Tag: Backdraft

All of Them!

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WARMUP: Disclaimer loosened up the vocal cords
THE THANG: run out Richard Crossing to Front St, turn left to Berkshire, so 2 laps, return on Front/Richards Crossing

Message at end referred to 33 yr anniversary for me/M last wk and question from Pirate about what was the hardest phase. As Cyclops would say “all of them” AND they’ve also ALL been the best phase. How can you adjust your mindset to “both/and” and away from the “either/or” nature our culture seems to impose?

MARY: nope, she stayed in fartsack
ANNOUNCEMENTS: March 14 convergence, March 1 final Battle Bot Q at Alcatraz
COT: Davinci, wedding anniversary

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Kitchen Sink 2/19/25

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WARMUP: SSH, cherry pickers, IWs, Mtn climbers, shoulder taps
dynamic movements around the traffic circle
THE THANG: buy in 100 squats with bag on shoulders, move to back of school (15 merkins while moving at various locations) at pickic benches 10 step ups with bag on right shoulder 15 derkins with right hand on bag, repeat on the left side. 25 bif boys, 8 clean and press 10 upright rows, repeat. followed by 20 American hammers. move back to soccer field stopping at light poles for calf raises. on soccer field throw bag across 5 burpees, lunge walk to other side, throw bag to other side alternating throws from right to left side. Lt Dans to the other side.
MARY: flutters, LBCs box cutters, hello dollys
ANNOUNCEMENTS: read your newsletter
COT: safety for d2d runners

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Love Boat Cruise

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WARMUP:
SSH
Abe Vigoda
Imperial Walker
Hillbilly Walker
Michael Phelps
Merkins
Broga

THE THANG:
Indian Run with 3 Big Boys as the fallback

Love Boat Cruise (2 loops)
(40 reps per man of either exercise)

Carolina:
CDD
2 Leg Lunge

Key West
Merkins
Squats

San Juan
Big Boys
Mountain Climbers

Day at Sea – Lap around the lot

Aruba
Monkey Humpers
Superman’s

Day at Sea

Havana
High Knees
Plank

3 minutes total for both

AVI
American Hammers
SSH

Hamilton
Bomb Jacks
LBCs

MARY:
Peter Pointer

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Convergence
Jaeger
Bethel Men’s
Pizza

COT:
Health
Work
Fellowship

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1% better at Slow Burn

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YHC was honored to be given the Q stick at Slow Burn and challenged the Pax to get 1% better this AM. You see, status quo is comfortable and safe because it is known. Showing up to an AO offers disruption because you do not know what you will encounter from the Q. As a Fort Redwood I dont have tons of new ideas but I do challenge those in attendance to get better as I am confident that this momentum will carry you through the day as it has for me over the years.

WARMUP:
Mosey to Persis parking lot and circle up
Windmills x 10
SSH x 20
Mtn x 20
MNC x 10
IW x 10
Lets go!
THE THANG:
Mosey to Lowes with (3) stations. At each station, we completed max number of reps for each exercise within a minute. Pax were instructed to use sidewalk chalk to note their number

Station 1
Burpees
Flutters
WAM

Station 2
Lunges
Hammers
Diamond merkins

Station 3
CDD
Big Boy

Rinse and repeat but with a caveat to do 1 more rep of each exercise with a partner

MARY:
Twister on Gas Pumpers
Boogie Nights on LBCs
Barry Manilow on Dying Cockroaches
Assassin on Peter Pointers

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Read your newsletter

COT:
Prayers for safe travels, new jobs and for grace

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Chasing Amy, I mean Twister

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WARMUP: 6 gathered, which was a great number, for a full 1 hour of party packed entertainment. Twister joined us to say hi as he terrains his 6@6, but before he got 75 yards away, we had a quick disclaimer and took off to join him on his route. As the 6 of us caught up to him, the mumblechatter ensued and since he was already x miles into his route, we passed him as we neared Harris street. We stopped at the corner for 10 merkins, waited for the 6 and let Twister run away a little down Harris, and then we took off after him again. Down Harris we ran, catching him and harassing him again, because Twister wouldn’t want it any other way. As we passed him, we made our way to the park at the bottom of the hill and circled up in the parking lot for warm ups: SSH, windmills, cherry pickers, merkins, mountain climbers, and a few runner stretches.
THE THANG: Made our way over to the basketball court for some modified suisides. At each line we would do 1 merkin and add 1 per line doing the same number on the starting base line. 1 and 1, 2 and 2, 3…you get it. We then kept climbing back down the lines where in the end we ended up with 8 and 8.

We then ran back up Harris to LBJ church where we ran steps, ran around the church, back to steps for 10 diamonds, 10/leg of Bulgarian split squats. We did this circuit 2x.

Next stop was the gas station to stop for the 6, then made our way to print shop. At the print shop we did a 25% murph because who doesn’t need pull up practice.

Ran all the way back to the millstone in front of the steps by veterans park, stopped for the 6, then ran to the small wall by the engineering building for 20 dips and 20 total step ups. Did this circuit 2x. Ran back to WEP, did a time check, got a big sigh of relief”oh but there more” and ran up the walking path to the top of the hill, back down, then back up the grassy hill with the statue, then down the side hill to COT.
MARY: got through about 3 exercises
ANNOUNCEMENTS: newsletter items
COT: CSPAN style for P&P

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Men in Tights

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Texted Barkley last week and told him to put me in for Q sometime at Coliseum. He responded and said I need someone for next week. I gladly accepted before looking at that weeks weather forecast. Rookie mistake but we ain’t no sissies.
On drive in truck thermometer said 15 degrees. Perfect workout weather. Even had to go purchase a pair of leggings from Spank.
Warmup:
15 Hill Billy Walkers
15 Imperial Walkers
15 Windmills
20 Moroccan Nightclubs
Workout:
Moseyed to bottom of hill coming into school and exercises where layed out. 5 hand release merkins at bottom then run to top of hill towards school and do 5 Scorpion Dry Docks. Run back to bottom and a different exercise going the other direction which was 5 Monkey Humpers. Mosey to entrance of Tega Cay Coffee up hill and do 5 Big Boy Sit Ups. Repeat this sequence and every time you pass in the bottom the reps go up 5. We made it to 20 before I called it for some mobility and stretching.
Moseyed back towards COT and had pax get on 6 and we did some hip mobility work and some stretching for the last 10 minutes.
Thanks for the Q Barkley. Hope I Did Well.
Love, Stang

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Men In Tights

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Texted Barkley last week and told him to put me in for Q sometime at Coliseum. He responded and said I need someone for next week. I gladly accepted before looking at that weeks weather forecast. Rookie mistake but we ain’t no sissies.

On drive in truck thermometer said 15 degrees. Perfect workout weather. Even had to go purchase a pair of leggings from Spank.

Warmup:

15 Hill Billy Walkers

15 Imperial Walkers

15 Windmills

20 Moroccan Nightclubs

Workout:

Moseyed to bottom of hill coming into school and exercises where layed out. 5 hand release merkins at bottom then run to top of hill towards school and do 5 Scorpion Dry Docks. Run back to bottom and a different exercise going the other direction which was 5 Monkey Humpers. Mosey to entrance of Tega Cay Coffee up hill and do 5 Big Boy Sit Ups. Repeat this sequence and every time you pass in the bottom the reps go up 5. We made it to 20 before I called it for some mobility and stretching.
Moseyed back towards COT and had pax get on 6 and we did some hip mobility work and some stretching for the last 10 minutes.

Thanks for the Q Barkley. Hope I Did Well.

Love, Stang

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Music, Merkins, and Moroccan Night Clubs

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Six Booters and four Ruckers converged on Ball Room this morning for a music-themed workout. Conditions were cold and wet (33 and foggy). Here’s what we did.

Warm Up
– 10 Low Slow Squats (IC)
– 10 Windmills (IC)

Mosey around the lot to the covered walkway in front of the school

The Thang
The workout consisted of nine songs where an exercise was performed until a trigger word started another exercise

Song 1 – “Africa” by Toto
4m 32s of SSHs
Trigger Word: Africa – Burpees (7 total)

Song 2 – “You Can Call Me Al” by Paul Simon
4m 36s of Plank
Trigger Word: Al – Plank Jacks (4 total)

Song 3 – “Wagon Wheel” by Old Crow Medicine Show
3m 56s of Imperial Walkers
Trigger Words: Rock Me – Bomb Jacks (18)

Song 4 – “Another One Bites the Dust” by Queen
3m 43s of Plank
Tigger Word: Dust – Merkins (18)

Song 5 – “The Joker” by Steve Miller Band
3m 39s of American Hammers
Trigger Word: I’m – LBCs (32)

Song 6 – “Pour Some Sugar on Me” by Def Leppard
4m 56s of Moroccan Night Clubs
Trigger Word: Sugar – OH Claps (19)

Song 7 – “Wildflowers” by Tom Petty
3m 14s of Squats
Trigger Word: You – Flying Squirrels (24)

Song 8 – “Hotel California” by The Eagles
6m 32s of Calf Raises
Trigger Word: California – Burpees(4)

Song 9 – “Money for Nothing” by Dire Straits
4m 39s of People’s Chair
Trigger Word: Money – Merkins (17)

NMM
Who knew five minutes of Moroccan Night Clubs could wreck you? Today’s beatdown proved you don’t have to run far to get a good workout. Thanks for the opportunity <@U790WHUKC> and happy birthday <@U6AS1MBPG>. And great to catch up with our Ruckers at the end.

Remember to celebrate your wins louder than you mourn your losses. Progress deserves more energy than regret. Should’ve, would’ve, and could’ve steal too much joy. The windshield is larger than the rearview mirror for a reason.

Aye!
IJ

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Galaxies and Manhole Covers

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WARMUP:
Standard stuff. SSH, IW, Hillbilly Walkers, Merkins, butt-kickers, high-knees

THE THANG:
Ran to side of Lowes, Partnered up (size not matter) and worked through 8 sets of 80-counts, split between partners. Every 2 sets, pax took a brief mosey to the front of Lowes and back.

SET 1
PARTNER A – 20 MERKINS
PARTNER B – PLANK
FLAPJACK to reach 80

SET 2
PARTNER A – 20 SQUATS
PARTNER B – AL GORE

FLAPJACK to reach 80

Run

SET 3
PARTNER A – 20 PETER POINTERS
PARTNER B – Elbow PLANK
FLAPJACK to reach 80

Set 4
PARTNER A – 10 Lunges (5 each leg)
PARTNER B – Deep squat
FLAPJACK to Reach 60

Run

SET 5
PARTNER A 20 – DRY DOCKS
PARTNER B – Downward Dog
FLAPJACK to Reach 80

Set 6
PARTNER A 10 – Run Stance Switch
PARTNER B – AL GORE
FLAPJACK to Reach 80

Run

SET 7
PARTNER A – 10 CRAB CAKES (4 count)
PARTNER B – UP DOG
FLAPJACK to Reach 40

Set 8
PARTNER A – 20 Calf Raises
PARTNER B – Hold crunch
FLAPJACK to Reach 80

Ran to wall beside Indian restaurant. Did 3 rounds of wall-sits with pax taking turns various things (burpees, runs to a manhole cover, and a round of Jack Reachers.

MARY:
Mosey back to COT for a bit of Mary. Maybe…or maybe we were at time.

YHC is always learning at these workouts. Today, I learned that none of the pax had any idea of the name of the closes galaxy outside of our own Milky Way. I also learned that you can’t talk about a manhole cover in a group of all men without there being some confusion on what is meant by that.

Great work by all men. So thankful to be a part of this F3 thing.

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