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COLOSSEUM · TUE JUL 14
Curb Your Enthusiasm
WARMUP: dynamic plank and broga, dynamic warmup LEs (ie: toy soldiers, lunge with twist) THE THANG: set 1 (x4 or 5 rounds): 10 dips on bench, 10 derkins on bench, 5 curb burpees, partner wheelbarrow shoulder taps x10…
THE HIVE · FRI JUL 10
Very Little Chatter - Sufficient Work
WARMUP: Jog around the large lot, sans bells then a few warmup exercises. THE THANG: Upright Rows x 10 Thrusters x 10 Combine them for the full upright row-thruster.. Overhead carry the bells to opposite corner of the…
KITCHEN SINK · THU JUL 9
Westside Story
4.5 mile run Launch from TCES down Hubert Graham around the back of Walmart Right on 160 around South State Bank Left on 160 left on Gold Hill Back to COT
KITCHEN SINK · WED JUL 8
Simple and sweaty
I saw something online about how the 21-15-9 series was the most optimal workout routine so I decided to test it out. Quick disclaimer, light jog around the lot, some warm-up stretches, then pick up bags and move to…
SWEEP THE LEG · MON JUL 6
Persevere because others are counting on you
YHC was honored to have the Q at SLT and wanted to bring a side of hills to match the main course of heat and humidity. The Pax were game so we did it and thus started the day up 1:0. WARMUP: Run to the bottom of GHES…
COCKPIT · SAT JUL 4
‘Merica 250
WARMUP: 5 Burpees THE THANG: Flipped off King George, as well as 13 Colony inspired exercises for a rep count of 1776 MARY: She slept in ANNOUNCEMENTS: Read your various newsletters COT: Remembered what our fore fathers…
THE FORGE · FRI JUL 3
250th Birthday Party
WARMUP: SSH, Cherry Picker, Hilly Billy and Imperial walkers THE THANG: DORA with 250 reps of Merkins, Squats, LBC running part was around the Harris teeter parking lot and we worked in front of the firework stand…
MINNOW POND · THU JUL 2
Straight Horseshoe
WARMUP: run THE THANG: 5 burpees every time @ bottom of Monroe white, 10 Merkins + 10 squats + 20 LBCs at the top of Monroe white and up at the old town hall building MARY: yeah ANNOUNCEMENTS: convergence COT:
THE FORGE · WED JUL 1
1775
WARMUP: Moroccan nightclubs Windmills Cherry pickers Hillbilly walkers Low slow squats Irkins Team Bermuda Triangle 2 teams, each with 3 cones marked about 30 yards apart 1 burpee at cone 1, bear crawl to cone 2, then…
COLOSSEUM · TUE JUN 30
Four corners, lots of reps
WARMUP: SSHs, IWs, WMs, Plank THE THANG: 4 corners of pain and some burpees All corners start with 50 reps each, exercises stay the same each time around – Corner 1: squats, then run to corner 2 – Corner 2: hand release…
SWEEP THE LEG · MON JUN 29
Complicated Math
Run down to the flag poles at the Elementary School. Divide into teams of 3, pax 1 and 2 at each end of the parking loop doing exercises while third pax ran to one end of the parking loop to switch out with pax 2. Pax 2…
THE FORGE · FRI JUN 26
Forged...for Sprinting
WARMUP: We charted a lap around the parking lot and completed a few warmup exercises. THE THANG: Before we took off, I asked the PAX to remember one thing. When the assignment is to run to a specific destination, do not…
MINNOW POND · THU JUN 25
Some 🐂 💩
WARMUP: THE THANG: Suicides on Williamson st starting at church to banks. 10 merkins and 20 monkey humpers at each of the 6 stops. +1 burpee everytime you hit the start MARY: ANNOUNCEMENTS: COT:
KITCHEN SINK · WED JUN 24
Carl Lewis
Active stretching before and After is a HUGE MUST!!! WARMUP: Hillbilly walkers x10 Bend & Reach x5 Windmill x8 Slow jog 20yards of 1. High knees 2. Buttkicks 3. Walking worlds greatest stretch 4. Elephant walks 5…
RING OF FIRE · MON JUN 22
Murph Monday — 22JUN2026
14 on the EASTSIDE got Murph all over them at The Badger of Fire… QIC: YHC Pax: Shaq-a-Roni , Fishstix , Maximus , BONES , Grout , Time Machine , HarryCarry , Kaiser , Sunkist , Splinter , Eggo , Italian Job , Deep Dish…
KITCHEN SINK · WED JUN 17
The LOONEY
One full round and second one we missed the man makers and lunges :christmas_tree:TINSEL OUT:christmas_tree:
RING OF FIRE · MON JUN 15
The Loredo
WARMUP: 20 SSH, 20, Hillbilly Walkers, Moroccan Nightclubs (or some version of that) THE THANG: The Thang We put our own spin on Loredo, kicking things off with the run: 6 Rounds for Time - 🏃 400-meter Run - 🦵 24 Squats…
ALCATRAZ · SAT JUN 13
Birthday Beatdown at BAOPS
YCH and Cohiba had the pleasure of leading 18 men for a Last Call and Cyclops birthday beatdown at Alcatraz. Here’s what we did: Warm-Up: - SSH – 57 IC - Imperial Walkers – 34 IC - Hillbilly Walkers – 33 IC - Moroccan…
THE FORGE · SAT JUN 13
Box of Crayons
WARMUP: 103 SSH, IW, HW, yoga THE THANG: Dina Dr back and forth 5 stops down and back Exercises in cadence each time Rd 1: 5 burpees each stop Rd 2: 10 big boys Rd 3: 15 jump squats Rd 4: 10 merkins (had to start…
THE FORGE · WED JUN 10
CVS, Walgreens..What's the difference? 2 miles
WARMUP: Headed over to Walgreens for typical warm-ups (SSHs, WMs, IWs, CPs). Next we partnered up for a DORA (Merkins, Squats, LBCs). In error, I said for partner 2 to run around CVS which is 2 miles away. After the…
CURRAHEE · TUE JUN 9
The Pit
Quick warmup and a lap around the car loop. Mosey down to the theater where a cart filled with heavy stuff awaits. Exercises at each level while one pax pulled the cart up the hill and back down . We got three rounds in.
THE FORT · SAT JUN 6
The Fort
WARMUP: 6 runners, 14 bootampers THE THANG: movements and exercises throughout the area with a lot of bitching MARY: ANNOUNCEMENTS: newsletter COT:
KITCHEN SINK · WED JUN 3
Failure will bring future success
Sometimes you have a plan and it fails miserably. This morning I loaded a cart with sandbags, kettlebells , and other heavy objects, over 320 pounds. I thought the weight would have enough resistance to challenge the…
CURRAHEE · TUE JUN 2
Stop 🛑 Sign Beatdown
WARMUP: Stretch, SSH, Squats, Nightclubs…..Mosey THE THANG: Mosey to 160 and back using Stop Signs for round of exercises ( 50 flutters holding ruck up, 25 Squats, 10 Curls, and 5 ManMakers) MARY: None ANNOUNCEMENTS…