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I have new bells but imma leave them in the boxes inside my truck.

Date: 2025-07-21 AO: swole Q: Unplugged PAX: voodoo, flipper, Emoji, Soul Glo, Fotomat, Uncle Leo, high_tide, 8 FNGs: 1 8 COUNT: 9 Record numbers for a Swole workout. Must be my musk and promise of ab wheel exercises. Welp one of those did not happen. Forgot my ab wheel, my bluetooth speaker was dead, and my timer was set to the wrong EMOM. flipper saved the musical day on the speaker, so late 90’s alt was heard by all. Also, I forgot my yoga mat for the pre-broga with Uncle Leo. Challenges and foibles aside, the PAX rolled in and we were off. 530 waits for no unprepared fool!
Observations: voodoo now parks like frehleys_comet and almost made it to a concert….he is embracing the every approaching respect! flipper has new 24s in the boxes in his truck….still Emoji has a selfie stick and yet only one 24….still. Soul Glo made on a Monday, guess he did not need is windshield wipers replaced. Also refuses to see his so-called fav band. Fotomat is really knowledgeable about the gradation of band venues in CLT and what that say about your fav band. Uncle Leo played the smarter card and used gloves today for the snatches. #wisdom high_tide I teased HT once again with an ab wheel potential and disappointed him. Next Q brother! YHC – forgot all the things except my KBs.
WARMUP: Swingy, loopy, twisty, jumpy, squatty, arm flappie. ya know the usual.
THE THANG: 14+1 EMOM-90 5-Single Hand Half Snatch Spreadsheet called for E2MOM….but I revolted. flipper and voodoo bullied most into adding belkins, which some complete other refusnik. All good.
Carry Melody around the parking lot. – Suitcase – then 7 lawn mowers (l/r) – Rack – then 5 rack squats/goblets (l/r) – Waiter – then 5 Single leg RDL (l/r)
MARY: a little HBH and plank ANNOUNCEMENTS: COT: YHC took us out.

So this is how liberty dies. With thunderous applause.

Date: 2025-07-21 AO: chubby-hubby Q: Spammer PAX: Spammer FNGs: None COUNT: 1 WARMUP: overrated THE THANG: Mc Horsey Hills MARY: nope ANNOUNCEMENTS: nope COT: Spammer

Tuck’s Twelve

Date: 2025-07-19 AO: chicken-run Q: tuck PAX: midriff, Green Label, Franky, soft_pretzel, turkey_leg, woodson, bratwurst, wingman, Hippie FNGs: None COUNT: 10 This week at :chicken: :man-running: we pulled off the most sophisticated and elaborate bank heist in history. Or should I say bank heists. The targets: 18 19 banks in the Ballantyne area, all located on a 10 mile route. The plan: get in, get out, and run to the next. While the cops were chasing their tails we’d already be hitting the next spot. Before they figured out the pattern we’d already be cooling off, hiding in plain sight right where they least expected it: enjoying a delicious chicken breakfast in Blakeney where the whole damn thing started :sunglasses:.
To pull off a job of this magnitude I knew I needed the right crew of 12 specialists, each filling a critical role in the master plan. But not just any ragtag group of thieves would do. For this to work, these guys needed to be the best. After months of interviews and secret meetings I had done it. I had assembled the greatest crew since 2 Live Crew took the hip hop world by storm in 1984. 1) tuck: the mastermind 2) woodson: the locksmith (aided by his unusually small hands) and logistics 3 & 4) bratwurst & Franky: IT (hacking into security systems, downloading blueprints- you know the drill) 5) wingman: drone surveillance 6) turkey_leg: the grease man (uncanny ability to fit in small places like air ducts, garbage cans, etc.) 6) Green Label: the inside man (posing as a bank teller to feed us inside information) 8) Hippie: the pickpocket (quick hands, versatile hair) 9) soft_pretzel: the financial backer 10) madison: the cantankerous old pro who comes out of retirement for one last job to cash out and pass along tricks of the trade before sailing off into the sunset with his beautiful calves 11) kirby: money laundering at various tire shops and recycling centers, comic relief, CSO- chief seduction officer when necessary (enabled by ‘rizz and perfect bone structure) 12) midriff: CDO- chief diversion officer; can create a distraction whenever necessary by showing his belly and dancing and/or singing
Now you might be thinking, doesn’t all of what I just stated amount to a written confession? Listen, if the trail of DNA (sweaty footprints) I left from crime scene to crime scene didn’t get us caught, nothing will.

Halftime

Date: 2025-07-20 AO: stonehenge Q: snowflake PAX: wildturkey, Cheese Curd, Melons FNGs: None COUNT: 4 WARMUP: 1 pre runner
Quick lap around the lot covers the basics
THE THANG: Ran around the AO with a clear purpose
Got to the nature trail, rocks and rando parking lot for 4 corners
MARY: yes we did
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Horsey Half
COT: I am sure it happened
CC (also writing this) was only able to stay for 30 mins / Halftime.
I have no idea what happened YHC left. Sorry for the early departure. Early football practice
Did they sit and talk about there feelings? Go for coffee immediately?
We will never know… first 30 was enjoyable!

Sunday Runday

Date: 2025-07-20 AO: _sob Q: midriff PAX: Franky, Palmolive, kirby FNGs: None COUNT: 4 Movement is medicine. kirby and Franky walked and Palmolive and YHC jogged 6ish miles, finding refuge from the sun on the YMCA trails. Good movement and even better conversation.
Our Father in heaven, Your name is holy and special. Let your kingdom come, And may what you want to happen be done here on earth, just like it is in heaven. Give us what we need today. Forgive us for the wrong things we’ve done, As we forgive those who’ve wronged us. Don’t let us fall into temptation, But keep us safe from evil. You’re the one in charge, with all power and glory, forever. Amen.

The Implied Subject is “You”

Date: 2025-07-19 AO: olympus Q: Krzyzewski PAX: MARTA, voodoo, taggart FNGs: None COUNT: 4 Express write-up given the hour. Overall, solid beatdown today enjoyed by four pax with a penchant for punishment. The presses were copious, as advertised, and healthy servings of ABCs, Luniz’s greatest hit, and carries rounded out the pump. Thanks as always to the gents that post and put up with YHC and his nonsensical playlists. It’s an honor to sweat alongside you pax. Join us next week as we dial back the presses slightly. Let’s get into this week’s recap… WARMUP: Swings (10x), prying squats, hi-pulls (5x e/s), synovial circles, one-handed swings (5x e/s), slingshots (7x e/w) THE THANG: 1) Armor Building Complex (Sans Presses) EMOM (15 min.) – Double clean (2x) – Double squat (3x) 2) Cavalcade of Double Presses (5 sets) – Double presses (2x) – Double presses (3x) – Double presses (5x) – Double presses (10x) 3) ‘I Got 5 On It’ Complex (2 sets…should’ve been 5, but ran outta time) – Lawnmowers (5x e/s) – Renegade rows (5x e/s) – SLDL (5x e/s) – Reverse lunge (5x e/s) – Merkins (10x) 4) Carries – Racked and waiter single bell MARY: Not today ANNOUNCEMENTS: – :horse: Horsey half marathon and ruck is on 8/2 (see Slack for details) – :camping: F3 Dad Camp @ Lake Wylie from 8/15-8/17 (see Slack for details) COT: YHC took out the joint groups in the COT

humidity not good for robots or short dudes

Date: 2025-07-19 AO: davinci Q: Odd Job PAX: C3P0 FNGs: None COUNT: 2 Grateful that C3PO braved the humidity to get some miles and Mary in this morning. Covered some new territory and had time for coupon work too. Turnout was low, second F was high.
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Horsey McHorseface see slack or Madison COT: Thanks for the take out Soft Pretzel.

Keystone

Date: 2025-07-19 AO: sparta Q: Keystone PAX: Keystone, turkey_leg, Orange Whip FNGs: None COUNT: 3 Keystone led a strong Q through Matthews. Turkey leg was running mad. Sweatiest morning ever. 2nd F at Brakeman’s

5Q

Date: 2025-07-19 AO: the-rock Q: Alf , Mr. Magoo, Snuka, O’Tannenbaum, Runstopper PAX: Alf, O’Tannenbaum, snuka, Runstopper, Mr. Magoo FNGs: None COUNT: 5 There was no Preblast. There was no proclamation of who the Q was supposed to be. Nonetheless 5 men showed up for a Saturday AARP, er The Rock meeting. We opted for the never before attempted 5 Q workout! It was a complex challenge but each man took ~12 mins.
We ran, we exercised, we cracked jokes, then we went to coffee. No sign of geraldo or Tuna

Skunky Diesel

Date: 2025-07-18 AO: mountain-goat Q: retread PAX: Insomniac, jello, Pele, retread, Spammer, lois, gullah, sledge, mallcop FNGs: None COUNT: 9 THE THANG: 1 mile warmup down 51 to Arboretum View. In addition to the unbearable humidity, pax were subjected to a motorist partaking in some very skunky stuff. Who is doing this at 5:20 AM?!! We ran the 0.83 mile Arbo View lap a few times before returning to SCMS. 5+ miles on what felt like the most uncomfortable morning of the summer. COT: Insomniac