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The Ranch in Cadence!

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WARMUP: SSH, Stretches, Merks, Mosey, Squats, Walkers, Nightclubs, and some core work.
THE THANG: Ladder work w some cones that labeled the reps and exercise. We all started with BombJax at the bottom of the ladder and added one rep each Time we returned.
Moved to a WallSit with the pax jumping out of line to knock out some Merks.
Moved to a 4 set series of exercises with a mosey to the end of parking lot and back to break up the series.
MARY: 2 mins of Mary
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Convergence for the 4th, Bethel Shelter each month, 3rd Qtr litter pick up coming soon, and res the newsletter.
COT: Prayers for aging family, marriages, summer travel, and F3.

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Salty chicken – IYKYK

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WARMUP:
SSH, windmill, Broga, low slow squats, moroccan nightclub, arm circles

All were done to a count of 15 just to let Falcon Crest know he has the ability to move the start time back to 5:15 if he chooses.

THE THANG:
Overhead carry around large school loop around fields. Every time you dropped the ruck, you had to do 5 man makers.

To give our shoulders a break
5 man makers
Curls – 20
Squats – 20

Next we teamed up. Looping around the parking lot one Pax would overhead carry and partner would front carry behind you. After both pax carry to failure, 5 man makers and keep moving until you finish the loop.

Next we moved down to the pavilion for:
3 rounds starting at the bottom
Bear crawl to first level
10 merkins with ruck
Walk to 2nd level
15 squats with ruck
Walk to 3rd
20 LBCs with ruck

Walk along path back to bottom. Repeat until 3 rounds are completed.

Move up to playground behind school

Place all rucks in a pile and pax line up shoulder to shoulder
One pax starts to pull ruck through passing to next. Pull all rucks to one side.
5 merkins
Pull all rucks back through
5 merkins

Bear crawl with ruck pull to opposite end of playground.
10 OH press in cadence
Crab walk with ruck back start.

MARY:
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
COT:

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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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SIX OLD MEN EXERCISING AT 5:15

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WARMUP: Disclaimer, mosey the front of the car line for COP
THE THANG:
COP (all in cadence): SSH x 20, windmill x 10, merkin x 10, Rosalita x 15, squat x 15, potato picker x 10, wide arms x 10, mountain climber x 15, Morracan night club x 30 while walking.

Mosey to the wall outside the school gym for People’s Chair. While in the chair, starting at one end, each pax does 5 merkins and returns to the chair. We did 3 rounds

Balls to the wall. Once in position, we ‘walked’ 3 steps left and went back 3 steps. Rinse and repeat while on the wall.

Mosey to bridge across the driveway and pair up. Four rounds along the bridge with exercises at each light.
Round 1: Lunge walk, 5 merkins at each light
Round 2: Light jog, 10 SSH…
Round 3: Bearcrawl 1/2 way with 5 squats, crabwalk 1/2 way with 5 dips…
Round 4: High knees 1/2 way with 5 jump squats, butt kickers 1/2 way with 5 jump squats…

Mosey back to the front of the school for Modified ST 300: 4 exercises followed by one lap around the parking lot

Round 1: Merkin x 10, LBC x 20, Monkey humper x 15, burpee x 5, take a lap
Round 2: Diamond merkin x 10, Freddie Merc x 15, alternate lunge x 15, burpee x 5, take a lap
Round 3: Stagered merkin x 10, hello Dolly x 15, hill billy walker x 10/imperial walker x 10, 5 burpees, return to COT

MARY: Mixed in throughout the workout

ANNOUNCEMENTS: Read your newsletter

COT:
Praise for health, family, F3. Prayers for family with illness, aging parents, traveling mercies for parents coming to town.

It was another great morning with my F3 brothers. The humidity was high, and so was the effort from the pax (all respectables today!). YHC heard some chatter about whether certain elements were ‘moderate’, but I don’t think anyone present this morning was unhappy about how they felt at the end of the workout. Having 50-plus and 60-year-olds out at 5am each morning, pushing ourselves, should make us all feel proud and extremely blessed. Few would have thought we’d be doing this at our ages! It was a pleasure leading the group today, and I look forward to the next one. Stay young, gentlemen!

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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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? Alcatraz Smokin Jailbreak

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? Warm-Up – “Prison Intake”
Done in a circle; all IC (in cadence)
SSH – 25x IC
Imperial Walkers – 25x IC
Hillbillies – 25x IC
Windmills – 15x IC
Plank Jacks – 15x IC
Merkins – 10x IC
Moroccan NC – 10x each
Strawberry Pickers – 10x IC

? Main Event – “The Yard”
? Part 1: Hard Time Grinder
3-station grinder — simulate a hard day in “The Yard”
Set up: 3 stations about 20-30 yards apart. Plank until six is in.
Station 1 (Solitary Confinement) – Core:
20 Big Boy Sit-Ups
20 Flutter Kicks (4-count)
20 LBCs
Mosey to next station

Station 2 (Hard Labor) – Upper Body:
15 Merkins
15 Carolina Dry Docks
15 Diamond Merkins
Bear Crawl to next station

Station 3 (Escape Plan) – Legs & Cardio:
20 Jump Squats
20 Lunges (10 each leg)
10 Burpees
Crab Walk back to Station 1

? Part 2: “Swim for It”
Escape-style Dora with a “swim”
Partner up:
100 Merkins
200 Squats
300 LBCs
One partner does reps, the other “swims”:
Sprint ~50 yards and mosey back

?‍♂️ Escape Phase 1: “The Crawl Through the Tunnels”
5 Burpees OYO
SSH (x15 IC)
5 Burpees OYO

Mosey 2 laps (around parking lot)

Mary:
Call out a rotating set of PAX to lead:
Hello Dollies (IC x25)
Grave Digger (IC x15)
American Hammers (IC x20)
LBCs (IC x20)
Xs & Os (x20)
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Read your newsletter
COT: Prayers and Praises

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Tortoise and Hare Tabata version

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Tabata Time : Tortoise and Hare version

Workout had 5 segments roughly designed for 12 minutes each. Consisted of a Tortoise (stationary exercise) and a Hare ( running and some exercises)

Tortoise

40 seconds on 20 seconds off
Ssh
Windmill
Seal jacks
Mcn
Imperial walkers
HR merkins
Squats
Diamonds merkins
Lunges
Hillbilly walkers
High knees
Mountain climbers

Hare

40 seconds run 20 seconds rest
12 rounds
5 Merkins each rest period

Tortoise

All Ab work 12 rounds
BBS,
LBC
Peter Parker
Parker Peter
Mountain climbers
Shoulder taps
Flutters
Hello dolly
Freddy Mercury
Toe Touches
Heel touches
Leg lifts
In and outs

Hare

40 seconds run 20 seconds rest
5 squats each rest period.

Tortoise

Only 9 rounds here
40 seconds on 20 seconds rest
3 rounds of 6 burpees
3 rounds of 8 burpees
3 rounds of 10 burpees

Fin.

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? Smoked Buffet of Pain ?

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? Warm-Up (Appetizer – “Clean Your Plate”):
SSH – 20 IC
Imperial Walkers – 15 IC
Hillbillies – 15 IC
Merkins – 10 IC
Moroccan Night Clubs – 20 IC
Strawberry Pickers – 10 IC
Burpee Buffet: 5 burpees OYO after every 2 exercises

? Main Course – “Buffet Line”:
STATION 1: Fried Chicken Legs (Legs)
20 Squats
20 Jump Lunges (10 each leg)
20 Mountain Climbers (each leg)
Bear Crawl to island and Jog back

STATION 2: Mashed Potato Arms (Upper Body Burn):
20 Merkins
15 Dips
10 Diamond Merkins
Sprint to island and Jog back

STATION 3: Mac N Cheese Core
25 LBCs
20 Flutter Kicks
15 Big Boy Sit-ups
Toy Soldier to island and Jog back

STATION 4: Gravy Train Cardio
10 Burpees
20 Monkey Humpers
10 Bomb Jacks
Crab Walk to island and Jog back

? Dessert – “Chocolate Fountain of Sweat”:
EMOM (Every Minute on the Minute) for 5 Minutes:
5 Burpees
10 Merkins
15 Squats
Rest for the remainder of the minute — or just enough to taste regret.

ANNOUNCEMENTS: Read your newsletter
COT: Prayers and Praises

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Free the animal

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WARMUP:
– 10 Side Straddle Hops
– 10 Moroccan Nightclubs
– 10 Windmills

THE THANG:

– Jog to HT wall by O’Reilly – 3 min wall sit hands out, Drop 1 in at min 2 to finish

– Jog to back parking lot – Bear crawl w/ Merkins at each parking line

– Jog to Grace – 50 Jump-ups on benches

– Jog to Kids R Kids Learning parking lot – 50 Hip-Dips (25 each side) and 10 side plank crunches each side

– Jog to end of Grant Farm Dr. – 50 Squats

– Jog (L) to end of Palmdale Walk Dr. – 25 Merkins

– Jog up Reynolds Ridge Ln, take (R) on Berkley Hall Way, (L) on Stockbridge to Stockbridge Commons entrance by the dog spot – 3 Hill Sprints

– Jog to COT – 10 Burpees

2.2+ Miles of pain

MARY:
Cadence led by PAX
– 50 – Open Leg LBC’s (Come and get me LBC’s),
– 30 – Heel Touches,
– 10 – Back Extensions,
– 10 – Windshield Wipers

ANNOUNCEMENTS: Read your newsletters
COT: It is what it is…

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Q school June 2025

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WARMUP:
SSH, windmill, low slow squat, butt kickers, side shuffle, high knees
THE THANG:

Bear crawl to 10
Lunge walk to 20
Rinse and repeat until other end zone

Move to stairs
Run two laps then 10 merkins, 10 squats, 10 Bulgarian split squats
Go all the way down and back on stadium

Bear crawl to 10, 10 merkins
Lunge walk to 20, 10 LBCs
Rinse and repeat

MARY:
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
COT:

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