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MINNOW POND · THU OCT 29
Tour of FM and 44 Reps
Birthday Week Q #4. WARMUP: Pledge of Allegiance and Directions-ish THE THANG: Run for 5 minutes-ish then do 11 Squats, SSH, Hammers and calf raises all ways. Main St --> Springs St --> Summersby -->Unity St -->Hill St…
KITCHEN SINK · WED OCT 28
Monster Mash Beatdown
WARMUP: SSH, Moroccan Night Club, Arm Circles, Wrist Stretches for four arms, Strawberry Pickers. THE THANG: -Lower Body Squats Swings KB Reverse Lunges *Figure 8's -Upper Body Curls Merkins w/Bell Over Head Press *Over…
RING OF FIRE · MON OCT 26
Dorie - Partner Hero Workout
On December 7th, 1941, during the attack on Pearl Harbor, Dorie was serving as a Mess Attendant aboard the battleship USS West Virginia. When torpedoes struck, he ran into the fight—carrying his mortally wounded Captain…
MINNOW POND · FRI OCT 16
I felt like running
WARMUP: pledge THE THANG: ran a lot, some pain stations throughout at humble cup, American legion, church of God were we did merkins, squats, big boys and a few of us did bear crawls MARY: flutters, hammers…
KITCHEN SINK · WED OCT 14
Gear at the Sink
WARMUP: Gear Carry THE THANG: Sandbag fun, KB fun MARY: Short and sweet ANNOUNCEMENTS: Read Newsletter COT: Prayers for children, marriages. Praises for health to exercises and the men of F3.
SWEEP THE LEG · MON OCT 12
Hateful 8s
9 did the hard thing this morning at Sweep. The Thang 3.8 miles, 3 exercises (Burpees, Pistol Squats, Hand Release Merkins) of 8 reps at 8 stops on a figure 8 course - Stop 1 - Earth Fare - Stop 2 - Kangaroo Express …
ALCATRAZ · SAT OCT 10
Run & Work
WARMUP: Soup handled the warmup THE THANG: The running got shorter, but the work got harder. Then the work got lighter, but the runs got longer. 9-rounds, 3.8-mi covered ANNOUNCEMENTS: COT: We did one
SWEEP THE LEG · SUN OCT 4
Running
WARMUP: no THE THANG: Ran down to school. 5 burpees/13squats/10 big boys run 1/4 mile rinse and repeat. Do until 555. Everyone got in 4. MARY: no ANNOUNCEMENTS: newsletter COT: what happens stays
THE FORGE · FRI OCT 2
Feig Meter säckleschmeißa
WARMUP: - 15 Windmills - 15 Moroccan Nightclubs - 15 Hillbilly Walkers - 15 Imperial Walkers - 15 Cherry Pickers THE THANG: - Mosey 1 lap around the HT - Bear crawl across the parking lot - Lunge walk accross the…
MINNOW POND · THU OCT 1
Skipper zipper
THE THANG: Zipper route starting at Elliott St. 10 merkins and 10 jump squats at the end of every street. 5 burpees each time the pax cross Springs St. Pax logged 3.5-4.5 miles.
RING OF FIRE · WED SEP 30
Not Exactly Comfortable...Good
WARMUP: Run around the parking lot and end up at the bottom of the hill by the elementary school. Jump Squats, SSH, Wind Mills THE THANG: Ok, here's the deal. We're going to do things we've all done before however…
BLOCK PARTY · TUE SEP 29
FORTeen Years
WARMUP: 14 Burpees THE THANG: Mosey to center of WEP Pax rotated into center based on year of 1st post (ie Class of 2026, 2025, 2024, etc). Varied exercises were performed by all including Burpees, Partner Derkins…
SWEEP THE LEG · MON SEP 28
Poles of Death
The Thang: Mosey to the light poles at the back of the school. Out one, 10 merkins, back to start 10 lunges (each leg). Out two poles 5 burpees, back to start, 10 squats. Out 3 poles, 10 merkins, etc. Repeat until time…
THE FORGE · FRI SEP 25
Forge!
Dojo was a no go so he handed the Q stick to me. Tired from two previous Qs this week, the plan was limited running and more strength training. Quick warm-up then we headed to The Wall for 3 rounds Erkins, dips, and…
MINNOW POND · THU SEP 24
Small Crowd at Minnow Pond
We had 6 BC, 3 Runners, I Rucker at Minnow Pond this morning. The rain kept some of the regulars at home. I switched my plans last minute due to the small numbers. Pledge and we were off to the Pharmacy for some warm-up…
BLOCK PARTY · TUE SEP 22
Cinder Block Party
We had 12 including a fly by guest appearance from Warning Track. Standard warm-up exercises then we moseyed over to the stack of cider blocks. 1st DORA - Merkins (100), Squats (200), LBCs (300) partner 1 did exercises…
RING OF FIRE · SAT SEP 19
2nd Annual F3 The Fort 9/11 Memorial Stair Climb
9/11/2001 is a day nobody will ever forget. Nobody should ever forget. Many lives were lost and America as we knew it was forever changed after that day. This was the 25th anniversary of that horrible day. 110 stories /…
THE FORGE · FRI SEP 18
4 quarters of pain
WARMUP: SSH, LSS, mosey, some Broga THE THANG: moseyed over to side of Harris Teeter (for a little contact high :flushed:) Wall sit as one Pax ran to concrete and did 3 burpees, halfway through changed to balls to the…
KITCHEN SINK · WED SEP 16
Yup
Warm-ups began with some SSHs, WMs, IWs. Next, Partner exercise - partner 1 farmer carried sandbags around the small parking lot loop, partner 2 ran in the opposite direction and switched out when they met up. Two laps…
BLOCK PARTY · TUE SEP 15
Of course, more burpees
WARMUP: Moroccan nightclubs Windmills Cherry pickers Hillbilly walkers Mosey to some curb merkins in cadence BurpBackMountain - partner up. Partner 1 does burpees while partner 2 nurs up the hill and runs down twice…
SWEEP THE LEG · MON SEP 14
Post BRR good ideas
(Courtesy of DH, thanks buddy!!) 10 came to Sweep the Leg to celebrate the one day of the year that I get to run near the front of the pack… the Monday after BRR. It was a veritable party… Q: Shady Pax: Shady 38 Special…
THE FORT · SAT SEP 12
You use your whole body so workout your whole body
WARMUP: SSH, cherry pickers, greatest stretch ever, down dog, honey mooners, mosey to big parking lot above old Pike building THE THANG: 4 corners each corner focused on a different muscle group and had various…
SLOW BURN · FRI SEP 11
Never Forget
Driving to the AO this morning, I saw Italian Job running done 160 carrying a shovel flag to ao-the-forge . Great reminder for the community to never forget 9/11. If you have ever carried a shovel flag for an extended…
KITCHEN SINK · WED SEP 9
Kitchen Sink things
WARMUP: - 10 Side Straddle Hops - 10 Grass-pickers (like cherry pickers with a clap behind the back) - Plank to Down Dog, calf stretch’s to Sunrise THE THANG: Load up with Rucksacks, Sandbags and Kettlebells and move to…