The Greatest Workout of All Time? Yes.

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WARMUP: Probably. No one remembers.
THE THANG: A few rounds of 11s, 7s, and other nonsense.
The REAL nonsense, though, came in the form of setting things right in the naming department. Sadly, in only 45 minutes, I couldn’t get to everyone, but I will tell you the ones I DID get to…
– is now Kerrigan
– is now Insertion Point
– is now Father Time
– is now Mama’s Boy
– is now French Tip
– is now Tickle Me Ebenezer
– is now Agent My Pleasure
– is now Dumpster Juice
– is now Dumpster Juice II: The Revenge of Dumpster Juice
– is now Stateline Vapes
– is now Gender Confusion
– is now Backward Flush/Dude Wipes
– is now Dementia
– is now Halfway
– is now White Boots, and
– is now Twin Peaks

For more on WHY these Pax got new names, you’ll have to ask them, because I only vaguely remember…

This is why you shouldn’t miss when YHC is the Q. NOTHING but good times.

MARY: No chicks
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Read your newsletter.
COT: The 5th Core Principle.

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Sweating to the (90’s) oldies

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WARMUP: Some Side Straddle Hops, Imperial Walkers, Hillbilly Walkers, Windmills & Cherry Pickers… all in cadence… we then moseyed over to the church lot
THE THANG: HIIT 50 seconds on 10 off for 4 exercises then had 2 minutes to lap the lot (which took about 1). Remaining time was rest. We did this until we ran out of time.

– Merkins
– Squats
– Flutter
– Donkey Kicks
– Run
– Box Cutters
– Plank Jack
– Lunges
– Dry Docks
– Run
– Calf Raises
– Mountain Climbers
– Side Straddle Hops
– Al Gore
– Run
– Seal Jacks
– High Knees
– Monkey Humpers
– Freddie Mercury
– Run

Rinse and Repeat

MARY: Some was done until 0600
COT: indeed occurred.

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Cruise Around The Islands

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WARMUP:
15 SSH IC
10 Windmill IC

Plank Warmup
Honeymooner to Downward Dog
5 Merkin
5 Parker Peter
5 Shoulder Taps

5 Burpees OYO

Mosey to the Islands

THE THANG: x2
See image
Station 1: Overhead March (15 reps each side)
Bicep Isometric Carry to Station 2

Station 2: KB Overhead Swings (25)
Overhead Lunge Walk to Station 3

Station 3: Curl to Halo (12 each side)
Goblet Carry to Station 4

Station 4: Single Leg Deadlift to Overhead Reverse Lunge (12 each side)
Overhead Lunge Walk to Station 5

Station 5: Russian Twist (20 count)
Bicep Isometric Carry to Station 6

Station 6: Snatch (12 each side)
Goblet Carry back to Station 1

Mosey back to COT

MARY:
ABC’S of Abs
3 rounds of callouts: Heels to Heaven, American Hammers, Elbow Plank Parker Peters

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
CSAUP’S, Bethel Men’s Shelter, Blood Drive, Relaunch of Snake Pit

COT:
Show to know

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Solo on Patrol

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YHC was honored to Q the Dawn Patrol and appreciated the extra hour of sleep. Lately I have come to realize that 6+ hours is not enough particularly after 12 years of F3. YHC has made an effort to go to bed earlier but it’s inconsistent at best. That’s where Dawn Patrol comes in…

Rested and ready, I charged into Veterans Park past the Block Party pax and took off on a ruck at 6:15 sharp. Never dismayed by the lack of pax, yHC was reminded of back in the early days of The Fort when attendance was minimal at times and war stories are always the best.

The Thang
Mosey up Massey for the ruck ladder

Bent over rows
Merkins
Overhead press
Squats
Lunges

Mosey to sweet baby Jesus
Add another exercise

Mosey to WEP
Add another exercise

Mosey around WEP
Add another exercise

Mosey back to COT

The Q was terrible but the mumblechatter was fantastic.

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The Eagle had Landed

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The Fort July 20th 2024
Four pax at the Fort. 55 years ago, apollo 11 landed on the moon (7/20/69).
Disclaimer, run.
Warmup: SSH (12x i/c); windmills; Imperials; Moroccan N/C; Low slow squats; big arm circles; peter parkers; plank stretches.
–Run
Thang 1: Fish Tracker: do transportation, then the exercise called.
Toy soldiers walk – called bobby hurley’s
Bear crawl – merkins
Lunge walk – squats
Crab walks-LBC
Curb plank – CCD
–Run
Thang 2: Wall work
Wall sits, run out and do 4 merkins
Wall muscle ups
Balls to the wall
–Run
Thang 3: Apollo Elevens: start w/ 1 Bobby Hurley at the top, run down and do 10 merkins. Etc.
–Run down path to Harris street park
Thang 4: BBall court relays: run to half court, do exercise, run back to baseline, then run full court and do exercise, run back. We did: burpees (5 oyo); then mountain climbers (15 oyo).
Thang 5: Gazebo work:
Step ups, incline merkins, dips, squats, decline merkins, calf raises. We used the gazebo’s rafters to do five pull ups.
–Run back to WEP
Thang six: EAGLE mary
E=elbows to knees, A=amer hammer, G=gas pumpers, L=LBCs, E=Elbow plank
Fini
COT

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River District meets 6@6

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WARMUP: Some of us.
THE THANG: Run – 6miles ish – Munn Rd to Harris to Sam Smith to Dam Rd down Harvest Point then back. Out 3 miles back 3 miles.
MARY: Nope
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Yes – CSAUPs COMING_ Adopt – a – Highway litter pick up Aug 10th._ Newsletter.
COT: YeS

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Not so Moderate Deck o’ Death

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Eleven men got a little better this morning at The Yard. Here’s what we did:

Warm-Up
– 10 Low Slow Squats (IC)
– 10 Imperial Walkers (IC)
– 10 Hillbilly Walkers (IC)
– 10 Seal Jacks (IC)
– Mosey the bus loop

The Thang
Deck o’ Death (take turns pulling cards and performing the following exercises followed by a short run)
– 90 second High Plank
– 100 SSH
– 20 Diamond Merkins
– 20 Dips
– 20 Merkins
– 60 second Low Plank
– 20 Smurf Jacks
– 19 High Knees
– 15 Oblique Crunches (each side)
– 20 Irkins
– 17 Monkey Humpers (IC)
– 20 Shoulder Taps
– 18 Backwards Lunge
– 100 Calf Raises
– 20 American Hammers
– 13 Wojo Squats

Mosey back to COT lot for Four Corners
– 15 Tempo Merkins (IC)
– 15 Heels to Heaven (IC)
– Elevens (LBCs/Lunges)
– 15 Y Squats
– 15 Alternating Shoulder Taps
– 15 Rosalitas
– 15 Derkins

NMM
The humidity was as high as the spirits this morning as we endured Wisdom by Walker and a couple solid bar jokes. I hope today’s workout was the hardest thing we do today, but most likely it won’t be. Maybe it’s a past due Honey-do list or a hard conversation with the M. When whatever that thing is manifests today or this week, I encourage you to attack it with the same vigor you attacked today’s beatdown. Do the hard thing today instead of letting it eat at you for weeks. You got this!
-IJ

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Dont Try This Alone

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Decent weather brought out 6 Pax for an 0630 start. 2 more came in at 0632 after picking deer carcus out of Senator Tressel’s grill…but that’s another story.

WARMUP: Mosey around the park towards our destination, with some stops and work along the way. Destination was the vert ramp on the backside of the ball park. Two steep inclines opposite of each other was where we would spend the next 55ish minutes.
THE THANG: Partner up. Start at bottom of hills and each partner runs opposite way to top and back where you meet for exercises. Rules of engagement were you must run and rep together. Meaning if you run back to the bottom and your partner isn’t there yet you keep running to bring him in. When one partner had all the reps they could take (or you were done with the exercise) then you take off running. No rest/cheerleading here. Exercises were as follows:
– 50 Burpees
– 100 Donkey Kicks
– 150 Squats
– 200 LBC
– 250 Shoulder Press

Pax got done quicker than expected so we got some extra credit in the form of NURing up each hill twice and going through the exercises again, albeit smaller rep count. Same rules applied – we nur and we do the reps together.
MARY: BROGA
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Important stuff
COT: Priceless

NMM: Was great to be out leading this morning after a week or so of laziness and not posting. Pax were encouraged to lean into the 2ndF of this great thing called F3. Rather that be shieldlock, whetstone, coffeteria, taco Tuesday or any other form formal or informal. As men we tend to be loaners or surface level with other men. You are missing a HUGE benefit of F3 if you’re not accelerating 2ndF.

Was truly an honor. Divac out.

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S.L.O.W B.U.R.N

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YHC had the privilege to spend 45 minutes getting better with 11 HIM at Slow Burn. Here’s what we did:

Warm Up
– 10 LSS (IC)
– 10 Mountain Climbers (IC)
– 10 Plank Jacks (IC)
– 10 Windmills (IC)
– 10 SSH (IC)

The Thang

Serpentine the parking lot to review the exercises and course

Squats
LBCs
Overhead Press
Workins

Big Boy Sit-Ups
Up Downs
Ranger Merkins
Nolan Ryans

Run down to F45 and repeat
– Round One – 10 Reps
– Round Two – 15 Reps
– Round Three – 20 Reps
– Round Four – 10 Reps
– Round Five – 5 Reps
Total mileage: 1.73

NMM
The average age today was 48 with Hash Brown being the youngest at 26 and Twister/Short Sale being the War Daddies at 60. Today was a great example of the gift we have in F3. Many men live an isolated life of loneliness lacking friends and connections. They have lost track of school or service buddies years ago and Covid decimated their work and convenience relationships. What they are left with is time and no one to spend it with. That’s why F3 matters. We have true friendships that add value to our lives. We have a brotherhood of men that are older, younger, richer, and poorer. They don’t always look like you, vote like you, attend your church, or pull for your favorite team. And you know what, we are all better because of it. That’s why we have to share what was first given to us. EH that guy down the street. I promise he will appreciate the request as soon as he realizes you have what he needs. Be that guy for the guy that needs what you have.

Aye!
Italian Job

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