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COCKPIT · WED APR 1 The Makeup Q Q: Damien Croft · 12 PAX WARMUP: Windmills / Cherry Pickers / Worlds Greatest Stretch THE THANG: Light Pole Circuit with ascending and descending reps Archer Merkins x 5 Squats x 10 CDD x 15 LBC's x 20 Lunge x 15 Merkin x 10 Burpee x 5 Repeat… RING OF FIRE · WED APR 1 All in cadence? Q: Crystal Lake · 9 PAX WARMUP: Moroccan nightclubs, windmills, cherry pickers, hillbilly walkers Mosey/karaoke around bus loop, stoping for inclined merkins and then calf raises on the curb Grab a cinder block and shuffle down to the school… THE FORGE · WED APR 1 Cherie Berry at The Forge Q: Italian Job · 15 PAX 15 men started the day with enough elevator work to make Cherie Berry proud. Here’s what we did. Warm Up - 10 Low Slow Squats (IC) - 10 Plank Jacks (IC) - 10 Mountain Climbers (IC) - 10 SSHs (IC) The Thang Mosey to… KITCHEN SINK · WED APR 1 Lots of Lunges Q: Bam Bam · 5 PAX WARMUP: WINDMILL,STRAWBERRY PICKER,MOROCCAN NIGHT CLUB, SSH THE THANG:Bag Toss, Over Head Press, Squats, High Pulls, Man Makers, Over Head Ruck around parking lot. 10 REPS EACH EXERCISE. MARY: LBC'S,FREDDY MERCURY, BOX… BLOCK PARTY · TUE MAR 31 Q school Q: Cyclops · 15 PAX WARMUP: mosey to Kimbrell’s lot Exercises in cadence -‘seal jacks, windmills, Cherry pickers, imperial walkers, merkins, shoulder taps and 5 burpees OYO - just because. THE THANG: mosey to St. John’s UMC lot for partner… DAWN PATROL · TUE MAR 31 A stroll around the park Q: Spike · 7 PAX WARMUP: Mosey to playground, stopping along the way for Side Straddle Hops, Imperial walkers, Hillbilly walkers, an 6 count burpees. THE THANG: Dora at playground. One pax runs around the playground, stopping for… SWEEP THE LEG · TUE MAR 31 Oh yeah... We have been here before... Q: Spectre · 10 PAX WARMUP: Mosey down 160 towards Dam Rd. and the back fire entrance. THE THANG: Top of the Hill 5 - Lt. Dan Magic Legs Light post Ladder 5 - Burpees - All the way to the fence 10 - Diamond Merkins 15 - Sumo Squats 20 … THE YARD · TUE MAR 31 Road to the Final 4 Q: Bam Bam · 14 PAX WARMUP: THE THANG: MARY: ANNOUNCEMENTS: COT: COLOSSEUM · TUE MAR 31 Webs, webs, webs Q: TINSEL TheFort · 11 PAX WARMUP: windmills, arm circles, low slow squat THE THANG: Mossy to big drop off loop 1 merkin 4 shoulder taps, stop at each lamp post and increase the web 2-8 for a full loop circle with ten stops ending with 10 merkins… THE BALLROOM · TUE MAR 31 Tour of Pleasant Knoll Q: Shield · 6 PAX WARMUP: The warmup was SSH, Windmills, Imperial Walkers and Hillbilly Walkers THE THANG: The tour started in the courtyard with Inclined Merkins, step ups and squats...then we proceeded to the blacktop area where we did… CURRAHEE · TUE MAR 31 Prep-Work Q: Grinder · 10 PAX WARMUP: - SSH / WM / IW THE THANG: - sandbag shuffle down the hill and back while remaining PAX perform various exercises. MARY: - brief broga - Thunderstruck with Man-Makers and squats ANNOUNCEMENTS: - read newsletter… SNAKE PIT · TUE MAR 31 Cindie circuit snakey pit Q: Suplex · 6 PAX Warmup: usual… Carry bells down the hill Thang: 2 stations & ‘base’ Base is Garage by Cindie-storage. Bell-station (1) is by bus drop, Body-exercise up the hill a bit Circuit: Each round, do exercise at each station…… COCKPIT · MON MAR 30 Too Much Fun Q: Float Bridge · 6 PAX WARMUP: 1. Windmill 2. Cherry picker 3. M Nightclub 4. Imperial Walker THE THANG: 1. Bucket of fun - pick a card and run with the sandbag 1. Side Straddle Hop, Merkin, Flutter Kicks, Plank Jacks, Burpees, Leg Raises… SWEEP THE LEG · MON MAR 30 March Madness Q: Pocahontas · 10 PAX WARMUP: SSH, Imperial Walkers, cherry pickers, runners stretch, merkins, mosey then some merkins, squats, bigboys THE THANG: Partner up, split up 100 merkins, 100 dry docs, 100 dips while partners alternate running… FLIGHT PLAN · MON MAR 30 Sutton x 3 Q: Everest · 22 PAX WARMUP: THE THANG: Sutton rd to Sutton Place and return on Sutton MARY: ANNOUNCEMENTS: >, QvQ, Bethel COT: prayers and praises FLIGHT PLAN · MON MAR 30 Sutton x 3 Q: Everest · 22 PAX WARMUP: THE THANG: Sutton rd to Sutton Place and return on Sutton MARY: ANNOUNCEMENTS: >, QvQ, Bethel COT: prayers and praises FLIGHT PLAN · MON MAR 30 Sutton x 3 Q: Everest · 22 PAX WARMUP: THE THANG: Sutton rd to Sutton Place and return on Sutton MARY: ANNOUNCEMENTS: >, QvQ, Bethel COT: prayers and praises THE ARMORY · MON MAR 30 10 pax didn’t oversleep Q: Dojo · 10 PAX WARMUP: The usual suspects. SSH, Imperial Walkers, Oyster Pickers, short mosey. THE THANG: Around the circle 5 squats/5 swings/5 curls rotate to right using another bell. 10 rounds. 11 of Derkins on Bell/One arm press… BLOCK PARTY · SUN MAR 29 Estate Lots in Tega Cay Q: Crystal Lake · 5 PAX WARMUP: THE THANG: Walked to the Estate lots across from Discount Tire and through Brayden and back to COT right on time MARY: ANNOUNCEMENTS: COT: THE FORT · SAT MAR 28 Tour De Land Holdings Q: Cyclops · 12 PAX WARMUP: Mosey to the Police Lot for various exercises I/C THE THANG: Mosey to the US flag at veterans park for the pledge. Move to the lot formerly known as Footloose Exercises & different modes of transport between… 6@6 · SAT MAR 28 River District Q: Fogerty · 12 PAX · +1 FNG WARMUP: Nope THE THANG: Munn to Harris under I77 to Sam Smith across Sutton down to New Grey Rock and back. MARY: ANNOUNCEMENTS: COT: ALCATRAZ · SAT MAR 28 Bobby madness Q: HarryCarry · 6 PAX Warmup: Motivators from 7, run, circle up for: windmills, imperial walkers, Moroccan n/c, low slow squats, peter parkers, some plank stretches. Run Thang 1: pull up bars. Each pax does 10 pull ups, while others do LBCs… SLOW BURN · FRI MAR 27 It was a Friday… this Friday… at slow burn Q: Peach Stand · 10 PAX WARMUP: ssh, windmill, imp walkers, Peter Parker’s, all in cadence. Mixed in some up and down dogs THE THANG: there was a list of 6 assignments taped to the empire pizza end and the Persis end of the building near cot… THE HIVE · FRI MAR 27 Baseball and Boston music Q: Liberty Bibberty · 9 PAX WARMUP: SSH Arm circles Michael Phelps Low slow squats Catchers Broga THE THANG: Farmer carry to parking lot Planks with sandbag drag 2x Stations and Exercises (Baseball-Themed): • Home Plate – “Batter Up Swings”…