Swole city, bro! Fist pumpin’ through the burn, lookin’ fresh for the boardwalk. GTL all day, don’t sleep!

WARMUP:
• 20 SSH IC
• 10 Windmill Cherry Pickers IC
• World’s Greatest Stretch (both sides)

THE THANG:
AMRAP Circuit – 40s on / 20s off (4 rounds)
1. KB Swings
2. KB Goblet March
3. Suitcase Deadlifts
4. Cross Body Curls
5. Alternating Bent Over Rows
6. Lunge w/ KB Pass Through
7. Lunge w/ Waiter Press
Active Recovery Between (most) Sets:
• Planks
• Goblet Squats
• KB Carries
Core Finisher – AMRAP (40s on / 20s off):
1. Around the World
2. American Hammers
3. Overhead KB Dying Cockroaches
4. Bear Plank w/ KB Pull Through
5. LBCs w/ Overhead KB
6. Flutter Kicks
7. KB Halos
8. KB Lateral Swings
9. Plank to close it out

MARY:
ANNOUNCEMENTS: bethel men’s shelter, HIM camp.
COT: Prayers for all.

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Sweatiest Broga

WARMUP: low slow squat x10, plank, upward dog, downward dog, shoulder taps, upward dog, downward dog, peter parkers, upward dog, downward dog, SSH x10
THE THANG: 6 cones set up in a circle – pax and a partner head to a cone to perform 30″ work partner 1 and 30″ work partner 2 OR 60″ of work each depending on the station
station 1: partner squat and high 5
station 2: wheelbarrow walks
station 3: towel Tug O’ War
station 4: partner push-ups with high five
station 5: band-resisted mosey
station 6: partner leg throws

After each minute at each station, YHC leads pack in 1 or more broga stretches. After the minute, rotate clockwise to next station. (Broga positions included Warriors 1,2,3; Sun salutations, runner’s lunge, runner’s lunge with twist, and more)

MARY: 0 reps of LBCs
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Twister is running a 5K, maybe a 10K, but definitely not a 15K.
Civitas Marathon is 9/6 at 7AM – it’s essentially the rooster
COT: Back to college prayers.

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Reminiscing the BLIMPs

The Pax were enthusiastic about a mid-summer retreat from the hot weather this AM. YHC had researched previous backblasts in an effort to find a BLIMP style workout and found one from 2017 led by Old Bay. I remember this one well and was recognized for my mumblechatter in the backblast. Let’s do that!

WARMUP:

Circle the HT
SSH x 30
Windmill x 10
CDD x 20
MNC x 20

Run to the other side of HT

Time on the Wall
Wall sits with alternating burpees x 2
BTW x 30 count
Wall sits with bear crawls

On to the main thing

THE THANG:

BLIMPS around Walgreens – stopping at each corner

Round 1 – 1 burpee
Round 2 – 1 burpee, 2 lunges
Round 3 – 1 burpee, 2 lunges, 3 IWs
Round 4 – 1 burpee, 2 lunges, 3 IWs, 4 merkins
Round 5 – 1 burpee, 2 lunges, 3 IWs, 4 merkins, 5 Plank Jacks
Round 6 – 1 burpee, 2 lunges, 3 IWs, 4 merkins, 5 Plank Jacks, 6 Jump Squats
Round 7 – Remove the burpee
Round 8 – Remove the burpee and lunges
Round 9 – Remove the burpee, lunges and IWs

3 Minutes of Mary

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
– Read the newsletter

COT:
– Good reminder from Anchorman on being challenged by those who care about you to get better
– Great wisdom (and funny anecodotes) from IJ today

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some ran, some rucked, some coffee only

WARMUP: grunting, groaning and stretching (respectables mostly)
THE THANG: old man rucking, speed rucking, trail running, road running
MARY: I asked who had signed up on Gloom Schedule the day before, then proceeded to schedule Q’s
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Tiller (IYKYK)
COT: pre

Looks like we made it,

Barry Manilow

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Have you ever seen the rain ? ?

WARMUP:
Classic COP with 5-8 exercises with a mosey
THE THANG:
Tabada with 25 sec move 12 sec rest
4 rounds of 2 sets
1 merkin
2 big boys
3 SSH
4 flutters
5 burpees
6 leg lifts
7 sumo squats
8 American hammers

9 monkey humpers
10 mountain climbers
11 donkey kicks
12 ski abs
13 Freddy’s
14 shoulder taps
15 squat jumps
16 MAK tar jas

MARY:
5 big boys x3
5 leg lifts x 3
LBCs
Dying Cockroaches
Protractor
5 big boys
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Bethel Thur
Care Center lawn cutting sign up

COT:
Having the hard conversations is playing the long game!! Trust you are going to be ok on the other side

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Better late than not at all!!

Your on Q and plan a great morning then you open your eyes and the clock says 0511
Oh crap is the words and feelings and begin stumbling to get dressed pee and get to AO
While driving I was like I am going to get hammered but we need to face to music even when it’s not the best of intentions.
The PAX were gracious and Slapshot led them well until YHC arrived
#keepposting

WARMUP:
Slapshot had them doing some Tabata
Looked awful
THE THANG:
Mosey to church lot and partner up
8 exercises AMRAP
Partner 1 does exercise
Partner 2 runs lap
See if I can remember all of them
Merkins
Big Boys
Shoulder Taps
LBCs
Mtn Climbers
Flying squirrels
Wide Arm Merkins
Plank Jacks
MARY:
Indian Run back to COT

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Read Newsletter
Start Using Gloom Schedule
COT:
Own mistakes and face the consequences and trust in the future that you’ve learned

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Rings and Fires – 30JUN2025

WARMUP:
Like we needed that. It was like 1000 degrees with 900% humidity. Warm? Yeah… we were covered.

THE THANG:
Grab a block. Head to the track.
5 manmakers (blockees)
10 goblet squats
15 curls
20 flutter w/press (2-count)
RUN 400M

Increase reps by 5 until 15 manmakers, then run 800M and ladder back down to 5. If you complete that. Repeato.

MARY:
No chicks.

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Read your newsletter.

COT:
The 5th Core Principle.

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Good Times

WARMUP: IW, HW, LSS, SSH, Merkins, MNC
THE THANG:
5 rounds of 3 broad jumps and 4 lunge walks

Miserable Mile – run 1/4 lap 10 flying squirels, run a 1/4 lap, 10 squats, run 1/4 lap 10 merkins, run 1/4 lap 10 LBC ( 4 full laps for a mile total of 40 reps each exercise)

Ran back over to the school for wall sits , jogged up and down the stairs and 1 burpee each

21 squats and merkins – run to the end of the school and back
15 squats and merkins – run to the end of the school and back
9 squats and merkins – run to COT
MARY:
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Stuff a Bus with school supplies, Tegay Cay Walmart this Sat. , Pigskin Pick’ems , Blood Drive
COT:

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