KABOOM at Colosseum

WARMUP: Disclaimer only
THE THANG: 1776 reps of pain plus some running
COT: On this birthday of our country we added FNG Tang to our pax, EH’d by Mark Twain. Welcome brother! We sweat like crazy in the Gloom and let the familiar soreness settle in as the fireworks lit up the sky to honor our forefathers and our fellow Americans. Grateful to have been born in the USA and to share this life with my F3 brothers. May we stay United and foster Unity with those we meet each time we leave COT and enter the world around us. God Bless America!

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Let’s Show ‘Em Who’s The BOSSmen

WARMUP: The 3 mile prerun if you were present

THE THANG:
With the BOSSmen on Q, we jumped right into it with 10min/BOSSman
Beaker:
Headed over to pull-up bars for a Jack-web DORA
Partner up, one partner starts the Jack Web of 1 pull-up to 4 merkins (next 2:8, 3:12, etc.) while other partner runs down to the bottom of the hill and back. Picks up Jack Web, while other partner runs. Keep flap jacking while going up the web until time was up.

Olaf:
Starting from the pull up bars, bear crawl to the stop sign heading towards the school. Followed by high skips to another sign, back to bear crawls, to a moving Hill Billy Walker, followed by moving Imperial Walker. Then Toy Soldiers back to bear crawls. Ending in a circle of planktitude (planking while giving thanks goin around the circle).

Spectre:
10 min AMRAP
10 squats, 8 alternating lunges (4 each leg), 6 burpees.
This was the crowd favorite.

Sasquatch:
Wrapped us up with 10 min of some good ole Broga! #RPG

ANNOUNCEMENTS: newsletter
COT: prayers for everyone. There’s a lot going on in everyone’s lives. Just reach out to a brother.

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Konvergence for Kenya

We converged on 6/10 to with a special weinke designed by the PAX of F3 Nairobi (but “may” have been augmented by Poppins…)
Weinke

Warm up
Various, but highlight was 150 SSH in sets of 50. #CrowdPleaser

Groups of 5
Indian Run
5 burpees by the guys at the back

Dora on the football practice field
50 burpees – bear crawl
200 merkins – bear crawl
200 squats – lunge walk
300 4-count mountain climbers – frog leap a partner

Lots of bat flipping on the 4-count of the mountain climbers and the frog leaping

The guys in Kenya average a 5 mile transit to and from the AO, so a group of PAX dutifully pre-ran and post-ran 5 miles after the beatdown. YHC took a bit of flack, because it was me that spitballed that idea and then did not pre or post run. I did bring my 2.0 to the workout to try to cover the fact that I wouldn’t be running extra, but to no avail. Badlands 100% called me out.

Welcome FNGs
– Dungeon Master
– V-neck

Pre-runners:
– Badlands, Poppins, Rolloff, Maximus, Funhouse, Sasquatch, Cyclops, Beaker
– rucking: Sprocket, NakedandAfraid
Post-run:
– Badlands, Poppins, Rolloff, Maximus, Funhouse
All running
– Gears

The plan was to raise $$ to purchase a vehicle for transportation of Nairobi PAX to workouts, supporting efforts to assist in community and coordinating donations etc. The need is tremendous and our financial support is magnified in Kenya.

As of this backblast, we raised $2620. I have no idea when you’re reading this, but you could possibly still contribute and Poppins may still have T-Shirts in the back of his vehicle: https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-our-kenyan-f3-brothers?member=26869695&sharetype=teams

Announcements:
Q-School Wednesday 6/14 at Bushwood
The Fort Retreat 8/11-8/13 (Register now!)
https://criout.regfox.com/f3-him-camp

Safari (F3 Nairobi Nantan) facetimed in at the end to offer up a prayer closing out COT.

This backblast respectfully submitted by Band Camp

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The Fort’s 1st Ever Ruck & BOWLING Workout

WARMUP: squats with spinal rotations and hamstring lengthening; plank exercises and mix in upward<>downward dog holds
THE THANG: Rucks on, carry 1-2 bowling pins, 1 pax carrying a 20# ball; ruck ~.2 miles, circle up and perform in cadence one set of one of the following exercises [1. squat hold with arm circles holding the bowling pin; 2. lunge hold with shoulder flexion overhead holding the bowling pin; 3. lateral lunge hold with shoulder abduction (lateral flexion) holding the bowling pin; 4. plank and gravediggers while holding the bowling pin]; THEN all pax places the pin in triangle formation, takes 10 walking lunge paces away from the bowling pin triangle, one pax “bowls” the 20# ball, and the number of remaining pins equals the number of manmakers that had to be completed; strikes were rewarded with 10 merkins.
BROGA: warriors and prayer twists
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Kenya workout on Saturday
COT: We landed an FNG via a passerby while doing broga at the end. Strongly believe he (Mr. Burns) will be returning. Thanks for the Q opportunity, Sprocket!

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Black Diamond Month at The Ranch – Week 3

WARMUP:
– SSH x50
– Burpees x5
– Imperial Walkers x10
– Merkins x10
– Moroccan Nightclubs x15
– Mosey from the parking lot around the front of the Middle School and then to the parking lot by the football field.

THE THANG:
Ladder workout starting at the entrance to the parking lot:
– 6 Burpees
– Run around the side of the playground and then into the playground to complete 1 pullup.
– Run back to the start for 5 burpees
– Run back to the pullup bars for 2 pullups
-Continue the series until finishing with 6 pullups at the pullup bars

Mosey back to the main parking lot and eventually to the back of YHC’s truck to access the hell pavers.

Escalating rectangles:
3 rounds with an exercise for each corner of the rectangle. All exercises are 20 count.

Exercises:
– Curls
– OH Press
– Bentover Rows
– LBC with arms extended with the block overhead

Rectangle (small)
– Start of the far corner of the parking lot closest to the street and picnic tables
– Station 2 is right after first large island of grass separating the sections of the parking lot.
– Station 3 is after crossing the width of the parking lot to the small road
– Station 4 is the last corner of the rectangle down the small road

Rectangle 2 (medium)
– Station 1 is the same start point.
– Station 2 is at end of the full length of the parking lot
– Station 3 is just passed the end of the lot we park in on the small road
– Station 4 is the same last point as the first round

Rectangle 3 (large)
– Station 1 is the same start point
– Station 2 is the same as rectangle 2
– Station 3 is next to road barriers by the kindergarten playground.
– Station 4 is by the main entrance to the elementary school
– Finish at the start

MARY:
Only one minute remaining:
– American Hammer x 15
– Big Boy Situps x10

Thank you Poppins for the opportunity!!

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hill loops with pavers

WARMUP: mosey down David Gibson to nature trail entrance.
THE THANG: climb up freshly trimmed path up hill to middle school parking lot where coliseum meets. Split into two teams, 4 men each. Perform sighting lap of loop (for safety) before grabbing two pavers and racing around loop. Objective is to create tallest tower of bricks in time allowed. Halfway through time we reverse the direction of travel to gain a new perspective on the route. Sasquatch said it best when asked which way is the worst? His response “whichever way you’re carrying bricks is the worst”
MARY:
ANNOUNCEMENTS: 30 Days to Understanding the Bible book study going on you should join us.
COT:

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Mother Rucking Wednesday

WARMUP: 5 min of burpees, first 3min are man makers, last two are slick burpees. I believe 35 was the number squatch got. 🤢
THE THANG: Ruck up and pickup the Implements of whoa and form a two man column as we make a loop around the park. Mumble chatter voted full size truck battery as the worst coupon so it became the timer. Rotated through Tamp, sandbag, battery and Tommy gun, and stupid plate. How could I forget that annoying thing.

We learned that carrying heavy things for long distance smokes shoulders and forearms.

Finished loop then parked coupons on grate and retrieved other heavy things. Then played “uncle”.
Start from a plank position facing away from coupons.
Count of three jump up and grab coupon and run or try to as fast and for as far as you can until somebody wants to stop. They yell UNCLE and everyone drops coupons where there at and mosey back to starting grate. Plank for the six.
On the count of three everyone runs back to retrieve a coupon that wasn’t yours and race back to starting grate.
Repeato Repeato Repeato

Finished with two minutes of slick burpees.
MARY:
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
COT:

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Shield Lock Talk

WARMUP: Introduction and disclaimer. Began a mosey down the road that included toy soldiers, butt kickers and both sides of Karaoke. Stopped at the far parking lot for a warm-up. Included MNC, Wind Mills, Produce Pickers. plank with discussion, up/down dog, Mtn Climbers and ended with Merkins.
THE THANG: Part 1 of 3. We did the Motivator. After we completed it, transitioned to Kaiser. He lead us to the track to do some bench work. Part 2 of 3 included Step ups, Incline Merkins, Dips, then an Indian Run around the track. Repeated bench work and then abs before handing it off to Body Wash. He took us on a mosey back to COT. Part 3 of 3 was all Broga and Ab work. At each part we talked about the reason we joined our SL. We were missing OTG, Divac and Slapshot. All had prior obligations or Q’s.
MARY: The final sets of abs was tine to conclude our SL discussion.
ANNOUNCEMENTS: A couple different runs coming up and blood drive.
COT: Prayers for marriage and healing

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All I heard was run and push-ups

WARMUP: go
THE THANG: start from COT and run to school, up the hill with light posts, turn around at stop sign, and run back to COT.

Start out at 10k pace for first 1/4 mile, 1k pace for next 1/4 mile, then 25 merkins (so 25 merkins every .5 miles.

Rinse and repeat.

Looking at 3-5 miles for 150-300 merkins.

You’re welcome.

MARY: quick 30 seconds at the end.
ANNOUNCEMENTS: newsletter worthy
COT: Luka, family health, Grassy’s wife for some quick recovery!

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Mostly Running with work

WARMUP: run 1/2 mi.
THE THANG: run4.5 miles 1/2 mile 40 each merkins and ssh, next turn 30 each, 20, 10 each. of two exercises. sprints at the end!
MARY: times up
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
COT: prayers and praise for many!

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