Murph Prep and Summer Prep

Date: 2026-05-04
AO: Terrapin Station
Q: Gherkin ,
PAX: Gherkin, Groundhog, Enron, Ice Tea, Ripcord
FNGs: None
COUNT: 5
WARMUP
SSH, IWs, Hillbillies, Michael Phelps, Cherry twists, Willie Mays Hays, down dog, worlds greatest stretch THE THANG –
Murph Prep – DORA style
– Mosey to the jungle gym and break into 3 groups
– Each group starts at a separate station. Station 1 = 5 Pull ups, Station 2 = 10 Merkins, Station 3 = 15 squats
– When the timer starts, each pax has 20 seconds to do the exercise for that station. – After 20 seconds, each pax has a 10 second break to rotate to the next station – Repeat until each pax has rotated through each station 15 times. F3 SPEED Cornhole
Rules:
– Break into 2 teams
– The throw line is 10 yards from the exercise line and the boards are 7 yards from the throw line.
– All PAX begin performing the first exercise of Set A while one PAX from each team bear crawls from exercise line to the throw line, throws 4 bags, notes his score, picks up all 4 of his bags, drops them at the throw line and runs back to his team.
– That team then moves on to the next exercise in the set and the second pax repeats the process.
– The process is repeated until a team has scored 21 or more. (3 points for bags through the hole, 1 point for each bag on the board, learners are 0). – Alternate between exercise sets A and B.
Exercises:
Set A – Merkins, Mucho Leggos, American Hammer, Burpees
Set B – No Cheat Merkins, Bobby Hurleys, Mountain Climbers, Burpees
MARY
LBCs
ANNOUNCEMENTS
– Pop-up AO with post beerateria starting Thursday nights in Arlington – The Murph Challenge Memorial Day at George Mason
– Boneathon Saturday May 31st
– Convergence is the first Saturday of June at Roosevelt Island

COT
Grateful for F3 as YHC is coming up on 55.

That was uncomfortable

Date: 2026-05-04
AO: The Patriot
Q: Lucius ,
PAX: Shank, Wedding Singer, Strange Brew, CableGuy, Landscape, Walker, Lazlo, DoorDash, Shake ‘n’ Bake, Prestige, Rim Fire, Hops, Lucius, Bone, Malpractice FNGs: None
COUNT: 15
WARMUP:
SSH; LBACs; Imperial Walkers; Moroccan NCs; Michael Phelps; Downward Dog; World’s Greatest (TM); Cobra Ka; Child’s Pose

THE THANG:
50x Bent over Rows
100x Merkins
150x BWS
100 yd Rifle Carry
300 meter run
50x Shoulder Taps (IC)
100x Overhead Press
90x BWS
80x Lunge Steps (SC)
100yd Rifle Carry

MARY:
93x LBCs; 10x Donkey Kick; 10x Dirty Dogs; 20x Bird Dogs; 25x Flutter Kicks

ANNOUNCEMENTS: boneathon; Murph; Convergence

COT: Challenge yourself to do something out of your comfort zone.

The Driveway Mobility

Date: 2026-05-01
AO: The Driveway
Q: Legacy ,
PAX: Legacy, Fish Fry, Flux, bogey, Prestige
FNGs: None
COUNT: 5
WARMUP: a full 15 minutes of warm-up and joint mobility, including Steve Maxwell and Dave Kovar moves.

Then: RDL – :flag-bg: Bulgarian Sequence

Then: MONTESSORI TIME but many of us did TGUs)

Then: Copenhagen/Clamshell Sequence

Then we closed with Hindu and Iranian merkins.

ANNOUNCEMENTS: summer pop up Thursday evenings

COT: I may be sucking but I’m not quitting!

Ignite

Date: 2026-04-29
AO: Ignite
Q: Peanuts ,
PAX: Landscape, Goldfish, Peanuts, 2 percent, East Wing, Kodak, Nancy Lopez FNGs: None
COUNT: 7
WARMUP: SSH; DB; DD; WGS; CK; ran a lap
THE THANG: Dora with a lap around the block. Block was long so lots of reps. MARY: did some
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Murph is coming. Come out and practice on Mondays in May. COT: lean in on your brothers

Capital Montessori Kettlebell Club. Gear

Date: 2026-05-02
AO: Capital Montessori Kettlebell Club.
Q: Play-Doh ,
PAX: Play-Doh, Legacy, Prestige
FNGs: None
COUNT: 3
:kettlebell:KETTLEBELL CLUB:kettlebell:
Focus: Mastery, Technical Perfection, and Power Development. This session is focused on high-quality work, not getting smoked. Maintain quality throughout. The Plan (Choose Your Path):
I. Preparation (For Both Paths)
– Prying Goblet Squats: 2 sets of 5 reps (2-2-1 tempo).
– Kettlebell Deadlifts: 2 sets of 5 reps (using your swing weight bell).

II. Primary Driver: Heavy A & A Swings
– Volume: 15 sets total.
– Protocol: Every 75 seconds (E1:15, O1:15).
– Reps: 2 to 6 reps per set (choose 1-arm or 2-arm).

III. PATH 1: SWING + LOWER COMPLEX
– BSS (Bulgarian Split Squats): 5 sets of 5 reps per leg.
– Lunge Complex: 5 sets of 5 reps per side.
– Carries: Suitcase

IV. PATH 2: SWING + UPPER (PRESS/ROW) COMPLEX
– Press/Row Complex (5 sets): ROP-Style Reverse Ladder (3, 2, 1).
– This is a superset of a single-arm press (Military Press, Viking, or Merkin) followed immediately by a single-arm row (Single-Arm Supported Split-Stance Row). – Carries: Suitcase