF FIRE · MON JUL 6
Hot Potato Audible
Since the guys who wanted to have Murph Mondays didn't show and 3/4th of us can't do pull-ups, we called an audible and did a hot potato Q. WARMUP: 4 mile run THE THANG: We all got a cindy or ruck with more weight in it…
RING OF FIRE · MON JUN 29
Murph Monday continued
WARMUP: No THE THANG: Murph 1 mile, 100 pull ups, 200 merkins, 300 squats MARY: ANNOUNCEMENTS: newsletter COT: 4th of July, marriages, family, travel
RING OF FIRE · WED JUN 24
Gam Guillotine Redux
This BB is going to be easy, at least for the workout part. In honor of the 10th anniversary of my first F3 workout – 6/29/2016 at Pantheon with Jekyll on Q – I decided to recreate his Q nearly verbatim. I was able to…
THE BALLROOM · TUE JUN 23
The Ballroom
WARMUP: solid warmup THE THANG: work, work, work MARY: some core ANNOUNCEMENTS: bethel men’s shelter, 4th of July converge COT: prayers and praises all around
RING OF FIRE · MON JUN 22
Murph Monday — 22JUN2026
14 on the EASTSIDE got Murph all over them at The Badger of Fire… QIC: YHC Pax: Shaq-a-Roni , Fishstix , Maximus , BONES , Grout , Time Machine , HarryCarry , Kaiser , Sunkist , Splinter , Eggo , Italian Job , Deep Dish…
BLOCK PARTY · TUE JUN 16
First Rope
WARMUP: side straddle hops, cherry pickers, side lunges, temp merkins, runners stretch THE THANG: Mosey 3x10 - dips, Bulgarian squats, derkins, heels to heaven, and high plank Mosey Dora - 50 muscle ups, 100 jump…
RING OF FIRE · WED JUN 10
RoF - King of the Ring, v.2.2
WARMUP: we did THE THANG: workout stuff MARY: no chicks ANNOUNCEMENTS: read your newsletter COT: the 5th Core Principle
RING OF FIRE · MON JUN 1
Honoring Navy SEAL Lt Brendan Looney with TMF trailer of pain
I was able to convince one of the Travis Manion Foundation managers (Chris) to bring one of their trailers of pain to honor a fallen hero. Today we honored 1st Lt Travis Manion’s best friend Lt Brendan Looney. They were…
RING OF FIRE · WED MAY 27
Field of Pain
It was a dark, dank, steamy morning and then Stud Muffin walked in and we were able to officially start. Quick warmup and then we made like a tree and moseyed. Over to the benches for dips, dirkins, and step-ups. For…
MINNOW POND · THU MAY 21
Tour de Fort Mill
WARMUP: Mosey to Pharmacy Parking Lot SSH, Imperial Walkers, Hillbilly Walkers, Windmills THE THANG: Reverse Alabama Stops along the way... 20 Reverse Lunges 7 Burpees 15 Big Boys Down to Harris St Park. Indian Run up…
RING OF FIRE · WED MAY 20
Playing Games with Cindy…
WARMUP: SSH, IW, LBAC forward and backward. Full arm circles F&B. Merkins. Quick mosey to pump the blood and retrieve Cindy then to the games: THE THANG: GAME 1- ROF: each man holds (squat, Al Gore, plank) while the…
THE BALLROOM · TUE MAY 19
Barry said no moderate
WARMUP: light jog to bball court, SSH, cherry pickers, windmills, low slow squat, tempo merkins THE THANG: old school Dora: 100 merkins, 200 squats, 300 LBCs. Wrapped up the Dora and jogged over to the track. At the…
THE BALLROOM · TUE MAY 19
Post CSAUP FOMO
15 showed up for ao-the-ballroom for a not moderate (thanks to Barry Manilow for the motivation) as there were a handful of csaup-may-2026 participants this morning. - Honky Tonk is living in the current shadow of his…
THE BALLROOM · TUE MAY 5
Grooving to the 70's, 80's, 90's, and 2000's
WARMUP: Mossy, SSH and Windmills THE THANG: Looking to bring a little music to the group for all of the ages of the PAX, I structed 4 rounds set to music of the 70's, 80's, 90's and 2000's. Each decade had 2 songs…
RING OF FIRE · MON MAY 4
Sgt. Joe Nurre
WARMUP: - Moroccan Nightclub - Imperial walker or hill billy walker -> I was confused - Cherri Picker THE THANG: - Bucket of fun - Pick a card -> announce exercise - One person runs with 30 lb vest to the island and…
SLOW BURN · FRI APR 24
Do 1 More
WARMUP: lap around the parking lot, SSH, Moroccan Nightclubs, windmills THE THANG: Do 1 More This is a 12 round AMRAP 1 minute each with a 45 second break to do as many as you can. I told the pax to write down their…
RING OF FIRE · WED APR 22
Bucket of Death with Circle of Fun
WARMUP: - Moroccan Night Club - Windmill - Cherry pickers - Imperial walker THE THANG: - partner workout x 2 - 40 CDD, 60 Merkins, 80 Squats, 100 LBC, 120 side straddle hops - Circuit x 2 50 sec exercise + 20 sec rest …