Tag: The FORGE

Huguenot High School

  • We rolled the dice- and it called for burpees

    The Forge turned into a full-blown casino of pain this morning—except the house always wins, and the house wanted burpees. We started with a dice-rolling gauntlet where every number brought a new flavor of exercise, followed by sprint ladders that made sure no muscle was left behind. Just when PAX thought it was winding down, we hit the hills for bear crawls and heels to heaven.

    The Thang:

    Warmerama: side straddle hops, ukranian soldiers, imperial squat walkers, cherry pickers, lbcs, alabama prom dates, roscoe’s mom

    COP 1: Roll the dice: One PAX rolls oversized dice and runs a lap around bus loop carrying a cinder block. while first PAX runs, rest perform exercise that matched the number rolled. 1- merkins, 2- squats, 3- mountain climbers, 4- lbcs, 5- side straddle hops, 6 burpees. Repeat until all Pax rolled and run

    COP 2: Sprint Ladders: (football field): Sprint 25 yards- 10 merkins and jog back. Sprint 50 yards- 15 squats jog back. sprint 75 yards, 20 lbcs, jog back, sprint 100 yards, 10 burpees jog back. Round 2 reverse- sprint 100 yards- 10 jump squats, sprint 75 yards 20 flutter kicks double count. Sprint 50 yards, 30 wide arm merkins. sprint 25 yards, 40 mountain climbers double count.

    Count 3: Parking lot and hills: bear crawl up each hill segment. at each parking lot checking, starting with first one, 10 heels to heaven, increase each time by 5.

    Announcements: Father’s day event hosted by DTH at the Forge; Thursday nights kids and fathers sports/activities at Machismo’s

    Prayer requests: Prayer for L. Woods’ friend going through lung cancer.

  • The Return

    Seven non-tourists arrived at The Forge for a dry weather session for a change. It was great to welcome back our brother recently returned from mission in PNG. Here is how we spent the time.

    Mosey to the tennis courts for a brief warm up of the usual: SSH, Merkins, Helicopters, Imperial Squat Walkers, Alabama Prom Dates, DQs

    The Thang

    #1: Mosey to the field for 4 corners. 10 Burpees, 20 WWIIs, 30 Squats, 10 Bear Crawls/Crawl Bears to 10yd line and back.

    #2: A modified beast—from goal run to 20, 40, 50, 40, 20 and goal on opposite side doing 6 reps at each location. Merkins, Lunges, Carolina Dry Docks, Something, Alabama Prom Dates, Scrunchy Frogs.

    One lap of the track doing an Indigenous Run, mosey to top of the ramp

    #3: OYO 50 Jerkins and 50 incline Merkins, mosey to stairs

    #4: Triple check: Dips, LBCs, and timer on stairs loop, mosey BTTF

    #5: Ring of fire – 10 Merkins.

    Announcements: Summer Tour

    Prayer Requests: For Purple Rains Brother in Law as he and the family face his health challenge, The DTHs as they adjust back to life on this side, Doozy with a full house with the family home, Belay as he recovers from his back injury, and for safe travels.

    Last Call took us out. Thanks brother and thanks men for keeping the iron sharp.

  • Rise of the Machines

    Beckoned by the sounds of Snuff Underground: Machine Forge, eight T-100 model Terminators arrived in the fading gloom. One of a few final fleeting dawns before humanity is eaten by A.I.

    Mosey to warmarama. Mosey around to the hill + wall. 11s mirkins run up the hill donkey kicks on the wall and back down.

    ICBMs in the air, we stumbled to the glass-strewn fallout shelter. Dry, dark and safe for a Dora. 200 LBCs, 300 squats, 400 monkey humpers. Mostly over the hump, audible to a hand release mirkin rendition singing ‘Let the Bodies Hit the Floor.’ And when I say audible, I mean the volume was LOUD. The walls reverberated with percussive nuclear blasts.

    Exiting the shelter it was off to the Arena for the battle against ourselves. A.I. is but a mirror to the grand average of humanity’s messy language and we will not stand it. 11s up the steps, mirkins and V-Ups. Large Language Milquetoast. ChatGPTedious.

    A prayer of gratitude: for this fellowship, this fitness and this faith. Carry the fire. SYITG.

  • Last Call’s $h!t List?

    WARMARAMA: Took a lap around bus loop with karaokes for late comers then moseyed to tennis courts for SSHs, merkins, stretches, and light abs.

    Moseyed to turf field. 

    COP 1: 

    1st & 10

    100 yard field marked at 10 yard increments. Perform 10 Burpees, 1 WW2 (11’s) at the 10, sprint the remaining 90 yards. Recover jog back to the 20. Perform 9 Burpees, 2 WW2s, sprint the remaining 80 yards. Recover jog back to the 30. Repeato until all 100 yards and 11’s have been completed.

    Last Call started chirping that I might be on his $h!t list after that first lovely pearl. Ran 1 lap around the track indigenous people style. Then moseyed to a hill.

    COP 2: 

    Build a Beast Abs

    Find a hill then:

    • 5 scrunchy frogs, run up and back
    • 5 scrunchy frogs, 10 hammers, run up and back
    • 5 scrunchy frogs, 10 hammers, 15 flutters, run up and back
    • 5 scrunchy frogs, 10 hammers, 15 flutters, 20 LBCS for extra credit. 

    I thought Last Call was bringing me a heart ballon and discarded, used water bottle – both found in the HS parking lot – to let me know I was not on his $h!t list but instead he brushed past me on the way to throw them out. 

    Hit some tooth fairies on the steps as we made our way back to the flag. Saw an empty wall and stopped to say hi. 

    COP 3:

    Wall Work

    20 milkers + 5 Tyson push ups + 5 donkey kicks then break

    20 Muhammad Ali’s + 6 Tyson push ups + 6 donkey kicks then break

    20 hoe downs + 7 Tyson push ups + 7 donkey kicks then break

    ANNOUNCEMENTS:

    I did not make Last Call’s $h!t list because I “slowseyed” the workout towards the end. Yacht Rock at Twin Team next Friday!

    PRAYERS: 14 years of marriage for Dealer. For collective will to be better men in all relationships.

  • Merkin with a Side of Merkin

    A dozen PAX were left confused and blissfully ignorant by Snuff’s preblast that an NTB beatdown was in store for this glorious Thursday morning at The Forge. YHC made it a lucky 13 and off we went at 05:30.

    Warmarama
    – SSH, Helicopters, DQ’s, Fudd’s Wife, Wilson’s Wife, Various Stretches, WWIIs

    The Thang

    • We attempted a 21-count SSH exercise where the PAX counts out loud for the first five, then completes the last 16 in silence. If everyone stopped at the same time, no penalty would be given. Single count SSH was too simple for this PAX’s IQ level. Next time we will look to complicate the rep scheme a little more to make it interesting.
    • We moseyed to the amphitheater area for a grueling mix of Merkins and Raise the Roof, Jack Webb style. To spice things up, the PAX bear crawled down the burm and back up between sets of ascending reps. After reaching 10 merkins and 20 RTR we moved on to the next station.
    • After a Wedding Singer 20 count we partnered up (unnecessarily) for Stairway to Seven on the amphitheater steps. Each pair did the following rep scheme from 1-7:
      • WWII, Incline Merkin, Step Ups to the top of the amphitheater, Squats, Down the amphitheater. Repeato.
    • Sticking with the partner theme we then ran the steps in opposite directions, performing a number of burpees each time we met up with our partner.
    • With time running low we moseyed back to the flag IP style where we had just enough time remaining for one of YHC’s favorites, license plate scramble. Each PAX stands in front of their vehicle and adds up the numbers on their license plate. When their turn around the circle comes the PAX calls out an exercise of their choosing with the reps equaling their license plate number.

    Announcements/Prayer Requests

    • Sign up for The Bridge and Breaking Bread
    • Prayers for Dookie’s dad who was recently diagnosed with Leukemia and awaiting testing results.
    • Prayers for YHC’s dad preparing to meet with a cardiologist in the coming days to run some tests.
    • YHC took us out.

  • Cardio Frogs

    The Bon Air Bad Boys were at it once again at The FORGE – rolling in 10 deep including Mudslide! The following is a brief summary for your viewing pleasure:

    Mosey to the Tennis Courts for Warm-Ups:
    Jazzercise, Helicopters, Imperial Walkers, Moroccan Night Clubs, Heels to Heaven, Alabama Prom Dates, HR Merkins, Mario Jumps, Butt Kicks, Karaoke

    Mosey to the lower parking lot for Exercise One:
    Self Dora with 100 Merkins, 200 Squats, 300 flutter Kicks. Sets were broken up with hill runs – 11 total.

    Exercise Two: Ring Around the Toadie
    Snuff appeared to call for this in the Forgecast……….then no-showed for the workout. The PAX were pumped.
    Frog jump in a clockwise direction around the perimeter of the parking lot.

    Mosey to the track via Machismo’s Gate for Exercise Three: Lap around the football field – start at 25% effort, then 50, 75 and 100 for the home stretch.

    Exercise Four: 50 Hand Release Merkins on your own.

    Just enough time for Exercise Five: Run up Mt. Chaplain, 50 LBC’s at the top. Then back to the flag.

    Last Call took us out

    Final thoughts: Not exactly planned, but it kind of turned into leg/cardio day. Just in time for the Century Classic! Strong effort by the all the PAX today including ample mumblechatter. Always an honor to lead at the FORGE. Feels like yesterday that I was an FNG at this very location.

  • Beast is Back mostly

    6 Beastly bods explored the confines of the nether regions of the forge. Gates opened laps were done of the 4 tennis courts and Warmarama ensued:

    SSH, DQs, UKS, ISW, Merks, LBCs, Oblique’s R&L, Plank Saws.

    Thang 1

    Dora on the long jump run. 3 lanes made for a good division. 50 Merk, 100 WWII, 150 MHs. Mosey to the track. Bear crawl half the loop, Crab Walk the other half.

    Thang 2 Beast

    25,50,75, 25,50,75 6 excercises at each quarter there and back.

    Merkins, American Hammers, Flutters, , Burpees, UKs time

    Scram got her done. Saw that @Handshake wasn’t on the Q so he stuck around for a Machismo Q. Great to get it done with a double respect F3 H.I.M. He’s a winner so far in his youth soccer coaching 2-0 and that is the goal. Prayers for the Ragnarians present and to be out there this weekend. Team Aye Aye will be starting around 3:30 and Running through the night. We’ve been training for this now it’s time to get r done.

  • What Happens in the Gloom stays in the Gloom

    A party of 8 woodsy compatriots enjoyed the unexpected cooler temps that awaited them at Huguenot High School. Here is how things went down as was seen by the mirrors placed on various trees.

    Slaughter start on the peaks of Mt. Chaplain. Bearcrawl up and Lunge across and down. Continue across all 3 elevations. Mosey to the front of school for introductions and disclaimers. Warm ups included DQ’s, Helis, Ukrainian Soldiers, Dead Man Hang, Cherry Pickers, WWII’s, Merkins, mixed in with a bit of Broga. Good times were enjoyed by some but not all.

    Mosey to the front bus loop for a quadruple check. 4 rounds of fun with timer running the loop. Exercises for the 2 groups included curbside merkins, WWII’s and Monkey Humpers. Quality Mumble Chatter was abundant and plentiful.

    Mosey up to the sidewalk along Forest Hill for a bit of Burpee Road. Alternate between 2 burpees and 2 Lt. Dans at each telephone pole. Stopping at the digital sign.

    Mosey to the trees for a bit of 6’s. Similar to 11’s but using the large oaks along Forest Hill. 5 squats at the tree come back to the pavement for 1 merkin. 4/2, 3/3/, 2/4…. you get the idea.

    BTTVF by completing Burpee Road. 2 minutes of broga to stretch what ails you. Numbers, Names, Announcements, Prayer. Machismo took us out.

    Announcements: Congrats to Dealer on his award for work and his upcoming trip to Costa Rica. Hairy backs are encouraged. T-claps to Tin Man for crushing F-3 challenges over the year. Good luck to those participating in Ragnar next weekend make sure you hit up the food trucks.

    NMS: Great group this morning with good conversation on various topics including Machismo using mirrors to agitate neighbors. Not a tough beatdown but good variety and ample laughter. Don’t break the COT fellas. Thank you for the opportunity to enjoy the morning with you fellas.

  • Graceland

    7 men convened for Paul Simon’s 7th studio album. Front to back, a musical masterpiece.

    In the early 1980s, Simon’s relationship with his former musical partner Art Garfunkel had deteriorated, his marriage to the actress Carrie Fisher had collapsed, and his previous record, Hearts and Bones (1983), had been a commercial failure.

    And yet….

    Mosey around the front of the school, mosey around the road, all the way to the back gate, for some more moseying. Machismo said it was a ‘forgery’ because he came for the electronic beats of Snuff Underground and instead was regaled with South African street music. Moseying continued.

    In the amphitheater, 11s up and down the big steps, dips and WW2s. Some interesting talk of angry Ms and the impending robot army. In spite of which, we are still happy. Diamonds on the soles of her shoes.

    Moseyed some more around to the wall for the longest set of hoedowns ever done, to the beat.

    Moseyed some more up and around and back down again to the base of Mt Chaplain. Some bear crawls up, mirkins, more bear crawls, jump squats. 100 LBCs, 100 mountain climbers, then one last long mosey down to the cul de sac and back up to the flag.

    5 of the 7 attendees need to get ready for Ragnar.

    COT.

  • Scram: Respect, Respect

    Today is Scram’s 67th trip around the sun. We had a smokefest to celebrate to make him earn those lunch beers today.

    WARMARAMA: Mosey to far bus loop for SSHs, helicopters, dead man hangs, merkins, and WWIIs.

    Mosey to football field through “Machismo’s Gate.”

    COP 1: The Snake

    Start on corner of the field where goal line and sideline meet. Run along the goal line to opposite sideline. Run up sideline to 5-yard line, then run along 5-yard line to opposite sideline. Run up sideline to 10-yard line then drop for 10 merkins. Run along 10-yard line to opposite sideline, up sideline, back across 15-yard line, up sideline to 20 then drop for 20 merkins. Repeat – 30 merkins at 30-yard line, 40 mountain climbers at 40-yard line, 50 mountain climbers at 50-yard line. 

    Man Killers was the half time show, not Janet Jackson’s breast. Tried my best to channel Doozy’s easy count when leading Man Killers but lost my breath. Descending snake with mountain climbers at 50- and 40-yard lines then flutters at 30-, 20-, and 10-yard lines.

    Mosey to bottom parking lot.

    COP 2: 11s

    1 squat at bottom of hill. Run up then hit 10 carolina dry docks at the top. Slowsey down. 2 squats at bottom, run up, 9 dry docks at the top. Repeato all the way to 10 and 1.

    Mosey back to flag.

    ANNOUNCEMENTS: Century Classic on 5/2-5/3. SIGN UP for a team. 

    PRAYERS: For Scram’s 67th year on earth. He is a bad ass pushing every day to be more physically fit and mentally awake – an example for all of us to follow.

    For L Woods and his wife that they get good news. 

    For all the PAX making travel memories with their Ms and 2.0s this spring break. May come home safely.