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COCKPIT · WED MAY 13 5/6/26 Q: Keith Crockett · 9 PAX WARMUP: SSH Imperial Walkers Hilbilly Walkers Cherry Pickers THE THANG: Heavy leg and abs day! Pick a leg exercise from bucket, 22 reps Pick an ab exercise from bucket, 22 reps After count of 22 and 22, run a lap around… THE FORGE · WED MAY 13 Escalator 4 Corner Q: Bam Bam · 7 PAX WARMUP: Windmill, Moroccan Night Club, Strawberry 🍓 Picker, 5 Burpees THE THANG: 4 Corners with 10 Merkins, Corner (2) 10 Merkins 20 Squats Corner (3) 10 Merkins, 20 Squats, 30 Big Boy Situps, Corner (4) 10 Merkins, 20… CLYDESDALES · WED MAY 13 Quarter shuffle Q: Band Camp · 13 PAX WARMUP: one guy got in trouble for trying that at this AO one time THE THANG: double Kingsley, try to push the last 1/4 of each mile MARY: again, there was an issue one time ANNOUNCEMENTS… COCKPIT · WED MAY 13 Cindy EMOM Q: Time Machine · 8 PAX WARMUP: Windmills, Cherry Pickers, up/down dog, stretching THE THANG: Moseyed to see Cindy, every Pax found a date, started off with a 10 minute EMOM, 12 Curls, OH press and squats, dropped to 10 reps at the half way… KITCHEN SINK · WED MAY 13 Bag of Bad Decisions Q: Sofrito · 10 PAX · +1 FNG 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… FLIGHT PLAN · WED MAY 13 Running is fun? Q: Poppins · 28 PAX WARMUP: N THE THANG: Y MARY: N ANNOUNCEMENTS: Y COT: Y SEABISCUIT · TUE MAY 12 Legion loop Q: Peach Stand · 11 PAX WARMUP: THE THANG: dobys to Williams to legion to FM parkway to Hensley to dobys, back to cot. 4.2 as laid out - individual mileage varied MARY: ANNOUNCEMENTS: COT: DAWN PATROL · TUE MAY 12 Popular bear crawl Q: Assassin · 14 PAX · +1 FNG WARMUP: each pax ran a couple of circles around the group THE THANG: we toured the park with various annoying exercises, including sprints, jogging. Indian runs. Butt hole Indian bear crawls, uphill lunges, run around… COLOSSEUM · TUE MAY 12 The 4 Square Gauntlet Q: Sofrito · 7 PAX Disclaimer and WelcomeShared WARMUP: In Cadence and 10 Reps Each - Moroccan Night Clubs - Cherry :cherries: Pickers - Windmills - Hillbilly Walkers - Imperial Walkers - Mosey to Schoolyard THE THANG: Partner Up for Some… SNAKE PIT · TUE MAY 12 Fun with Kettlebells Q: Float Bridge · 6 PAX WARMUP: - Side straddle hop - Moroccan Night Club - Imperial Walker - Hillbilly walker THE THANG: - Four Rounds with three exercises each at three stations Reps 5, 10 and 15 - Station #1 - Halo, Overhead Press, Squats … THE ARMORY · MON MAY 11 Two’s company, three isn’t a crowd Q: Half Shell · 4 PAX WARMUP: Quick mozy followed by arm circles and Moroccan night clubs THE THANG: After the warmup, Pax headed over by a light in the parking lot for interval reps. With a timer, we completed 30 seconds on followed by a 10… COCKPIT · MON MAY 11 Magic Carpet Ride Q: Pocahontas · 8 PAX · +1 FNG WARMUP: SSH, Imperial Walkers, Hillbilly Walkers, Merkins, Calf Stretch THE THANG: Mosey to back parking lot for partner circuit of 100 merkins, 100 jump squats, 100 big boys. Mosey to wall for 7s of burpees and jump… SWEEP THE LEG · MON MAY 11 Loops Deep in Brayden Q: Hershey · 13 PAX WARMUP: mosey down into Brayden THE THANG: triangle loops (1/2 mile loop with 3 station—1. 10 normal merkins, 15 big boys. 2. 10 wide arm merkins, 15 side straddle hops. 3. 10 diamond merkins, 15 squats. 5 loops, finish… 6@6 · SAT MAY 9 Running For Bread Q: Sofrito · 12 PAX WARMUP: Pre Stretch THE THANG: 2 Routes for Roads and Trails MARY: She was missed ANNOUNCEMENTS: Newsletter COT: Top Secret THE YARD · SAT MAY 9 11’s in the Rain Q: Time Machine · 9 PAX WARMUP: WM, CP, HW, stretching THE THANG: Moseyed to the hill at the entrance. Pax picked a rock, first set of 11’s were curls with a nut to the top of the hill for merkins, second set was OH press and big boys. Yogged… THE HIVE · FRI MAY 8 Q-school and the 3 C’s Q: Cyclops · 4 PAX WARMUP: windmills, imperial and hillbilly walkers, planks, shoulder taps and mountain climbers all in cadence. Throw in some seal jacks in cadence too. THE THANG: 3 C’s of q school - corners, chalk and cardboard. 4… SOUL TO SOLE · THU MAY 7 Miles, smiles, and a little rain Q: Half Shell · 4 PAX WARMUP: None, but I did theragun at home THE THANG: With a light but steady rain, four Pax set off across 160 through the office park. We then circled back and explored the sidewalks of Kingsley with good mumblechatter… LAZARUS · THU MAY 7 300 Q: Pauly D · 4 PAX WARMUP: 10 Strawberry Pickers / 10 windmills/ 10 hillbilly walkers THE THANG: Mosey around the theater and back to get .9 Miles. Begin circuit of 5 merkins and 5 walking lunges until you get 300 each. Mosey .6 miles at… CLYDESDALES · WED MAY 6 Way late Q: Bonsai · 16 PAX WARMUP: THE THANG: run to WEP, loop WEP and back Ruck MARY: ANNOUNCEMENTS: COT: KITCHEN SINK · WED MAY 6 Loopers and bloopers Q: Pollo Hermano · 9 PAX 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… CURRAHEE · TUE MAY 5 Cinco de Mayo Q: Stagecoach · 9 PAX WARMUP: lap around parking lot THE THANG: partner work Partner 1 runs to other end of field and picks up partner 2 where they will be doing an exercise that slowly gets you across the field. Continue switching between… BLOCK PARTY · TUE MAY 5 Partner Work @ Block Party Q: Ruby Slippers · 7 PAX WARMUP: Mosey from COT to the playground, usual of suspects followed for a typical F3 warmup. THE THANG: Partner was the theme for this workout. Cubbie asks that each Q share the reason why they keep coming out to F3… DAWN PATROL · TUE MAY 5 Blocks, Coffee, and Sandwiches Q: Minuteman · 10 PAX WARMUP: Windmill Moroccan Side Lunge Mtn Climber Downdog Updog THE THANG: 4 rounds of 4 exercises repeated at 4 corners. Reps increase at each corner: 5/10/15/20 Round 1 Merkins Jump Squats Crunches Side Straddle Hops… THE BALLROOM · TUE MAY 5 Grooving to the 70's, 80's, 90's, and 2000's Q: Splinter · 8 PAX · +1 FNG 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…