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CLYDESDALES · WED MAY 27 No Rain at the Moment Q: Fogerty · 16 PAX WARMUP: Maybe THE THANG: out and back - Munn to Harris to Sam Smith. 4 miles with plenty of Ruck options MARY: None ANNOUNCEMENTS: Trash Pick up/ Bethel Men’s/ Christmas party COT: Prayers and Praises from each pax (… DAWN PATROL · TUE MAY 26 Why? Q: backdraft · 8 PAX WARMUP: THE THANG: MARY: ANNOUNCEMENTS: COT: THE HIVE · FRI MAY 22 Dora the Sore-a Q: Pocahontas · 7 PAX WARMUP: SSH Imperial Walker Hillbilly Walker Moroccan Nightclub Cherry Picker Hamstring Stetch Quad Stretch THE THANG: Dora style: 100 swings 100 curls 100 merkins with a hill run, 150 bent over rows 150 kb squats 150… DAWN PATROL · THU MAY 21 Blast the burpees Q: Spike · 10 PAX WARMUP: Side Straddle Hops, Squats, hillbilly walker,Peter Parker, Up Dog, Down Dog, Walk the Dogs THE THANG: Run to pond side (lpl fin) towards speed limit(25) symbol Do 10 reps of first exercise, run down hill (Lpl… CLYDESDALES · WED MAY 20 Fashionably Late Q: Bass · 11 PAX 3 runners went Munn, Harris to Jackson and back. Ruckers got lost in Kingsley don’t know how that happened but they were late. COT: Cspan style lots going on THE HIVE · FRI MAY 15 Smokin Kettlebell Beatdown Q: Cohiba · 13 PAX Warm-Up: SSH – 20 IC Windmills – 10 IC Moroccan Night Clubs – 15 IC Imperial Walkers- 20 IC Mosey around parking lot The Thang: 1. Ladder Start at 5 reps, add +5 each round until 20, then work back down. Exercises: KB… DAWN PATROL · THU MAY 14 Suns Out, Guns Out Q: The Pirate · 8 PAX WARMUP: Mosey around Kinsgley - SSH, low slow squat, imperial walkers, hillbilly walkers, moroccan nightclub, etc. THE THANG: After we mosey'd around for a little and completed warmup exercises, we found some rocks to… CLYDESDALES · WED MAY 13 Quarter shuffle Q: Band Camp · 13 PAX WARMUP: one guy got in trouble for trying that at this AO one time THE THANG: double Kingsley, try to push the last 1/4 of each mile MARY: again, there was an issue one time ANNOUNCEMENTS… FLIGHT PLAN · WED MAY 13 Running is fun? Q: Poppins · 28 PAX WARMUP: N THE THANG: Y MARY: N ANNOUNCEMENTS: Y COT: Y DAWN PATROL · TUE MAY 12 Popular bear crawl Q: Assassin · 14 PAX · +1 FNG WARMUP: each pax ran a couple of circles around the group THE THANG: we toured the park with various annoying exercises, including sprints, jogging. Indian runs. Butt hole Indian bear crawls, uphill lunges, run around… CLYDESDALES · WED MAY 6 Way late Q: Bonsai · 16 PAX WARMUP: THE THANG: run to WEP, loop WEP and back Ruck MARY: ANNOUNCEMENTS: COT: DAWN PATROL · THU APR 30 WEP tour with bear crawls and burpees Q: Super · 7 PAX WARMUP: SSH, Merkins, nightclubs, mountain climber THE THANG: Set of 10 exercises at each of 11 wooden benches around WEP Dora on the side hill leading up from the parking lot. One PAX runs up the hill to beginnning of… KITCHEN SINK · WED APR 29 💰 Sandbag Extravaganza 💰 Q: TINSEL TheFort · 11 PAX WARMUP: SSH, Moroccan night clubs, arm circles, low slow squat, downward dog, hip openers THE THANG: we had 40’s, 60’s and on 80#… shoulder the sandbags and go for a walk around the soccer field, stop halfway, circle up… THE FORT · SAT APR 25 Padre-Sandbag Q: Suplex · 10 PAX WARMUP: the usual suspects THE THANG: 1. Catch me if you can: 1 pax walks w/ Sandbag or chosen coupon… Other (at each handoff), does 10 BBSU, 20 monkey humpers then moseys up for handoff 1. Pitt-stop at Playground for… THE HIVE · FRI APR 24 Complex Q: Band Camp · 20 PAX · +2 FNG WARMUP: Of course! Halo, around the world, single leg deadlift with the kettlebell a bit after some standard stuff without the bell (SSH,IW,HW) and yoga to make Coaster groan. THE THANG: Humane Burpee Clean, Reverse… DAWN PATROL · THU APR 23 Ran around....did some stuff Q: Old Bay · 3 PAX Substi-Q'ing for Super-G who was not feeling well. We found some good ways to do hard stuff with our muscles. It came from one of my old weinke's balled up in a corner of the trunk of my car. KITCHEN SINK · WED APR 22 Last min v2 Q: Shady · 7 PAX 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 DAWN PATROL · TUE APR 21 In Which We Ask the Musical Question, 'Can You Last Two Minutes?' Q: Casey Kasem · 4 PAX WARMUP: Included THE THANG: The board lists a primary exercise and alternates. Focus on the primary and pivot to the alternates if needed for the duration of the corresponding song. Each song approximately 2 minutes in… THE ARMORY · MON APR 20 Pop Culture Q: Crystal Lake · 8 PAX WARMUP: Moroccan nightclubs, windmills, cherry pickers, imperial walkers Mosey for some merkins and low slow squats THE THANG: Top Gun Mjolnir The Hodor Dirty Man-Makers MARY: Man-makers for 30 seconds ANNOUNCEMENTS… THE FORT · SAT APR 18 Corporate (not) approved) Q: Assassin · 14 PAX All enjoyed immensely my Q, especially the Corporate Headquarters representative, the Darkest of all Helmets. Also, my oldest son was there, so I was under a tremendous amount of pressure to perform. WARMUP: Yes - we… THE HIVE · FRI APR 17 Monkey King on Tires at Hive Q: Suplex · 4 PAX WARMUP: usually stuff THE THANG: All 1 group: ONE BELL 1-2-3-4-5-4-3-2-1 Swing Am.Swing Goblet squat Thruster Set/Deadlift Deadlift to High Pull Set for # breaths = # reps just finished Take a lap… end by Tires. Split… KITCHEN SINK · WED APR 15 Sandbag & Rucksack workout Q: Brawny - The Fort · 4 PAX WARMUP: - 20 Side Straddle Hops - Down dog (stretch out the calves) to up dog - 20 Big Arms Circles 10 forward and 10 back THE THANG: Move with rucksacks and sandbags to the crosswalk by the baseball field. Traverse… DAWN PATROL · TUE APR 14 Dawn Patrol retirement check in Q: backdraft · 10 PAX WARMUP: dynamic and the regulars THE THANG: movement throughout the AO that hit most body parts MARY: ANNOUNCEMENTS: newsletter COT: prayers and praises all around but jobs, family, marriages were emphasized THE ARMORY · MON APR 13 Walk Up Songs with Pain Q: Cohiba · 7 PAX Warm-Up: SSH – 20 IC Windmills – 10 IC Moroccan Night Clubs – 15 IC Imperial Walkers- 20 IC Strawberry Pickers- 10 IC The Thang: 1. Ladders Start at 5 reps, add +5 each round until 25, then work back down. Exercises: KB…