Here comes summer

Date: 2026-05-08
AO: Atlantis
Q: Gherkin ,
PAX: Palmetto, Deflator, Mom’s Spaghetti, Hound Dog, Teenager, Hubble, Gherkin, Hammer, Beeper FNGs: None
COUNT: 9
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
Set C – Wide Arm Merkins, Squats, Toy Soldiers
Set D – Shoulder Taps, Alternating Lunges, Freddy Mercuries

MARY
LBCs

ANNOUNCEMENTS
– Pop-up AO with post beerateria this summer on Thursday nights in Arlington. First one is 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
– 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.

Hills and a Pyramid to the finish!

Date: 2026-05-08
AO: Horizon
Q: Booking ,
PAX: CableGuy, sticks, Bo, Kodiak, Booking, SPINAL TAP, 3 mile FNGs: None
COUNT: 8
WARMUP: SSH IW HB WM CP DD MP WMH WGS KK
THE THANG: Mosey to school entrance for 20 dips/ 20 step ups.

Mosey to bottom of hill and partner for Dora
While one partner runs the hill the other does the following: 100 merkins
150 SSH- single count
200- Squats

Mosey back to field to build pyramid to 25 count adding an exercise at each corner and the subtracting once we get to 25 5 burpees
10 mountain climbers
15 big bois
20 squats
25 calf raises
MARY: flutters, LBC, penguin crunches toy soldier, dirty dog, donkey 🫏 kicks ANNOUNCEMENTS: trifecta of events coming up
COT: Chinese proverb shared about the impossibility of knowing if an event will ultimately be positive or negative due to unforeseen outcomes. We need to stay open minded when put in seemingly tough situations

The Bert

Date: 2026-05-06
AO: Compound
Q: Monk ,
PAX: Skidoos, Popeyes, Corkscrew (F3 The Capital), Monk, Monte Karlo, Roddick FNGs: None
COUNT: 6
WARMUP: SSH , imperial walkers, hillbillies, down dog, worlds, greatest stretch, THE THANG:
The Bert
25 Blockies
Run to the far corner of the field
25 Merkins
Walking Lunges (did this as a group, down the width of the field and halfway up the side) 25 Squats
Ran the remaining lap
Repeato x 4
MARY:
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
COT: This’s has been the week in which the outcomes of all of my Director mistakes have manifested themselves. When this happens, it simply shows you what you need to work on. Remain willing to change, and resist the temptation to keep doing what hasn’t been working.

The Bullpen Blackjack

Date: 2026-05-06
AO: The Bullpen
Q: Trolley ,
PAX: Peloton, Trolley
FNGs:
COUNT: 2
WARMUP: IWs, Hillbillies, Beet Pickers, WMHs, Motivators starting at 5.

THE THANG: Blackjack! (amended from Infinity workout at thefarm)
Using a standard 52-card deck, have the PAX draw cards until (1) the PAX decides to hold, the cards add to 21, or the PAX draw another card that puts the total over 21 (a bust). Anytime someone gets 21, take a 21-count rest.
Each round, perform as many of the following exercises as the number on the cards of their suites: – Spades: Jump Squats
– Diamonds: CDDs (Carolina Dry docks)
– Clubs: Bonnie Blairs (single count)
– Hearts: Beast Merkins (from forward leaning rest position, squat back onto balls of feet, then go forward and down into a Merkin) Also perform one of the following, depending on the total score each round: – Hold: 60m Sprint
– Blackjack (21): 21-count rest
– Bust: 10 Burpees
Mary: Freddie Mercury, Rosalittas, American Hammer, Side Crunches.

CoT: celebrated the example of some f3 OGs (Hightower & Major Payne) as well as other leaders (Infinity & Peloton) from Capital region

The Patriot

Date: 2026-05-06
AO: The Patriot
Q: Peanuts ,
PAX: Big Short, Lucius, Booking, SAAS, Peanuts, Jones, Hops, Strange Brew, Walker, Piano Man, Shank, Shake ‘n’ Bake, Lazlo, Wedding Singer, citrus, CableGuy, Malpractice FNGs: None
COUNT: 17
WARMUP: in fine peanuts fashion I allowed others to lead
THE THANG: Begin each round by checking in with 5 burpees, 6 thrusters, mosey out and back.

Celebrated history with:

54 squats for 1954 Roger Bannister sub 5 min mile

31 chest presses for 1931 birth of F3 hero Willie Mays

7 blockies and 14 burpees for Babe Ruth’s first home run

37 curls for 1937 Hindenburg disaster

202 calf raises for the 2002 founding of SpaceX

57 OHPs for 1957 final airing of I Love Lucy
MARY: did a few rounds
ANNOUNCEMENTS: the trifecta. Yours truly will Q the Murph on 25 May at 0700 at GMU. Come out Mondays at 0530 for some Murph prep.
COT: Thanks for the opportunity to Q. It’s pretty easy and hard to screw up. Encourage HIMs to get outside their comfort zone.