Pirate Party

WARMUP: Mosey around for some awesome smells – while enjoying the smells on the backside of teeter – butt kicks, high knees, karaoke * 2, and then SSH, low slow squat, and windmill. Mosey to front of teeter.
THE THANG: Start with 11s in the front parking lot – merkins and jump squats. Once completed, grab a rock (next to pilates place) and complete the following – 25 curls, 25 chest presses w/ flutters, 20 curls, 20 chest presses w/ flutters, 15 curls, 15 tricep extensions, 15 chest presses, 10 curls, 10 tricep ext., 10 chest presses, 5 squat thrusters, 5 curls, 5 tricep ext., 5 chest presses. Return rock and mosey to side of teeter for wall work. Hold seated position while the ends of the line bear crawl to the concrete, 2 merkins, and crawl bear back. Reset to seated position and do the same thing but broad jump, merkins, and broad jump back. Mosey to back of teeter – wind sprints in groups of 4. We completed these 3 times with a round of nur at the end. Mosey back to COT, hold plank until 6 am.
2 ruckers as well
MARY: no time
ANNOUNCEMENTS: newsletter
COT: prayers and praises around the horn

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Cherie Berry at The Forge

15 men started the day with enough elevator work to make Cherie Berry proud. Here’s what we did.
 
Warm Up

  • 10 Low Slow Squats (IC)
  • 10 Plank Jacks (IC)
  • 10 Mountain Climbers (IC)
  • 10 SSHs (IC)

 
The Thang
Mosey to upper triangle lot

  • Corner 1: 20 American Hammers
  • Corner 2: 20 American Hammers, 20 Carolina Dry Docks
  • Corner 3: 20 American Hammers, 20 Carolina Dry Docks, 20 Flutters

 
Mosey to lower HT lot

  • Add 1 Merkin per island (12 stops, 78 total)
  • Add 1 Squat per island (12 stops, 78 total)
  • Add 1 Big Boy per island (12 stops, 78 total)
  • Add 1 Calf Raise per island (12 stops, 78 total)
  • Add 1 Alternating Shoulder Tap per island (12 stops, 78 total)

 
Mosey to HT Wall

  • 10 Wall LBCs (IC)
  • 10 Wall Deep Lunges
  • 10 Australian Mountain Climbers (IC)

 
Mosey to upper triangle lot

  • Corner 1: 5 Burpees
  • Corner 2: 10 Burpees
  • Corner 3: 5 Burpees
  • COT: 10 Burpees

 
NMM
We never know what someone is going through. Could be divorce, a health scare, loss of a loved one, inability to pay rent, loss of a job, or mental, physical, or emotional stress. Sometimes life hits you hard and you just need someone to listen and support. That’s what F3 is all about. Sure, we could all get a good workout at Burn Bootcamp (shoutout to the coach across the parking lot yelling “encouragement” to her class). We might even have a bit of fellowship with our coworkers. But when life gets hard, most people lack a support system to help them get through it. F3 has been that support system for thousands of men worldwide. But that support system can only help if you share your burdens. Get to know the men around you in COT. Build those relationships that carry you in the hard times and celebrate with you in the good times. You never know when life will get hard, but it sure helps to have friends to get you through.
 
-IJ

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March Madness

WARMUP: SSH, Imperial Walkers, cherry pickers, runners stretch, merkins, mosey then some merkins, squats, bigboys
THE THANG: Partner up, split up 100 merkins, 100 dry docs, 100 dips while partners alternate running length of earth fare parking lot. Ladders. Partner up, split up 100 big boys, 100 6 count flutters. Ladders. Partner up, split up 100 squats, 100 lunges, 100 merkins. 5 burpees or so to round out the workout.
MARY: None
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Tortoise & Hair, a few other events
COT: Prayers & Praises

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Oh yeah… We have been here before…

WARMUP:
Mosey down 160 towards Dam Rd. and the back fire entrance.

THE THANG:
Top of the Hill
5 – Lt. Dan Magic Legs

Light post Ladder
5 – Burpees – All the way to the fence
10 – Diamond Merkins
15 – Sumo Squats
20 – American Hammers
25 – Seal Jacks – Closest to the top of thy hill

Run back to COT

MARY:
Not enough time

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Tortoise and the Hare

COT:
PEAR

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Are you making this up?

WARMUP: we don’t do that here
THE THANG:
We stayed together as a group today. First stop at Southstate bank for merkins. Second stop at Hoof and Barrel for 5 burpees, third stop at Delaney for 5 burpees with a plank jack, fourth stop at the roundabout at Cloverdale and Waterloo for 5 kraken burpees, fifth stop at Hubert Graham for 5 burpees with a triple jump squat, sixth stop at the roundabout by Model A for some American Hammers, seventh stop at the top of the back entrance to Colosseum for 5 kraken burpees with a plank jack and triple jump squat to end the Hightower. Down to the Colosseum for some Mike Tyson’s and flutters, then over to the bottom of Dave Gibson to partner nur up the hill.
We ran past COT and stopped to do 5 more burpees bc it’s a great way to strengthen the mind, then around Earth Fare, more American hammers, and finished right at 0600 at COT.
MARY:
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
COT:

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“Laterally” speaking

WARMUP:
– Side-straddle hop,
– Strawberry pickers,
– Plank to down dog calf stretches, from plank Left arm to the sky with some hip dips, Right arm to the sky with some hip dips

THE THANG:
– Mosey to Massey St.
– Lateral shuffle (R) to top of the hill, walk back down, lateral shuffle (L) to top of the hill.
– Jog up to Sisk parking lot, 50 lateral lunges (25 each side)
– Jog to 21 Business and down to the parking lot at the corner of 21BUS and S. White Street.
– 50 Apollo Ono’s
– Jog back to the bottom of Massey St. and REPEAT 3x
– Lateral shuffle (R) to top of the hill, walk back down, lateral shuffle (L) to top of the hill.
– Head to COT

MARY:
– LBC’s, American Hammers, Box Cutters

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
– Read your newsletter

COT:
– It is what it is… Prayers for discernment and sports season safety all around.

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Neese’s was almost the death of us

WARMUP: Yes, IW; HW; some yoga.
Introduced the reverse burpee (you go down on your 6, lay on your back, and then return to standing for a jump). Stagecoach busted his wrist and YHC was tired of seeing him modify.
THE THANG:
Found a wall
10 stepups (each leg)
10 derkins
10 bulgarian split squats (each leg)
10 irkins
Found another wall (it was stupid high)
10 stepups (single leg) this was dumb
10 derkins this was also dumb but not as much

found a moderatle parking lot
10 mike tysons
bear crawl
10 curb alberts
crawl bear
10 mike tysons
lunge walk
10 curb alberts
reverse lunge walk
10 mike tysons
burpee broad jump
(the sprinklers came on and YHC didn’t want a complete mutiny)
mosey back to the dry side for
10 curb alberts

Mosey back by the wall and hit it again

A 60lb sandball was at COT
One man did an over the shoulder lift
Everyone else held a squat down and raised up when the ball hit the ground. Return to the held squat for the next guy to do a lift. 15 guys….
Rinse and Repeat with Split Squats and a reverse burpee

NMM:It’s nice to be motivated to workout, but falling in love with the process of acceleration is even better. That can survive a waning motivation. Or maybe it just is motivation itself?

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Sweep the Leg Field Trip

WARMUP: Nope
THE THANG:
Every stop = 10 Merkins, 10 Dry Docks, 15 Squat Jumps, 20 LBCs
– Cross street turn right, head to Towne Tavern parking lot
– Continue to Enterprise Rent-a-Car
– Continue to My Eye Dr
– Continue to CVS
– Left just before Burger King – continue to Holiday Inn Express
– Turn left – head to Forest Hill/Armory
– Head back the way we came
– Stops or no stops depending on time
MARY: No chicks
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Read your newsletter. Or don’t. It’s up to you.
COT: The 5th Core Principle

Don’t worry, stats are intact.

Backblasts are rarely read, and arguably aren’t serving the purpose they once did. Is that good? Bad? Neutral? They do serve a purpose, though, and so I will do it. Sort of.

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IJ’s Hood Merkin Pyramid

WARMUP: dynamic warm-up on iceless Earthfare sidewalk- high knees, butt kicks, toy soldiers, walking lunges, walking side lunges, side shuffles, high skips
THE THANG: Run to Brayden (some stops included) and to secret path to Italian Job’s neighborhood (more stops included) and back through Brayden (additional stops included)
The Stops:
2 burpees
2 burpees, 4 windmill merkins
2 burpees, 4 windmill merkins, 6 toe touch merkins
2 burpees, 4 windmill merkins, 6 toe touch merkins, 8 hand-release merkins
2 burpees, 4 windmill merkins, 6 toe touch merkins, 8 hand-release merkins, 10 diamond merkins
2 burpees, 4 windmill merkins, 6 toe touch merkins, 8 hand-release merkins, 10 diamond merkins, 12 count REST
Then back down the pyramid
MARY: Some NUR heading back to EarthFare. Partner pushes in front of EarthFare.
ANNOUNCEMENTS: RYN – Read your newsletter.
COT: :pray:

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Partner bearcrawls at STL

Disclaimer was disclaimers-hate me now… Love me later
WARMUP: windmills, downward dog, upward dog, runners stretch right, runners stretch left, shoulder taps,
THE THANG: partner up. One partner starts bearcrawling around EarthFare parking lot while other partner runs same direction around EarthFare until catches up with partner bearcrawling then you switch. Target is 4 laps around. Had to cut the four laps short at 3.75 bc needed to get the required 3 miles of movement in so moseyed for 7 mins at end.
next time have runners go opposite direction
MARY: keep that core tight.
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
COT: greatful for opportunities to lead family.

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