Category: Ring of Fire

PRE Blast Christmas Eve Convergence 12/24/14

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With respect given to the secular:

O come all ye faithful(#PAX),

joyful and triumphant….(#mumblechatter)

O Come ye, O come ye to Nation’s Ford…

Come and behold him (#Trucker)

do one hundred Pull Ups

O come let us do merkins

O come let us do merkins

O come let us do merkins

in the gloom

Tomorrow’s convergence across all of our respective AOs: The Fort, Rock Hill, Indian Land will begin 0515 and go for 1 HOUR ending at 6:15.  Place is THE COOP (NAFO HS).  It will be wet, but not cold.  Good chance for an FNG or brother in law to post.  EH some of our #kotters and get them back.  The more the merrier… 

Don’t miss it!

Aye!

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Square Dancing, Carolina Flippers and Plank Walk Indian Runs… Oh My!

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As men we are called to be the leaders in our homes.  What does that look like in your house?  God calls us to be spiritual leaders for our wives which requires that we model behaviors like being active in church, praying, reading the scriptures, sacrificially serving our wives in order to bring our families along the spiritual path.

God calls us to this standard because it was within his original intent for how a husband is supposed to lead his family; if you embrace the challenge of being the spiritual leader in your home you will be rewarded by God in more ways that you can count.

The THANG

Run (high knee, butt kickers, shuffle, karaoke) to COP

Warm up – cop (Flipper)

4-count exercises.

SSH – 26x

SSH-V (variation) – 20x

Imperial Walkers – 15x

Knee Strikes – 15x/leg

Carolina Flipper – 15x (Carolina Dry Dock with a “flip”)

Mosey to the paved football field (3 lines, square dancing)… all the way down the filed x2

20 yard sprint forward

10 yard side shuffle

10 yards backwards

10 yards side shuffle the other way

Mosey to elementary school

Plank walk Indian run down the hill

Lunge walk Indian run

Bear crawl Indian run

At the Elementary school wall (partner up) and trade off exercise for running around the bus loop.

– Balls to the wall (partner runs around play ground)

– Wall sit ( partner runs)

– Derkins (partner runs)

– Dips

– Squats

– Calf Raises

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It Has Been An Honor

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  • QIC: Change Order and Chicken Wing
  • When: 11/26/2014
  • Pax: Crab Cakes, FNG/John Paul/The Pope, Cake Boss, Decible, Cable Guy, Cornhole, FNG/Nevill Vincent/Slug, Gears, Backdraft, Tatonka, CSPAN, Ringer, Opie, MacGyver, CH,Rooney,
  • Posted In: Ring of Fire, The Fort

19 F3 men made it out to The Coop on a memory maker morning. Prior to F3, a 40 degree morning with heavy rain at 0515 may have not inspired us all to get out of the fartsac. Now, who really cares what the gloom brings? We know that our fellow F3 brothers are each counting on one another to make themselves better men each and every day. We cannot do this alone, and with that foundation, it is one of the cornerstones of why I look forward to each and every day with my fellow PAX. To hear the stories, praises, prayer requests, community outreach, and fellowship announcements, it makes you proud of the group that surrounds you.

With that said, I asked Chicken Hawk if I could bump him on the schedule and have a send off Q. Without hesitation, CH offered up the spot and we recollected about how The Coop has grown from averaging a consistent 6 or 7 PAX each week to about 20 in over the year that the name was changed from Abundance of Pain to The Coop. Well done PAX. I will be leaving Ft Mill, but not the fellowship that I have greatly enjoyed since joining F3 with the men of The Fort. Look me up when you are in Charleston and we will grab a workout together or hit a 2nd F. It has been an honor to get to know you all.

The Thang
Change Order starts us off with a mosey into the gloom over to SCES under the cover of the overhangs and out of the rain for a line of pain that went something like this.

x30 SSH IC
x25 Mountain Climbers IC
x20 Merkins IC
Wall Squats
x20 Low Slow Squats IC
x25 Mountain Climbers IC
x15 Merkins IC
Wall Squats

Hand off to Chicken Wing

Moving out from the cover to let the cool morning rain hit our faces, we kept it going with some work at the playground

10 pull-ups, 20 merkins, 30 low slow squat, and a sprint out of the playground up the hill to the ROTC building and back.

Rinse and repeat for a total of 5 reps.

As the PAX were finishing, started a rotation of LBCs, Carolina Dry Docks, and Merkins. Once the 6 was in, we moseyed to the band lot.

At the band lot, we finished it out strong with our last few minutes of a merkin, broad jump, jack web combo. Start with a merkin, then broad jump, merkin, broad jump, and so on until you hit 10 yards. At the 10 yard marker, jack web 1 to 4 and increment to 2 and 8, 3 and 12…we made it to the 80 yard line until we hit the end of the game. Nice work all across the board.

Mosey to COT.

Finished us out with The Lord’s Prayer.

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The Fort – F3 Dads – Reindeer Games/Frostbite 5K

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When: Saturday, December 13th

Where: Alcatraz, aka Runde Park in Tega Cay

Time: 9:30 – 10:30

Who: Open to all PAX and their 2.0’s, boy or girl.  There is not an age requirement.  The majority of kids will be between ages 4 and 14.  This is also a great opportunity to “headlock” men and introduce them to F3!

What: F3 Dads is an opportunity for fathers and their kids to spend time bonding with each other and other PAX while participating in an F3 (Lite) workout!

The Thang:

The Frostbite 5K, as well as the normal F3 Dads workout (Reindeer Games), is designed to create an opportunity for dads and their 2.0’s to challenge themselves physically and strengthen relationships.  This is an opportunity to experience a group of people pulling together to encourage and motivate each other. #F3Counts

Here’s the scoop…The men of F3 and their 2.0’s will meet at Alcatraz to warm-up. We will break into two groups after everyone gets their muscles moving and blood pumping.

  • The first group (Reindeer Games), younger 2.0’s who are not quite ready for a 5K, will stay at the park and continue a F3 Dads workout until 10:30.
  • The second group (Frostbite 5K), older 2.0’s will follow the paved trails and sidewalks through Tega Cay and finish at the gravel parking lot behind the Gold Hill YMCA. There will be at least 1 pain station along the way. The total mileage is about 3.25 miles.

Upon completion both groups will re-group and meet at gravel parking lot behind the Gold Hill YMCA, for Coffee, Hot Chocolate, and fellowship.

FAQs:

  • This is open to all PAX, kids or not, and is a great double-down opportunity.
  • We will need to plant some cars at the YMCA and carpool to Alcatraz/Runde.
  • We need a couple of volunteers to help provide: coffee, hot chocolate, water, and donuts.  Please IM White Lighting on Twitter @WeaThree if you able to assist.
  • The Reindeer Games workout for younger 2.0s will be similar to F3 workouts, but lighter and with kid-friendly exercises/activities. After warming up there will be more fun exercises/activities such as Relay Races, 2.0 Carries, etc.
  • Each F3 Dad workout will end in a COT and prayer.
  • In order to save time, think of a name for your 2.0 before the workout. They can participate in the name-o-rama or you can share it for them.
  • The adult PAX will name new FNGs (new members of the PAX) in the COT! 2.0s will enjoy that.

 

 

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F3 Dads – Never to old for a Parachute…

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  • QIC: Rooney
  • When: 11/08/14
  • Pax: Homer, Hasselhoff, Icky Woods, Atticus, H, Bolt, Mega Bob, Dry Bones, Crab Cakes, Diddy Kong, Scrapper, Change Order, Lightning, Semi-Truck, Old Bay, Keeper, Picaso, Lioness, Acorn, Cyote, Deacon, Free Bird, Ranger, Sugar Cube, Sweet Sweet, Gears, Brick Master, Chicken Wing, Little Wing, Ralphy, Bayheim, Jeter, Picaso, Beacon, Early Bird, Solid State, Impala, Rooney, Jelly Fish, T-Rex
  • Posted In: Alcatraz, F3 Dads, Flight Plan, Golden Corral, Ring of Fire, Slow Burn, The Armory, The Fort

41 Dads and 2.0’s came out for a beautiful morning at WEP!  Although most Pax had been up early to post at there respective locations…they doubled down and came back for more (money back guarantee)!  In my case…my 2.0s are up before 6 A.M. every Saturday, so they were ready to roll when I posted in the #gloom.

While waiting to begin, the 2.0s made the most of the pre-workout mumble chatter by playing tag, running towards the playground and uniting with other 2.0s that were there!  I could not be more proud that two of the PAX were students at my school!  What an example they are for these younger 2.0s…#F3Counts.

-We began with a prayer and then moseyed out to an open field.  Of course my 2.1 and 2.2 were running around behind me while everyone else listened…but this is why we do it (and it did not surprise me)!

-Circled up with 2.0s in tow for our warm up in cadence:
-SSH – 10
-Merkins – 10
-Low, Slow, Squat – 10
-Windmill – 10

Tunnel of Love:
-Dads planked while kids crawled through the tunnel

Red Light, Green Light – 3 Rounds:
-Line up on a tree line
-2.0s run, Dads Bear Crawl

Races – 2.0s vs Dad:
-1st Race – 2.0 runs down to marker (cone) and back while dad starts with a burpee, runs to marker, does a burpee, runs back
-2nd Race – 2.0 runs down to marker and back while dad does 2 burpees, runs to marker, does 2 more burpees, runs back

Water Break (These are very popular among the 2.0s and many of the PAX (myself included)…not something common in an F3 post)

Mosey to Parachute:
-Make a mushroom
-Fist Bump – Fist bump your 2.0 partners and your father before getting caught by the parachute (8 rounds)
-Fruit basket mix up – Apples, Bananas, Oranges, and Pears (8 rounds)

Many of the 2.0s discovered that there was an opeing in the center of the parachute.  They enjoyed popping their heads through the middle while fellow 2.0s generated a parachute wave.  The conclusion of the parachute activity endend in a pig pile of 2.0s.  The pig pile was under the parachute…hilarious!

Mosey to Cones for Tag:
-Family Partner Tag
-Family vs. Family Partner Tag
-Blob Tag

Water Break

Mosey for some Mary in cadence:
-Flutter kicks
-LBCs
-Russian Twist
-Superman
-Pull Rip Cord
-Recover

Mosey

COT

I was inspired by the F3 workouts White Lightning Q’d this summer #ISI.  My 2.1 (Jellyfish),  was my inspiration for this Q.  Jellyfish continually asked me, “when can I come workout with you again?”  After repeatedly asking to post I decided there must be something significant that happened for him.  Who better to step up for than our 2.0s…right!

I don’t think that it was the workout that Jellyfish really wanted (although the parachute was pretty fun).  It is the same thing we get from the PAX…the fellowship and deepening of our faith.  It doesn’t really have anything to do with the workout, but the significance of our children’s time with us…their dads.

I don’t know what a good relationship with a father looks like.  I don’t know if my relationship was bad, mediocre or great. I do know that I wish it were more than it was and will be.  I am hard on myself as a professional and husband.  However, I am the hardest on myself as a father.  What a responsibility…not just to raise your children, but in my case…raise two little boys to be men!

As a man…sometimes you need to do burpees, sometimes you need to fellowship at lunch, but sometimes you need to pull out the parachute!

Aye!

 

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Mary in the middle

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  • QIC: Cash
  • When: 11/5/14
  • Pax: Jekyll,chicken hawk, opie, sharknado, senator tressel,who dat, trucker,change order, pebbles,Tatanka, chaser,WWL,assassin, chicken wing,lug nut,spitz,boy band,gears,one niner,fist pump,pusher,McGyver
  • Posted In: Ring of Fire

 

The Thang:

21 SSHs after the disclaimer. Warm up lap around the parking lot.

Continued laps with added pain stations at the corners

lap1-

10 Carolina dry docks,10 monkey humpers,10 bomb jacks, plank

Lap 2

20 Merkins, 20 mountain climbers, 20 sumo squats, plank

Lap 3

30 MNC, 30 Imperial walkers, 30 SSH, plank

 

Circled up for a rapid fire Mary session.  10 each of the following. No break:

lbc,dying cockroach,patty cake,heels to heaven, plank.

hip dip,screen door,in&out,freddie mercury,Russian twist, hello dolly,protractor,low slow flutter, plank.

peter Parker, Parker Peter, plank with leg lifts.

Mosey to the hill.

At the top, 10 pull-ups, 10 burpees. At the bottom, 10 decline Merkins, 10 donkey kicks.  Rinse and repeat x 3 .

To cool down, a couple of hill repeats with a jailbreak to COT.

Grateful to be out there and honored to Q.  Thanks for the support

 

 

 

 

 

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The Coop: Tossing the Pigskin was never so much fun!

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  • QIC: Anchorman/Cake Boss
  • When: 10/22/14
  • Pax: Anchorman, Santini, Bullwinkle, El Presidente, Chicken Hawk, Backdraft, Macquver, Senator Tressel, Pusher, Change Order, Big V, Red Eye, Assassin, Boy Band, Bolt, Opie, Cake Boss
  • Posted In: Ring of Fire

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17 men ventured out of the Fartsack to take on their daily downpainment at THE COOP.

Anchorman was circling like a shark looking for fresh meat. So he took the ball, literally, and we ran out to the gridiron. (field, not the restaurant).

Before launching in to craziness, COP

SSH, IM, Squats, Merkins, Windmills,

Mosey over to LAX field

Toss the football as far as possible, PAX sprint to ball

First man calls excercise, Last man call reps

6 times

Line up at end of field for indianrun, with a twist.

Line is lunge walking, last man frog hops to front for length of football field

Cake Boss was handed the ball

Mosey to paved gridiron lot

Short chat about Men encouraging Men aka Iron Sharpening Iron

Partner Chase – #1 runs, #2 does 5 merkins then chases #1, flapjack 2 Xs around football field

Defenseive Back drills acorss football field 50yards

#1 crab walk up and down hill #2 running across field and back, flapjack

#1 bear crawl up and down hill, #2 running across field and back, flapjack

#1’s go to endzone do 10 wide arm merkins, #2’s go to opposite endzone, do 10 diamond merkins

Flapjack, run 100 yards and do other merkins, complete 2x

Mosey to Parking Lot for ab lab

Cake Boss calling excercise move, non-stop movements, while 2 PAX run four corners of parking lot

Contnue until all comepete run

Line up at end of lot for lunge walks, bear crawls, sprints, then COT

Great group of men and honored to be a part of this gig called F3!

 

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Awaited Leadership

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  • QIC: Deacon
  • When: 10/29/14
  • Pax: Double D, Pusher, Chicken Hawk, Macgyver, Chicken Wing, Fist Bump, Anchorman, Destiny, Assassin, Beacon, Lugnut, Opie, Sharknado, Spitz, Boy Band, Decibel, Change Order, Tatonka
  • Posted In: Ring of Fire

Mosey to the parking lot on the side of the building

COP: IWs (20x), SSHs (20x), CDDs (15x), Windmills (15x), High Slow Flutters (20x), Low/Slow Squats (20x)

Mosey to the parking lot in front of the bus loop

Conditioning drill 1 (repeat 2x):
– Bear Crawl to the 1st line
– Psycho Bunny Hop to the 2nd line
– Bear Crawl to the 3rd line
– Psycho Bunny Hop to the 4th line
– Sprint back then do Diamond Merkins (10x) and Parker Peters (15x)

Conditioning drill 2 (repeat 2x):
– Crab Walk to the 1st line
– Frog Jumps to the 2nd line
– Crab Walk to the 3rd line
– Frog Jumps to the 4th line
– Sprint back then do Wide-Arm Merkins (10x)

Mosey to the marked parking lot
– 20 yard wind sprints to the 20, 40 and 60 yard lines then plank
– 100 yard dash (2x)
– 20 yard wind sprints to 60 then plank
– 20 yard wind sprints to the 20, 40 and 60

Mosey to the parking lot near our cars

COP: X&Os (15x), Oblique Ups (15x), Superman (3 x 10 counts), Burpees (10x), Moroccan Night Clubs (30x), Peter Parker Push-Ups, Heels to Heaven (15x), Burpees (10x)

Moleskin: We are the leaders who our community has been waiting for. Take action to lead and help others without being afraid to fail. Sven Goran Eriksson says that “the greatest barrier to success is the fear of failure.” We should rely on faith because God and His army of angels back us when we take the initiative to lead.

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The Fort – Black Diamond

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4 brave PAX met for an extra early downpainment at 4:55AM at The Coop for the next installment of the Black Diamond. While a little light in attendance, the PAX who were there brought their game face.

The Thang.

Warm Up
SSH x 50
Windmill x 20
Mountain Climber x 20

Mosey to the Band Lot
100m sprints with no recovery, all out x 20
at the halfway, 20 air squats

Next we moved onto Tabata. 7 exercises, 8 reps at 20s, with 10s rest in between
Jump Squats
Speed Skaters
Peter Parkers
Carolina Drydocks
Mac Tar Jai
Grave Diggers
Abs (LBCs, Low Slow Flutter, Freddie Mercury, Rosalita) – each is 50s with 10s rest

Mosey to the hill for Jacobs Ladder
12 Burpees down to 7 at the top of the hill
7 Merkins up to 12 at the bottom of the hill

Back to the band lot for the finale
30 yard bunny hop, 30 yard crab walk, 30 yard bear crawl, rinse and repeat.

COT

Naked Moleskin
Announcements – new workout starting tomorrow at Marvin Ridge
Prayers out to Maximus’s wife for speedy recovery with back pain and to Cable Guy for a quick recovery from his hernia surgery.
Praise for the blessings that are given to us everyday and for the men that make us each accountable to one another, our families, and our community.

Iron Sharpens Iron.

Next up with Red Banjo for a Black Diamond that he may contemplate for the midnight hour.

Chicken Wing

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Pre-Blast: The Fort Thanksgiving Convergence @ The Ranch

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Turkey

All PAX,

The Ranch will be hosting Thanksgiving breakfast full of pain and discomfort.

I know it sounds appealing, however the best part will be you’ll be with your F3 brothers in fellowship expressing Thanks for all the encouragement and “sharpening” our brothers have done for us this year.

Join Santini and Pusher as they lead us around The Ranch AO with some side dishes of merkins, LBCs and of course burpees. There may even be a surprise or two for attendees, especially after the 6 week detox cleans ends. Hummmmm…….interesting!

Post time will be 6am

Location is The Ranch, Springfield Elementary parking lot (soccer fields in front)

Qs are Santini and Pusher

All AOs are converging this day at The Ranch.

Any questions, let Cake Boss or Pusher know.

Don’t forget the Shoe Donations for Charlotte Rescue Mission. Bring those to all workouts until 11/22.

 

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