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THE FORT · TUE SEP 8
Saturday Fish Special
Warm-up, lap around the park. Five cones and cinder blocks were set up in the middle of the field. We began with a Dora style workout. Partner 1 - ran cupcakes between the cones while partner 2 began the cindy reps 100…
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…
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…
THE ARMORY · MON SEP 7
300+ reps
WARMUP: mobility and the norms THE THANG: 50 KB swings, 40 goblet squats, 30 gorilla rows, 20 snatches, 10 clean and press, 10 thrusters, 20 high pulls, 30 reverse lunge, 40 merkins (hand on bell), 50 swings 15,10,8…
FLIGHT PLAN · MON SEP 7
Quiet Morning
WARMUP: Nope THE THANG: 5+ headed down Richard’s Crossing all the way to Dave Gibson back to Gold Hill Middle then back. MARY: ANNOUNCEMENTS: COT:
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…
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…
6@6 · SAT SEP 5
Flight Attendant INSTRUCTOR
WARMUP: very little THE THANG: little a this, little a that MARY: proud, very proud ANNOUNCEMENTS: always COT: always
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: …
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…
THE FORGE · FRI SEP 4
BRR warm up
WARMUP: Yog or jog. I dont know if I pronouncing this correctly. A lap around the parking lot. SSH Imperials Hillbillies Cherry pickers Windmills Peter Parker’s Parker Peter’s Plank it out! THE THANG: DORA 100 merkins…
THE HIVE · FRI SEP 4
Kettlebell Workout - The Hive
WARMUP: Counting Practice THE THANG: 11s MARY: Kettlebell Hill ANNOUNCEMENTS: Check Slack COT: Thankful for health, family, children, anniversaries.
MINNOW POND · THU SEP 3
Sweaty
Massey to Harris to McCammon to Clebourne to Main to Veteran’s Park Exercises at following: John Boys FM Pharmacy Veteran’s Park 10 Merkins 10 Squats 10 LBC’s
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:
SOUL TO SOLE · THU SEP 3
Ruck-a-roni on the Kingsley big loop
WARMUP: we did some warmup against popular desire THE THANG: 3.2 miles MARY: ANNOUNCEMENTS: COT:
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 · WED SEP 2
Don’t cry for me, Argentina
WARMUP: skipping THE THANG: AMRAP with a decent amount of burpees MARY: smash ANNOUNCEMENTS: newsletter COT: prayers up for families and friends traveling over the holiday weekend.
KITCHEN SINK · WED SEP 2
The daily
WARMUP: - Mosey around the big loop - Mountain climbers - Windmills THE THANG: 10 second rests between sets 1 - Curls (12 reps x 3) 2 - Lying triceps extension (12 reps x 3) 3 - Overhead press (12 reps x 3) 4 - Side…