WARMUP: plank, upward dog<>downward dog, variety of merkins, plank jacks, shoulder taps with variety of updog<>downdog mixed in; run to parking lot near WEP: dynamic warmup including buttkicks high knees to soldiers Carioca lunges- 10 merkins after each
THE THANG: pyramid at the playground 1 pull-up-2 merkins-3 big boys (up to multiple of 7 so finished with 7 pull-ups to 14 merkins to 21 big boys)… down the pyramid- 7 chin-ups:14wide arm merkins: 21 flutters down pyramid to 1:2:3 of those
On curb on playground area: 10 burpees, 9 situp-getups, 8 burpees, 7 sit-up-getups… down to one
MARY: mosey back to Veterans park, repeat the plank, merkin, updog<>downdog thing from warmup with a little extra stretching mixed in
ANNOUNCEMENTS: thanksgiving convergence at Ranch!
COT: overarching theme of thankfulness = family and health!
*also important to note- Block Party is located at Veterans Park, not WEP, like it was 2-3 years ago! Been awhile since I’ve posted at BP! Thanks for the opportunity Kermit!
Tag: Backdraft
The Zipper
- QIC: Rebel
- When: 2022-11-17
- Pax: Backdraft, Band Camp, Bass-o-matic, birdcage_f3, Fogerty, Gekko, Jekyll, Kermit, McGyver, Rebel, Vuvuzela
- Posted In: Minnow Pond
Pledge of Allegiance at 5:14 and then off to Hardee’s. The plan is called the zipper. Main spine is Springs St, 20 Merkins, at Unity Street, 25 LBC at Pine St 25 Flutter each leg. Meet back at Hardee’s at 5:55.
Got the call yesterday for the Q and luckily this site is easy Q to plan. The zipper didn’t disappoint and provided the sweat on a cool morning. Thank Jekyll for the call.
MARY: Plank Crunches and LBC with feet at 6”
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Blood drive, Bourbon and BBQ, Charity Shoot
COT: Prayers lifted
4 strong
- QIC: Barkley
- When: 2022-11-15
- Pax: Backdraft, Barkley, Rebound, Shower Curtain
- Posted In: colosseum
WARMUP:
THE THANG:
MARY:
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
COT:
Happy 247th Birthday to The United States Marine Corps
- QIC: backdraft
- When: 2022-11-10
- Pax: Backdraft, Beaker, Grout, HarryCarry, Jump Shot, Mainframe, Poppins, Rebound, Senator Tressel, Spectre, Straight Up
- Posted In: The Ranch
WARMUP: multiple dynamic movement to include side huff legs, butt kickers, kareoke, windmills, little baby arm circles, shoulder presses, Peter parkers, Parker peters.
THE THANG: 17- burpees, 75- SSHs
30 merkins, 30 squats, 30 lbcs. Mosey to next spot 30,30,30 upper, lower and core for each. We made a total of 8 stops with 20:pull ups at the half way point. At the 9th stop we did 7 merkins, 7 squats, and 7 burpees. Final total came to 247 upper body reps, 247 lower body reps and 247 core reps. This is to celebrate the 247th birthday of my beloved Marine Corps. I joined when I was 18 and not sure where in life I needed to be. Thankfully my wonderful Heavenly Father did.
MARY:
ANNOUNCEMENTS: clay shooting for tomorrow has been canceled due to weather, bbq tasting is still on, blood drive and thanksgiving collection link in newsletter.
COT:prayers for beaker traveling, shower curtain shoulder surgery, unspoken prayers we all have.
Kingsley Loop is a thing
- QIC: Jekyll
- When: 2022-11-02
- Pax: Assassin, B.O.B., Backdraft, Band Camp, Barry Manilow, Bass-o-matic, Boss Hogg, cornholef3, Corruption, Dojo, F3DaVinci, fishstix, Jekyll, Mainframe, Repeat, RollOff, Shady, Short Sale, Twister
- Posted In: Clydesdales
WARMUP: I warmed up the PAX with CLEAR instructions
THE THANG: Fartleks on Kingsley Loop, not Kingsley loop. Notice that one is a proper name and one is well, not. Run laps alternating moderate and fast pace. Rabbits got 5.
MARY: No Mary
Naked Man Moleskin: I had it worked out. But I guess I need to do a better job of Vision Articulation, Persuasion, Exortation. *Noted
Fort Mill Pax are the best around!
Running Late
- QIC: backdraft
- When: 2022-11-03
- Pax: Backdraft, Barry Manilow, Boogie Down, Cakeboss, Dojo, oldbay, Twister
- Posted In: Footloose
WARMUP: mosey and dynamic stretching
THE THANG: dynamic movements and hill repeats
MARY:
ANNOUNCEMENTS: skeet shooting, blood drive, bbq tasting (bourbon also), golf tournament
COT: praise and prayers for kids and Ms
Running late
- QIC: backdraft
- When: 2022-11-03
- Pax: Backdraft, Barry Manilow, Boogie Down, Cakeboss, Dojo, oldbay, Twister
- Posted In: Footloose
WARMUP: cakeboss handles the disclaimer and started mosey to a Q that was coming in hot
THE THANG: keepin it simple and making sure good form was achieved. Flat ground work, over to the hill, followed by work on some steps. We finished with a bit of Broga.
MARY:
ANNOUNCEMENTS: skeet shooting, blood drive, bbq tasting and golf tournament, all stuff in the weekly newsletter
COT: praise for travel and kids- the difficult stuff they deal with (social media, etc..)8
Cmon Bitcoin
9 enjoyed my Q at Footloose.
Did some stretching, then went to an Assassin favorite.. the hill chase … partner 2 chases partner 1 up that hill beyond the church and back a few times..
We then moseyed to Church Of God parking lot for a variety of fun including:
Dry Docks
Wheezy Jeffersons
Jump Squats
Lunges
Calf Raises
(Run around building)
Flutters
Plank Jacks
Donkey Kicks
Sumo squats
Overheads Claps
(Run around building)
Burpees
Dips
Big Boys
Monkey Humpers
Imperical Walkers
(Run around building)
SSH
Squates
LBC’s
Peter Parkers
Diamond Merkins
(Run around building)
We Toy Soldiered, lunged and bear crawled back toward COT.
Mission NOT accomplished …. getting Bitcoin into the munblechatter of negative grief toward his fellow Pax (or specifically Twister). We are trying to get him to step up.
Thx to @dojo for the Q opp.
RJ
No Naked PAX is a Good Thing!
- QIC: NakedAndAfraid
- When: 2022-10-24
- Pax: Anchorman, B.O.B., Backdraft, Band Camp, Barry Manilow, JWOW, NakedAndAfraid, SugarBug, Tesh
- Posted In: The Armory
5:15am – Welcome, no FNG’s, disclaimer was said. Carry KBs over to fire pit/circle area.
WARMUP:
– Mosey – loop around the parking lot
– 20 SSH, 11 Imperial Walkers, 10 Hillbilly Walkers, 10 Moroccan Night Clubs
THE THANG: 5 Burpees OYO then run across parking lot. 5 Burpees OYO and run back. Pax partner up. Pax1 does exercise while Pax2 runs a lap around the parking lot.
– Merks / Run Lap
– Curls / Run Lap
– Squat Thrusters / Run Lap
5 Burpees then run across lot. 5 Burpees then run back.
– Flutters* / Run Lap
– Box Cutters* / Run Lap
– Hello Dollys* / Run Lap
*holding up KB (or chest press if so inclined)
5 Burpees then run across lot. 5 Burpees then run back.
– LBC’s / Run Lap
– American Hammers / Run Lap
– Bent Rows (or Lawnmowers, alternating) / Run Lap
– KB Swings / Run Lap
– Chest Press / Run Lap
Back to COT. It was 6:02am, I believe.
MARY: None
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Read your newsletter. Lots of 2nd & 3rd F events coming up.
COT: Prayers for Anchorman’s father, for all the prayers unspoken, and for the family of one of our late F3 brothers – Jared Cacciola (F3-Ex Lax) who passed yesterday.
Shower Curtain outruns Long Duck…again
WARMUP: SSH, squats, windmill, merkins, stopped at a few benches for some dips and derkins
THE THANG: did a bit of a ladder back and forth on the basketball courts. After each exercise, we ran to the other end of the parking lot / basketball court until we ran out of time…but we got through the list.
List 1:
– 5 hand release merkins
– 10 derkins (plank on partners back)
– 20 knee to chest jumps
– 30 CDD
– 40 plank jacks
– 50 LBC
– 60 ski jumps
– 60 squats
– 50 calf raises
– 40 dips
– 30 monkey humpers
– 20 lunges
– 10 apolo ohno
– 5 shoulder taps
List 2:
– 5 burpee broad jumps
– 10 diamond merkins
– 20 merkins
– 30 mountain climbers
– 40 seal jacks
– 50 American hammers
– 60 Moroccan night clubs
– 60 SSH
– 50 shoulder presses
– 40 crab cakes
– 30 flutters
– 20 big boys
– 10 flying squirrels
– 5 dive bombers
MARY: not enough time
ANNOUNCEMENTS: newsletter
COT: yes…completed