Tag: Band Camp

Staying Dry

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Listen: while I had an idea of what I wanted to do yesterday, I made this up as we went along. The rain cause me to modify. Needed to stay dry (well—WANTED to stay dry). I had a 2hr drive right after the workout to head up to see my dad in the hospital

We spent a lot of time undercover. And utilized a bunch of squats and lunges. Burpees are apparently frowned upon at a moderate. Duly noted :smiling_imp:

Prayers for our kiddos and our parents.

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Memorial Day at American Jackal

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WARMUP: SsH, Imperial Walkers, Moroccan night clubs, Cherry picker, low slow squat
THE THANG: 5 stations, we honored a fallen soldier to start each station.
5 minutes of work at each

Station 1: Spc. Joseph Nurre

“Volunteered to serve so his best friend wouldn’t be alone. He was killed by a road side bomb on August 21st, 2005.”

Focus: Leg endurance + cardio
• AMRAP 5 min:
• 20 Squats (scale: jump squats or air squats)
• 40 Mountain Climbers (4-count)
• 10 Step-back Lunges (scale to lunge hold for knee-friendly)

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Station 2: Sgt. 1st Class Paul R. Smith

“Held his position under attack and manned a .50 cal, saving over 100 men at the cost of his life.”

Focus: Agility + balance
• 5-min Ladder:
• 5-10-15-20…
• Cone shuffles (10 yards out/back)
• Single-leg deadlifts (alt. legs, bodyweight or sandbag)
• Broad jump → backpedal return

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Station 3: Spc. Ross A. McGinnis

“Threw himself on a grenade in a Humvee, absorbing the blast and saving his crew.”

Focus: Core and grit
• EMOM x 5 min:
• 15 Flutter Kicks (4-count)
• 10 Heels to Heaven
• Plank hold for remaining time
(Modify by reducing reps or sub flutter kicks with bent knee variations)

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Station 4: Cpl. Jason L. Dunham

“Used his helmet and body to shield fellow Marines from a grenade, ultimately giving his life for theirs.”

Focus: Mobility + lower-body strength
• AMRAP 5 min:
• 20 Walking Lunges (or lunge in place)
• 15 Groiners (hip mobility)
• 20 Side Lunges (10 each side)

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Station 5: Sgt. 1st Class Jared C. Monti

“Repeatedly braved enemy fire to rescue a wounded soldier. Was killed on his third attempt.”

Focus: Speed + explosive lower body
• Tabata (20:10 x 8 rounds) – Alternate:
• Box Jumps or Tuck Jumps (scale: step-ups)
• Sprint or High Knees
(Modify jumps to step-ups or fast step-backs)
MARY:
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
COT:

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The Hive Shovel Flag Hand-Off

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WARMUP: Happy Hour warmed us up for the impending bear down
THE THANG:
Round 1: 10-min AMRAP
10 x KBS
10 x KB squats
10 x KB deadlifts
10 x KB clean and jerk

Round 2: 25-min of suffering

PAX circle up at bottom of the hill.
Non-stop KB swings, accumulate as many as possible – every time you stop swinging you complete:
5x burpees
10x merkins
15x squats
Resume swinging

Meanwhile…pax take turns carrying heavy objects up the hill to the speed bump. Options included:
100lb sandy nut sack
60lb sandy hog (sand bag)

Everyone worked hard, everyone complained, everyone got better

MARY:
LBCs
American Hammers

ANNOUNCEMENTS: yes there were several

COT: Had to be there

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Secret Service Social Security

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WARMUP: ImpWalkers, ChPickers, SSH, Windmills, Bro(Y)oga

THE THANG:
1. Modified Secret Service Snatch Test.
1. Bell weight/ Required Reps / Time limit
1. 50 / 200 / 10:00
2. 45/ 222 / 11:06
3. 40 / 250 / 12:30
4. 35 / 286 / 14:18
5. 30 / 333 / 16: 39
1. If done early… Repeat warmup exercise of choice until all are done
1. Dora: 150 Merkins & 2-Bell Farmers Carry
1. More was planned, but was cut short due to time

Actual SSST: https://movemoresitless.wordpress.com/tag/secret-service-snatch-test/

MARY: 100 LBC, mixed Bro(Y)oga
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Blood Drive, Bethel, etc…
COT: Held / Aye

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The Greyhounds could not be slowed with extra reps

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23 at <#C02PN3FTFJP> this morning. The plan, 1/2 mile loops with 4 pain stations.

Pain Station 1 – 5 burpee bomb jacks, each lap first 15 pax added 2 reps (leaders did 15 reps on their final lap)

Pain Station 2 – 5 plank jacks on elbows and 5 Freddies (2 sets)

Pain Station 3 – Parking lot merkins, +1 merkin at each parking slot line, bear crawl to next line( 15 total)

Pant Station 4 – Squats and lunges (10 reps each)

Back to station 1

Total mileage was around 3.5.

Great work everyone!

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ChatGPT Wrote It, Your Quads Regret It

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WARMUP:
– Windmills – 10 IC
– Imperial Walkers – 15 IC
– Arm Circles – 10 IC
– Overhead Claps – 25 IC
– Mosey to the larger parking lot

THE THANG:
Part 1: Dora 1-2-3 – Partner up
– 100 Merkins
– 200 LBCs
– 300 Air Squats
– While one partner worked, the other ran a 50-yard shuttle.

Part 2: Four Corners – AMRAP
PAX took on each corner with intensity:
– 10 Burpees
– 20 Bonnie Blairs
– 30 Plank Jacks
– 40 Flutter Kicks (4-count)

Part 3: Jack Webb
1 Merkin to 4 Air Presses, all the way up to 5:20.

Mosey back to COT

MARY:
Worst Worst LBC – 10 IC
Fire Hydrants – 10 IC Right Leg
Fire Hydrants – 10 IC Left Leg

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
– Blood Drive
– Cannoli Run
– Read your news letter

COT:
Prayers and praises, This was done C-Span Style everyone shared.

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2025 PGA Championship – Quail Hollow

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WARMUP: Pledge of Allegiance
THE THANG:
Inspired by the 2025 PGA Championship at Quail Hollow this will be a loop with 18 stops. The distance between the stops are based on the length of the holes (slightly modified down to get us 3 miles instead of the actual length of 4.3). The stops were marked with cones.
•Red = Par 4 = 4 Burpees
•Yellow = Par 3 = 20 Big Boys
•Green = Par 5 = 20 American Hammers
•Green Mile = Written on cardboard signs

We stuck together for the first 8 holes (1.25 miles) and then I turned the fast guys loose to run the remainder of the course (1.75 miles).

I didn’t hear it all, but I did hear some great mumble chatter:
– “Where’s the cart girl?” – Cyclopes
– “What’s the distance from the senior tees?” – Barry Manilow
– “There’s no such thing as a par 6, right?” – Dark Helmet

Thank you Nasa for the call.

COT:
Thank you Slapshot for your dedication and efforts as the 1st F Q!

Congratulations Bonsai and Time Machine on taking on the 1st F Q roles and to Cyclopes on assuming the LDP role. Really looking forward to seeing what you bring!

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Do You Suffer in Silence?

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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:

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Block Party Beatdown

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WARMUP: SSH, windmill, cherry pickers, navy seal burpees (10 count movement)
THE THANG:
Mosey to Walter Elisha
Run to each park bunch and do 5 Navy Seal Burpees. Wait for the 6 to finish then run to next bench together.

Once we reached the grassy hill, we ascended the hill with various MOTs:
Run
Nur
Bear Crawl
Crawl Bear
Burpee broad jump
At top of hill, accumulate as many squats as you can until the 6 reaches top of hill. Careful descent down the hill.

Continue our mosey down the path to remaining park benches.

Mosey back to Massey hill – lunge to top parking lot where we did merkins, calf raises, and proved to ourselves we got better at navy seal burpees.

MARY: yes and we shared the areas of our lives we need help in
ANNOUNCEMENTS: yes
COT: had to be there

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