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“Good Ol’ Suck”

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Mosey through soccer field and around to side of school
COP
11 SSH IC
5 Windmills IC (Yeah!)
11 Merkins IC

WEINKE
Mosey to rear of school.
6 Rounds Chelsea to kick off –
5 Pull Ups, 10 Merkins, 15 Squats EMOM

Keep a perspective as you move through your life… stages of life come and go.

Mosey to front of soccer field
Pyramid Complex – 50 yd mosey in between rounds
5 Burpees
10 Big Boys
15 Merkins (Reminder – this one was zero fun)
20 Squats
25 CDD’s
A wild Olaf appeared and was tagged in by Dirty Harry at this point in the weinke.

Mosey back to bus loop.
Isometric Recovery
Low Slow Squats x 20
Hold 60 Seconds at end of last squat
Pulse 20 times

Mosey to COT
11xWWI Sit up
22xHeels to the Heavens

Prayers for Luka, Grassy Knoll, community in times of need
Praise for family, Divac’s 2.1 being born today

Announcements
Blood Drive tomorrow – hit up 3D for info

Punch List out.

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Burpee-fest with running.

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WARMUP: poorly cadences SSH, windmills, cherry pickers, Moraccan’s.
THE THANG: The Daniel

A native of Canton, Ohio, Sergeant First Class Daniel B. Crabtree died on 8 June 2006 in Al Kut, Iraq, while supporting Operation IRAQI FREEDOM.
Crabtree joined the U.S. Army Reserve in 1992 and the Ohio Army National Guard in 1993. He served as an Administrative Specialist and a Military Policeman prior to completing the Special Forces Qualification Course in 2004.
SFC Crabtree was assigned as a Weapons Sergeant in the Ohio Army National Guard, Company B, 2nd Battalion, 19th Special Forces Group, Columbus, Ohio, when he died of injuries sustained from an improvised explosive device that detonated near his vehicle during combat operations.

50 burpees
400 meter run
Thruster, 21 reps
800 meter run
Thruster 21 reps for @harrycarry and @darkhelemt. Audible to Chest press 40 count for the rest of us just trying to keep up.
400 meter run
50 burpees

With about 10 minutes left 2 rounds of The Seven was attempted.

The Seven
Seven rounds for time of:
7 Handstand push-ups
Squats 7 reps
7 Knees to elbows
Bobby Hurleys 7 reps
7 Burpees
7 Toes to Bar
7 Pull-ups

A suicide bomber killed seven CIA officers and one Jordanian officer at a remote base in southeastern Afghanistan on Dec. 30, 2009, after posing as a potential informant reporting on Al Qaeda. Seven new stars will be etched into the memorial wall at the CIA, forever in their names. Killed in the attack were CIA officers Jennifer Lynne Matthews, 45; Scott Michael Roberson, 39; Harold E. Brown Jr., 37; Darren LaBonte, 35; Elizabeth Hanson, 30; and security contractors Jeremy Jason Wise, 35, and Dane Clark Paresi, 46.

MARY: Done in between the 2 Hero workouts by those who finished early.
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Blood Drive this week. Signs up now before 3D blankets Slack with it.
COT: Prayer were answered, Prays were asked for. Be a good Sheppard of Gods work and support each other.

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Wrapping up AKA#4

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WARMUP: SSH X 30, Imperial Walker X 15, Squat X 15, Merkin X 10, Lunge X 15, Mountain Climer X 15, Dry Docks X 10, Burpees X 10, Monkey Humpers X 15, SSH X 30
THE THANG: Mosey to band lot, HIIT workout. 45 seconds work, 15 seconds rest. 4 rounds of each. Merkins, Squats, Burpees, Mountain Climbers. Mosey to Pull up bars. Try to get 4 sets of: Pull Ups – 5, Dry Docks – 20, Big Boys – 20, Diamonds – 10. Mosey to front parking lot for Mary.
MARY: All X25 – Flutters, Hello Dolly, Freddy Mercury, Rosalittas, Box Cutter. Mosey back to COT for cool down stretch.
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Cannoli run, blood drive
COT: Prayers for FNG StageLeft for his upcoming move, Luka and Vuvazella. Thanks to all the PAX that supported AKA#4.

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No one reads these…

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WARMUP: We did, in fact, warm up.

THE THANG:
Round 1:
– Get a partner – size ALWAYS matters. That’s what she said.
– Mile loop with stops. At each stop, 10-10-10, Merkins, Squat Jumps, Flutters (4ct)
Loop =
1. Run up Massey to the parking lot on Right
2. Run from Parking lot to far end of Sisk Parking Lot on left
3. Run to Valero
4. Slight left onto Spratt – stop at intersection of Leonidas
5. Run to other end of Leonidas – intersection at Kanawha
6. Left on Kanawha – left onto White St – stop at FM Rescue Squad
7. Run to Amoco on Corner of White and Spratt
8. Run back to bottom of Massey…

Round 2:
– Same loop. 10-10-10 is CDDs,
– Slight variation is bear crawl up Massey to top and Partner Carry down Leonidas

MARY: No chicks.

ANNOUNCEMENTS: Read your newsletter…

COT: The 5th Core Principle.

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Black Diamond: Where are you screwing up?

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Black Diamond Month

WARMUP:
101 SSH (went till someone quit)
20 burpees in cadence
20 Imperial Squat Walkers

Planked up to list some of the ways I’m currently failing. This would be a recurring theme for each PAX to share how they’re screwing up. My two are currently a lack of kindness in dealing with my sons, and relying on being good in the moment so I forego preparation. I haven’t fully prepared for something in quite a while.

We then ran a pretty fast mile, and finished with 20 Cossack Squats in cadence

THE THANG:
Grouped up facing a long string of 22 parking spaces. We bear crawled the length of the lot stopping for either merkins or squats (individual’s choice) at each space. The rep count added 1 each time. This was tough, so we crawl bear back to the start, only for me to call some yoga and then we simply mosey away. Sometimes the fear of having to do it all over again is worse than what actually happens next.

Went to the playground for partner Dick Webbs (1:4; pull-up:merkin). Only got one round for each partner while the other took a lap. I told the PAX to keep track of their numbers, because numbers matter! But what did we do with the rep counts? Nothing. Because the only numbers that should matter to you are the ones that you care about and that you find add an advantage to your life. Don’t believe what someone else tells you SHOULD matter.

On the way back to COT, we hit the picnic bench collection (where the elementary kids had left enough gear and water bottles some PAX questioned whether the rapture had happened and we just didn’t know it) for Bulgarian Split Squats

At 0600, PAX were reminded that every F3 workout should focus on 3S2T (Speed, Strength, Stamina, and Mental+Physical Toughness). You can’t work on your stamina until you’re already tired. So after 0600, we did some more fast SSH in cadence. (For the record, we still ended COT around 0607. We gotta get kids to school and ourselves to work.)

ANNOUNCEMENTS: Bethel Men’s Shelter tonight! Next date is 6/1

COT: Moment of candor, I struggle with how to make the workout harder, because I try to make it challenging every time I Q. I even read back over this backblast and considered repeating the whole workout: https://f3thefort.com/2019/02/21/black-diamond-3-at-the-ranch-get-some/ But no amount of working out hard will makeup for ignoring your wife when she needs you, constantly prioritizing work over your kids, or BSing your way though something you could have crushed with focused preparation. So, that was where the black diamond took us this morning.

An honor to lead the group that showed this morning. Thanks Poppins for asking me to lead. Keep up the great Site-Q work!

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Honey Badger – Q School 101

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Following the Honey Badger First Monday of the Month 7 minutes of burpees we moved to a lighted area near the gate to the football field. There was a supposed to be a 601 group peel off, but Slap Shot likely needed a minute after taking the record for the most burpees in 7 minutes.

WARMUP:
Started with some explanation to the men of the components of a workout and the purpose/importance of each. Disclaimer, Warm-up, The Thang, Mary, COT. Given that we had AKA in attendance there were a number of PAX participating that taught YHC how to Q. This provided a unique opportunity to identify three PAX in attendance that either had never Q’d or had Q’d less than 5 times. I catered a lot of my message to them and some to all in attendance.
• SSH x25
• Windmill x10
• Imperial Walker x10
• Diamond Merkin x10 (at this point I mentioned the importance of good form in leading. If your form is poor, then your leadership is poor. A number of PAX tend to cheat the exercise, count fast, and get ahead of the PAX they are trying to lead.)

THE THANG:
Mosey past the pull-up bars to the bottom of the hill. The point of this part of the lesson was planning. When planning a Q, Google Maps is a great tool as you will you see things that you may not have seen in the gloom before. The hill behind me was a great example. Every PAX in attendance has run that hill at some point, but they may not have noticed the equally spaced trees moving up the hill. These can be used as a markers as part of a workout. YHC have Q’d this workout previously, but it offered a nice example of how to use an AO and that creativity does not need complexity to offer a solid challenge. It also highlighted that setting up a workout that allows PAX of different speeds and fitness levels to challenge themselves together is always a good idea.

Round 1:
• Bear crawl to the first tree 1 Spider-Man Merkin (Merkin while bringing right knee to the right elbow and then repeated on the other side)
• Run to the pull-up bars and complete 2 pull ups.
• Run back to the bottom of the hill
Round 2:
• Bear crawl to the first tree and complete 1 Spider-Man Merkin
• Bear crawl to the second tree and complete 2 Spider-Man Merkins
• Run to the pull-up bars and complete 4 pull ups
• Run back to the bottom of the hill
Rounds 3-5: Continue the series through 5 trees
Once all the PAX finished up the series, we circled up in the street near the pull-up bars. The 3 PAX that did not have experience Qing were invited to the center of the circle. I took a turn counting cadence and then the PAX each had an opportunity.
• Squats x25
• LBC x15
• Flutters x15
• Merkins x15

Each member of the PAX then grabbed a coupon from the stack of cinder blocks. We circled up and had another demonstration of counting cadence with the PAX involvement.
• Overhead Press x25
• Curls x25
• Bentover Rows x25
Put the cinderblocks back and moved to COT.

Reminder on how to write a backblast. Open slack and type /backblast and select the form that pops up.

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The final call

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WARMUP: mosey to the flag for pledge and mosey from there to the basketball courts for warm ups including flying squirrels.

THE THANG: PAX took the hill – 4 & 27of various exercises at each light pole always returning to the start line after each set.
MARY: time for one minute of protractors.

ANNOUNCEMENTS: happened

COT: 5th core principle

The book was closed on Matterhorn at 0600 on 4/27/23.

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America Needs The Gas

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WARMUP:

COP – SSH, Windmills, Potato Pickers, Imperial Walkers
Short Loop with Butt Kickers, High Knees, Toy Soldiers

THE THANG:

Field – 4 Corners
– 10 LS Squats
– 10 Jump Squats
– 10 Monkey Humpers
– 10 Hillbilly Squats

Repeat but double reps

Mosey to Amphitheater
– Bear Crawl to First Level – 5 Merkins, run back down
– 2nd – 10
– 3rd – 15
– 4th – 20

Nur back up hill, a few Inchworms, then mosey behind school

– Down the stairs, Burpees till 6
– Flutters, Box Cutters, Freddy’s IC all x 15
– Up the Stairs, Bomb Jacks till 6
– Plank Jacks, Mountain Climbers, CDD IC all x 15
– Repeat but with 20 reps

Mosey to parking lot
– Shuttle runs for 2 min

ANNOUNCEMENTS: Newsletter has all you need

COT:
Prayers for Luka and Vuvu’s family
Prayers for marriage
All gave thanks

Honor to Serve

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Good coffee is the key to any good morning

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Lots of fit guys forgot to read the Q schedule, lesson learned.

warm up by the bank, lil’ bit of this, lil’ bit of that

other side of the bank for a 5-10-15-20-25 accumulator from one side of the small lot to the other. Mode of transport, bear crawl, exercises included SSH, merkins, jump squats, shoulder taps, BB sits

to the new lot by the new natural food store, highly recommend, nice size lot. accumulator up and down 10, 10-20, 10-20-30, 10-20-30, 10-20, 10. Exercises included BB sits, Travoltas, Monkey Humpers, mode of transportation on paper was Toy Soldier, until Punchlist went to the crawl bear, many others followed suite (a spectacular example of modify as needed when there is an old slow guy on Q)

to the side of Subway for a wall sit and a couple pop out burpees

to Hobo’s-ish for a few Mahktar N’Diayes and Kneetar N’diayes

the we went to the ABC store and did some sprints

to Loom-ish for step-up and dips

Back to COT, Mary included the dying cockroach

My thanks to Kermit for the opportunity

Looks like we made it,

Barry Manilow

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Speed Work With Push-Ups

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THE THANG:
Mosey to WEP
Speed work, variation on One-Ones.  Quarter loop fast, quarter slow, quarter fast, quarter slow.

Exercises in ground at lap marker.  Are cumulative after each lap.

10 Burpees
20 SSH

10 Merkins
20 Mountain Climbers

20 Peter Parker
20 Parker Peter

20 CDD
10 Bomb Jacks

20 Squats
20 Monkey Humpers

COT: Read your Newsletter

Honor To Serve

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