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Bodily functions are real

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WARMUP: started with a mosey around the parking lot. Stopped for some SSH, merkins, squats, mountain climbers, and a little back and hip stretching. Made our way over to grab some cindy’s.
THE THANG: Once we had our new toys, we went to the hill for 11s. Shoulder presses at the top with cindy and bottom of the hill hand release merkins. Pax that finished early did chest presses or picked up Pax and finished with them.

Next we took our cindy friend to the pull up bars for work. 7s was the game with 1 pull-up and 6 man makers…down to 6 pull ups and 1 man maker.
MARY: made our way to COT for Mary on steroids…1 hammer, 4 flutters; 2 hammers, 8 flutters…made our way to 5 hammers and 20 flutters before the crying started. Then it was 3 burpees and round the horn ab callouts.
ANNOUNCEMENTS: lots in the newsletter
COT: patience, schools, families in general.

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Tour of the Grounds

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10 men toured The Stockade grounds this morning. Here’s what we did:

-10 Low Slow Squats (IC)
-10 Imperial Walkers (IC)
-10 Moroccan Night Clubs (IC)

Mosey to HT side wall
-Hold Wall Sits while each person takes turns doing 10 Merkins
-BTTW
-10 Australian Mountain Climbers (IC)

Mosey to Upper Lot
-10 Burpees, take a lap
-20 Merkins, take a lap
-30 Overhead Claps, take a lap
-40 LBCs, take a lap
-50 Calf Raises, take a lap
-40 American Hammers, take a lap
-30 Flutters, take a lap
-20 Hand Release Merkins, take a lap
-10 Under the Fence, take a lap

Serpentine the HT lot
-Run, Nur, Side Shuffle, Bear Crawl, Burpee Broad Jump
-5 Ladder Merkins per rung (5 levels)

Mosey to HT side wall
-10 Dirty Hookups (IC)
-10 Dirty Hookups, but with your feet (IC)

Mosey to the garage
-20 Step ups
-10 Knee tar N’Diayes (IC)
-10 Makhtar N’Diayes (IC)

Mosey back to COT
-20 Ab Mat Situps
-20 Freddie’s (IC)

Total Mileage: 1.85

NMM
I just returned from a trip to England with our GrowRuck team. I learned that regardless of our accents, we are one PAX with the same mission in mind. I had a wife tell me F3 broke her husband (Hoops). It broke him and rebuilt him into the father she always desired for her children and the husband she married years ago. You see, F3 is more than a fitness group – it is a way to unlock a man’s hidden potential to love and lead well. I am so blessed to be surrounded by men like Hoops. He was just like so many of us – lost without know it. Let his story inspire you to find your “why” and rekindle your desire to be an asset wherever you are.

-IJ

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Tour of the grounds

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10 men toured The Stockade grounds this morning. Here’s what we did:

-10 Low Slow Squats (IC)
-10 Imperial Walkers (IC)
-10 Moroccan Night Clubs (IC)

Mosey to HT side wall
-Hold Wall Sits while each person takes turns doing 10 Merkins
-BTTW
-10 Australian Mountain Climbers (IC)

Mosey to Upper Lot
-10 Burpees, take a lap
-20 Merkins, take a lap
-30 Overhead Claps, take a lap
-40 LBCs, take a lap
-50 Calf Raises, take a lap
-40 American Hammers, take a lap
-30 Flutters, take a lap
-20 Hand Release Merkins, take a lap
-10 Under the Fence, take a lap

Serpentine the HT lot
-Run, Nur, Side Shuffle, Bear Crawl, Burpee Broad Jump
-5 Ladder Merkins per rung (5 levels)

Mosey to HT side wall
-10 Dirty Hookups (IC)
-10 Dirty Hookups, but with your feet (IC)

Mosey to the garage
-20 Step ups
-10 Knee tar N’Diayes (IC)
-10 Makhtar N’Diayes (IC)

Mosey back to COT
-20 Ab Mat Situps
-20 Freddie’s (IC)

Total Mileage: 1.85

NMM
I just returned from a trip to England with our GrowRuck team. I learned that regardless of our accents, we are one PAX with the same mission in mind. I had a wife tell me F3 broke her husband (Hoops). It broke him and rebuilt him into the father she always desired for her children and the husband she married years ago. You see, F3 is more than a fitness group – it is a way to unlock a man’s hidden potential to love and lead well. I am so blessed to be surrounded by men like Hoops. He was just like so many of us – lost without know it. Let his story inspire you to find your “why” and rekindle your desire to be an asset wherever you are.

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Dancing at the Ballroom with all my Rowdy Friends!!!

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WARMUP: After a brief discussion on where to get the best sliders on the EC ( it’s in Jersey of all places ) we got after it.
All in cadence – WMx10, CPx10, HBWx10, OCx10, MNx10
THE THANG: We moseyed to the back parking lot in front of the baseball field. Completed 20 SSH in cadence waiting on the 6. Island to Island was the distance, used the 2 parking lines forward, conduct 1 rep of an exercise then go 1 line back and conduct the same exercise. 1st round was bear crawl moving forward and crawl bear moving backwards with 1 merkin completed at every line. 2nd round was alt lunge walk moving forward, alt backward lunges to move backwards with 2 squats completed at every line.
Had enough of that parking lot so we moseyed along the winding road heading back to COT. Of course, we stopped to do some dancing with DORA. Shortened the running distance to make it a SPEEDY DORA, partners completed 100 merkins, 200 LBCs, & 300 Flutters(SC).
These guys were crushing it so we had time for another routine. Headed to the benches at the school entrance. 1 PAX was the timer while all other PAX performed an exercise. The timer was 10 burpees. Rotated 3 exercises as we moved down the line with PAX performing their 10 burpees – Step-ups, Gerkins, & V-Ups.
These guys don’t quit so we had time for more at COT. Asked the PAX to think of a physical weakness, then think of an exercise they will perform for 1 minute to strengthen that weakness. Battlebot definitely picked the most interesting weakness. You gotta show to know.
After the minute of pain was up we sat down and concluded the final 3 minutes of our wo time together with stretching ( something YHC doesn’t do nearly enough of ).
MARY: Didn’t need her as we practiced our 2 step and then danced with DORA.
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Bethel Men’s Shelter serve on 11/2, fundraising events, READ YOUR NEWSLETTER!
COT: Closed in prayer. Just wanted to say this was one of the most uplifting, encouraging groups I’ve had the privilege of leading! Loved every minute of it! Thanks for the opportunity Boogie Down!!!

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Old & Grizzled

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Instead of giving a long disclaimer, I made the mistake of saying this was an old and grizzled group of vets. It pretty much went downhill from there. But in my defense we did average about 50% brace rate (knees, elbows. ankles, etc).

Anyway, short mosey around the lot then circle up for some warmups. Hillbilly walkers, 4 count squats (crowd favorite), mtn climbers, peter parkers, parker peters, MNCs.

Relocate over to near pull up bars. Partner up for lazy dora. 100 merkins: p1 does 10 while p2 holds plank. Switch back and forth until 100. 200 LBCs: p1 does 20 LBCs while P2 does 6″ leg hold. Switch back and forth until 200. 300 squats: p1 does 30 squats while p2 holds Al Gore. Switch back and forth until 300. 400 SSHs: p1 does 40 SSHs while p2 hangs on the pull up bar. Switch back and forth until 400.

I had more planned at front of school but based on time audibled to stay close to start point. Stay with same partner for partner burpees. P1 does burpee, then P2 does burpee, keep swapping back and forth up to 25 total then run to stop sign and back. 4 rounds (100 total). Finished up with 20 big boys and 20 flutters.

We may be old and grizzled but it was a really fun morning. Lots of mumble-chatter seemed to make time fly by. I appreciate all the old and grizzled as well as newer less grizzled guys we have in this group. Thanks Cake Boss for the opportunity to lead!

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Soggy Sloggy

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It was a wet sloppy morning at The Rock, so we embrace the suck.

Quick disclaimer and warmup and we were off.

Thang;
Dora – Partner 1 – Kraken Burpees, 200 Squats, 300 Monkey Humpers. Partner 2 – runs to the pullup bars for 5 pullups.

Arod – Partner 1 – 300 V-Ups, 200 CDDs, 100 Merkins. Partner 2 – Nur across the parking lot and back.

6 Minutes of Marry, then announcements/prayers & praise.

– JWow

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Kettle Bell Kards

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WARMUP: SSH, Imperial Walkers, Little Baby Arm Circles, Cherry Pickers, Windmills
THE THANG: Dora The Explorer – 100-Merkins, 100-Big Boys, 100-Lunges – 100 yard mode of transport.
Deck of Pain – Kettle Bell Swings, KB Chest Press, KB Goblet Squats, KB Curls, Running on the 2.
MARY: NONE
ANNOUNCEMENTS: BBQ social at Blues Monday, Bourbon Tasting, Poker.
COT: Prayers for Long Duck. Great to see the HIM. Prayers for 🇮🇱.

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Managing in a Crisis

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The rain showed up and so did 7 other HIMS for the workout. Honestly I was surprised because I was only there because I was the Q.

Left the parking lot and moseyed to covered are for warm-up of Stretching, SSH, IW, HW, Merkin, Windmill.

The main event was a series of 3 exercises done to designated count and repeated 3x. Series 5 groups of 3 exercise. After each group run to the end of covered walkway and back for next group.
10 Bomb Jacks
15 Merkins
20 Dips

10 Squats
15 Monkey Humpers
20 LBC

10 Diamond Merkins
15 CDD
20 Flutters

10 Big Boys
15 Heels to Heaven
20 Flutters

10 Wide arm merkins
15 Dips
30 sec Plank

Back to COT

Message on leadership was all around the class I took on Managing Through a Crisis. The class was designed around Captain Sully and the Miracle on the Hudson. Best class I have taken in my professional career. See attached link for the 6 key takeaways.

https://lamarhamilton.com/blog/6-lessons-on-decision-making-from-captain-sully/

Prayers for parenting and raising teens, healing and the victims in the Israel War.

Thanks Cyclops for the opportunity to lead. This definitely got me out in the rain 🥴

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178 Year Anniversary of The Naval Academy

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It was a cool crisp morning in the Fort but fear not, the mumble chatter kept us warm.

Quick warm up and we mosey 10 feet over to the field behind the AO.

Gave a quick history of the founding of the US Naval Academy by historian, educator, and secretary of The Navy George Bancroft. It was founded on 10/10/1845 in Annapolis Maryland to improve unsatisfactory methods of instructing midshipmen.

Thang:
10 Burpees (October)/10 Flutter (10th Day)/18 Squats & 45 Monkey Humpers (year of pain). Mode of transportation was a Yog (Soft J).

We did:

– 80 Burpees
– 60 Flutters
– 72 Squats
– 90 Monkey Humpers

Moseyed across the street to the hill of pain for some 7’s with a bear crawl as the mode of transportation.

– 6 Kraken Burpees
– 1 V-Up

Back to COT for announcements, prayers, and praises.

-JWOW

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Quesadillas, Fajitas, and Taquitos really Puertorican food?

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WARMUP: All x10: Windmills, MNC, Imperial Walkers, Hillbilly Walkers, Cherry Pickers
THE THANG: 9 Prep Stations w/10 Rep Each
Chest Pulls, Merkins, Flutter kicks, Triceps, Kettle Bell Squats, Kettle Bell Swings, Over the shoulder Sand Bag Throw, Lunges, Calf Raises
After two Rounds of Prep Stations it was time to stir the pot with two jog/walk laps around the lot.
Rinse and Repeat for two more rounds. Lots of good mumble even a few duck calls.

Thanks to @Band Camp for reminding me to work on my transitions and not getting confused between Imperial and Hillbilly Walkers.
MARY: Stretch
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Newsletter READ IT!, Bourbon&BBQ, Poker Tourney
COT: Stays in COT

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