Tag: Sweet Baby Ray

Your Family Doesn’t Need You To Die For Them, They Need You To Live

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WARMUP: Mosey to Ace Hardware parking lot with carioca, high knees, butt kicks, etc along the way. Circle up for Seal Jacks, IWs, HWs, Plank Jacks, plus some stretching. Mosey along Lake Vista Blvd to office park next door to Ace.

THE THANG: Parking lot forms a cross. Start in the center. Three rounds of four exercises = complete 10 reps of one exercise at end of each branch + complete 2 burpees at the center when you start and at each pass through the center. Transit via running from branch to branch.

Round 1 = Merkins, Wide Arm Merkins, Diamond Merkins, Hand Release Merkins

Round 2 = Sumo Squats, Donkey Kicks, Monkey Humpers, Jumping Lunges

Round 3 = Plank Jacks, Peter Parkers, Parker Peters, Shoulder Taps

Mosey to mini storage entrance on Lake Vista Blvd. Long suicide run pausing at each of 5 no parking signs to complete 1 burpee at sign 1, 2 burpees at sign 2, etc.

Brief Indian Run then mosey home.

MARY: Box Cutter, Plank Punches, Penguins, Mahktar N'Djaie

ANNOUNCEMENTS: Trash pickup, Bethel Shelter meal (meatloaf)

COT: Prayers for young kids, teachers/students, college kids returning home, new job, grieving families, progress on health journey, pending surgery, offer on home for sale, growth from hard choices (those made and those under discernment)

Throughout the workout, pax reflected on hard choices related to living life fully out of a commitment to be our best self for our family. Pax shared about struggles and choices related to healthy eating, exercise, alcohol, porn, tobacco, foul language and more. Thanks to everyone for pushing through the stiff humidity and sharing openly. Inspiration came from the prompt below that crossed my radar in the past two weeks:

You say "I would die for my family"

OK, but …

Would you exercise for them? would you eat healthy for them? would you chase your dreams for them? would you quite your bad habits for them?

You don't need to die for them

You need to live for them

Thanks @U08N41FCN0Z for the Q invite! #KeepPosting

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DORA and Cinderblocks 5-15

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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

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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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Pirate Party

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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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Leave No Stone Unturned

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We had six at the Forge this morning. Started with a mosey around the parking lot before doing the typical warmups.
Next a modified DORA, same counts with different exercises added bonus with a large rock. Curls, overhead press, and flutters. Once completed, we ran to the back of the tire store for a set of step ups, erkins, and dips. We continued around the back of HT. Completed a sidewalk shuffle and walk sit.
Back to the front of the building where we began the workout. We finished with a man maker ladder. Partner 1 performed the man makers while Partner 2 ran. Flip flop
Back to COT.

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Cherie Berry at The Forge

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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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Leave No Stone Unturned

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We had six at the Forge this morning. Started with a mosey around the parking lot before doing the typical warmups.
Next a modified DORA, same counts with different exercises added bonus with a large rock. Curls, overhead press, and flutters. Once completed, we ran to the back of the tire store for a set of step ups, erkins, and dips. We continued around the back of HT. Completed a sidewalk shuffle and walk sit.
Back to the front of the building where we began the workout. We finished with a man maker ladder. Partner 1 performed the man makers while Partner 2 ran. Flip flop
Back to COT.

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Webs, webs, webs

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WARMUP: windmills, arm circles, low slow squat
THE THANG: Mossy to big drop off loop
1 merkin 4 shoulder taps, stop at each lamp post and increase the web 2-8 for a full loop circle with ten stops ending with 10 merkins and 40 shoulder taps.
Mossy half loop for another web: 1 squat-4 calf raise, progressive to 10 squats and 40 calf raise, feeling the burn on those calves.
Mossy to start of loop, full loop Indian run, everyone got to do it twice, walk/decompress for half the loop to school entrance find a wall, people’s chair, each pax did 5 Side straddle hops while everyone else is holding position.
Mossy to grassy area, find a comfy spot for next web. We had a visit from Captain Thor for abs web, 1 big boy- 4 American hammers progressive to 10 BB and 40 AH ( lots of grunting here) recover, mossy around small loop, back to grassy area for some broga. Apparently my brain was leaking here after counting so many reps..
MARY: broga
ANNOUNCEMENTS: bethel shelter, tortoise and hare, Manion, May 16th CSAUP
COT: stays in COT

TINSEL 🎄 OUT

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Bi’s & Tri’s

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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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