2025.28 The Hive

Thang:

1ST… 12 min AMRAP:
10 overhead presses (5 each arm)
20 rows (10 each arm)
20 swings

2ND… Bearcrawl length of parking lot doing a merkin at each parking spot dividing line (this was secretly just to count lines)

3RD… Place bells at middle line (11 of 22) and return back to end of parking lot. Run to opposite end of parking lot and overhead carry the bell one more parking spot than the last alternating arms. (First trip across the lot, stop and OH carry the bell one spot. On the return trip, stop at your bell and OH carry it 2 spots with the opposite arm.) Keep running across the parking lot until you get to 20.

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Off Road Racing

Per the hype graphic/msg, felt like we needed to workout on the field instead of pavement. Was excited about the rain last night and the additional nastiness it would bring to the workout. Arrived to the site only to be disappointed as I stepped onto the field, mildly soggy, no puddles. Oh well, the 95% humidity made up for the lack of water obstacles! Mapped out a rectangle – approx. 15yards wide and 30 yards long. Strategically placed 6 pain stations along the perimeter of the rectangle. Each pain station had instructions for the exercise to be completed before traveling to the next pain station. Also gave the PAX a MOT so they knew how to proceed to the next pain station. Asked the PAX to compete with one another, race, push themselves.

WARMUP: From COT had the PAX carry the bags onto the field and to the starting point of our rectangular track. Started with SSHx20IC at station #1 and then explained the exercise and MOT. Once all PAX confirmed they understood we moseyed to the next pain station, asked the PAX to perform 5 burpees OYO and then explained the exercise and MOT. Followed this process and decreased the burpee count to 1 as we reached the final pain station. Moseyed to the starting point and ready to go.

THE THANG: Complete as many laps as possible. FishStix was king of the 40lb bag carriers and I believe either DeepDish or Maximus was king of the 60lb bag carriers.

Pain Station #1: 10 – Man Makers
MOT – Backward OH Toss

Pain Station #2: 20 – Bear Hug Squats
MOT – Bear Crawl w/ Pull Through

Pain Station #3: 15 – DeadLifttoCleantoPress
MOT – Alt Side Toss

Pain Station #4: 20 – Sand Bag Swings
MOT – Rifle Carry

Pain Station #5: 20 – Wide Sumo Squats w/ Front Lateral Raise
MOT – Front Press Toss

Pain Station #6: 20 – Derkins ( Feet on the SB )
MOT – Rack SB on shoulders and shuffle

MARY: NONE

ANNOUNCEMENTS: Bethel Men’s Shelter, 4th of July Convergence, read your newsletter

COT: STK!

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Hills, Bells, and Balls

WARMUP: SSH, low slow squat, merkins, Moroccan night club

THE THANG:
Carry bell to bottom of hill

2 rounds:
20 swings
15 goblet squats
10 bent over row each arm
Up the hill

2 rounds:
10 thrusters
10 tricep extension
10 curls
Up the hill

Carry bell back to COT

15min EMOM
1 guy carries the 100# ball 50 feet and back
Other guys do 6 alternating clean and jerk

BONUS FINISHER:
Group of 4 carry the 100# ball up the hill and back – guys not carrying ball carry KB. Switch out as needed.

MARY: bethel, convergence, sweaty Barry
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
COT: yes

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Balls and Burpees

WARMUP: SSH, Merkins, windmills

THE THANG:
Mosey behind the movie theatre
Run to each of the 8 parking spot sections and perform ascending reps (1-8) of the below exercises, then run back to beginning (~100 yards)
SSH
Merkins
Big boy sit ups
Squats

Mosey back to COT

PAX circle up, one PAX in middle. PAX in middle performs 8 sand ball over shoulder (100lb or 60lb scaled). PAX in middle calls out a burpee style for pax in circle to complete 8 reps. Options included navy seals, 180 turns, tuck jump, hand release, and more! 2nd time around 4 reps. Then 2. Then 1. 125 total burpees performed. 15 total ball tosses.
MARY: Abs
ANNOUNCEMENTS: pizza, bethel, sweaty Barry
COT: yes

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Juggs June – Week 3

WARMUP: SSH, Imp. Walk., Ch. Pickers, Up/Down Dog, Merkins…. all IC

THE THANG: 1-mile race around marked route on campus (Flag plant to pull-up bars… around & back more or less).
The catch… Carry a MINIMUM of 100 lbs. Extra coupons were available.
Upon finish, record time/stats… then Unstructured misery with Other coupons/Gear layed out ahead of time

MARY: Nope… this challenge was NOT for the fairer sex

ANNOUNCEMENTS: J-June next week at the Hive

COT: 30 min. Talk by COHIBA on virtue of Courage. Other talk/prayers/praises discussed

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Don’t need a lot of ground to cover

Form matters and our space is limited. Let’s get to work.
WARMUP: A short jog with some butt-kickers & side shuffles.
THE THANG: Grab the (2) 60lb sand bags and introduce them to our kettle bells.
One PAX would farmer carry the two sand bags (leaving his bell behind) and travers roughly 40yds total while the other PAX completed an exercise. Everyone got 2rds on the bags while the following exercises were completed.
Thrusters, OH Press (L), OH Press (R), Simbas, Curls, OH Tricep Extensions, Flutters w/ Press, Bent Over Rows, Dead Lifts, Standing Lunge (Left leg in front), Standing Lunge (Right leg in front).
Ditch the bags and overhead carry the bells to the front of the stadium. Form 2 lines facing each other.
Focus on form and identify the man across from you. He was your competition and your accountability.
Perform real squats until one of you take a break then we do 5 Man Makers
Repeat this evolution but doing overhead presses then 5 thrusters when failure occurs.
Very interesting to realize when these are the parameters, you’re apt to work much harder. Nobody wants to quit on someone else.
Shuffle with your bell over to the circle and form 2 columns (formation) facing me. Very reminiscent of the way Santini used to line us up.
20 KB Swings then a 20 second hold with the KB out front.
20 Low Squat pulses (yes, you Redwoods remember these) then a 20 second low squat hold (keep your chest up)
20 Flutters w/ Press and a 20 second Canoe hold
Shuffle up the hill to the maintenance entrance, do some more work.
Down to the gate for more work. Back to COT for more work.

MARY: See above
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Newsletter
COT: Indeed. Stays in COT.

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EMOM HELL

WARMUP: SSH, merkins, windmill, navy seal burpees

THE THANG:
30 min EMOM
Ascending Rep Count
Mins 1-5: 5 reps
Mins 6-10: 10 reps
Mins 11-15: 15 reps
Mins 16-20: 25 reps
Mins 21+ 40 reps

Exercises: (if you fail to complete required reps, move to next exercise in next round)

Navy seal burpees
Burpees
Hand release merkins
Jump squats
SSH
Sprint

Had some extra time so did some sprints with exercises

MARY: nope
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
COT: only you can hold yourself accountable. What do you do when your jester tempts you and nobody else is around to hold you accountable? Do you do the right thing?

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Do The Work – Get Sore

WARMUP: Run almost 2 parking lot laps then circle up at the base of the hill at the entrance of the school property.
Typical warm culprits: SSH, Merkins, Squats, Wind Mills
THE THANG:
50% effort run to the stop sign at Whites Rd, 25 Merkins
Run back to the start, 20 Squats
75% effort run to stop sign, 15 Carolina Dry Docks
Run back to the start, 10 Jump Squats
100% effort run to the stop sign, 5 Diamond Merkins

Mosey past the start and continue to the parking lot adjacent to the stadium entrance for a bear crawl accumulator.
Bear crawl 3 parking lot spaces then 2 Carolina Dry Docks
Bear crawl another 3 spaces then 3 CDDs.
Bear crawl another 3 spaces then 4 CDDs.
Continue the trend until the end of the lot.
3/4 of the way through this evolution, I was reminded of a message that has been ringing in my head frequently. I shared this with the PAX:
“Everybody wants to be strong but nobody wants to be sore.”
This is a reference to wanting the hardship to pass while reaping the rewards of the finish product. As we all know, growth happens in the journey, long before you reach the finish line. Embrace the soreness.

Now, crawl bear back to the starting line then make our way to the goal line on the football field. We’ll be performing a modified “corners” evolution.
10 Flutter Kicks I/C, Run across the field to the other side of the same goal line for 10 Flutter Kicks I/C, Run 100yds to the other goal line but on the same side of the field for 10 Flutter Kicks I/C then across the field for 10 more Flutter Kicks I/C.
Now, run to the 20yd line and execute the same evolution while performing 10 American Hammers I/C at the stops.
Now, run to the 40yd line with 10 LBCs at the corners.
Make our way back to the start for a 100yd sprint then a 100yd NUR back.
Make our way back to the parking lot and run back to COT with a few stops for a Merkin variety along the way.
Lastly, 1min elbow plank hold.
Remember, don’t shy away from doing the hard work in life and embracing the soreness. Additionally, don’t assume you’ll get a fresh start to tackle a challenge because after all, nobody cares what you can do fresh.

MARY: Integrated throughout
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Newsletter
COT: For Sure

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Push the Pace

WARMUP:
THE THANG:
Up Massey Hill to Harris street. Through the trail to WEP. Hit the park benches where we alternated between merkins, squats, curls, flutters with press, overhead press. Ruck back the way we came. 3.5mi total.
MARY: walked up Massey backwards
ANNOUNCEMENTS: some CSOPS coming up
COT: yes

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