WARMARAMAMosey to the MS parking lot and ease into the warm up with dead man hangs. The copious amounts of groaning and moaning from the PAX during dead man hangs set a strong tone for the rest of the morning. Also mixed in Cherry Pickers, Merkins, DQs, Freddie Mercurys, LBCs, and helicopters. THE THANGExperimented with a new pearl called Clockwork Orange. Each man stands on side of hill. With feet in the center of the clock, do 1 burpee (at 1 o’clock), 2 WW2s (at 2 o’clock), 3 burpees (at 3 o’clock), 4 WW2s (at 4 o’clock), all the way…

3 forgecast followers plus one Honeydo made out for the first annual meeting of the United Pole Workers Union. Here’s what was decided: warmarama: DQs, Freddie M, Merkin, Helicopter, DQ, SSH #1 working in union lift 200# telephone pole to shoulder carry along parking lot. IP walk hoisting pole forward last man moves to front. Pole curls in cadence. Then alternating shoulder shifts in cadence. Over head pole walk, more pole curls and return to the truck to drop said pole. #2 conveyor belt quad check. Alt. 1/2 Pole lifts with partner opposite, rotate to the other end then chain…

A quintet of former boyfriends met up this morning for a revenge tour. Tears were shed, stories told and hearts were broken all to a Taylor Swift soundtrack. This is what was seen from the school security cameras. 5.30 strikes, lets mosey….hold on, Dealer arrives…walking Ukranian Soldiers while he catches up. Mosey to the front of Thompson Middle School. No disclaimer as we all know why we are here. Short introduction to todays theme and the soundtrack begins. Quick warmup of a variety of exercises to mixed but poor cadence all ending in 13. All is warm Are you ready…

A quartet of Forge faithful fought of the fart sack to embrace the sunny and 70 conditions that awaited us at Huguenot High School. Pleasantries were exchanged and stories were told but here is what will be recorded in history. Mosey down to the cul-de-sac for introductions and legal requirements followed by a warm up that consisted of the following: DQ’s, Helis, Dead Man Hang, Jazzercise, Ukrainian Soldiers, Imperial Walkers, LBC’s, Suzanne Summers among others. All seemed good with no stragglers, let us begin. Lindsay back up to the tennis courts (brocode style). Exercises included Shoulder Taps (2-count) and dying…

9 strong for the latest round of The FORGE, including 2 young whippersnappers. A brief summary for your viewing pleasure: Mosey to the lower circle for warm-up:SSH’s, Mummy Kicks, Ukranian Soldiers, Helicopters, Apple Bottom Poppers, Mario Jumps, Karaoke (x2), Bernie Sanders, Lunge Walk.Back toward the school, stopping at every other light pole for PAX called ab exercises: WWII sit-ups, Flutter Kicks, Crunchy Frogs, Cross Leg Raises. May have missed a few – all 25 count.Exercise One: 7 rounds of the following: 5 burpees, 10 Australian Snow Angels, 15 X-jumps, 20 line jumps (double count). Sprint up the base of Mt.…

A lucky 7 Forgers converged onto the Forge to see what Snuff had planned for the back side of his 1 and 1 Q’s. No prior Forgecast led to a Snuffless start. No flare box emerged but conditions were ideal, Sunny and 70 so Hot Potato was called with YHC starting us off. Last Call Q: Short, slow mosey down the drive past the toxic waste to the turnaround at the end. Salutations and greetings commenced, followed by the following warm ups. Invisible Jump rope, DQ’s, Dead Man Hang, Heli’s and Jazzercise. Mosey out of the cul de sac for…

Someone’s gotta celebrate National Panda Day, and that someone was us. 5 bumbling bears jacked into their Tron headsets and entered the meatverse. Not the metaverse, because no one burns calories there, but the meatverse. You know, reality. Warmarama while listening to the Tron Legacy soundtrack because Daft Punk is excellent. SSHs, DQs, imperial squat walkers, etc. Of course, no one but YHC has seen the movie. Your loss. Mosey to the arena where we performed the Cinco de Cheqo. Timer box jumps the big stairs, up and around. Others do flutter, kicks, squats, Carolina dry docks and WW2s. The…

7 roughnecks played 7 of Diamonds dealt by Dealer and enjoyed a burpee sandwich for dessert (Last Call’s favorite).

COP – Mosey to tennis courts for a mish-mash of side straddle hops, Ukrainian soldiers, dead man hangs, merkans, WWIIs with a few others. Eagle eye Machismo spotted Hardywood and Don Draper a quarter-mile away at the top lot and cat whistled for them to join us.

THE THANG – Played 7 of Diamonds on the plush turf football fields to protect our soft hands and old backs. 7 rounds of exercises done at each of the four corners of the diamond. Rounds 1-4 increase reps by 7; rounds 5-7 decrease reps by 7. For the first round, we did 7 burpees at each of the 4 corners with a mosey in between corners. Rd. 2 – 14 WWIIs at each corner with a mosey in between. Rd. 3 – 21 merkans at each corner. Rd. 4 – 28 squats…Rd. 5 21 mountain climbers 2-count…Rd. 6 14 LBCs…and finally Rd. 7 7 burpees hence the burpee sandwich.

Moseyed to ramp to practice a slice of Old Glory in honor of Dr. Try Hard (DTH) who is practicing good halfway around the world. Bear crawled halfway up ramp; lunged second half of ramp; 20 jerkins at top. Threw in 5 more burpees for good luck and mounted a 1-minute offensive on a coupon Machismo had in tow (work trailer).

Numberama, namerama, announcements (Diamond Billards tomorrow at 5/530 PM) for beers, pool, and fellowship. Prayed for Machismo’s growing business, DTH’s mission, and generally showing up well on all paths we walk.

Big numbers at the Forge today, welcoming back a few guys off the IR bench for a DTH-farewell beatdown. Much to the chagrin of many, twas the quarterly NEW GLORY! Here’s how these studs ripped the top off their former NG stats: The THANG: WARMERAMA: Circle up, review the New Glory circuit Disclaimer – check yourself before you wreck yourself Variable IC Reps to get the muscles warm top to bottom THE NEW GLORY: The Forge quarterly fitness litmus test, to provide PAX the opportunity to monitor their individual physical progress Timeframe: 30 minutes Style: BEST form possible, You vs…

Perfect conditions were awaiting a quintet of faithful forgers this morning. Sleeves were optional as 5.30 donged. This is what was rumored to have occurred according to the security footage obtained on at the scene. Short mosey until PAX found a suitable location. Introductions, disclaimers and warmups commenced, including Helis, DQ’s, Jazzercise, Hillbillies, Dead Man Hang, LBC’s and Suzanne Summers. All warm….. Short mosey down to the lower bus loop for a triple check. Timer runs the loop, Incline Merkins and Donkey Kicks. Short Mosey back to Snuff’s Gate Quintuple Check for all involved. Timer runs thru Snuff Gate flips…