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150 backblasts mention “Casey Kasem”

DAWN PATROL · THU JUN 4 4 Corner Accumulators Q: Old Bay · 8 PAX Favorite of YHC. 4 corners. Stopped at each corner to do the following. Round 1- 1 burpee at each corner Round 2 - 1 burpee, 2 SSH at each corner Round 3 - 1 burpee, 2 SSH, 3 Run Stance Switch Round 4 - 1 burpee, 2 SSH… DAWN PATROL · TUE JUN 2 A Modified Miracle Mile Maelstrom of Muscular Misery Q: Casey Kasem · 14 PAX · +1 FNG WARMUP: we don't need no stinkin warmup THE THANG: This workout is based on the Miracle Mile routine. Base exercises at each station: Big Boys Merkins Burpees Monkey Humpers 1st station - amphitheater - 1 rep each 2nd… DAWN PATROL · THU MAY 28 Tour all the parking lots Q: Cherry Pie · 13 PAX WARMUP: SSH, IW, HBW, MNC, WM, cherry pickers, mosey THE THANG: mosey through all the parking lots around Kingsley stopping for pain stations along the way: Pain stations alternated between 1. Exercise set (10 ea) - big… DAWN PATROL · THU MAY 21 Blast the burpees Q: Spike · 10 PAX WARMUP: Side Straddle Hops, Squats, hillbilly walker,Peter Parker, Up Dog, Down Dog, Walk the Dogs THE THANG: Run to pond side (lpl fin) towards speed limit(25) symbol Do 10 reps of first exercise, run down hill (Lpl… DAWN PATROL · TUE MAY 19 5 - 25 - 250 8 PAX Slow mosey around the perimeter of the parking lot, then circle up near COT for the following WARMUP: - 20 SSH - 10 Windmills - 20 MNC - 15 Strawberry Pickers - 20 OH clamps Then mosey over to the start of the WEP loop… DAWN PATROL · THU MAY 14 Suns Out, Guns Out Q: The Pirate · 8 PAX WARMUP: Mosey around Kinsgley - SSH, low slow squat, imperial walkers, hillbilly walkers, moroccan nightclub, etc. THE THANG: After we mosey'd around for a little and completed warmup exercises, we found some rocks to… 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… DAWN PATROL · THU APR 30 WEP tour with bear crawls and burpees Q: Super · 7 PAX WARMUP: SSH, Merkins, nightclubs, mountain climber THE THANG: Set of 10 exercises at each of 11 wooden benches around WEP Dora on the side hill leading up from the parking lot. One PAX runs up the hill to beginnning of… THE FORT · SAT APR 25 Padre-Sandbag Q: Suplex · 10 PAX WARMUP: the usual suspects THE THANG: 1. Catch me if you can: 1 pax walks w/ Sandbag or chosen coupon… Other (at each handoff), does 10 BBSU, 20 monkey humpers then moseys up for handoff 1. Pitt-stop at Playground for… DAWN PATROL · TUE APR 21 In Which We Ask the Musical Question, 'Can You Last Two Minutes?' Q: Casey Kasem · 4 PAX WARMUP: Included THE THANG: The board lists a primary exercise and alternates. Focus on the primary and pivot to the alternates if needed for the duration of the corresponding song. Each song approximately 2 minutes in… DAWN PATROL · THU APR 16 Kingsley loop bigger than what I expected Q: backdraft · 8 PAX WARMUP: normal stuff plus dynamic movements THE THANG: stair climbs plus wall sits. Move around the large loop stopping at corners for 15 merkins, 15 squats, 15 cdd, 1 alternating lunges, 20 lbcs. 5 stops. Sometimes… DAWN PATROL · TUE APR 14 Dawn Patrol retirement check in Q: backdraft · 10 PAX WARMUP: dynamic and the regulars THE THANG: movement throughout the AO that hit most body parts MARY: ANNOUNCEMENTS: newsletter COT: prayers and praises all around but jobs, family, marriages were emphasized DAWN PATROL · TUE APR 7 Moderate until it isn’t Q: Bonsai · 13 PAX WARMUP: 80 SSH in cadence for Flounders bday Squats Broga THE THANG: Mosey to the Springs building near front by the garden area 10 dips 10 derkins 10 crazy leg twist 10 dips 10 derkins 10 Bulgarian split squats each… DAWN PATROL · THU APR 2 Islands of Adventure! Q: Casey Kasem · 9 PAX · +1 FNG WARMUP: Start at flag and mosey around a bit heading towards parking lot behind Panera Windmills Imperial Walkers Hillbilly Walkers 5 Worst Merkins Ever OYO THE THANG: Island Adventure #1 (~15 parking spaces): Half Wilt… 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… 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… DAWN PATROL · THU MAR 26 ZigZag Cones - CSPAN Style Q: Old Bay · 6 PAX WARMUP: Super-G had the warmup. Quick mosey to one of the many lots at Dawn Patrol. Some SSH, merkins, Moroccan nightclubs, windmills, and maybe a few others, this old man can't remember. THE THANG: Pax partnered up, so… THE FORT · SAT MAR 21 Back In Time Q: Twister · 16 PAX WARMUP: stretching- honey mooner, full squat hold, cross leg THE THANG: 100 SSH, Cherry Pickers, Bombjacks Then - Jacobs Ladder with Merkins and Squats; mosey around park to parking lot, second Jacobs Ladder with hand… THE FORT · SAT MAR 14 Backblast! Death by burpees & bears Q: Pocahontas · 17 PAX WARMUP: SSH, Merkins, mountain climbers, cherry pickers THE THANG: Four corners with bear crawls, 21s of LBCs & burpees MARY: Yes ANNOUNCEMENTS: Yes COT: Prayers and praises DAWN PATROL · THU MAR 12 Backblast! Can't Run, Can't Hide Q: Double D · 8 PAX WARMUP: Figure eight mosey around the Epic Chophouse strip with some exercises in motion followed by a mosey around the Pacos strip with some exercises as well. Stangers were hanging somehwere other than firepit today… DAWN PATROL · TUE MAR 10 Around Fort Mill Q: Last Call · 10 PAX WARMUP: yessir THE THANG: I copied Double D’s trick of using playing cards but none under 8 reps, around WEP beatdown and some Fort Mill History etc.. We ran the WEP with short pain stations Merkins, Lunges, Hammers… THE FORT · SAT MAR 7 Backblast! We might do a lot of things Q: The Pirate · 13 PAX WARMUP: lap around the park and stopping along the way to do the following exercises - SSH (x2), windmill, merkins, imperial walkers, hillbilly walkers, cherry pickers, morrocan nightclub, plank, etc. THE THANG: mosey… DAWN PATROL · THU MAR 5 Backblast! Title loading… Q: Peach Stand · 10 PAX WARMUP: produce pickers, windmills, imp walkers, plank/down and up dog stretching, Peter Parker’s, all in cadence THE THANG: we moseyed to the back parking lot and started at the first island of the top row. We… DAWN PATROL · TUE MAR 3 Backblast! The hills were alive at Dawn Patrol Q: Dojo · 10 PAX · +1 FNG WARMUP: short mosey SSH and a burpee X 3 THE THANG: 4 corners at the park next to the town offices. Hand Release Merkins were a crowd favorite. Some curb work at the lot near 160. Diamond Derkin Burpees were attempted…