WARMUP: None
THE THANG: Munn to Harris to Ardrey to 160, down Jackson to Harris back to COT
MARY:
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
COT:
WARMUP: None
THE THANG: wander 3 miles around Kingsley with two kettlebells for the pax to share. We stopped and did 50 Merkins along the way
MARY: none
ANNOUNCEMENTS: tortoise and hare, murph, read your newsletter
COT: prayers for the Wyatt family
WARMUP: Missy around Lowe’s W/ SSH, cherry pickers, windmills
THE THANG: 10 stations of 21 reps. 5 coupons jumped out of the back of my truck to get involved
MARY: pax’s count
ANNOUNCEMENTS: lawn care, cannoli run, read your newsletter
COT: long Duck took us out in prayer
WARMUP: Mosey to behind the track. Windmills, cherry pickers, imperial walkers, clear the circle for runners coming through, resume imperial walkers, merkins, stretches and shoulder taps.
THE THANG: We all need partners in life
Partner 1 planks either in regular or forearm mode while Partner 2 performed three exercises at each corner. Running the long stretches between stations and side shuffling on the short ones
Round 1 – 5 Diamond merkins, 10 sumo squats, 15 donkey kicks
Round 2 – 5 hand release merkins, 10 regular squats, 15 big boy sit ups
Round 3 – 5 flying squirrels, 10 sumos, 15 LBC’s
Round 4 – 5 burpees, 10 Bobby hurleys and 15 sumos
Mosey to the light poles
Light pole 1 – 10 burpees
Light pole 2 – 10 merkins, 20 big boys
Light pole 3 – 10 diamond merkins, 20 squats, 30 flutters
Light Pole 4 – 10 wide arm merkins, 20 seal jacks, 30 calf raises, 40 shoulder taps
Mosey back toward COT – stopping mid way for 15 hand release merkins in cadence.
MARY: American hammers and protractors took us to 0600
ANNOUNCEMENTS: cannoli Run, let me run 5k’s both Saturday at 0900.
Silfab discussion at 0745 Saturday at the Kingsley Fire Pit
AI discussion Friday at 0615 – St. John’s UMC.
Read your news letter
COT: Gratitude for this community, those who inhabit it and all we can influence well through our words and deeds.
Our credo is to leave no man behind and leave no man where we found him. Apply the same principle to our community by getting involved and not doing life alone. A HIM influences by word AND deed. Thankful for the men who ensure YHC has better alignment of word and deed because of F3.
Thanks for the call, Bass-o-Matic. :eye:
WARMUP: Hammy stretches, Down-dog to calf stretches, Moroccan nightclubs, Side straddle hops
THE THANG: Mosey with KB to the other side of the pond
– 50 Calf Raises, Mosey w/ KB 40 yards across Parking Lot, 50 more Calf Raises, KB mosey back to start
– 50 KB Plank Pick and Place 25 L & R, Mosey w/ KB 40 yards across Parking Lot, 50 more KB Plank Pick and Place 25 L & R, KB mosey back to start
– 50 KB Romanian Deadlifts, Mosey w/ KB 40 yards across Parking Lot, 50 more KB Romanian Deadlifts, KB mosey back to start
– 50 KB swings, Mosey w/ KB 40 yards across Parking Lot, 50 more KB swings, KB mosey back to start
– 50 Tricep extensions, Mosey w/ KB 40 yards across Parking Lot, 50 Tricep extensions, KB mosey back to start
– 50 Goblet Squats Sumo style, Mosey w/ KB 40 yards across Parking Lot, 50 more Goblet Squats Sumo style, KB mosey back to start
– 50 Curls, Mosey w/ KB 40 yards across Parking Lot, 50 Curls, KB mosey back to start
– Mosey back across the pond to COT
BTW It rained on us this morning and kept us cool.
P.S. – We really missed our sleeping brothers that decided to leave the rain to us.
MARY: NA
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Read your newsletters
COT: It is what it is…
WARMUP: Mosey to “mulch” side of Loews for Seal Jacks, Windmills, Merkins, MCs, MMCs
THE THANG: mosey behind Lowes for 15 Irkins, Dips & Derkins. Rinse & Repeat, Mosey to Portico for Captain Thor (4 Am. Hammers for each Weezy). Head to the wall for some wall sits & Burpees. Then to the patch of grass for Jack Webb and finish with Mak Tar N’Djiayes for my man Barry M. Head to COT.
MARY: she couldn’t make it
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Marriages, Peach’s FIL, Moms
COT: Don’t let the threat of rain keep you away
Short Sale out
WARMUP: Mosey and stop three times -exercises
THE THANG:” Triangle of pain” 1. ABs, 2. Shoulders and 3. shoulders (7 exercises at each stop x 20 reps each time around. Most made two full trips all 7 exercises x 20
MARY: Sprints for those able
ANNOUNCEMENTS: see newsletter
COT: Message was
” The Power of the Mind”
To be an overachiever you have to be an over believer!
If you are Positive, you’ll see opportunities instead of obstacles.
Prayers for a few
WARMUP: We don’t need no warm up
THE THANG: Ruck to Walter Elisha
MARY: Stretches in front of an unsuspecting bystander
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Cannoli run, tortoise and hate,
COT:
For the month of May, Farmer’s Only has deemed the Kitchen Sink as a next-level kick in the junk. I had the honor of warming everyone up to the idea of what will occur this month. We do a lot of pushing exercises, running, some occasional KB work and your typical stretches. Opportunities exist to stretch yourself and try something you’re not used to and therefore, not strong in. The first F in F3 is Fitness for a reason. Today we focused on functional fitness.
I’ve had the opportunity to head up to CLT Metro a few times lately and work out at Shore Card. It is an absolute suck-fest and it’s glorious. Yes it’s hard but that doesn’t mean we should avoid it. Arguably, we should lean into it. And that is exactly what May is all about, starting today with YHC on Q at The Kitchen Sink.
No warmup, no friendly conversation, no excuses. Just legit work.
Everyone knew what they were in for.
The gear for the morning will be a Ruck (or vest/plate carrier), Sandbag, Kettle Bell (KB) and a Cinder Block. Every man was to have each of these. When I reference “gear”, know that it includes these 4pcs.
WARMUP: We didn’t have one but thankfully a few PAX got the message and showed up early to stretch…or just stand around.
THE THANG: Grab ALL your gear and head out of the school and down Hubert Graham Parkway to the 2nd light pole. This was, what I believe, the eye-opener for many of the PAX. Carrying all this gear for this distance is very abnormal which made it great. It looked good on paper and looked great in person.
With your ruck staying on, carry 1 piece of additional gear to the top of the hill, making your own personal discard pile. Then shuffle back down to your remaining gear and repeat until all gear is on the pile at the top of the hill.
From here, hoist all your gear and meet at the entrance to the school.
With Ruck on, KB swings.
With Ruck on, KB overhead in one hand, farmers carry the cinder block with the other hand to the intersection with the baseball diamond. Another suck-fest.
Ground all gear (ruck, KB, cindy) and shuffle like a gazelle back to your sandbag.
A gear Q of mine wouldn’t be complete without this. Sandbag toss back to your gear pile.
Now, a gear cycle:
Sandbag with Ruck on: 10 Sandbag Thrusters
KB without the Ruck (Slick): 15 Simbas (think, big boy sit up with the KB hoisted overhead)
Cindy with Ruck on: 20 Curls
Grab all gear and move to the flagpoles. It was here where I was reminded we had only 5mins left. So be it….
Cindy with Ruck on: 10 Merkins with left hand up on the block then 10 Merkins with right hand up on the block.
Then, 5 Mike Tysons with Ruck on.
Move all gear back to COT.
MARY: Some dedicated exercises but the core was mostly utilized during all the asymmetrical work.
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Yes
COT: 5th CORE Principle
THE THANG: We hit the turf field at PK Middle for some pick a ticket from the bucket running. Got in 2.5 miles all said and done. Great work and mumblechatter. All enjoyed.
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Fogerty is your host for Adopt A Highway F3 trash pickup this Saturday at Harris Street Park. 07:45. Great fellowship opportunity and community service.
Dojo is interested in having you sign up for the Canoli Run, one week from this Saturday.
COT:
We had one Pax share a pretty critical situation that needs prayer and love.
Many pax have graduation, college and high school.
Always a pleasure to be in the gloom
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