YHC picked up the Q last minute as a scheduling conflict arose. Always happy to help at the Snake Pit. Promised Turkish Get Ups and Burpee Snatches. Did not disappoint.
We had six in total (plus my #nutsniffer, Zoe), two from Bushwood and 4 from Snake Pit – so we formed together to be Bushpit/Snakewood. Also did not disappoint.
4 Rounds
2 Turkish Get Ups
5 Burpee Snatches
Run a Lap (.12 mile)
Head down the hill with bells.
Three Way Sandbag Surprise
Partner 1: Farmers Carry Heaviest Two KB’s Up and Back (Two Light Poles up)
Partner 2: Sand Bag Clean and Toss Up Hill
Partner 3: OH Press third KB
The above three happened in rotating fashion – when the Farmers Carrier returned they swapped movements, continuously throwing the sandbag up hill and back to COT.
4 Minutes of Mary
Flutters x 15
American Hammers x 15
LBCs x 15
Protractor to the end
It was a glorious showing with good mumble chatter and positive conversation. You know, the usual stuff that keeps YHC coming back to F3 consistently.
CAPTAIN THOR:
1 big boy sit-up – 4 American hammers progressive to 10 BBSU – 40 AH (total 55 BBSU, 220 AH) we had to throw some body destroyers in between and did Superman’s at the end to stretch our abs and lower back.
Half a lap
HOPS AND DIPS:
1 side straddle hop – 4 triceps dips progressive to 10 SSH – 40 TD (you guessed it 55 SSH, 220 TD)
Super slow slow mosey to COT, next time I Q I have to make sure to bring lots of cheese for all the whine we had.
MARY: Moroccan night clubs, windmills, walking dogs and honeymooners
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Read your newsletter
COT: prayers for kids, families and people recovering from injuries and surgeries.
6 men at Minnow Pond this morning. We started with a half mile warm-up. Hill repeats up and down Monroe White Street, exercises ( squats, merkins, LBCs – 10 of each) at each right turn.
Return to COT the long way via 160 with two stops performing the same exercises.
Made the 3 miles minimum. Great job everyone.
The First annual F3 the Fort weight loss challenge is in the books! The winner took home approx. $1800 smack a roos, with 2nd place takIng $200 and 3rd place $100. We had 21 (almost 22) participants who deposited a C spot into Uhaul’s pocket for safe keeping. The group lost approx 272 pounds collectively over a 90 day period. January 3rd began the adventure. April 4th closed it out. Nice work by all who participated and our other brothers who encouraged the group! Sometimes we discuss the King, Queen and Jester, but these guys took action with their Queen and the results make it that much better.
I think we can call it official…
1) @Shield at -13.4% (need to meet for cash)
2) @Pacman at -13.1% (I can Venmo or cash)
3) @Rock Thrill at -12% (I can Venmo or cash)
Total # lost 272 pounds with an average of -12.4 or 5.3%. Solid work PAX. Let’s keep it up. This is a marathon not a sprint.
WARMUP: Short Ruck with sandbags to starting location. Hillbilly Walkers, Imperial Walkers, SSH, and Low Slow Squats in no particular order or count.
THE THANG:
7 rounds
400m ruck
29 back squats with our without sandbags
MARY: Cobra Kai led broga
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Men’s Shelter Dinner, Manion WOD on 4/29/2022
COT: Stays in COT
8 men strolled down 160 to Brayden Parkway and looped back to COT. We ran into the STL group near Arby’s. It appeared by the look on their faces, they were having fun. We were also joined by two pax meeting up for a Shield Lock workout and coffee.
Good run this morning, great way to kick off the week.
Very quick demo of what was coming. 12 exercises pulled from the intro dance to Peacemaker.
The board:
Oh, and everyone grab a 4.5lb paver for each hand. They’re brand new so the gloves are to keep your skin from being sliced open.
THE THANG:
HIIT workouts with all 12 exercises. Everyone, just use the beat!
1. Squat lat pull w/alt leg raise
2. Dumbell scarecrow
3. Lat pulls w/alt high knees
4. Al Gore tricep extensions. Arms out, elbows turned UP
5. Apollo Ono with shrug/lat pull/whatever felt right
6. Overhead press (with optional pelvic thrust)
7. Lunges with full arm motion
8. Side arm lat raises
9. Hillbilly walker
10. Scarecrow again
11. Slow, full arm circles with one arm, holding the other out. Guitar hero style
12. overhead press to tricep extesion and back
We did the above for:
1. 90 seconds on, 20 seconds rest
2. Take a break with a long lap around the parking lot
3. 30 seconds on, 12 seconds rest
4. Two of each, straight down the line, try not to mess up or burpees
5. Everyone did fine, so 10 burpees as a reward
6. Two each one more time, because the ruckers needed to know what they were missing
https://photos.app.goo.gl/SByJGmeayUfkfNab7
Funhouse talking about what AKA is all about
Tinsel talks about the Manion WOD at Chupacabra on 4/29
YHC letting everyone know that we can soon start posting BBs in Slack, and to update your names or you won’t get tagged
COT:
Talked about F3 being open to all men. While YHC is reasonably certain that most of the men there was some flavor of christian, I asked men to bow their heads for a moment of murmuring silence. When complete I also said I don’t want to ignore things that are difficult in each others lives. grab the man next to you if you need to talk about something. This is CoT, and we trust.
NMM:
I’d been thinking about this workout for weeks, basically the first time I saw the intro credits for Peacemaker, I knew I had to bring this to an AO near me. And it just so happened that I had the Swamp on AKA, so I watched that credit sequence over and over until I had a solid, awful, dumb, stupid workout ready to share with whatever AKA groupies were brave enough to drive out to Rivergate.
I knew it was going to make guys feel dumb, stupid, perhaps even embarrassed, but the smiles went on for miles, and the shoulders have been successfully melted. Mublechatter was epic, everyone had a great time, and I couldn’t be more thrilled to have brought a fun, shoulder smoking Friday morning to The Fort. Thanks for putting me on the calendar, Slapshot!
Peacemaker intro:
WARMUP: maybe one SSH
THE THANG:
Ran around the outside of CRHS campus. Every light pole directly on your path stop and do exercises with KB. First 10 poles do 5 reps of first set. Next 10, 10 reps of 2nd. Next 10, 15 of 3rd set.
5
Uhauls
Haybailers
Dips
10
Swings
Curls
OH
15
Squats
Tricep extensions
Calf raises
By the time we go to the front of the school and started the 3rd set BC ran back and pushed the 6 up to all finish for COT.
WARMUP: Run 1/2 miles to zipper starting point (E Elliot St/Spring St
THE THANG: run the zigzag route. Right side of the zigzag (Unity St) Merkins, middle point of the zigzag (Spring St) Burpees, and left side of the zigzag (Pine St) Squats. Keep moving forward tobthe next street and stating with 5 repetitions, increment the number of exercises by 5 until you get to 25, then decrease the reps by 5 until yo get back to 5 reps. At this point we where at the intersection of E Lockman st and Pine st. Then run back to COT through Pine St and then 160, then Main st. Total number: 90 Burpees, 90 Merkins, 90 Squats, 3.8mi.
MARY:
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
COT:
