Author: f3nano

DATE: 2022-09-12
AO: Patriot
Q: Lazlo
PAX: Tea Party, My Space, Booking, CableGuy, Shake ‘N’ Bake, Wedding Singer FNGs: FNG Mayhem
COUNT: 8
The Q was still feeling a little grouchy in the upper body from Friday IPC. And a little achy in the lower body from the stair climb. So today seemed like a good day for some fun and games. Or at least some “fun” and games.

WARMUP: SSH, Imperial Walkers, hillbillies, Michael Phelps, Willie Mays Hayes, cherry pickers, downward dog, and a lap

THE THANG: First a @jenner special. Divide into two teams and race to the opposite goal line. First PAX does a broad jump then holds plank. Next PAX runs to the first one, does a broad jump and holds plank, while the first one can run back and tag the next PAX. And so on. Team 1 dominated.

Then some individual games of Catch Me If You Can. First was reverse run vs. 5 merkins (or burpees if you’re @Tea Party). Next was Crawl Bear vs. 5 BWS and Bear Crawl.

Then a few rounds of F3 Name that Tune. PAX bid for the highest number of burpees that could be finished while the rest of the PAX ran to the 50 and back. @Booking won the bidding, but no more, as it turns out 15 burpees was too many. Then it was # of HR Merkins while the field reverse ran to the 40 and back. This one was a photo finish, with @My Space just finishing 20. Then the bid was how far you can crab walk out and back before the field finished 10 burpees. The field took this one when @Tea Party and the Q came up a bit short trying to make it to the 25 and back.

And last, we split back into teams and raced to the end zone again. On the way out it was one PAX doing 10 merkins, followed by another PAX doing 10 merkins, every 5 yards, holding plank while not doing the merkins. On the way back, same idea but 5 Bonnie Blairs (hard way) and holding Al Gore.

It’s possible that Team 1 dominated the competitions today. I don’t recall.

MARY: Captain Thor to 6 and back down.

ANNOUNCEMENTS: Welcome FNG @Mayhem!

COT: After the stair climb yesterday, the Q went about a normal Sunday and never heard 9/11 mentioned again. Thanks to F3 and all the organizers and attendees for making that a special event, keeping it in our minds and consciousnesses, and even teaching the younger generation about what happened that day.

DATE: 2022-09-12
AO: Farm
Q: Faceplant
PAX: Chile, Infinity, Matthew – Running Man
FNGs: None
COUNT: 4
WARMUP: 20 SSH, Michael Phelps, arm circles, 20 mountain climbers, down dog, beat pickers THE THANG:
Mosie around fields,

Bear crawl to 50 yd, flutter kicks until everyone arrives, karaoke 100 yards, Al gore till everyone arrives, 25 flutter kicks together

Crab walk 50 yards, high plank till everyone returns

60 tic toc burpees— alternate rests with half of group (30 total for each person)

Mosie to bench.
20 dips, 20 air squats, 10 shoulder tap merkins, 10 standard merkins, 20 big boys
MARY: Round the circle, also did 2 more springs since we had time, did 40 big boys as a group- each person counting 10 ANNOUNCEMENTS: road cleanup 1st Sat in Oct.
COT:

DATE: 2022-09-09
AO: Patriot
Q: CableGuy
PAX: Elvis, Lazlo, Lucius, Disco, Shake ‘N’ Bake, Jag, Legacy, Old Bay, Poe, Anchor Man, Brown Bag, 2 percent, sticks, Kodiak, Tiësto, XL, Schwab, Tea Party, Maj. Payne, Yardbird, Ice Tea FNGs: Attache
COUNT: 24
WARMUP: SSH, Arm Circles, Cherry Pickers, WM Hayes, Down Dog, Cobra Kai THE THANG: IPC Week 1
25 yard square
Bear crawl or crawl bear counter clockwise, stopping at each corner for 25 reps of: Merkins, Squats, Big Boi Situps or Burpees 45 minute AMRAP
MARY: None
ANNOUNCEMENTS: None
COT: Whelp that’s over, let’s get coffee. ** Side note: there one Pax in the photo I couldn’t identify – dude behind Major Payne’s left. Apologies …

DATE: 2022-09-10
AO: Sandlot
Q: Moneyball
PAX: Moneyball
FNGs: None
COUNT: 1
WARMUP: side straddle hop, Willie Mays Hayes, cherry pickers, arm circles, Michael Phelps, butt kickers, down dog, Cobra Kai, world’s greatest stretch

THE THANG: basketball court provided a nice surface for a circuit of exercise-movement-exercise. Merkins, lunge walk, squat, broad jump, Carolina dry dock, sprint, calf raise, dips, Peter Parker, lunge walk (again), squat (again), broad jump (again), scissor kicks, sprint (again), and mountain climbers.
Took a sightseeing run around the park, then returned to finish up with step-ups and typewriter Merkins.

MARY: toy soldier, Freddie Mercury, and LBC.

Ended with some recovery stretches: Willie Mays Hayes, cherry pickers, shoulder stretch, tricep stretch, forearm stretch.

ANNOUNCEMENTS: 9/11 Stair Climb

COT: As summer turns to fall, we’re reminded that every day is a beautiful day to be alive, and we ought to use this gift to help better the lives of others and the world around us in whatever small ways we can.

DATE: 2022-09-10
AO: Mor-Ruck-Ing
Q: Mincemeat
PAX: Jetstream, Chasqui, Rocketman
FNGs: Hagrid
COUNT: 5
WARMUP: Some stretching and ninja warrior shenanigans at the park. THE THANG: 12 miles with 20 pounds dry, completed in 4hrs 18min.
COT: During the ruck we visited Culpeper National Cemetery, Fairview Cemetery, the Wine St WWII and Korea memorial, and the Culpeper Minuteman Memorial, as well as the plaque dedicated to Maj. John “The Gallant” Pelham. We were reminded of the sacrifice and dedication of those who went before us, and God’s call to us as men to be strong and courageous.