QvQ Round 2

WARMUP: River rat led this
THE THANG:

sparky was first. Bunch of stuff with our feet on the wall

BC second: partner up. 6 lit cones. Additive merkins at each cone. Bear crawl the first 3. Lunge walk the last 3. Partner runs a lap

Sparky third: had a series of 19 light poles spread out about a half mile wide. Hit pole 1, then 19, then 2, 18, 3, etc. Each pole had an exercise…. Most men got 1 merkin. 19 squats, then 2 squats.

Band Camp again: run to steepest part of the hill. Brief message about embarrassing moments, but we still have time left. Time left to reverse bear crawl the hill. At the top, partner back up. 12 sandbags at the far side. 1 partner run and throws a bag over their head 5 times. Other partner does 5 burpees, 10 merkins, 15 squat jumps

COT: was had. Band Camp won votes for difficulty and creativity. Sparky won in use of AO

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The Darkest of ALLL Convergences

80ish of the Fort’s, Lake Wylie’s, and Rock Hill’s finest converged this fine Monday to celebrate and show our support for the Darkest of All Helmet’s becoming the new Nantan of F3 Nation.

After my usual disclaimer and a giving of thanks for those who all showed , Dark Helmet led the warmup. As any true leader would do he quickly refreshed (and reinforced via burpees) the core mission of F3 and our core principles. After a rough start we did eventually nail it. After some side straddle hops and merkins the Pax were released into their own unique workout groups.

HERO WOD(Honey Badger)

This was my Q and I’m always humbled to lead Hero style workouts. They should be hard but also purposeful. For me I have created two unique workouts to honor different men of my family who have served. They would be the last people to ever consider themselves heroes. But that’s why I honor them. They sacrificed more than I ever could and I will always be inspired by them. I hope that in this very simple way their stories help inspire others.

For the purpose of today’s workout I truncated both them in the interest of time.

The “Uncle Paul”

I encourage anyone to Google the USS Pueblo Incident to get the full details but the long and short of it is that my wife’s Uncle Paul was a member of the USS Pueblo crew when it was captured by North Korea in 1968. For 11 months he was help captive as POW. Tortured, sleep deprived, and subject to all sorts of propaganda he along with 81 of his ship mates were eventually returned to the US. As a result of his PTSD he hasn’t been able to sleep for almost 50 years.

The Workout:

82 SSH (IC)

11 Burrpees OYO.

1 LAP around the Earth Fare Complex.

As we returned to our starting position I began the Second Hero Workout of the day. The “Sgt. Major”. This one is a WOD I’ve done before for the Honey Badger and is about my father who was a Command Sgt. Major in the 28th ID. Again for the sake of time I limited the usual 3 miles I try and incorporate into this workout for 3 laps instead. The exercises are as Follows.

28 Burpees

1 Lap

28 Burpees

56 Squats

1 Lap

28 Burpees

56 Squats

112 HR MErkins

1 LAP.

(Pick up the 6 if you can)

This pretty much took us up to the bell after a brief visit by the ruckers. Thanks to all who broke off to me to indulge me and these workouts. They are supposed to be hard and challenging and I hope we all got our money’s worth.

 

Running Boot camp: Sweep the Leg – FishTix

Group was split into teams of 4. Relay race around the parking lot two stops with exercises. Two runners traveled to stop 1 and stop 2 respectively while the other team members did the exercises at the stops. Once the runners arrived the running duties were handed off. Process was continued until the closing bell.

Stop 1 Exercises: HR Merkins, Dips, Burpees, CDD, Mike Tyson Merkins

Stop 2: Jump Squats, Flutters, Mnt Climbers, Lunges, Box Cutters

Rucking – VA – Olaf

4 corners with low slow squats, merkins, Lunges, and shoulder taps. After round 1 got a 40 and a 60 pound sand bag to spice it up. The bags were rotated around by the Pax.

Kettlebell – Armory – BandCamp

4 Rounds:

16 clusters (clean, squat, press

16 single arm swings (alternating)

16 lateral lunge with a row (8 a side)

Short Mosey

Some overhead lunges and suitcase deadlifts when the heart rates got too high.

Running – Flight Plan – Bass-O-Matic

Ran a bunch 🙂

At 6:00 I blew a whistle and we all reconvened for the longest Namearama I ever conducted a brief reminder of the Rooster, to read the newsletter and to have our Nantan of the Fort Esso lead us out.

Best of luck to Dark Helmet in his new role! Let’s all continue the mission!

AYE!

 

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Metal 🤘🏻

WARMUP: SSH, merkins, arm circles, squats
THE THANG: Tabata 60 secs on, 60secs off:

Halo, Merkin, swing, Flutter, Row, LBC, Goblet Squat, Jump squat, Single Leg Dead lift, Alt Lunge.

We got through 2 rounds of this full body upper middle and lower workout. Lots of great mumble chatter mostly about the hair metal play list. Let’s just say it was a generational divide!

All worked hard and felt it the next day.
Aye! Jekyll

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Kettle Bell Blues

WARMUP: mosey to parking lot with bells to warmup. SSL,IW,Merkins, Low Slow Squat, peach pickers, wind mills.
THE THANG: DORA
100- American Hammers w Bell – mosey 100 yds and back
100 -lunges w Bell – mosey 100 yds and back
100-tricep extensions- mosey 100 yds and back.

AMRAP – 45 seconds
Goblet Squats
Curls
Chest Press
Swings
Rows

Mosey to Large Hill (7’s)
Man Makers
Cleans

MARY: not really
Announcements: Post at Block Party on Tuesdays
COT: prayers for health (physical,mental, spiritual)

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Q vs Q 2024

Q versus Q is back for 24! This year we’re going to mix it up and it’s going to be SLT versus SLT. Each nantan has selected three other SLT members to represent their region with them. YHC will draw names for the matchups of the teams and the two nantans will face off on the last week of March. I’m excited to see how this different dynamic plays out and allows us to interact with some of the leadership from the other regions. The format will run the same as the previous years.

Each week there will be two Q’s, one from The Fort and one from Rock Hill. Each Q will have a total of 20 minutes broken up into two 10 minute blocks. YHC will lead the warm up in facilitate the crossover.

The PAX will judge each Q on three categories:
Difficulty
Creativity
Usage of the AO

The total score from all categories will determine the winner each week.
The 5th week will be the finals where we will have four Q’s, each with a 10 minute block of time. The winner of that week will be crowned the champion.

Q versus Q has been a stellar way to mix with the different regions, meet new people, and receive a thorough beat down. I hope that you will plan to join us for some or all of the weeks!

Feb 28th : Preview Week
March (weeks 1-4 on Wednesday’s)
April 3rd: Finals

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No shedding garments

WARMUP: mosey about and back to circle

Windmills, Cherry pickers, imperial walkers, hillbilly walkers, Moroccan night clubs, over head claps, side straddle hops

THE THANG: DORAs and 7’s

Partner Dora – 50-100-150-200: manmakers, goblet squats, flutters, kb swings

7’s – goblet squats and burpees
7’s – merkins on the bell and squats

Mosey to COT for one minute of protractor with the bell held high.

MARY: see above.
ANNOUNCEMENTS: yes
COT: 5th core principle

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Sneaky fast

WARMUP: mosey, ssh, cherry pickers, windmills, mtn climbers a bunch of shoulders
THE THANG: head to wall wall sits and merkins alternating sides. Alternating lunge walks to steps. Squats and overhead presses. Calf raises and big boy with a press. Lunge walk to benches on swings and dips, step ups and American hammers. Mosey and getting cot.
MARY:
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Saturday team challenge. Trash pick up, dam 2 dam
COT: mental health, marriages, kids back to school, family, addictions

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Sneaky fast

WARMUP: mosey, ssh, cherry pickers, windmills, mtn climbers a bunch of shoulders
THE THANG: head to wall wall sits and merkins alternating sides. Alternating lunge walks to steps. Squats and overhead presses. Calf raises and big boy with a press. Lunge walk to benches on swings and dips, step ups and American hammers. Mosey and getting cot.
MARY:
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Saturday team challenge. Trash pick up, dam 2 dam
COT: mental health, marriages, kids back to school, family, addictions

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Sneaky fast

WARMUP: mosey, ssh, cherry pickers, windmills, mtn climbers a bunch of shoulders
THE THANG: head to wall wall sits and merkins alternating sides. Alternating lunge walks to steps. Squats and overhead presses. Calf raises and big boy with a press. Lunge walk to benches on swings and dips, step ups and American hammers. Mosey and getting cot.
MARY:
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Saturday team challenge. Trash pick up, dam 2 dam
COT: mental health, marriages, kids back to school, family, addictions

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