Tag: Pollo Hermano

Full moon

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WARMUP:

We had to wait for Stang to go to Starbucks

THE THANG: Moseyed through Kingsley and a brief trail visit with some great fellowship and encouragement.

MARY: Stang did not get the bear from Starbucks.

ANNOUNCEMENTS: lots of great momentum for 2ndF events.
COT: Pollo Hermano’s dad is not doing well… prayers for Don. Also his mother who is 100. Prayers for peace.

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Cards & Corners: The Golden Buffet

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This morning we split into two teams and raced from opposite corners, meeting in the middle after each card to pass a stone down the line – a reminder that even in competition, we’re still connected. The stone didn’t care who was winning; it demanded we work together, person to person, before heading back to battle.
Then we switched it up. Each PAX got to choose their own combination – exercise and travel method – building their own personal challenge. Some chose wisely, some chose pain, but everyone chose to show up and push through it.
That’s the thing about F3. We compete, we choose our hard, we suffer together, and somehow we leave better than we came. The parking lot at Golden Corral isn’t special, the exercises aren’t revolutionary – but the men who post in the gloom? That’s what makes this different.
Iron sharpens iron. Well done today, men
WARMUP: Ran a lap
THE THANG:

PART 1: CARDS & CORNERS RACE
Setup:
• Split into 2 teams
• Each team to opposite corners of the lot
• 9 exercise cards face-down at each corner (identical sets)
• Stone pile waiting in the MIDDLE
The Race:
• Team draws a card and completes exercise together (reps divided among team)
• ALL team members run TOGETHER to the middle
• Stone pass down the line – each PAX does a squat with stone and passes to next PAX
• Stone goes down and back up the line
• Team runs back to their corner
• Draw next card, repeat
• First team through all 9 cards wins
Exercise Cards:
• Merkins (2 cards in prep for GWR)
• Squats
• Burpees
• LBCs
• Casbah #2s – nod to <@U01FDRQSQG3>
• Lunges
• American Hammers
• Wild Card – Dealers Choice

Winner: The other guys – Losing team paid with eternal shame

PART 2: DEALER’S CHOICE
Setup:
• 4 cards laid out
• 2 EXERCISE cards (each with options 1 & 2)
• 2 MOT cards (each with options 1 & 2)
How it worked:
• Each PAX picks one exercise card option + one MOT card option
• Performs their combo
• Went through all PAX twice-ish

The Cards:

EXERCISE CARD A:
1. Merkins
2. Burpees
EXERCISE CARD B:
1. Squats
2. LBCs
TRAVEL CARD A:
1. NUR
2. Bear crawl
TRAVEL CARD B:
1. Lunge walk
2. Run

MARY: Yup- I need to practice “Boat/Canoe”

ANNOUNCEMENTS: Read your newsletter. Prayers for injured PAX, marriage, family, this broken world
COT: Jesus in the house!

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Contact High-Colonic

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WARMUP:
– Mosey lap through the Teet parking lot.
– SSH
– CASBAH #2s
– Imperial Walkers

THE THANG: Mosey to Indian restaurant for a Dora:

Run to Dogtopia
– 200 Squats
– 200 LBCs
– 200 Casbah #2s
– Somewhere between 150 and 300 flutters

Move to middle of parking lot there for a busted Amazon rip off Select-a-Cize Move/MOT

– SSH/Lunge Walk to island
– Merkins/Run to Dogtopia

Back to COT
– CASBAH #2s
– Hillbilly Walkers
– Baby arm circles fwd
– Baby arm circles back
– Big circles fwd
– Big circles back

MARY: Yuuuuup. And she brought some weed…
ANNOUNCEMENTS: HIM camp, Bethel Men’s, Christmas party,
COT: Prayers for safety and gratitude.

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This was a month ago?

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WARMUP: quick Mozy to back
THE THANG: partner workout
100 shoulder taps
150 merkins
200 dry docks
250 dips
200 inc merkins
150 lunges
200 shoulder taps
250 squats
300 LBC’s
350 SSH
50 burpees

MARY: round robin
ANNOUNCEMENTS: golf tournament
COT: yes

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Tuck it in !

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WARMUP: None

THE THANG:
Jaunt in a two by two fashion towards the Coach’s Box,
Huddle Up at Opposite side of the Campus for some Ruck Moves in Reps of 10
Curls
Triceps
Bent over Rows
Jaunt back to COT for a shared message
MARY: None
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Leaders on the Link Golf, Bourbon & BBQ
COT: Never forgotten

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13 YR Anniversary Convergence

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WARMUP:
THE THANG:
Here is my weinke – Assassin

We had about 12 runners and 6 ruckers tackle the tundra of the paved loop around the schools.

Starting at the front door we headed around the back, past the shop, past the ROTC HQ, down to the elementary playground, back by the stadium, out to Jones Road and back to the front.

All enjoyed. Thanks to Sasquatch and Spectre for the preview lap and suggestions.

Convergence bootcamp Q- Backdraft

Warmup- SSH, windmills, cherry pickers, mtn. Climbers, Moroccan night clubs

The thang-
Count off for groups of 3s
Mosey to pull up bars
Group 1 wall sits
Group 2 merkins

Group 3 13 pull ups 13 burpees

Stay in groups Dora on the hill
Bottom 300 CDDs top 300 squat jumps mosey from top to bottom

Line up in parking lot for 43 seconds of following exercises followed by bear crawls in-between
Exercises were as follows
Merkins, air squats, flutters, alt. Shoulder taps, jump squats, lbc’s, Carolina’s dry docks, alt lunges, burpees,

Mosey back to COT in original 3 man groups

KB workout- Boogie Nights

Ladder of pain- it sucked

MARY:
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
COT:

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A Ruck with some silly stuff

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WARMUP: Somewhere along the route we got in 10 Moroccan Nightclubs, 10 Imperial Walkers, 10 Grass-pickers
THE THANG:
Ruck to the bottom of the stairs by Mathnasium for a count to 50 squats, ruck up the stairs and back down in the middle, around to the back stairs for and 50 count squats and then back up the stairs and back down the middle stairs. 10 merkins ruck on. Ruck around the apartments to the back circle 10 merkins ruck on and then back around and down to the parking lot near the Sunbelt offices. Back left corner 10 man makers, back right corner 10 man makers, front left corner 10 man makers. Ruck down Wamsutta Mills Dr to the circle for 10 more merkins and some Mary, ruck to the end of Wamsutta and back around to Kingsley Springs Blvd up the hill back to COT.
MARY: 10 American hammers, 10 flutters with a press, 12 box cutter
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Read your newsletters
COT: It is what it is…

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Improve VO2 max per Dr. Attia’s 4 by 4 recommendation

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WARMUP:
– Down Dog with Calf stretch’s
– Laying Pigeon L/R
– Stabilizers L/R

THE THANG:

Go all out on workout sets and push yourself into Zone 5

– 4 minutes of Clusters x 4 minutes sandbag loaded walk.

– 4 minutes of Loaded squats x 4 minutes sandbag loaded walk.

– 4 minutes of Man Makers x 4 minutes sandbag loaded walk.

– 4 minutes of over shoulder sandbag tosses x 4 minutes sandbag loaded walk.

– 4 minutes of Sandbag running x 4 minutes sandbag loaded walk.

MARY: NA
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Read your newsletters…
COT: It is what it is…. Prayers for those going through it right now.

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Sharing Burdens

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9 men shared their burdens and three sandbags (40lb, 60lb, and 80lb) for a 3.05 mile trek at Soul to Sole this morning. Route was as follows:

– Down Broadcloth, right on Textile, right on Innovation, Right on Kingsley Springs, cross 160, right on Kingsley Park, right on 160, left onto Kingsley Spring, down to LPL and back up to COT

NMM
Winners let obstacles motivate them. Losers let obstacles defeat them. The challenge, loss, or discomfort is the same, but YOU have the power to choose its effect. Inspire or quit – which will you choose?

-IJ

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Stand Up’s VQ

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WARMUP: side straddle hops, arm circles, windmills, imperial walkers, cherry pickers

THE THANG:

Station 1: 100m-ish partner run – 100 monkey humpers, 200 Carolina dry docks, 300 American Hammers

Mosey

Station 2: 10 Merkins, 15 air squats, 20 big boys, 10 burpees

Mosey to the wall

Station 3: PAX stayed in wall squat, while we snaked down the line bear crawling out 10 yards and performed 5 wide arm merkins, then crab walked back. Then walking lunges out to 5 squats and walking lunges back.

Mosey

MARY: 30 LBC, 15 Box cutters, 15 Freddie Mercuries, 15 Flutters, CELEBRITY @slapshot 30 hello dolly’s, and a much needed 15 second body destroyer

ANNOUNCEMENTS: 9/11 stair climb, HIM Camp, and the jam-packed newsletter

COT: praises for new family members for @grassy knoll and a healthy baby for @the pirates friend Netflix. Prayers for Pollo Hermano’s father, DD and family fighting the fight against cancer, college of mine in the throws of rock bottom, and a member of my personal network getting a heart stent in place today. Apologies for any prayers spoken that I’ve forgotten.

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