Then there was 2

WARMUP: Mosey to back of school for SSH, Hillbillie Walkers, Windmills, and Moroccan Night Clubs
THE THANG: Mosey to middle school car pool loop. Merkens, Derkens, CDD at top 10 count, LBC, Burpees, Squats at bottom 10 count. 1 exercise at top 1 at bottom. Mosey to parking lot for ladders every 10 yards. Merkins, LBCs, squats, CDD, Big Boys, flutters, Lunges, dips, hand release. 10 reps bear crawl mode of transport. Up and back. Finish w 90 yard crab walk and 90 yard bear crawl back.
MARY: none
ANNOUNCEMENTS: prayer and praises
COT:

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Figure it out

WARMUP: gathered up, ran to the top of the hill and into the parking lot. Quick round of SSH, 5 burpees, more SSH and 4 burpees. Low slow squat and some hillbilly walkers. Ran down the hill and to WEP playground.
THE THANG: Partner up for some Dora.
– 100 pull ups (realized there weren’t any pull up bars so you figured it out)
– 200 merkins
– 300 squats
– Timer was partner running around the playground

Ran to engineering parking lot in the front and found the wall. Did a wall sit where the pax held the sit while we went down line and did 5 press ups on the wall, 2x.

Wrapped by going to the big hill and did this 3x up and down.

MARY: we did this for about 2 min.
ANNOUNCEMENTS: yes
COT: of course

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Going old school

WARMUP: 33 and 11…we did this twice. 33 SSH followed by 11 burpees. We did this at COT then ran over to the front of the school about .25 miles away and did 33 and 11 again. Ran all the way to the back of the school and playground.
THE THANG: 5 total exercises.
1. 5 pull ups
2. 10 burpees
3. 15 hand release
4. 20 squat jumps
5. 25 flutters
6. Run a lap around the track area

We rinsed and repeated and added 2 to each exercise for round 2, and then added another 3 for round 3.

Ran over to the picnic tables for dips and 1 legged squats. We did this 3x.
MARY: yes, done
ANNOUNCEMENTS: covered
COT: lots of patience and perspective

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The Kickoff of the Funhouse Farewell Tour

WARMUP:
I am certain we warmed up.

THE THANG:
It occurred to me as I sat to write this, that I have no idea (since it was a MONTH ago) what all we did that morning. I usually have a plan written out ahead that I either commit to memory, or will even shove a printout in my pocket to reference just in case. I didn’t do that this time. I know that I tried to call a few of the favorites of <@UGNDJBDU3> in his honor. I know we hit The Zipper and we definitely performed the Gonorrhea Burpee (because it has The Clap), but that’s all I really recall…

Now, the only person likely to read this is <@UGU3XR5RP>, but I just got painfully convicted about not writing Backblasts in a timely nor efficient manner. As I was looking back to see if I could find this weinke, I discovered that I have the BB from both my FNG post (administered by <@UN6U5PXNJ> and <@U08GGTLHL>) and from my VQ at The Armory.

<@U07QXBKKF5F> joined us as an FNG that morning. As it turns out, this came at a critical time in his life… and is hopefully blessing it. But, I failed him as a Q. He now does not have the enjoyment or blessing of being able to go back and read the report from his first post and reflect on that in the same way that I do. The first day I posted, I was sure I was going to die when Pusher said, “And now for the second half, I’ll hand this off to Jekyll”. I didn’t understand how the toughest workout I had ever done to that point in my adult life could have a SECOND HALF.

That’s a cherished memory. So, for Road Rash and every man after him, I commit to writing BackBlasts, making them interesting and timely, and hyping the reading of them after the fact. I also will attempt to persuade other men to do the same.

MARY: No chicks.

ANNOUNCEMENTS: Read your newsletter.

COT: The 5th Core Principle.

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St Paul’s Yoga club

WARMUP: mosey to veterinarian parking lot… SSH, MNC, ISQW, CP
THE THANG: mosey to intersection of Spring Street and W-Leroy, sprint W Leroy to Pine Street.
Heading up Pine Street, at each intersection (5 total), add 5 reps to the following:
Merkins, LBC, squats, flutter-kicks
Once at SPEChurch, Yoga for ~15 min… mosey back to COT

MARY: no time for the ladies this AM

ANNOUNCEMENTS: beers for ‘Betes, CRI volunteers needed, other WNC relief

COT: held/prayers lifted

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Four Cowboys in the Gloom

Four strong showed up to get it done at the Ranch this morning. After a quick disclaimer, we did slow mosey to pick up Sugar Bug who rolled in a minute late. Once we picked him up, we found a nice spot on the front lot for COP

THE THANG:
COP:
SSH x 20, Windmill x 10, Cherry Picker x 10, IW x 10/HW x 10, Merkin x 10/hold/Right-left arm and leg high hold/6″ hold. Low slow squat x 20. Mosey to the soccer field in front

Modified ST 400:
Round 1: Merkin x 15, Freddie Merc x 15, Squat x 15, Burpee x 15, lap around the soccer field.
Round 2: Diamond x 15, Flutter x 15, Alternate lung x 15, Burpee x 15, lap
Round 3: Wide arm x 15, Box Cutter x 15, Sumo squat x 15, Burpee x 15, lap
Round 4: Alt L/R merkin x 16, Hello Dolly x 15, Monkee Humper x 15, Burpee x 15, lap
Round 5: Hand release x 15, American Hammer x 15, Calf raise x 15, Burpee x 15, lap

MARY:
Circle up for mini-ABLAB
Boat and Canoe (5 extended holds)
Superman x 3

ANNOUNCEMENTS: F3 golf tourney in October, Bourbon tasting in Nov, Xmas party in Dec (read your newsletter)
COT: Prayers for all those affected by Hurricanes Helene and Milton.

We had a good crew today and the cool temps were a welcome start to the morning. I’ve done this workout enough times that I can do it on-the-fly with no planning. Normally it’s 20 reps of everything, but I had a long, physical day yesterday and decided to scale it back. Five rounds of 20 burpees scared me a little, but I’m confident the Pax could have pushed through it if they had to. This morning, we hit all the main muscle groups, the weather was perfect, and the Pax put in the hard work. It’s always a pleasure to be with the fine men of F3.

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Belly Dance

WARMUP: warmup jog, Side straddle hops, Imperial walkers, Windmill
THE THANG:
:sweat:
Round 1 – 100 – Earl Fonda (right side)
Round 1 – 100 – Earl Fonda (Left Side)
Round 2 – 150 – Flutter Kicks
Round 4 – 200 – Freddie Mercury
Round 5 – 250 – LBC
Second set
Bear Crawl
Round 1 – 20 – Lunges
Round 1 – 20 – Squat

Great Work y’all

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Fort 12 Year Anniversary

THE THANG: Liberty led boot camp, 3D led Kettlebell and Time Machine led run
MARY: Dark Helmet rambled about cadence and people not keeping up with the rhythm of his glorious mane
ANNOUNCEMENTS: NASA presented the purpose of the Children’s Attention Home
COT: Esso talked about the purpose and greatness of the work being done by the Fort and Rock Hill regions.

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Dynamic suo

WARMUP: usuals
THE THANG: dick Webb (pull ups- merkins) wall sits with burpee broadjumps, other leg exercises with walking lunges and sprints
MARY:
ANNOUNCEMENTS: convergence/acceleration project/trash pick up
COT: prayers for mainframes sister, backdrafts mom, staying safe during storm

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