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SWEEP THE LEG · MON SEP 14
Post BRR good ideas
(Courtesy of DH, thanks buddy!!) 10 came to Sweep the Leg to celebrate the one day of the year that I get to run near the front of the pack… the Monday after BRR. It was a veritable party… Q: Shady Pax: Shady 38 Special…
COCKPIT · MON SEP 14
Victory Monday
WARMUP: SSH, Cherry Pickers, Side Lunge, tempo merkins into various broga moves THE THANG: 5 round EMOM with your Cindy Thrusters x10 Swings x15 Merkins x15 BentRowxGMxPress x10 Flutter kicks x20 Mosey for a bit, then…
THE ARMORY · MON SEP 14
3 man weave
WARMUP: SSH, Hillbillies, Imperials, Round the world (with bell), halos. Carry to workout point, mosey loop THE THANG: 25 Swings 25 Curls 25 Overhead Press 3 Rounds Mosey Loop 10 cleans (5R,5L) 10 one arm press (5R,5L)…
THE YARD · SAT SEP 12
Blue Oyster Cult & Volleyball
Music: Amazon Playlist (curated by Jim Cooke) “Blue Oyster Cult” The playlist is long. We just listened to the beginning. Warmup: - Mountain Climbers - Big Boy Sit-ups - Imperial Walkers - Hillbilly Walkers - Windmills…
6@6 · SAT SEP 12
Let’s visit QT
WARMUP: barely THE THANG: out 3 miles to QT and back 3 miles to Panera MARY: Hail Mary ANNOUNCEMENTS: Convergence COT: Prayers and Praises
THE FORT · SAT SEP 12
You use your whole body so workout your whole body
WARMUP: SSH, cherry pickers, greatest stretch ever, down dog, honey mooners, mosey to big parking lot above old Pike building THE THANG: 4 corners each corner focused on a different muscle group and had various…
ALCATRAZ · SAT SEP 12
Balls and Strikes
We did all of them. Jwow
THE HIVE · FRI SEP 11
Hot and humid
WARMUP: Easy does it. Windmills. Didn’t do any SSH THE REAL WARMUP: -10min Armor Building Complex (EMOM) with a partner (double kb’s) THE THANG: Mosey to the top of the hill and back. Circuit, 3x through. 8-10 reps…
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…
DAWN PATROL · THU SEP 10
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WARMUP: Jogged from the Amphitheater to the big parking lot behind Panera for a warm up consisting of 1 Burpee 15 Side straddle hops 1 Burpee 15 Cherry pickers 1 Burpee 15 Windmills 1 Burpee 15 Tiny Arm Circles (10…
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…
THE COACH'S BOX · THU SEP 10
Healthy perseverance
WARMUP: Mosey to stop sign for some imperial walkers Mosey to main school entrance for some side straddle hops Mosey to benches at R wing pickup for step-ups, irkins, and derkins THE THANG: mosey down the hill to the…
MINNOW POND · THU SEP 10
Pre-BRR Squatch Beatdown
WARMUP: run to Print Shop THE THANG: 5 pull-ups, 5 toes to bar, 5 dips Run to church Partner wheelbarrow 20yds, flapjack Run, turn left, run turn left down stairs to other church Partner push 20yds, flapjack Run, turn…
THE FORGE · WED SEP 9
Running at the forge
WARMUP: - 20 Side Straddle Hops - 15 Windmills - 15 Moroccan Nightclubs - 15 Hillbilly Walkers - 15 Imperial Walkers - 15 Cherry Pickers - 15 Low & Slow Squats THE THANG: Mosey 1 lap around the HT ● Bear crawl across…
CLYDESDALES · WED SEP 9
To Baxter and back
WARMUP: some light stretching and jangling around THE THANG: munn to Harris to Sam smith, through Sutton place neighborhood to right on Sutton until turnaround at or about 6th Baxter - and then back again MARY…
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…
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…
Q SOURCE · WED SEP 9
Q10. Consistency
WARMUP: Previous 2 C's review THE THANG: Simplicity. Daily Red Pill (DRP). Need added items. Focus on the small things to make the big more manageable. 1. Remove 2. Big vs Small 3. Learn from mistakes MARY…
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…
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…