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199 backblasts mention “Pollo Hermano”
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…
RING OF FIRE · MON JUN 1
Honoring Navy SEAL Lt Brendan Looney with TMF trailer of pain
I was able to convince one of the Travis Manion Foundation managers (Chris) to bring one of their trailers of pain to honor a fallen hero. Today we honored 1st Lt Travis Manion’s best friend Lt Brendan Looney. They were…
THE YARD · SAT MAY 30
Dora Plays Games
WARMUP: SSH, IW, HW, CP, Merkins THE THANG: Stack of tiles with exercises. Two teams flip a tile and do 10 reps then run a lap. The “#2” team won an extra set of SSH! CONGRATS! Part II: Dora: 200 Squats, 200 LBCs, 200…
KITCHEN SINK · WED MAY 27
On repeat
WARMUP: Yes: SSH, IW, HW, yoga w/ shoulder taps peter parkers THE THANG: 6 deadlifts 5 hang cleans 4 front squats 3 over head presses 2 manmakers Then move! We just did that on repeat. Like wiping down the counters…
CURRAHEE · TUE MAY 26
Rucking and Sharing Burdens
Rucked approximately 2.5 miles while sharing our burdens. The HIM sharing the burden was carrying a 40lb Kettlebell and was rotated among each HIM. ANNOUNCEMENTS: Read your newsletter COT: Prayers and Praises
THE YARD · SAT MAY 23
Saturday at the yard
WARMUP: - Moroccan Nightclub - Imperial Walker - Cherry pickers THE THANG: 4 Stations - Station 1 - Merkins, Overhead Clap, Mike Tysons, Wide Arm Merkins -> MOT Lunge Walk - Station 2 - Side Staddle Hop, Mountain…
RING OF FIRE · WED MAY 20
Playing Games with Cindy…
WARMUP: SSH, IW, LBAC forward and backward. Full arm circles F&B. Merkins. Quick mosey to pump the blood and retrieve Cindy then to the games: THE THANG: GAME 1- ROF: each man holds (squat, Al Gore, plank) while the…
CURRAHEE · TUE MAY 19
Active Recovery
WARMUP: Yes THE THANG: Active Recovery Ruck n Stretch MARY: Nahhhh ANNOUNCEMENTS: yes COT: yes
KITCHEN SINK · WED MAY 6
Loopers and bloopers
WARMUP: SSH, IW, Merkins, DD Stretch THE THANG: 4 slots of 2 gear exercises then a Big loop lap. Partner Pace merkins and squats for 50 yd mosey. 2 rounds MARY: 7 min of round robin Mary. ANNOUNCEMENTS: >, Bethel Men’s…
CURRAHEE · TUE MAY 5
Cinco de Mayo
WARMUP: lap around parking lot THE THANG: partner work Partner 1 runs to other end of field and picks up partner 2 where they will be doing an exercise that slowly gets you across the field. Continue switching between…
THE FORGE · FRI MAY 1
Sandbag Sack Race – Now With Bonus Card Gambling!
It was supposed to be a straightforward sandbag game. It turned into a full-on comedy roast with heavy objects and bad ideas involving bear crawls. The sandbag passing was clunky as advertised, but the teamwork…
SOUL TO SOLE · THU APR 30
The Manion WOD
WARMUP: 29 squats THE THANG: Manion WOD: 29 squats with ruck and sandbag, 400 meter run/ruck/shuffle X 7 rounds (modify as needed) MARY: 5 minutes of AB lab, 10 minute broga ANNOUNCEMENTS: “greater than” event, bethel…
CURRAHEE · TUE APR 28
A Good Rucking
WARMUP: There was none THE THANG: - Merkins - 12 - Swings - 22 - Get Ups - 5 (side) - Man Makers - 12 - Overhead Presses -12 - Squats - 22 - Thrusters - 12 - Curls - 22 - Back Rows - 12 - Split Squats - 22 (Total) MARY…
THE FORGE · FRI APR 24
All The Corners
WARMUP: Mosey, SSH, Plank, Imperial Walkers, Hillbilly Walkers, Best Damn Stretch, and maybe 1-2 others I am forgetting THE THANG: First 4 corners - Corners were the corners of the HT parking lot - 20 Squats - 15 Big…
SOUL TO SOLE · THU APR 23
Heavy Ruck-a-bout
WARMUP: N/A THE THANG: 3 Miles with rucks and sandbags around Kingsley and across 160 MARY: N/A ANNOUNCEMENTS: Read your newsletter! COT: It is what it is…
KITCHEN SINK · WED APR 22
Last min v2
WARMUP: yes THE THANG: deck of cards, see picture. Gear was on, ruck, sandbag. Jokers meant carry all the gear for ~100 yards. MARY: stretches ANNOUNCEMENTS: yes COT: yes
CURRAHEE · TUE APR 21
Last min before month end v1
WARMUP: yes THE THANG: sandbag Indian walk where we had 8 sandbags and we did a full walk around the school. The goal was to learn how to handoff bags while walking ranging from 40, 60, and 80 lb bags. Round 2 was 4…
SOUL TO SOLE · THU APR 9
3.5 miles at S2S
3.5 miles
CURRAHEE · TUE APR 7
Ruck Shuffle
WARMUP: From COT start with a brisk ruck towards back of the school. About a minute in halted the PAX and suggested they do the following warm-up exercises OYO: 10 Squats w/ ruck on, 10 lunges ( 5 ea leg ) w/ ruck on…
THE ARMORY · MON APR 6
50
WARMUP: We started off with our themed number of reps with 50 SSHs then on to some stretchy things. THE THANG: This is what was planned plus a couple of AMRAPs but we only made it to Round 2 -Corner 2 then we had to…
6@6 · SAT APR 4
Running & Rucking
WARMUP: Ruckers did warmups THE THANG: Ran, Marathon training and rucked trails at Anne Springs MARY: ANNOUNCEMENTS: COT:
SOUL TO SOLE · THU APR 2
Ruck Relay Rumble
Intro, Warning Label and Welcome Given WARMUP: Mosey to the back lot for warm up shenanigans: In Cadence of 10: Hillbilly and Imeprial Walkers Cherry :cherries: Pickers and lap around Teams of 4 Assembled THE THANG: I…
CURRAHEE · TUE MAR 31
Prep-Work
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…
THE ARMORY · MON MAR 30
10 pax didn’t oversleep
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…