Halfpipe Hell

WARMUP:
– Mosey around the park
– SSH
– Windmill
– Imperial Walker

THE THANG:
Everyone pulled a block from my truck. These are pavers that weigh slightly more than a cindy.

One end of the parking lot
– 26 curls
– 26 leg raises with block held overhead

Run to the other end of the parking lot
– 25 Bentover Rows
– 25 Bigboy situps with the block on your chest

Run back and do the same exercises as before while continuing to decrease the count. We did 4 rounds.

Run to big hill and go to the bottom for the “Half-pipe”
5 cones on each side
– Run to the first cone on the moderate hill and do 2 merkins
– Run back past the start (bottom of the hill) and up to the first cone on the big hill. Complete 2 burpees.
– Run back to the first cone on the moderate hill, complete 2 merkins, continue to the second cone, complete 4 merkins.
– Run back to the big hill. First cone = 2 burpees, Second cone = 4 burpees.
– Continue until both sides of the hill are done (5 cones each)

Run back to COT. Some Mary and done.

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Russian Hammers not welcome at Armory

WARMUP:
25 SSH IC
10 LSS IC
10 Imperial Walkers IC
10 Hillbilly Walkers IC
10 Cherry Pickers IC
10 MNCs IC
Yoga

THE THANG:
4 Rounds of Supersets
ROUND 1: 3 sets
Alternate Clean & Squat – 10 reps
Overhead Press – 8 each side
SSH IC after each super set
Ran a lap around parking lot after 3rd set
ROUND 2: 3 Sets
Reverse Lunge 10 each side
Bent Over Rows – 10 each side
MNCs IC after each set
Ran a lap around parking lot after 3rd set
ROUND 3: 3 sets
Single Hand Swings – 10 each side
Hand Release Merkins – 10
American Hammers IC
Farmers Carry around parking lot after 3rd set
ROUND 4: 3 sets
Up Right Rows – 15
Goblet Squats – 10
Calf Raises IC after each set
Farmers carry around parking lot after 3rd set

Hand release Burpees just because they were brought up in mumblechatter.

MARY: Flutters, LBCs and more Flutters.

ANNOUNCEMENTS: The Luka, Pints & Padres April 1st
COT: Stays in COT

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1 Minute Closer to Death

WARMUP: windmill x10, cherry picker x 10
THE THANG:
This may or may not be accurate.
Overhead carry KB
1st Station
10 burpees
25 90/45
25 chest to back pullover
25 Curls
25 lunge with pass through

Overhead Carry
2nd Station
25 KB Merkin
25 Figure 8
50 Toe taps
10 Manmakers

Suitcase Carry
Peoples Chair
Overhead hold for 10 count x3
BTW
Peoples Chair with concentration curl
15 each side

Overhead Carry

4th Station
KB Dips

5th Station
25 Halo
25 Upright Row
25 Dead Lift

KB carry to 6th Station
50 Chest Press
25 Skull Crushers
25 Rows each side

Overhead carry to flag

10 Man Makers

15 Grave Diggers each side
25 LBC w/ KB
15 X/Os

MARY: yes
ANNOUNCEMENTS: yes
COT: yes

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1776 Workout: I’m not a professional, but the folks at GORUCK who I lifted this from are…

WARMUP: Forgot this…

THE THANG:
2 laps around small lot loop
17 Ruck Overhead Squats
2 laps around small lot loop
76 Ruck Pull Through

2 laps around small lot loop
17 Ruck Overhead Squats
2 laps around small lot loop
76 4 Count Flutter with Press

2 laps around small lot loop
17 Ruck Overhead Squats
2 laps around small lot loop
76 High Pull/Row

MARY: No Time

ANNOUNCEMENTS: There were some, but I forgot… probably in the newsletter

COT: prayers for students and teachers wrapping up the year. Also prayers and praises for all F3 brothers serving their communities

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Post Golf Trip Memories

After reviewing previous backblasts, YHC noticed that the last time I submitted a backblast for the Armory was in October 2019 immediately following a golf trip where I likely ate and drank too much. It so happens that this was the exact scenario for today’s beatdown. After a long weekend in HHI, YHC was ready to make a downpainment on the day and happy to see some friendly faces in the Pax

WARMUP:

Mosey around the parking lot

THE THANG:

25 SSHs IC
21 KB swings
18 High pulls
15 Squat thrusters
12 Overhead marches
9 Lunges
6 Burpees
3 Big boys

Then run a lap

Repeat 4 times

MARY:

Finished with 5 minutes of Mary around the horn

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

Fastest 5k coming up on 4/12
Pints and Padres in April

COT:

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Pending Bandcamp Approval

WARMUP: Thank you <@U061P7HUFRR> warming up the Pax. YHC came flying in hot and managed to get a little additional warm up. Downward dog, honeymooner, windmills, and quad stretches
THE THANG: simple but hard…5 rounds which included 20 reps of overhead presses, curls, bent over rows, and squats – all with hardware then complete a run around the parking lot. Round 5 the rep count was max out until muscle failure. We then moved into partner exercises that involved running and shoulder shrugs.
MARY: Mary will bell…a large number of “Bell”BCs in addition to flutter kicks all while keeping the bell positioned high above the chest.
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Bethel men’s shelter, discussion surrounding the need to communicate to PAX on IR to come out for light ruck option and fellowship. Also, shovel flag handoff Saturday at Alcatraz.
COT: YHC shared testimony about how Christs fingerprints are all over our lives and our need to look up when we are experiencing dark times – he is there in it with us and carrying us through even when it doesn’t seem so.

Guys on IR and coming out of IR. Bubba Gumps son and uncle. Travel mercies for <@U061A5NHBT3>

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2025 – SLT Disruption

WARMUP: full crew in cadence
65ish SSH for the 65 dudes that were in the circle
Imperial Walkers
Hillbilly Walkers
Peter Parker

Split to boot camp and kettlebells
THE THANG:
Bootcamp:
– Buy-in: 20 bomb jacks, 20 donkey kicks.
– Bear crawl the length of parking lot / whistle = 10 merkins
– Lunge walk parking lot / whistle = 10 jump squats
Kettlebell
– 20 swings
– 5 merkins
– 5 goblet squats
– count down the merkins and squats keep the 20 swings
– Swing progression
– Squat Swings
– Swings
– American Swings
– Rack bell
– slow step back reverse lunge
– press when returning the back leg
– Clean Progression
– Row
– Clean
– Swing
– Snatch

Unbeknownst to the PAX we switched modalities about halfway through. This was to represent the foundation 1 from Q-Source: https://f3nation.com/disruption.

“Because it induces movement, leadership causes Disruption”

PAX were disrupted from their planned morning workout to make sure both Qs saw all the PAX and to push them outside the complacency zone of their established routines. With the leadership, we should expect disruption and embrace it.

Leaders influence movement towards advantage. Disruption is a solid technique to induce movement.

“If a man calls himself a leader but does not cause Disruption by initiating movement, then he is not practicing leadership. He might be doing something else, like managing or governing, but he is not leading.”

It is not the goal of the new SLT members is not to manage or govern. It should not be the goal of the Site Qs to manage or govern. Let’s lead!

F3 is not an organization with leaders, but an organization OF leaders. Each man is freed to lead. The particulars of Site Qs and the SLT structure is nice, but let us not be afraid to disrupt when we have a vision for advantage.

Kermit handed 2nd F Q off to Liberty Bibberty
Band Camp handed the Weasel Shaker off to Poppins
Esso handed the Nantan Flag off to Band Camp

It is an honor to be considered a leader in the Fort. But be mindful every member of the PAX is A LEADER. Let’s all be about the business of leading.

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Simple but painful

Run to the school back entrance but first male 2 stops for merkins.

The thang: 10 light poles. 1st light pole is for 5 burpees, run to second pole and do 27 squats and 27 merkins. Back to first pole and repeat 5 burpees. Run to second pole and do 24 squats and 24 merkins, back to first pole and repeat burpees. Keep going to the next paul and back to the first one reducing the number of squats and merkins by 3.

Run back to COT after finish all 10 poles for a total of 3.5 to 4 miles for everyone.

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Clyde Glides

WARMUP:
THE THANG:
MARY:
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Convergence(s), Bot send-off, Clydesdales is moving! New locatio: FMHS by football stadium
COT: Prayers & praise circle, group prayer over Basso’s Mission Trip to Guatemala :pray:

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