Hot Potato at Ring of Fire 🔥

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WARMUP:  Imagineer took on some impromptu VQ action and led our warmup.  
THE THANG: hot potato Q that involved the pax, lots of running, bench work, pull ups, quadzilla, dora, and other fun things
MARY: Kaiser finished with Mary. Lots of abdominal pain filled fun
ANNOUNCEMENTS: bethel mens shelter 7/7
COT: prayers spoken and unspoken – be a light in the darkness

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Gam Guillotine Redux Part 6

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Pantheon was were it all started for me on 6/26/16. F3 workout #1 was right here at Pantheon, back when it had a much stronger following because there were fewer Wednesday options. The workout I led today was the same workout presented that day, led by Jekyll. It was just as ugly today as it was back then.

Disclaimer was disclaimed, and off we went.

Nice run to Memorial Gardens and Veterans Park to gather around the flag for the Pledge of Allegiance and warmup.

COP:
15-20 of the following
SSH, WM, IW, HW, and MNC

The Thang:

Mosey to the grass field park near Trailhead park, to the trail that leads up to the dreaded power lines and Heart Attack Hill. At the end of the field is a nice little trail hill that leads up to Cascading Pines Dr. At the base of that hill is the north end turnaround. That’s the start point. Then we ran up the hill, crossed the road, and continued up to the top of the hill next to a power line. That is the south end turnaround point. Between the two is what’s known as the camelback. The hills are short, maybe 100-120yds total, but quite steep. There is a little flat area when they cross over the road, but otherwise they’re nonstop.

Part 1: 5 squats on north end, run uphill, 5 jump squat on south end, run downhill back to start. 1 round is down and back up. 5 rounds total.

Afterwards we did 3-4 mins of ablab exercises and discussed how F3 has changed me, and others, for the better in many ways, all 3 Fs.

Part 2: 5 lunges (double count) on north end, run uphill, 5 jump lunges (DC) on south end, run downhill back to start. 1 round is down and back up. 5 rounds total.

Afterwards we did another 3-4 minutes of ablab exercises and discussed the importance of each PAX paying forward what we have been blessed with, including F3.

Altogether that was 10 rounds of that hill, about 1.5 miles. Ugly.

Back to the Memorial Gardens. More exercises and ab lab.

Back for COT, announcements, P&P. Happy Birthday to The United States of America!!

Thank you for the opportunity to lead,
-NASA

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I don’t know much but I know Uhaul

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WARMUP:
Windmills, monacan Nite clubs, squats, merkins, sumo squats toy soldiers, lunges
THE THANG:
3 sets of ten: 3 sets of 5 exercises 10 reps each take lap. Most got two full rounds in
MARY:
Did some Mary with Bushwood
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
10 yr anniversary coming up
CSAUP COMING UP
COT:
LOTS PRAYERS DOE health concerns. Praise for Battle Bots anniversary 👏🏻🥓

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Where’s the breeze?

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WARMUP:
Mosey
20 SSH IC
10 Windmills IC
10 LSS IC
Yoga

THE THANG:
Started with 11’s – pull ups and feelings on guardrail

Then went down to tennis courts where weights had been laid out at concrete bleachers. 8 stations consisting of
45lb steps ups – 10 each leg
20 flutters
25lb Front Raises – 10 reps
20 Hello Dollys
45lb bent over rows – 10 reps
25lb squats – 20 reps
25lb curls – 10 reps
25lb – tricep ext – 10 reps

Almost finished 3 circuits before running back to COT.

On the run back, stopped at last 4 light poles for 5 Imperial squat Walkers.

MARY:
Shoulder Taps, Box Cutters and Dying Cockroaches.

ANNOUNCEMENTS: Coffeeteria this morning, convergence on the 4th, blood drive on 7/14.

COT: Stays in COT… except happy anniversary to Battle Bot and M!

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Sandbag Games

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WARMUP: Slick mosey around the parking lot followed by some SSH, Good Mornings and a few Merkings.
THE THANG: I borrowed, or stole, this workout from Steak Knives in Cape Fear while we did a version of this workout as extra credit prior to a running AO. Everyone hear had a sand bag between 40lbs-60lbs.
(50) Sand bag Getups (think a Turkish getup) without ruck on.
(50) Sand bag ground to shoulders (and toss it over your shoulder) while wearing ruck.
(50) Sand bag squats while wearing ruck
(50) Sand bag clean & throws (same as a sand bag toss) while wearing ruck.
We were on a 2min timer so every 2mins, you had to do 5 burpees. After 2 rounds, we changed the count to 3 burpees.
MARY:
Box Cutters with ruck overhead
LBCs with ruck overhead
Flutters with ruck overhead
American Hammers – slick
Standing side-bends with ruck in hand
Series of planking with rucks on
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Newsletter, Independence Day convergence at NAFO, give blood, Men’s Shelter
COT: You had to be there.

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Patriotic 7/4/1776 Beatdown

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WARMUP:

Disclaimer

(American Themed Music Throughout)

50 SSH IC
50 High Knees IC
50 Butt Kicks IC
50 Arm Circles (25 forward, 25 backward) IC

Mosey over to church parking lot

THE THANG:
7/4/1776 Workout
7 burpees
4 lunges (each leg)
1 minute plank
7 mountain climbers
7 squats
6 merkins
Run a lap around the parking lot
4x

Addressing Fear Message

4th of July Tabata
7 rounds / 4 exercises
20 seconds work, 10 seconds rest
Exercise 1: Bobby Hurley
Exercise 2: Plank Jack
Exercise 3: Burpees
Exercise 4: Bomb Jacks

Mosey back to Parking lot

MARY:
Captain Thor
Jack Webb: 1 BB Sit up: 4 American Hammers

Broga and PAX ab workout callouts

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
F3 Dad’s final workout this Saturday
2200 Merkins for Veteran Suicide Awareness in the month of July

COT:
Prayers for safe travels over the holiday
Family and friends dealing with sickness, hospitals, anxiety

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Recess at Block Party

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WARMUP: 10 Burpees OYO then grab bricks from DD’s truck and mosey to bank parking lot

THE THANG: Pax moseyed from bank to WEP and back to bank with a partner and two bricks for each pair of pax. One partner had the bricks and they were traded back and forth between partners after each exercise throughout the workout. We did all sorts of fun stuff, including:

Merkins
CDDs
Wide arm merkins
Burpees
SSHs
Seal jacks
Moroccan Nightclubs
Peter Parkers
Parker Peters
Bombjacks
Plank jacks
Flutters
Dollies
American Hammers
Man makers
Pull ups (for Trucker)
Wheelbarrows
Bear crawls
Crawl bears
Lap around the playground
Overhead presses
Boxer punches

MARY: Rebel finished off the pax with a bit of Mary in the lot

ANNOUNCEMENTS: QSource on Tue at Baxter Starbucks, Coffeeteria on Wed at Kingsley

COT: Great to have Cousin Eddie out for his 2nd post after FNG status last week. T-claps to Rebel for helping him launch well and to Cousin Eddie for giving Rebel some added purpose!

The workout today was inspired by Sprockets from F3Boone, who led a brick based workout 2 weeks ago. The intent today was to break out of our routine and to create an extra push and some accountability with a partner.

After 10yrs+ posting in The Gloom, I still find it tough to roll out of bed at 0430 most mornings. It’s easier than it once was but it’s NEVER easy! I know that I’ll get better if I post, but I’m also susceptible to the voice in my head saying “you need some sleep” or “you can still exercise on your own at 0600”. Either or both might be true on any given day, and when I’m focused on ME, then the odds of me giving into that voice are high. The key to rising early and posting with you, my brothers, is when I can focus outside of me and instead see YOU. I know how much I’ve needed you over the years, which reminds me that there are many mornings when you need someone else beside you in the Gloom. Making that choice to be that someone is always the extra push I need to get out the door. When I can surrender my self, my ego, my petty simple desires…that’s when I find that something extra — another gear, a purpose, inspiration, the Holy Spirit…whatever you call it for yourself. Surrender…give your morning for your brother…it’s a small sacrifice with a HUGE payoff.

Thanks to Kermit for the honor of leading the pax this morning!

Keep Posting!!!

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Omaha, Omaha! These streets have no name.

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WARMUP:

Got the WOD inspiration from Florida Georgia line day before while working the BoFlex. Board of Pain w/ acrostic SIMPLE.

Decided rk take 1 of 2 routes, hit WEP, run laps starting from playground OR run to QT and instruct the 12 to use discretion to stop, wait for 6 and execute BOP.

Rolling in and catching an earful of healthy mumblechatter, decided neither. We will run randomly to dimmly lit parking lots and execute BOP.

Ran up to the old Kimbrells for a little warmup.

– Low slow squat with a jump at the end. @darkhelmet informed me that it was called a squat jump

– imperial walkers

– shoulder taps

– stretches

THE THANG:

An arbitrary count if 15 for each exercise.

Board of pain:

S Shoulder taps
I Irkins
M Monkey Humpers
P Plank Jax
L Lunges
E Burpees (burpee has an E in it)

Run to 1887 Brewery, BOP

Run to the government building on the left on way back, BOP.  After much debate, no one knew what building it was and we found ourselves back at Kimbrells.

By then we started to spread out, causing more chaos.

Run down, take left at Amor and hit parking lot on left, BOP.

Per Jihnny Utahs request, hit Litte Caesars, BOP.

Run past COT, on left side of street, hit parking lot with kong brick wall, BOP.

Head back to COT for some Mary.

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

Newsletter

COT:

Quoting ZBB “ I have everything I need, nothing that I dont” was a pleasant reminder on being content and thankful for your blessings. Happiness is fleeting but joy is eternal.

Rather quiet, everyone’s life must be perfect.

NMS

I explained this was a clear demonstration how not to Q a workout.

You need to be flexible and know your PAX but you must be able to articulate clearly amidst the chaos of the gloom especially with the strong mumbkechatter hell bent on throwing you off and distracting you.

I personally wouldn’t have it any other way and am thankful for the PAX that showed and their relentlessness. Blessed to have this brotherhood in my life and always am appreciative to serve at BP.

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FNG named SPowers

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WARMUP: 1 min plank of gratitude with some downward dog and some honeymooner
THE THANG:
20 reps of each exercise (except YHC called an audible for 10 ground to overheads for time) .
20 standing penguins,
20 big boy sit-ups ruck on toes,
10 ground to overhead,
20 curls,
20 ruck swings,
Ruck up and make a lap around the perimeter. Rinse and repeat.
20 guins
MARY: those penguins will remind you of your side abs
ANNOUNCEMENTS: welcome to FNG Aaron “SPowers” who is a stud, former college baseball player turned PE teacher turned assistant principal. Great job @shield planting the seed so YHC could give the final nudge.
Read your newsletter.
COT: prayers for pushers shorty evaluation of torn ACL. prayers for those traveling this week, back surgery for new guys, SPowers, mom, prayers for marriages.

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