AKA 2024 at the Colosseum

WARMUP: mosey, dynamic warm-up including high knees, butt kicks, lunges, side lunges, etc
dynamic planks and upwarddownward dogs
THE THANG: groups of 4 and 5
station 1: bulgarian L 30″, bulgarian R 30″, 30″ rest
station 2: RDL L (with weight) 30″, RDL R (with weight) 30″, 30″ rest
station 3: curb burpees 30″, flutters 30″, 30″ rest
2 rounds
station 1: side shuffle through pillars about 50 yards total
station 2: farmer’s carry weights (until shufflers done shuffling)
station 3: burpee broad jump (until shufflers done shuffling)
2 rounds
station 1: step-up L (with weight) 30″, step-up R (with weight) 30″, 30″ rest
station 2: front squats (with weight) 30″, double leg RDLs (with weight) 30″, 30″ rest
station 3: curb burpees 30″, flutters 30″, 30″ rest
2 rounds
MARY: yes – Q’d by ~5 pax
ANNOUNCEMENTS: RH 10 year coming up
COT: Prayers for those affected by storm in RH.

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Unexpected

WARMUP: yep
THE THANG: Dora hill runs with upper body at the top and lower body at the bottom. Run to print shop. Obstacle course on the bars. Lots of dips, pull ups and pushups.
MARY: 50 flutters with slow merkins
ANNOUNCEMENTS: check your newsletter
COT: praises for everyone coming out

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Ass Kickin’ Suicides

WARMUP:
windmill
Imperial walkers
Hillbilly walkers
Cherry picker
Moroccan nightclub

Mosey w/out bell
20 merkins on curb in cadence, mosey
THE THANG:
Lunge walk to front of church
Count off by 4, set up for suicides

Board 1
10 man makers, run
15 goblet squats, run
20 lawn mower pulls – 10 each arm, run
25 American hammers – single count

Board 2
10 curls, run
15 low slow squats, run
20 halos, run
25 big boys, run

Board 3
10 upright rows, run
15 figure 8’s, run
20 overhead press – 10 each arm
25 lbc, run

Board 4
10 snatches, run
15 kettle bell swings, run
20 lunges – 10 each leg, run
25 box cutters, run

MARY:
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
COT:

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Redneck Tinder

WARMUP: yep
THE THANG: hill work. Indian lunge. Zipper pushup drill. Burpee broad jumps, more push ups and bear crawl. Dora with more lunges and push up variations. Rotating wall sits and planks with burpees. Overhead claps for several minutes.
ANNOUNCEMENTS: see newsletter
COT: self gratitude.

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Tabata plus burpee workout

WARMUP:
SSH
Windmill
Low slow Squat
Moroccan night clubs

THE THANG:
Repeat of a November Kettlebell Tabata workout with a twist. At start of the rest period, bang out a burpee. Rotate around all areas and exercises, and start back at 1.

Workout is meant to evenly work all major muscle groups: back, abs, arms, chest, legs,

MARY:
Area 1:
– Swings
– Curls
– Flutters (Bell high)
– Deadlift
– Shoulder Press

Area 2:
– Turkish Getups
– Goblet Squats
– Triceps
– American Hammers
– Renegade Rows (in plank)

Area 3:
– Deck Squats
– Bentover Rows
– Calf Raises
– Side Lunges
– Chest Press on 6

ANNOUNCEMENTS: Newsletter

COT: Say something you are thankful for.

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That Veronica Vaughn

Warmup:
SSH x 20 (IC)
Cherry Pickers x 10 (IC)
IW x 10 (IC)
HW X 10 (IC)
Broga

The Thang:
Billy Madison Goes Back to School

Mosey to bus parking lot
Run down and back and perform 1 exercise of 12 reps
This concludes 1st grade
So and so forth until 12th grade is complete

Grades:

MNCs
Calf Raises
LBCs
Merkins
Squats
Flutters
Shoulder Taps
Lunges
Dolly
Burpees
Good Mornings
Big Boys
American Hammers

936 total exercise reps
1+ miles of running

Mary: Finished with a couple minutes of Mary and Dark Helmet demanding excellence in cadence counting, much to the crowds displeasure.

Announcements: We announced some things.

COT: There was a circle and trust in and around it.

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That Veronica Vaughn

Warmup:
SSH x 20 (IC)
Cherry Pickers x 10 (IC)
IW x 10 (IC)
HW X 10 (IC)
Broga

The Thang:
Billy Madison Goes Back to School

Mosey to bus parking lot
Run down and back and perform 1 exercise of 12 reps
This concludes 1st grade
So and so forth until 12th grade is complete

Grades:

MNCs
Calf Raises
LBCs
Merkins
Squats
Flutters
Shoulder Taps
Lunges
Dolly
Burpees
Good Mornings
Big Boys
American Hammers

936 total exercise reps
1+ miles of running

Mary: Finished with a couple minutes of Mary and Dark Helmet demanding excellence in cadence counting, much to the crowds displeasure.

Announcements: We announced some things.

COT: There was a circle and trust in and around it.

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4-corners

*WARMUP:*  SSH, Big Boys, Windmills

*THE THANG:* 3 Round Run to CVS, 10-20-30 count exercise at each corner, back to COT for 3 burpees after each round. 3 Round Run around Harris Teeter parking lot 10-20-30 count exercise at each corner, back to COT for 3 burpees after each round, Finished with one more round to CVS then an Airborne special to close it out at COT

Prayer or praise from everyone

Olaf took us out in prayer

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The Darkest of ALLL Convergences

80ish of the Fort’s, Lake Wylie’s, and Rock Hill’s finest converged this fine Monday to celebrate and show our support for the Darkest of All Helmet’s becoming the new Nantan of F3 Nation.

After my usual disclaimer and a giving of thanks for those who all showed , Dark Helmet led the warmup. As any true leader would do he quickly refreshed (and reinforced via burpees) the core mission of F3 and our core principles. After a rough start we did eventually nail it. After some side straddle hops and merkins the Pax were released into their own unique workout groups.

HERO WOD(Honey Badger)

This was my Q and I’m always humbled to lead Hero style workouts. They should be hard but also purposeful. For me I have created two unique workouts to honor different men of my family who have served. They would be the last people to ever consider themselves heroes. But that’s why I honor them. They sacrificed more than I ever could and I will always be inspired by them. I hope that in this very simple way their stories help inspire others.

For the purpose of today’s workout I truncated both them in the interest of time.

The “Uncle Paul”

I encourage anyone to Google the USS Pueblo Incident to get the full details but the long and short of it is that my wife’s Uncle Paul was a member of the USS Pueblo crew when it was captured by North Korea in 1968. For 11 months he was help captive as POW. Tortured, sleep deprived, and subject to all sorts of propaganda he along with 81 of his ship mates were eventually returned to the US. As a result of his PTSD he hasn’t been able to sleep for almost 50 years.

The Workout:

82 SSH (IC)

11 Burrpees OYO.

1 LAP around the Earth Fare Complex.

As we returned to our starting position I began the Second Hero Workout of the day. The “Sgt. Major”. This one is a WOD I’ve done before for the Honey Badger and is about my father who was a Command Sgt. Major in the 28th ID. Again for the sake of time I limited the usual 3 miles I try and incorporate into this workout for 3 laps instead. The exercises are as Follows.

28 Burpees

1 Lap

28 Burpees

56 Squats

1 Lap

28 Burpees

56 Squats

112 HR MErkins

1 LAP.

(Pick up the 6 if you can)

This pretty much took us up to the bell after a brief visit by the ruckers. Thanks to all who broke off to me to indulge me and these workouts. They are supposed to be hard and challenging and I hope we all got our money’s worth.

 

Running Boot camp: Sweep the Leg – FishTix

Group was split into teams of 4. Relay race around the parking lot two stops with exercises. Two runners traveled to stop 1 and stop 2 respectively while the other team members did the exercises at the stops. Once the runners arrived the running duties were handed off. Process was continued until the closing bell.

Stop 1 Exercises: HR Merkins, Dips, Burpees, CDD, Mike Tyson Merkins

Stop 2: Jump Squats, Flutters, Mnt Climbers, Lunges, Box Cutters

Rucking – VA – Olaf

4 corners with low slow squats, merkins, Lunges, and shoulder taps. After round 1 got a 40 and a 60 pound sand bag to spice it up. The bags were rotated around by the Pax.

Kettlebell – Armory – BandCamp

4 Rounds:

16 clusters (clean, squat, press

16 single arm swings (alternating)

16 lateral lunge with a row (8 a side)

Short Mosey

Some overhead lunges and suitcase deadlifts when the heart rates got too high.

Running – Flight Plan – Bass-O-Matic

Ran a bunch 🙂

At 6:00 I blew a whistle and we all reconvened for the longest Namearama I ever conducted a brief reminder of the Rooster, to read the newsletter and to have our Nantan of the Fort Esso lead us out.

Best of luck to Dark Helmet in his new role! Let’s all continue the mission!

AYE!

 

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Kettle Bell Blues

WARMUP: mosey to parking lot with bells to warmup. SSL,IW,Merkins, Low Slow Squat, peach pickers, wind mills.
THE THANG: DORA
100- American Hammers w Bell – mosey 100 yds and back
100 -lunges w Bell – mosey 100 yds and back
100-tricep extensions- mosey 100 yds and back.

AMRAP – 45 seconds
Goblet Squats
Curls
Chest Press
Swings
Rows

Mosey to Large Hill (7’s)
Man Makers
Cleans

MARY: not really
Announcements: Post at Block Party on Tuesdays
COT: prayers for health (physical,mental, spiritual)

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