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The Sandlot

Date: 2026-04-25
AO: The Sandlot
Q: Legacy ,
PAX: Pepco, The Tulip, Rim Fire, Baywatch, Trademark, Hammer, Enron, Hard Knox, Cager, Strange Brew, Tariff, Legacy, Baywatch, Jag, citrus, Hobbyhorse FNGs: None
COUNT: 16
WARMUP: SSH, IMP WALKER, HILL BILLY / MT. DEW , ROOT VEGETABLE, LBAC, WILLY MAYES HAYES, MICHAEL PHELPS, DOWNWARD DOG THE THANG: THE MANION
7 ROUNDS: 29 Coupon Squats, Run 400 M,
We Modified, and went for 30:00

ANNOUNCEMENTS: Happy Hour this coming Friday for Boardwalk at Cowboy Cafe 5:30 pm. Summer pop up, Thursday evenings May-August; Trifecta of CSAUPS. Do not sleep on the Murph (Memorial Day Monday)–our longstandingiest CSAUP in the region. Come on out to GMU Main Campus. BONEATHON, and the CONVERGENCE (6/6). BE ALERT FOR 2ndF Signups

COT: 1st Lt. Travis Manion

1stLt Travis Manion, USMC, gave the ultimate sacrifice on April 29, 2007, on his second deployment to Iraq. While on patrol searching for a suspected insurgent house in Fallujah, Travis, his fellow Marines, and Iraqi Army counterparts were ambushed. Travis led a counterattack against enemy forces, drawing fire away from his wounded comrades and allowing every member of his patrol to survive. For his actions, he was awarded the Silver Star and Bronze Star with Valor. Today, over 300,000 Spartans nationwide carry forward the legacy of fallen heroes like Travis by leading with character and living out the “If Not Me, Then Who…” ethos.

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Benchmarks, revisited Atlantis – Fri

Date: 2026-04-24
AO: Atlantis
Q: Hammerhead ,
PAX: Hammerhead, Palmetto, Hammer, FullThrottle, Second String, Second String hope I got you right. And Full Throttle! FNGs: None
COUNT: 5
WARMUP: SSH, TTT, WMH, SST, DQ then easy snowboarders
THE THANG: was gonna be a partner WOD for the benchmark but there was no need. Here’s what was on tap— Three Sets across Eight (8) Exercises (for a total of 120secs, ea exercise):

side straddle hops
(make hand contact- Clap!)

reg-u-lar merkins
(don’t cheat)

air squat
(@knee wall; make contact)

Big boy sit ups
(village green surface)

Australian push ups
(@ bike racks, brace feet against rack in front of you)

Triceps Dips
(use tablebenches; don’t cheat)

high/low plank jacks
(Single count)

High knees In-Place Lunge (switch sides at 20sec)

MARY: No Time
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Kettle bell Saturdays resuming May 2nd (see Legacy posting)
Prayers for Bill Tyree and Harvey Berger (both men are cancer stricken, but loved and supported)
COT: it’s ok to make mistakes. Recognize when you can’t do something alone. Learn to ask for help (gulp) … or at least graciously accept it when it’s offered. I got stuck in a jam last night and some church brothers helped bail me out. I just had to listen to them ands be willing to do things their way, or our collective way. Not just my own way. Also this—- get your colonoscopy! I’m getting my second one this Thursday.

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#sparta

Date: 2026-04-24
AO: Sparta
Q: Atlas ,
PAX: OnlyFans, Nano, Atlas, Drano, NOAA, Dunder, Battleship, WaterBoy FNGs: 1 WaterBoy
COUNT: 8
WARMUP:
SSH; Body stretch; Seal clap; Willy may says; World’s greatest stretch; wide merkin; regular merkin; diamond merkin;

THE THANG
Round #1
5 merkin toe touch + 5 imperial squats, run to 30 yards, and add 1 unit at each exercise.

Round #2
Perform the following, then run to the 50 yards and back
10 burpees
20 Toy soldiers
30 Jump squats
40 mountain climbing
50 Smurfs jacks

Round #3 Mary’s
High plank (shoulder when you hear thunder)

PRAYERS & ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Road cleanup this Saturday, 04/25/ 2026;
Murph challenge on May 25; Convergence on June 6
COT: A little gesture of gratitude can go a long way. We do not always need to spend a large sum or buy expensive gifts for our loved ones. I honor my dad by ordering a customized chair that can make him comfortable sitting outside. It doesn’t take much to bring a smile to someone that we love.