WARMUP: Wind Mills, Imperial Walkers, SSH – all fairly slow(ish)
THE THANG: Quick overview of the plan. Followed by execution of the plan.
Run an unknown distance.
5 Burpees
10-12 reps of a core exercise
Run
Repeat
In some cases, we were able to incorporate pull-ups.
MARY: Throughout
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Upcoming “K”onvergence
COT: Yes
Black Diamond Month
WARMUP:
101 SSH (went till someone quit)
20 burpees in cadence
20 Imperial Squat Walkers
Planked up to list some of the ways I’m currently failing. This would be a recurring theme for each PAX to share how they’re screwing up. My two are currently a lack of kindness in dealing with my sons, and relying on being good in the moment so I forego preparation. I haven’t fully prepared for something in quite a while.
We then ran a pretty fast mile, and finished with 20 Cossack Squats in cadence
THE THANG:
Grouped up facing a long string of 22 parking spaces. We bear crawled the length of the lot stopping for either merkins or squats (individual’s choice) at each space. The rep count added 1 each time. This was tough, so we crawl bear back to the start, only for me to call some yoga and then we simply mosey away. Sometimes the fear of having to do it all over again is worse than what actually happens next.
Went to the playground for partner Dick Webbs (1:4; pull-up:merkin). Only got one round for each partner while the other took a lap. I told the PAX to keep track of their numbers, because numbers matter! But what did we do with the rep counts? Nothing. Because the only numbers that should matter to you are the ones that you care about and that you find add an advantage to your life. Don’t believe what someone else tells you SHOULD matter.
On the way back to COT, we hit the picnic bench collection (where the elementary kids had left enough gear and water bottles some PAX questioned whether the rapture had happened and we just didn’t know it) for Bulgarian Split Squats
At 0600, PAX were reminded that every F3 workout should focus on 3S2T (Speed, Strength, Stamina, and Mental+Physical Toughness). You can’t work on your stamina until you’re already tired. So after 0600, we did some more fast SSH in cadence. (For the record, we still ended COT around 0607. We gotta get kids to school and ourselves to work.)
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Bethel Men’s Shelter tonight! Next date is 6/1
COT: Moment of candor, I struggle with how to make the workout harder, because I try to make it challenging every time I Q. I even read back over this backblast and considered repeating the whole workout: https://f3thefort.com/2019/02/21/black-diamond-3-at-the-ranch-get-some/ But no amount of working out hard will makeup for ignoring your wife when she needs you, constantly prioritizing work over your kids, or BSing your way though something you could have crushed with focused preparation. So, that was where the black diamond took us this morning.
An honor to lead the group that showed this morning. Thanks Poppins for asking me to lead. Keep up the great Site-Q work!
WARMUP: 48 SSH and some stuff
THE THANG: Lots of 4’s, 8’s and 48’s. Got some hips in there too, they don’t lie, especially when the exercise arrives in the middle of the work out.
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Need some Star Wars nerds to help out at the Men’s Shelter next week (see Poppins). Some great stuff is happening at AO’s all around the Fort.
COT: Prayers for marriages, healing for Luka, peace and healing for Grassy’s M, health for person in Sasquatch’s life…
WARMUP:
Windmills
Hill walkers
Imp walkers
Low squats
MNC
THE THANG:
Mosey to benches
Single circuit of following exercises
4×20 ( It was 4/20 you know)
Box jumps or step ups
Bulgarian squats
Dips
Derkins
Head to small circle
Sprint lap with timer
Thats how many squats you do
Next lap try to beat time, if you do you only have to do 1/2 of time
One more lap same thing
Next head to playground for a quick Dora
20 pullups
50 Mike Tysons
100 Ab crunches on swings
Partner 1 runs small lap for timer
Next go to basketball court
Knockout
if you get out you do Bobby Hurleys, played two rounds
Headed to side of school
Bear crawls up hill
Crab walk down
Hill repeats x 3
Run back to COT
MARY: No time
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Amrap, Odd Kidneys, Bethel
COT: Had to be there
WARMUP: YHC arrived 2 min early so was on time. Gather the troops and ran off to the drop off circle for a warmup. Included: windmill, low slow squat, merkins, hillbilly walkers, downward dogs, honeymooners.
THE THANG: Ran to the playground. Partnered up. Parter 1 was the timer so would run around the small track and tag Partner 2 who was doing AMRAP exercises. Exercises included: merkins, squats, pull ups, dips, step ups, derkins, American hammers, shoulder taps. Once you maxed out, you’d hold plank, Al Gore, or hang on the bar.
MARY: Ran back to COT with a few exercises along the way. Did a few exercises at COT in a rotating fashion.
ANNOUNCEMENTS: yes, cannoli run, wild at heart series and new 3rdF AO, mentoring at the men’s shelter
COT: prayers for marriages, prayers for patience with our big mouths
Disclaimer was disclaimed. Also added that no man would be left behind, that we would stay together, however, if someone got ahead, they would perform exercises until the 6 arrived.
WARMUP:
Mosey
25 SSH IC
10 Windmills IC
15 LSS IC
15 MNCs IC
yoga
Q3.10 Consistency
Why do complex men often lead simple lives?
Simplicity is the foundation of consistency. A virtuous leader simplifies the aspects of his life that are under his direct control – put as much on auto pilot as possible.
THE THANG:
Ran to the playground and did a form of 21-gun salute.
21-gun salute:
* Run a lap
* 21 Merkins
* 21 Hillbilly Squats
* 21 LBCs IC
* 21 MCs IC
* 21 American hammers IC
How can a man keep from going off the rails?
Strong routines are the framework for consistency. A brick is a singular positive habit that is advantageous to the individual. Several bricks together form a routine and create the basis for a Guardrail. Guardrails protect the man from the Flux.
Ran to rear parking lot of elementary school, shoulder taps for the 6.
PAX agreed to do the next sequence in descending order, so we did all of the exercises listed below, ran a lap aroudn the parking lot, and then removed the exercise with the most reps before repeating the list. All reps were completed.
1 burpee
2 bomb jacks
3 merkins
4 jumping lunges (2 each leg)
5 Bobby Hurley’s
6 Sumo squats
7 Carolina Dry Docks
8 lunges (4 each leg)
9 monkey humpers
10 squats
How can a man learn to be more consistent?
The Virtuous Leader focuses on bandwidth, not perfection. There will always be fluctuation. Knowing this, the Virtuous Leader Accelerates his Consistency by focusing on the bandwidth of his fluctuation rather than perfection. His objective is to reduce the distance between his peaks and valleys to something so small that only he can see it.
MARY: Flutters IC, Pretzels IC, Hello Dollys IC, WW2 Sit Ups IC
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Hangin w/ Stang, Pints & Padres, The Hive tomorrow.
COT: Was had, stays in COT.
WARMUP: SSH, wmills, tappy taps, merkins… ddogs to hmooners to arm raises – both arms, yes BOTH arms.
THE THANG: benchwork- step ups, derkins
A Sweetest 16s – burpee & sumo squat madness.
MARY: 3 minutes of Mary. Some held onto the ball until the buzzer
ANNOUNCEMENTS: AKA apparently started 3 days ago, even though we still have 2 days of March. read your newsletter
COT: yes
We had 12 Pax, make it 13, Splinter drove through the Circle of Pain while we were doing out Side Straddle Hops. While I did prove a disclaimer, I forgot to mention incoming vehicles as a potential hazard.
Back to warm-ups (SSHs, Imperial Walkers, Windmills, Plank Stretches, Peter Parker, Parker Peters)
Next, we moseyed to the entrance of the Middle School. The workout for the remainder of time was The Accumulator:
Do the exercise and take a lap around the buffet. Rinse and Repeat, accumulating each exercise.
10 Merkins – 20 Flutter Kicks – 20 Squats – 30 Plank Punches – 20 LBC’s – 20 Carolina Dry Docks – 10 Burpees
Unfortunately, the above reps were impacted by inflation, here are the revised reps:
15 Merkins – 25 Flutter Kicks – 25 Squats – 36 Plank Punches – 28 LBC’s – 25 Carolina Dry Docks – 15 Burpees
**lesson: inflation has a random impact on prices (in this case reps)
Most pax got through the full list, some of the crazies (fast pax) started from the top again. Back to COT.
WARMUP: After much complaining about being in the dark we warmed up and started a yog around the back of the school.
THE THANG: We had fun with a skinny starfish SORRY! 😂
Each exercise is followed by returning to the center for 20 squats (crowd pleaser)
Station 1
Round 1 – Hand Release Merkins x10
Round 2 – Add Clap Merkins x10
Round 3 – Add Toe Touch Merkins x10
Round 4 – Add Mike Tysons x10
Station 2 (All Men)
Station 2
Round 1 – Shoulder Tap x15 (Double Count)
Round 2 – Add Mountain Climbers x15 (Double Count)
Round 3 – Add Peter Parkers x15 (Double Count)
Round 4 – Add Donkey Kicks x15 (Double Count)
MARY: We stretched a bit and realized that Italian Job is way more flexible than expected.
ANNOUNCEMENTS: One month till my birthday. Accepting gifts now.
COT: Please pray for mental health and reach out if you need help. Thanks Poppins for the invite and always being a HIM.
The Thrill is gone.
WARMUP:None we went straight to work
THE THANG:
ROUND 1
Hit all the light poles with varying modes of transportation
Pole 1- 5 merkins and bear crawls
Pole 2- 10 squats and lunge walk
Pole 3- 15 Big Boys and crawl bear
Pole 4- 20 burpee’s and duck walk
Pole 5- 25 HR Merkins and bear crawl
Pole 6- 30 LBC and lunge walk
Pole 7- 35 Monkey humpers and crawl bear
Pole 8- 40 Flutters and discussion on Jester and related it to Jesus’ 40 days of fasting and temptations in the wilderness
ROUND 2
Mosey to school entrance and did laps with pain stations at student drop off area
10-LBC
10-merkins
10-dips
10-Derkins
MARY: corporate
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
COT: Had to be there