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SLOW BURN · FRI SEP 11
Never Forget
Driving to the AO this morning, I saw Italian Job running done 160 carrying a shovel flag to ao-the-forge . Great reminder for the community to never forget 9/11. If you have ever carried a shovel flag for an extended…
THE FORGE · FRI SEP 11
Rememberence
WARMUP: 9 exercises of 11 counts per started and ended with burpees THE THANG: Atempt to get 10 rounds of the following 34 step ups, 28 Merkins/derkins ors irkins, 18 big boy situps, bear crawl length of building. We…
LAZARUS · THU SEP 10
Pipe Hitters Shieldlock Q
14 at Lazarus for a Pipe Hitters Shieldlock beatdown. Here’s what we did: Warm-up - 5 Merkins (IC) - 5 Low Slow Squats (IC) - 10 SSHs (IC) The Thang Island Hopping with Maximus - Run to 2nd island, run back, 10 Mtn…
SOUL TO SOLE · THU SEP 10
We’re going the distance !!!
N/A We are all Veterans WARMUP: None THE THANG: 🎒 SOUL TO SOLE BACKBLAST — GOING THE DISTANCE This morning the distinguished gentlemen of Soul to Sole gathered in the gloom for a little more than smiles and miles. YHC…
RING OF FIRE · WED SEP 9
MP version of ROF
It was King of the Ring at ROF this morning. Instead of creating a workout that favored my strengths, went in the opposite direction and thought about the AO that kicks my butt every time, MP. Instead of running with…
COCKPIT · WED SEP 9
Always identify the open bathroom
Immediately identified the open bathroom and ran towards it. Stopped for some stair steper rep counts otw. While I duced the pax did 100 200 300 of merkins, squat, lcbs. I entered mid squat. Then back to the top to play…
SEABISCUIT · TUE SEP 8
Seabiscuit Yog
Showed up, ran and then stopped. Practiced gratitude, prayed and left.
COLOSSEUM · TUE SEP 8
Remembering the week of 9-11
WARMUP: Mosey to the elementary school side lot. COP with exercises in cadence Windmills Cherry pickers Imperial Walkers Hillbilly walkers Seal jacks Low slow squats Hold peoples chair while doing Moroccan night clubs…
CURRAHEE · TUE SEP 8
What the hill?
WARMUP: Did some SSH, imperial walkers and a short loop. THE THANG: Rucksacks and sandbags were carried to the top of the awful hill. It my 1st time to “The Hill” so didn’t really know what it was. I do now. MARY: Nope…
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…
TRAINING GROUND · SUN SEP 6
Running at a rucking ao
WARMUP: start running THE THANG: ran back around the school and out towards Walmart(this is where we spotted gecko out after his 21 mile run yesterday) go around Walmart and out Hubert Graham towards Gold Hill, right on…
THE YARD · SAT SEP 5
Forgot to add
WARMUP: THE THANG: Station 1 - 20 big boy sit-ups - 20 heels to heaven - 20 LBC - 20 American Hammers - 20 Mountain Climbers - 20 Jump Squats - 20 Butt kickers Station 2 - 20 Merkins - 20 Wide Arm Merkins - 20 Carolina…
SLOW BURN · FRI SEP 4
Keep it close
WARMUP: windmills, cherry pickers, planks, down and up dogs, Peter Parker’s, shoulder taps - many in cadence THE THANG: stations were marked in a row of parking spaces. In each was written an exercise. Pax selected a…
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…
CLYDESDALES · WED SEP 2
Missing in Action
Munn then right on Harris. Enter neighborhood past Sam smith and run to masons Bend dead end and circle back to cot
COCKPIT · MON AUG 31
Cinder Block Party
WARMUP: Side Straddle Hops, Imperial Walkers, Hill Billy Walker, Cherry Picker, Morrocan Night Clubs, 6 count merican THE THANG: Cinder Block Rounds Round 1: 5 reps each with cinder block. Durican, Row, Squat, Block…
6@6 · MON AUG 31
The Velocity Vanguard Run
WARMUP: admiring my handy work on the new base for the flag THE THANG: after oooo-ing and awww-ing for quite some time, we ran MARY: did not give a rats tail about my handy work ANNOUNCEMENTS: 6@6 has a new spot to put…
ALCATRAZ · SAT AUG 29
Lighting And Thunder
WARMUP: Jog around paved path at Runde Park 1 pullup THE THANG: Lightning Portion Laps around Runde Park Lap 1 - 1 Pullup - 40 Burpees Lap 2 - 2 Pullups - 40 Merkins Lap 3 - 3 Pullups - 40 BBS Lap 4 - 4 Pullups - 40…
THE YARD · SAT AUG 29
Blame It On the Boogie!!
WARMUP: Cherry Pickers, Pidgeon Stretch, SSH, THE THANG: Indian Run 1/2 way through back of the school. Flying Squirrels, Mountain Climbers at the half way point. Turn back around to B'ball court. Each corner had a deck…
THE FORT · SAT AUG 29
Bands and Birthdays
WARMUP: SSH, Windmills, Willie Mays Hays, Cherry Pickers, Imperial Walkers THE THANG: Each PAX was given 2 resistance bands. We then made our way around the AO stopping 8 times to do 5 band exercises in reps of 13 …
THE FORGE · FRI AUG 28
Lawn Ornament Weights
WARMUP: SSH / Cherry Pickers / 5 Windmills (crowd wasn't happy with the low quantity) / one lap around the lot dodging geysers. THE THANG: AMRAP CIRCUIT. 5 pairs of PAX. One pair leaves to do a lap with Cindys, Sandbags…
COCKPIT · WED AUG 26
100-Yard Double Quarter Pounder
WARMUP: SSH, Windmills and others THE THANG: - First Quarter (25 Yards): Run to the 25-yard line, complete 25 merkins Nur to the goal line. - Second Quarter (50 Yards): Run to the 50-yard line, complete 50 squats, and…