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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… RING OF FIRE · MON MAY 11 Staff Sgt. Benjamin Noah Pennington Q: Hominy · 5 PAX Staff Sgt Ben was KIA at Prince Sultan Air Base on March 8, 2026 due to injuries sustained in an attack by Iran in Operation Epic Fury. He was 26 years old, from Glendale, Kentucky. An Eagle Scout who knew from a young… 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 FORGE · FRI MAY 8 2026.19 The Forge Q: Tesh · 17 PAX 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… 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… THE COACH'S BOX · THU MAY 7 Tic Tac chain/Cindie Q: Suplex · 6 PAX WARMUP: usual stuff, emphasis on shoulders First 30: Chain Fiesta… do these near gazebo…. Tic-Tac-Toe grid on sidewalk 1. Dora-1: Partner moseys out & back for swap… complete the following: 1. 50 Ch-ickle Pointers… 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… SNAKE PIT · TUE MAY 5 555-5555 Q: Hominy · 5 PAX Warmup - Bear Crawl - Goblet Squats - Heels to Heaven with Kettlebell Press - Imperial Walkers - Hillbilly Walkers - Windmills - American Hammer with Kettlebell - Plank (remain in plank, then put right arm then left arm… 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… SWEEP THE LEG · MON MAY 4 There and back x6 Q: Pauly D · 13 PAX WARMUP: mosey to bottom of Brayden THE THANG: 20 merkins, 20 big boys then run up Brayden to the stoplight and do 20 squats and 20 calf raises then run down Brayden. Repeat 5 times to get 100 reps of each. Run back to… RING OF FIRE · MON MAY 4 Sgt. Joe Nurre Q: Float Bridge · 6 PAX 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… COCKPIT · MON MAY 4 Bespoke Q: Liberty Bibberty · 4 PAX WARMUP: Imp Walker Squats Merkins Crazy mosey MOT flip up THE THANG: Dora 50 merkins 100 squats 150 LBC Bench work Split squats Dips Durkins Hill work Mosey down hill Lunge the flat 5 merkins Bear crawl the hill MARY… TRAINING GROUND · SUN MAY 3 Miles and smiles Q: Rolloff · 5 PAX WARMUP: THE THANG: walkabout MARY: ANNOUNCEMENTS: COT: 6@6 · SAT MAY 2 We’re gonna melt Q: Minuteman · 4 PAX WARMUP: no way! THE THANG: Run out back of Kingsley by roundabout, take R on 21 back towards Peachstand. Left on 160 and continue all the way through Strawberry Festival land to Poppyseed across from Humble Cup. Left on… THE YARD · SAT MAY 2 Dual Q Q: Cherry Pie · 16 PAX {'type': 'rich_text', 'block_id': 'pw/yw', 'elements': [{'type': 'rich_text_section', 'elements': [{'type': 'text', 'text': 'WARMUP:', 'style': {'bold': True, 'italic': False}}, {'type': 'text', 'text': ' '}, {'type'… SLOW BURN · FRI MAY 1 4 corners of leadership Q: Grassy Knoll · 8 PAX WARMUP: inro and disclaimer. Mosey to another parking lot. Circle up for MNC, windmills, Non-discrpt produce pickers, Plank, up/down dog with toe taps, and merkins. THE THANG: Ran back to the main lot for 4 corners. 4…