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221 backblasts mention “Grassy Knoll”
THE FORGE · FRI OCT 16
4 Corner EMOM avoiding the Harry Teeter dumpster juice
WARMUP: SSH, Cherry Pickers, down dog, honey mooners, pigeon then mosey the long way to the back side of Harris Teeter. THE THANG: 4 corners EMOM behind Harris Teeter Four stations each with a different exercise listed…
THE FORGE · FRI OCT 9
Funday Friday at the Forge
WARMUP: Side straddle Hop, Imperial Walkers, Hillbilly Walkers, Cherry Pickers, Windmills, Morrocan Night Clubs THE THANG: Mosey to Tire Shop_3 Exercises for 3 Rounds. Dips, Step Ups, Calf Raises_30 reps…Repeat above…
BLOCK PARTY · TUE SEP 29
FORTeen Years
WARMUP: 14 Burpees THE THANG: Mosey to center of WEP Pax rotated into center based on year of 1st post (ie Class of 2026, 2025, 2024, etc). Varied exercises were performed by all including Burpees, Partner Derkins…
THE FORGE · FRI SEP 25
Forge!
Dojo was a no go so he handed the Q stick to me. Tired from two previous Qs this week, the plan was limited running and more strength training. Quick warm-up then we headed to The Wall for 3 rounds Erkins, dips, and…
THE FORGE · WED SEP 23
Consistency in the Gloom
WARMUP: Yes, we did some warm uppy things THE THANG: Moseyed over to the church pavillion for most of the workout 3 rounds of Step-ups -- good form, 10 R/10L interspersed with varied Merkins in cadence (Irkins, Derkins…
THE FORGE · FRI SEP 18
4 quarters of pain
WARMUP: SSH, LSS, mosey, some Broga THE THANG: moseyed over to side of Harris Teeter (for a little contact high :flushed:) Wall sit as one Pax ran to concrete and did 3 burpees, halfway through changed to balls to the…
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 FORGE · FRI AUG 21
Full-body at The Forge
9 men survived The Forge this morning. Here’s what we did: Warm Up: - 10 Low Slow Squats (IC) - 10 Imperial Walkers (IC) - 10 Windmills (IC) - 10 SSHs (IC) The Thang Long Loop Mosey behind HT and back to Starting Point…
THE FORGE · WED AUG 12
A VQ and Lessons in Teamwork
Eagle Claw's VQ!!! WARMUP: Eagle Claw led. Start right at COT, no mosey, circle up for: - 20 SSH - 10 WM - 10 IW - 10 MNC - 10 cherry pickers Everything 4 count as usual. Then mosey over to the nearby Grace Presbyterian…
THE FORGE · FRI AUG 7
Old school hard work
WARMUP: SSH, Cherry Pickers, nightclubs, down dog, honey mooners mosey to apartments and did flutters and gas pumpers. Mosey down to the day care. THE THANG: DORA 100 merkins 200 big boys 300 SSH Run up hil to fire…
THE FORGE · FRI AUG 7
Old school hard work
WARMUP: SSH, Cherry Pickers, nightclubs, down dog, honey mooners mosey to apartments and did flutters and gas pumpers. Mosey down to the day care. THE THANG: DORA 100 merkins 200 big boys 300 SSH Run up hil to fire…
CURRAHEE · TUE AUG 4
4 corners of mumblechatter
WARMUP: Started with stretching and Intro. They rocked over to the parking area for the warm up. 15 MNC, produce pickers, Wind Mill, plank, merkins, updig and down dog. Then rucked over to the rear parking lot. THE…
THE FORGE · WED JUN 10
CVS, Walgreens..What's the difference? 2 miles
WARMUP: Headed over to Walgreens for typical warm-ups (SSHs, WMs, IWs, CPs). Next we partnered up for a DORA (Merkins, Squats, LBCs). In error, I said for partner 2 to run around CVS which is 2 miles away. After the…
ALCATRAZ · SAT MAY 30
Hills and leadership
WARMUP: Intro, then mosey to another location to warm up. Then mosey to tge lake. THE THANG: We did 11 on tge ramp with monkey humper at the water and Squats at the opportunity of the ramp. Ran up to the top of tge park…
THE FORGE · FRI MAY 29
Ascending Everest
WARMUP: Returned to Golden Corral COT to pay respects with Hillbilly walkers, imperial walkers, MNCs THE THANG: 5/29 1953 - Sir Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay became the first to summit Mt. Everest 73 years ago. In…
THE FORGE · FRI MAY 22
Honor, Courage, Integrity
WARMUP: - Side-straddle hop, - Strawberry pickers, - Down dog with calf stretches, to a honeymooner THE THANG: Honor, Courage, Integrity 3 Corners x 20 rounds - Honor - 10 Merkins (200) - Courage - 20 Squats (400) …
COLOSSEUM · TUE MAY 19
Polka-Competition
WARMUP: 15 Moroccan night club 15 Wind mill 15 Hill Billy walkers 10 imperial walker 15 cherry pickers THE THANG: Mosey around the school CBear crawl along the parking lot with 5 shoulder taps every second line, lunge…
THE ARMORY · MON MAY 18
AMRAP @ The Armory
WARMUP: Intro and disclaimer. 1 runner and 6 of us took a mosey across Carolina Pl to the back of the supply company building. By the large antenna, we did 15 MNC, 15 Imp Walkers and 15 Hillbilly Walkers. Then mosey…
THE FORGE · FRI MAY 15
DORA and Cinderblocks 5-15
WARMUP: Cherry pickers, SSH, then a mosey to the church parking lot. THE THANG: DORA with 100 Merkins, 150 Dips, 200 Big Boys, 250 Squats. Ran to back side of Harris Teeter for wall sits and farmers carry with cinder…
THE FORGE · WED MAY 13
Escalator 4 Corner
WARMUP: Windmill, Moroccan Night Club, Strawberry 🍓 Picker, 5 Burpees THE THANG: 4 Corners with 10 Merkins, Corner (2) 10 Merkins 20 Squats Corner (3) 10 Merkins, 20 Squats, 30 Big Boy Situps, Corner (4) 10 Merkins, 20…
6@6 · SAT MAY 2
We’re gonna melt
WARMUP: no way! THE THANG: Run out back of Kingsley by roundabout, take R on 21 back towards Peachstand. Left on 160 and continue all the way through Strawberry Festival land to Poppyseed across from Humble Cup. Left on…
SLOW BURN · FRI MAY 1
4 corners of leadership
WARMUP: inro and disclaimer. Mosey to another parking lot. Circle up for MNC, windmills, Non-discrpt produce pickers, Plank, up/down dog with toe taps, and merkins. THE THANG: Ran back to the main lot for 4 corners. 4…
THE FORGE · WED APR 29
Tabata fun at the Forge
Run to Pavillion at the Church Warmup 10 IW IC 10 HC IC Windmill 5x IC MNC 10x IC Tabata Format 4 Rounds 10 Sets(only got to 9) Set 1, 4, 7 40 seconds work 20 second rest Merkins + Shoulder Taps Merkins + Peter Parkers…
THE FORGE · FRI APR 24
All The Corners
WARMUP: Mosey, SSH, Plank, Imperial Walkers, Hillbilly Walkers, Best Damn Stretch, and maybe 1-2 others I am forgetting THE THANG: First 4 corners - Corners were the corners of the HT parking lot - 20 Squats - 15 Big…