14 degrees

WARMUP: dynamic forearm planking exercises – plank jacks, peter parker, parker peter, shoulder taps, merkins – all with upward dog <> downward dog (variable down dogs) in between; capped off with SSH

THE THANG: circuit = 4 sets (extra work at half time – see below)
1. 50# KB unilateral farmer’s carry (THE TIMER) ~40 yards
2. big boys sit-ups
3. 40# sandbag over-the-shoulder toss
4. 20# ruck backwards lunges
5. 25# ball slams (overhead to the ground)
6. partner merkin (for sets 1 & 2); partner leg throws (for sets 3& 4)
7. partner merkin (for sets 1 & 2); partner leg throws (for sets 3 & 4)

Half-time work (2 sets)
1. Side-plank dips with feet stacked on curb L x10, R x10
2. Curb hops 30 OYO
More Half-time work (2 sets)
1. J-Lo’s x10
2. Alternating curb taps 50 OYO single count

Overtime Work
Partner Push 20 yards (alternate – 3 sets) :face_vomiting:

MARY: SSH x10
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Break the Dam still wants you this Saturday.
COT: P&P for the Virtual Learning – Teachers, kids, and parents.

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Carry the Load

WARMUP: SSH, Moses, Imperial W, Hillbilly W, Arm circles, Cherry pickers, windmill
THE THANG: Dora in pairs, runner and 200 squats, 150 merkins, 100 BBS, 100 squat jumps, 100 wide Perkins, 150 LBCs followed back at COT by 3min amrap of 10 jump squats, 10 hand release Perkins and 20 flutter kicks.
MARY: Round the circle with pax choice
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Read your Newsletter
COT:

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Gear WO @ The Colosseum

Read some backblasts and decided to bring some toys to the Colosseum for all the PAX to enjoy as a means to change it up a bit.
WARMUP: Moseyed to the loop at the front of the school where gear stations were set-up. Performed some SSH and a few burpees and then made sure PAX understood the exercises at each station. Explanation done, moseyed around to the back half of the loop, performed some SSH and a few burpees, explained the format, then we started to work.

THE THANG:
Partner Up. Partner 1 attends a station and performs the exercise until Partner 2 relieves him. Partner 2 runs the half loop, but before re-entering the exercise area must complete 3 burpees.
Exercises below:
Reverse Lunges w/ 20lb weighted vest
AB Wheel (had a pillow for our knees)
KB Swings w/ 40lb KB
Shoulder Swings in a low squat position w/ Hvy Rope
Russian Twists w/ 10lb weighted ball w/ handles
OverHead Squats w/ Cindy
CurltoPress w/ 45lb plate
V-Sits w/ 10lb weighted ball
Tricep Ext w/ 12lb DBs
Squats w/ 30lb Ruck
Alt. Single Arm Snatches w/ 35lb DB
OH Press Toss w/ 60lb SB
Single Arm LawnMower Pulls w/ 45lb DB ( watch your running partner and switch about half way )

MARY: NONE

ANNOUNCEMENTS: Break the Dam

COT: STK

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You never forget your first

Warmup
SSH
Imp Walkers
HB Walkers
Low slow squat
Merkin
Broga

Bear crawl Indian run – 6 does 5 flutters

Subdivisions
Cocaine bear crawls
Lunge Walk
Compounding SSH
Duck Walk with compounding squats

Dora

50 CDD
75 SSH
100 Big Boys
125 Flutters

Card Draw Wild Card Mary

COT
Announcements
Break the Dam
Bethel

Prayers and praises
Family
Health

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Closeout 2025 before opening 2026

WARMUP: SSH, MCs, Parker Peter, Peter Parker, Plank, L/R planks,. Mosey to back parking lot, cariaco
THE THANG: Muster on the grassy patch in back parking lot where we started, left, and returned a few times. Running took us to the south wall of HT, the tire shop and the north wall of HT in between stops at the grass. Pax fit 100 burpees into the workout in doses of 10. Other fun included bear crawl, crawl bear, crab walks, lunges, various flavors of Mary, and it was all topped off with suicides.
MARY: Included along the way
ANNOUNCEMENTS: New name of HT workouts Wed/Fri is The Forge! also encouragement to register for Break the Dam run on 1/31, plus 8-blocker on Jan 3rd at Panera
COT: Encouragement for pax to bring some closure to 2025 before starting 2026 by reviewing photos on their phone from Thanksgiving through Christmas period. This practice always grounds me and give me perspective. It especially deflates anxious thinking/feeling about future and various regrets/shame by providing a very real and visible depiction of the true blessings and joy in my life.

Thanks for the invite Miyagi! Carry on with your mission of forging HIM!

#KeepPosting

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Eve of the Lord’s birth – convergence

WARMUP: The usual
THE THANG: DH-type-stuff
MARY: worked into Thang
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Newsletter & upcoming changes
COT: Lauren Hope Styles (sp?) – 21 RIP, Prayers for Geronimo & family. Reading from Ezekiel centered around helping others find their purpose

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LATE, LATE BACKBLAST

WARMUP:
Disclaimer and mosey out of the park, loop around Windward and back to the Runde parking lot
THE THANG:
COP (all in cadence): SSH x 25, windmill x 10, morrocan night club x 25, squat x 25, mountain climber x 25, pretzel crunch by 10 (LH/RH), Amercian hammer
Mosey to the pull up bars: One pax does 5 pullups while the rest holds: plank (round 1), Al Gore (round 2), and 6″ ab hold (round 3)
Mosey back to concession stand wall inside field 1. Split group in 2. Half the group runs to the fence and does 10 bombjacks (round 1), 10 Bobby Hurleys (round 2), and 10 squat jumps (round 3)
Hand off to Change Order for 2nd half. YHC left after the first half, so don’t have the details.

MARY: As noted. I’m sure Changeover did some Mary.

ANNOUNCEMENTS: Read your newsletter
COT: Change order led COT.

My apologies for the late, late, backblast. I am ‘old school’ and believe in the importance of completing a backblast following the workout. Sorry, Masterpiece!

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Holiday Pain Games at Golden Corral

WARMUP: Quick mosey to Dogtopia for Moroccan Night Clubs, Mountain climbers and merkins
THE THANG: Two cones were placed in front of the closed dental office with one saying “over” and one saying “under”. Two similar cones were also placed at the far end of the lot by Bubbles and Bows. The game was simple…YHC would read a thoroughly internet researched and irrefutable Christmas fact. The fact would then be slightly altered and the Pax would run to the far end of the lot and stand in front of the “over” or “under” to choose their answer. The true fact would be read and those who chose the wrong side of the answer did more reps than those who got it right. For example, the Pax were told that tinsel was invented in the year 1700. Those who chose the “under” (invented in 1610) did less reps than those who chose the over.
We did 18 rounds and briefly swapped out bear crawls (shorter distance) for running. Exercises included, in varying reps, SSH, Mike Tysons, Plank Jacks, CDD, Monkey Humpers, Squats, American Hammers, Burpees, Hand release merkins, Shoulder taps, Dips, Merkins, Overhead claps, Calf raises, Supermans, and bomb Jacks. Total mileage was 1.7 miles with plenty of reps thrown in.
MARY: Unavailable due to her pending labor in two days and the need for adequate shelter
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Convergence, Upcoming site location changes
COT: Families

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Stuff Half Shell Aint Never Done

WARMUP: Yes, this is important. It was also cold
THE THANG:
4 corners around the old Rite Aid:
merkins, squats, flutters, burpees
ADHD Mosey
Pick up 2 rocks and do some squats
Hand release negative merkins with hands on the rocks
ADHD Mosey
Bulgarian Split Squats & Derkins on benches at Grace
MARY: More of hip mobility in exchange for Mary. You do the math.
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Golden Corral and Stockade are merging and becoming The Forge on Wednesday/Friday. Effective 1/1
COT: Was held. Had to be there

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