ignite Discipline for the Win

Date: 2024-09-04
AO: ignite
Q: bogey
PAX: Fitz-Hume, Goldfish, Hobbyhorse, Popeye, Gandalf, Pepco, meister, Kodak FNGs: None
COUNT: 9

WARMUP: 5 burpees with meister, SSH, MPs, MNCs, HBs, Cherry pickers, WMH, DDog, Kobra Kai

THE THANG: shoulder carry coupon shuffle to field. 4 rounds of 3 exercises at 12-reps IC each, run laps between each round.

Round 1
12 Merkins (start up) IC
12 Copperhead squats IC
12 blockees IC
Run 2 Laps

Round 2
12 Merkin Jacks (start up) IC
12 Imperial Squat Walkers IC
12 blockees IC
Run 2 Laps

Round 3
12 Knerkins/Chuck Norris (start up) IC
12 Forward Lunges IC
12 blockees IC
Run 1 Lap

Round 4:
12 T-Merkins (start up) IC
12 Reverse lunges IC
(Note: ran out of time)

Lt. Get-ups to mid-field (mashup of Lt. Dans and Prisoner Get-Ups) – Perform two leg lunges forward followed by a prisoner get up to mid field line

Bearcrawl back to start

Batwings – keep arms up til Recover
20 LBACs forward, 1x 10ct
20 LBACs reverse, 2x 10ct
20 Seal Claps, 3x 10ct
20 Overhead Claps, 4x 10ct
Recover

MARY: 50 overhead coupon hold flutter kicks IC

ANNOUNCEMENTS: 9/11 stairclimb, 9/10 2nd F at Clare and Dons

COT: YHC shared a few words on discipline and life, including Hebrews 12:11-12: “No discipline is enjoyable while it is happening-it is painful! But afterward there will be a quiet harvest of right living for those who are trained in this way. So take a new grip with your tired hands and stand firm on your shaky legs.”

Each man comes to F3 for a different reason. But we all have in common the need for discipline to wake up early to post in the F3 gloom on a regular basis. This isn’t always easy. Life gets in the way – a late night of work, lack of sleep, and “just tired,” to name a few – but a commitment to discipline is a commitment to accelerating as HIMs.

YHC shared another area of discipline in his life that began during COVID when he wasn’t sure the world he knew would still be standing, or the job he and his family depended on would still be there, or the safety of his family would be guaranteed. So, he dove into daily reading of the Bible and, more specifically, 5 Psalms and 1 Proverb per day (YHC understood that this was Billy Graham’s approach). YHC is not perfect, and has missed days, but discipline keeps his commitment to reading on a (nearly) daily basis. This practice has strengthened his commitment to living a better life for those around him.

Discipline in the moment is not fun. But it produces strength and endurance in the HIM who stays disciplined.

YHC thanked the HIMs of ignite for coming out to post in the F3 gloom.

Great work, men!

Tags: ignite, Fitz-Hume, Goldfish, Hobbyhorse, Popeye, Gandalf, Pepco, meister, Kodak

thepatriot Ascending and Descending the Patriot Pyramid

Date: 2024-09-04
AO: thepatriot
Q: Booking
PAX: Short Rib, Skymiles, Wedding Singer, CableGuy, Prestige, 5K, Summit, Hops, Couch Potato, Smokey, Bone, Strange Brew, Groundhog, Lucius, Flux FNGs: None
COUNT: 16
WARMUP: SSH, Imperials, Hill Billies, Windmills, Michael Phelps, Cherry Pickers, Down Dog, Worlds Greatest, WM Hayes THE THANG: With coupon on the goal line:
10 OH Press– back pedal to the 10 yard line 10 burpees-mosey back to goal line
20 Curls–back pedal to the 20 yard line 20 mountain climbers–mosey back to goal line
30 Chest Presses–back pedal to the 30 yard line 30 merkins-mosey back to goal line
40 coupon squats–back pedal to the 40 yard line 40 big bois–mosey back to goal line
40 coupon calf raises– bear crawl to 40 yard line 40 SSH (S/C)–mosey back to goal line
30 low rows—bear crawl to 30 yard line 30 shoulder taps–mosey back to goal line
20 coupon leg lifts—bear crawl to 20 yard line 20 plank jacks mosey back to goal line
10 coupon toe taps–bear crawl to 10 yard line 10 never surrenders mosey back to goal line run a lap to the home bleachers for 25 dips / 25 step ups run back to field MARY: Flutters, Penguin Crunches, LBC, Dirty Dog, Donkey Kicks, Toy Soldiers
ANNOUNCEMENTS: 9/11 stair climb in a week/ Iron Pax starts this Friday at the Patriot– alternate workout on Friday at Horizon if you don’t want to do Iron Pax COT: You can’t find balance, you need to create balance

Tags: thepatriot, Short Rib, Skymiles, Wedding Singer, CableGuy, Prestige, 5K, Summit, Hops, Couch Potato, Smokey, Bone, Strange Brew, Groundhog, Lucius, Flux

acropolis The belle ringer…modified

Date: 2024-09-02
AO: acropolis
Q: Peanuts
PAX: spartan, Kool Aid
FNGs: None
COUNT: 3

WARMUP: SSH; WMH; MP; LBAC; DD; WGS
THE THANG: A modification of the 2022 iron pax belle ringer. Rifle carry 25 yds, 25 KBS, farmer’s carry back, 5 man makers. Rinse and repeat substitute 35 curls for KBS. Rinse and repeat substitute 45 bent over rows for KBS. Rinse and repeat substitute 55 squats for bent over rows. Rinse and repeat substitute 65 chest press for squats. Do the whole thing back down the ladder. MARY: ring of fire: LBC; FK; Sharon Stones
ANNOUNCEMENTS: 9/11 stair climb. Spartan talked about his OTB site near Georgetown.
COT: Support one another as we enter the gloom. Fall and winter are coming. Keep coming out.

Tags: acropolis, spartan, Kool Aid

thegeneral Four square

Date: 2024-09-03
AO: thegeneral
Q: Hobbyhorse
PAX: Lazlo, Popeye, Hard Knox, Apples, Robo
FNGs: None
COUNT: 6
WARMUP: SSH, IW, HB, windmill, RVE, WH, Phelps, down dog
THE THANG: One: jog to pedestal stairs. 10x box jumps 20x dips. 3 rounds.
Two: work the four corners of the football field; jog the length, run the width. Corner 1: 7 no surrenders (hard way); Corner 2: 14 merkin; Corner 3: 21 flutter kick; Corner 4: 28 squat Repeat 5 or so times; substitute V-ups for no surrender for last 2 rounds MARY: LBC, calf raise, Am hammer, dog, donkey, Nolan Ryan
ANNOUNCEMENTS: usual
COT: take the leap to get more involved in F3; you will get back more than what you give

Tags: thegeneral, Lazlo, Popeye, Hard Knox, Apples, Robo

freestate Beginnings

Date: 2024-09-03
AO: freestate
Q: Dungeon Master
PAX: Bachelor, Cannoli, CashOnly, Auditor
FNGs: None
COUNT: 5

WARMUP:
• SSH x 20 IC
• Hairy Rockettes x 15 IC
• Plank Jacks x 15 IC
• Mountain Climbers x 15 IC
• Arm circles, forward and backward – 10 IC
• Michael Phelps x 10 IC
• Willie Maes x 6 IC
• Cherry Pickers x 10 IC

THE THANG:
• Everyone Get coupons . . . 3 reps of each set

Set 1:
• Curls (with coupon) x30, x25, x25
• Forward lunge walk x30, x25, x 20
• Merkins x20, x15, 15x
• Mosey around court
• Repeat 2x using 2nd rep figure, then 3rd rep figure…

Set 2:
• Squat (with coupon) x30, x25, 20
• Dips with alternating feet x20 OMC, x15 OMC, x15 OMC
• Bend-over row (with coupon) x20, x15, x15
• Mosey around court
• Repeat 2x…

Set 3:
• Chair sit against wall x20 IC, x15, x15
• Overhead press (with coupon) x30, x25, x25
• Backward Lunge x30 OMC, x24 OMC, x20 OMC
• Mosey around court
• Repeat 2x…

MARY:
• Plank-a-rama
• LBCs x15IC
• X-factors x 15 IC

ANNOUNCEMENTS: New AO in Georgetown, Hoya Paxa (sic), Wednesdays 5:30am

COT: Beginnings

Tags: freestate, Bachelor, Cannoli, CashOnly, Auditor