Rocktober Finally at SlowBurn

Mostly old guys at SlowBurn. Effort was acceptable for SlowBurn, but poor at best. Attention to detail was poor at best.

There were 10 counts
There were options to modify down (and they were clearly used)
You vs. You gents

Anywho, some busted their butt, well done.

opening band (reps of 10-12 unless stated otherwise:
mosey
low slow squat
imp walker
hillbilly walker
2 flying squirrel OYO
flutter
side S hop (really? this is where you modify)
shoulder tap
calf raises
2 flying squirrel
peter parker
lbc
hand release merkin
overhead clap
2 flying squirrel

the headliner:
6 boards
6 exercises on each (repeat until end of song)
6 songs

musical interlude:
Prong, Non-Existence
5 flying squirrel
20 OH claps
5 burpees
20 mor night club
10 plank jacks
10 imp walker

musical interlude:
Static-X, Sweat of the Bud
15 low slow squat
15 merkins
15 jump squats
15 HR merkins
15 sumo squats
15 carolina DD

musical interlude:
Helmet, Unsung
10 BB sits
10 shoulder taps
20 lbc
10 mtn climbers
10 lunge
10 scorpion DD

musical interlude:
The 69 Eyes w/ Wednesday 13, The Last House on the Left
10 monkey humpers
10 flutter
10 hillbilly walker
10 hello dolly
10×3 calf raisies
20 lbc

musical interlude:
Gojira, Stranded
5 donkey kicks
5 burpees
5 inchworm merkins
5 burpees
5 bomb jacks
5 burpees

musical interlude:
Hatebreed, I Will Be Heard
10 squats
10 lbc
10 side s hop
10 merkins
10 imperial walker
10 dying cockroach

Thanks to Peach Stand to lead at the best AO. Yes, I said it.

Looks like we made it,

Barry Manilow

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Slow Burning Tabata…

WARMUP:
Started with a Mosey to Lowes parking lot, followed with Warm-O-Rama exercises of below,

Side Straddle Hop
Produce Pickers
Hillbilly Walkers
Windmills
Moroccan Nightclubs
Imperial Walkers

Mosey to persis for some,

Lunge Walk
Toy Soldiers
Butt Kickers
High Knees
Bear Crawl

THE THANG:
Mosey back to the shovel flag for the main course Tabata workout that included 40 second exercise with 15 seconds to switch gears for the next one.

2 sets each alternatively of,
Carolina Dry Docks
LBCs

Plank
Run a Lap

2 sets each alternatively of,
Shoulder Taps
Freddie Mercury

Plank
Run a Lap

2 sets each alternatively of,
Superman
Mountain Climbers

Plank
Run a Lap

2 sets each alternatively of,
Peter Parker
American Hammers

Plank
Run a Lap

2 sets each alternatively of,
Flutter Kicks
Dying Cockroaches

Plank
Run a Lap

2 sets each alternatively of,
Monkey Humpers
Honeymooner

And the clock struck 6…

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Dam2Dam Fundraiser events

COT:
Prayer Requests
Started the day praying to the Almighty

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Ballroom Blitz

Name the band and album
7 is a lousy number, that is what you get when JWOW is leading another AO
We still had 6 good looking old guys, respect
Exercise effort was 77.14286% overall
Mumble chatter was excessive
Thanks for coming Twister (not related to the mumble chatter comment)

This:
(reps were primarily in the moderate range, 10-12ish)
disclaimer
mosey
imperial walker
LBC
windmill
shoulder taps
OH claps
gas pumper (yes Twister, the gas pumper)
MOR NClub
LSS
merkin
hillybilly walker
dying cockroach
monkey humper
mosy-ish walk-ish to the row of street lights
squat
toy soldier to next light
squat
carolina DD
toy soldier to next light
squat
carolina DD
BB sits
toy soldier to next light
squat
carolina DD
BB sits
imperial walker
toy soldier to next light
squat
carolina DD
BB sits
imperial walker
HR merkins
toy soldier to next light
squat
carolina DD
BB sits
imperial walker
HR merkins
SS hop
walk it out to the next light
travolta
butt kicker to next light
travolta
hello dolly
butt kicker to next light
travolta
hello dolly
calk raise x 3
butt kicker to next light
travolta
hello dolly
calf raise x 3
scorpion DD
butt kicker to next light
travolta
hello dolly
calf raise x 3
scorpion DD
MOR NClub to next light walking
travolt
hello dolly
calf raise x 3
scorpion DD
MOR NClub
dips on the curb
walk to the next light
Mahktar N’Diayes

Back to COT
Thanks for the opp Boogie

Looks like we made it,

Barry Manilow

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92’ music tour

WARMUP: Mosey around the restaurants to take in the fresh air followed by 9’s & 2’s of everything.

THE THANG: Small Deck of Cards with #’s 2, 9 & Aces ♠️♣️♥️♦️ followed by a traditional DORA.

MARY: 2 minutes of Mary

ANNOUNCEMENTS: All the events coming up in the Fort-Adopt a HWY, Poker Tournament, Bourbon tasting. RYNL

COT: Prayers for our 4 legged friends health🐶 🐱 & PAX that have returned after IR.

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ALCATRAZ 10 YR ANNIVERSARY PARTY

PRE-WORKOUT: Pullups with Trucker

WARMUP: Run back and forth two times in the Runde parking lot

THE THANG:

After a brief introduction including some history of Alcatraz, Funhouse kicked off COP with 50 SSH, (although I believe 100 were planned in homage to Santini). From there it was imperial walker x 10, hillbilly walker x 10. Before we got to the meat of the workout, YHC called out a classic Alcatraz upper body workout called Green Sally (Decibel/2014). It’s a song by Moby called ‘Flower’ where you plank when he sings ‘Green Sally Up’ and drop to 6″ when he sings ‘Green Sally Down’. It’s pretty tough to complete the whole song and I don’t think anyone did today. But, you have to have monster shoulder strength. Because we had a large group today, we split them in half and started our Q’s:

Funhouse on Q:
The Wheel of Pain (Funhouse/2013)
Each PAX gets a cone with an excercise and reps.
40 yard diameter circle with a cone in the middle.
Do the excercise on the cone, run to the middle and out to the cone to the right.

Freddy Mercury – 25
Lunges – 30
Burpees – 15
Merkins – 15
Rosalita- 30
Squats – 25
LBC – 25
Burpees – 10
SSH – 30
Parker Peter – 25
Plank Punches – 30
Mountain Climbers – 30
Merkins – 15

Senator Tressel on Q
Mosey to the bottom of the hill on Tara Tea Drive for ‘Quadzilla’ (Zima/2018)
Group 1 does squats while Group 2 runs backwards up the hill and does 5 bombjacks at the hilltop. Run back down and flapjack. Rinse and repeat 2 more times.

Mosey to the playground for pullups, step ups, and ab exercises (Senator Tressel/2013) We did 2 rounds today

Mosey to the wall by the concessions stand and split into two groups.
Group 1 does Peoples chair and passes a kettle bell (White Lightning/2018), while Group 2, runs to the fence, hops over it, sprints up the hill, does 3 burpees at the top, and runs back to the wall. Flapjack. (Jekyll/2017) We did 2 rounds today.

Form a line for tunnel of love (stolen from Santini at WEP/2012)

MARY: Hello Dolly x 20, Seal walk (Cornhole/2013), Navy Seal Team Sit Ups (Santini/Trucker 2013)

ANNOUNCEMENTS: Read your newsletter

COT: Today we celebrated 10 years at Runde Park by paying homage to some of the classic beatdowns led by the great Q’s of Alcatraz. Funhouse and I drew an Alcatraz record 32 Pax and that made me very proud (of course, we advertised heavily, offered free coffee, beer, cake, and closed the other two Saturday AO’s so maybe that had something to do with it – LOL). Although, attendance at bootcamps on Saturdays isn’t what is used to be, I will post whenever I am able. Runde Park has been my home on Saturday mornings, and even after all these years, I still look forward to getting up early, meeting the Pax at 6:30, and doing that tough bootcamp workout. Many thanks to all that posted with us this morning and special thanks to our current and former site Q’s: Funhouse, Smuggler, Trucker, Skipper, and Uber for their leadership and help pulling this all together. I appreciate all you guys!

Prayers: ST’S mom with cancer, DD’s friends with a new pregnancy, Long Duck recovering from burns and back injury

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2024 The Fort Dam to Dam Fundraising Initiative

Every year, several of us enthusiastically participate in the Dam to Dam Relay. Wondering what that is? The Dam to Dam Relay is an exhilarating 100K team relay that stretches from Lake Murray Dam in Lexington, SC, all the way to Lake Greenwood Dam in Greenwood. This adventure involves teams of 6, 4, or 3 runners sharing a van over a span of 8-10 hours.

 

But, why do we embark on this journey? It’s for the fellowship, to push our limits, and to encouraging others to do the same. Over the past five years, our partnership with local charities has culminated in raising over $100,000, which has immensely benefitted our community. Notably, the efforts of dedicated HIM’s produced the F3 Fort Mill Community Scholarship, benefiting all three Fort Mill High Schools.

 

Now, it’s that pivotal moment when we push our limits and accelerate. We do this selflessly and with the hope we inspire others to do the same along the way. This year, our collaboration is with Bethel Shelters, and we’ll continue supporting the F3 Fort Mill Community Scholarship. Our ambitious goal is to raise $50,000 or more, with proceeds evenly split between the two esteemed organizations.

 

I urge you, each one of you, to join our noble cause. Whether you’re joining us on the run or simply want to partake in our exciting events, see below for more details:

 

  • **10/14**: Join our poker tournament at the Springfield Clubhouse from 6 pm-12 am, spearheaded by our brethren, Fogerty and Kaiser. New to this year!

 

  • **11/10**: The renowned BBQ and Bourbon event, masterminded by Cyclops, is up next. Whether you’re there for the bourbon or just for Wegmans’ mouthwatering BBQ, this event stands as a testament to our fundraising spirit.

 

  • **12/8**: Experience ‘Shanking with Stang’ by our unique, sock-misplacing, trail runner who may or may not disappear in the woods for a short period of time, Stang. A little trivia: he’s a southpaw, but only in golf go figure!

 

  • **1/27**: The highly anticipated Dam to Dam Bar 10k is up, brought to life by our inspirational HIMs: Hardwood, L-Train, Long Duck, Console, Floppy Disc, Harry Carry, and many others. This is truly an event of the year!

 

  • **2/2**: A novel addition this year is the wine dinner, curated by the retired Nathan Pusher. An excellent opportunity to treat your M’s as a thank-you for all the support they’ve rendered by letting you have the hall passes to attend these events.

 

  • Date TBD – Finally, we have skeet shooting, under the adept guidance of our brother, Change Order. Don’t fret about equipment; it’s all provided.

 

As we wrap up, remember to not only participate but also get your companies, neighbors, and family members involved. Introduce them to this thing we call F3 through our 2nd F events. If you have any questions or are interested in volunteering (as we consistently need assistance for our events), please don’t hesitate to reach out.

 

Thank you Men lets crush it this year!

YHC, Conerstone

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Get Off My Lawn!

Average age 52+
2 nearing retirement
The smell was not that bad
Mumble-chatter above average
effort 80-20, 80% of the PAX gave 100% of the effort

this:
dynamic warmup across the lot: butt kickers, high knees, soccer knees, toy soldier, karaoke L/R, jog, jog, 100% (or 51% for most)

circle up: OH claps, mor NC, LBC, dying cock roach, slow merkin, shoulder tap, squat, calf rais, imperial walker … not in that order

1/2 run, 1/2 do the exercise:
rotating clock plank, deep squat, BB it-ups, travolta
(effort here was intentionally poor)

hit some parking stalls:
bear crawl and squats every 2 stalls
then, sobriety test and burpees every 1 stall

Mosey to the wall:
pop out burpees
walk across bear crawl back
against the rail x 10
pop out burpees
Maktar N’Diayes
standing merkins
prob something else too

back to COT

Looks like we made it,

Barry Manilow

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