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THE ARMORY · DEC 16, 2019
What is your Mission?
Theme - Do you accept your Mission? 17 HIM came to the Armory to accelerate! After a short warm up and Mosey to the front of the church, we all took a moment to share our one word for 2019! The question this morning "…
SNAKE PIT · DEC 11, 2019
Snake Bite At Snake Pit
Five years ago my mom passed away after six months of hell, dealing with kidney failure and all that entails. She had mental health issues, that meant she had to take some strong medicines that basically eventually…
RING OF FIRE · DEC 4, 2019
Twitter Burpee Challenge
There is something about twitter and Slack (your welcome Crab Cakes) where you get to poke the bear and start a rash of replies about which AO is better, which one will have more PAX post, and who's WO will SUCK more…
SNAKE PIT · NOV 20, 2019
Snake Pit - Quarter Pounders w/ Cheese
After rescheduling this too many times due to conflicts, able to finally Q at this fine establishment. Special guest Partnerwork who's kind of a big deal showed up. Gave the obligatory disclosure and we were off. To get…
VARSITY · NOV 15, 2019
1990s HIITs
Nine in total arrived. The rain held off, but conditions were still slick. Warm Up Mosey run SSH (IC 10x) Windmill (IC 10x) Imperial Walker (IC 10x) Low Slow Squats (IC10x) Headed towards the benches area under the…
NOV 11, 2019
Veterans Day beat down at the Badger
Started with a light run and warm up routine. Partner pull ups X 40 Discussed the importance of thanking a Veteran today for their service to our country. Facts about Veteran's Day - Veteran's Day originated as…
THE BALLROOM · OCT 29, 2019
Disco inferno with DJ Twister
Twister was up to getting the group awake this am with some 70s TV trivia which is good for the respect crowd but very challenging for those of us born in the late 70s...and even an 80s in there. Since YHC controlled…
SNAKE PIT · OCT 23, 2019
Ohhh Milk!
The gloom was upon us as we watched our former brothers @F3_Polaroid and @birdcage_f3 ran away out of unadulterated fear and loathing to find a safer path known as Whites Road... A custom playlist was created for this…
OCT 21, 2019
F3 CrowsNest - October 21, 2019
Crow’s Nest (10/21/2019) We had 11 HIM at the Poop Deck. Warm Up From the parking lot we moseyed to the west side of the school. At each light pole for a total of 4 light poles we performed 5 burpees. SSH - 25 IC…
OCT 21, 2019
Hurpee Outbreak at the Quagmire
F3 grows through "addition by division", this is a true statement and it's a great thing to be a part of. The downside is you simply don't get a chance to get out to some of your original stomping grounds as often as…
OCT 17, 2019
Laces In with a twist
It's never to late for a backblast. Since Q'ing LAces In, YHC had other things - traveling to the Penn State White Out - that occupied his ability to focus on the backblast. First thing first, if you have never been to…
THE ARMORY · OCT 14, 2019
Chutes and Ladders (not really...)
8 posted at The Armory and may wish they hadn't. I joked that I had done Demented Uno too recently (Friday at The Hive) so I had to come up with a new game. Chutes and Ladders is what I threw out on Twitter. Sadly, I…
COLOSSEUM · OCT 8, 2019
Bite size tennis ball family
A nice and cool morning turned into something a bit warmer about 3 min in. 9 PAX took the DRP and after a quick, and non-energetic into as called out by Jekyll, YHC jumped out to a quick mosey. Stopping in front of the…
RING OF FIRE · OCT 2, 2019
QvQ 19.1 - Jiffy vs. Sasquatch
21 PAX showed up to the first round of QvQ 2019. This first round is the classic match up from last year, which was decided by ONE point! That’s right, the reigning champ versus his challenger. Jiffy versus Sasquatch…
COLOSSEUM · OCT 1, 2019
Core and Upper body work at the Colosseum
Great morning at The Colosseum and probably my last Q of the year before we get into high gear for the Holiday Season, for most is too early to think about Christmas but for us is GO TIME!! 9 brave gladiators decided to…
SEP 24, 2019
Cards & Bells
Yeah, why not take the deck of cards across the lake? What could go wrong? Oh, you mean Cannonball is a kettle bell workout...uhhhhh, ok. Welcome to what went through my head as I penned the Weinke for this morning's Q…
SEP 23, 2019
Random Pain at Quagmire
YHC had a busy weekend and no time for winkie writing. So, just show up and inflict random pain! Noticed an f3 shirt-wearing HIM but unrecognized. Eighty Eight is the name, from California. Said PAX lived in Lake…
SEP 19, 2019
Living up to its name
We had 11 on a wonderful fall morning for part 2 of my back-to-back Q's this week. We had an FNG out this morning so I gave a nice disclaimer and off we went for a long lap around the parking lot mixing in some toy…
SEP 18, 2019
Ebyss
Lucky 7 PAX showed up today to get better. Today we were tackling some routines that start with "E" and it Ended up being very Effective. After the disclaimer we went running towards the back basketball courts throwing…
SEP 16, 2019
Tour of Quagmire....9/16/19
9 PAX showed up this morning to push their limits and start their week off right. After the disclaimer and verifying that no injuries would prevent "full" participation we started with a Mosey. Mosey took us around Home…
THE RANCH · SEP 12, 2019
Ranch Style
As our boys are on the same soccer team, Jiffy took the opportunity to request my Q the week before. Been a little while since I've been to the ranch and more than likely, it was a Q, too. Two Run and Gun Musketeers…
SEP 11, 2019
Remembering the First Responders on 9/11
Getting the opportunity to Q on 9/11 is a big deal. I'm happy to see that all the men who were given that chance took advantage by creating a tribute to those who lost their lives on that day 18 years ago. I was not…
SEP 11, 2019
The Switch
9 Pax plus YHC came out to the Pantheon this morning to Honor those lost in the tragic events of the 9/11/2001. I was Honored to have the opportunity to lead in the the gloom this morning. Arrived a few minutes early to…
SEP 9, 2019
Dirty D’s
Another great LKW start to a Monday morning. 16 PAX showed up to work off “whatever” they consumed during the NFL kickoff weekend. I gave a good disclaimer, asked if anyone had any injuries I needed to know about, and…