DORA and Cinderblocks 5-15

WARMUP: Cherry pickers, SSH, then a mosey to the church parking lot.

THE THANG: DORA with 100 Merkins, 150 Dips, 200 Big Boys, 250 Squats.
Ran to back side of Harris Teeter for wall sits and farmers carry with cinder blocks.
Headed back to COT for some core work until the clock struck 6.

ANNOUNCEMENTS: newsletter, and a ton of events going on this weekend.

COT: Prayers and Praises all around. Appreciate everyone helping me for my VQ and can’t wait to do it again.

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Escalator 4 Corner


WARMUP:
Windmill, Moroccan Night Club, Strawberry 🍓 Picker, 5 Burpees
THE THANG: 4 Corners with 10 Merkins, Corner (2) 10 Merkins 20 Squats Corner (3) 10 Merkins, 20 Squats, 30 Big Boy Situps, Corner (4) 10 Merkins, 20 Squats, 30 Big Boy Situps, 40 Lunges.
MARY: Yes
ANNOUNCEMENTS: May 16th CSAUP and Newsletters announcements.
COT: Ended with Prayer Isaiah 54:17 and Prayer and Praises.

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Tabata fun at the Forge


Run to Pavillion at the Church
Warmup
10 IW IC
10 HC IC
Windmill 5x IC
MNC 10x IC
 
Tabata Format
 
4 Rounds
10 Sets(only got to 9)
 
Set 1, 4, 7
40 seconds work 20 second rest
Merkins + Shoulder Taps
Merkins + Peter Parkers
Merkins + Mnt Climbers
Merkins + HR Merkins
 
Set 2, 5, 8
Squats + Lunge
Squats + Calf Raises
Squats + Step Ups
Squats plus Knee Ta Ja’s
 
Set 3, 6, 9
BBS + LBC’s
BBS + Flutters
BBS + FM’s
BBS + Hammers
 
Ran back to COT for 5 Kraken Burpees and got to 6:00

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Pirate Party

WARMUP: Mosey around for some awesome smells – while enjoying the smells on the backside of teeter – butt kicks, high knees, karaoke * 2, and then SSH, low slow squat, and windmill. Mosey to front of teeter.
THE THANG: Start with 11s in the front parking lot – merkins and jump squats. Once completed, grab a rock (next to pilates place) and complete the following – 25 curls, 25 chest presses w/ flutters, 20 curls, 20 chest presses w/ flutters, 15 curls, 15 tricep extensions, 15 chest presses, 10 curls, 10 tricep ext., 10 chest presses, 5 squat thrusters, 5 curls, 5 tricep ext., 5 chest presses. Return rock and mosey to side of teeter for wall work. Hold seated position while the ends of the line bear crawl to the concrete, 2 merkins, and crawl bear back. Reset to seated position and do the same thing but broad jump, merkins, and broad jump back. Mosey to back of teeter – wind sprints in groups of 4. We completed these 3 times with a round of nur at the end. Mosey back to COT, hold plank until 6 am.
2 ruckers as well
MARY: no time
ANNOUNCEMENTS: newsletter
COT: prayers and praises around the horn

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2026 QvQ Round 2

QvQ Format:
20/20
PAX Vote in 4 categories
V.A.P.E.

Rabbit:
Divide into two teams

Every man runs 25m and nurs 25 back and the completes 2 squat jumps and 2 burpees.
WWR but add 2 reps to each exercise after each trip out and back. Team with the most reps in total wins.

In addition, each team selects 2 pax to hold Cindy’s above head … Cindy can't drop below the head… if they do the team loses their count and starts over at zero

15 minutes of work.

After time expires, Hold AlGore and plank while the preacher preaches about asking for help and looking for a brother that might need it. (Let's do this for each other men!)

Last 4 minutes jail break 50m and do 5 Big Boys… again but do 10… keep adding 5 and sprinting until time expired.

Stage Coach:
Partner work
Partner 1 will run to the other side of the field and back to partner 2. Partner 2 will be doing an exercise that slowly progresses across the field until Partner 1 returns and switch. Continue switching off between running and exercises until you’re across the field.
Exercises – Bear Crawl, lunge, broad jump burpee, crawl bear and reverse lunge

Results:
Stage Coach won two categories, but Rabbit also won two and had the most overall votes. Win goes to Rabbit.

Great work by both Qs sharpening their leadership today.

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Cherie Berry at The Forge

15 men started the day with enough elevator work to make Cherie Berry proud. Here’s what we did.
 
Warm Up

  • 10 Low Slow Squats (IC)
  • 10 Plank Jacks (IC)
  • 10 Mountain Climbers (IC)
  • 10 SSHs (IC)

 
The Thang
Mosey to upper triangle lot

  • Corner 1: 20 American Hammers
  • Corner 2: 20 American Hammers, 20 Carolina Dry Docks
  • Corner 3: 20 American Hammers, 20 Carolina Dry Docks, 20 Flutters

 
Mosey to lower HT lot

  • Add 1 Merkin per island (12 stops, 78 total)
  • Add 1 Squat per island (12 stops, 78 total)
  • Add 1 Big Boy per island (12 stops, 78 total)
  • Add 1 Calf Raise per island (12 stops, 78 total)
  • Add 1 Alternating Shoulder Tap per island (12 stops, 78 total)

 
Mosey to HT Wall

  • 10 Wall LBCs (IC)
  • 10 Wall Deep Lunges
  • 10 Australian Mountain Climbers (IC)

 
Mosey to upper triangle lot

  • Corner 1: 5 Burpees
  • Corner 2: 10 Burpees
  • Corner 3: 5 Burpees
  • COT: 10 Burpees

 
NMM
We never know what someone is going through. Could be divorce, a health scare, loss of a loved one, inability to pay rent, loss of a job, or mental, physical, or emotional stress. Sometimes life hits you hard and you just need someone to listen and support. That’s what F3 is all about. Sure, we could all get a good workout at Burn Bootcamp (shoutout to the coach across the parking lot yelling “encouragement” to her class). We might even have a bit of fellowship with our coworkers. But when life gets hard, most people lack a support system to help them get through it. F3 has been that support system for thousands of men worldwide. But that support system can only help if you share your burdens. Get to know the men around you in COT. Build those relationships that carry you in the hard times and celebrate with you in the good times. You never know when life will get hard, but it sure helps to have friends to get you through.
 
-IJ

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2026 QvQ Round 2

QvQ Format:
20/20
PAX Vote in 4 categories
V.A.P.E.

Rabbit:
Divide into two teams

Every man runs 25m and nurs 25 back and the completes 2 squat jumps and 2 burpees.
WWR but add 2 reps to each exercise after each trip out and back. Team with the most reps in total wins.

In addition, each team selects 2 pax to hold Cindy’s above head … Cindy can't drop below the head… if they do the team loses their count and starts over at zero

15 minutes of work.

After time expires, Hold AlGore and plank while the preacher preaches about asking for help and looking for a brother that might need it. (Let's do this for each other men!)

Last 4 minutes jail break 50m and do 5 Big Boys… again but do 10… keep adding 5 and sprinting until time expired.

Stage Coach:
Partner work
Partner 1 will run to the other side of the field and back to partner 2. Partner 2 will be doing an exercise that slowly progresses across the field until Partner 1 returns and switch. Continue switching off between running and exercises until you’re across the field.
Exercises – Bear Crawl, lunge, broad jump burpee, crawl bear and reverse lunge

Results:
Stage Coach won two categories, but Rabbit also won two and had the most overall votes. Win goes to Rabbit.

Great work by both Qs sharpening their leadership today.

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