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SLOW BURN · FRI JUL 24 4 Corners and 11's Q: Old Bay · 7 PAX WARMUP: Lead by Snooker. Did a great job. THE THANG: Moseyed around a bit, then landed at a parking lot with 4 cones set up about 50 yards apart. The thang was to do 11's, but across 4 corners. Corner 1 - 10 Merkins… SOUL TO SOLE · THU JUL 23 Dark Helmet Q: darkhelmet · 9 PAX WARMUP: THE THANG: We did a couple of loops around the Kingsplex, with some bear crawling and crawl bearing in honor of the Other Band Camp (Band Camp - not present), some running up Textile Hill, and lots of NOT… RING OF FIRE · WED JUL 22 Round About Q: Band Camp · 8 PAX WARMUP: Yea, interspersed with burpees THE THANG: A bit ADHD - 7s on the hill behind sugar creek - merkins, squats, and bulgarian split squats in front of the school - bear crawl the front wall of the elementary school… SNAKE PIT · TUE JUL 21 4 + 2 = Pain Q: 3D · 4 PAX WARMUP: Q was late so FloatBridge ran warmup THE THANG: Lightpoles 10 swings 10 curls 10 triceps 10 squats Out and back Airborne hip flexors MARY: ANNOUNCEMENTS: COT: SWEEP THE LEG · MON JUL 20 What is a Picket? Q: Band Camp · 7 PAX WARMUP: you’re supposed to come warmed up to Sweep the Leg THE THANG: run towards Gardenia stopping occasionally for: 5 burpees 10 merkins 15 squats 20 lbcs Or some variation of that. We added them up on the way out and… THE YARD · SAT JUL 18 Coupon at the Yard Q: Float Bridge · 9 PAX WARMUP: - SSH - Windmill - Moroccan Night Club - Cherri Picker - Imperial Walker THE THANG: Station 1 Thrusters - Situp with Overhead Press - Side Straddle Hop - Overhead Press - Tricep Curls - Jog to next station… SOUL TO SOLE · THU JUL 16 Kingsley Familiarity Q: Cyclops · 5 PAX WARMUP: Off at 0500 THE THANG: 3.25 miles with push ups, squats, calf raises and other fun along the way MARY: nope ANNOUNCEMENTS: yep COT: 5th core principle SOUL TO SOLE · THU JUL 16 Cyclops Ruck & Pain Q: Cyclops · 5 PAX WARMUP: THE THANG: 3.3 miles, merkins, squats, calf raises MARY: ANNOUNCEMENTS: COT: DAWN PATROL · TUE JUL 14 Bucket brigade Q: Assassin · 7 PAX WARMUP: We did so nicely, yes. THE THANG: The world famous three buckets made an appearance this morning. Each bucket contained strips of paper that burdened the PAX with exercises they were not forced to do but all… TRAINING GROUND · SUN JUL 12 Dog sleds? Q: Crystal Lake · 4 PAX WARMUP: THE THANG: head to Tara Estates and finish through Brayden MARY: ANNOUNCEMENTS: COT: THE FORT · SAT JUL 11 WEP Stations Q: Casey Kasem · 15 PAX · +1 FNG WARMUP: windmills, hillbilly walkers, moseying, toy soldiers, knee grabs, arm stretches THE THANG: Playground Station C.H.I.P.S. and Dips Complete 20 reps each of exercises, in cadence, followed by 20 dips off a park… THE YARD · SAT JUL 11 Princess Bride Q: 3D · 5 PAX WARMUP: did a few THE THANG: Ran down the bus lane to the road then back to first light pole. Series of exercises at exercises at each light pole while one man transports back the last pole and back and timer Squats NUR… DAWN PATROL · THU JUL 9 Stairway to heaven Q: Bonsai · 13 PAX WARMUP: SSH, windmill, burpees to quite the pax, squats, more burpees, moroccan Club, more burpees, stretching THE THANG: 3 rounds 20 squats 20 lunges 20-20-20 in/out/ regular calf raises Run up the steps and around 3… COCKPIT · WED JUL 8 BRILGA Q: Sasquatch · 14 PAX WARMUP: SSH, dynamic plank/broga THE THANG: mosey to field, partner push 2x20 yards, partner wheelbarrow 2x20 yards railroad ties - jump over, pax on ground complete Superman’s then flutters; railroad ties- side shuffle… DAWN PATROL · TUE JUL 7 Cadence Count Expertise Q: Dojo · 12 PAX WARMUP: Calling cadence fails with SSH, Hillbillies, Strawberry Pickers, with lo slo squats and windmills mixed in. Moseying to benches over yonder. THE THANG: Arms lock lunge walk, Arms lock 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th Gear run… SNAKE PIT · TUE JUL 7 Hills, bells, Cindy’s… A two-man show at the pit Q: Suplex · 2 PAX WARMUP: the usual suspects THE THANG: we ran out of time with this somewhere during round 6 Circuit: Each round, do exercise at each station… every time you pass the base, grab Cindie & do manmakers. MOT up hill is NUR… THE ARMORY · MON JUL 6 (Parking) Lot of Pain Q: F3 DaVinci · 4 PAX WARMUP: BAL (big-ass lap) around the parking lot; back to the flag for a few warmup exercises. SSH, windmills, low slow squats, imperial walkers, hillbillies, plank (down dog, up dog, mtn climbers) THE THANG: 10… DAWN PATROL · FRI JUL 3 Time Check Site Q! Q: Boogie Down · 14 PAX WARMUP: Abe Vigoda, Arm Circles, Cherry Pickers, Downward Dog, Honeymooners, Pideon Stretch THE THANG: Mosey to Pain Station #1 in front of Hotel. F3 cards focused on arms. Pick a card and tell Pax how & when you were… DAWN PATROL · TUE JUN 30 Four Corners(ish) at WEP Q: F3 DaVinci · 11 PAX WARMUP: Took a soft-J jog around the outer perimeter of WEP with some stop-offs for warm up exercises. SSH, IW, HBW; sumo squats, plank-jacks, seal-jacks; broga stretches THE THANG: 4 corners, self paced. Rinse and… COCKPIT · WED JUN 24 I want you to think of me for days Q: Cadre Olaf · 8 PAX WARMUP: SSH, windmill, hula hoop, hoop hula, karaoke, THE THANG: mosey for 1/4 mile and then do some exercises. The focus was on great form, mobility, oblique & glutes, & core. Airplanes, Bonnie Blair, low slow squat… SNAKE PIT · TUE JUN 23 River Crossing Q: Homer · 7 PAX WARMUP: happy Gilmores (golf swings) Trunk twists Moroccan night clubs THE THANG: Buy In 10 swings 15 swings 25 swings 50 swings Running back complex 5 double cleans / 5 front Squats 4 double cleans / 4 front squats 3… COCKPIT · MON JUN 22 Brought to you by Brooks and Duke Energy Q: 3D · 5 PAX WARMUP: did stuff THE THANG: ran loop around campus stopping at light poles for 10 Merkins 10 Big Boys 10 Squats 10 Flutters MARY: stretch for 90 sec ANNOUNCEMENTS: COT: TRAINING GROUND · SUN JUN 21 Walking around the park Q: Vuvuzela · 5 PAX WARMUP: THE THANG: 3.5 miles loop going around the school, Walmart, and Hubert Graham. MARY: ANNOUNCEMENTS: COT: SOUL TO SOLE · THU JUN 18 Trail Snails Q: Cobra Kai · 9 PAX Rucked thru Kingsley to Springs and back ANNOUNCEMENTS: Read your newsletter COT