The Ground Pounder 2/14/2026

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 thank you @Gump for getting me set up with a login

2/14/2026. The Ground Pounder – two of my Slack friends ( @Gump , @Socrates) joined me this morning at The Ground Pounder. They were not Slackers facing the morning cold, but they are High Impact Men, out working their minds, body’s and spirits.

We started with morning stretches – Sir Fazio, side straddle hops, Willy Mayes Hayes, good mornings, body squats, overhead arm stretches and seal claps. Gingerly mosey (no running here) to the rock pile with curls, overhead tri’s, rows, overhead press, and our namesake Ground Paounder -repeat. Small rocks with titillas, Arnold’s, and kickbacks – repeat. Short walk to the wall for Papal chair, and heal raises – repeat

Mary:  No playing around at the playground – with step ups, dips and Merkins. Finished with a round of Mary – low slow flutter ( Q favorite), hello dolly, heal taps and American hammers. Ran out of time for plank.

Prayers:  Asked for our Lord to hear prayers of F3 Nation and to guide us going forward today -followed by a second F with coffee fellowship at Fables coffee in HS.

Missing PAX:  We missed @Ausfart @Lube @Dauber, @Pole Vault, @Cancun, @stubbs, and always looking for @Forceps – hope to see more of you out next week

F3:  more thank a workout!

Braved the cold at Ground Pounder

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FNGs: none

The Workout: Lots of rock work.   Big rocks rotating each time.  2 rounds.   Then small rocks to burn it out.   Preachers Charlie and calf raises.  Then Dirkins Merkins Irkins and tricep presses.  

The Standard is the Standard

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FNGs: None

Warm Up: GM and other exercises

The Workout:

Grab a coupon – KB, Slam Ball or Dumbbell

3 rounds of each, 7 reps

Circuit 1: Curls, Triceps, Rows, WB, Squat, DL, GP

Circuit 2: Step Ups, Bulgarian Leg Squats, Kevin Harts

Circuit 3: Irkins & Dips

Circuit 4: Inverted Rows

Mary: Some stretches and around the circle abs

Announcements: Check 3rd F

Prayers for our Nation. 

Rock the Body

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7 Rocked-the-body at Ground Pounder. Grateful for the cool mist.
warm up: GM, WMH, Windmill, Frankenstein, Arm Circles,

large rock & 2 small 

3 rounds w large rock – curls, triceps, rows, wonder bra, rock-the-body.
3 rounds w small rocks: hallelujahs, lateral raises, goof-balls, L-raises

2 rounds standing core large rock : halos, MLH, around the world (small), figure 8 (small), rock chop.

Mary: 5 minutes of stretching

Good work @Flip Phone @Mr. Terrific @HazMat @Lube @Socrates Noah’s Ark and YHC.

Praise and prayers for Socrates daughter and new granddaughter. Prayers for all PAX recovering from illness or injury.

T-claps day 74 for several 75Hard PAX.

Rock the Body

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FNGs: Warm Up: The Workout: Mary: Announcements: T-Claps (Recognition): Prayer:

Ground Pounder 2/15/2025

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FNGs: None

Warm Up: Always start with some good mornings and stretching exercises to keep this Respectful bunch loose so we don’t pull something. 

The Workout: Rock exercises, wall exercises, disc golf exercises and finished with some picnic table dirkins, merkins and irkins.

Mary: Round the circle with your core exercise of choice. 

Announcements: Socrates will step up and be the co-Q for Ground Pounder!  Many thanks for Pumpkin Spice for co-Q’ing Ground Pounder for the last 1-2 years!

Ended with prayer.

Ground Pounder 2/8/2025: Dual Q with Socrates & Norm!

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FNGs: None

Warm Up: Led by Socrates! Plenty of stretching and mumblechatter.

The Workout: Led by Norm!  Team work with multiple rock reps with the other member moseying to the bleachers to perform another exercise.  

Mary: Led by Socrates!

Finished with prayer.

Ground Pounder 2/1/2025

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FNGs: None

Warm Up: Lots of stretches, good mornings and Sir Fozio Arm Circles

The Workout:  Two rounds of rock work followed by tall wall exercises and then on to the shorter 2-foot wall for more exercises.

Mary: Low Slow Flutters in honor or Motor Boatin’ and several other core exercises to finish it all off. 

Hopscotch Fun

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Warm ups included good mornings, arm circles, side straddle hops, daisy pickers, Willy Mays Hayes, hillbillies.  
Upper body consisted of 10 variations of pushups. Seal claps, overhead claps and raise the roof. 
Lower body 1 pax would go to the end and back of the hopscotch board while the rest of the pax performed monkey humpers. When they returned the next pax went and everyone would continue exercising until everyone had a turn at hopscotch. Rest and repeat doing squats, alternating lunges and 1/2 squats. 
Core we did LBC’s, heels to heaven, box cutters, heel taps and Homer to Marge. 
Finished with an all around stretch. 

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Pumpkin Spice Anniversary Q

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FNGs: None

Warm Up: March in step, GM, SSH, HB, IW, DP

The Workout: 2 Rounds 40 secs on; 20 sec rest; 1 Round 20 secs on; 15 sec rest

  • Wonder Bra w weght plate
  • Gorilla Row w Pumpkin Bells
  • Jump Rope
  • Ab Wheel
  • Death March w Mace Bell
  • Merkins
  • Inverted Row at playground
  • Mountain Climbers
  • Step Up at playground
  • Slam Ball

Mary: A few stretches

Announcements: @Ausfart hosting 2nd F Gun Shooting Party October 5th, 10AM. Check Slack 3rd F for volunteer opportunities

Prayer: Lube’s sister-in-law lost a close friend and a friend of a friend has a tumor; Best in Show brain tumor surgery; Praise: Motor Boatin has a job!