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352 backblasts mention “Slapshot”
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 JUL 31
Taser!
WARMUP: SSH, windmills, imperial walkers, hillbilly walkers, Moroccan nightclubs, mosey to west side of parking lot (wall by first national. THE THANG: Thang 1: 7’s Merkins at the bottom of the “hill” (in parking lot )…
THE FORGE · FRI JUL 24
10 Days to School
WARMUP: 20 SSH, 10 Hillbilly Walkers, 10 Goofballs THE THANG: Backblast – The Forge Q: Jason Workout: Ladder to 10 Distance: Just under 4 miles Great work by everyone who showed up at The Forge this morning. The focus…
THE FORGE · FRI JUL 17
Partners in the Gloom
WARMUP: little COP for warm up with 4-6 exercises and 1burpee for Slapshot THE THANG: Mosey to apartments and lunge 50 yards Mosey to Tiny Time day care for some DORA Lots of stops along the way for Monkey Humpers Mosey…
THE FORGE · FRI JUL 10
Bat-flippin’ Pharaoh
WARMUP: dynamic plank + broga THE THANG: partner work: Set 1: sit-up get up with partner pull assist x12 AND partner merkins Set 2: side plank on curb partner jump over x12 AND partner leg throws x12 Set 3: partner sled…
COCKPIT · SAT JUL 4
‘Merica 250
WARMUP: 5 Burpees THE THANG: Flipped off King George, as well as 13 Colony inspired exercises for a rep count of 1776 MARY: She slept in ANNOUNCEMENTS: Read your various newsletters COT: Remembered what our fore fathers…
THE FORGE · FRI JUL 3
250th Birthday Party
WARMUP: SSH, Cherry Picker, Hilly Billy and Imperial walkers THE THANG: DORA with 250 reps of Merkins, Squats, LBC running part was around the Harris teeter parking lot and we worked in front of the firework stand…
THE FORGE · WED JUL 1
1775
WARMUP: Moroccan nightclubs Windmills Cherry pickers Hillbilly walkers Low slow squats Irkins Team Bermuda Triangle 2 teams, each with 3 cones marked about 30 yards apart 1 burpee at cone 1, bear crawl to cone 2, then…
THE FORGE · FRI JUN 19
Games in the rains
WARMUP: side straddle hops, cherry pickers, Moroccan night clubs, imperial walkers THE THANG: We went to 4 stations with cards of workouts…cards moved forward back and back to start. Between stations we did bear crawls…
THE FORGE · WED JUN 17
Derek (From Step Brothers) Insipired Core Workout
Core/cardio circuits WARMUP: Yes THE THANG: Core/Cardio circuits MARY: Planks ANNOUNCEMENTS: COT: Prayers/Praises
THE FORGE · SAT JUN 13
Box of Crayons
WARMUP: 103 SSH, IW, HW, yoga THE THANG: Dina Dr back and forth 5 stops down and back Exercises in cadence each time Rd 1: 5 burpees each stop Rd 2: 10 big boys Rd 3: 15 jump squats Rd 4: 10 merkins (had to start…
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…
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 · WED MAY 27
Your Family Doesn't Need You To Die For Them, They Need You To Live
WARMUP: Mosey to Ace Hardware parking lot with carioca, high knees, butt kicks, etc along the way. Circle up for Seal Jacks, IWs, HWs, Plank Jacks, plus some stretching. Mosey along Lake Vista Blvd to office park next…
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…
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 17
Pirate Party
WARMUP: Mosey around for some awesome smells - while enjoying the smells on the backside of teeter - butt kicks, high knees, karaoke * 2, and then SSH, low slow squat, and windmill. Mosey to front of teeter. THE THANG…
THE FORGE · WED APR 15
Little bit more
Arrived on the scene early so I could mosey around the grounds and firm up my plans for the workout. Good thing to because during the pre-mosey had to alter my route and hit the gas station to make a deposit. Left…