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SLOW BURN · FRI OCT 16 Dora & Mosey Q: Grout · 10 PAX WARMUP: BACKBLAST: NO SHORTCUTS, JUST WORK Warm-Up – Mosey to Lowe’s - Mosey to Lowe’s and circle up - 20 Side Straddle Hops - 10 Imperial Walkers - 10 Hillbilly Walkers - 10 Cherry Pickers DORA – Partner Workout - 100… DAWN PATROL · THU OCT 15 Extra sleep isn't bad Q: backdraft · 11 PAX WARMUP: all the favs THE THANG: 11s with stairs, wall sits with bear crawls, laps with sets of 12 merkins,12 squats, 12 big boys MARY: ANNOUNCEMENTS: newsletter COT: Lords Prayer SOUL TO SOLE · THU OCT 15 Ruck/Shuffle @ S2S Q: Ruby Slippers · 9 PAX Love this AO as the opportunity to fellowship with PAX is the main draw for me. You have time to get past the surface and talk about what's happening in each other's lives, sharing burdens or giving praise reports… LAZARUS · THU OCT 15 Nipple Fights Q: Birdcage · 7 PAX Minimal warm-up Maximum UNO Ultimate chatter BE GRATEFUL FOR ALL THINGS MILGA THE COACH'S BOX · THU OCT 15 Burning rubber versus burnout Q: Suplex · 8 PAX Warmup: Motivator(½), Imperial-Squat-Walker, Fruit Picker, up+down dog, Merkins Violator (1 series only) * Hominy with the quote of the morning in the name-o-rama video… “We should rebrand this (the violator), it’s… RING OF FIRE · WED OCT 14 Hot Potato Q: Splinter · 5 PAX There are times in our lives when we must be ready to act, even if we are not fully prepared. We must rely on our experiences and take the best action/make the best decision with the information we have. A Hot Potato… COCKPIT · WED OCT 14 Egypt > Desert > Promised Land Bootcamp Q: Gump · 11 PAX WARMUP: We started with a mile around campus, fleeing Egypt with a few dynamic stretches along the way. Made sure to circle back for the six. Bonsai stepped up with some Side Straddle Hops while YHC went back for… Q SOURCE · WED OCT 14 Q4.2 Schooling Q: McHale · 5 PAX WARMUP: Coffee THE THANG: Q4.2 Schooling - Lead by Example, Practice, Schooling never ends MARY: Proverbs 22.6 ANNOUNCEMENTS: NA COT: NA THE FORGE · WED OCT 14 Getting Jacked at The Forge Q: Ruby Slippers · 6 PAX Came a little early to scout the area and select our spots for pain. Awesome weather, plan in place, time to work. WARMUP: Stayed in COT with the usual suspects THE THANG: Moseyed over to my vehicle to grab one of my… KITCHEN SINK · WED OCT 14 Gear at the Sink Q: Bill Smith · 7 PAX WARMUP: Gear Carry THE THANG: Sandbag fun, KB fun MARY: Short and sweet ANNOUNCEMENTS: Read Newsletter COT: Prayers for children, marriages. Praises for health to exercises and the men of F3. BLOCK PARTY · TUE OCT 13 Benches and Hills Q: Kaiser · 14 PAX WARMUP: SSH, lizard and plank stretches, windmills THE THANG: 1) 5 Burpees at each set of benches until reaching playground 2) Dora at Playground 100 Irkins, 125 dips, 150 step ups, run the playground ring 3) 5 merkins… COLOSSEUM · TUE OCT 13 National burpee day Q: Autobahn · 7 PAX WARMUP: 20 ssh 15 Moroccan night club 15 Wind mill 15 Hill Billy walkers 15 imperial walker 15 cherry pickers THE THANG: Mosey around the school Bear crawl along the parking lot with 6 shoulder taps at every third lane… CURRAHEE · TUE OCT 13 The Hill Q: Blue · 6 PAX WARMUP: N/A THE THANG: The Hill, out and back. MARY: 20 LBC's with ruck on legs, 11 4-count flutter kicks ANNOUNCEMENTS: Bethel Men's shelter upcoming, COT: Prayers. Thanks to Pollo Hermano for the privilege to Q and to… THE BALLROOM · TUE OCT 13 Pre-launch Q: Peach Stand · 10 PAX WARMUP: wind mills, imp walker, hillbilly walkers, Peter parkers all in cadence with some down and up dog stretching THE THANG: part 1 - paired up for a Dora. 100 lunges (count one leg), 200 squats, 300 flutters ( count… DAWN PATROL · TUE OCT 13 Brought the Gear to Dawn Patrol Q: Ruby Slippers · 9 PAX Have participated in the Dawn Patrol workouts for a few months now. Noticed one thing missing at most workouts, gear. Remedied that this morning. WARMUP: Started at COT with the usual suspects THE THANG: Set-up gear in… SNAKE PIT · TUE OCT 13 Virtual Insanity Q: Liberty Bibberty · 5 PAX Warmup Warmup lap Virtual insanity Lunges up Hold bell out and walk sideways across Lunge backwards Hold bell out and walk sideways across Finish when song is done Circuit Kettle bell swings Man makers Jump rope… COCKPIT · MON OCT 12 2026.42 Cockpit Q: Tesh · 9 PAX Running segments with a push (cinder block) on one end and legs on the other Merkins with recovery bear crawls Farmer carries with cindies And that's how 45 minutes goes by really fast. FLIGHT PLAN · MON OCT 12 Harvest Pointe Hill Q: Fogerty · 19 PAX WARMUP: Mumblechatter THE THANG: Out and Back - Harvest Pointe MARY: no ANNOUNCEMENTS: yes COT: prayers and praises SWEEP THE LEG · MON OCT 12 Hateful 8s Q: Italian Job · 9 PAX 9 did the hard thing this morning at Sweep. The Thang 3.8 miles, 3 exercises (Burpees, Pistol Squats, Hand Release Merkins) of 8 reps at 8 stops on a figure 8 course - Stop 1 - Earth Fare - Stop 2 - Kangaroo Express … THE ARMORY · MON OCT 12 Carry the weight Q: Honkey Tonk · 5 PAX WARMUP: The usual suspects. THE THANG: Told the PAX the plan: 20x3 Overhead press 20x3 Curls 20x3 Swings 20x3 Lawnmower pulls 20x3 Hammers Mosey down the parking lot and lunge/toy solider up between EACH set. Total rep… RING OF FIRE · MON OCT 12 Army Staff Sgt Steve Butcher Jr Q: Cherry Pie · 10 PAX WARMUP: ssh, WM, MNC THE THANG: AMRAP: 3 (# tours of duty) - Burpee 5 (month of death) - jump squat 23 (day of death) - big boy sit ups 27 (age) - plank jacks 97 (high school graduation yr) - yards run Completed ~15… 6@6 · SAT OCT 10 Running and coffee Q: Short Sale · 9 PAX WARMUP: avoided the rain for some, marathon miles for some THE THANG: coffee for some marathon miles for some MARY: not really ANNOUNCEMENTS: some COT: pre Vuvuzela and his merry band of marathon trainees were there, I… THE FORT · SAT OCT 10 The Fort Mixtape Q: Casey Kasem · 10 PAX · +1 FNG WARMUP: SSH, windmills, Imperials, ham stretches THE THANG: Pauly D - Rochamburpees Rock Paper Scissors in a forearm plank. Winner does 1 Merkin, Loser does 1 Burpee. Tie Both do 1 Burpee. 10 rounds. Ab Webb 1 Hand… THE YARD · SAT OCT 10 Moderate is just a word Q: backdraft · 11 PAX WARMUP: mosey the parking lot- dynamic movements- SSH, iw, hw, arm circles (F/B), Peter parkers, parker peters THE THANG: mosey to side of school- 11s bomb jack- American hammers. brear crawl lunge walk length of front…