9 Strong for some Hills with 3 stops each round
Hit Kuester parking lot
15 Merkins and 15 CDD
HIT GHES teacher lot
20 LBC AND 20 Hello Dollies
Hit GHMS teacher lot
20 Squats and 20 lunges
REPEAT AND REPEAT
WARMUP: mosey for a bit throughout the vast parking lot, then we did a warmup in front of the theatre. All the usuals plus some plank/core work
THE THANG: a Dora with 100 dirkins, 100 LBC, 150 step ups, partner 2 runs to farthest light pole and back, we then did a parking lot routine involving 2 alternating exercises at light poles as we traverse the lot, finally we did a nasty Jack Webb with big boys, American hammers and always 2 merkins. Almost finished then ran back to COT to finish up
MARY: finished up Jack Webb, got to 10 big boys and 40 hammers
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Waxhaw Trail Fest, Goose Qing in Mint Hill
COT:
WARMUP: yes
THE THANG: ran around and did exercises
MARY: yes
ANNOUNCEMENTS: yes
COT:yes
It was rainy, cloudy, dark, in other words perfect weather for a convergence. We had roughly 55-60 PAX out for the variety of workouts that were about to be executed. Disclaimer disclaimed, FNG identified (Randy from heaven on earth (aka Pittsburgh) , and we launched.
Bootcamp Q : Slapshot
Bootcampers followed me up the hill and towards the springs parking lot. After a quick plank for the 6 we moved onto to the parking lot across 160 behind the former bank and now drug store for the warm-up.
Warm-up:
50 SSH (IC)
20 Merkings (IC)
10 Michael Phelps (IC)
5 Windmills (IC)
20 Mtn Climbers (IC)
Stretch
20 Plank JAcks (IC)
Mosey to the other side of the parking lot.
DORA: Partner up with someone you haven’t worked out with. Run was around the drugstore and through the parking lots.
200 Plank JAcks
200 Toe Touches
200 SSH
150 Diamond Merkins
100 4-Ct Flutters
Recover Run Back towards COT.
Tabata Series
30 Seconds on 10 seconds off
4 Rounds 4 sets
Last 7 minutes: 10 Burpess EMOM (which was reduced to a an 11 of sorts after minute 5 where we started going 10 burpees plus 1 BBS, then 9 burpees plus 2 BBS….etc… until we had about 20 seconds left.
I had everyone recover on their feet and then add 1 last Burpee.
NNM: I spoke today about one of the many examples of what F3 has meant to me. Specifically, the other day I was out for a pre-run where I started out at a “comfortable pace” already deciding in my head what I was “good” with that morning. Then about 2 miles in I came across a fellow Pax who got to the AO early and decided to go find me. We started to run together and my “comfortable pace” got very uncomfortable very quickly. All told, when we got back to COT I had increased the pace I was running at by over 35 seconds. He literally found me where I was, didn’t leave me behind, and pushed me to accelerate. It is what I needed then, and it’s what I needed 5 years ago when I started F3. I never knew how fast I could run, until I started running with faster guys. That Friday morning was a great reminder that I can always push more, that I have plenty of gas left in the tank, and that somewhere out in the gloom a brother is willing to go find you and get you better. (Thanks Olaf)
Whether you are accelerating 1F or the 2nd and 3rd, run with faster guys and don’t just be comfortable. You never really know what you are capable of until you push just a little bit more.
AYE!
Running Q Bandcamp
Speaking of Running with faster guys…Bandcamp executed a 10K route where he was able to hit a PR. The route went all over the downtown Fort Mill area. Again, men surround yourself with HIMS you never know what you’re going to be able to do.
Ruck Q : JWOW
Ruck to Church of NAzarene
10 rounds –
5 merkins at the bottom then 10 squats at the top of the stairs.
Rucked to Print Shop
20 step ups and 20 dips
Rucked up Main STreet and back to Wep for the chair swing loop at each chair swing 5 squats and 5 CDD’s One more half loop to COT.
Kettlebell Q: 38 Special
Leg stretches for a couple minutes while us 40somethigns PAX complained about our joints
The Thang:
10 each of Arm Curl and Press, tricep ex. and overhead press. Grabbed bells and went for a stroll around the park. Bells always farmered carried. We used the park equipment to tell us what to do. Each Swing 20 swings, Statues 30 Standing Tesh with squat each arm Bathrooms = 20 squats same set as the start upon our return.
Paired up for a dora
100 Goblet Squats
200 Calf Raises
300 Flutter with chest press
6 minutes to go carry back to bathroom and back 1 minute of squats and 1 minute of swings.
IR Q: Kermit
Took a nice mosey around downtown Fort Mill and even down to the Peach stand and back. Big thank you for leading this piece and not leaving any men behind!
Post Workout JWOW led us in prayer and we named a FNG The name Cannonball.
WARMUP: SSH, Morrocon NC, Imperial Walkers, and Strawberry Pickers
THE THANG:
Stage 1 – 100 Swings OYO
Stage 2 – 3 Rounds of (10) Man Makers, (20) Halos, and (30) Good Mornings
Stage 3 – Four Corners (2 Rounds with Reps at 15 and 10):
Corner 1 = Overhead Press and Deadlift
Corner 2 = Lunges and Squats
Corner 3 = Curls and Tricep Extension
Corner 4 = Bent Over Rows and Chest Press
MARY: American Hammers and Flutters with a Press
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Read your newsletter
COT: Prayers and Praises
WARMUP: mosey through parking lot over to the light, cross 160 and down to bottom of Brayden
THE THANG: hill repeats- 10 squats at bottom, 10 merkins at first street, 10 flying squirrels at 2nd street, 10 burpees at the top. Rinse&Repeat
MARY:
ANNOUNCEMENTS: convergence/invergence this Saturday
COT:
80ish of the Fort’s, Lake Wylie’s, and Rock Hill’s finest converged this fine Monday to celebrate and show our support for the Darkest of All Helmet’s becoming the new Nantan of F3 Nation.
After my usual disclaimer and a giving of thanks for those who all showed , Dark Helmet led the warmup. As any true leader would do he quickly refreshed (and reinforced via burpees) the core mission of F3 and our core principles. After a rough start we did eventually nail it. After some side straddle hops and merkins the Pax were released into their own unique workout groups.
HERO WOD(Honey Badger)
This was my Q and I’m always humbled to lead Hero style workouts. They should be hard but also purposeful. For me I have created two unique workouts to honor different men of my family who have served. They would be the last people to ever consider themselves heroes. But that’s why I honor them. They sacrificed more than I ever could and I will always be inspired by them. I hope that in this very simple way their stories help inspire others.
For the purpose of today’s workout I truncated both them in the interest of time.
The “Uncle Paul”
I encourage anyone to Google the USS Pueblo Incident to get the full details but the long and short of it is that my wife’s Uncle Paul was a member of the USS Pueblo crew when it was captured by North Korea in 1968. For 11 months he was help captive as POW. Tortured, sleep deprived, and subject to all sorts of propaganda he along with 81 of his ship mates were eventually returned to the US. As a result of his PTSD he hasn’t been able to sleep for almost 50 years.
The Workout:
82 SSH (IC)
11 Burrpees OYO.
1 LAP around the Earth Fare Complex.
As we returned to our starting position I began the Second Hero Workout of the day. The “Sgt. Major”. This one is a WOD I’ve done before for the Honey Badger and is about my father who was a Command Sgt. Major in the 28th ID. Again for the sake of time I limited the usual 3 miles I try and incorporate into this workout for 3 laps instead. The exercises are as Follows.
28 Burpees
1 Lap
28 Burpees
56 Squats
1 Lap
28 Burpees
56 Squats
112 HR MErkins
1 LAP.
(Pick up the 6 if you can)
This pretty much took us up to the bell after a brief visit by the ruckers. Thanks to all who broke off to me to indulge me and these workouts. They are supposed to be hard and challenging and I hope we all got our money’s worth.
Running Boot camp: Sweep the Leg – FishTix
Group was split into teams of 4. Relay race around the parking lot two stops with exercises. Two runners traveled to stop 1 and stop 2 respectively while the other team members did the exercises at the stops. Once the runners arrived the running duties were handed off. Process was continued until the closing bell.
Stop 1 Exercises: HR Merkins, Dips, Burpees, CDD, Mike Tyson Merkins
Stop 2: Jump Squats, Flutters, Mnt Climbers, Lunges, Box Cutters
Rucking – VA – Olaf
4 corners with low slow squats, merkins, Lunges, and shoulder taps. After round 1 got a 40 and a 60 pound sand bag to spice it up. The bags were rotated around by the Pax.
Kettlebell – Armory – BandCamp
4 Rounds:
16 clusters (clean, squat, press
16 single arm swings (alternating)
16 lateral lunge with a row (8 a side)
Short Mosey
Some overhead lunges and suitcase deadlifts when the heart rates got too high.
Running – Flight Plan – Bass-O-Matic
Ran a bunch 🙂
At 6:00 I blew a whistle and we all reconvened for the longest Namearama I ever conducted a brief reminder of the Rooster, to read the newsletter and to have our Nantan of the Fort Esso lead us out.
Best of luck to Dark Helmet in his new role! Let’s all continue the mission!
AYE!
*WARMUP:*SSH and Mosey
The Thangs: Set cones up at 10 yards apart for 100 yards. We did 1 merkin and 10 burpees at the 10 yard line and sprinted to the 100 yard line. Worked our way to 10 merkins and 1 burpees 1st and Ten Did Elevens with burpees and merkins with sprints. Finished that and did 4 corners with 7 burpees, 14 squats, 21 flutters and 28 big boys. Repeated 2.5 times.
*WARMUP:*SSH and Mosey
The Thangs: Set cones up at 10 yards apart for 100 yards. We did 1 merkin and 10 burpees at the 10 yard line and sprinted to the 100 yard line. Worked our way to 10 merkins and 1 burpees 1st and Ten Did Elevens with burpees and merkins with sprints. Finished that and did 4 corners with 7 burpees, 14 squats, 21 flutters and 28 big boys. Repeated 2.5 times.
WARMUP: SSH and old man Abe
THE THANG: A Dora with
Blockies 100
Overhead Press 125
Merkins 150
BBS 175
Swings 200
MARY: No time
ANNOUNCEMENTS: D2D this weekend, the Gremlin in Mint Hill in honor of a fallen Pax
COT: Remember it is great to be a man, be present and engaging with you M every day, not just 2/14