Category: kitchen sink

Bombs over Bagdad

Leave a comment

WARMUP:

SSH/windmills/pickers/squats/arm circles/phelps
THE THANG:

Partner Format – Rotate each round:

Partner A runs a loop (~0.25–0.5 mile)

Partner B does sandbag work to failure

Switch

Finish with a team challenge exercise

Get through all 3 stations. Repeat if time allows. Goal: 2–3 miles running + max reps under weight.

STATION 1: Frontline Assault

Runner: Loop run

Worker: Sandbag Front Squats – AMRAP

Together: 10 Partner Sandbag Thrusters (alternating reps)

STATION 2: The Grindstone

Runner: Loop run

Worker: Sandbag Ground to Shoulder Clean & Press – to failure

Together: 20 Sandbag Overhead Lunges (10 per Pax)

STATION 3: Carry the Weight

Runner: Loop run

Worker: Sandbag Bear Hug Suicide Carries (end of lot and back)

Together: 30 Sit-ups passing sandbag between partners

? Finisher – man makes (3 Minutes AMRAP)

Solo effort. As many rounds as possible:

? Total Work:

✅ ~2–3 Miles Run
✅ Sandbag High-Rep Strength Training
✅ Core & Conditioning
✅ Partner Accountability
✅ Shared Suffering = Stronger Brotherhood

MARY: No time
ANNOUNCEMENTS: summer csaups, bethel, 7/4 convergence, care center
COT: lifted up Luka (Vuvu), Matteo (time machine), Noah (Decibel) safe travels for Petas daughter to New Zealand with classmates

TClap |
0

Halfway there…… 10 Seconds….

Leave a comment

Beautiful day in the Gloom. Always look forward to Q. Great turnout at the sink for my madness with a timer.

Warmup:

SSH x 15
Seal Jack x 15
Plank Jack x15
Mountain Climber x 15

Pick up something heavy get to the field

All Pax line up facing a series of cones. All Pax have to do the following with their Block or Sandbag

50 Curls
75 Flutters with Press
100 Squats
25 Man makers

Every minute on the minute they will hear a beep. When you hear the beep you move to a cone.
Mode of Transportation between cone 1 and 2 is Overhead carry. Mode of Transportation of cones 2 and 3 are murder bunny or Bag toss.
Wash rinse repeat until all reps are done.
There was also a 20 minute timer on this. All pax finished just under the 20 minutes mark.

Next Phase
All pax line up in an Indian run format. The 6 will do 5 squats. We run for a minute then do a minute of an exercise. 8 rounds.

The exercises were
Bent over rows
Lunges
Big boy sit ups
Burpee jump overs.

Did this right up until 6:00am.

Theme today was motivation. Do you rush through to get the reps done…do you take your time and try to run out the clock. Or do you have a consistent approach that maximizes your effort and results. Only you know.

Thanks to Brawny for the opportunity to lead!

TClap |
0

Sink Flag Handoff

Leave a comment

WARMUP: Is for sissies.
THE THANG: A .75 lap around the campus with full gear (weight vest and sandbag on your back, kettlebell in one hand and cinderblock in the other) each time you had to set down the block and hell it was ten bag tosses mosey back to your bell and block for ten merkins, load back up and carry on.

7s with thrusters and four count mountain climbers with farmer carry each way with the bell and block.

MARY: Circled up, geared up, static hold with everything until you couldn’t. Planked and ten merkins over the span of two minutes to wrap it up.
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Flag handoff to the man <@U088CUMTQ05>
COT: Yep

TClap |
0

Choosing the Hard Thing

Leave a comment

Nine men (including one FNG – welcome SIB) started their day with the hard thing at the Kitchen Sink. We had a quick disclaimer then jumped right in – no warm-up. Here’s what we did.

Grab your Ruck and Block
– Cinderblock pull to flags, OH Carry back

Grab your Ruck, Bell, and Block
– Farmer Carry with Bell and Block around the Lower Lot circle

– 10 Burpees with Ruck

Grab your Ruck, Block, and Bag and take the large loop

Block Work
– 10 Flutter with a Press (IC)
– 10 Hammers (IC)
– 10 Sit-up to Press
– 10 Skull Crushers
– 10 Pull Throughs
Leave Block

Large Loop with Ruck, Bell, Bag

Bell Work
– 10 Flutter with a Press (IC)
– 10 Hammers (IC)
– 10 Sit-up to Press
– 10 Skull Crushers
– 10 Pull Throughs
Leave Bell and Ruck

Large Loop with Bag

Bag Work
– 10 Flutter with a Press (IC)
– 10 Hammers (IC)
– 10 Sit-up to Press
– 10 Skull Crushers
– 10 Pull Throughs

NMM
Life is hard. Choose your hard. Marriage? Hard. Divorce? Hard. Fitness? Hard. Obesity? Hard. Debt? Hard. Discipline? Also hard. You can’t avoid hard, but you can choose your hard. Choose wisely.

I hope the workout is the hardest thing you do today. Maybe, maybe not. But when you train hard, you’re more prepared for the hard things life throws at you. You’re building strength and resiliency now to access later. Keep pushing.

Aye!
Italian Job

TClap |
0

Do You Suffer in Silence?

Leave a comment

WARMUP:
– Moroccan Night clubs
– Low slow squats
– Imperial blocker

Gear up and head to amphitheater. Partner workout. All gear needs to get to the top of the amphitheater. Only one partner can carry at a time. Non-carrying partner must be completing exercises while partner is carrying. Once partner 1 gets to the top, he calls for his partner to bring something up the hill while he begins the exercises at the top. Once the second partner gets to the top, he begins to complete exercises while partner 1 heads back down to start empty handed. Then partner 1 calls for partner 2 to move, and he begins to exercise until he gets to remaining gear. Repeat.
Bottom exercises: goblet squat w/bell or block, calf raises w/gear
Top exercises: 2-hand upright row w/gear, calf raises w/gear
THE THANG:
Gear up and head to the parking lot in the back of the school for 4 corners. Drop gear in the center, but keep ruck on for all exercises. Every time you get to the center, complete 10 squats.

Take your bell-only to corner 1 and complete 10 U-Hauls, back to center, corner 2 bring bell and block and complete 10 alternating single-arm curls, back to center, corner 3 bring block-only and complete 10 lunge squats with block overhead, back to center, corner 4 bring bag-only and complete 5 man makers.

Repeat until it’s time to return to C.O.T.
MARY: Load blocks into truck
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
COT:

TClap |
0

The CLAP – Inspired by Metro

Leave a comment

For the month of May, Farmer’s Only has deemed the Kitchen Sink as a next-level kick in the junk. I had the honor of warming everyone up to the idea of what will occur this month. We do a lot of pushing exercises, running, some occasional KB work and your typical stretches. Opportunities exist to stretch yourself and try something you’re not used to and therefore, not strong in. The first F in F3 is Fitness for a reason. Today we focused on functional fitness.
I’ve had the opportunity to head up to CLT Metro a few times lately and work out at Shore Card. It is an absolute suck-fest and it’s glorious. Yes it’s hard but that doesn’t mean we should avoid it. Arguably, we should lean into it. And that is exactly what May is all about, starting today with YHC on Q at The Kitchen Sink.
No warmup, no friendly conversation, no excuses. Just legit work.
Everyone knew what they were in for.
The gear for the morning will be a Ruck (or vest/plate carrier), Sandbag, Kettle Bell (KB) and a Cinder Block. Every man was to have each of these. When I reference “gear”, know that it includes these 4pcs.

WARMUP: We didn’t have one but thankfully a few PAX got the message and showed up early to stretch…or just stand around.
THE THANG: Grab ALL your gear and head out of the school and down Hubert Graham Parkway to the 2nd light pole. This was, what I believe, the eye-opener for many of the PAX. Carrying all this gear for this distance is very abnormal which made it great. It looked good on paper and looked great in person.
With your ruck staying on, carry 1 piece of additional gear to the top of the hill, making your own personal discard pile. Then shuffle back down to your remaining gear and repeat until all gear is on the pile at the top of the hill.

From here, hoist all your gear and meet at the entrance to the school.

With Ruck on, KB swings.
With Ruck on, KB overhead in one hand, farmers carry the cinder block with the other hand to the intersection with the baseball diamond. Another suck-fest.
Ground all gear (ruck, KB, cindy) and shuffle like a gazelle back to your sandbag.
A gear Q of mine wouldn’t be complete without this. Sandbag toss back to your gear pile.

Now, a gear cycle:
Sandbag with Ruck on: 10 Sandbag Thrusters
KB without the Ruck (Slick): 15 Simbas (think, big boy sit up with the KB hoisted overhead)
Cindy with Ruck on: 20 Curls

Grab all gear and move to the flagpoles. It was here where I was reminded we had only 5mins left. So be it….
Cindy with Ruck on: 10 Merkins with left hand up on the block then 10 Merkins with right hand up on the block.
Then, 5 Mike Tysons with Ruck on.
Move all gear back to COT.

MARY: Some dedicated exercises but the core was mostly utilized during all the asymmetrical work.
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Yes
COT: 5th CORE Principle

TClap |
0

BOP Kitchen Sink Style

Leave a comment

Brought a BOP to the Kitchen Sink.

WARMUP: Not enough time for a standard warmup. Warmup was reviewing the list of exercises on the BOP as there were some combo exercises , PAX performed 2-3 reps to ensure they understood and to practice good form. The latter probably faded towards the end of our time together.

THE THANG:
Normal BOP format – Transport route with a mode of transportation ( most of the time this is simply running, not at the Kitchen Sink ), complete the listed exercise, and then repeat until finished or time is called. No one finished so maybe some adjustments can be made if brought out again in the future.

Transport Area was approx. 15 yards long in the upper parking lot.
Mode of Transportation: Overhead Backward Toss, walk to your SB and perform 1 ManMaker, toss it again, 2 Man Makers, repeat until the end of the 15 yard area ( avg. 4 tosses in this direction ). To come back PAX were asked to alternate Rotational Side Tosses, walk to your bag and perform 1 ManMaker, alternate sides and toss again, 2 ManMakers, repeat until you reach the finish line ( avg. 3 tosses in this direction ).
BOP Excercises: All rep counts were 50 ( total ) of each exercise
1. SB Swings
2. Alt Shoulder OH Press
3. Sumo Squat w/ High Pull
4. BigBoySitups
5. Thrusters
6. Anti-Rotational Plank Pulls w/ Perter Parkers
7. Straight Lower Leg Lifts w/ a Hello Dolly
8. Alt Single Leg Deadlifts w/ Bent Over Row
9. Alt. Forward Lunge w/ WoodChop
10. V-Ups

The kings made it to exercise #7.

MARY: Didn’t need her

ANNOUNCEMENTS: Bethel serve, trash pickup, Cannoli Run

COT: STK

TClap |
0

Sandlot Stations ?

Leave a comment

Disclaimer Shared and Injuries reported

WARMUP:

All x 10
Windmills
Cherry :cherries: Pickers
Hillbillies Walkers
Imperial Walkers
Mosey around lot

THE THANG:
Circuit Training composed of 3 Rounds with 8 Stations and 3 modes of transportation

1 Round = 8 Stations w/10 reps each
After one round choose a mode of transport from the following list and move from one island to another and back.

Rinse and repeat for 45 mins

6 Rounds in total :heavy_equals_sign: 480 Reps

Modes of transport :
– shoulder Carry
– bear hug :people_hugging: carry
– farmers carry

Stations :station: Movements all with sandbags and 10 reps each

Over head press with flutter kicks
Squats
Bent Over Rows
Triceps
LBCs
Loaded American :us: Hammer :hammer:
Good morning :sunny: Sandbags
Calf Raises

MARY:

She was never :thumbsdown: found!

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

Read your newsletter, Bethel Ministries, Fort Mill Center Lawn Care, Manion,

COT: Always stays in COT! Keep praying for each other. Reach out to your brothers. Check in on each other. We are not intended to do this life by ourselves.

TClap |
0

Rosie does the dishes

Leave a comment

WARMUP: • 25 SSH (IC)
• 10 Windmills (IC)
• 10 Imperial Walkers (IC)
• 10 Merkins
• Mosey 100 yards and back
THE THANG: Main Workout (35 mins)

? Circuit 1: Strength + Movement (12 mins)

3 Rounds – 40 seconds work / 20 seconds rest
• Sandbag Deadlifts
• Sandbag Front Squats
• Overhead Press (strict or push press)
• Sandbag Bear Hug Carry (30 yds out and back)
• Rest 1 min after 3 rounds

⸻

? Circuit 2: Partner Grinder (10 mins)

Teams of 2. One works, one moves.
• Partner A does AMRAP sandbag reps
• Bent-over Rows
• Thrusters
• Sandbag Clean-to-Squat
• Partner B: Sandbag Shoulder Carry (30–40 yards out and back), then switch
• Go 10 minutes nonstop

? Break: 1-minute standing rest

⸻

? Circuit 3: Core & Finishers (10 mins)

2 Rounds – 40s work / 20s rest
• Sandbag Russian Twists (seated)
• Sandbag Ground-to-Shoulder
• Plank Pull-throughs (sandbag drag side to side)
• Burpee over sandbag

?️ After 2 rounds, 1-minute rest

MARY: 1 second plank
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Cannoli Run, Tortoise and Hare
COT: Finish the day strong, men.

TClap |
0

4 corners of pain in the sink

Leave a comment

WARMUP: A little plank calf stretch, Moroccan Nightclubs, Windmills, Strawberry Pickers
THE THANG: Mosey with sandbags to start, overhead sandbag carry’s to the pillars, 1 min wall sit with sandbags then drop bag and 1 min without, 25 calf raises, overhead sandbag carry’s to 1st corner, 25 Romanian deadlifts, Bag throws to 2nd corner, 25 bent-over rows, overhead bag carry’s to 3rd corner, 25 sandbag curls, bag throws to 4th corner, Sandbag carry around the sink, REPEAT 4 corners of pain, bag carry to COT, 50 Bag presses, then 4 rounds of Mary
MARY: laying flutters, LBCs, dying cockroaches, sitting flutters w/legs shoulder width apart
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Fastest 5K for VuVu’s son, Waxhax Trail Fest (WTF), read your newsletters
COT: It is what it is… notes, we are all still or have been at a point of struggle in our lives for various reasons. Know we are not alone (ie not the only ones), people need us, our family’s need us, and we all have an obligation to be there for anyone else who needs it.

TClap |
0