The hammer of Thor

WARMUP: We got the party started with SSH, windmills, cherry pickers, low slow squats, merkins, and some stretching (hamstring and back).
THE THANG: Today was pretty straight forward and kudos to the avenger Thor for the inspiration of the different exercises.
– 10 reverse curls
– 10 shoulder press
– 10 tricep extension
– 10 squats
– 10 lunges each leg
– 10 upward rows
– 10 Thor hammer chops each side (basically low to high across your body, hip to above your shoulder)

Quick 30 second break, short jog, short walk back, farmer carry the weight to the next stop.

We got through 6 rounds. Thor hammers were deemed the worst.
MARY: not today
ANNOUNCEMENTS: lots in the newsletter, convergence and invergence happening
COT: jobs and mental health for the guys in the circle

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Solid start to a Sunday

Rucked up and headed out down through gold hill schools and up past light poles to Walmart parking and left onto stonecrest. Turned around at 30min.

Finished close to 3.8miles.

Solid mumble chatter and fellowship – great way to start a Sunday

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Minnow Pond – 8/21/25

17 at Minnow Pond for 3.5ish miles and a bounty of plank jacks, HR merkins, jump squats, and flutters. Route: Confederate, Country Club Dr, Academy, Monroe White, repeat 2x.

My message: Who is watching you? Is it someone younger? Older? What would they say about you? Are you leading by example? Are you leading through your words?

Thanks for the opportunity <@U686LEPLH> .

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WARMUP:
THE THANG:
MARY:
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
COT:

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Rain Was Right On Time

WARMUP: Run To Business 21
THE THANG: Thought we would have a dry morning but Mother Nature had heavy rain in store for us. It started pouring exactly at 0515 and lasted to about COT. Some pole dancing was on tap for my Q at Minnow Pond so I had pax mosey over to business 21 where there are 5 telephone poles about 1/8 mile apart. Pax started at pole 1 did an exercise and ran about 1/4 mile to road sign and ran back up hill to first pole do exercise then move to second pole and do that exercise. This pattern continued to all 5 poles where completed. Exercises were 10 reps at each pole of Hand Release Merkins, Big Boys, Monkey Humpers, Carolina Dry Docks and Hand Release Diamond Merkins. 3.5-4.25 miles where ran.
MARY: nope
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Golf Tournament October 20th Waterford Golf Course.
COT:

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Lifting heavy things

WARMUP: SSH, Imperial Walkers, MNC, Squats
THE THANG:

Ruck Carry, KB Swings, Squats, KB rows, Ruck merkin

Ruck Cary, Team Dora, 200 KB Thrusters, 200 Curls, 300 deadlift

Ruck Cary, 1 minute of overhead press, 1 minute of goblet squats
MARY: Flutter Press
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
COT:

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Sandbag Racing

WARMUP: ssh, burpees, low slow squat, windmill
THE THANG:
PAX divide into 2 teams with a 60lb sandbag each team. Mosey to football field.

Race #1: PAX do 5 merkins every 10 yards. One PAX does sandbag throw for 10 yards, rotate PAX throwing. At endzone, each time run 1 lap with the bag back to endzone. Coming back down the field, 5 squats every 10 yards with reverse overhead bag throws.

Race #2: Bear crawl with one pax dragging the bag. Rotate as needed. Run 1 lap. Crawl bear coming back with bag.

Race #3: walking lunge going down the field. Run a lap with bag. Nur coming back with reverse bag drag.

MARY: briefly
ANNOUNCEMENTS: read newsletter
COT: yes

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Sunny Delight

WARMUP:
SSH, Windmill, Downward Dog, Honeymooner, Runner Stretch
KB Deadlifts and Swings
Suitcase carry 1 lap around the parking lot

THE THANG:
10 minute circuit:
1. Upright row x 10
2. Clean + press x10 (5 e/a)
3. Tricep Extension behind head x10
4. Merkin on KB
5. Mosey without bell
– Twist: Each round, first person back from the mosey performs 10 swings with Sunny D

Partner DORA – Uphill Farmers Carry with both bells
100 lunges (50 ea side)
200 American Hammer (400 ea side)
300 Shoulder Taps
100 Shoulder Taps – Modified for time (and sanity)
– Twist: Sunny D makes his way round the groups and the unlucky PAX must farmer carry it + his own bell

MARY: Death by KB Swings – AMRAP Swings; each time the bell is put down, mosey around the group for laps

ANNOUNCEMENTS: Newsletter, Coffeteria

COT: VQ Feedback and FNG @Fargo

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Multiples of 5

WARMUP: Mosey to Print Shop

THE THANG:
5 pull-ups at the Print Shop.
Run to parking lot at the corner of Williamson St and Watson St. for 10 merkins
Down Williamson St hill to Fort Mill COG for 15 LBCs
Up Academy St for 20 step ups (10 each leg) nearby Craft Axe.
Back to Print Shop
~0.5 mile loop

MARY: Eh

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Stuff The Bus, new scheduling platform, Bethel, etc.

COT: stays at COT

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The NOT SO Sweaty Barry

If I missed your name, feel free to edit it in….

The weather did not agree with us, but I hope everyone had a nice evening at The Barry (aka The Sweaty Barry). I’m really not sure how a person could not have a good time with Milwaukee’s Beast and PBR being served.

Winner (repeat), Harry Carry … new traveling trophy awarded

Ruck winner (repeat), 3D … we’ll rustle up an award for the ruck winner next year

Thanks to the volunteers.

Thanks to the Rock Hill participants.

Thanks to Twister for gracing us with his presence.

Looks like we made it,

Barry Manilow

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Hulkamania Tribute Ruck

WARMUP: SAH, IW, Ch Pickers, Tag-Team Merkins

THE THANG: interval timer – three minute RUCK, one minute AMRAP exercises some music was played…
PLAYLIST 
Real American (3:30)
• H – Heavy Ruck Presses (Gorilla Press) 
• U – Undertaker Get-Ups (Turkish get-up variation with ruck)
Undertaker Gong intro 
• L – Leg Drops (flutter/leg raises with ruck on chest) The Rock – Electrifying Theme (2:30)
• K – Knee Strikes (high knees with ruck overhead) Ultimate Warrior
• A – Atomic Squats (bear-hug ruck, squat fast) – John Cena – The Time is Now

• M – Muscle Man Rows (bent-over ruck rows) Ultimate Warrior

• A – Ankle Grab Sit-Ups (ruck sit-ups, reach to feet) Shawn Michaels – Sexy Boy

• N – Neck Bridge Holds (wrestler bridge or low plank hold) Kurt Angle – Medal

• I – Irish Whip Sprints (ruck sprint 20 yards, jog back)… ideally around a light post!Rowdy Roddy Piper

• A – Andre Carries (partner carry or farmer carry with two rucks if solo. Hulk promo for Andrè
• NWO theme (>4 min)

Also… manmakers & Curls (for those 24 inch pythons!)

MARY: Am Hammers, Pax-Ab-Lab

ANNOUNCEMENTS: newsletter stuff

COT: held

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