Lorenzo Lamas is not welcome in south Charlotte!
Date: 2025-09-23 AO: falcon-crest Q: puddin_pop PAX: spackles, Fotomat, Emoji, deep_dish, MARTA, Slingshot, IHOP, Hops, Clover FNGs: None COUNT: 10 A few sundry comments as to Puddin’s Q at Falcon Crest (née Hawks Nest). Curse you, Lorenzo Lamas! Not sure how far we traveled, counts varied but we’ll say 2.8…including a trip through Puddin’s and my ‘hood. Clover made the long commute from Metro. Fotomat was FNG to the AO, I think. Spackler finished with his customary Celsius while the rest of the pax completed the workout. He also skipped the photo. Emoji was thankful not to have to photoshop the bird out of the frame. IHOP got 2 or 3 surprised comments that he posted while not being the Q. Slingshot and he were talking of kids, school homecomings and the like along the route. MARTA was lamenting his real and make-believe NFL teams’ fortunes…and promised to wear a Wake Forest shirt if the Deacs knock off the Wreck this weekend. I did not reciprocate. Seemed a wandering, somewhat arbitrary Weinke from Puddin, yet in true logistical professional fashion – we arrived back at the launch with 46 seconds to spare. Deep Dish invited everybody to Anvil tomorrow morning. Also, with some of the things shared in COT, Puddin wisely reminded the pax that is life is short…so love your family and friends well & don’t be an A-hole. Time is undefeated men, and so is the grave. So what will you do with this one life that will soon be passed? And where you headed next?
Beamer would be proud
Date: 2025-09-23 AO: skunk-works Q: Mountain Momma PAX: lois, smokey, Spyglass FNGs: None COUNT: 4 WARMUP: In honor of USCs rushing output on Saturday we did some sets of 19
THE THANG: Legs arms and core around the circle with a few laps
2000s playlist feeling nostalgic for college
MARY: 19 Swings and high pulls to the clock ran out ANNOUNCEMENTS: None COT: Amy cancer treatment finished Diego continued healing Jobs for guys out of work right now
THE THANG: Legs arms and core around the circle with a few laps
2000s playlist feeling nostalgic for college
MARY: 19 Swings and high pulls to the clock ran out ANNOUNCEMENTS: None COT: Amy cancer treatment finished Diego continued healing Jobs for guys out of work right now
Pentagon
Date: 2025-09-23 AO: _sob Q: wildturkey PAX: Roulette, Circuit City, Blue Tent, Snake Eyes FNGs: None COUNT: 5 WARMUP: THE THANG: MARY: ANNOUNCEMENTS: COT:
Cones and more cones
Date: 2025-09-22 AO: firestarter Q: lex_luthor PAX: ToeJam, Point Break, war_eagle, Adobe, lex_luthor, Stardust FNGs: None COUNT: 6 Quick mini lap that led into some warmup exercises. Standard SSH, Squats, Merkins and Mtn Climbers
Then a tour of the Target parking lot ensued. Found that someone left us four groups of cones with various exercises (burpees, mtn climbers, bunny hop sprawls, lunges, etc.)
We did 3.25 rounds with reps increasing as went from 5-8.
Point Break was on a mission and could have easily lapped us. Apparently all the ruck cross training is paying off. war_eagle and ToeJam took the workout in stride – clearly unfazed by the sudden appearance of cones in the parking lot. Adobe came, saw and conquered the workout. Stardust found us at Jeni’s. Hope to see him at another workout this week. Great way to start the week with a “win” boys.
Then a tour of the Target parking lot ensued. Found that someone left us four groups of cones with various exercises (burpees, mtn climbers, bunny hop sprawls, lunges, etc.)
We did 3.25 rounds with reps increasing as went from 5-8.
Point Break was on a mission and could have easily lapped us. Apparently all the ruck cross training is paying off. war_eagle and ToeJam took the workout in stride – clearly unfazed by the sudden appearance of cones in the parking lot. Adobe came, saw and conquered the workout. Stardust found us at Jeni’s. Hope to see him at another workout this week. Great way to start the week with a “win” boys.
Pizza route reverse
Date: 2025-09-22 AO: blakovery Q: frasier PAX: bunker, gumbo, Polly, wingman FNGs: None COUNT: 5 WARMUP: THE THANG: we decided to spice things up and run the pizza route in reverse. Mines were blown, and everyone appreciated the hill. MARY: ANNOUNCEMENTS: COT:
49er
Date: 2025-09-22 AO: swole Q: wildturkey PAX: Emoji, Blanks, Soul Glo, Uncle Leo FNGs: None COUNT: 5 WARMUP: Side straddle hops Halos Around the the World Figure 8s Prying squat
THE THANG: 4 x 4 Swing – 1 min Row – 1 min Press – 1 min Squat – 1 min
49 pushup pull through 3 x 15 + 4 Suitcase carry MARY: Glute bridge Flutter Side planks Hollow body hold Plank ANNOUNCEMENTS: Terror trail Just for Kicks ultra COT: 💪🙌🙏🇺🇸
THE THANG: 4 x 4 Swing – 1 min Row – 1 min Press – 1 min Squat – 1 min
49 pushup pull through 3 x 15 + 4 Suitcase carry MARY: Glute bridge Flutter Side planks Hollow body hold Plank ANNOUNCEMENTS: Terror trail Just for Kicks ultra COT: 💪🙌🙏🇺🇸
MG 9-19
Date: 2025-09-19 AO: mountain-goat Q: retread PAX: Pele, retread, slim_fast, sledge, mallcop, drano, lois, Insomniac, jello, 1 FNGs: 1 1 COUNT: 10 WARMUP: THE THANG: MARY: ANNOUNCEMENTS: COT:
Yep, we are upping our creatine intake ….
Date: 2025-09-20 AO: davinci Q: Franky PAX: Hawkeye, Kelly, taggart, Chutes and Ladders, Monopoly, Tea Party FNGs: 2 Monopoly, Tea Party COUNT: 7 WARMUP: mosey around Best Buy, 15 SSH, imperial walkers, hilly Billy’s, windmills, merkins, dynamic stretching, THE THANG: running the street behind Best Buy and exercised at each street light – 10ish. First round 6 Merkins at each light. Then American hammers 10 (2=1), Romanian dead lifts – 5 each leg. More running and random exercises. 5k total. MARY: a few of PAX favorites. ANNOUNCEMENTS: the usual. COT:
Chicken Run
Date: 2025-09-20 AO: chicken-run Q: soft_pretzel PAX: midriff, bunker, Chopper, Polly, Rob Rosenthal – Drive By, soft_pretzel, wingman FNGs: None COUNT: 7 WARMUP: THE THANG: MARY: ANNOUNCEMENTS: COT: Great to see the new guys at DaVinci and afterwards.
The Opposite of Easy
Date: 2025-09-20 AO: olympus Q: Krzyzewski PAX: voodoo, Wabbit, Toto, F3 Elsa, hoover, Pepsi FNGs: None COUNT: 7 Phenomenal beatdown this morning. While many of the pax had been through a couple iterations of the new Norwegian program, this was the Q’s first spin through 4 sets and it delivered. Absolutely gassed by the end of the last set…YHC thinks this is going to be a good one. While gear workouts are usually 0.0 mile affairs by definition, this workout got heart rates up and the blood pumping. YHC is excited to see how we all progress and improve over the weeks. Mumbechatter was strong this morning and helped guide us through the long sets. Great discussion on the subtleties of various European nations and specifically how Swedish things don’t invoke fear (hunger, maybe?). Great to see many of the usual suspects and always a pleasure to have the Nantan himself join us. Overall, a solid close out of Week 1 of the new :rainbow: spreadsheet. Let’s get into the 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) Norwegian 4×4 (4 sets) – Cleans (1 min.) – Merkins (1 min.) – Squats (1 min.) [Called an audible and switched order with presses] – Presses (1 min.) – “Active” recovery (3 min.) 2) Deadlifts and Rows Complexes (3 sets) – A: Deadlift -> upright row (5x) then reverse lunges (5x e/s) – B: SLDL (5x e/s) then lawnmower rows (5x e/s) 3) 6/5/4 Combo (1 set e/s) – 1-handed swings (6x) – Sumo squat (5x) – Snatches (4x) MARY: Just enough time for a 45 sec. glutebridge ANNOUNCEMENTS: – :drop_of_blood: Next Blood Drive (10/3) (details on Slack) – :christmas_tree: Area-51 Holiday Party (12/7) (details forthcoming, but the date seems solid at this point) – :skull_and_crossbones: Memento mori COT: Runstopper took out the collective groups in the COT