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THE FORT · SAT JUN 20
Starfish
WARMUP: 20 SSH Mosey down the path to Harris Street Park / Basketball Court THE THANG: Starfish: on basketball court 20 Merkins on corner Run to center and do 2 burpees 20 Mountain Climbers Run to center and do 2…
SLOW BURN · FRI JUN 19
And then there was three...
WARMUP: Mosey to Lowe's Contractor Parking 15 SSH 10 Imperial Walkers 10 Hillbilly Walkers THE THANG: EMOM Ladder 25 Burpees 50 Merkins 75 Squats 100 Bigboy Situps 75 Squats 50 Merkins 25 Burpees Deck of Cards Abs Work…
THE FORGE · FRI JUN 19
Games in the rains
WARMUP: side straddle hops, cherry pickers, Moroccan night clubs, imperial walkers THE THANG: We went to 4 stations with cards of workouts…cards moved forward back and back to start. Between stations we did bear crawls…
THE HIVE · FRI JUN 19
Weinke in a baggie
WARMUP: the usual stuff plus KB pass throughs in cadence as finale THE THANG: Ladder 2X 5 Manmakers - murder bunny to next stop 10 Thrusters - bell bear crawl to next stop 15 squats - pass through lunges to next stop 20…
DAWN PATROL · THU JUN 18
Dawn Patrol with Cake 🎂
WARMUP: mosey with stops for some exercises THE THANG: 11’s 11 stations 3 levels each level had accumulating exercise moves 10 reps each Run down hill for 11 merkins and run back Hard spring g to finish MARY: gas…
LAZARUS · THU JUN 18
My AO (and region) VQ
WARMUP: SSH, Cherry Pickers, Imperial Walkers, Willie Mays Hayes, Good mornings THE THANG: Thang 1) Ran to the theater and rotated Hand Release Merkins, Dirkins, and Irkins in sets of 5, 10, and 15. Thang 2) moseyed…
THE COACH'S BOX · THU JUN 18
A Triangle of Games
WARMUP: Side straddle hop, hillbilly walker, imperial walker, Moroccan Night Club THE THANG: 3 stations: Big Die w Cider Block - Man makers, x5 Flutters, X3 Dry Docks, X3 Box Cutters, X5 Curls, X5 Triceps Cards - X2…
THE FORGE · WED JUN 17
Derek (From Step Brothers) Insipired Core Workout
Core/cardio circuits WARMUP: Yes THE THANG: Core/Cardio circuits MARY: Planks ANNOUNCEMENTS: COT: Prayers/Praises
RING OF FIRE · WED JUN 17
Zombified Q @ ROF
Coming back from a road trip late at night I managed approx 3 1/2 hours of sleep and found myself contemplating a 'no show' for my Q at ROF @ 4:30 in da morning. I recently had the honor of participating in our Greater…
SNAKE PIT · TUE JUN 16
Tesh’s bell workout 6/16
WARMUP: the usual THE THANG: 60 seconds on, 30 seconds off… 10 rounds of: 6 snatches, 10 swings, 2 burpees (w/ 2x merkin) Take a lap 10 more rounds… This time: 3 bent rows each side, 10 1-leg deadlift, some third item I…
SEABISCUIT · TUE JUN 16
Nothing else to do but run
WARMUP: hope you stretched before THE THANG: run to white rd and around the high school into Nims village. Hop on trail to white grove and back to cot on Dobys MARY: run ANNOUNCEMENTS: newsletter COT:
CURRAHEE · TUE JUN 16
Miles with Smiles
WARMUP: Quick stretch THE THANG: 3.1 miles
DAWN PATROL · TUE JUN 16
Burning day Dawn
WARMUP: Side Straddle Hops (SSH) • Imperial Walkers • Hillbillies • Merkins THE THANG: Run to Baby Jesus church from COT. 1 Copperhead Squats 2 Big Boys 3 Bomb Jacks 4 Merkins 5 LBCs (Little Baby Crunches) 6 Jump Squats…
THE BALLROOM · TUE JUN 16
Room for Balls
The Thang: A little warm up and a jog to the track where some sort of Baxter Pineapple thing was going on. There were men, women, and children all exercising together… sketchy if you ask me… but then again, you didn't…
COLOSSEUM · TUE JUN 16
Light poles and Bear Crawls
WARMUP: Stretch and a few SSHs, windmills, etc… THE THANG: Light poles alternate between sprint and bear crawls as mode of transportation, at each pole 5 burpees, 10 merkins, 15 squats, 20 LBCs. We got to 8 poles. On…
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 · MON JUN 15
The Loredo
WARMUP: 20 SSH, 20, Hillbilly Walkers, Moroccan Nightclubs (or some version of that) THE THANG: The Thang We put our own spin on Loredo, kicking things off with the run: 6 Rounds for Time - 🏃 400-meter Run - 🦵 24 Squats…
TRAINING GROUND · MON JUN 15
TBD Walmart
WARMUP: THE THANG: >3 miles past Walmart MARY: ANNOUNCEMENTS: COT:
COCKPIT · MON JUN 15
Hills are alive with the sound of bear crawls
WARMUP: SSH Imp Walkers Hillbilly Walkers Mosey THE THANG: Walking pushups with a twist into a dip 5 count 7s with hills - Big boys - Squats Wall sit Bear crawl hills 7 count More moseying 2.12 miles gotten in MARY…
THE ARMORY · MON JUN 15
Oh FNG where art thou?
WARMUP: SSH IMPERIAL WALKERS HILLBILLY WALKERS WINDMILLS DOWN DOG HONEYMOONER THE THANG: PYRAMID. 1st exercise, 1st 2nd and so on to the top. Then come back down, taking off the top exercise each round. 10. Tricep…
ALCATRAZ · SAT JUN 13
Birthday Beatdown at BAOPS
YCH and Cohiba had the pleasure of leading 18 men for a Last Call and Cyclops birthday beatdown at Alcatraz. Here’s what we did: Warm-Up: - SSH – 57 IC - Imperial Walkers – 34 IC - Hillbilly Walkers – 33 IC - Moroccan…
6@6 · SAT JUN 13
Two loops within the 6 mile
WARMUP: Mumblechatter THE THANG: 6 miles with a loop around WEP and a loop around Kingsley ( or modified with Alabama) Up 160 and back down 160z MARY: nope ANNOUNCEMENTS: Yep COT: Yes - Announcement and Coffee
THE FORGE · SAT JUN 13
Box of Crayons
WARMUP: 103 SSH, IW, HW, yoga THE THANG: Dina Dr back and forth 5 stops down and back Exercises in cadence each time Rd 1: 5 burpees each stop Rd 2: 10 big boys Rd 3: 15 jump squats Rd 4: 10 merkins (had to start…
LAZARUS · THU JUN 11
7/11 Special
WARMUP: Yes THE THANG: 4 corners, 7s, hill "sprints" MARY: Maybe? ANNOUNCEMENTS: Read your newsletter COT: Prayers and Praises