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KITCHEN SINK · WED SEP 9
Kitchen Sink things
WARMUP: - 10 Side Straddle Hops - 10 Grass-pickers (like cherry pickers with a clap behind the back) - Plank to Down Dog, calf stretch’s to Sunrise THE THANG: Load up with Rucksacks, Sandbags and Kettlebells and move to…
THE BALLROOM · TUE SEP 8
The Hay is in the Barn
With several PAX getting ready to tackle the Blue Ridge Relay this Friday, today’s mission was simple: get moving without cashing any checks the legs need later this week. No heroics. No smoked quads. Save that…
DAWN PATROL · TUE SEP 8
Blue's Board of Pain
WARMUP: 15 counts of: Side Straddle Hop, Cherry Pickers, Imperial Walkers, and Hillbilly Walkers 10 Merkins THE THANG: Blues Board of Pain SQUAT THRUSTS: 50 CALF RAISES: 150 (50 REG / 50 IN / 50 OUT) TRI-AB: 99(33 LEG…
RING OF FIRE · MON SEP 7
Honoring The Charleston 9
A Monday evening, June 18th in Charleston. Somebody called in a trash fire behind a furniture warehouse on Savannah Highway. The kind of call a company runs, clears, and forgets about by supper. By the time crews got…
COCKPIT · MON SEP 7
Ring around the cockpit
WARMUP: Side Straddle Hops, Imperial Walkers, Hillbilly Walkers, Cherry Pickers, Moroccan Night Clubs THE THANG: Stage 1: 10-Burpees, 10-Squat Jumps, 10 Big Boys_Run 25 yards_Repeat Above._Mozy to Stage 2 Stage 2: Bear…
SWEEP THE LEG · MON SEP 7
Dorothy
WARMUP: There was some neck stretches as we looked around for Tesh THE THANG: Ran to Tesh's house in Baxter, 10 Monkey Humpers IC, Stop signs down Richard's Crossing... 10 HR Merkins, 10 Squats, 15 Hello Dolly, Ran down…
ALCATRAZ · SAT SEP 5
Hit the Hills
WARMUP: - SSH / IW / WM - mosey for pull-ups THE THANG: - mosey to hill, hill sprints, 7's - mosey to benches, Jack-Webb, bench work - mosey to playfield: hip ex and brief broga - additional lap with pull-ups MARY: …
DAWN PATROL · THU SEP 3
Yellow Brick Road at Kingsley
Arrived early to grab a parking spot near COT because I brought some “battle buddies” for the PAX, two brick pavers for each man to carry during the workout. At first, they felt pretty light. But as the workout…
LAZARUS · THU SEP 3
Something of an Old Testament
WARMUP: Goose set the stage with an intro to Shield Lock September, then handed the baton to Pusher THE THANG: Pusher -- he led the charge (literally) out of the parking lot to the corner leading toward Red Ventures…
THE COACH'S BOX · THU SEP 3
"The joy is often found in the work you are avoiding"
WARMUP: - Moroccan night club - windmill - Cherry Pickers THE THANG: Partner Exercise 50 Sit-ups with Block Press 75 Diamond Merkins with Block 100 Flutter Kick with Block Press 75 Squats with Block 50 Tricep Extensions…
SNAKE PIT · THU SEP 3
Five rounds of work
WARMUP: yes THE THANG: five rounds of pain MARY: some ANNOUNCEMENTS: bethel men’s shelter, meatloaf this week, sign up earlier COT:
COLOSSEUM · TUE SEP 1
Get better!!
WARMUP: Mosey around drop off line and back to beginning of GHMS loop. THE THANG: 4 corners of stuff: (3 rounds) Station 1: 40 mtn climbers, 40 sec plank hold Station 2: 40 LBC, 40 Flutter Station 3: 40 reverse lung, 40…
BLOCK PARTY · TUE SEP 1
The Ol Swap a roo
WARMUP: SSH, Imperial Walkers, Slow Windmills, Morrocan nightclubs THE THANG: 100 FLUTTERS, 75 SSH, 50 MERKINS,40 SQUATS,30 SHOULDER TAPS, 25 LBC'S, 15 BOMBJACKS AND 10 CDD. AFTER EVERY EXERCISE WE RAN FROM THE…
DAWN PATROL · THU AUG 27
Bucket list
WARMUP: The usual warmups with some clapping THE THANG: We moseyed around Kingsley and found three buckets that all had orders inside. Ran between each of them. All enjoyed immensely. MARY: There was Mary but I had to…
THE COACH'S BOX · THU AUG 27
Failure
WARMUP: 11s of Flying Squirrels and Cindy Sniffers (upright row) THE THANG: Merkins to failure, trip, BBS to failure, trip, Goblet Squats to failure, trip, farmers walk to failure. MARY: ANNOUNCEMENTS: COT:
RING OF FIRE · WED AUG 26
Four Corners Of Hell
WARMUP: SSH, IW, HW, Windmill, MNC, Broga THE THANG: Four Corners Ladder starting with 40 reps each, decreasing by 10 each round. After reaching bottom of ladder, each subsequent round is reps of 10. 1. Squats 2…
THE BALLROOM · TUE AUG 25
A comfortable August morning?!?
WARMUP: Mosey to behind the stadium via pedestrian bridge Hold plank until 6 arrived Exercises in cadence Windmills Cherry pickers Imperial walkers Hillbilly walkers Seal jacks Merkins Mountain climbers THE THANG: Mosey…
DAWN PATROL · TUE AUG 25
Primetime Workout (or We Won't Be Running Much)
WARMUP: windmill, imperials, short mosey, toy soldiers, lunges THE THANG: Station 1 - crosswalk - bombjacks Station 2 - entrance - burpees Station 3 - amphitheater - core - PAX choice - cadence Station 4 - grass hill …
CURRAHEE · TUE AUG 25
💩 Show
WARMUP: SSH, Moroccan Night Clubs, Micheal Phelps, Downward Dog, Honey Mooners, mosey the short loop THE THANG: Workout is called :hankey: show becuse that’s how it starts until you get into a groove. Partner Work with…
SNAKE PIT · TUE AUG 25
Dear gauntlet featuring Miss Cindie’s Gloryhole
WARMUP: SSH, IW, CP, MNC… Farmer carry to gauntlet THE THANG: 8/25 snake pit The gauntlet : 1. 15 tire flips 2. 20 monkey King deadlifts (50 LB). ** There was motion on the floor without any vote to rename this “the…
RING OF FIRE · MON AUG 24
Officer James “Capoot” workout
WARMUP: SSH Imperials Hilbilly Moroccan Night Clubs THE THANG: We were there to honor Officer James Capoot. of the Vallejo Police Department, who died Nov. 17, 2011, in the line of duty while chasing after an armed man…
COCKPIT · MON AUG 24
School Tour
Commentary courtesy of Dark Helmet: 12 men at The Pit Of Cocks received a generous helping of Italian Jobs. The Thang: - Run 1/4 mile-ish then perform the following - 10 Burpees - 20 HR Merkins - 30 Lunges - 40 Mountain…
THE FORT · SAT AUG 22
Heavy Shiiiii
WARMUP: lap around the park. Stopped for some merkins, SSH and squats THE THANG: PAX cycled through 8 stations 1: 2x50 KB carry 2: 20 sandbag burpees 60lb 3: 20 hand release merkins, 20 squats, 20 big boys 4: 150lb ball…
THE FORGE · FRI AUG 21
Full-body at The Forge
9 men survived The Forge this morning. Here’s what we did: Warm Up: - 10 Low Slow Squats (IC) - 10 Imperial Walkers (IC) - 10 Windmills (IC) - 10 SSHs (IC) The Thang Long Loop Mosey behind HT and back to Starting Point…