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Off Road Racing

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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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No Warmup – Just Work On The Ranch

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WARMUP: Nope
THE THANG:
Run to the close end of the loop at SMS. 25 Merkins I/C
Run to the other end of the loop, 25 Squats I/C
Run to the other end, 25 Heels to Heaven
Run to the other end, 25 Freddy Mercury’s

Line up on the wall. While all PAX hold themselves in the up position on the wall, one PAX performs 3 Mike Tysons.
Cycle through until all PAX perform 1 round.
Next cycle, 2 PAX perform 3 Mike Tysons.

Mosey to the close end of the stretch behind the school
Run to the other end, 5 Burpees
NUR back, 1 Burpee
Run back, 25 Shoulder Taps I/C

Mosey to the loop on the back of the school.
Partner 1: Run the big loop
Partner 2: Elbow Plank
Perform 2 rounds.

Run (or mosey) to the playground
Partner 1: 15 Pull-Ups
Partner 2: Mountain Climbers
Perform 2 Rounds

The rest of the Weinke shall remain unknown.

MARY: Yes
ANNOUNCEMENTS: You know what they are.
COT: Yes

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C for creativity, not c for cookie

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WARMUP: disclaimer and go. No messing around.
THE THANG: Ran to the bank for stop 1. 5s and 10s.
– 5 = hand release merkin
– 10 = squats with chin up and hands touching the ground

Next stop was First National bank…5s and 10s. Thanks to Change Order for the idea for the next stop.

Next stop was the round about by model A. 5s and 10s with a 30 count in cadence of flutters.

Head down Hubert Graham to the bottom of the hill. 5s and 10s with 15 in cadence flutters partially sitting up.

Up HG to the light which wasn’t super close so was out of gas at the top. 5s and 10s with American hammer.

Now to head back the same way we came with 5s and 10s at each of the same stops.

Back at COT we did 5s with hand release diamonds and 10s of jump squats.
MARY: 3 rounds of Mary: LBCs, wipers, bicycles
ANNOUNCEMENTS: 7/22 Barry, 7/3 men’s dinner, 7/4 convergence
COT: ball of man for prayers and praises

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Alcatraz – Worth Swimming To The Island

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I picked this Q up from Badlands just the other day due to a scheduling conflict on his end so I knew, at least I told myself, I should honor him with what would most likely have been a good workout. He probably would’ve called for a little more running but after all, I was the Q this time so while we did focus on Fitness, it was more strength-related.
I hope he was honored and Masterpiece was pleased with the outcome.

WARMUP: Sure, why not. I think we should run around the long side of the park and make our way to the bottom of Tega Cay Drive. There we’ll do Imperial Walkers & Merkins. What’s better than doing it once? Doing it twice. We stopped there.
THE THANG: Listen here fellas, we gonna NUR up a hill we usually RUN up. So here goes:
NUR 1/3 of the way up the hill, face down hill, perform 10 Derkins then run back to the start.
NUR 2/3 of the way up the hill, face down hill, perform 20 Derkins then run back to the start.
NUR to the top, put your feet on a curb and perform 30 Derkins then STAY PUT.

Next, follow me to the Pull-Up Bars…notice the “s.” That’s right, there are two, one bar allows you to gain an assist from the big ball and one allows you to perform the exercise the old fashioned way.
With two PAX doing pull ups, the other 7 will hold an elbow plank until it is there turn to grip the metal bars and fight gravity by pulling your body skyward.
We did 3 rounds of this then swapped out the elbow plank for squat holds and performed 2 additional rounds of pull ups.

Next up, mosey over to the top of Tara Tea Drive (3 people know where that is so look it up).
Lunge walk DOWN the hill. You’d think I was speaking Swahili by some of the looks I got. You heard me, lunge walk DOWN the hill but keep your voice down ’cause it’s 0657 and here under the dome in the venison village of Tega Cay, most residents still be snoozing…soft.
The PAX eventually did what they thought was a lunge walk down to the bottom and I was close to the “6”, which I love because, well, you know.
The weinke said jump squats which I know we didn’t do. 2 people MIGHT read this so what we did at this stopping point likely doesn’t matter. But for the 2 of you enthralled readers, we then sprinted up the hill (I wasn’t the 6, or the 12 for this one) and performed 5 Burpees for the passers by. Much to the surprise of absolutely nobody, Fish Sticks was the 12 on the uphill sprints. He sometimes makes me think he could fight Father Time and earn a belt for his efforts. Actually, Father Time just might be Senator Tressel and his knee brace that does nothing to slow him down, so I’m not sure if Fish Sticks would earn the belt. It’d be worth buying popcorn for that one, however.
Then jog down the hill back to the start. Here, I know we performed the Carolina Dry Docks then followed ‘Sticks to the top for 5 more burpees.
Two of these is enough.
Next up, mosey to the AO’s nice smooth parking lot. It’s way better now than the not-so-good old days of loose gravel and broken glass bottles of Miller Lite & Red Stripe left behind by the inmates reliving their All-State Softball days the night before.
Now, the Tramp Stamp initiator, AKA Captain Thor:
1 Big Boy Sit Up : 4 American Hammers I/C
We graduated up to 5:20 then kept the 20 ‘Hammers I/C while increasing the BBSU’s. So, 6:20, 7:20 up to 10:20…get it?

Take a lap around the baseball fields but stay on the grass; can’t get the kicks dirty.

Next up, Jack Webb the traditional way, with 1 Merkin : 4 Overhead Claps on up to 10:40.

Next up, 2 columns, Santini style.
Left foot forward and perform lunges. When we finished, we performed the “lunge pulse.”
Switch legs and do the same thing.
Drop to a plank for Hand-Release Merkins.
Drop to 6″ and now, Hand-Release Merkin pulses.

And, we’re done!

MARY: See above.
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Yes, of course.
COT: Had to be there.

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Circuit

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WARMUP: cherry pickers, windmills, Moroccan night clubs
THE THANG: 5 pain stations
1. Sandbag – 20 dead lift, squat, shoulder toss
2. Kettlebell – 20 curls, swings, overhead press
3. 25 merkins, dry docks, shoulder taps
4. 25 SSH, squats, imperial walkers
5. 25 LBC’s, flutter, American hammer

Rinse and repeat for 45 minutes
MARY:
ANNOUNCEMENTS: convergence, golf tournament, Christmas party
COT: travel, family, patience

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Wally World Run

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Nine men joined our brothers from Colosseum for a little Walmart shopping spree. Conditions were…unpleasant. Here’s what we did:

Warm Up
– 10 SSHs (IC)
– 10 Seal Claps (IC)
– 10 Imperial Walkers (IC)
– 10 Low Slow Squats (IC)

The Thang
– Run 1.25 miles to Walmart
– Partner up for Dora (100 Merkins, 200 Squats, 300 LBCs)
– Run 1.25 miles back
– 3.5 ish miles total

Before we left the parking lot, we put the rogue carts back into the corrals. It wasn’t our job and it wasn’t required, but if we didn’t do it, then I wonder who would have. Sometimes things have to get done even if it’s not our responsibility. Do them anyway. If not us, then who? If not now, then when?

-IJ

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No One Escapes Alcatraz Without Doing Hard Labor

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Pulled in with 5 minutes to spare, unloaded the whiteboard of pain, and got ready to honor someone who fought harder than we ever will in a 45-minute workout.
Today’s beatdown was in memory of Kathleen “Mrs. Burns,” the M of F3 Puget Sound’s Burns, who courageously battled pancreatic cancer for 571 days before passing on August 21, 2022. The workout was built as a tribute to her strength, endurance, and spirit.

THE WOD: “Mrs. Burns” Tribute
(Goal: 5 rounds – Completed: 3 rounds IC)
Buy-In: Run ~0.35 miles (approx. 500M)
Each Round (x3):
– 20 Overhead Coupon Presses
– 20 Burpees
– 20 Curls
– 20 V-Ups
– 20 Goblet Squats
– 13 Man-Makers
– Run ~0.35 miles again

Team Grinder – The Block Chain:
– Stack all Cindy’s at the front
– Line up the PAX
– First HIM passes a block down the line
– Last HIM restacks it, moves to the back
– Repeat until every man has cycled through
– (Yes, it was slow. Yes, it burned. Yes, we’ll probably do it again.)

COT:
– Announcements, praises, and prayer
– Challenge: Carry more than just weight today—carry each other
– Wrapped with Coffeeteria at Tega Cay Deli because fellowship matters

Strong men showed up. Stronger reasons kept us going.
#MrsBurns #PushThroughThePain #F3Strong

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Bombs over Bagdad

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WARMUP:

SSH/windmills/pickers/squats/arm circles/phelps
THE THANG:

Partner Format – Rotate each round:

Partner A runs a loop (~0.25–0.5 mile)

Partner B does sandbag work to failure

Switch

Finish with a team challenge exercise

Get through all 3 stations. Repeat if time allows. Goal: 2–3 miles running + max reps under weight.

STATION 1: Frontline Assault

Runner: Loop run

Worker: Sandbag Front Squats – AMRAP

Together: 10 Partner Sandbag Thrusters (alternating reps)

STATION 2: The Grindstone

Runner: Loop run

Worker: Sandbag Ground to Shoulder Clean & Press – to failure

Together: 20 Sandbag Overhead Lunges (10 per Pax)

STATION 3: Carry the Weight

Runner: Loop run

Worker: Sandbag Bear Hug Suicide Carries (end of lot and back)

Together: 30 Sit-ups passing sandbag between partners

? Finisher – man makes (3 Minutes AMRAP)

Solo effort. As many rounds as possible:

? Total Work:

✅ ~2–3 Miles Run
✅ Sandbag High-Rep Strength Training
✅ Core & Conditioning
✅ Partner Accountability
✅ Shared Suffering = Stronger Brotherhood

MARY: No time
ANNOUNCEMENTS: summer csaups, bethel, 7/4 convergence, care center
COT: lifted up Luka (Vuvu), Matteo (time machine), Noah (Decibel) safe travels for Petas daughter to New Zealand with classmates

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Halfway there…… 10 Seconds….

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Beautiful day in the Gloom. Always look forward to Q. Great turnout at the sink for my madness with a timer.

Warmup:

SSH x 15
Seal Jack x 15
Plank Jack x15
Mountain Climber x 15

Pick up something heavy get to the field

All Pax line up facing a series of cones. All Pax have to do the following with their Block or Sandbag

50 Curls
75 Flutters with Press
100 Squats
25 Man makers

Every minute on the minute they will hear a beep. When you hear the beep you move to a cone.
Mode of Transportation between cone 1 and 2 is Overhead carry. Mode of Transportation of cones 2 and 3 are murder bunny or Bag toss.
Wash rinse repeat until all reps are done.
There was also a 20 minute timer on this. All pax finished just under the 20 minutes mark.

Next Phase
All pax line up in an Indian run format. The 6 will do 5 squats. We run for a minute then do a minute of an exercise. 8 rounds.

The exercises were
Bent over rows
Lunges
Big boy sit ups
Burpee jump overs.

Did this right up until 6:00am.

Theme today was motivation. Do you rush through to get the reps done…do you take your time and try to run out the clock. Or do you have a consistent approach that maximizes your effort and results. Only you know.

Thanks to Brawny for the opportunity to lead!

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Finding the Way

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It was raining. A storm had just rolled through. I spent 30 minutes watching the lightning strike map before the workout. The electricity faded just before 0515, leaving behind a steady rain that cut the humidity.

We moseyed.

My eyes were on effort—and the promise of a road shorter than we wanted. I found one. We did 7s: merkins and squats. Basic doesn’t mean easy. We bear crawled between.

Another mosey.

Chasing the dream of democracy, I created an illusion of choice. Ten parking spaces. One more burpee at each stop. After nine, I had us pause to “vote” on whether we’d do ten. It was a sham. We were doing all ten—because this isn’t a democracy. But just saying we’re doing it wasn’t the point. We did it in cadence, because a leader leads.

It’s better when we go alongside those we lead. It takes longer. It’s more work. But it keeps everyone engaged. When I ask my kids to do the dishes, they’ll do it—but they do it better when I’m with them. I’ve got plenty of other things to do, but the most important job I have is to be their dad. And that means leading with them, more often than letting them go OYO.

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