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RING OF FIRE · WED APR 29 Campus Tour Q: The Pirate · 4 PAX WARMUP: SSH, merkins, planks, stretching, mosey around w/ high knees, butt kicks, karaoke * 2, and stop for low slow squat, imperial walker, and hillbilly walker. THE THANG: Start at the benches near the main entrance … RING OF FIRE · MON APR 27 Bob Kalsu Q: Time Machine · 4 PAX WARMUP: WM, IW, HW Merkins THE THANG: honored Bob Kalsu, 100 Thrusters with Cindy while doing 5 burpees EMOM. After done we did 7’s Bigboys with Cindy and Merkins at the bottom of the hill. MARY: Nope ANNOUNCEMENTS… COCKPIT · FRI APR 24 QvQ round 4 2026 Q: Ruby Slippers · 26 PAX River Rat: Pair up On cinder blocks 20 man makers Each swapping the 20 Sinister Kiss 20 big boys with block pass Pinch grip carry cinder block with your partner to the parking lot And back 20 overhead under leg passes… RING OF FIRE · MON APR 20 Smokin Cindy Beatdown Q: Cohiba · 8 PAX Specialist Ryan Dennis Orin Riley was a 22-year-old soldier from Richmond, Kentucky, who served in the U.S. Army. He is remembered for his dedicated service during Operation Inherent Resolve. ## Service History: *… SOUL TO SOLE · THU APR 16 Bitcoin Q: Bitcoin · 6 PAX WARMUP: Yes THE THANG: 3 miles & smiles with squats, step ups etc MARY: Yes ANNOUNCEMENTS: COT: Yes RING OF FIRE · WED APR 15 Tax Day Cometh Q: Fogerty · 8 PAX WARMUP: SSH, Stretch, Nightclubs, Merks, Squats, Seal Jax, LBCs THE THANG: Board of Pain- 5 exercises 5/10/15 reps - taking a lap between sets. SSH, Squats, Merks, BBs, Plank Jax and Lunges. 7’s Hillwork: (Merks and… THE BALLROOM · TUE APR 14 Smokin Rocket Q: Cohiba · 7 PAX Warm-Up: SSH – 20 IC Imperial Walkers – 15 IC Hillbilly Walkers – 15 IC Moroccan Night Clubs – 10 IC Windmills – 10 IC Strawberry Pickers- 10 IC Mosey around the parking lot The Thang: 1. 4 Corners: Corner 1: 10 Merkins… THE BALLROOM · TUE APR 14 Cohiba workout Q: Cohiba · 7 PAX Warmup the usual. Ran a little Did 4 corners with 3 exercises each ask Cohiba Did a Dora 300 LBCs 200 squats 100 merkins ask Cohiba Went to benches. Did dips, derkins and step ups We did Mary at the end All was good. RING OF FIRE · WED APR 8 King of the Ring - Modified Bert Style Q: Splinter · 6 PAX WARMUP: SSH, Moroccan NC, Big Arm Circles THE THANG: We did a modified Bert 25 Burpees Run 400mm 50 merkins Run 800mm 75 lunges Run 1200mm 100 squats Run 1600mm Go back down the ladder No one finished but HarryCarry… RING OF FIRE · WED APR 1 All in cadence? Q: Crystal Lake · 9 PAX WARMUP: Moroccan nightclubs, windmills, cherry pickers, hillbilly walkers Mosey/karaoke around bus loop, stoping for inclined merkins and then calf raises on the curb Grab a cinder block and shuffle down to the school… THE BALLROOM · TUE MAR 31 Tour of Pleasant Knoll Q: Shield · 6 PAX WARMUP: The warmup was SSH, Windmills, Imperial Walkers and Hillbilly Walkers THE THANG: The tour started in the courtyard with Inclined Merkins, step ups and squats...then we proceeded to the blacktop area where we did… THE BALLROOM · WED MAR 25 Unlit lights Q: Band Camp · 9 PAX WARMUP: yes! Absolutely it was windy and cold. We would mosey and then wall sit dor everybody to catch up. As soon as the last guy arrived and sat down against the wall we were up and running again to another random… THE COACH'S BOX · THU MAR 19 Backblast! Mental Health Battle Q: Cohiba · 7 PAX Warm-Up: Mosey lap around AO SSH – 20 IC Imperial Walkers – 15 IC Windmills – 10 IC Strawberry Pickers – 10 IC Mosey lap around AO with log Main Thang: Round 1: Cinder Strength Perform 3 rounds: (10, 15, 20 reps) Cinder… SOUL TO SOLE · THU MAR 19 Backblast! Hike in the Woods Q: Stang · 15 PAX WARMUP: THE THANG: 3 miles in Anne Springs, overhead carries, squats MARY: ANNOUNCEMENTS: COT: RING OF FIRE · WED MAR 18 Backblast! Bam Bam Board of Pain Q: Bam Bam · 7 PAX WARMUP: Moroccan Night Club, Windmills, Side Straddle Hops THE THANG: Over Head Press, KB Swings w/Block ,Merkins, Big Boy Situps w/Press, Curls,Squats w/Blocks. MARY: LBC'S, Hello Dolly's and other core exercises to… RING OF FIRE · MON MAR 16 Backblast! St.Patricks Day WOD in Honor of Joe McG Q: Shield · 5 PAX Today we Honored my friend amd Mentor Officer Joe Mcgarry. Joe was a US Marine who served in Vietnam and 33 years in the NYC Transit Police and NYPD after the hostile takeover. Joe was a great cop and would drop… SOUL TO SOLE · THU MAR 12 Backblast! Ownership Q: Jeremy Holt - · 15 PAX WARMUP: THE THANG: 3.25 miles & smiles, Ownership (word of month) MARY: ANNOUNCEMENTS: COT: RING OF FIRE · WED MAR 11 Backblast! 2026.11 Ring of Fire Q: Tesh · 13 PAX Starting from the endzone of the field: 10 burpees, 20 Merkins, 20 squats 40 yard dash on one foot (alternating feet every 5 yards) then finish run to other endzone. After down and back, 20 big boys which completes a… THE BALLROOM · TUE MAR 10 Backblast! Dual dancin Q: Bass · 6 PAX Barry did some pole work and a warmup. I did some 4corners with some mall walking and stretching. That is all RING OF FIRE · MON MAR 9 Backblast! Upper Body False Advertisement Q: Stagecoach · 7 PAX WARMUP: SSH Imperial walkers Hilly Billy walkers Calf stretch runner stretch THE THANG: Indian run around school lot burpee in the back 7s on JROTC hill w Bonny Blair’s and jump squats Ab web 1 big boy - 4 flutters in… SAT MAR 7 Backblast! Adopt a Highway 1st qtr Q: Fogerty · 12 PAX WARMUP: Nah THE THANG: 2 mile Ruck-walk - litter pick up - US21 Peachstand to Sutton Rd. MARY: ANNOUNCEMENTS: COT: RING OF FIRE · FRI MAR 6 Backblast! Loredo Q: Mainframe · 6 PAX Mosey to car loop in front of school. Warm up by taking a lap (1/4 mile) and doing 20 SSHs. Repeat. Main thing is Loredo WOD. 6 rounds of: 24 squats, 24 merkins, 24 lunges, run a lap. Finished all 6 rounds with a little… RING OF FIRE · WED MAR 4 Backblast! Deck O'Pain Q: Shield · 9 PAX WARMUP: Slow Windmills, Imperial Walkers,Hillbilly Walkers, Stretching THE THANG: We had a DeckO'Pain HEARTS - MERKINS DIAMONDS-SSH SPADE-CDD CLUBS-BIG BOYS JOKER-BURPEES After the Deck we traveled over to the pullup… THE COACH'S BOX · THU FEB 26 Backblast! Playing with Bricks at the Box Q: Ruby Slippers · 7 PAX WARMUP: PAX grabbed bricks from the back of my vehicle and then moseyed around the corner of the school to find cover. THE THANG: Had 3 JWebbs planned, only completed 2 1st JW - 1:4 ratio finishing at 10:40…