Superman made me do it

WARMUP:

Windmills
Cherry pickers
Low and slow squats
“Hold”
MNCs so Cyclops

“Recover”

Plank
downward dogs
Upward dogs
“Hold”
Merkins
Peter Parker’s

“Recover”

THE THANG:

Mosey to side of pike building

Bear craw under awning allllll the way down

Mosey to half wall

30 Dips
30 Derkins
30 step ups

Mosey to park
Jack Webb (5 rounds)
Mike Tyson’s
Chin ups

Chin ups to failure OYO

Mosey around park- counter clockwise
Every bench complete the following:

15 air squats
10 calf raises
5 flying squirrels

7 or 8 benches were passed on way to pavilion
Under pavilion

Wall sits while 6 comes in

Take turns burpee broad jumping to end of stage and run back to wall

Started with Dora but then modified to group work for time management sake we had important work to do

50 J-Los

30
Calf raises
30
Pigeon toe calf raises

50 flutters (4 count in unison)

Mosey all the way to Kimbrells furniture store to complete monkey humpers tears facing inside Kimbrells where Cicada was supposed to be setting up a men’s breakfast.

MARY:

Stretches and a couple rounds of Mary

Freddy mercuries
Box cutters
LBCs

ANNOUNCEMENTS: newsletter
COT: shared letter from F3 Safari

Good morning my brother.
My name is Phelix Obuya (F3 Safari), born and raised in Kenya. Iwas born in abject poverty to an extent that we rarely had two meals. I wore my first pair of shoes when going to High school. Iwas born in a family of 7 but 5 of us died, my late dad included, therefore it is my 78 year old mum, my brother Chris and I who are alive. Am 48 years old and have been a member of F3 since 2020.
I hold 2 Master Degrees in Strategic Management and Community Studies and have worked with diverse organizations. Chaplain Steven Hubbard and I founded a Foundation and got it incorporated in Kenya this year. Damien’s Hope Foundation as it is called follows the ethos of the late St. Damien of Molocai, a Belgium Catholic priest who died while serving lepers. We therefore are dedicated to work with the “modern day lepers” who are needy and aren’t capable of meeting their basic needs in the society.
Damien’s Hope doesn’t have any kind of funding at the moment but we rely on personal contributions and goodwill.I do my apostolate on foot because many times I never have even cash to pay for transport. Having gone through very tough times in life moved me to found Damien’s Hope Foundation,
The reason am writing this mail is to sincerely thank you, Brother Patrick Lloyd, Fort Mill AO, Lake Wylie AO and Rock Hill AO plus any other person of goodwill who mobilized clothes, shoes and all the beautiful and valuable items that were received with gratitude to support our local F3 members and the needy in this community.
Allow me to conclude that by quoting from the Gospel of Mathew 25:35-40 that whatever you did, it was Jesus who benefited through your amazing support. We have received even some financial contribution that has always been handy in providing food and transportation to the pax who do not have any source of income and I always say, “Glory Be to God.”
Without taking much of your time let me take this humble opportunity on behalf of F3, Langata Kenya to THANK YOU FROM THE BOTTOM OF MY HEART FOR THE GREAT WORK AND SERVICE TO THE NEEDY.
Never leave no man behind, don’t leave a man where you found him.
Be blessed.
Your humble Brother,
Phelix (Safari)

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Growing in the Rain

WARMUP:
– mosey to moderate cover
– SSH / IW / CP
THE THANG:
– 12 exercises in pairs of 6x 2, reps always 12/24 with 1 lap after each lap. Wall jump optional.
1: Burpees (12) / squats (24)
2: Inch worms (12) / SSH (24)
3: Merkins (12) / Big Boys (24)
4: J-Lo (12 – 1:1) / Dips (24)
5: Carolina Honeymooner (12) / A-Hammer (24 – 1:1)
6: Russian Kicks (12 – 1:1) / Superman (24)
–> rinse and repeat
MARY:
– mosey back to COT and don’t forget to pick up the 6
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
– read your newsletter
COT:
– was held

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The other gear WOD

WARMUP:
– SSH, IW, WM
– mosey to AO
THE THANG:
– modified 4 corners with bear crawls as mode of transportation between the stations. 2 PAX per corner, rotate after timer
– Station 1: tire flip and cindy OH press
– Station 2: squeeky wheel + KB side dips
– Station 3: 2x cindy: man-makers
– Station 4: 2x sand bag…carry sandbags a full loop around the 4 corners. once PAX return to station 4 this is the trigger to rotate. Got about 2.5 rotations in. Mosey back to COT.
MARY:
– Sally with V-ups and flutters
– Thunderstruck with burpees and SSH
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
– read newsletter
COT:
– was held.

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Running with Burpees…Do you have a problem with that Mr Lawrence?

WARMUP: Mosey to Patricia Ln.
THE THANG: Alternate between 2 pain stations…one at circle at the end of Patricia Ln and the second at the farthest parking lot in front of GHMS. The pain stations are exactly 1/2 mi apart. At Patricia Ln the PAX completed a round of 10 burpees and 25 flutter kicks. At GHMS, 10 merkins and 25 sumo squats. Rinse and repeat. PAX logged between 3.5 – 4.5 mi.

ANNOUNCEMENTS: Christmas party and convergence. Read your newsletter.

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T-H-I-N-K

WARMUP: SSHs, Imperial Walkers, Windmills, MNCs, Plank Stretches
THE THANG: 1st Half, simple routine, run around the park, stop at each swinging bench, three exercises (10 merkins, 10 squats, 10 LBCs). two laps were completed by all in attendance.
Hand-0ff to Straight-up
Quick lesson of speaking to others..THINK before you speak
T – Is it True?
H- Is it Helpful?
I – Is it Inspiring?
N- Is it Necessary?
K-Is it Kind?
Typical Straight-Up workout..it was full of bear crawls and abs exercises that were very difficult to do. We covered most of the park, running up and down the parking lot hill, dips at the bottom and top, a visit to the play ground for pull-ups and lunges. Finally, a set of complex American Hammers and LBC swirls.
ANNOUNCEMENTS: X-Mas Convergence 12/24
COT: Prayers for Vuvu’s Mother

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Repeat PerFortmas

DISCLAIMER – this is a repeat performance of what I Q’d up earlier this week at The Ranch, but we were not able to complete it all then. We did today.

WARMUP: Quick run/jog around the parking lot, around the amphitheater, then onto the amphitheater stage. Circle up and 10-25 reps of the following:
* SSH
* Windmills
* Imperial walkers
* Moroccan night clumbs
* Strawberry pickers
* Hillybilly walkers
* Overhead claps
Mosey back to the parking lot near COT to start the main event…..

THE THANG:
4 corner fun
Cones were set up around the parking lot and the amphitheater. Do the exercise, then the movement to the next cone.
Area was approx 60yds long x 30yds wide.
1. Burpees, then Lt Dan to next cone (~60yds)
2. Box cutter, then crab walk to next (~30yds)
3. Merkins, then Lt Dan (~60yds)
4. Mountain climbers, 2 ct, then crab walk (~30yds)
Repeat until time out
Reps of each exercise were descending with each round: 25, 20, 15, 10, 5 (75 total reps of each exercise)
Everyone got through all 5 rounds of the loop until we ran out of time (75reps of each exercise). GREAT JOB FELLAS!!!
Quick jaunt back to COT which wasn’t very far.
MARY: None. Out of time.
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
* READ THE NEWSLETTER. Alot going on. Get involved.
COT:
* Went to each PAX for a prayer and a praise.
* Lifting up prayers that were said and unsaid.

We worked every major muscle group – legs/glutes, abs, arms, chest, shoulders, back. Gonna feel this one tomorrow!

Thank you for the opportunity to lead.
– NASA

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Wet roller coaster

WARMUP:
– quick mosey, SSH, WM, IW
THE THANG:
– “The Roller Coaster”: modified suicides: increasing reps at each cone: 10x / 20x / 30x / 40x / 50x. Run in-between the cones. After completing ladder, repeat with other exercise. List of exercises: squats, plank jack, MC, LBC. After each 5 min there was a 1 min “recovery” where PAX are required to do at least 10 burpees. Had some more running with some SSH and hand-release merkins mixed in there.
MARY:
– some more SSH, hand-release merkins and burpees at the end together with the “swingers”
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
– read your newsletter
COT:
– was held

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Baxter Loops

WARMUP: Ran to Baxter Mushroom pool parking lot
THE THANG: Run laps around the circle road. At each stop sign do the following.
15 Merkins (5 Diamond, 5 Regular & 5 wide arm)
15 Squats
15 LBC

Return back to COT
MARY: A few were back early for 3 mins of Mary
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
COT: Prayers lifted for healing, surgery, lost loved ones.

Thanks Badlands for the opportunity to Q and lead the pax.

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Merkin 200 at the Yard

Short mosey to start
Warm-up: SSH (I/C 20x), Windmills (I/C 8x), Imperial Walker (I/C 15x), Moroccan N/C (I/C 15x), Mountain climbers (I/C 15x)
Six count burpees (5x)
Short mosey run
Routine #1: Prison Yard Merkins: at a half basketball court do 10 merkins at one corner, bearcrawl to next corner and do nine merkins, keep going around until finish with one merkin (from 10, the total merkins here is 55).
Short mosey run
At the benches:
Step ups (10 each leg, OYO)
Derkins (15, single count)
Butt Touch Squats (15x)
Incline merkins (15, single count)
Calf raises (I/C 20x)
Dips (I/C 15x)

Short mosey run to fire access road
We ran a short bit and then stopped and did a push up exercise, rinse/repeat.  Some ten counts in between.  The push ups were:
HAND RELEASE (15 single count)
WIDE ARM (15)
DIAMOND (15)
CURB RIGHT (10)
CURB LEFT (10)

Short mosey again, stopped and did:
Toy soldiers, stopped and did monkey humpers
Lunge walk, stopped and did bobby hurleys

Short mosey run
Another push-up exercise bit:
HAND RELEASE (10 single count)
WIDE ARM (10)
DIAMOND (10)
REGULAR (10)

Short mosey to last push-up-related bit:
Six count burpees (5x)

Mary: Freddies, LBC
Fini, COT
Thanks to all for joining me on the day I hit 200 F3 posts in 2022.

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