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COLOSSEUM · TUE JUN 9 Left or right Q: Halfback · 4 PAX WARMUP: Quick SSH and cherry pickers. THE THANG: Ran to station 1 Picked either left or right Either do exercise and advance, due exercise and go back, do exercise and go back to start. MARY: Too many to count but box… CURRAHEE · TUE JUN 9 The Pit Q: Fishstix · 5 PAX Quick warmup and a lap around the car loop. Mosey down to the theater where a cart filled with heavy stuff awaits. Exercises at each level while one pax pulled the cart up the hill and back down . We got three rounds in. BLOCK PARTY · TUE JUN 9 Block Party Pickup Q: maximus · 10 PAX WARMUP: Jog over to short wall for some of the basic opening warmup exercises, including: SSH, Hillbillies, Imperials, Windmills and Step-ups THE THANG: Over the years, I've gotten a little complacent when it comes to… SNAKE PIT · TUE JUN 9 I am glad I had a lighter kettlebell Q: Float Bridge · 5 PAX WARMUP: - MC - windmill - side straddle hop - imperial walker - cherry picker THE THANG: • 15 Overhead Press o Bear crawl – 10 yds o 15 Merkins o Crawl Bear – 10 yds o 15 Merkins • 15 Curls o Lunge walk – 10 yds o 15… THE BALLROOM · TUE JUN 9 1 Jarvis + 1 Bobber = Acceleration Q: JWOW · 12 PAX It was a beautiful morning at The Ballroom and the PAX were chomping at the bit to accelerate…Or was that Jarvis chomping on a T-Bone?:cut_of_meat: Quick warmup with the Polish Mating Dance and we were off. Over to the… SEABISCUIT · TUE JUN 9 Swimming Doby’s Q: Time Machine · 5 PAX Ran Dudley, Red Forest then along Doby’s until sidewalk ends. Some ran further into Oxford and then back. SWEEP THE LEG · MON JUN 8 Adding Banks to the Bank Run Q: Spectre · 4 PAX WARMUP: THE THANG: Hit the banks from Earthfare to Gold Hill 20 Reverse Lunges 7 Burpees 15 BBS Ran back full distance no stops MARY: No time ANNOUNCEMENTS: Newsletter COT: THE ARMORY · MON JUN 8 You vs. You Q: Cyclops · 6 PAX WARMUP: Mosey around the side lot and back to COT for warm up of exercises all in cadence Seal Jacks - x12 Windmills - x 6 Imperial Walkers - x12 Hillbilly Walkers - x12 Plank Merkins x12 Shoulder Taps x12 THE THANG… COCKPIT · MON JUN 8 Drop the Hammer Q: Band Camp · 7 PAX · +1 FNG WARMUP: yea. That’s important THE THANG: pearls on a string to make our way to the FCMS track and field Fast lap but in Bear crawl to the 10 10 merkins Crawl Bear back Burpees in cadence for the 6 Bear crawl to the 20… FLIGHT PLAN · MON JUN 8 Flight Plan Folly Q: Cobra Kai · 18 PAX 18 for a muggy am of Ruckers and Runners. Rewarded with a nice sunrise. YHC failed at the recording duties. 6@6 · SAT JUN 6 Still running Q: Barry Manilow · 9 PAX WARMUP: stretching and grunting THE THANG: Alabama MARY: coffee & one word ANNOUNCEMENTS: trash pick up COT: @ coffee THE FORT · SAT JUN 6 The Fort Q: backdraft · 20 PAX · +1 FNG WARMUP: 6 runners, 14 bootampers THE THANG: movements and exercises throughout the area with a lot of bitching MARY: ANNOUNCEMENTS: newsletter COT: THE YARD · SAT JUN 6 Tic Tac cone and Agility ladder Q: Suplex · 8 PAX Warmup: MUSICAL 1. https://youtu.be/K9GxdQ2MkzA?si=FDfWgqVtFrQM7muq remix by State of Mine (3:37) 1. Base = Imp. Walkers 2. Chorus: SSH 3. Solos: FRUIT PICKERS 1. https://youtu.be/M50lKtaE8rs?si=1HLgpBylUCLEhh89 remix… THE HIVE · FRI JUN 5 Rock The Bells! Q: Boogie Down · 10 PAX WARMUP: Morrancan Night Clubs Baby Arm Circles Abe Vigodas Cherry Pickers Pideon Stretch Downward Dog Dog/Honeymooner SSH THE THANG: Partner Up On the gridiron 100 reps of: Curls LBCs w/ KB above chest Lunges Triceps… SLOW BURN · FRI JUN 5 Some of you need a Draw Four! Q: Drop Thrill · 8 PAX It’s time for a round of Uno! Play your cards and do the exercises as follows: Blue - Merkins Green - LBC Yellow - Squats Red - lunges Skip - Run +2 - pick 2 exercises, 2 reps +4 - 4 reps all 4 exercise Reverse - Repeat… DAWN PATROL · THU JUN 4 4 Corner Accumulators Q: Old Bay · 8 PAX Favorite of YHC. 4 corners. Stopped at each corner to do the following. Round 1- 1 burpee at each corner Round 2 - 1 burpee, 2 SSH at each corner Round 3 - 1 burpee, 2 SSH, 3 Run Stance Switch Round 4 - 1 burpee, 2 SSH… LAZARUS · THU JUN 4 MILGA Q: Deep Dish · 2 PAX WARMUP: THE THANG: We mosied down to the road heading towards Red Ventures. At each light pole we did a round of 5 merkins, 10 big boys, 15 air squats, mosey to next pole and repeat. We did 10 poles. On run back up the… THE COACH'S BOX · THU JUN 4 Cindy Heaven Q: Cohiba · 10 PAX Warm-Up: SSH – 30 IC Imperial Walkers – 20 IC Windmills – 10 IC Strawberry Pickers – 10 IC Mosey lap around AO Cheese shredder Main Thang: Round 1: Cinder Strength 3 Rounds- MOT per Round: Round 1- Run Round 2- Lunges… KITCHEN SINK · WED JUN 3 Failure will bring future success Q: Fishstix · 10 PAX 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… COLOSSEUM · TUE JUN 2 Something different - BSTL Q: Brawny - The Fort · 10 PAX WARMUP: - 10 Hillbilly Walkers, - 10 Imperial Walkers - 10 Strawberry pickers, - 10 Moroccan Nightclubs - Down dog with calf stretches, to a honeymooner THE THANG: - Run down to Dave Gibson - 25 Pushups - Run up to… DAWN PATROL · TUE JUN 2 A Modified Miracle Mile Maelstrom of Muscular Misery Q: Casey Kasem · 14 PAX · +1 FNG WARMUP: we don't need no stinkin warmup THE THANG: This workout is based on the Miracle Mile routine. Base exercises at each station: Big Boys Merkins Burpees Monkey Humpers 1st station - amphitheater - 1 rep each 2nd… BLOCK PARTY · TUE JUN 2 Never trust a trombone guy. Clarinet guys are impeccable Q: Liberty Bibberty · 8 PAX WARMUP: SSH Imp Walker Hillbilly Walker Squat Mosey THE THANG: Bear crawl Indian run Dora 50 squats 100 lunges 150 LBC bag is carried by 1 runner Run to swings Burpees and pass bag for manmaker Squats and pass bag Big… CURRAHEE · TUE JUN 2 Stop 🛑 Sign Beatdown Q: Fogerty · 6 PAX WARMUP: Stretch, SSH, Squats, Nightclubs…..Mosey THE THANG: Mosey to 160 and back using Stop Signs for round of exercises ( 50 flutters holding ruck up, 25 Squats, 10 Curls, and 5 ManMakers) MARY: None ANNOUNCEMENTS… SNAKE PIT · TUE JUN 2 No Uno For You! Q: Drop Thrill · 6 PAX This morning at the Pit we played a little Uno. Here are the rules. Blue - Curls Green - LBC Yellow - Goblet Squats Red - Chest press Skip - Run +2 - pick 2 exercises, 2 reps +4 - 4 reps all 4 exercise Reverse - Repeat…