WARMUP: not possible
THE THANG: running
MARY: no one here by that name
ANNOUNCEMENTS: it was cold
COT: pre
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.
WARMUP: We couldn’t seem to no matter what we did
THE THANG: 3.8 mile ruck around Kingsley
MARY: OH Press, Flutter Thrust
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Bethel, Dam to Damn, Wine Tasting, RYN
COT: Always
WARMUP:
10 squats with 60lb sand bag and ruck
THE THANG:
Wait for folks to show up
MARY:
Throw down some sandbag work
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
COT:
At Panera
WARMUP:
Goofballs
Low slow squat
Low slow merkins
Let’s get outta here, it’s cold
THE THANG:
4 corners around Kingsley loop:
2 rounds, 20 reps each of
Corner 1 – Upper Body
Merkins
Derkins
CDDs
Corner 2 – Leg Day
Squats
Lunges
Sumo squats
Good mornings (hello dawn patrol)
Corner 3 – Gut
Big boys
Flutters
Hello Dollies
Plank jacks
Corner 4 – Get some (just 1 round)
SSH
Burpees
Bear crawl
Repeat – we got to Leg day a 2nd time
MARY:
Sprint the last 100 yards or so back to COT
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
COT:
WARMUP: The first 10 mins of the ruck
THE THANG: We continued the ruck for another 35 mins covering the Alabama route rolling back down Main St and then up around the Pharmacy and back home. No official Strava results but certainly close to 3 miles. Pax moved briskly throughout to keep the heart beating and the body warm. Nice job by all pax!
Great to have Bacon out for his first post at DP.
MARY: Nah
ANNOUNCEMENTS: D2D, wine event, etc
COT: yes!
WARMUP: 20 SSH, 10 Hillbilly Walkers, 10 Cherry Pickers, 10 Moroccan Nightclubs
Mosey to center of parking lot
THE THANG:
Round 1:
5 Manmakers, 10 American Hammers, 15 Skull Crushers, 20 Swings, 25 Curls, 30 Lunges, 35 Bent Rows, 40 Overhead Press, 45 Chest Press, 50 Squats
1 lap around parking lot
Round 2: Rinse and repeat but drop last exercise.
Continue until we run out of time.
MARY: None
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
COT: California Fire, Safe Travels for Battlebot’s move.
WARMUP: Yes, and kept us close cause FTC showed up at 5:22am. This happens when there’s more ice on vehicles. If you’re gonna run off, do it knowing that a guy could show up late and you’d be leaving him.
THE THANG: Mosey with some work and some discussion. The 1st F is about Fitness not exercise. So, it matters less what exercise you call and more that you do it well with vigor.
YHC set up 4 corners, but had the PAX call an exercise and mode of transport. The point is, it doesn’t matter what we do, but the consistency and intensity with which we do it. Don’t get so caught up in Qing the hardest or craziest stuff (not that there’s anything wrong with that if you can dem oit), but that isn’t the most importnt thing.
We covered some more ground. Did some bulgarian split squat. Did some wall sitting and chatting with a burpee line.
Got to the band practice lot and had some PAX call cadence. Quite a few of the newer PAX here are ready to Q! The Pirate in particular called well in cadence, and he had a Q on the books for Friday at Stockade. However, I neglected to mention that you should SHOW UP to the AO you’ve agreed to Q. So, he of course fartsacked through that Q. Oh well, better luck next time.
NM:: Topics discussed included WHY:
– the early gloom
– cause if not then, it ain’t gonna happen
– starts the day up 1-0
– makes you intentional the night before
– workouts need to be hard
– increases vulnerability if you’ve been humbled
– intensity and consistency matter
– push don’t settle
– men don’t show up for easy
– lead in a rotating fashion
– This is a leadership development organization
– If the same guys lead ALL THE TIME, that doesn’t develop leaders
– we practice leadership like lawyers practice law. and we’re always getting better
– outside in the elements
– #1 helps keep it free
– we have to overcome the circumstances of our environment
– test of your resolve
– You committing and posting in the wet/cold tells the Q and other men that they matter more to you than temporary discomfort
– It’s Fitness over specific Exercises
– Do the work, don’t fret about everything being unique
– Consistency is more important that innovation
Encouragement was given to
– lean into COT
– if you’re not accelerating in your 2nd and 3rd, you’re missing the point. Make it habit of preparing to share something briefly at COT. Your sharing allows another man to break his own wall and be willing to share
– Share your failures. If you aren’t failing, are you really trying?
WARMUP: Short mosey with some SSH, Moroccan nightclubs, imperial walker, hillbilly walker and windmill
THE THANG:
Broke out the Disney World Haunted Mansion deck of cards which may or may not have been separated to play eucher…
A: 1 Burpee and mosey to the end of the shops and back
2-4: Burpees
:heart:: LBC (4 count)
:diamonds:: Spiderman Merkins
:clubs:: Heels to Heaven
:spades:: Squats
Finished the deck and even got in some gas pumpers for Twister
COT: Welcome FNG Dutch
WARMUP: Stated the F3 Mission and Core Principles, then SSH, Windmills, Imperial Walkers, Moroccan NC, and Strawberry Pickers
THE THANG:
Round 1: Cheese Shredder
Round 2: Light Poles:
1. Burpees starting with 1 then 2 at the next light pole and so on with the mode of transportation being a bear crawl
2. Squats starting with 1 then 2 at the next light pole and so on with the mode of transportation being a lunge walk
3. Big Boy Sit Ups starting with 1 then 2 at the next light pole and so on with the mode of transportation being a Crab Walk
Round 3: Steps:
1. Start with 5 Box Jumps or Step Ups at lowest step with 1 Merkin then 5 Box Jumps or Step Ups on the next step with 2 Merkins and so on until the highest step
2. Start with 5 Box Jumps or Step Ups at lowest step with 1 Derkin then 5 Box Jumps or Step Ups on the next step with 2 Derkins and so on until the highest step
3. Start with 5 Box Jumps or Step Ups at lowest step with 1 Inclined Merkin then 5 Box Jumps or Step Ups on the next step with 2 Inclined Merkins and so on until the highest step
MARY: American Hammers
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Read your newsletter
COT: Prayers and Praises