At 5:30 am Huguenot High School welcomed an eclectic mix of Forge regulars, visitors, and a special lady smoking the chronic in her car. The stage was set for an epic beatdown that was sure to be enjoyed by all. Mosey to the lower circle for warmups that included the following: Don Quixotes, helicopters, cherry pickers, dead man hang, Russian Soldiers, LBC’s, hand release merkins.Exercise 1:Using the lower parking area that is divided into 3 sections: Broad Jump Burpees, Broad Jumps, Broad Jump Burpees. Turn around and complete: Plank walk, crab walk, plank walk. A late arriving Hardywood infused the…

Eight mighty men looked into the eye of mortality, and chose the hard way. While 27 degrees in the gloom would normally evict the cheer of men, these hearty souls radiated 70 and sunny, rays of light and love piercing the darkness. What follows outlines a reasonable method for submitting the flesh to supernatural remediation, a proven tactic for seizing the day: The THANG: COP #1: Short mosey down the parking lot and circle up (keeping close for possible FNG’s)Welcome & F3 DisclaimerRapid fire variable Warmerama IC Mosey down and back a couple parking lanes, with variable caraoke, high knees,…

Two superheroes and a boat anchor successfully alluded the fart sack, but bore witness to the absolute murder of cadence and numbers in general. So according to Arnold’s goldfish Gilbert, it went a little something like this: The THANG: COP #1: Mosey to the top of Mount ForgeWelcome & F3 DisclaimerTo warm up we pulled a Chappy (except not as hard): run down to the ticket booth, stopping at each parking lot to perform warm ups: 3x 5’s and 10’s, DQ’s, helicopters, imperial walkers, scorpion kicks. Staying in the final parking lot for :Round 1: ThunderCats (cat crawl on a…

The gloom was a little extra glooming this Christmas Eve. Six brave souls stood to preemptively burn the calories to be consumed on Christmas Day. Starting with a quick warm-up run and some stretches, the switch was flipped and the real fun began. While one partner ran two laps around the parking lot, the other partner completed 10 inverted merkins, 15 merkins, and 20 air squats. This circuit was completed three times. Next, the Pax ran down to the bottom, completed a three minute plank and then prepared to take on the next task. Using the light posts along the…

The bad boys of Bon Air gathered in the gloom to rock out for a workout. DTH pumped the Classic Rock tunes and the PAX kept warm head banging to the following beatdown: The THANG: COP #1: Short mosey to end of lot and circle upWelcome & F3 Disclaimer4x4 Musical WarmeramaVariable DTH Mary, all IC Long mosey around perimeter to back of school, periodically stopping for mini-COP sets of Carousel Planks, Sprints, and Curb Calf Raises. COP #2: Mosey to AmphitheaterPartner up for Dora 1-2-3:x100 Derkinsx200 Donkey Kicksx300 Dolly’sMoving partner box jumps each step, stopping to hump x5 monkeys at each…

4 Sharp Dressed Men and 1 furry companion emerged from the warmth to battle the frozen conditions of The Forge to make themselves better men. The cold was bitter but the comradery and conversation was hot. This is how things went down Party of 3 (and Cooper) took the slow Mosey around the bus loop looking for any late arrivals and to warm the bones ending at the flag poles for Warmarama. COP 1 included SSH’s, Helicopters, Deadman Hang, 1 legged merkins, Arm Circles. Limbs toasty, lets mosey Mosey to the middle parking lot for Lindsay of Hand Release Merkins…

“A society that puts equality—in the sense of equality of outcome—ahead of freedom will end up with neither equality nor freedom. The use of force to achieve equality will destroy freedom, and the force, introduced for good purposes, will end up in the hands of people who use it to promote their own interests.” “The most harm of all is done when power is in the hands of people who are absolutely persuaded of the purity of their intentions.” -Milton Friedman 11 warriors answered the call of duty without force or coercion, driven by their own self interest to improve…

6 high flying hoop aficionados ignored the 28 degree temperatures and embraced a basketball themed beatdown. According to the PAX, the NBA draft was last night, so it all tied together nicely. Cold, quiet mosey to the lower circle as our bodies adjusted to the weather. Warm up: Don Quixotes, Cherry Pickers, Dead Man Hang, Russian Soldiers, LBC’s, Alabama Prom Dates . Exercise One: PAX count off. One man dribbles out 5 light poles, right handed out, left handed back. All others do exercises together for the duration. Rotate dribblers each time. The following exercises were completed: Jump Squats, Hand…

3 puddle jumpers ignored the hysterical weather forecast to find a perfect morning. 66 degrees, periodic drizzle, and a slight crosswind of tsk tsk for those who were not able to join us. To be fair, water from the sky can be terrifying. Warmups: side straddle hops, Don Quixotes, cherry pickers, imperial copperhead squats, copperhead merkins, etc etc. Triple check: tooth fairies up the stairs, jerkins on the bar and some wet concrete flutter kicks. Fire on the mountain: climbing Mt. Chaplain with lunges across the flat parts. Triple check: run the loop, flagpole smokers, elbow plank hold. 11s on…

An even eight honorable HIM’s escaped the fartsack to give the Forge something to remember. Wearing nothing but a Guy Fawkes mask and his M’s black neglige, Dr Tryhard led the rebellious colonials into treasonous history – as follows: The THANG: COP #1: Mosey to CuldesacWelcome & F3 DisclaimerSSH, DQ, CSquats, RSoldiers, Merkins, DRW, The Kim Special COP #2: Mosey from Culdesac back up around school front via TRAVELING ELEVENS: Stop at every light pole alternating Groiners (1-10) and Heels-2-Heaven (10-1) COP #3: Mosey to the Amphitheater TRIPLE NICKEL: x5 Decline MerkinsBox Jump upx5 DipsJump back downComplete x3 Rounds COP #4: Mosey to school…