Category: Ring of Fire

Honoring Navy SEAL Lt Brendan Looney with TMF trailer of pain

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I was able to convince one of the Travis Manion Foundation managers (Chris) to bring one of their trailers of pain to honor a fallen hero. Today we honored 1st Lt Travis Manion’s best friend Lt Brendan Looney. They were best friends and they are buried side by side at Arlington National Cemetery after their heroic acts and careers.

WARMUP:

windmills, low slow squats, Moroccan night clubs

THE THANG:
Our friend Chris AKA “Hawkeye”now, had all sorts of toys 🧸 🚂🪀in his trailer but we went for 60lbs sandbags.

The WOD:

DOB // 02.24.1981
2 laps run/ruck
24 Over the head/shoulder sandbag toss
81 calf raises

He died on his 59th mission.
59 squats with sandbag optional, all of us did the majority of squats with a bag on our shoulders.

DOD // 09.21.2010
9 man makers
21 front sand bag tosses
10 lunges

Rinse and repeat!! We completed two full rounds.

Everyone was smoked 💨

MARY: flutter kicks, LBC’s and box cutters for 2 minutes

ANNOUNCEMENTS: Bethel, trash pick up,
COT: stays in COT

Tinsel 🎄 OUT… you are welcome!!

Honoring Navy SEAL Lt Brendan Looney with TMF trailer of pain

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Field of Pain

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It was a dark, dank, steamy morning and then Stud Muffin walked in and we were able to officially start. Quick warmup and then we made like a tree and moseyed.

Over to the benches for dips, dirkins, and step-ups.

For the main event:

100 yard sprint, 100 squats, 100 yard sprint, 3 kraken burpees
90 yard sprint, 90 flutters, 90 yard sprint, 3 kraken burpees
80 yard sprint, 80 clave raises, 80 yard sprint, 3 kraken burpees
70 yard sprint, 70 CDDs, 70 yard sprint, 3 kraken burpees
60 yard sprint, 60 american hammers, 60 yard sprint, 3 kraken burpees
50 yard sprint, 50 lunges, 50 yard sprint, 3 kraken burpees
40 yard sprint, 40 merkins, 40 yard sprint, 3 kraken burpees
30 yard sprint, 30 big boys sit-ups, 30 yard sprint, 3 kraken burpees
20 yard sprint, 20 superman’s, 20 yard sprint, 3 kraken burpees
10 yard sprint, 10 lbc’s, 10 yard sprint, 3 kraken burpees

Back to the bench for dips, irkins, and step-ups.

Back to COT for prayers and praises.

JWow
 

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Playing Games with Cindy…

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WARMUP: SSH, IW, LBAC forward and backward. Full arm circles F&B. Merkins. Quick mosey to pump the blood and retrieve Cindy then to the games:
THE THANG: GAME 1- ROF: each man holds (squat, Al Gore, plank) while the activated man does reps (Merkins, SSH. Curls, OH Press. Run to the island and back. Repeat.

GAME 2- Pass the Dutchie: 2 teams pass a Cindy down and back while holding squat in a shoulder to shoulder line. Run back to your card deck and pick the top card. Do the exercise on the card. Return to the middle as a team and complete the pass again and run back to the deck repeating until the deck has been flipped over.

Some Broga with Guru Headspin, return the Cindy’s and it was 6.
MARY: Cindy beat her there.
ANNOUNCEMENTS: yes
COT: 👍

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Staff Sgt. Benjamin Noah Pennington

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Staff Sgt Ben was KIA at Prince Sultan Air Base on March 8, 2026 due to injuries sustained in an attack by Iran in Operation Epic Fury. He was 26 years old, from Glendale, Kentucky. An Eagle Scout who knew from a young age that he would join the army, he enlisted at age 18. Ben grew up in Glendale Christian Church, and recently in January 2026 he had reconnected with Jesus Christ by being baptized. His parents survive him; Tim & Carrie Pennington. Lt. General Sean Gainey said, “He gave the ultimate sacrifice for the country he loved. That makes him nothing less than a hero, and he will always be remembered that way.”

Warmup:

Imperial Walkers
Windmills
Merkins
Big Boy Situps
Low Slow Squat
Plank (Read about Staff Sgt. Benjamin Pennington)

Grab Cinder blocks, one per person. Farmers Carry to Bottom of Hill.

DORA:
100 Merkins
200 Squats
300 LBC
The partner farmer carries two cinder blocks up the hill and back.

Cindy Exercise. 10 pace bear crawl. Mosey. Merkins. Mosey back.
Complete one cindy exercise. Transit and return.

  • 20 Overhead Press
  • 20 Swings
  • 20 Chest Press from laying on back
  • 20 Squats
  • 20 Curls
  • 20 American Hammers

Repeat this list as time requires. (We barely made it to the end one time.)

Return cindys. Return to COT.

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Sgt. Joe Nurre

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WARMUP:

  • Moroccan Nightclub
  • Imperial walker or hill billy walker -> I was confused
  • Cherri Picker

THE THANG:

  • Bucket of fun
  • Pick a card -> announce exercise
  • One person runs with 30 lb vest to the island and back
  • PAX complete the exercise -> Squat kick, South Carolina Crab, Archer Pushup, Imperial Squat Walker, You Pick, Mike Tysons,
  • 3 Pain stations -> reps 5, 10, 15, 10 and 5
  • Station 1 – Wide Arm, LBC, Mike Tyson
  • Station 2 – Jump Squat, Lunges, Plank Jacks
  • Station 3 – American Hammers, Leg Raises, Big Boy Situps

MARY:
ANNOUNCEMENTS:

  • Bethel Men's Shelter
  • Cannoli run
  • Ruck Event

COT:

  • We remember Sgt. Joe Nurre. KIA Aug 21, 2005 in Iraq. He was my soldier. He volunteered to deploy with my unit to prevent his best friend from deploying alone. He paid the ultimate sacrifice.
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Campus Tour

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WARMUP: SSH, merkins, planks, stretching, mosey around w/ high knees, butt kicks, karaoke * 2, and stop for low slow squat, imperial walker, and hillbilly walker.
THE THANG: Start at the benches near the main entrance – 10 step ups (each leg), 10 dips, 10 inclined merkins, 6 declined merkins * 3 sets of each. Mosey to practice band field – bear crawl from one to the other – stopping at the 20, 40, 40, and 20 completing that amount of LBCs. Mosey to pull up bars and complete set of hanging for 10 seconds, hanging with knees to chest and hanging with feet up to 90 degrees – 10 reps each. After that, grab a cinder block and complete the following – 10 curls, 10 OH presses, 20 flutters with chest presses * 3 sets of each. Mosey around a little more and end with a very short mary.
MARY: American hammer, hello dolly, body destroyer
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Read newsletter – lots of races and a CSAUP coming up.
COT: Prayers and praises from everyone.

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Bob Kalsu

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WARMUP: WM, IW, HW Merkins
THE THANG: honored Bob Kalsu, 100 Thrusters with Cindy while doing 5 burpees EMOM. After done we did 7’s Bigboys with Cindy and Merkins at the bottom of the hill.
MARY: Nope
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Bethel, Springfield 5K >2026
COT: Yes

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Bucket of Death with Circle of Fun

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WARMUP:

  • Moroccan Night Club
  • Windmill
  • Cherry pickers
  • Imperial walker

THE THANG:

  • partner workout x 2 – 40 CDD, 60 Merkins, 80 Squats, 100 LBC, 120 side straddle hops
  • Circuit x 2 50 sec exercise + 20 sec rest – Archer Merkin, American Hammer, Imperial Squat Walker, Low Country Crab, Makhtar N’Diayes, Mike Tyson, Squat Kick, You Pick, Jump Rope, Mountain Climber, Plank Jacks, Peter Parker

MARY:
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
COT:

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Smokin Cindy Beatdown

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Specialist Ryan Dennis Orin Riley was a 22-year-old soldier from Richmond, Kentucky, who served in the U.S. Army. He is remembered for his dedicated service during Operation Inherent Resolve.

## Service History:
* Enlistment: He joined the Army in October 2016.
* Unit Assignment: He was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 32nd Field Artillery Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), based at Fort Campbell, Kentucky.
* Specialization: He served as a 13J Fire Control Specialist, responsible for integrating and processing tactical battlefield information.
* Deployments:
* South Korea: Served at Camp Casey from March 2017 to March 2018.
* Iraq: Arrived in Iraq in December 2018 for his first combat deployment.
* Passing: Specialist Riley died on April 20, 2019, in the Nineveh province of Iraq in a non-combat related incident while supporting missions to defeat ISIS.

## Awards & Decorations:
During his service, he earned several recognitions, including:

* Combat Action Badge
* National Defense Service Medal
* Global War on Terrorism Service Medal
* Korea Defense Service Medal
* Army Service Ribbon
* Overseas Service Ribbon

He was buried with full military honors at Madison County Memorial Gardens in Richmond, Kentucky, following a funeral service on May 6, 2019.

Warm-Up:
SSH – 25 IC
Imperial Walkers – 15 IC
Moroccan NC – 15 IC
Windmills – 10 IC
Strawberry Pickers – 10 IC
Cheese Shredder

The Thang:
1. Dora: Partner up. One works, one runs 50 yards and back. Switch.

Exercises (with cinder):
100 Block Chest Presses
100 Block Curls
100 Block Overhead Presses

2. Perform a Ladder: (Start with 5 reps; Add +5 each round except Blockees; 5-10-15-20-15-10-5)
After each round, run 1 lap around track

Exercises (with cinder):
1 Blockees (burpee w/ cinder)
2 Block Squats
3 Block Swings
4 Block Thrusters

ANNOUNCEMENTS: Read your newsletter
COT: Prayers and Praises

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Tax Day Cometh

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WARMUP: SSH, Stretch, Nightclubs, Merks, Squats, Seal Jax, LBCs
THE THANG: Board of Pain- 5 exercises 5/10/15 reps – taking a lap between sets. SSH, Squats, Merks, BBs, Plank Jax and Lunges.
7’s Hillwork: (Merks and squats)bottom with LBCs and Plank Jax at top.
MARY: None
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Bethel Men’s May 7th, May Ruck CSAUP, Litter Pickup June 6th, Tortoise and Hare…
COT: Prayers for mental health, marriages, health, Healing, and jobs.

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