Run up the Hill “Again”!

WARMUP: none
THE THANG: run over toward school into cul de sac where Decibel had his office. Run down to the bottom of road where street lights are before school. Run back up the hill to cul de sac. Exercises at top and bottom. Repeat 5 times. Not complicated…. it just sucked!
MARY:
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Dam to Dam bar
COT:

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It’s Merman

WARMUP: None
THE THANG: 3 cone pain stations .40 mile mode of transport. Rinse and repeat. 1 cone -15 dips 2 cone – 15 merkins 3 cone – 15 squats. Should have logged 3.5 a 4 miles and did enough merkins, dips and squats to feel it.
MARY: none
ANNOUNCEMENTS: newsletter
COT: what’s happens stays

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Galaxies and Manhole Covers

WARMUP:
Standard stuff. SSH, IW, Hillbilly Walkers, Merkins, butt-kickers, high-knees

THE THANG:
Ran to side of Lowes, Partnered up (size not matter) and worked through 8 sets of 80-counts, split between partners. Every 2 sets, pax took a brief mosey to the front of Lowes and back.

SET 1
PARTNER A – 20 MERKINS
PARTNER B – PLANK
FLAPJACK to reach 80

SET 2
PARTNER A – 20 SQUATS
PARTNER B – AL GORE

FLAPJACK to reach 80

Run

SET 3
PARTNER A – 20 PETER POINTERS
PARTNER B – Elbow PLANK
FLAPJACK to reach 80

Set 4
PARTNER A – 10 Lunges (5 each leg)
PARTNER B – Deep squat
FLAPJACK to Reach 60

Run

SET 5
PARTNER A 20 – DRY DOCKS
PARTNER B – Downward Dog
FLAPJACK to Reach 80

Set 6
PARTNER A 10 – Run Stance Switch
PARTNER B – AL GORE
FLAPJACK to Reach 80

Run

SET 7
PARTNER A – 10 CRAB CAKES (4 count)
PARTNER B – UP DOG
FLAPJACK to Reach 40

Set 8
PARTNER A – 20 Calf Raises
PARTNER B – Hold crunch
FLAPJACK to Reach 80

Ran to wall beside Indian restaurant. Did 3 rounds of wall-sits with pax taking turns various things (burpees, runs to a manhole cover, and a round of Jack Reachers.

MARY:
Mosey back to COT for a bit of Mary. Maybe…or maybe we were at time.

YHC is always learning at these workouts. Today, I learned that none of the pax had any idea of the name of the closes galaxy outside of our own Milky Way. I also learned that you can’t talk about a manhole cover in a group of all men without there being some confusion on what is meant by that.

Great work by all men. So thankful to be a part of this F3 thing.

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Stomping Grounds

Time to run the route I’ve driven many times in the last ten years.

Mosey to PFHC (former site)
20 Merkins and 20 CCD
Mosey to GHES parking lot
20 LBC
20 Rosalita
Mosey to handicap spot at GHMS
20 squats
15 Monkey Humpers

Repeat until time is called

Everyone got at least 3 and some got 4.5

Great crew and great work.

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Toss and Carry

WARMUP: 10 merkins. Lap around the lot to go through the workout.
THE THANG: A big lap around the soccer field with four stations. Each station had 30 reps of an exercise and then one partner would toss the bag while the other ran to the next station and back until the bag being tossed made it to the next station.
Station one : 30 plyo pushups, back carry and regular toss
Station two: 30 cleans, over shoulder toss and single shoulder carry
Station three: 30 gas pumpers, side toss and farmer carry
Station four: 30 press, thruster throw and front rack carry
MARY: yes
ANNOUNCEMENTS: newsletter
COT: yes

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Crazy 21s

WARMUP: it’s minnow pond. So, no

THE THANG:
Fast pace 3.75ish miles stopping to do Super 21s.

That’s 1 merkin, 1 squat, 2 merkins, 2 squats, etc. up to 21 merkins, 21 squats. 231 total reps: n(n-1)/2 is the formula if you want it.

Did this back in 2019 https://f3thefort.com/2019/12/19/super-21s-at-minnow-pond/ it sucked then too.

MARY: a little with the 45 seconds remaining when we returned to COT

NMM: listen, every man that posted today is already trying. Sometimes it’s not enough just to try. We have to find ways to be better. Maybe that’s working with more intensity, maybe that’s eating better, maybe that’s resting smarter, maybe that’s speaking kindly to your children… but whatever it is, if you’re already trying and you need better, find a way.

It’s 2025, MEN of The Fort it is time to thrive

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Starting the new year with a haunted and (possibly) stacked deck

WARMUP: Short mosey with some SSH, Moroccan nightclubs, imperial walker, hillbilly walker and windmill

THE THANG:

Broke out the Disney World Haunted Mansion deck of cards which may or may not have been separated to play eucher…

A: 1 Burpee and mosey to the end of the shops and back
2-4: Burpees
:heart:: LBC (4 count)
:diamonds:: Spiderman Merkins
:clubs:: Heels to Heaven
:spades:: Squats

Finished the deck and even got in some gas pumpers for Twister

COT: Welcome FNG Dutch

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NYE Battle Ropes

WARMUP: dynamic plank exercises <> downward dog <> upward dog <> flipped dog … ~5 minutes
THE THANG: starting at traffic circle outside the stadium…
Tabata 30″ exercise 1 w/ KB, 30″ exercise 2 w/KB, 75 seconds “rest” until subsequent round doing 1 burpee and running approx 25 yards around light post and 25 yards back… approximately 25-35 seconds rest until the next round
During the tabata, one pax would be doing battle ropes alternating arms 30″ and then double arms 30″ (THIS HURTS)
List of exercise 1/exercise 2:
KB / goblet squats
L clean / R clean
L curl / R curl
flutter with press / LBC with KB
OH press L / OH press R
sit up get up with bell / goblet squat
L row / R row
L snatch / R snatch
Pax choice / goblet squat

MARY: naaaa
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Happy New Year!
COT: Prayers for loss of Spectre’s Aunt on Christmas Day! Plans for 2025… follow His plan.

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still recovering

Been back from Miami for 4 days now but still not feeling back to normal. Strong crew showed up this morning so had to pull it together.

WARMUP: not really. I disclaimed and we were off

THE THANG: running route with 3 stations
Station 1 at Bank at top of dave Gibson- 10 SSH and 10 merkins

Station 2 at cul de sac half way down Dave Gibson – 10 imperial walker and 10 low slow squat

Station 3 at first school parking lot at bottom of Dave Gibson – 10 shoulder taps and 10 CDDs

Some stations we did in cadence with the whole group, some were OYO

MARY: no time

ANNOUNCEMENTS: newsletter

COT: yes

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