The best kind of work

Date: 2026-06-12
AO: The Patriot
Q: Strange Brew ,
PAX: Rim Fire, Walker, Wedding Singer, Hops, Strange Brew, Booking, Shake ‘n’ Bake, Jones, Piano Man, Jag, Big Short, Smokey, CableGuy, psdouthit, Malpractice FNGs: None
COUNT: 15
WARMUP: usual with sumo squat
THE THANG: Run to the far end zone and perform rounds of exercises with a group. The first person in the group to complete the set completes the exercise for the entire group. Backpedal to the original goal line and complete 10 burpees.

R1- 60 merkins; 60 body weight squats
R2- 60 curls ; 60 coupon squats
R3- 60 shoulder presses; 60 coupon flutter kicks
R4- 60 coupon plank jacks; 60 cactus jump squats
R5- 10 Blockees; 60 chest presses; 25 dips
MARY: WW II, flutter kicks; Nolan Ryans; stretch
ANNOUNCEMENTS: see announcements
COT: “Always we begin again” is a saying that I heard recently that stuck with me. The idea is that to fail is human but tomorrow is another day with the opportunity to do and be better.

#sparta

Date: 2026-06-12
AO: Sparta
Q: Baywatch ,
PAX: NOAA, Doodles, Baywatch, Atlas, Hoolihan, Drano, OnlyFans, Monk, Dunder, Byrdman, Half-Caff FNGs: None
COUNT: 11
WARMUP: Frankenstein with other various stretches & warmups
THE THANG: 2 rounds: Pax circle up and grab a domino from the bucket. Pax across call out an exercise. The corresponding pax says what number their domino is. Go around the circle until everyone calls out an exercise. Fellowship run in between.

MARY: Are you feeling lucky?

ANNOUNCEMENTS: My sendoff tomorrow at Rambler’s 7pm

COT: Mindfulness – pay attention and live in the moment. The last moment has passed and the next moment is not guaranteed.

Some Merkins

Date: 2026-06-12
AO: The Farm
Q: Trilogy ,
PAX: Bonefish, Squatter, Infinity, Short-Timer, Trilogy, Firehead FNGs: None
COUNT: 6
WARMUP:
SSH
Hillbillies
Arm Circles
Don Quixotes
Beet Pickers
Willy Mays Hayes

THE THANG:
at center of field
SSH
Merkins
Squats w/ calf raises
Mountain Climbers

Sprint to far side, Mosey back to bleachers

Dips
Bench Crunches
Derkins
Grady Corn
Michael Phelps

Lunge Worm / Bear Crawl to center of field

Dirty Dog
Shoulder Taps
Bird Dog
High Plank to Low Plank

Sprint to far side, Mosey back to center

repeat

MARY:
Flutter Kicks
Side Crunches
Plank Hold

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Ruck tomorrow

COT:
My days at work are numbered.

The Aerie Bootcamp

Date: 2026-06-12
AO: The Aerie
Q: Lonestar ,
PAX: Rifleman, Stewie, Trifecta, Lonestar
FNGs: None
COUNT: 4
WARMUP: Side straddle hops
Michael Phelps
Imperial walkers
Picking cherries
10 yd Frankenstein
10 yd high knees
THE THANG:
2 squats
2 thrusters
2 shoulder press
2 curls
2 bent over rows
2 merkins
Rest 1 minute
4 squats
4 thrusters
4 shoulder press
4 curls
4 bent over rows
4 merkins
Rest 1:30
6 reps mm
Rest 2 minutes

4x cycle
MARY:
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
COT: 4 words: pellets – passion – patience – people

Benjamin Franklin visits the Night Owl Bootcamp

Date: 2026-06-11
AO: The Night Owl
Q: Rim Fire ,
PAX: Rim Fire, Sloop, Moe
FNGs:
COUNT: 3
WARMUP: SSH, IW,HB, LBAC, MP CP WMH, DD, RS, WGS, CC
Main event: 5 Discovery Blocks, 3 circuits. Each station named for a chapter of Franklin’s life. 1. THE LIGHTNING ROD — Strength
Merkins — x15
Diamond Merkins — x10

2. THE PRINTER’S PRESS — Strength / Cardio
Burpees — x10
Overhead Claps — x20 IC between sets

3. POOR RICHARD’S ALMANAC — Core
13 reps IC per exercise — one for each of Franklin’s 13 virtues. LBCs — x13 IC
Freddie Mercurys — x13 IC
Rosalitas — x13 IC

4. THE POSTMASTER’S ROUTE — Cardio
Bear Crawl — ~20 yds to far cone
Lunge Walk — back
Squat Jacks — x10 AMRAP between rounds

5. THE BIFOCAL — Strength / Core
Step-Back Lunges — x10 each leg
Plank Hold — x30 sec to close each round

MARY: Flutters, American hammers, dead cockroaches
ANNOUNCEMENTS: 9/11 stair climb, boneathon
COT: “The question isn’t what are you passionate about — it’s what are you curious enough to pursue badly at first.”

Took the theme from Bill Gurley’s TED talk on following your fascination over your passion, and from a recent read on Benjamin Franklin — who is maybe the best example in American history of what that actually looks like in a life.

Franklin was fascinated by weather, electricity, diplomacy, typography, swim fins, the glass armonica, and chess. He didn’t master one thing and call it his passion. He followed every thread, and he became indispensable precisely because of it.

Find what fascinates you and follow it.