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23 backblasts mention “Dictator”
COCKPIT · MON OCT 26
Easy on the Shoulders, Not on the Legs
This is my birthday week, so I'm trying to Q all 5 days. #1 in the books! WARMUP: Windmills, stretching, Moroccan NCs and a mosey down behind the stadium and school. THE THANG: Lamppost-palooza. Run to the lamppost…
LAZARUS · THU OCT 15
Nipple Fights
Minimal warm-up Maximum UNO Ultimate chatter BE GRATEFUL FOR ALL THINGS MILGA
COCKPIT · MON OCT 12
2026.42 Cockpit
Running segments with a push (cinder block) on one end and legs on the other Merkins with recovery bear crawls Farmer carries with cindies And that's how 45 minutes goes by really fast.
LAZARUS · THU OCT 8
Goose Bread Beatdown
WARMUP: YHC warmed us up with the Motivator and some stretchy things. Then I handed it over to Bread Maker. THE THANG: We moseyed to the front of the theater and was introduced to the Leg Wrecker. Group 1 does Lt Dans…
COCKPIT · MON OCT 5
Viva La Libertad
WARMUP: SSHs, Hillbilly Walkers, Imperial Walkers, Moroccan Night Club, Cherry Pickers THE THANG: Sumo Deadlift High Pull, Blades of Glory, Bus Driver, Bent Over Row, Carolina Dry Docks, Plank, Back Widow, Flutter…
COCKPIT · MON SEP 28
Flight of the Mumblecheese
WARMUP: Short lap mosey. SSH, Windmills, IW, HW, Casbah #2s THE THANG: 3 rounds: Merkins, Squats, LBCs, CDDs, :flag-us:Hammers 3 rounds Burpees, :flag-us: Hammers, Lunges, Mountain Climers. Short lap mosey. AMRAP (not…
LAZARUS · THU SEP 24
Week 4 of 4 Shield-Lock-September
WARMUP: yes THE THANG: 2 laps around the theater (apparently that's a far distance) 11’s with Burpees and Jump Squats Ab Webb ft. Straight leg Freddy Mercurys MARY: hold a plank and then American hammers ANNOUNCEMENTS…
COCKPIT · MON SEP 21
Bert
WARMUP: Brief tour of our 0.25mi loop THE THANG: 50 burpees 400m run 100 merkins 400m rub 150 lunges 400m rub 200 squats 400m run 150 lunges 400m run 100 merkins 400m run 50 burpees I believe all pax made it through at…
LAZARUS · THU SEP 17
Kumquat
WARMUP: BC led that....it involved burpees in cadence, but only after some creative running THE THANG: Split into 3 groups, was gonna be 4, but Tesh was late. Rotated at Esso's whistle. Band Camp's job was to travel the…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
LAZARUS · THU AUG 20
Push it to the limit
WARMUP: SSH Imp Walkers Moroccan nightclubs Michael Phelps Squats Merkins Broga THE THANG: Ladder interval up downs Merkins and Squats MOT Bear Crawl LBC Jump Squats MOT Lunges Dora with shared bag Merkins Big boys Imp…
COCKPIT · MON AUG 17
What would you say you do here?
WARMUP: yea, this is important THE THANG: 1. move the parking lot aisles. 1 burpee, run to the other end, 2 burpees, next aisle, 3 burpees, etc. up to 10 2. mosey to the hill with the close light poles. 5 squats at the…
LAZARUS · THU AUG 13
Egypt > Desert > Promised Land
WARMUP: in cadence/out of cadence exercises including some windmills, some toy soldiers, some SSH, and an Elf movie reference from Birdcage THE THANG: We were taken out of Egypt into the Desert and into the Promised…
THE ARMORY · MON AUG 10
AMRAP Bash
WARMUP: SSH, MOROCCAN NIGHT CLUB, WINDMILL, STRAWBERRY, MERKINS. THE THANG: KETTLEBELL AMRAP. SQUATS KETTLEBELL SWINGS, STEP UP'S, CURLS, MERKINS, OVER HEAD PRESS, FLUTTERS, SIMBA'S, LBC'S WITH BELL 🔔 , BURPEE'S, PLANK…
THE YARD · MAR 25, 2023
That’s Ten For Ten!
Slackblast: That’s Ten For Ten! DATE: 2023-03-25 AO: ao-the-yard Q: Drop Thrill PAX: Bitcoin Barry Manilow Dictator tater Sprocket, Dorothy (Aiken) FNGs: 0 COUNT: 7 WARMUP: We did a few exercises at 25 each and talked…
THE YARD · FEB 25, 2023
Reverse Aging Mechanism
Slackblast: Reverse Aging Mechanism DATE: 2023-02-25 AO: ao-the-yard Q: crab_cakes PAX: Dictator Shady Rebel Dojo HarryCarry OldBay Drop Thrill FNGs: 0 COUNT: 8 WARMUP: Slight Yog (soft j) to warmup area behind the…
BUSHWOOD · NOV 10, 2021
4 Corner Dora @ Bushwood
Started with the PAX from Snake Pit on a cool and beautiful morning. Disclaimed the group no FNGs but a 2nd timer @dictator, welcome! Mosey over towards the band field. About halfway we warmed up with the following…
MAR 5, 2016
Alive at the Hive
My plan was to have a theme for March Madness and utilize "4 corners". This changed once I saw 4 light poles lined across the parking lot the night before. Four men posted with me to begin the summer prep work with a…