An intrepid group of 8 SOJ leading men, took to the comfortable streets of The Forge for an expected Q of breathing exercises, exploration and quality tunes. Spoiler alert, none of this occurred. 5.30 non Garmin time struck, no Snuff, we roll on. Here is how hot potato things went down. Rosie Q: Quick loop around the parking lot to ensure no stragglers were arriving, finding none we proceeded with a warm up that included SSH’s, DQ’s, Imperial Walkers, Bob and Weaves (DK tribute), Tempo Merkins, Shoulder Taps, Peters Parkers, finishing with LBC’s. Mosey over to the bus loop for…

6 Beasts!!! Choose Hard and not go to the 3rd Ultimate Frisbee of the week. Let’s Gooo!! Warmarama: Mosey down a ways, circle back for Bones who could only find 1 glove. SSH, Imperial Walkers, Helicopters, Arm Circles, Cherry Pickers, LBC, Hello Dolly’s, Merkins. The Thang: You know it!! Eye of the Storm with a twist!Mosey to the middle parking lot.Round1:Run a LapCorner 1: Burpees x5, Merkins x20.Run a LapCorner 2: Burpees x5, Squats x20.Run a LapCorner 3: Burpees x5, WWII x20.Run a LapCorner 4: Burpees x5, SSH x40. Round2: Reverse ItRun a LapCorner 1: Burpees x5, SSH x40Run a…

4 film buffs gathered around the sounds of cinema for an action-packed workout. Siskel and Ebert: two thumbs up. The opening track to Terminator 2: Mosey into the nuclear sunset for an OYO warmarama. Last of the Mohicans on the wall for the patented Pigskin special. A quattro checko with timer on tooth fairies, dips, squats and Freddie Mercuries to the sounds of the Hans Zimmer, the real Dark Knight. Chased by Orcs up Mt Chaplain with 100% effort to the Two Towers theme. It was epic. 100 mirkins Mad Max-style. Finished with 3 minutes of breath work to Revenge…

9 conquistadors and one Tree of Life. Steeled themselves, warmarama to the concrete sounds of the jungle. Onward to the moist Goldilocks hillock, triple bear check. Onward to the Crossing, 3 ways to live and one way to die. As we lay on the tracks, watching the slow clouds, necks on the rail, one certainty. The train comes, one day or another. Not today. Hacking deeper into the woods on the trail of tents, we didn’t find The Fountain. Only the inevitability of acceptance, open to all men, rain or shine.

WARMARAMA: Mosey to bus loop for warms that included helicopters, dead man hangs, cherry pickers, mountain climbers, merkins, sprinkling of broga, and some LBCs. Mosey down the hill to cul de sac behind turf field. Stop halfway down and hit mountain climbers in cadence. Recover. After arriving at cul de sac, hit more mountain climbers in cadence. COP 1: Starting in the cul de sac and moving uphill, stop at each street light and perform a letter of BLIMPS going up by 10 reps each time: B.L.I.M.P.S B – Burpees 10x L – Lunges 20x (single count) I – Imperial…

A toasty dozen were piping hot out of the oven to see what YHC had planned the latest rendition of The Forge. No Snuff timer to see us off so technology was utilized. DTH provided the tunes, lets get this baby going. Mosey around the bus loop including various movements such as but kickers, high knees, shuffle right and shuffle left. Circle up for introductions, disclaimers and warmarama that included the following: Invisible Jump Rope, Dead Man Hang, Jazzercise (with toe taps), Imperial Walkers, Hand Release Merkins, LBCs, Suzanne Summers on the left, Freddie Mercuries, ending with Suzanne Summers on…