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RING OF FIRE · MON OCT 26
Dorie - Partner Hero Workout
On December 7th, 1941, during the attack on Pearl Harbor, Dorie was serving as a Mess Attendant aboard the battleship USS West Virginia. When torpedoes struck, he ran into the fight—carrying his mortally wounded Captain…
BLOCK PARTY · TUE OCT 13
Benches and Hills
WARMUP: SSH, lizard and plank stretches, windmills THE THANG: 1) 5 Burpees at each set of benches until reaching playground 2) Dora at Playground 100 Irkins, 125 dips, 150 step ups, run the playground ring 3) 5 merkins…
RING OF FIRE · MON OCT 12
Army Staff Sgt Steve Butcher Jr
WARMUP: ssh, WM, MNC THE THANG: AMRAP: 3 (# tours of duty) - Burpee 5 (month of death) - jump squat 23 (day of death) - big boy sit ups 27 (age) - plank jacks 97 (high school graduation yr) - yards run Completed ~15…
RING OF FIRE · MON SEP 28
Hero WOD - The Steve
WARMUP: SSH, Cherry Pickers, Windmill, down dog, honey mooners, the lizard stretch. Mosey to ROTC building and everyone grabbed a Cindy then mosey back to the flag. THE THANG: Hero WOD for my father in law Steve. He is…
RING OF FIRE · MON SEP 21
Bells, Bags, and Burpees
WARMUP: stretching, washers, grass pickup, iron cross THE THANG: 400 m run with weight, 30 lateral burpees, 30 lunges each leg, 30 kettle bell swings, rinse and repeat going down to 10 reps and back up again for extra…
ALCATRAZ · SAT SEP 19
Total team effort
WARMUP: Some moseying and 10 counts back and forth in front lot. THE THANG: Dojo lead: Started with a dips/derkins 11 at the benches. To the big field, re-enacted a relay type run in honor of BRR and D2D. Took turns…
6@6 · MON AUG 31
The Velocity Vanguard Run
WARMUP: admiring my handy work on the new base for the flag THE THANG: after oooo-ing and awww-ing for quite some time, we ran MARY: did not give a rats tail about my handy work ANNOUNCEMENTS: 6@6 has a new spot to put…
RING OF FIRE · MON AUG 24
Officer James “Capoot” workout
WARMUP: SSH Imperials Hilbilly Moroccan Night Clubs THE THANG: We were there to honor Officer James Capoot. of the Vallejo Police Department, who died Nov. 17, 2011, in the line of duty while chasing after an armed man…
6@6 · SAT AUG 22
Harveste Point and back
WARMUP: THE THANG: 3miles out and 3 miles back - two options to choose. MARY: None ANNOUNCEMENTS: yes COT: Prayers
RING OF FIRE · MON AUG 17
US Navy SEAL Feeks
Began with a short run Warmup: SSH, Windmills, Imp Walkers, low slow squats, peter parkers, plank stretches. Thang1: Bobby-Bears: do 5 bobby hurleys, bear crawl to next light pole, repeat for a total of three…
RING OF FIRE · MON AUG 10
The Chad (Bleacher Edition)
WARMUP: 1 lap on track. 10 Seal Jacks, 10 Hill Billy Walkers, Plank THE THANG: STARTING SIDE 💪 10 Merkins ⬆️ Climb the stadium stairs ⬇️ Descend 🏟️ Work your way across the ENTIRE STADIUM — UP & DOWN every section Once…
RING OF FIRE · MON AUG 3
Merkins and Farmers
WARMUP: call out to Staff Sgt Michael Swinton…who died in the conflict with Iran in July. SSH, stretching, overhead claps THE THANG: irkins, derkins, and dips on bench 20 reps each then run loop x 5, overhead press 15…
THE COACH'S BOX · THU JUL 16
Deck of Cards
WARMUP: SSH, honeymooner, downward dog, 6”, merkins THE THANG: deck of cards MARY: N/A ANNOUNCEMENTS: spoke about marriages…why are guys struggling to be real with their wives? What can we do to be intentional and…
RING OF FIRE · WED JUL 15
The Brickyard at ROF
Arrived early to walk around and stretch a little before the workout. A few minutes after arriving another young man showed up. Didn't recognize him so introduced myself and we started talking. Did not know this was…
RING OF FIRE · MON JUL 13
Murph Continued
WARMUP: THE THANG: run 1 mile, 100 pull ups, 200 merkins, 300 squats, run 1 mile MARY: ANNOUNCEMENTS: newsletter COT: pax travel and marriages
RING OF FIRE · WED JUL 8
VQ with the Deck of Pain
This was Eggo's VQ and he gave the disclaimer that he was not a professional but looking forward to it. WARMUP: Windmills, SSH, Imperial Walkers, Moroccan Nightclubs, Strawberry Pickers THE THANG: DECK OF PAIN Diamonds…
RING OF FIRE · MON JUL 6
Hot Potato Audible
Since the guys who wanted to have Murph Mondays didn't show and 3/4th of us can't do pull-ups, we called an audible and did a hot potato Q. WARMUP: 4 mile run THE THANG: We all got a cindy or ruck with more weight in it…
RING OF FIRE · MON JUN 29
Murph Monday continued
WARMUP: No THE THANG: Murph 1 mile, 100 pull ups, 200 merkins, 300 squats MARY: ANNOUNCEMENTS: newsletter COT: 4th of July, marriages, family, travel
RING OF FIRE · MON JUN 22
Murph Monday — 22JUN2026
14 on the EASTSIDE got Murph all over them at The Badger of Fire… QIC: YHC Pax: Shaq-a-Roni , Fishstix , Maximus , BONES , Grout , Time Machine , HarryCarry , Kaiser , Sunkist , Splinter , Eggo , Italian Job , Deep Dish…
RING OF FIRE · WED JUN 17
Zombified Q @ ROF
Coming back from a road trip late at night I managed approx 3 1/2 hours of sleep and found myself contemplating a 'no show' for my Q at ROF @ 4:30 in da morning. I recently had the honor of participating in our Greater…
RING OF FIRE · MON JUN 15
The Loredo
WARMUP: 20 SSH, 20, Hillbilly Walkers, Moroccan Nightclubs (or some version of that) THE THANG: The Thang We put our own spin on Loredo, kicking things off with the run: 6 Rounds for Time - 🏃 400-meter Run - 🦵 24 Squats…
RING OF FIRE · MON JUN 1
Honoring Navy SEAL Lt Brendan Looney with TMF trailer of pain
I was able to convince one of the Travis Manion Foundation managers (Chris) to bring one of their trailers of pain to honor a fallen hero. Today we honored 1st Lt Travis Manion’s best friend Lt Brendan Looney. They were…
RING OF FIRE · MON MAY 4
Sgt. Joe Nurre
WARMUP: - Moroccan Nightclub - Imperial walker or hill billy walker -> I was confused - Cherri Picker THE THANG: - Bucket of fun - Pick a card -> announce exercise - One person runs with 30 lb vest to the island and…
RING OF FIRE · WED APR 29
Campus Tour
WARMUP: SSH, merkins, planks, stretching, mosey around w/ high knees, butt kicks, karaoke * 2, and stop for low slow squat, imperial walker, and hillbilly walker. THE THANG: Start at the benches near the main entrance …