This morning we split into two teams and raced from opposite corners, meeting in the middle after each card to pass a stone down the line – a reminder that even in competition, we’re still connected. The stone didn’t care who was winning; it demanded we work together, person to person, before heading back to battle.
Then we switched it up. Each PAX got to choose their own combination – exercise and travel method – building their own personal challenge. Some chose wisely, some chose pain, but everyone chose to show up and push through it.
That’s the thing about F3. We compete, we choose our hard, we suffer together, and somehow we leave better than we came. The parking lot at Golden Corral isn’t special, the exercises aren’t revolutionary – but the men who post in the gloom? That’s what makes this different.
Iron sharpens iron. Well done today, men
WARMUP: Ran a lap
THE THANG:

PART 1: CARDS & CORNERS RACE
Setup:
• Split into 2 teams
• Each team to opposite corners of the lot
• 9 exercise cards face-down at each corner (identical sets)
• Stone pile waiting in the MIDDLE
The Race:
• Team draws a card and completes exercise together (reps divided among team)
• ALL team members run TOGETHER to the middle
• Stone pass down the line – each PAX does a squat with stone and passes to next PAX
• Stone goes down and back up the line
• Team runs back to their corner
• Draw next card, repeat
• First team through all 9 cards wins
Exercise Cards:
• Merkins (2 cards in prep for GWR)
• Squats
• Burpees
• LBCs
• Casbah #2s – nod to <@U01FDRQSQG3>
• Lunges
• American Hammers
• Wild Card – Dealers Choice

Winner: The other guys – Losing team paid with eternal shame

PART 2: DEALER’S CHOICE
Setup:
• 4 cards laid out
• 2 EXERCISE cards (each with options 1 & 2)
• 2 MOT cards (each with options 1 & 2)
How it worked:
• Each PAX picks one exercise card option + one MOT card option
• Performs their combo
• Went through all PAX twice-ish

The Cards:

EXERCISE CARD A:
1. Merkins
2. Burpees
EXERCISE CARD B:
1. Squats
2. LBCs
TRAVEL CARD A:
1. NUR
2. Bear crawl
TRAVEL CARD B:
1. Lunge walk
2. Run

MARY: Yup- I need to practice “Boat/Canoe”

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