WARMUP: Put on your Ruck
THE THANG: I wanted some miles because it’s been awhile, so thats what everyone got. We logged a touch over 3 miles by my watch with small PT stops every 10 minutes or so for some
High Pulls, squats, over head press, curls, etc.
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Run on Saturday in the Cannoli Run to get Twister off our backs!
COT: Keep praying for Luca
WARMUP:
Moroccan night clubs
Arm circles forward
Arm circles backwards
Mosey around baseball field
Windmills
Low slow squats
Mosey to bating cages, NUR back
More Moroccan night clubs, had to get those shoulders warmed up
THE THANG:
Move to the baseball field with 2×60# sandbags and 2×40# sandbags
Partner up and grab a sandbag, smart choices for those who picked the 40#
Bear crawl drag forward to other side of field, partner one drags, partner two bear crawls next to him, alternate after one pull
Backwards pull to starting point: squat, grab bag and pull behind you
Forward toss: squat, grab sandbag, clean to chest and toss forward, alternate after one toss with partner to other side of field and back to starting point
Facing the fence, lateral toss left to other side of field, keep facing the fence, lateral those right
Divide into two groups, one 60# and one 40# per group
Pax 1, Forward toss both bags, take turns with all pax to other side of field and back
Pax 1, bear crawl pulls both bags, take turns with all pax to other side of field, backward pulls back
200# drag: tied all bags with rope, 10 yard pull all bags to you using rope while rest of pax do LBC’s, it looked better on paper so downgraded to 140# drag, each pax was able to do this once
Click 60# back to the bunch, everyone grabs a piece of rope, drag the bunch to other side of field and back, Uber called this the reindeer run
45 minutes of hard pain…
MARY:
5 minutes of ABS lab:
20 Big boy sit ups
20 Heel taps
20 Flutters
10 Box cutters
50 LBC burn
10 minutes of broga… best way to end a hard workout
ANNOUNCEMENTS: trash pickup, cannoli run, Mike doty race
COT: prayers for all that need healing, praises to kids and teachers about to finish another school year
Tinsel, OUT
WARMUP: Windmill, Hula hoops, Hoops hula, Low slow squats
THE THANG: Pick your poison from the junk in my truck. Did laps around the parking lot and switched coupons every 10 minutes
MARY: Broga
ANNOUNCEMENTS: newsletter
COT: Closed in Prayer
WARMUP: SSH, LSS, EW, Merkins, a little stretching.
THE THANG: rucked the big loop at Kingsley, stopped for some PT along the way
Overhead Press
Rows
American Hammers
Swings
Curls
Flutters with Press
That sort of thing
MARY: broga by Cobra Kai
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
COT: prayers for the sick. Prayers to be the men we’re called to be.
WARMUP: SSH, Windmills, MNC
THE THANG:
5 Sets of 7 Reps
With Ruck and Sandbag in hand
Power Clean, Front Squat, Push Jerk to Back Rack, Back Squat, Push Jerk to a front rack to Ground
5 sets of 7 reps
6 Rounds with Ruck on:
10 Sandbag Thrusters – Sandbag Overhead carry 100 meters – 20 Sandbag Bent Over Rows – Bearhug sandbag carry 100 meters
Rinse & Repeat x6
MARY:
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Newsletter
COT: Closed in Prayer
WARMUP: SSH X 30, Imperial Walker X 15, Squat X 15, Merkin X 10, Lunge X 15, Mountain Climer X 15, Dry Docks X 10, Burpees X 10, Monkey Humpers X 15, SSH X 30
THE THANG: Mosey to band lot, HIIT workout. 45 seconds work, 15 seconds rest. 4 rounds of each. Merkins, Squats, Burpees, Mountain Climbers. Mosey to Pull up bars. Try to get 4 sets of: Pull Ups – 5, Dry Docks – 20, Big Boys – 20, Diamonds – 10. Mosey to front parking lot for Mary.
MARY: All X25 – Flutters, Hello Dolly, Freddy Mercury, Rosalittas, Box Cutter. Mosey back to COT for cool down stretch.
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Cannoli run, blood drive
COT: Prayers for FNG StageLeft for his upcoming move, Luka and Vuvazella. Thanks to all the PAX that supported AKA#4.
WARMUP: Moroccan night clubs, windmills, low slow squats
THE THANG:
Using the ruck:
10 over head presses
10 high pulls
10 curls
10 bend over rows
10 squats
4 man makers
54 yard over head carry
400 meter ruck
Rinse and repeat… we were able to do 4 rounds and had just enough time for Mary
MARY: broga led by @CrabCakes
Welcome FNG Puzzle Piece 🧩 (John Little HN)
ANNOUNCEMENTS: convergence
COT: prayers for healing and recovery for family members and friends.
Tinsel, out!
Black Diamond Month
WARMUP:
101 SSH (went till someone quit)
20 burpees in cadence
20 Imperial Squat Walkers
Planked up to list some of the ways I’m currently failing. This would be a recurring theme for each PAX to share how they’re screwing up. My two are currently a lack of kindness in dealing with my sons, and relying on being good in the moment so I forego preparation. I haven’t fully prepared for something in quite a while.
We then ran a pretty fast mile, and finished with 20 Cossack Squats in cadence
THE THANG:
Grouped up facing a long string of 22 parking spaces. We bear crawled the length of the lot stopping for either merkins or squats (individual’s choice) at each space. The rep count added 1 each time. This was tough, so we crawl bear back to the start, only for me to call some yoga and then we simply mosey away. Sometimes the fear of having to do it all over again is worse than what actually happens next.
Went to the playground for partner Dick Webbs (1:4; pull-up:merkin). Only got one round for each partner while the other took a lap. I told the PAX to keep track of their numbers, because numbers matter! But what did we do with the rep counts? Nothing. Because the only numbers that should matter to you are the ones that you care about and that you find add an advantage to your life. Don’t believe what someone else tells you SHOULD matter.
On the way back to COT, we hit the picnic bench collection (where the elementary kids had left enough gear and water bottles some PAX questioned whether the rapture had happened and we just didn’t know it) for Bulgarian Split Squats
At 0600, PAX were reminded that every F3 workout should focus on 3S2T (Speed, Strength, Stamina, and Mental+Physical Toughness). You can’t work on your stamina until you’re already tired. So after 0600, we did some more fast SSH in cadence. (For the record, we still ended COT around 0607. We gotta get kids to school and ourselves to work.)
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Bethel Men’s Shelter tonight! Next date is 6/1
COT: Moment of candor, I struggle with how to make the workout harder, because I try to make it challenging every time I Q. I even read back over this backblast and considered repeating the whole workout: https://f3thefort.com/2019/02/21/black-diamond-3-at-the-ranch-get-some/ But no amount of working out hard will makeup for ignoring your wife when she needs you, constantly prioritizing work over your kids, or BSing your way though something you could have crushed with focused preparation. So, that was where the black diamond took us this morning.
An honor to lead the group that showed this morning. Thanks Poppins for asking me to lead. Keep up the great Site-Q work!
WARMUP: none
THE THANG:
Route included a Little Ceaser drive by then over and around FM, back up Jackson to COT. Most got 4, some got 5.
MARY:
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
COT:
Ruck a warm up lap around field stopping to do some Imperial Walkers, Squats, Merkins, and Mountain Climbers. Ruck over to side of school. 4 rounds of the following: 10 man-makers, 10 OH press, 10 merkins w/ruck, and 10 bent over rows.
Ruck to other end of school. Partner up. 200 swings, 200 big boys, 200 curls, and 200 squats. P1 OH carries the sandbag to the stop sign, then front carry jog back and switch. We made it to the curls before time was up. Carry everything back to COT.
Small group this morning but good conversation. Until next time.