2026 QvQ round 1

THE THANG:
Fishstix was away and was alloted the 1st 20 minutes. We moseyed up to the top lot at The JOC. He led us in a series of partner work. Shouldered partner resistance mosey face to face, Patty Cake Merkins, Partner Get Ups. Round 2 was Wheel Barrows, Leg Throws and Partner Cliff Hanger Merkins.

Our man Flair subbed in for Slopes who sadly came down with the sickness. Flair stayed in the cross regional partner up and called AMRAP work together. No Cheat Merkins, Big Boys and Squats – take a lap. Remember your time as you are always challenging yourself. Next round same workout but beat your AMRAP from Rd 1. Take a lap. Stop at soccer goals and line up in Groups of 3. Suicides across the parking lot. Partner 1 takes of, Partner 2 planks and Partner 3 burpees until all partners complete suicide.
Flair Band Camp Please feel free to edit this BB as needed.

Mosey back to COT for a quick ab lab.

Both brought great VAPE however Fishstix pulled away by the tightest margin. Kudos to Flair for throwing together a great workout in little to no time. Kudos to Fishstix for taking the Dub.

ANNOUNCEMENTS: Announced
COT: Prayers and praises as we tallied the vote.

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Q school

WARMUP: mosey to Kimbrell’s lot
Exercises in cadence -‘seal jacks, windmills, Cherry pickers, imperial walkers, merkins, shoulder taps and 5 burpees OYO – just because.

THE THANG: mosey to St. John’s UMC lot for partner Dora 50-100-150
50 burpees
100 squats
150 4-count flutters

Mosey to First Baptist lot for four corners with varying MOT’s
Corner 1 – merkins
Lunge walk to corner 2
Corner 2 – sumo squats
Bear crawl to corner 3
Corner 3 – hand release merkins
Power skip to corner 4
Corner 4 – lunges

Mosey to pavilion downtown
Incline merkins and dips in cadence on the bricks of the statues.

Mosey to COT

MARY: varying pax led exercises
The mule called and led American hammers
Italian Job called flutters
Cohiba called Hello Dollys
That took us to 0600

ANNOUNCEMENTS: always – and read your newsletter too.

COT: My why for F3 is simple we can give others a path to being better while doing so ourselves. In our lives, there are things that make us better off, or worse off. The mission is simple and compelling.

Prayers were lifted up for U-Haul and his family and DD & his M going through cancer treatment.

Praise for Sofrito turning 50 and respect.

This was a Q school workout. Reminders shared wi the pax are below. Thanks for the call Cubbie 👁️

Q-school Tips: 3-31-26
1 – when running fitness levels vary widely; 4 corners is great.
2 – calling cadence demonstrated
3 – scout your site beforehand if possible
4 – keeping the group together: run-exercise-run-exercise-run-exercise
5 – 5 minutes of Mary – great way to have a new pax call an exercise and lead in a cadence
6 – have a modified exercise in reserve if fitness levels vary widely – ie: burpee modified down to a flying squirrel or a squat into a plank and return to upright. Modify as needed to avoid injury; don’t modify to avoid effort
7 – partner work (ie: Dora) – encourages pax and takes cadence off of Q (freed to lead…..and delegate)
8 – site q is responsible for site; q is responsible for the outcome of the workout: Credo part 1 – leave no man behind
Credo part 2 – leave no man where you found him

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Bi’s & Tri’s

WARMUP: mosey around the parking lot and neighborhood headed towards sonic, stopping along the way for – SSH, low slow squat, merkins, cherry pickers, imperial walkers, hillbilly walkers, etc.
THE THANG: Using the bench at sonic and the opposite end of the parking lot we completed 25 dips, ran to other end and completed 25 LBCs. Then 20 dips, 20 LBCs, 15 and 15 and so forth until completion. After that we completed several exercises on the benches – step ups, inclined merkins, declined merkins, and more dips. Mosey back towards parking lot. Find a rock of your own choosing – 25 curls, 25 flutters w/ chest press, 20 and 20, 15 and 15, and so on until completion. After that we completed several rounds of overhead press, tricep extensions and additional curls. Run to end of HT for wall sits, several rounds with arm exercises. Mosey to COT.
MARY: N/A
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Read Newsletter
COT: Prayers and praises

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Hills and Pull ups

WARMUP: mosey to Print shop
SSH x 20
Imperial walker x 10
Hillbilly Walker x 10
Cherry picker x 10
Calf stretch runner stretch
THE THANG: triple nickel from town hall up hill past church
5 Bonnie Blair’s 2 is 1
5 jump squats at church each passing
5 Freddie Mercuries
X3

Go to print shop pull up bars.
5 pulls ups
10 merkins
15 squats
Lap around print shop

MARY: 38 Flutter kicks
ANNOUNCEMENTS: newsletter
COT:

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Mardi Gras Party

Warm-Up:
Quick mosey up the hill to parking lot

SSH – 50 IC
Imperial Walkers – 25 IC
Windmills – 10 IC
Moroccan NC – 15 IC
Strawberry Pickers – 10 IC
Cheese Shredder

Thang 1 — Bourbon Street Circuit (3 Rounds):
Set 4 corners:
Corner 1 – 15 Merkins
Corner 2 – 15 Squats
Corner 3 – 15 Carolina Dry Docks
Corner 4 – 15 Jump Squats

Round 1 MOT – Bear Crawl
Round 2 MOT – Lunges
Round 3 MOT – Crab Walk

Thang 2 — The Krewe Grinder (Partner Work):
Partner A works / Partner B runs a lap around parking lot

100 Shoulder Taps (each shoulder counts)
150 Lunges (each leg counts)
200 LBCs
250 Mountain Climbers (each leg counts)
300 Calf Raises

Message:
Mardi Gras is celebration before discipline—Lent follows.

Life works the same way.
We enjoy wins. We celebrate. But discipline is what builds the man.

In work. In marriage. With kids.
The parade is fun. The grind is what makes you king.

Stay consistent. Stay accountable.

Mardi Gras Beads Earned = 2 Burpees
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Read your newsletter
COT: Prayers and Praises

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Sweep the 7s

WARMUP: Side straddle hops, imperial walkers

THE THANG: 7s between merkins and burpees. About .42 mile in between.

MARY: running inspired stretching

ANNOUNCEMENTS: Several events coming up including a trip to the DMV for some. Stay on top of your newsletter

COT: Heavy hearts today

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2026.11 Minnow Pond

Run up Massey hill, 20 bobjacks in Sisk parking lot, run to gas station for 10 merkins, run to Millstone park for 30 flutters, run to the millstone for 10 1leg air humpers (trying to put a foot on the wall).
Repeat as many loops as possible.

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Death by burpees & bears

WARMUP: SSH, Merkins, mountain climbers, cherry pickers
THE THANG: Four corners with bear crawls, 21s of LBCs & burpees
MARY: Yes
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Yes
COT: Prayers and praises

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Bootcamp PLUS with new Mike Tyson PLUS exercise

WARMUP: SSH cherry pickers imperials hillbilly’s plank merk honeymooner down dog
THE THANG: long mossy three circuits 1) monkey bumpers dry docks step
Ups 2) mtn climbers shoulder taps plank 3) lbc flutters American hammers

11’s – new Mike Tyson PLUS & squats

MARY: yes, big boys hello Dolly’s flutters
ANNOUNCEMENTS: tortoise & hare, jaeger sprint
COT: lifted ip and prayed for our brother U-Haul

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7th year Anniversary… with Burpees

Warmup
 
Mosey to Grace Parking Lot
 
28 SSH IC
5 Windmill IC
20 SJ IC
10 MNC IC
28 Mnt Climbers IC
Stretch
15 Peter Parkers IC
 
Recover on your feet.
 
Flashback for 7 years in F3
DORA
100 HR Merkins
200 Squats
300 LBC’s  (First workout I ever did Fishsticks was the Q)
 
Also Grace Church Parking Lot
Pendulum Workout (Routine I “borrowed” off of Cha Ching)  10 – 5 Reps
Catalina Wine Mixers (an OTG favorite)
(no burpees in the middle this time)
Diamond Merkins
 
Run Back to COT
My personal Favorite with the remaining time left….
EMOM  10 Burpees a minute on the minute….. (only got 9 minutes in)
 
The question of the day is why…why I still am doing this after 7 years when I first thought I’d only give it like 3 months.
 
And it really is because of all of the guys I’ve met and learned from. When I started the saying was if you want to run fast…run with faster people. And There are so many HIMS in our region that run so much faster than me. Not just actual literal running but accelerating at all phases of life. These are role models for us and a big reason why I keep coming out, and I keep pushing. Everyone reading this has in some way pushed me to be 1% better than I was yesterday.  Thank you guys! And see you all in the gloom!
 

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