JULY 4th BLOCK PARTY !!!

Date: 2026-07-01
AO: Ignite
Q: East Wing ,
PAX: Legacy, Goldfish, Kodak, Rim Fire, Enron, Ripcord, East Wing FNGs:
COUNT: 7
WARMUP:
SSH, IW, HB, LBAC, MP, MNC, WMH, RVE, DD + runner/triangle, CK
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THE THANG:
Laps around the block (4 medians) with your block.

Between corners, alternate —

1. Rifle carry
2. Farmers carry

At corners —

LAP 1
1. 7 thruster
2. 7 thruster + 4 blockee
3. 7 thruster + 4 blockee + 17 coupon squat
4. 7 thruster + 4 blockee + 17 coupon squat + 76 merkin (break 76 into 3 sets)

LAP 2
1. 7 burpee
2. 7 burpee + 4 thruster
3. 7 burpee + 4 thruster + 17 merkin
4. 7 burpee + 4 thruster + 17 merkin + 76 coupon squat (break 76 into 3 sets)

Grand finale, 2 sets —
Calf raise x17
Calf raise hold x76
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MARY:
Bird dog x20
Dirty dog x20 per side
Corpse pose 1 min
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ANNOUNCEMENTS:
9/11 stair climb coming up. Gherkin needs a co-Q.

Reboot of Mother Rucking AO. Meets at Northside Social in Falls Church on Sundays at 630am.

Thursday night owl AO cancelled this week due to heat.

I feel like I’m missing something — what did I forget?
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COT:
Continued focus on the overall plan and big picture is important but can also lead to anxiety and feeling overwhelmed. Sometimes it’s important to refocus on the task at hand and what’s right in front of you. One step at a time, one foot in front of the other.

The Farm

Date: 2026-07-01
AO: The Farm
Q: Bonefish ,
PAX: Short-Timer, Bonefish, Firehead, Trilogy
FNGs: None
COUNT: 4
WARMUP: mosey round the park, dynamic warmup routine
THE THANG: Bonefish’s Big Birthday Bonanza Bash!
4 corners of 10x in cadence:
Merkins
Squats
WWII Sit-ups
Crab Walk Toe Touch
+6 burpees after every round to get to 46

MARY: N/A
ANNOUNCEMENTS: 0700 start on Friday for the holiday
COT: happy to be here, grateful for the discipline and brotherhood of F3 – makes me feel at home even when I am not.

The Patriot

Date: 2026-07-01
AO: The Patriot
Q: Trademark ,
PAX: Gherkin, Trademark, Piano Man, Deliverance, Ice Tea, CableGuy, Strange Brew, My Space FNGs: None
COUNT: 8
WARMUP: Dynamic warmup, 15 yard movements and back. Mosey, Frankenstein, shuffle, karaoke, skip, hamstring walk, pick up the grass, inch worms, walking Michael Phelps, walking arm circles, walking quad stretch.
THE THANG: three station Dora. Station 1 is the counter. 25x SSH in cadence; Station 2 is rotating work including 100x man makers, 200x pressing steps, 300x weighted squats. Station 3 is a weighted carry. MARY: various grab bag of cool down excesses not specifically focused on core.
ANNOUNCEMENTS: 9-11 stair climb, driveway is now three days a week, kettlebells on Saturday, check the channel for changes on Friday due to the holiday schedule,
COT: We are united by many things including the food we eat. Eat well. Eat often. God Bless America. :us:

Reminiscing

Date: 2026-06-24
AO: The Bullpen
Q: Peloton ,
PAX: Trolley, Peloton
FNGs: None
COUNT: 2
WARMUP: SSH and various stretching

THE THANG:
– carry coupon to upper fields
– 20 curls
– 20 OHP
– 20 skull crushers
– Carry coupon to concessions stand
– 20 coupon squats
– 20 Bulgarian squats each leg
– 20 of something I am forgetting
Repeat

MARY: ab exercises

COT: spent the beatdown and COT sharing my father’s story since he had passed away on the 12th.

The Aerie Bootcamp

Date: 2026-06-26
AO: The Aerie
Q: Lonestar ,
PAX: Lonestar, Rocketman
FNGs: None
COUNT: 2
WARMUP:
Warm up
Side straddle hops
Michael Phelps
Picking cherries
Frankenstein
High knees
THE THANG:
4x 50yd mosey to 50 yd sprint – 10 merkins
2x 20 yd typewriter – side bear crawl 20yds (every 5yds do merkin) 4x – 30 second wall stand then 10 jump squats
MARY:
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
COT: