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The garage

Every Saturday.

The board, the work, the faces. One block per Saturday, newest first. Photos usually land the Monday or Tuesday after. Tap any photo to see it big.

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Send me.

The Word: Send me (Jonathan Fleury) · Josh Cate ran a jiu-jitsu workshop at 8:15. Biggest crowd yet, so a fourth station got added. Photos by Carson, Griffin Cox Media. · Read the post →

The 10/31 whiteboard: Inheritance. Buy-in 1K, 10 walk-outs, 20 push-ups, 30 air squats, then Gym, Turf and Fight Club rounds and a Condition station, cash-out team hill suicide races
The Condition board: team max calories on the rower, runner and bike, plus 40 slam balls, 50 air squats and 60 push-ups each. Top team: 444.
The whole crew in front of the garage after the Send Me Saturday, bar still loaded on the mat
Thumbs up from the littlest judge at the Fight Club board
Josh Cate of Cate Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu walking the mat while two dads work a position
Coaching from the ground up: working out of a bad position on the mat
Orange hoodie, blue mats, somebody is about to get swept
The Fight Club station, junior division: a dad on the mat with his boy
Laughing in the driveway before the lift
Deadlifts on the driveway with the whole neighborhood behind
Mid-pull on the driveway deadlift
Setting up on the bar with the dads looking on
Dumbbell shoulder press on the turf with a brother spotting
Dumbbell rows in the garage, the kids' ride-ons parked behind
Grinding on the curved runner at the Condition station
Eyes up, mid-rep on the bike
Third Battalion, Second Marines on the back, heading to the next station
GHD rounds at the Fight Club station
Between rounds in the garage under the Jesus banner
Camo sandbag on the shoulder, flex on the way back
Catching breath by the Fight Club board
Josh Cate coaching a leg attack on the driveway mats
A dad on his back with his boy on top, learning the hard way
Making the point before the lift
Handshakes before the first bar gets loaded
Clinch work on the mats, flag shirt versus hoodie
Rolling on the blue mats while Josh Cate keeps an eye on it
Max calories on the bike at the Condition station
Chasing calories on the curved runner
Never Finished
Every station needs a dog
Barbell bench, 10, 5, 5, with a spotter on the rail
GHD rounds in the sun at the Fight Club station
Short-bar Turkish get-up, kneeling with the bar locked out overhead
Bear drags on the concrete, teammates waiting their turn
Push-ups on the driveway, supplements and sandbags behind
Pulling calories on the rower
Landmine row under the flags, every rep earned
Rogue sandbag on the shoulder, smiling anyway
Two dads reading the Condition board before the team cal race
Deadlift lockout on the driveway
The lift is over, the smile is not

Lift heavy. Push hard.

The Word: Thirsting for the Spirit · Programmed by: Rassel · Garage-sale Saturday. Started an hour late, still a big group. · Read the post →

The whiteboard: Buy In, Team 1K, 50 squats, 40 push-ups, 30 V-ups, then gym, turf and elements rounds and a Team 1K buy-out
Two dozen dads and their kids in front of the garage after a sunny Saturday session
Looking out from the garage at the whole crew gathered in the driveway for the morning briefing
The briefing: walking the group through the whiteboard while the dads listen from the driveway
The driveway from above: barbells, dumbbells and a dozen dads spread across the concrete
GHD set up on the driveway with the neighborhood behind it
Heavy ball slam inside the garage
Catching breath and comparing notes in the driveway after the workout

Solid oaks.

No board photo this week. The lineup made it. · Read the post →

The crew lined up in the driveway after a Saturday session, barbell and battle rope in the foreground

Momentum

Rain. Again. Somebody brought a real camera. · Read the post →

The whiteboard for October 10: Momentum, with gym, turf and condition stations
The crew inside the garage under the flag after a rainy Saturday session
Barbell carry through the rain
Overhead press in the pouring rain while a brother stands by in the driveway
Push-ups on handles on the wet driveway, trucks lined up behind
Strict curls in the rain, overhead press going on behind
Two dads deadlifting side by side in the driveway, one in a red hoodie, rain coming down
Bench press inside the garage with a spotter at the bar and the flag behind
The crew gathered in the open garage for the 8:30 Word, rain outside
Two dads doing push-ups side by side on the rain-soaked driveway
Slam ball carry inside the garage, in black and white
Single-arm dumbbell press under the flag
A brother spotting a bench press inside the garage
Spotter on the bar, brothers on the rail
Grinning in the rain next to a loaded curl bar
GHD sit-ups inside the garage, the condition board beside the door
Barbell rows under the clock and the flag
Dumbbell floor press, sweat and all
Sandbag carry in a red hoodie by the sauna door
Grinding on the curved treadmill
Banded barbell curls in the rain
Back squat in the rain, trucks lined up on the street behind
Push-up on a slam ball on the turf, the board behind

Sanctify Your Hands With a Sledgehammer

Rain. A 1K run together to close it out.

The whiteboard for October 3: Sanctify Your Hands With a Sledgehammer, gym, turf and elements rounds plus a 1K run together
The whole crew, kids included, lined up in front of the garage after a rainy Saturday
A kid on a scooter watching the dads run the 1K together in the rain
Cable flies on the rack inside the garage, whiteboard behind

September 19

The first photos that went on this site. · Read the post →

The group lined up in front of the open garage
The group inside the garage, silhouetted against the open door
A man in a lifting belt at the landmine, next to the day's whiteboard
Barbell curls in front of the flag banner
Guys standing by the sauna and curved treadmill inside the garage

September 12

Rain or shine. This one was rain.

The group in front of the house after a Saturday session
Sandbag lunges inside the garage while others train in the driveway
Overhead press in the rain-soaked driveway
Front-racking a barbell in the driveway beside the curved treadmill
The driveway set up with barbells and a treadmill in the rain

88 photos and counting. Bring a camera Saturday.