Tag: The Gipper

  • Time in Tension – from Mobydick

    I have been introduced to the concept of time in tension over reps. Lots of workout stress number of reps done real fast so we can brag about how many we do. When we do them real fast form goes out the window along with full extension, control and benefits of gravity resistance. After an extended stretching series the pax was challenge to a series of the usual merkins squats lunges sit-ups leg lifts plank etc only this time to a s l o w count if 6 down and a s l o w 6 count up. There were only 5 reps of each exercise but it took a minute or more to do each one. The 5th rep of a merkin or a plank done this way started to feel really long. End result more muscles got used. Control and form just happened and a pumped up feeling afterwards assured a real workout just happened in 30 minutes of tension time.

  • Shooter Shuffle! – from BBQ

    We did the usual old guys long and strong warm up. In Shooters honor we used coupons in the beat down. A deck of cards was used to pick the exercise and number of reps. Aces and face cards were all 10 reps. The 4 suits represented one exercise with the coupons. Chest press, overhead press, squats and windshield wipers over the coupon. We had a strong PAX and got thru the entire deck. Only one coupon broke by YHC. Name- arama and giving the FNG the F3 name “John Deere”. Prayers for those impacted by the CA fires, Bourbon St attack and BBQ’s brother Ned fighting pneumonia. Fletch prayed us out. It was an honor to lead these fine young men!

  • Annual Norwegian Speed Skater Workout – from Einstein

    Cold and windy at The Gipper this morning ~ 28 degrees.

    WARMUP: shortest warmup ever – IC15x; toe touch, side staddle hops

    THANG: Norwegian Speed Skating Dryland Workout
    2 sets of 10 routines, each 20 minutes

    With intentions for LA fire victims, NOLA French Quarter victims and families – Barely Legal prayed us out.

  • Let’s start this party with a bang – from Jose10k

    A bunch of gentlemen got together this morning to finally put forth an epic beatdown worthy of the first day of 2025. Bushwhacker was first up, it was Round Robin style, and of course Bushwhacker started off giving a wonderful description of his beatdown. The detailed, thought out approach was mesmerizing. His intensity is legendary, however, Ten minutes later, he just simply called out 100-100s and he was done. Next up was Bird. Bird gave us his infamous yoga workout, which was unbelievably increasingly difficult. Stretches, handstands, where he walked around with three people on both of his feet while he was handstanding on one arm. Epic. Akbar kept it simple: 3 rounds of Stone Mountains increasing by 5 up the street, then decreasing by 5 back down. Grundy was up next. That’s when he brought out 2 100 pound sandbags and a spear. We each took turns trying to hit the unlucky man carrying the sandbags with the spear. Luckily, no one could hit the broad side of a barn. But we did hear Grundy yell “ If you think you want to quit, don’t quit! JV was grumble grumble, but more pissed about the pace for next years turkey trot. Next up was Einstein with Star Jacks and the. Norwegian speed skater workout. we hate him for that. Next up was Fledge with hot sauce. We always enjoy the hot sauce, it’s good stuff. BBQ was up with some, uh, Al Gore Thorough Goods, and a cadence that was very, very questionable. And of course, there was Hammer, and Hammer simply said, let’s do burpees, while giving us random 80s and 90s pop culture trivia. Shooter had donkey kicks. Hate donkey kicks. And those damn dice and jump rope. Ken from Humana will beat you down, but get you a great deal on healthcare with his own personal birthday celebrations. Shooter than called out for Steve to go next. Steve with his Bulgarian Split Squats and his cracking burpees. I’m so sick of those, Steve. The next person up on the list, well, it was Moby. Oh, Moby and that damn chain. I’m so sick of that chain. But at 74, soon to be 75, I guess he can do whatever the hell he wants. Zoolander was next up, and he doesn’t have a signature exercise, but god dang, does he not just look dapper. He was wearing those iconic aviator sunglasses and the feathered hair just in a perfect form. It’s epic. Waterpik and his perfect squats. Perfect form, and then a nice, you know, three-mile jog to warm us all up. And then while we’re doing all that, my nephew Speedy comes around the corner after running 15 miles with a four-minute, three-thirty-second pace. And then there was somebody going, huh? And that was Frank from Rommel trying to wrestle Russo down to the ground to try to convince him that Forrest Gump was the greatest movie ever made. All Russo wanted to do was a round of “Never have I ever” , and I’m still not convinced of the rules. While that was going on, Cowbell ran by on mile six of his jog this morning. We all then did our best Christopher Walken impression. All in all, none of this actually happened because Moby and I were the only two stupid idiots to get up on New Year’s Day. But I included all the gentlemen I could possibly think of to summarize the 2024 F3 beatdowns that I’ve grown to love and hate. But just wanted to give shout outs to people that if you made the list, you had of great importance to me. And if you did not mention you, I’ll just honest with you, I’m delirious on about 3 hours of sleep. SYITG

  • Xmas Morning and Not a Creature was stirring – from Mobydick

    YHC awoke to a beautiful morning and an urge to fart sack big time but a little self chat that included a recollection of some expressions of intention the week before I got myself up and out. Just when I was about to retrieve an old Tabata workout for me myself and I a long comes St Louis F3 Antman. I proceeded with a warmup of ssh/torso twists/arm circle/nolan Ryan’s/copper head squats/toe touches. The Thang I left to Antman so we grabbed our coupons and headed out on a nice long ruck walk with stops to do 30 reps of pushups and sit-ups. A great opportunity to chat and make a new F 3 acquaintance.
    May the rest of yall have a wonderful Xmas and a Happy New Year

  • Variety Pack at The Gipper – from Einstein

    Cool and windy at The Gipper this morning ~ 42 degrees.

    WARMUP: all IC15x; toe touch, side staddle hops, arm circles, neck rolls, side to side lunge,
    shoulder rolls, butt kicks, high knees, monkey humpers, smurf jacks, etc.

    THANG: 3 sets of block work, mostly in cadence x15, separated by a run around the long block.

    SET 1: curls, overhead press, rows, side stretch lift left, side stretch lift right, squat with block
    RUN

    SET 2: big boy sit-ups with chest press, blockee burpees, wind shield wipers, push up onto block-push down alternating sides, merkins
    RUN

    SET 3: 360’s while in derkin plank – clockwise then counter-clockwise, farmer carry around the triangle right arm,
    farmer carry around the triangle left arm, rifle carry around the triangle,
    rifle carry to return the coupon blocks.

    MARY: Nolan Ryans and 1 minute plank to wrap it up

    Shooter prayed us out with special intentions for DarkWingDucks uncle-in-law, and for Fletch’s man bunn

  • One down and one to go!! – from Shooter

    With the Q sheet open and the opportunity to travel North, YHC led the PAX of the Gipper on a mixture of all kinds of coupon work.
    Started with warmups of 25 SSH (Jose10k) not 50, arm circles, Cherry pickers, butt kicks, Abe Vogadas, grass grabbers and a warmup lap around trailhead.

    Returned and gathered our coupons, first series rotated around the PAX picking the stated exercise between 10-20. Some IC and some times were the chosen few. I call them elf on the shelf, however Fletch had another name for them. Barely legal chose curls, Einstein shoulder presses and Moby had us wall sit with Al Gore and our coupons 2 mins stated but modified to 1. YHC had us complete 10 block burpees and take a loop.
    Returned for the block train gang where each PAX had a few passes on the end shuffling coupons down then back R/R till all experienced. Block figure eights through the legs, kettle swings and 10 block burpees. Made a loop returned for some block groiners, block jacks, block cheat presses and overhead extenders and 10 block burpees. Returned the coupons and closed with Little Manny crunches and Fludder kicks..

    Count, announce and COT

    Until Friday at the A1c 👍🏼👊🏼✌🏼!!!

  • Happy Thanksgiving Eve: You have to bring a side to dinner y’all – from Jose10k

    Enjoying my week off of teaching, Qing my 3rd straight beatdown, happy to finally workout at the Gipper. The weather: somewhat cool, foggy, but a calm morning.
    Warm-up: The usual morning stretches to get everyone ready to workout.
    The thang: It’s Thanksgiving, and when you arrive to the dinner, you have to bring something with you, right? The best thing we can bring at the Gipper, a coupon. We each picked up a coupon. We did 10 kettle bell swings, 10 squats, and 10 merkins on your coupon. Rifle carry for 1/2 a block, repeat the exercises. Two blocks down, one block up, two blocks back.
    Return the coupon, circle up for some Mary.
    10 minutes of core with a Jose special: wife pleasers with extra pulses in the middle.
    COT with Shooter praying us out. Thank you for DrillBit for posting from Kady, Texas. Safe travels for all. I will see some of yall at the scramble tomorrow, I will see some of y’all at the turkey trot tomorrow. Everyone be safe, and have a happy Thankgiving. Tell everyone in your family how thankful you are to have them. I know how thankful I am for each of my F3 brothers.
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  • BLOCKIES at THE GIPPER – from Einstein

    A bit muggy at The Gipper this morning ~ 72 degrees.

    WARMUP: all IC15x; toe touch, side staddle hops, arm circles, neck rolls, side to side stretch,
    hi-jack hi-jills, butt kicks, high knees, scissors, backward lunge, forward lunge, smurf jacks, etc.

    THANG: 3 sets of block work, mostly in cadence x15, separated by a run around the long block.

    SET 1: curls, overhead press, rows, side stretch lift left, side stretch lift right
    RUN

    SET 2: big boy sit-ups with block on chest, vertical press, wind shield wipers, push up onto block-push down alternating sides, merkins
    RUN

    SET 3: modified imperial walker with the block, block squat, farmer carry around the triangle right arm,
    farmer carry around the triangle left arm, rifle carry around the triangle,
    rifle carry to return the coupon blocks.

    time expires

    DARKWINGDUCK prayed us out.

  • Morning after election night – from Fletch

    Q arrived to the Gipper to an empty parking lot. Soon BBQ showed up and the other pax straggled in.
    Warmup: 15 reps. in cadence, cherry picker’s, imperial walkers, merkins, arm circles forward and back, toe touches, shoulder taps, hillbillies and Peter Parker’s.
    Thang: 2 lunges, each leg and 1 burpee to the corner. Moseyed around the block back to the Gipper. Each pax grabbed a coupon and performed 15 reps of curls, presses, rows, round the world, both directions and crunches and mosey around the caboose. 2 more rounds and 2 mosey’s finished us out. Stashed the coupon’s and circle of trust with BBQ praying us out. Thanks for letting me lead