Shining Stars at Purple Cobra with an FNG

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FNGs: Timber

Warm Up: Multiple mosey and stop for thunder-hops, frankenstein, imperial walkers, hill billies. Mosey to the wall by the baseball field for step ups, merkins, dips for 2 rounds

The Workout: 

Got coupons from the rock pile and did 2 sets of movements before the Q selected a PAX to select a number between 1 and 5. Each number selected was for a different station. The PAXs bear crawled the selected station, leaving their rocks for the moment. We hit all the stations and hit station 4 twice. After completing the exercise at the station the PAX bear crawled back. We repeated this for what ended up being 6 rounds.

  1. Kevin Harts
  2. Mike Tyson
  3. Big Boy Sit ups
  4. Preacher’s chair
  5. Star jumps

We then mosey’d to the playground for Derkins, Urkins and dips

Mary: American Hammers, Box cutter, LBCs, Heel taps, Homer to Marge

Announcements: Abe is collecting food for the food cupboard

T-Claps (Recognition): PAX that helped Shooting Blanks move on Saturday.

Prayer: A hiker named Jason passed away this last weekend unexpectedly, prayers for his family. Also for grand-daughter.

Grateful Merkins

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FNGs: n/a Warm Up: side-straddle hops, frankenstein, hill-billies, imperial walkers, seal claps, overhead claps, smurf-jacks
The Workout:

Move 10 yards/ 10 x merkin/ 10 x plank exercise
For the Move, rotating between skater jumps, forward lunge,  backward Lunge
10 standard merkins
For the plank, roating between shoulder taps/spidermans/plank jacks for 10 sets
Before commencing merkins, plank hold while PAX answer a question about F3 or something they are grateful for.

Mosey followed by: wall for step ups, dips, irkins, dirkins for 2 sets of 10 reps each

Mary: Popcorn Mary
Announcements: Volunteer for installing gutters at Holly Springs Food Cupboard on Saturday March 8th, morning.
T-Claps (Recognition):
Prayer: Recovery from natural disasters in SoCal, still have recovering going on

6 years is a long time but not that long

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So great to have 29 in the gloom this morning to help me celebrate 6 years with F3.  This group has changed my life and I hope to continue paying that forward.  It’s a whole lot more than a workout!!!

FNGs: none

Warm Up: SSH, Windmill, Imperial Walkers, Mosey, Good Morning, Sir Fazio Arm Circles, Mosey

The Workout:  Cones were set up about 10 yards apart.  PAX performed the following exercises: 5 burpees, 10 lunges, 15 imperial walkers, 20 merkins, 25 plank jacks and 30 squats.  We went through the circuit 4 times traveling by bear crawl, lunge walk, broad jump and bunny hop.  Between sets mosey to the disc golf tee box and perform ab exercises to wait on the 6.

Mary: Low slow flutter, LBC, Homer to Marge, big boy sit ups, box cutters

Announcements:

T-Claps (Recognition): The PAX of F3!!!

Prayer: Emeril knee surgery, Gillette colleague that was killed

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Jellybeans set the tone

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On my way to the AO, as I continued to work through the details of the workout in my head, I turned onto Holly Springs Rd and was coming up on my turn into Jones Park. Ahead of me, the silhouette of a HIM crossing Holly Springs Rd; Regal, Majestic, Patriotic; this HIM  (later identified as Jellybeans) was rucking to the AO for the workout, with his Shovel Flag in tow, backlit by the light of dawn.  A sight to see, an inspiration to those around him, a proud member of F3. For me, this certainly set the tone for the morning. 

FNGs: Nada

Warm Up: Good mornings, Imperial Walkers, Hillbillies, Sir Fazio Arm circles, Seal Claps, OH Claps, Daisy Pickers

The Workout: Mosey to the rock pile for a medium rock. 

Made our way to Holly Springs Rd via Cusack and Mosey with various rock exercises mixed in (Ruh Rohs, Lunge walk with OH Press, Squat with OH Press, Curls for the Girls)

Circled up in the grass adjacent to Holly Springs Rd for 3 rounds of various rock exercises combining arms, legs, and ab work. Each round was separated by sprints down the new greenway path with a mosey back to the rocks. 

Exercises included ruh rohs, skull crushers, ground pounders, chest press, american hammers, homer to marge, squats, lunges, and a combo 6 inches and overhead rock pull on our six. 

Made our way back to the rock pile mixing in some of the same exercises and modes of transportation along the way.

Finished with a plank hold rock pass down the line of 14 PAX x 2.

Over to the playground we went to complete the June challenge of 20 pullups at every AO. 

Mary: Low Slow Flutter, Freddy Mercuries, Mountain Climbers and finished with some Yoga Stretching

Announcements:

F3 picnic this Sunday.

T-Claps (Recognition): Nada

Prayer: Best in Show’s Uncle Bob, Fedex, Slide Rule, and all unspoken

Sciatica is my wife’s name!

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FNGs: None (5 PaX split off and Rucked) 

Warm Up: Mission, Disclaimer, SSH, Good Mornings, Daisy Pickers, Frankenstein, SFAC, Scarecrows. 

The Workout: Thang 1: Each PAX grabbed a Med/Lrg rock.  Two lines for parking lot Indian runs.  The man at the back did a burpee (Stack’em)  and ran to the front while PAX did an exercise.  I/C Exercise when meeting in the middle.  (OH press, Curls, Triceps) Thang 2: Guantanamo Bay’s with a side shuffle rock press, Panama Canal with a bear crawl under the legs while pushing a rock.  Hold plank and pull all rocks through. Thang 3. Various strength exercises low rep good form. 

Mary: WWI, WWII, and V-Curl ups with rock, Side Raise with rock

Announcements: Painting, Fill up Q-Sheet

T-Claps (Recognition): All that help with the food cupboard

Prayer:  Nemo’s Mom passing, Pumpkin Spice helping a guy in a dark place dealing with Porn and his family, Rubiks business venture. YHC took us out. 

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FNGs: none 🙁

Warm Up: SSH, Good Mornings, 5 penalty burpees, Imperial Walkers, Hillbillies, Willie Mays Hayes, Sir Fazio Arm Circles, Seal Claps, Overhead Claps

The Workout: We moseyed over to the rock pile to get some medium rocks. Headlights came down the drive, 5 more penalty burpees.

Today’s workout was a tabata-style circuit. 3 stations, 2 minutes on and half a minute of rest. We did 4 rounds. The stations consisted of the following:

Station 1
– 20 Jump Squats
– 10 Merkins
– AMRAP Burpees

Station 2
– 20 Reverse Goblet Lunges
– 10 Supine Bodyweight Rows
– AMRAP “Kettlebell” Swings

Station 3
– 20 Step-Ups
– 10 Overhead Press
– AMRAP Box Jumps

We returned our rocks and circled up at the flags.

Mary: LBCs and Homer-to-Marge was all we had time for.

Announcements:
– Suicide Prevention Class
– Bottle Share
– Core Challenge

Prayer: Thanks for new jobs, Jill and Scott’s families for their losses, Downrange’s wife, other’s who are injured

We gathered for parking lot coffee afterwards.

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Roast Beef Mumblechatter at Purple Cobra

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FNGs: None, but we did have Arby’s out for his 2nd workout. Welcome back, Arby’s!

Warm Up:

SSH, Willie Mays Hays, Sir Fazio Arm Circles F/R, Imperial Walkers, Frankenstein, Daisy Pickers

The Workout:

THANG 1:

PAX partnered up to complete some partner work. One partner went one way around the lot while the other went the other direction. When they met up, partners did 10 pattycake merkins on one side, 10 WW2 on the other side. We alternated the mode of transportation between each round. 1st round mosey, 2nd round karaoke, 3rd round lunge walk, 4th round bear crawl.

THANG 2:

We moseyed over to the playground and snagged some cinderblocks thanks to the recent replenishment from No Doubt.

We then completed a partner DORA consisting of 100 block swings, 150 overhead press, 200 squats (we wound up shortening this to 100 squats due to time and YHC getting bored, wanting to do something else…). While one PAX completed the block exercises, the other PAX ran down to the 2nd speed bump just past the facilities (which were open, but no Boucher to be found) and back to the start near the playground.

THANG 3: 

PAX returned blocks, moseyed to the facilities once again, but still no Boucher…lots of mumblechatter throughout around Arby’s name (he’s a catering manager at Chick-Fil-A) and lots of ribbing around his love of roast beef sandwiches…I’ll leave it there…

PAX completed 2 rounds of balls to the wall and people’s chair. 10 count each PAX. Impressive counting as each PAX counted to 10 in a different language…English, Spanish, Pakistani, Estonian!!!

Back to the flag for Mary.

Mary:

Homer to Marge, Absolutions, Pickle Pounders, LBCs, stretching

Announcements:

CPR classes upcoming at HS Library

T-Claps (Recognition):

Arby’s for coming out to his 2nd workout. M4L still pushing hard on 75 hard. Solid COT talking about how F3 has impacted us, whether we’ve been at it for a few workouts, 6 months, or years. Lean on each other. Iron sharpens iron.

Prayer:

Marriages, guys going through splits and tough times…prayer for consistency for all of us and accountability from other PAX.

Make it a great day, men!

Murder Bunny 7’s at Purple Cobra

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9 PAX at Purple Cobra for something new and stupid.

Warm up down to road and back with multiple exercises

Take blocks to baseball field
Partner up
Alternating partners around bases with wheelbarrow.
Hallelujah wall sits
Then Lt Dan and broad jumps around bases
Alternating shoulder tap BTTW

Take blocks to grass
Murder bunny 7’s
Ground pounders & block squats
7 MBs
Return blocks

“Santa Claus is coming to town”
SSH and burpees (24)

Mary
Butterfly ups
Pretzel
Freddy Mercury’s
Out and ups
Pickle pounders

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LORDY LORDY

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FNGs: Not a one

Warm Up: Side Straddle Hops (Thanks Skid), Windmills, Daisy Pickers, Franks, Imperial Walkers and Hillbillies

The Workout:

  • Grab the blocks
  • Go to the disc golf practice hole
  • Partner Up
  • Partner 1 does an exercise AMRAP while Partner 2 travels from one side of the circle to the other.  Then Switch.  Repeat 3x
    • P1 Explosive Merkins P2 Army Crawl
    • P1 Skull Crushers P2 Bear Crawl
    • P1 Abyss Merkins aka Negative Merkins P2 Lunge Walk
    • P1 Curls for the Girlz P2 Crab Walks
  • Return Blocks

Mary: Homer to Marge, Boat Canoes, Low Slow Flutter, Pickle Pounders, Big Boy Sit-ups

Announcements:

  • Lipstick Anny Q / Convergence at Disney on Thursday
  • Christmas Party
  • Suggly Sweater
  • Davis Run
  • Q-Sheet

T-Claps (Recognition): 

  • Happy Birthday UTI – Thanks dudes for showing up!
  • DownRange – He made it!

Prayer:

  • Holiday Travel and Safety
  • Lipstick gets whatever died up there removed… 
  • Survivor – new meds, let that settle and get him back out with us
  • SoftServe’s brother
  • Stubs – new treatment
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No Legs and Two Big Balls

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Warm Up: SSH, Arm Circles, Some Clapping

The Workout: All PAX gathered a Cindy and readied themselves for an upper body beatdown. YHC is working through a knee issue, so we were doing this Lt. Dan style, no legs.  

Tabata style workout, 45on/15off, AMRAP all exericises:

2 rounds:

  • Chest Press
  • Overhead Raises
  • Dying Cockroach
  • Hex Press
  • American Hammers

15 merkins after each round

PAX then lined up shoulder to shoulder in a V-SIT and passed a 25lb med ball down and back a few times – Group American Hammers

2 rounds:

  • Curls for the girls
  • Halos
  • Weighted WWIs
  • Overhead Press
  • Dips

15 merkins after each round

Second round of group american hammers

1 round:

  • Rows
  • Plank
  • Standing Dead Lift
  • Shoulder Shrug
  • Low slow flutter

15 merkins

Mary: PAX sat in a circle and a large exercise ball was introduced. All members of the circle held a V-sit while throwing the ball around the circle. One merkin penalty for each time the ball hit the ground. The total darkness supplied by Purple Cobra added to the excitement.