Just a little spritz

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WARMUP: Short yog around the campus ending up under one of the overhangs. PAX seemed happy to be out of the ‘spritz’.
THE THANG: Partner up and start with Lazy Dora. 100 Merkins, 200 LBCs, 300 Squats.
>P1 does 10 Merkins while P2 holds plank then swap and continue swapping until 100 total.
>P1 does 20 LBCs while P2 holds 6″ leg hold then swap and continue swapping until 200 total.
>P1 does 25 squats while P2 holds Al Gore then swap and continue swapping until 300 total.
Light yog around bus loop to central overhang area.
Who’s the King? Every minute on the minute. Start with 1 burpee and 20 shoulder taps (L+R=1). Each minute add one burpee, same # of shoulder taps. Rest time is whatever time you have left in the 60 seconds. Keep going until you can’t get everything done in the 60 seconds. As Cyclops is fond of saying…this one escalated quickly. If you can’t complete the round then you’re out and you do 5 burpees and 20 SSHs. A few made it through round 8 but no one started 9.
Quick 10 count then move to back lot. 4 rounds of the following: 10 jump squats, 10 plank jacks, 10 bomb jacks, run a lap. Back to the overhang for some Mary: boxcutters, flutters, protractors, and LBCs. Recover, recover. Back to COT.
Great work by the PAX today. I appreciate everyone for coming out in the spritz.

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Holy $@&! there are trails over there?!?

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WARMUP: Straight Up probably got to The Colosseum at 2am to get his warmup in. Gecko did some stretching. I thought about it. River Rat and Sasquatch stretched the tensile strength of their vehicles coming in on two wheels and Beaker materialized out of nowhere.
THE THANG: we ran through the woods in the dark and rain. All in all, not too slippery. 4.5ish miles 11:20 pace 1100ft of elevation gain
MARY: we did 1 random bomb jack in my the middle of the run and a few other exercises when we got back to COT.
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
COT:

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Battle Bot’s Sound System

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WARMUP: leg and shoulder stretching, arm swings, side straddle hops, Morrocian night clubs
THE THANG:
Station Tranporatation

Station: 20 KB Swings
Transportation: Bear Crawl
Station: 20 goblet squats
Transportation: Long Jumps
Station: 20 KB Curls
Transportation: High Knees
Station: 20 Squats
Transportation: Lunge Walk
Station: 20 (4ct) Mnt Climbers
Transportation: Butt Kickers
Station: 20 Merkins
Transportation: Crawl Bear
Station: 20 KB Shoulder Presses
Transportation: Run Lap Around the Parking Lot; repeat the circuit

MARY:
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Newsletter
COT: Closed out in prayer

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Rockin around the christmas stereo

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WARMUP:
Step touch
SSH
Windmills
Low slow squat
Run in a circle

THE THANG:
Repeat the following movements, generally in cadence with the music, and switch it up at the Qs discretion.

Squats
Imperial walkers
Merkins/CDD (alternated rounds… because moderate)
Plank jacks
SSH
Toy soldiers, which generally devolved into Rockettes style kick dancing
Monkey humpers
Clave raises
Run in circle
Face outward shuffle
Face inward shuffle

Rinse and repeat

MARY:
You mean “MERRY”

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Christmas party, Bethel men’s shelter, read your newsletter

COT:
Some folks say they can’t wait for their kids to be out of the house. Maybe check yourself if this is you. Cherish the time with your 2.0s

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Ken Walkers Ankle and other assorted topics.

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3 of the Fort’s finest joined YHC for a rainy and cold morning at the Golden Corral

To keep the PAX dry I mosey’ ed us to the brand newish pavilion over by the Grace church. We performed the following:

15 SSH
15 MNC
15 Seal Jacks
5 Windmills
5 burpees (the only burpees we did today)
15 Mt. Climbers
Stretch

The main workout was a Tabata style format with 35 seconds of work followed by 10 seconds of rest. We had 3 rounds of 16 with 4 different exercises executed each round.

Round 1
Merkins
Squats
LBCS
Flutters

Round 2
Diamond Merkins
Lunges
Freddy Mercury’s
Leg Lifts

Round 3
HR Merkins
Calf Raises (modified from jump squats since YHC’s knee was acting up)
Big Boy Sit-ups
American Hammers

Got back to COT about 40 seconds late which is on me.

While at COT we made the usual announcements (Read the newsletter!!!) but during the prayers and praises portion we were all able to share and discuss a common experience we have all had in our lives. It’s always a great reminder in these small groups just how special a community we have here in the Fort. We had 4 guys from 4 very different regions of the country with 4 different backgrounds who shared a common experience and could be open about that with other men. It’s moments like that that reinforces why F3 matters and why I still show up and still post after (almost) 4 years.

Thanks for the call Slow Jams! Until Next time!

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ACT Right

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It was a privilege to spend an hour under ruck with three HIM this morning. Conditions were fair (45 and rain), but the conversation was worth it. Here’s what we did:

Ruck 1.2 miles to Harris Teeter lot and about 1.4 to the gas station bathroom (Spider-Man can elaborate).

Round 1
25 Ruck Curls
25 Squats
25 Hammers
Loop the lot

Round 2
25 Overhead Presses
25 Swings
25 Skull Crushers
Loop the lot

Round 3
30 Ruck Rows
50 Flutters with Press
25 Sit-ups to Press

Ruck back
3 Miles Total

NMM
Days like today remind us of the value of friendship. Today would have sucked if I were left alone in the Gloom. I would’ve probably quit early or stayed in bed had it not been for a commitment to the men waiting on me. When things get tough and you want to quit, how will you ACT?

Are you Accountable – can you be relied upon?
Are you Committed – will you finish what you start?
Can you be Trusted – does the team know you have their back?
We are known not but what we say, but what we do/how we ACT. These men keep me on track. They help me ACT right. And I’m thankful for them.

Aye!
Italian Job

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The Del & Davidson

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WARMUP: SSH, Windmills, Cherry Pickers, Moroccan NC
THE THANG: The Del & The Davidson

The Del:
25 Burpees
400 meter Run
25 Weighted Pull-Ups
400 meter Run
25 Handstand Push-Ups
400 meter Run
25 Chest-to-Bar Pull-Ups
400 meter Run
25 Burpees

The Davidson:
800 meter Run
10 Thrusters
600 meter Run
20 Cindy on your Back Squats
400 meter Run
30 Goblet Squats
200 meter Run
40 Bentover Rows

MARY: Chest Presses, Curls, Flutters, Hello Dollys, American Hammers, Freddie Mecurys
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Bethal Men’s Shelter on Wednesday. No items need, just show up to serve. Register for the Christmas Party. Site Q Handoffs on Wednesday
COT: Prayers and Praises from all PAX.

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Foghat @ Ballroom w the Q stick!

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WARMUP: Merks, Derks, Windmills, Squats LBCs and a mosey.
THE THANG: Circuit of 5/10 reps w 5 Bobby Hurley and a lap mixed in between reps. Closed out with 7’s Bombjack/Merks and mixed in some Wallsits and each Pax shared one thing their were Thankful for over the Thanksgiving weekend.
MARY: none
ANNOUNCEMENTS: litter pick up, Christmas party, and Mental health over the Holidays
COT:Cousin Eddie closed us out.

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Pole Work makes the Goal Work

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WARMUP: Some normal stuff
THE THANG: Split into 4 groups of Pax to run the poles. Pole 0: 10 KB Swings while rest of group does Seal Jacks, Pole 1: 10 Merkins, Pole 2: 20 Squats, Pole 3: 30 Plank Jacks, Pole 4: 40 Flutters. At least 4 or 5 rounds were completed by all.
MARY: LBCs, Protractor, Hello Dolly and then the classic Hive finishing move: Airborne’s hip destroyer
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Coffeeteria at Panera during the winter, Shovel flag handoffs this week on Wednesday, Serving at the shelter this week, and final highway clean up next week
COT: Take time today to love those around you because you don’t know when is the last time

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