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Tour of Hamburg

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11-07-2026•Q Potsie

PAX

Potsie

I took a tour of Hamburg!

Beatdown

The Thang

Walked around the park then up to 4th and back down 3rd to the park.

Announcements

Nov 9- Fire

Nov 14- After the beatdown, hike to the Pinnacle and lunch at Picasso's (see him for details)

COT

Pray for:

Tara- continued cancer treatment

Pastor Mark- surgery on Tuesday

1726 with Logan

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11-03-2026•Q Potsie

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Myra rolled in a few minutes late but we forgave him since he brought Logan for his first workout!

Beatdown

Warmup

Mosey to Franklin street and back, wonder bras, seal claps, high knees, overhead claps, butt kickers, toy soldiers, peter parkers, plank jacks.

The Thang

1726

-Mosey to the bandstand: 17 coupon curls and 26 (sc or 13 ic) Imperial Blockers (start w coupon over head)

-Mosey to the playground for 15 sc underdogs, 25 squats sc, and 15 step ups each leg ic.

-Mosey back to the bandstand for round 2 of 1726.

-Mosey to playground for 10 Derkin sc, 15 dips ic, and 15 Ierkins sc, 15 side lunges ic.

-Mosey to the bandstand for 1726.

Announcements

Nov 9 - Fire

Nov 14 - hike to the Pinnacle after the beatdown and then lunch at Picasso's house after!

COT

Praying for Tara, Pastor Mark (surgery 11/10), Pocahontas- health concerns

Carry the Load

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10-31-2026•Q Potsie

PAX

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It was another beautiful morning. Picasso and Potsie began the mosey when Bedbug and Smokestack showed up which results in a few burpees for everyone. Thanks, Bedbug and Smokestack!

Beatdown

Warmup

Mosey, Abe Viogada, Grass Pickers, Toy Soldiers, Imperial Walkers, Shoulder Taps, Merkins, Mountain Climbers

The Thang

1.Farmers carry down and back (one arm each way)

2.Kettle ball swing (20 OYO)

3.Weighted sit up with over head (10 OYO)

Mosey

4.Toe taps (20 IC)

5.Lateral jumps (20 OYO)

6.Front lunges (10 each side IC)

Mosey

7.Heel over coupon (20 IC) start on one side of the coupon and lift heels over the couple to the other side.

8.Balls to the wall

Mosey

9.Heals to heaven (20 IC)

10.Squat thruster (20 OYO) Squat to an overhead press

Incremental Gains:

Every 10 yards different Movement of 20 (carry Overhead between)

1.Overhead press

2.Flutter kicks

3.Curls

4.Squats

5.Alt arm push Ups

Sprints with Merkins (Cones) Out to Cones and Back

20, 30, 40, 50 - 20 merkins (diff one each time) (hold plank six)

Elevens

Steps ups and hammers

Mary

Calf raises and dips

Announcements

11/9 Fire

11/14 after the Beatdown hike to The Pinnacle (see Picasso)

COT

Continue prayers for Tara

7's but Smokestack kept skipping them

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10-27-2026•Q Potsie

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Three PAX gathered for another awesome afternoon beatdown! The Thang was all about 7s, or at least it was supposed to be. For some reason, when we counted out the exercises, Smokestack kept skipping the 7s!

Beatdown

Warmup

Mosey to Franklin Street and back to the shovel flag, followed by Sun Gods, Abe Vigodas, Grass Pickers, Imperial Walkers, Monkey Humpers, Slow-to-Fast Mountain Climbers, and Plank Jacks.

The Thang

Four Corners of 7s

Four rounds, four locations, and exercises in multiples of 7 (7, 14, 21, and 28).

We moseyed to the corner of Park and Island to get started.

Round 1

7 Gator Merkins

14 Flutter Kicks (IC)

21 Regular Merkins

28 Squats (IC)

Mosey to Corner #2.

Round 2

7 Gator Merkins

14 Hammers (IC)

21 Carolina Dry Docks

28 Lunges

Mosey to Corner #3, descending to the pavilion and playground.

Round 3

7 Pull-ups

14 Underdogs

21 Wide Merkins

28 Step-ups

Mosey to the bandstand.

Round 4

7 Gator Merkins

14 Coupon Big Boys

21 Bent-over Rows

28 Curls for the Girls

Mary

Two rounds of Mary, including Wall Sits with Punches, Calf Raises, Freddie Mercurys, Bird Dogs, and a couple of others that apparently didn't make it into the Q's memory!

Announcements

Nov 9: Fire

Nov 14: Hike to the Pinnacle after the beatdown- see Mic

COT

Continuing to pray for Tara.

2 Men and a bike trail run or ride

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10-24-2026•Q Potsie

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Slab and Potsie were ready to go and had already started their mosey. When they returned to the shovel flag, there was a message from Myra. He was coming but hadn't anticipated the frost and needed to let his car warm up!

It was a beautiful fall morning for a trail run or, in my case, a bike ride!

Beatdown

Warmup

Mosey to Franklin Street and back to the shovel flag, followed by Arm Circles, Abe Vigodas, Grass Pickers, Toy Soldiers, Imperial Walkers, Cobra, Downward Dog, and Calf Stretches.

The Thang

We hit the trail toward the Bartram Trailhead, stopping along the way for:

-Dips

-Power Skips across the bridge

-Clock Merkins

-Wall Sits with punches under I-78

-Makhtar N'Diayes

-Plank Hurdles

-Peter Parkererkins

We made it back to the shovel flag a couple of minutes after 8:00 to make up for Myra's tardiness!

Announcements

Nov 9- Fire

COT

Prayed for Myra's vacation and Klinger.

Nolan Richardson "40 minutes of Hell"

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10-20-2026•Q Potsie

PAX

Smokestack

Smokestack and Potsie enjoyed a beautiful afternoon beatdown!

Beatdown

Warmup

Abe Vigodas, Toy Soldiers, Grass Pickers, Plank, Calf Stretch, and World's Greatest Stretch.

Mosey to the corner of Franklin and Park and back to the shovel flag.

The Thang

This was supposed to be a partner workout, but with only two PAX showing up, we decided to tackle everything together!

We did three sets of 25 reps each for a combined total of 150 reps per exercise. Between exercises, we took a lap around the tennis courts, out to the tree by the scoreboard, or around the bandstand.

Side Straddle Hops or Step Jacks (150)

Dips (150)

Squats with Coupon (150)

LBCs (150)

Irkins (150)

Kettlebells with Coupon (150)

LBCs (150)

Squats with Coupon (150)

Announcements

Nov 9-Fire

COT

Continue praying for Tara.

We both when to coffeeteria at CopperZ.

4 Corners and Coupons

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10-17-2026•Q Potsie

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Better late than never! About half way through the beatdown we were over by the dug out and we saw someone wandering around over by the playground. Who did it turn out to be? Smokestack! Then as we were doing Mary who should appear but Klinger!

Beatdown

Warmup

Mosey to Death Valley, arm circles, open the gate, abe vigodas, imperial walkers, the best stretch ever, and calf stretches

The Thang

Mosey to bottom of Franklin and do Compass merkens on the bank (2 rounds of five each). Mosey to the basketball court: Karaoke, side shuffle , high knees, butt kickers and Suicides.

Mosey to Playground: A set of 15 underdogs, 20 Merkins and 20 squats. Run the stairs 5x and then Indian Run to the next corner.

Mosey to the dugouts: 10 Derkins on the stairs. Morning call: form two lines, Pull ups or hang for 10 seconds, everyone else plank for a round. Quadraphilia 1 minute, 30 seconds.

Mosey to bandstand: Coupon work: 20 Colt 45 curls, 20 bent over rows, 20 bench presses, 20 overhead presses with a lap around the scoreboard, tennis courts, or bandstand each time.

Mary

Wall sits with punches, American hammers, Freddie Mercuries, Crabcakes, 6 inches and one from Myra.

Announcements

Nov 9: Fire

COT

A big praise that Tara's surgery went well and that she is home! Continue praying for Klinger.

24, 20, 16

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10-13-2026•Q Potsie

PAX

Porkchop

It was another great evening for a beatdown! Porkchop and Potsie kept the Grill burning.

Beatdown

Warmup

Mosey to the corner of Franklin and Park and back to the shovel flag. Arm Circles, Abe Vigoda, Grass Pickers, Hillbillies, Lunges, Cobra, Calf Stretch, BSE, Mountain Climbers

The Thang

Elevens: 1 dip 10 step ups ladder to 10 dips and 1 Step up

Set 1:

24 Bulgarian Split Squats (12 each leg IC)

12 Rotational or T Merkin

24 Big Boy Sit ups

24 yd Bear Crawl

2 Recovery laps around the tennis court

Set 2:

20 Reverse Lunges (IC)

20 Dips (IC)

20 LBCs (IC)

20 Box Jumps

Recovery Lap around the tennis court

Set 3:

16 Alabama Ass Kickers (IC)

16 Carolina Dry Docks (IC)

16 Peter Parkers (IC)

16 Sumo Squats (IC)

Announcements

11/9 Fire

COT

Praying for Tara and Klinger

Trail time

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10-10-2026•Q Bedbug

PAX

PorkchopPotsie

Q got lost

Beatdown

Warmup

Arm circles, grasspickers, toy soldiers best stretch ever, plankjacks and merkins

The Thang

25 curls w/coupons

25/kettle bells

Trail run appox 2.5 along the way

Dips,wall sits, lunge walks, American hammers, calf stretches sprint to the wrong pavilion

Announcements

Fire on tues

The Gross Cooper

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10-06-2026•Q Potsie

PAX

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Beatdown

Warmup

Mosey to the corner of street and pack to the shovel flag, Moroccan Night Clubs, Abe Vigoda, Side Squats, Spider, monkey, gorilla jumpers, Best Stretch Ever, Calf Stretch, Plank Jacks and Mosey to the other corner and back.

The Thang

The Gross: 12 exercises/12 reps each

·Thrusters - coupon

·Dips

·Broad jumps

·Leg raises - lay on back lift legs

·Carolina Dry Docks

·Catalina Wine Mixer - Plank down on both elbows up and do a merkin

·Donkey Kicks - While planking near a wall with your feet facing the wall, kick both feet up on wall above your body.

Balls to the wall

·Derkins

·Squat w coupon

·Hello Dollys- done laying on back, legs raised about six inches from ground. Keeping legs parallel to ground, separate legs outward then return to start.

·Irkins

The Cooper: 10 Merkins/ 10 Squats/ 10 Big Boy Sit ups; run lap around field; repeat by laddering down to 1 rep of each

Mary

6 inches, Wall sits, Crab cakes, and a couple of others

Announcements

10/12 Fire

10/16-17 Men's retreat

COT

Praying for Tara, Pastor Mark, Adrienne, Klinger

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