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SWEEP THE LEG · MON OCT 26
Getting Loopy
WARMUP: mosey towards berkshire loop with a stop on 160 for IC monkey humpers THE THANG: berkshire loops with 10 squats 10 merkins 10 LBCs at each stop sign. MARY: nah ANNOUNCEMENTS: newsletter COT: yup
SWEEP THE LEG · SUN OCT 4
Running
WARMUP: no THE THANG: Ran down to school. 5 burpees/13squats/10 big boys run 1/4 mile rinse and repeat. Do until 555. Everyone got in 4. MARY: no ANNOUNCEMENTS: newsletter COT: what happens stays
MINNOW POND · THU OCT 1
Skipper zipper
THE THANG: Zipper route starting at Elliott St. 10 merkins and 10 jump squats at the end of every street. 5 burpees each time the pax cross Springs St. Pax logged 3.5-4.5 miles.
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…
SWEEP THE LEG · MON SEP 28
Poles of Death
The Thang: Mosey to the light poles at the back of the school. Out one, 10 merkins, back to start 10 lunges (each leg). Out two poles 5 burpees, back to start, 10 squats. Out 3 poles, 10 merkins, etc. Repeat until time…
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…
SEABISCUIT · TUE SEP 15
The Forest, Forest, Forest
WARMUP: OYO THE THANG: Run to The Forest and do 1-3 laps. Totals of 3-5 miles were had MARY: ANNOUNCEMENTS: COT:
MINNOW POND · THU SEP 10
Pre-BRR Squatch Beatdown
WARMUP: run to Print Shop THE THANG: 5 pull-ups, 5 toes to bar, 5 dips Run to church Partner wheelbarrow 20yds, flapjack Run, turn left, run turn left down stairs to other church Partner push 20yds, flapjack Run, turn…
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…
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
SWEEP THE LEG · MON AUG 31
F3 Hyrox Training
WARMUP: Mosey around parking lot to set lap THE THANG: 800s (2 laps around parking lot) Can't move on to next set of exercises until you complete 2 laps and exercises 800 - 50 Burpees 800 - 50 Squats 800 - 50 Lunges 800…
ALCATRAZ · SAT AUG 29
Lighting And Thunder
WARMUP: Jog around paved path at Runde Park 1 pullup THE THANG: Lightning Portion Laps around Runde Park Lap 1 - 1 Pullup - 40 Burpees Lap 2 - 2 Pullups - 40 Merkins Lap 3 - 3 Pullups - 40 BBS Lap 4 - 4 Pullups - 40…
SEABISCUIT · TUE AUG 25
Where’s Vuvu
WARMUP: Looked around for our scheduled Q, couldn’t find him in the gloom THE THANG: Called reverse Whitehall route, because that’s what Vuvu would have wanted us to do. MARY: One last look for our Q ANNOUNCEMENTS: Vuvu…
MINNOW POND · THU AUG 20
3 exercises on repeat...for 4 miles
WARMUP: Non existent THE THANG: Super simple...running with push-ups, V-ups and American Hammers. At every stop, the PAX would perform: 5 V-Ups, 10 Merkins, 15 American Hammers Here's the route we took: Up Massey and…
6@6 · SAT AUG 15
@6@6officialtherealthisone
WARMUP: guessing who was getting extra credit THE THANG: running mostly MARY: various shenanigans and rounding off runs ANNOUNCEMENTS: heart walk thing, talk to Sasquatch, everybody will be there COT: coffee at Panera…
MINNOW POND · THU AUG 13
Badland's 1 yr MANniversary
Turned 41 today... 1 year anniversary of becoming a man they say. WARMUP: train going through town at 0510 caused a few late arrivals. Did pledge and then 41 ssh IC while the stragglers got parked and over to the flags…
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…
SWEEP THE LEG · MON AUG 3
Tour d' Favorites
WARMUP: Run a bit in the Sweep parking lot then a few warm up exercises: 10 Lunges each leg, 10 Mountain Climbers I/C, 10 Carolina Dry Docks, 10 Mak Tar Jah THE THANG: The "theme" this morning, albeit unspoken, was to…
THE FORT · SAT AUG 1
Apollo Creed
WARMUP: SSH, Imperial Walkers, low slow squats, merkins THE THANG: There are 11 swings around the perimeter of the park. Starting from the parking lot, a tree near the handicap spots was used as the starting point…
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…
SWEEP THE LEG · MON JUL 20
What is a Picket?
WARMUP: you’re supposed to come warmed up to Sweep the Leg THE THANG: run towards Gardenia stopping occasionally for: 5 burpees 10 merkins 15 squats 20 lbcs Or some variation of that. We added them up on the way out and…
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…
COLOSSEUM · TUE JUL 14
Curb Your Enthusiasm
WARMUP: dynamic plank and broga, dynamic warmup LEs (ie: toy soldiers, lunge with twist) THE THANG: set 1 (x4 or 5 rounds): 10 dips on bench, 10 derkins on bench, 5 curb burpees, partner wheelbarrow shoulder taps x10…