Xmas Eve below Zero

Some PAX ran the Clave Boss and then rolled out. Other PAX rolled in for only the workout. Some PAX did both.

Split quickly into 3 groups. Rebound, Sprocket, and Mark Twain each took a group through a warmup and then visited 3 stations. Double D, 38 Special, and Band Camp lead the PAX at each stations. It was too cold (11 degrees Fahrenheit with some biting wind) to vote on which station was the Ghost of Christmases Past, Present and Future (see we did work in a little Xmas theme)

38’s portion:

The Roshamburpee-fest
Demonstrated a roshamburpee (plank position, 1, 2, 3 shoot).
Assigned one PAX to the end of each of the concrete paths. Everyone will run up the concrete paths in succession (or do whatever) and challenge the guy stuck at the end with a roshamburpee.
Winner gets up and runs up to the next level to challenge the next PAX. Loser stays put and keeps plank (or just tries to keep warm). At the five minute mark called “Sudden Death!”. Everyone tries to do laps but they always challenge anyone they run by (passing challenges in progress) and basically it looks like a bunch of pool balls knocking into each other the whole way. A lot of burpees. A lot of laughs. A lot of running. A lot of fun

Double D’s portion:

Started with 10 burpees OYO.
Group then broke up into 3-5 pax.
1 pax runs to block does 1st exercise in red while others in group do exercise in green.
Cycle all pax in group through, then move to second set of exercises.

Exercises:
RED:
1.Blockees
2.Swings
3.Curls
4.OH Press
5.Rows
GREEN:
1.Squat
2.Clave Raise
3.Sumo Squat
4.Monkey Humpers
5.Lunges

We planked for 6 and a short msg. Then group moved on.

Band Camp’s Portion:
Buy in with 20 Bulgarian Split Squats each leg
Ran a version of Red Barchetta-style workout
Run down – exercises
Mosey back – 5 burpees in cadence
50 in cadence Mountain Climbers (cold hands)
49 in cadence Flutters
48 in cadence Squats
47 in cadence Merkins

COT – and to all a good night!

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Gusts đź’¨ of wind and pain at The Stockade

WARMUP: mosey around Harris Teeter with stops for some exercise moves
5burpees – mosey
4 burpees- bear crawl
3 burpees- lunge walk
2 burpees- run backwards
1 burpee- mosey

THE THANG:
CakeBoss version of 12 days of Christmas was 12 exercises 12 reps each

4 corners has 3 exercises each
Do one exercise at each corner run to each pain station for 3 rounds which ended about 2mi
Exercises included the following
1. Apollo Onos
2. American Hammer
3. Dry docks
4. Peter Parkers
5. Freddy Mercury’s
6. Merkins
7. Jump squats
8. Sumo Squats
9. Lunges
10. Merkins
11. Diamond Merkins
12. Burpees

MARY:
Mosey to drive thru at drug store
10 LBCs
10 Merkins
10 dying cockroaches
10 Merkins
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
See newsletter
COT:
Do good and influence those around you

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Poles in the Rain

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QIC: OTG
When: 2022-12-09
Pax: Grassy Knoll, Slapshot, Sasquatch, Grinder, Flounder, Spectre,
Posted In: Stockade
Warmup: windmills, Cherry pickers, merkins, Moroccan night club
The Thang: run light poles and aisles until COT. At every light pole do the following:
5 merkins
5 LCBs
5 squats
5 SSHs
5 Monkey humpers
5 plank jacks

2 minute stretches

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Oldie but goodie @ pantheon

WARMUP: mosey to dumpster. SSH Merkins Moroccan night clubs plank stretching mosey back to front of school
THE THANG: 3 min of 3 exercises(10,15,20 reps) with burpee stack. Look it up. Merkins mtn climbers and shoulder taps then run to the little green boy. Round 2 squats monkey humpers and calf raises run again. Round 3 big boys American hammers flutters and reverse LBCs (ask Maximus)
Lastly a Dora with 100 merkins 200 squats and 300 reverse LBCs since everyone liked them.
MARY: not necessary when doing reverse LBCs
ANNOUNCEMENTS: read newsletter.
COT: prayers for marriages and those dealing with lost loved ones. 🙏

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A “Gloomy” Morning

WARMUP: SSH, toy soldiers, quads, Cherry pickers, mosey
THE THANG: lots of running today, got just short of 3 miles. Dora 200 step ups, 200 squats, 200 calf raises. Did some wind sprints in parking lot multiple times, suicides, etc.
MARY: LBCs, hammers, dollys
ANNOUNCEMENTS: F3 golf, Christmas party
COT: Prayers for marriages, prayer for Ruby as he meets with a brother in need, remember to say No to some things this season to say Yes to the more important things.

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Ken Walkers Ankle and other assorted topics.

3 of the Fort’s finest joined YHC for a rainy and cold morning at the Golden Corral

To keep the PAX dry I mosey’ ed us to the brand newish pavilion over by the Grace church. We performed the following:

15 SSH
15 MNC
15 Seal Jacks
5 Windmills
5 burpees (the only burpees we did today)
15 Mt. Climbers
Stretch

The main workout was a Tabata style format with 35 seconds of work followed by 10 seconds of rest. We had 3 rounds of 16 with 4 different exercises executed each round.

Round 1
Merkins
Squats
LBCS
Flutters

Round 2
Diamond Merkins
Lunges
Freddy Mercury’s
Leg Lifts

Round 3
HR Merkins
Calf Raises (modified from jump squats since YHC’s knee was acting up)
Big Boy Sit-ups
American Hammers

Got back to COT about 40 seconds late which is on me.

While at COT we made the usual announcements (Read the newsletter!!!) but during the prayers and praises portion we were all able to share and discuss a common experience we have all had in our lives. It’s always a great reminder in these small groups just how special a community we have here in the Fort. We had 4 guys from 4 very different regions of the country with 4 different backgrounds who shared a common experience and could be open about that with other men. It’s moments like that that reinforces why F3 matters and why I still show up and still post after (almost) 4 years.

Thanks for the call Slow Jams! Until Next time!

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Cold Pains at Islands

WARMUP: SSH, Windmills, Morrocon NC, Imperial Walkers, and Cherry Pickers
THE THANG: Pain At Islands- Reps 5, 10, 15, and 20 with Round 1 doing Burpees at each parking island with mode of transportation between the islands in a Bear Crawl, Round 2 doing Plank Jacks with mode of transportation in a Crab Walk, Round 3 doing Big Boy Sit Ups with mode of transportation in Lunges, and Round 4 doing Carolina Dry Docks with mode of transportation in a Nur. Then we had just time for 1 Round of Four Painful Corners with 5 reps at Corner 1 doing Seal Jacks and Squats, Corner 2 doing Monkey Humpers and Mountain Climbers, Corner 3 doing Shoulder Taps and LBCs, and Corner 4 doing Merkins and Peter Parkers.
MARY: Hello Dollies, Flutters, LBCs, Dying Cacaroach, and American Hammers
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Read your newsletter
COT: Prayers and Praises

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Deep Burn at The Stockade

It was a cold November morning in the Fort, but there was an lingering anticipation of a deep burn to keep the PAX warm.

Warmups:

·  Side Straddle Hops
·  Windmill (Trucker Friendly)
·  Tappy Taps
·  Hillbilly Walkers
·  Donkey Kick (In Cadence)
·  Down/Up Dog
·  Let Stretch

Everyone was feeling warm and we were off.

The Thang:

We were all feeling lucky this morning, so the Q decided to invite a friendly game of blackjack into the mix.

·   1 Merkin & 20 Leg Lifts = 21 reps of a deep burn
·  Run to the other side of the HT parking lot
·  2 Merkins & 19 Leg Lifts = 21 reps of a deep burn
·  Run to the other side of the HT parking lot

You can see a patter forming. We worked our way down to 20 Merkins & 1 Leg Lift.

If my Zima math is correct we did 210 Mekins, 210 Leg Lifts, and ran across the parking lot 10 times….Carry the 1.

We moseyed over to a wall for what the holy grail of the Exicon calls “Descending Testicles”

Descending Testicles:

·   15 degrees on the wall and 10 Derkins
·  45 degrees on the wall with 10 Derkins
·   Ball to Wall with 10 Derkins

We added 30 American Hammers & 30 squats.

Mosey over to COT with 5 minutes left. Might as well throw some Bear Crawls with Carolina Dry Docs in.

We did a Jack Webb with 4 Bear Crawls & 1 CDD. We made it to 36 Bear Crawls and 9 CDD’s until time ran out.

Prayers for Slapshot’s Mother-In-Law, my friends Mother-In-Law that passed, and safe holiday travel.

JWow

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Five at the….oh wait – that’s Friday!

WARMUP: Jog with some windmills, planks, merkins, produce pickers aka tally taps and moving from light pole to light pole with burpees, merkins or squats at each, then…..
THE THANG: Joined the PAX doing the Chad 1000X workout at the stadium. We went to the track and did laps, stopping at the 50’s for 10 merkins at between the uprights behind each end zone for 10 squats each. 7-8 laps completed and Slap Shot was king.

PAX got 2.5 miles and between 180-200 merkins and the same on squats. Simple but got our monies worth.

MARY: It exists, we talked about it as we scrambled to make it back to COT from the stadium by 0600.
ANNOUNCEMENTS: We’re numerous…..and in the newsletter.
COT: YHTBT.

Thanks for the call, Yard Sale. Always an honor. Until next time……

Cyclops

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SL Challenge Friendly

WARMUP: Mosey to the track. Did 10 bomb jacks while we waited for the gate to open.

Moseyed to the goaline and did a 100yrd bearcrawl. Jogged back to the start.

5 windmills IC

THE THANG:
Simple workout design for miles and merkins.

1 lap
10 Merkins
10 Werkins
10 LBCs
10 HR Merkins

2 Laps

20 Reps of all the exercises

3 Laps

30 Reps of all the exercises

4 Laps

40 Reps of all the Exercises

Back to 1

I also used a whistle that when blown meant 5 bomb jacks.

Solid effort by everyone as we all got plenty of miles and merkins.

Thanks to all who came out!

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