5 SOB HIMs for 5k and about 60 burpees ….
Date: 2025-04-07 AO: firestarter Q: Franky PAX: Odd Job, Point Break, kirby, das_boot FNGs: None COUNT: 5 WARMUP: running, SSHs, imperial walkers and burpees THE THANG: running, window shopping with burpees at each store. Then some more running and some other fan favorites like squats, box cutters, flutters, American hammers, and more running MARY: running. ANNOUNCEMENTS: sing up for WTF COT:
New Road Day
Date: 2025-04-07 AO: blakovery Q: tuck PAX: bunker, frasier, Dosey Doe, wingman, Gump FNGs: None COUNT: 6 We ran on the new section of Bryant Farms Rd. The road is narrow and the sidewalk is incredibly wide. The end.
One last time (at InVue)
Date: 2025-04-07 AO: swole Q: flipper PAX: voodoo, Uncle Leo, flipper FNGs: None COUNT: 3 Not sure if it was the rain or the late preblast which kept PAX in the ‘sack this morning, but it was YHC +2 at the final McCalpine Swole this AM. Voodoo and Leo joined and we stayed dry under the cover of the InVue strip mall walk way. It was an upper body day and it went a little like this
WARMUP: Arm Circles, Scarecrows, ST, SSH, Swings, Prying Squat THE THANG: 2 complexes – escalating clean and press starting at 1, switch hands after each rep. Odds on strong side (as opposed to stronger side) – Heavy Swings and merkins 1 : 2 Ratio escalating from 1-13 (switched to 1 : 1 ratio after 7:14) MARY: boat canoe, flute bridge, shoulder tap thigh slap IC ANNOUNCEMENTS: SWOLE MOVES TO CALVARY NEXT WEEK! COT: YHC took us out
WARMUP: Arm Circles, Scarecrows, ST, SSH, Swings, Prying Squat THE THANG: 2 complexes – escalating clean and press starting at 1, switch hands after each rep. Odds on strong side (as opposed to stronger side) – Heavy Swings and merkins 1 : 2 Ratio escalating from 1-13 (switched to 1 : 1 ratio after 7:14) MARY: boat canoe, flute bridge, shoulder tap thigh slap IC ANNOUNCEMENTS: SWOLE MOVES TO CALVARY NEXT WEEK! COT: YHC took us out
Wild horses, couldn’t drag me away (from this bad idea)
Date: 2025-04-07 AO: chubby-hubby Q: hoover PAX: turkey_leg, Spammer FNGs: None COUNT: 3 YHC decided the fat horse (clydesdale as some of you may call it) was running this morning. Having bumped into Spammer at the Teeter this weekend, and talking shop, he seemed keen to throw down some miles on the hills. Appreciate the :hardcommit:.
No other chatter on the Slack so looked like it was two for turrible hills. YHC came in hot on account of not being able to find car keys at 0507.
Spammer pulled ahead early on and about halfway through the run he and I crossed paths, it was at this point that I heard Turkey Leg was stomping around the hood. Sure enough Turkey Leg caught up with YHC a short while after.
All three of us gathered up for the pledge somewhere around 0610, then moseyed down to the parking lot for COT.
WARMUP: Run to Horsey. THE THANG: AMRAP loops MARY: nope ANNOUNCEMENTS: the usual COT: Spammer had the take-out
No other chatter on the Slack so looked like it was two for turrible hills. YHC came in hot on account of not being able to find car keys at 0507.
Spammer pulled ahead early on and about halfway through the run he and I crossed paths, it was at this point that I heard Turkey Leg was stomping around the hood. Sure enough Turkey Leg caught up with YHC a short while after.
All three of us gathered up for the pledge somewhere around 0610, then moseyed down to the parking lot for COT.
WARMUP: Run to Horsey. THE THANG: AMRAP loops MARY: nope ANNOUNCEMENTS: the usual COT: Spammer had the take-out
Masters week
Date: 2025-04-07 AO: base-camp Q: Focker PAX: thunder_road, Mr. Magoo, Limey FNGs: None COUNT: 5 WARMUP: Sharon towers, LSS, morrocan nightclub, 30 step ups/dips THE THANG: short run from launch to Cedarwood CC. Every third pinetree 5 dry docks. Once at the entrance of CCC, 25 jump squats run up the row 25 widearm merkins. Next row 25 lunges 25 hand release merkins Last row 25 prisoner squats 25 regular merkin Gravel lot for 25 reverse lunge. Back thru parking lot for 20 heels to heaven, american hammers, dolly, LBCs, rosalita. Head out of CCC and every light 10 squats, once back on campus we did 10 curls, overhead press and squats with lifting rock. Head down the stairs for incline merkins on dugout bench. Repeat lifts 3 times and head to parking lot for 10 merkins at each light. Finished out with wall sit with overhead press. Nice work by all, beautiful morning out there today! Magoo said first time over at Cedarwood/that side of street. Limey said the Q was ad hoc, I offered my weinke. Nice breeze today which limited our exposure to gas. MARY: done during workout ANNOUNCEMENTS: none COT: thanks Thunder road for takeout
Bubbles?
Date: 2025-04-05 AO: stonehenge Q: lex_luthor PAX: shrinkwrap, Brisket, Starch, tagalong, snowflake, teddyf3, Moth, lex_luthor, Spynet (In from Atlanta) FNGs: None COUNT: 9 The Bowl did not disappoint on Saturday. We trapsed over to The Bowl to find race prep in full effect. Regardless we proceeded to run through three sets of exercises in the parking lot with the timer being tire drags. In between sets we went to The Amp and regailed the staff with our exercises on the steps while the DJ got the tunes working and proceeded to fire up the bubble machine. It was a blast. Great work by the pax putting work in on a Saturday morning. Hauling all the gear to and from the workout was a bonus.
Pair trade – long fitness, short Q
Date: 2025-04-05 AO: davinci Q: Odd Job PAX: midriff, das_boot, Pepsi, C3P0, Franky, kirby FNGs: None COUNT: 7 This morning, global tensions flared and so did our pecs. Odd Job took the Q and immediately slapped a reciprocal tariff on comfort—starting with a round of burpees so aggressive they had their own sanctions. Each PAX responded with retaliatory exercise calls, escalating the situation until our sweat rate outpaced inflation. Highlights included: – Jump rope volatility that sent feet flying and markets panicking – Tariff-tier burpees (the kind that hurt your feelings and your quads) – A no-deal summit of core work that led to fiscal—and physical—collapse Despite the market crashing around us (and maybe inside of us), the HIMs held the line. No bailout needed, just grit.
roll tide
Date: 2025-04-01 AO: skunk-works Q: Mountain Momma PAX: lois, Header, smokey, high_tide FNGs: None COUNT: 5 WARMUP: THE THANG: MARY: ANNOUNCEMENTS: COT:
Triple Shot Saturday
Date: 2025-04-05 AO: olympus Q: Krzyzewski PAX: MARTA, voodoo, flipper, Floyd, taggart, ickey_shuffle, Orange Whip FNGs: None COUNT: 8 Eight pax chose discomfort this morning and each man left slightly better, if not with elevated heart rates. Unburdened by the shackles of the spreadsheet cells, YHC took to the KB archives to craft something that loosely resembled a standard beatdown, but more likely looked like a HIIT workout. Either way, the pax got after it and hopefully feel the pump radiate for the better part of the day. T-claps to Taggart for showing up earlier than all of us and getting in a pre-workout. Great to see the rest of the usual suspects and awesome to have Orange Whip join us. Great mumblechatter moved us through each complex and held grumbles in abeyance. Let’s get into the recap… WARMUP: Swings (10x), prying squats, swings (10x), synovial circles, swings (10x), slingshots (7x e/w) THE THANG: 1) Complex Numbero Uno (5 sets) – Heavy swings (10x) – Goblet squats (10x) – Halos (5x e/w) 2) Complex Numero Dos (5 sets) – Lawnmowers (6x e/s) – Hi-pulls (5x e/s) – Snatches (4x e/s) 3) Complex Numero Tres (5 sets) – Presses (5x e/s) – Swings (15x) – Front squats (5x e/s) 4) Carries! (6 sets) – Down to the tree and then 10x offset merkins w/ single bell – Suitcase/rack/waiter MARY: Glutebridge! ANNOUNCEMENTS: – WTF next weekend – Next blood drive :drop_of_blood: in June – Continued prayers for The Worm and his family for recovery, patience, and strength – Periodic reminder to smile more COT: Joined the men of the Rock and Jet Fuel took out the collective group
Sweat was up, markets are down
Date: 2025-04-05 AO: chicken-run Q: bunker PAX: Polly, wingman, fletch, HazMat, Swedish Chef FNGs: None COUNT: 6 WARMUP: None needed THE THANG: Run, sweat, talk about how we have to work longer due to the market dump MARY: Runners don’t do this ANNOUNCEMENTS: Everything is awesome COT: