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  • Mayhem Merkins Abound at Okwata – from Fracsac

    YHC signed up to Q at Okwata since the attendance has been strong. 10 others posted confirming the new trend, so YHC knew he had to deliver.

    Disclaimer given followed by a mosey to the Okwata sign for a warmup.

    Mosey to Mardi Gras fountain for double shots with Jack Webb at the barre. Speaking of which, where is surge??

    Mosey to the corner of Canal for 4 corners BLIMPS with Mayhem merkins sprinkled in.

    Mosey to House of pain for stations with pull ups.

    Burpee penalties for the young pax not knowing Cheap Trick.

    Back to the flag

    COT

    Honored to lead this awesome group of men!

    SYITG

  • Hey F3! Stop Chucking My Dang Rocks! – from Hawgcycle

    Conditions: Clear and 71 degrees. Humidity 93%. Wind 6 mph from SSE

    Warm-Up: SSH x 31; IW x 15; Peter Parker x 15; Grass Grabbers x 15; Shoulder Taps x 14; Lunges x 15; LBC x 20; Low Slow Squats x 15

    The Thang:

    Rock Climb – Rockees x 5; Shoulder Press x 10; Squats x 15; Curls x 20; Rows x 25; Chest Press x 30; Big Boi x 35; Chest Press x 30; Rows x 25; Curls x 20; Squats x 15; Shoulder Press x 10; Rockees x 5

    Mosey to the Fence for Fence Chuckers. We chucked for 10 minutes or so. We quit chucking when Fracsac hit the path.

    We moseyed around the south end of the field toward the gym. Stopped at Mr. Rogers Brogahood for dips as we waited for the six.

    At the gym we did BTTW, 15 Curls from People’s Chair, BTTW.

    Return the Rocks and Run back to the flag

  • Easter Reflections – from Vagabond

    Easter Reflections – each pax shares 1

    Mosey to Children’s Museum

    Coupons x3 spots x 12 reps + 5 burpees
    12 overhead press start, middle, end of bridge
    12 squats
    12 bench press with feet up
    12 kettle bells
    12 step overs
    12 curls

    Bear crawl Easter egg hunt

    Sunday Mornings

  • BOMBS & POMS – from Kilo

    A little stolen BD this morning from the PAX in JAX

    0530: disclaimer given
    0531: mosey started to the W-O-R
    SSH, TIE Fighters forward and reverse, HB, and IW, finish with the Vagabond Sunrise

    Mosey to the parking lot, quite a bit of grumbles about the amount of moseying down already… partner up and on to the THANG

    BOMBS – burpees, overhead claps (in a deep squat), merkins, big boys, and squats: 50, 100, 150, 200, 250
    Pax take turns running to the light pole that was illuminated with a plane directly over it and back. Some chasing and sprinting was done so as to keep up the spirits.

    POMS – plank, reverse plank (aka Overhand Plank), merkins, squat hold all for 20 count by the resting Pax

    Mosey back to the W-O-R spot for some broga and MC’s sprinkled in

    COT: gratitude for all that the Sky Q has done for us this week and for a successful Leg Quarter Cook-off tomorrow

  • Brick Fest – from Rudy

    Weather: muggy, but fortunately a break between lines of rain. Contrary to Ballast’s prediction, we had a dry workout.

    My first Renny Q. YHC is usually tucked away in bed at this time on Sunday am. But with M out of town, I decided to meet the group, and pick up my Renny VQ. And what better way to do it than with one of my favorite workouts – a Brick Fest.

    7 PAX were there to watch Frac struggle mightily to park his truck. On the circle. With no other cards within hundreds of feet. Back and forth he went, valiantly trying to figure out how to get close. Then it appeared frustration got the best of him, so he just abandoned the truck and made it to the workout. So 8 PAX went to face the bacon and start a warmup. Then the 9th PAX showed up on typical Triple time.

    Thing 1: Off to the Mini, all PAX grab a pair of bricks. Partner up for Dora: 100 Merkins, 200 Floyd Mayweathers, 300 Dying Cockroaches. Heisenberg earned a quick 5 burpee penalty for everyone by asking “Are we supposed to use the bricks for Floyd Mayweathers?”. The timer is a run around the bacon (yes, with bricks) stopping for 1 Mayhem Merkin.

    Thing 2: Don’t have time for 11s, so we’ll do 7s. On top of the steps – Brickpees, starting at 6 and counting down. At the fountain, Newtons, starting at 1 and counting up. A newton is like a Floyd Mayweather (sorta), but side-to-side. Shorty of old returned, as he griped and groused about the unfairness of having long arms.

    Thing 3: Around to the back of the museum, and take a seat in the People’s Chair. And stay in the chair. Wonder Bra (yes, with bricks). Out and Up, in cadence. x20, then x16, x12, x8 and finally x4. Then (and only then) could we stand up from our comfy chair.

    Final Thing: Sunday Mornings x3. Then return to the flag where we could all finally put down the bricks.

    For the Renny-Regulars, thanks for letting me Q!

  • Solo Team Effort – from Mayhem

    76 degrees with 30 mph gusts out of the SSE

    Party of 4 with no Q

    After a moment of silence YHC stepped up

    Mosey to Canal

    WOR: GG, WM, MC, PPP, SSH

    Thang 1: 1771s including burpees and big bois with 10 SSH in the middle of each round

    Thang 2: along the lake using either trees or light post taking turns choosing an exercise IC and mode of transportation

    Mayhem Merkins – bear crawl
    Dips – lunge walk
    Burpee – broad jump
    Snow Angels – crawl bear
    Low Slow Squats – duck walk
    Inchworm Merlin
    Derkins ALMOST in the lake – bear crawl
    Ws – shuffle

    Thang 3: ring of fire

    Three rounds of 10-count merkins, hold plank
    One round of 10-count burpees, hold al gore

    Thang 4: Mary
    FK, DC, JL, ?, LBT

    COT
    Announcements- many F3 are on Hogs teams, get out there
    Intentions- most men are going through stuff, prayers for all

  • The Daniel – from Kilo

    YHC woke up ready to Q, ready to pick up the pace to get through this week and ready to honor one of our fallen heroes. Inspired by The Architect’s callout a few weeks ago to Q more this was my 2nd Q in as many weeks. And so on the Eve of El Diablo, YHC did what all good non professional trainers do… googled “hero workouts” and scrolled a little bit until the Daniel popped up. The PAX came out from the gloom, some in cars, some on foot coffee in hand, some on bikes and we began the Thang.

    The THANG:

    WOR: SSH, GG, Hillbilly’s, Slow Pagodas, Imperial Walkers, and finished with some TIE Fighters

    @ the Playground
    5 Rounds: 10 pull-ups, 10 merkins, hold a plank and rotate

    Mosey to the track for a 400 m Washington Football Team Run

    Rock Pile Partners: 10 thrusters, merkins, 11 thrusters, merkins

    Mosey to the track for 800 m on your own

    Different partners: 10 squats, merkins, 11 squats, merkins

    Started a Washington Football Team run but cut it short, PAX were beginning to think something was wrong with YHC… moseyed to a wide spot in the road,

    20 count merkin Ring of Fire
    Broga
    10 count merking Ring of Fire (lest Vagabond not feel like he was exercising)

    Finished with COT: Gratitude for community of F3

    SYITG

  • Crawl Wars: Bear vs Crab – from Space Cowboy

    When I arrived back home late Sunday night, I noticed some Scrum commitments from several PAX nursing foot injuries; so, I had to adjust Monday morning’s beatdown to avoid jump roping and running yet still set the bar high.
    It was a warm but comfortable morning when I arrived at Kennarie Ridge and I was soon joined by @Frac Sac, @Kenna Brah, @Boo Boo, and @ PVC…in a walking boot. Gave disclaimer and headed to JPAX.

    Warm-Up
    Samson Stretch x10
    Self Love x10
    Low Slow Squats x10
    Tie Fighters x10 right leg front and forward arm circles, flapjack x10
    Seal Claps x10
    Overhead Claps x10
    SSH x20

    Headed to the possum’s den under JPAX stairs to retrieve cinder blocks

    The Thang – Each round performed as a group
    Round 1
    Alternating Block Merkins x 30
    Bear Crawl up ramp, run down stairs

    Round 2
    Blockees x 20
    Lunges up ramp, run down stairs

    Round 3
    Block Swings x 30
    Crab Walk up ramp, run down stairs

    Round 4
    Squats with Blocks x 30
    Crawl Bear up ramp, run down stairs

    Round 5
    Overhead Block Press x 20
    Backwards Lunge up ramp, run down stairs

    Round 6
    Block Curls x 20
    Walk Crab up ramp, run down stairs

    Round 7
    One-Armed Bench Press x 10 each arm
    One-Armed Rows x 10 each arm

    The ramp work was challenging especially the up hill crab walks but the “50+ year old only” group endured and marched on. As we reached the apex for the last time, I think I even heard a “Kennarie Ridge” war cry from @Boo Boo! The Scrum Bunch had conquered the bears and crabs! Returned the blocks to the possum and commenced with pole-dancing back to the flag with a mix of high knee slaps, lunges, and KOT’s.
    COT and coffee time with Frac

  • Burpees in the Garden – from Fracsac

    YHC committed to take the Q a day before, which was good cause when the alarm went off anything but having the Q may have resulted in a fartsack.

    7 total posted to see what nonsense the Q had on tap. Not gonna lie, YHC delivered! It was total nonsense.

    It went like this:

    Warmup facing the bacon.

    Stations involving sand bags and a jump rope. The timer was run into the temporary garden for burpees x 10. It was originally only 5, but YHC had to take it up a notch when I heard the fountains and felt the peaceful and serenity like conditions. Perfect environment for burpees. Finished off with a bear crawl through the garden.

    Ring of fire around the closet art, burpees and squats.

    Mosey to the singing oak throwing the frisbee and last man doing 10 jumps with the rope. Burpees for a frisbee drop. 

    Frisbee toss to make the oak sing. Thumb War made a perfect throw…into the tree. Burpees for missing the chimes.

    Mosey back the using the same frisbee and jump rope nonsense. Sunday mornings x 3.

    COT

    What a start to a great day with a great group of men!

    SYITG

  • Celebrating with Mayhem Merkins – from Rudy

    Lovely 65 degree morning at the lakefront. A far cry from last week’s 40 degree gale force winds. 10 PAX to celebrate Mayhem’s birthday. YHC received a few texts suggesting that I use the Mayhem Merkin in the workout. Fear not, that was definitely included in the plan.

    5:30am sharp – a quick sing-a-long for Mayhem, then across the street for a warm up. Despite the warm temp, Squints refused to part with his NYY sweatshirt, celebrating opening day.

    Thing 1: Route 66, with Mayhem Merkins.

    YHC caused confusion by incorrectly calling it 11s. That’s what I had planned – until he arrived and saw how lovely the waters of Okwata were. Fortunately, people quickly figured out what was up. Frac played the roll of Triple Shift by critiquing my form as I demonstrated the MM. Jesus Juice seemed quite confused as to how it was a 10 count exercise. No amount of counting it could quite solve his issues. Thumb War managed to convince a few people to go Shoulder-Tap-Hip-Slap rather than the approved technique. Mayhem and High Rise led the way, while YHC brought up the rear.

    Thing 2: 3/27. YHC has a thing for numbers. Today: 3/27. 27 is 3 cubed. 3*3*3 = 27.

    Run the H8 loop. At each corner, do 3 burpees. Counting the starting and finishing point, that yields 9 stops. 3 burpees each. 27 burpees.

    Thing 3: The PAX utterly failed when given a choice between a) Repeating 3/27 2 more times (total of 81 burpees) or b) What YHC had up his sleeve. Confusion reigned, and voter fraud was widely reported. So YHC chose plan B.

    Top of the levee for a bear crawl indian run to the House of Pain. Then pair up for 5 stations: Pull-ups (or hangs), Big Bois, Dips, Sweat Angels – and the timer: run over the levee for 3 burpees and back.

    Bongo talked for the entire 15 minutes – something about how he received an email from a Nigerian prince and was now traveling to go collect his money.

    COT – Great to see Floaties out again. Becoming quite a regular already! Okwata never fails to disappoint, so many possibilities out there. And getting to watch the sunrise over the lake for a few minutes afterwards – offers YHC a chance to reflect on life and how to follow the example of these great men and “be better”.