WARMUP:
THE THANG: 7s on hill by church up to tom hall and then went to print shop for 5 pull ups 10 merkins 15 squats and run around buildings. Repeat x5
MARY:
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
COT:
Specialist Ryan Dennis Orin Riley was a 22-year-old soldier from Richmond, Kentucky, who served in the U.S. Army. He is remembered for his dedicated service during Operation Inherent Resolve.
## Service History:
* Enlistment: He joined the Army in October 2016.
* Unit Assignment: He was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 32nd Field Artillery Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), based at Fort Campbell, Kentucky.
* Specialization: He served as a 13J Fire Control Specialist, responsible for integrating and processing tactical battlefield information.
* Deployments:
* South Korea: Served at Camp Casey from March 2017 to March 2018.
* Iraq: Arrived in Iraq in December 2018 for his first combat deployment.
* Passing: Specialist Riley died on April 20, 2019, in the Nineveh province of Iraq in a non-combat related incident while supporting missions to defeat ISIS.
## Awards & Decorations:
During his service, he earned several recognitions, including:
* Combat Action Badge
* National Defense Service Medal
* Global War on Terrorism Service Medal
* Korea Defense Service Medal
* Army Service Ribbon
* Overseas Service Ribbon
He was buried with full military honors at Madison County Memorial Gardens in Richmond, Kentucky, following a funeral service on May 6, 2019.
Warm-Up:
SSH – 25 IC
Imperial Walkers – 15 IC
Moroccan NC – 15 IC
Windmills – 10 IC
Strawberry Pickers – 10 IC
Cheese Shredder
The Thang:
1. Dora: Partner up. One works, one runs 50 yards and back. Switch.
Exercises (with cinder):
100 Block Chest Presses
100 Block Curls
100 Block Overhead Presses
2. Perform a Ladder: (Start with 5 reps; Add +5 each round except Blockees; 5-10-15-20-15-10-5)
After each round, run 1 lap around track
Exercises (with cinder):
1 Blockees (burpee w/ cinder)
2 Block Squats
3 Block Swings
4 Block Thrusters
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COT: Prayers and Praises
All enjoyed immensely my Q, especially the Corporate Headquarters representative, the Darkest of all Helmets.
Also, my oldest son was there, so I was under a tremendous amount of pressure to perform.
WARMUP: Yes – we ran circles around each other
THE THANG:
CHASE DOWN
Partners Chase each other across the park
Partner 1 takes off at 50%
Parnter 2 counts to 5, then chases him down.
When you catch your partner then 50% to across
the park
Repeat across park
Mosey to hill
Partner line up behind each other (be sure to ask someone who was there)
Indian Bear Crawl up the hill
WAIT ON THE SIX, jog back down the hill
REPEAT for everyone's pleasure
Lunges together up the hill
Mosey to playground
Partner up
Partner PLANKS, partner runs
Partner DIPS,
Partner GRAVE DIGGERS,
Partner DONKEY KICKS
Repeat
Indian Run around half the park, back to the dreaded hill
Lunges up the hill, then to the amphitheater
MARY: Yes, concluding with Peter Pointers
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Yes
COT: Strong COT with encouragement from many
Thanks, JWOW —– a lot — glad you were there —
WARMUP:
THE THANG:
MARY:
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
COT:
Warm-Up:
SSH – 20 IC
Imperial Walkers – 15 IC
Hillbilly Walkers – 15 IC
Moroccan Night Clubs – 10 IC
Windmills – 10 IC
Strawberry Pickers- 10 IC
Mosey around the parking lot
The Thang:
1. 4 Corners:
Corner 1: 10 Merkins
Corner 2: 15 Squats
Corner 3: 20 LBCs
Corner 4: 25 Calf Raises
➡️ Lap 1: Mosey between corners, Lap 2: Lunges between corners, Lap 3: Bear Crawl between corners
2. Partner Work:
P1: Plank
P2: 10 Merkins, then jog 25 yards and back
Repeat with:
20 Squats / partner holds Al Gore
20 Big Boys / partner holds 6 inches
20 Mountain Climbers / partner holds plank
3. Dora:
Partners:
100 Carolina Dry Docks
200 Shoulder Taps
300 LBCs
➡️ One partner works, the other jogs 25 yds and back.
4. Finisher:
Dips
Leg Ups
Derkins
3 Rounds: 10-15-20
Mary:
American Hammers – 15 IC
Rosalita – 20 IC
Hello Dollies – 20 IC
Flutters – 20 IC
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Warmup the usual.
Ran a little
Did 4 corners with 3 exercises each ask @U0277A4AZC3
Did a Dora 300 LBCs 200 squats 100 merkins ask @U0277A4AZC3
Went to benches. Did dips, derkins and step ups
We did Mary at the end
All was good.
Warm-Up:
SSH – 20 IC
Windmills – 10 IC
Moroccan Night Clubs – 15 IC
Imperial Walkers- 20 IC
Strawberry Pickers- 10 IC
The Thang:
1. Ladders
Start at 5 reps, add +5 each round until 25, then work back down.
Exercises:
KB Swings
Goblet Squats
KB Rows (each arm)
Ladder format: 5-10-15-20-25-20-15-10-5
2. Grinder (3 Rounds)
10 KB Chest Press
15 KB Deadlifts
20 KB American Hammers (with KB, 2-count = 1)
Round 1 MOT: Bear Crawl
Round 2 MOT: Lunges
Round 3 MOT: Farmer's Carry Above Head
(From light pole to light pole)
3. Finisher: Dora/ Partner Carry
Perform 25 total Burpees
Partner A: Farmers Carry with both KBs from light pole to light pole.
Partner B: Burpees
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WARMUP: strawberry pickers, windmills, Moroccan night clubs, plank, works greatest stretch.
THE THANG: mosey to Calhoun parking lot for cocaine bear crawls mosey down to Harris st park. 10 burpees. Mosey up Myers and over to the church to say good morning to sweet baby Jesus. Dora at the church with 100 Big Boys, 200 Merkins, 300 Squats. Run a lap around the church between each partner trade off. Mosey back to COT.
MARY: not present but her cousin Broga was.
ANNOUNCEMENTS: tortoise and the hare, >2026, cannoli run, blood drive.
COT:
My last day as site Q for Minnow Pond / Thursday Block Party, so I wanted to revisit some of the more fun workouts had here in the past.
WARMUP: None
THE THANG:
Part 1 – Harris St Hill Work
Proceed down White/160, left on Ardrey (by WEP), take it to corner of Ardrey and Harris St. That is the start. At start do 10 merkins and 20 LBCs, then run downhill to very bottom, across from Harris St park, do 5 burpees, then run uphill to corner of Harris St and Business 21, do 10 merkins, 20 LBCs, run back down to bottom, 5 burpees, back to start for 10 more merkins and 20 LBCs, then wait for 6. Others went back down to bottom for more burpees to pull the 6 back to start. Everyone LOVES Harris St hill!!
On to round 2. Proceed back down Ardrey to meet up in front of WEP amphitheater.
Round 2 – WEP Swing Loop
The walking path loop around WEP is approx 3/4 mile or so, with around 10-12 swings or swing stations (one of these days I will get the accurate count). Start from amphitheater towards large hill first. Stop at every swing and do 10 merkins, 15 squats, 20 LBCs. Due to time, rep count was cut to 10/10/10 about 2/3 through. By the time we all got back to the start, we had 2-3 minutes to get back to COT, perfect timing!
MARY: We had about a minute worth of flutters and something else.
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Read the newsletter, get involved, invigorate your male community leadership.
COT:
Alot lifted up.
Today I handed off the shovel flag to a HIM that I know will maintain the standards set for Minnow Pond, Farmer's Only. Shady started MP up back in mid-2017 to be a place that will push you to your limits physically (1st F), but also fostered a strong 2nd F there as well. A minimum of ~3.2 miles (5K) with pain stations mixed in, so you HAVE to push your pace to get all that in within 45 minutes. That is the standard set. Other past site Qs – Longshanks, Jekyll, and Funhouse – all maintained that standard while putting their own flair on things to continue growing the 2nd F there. It was an honor, privilege, and blessing to take the reigns of what I feel is a premier site in The Fort.
When you have a strong fellowship to share your pains and burdens, it makes those pains and burdens much more bearable and manageable. When those two things come together like that, it is an awesome thing to be part of, and the result is growth in your 3rd F too, for you gain more faith in what you can do as well as who will be there to do it with you. This is a great microcosm of what F3 is all about. Planting a small workout. The black diamond aspect of it that pushed everyone to their limits drew them out. The magnet. The strong fellowship cultivated from it and by it drew you and others out, and kept them coming. The glue. Then you and others realized there is alot more to things than just working out, that you can get through hard things, that others will be there with you to help push/pull you along, and in turn you do that for others. Then it spreads outside the gloom. The Boom or explosion of growth. It is awesome.
Farmer's Only will be a GREAT site Q! He lives for pushing himself in all three Fs, and will do the same for others. Be warned, he LOVES burpees and pull-ups. HA HA!! Congratulations Farmer's Only! Well deserved and earned.
Thank you everyone for being a part of Minnow Pond / Block Party lore. Excited to see where it goes from here.
Blessings and SYITG
-NASA
Warm-Up:
SSH x 25
Imperial Walkers x 15 (IC)
Moroccan Night Clubs x 20 (IC)
Windmills x 10 (IC)
Strawberry Pickers x 10 (IC)
Cheese Shredder
Block 1: Load & Move:
AMRAP (5 minutes) x 2 Rounds:
Sandbag Clean to Shoulder x 10
Ruck/Weighted Vest Walking Lunges x 20 steps
Kettlebell Swings x 20
Bear Crawl (ruck on) – 25 yards
Block 2: Grinder Circuit:
3 Rounds:
Sandbag Squats x 20
Kettlebell Renegade Rows x 10 each arm
Ruck Push-Ups x 20
Kettlebell Curls x 20
Plank Jacks (ruck on) x 20
Rest: 60 seconds between rounds
Mary:
Flutter Kicks until time was up (IC)
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