Tag: Shingles

  • Stairway to 7

    16 men met in the early morning sweltering humidity known as a typical NOLA morning gloom in July.  QIC was anxious to get back to an F3 regiment after returning from a beach vacation where most exercise was pulling chairs and ice chest to and from the beach….oh and a fair amount of adult beverages!  Thinking most that might show up for his Q would anticipate a block beat down, thought was given during the 4 hour drive home as to how this Muscleship Q would go.  Ah the tree line near NOMA brought back memories of one of the toughest obstacles ever done…..the climb of stair way to heaven (details given during the workout, you had to be there to understand).  So using this as motivation the stair way to 7 was concocted!

    Disclaimer then encouragement that in order to grow one has push beyond one’s comfort zone!

    Mosey around the field, then line up tree alternating legs 7 each front leg lifts, right then left side lung.

    Circle up – all in cadence x 7

    Peter Parkers

    Merkins

    Scorpion kicks left & right leg

    Country crab leg lift to a dip

    Side Straddle Hops

    The journey to the stairway to 7!

    1st Climb UP:

    Line up tree 0

    One double under

    Run to tree 1

    Two Merkins

    Run to tree 2

    Three double unders

    Run to tree 3

    Four Merkins

    Run to tree 4

    Five double unders

    Run to tree 5

    Six Merkins

    Run to tree 6

    7 of each double under / merkins

    All of finish go directly to plank waiting and active recovering until the 6

    30 seconds rest

    1st Climb DOWN – Descending double

    At Tree 6

    7 ea double under / merkins

    Run to tree 5

    6 ea

    Run to tree 4

    5 ea

    Complete the descent until tree 0 reached and 1ea double under / merkin

    1 minute rest

    2nd Climb UP

    Same concept except this time the effort doubles

    Tree 0

    2 Carolina Dry Docks

    BEAR CRAWL between trees.

    Tree 1

    4 Carolina Dry Docks

    Then

    6, 8, 10, 12, 14

    Again once finish hold a plank and wait with active recovery.  30 secs rest

    2nd Climb Down

    Same concept except this time add plank jacks after Dry Docks

    At Tree 6

    14 ea Dry Docks /  Plank Jacks

    Run, Mosey or Slow Mosey between trees

    12 ea

    same

    10 ea

    Complete the descent until tree 0 reached and 2ea Dry Docks / Plank Jacks completed

    3rd Climb Up

    Partner up

    At Tree 0

    Pax 1 sits with arms extended out in a cross; Pax 2 performs a Merkin then jumps over one arm of Pax 1 and completes another Merkin.

    Pax 2 and Pax 1 flap jack the movement.

    NOW Pax 2 on the ground flips to extend legs for Pax 1 to grab in order to wheelbarrow to Tree 1.

    At tree 1 Pax 2 remains on the ground, extends arms Pax 1 will do the Merkin/Jump over 2 times. Then flap jack the movement.  This time Pax 1 will be the wheelbarrow to tree 2.

    This continues to tree 6 with the Merkin/jump over rising to 7 each side.

    Once complete mosey to get water.

    Final Climb 7 min AMRAP: (2) 3 min with a 1 min rest in between

    7 squat jumps

    7 incline merkins

    7 decline merkins

    Run across the short width of the field and back

    repeat

    Circle Up for Mary:

    2 min plank – start at low plank 30sec – rise to high plank 15sec then in cadence 7 opposite hand to foot touches, transition back to low plank

    1 min rest

    Rinse and repeat.

    Then in cadence 7 scoops, 7 flutter kicks, 7 V Ups

    Head to the flag……wait 1 minute: 7 Burpees OYO

    DONE!

    COT – Life is a bless and we know not the day or time.  Reflection of the 4 young girls (3 recent LSU graduates) that were tragically killed in a helicopter crash over the Holiday week.  Stay focused to be appreciative, open to forgive as well as being forgiven.  God Bless!

  • An Extra 5 seconds of Fun

    • Temperature: bad
    • Humidity: bad

    21 men gathered this morning for a Foundry workout. Like the Stomp, this workout – led by Amnesty since the olden days – has continued to grow, and the new faces are welcome additions. In fact, we had a late addition today from Butter, bringing the total to 22. He joined us for the COT, and plans to make some workouts soon.

    Quick Warmup (we’ve got work to do)

    • Mosey to the track
    • ISWx10
    • SSHx20 (some complaints from Amnesty and Bogey about YHC’s failure to instruct the already standing PAX to get in “position” before this one. Leaving this here for their next Q’s, where I’m sure their instructions and cadence will be perfect)
    • Peter Parker Peter x20 each
    • Arm Circles x10 each way
    • Line up in 2 lines and Indian Run to the Foundry

    The Thang: 8 Stations, 4 rounds on a Tabata timer of

    • Derkins
    • Jumping Rope
    • seated dips
    • Burpees
    • Pull-ups
    • Jump Squats
    • Bird Dogs
    • Side to side jumps over the snake

    We’ve done something like this workout a few times, so YHC decided to up the difficulty a bit by changing the timer from 20 seconds on, 10 off, to 25 seconds on, 10 off. That extra 5 seconds took a toll, but everyone persevered thanks to the rocking tunes.

    Quick mosey back to the track for some static stretching led by High Rise because why would I lead stretching when there is an actual physical therapist there who went to school for this sort of thing? T-claps to High Rise for always being up to the task.

    Mosey to the flag, little planking for the ISI challenge this month, and COT and a prayer. Thanks for having me.

  • F3 Quantum Physics

    Eighteen PAX posted this Wednesday to get their F3 fix at The Foundry. Lots of usual pleasantries exchanged as well as some chirping from the peanut gallery as the troops assembled. Nothing fancy in store, just some old and new variations of the tried and true stuff that would hopefully have everyone leaving high as a kite.

    Warmup – mosey down RM with some backpedaling and high knees to get the juices flowing. Peeled off into a field that according to Rudy was mowed, it was not, so we shifted over to some good grass for a COP including IW x20, WM x10, AC x20, LS Squat x20, Goofballs x25, Burpees x5 x5 x5. Then a mosey to….

    Thang #1 – Foundry circuit that was sure to include the original theme of The Foundry workout, improving on pullups. So we broke up into six stations, alternating upper body and lower body, with the following exercises: Pullups, Squats, Body Rows, Burpees x8 (timer), Bench Dips, Big Boy Situps. Two rounds then…

    Thang #2 – After a mosey to the backside of the track, we made our way to the open rubberized area that has seen many a F3 sweatdrops. We lined up by age and split in half, old vs young to see if millineal-ish PAX have what it takes to overtake the more experienced and seasoned PAX. This was a competitive circuit but note the scoring system was far from perfect, due to YHC’s quick and possibly vague instructions.
    Round One – Bear Crawls in one min (line to line):  Old Bucks 89, Young Bucks 60 (numbers may be skewed due to YHC’s quick explanation). Crossfit Merkins in one min: Young Bucks 261, Old Bucks 240. Backpedal/Sprint Relay: Youngs Bucks edged out the Old Bucks.

    Next we did a little test to see if time spent in F3 has a direct correlation to superior speed and strength so we split into two groups, those who have been in F3 more than a year and those less than a year.
    Round Two – Bear Crawls in one min (line to line):  F3 Veterans 94, F3 Rookies 60 (numbers skewed?…each way was one).  Crossfit Merkins in one min:  F3 Veterans 207 (w/one man down), F3 Rookies 192. Backpedal/Sprint Relay:  F3 Veterans edged out the F3 Rookies in a photo finish. 


    Was hoping to do a third round based on height to answer the age old question, does size really matter?   

    It was hard to base an outcome on this and it was mentioned we may have to do this again in the future with more time and a tweaked scoring system.

    Back to the flag for a COT to cap off a another fine morning in the gloom.

    Moleskin/Observations:

    1. Working in pullups in large groups is taking more creativity as the PAX grows….which seems like a good problem to have.
    2. When we lined up by age, it was good to see a healthy mix.
    3. When we lined up by time spent in F3, it was cool to see lots of newer guys, all of which seem to have a gung-ho level that meets or exceeds that of the veterans.

    Thanks for the opportunity to lead and try a few new things.

    Tool

  • 17 – A Shoutout to War Eagle

    Why is 17 a shoutout to War Eagle? Because that’s as high as most people from Alabama can count… Okay, had to get one Bama joke out there. It’s actually the amount of National Championships their football team claims (infinite asterisks by that number of course). But still, on a day when our boy was dealing with some issues far more serious than anything even related to football rooting interests, it seemed appropriate to let him know we were thinking of him.

    Of course, this plan would have been better executed had Ya Mom’n Dem and I shown up on time. Employing perhaps the most tortured logistics one could imagine, YHC and YMnD first made a wrong turn, then after retrieving 2 cinder blocks from the pile by the field, made a lap around the park instead of just backing up to the baby foundry. So a 2-minute job took 10 and we pulled up as the PAX were running toward the track. Luckily Frac got the warmup started and we were able to jump right in.

    • SSHx31
    • IWx17
    • Peter Parkerx17
    • Parker Peterx17
    • Arm Circlesx17 (10 forward, 7 backward)

    Workout

    When YHC volunteered the clown car to take this one, he made it clear that either one of them should take it, or it was going to be a tabata and jump ropes day. And so it was. 8 stations

    • jumping rope
    • curl and press cinder blocks
    • sweat angels
    • pull-ups
    • dips
    • Angle grinders
    • burpees
    • Jump Squats ( real ones, 180 degree turn, drop down as you land and back up)

    Tunes:

    • Round 1: Calm Like a Bomb (Rage Against the Machine)
    • Round 2: Stronger (Kanye)
    • Round 3: Welcome to the Jungle
    • Round 4: This is how we do it (where I’m From) (Big Tymers)
    • Round 5: Born to Run (Bruce Springsteen)

    Little help from Tool on selecting tracks, and I tried to offer options for the #respects and the #hates.

    Quick Mosey to the Neutral Ground for Choose your Own Adventure Mary. Everyone led an exercise. The point, possibly corny, was that when we work together, we can all take a little of the load off someone’s shoulders and offer a bit of help to those who need it. War Eagle has much bigger concerns than worrying about who is taking his Q, so we’ll all share the load a little. That’s kinda what we do here at F3.

    COT, Prayers for Jonathan Serigne, War Eaglet, War Eagle’s family, and everyone else dealing with health issues. Reminder to appreciate our health and reach out to those who are less lucky. I’m lucky to be a part of this group. – Kuch

  • 21’s at the Muscleship

    YHC saw the previous week that the Mucsleship did not have a Q and took the opportunity Q his first visit to the Muscleship.  Quick disclaimer was given and warm up.

    Warm-Up

    Smurf Jacks x 21

    Imperial Walkers x 21 (the PAX quickly saw a theme but were incorrect YHC did not hit the black jack tables the night before)

    Seal Jacks x 21

    Grass Grabbers x 21

    Wind Mills x 21

    21’s – I had seen this in a back blast from Fracsac not long ago and saw it at the top of the exercise list on the F3 website.  SSH were the exercise of choice and this a more of a mental test than physical test.  YHC would count in cadence to 5 and then the PAX would have to count in their head and stop right at 21.  If the PAX stopped before or after YHC there would be a penalty.  To my surprise our attempt at this was a success and no penalty was levied.

    Bear Crawl Ring of Fire

    PAX remained circled up and bear crawled in a circle until YHC said stop and then YHC did 10 merkins while the PAX planked and once each PAX completed 10 merkins the bear crawled continued.  Two rounds was enough to get the juices flowing.

    Thang 1

    Dirty McDuce

    Round 1

    Derkins x 12

    Right Leg Step Ups x 12

    Dying Cockroach x 12

    Lap around the museum

    Round 2

    Shoulder Taps x12

    Left Leg Step Ups x 12

    Russian Twists x 12

    Lap around the museum (during which YHC was advised by Frac that there should have been a penalty on the 21’s as Screw Top finished after YHC, turns out my back was to Screw Top and missed him finishing late.  We will tests the group one the 21’s again later).

    Round 3

    Irkins x 12

    Squats x 12

    Freddie Mercuries x 12

    Lap around the museum

    Round 4

    Floyd Mayweahter’s x 12

    Box Jumps x 12

    Hello Dolly x12

    Lap around the museum

    Thang 2

    Good ole Route 66

    1 Burpee at tree one and lunge walk to tree two

    2 Burpee’s at tree two and lunge walk to tree three

    And repeat until we hit tree 11 for 11 Burpee’s

    Now that everyone’s was gas tank was approaching empty YHC decided to once again test the mental strength of the group and we revisited the 21 exercise.  This time keeping a close eye on Screw Top who was clearly focused on the task at hand but could not match YHC cadence.  I will take the blame for that but alas this time a penalty of 10 Burpee’s was levied to the group.

    Thang 3

    Hurricane Hoedown

    This consist of 7 rounds of 4 variations on flutter kicks with each round reducing the count by 1.

    Each round we did the following flutter kicks: hands raised, hands out in front, on your elbows and then standard flutter kick.

    The PAX assisted YHC with someone taking a round.

    Last of the exercise was two rounds of merkin ring of fire with each PAX doing 10 merkins and planking while the others completed their merkins.

    With a little time on the clock YHC thought it would be a good idea to do some stretching when Kenna Brah volunteered to lead the stretching.  We will spare the details but it will be a long time before YHC entrusts Kenna Brah to close out the workout with some “good stretches.” 

    COT

    Count O Rama, Name O Rama, announcements, intentions and prayer.  As always it is an honor to lead and workout with the F3 brotherhood.  SYITG.

  • Blue Angel Dropped B.O.M.B.S

    YHC has been out of the Qing game for a while trying to finish off another semester of PhD work. So when the opportunity came to Q The Foundry it was a no brainer. YHC has a habit of showing up extra early the mornings of Q to scout out the AO and make sure everything is in place for the beatdown ahead. Around 5:25, Screw Top and his band of misfits emerged from the gloom followed by a gentleman wearing a Jesuit blue shirt introducing himself with a “normal” name like John or something like that. Clearly, we had an FNG joining us this morning without the PAX member who EH’d him. (No worries, Walleye, we took care of him).

    5:30 – Disclaimer and we were off heading towards the City Park office.

    Warm-Up:

    SSH, Mountain Climbers, Hillbillies, Windmills, Arm Circles.

    The Thang

    Mosey to the Foundry. Along the way, the FNG became quite interested in each of our names. “I bet you aren’t an Auburn fan.” YHC knew then we had a genius on our hands

    B.O.M.B.S

    Partner up. As a pair complete the following as one PAX member runs to the track and back:

    Burpees X 50

    Overhand Claps X 100

    Merkins X150

    Big Boy Sit-Ups X 200

    Squats X 250

    Post-Thang

    Mosey to the beginning of the Roosevelt Mall. At the first bench complete 5 dips, 2nd bench 10 dips…carry on till you get to 40. Mosey back to the flag.

    Our FNG competed like a champion. Turns out he served in the Air Force, flys for FedEx and had a royal blue shirt. He throughly enjoyed supporting the Navy and proudly accepted the name Blue Angel.

    COT

    *Sorry for the delay in writing the backblast. As always it was a pleasure to lead this great group of men.

  • Foundry McDeuce

    13 men arrived at the Foundry on a really beautiful May morning. Clear skies, cool, sun rising. Days like this really make you appreciate the beauty in the world, and make getting out of bed worth it. Enjoy it while it lasts fellas, because the heat is coming. A disclaimer and off we go.

    We mosey to the track for the warm-up COP: SSH x 20 IC, IW x 20 IC, Windmills x 10 IC, Arm Circles 10 forward 10 backward IC, J-Lo’s x 10 IC, Mountain Climbers x 10 IC.

    We stayed at the track for a Dirty McDeuce. 3 exercises with a 12 count (1 arm, 1 leg, 1 core), then a 400m lap around the track.

    • Round 1: Merkins, Squats, LBC’s
    • Round 2: Right leg cross-over Merkins, Side Lunges, Flutter Kicks
    • Round 3: Left leg cross-over Merkins, Jump Lunges, Hello Dolly
    • Round 4: Teepee Merkins, Monkey Humpers, American Hammer

    Next we moseyed to the Foundry, stopping at each Light post for 5 Merkins. At the Foundry, 4 stations for circuit work.

    • Round 1: Body Rows, Step-ups, Pull-ups, 15 WWII sit ups (the count)
    • Round 2: Body Rows, Dips, Hanging knee ups, 20 Squats (the count)

    We mosey back to the track for a 200m sprint, then mosey on to the flag for count-off, name-o-rama, announcements, intentions, and a prayer. Days like this are really what it’s all about. A beautiful crisp day spect with friends trying to make ourselves better. Thank you guys.

    Walleye

  • Running With Scissors

    I had been looking forward to this (1 day after) Birthday Q. Since I am a Physical Therapist I wanted to introduce a few exercises that I have my patients perform in the clinic or suped-up modifications of those exercises. I had considered using the great lawn for a portion of the beatdown but due to the amount of rain we had received and the lack of any animal crawls I opted to stay dry (of water, not sweat) which I hope the PAX appreciated. 8 men gathered in the humid, muggy, but sunny morning, the disclaimer was given, and off we moseyed to the pavilion by the Festival Grounds as everyone carried their soon to be announced coupons while I carried the scissors so said coupons could be distributed.

    Warm Up:

    • Side straddle hops x 25
    • Windmills x 10
    • Self love x 10
    • Hillbillies x 20
    • Mountain climbers x 20

    Thang #1:

    I was inspired by 2 recent beatdowns by Mr. Awesome and Kuch that included Tabata. So I performed a dry run the night before with a free app I downloaded and chose a 90s grunge playlist on Amazon Prime for 20 sec of exercise and 10 sec of rest for a group of arm exercises all using Theraband. We performed 2 rounds, with some questionable grunge selections by Amazon (Goo Goo Dolls and Dave Matthews Band are not 90s grunge).

    • Shoulder flexion (forward straight arm raise)
    • T’s/airplanes (separate arms apart while maintaining arms at shoulder level)
    • External rotation (elbows by your side and swing open arms like a gate)
    • Shoulder abduction (lateral straight arm raise)
    • Biceps curls
    • Triceps extension

    Thang #2:

    With everyone’s shoulders burning it was time to work on some legs. After shifting the picnic tables out of the way, PAX lined up on one end of the pavilion and performed a series of exercises back and forth across the pavilion

    • Lunge with twist, there and back
    • Toe walks, there
    • Heel walks, back
    • Monster walks with Theraband around ankles, forward there and retro back
    • Lateral monster walks with Theraband around ankles, alternate direction after a lap

    Thang #3:

    Everyone’s quads and gluts seemed to be burning after those so PAX circled back up for a some merkin and plank variations all performed in cadence

    • Merkin plus x 15
    • Merkin into side plank x 10
    • Plank on elbows into a birddog position (lifting alternate arm and leg) x 10

    At this point my arms were getting worn out and I was slipping from my sweat on the pavilion concrete so I made slight change in my exercise order. Time for some People’s Chair x 30 sec each, with modifications of course to target different muscle groups.

    • Feet flat on ground
    • Shift weight towards heels to fire the gluts
    • Shift weight towards balls of the feet to fire the quads
    • Single leg with right leg in air
    • Single leg with left leg in air

    Following this I went back and completed by merkin/plank exercise group with side planks into a straight leg raise x 10 each side.

    Thang #4:

    Following our pavilion portion of the beatdown we moseyed over to the deck in front of Big Lake while carrying coupons (and scissors of course). All exercises done in cadence.

    • Prone T’s/airplanes (Theraband optional) x 15 ; my apologies to the tall people/people with long arms
    • Prone W’s x 15
    • Dips x 15
    • Step ups x 15; 1 set leading with right then 1 set leading with left leg
    • High rises x 15

    Yeah, I named an exercise after myself. I have a lot of patients at the clinic perform wife pleasers. However, I do not call them wife pleasers. They are called bridges. Wife pleasers/bridges seemed too simple for this group of men so I modified it into something different. Starting position is in a crab walk, then lift your hips/butt into the air while also lifting 1 leg in the air. So it’s a suped-up single leg wife pleaser. Hope this makes sense to anyone reading this nonsense.

    Mosey back to the Muscleship shovelflag for some static hamstring, butterfly, and figure-4 piriformis stretching x 15 sec hold for each. Count off, name-o-rama, annoucements, intentions, and sweaty ball of man prayer. Thanks to all PAX for showing up. Hope everyone was as sore and fatigued as I was.

  • Becoming a cone-oisseur

    Becoming a cone-oisseur

    YHC hasn’t been posting nearly as much as he should, and there may have been a chance for a fartsack this day as well, except that Mambi was on IR, and unable to Q his long awaited One Year Maniversary Epic Beatdown! When YHC was asked if he would take the Q, seeing as YHC was the Q for Mambi’s first post, it sealed the deal. What did the Mothership beat down comprise of this day you ask? Read on…..

    YHC arrived a few minutes early and prepared the parking lot for a fine tasting beat down with a few cones.

    12 veteran men of F3 were prepared to make a downPAINment on improving this day, so YHC provided a brief disclaimer at 0630, stating that he hoped to make Mambi proud, followed by lots of mumblechatter, which would have been far worse with Rudy present, followed by a short mosey to the Great Lawn……..

    Warmup

    SSH IC x 31
    IW IC x 20
    Abe Vigodas IC x 10
    Grass Grabbers IC x 10
    Arm Circles IC x 20 (10 fwd, 10 back)
    Peter Parkers IC x 20
    Mountain Climbers IC x 20
    Parker Peters IC x 20
    'Merkins IC x 20

    Short mosey to the parking lot with the cones for Suicides! Set up like a Basket Ball court:

    Sprint to quarter line and back, 5 Burpees
    Sprint to half line and back, 5 Burpees
    Sprint to 3/4 line and back, 5 Burpees
    Sprint full court and back, 5 Burpees
    Repeato with Squats for round two, followed by Bobby Hurley's
    for Round three.

    YHC had the men count off. Instead of choosing partners, YHC had 1 partner with 3, 2 with 4, 5 with 7, etc, for a little Dora 123….

    50 Burpees
    150 'Merkins
    300 LBC's
    Partner 1 starts the exercise, while partner 2 runs suicides
    (just like above with no exercise). 
    Flapjack and keep cumulative.
    Once your team finishes, partner 1 continues with suicides
    while partner 2 does Burpees, waiting for the six.
    No easy plank and wait today.....

    Mosey to the fountain at NOMA, Freak Nasties IC x 20.

    Mosey to the Trail around the Big Lagoon for Bataan Death March! It’s an Indian Run where the last man drops for 5 Burpees and sprints to the front. It was during this time The Mothership crew spotted the men of the Muscleship! But our crew was busy with a beat down, no time to stand around in a circle and chat as they were……

    Upon completion of the Bataan Death March, mosey back to the tree line near NOMA, near the Muscleship flags for some Burpees and Bear Crawls….

    Starting at the first tree, bear crawl to second tree, 5 Burpees, 
    bear crawl back to first tree, 5 Burpees.  Rinse and Repeat.

    About the time The Mothership crew were finishing up this latest evolution, sweating profusely from the solid beat down, the Muscleship crew arrived. It was no Burr vs Hamilton, or the likes of Westside Story. But YHC took the opportunity to face away from their circle, and in a line with sixes toward the Muscleship crew, completed Monkey Humpers IC x 15. It was pretty Epic…….

    Before departing the Muscleship Crew, a couple minutes of Mary:

    Dying Cockroach IC x 20
    Crunchy Frog IC x 10

    Mosey back to the Great Lawn

    Just enough time for:
    10 Burpees OYO
    Catalina Wine Mixers IC x 10

    Mosey back to the flag for the COT

    Count off, name-o-rama, announcements, intentions, and closed with a prayer to the Sky Q.

    Thanks for posting with me today, and for allowing me to be one of you. Here’s wishing you a speedy recovery, Mambi!

    Enjoyed coffeteria, where Hawgcycle made an appearance with Mike from Morning Call! Good times!!!

  • Let’s Grow This Thing!

    So, when YHC arrived at the Mothership he was wondering how many PAX would show up as the Northshore was hosting their Convergence and 3 yr. anniversary.  Congrats Northshore PAX!  Happy to hear there was a strong contingent of Southshore PAX to help you celebrate.  With that, I was quite surprised to see 10+ PAX upon my arrival at the Flag.  This quickly grew to 20+ PAX.  Many new faces amongst the group.  As I said the disclaimer, I asked if there were any new guys to F3.  Four men yelled out. Nice job PAX on the EHing.  And we are off!

    Mosey to Great Lawn for Warm Up:

    Line up in single line.  All exercises into Q yells Halt

    • Walking Soldiers
    • High Knees
    • Butt Kicks
    • Carioca
    • Defensive Slides

    Circle up for additional warm-up:

    • Forward Arm Circles I/C X20
    • Reverse Arm Circles I/C X20
    • Imperial Walkers I/C X20

    Mosey to Blocks for:

    Block Work-Out

    • Curls I/C X20
    • Military Presses I/C X20
    • Rows I/C X20
    • Alternating Merkins with one hand on Block I/C X20
    • Chest Press on Six I/C X20
    • Flutter Kicks Holding Block Up I/C X20

    Indian Run to Practice Track for Dirty McDeuce

    1st Set

    • Merkins
    • Monkey Humpers
    • Crunchy Frogs  

    1 Lap around the track

    2nd Set

    • Diamond Merkins
    • Jump Squats
    • Hello Dollys

    1 Lap around the track

    3rd Set

    • Staggered Right Merkins (Right Foot over Left Foot, Thanks Peppah!)
    • Lunges
    • Real Freddie Mercurys

    1 Lap around the track

    4th Set

    • Staggered Left Merkins (Left Foot over Right Foot)
    • Copperhead Squats
    • LBC’s

    1 Lap around the track

    All of the above exercises done in I/C X12

    Mosey Back to Peristyle for short series of stretches

    Count-off, Name-o-rama (4 FNG’s Baloo for Jungle Book Character, Dancing Queen because he tried to name himself and he’s a swing dancer, swinger?, UnBelizeable because he is from Belize and is 60+ and killed the workout, Gideon because birth name is Ben Bible, need I say more), Announcements and Prayer

    Thanks for the honor of letting me lead.  As I looked around the CoT, YHC saw many new faces not just FNG’s.  This is a testament to all the PAX who are sharing this gift called F3. 

    LET’S GROW THIS THING!