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We spent most of our time on challenges that @Mainframe “could have accomplished 20 years ago.”
Notes: @Peta needs a side career doing voice overs
   @Joe Lyons (F3 Long Duck) is actually from GA, which makes the bulldog thing understandable
   @Slapshot and @fishstix stayed towards the 6 to make YHC feel like the workout was challenging
   @SouptoNuts brought a co-worker (Joe Blow) along to commiserate. He name dropped @Royale_F3
   @photobomb and @Badlands were psychic on the lack of running and got more in on their own. For an extra fee, they’ll do tarot card readings
   @Sprocket is considering building a company based around puzzles of Mark Rothko paintings
   @Shady & @Esso seemed enamored with how many picnic benches you can fit under an awning

Kept it light on running as recovering from giving blood apparently takes me a long while. Spent a lot of time on mobility and leg exercises. And hey, you can learn a lot on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CuLyss7FkFc

The pistol squats after a ton of lunge walking pissed guys off. 🙂

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Flexing

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We spent most of our time challenges that @Mainframe “could have accomplished 20 years ago.”
Notes: @Peta needs a side career doing voice overs
@Joe Lyons (F3 Long Duck) is actually from GA, which makes the bulldog thing understandable
@Slapshot and @fishstix stayed towards the 6 to make YHC feel like the workout was challenging
@SouptoNuts brought a co-worker (Joe Blow) along to commiserate. He name dropped @Royale_F3
@photobomb and @Badlands were psychic on the lack of running and got more in on their own. For an extra fee, they’ll do tarot card readings
@Sprocket is considering building a company based around puzzles of Mark Rothko paintings
@Shady & @Esso seemed enamored with how many picnic benches you can fit under an awning

Kept it light on running as recovering from giving blood apparently takes me a long while. Spent a lot of time on mobility and leg exercises. And hey, you can learn a lot on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CuLyss7FkFc

The pistol squats after a ton of lunge walking pissed guys off. 🙂

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7-17-2023 Simple

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All veterans so quick disclaimer, run to back for 7 HR merkins, 17 morracan night clubs, and 23 SSHs. I decided last night to just keep it simple and use the date. Run to gravel lot, 7 squats, 17 overhead claps, and 23 seal jacks. Run to Toastery, 7 HR merkins, 17 MNCs, and 23 SSHs. Run to bank lot in front of Walmart.

I wanted to keep everyone somewhat together before turning loose the speedsters (Tesla, Fishy). Keeping with the date, did 7 bombjacks in bank lot, run down to traffic circle, 7 merkins, back up to bank lot. Repeat with 17, 20, and 23 reps. Pick up the 6 since time was almost up. Make our way back to COT with the same stops on the way back.

Pretty hot out in the gloom right now but I appreciate all the guys coming out and pushing it this morning. Thanks Badlands for the opportunity!

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Welcome Back Mr. Clean

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Five strong met at Runde Park for a beatdown in swampy mid-July SC conditions. Here is what they did:

THE THANG:
Senator Tressel on Q:
Mosey from the parking lot to the 1st field, take a lap, and continue to the 2nd fiield, take a lap and circle up for COP:

SSH x 25, windmill x 10, squat x 25, merkin x 10/hold/left arm/leg high/flip/dip x 10/flip, right arm/leg high/6″ hold repeat twice and recover, alternate lung x 20, mountain climbler x 25, hellow dolly x 25, pretzel crunch x 25, box cutter x 20, diamond merkin x 10

Tunnel of love x 3 cycles.

Mosey to concessions stand wall for extended peoples chair (90 sec) followed by BTTW. Rinse and repeat.

Mosey to the playground and split into two groups. Group 1 does 10 pull-ups while group 2 does reverse step-ups. Rinse and repeat two more times.

Handoff to M. Clean:
Everyone pick up a cinder block and head to the end of the parking lot. Do 20 reps of the following exercises with a run to the opposite end of the lot and back between each exercise.

Exercises with cinder blocks: squats, bench press, burpees, shoulder press, elevated CDD, right arm and left arm push up, upright row w/squat, curls, core heel touches, flutters, ground to shelf and block pass around (no time for this one).

MARY: See above

ANNOUNCEMENTS: Read your newsletter

COT: Prayers for ST’s mom and friends with cancer, Fish Sticks’ family going through transition, and Walker’s son looking for a new job opportunity.

I got the call yesterday to assist Mr. Clean with his Q and I was happy to help him out. He’s been away from F3 for a while and it was good to have him back. There was a lot of chatter and jokes today about getting older, and the things you have to do at the doctor when you approach 50 (Backdraft was the ‘warbaby’ at 47). Today, I turned 59, and Alcatraz has been my home on Saturday mornings for the past 10 years. I’ve always been injury prone and as I get older, the injuries seem to get more frequent and take longer to get over. But, somehow, my body recovers and I can still do these hard F3 workouts during the week and on Saturdays. It’s truly a blessing and something I never take for granted.

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Just another manic monday

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WARMUP: n/a
THE THANG: Brayden hill repeats:

BOTTOM OF HILL

intersection  1 burpee

5 merkins, 10 Parker peters, 20 CDDS

TOP OF HILL

5 squats,  10 calf raises, 20 monkey jumpers

Next round

intersection 2 burpees
Reduce jumping squats by 1 each time

Rinse and repeat

MARY: no time
ANNOUNCEMENTS: HIM CAMP
COT: was held

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Laps around WEP

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WARMUP: Pledge…run around WEP to parking lot. Windmills, Moroccan Night Clubs, Slow Low Squats, Merkins, Knees to chest, Seal Jacks.
THE THANG: Run lab around WEP. Merkin ladder: start at one side of parking lot with 1 Merkien….Bear crawl accross….2 Merkins…..Bear Crawl back….3 Merkins….etc. until 10 Merkins. Run a Lap. Lt. Dan’s around parking lot (4 lunges w/1 squat). Ab work (flutters, LBCs, Hello Dolly) 10 diamond Merkins. Run back around WEP to COT.
MARY:
ANNOUNCEMENTS: F3 Dad’s camp, F3 men’s camp
COT: Praises for 2.0s

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Elite 8

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WARMUP: mosey to Grace presby with various exercises including burpees sprinkled in to honor the site q
THE THANG: 7 rounds of 7 and 23’s – burpees and LBC’s or squats depending on proximity to the dumpster. After comments and chatter about oderiferous emanations we moseyed to the office park for 5 rounds of 10-10-10-5: squats, flutters, hand release merkins and burpees.

Mosey at 0557 to COT for a 0600 arrival

MARY: no time
ANNOUNCEMENTS: YHTBT
COT:5th core principle

Thanks for the callout, Slapshot. Always an honor to lead.

Gratefully,
Cyclops

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4th of July Convergence

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1776 Workout
50 Burpees
100 SSHs
100 Merkins
Run Lap
100 Squats
100 LBCs
100 Mountain Climbers
Run Lap
100 Carolina Dry Docks
100 Lunges
100 Flutters
Run Lap
100 Seal Jacks
100 Squat Jumps
100 America Hammers
Run Lap
100 Plank Jacks
100 Monkey Humpers
100 Dips
Run Lap
100 Hello Dollies
100 Overhead Claps
100 yard Bear Crawl
Run Lap
26 Burpees
Run Lap

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Four Corners & a Burpee!!

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WARMUP: Abe Vigoda, Cherry Pickers, Flying Squirrels, Imperial Squat Walkers, The Drill Instructor,
THE THANG: Four Corners on the Football field, 50yd line and end zone, pick a card, do the Thang, run, nur, karaoke, side shuffle to each corner. The 400m run around the track was a crowd pleaser. One burpee in the middle of the field in between sets thanks to @Twister who was pumped up to an ‘80s rockin’ soundtrack of Boston, Christopher Cross’ Ride Like the Wind, The Cars, Led Zeppelin, Van Halen. Indian run back to COT.
MARY: Box Cutters, Flutters, LBCs
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Black Flag workout, 08/04 Convergence @ PKMS, Shovel Handoff
COT: Prayers for @Cornerstone’s neighbors

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1 Hr Warm-up

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Change Order filled in for the schedule d Q. Initially, he said he would take the warm-up, but kept on going. We hit the pull up bars and went up and down the hills several times. Finished off with some boulder exercises. No bees present.

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