2022 Thanksgiving Day Convergence

Welcome/disclaimer
Warmup: SSH (I/C 15x), Windmills (I/C 10x). Imperial walkers (I/C 15x), Moroccan Nightclubs (I/C 10x), Mountain Climbers (I/C 15x), right arm high, left arm high
Ruckers dismissed with Olaf. Pax count off by threes; pax split up and will rotate between
JWOW Q:
Partner up for a Jack Webb. Mode of transportation is a partner push across the field (crowd pleaser).
1 Big Boy Sit-Up – Partner 1 pushes partner 2 across the field
4 Merkins – Partner 2 pushed partner 1 across the field
The goal was to get to 10 Big Boy Sit-Ups and 40 Merkins.

Grout Q:
1. 5 EA Burpee
2. 10 EA LBC
3. 15 EA CDD
4. 20 EA Lunges
5. 25 EA American Hammers
6. 30 EA Shoulder Taps
7. 35 EA Flutters
8. 40 EA Mountain Climbers
9. 45 EA Squats
Run to top of hill and back.
Complete # 1 thru # 8 and run to top of hill Ann’s back.
Continue dropping the last exercise.

HarryCarry Q:
At the middle school’s loop, start at the bottom of the loop and do exercise noted (listed below). Run to the short brick wall at other end of loop, jump the wall, continue running up the loop. Stop at flag poles and do Bobby Hurleys (15 oyo). The proceed to run back to bottom of the loop; do the noted exercise there and repeat with the run/wall jump/run/bobby’s etc.
Smurf jacks (20 OYO)
Squats (20 OYO)
Monkey Humpers (20 OYO)
Lunges (20 OYO)
Lunges (10 each leg OYO)
Sumo Squats (20 OYO)
At 07:25 Pax reconvened at field.
Six-count burpees (I/C 6x)
End. COT

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Kettlebell Tabata Emo Beatdown

WARMUP:
SSH
Imperial walker
LBC
Moroccan Night Clubs
Shoulder taps
Dying Cockroach

THE THANG:
tabata kettlebell style workout – 1 minute on exercise, 20 sec rest
3 area has 5 exercises, go to each area 2x as a team
Bonus points for lunge walking between areas.
Area 1
1. Swings (back)
2. Curls (arms) (5 left, 5 right)
3. Flutter high bell (abs)
4. Deadlift single arm (back)
5. Shoulder press (arms)
Area 2
1. Turkish Getups (body)
2. Goblet squat (legs)
3. Triceps (5 left / 5 right) (arms)
4. American hammers (abs)
5. Renegade Rows – (back)
Area 3
1. Deck squats (legs)
2. Bent over rows (back)
3. Calf raises (legs)
4. Side lunges (legs)
5. Chest press on 6 – (chest)

ANNOUNCEMENTS

COT Everyone loves the Emo music and will be downloading and playing in their cars on the way home.

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STL Teams

Chilly morning so mosey over to medical offices behind bank at top of Dave Gibson to warm-up. Break out into teams of 4 or 5.
Laps are up Dave Gibson, down 160 to Arby’s, right into Earthfare lot, right on road that returns to start.
Hills are down Dave Gibson up to GHES and then back to start.
As a team complete the following as efficiently as possible:
6 Laps, 6 Hills, 50 Burpees, 100 HR Merkins, 150 Bomb-Jacks, 200 Mtn Climbers.
Every PAX had to run one loop and one hill. From there it was up to the team to figure out how to divide and conquer.
The goal was to get through this the first time and then challenge the teams to figure out how to improve their plan in order to reduce their overall time. Probably due to poor communication on YHC part, we ran short on time to complete the second round. Teams completed as much as time allowed on second round and then returned to COT. This was Wipeout’s second work-out so we went over the 5 core principals and then a quick summary of the 3Fs.

Lots of 2nd F events in the newsletter. Get out and participate!
Thanks Badlands for the Q opportunity!

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Tabata Beatdown

WARMUP:

Hillbilly Walker, Imperial Walker, Windmill, and Side Straddle Hops.

THE THANG:

TABATA: 4 rounds of each
40 sec. Mercs. 10 sec. Rest
40 sec. Flutters 10 sec. Rest
2 min. Bear crawl
40 sec. High knees 10 sec. Rest
40 sec. Rowers 10 sec. Rest
2 min Mosey
40 sec. Cross Country Skier 10 sec. Rest
40 sec. Hello dollys10 sec. Rest
2 min Bear Crawl
40 sec. Shoulder taps 10 sec. Rest
40sec. Lbcs 10sec. Rest
2 min Mosey

Last 10 minutes we did some Fire Hydrants, in and outs, and Planks

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pro tip: don’t take 2 weeks off

WARMUP: Mosey to coffee shop on Dave Lyle for some broga and merkins and mountain climbers in cadence. Then mosey down towards Middle school.

THE THANG:
11s with imperial squat walkers and diamond merkins

every time you pass the gold hill school sign do 2 burpees

Summary:
4 miles – 55 ISW, 55 diamonds, 40 burpees, 20 merkins, 40 mtn climbers

strong work by all

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YHC Birthday burpees!!

WARMUP: Mosey to Baxter neighborhood
THE THANG: start running the 1 miles circle at Baxter/mushroom pool neighborhood counter clockwise. Stop at each Stop sign and do 5 burpees, 10 merkins.

After get back to the beginning intersection, run back clockwise, stop at each Stop sign and do 5 burpees and 10 squats.

Some PAX completed 3 laps total, some other did at least 2 laps. 7 Stop signs per lap for a total of 105 burpees, 140 merkins, 70 squats, and 3-4 miles run.
MARY:
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Charity fundraising FIFA bracket, Bethels Shelter, Blood Drive, Shield-lock challenge and some more.
COT: prayers for families and kids. Praise for YHC 41st birthday.

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There’s a hill here?

I was late. It’s a long story. Happy to tell you any other time

WARMUP: Olaf took the PAX that were on time to the FW parking lot for some stuff that YHC missed
THE THANG: Hustle down the hill and hit the very dark trails. YHCs light is in the other car so it was fun navigating the gloom. No matter. We got to the hill by the GHMS lot and up we went.
At the top bear crawl both ways across the street and 20 4 count flutters with press.
Down the hill and 20 4 count ruck curls and overhead presses. Repeat up and down with same reps.
Bottom of the hill we head back and stop at each bridge.
1. 10x LSS
2. 15x Overhead press
3. 10x Ruck Curl
4. 10x LSS
Then it was time to airport power-walk back to CoT. With the last 300 meters a ruck run to meet up with the STL crew
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
COT:

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Tootsie Rolls in a Van Down by the River

WARMUP:
SSH, burpee
IW, 2 burpees
HW, 3 burpees
Merkin
Mosey once Mark Twain arrived in a suspect working van. For the record it did not say “Free Candy” on the side…..but it could have

Mosey towards the auditorium entrance
Bulgarian Split Squats
Mosey to band practice field

Rehash of Iron Pax Care Bear Squared:
Starting at on corner and bearcrawl 25ish years and perform 25 air squats.
After the squats, bearcrawl to the left (Cubbie felt this was like the Tootsie Roll, which made me think he’s been doing the Tootsie Roll wrong for a number of years.) 25ish years and perform 25 merkins.
After the merkins, reverse bearcrawl 25ish yards and perform 25 flutters.
After the big boy situps, bearcrawl to the right to starting point and perform 25 burpees.

Only difference from Iron Pax is this time we did them ALL called.

Mosey towards the front of the school
Another round of Care Bear Squared in a new location

Mosey around back of the school
Bulgarian Split Squats

Mosey to pull up bars
19 pullups for the 19th of the month

Mosey back to COT
Flutters
And some more burpees in cadence (crowd pleaser) at the last minute

NMM:
The mission of F3 is the invigoration of Male Community Leadership. Throughout the workout we all listed the guy who EHed us. None of those guys happened to be at this workout. And that’s part of what invigorating leadership looks like.

It’s easy to be a consumer of F3, just to show up and workout, but that’s not the mission. Accelerating fitness is part of invigoration male community leadership, but if we aren’t developing new leaders and encouraging guys to take that VQ, plant a shovel flag, etc. then we’re missing the mission.

I’m going to tap into my Christian roots and my favorite hymn: God of Grace and God of Glory, third verse (deep cuts).
“Grant us wisdom, grant us courage
lest we miss your kingdom’s goal,
lest we miss your kingdom’s goal.”

Prayer: Let us not miss the goal.

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The Meadows Of White Grove

THE THANG: Ran 4.3 miles
Dobys bridge to White Grove, thru woods to Nim’s Village, cross Ft Mill Highway to CRHS, FCMS, cut through to Dominion’s Bridge and back to start. Some of us had to jump the FCMS to Dominion Bridge fence. We looked at the long planks of wood nearby after we all jumped and after Birdcage ate turf.
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
COT:

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38’s truckload of pain

WARMUP: SSH, cherry pickin’, imperial walker
THE THANG: mosey over to pain town where pain stations have been prepared.
1. Electric slide with 100lb sand bag (and two 12lb black iron pipes wrapped in duct tape). Each man grabs a side and side squat to the left/right)
2. Swings
3. Brick merkins (hands on pavers. Pavers are flat, on their side, or on the end)
4. Goblet Squats
5. Calf Raises (on 2×6’s)
6. Woodcutter
7. Step ups with weight (22″, 24″ or 30″)
Backup pain stations were not necessary as 15 PAX showed up.

The tabata app was set to 50s work, 20 seconds rest, 8 cycles, 60s between rounds. PAX paired up and worked together. After 8 cycles drop your weight and do a lap around the parking lot.
MARY: Hold your bell over your head, stand on each foot for 10s
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Things to shoot, things to drink. Shower Curtain is looking for coats tomorrow.
COT: Praises and prayers offered up

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