Summer is almost here, despite what the thermometer at 5:30 says

Date: 2026-05-13
AO: Ignite
Q: Gherkin ,
PAX: Goldfish, Legacy, Flat Tire, Gherkin, East Wing, Kodak, V8 FNGs: None
COUNT: 7
WARMUP
SSH, IWs, Hillbillies, Michael Phelps, Cherry twists, Willie Mays Hays, down dog, worlds greatest stretch THE THANG –
10 Minute EMOM
– Odd Minutes: 25 squats & AMRAP Merkins
– Even Minutes: 25 squats & AMRAP American Hammer
F3 SPEED Cornhole
Rules:
– Break into teams.
– The throw line is 10 yards from the exercise line and the boards are 7 yards from the throw line.
– All PAX begin performing the first exercise of Set A while one PAX from each team bear crawls from exercise line to the throw line, throws 4 bags, notes his score, picks up all 4 of his bags, drops them at the throw line and runs back to his team.
– As each team’s thrower returns to throwing, that team moves on to the next exercise in the set and the second pax repeats the process.
– The process is repeated until a team has scored 21 or more. (3 points for bags through the hole, 1 point for each bag on the board, learners are 0). – Rotate through exercise sets.
– Losing team does burpees equal to the number of points they lost by Exercises:
Set A – Merkins, Mucho Leggos, Plank Jacks
Set B – No Cheat Merkins, Bobby Hurleys, Mountain Climbers

MARY
Out of time because we are so bad at cornhole.

ANNOUNCEMENTS
– Pop-up AO with post beerateria this summer on Thursday nights in Arlington. First one is tomorrow May 14. Check the #the_night_owl channel. – The Murph Challenge Memorial Day Monday at George Mason
– Boneathon Saturday May 31st – sign up so Bone can make you a t-shirt – Convergence is the first Saturday of June (6th) – 0700 at Roosevelt Island. COT
– we are all bad at cornhole. We may be physically fit enough not to have sand kicked in our faces on the beach, but we will definitely be kicked off of beach cornhole teams if we play like that. – YHC’s 55th birthday is this month.
– As I’ve grown older, I’ve learned that not all friendships are equal. The best people to surround yourself with are people who celebrate your progress, challenge your thinking, and push you to be your best self—even when it’s uncomfortable.
– Good friends support you, but the best friends stretch you. They’ll call you out when you’re slacking, not to tear you down, but because they believe you’re capable of more. They’re the ones who clap the loudest when you win. They’ll push you to apply for the job you don’t think you’re qualified for. They’ll remind you of who you are when you forget.
– I want to surround myself with people who inspire me—people who make me want to level up, not just fit in. That’s why I love F3 – leave no man behind and leave no man where you found him. You guys inspire me. Iron sharpens iron.

The Patriot

Date: 2026-05-13
AO: The Patriot
Q: Rim Fire ,
PAX: CableGuy, My Space, Trademark, Ice Tea, Strange Brew, Groundhog, Piano Man, Wedding Singer, SAAS, Smokey, Lucius, Deliverance, Jones, Big Short, Lazlo, Boardwalk, Rim Fire, Hardship, Malpractice FNGs:
COUNT: 19
The Strange Brew Special
WARMUP: SSH, IW, HB, MP, LBAC, R, CT, WMH, DD, RS, WGS, CC
THE THANG: AMRAP of:
15 overhead presses
15 curls
15 coupon squats
15 WWII
Run a lap or do a carry to the 50 and back
Repeat until time
MARY: Toy soldiers, side plank leg raises, dirty dogs, donkey kicks
ANNOUNCEMENTS: the_night_owl tomorrow at Quincy Park/Quincy Hall, Murph on Memorial Day, boneathon, convergence
COT: Guest COT by Smokey. Smokey tore his ACL last Sunday. Initial reaction was frustration and worry about what he would do following the injury. Since then, he’s turning what could be a tough situation into an opportunity. He’s building relationships with friends and family, handling the adversity, and making the best of it. We can all follow Smokey’s example on dealing with adversity when we face it ourselves. Prayers for Smokey as he goes under the knife in a couple of months and for his prehab and rehab.

It’s bright out here

Date: 2026-05-13
AO: Horizon
Q: sticks ,
PAX: sticks, Bo, Bellhop, Attache’, Disco
FNGs: None
COUNT: 5
WARMUP: WMH, SSH, stretching
THE THANG:
BLOCK 1 — COUPON STRENGTH (~15 min)
5 rounds, no rest between rounds, 60-sec rest after each full round: • Coupon Squat x 20
• Bent-over Coupon Row x 20
• Overhead Press x 15
• Merkins x 15
• Coupon Lunge (each leg) x 12

Block 2 – Suicides with a rifle carry on the third one

MARY: stretching
ANNOUNCEMENTS: boneathon
COT:
Count the day lost at which
the setting sun
sees at its close
no worthy action done

— David McCullough

Compound

Date: 2026-05-13
AO: Compound
Q: Corkscrew (F3 The Capital) ,
PAX: Sunny, Yardbird, Obadiah, Doodles, Poe, Corkscrew (F3 The Capital), Hightower, Monte Karlo, citrus FNGs: None
COUNT: 9
WARMUP:
– SSH
– Michael Phelps
– Arm Circles (forward + back)
– Imperial Walkers
– Hillbillies
– Willy Mays Hayes
– Inchworms
– World’s greatest stretch progression
– Downward dog
– Cobra Kai
– Ricky Bobby fellowship lap

THE THANG:
– Suicides to all white lines
– Big boy sit-ups x20
– Merkins x20
– Squats x20
– Ricky Bobby fellowship lap
– Flutter kicks x20
– High Plank x20sec
– Alternating lunges x20
– Suicides in 25 yd increments
– LBCs x20
– Plank get-ups (Glees?) x12
– Squats x20
– Ricky Bobby fellowship lap
– Burpees x20
– Suicides in 50 yd increments
– Freddie Mercuries x10
– Merkins x10
– Squats x10
Countdowns in between

MARY:
– SSH
– Michael Phelps
– Arm Circles (forward + back)
– Imperial Walkers
– Hillbillies
– Willy Mays Hayes
– Inchworms
– World’s greatest stretch progression
– Downward dog
– Cobra Kai

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Murph on Memorial Day – one more Monday prep
Boneathon – see Slack channel
Unsanctioned F3 hiking activity – see Doodles

COT:
– Life has been go go go mentally and physically for the past month
– Purposefully chose a workout with less lifting, while still trying to get a decent workout in – It’s important and okay to rest and decompress
– It’s possible to strike the balance, but you have to be intentional about it

Delphi

Date: 2026-05-12
AO: Delphi
Q: NOAA ,
PAX: Dunder, Norm, Ashe, Nano, YNAB, NOAA, Toolbox, Monte Karlo, Peanuts FNGs: None
COUNT: 9
WARMUP: the usual

THE THANG:
30 seconds to perform 10 of each exercise. 12.5 minutes for each round

Round 1
10 Merkins
10 Big Bois

Round 2
10 Squats
10 2-count Mountain Climbers

MARY: everyone led an exercise

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Murph
Bonathon
Convergence

COT: Bad news and tough situations seem to keep rolling in. Take a minute and realize it’s not as bad as you first thought.