The Aerie Bootcamp

Date: 2026-01-09
AO: The Aerie
Q: Stewie ,
PAX: Lonestar, Stewie
FNGs: None
COUNT: 2
WARMUP:
Ssh
Donquioxte
Mountain climbers
Worlds greatest stretc
THE THANG:
Start at goal
Murderbunny 20 yards
20 thrusters + BbS
Mosey to opposite goal and back to starting goal.
20 merkins at starting goal.
Airpress walking back to coupon
Murderbunny 20…
Repeato 15 min and advance coupon 20yds each time

At 15min, keep facing opposite goal and reverse murder bunny back to 20yd 20 Copperhead coupon squats + curls
Mosey to opposite goal and back to starting goal
20 Big boys
Mosey back to coupon
Repeato until coupon arrives back to goa
MARY:
Tabata timer
Rev LBC
Flutter
Leg raises
Deadbug
Scissor
Tappy tap
Superman
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
None
COT:
Ernest Hemingway, in his short story ‘The Capital of the World’, tells the story of Paco, a young man in Spain who runs away from home. His father hopes he will return quickly, but that doesn’t happen. Another ‘prodigal son’. The shame, guilt and regret he feels prevents Paco from returning home to his father. Paco doesn’t know that his father has been searching for him ever since he left.
One day, Paco’s father puts an advertisement in the local newspaper of Madrid, El Liberal. It reads: “Paco, meet me at the Hotel Montana at noon on Tuesday. All is forgiven! Love Papa.” But Paco is a common name in Spain; and when the father approaches the planned meeting place, he finds 800 young men there all named Paco, all waiting for their fathers, all hoping for forgiveness.

Everyone needs to know that they are forgiven – that they are loved. We men may present a tough exterior, but we long to hear the words of our father saying, “I love you, son.” You are never too young and never too old to hear it.

Olympus

Date: 2026-01-10
AO: Olympus
Q: Ashe , Hightower, Peanuts, Rollingstone, Walk-on, Doodles, NOAA PAX: Peanuts, Rollingstone, Walk-on, NOAA, Doodles, Ashe, Hightower FNGs: None
COUNT: 7
WARMUP: see the pic
THE THANG: pic
MARY: yes
ANNOUNCEMENTS: reef, cover, bands, burden run in February
COT: relationships

The Helmsworth

Date: 2026-01-09
AO: Potomac Rising
Q: FIFA (F3 The Capital) ,
PAX: FIFA (F3 The Capital), Baguette
FNGs: None
COUNT: 2
WARMUP:
SSH
HIGH KNEES
MC/Merkin
CP

THE THANG:
25/20/15/10/8/25 reps of
curls on Q
overhead press on Q
skull crushers on Q
squats on Q
bent over rows on Q
12/10/8/6/6/12 rainbows on Q
Farmer carry
10 Captain Thor
mosey

MARY:
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
COT:

St. Patrick’s Day Shenanigames F3.17.22

AO: The Highlands

Also joined by Olympus, LoCo, and Freestate

QIC: Jenner

PAX: 16

The Shenanigames is a St. Patrick’s Day themed Multi-Site AO Challenge and this time, each AO will have one team to try and win and take the crown from The Compound (Olympus) crew. Here is an explainer video of the challenge format and the movements . There were 5 teams competing in total.

WARM UP: Side Shuffle Hop x17, Rockettes x17, Arm Circles x17, Potato Pickers x10, Downward Dog, Cobra Kai

THE THANG: Gather at the end line and have several cones set up 25 yds away and this playlist blasting. Choose order of routines and number of sets 1 through 10. Don’t Repeat. Choose Wisely! Must perform 7 burpees before each routine (can help teammates – you do 9, they do 5).

S Shamrock Superman x10 – On stomach, lift up all 4 limbs spread like a clover

T T-Merkin x10 – Chest to ground, put hands out like a T, then push up

. Mystery routine sent evening of – Zombie Crawl 25yds to the cone

P Plank Jacks (IC) x10 – From plank, spread legs like a jumping jack twice

A Air Squat Lucky Jump x10 – Jump squat and tap feet together

T Thigh Master x10 – Lunge w/ left leg, switch half way, lunge w/ right leg

R Rum Runner – 100yds, 1/4 forward, 1/4 carioca L, 1/4 backward, 1/4 carioca R

I Irish Inch Worm x10 – Fall to the ground, push up, inch your way back up

C Celtic Calf Raise x10 – Single leg calf raise with high knee, switch half way

K King Crab Kicks (IC) x10 – In crab position, alternate leg kicks, each leg twice

Note your time when your team is finished. Recover, then pick up 6 or mosey around the field.

MARY: Flutter Kicks x33, LBC x77

COT: St. Patrick converted the pagan Celtics of Ireland to Christianity and he used the three leaf clover to describe the holy trinity: god, the son and the Holy Spirit. Hundreds of years ago to today, people think the four leaf clover represents faith, hope, love, and luck. There is one four leaf clover for every 10,000 three leaf clovers. A lot of clovers tend to grow in Ireland. Thus, if you find a four leaf clover, you have the luck of the Irish. I don’t think it needs to be a 1 in 10,000 occurrence to have or display faith, hope, love, or luck. Let’s do our best to live right and lead right to bring more faith, hope, love, and luck to our family and loved ones and to our community. May the luck of the Irish be with you. Happy St, Patrick’s Day.

THE AFTERMATH:

Looking at the times submitted and strategies used, how much did the time depend on the strategy vs execution? Well, a few teams that did the exact order finished just seconds apart. However, with a wise order, a team could finish more than 2 minutes faster.

The winners are…The LoCo Team!!

6    S – Shamrock Superman
5    T – T-Merkin
1.    . – 25yd Zombie drag
9    P – Plank Jack (IC)
3    A  – Air Squat Lucky Jump
7    T – Thigh Master Lunges (alternate)
4    R – Rum Runners (front- L- back-R)
2.    I – Irish Inch Worms
10  C – Celtic Calf Raises
8    K – King Crab Kicks

Here are the final standings. Great job everyone!

Team NameMembersTime
LoCoRikers and crew27:37
HighlandsJenner and crew30:46
OlympusPop Fly and crew31:26
Mt. VernonWinklevoss and crew33:00
FreestateHorseshack and crew18:20+ (stopwatch malfunction)
F3.17.22 Results Table

Olympus
Mt. Vernon
The Highlands
Free State
LoCo

St. Patrick’s Day Shenanigames F3.17.21

AO: Horizon (and Compound), The Patriot, and LoCo

Also joined by Freestate, F3 Lancaster, and SheepdogsOBX

QIC: Jenner (and Hightower), Lucius, Rikers

PAX: 29 at Horizon (and Compound), 12 at The Patriot, 23 at LoCo

Time for another Multi-Site Q – the first one was THE BERT Mult-Site AO Challenge which LoCo won. The Shenanigames is a St. Patrick’s Day themed Multi-Site AO Challenge and this time, each AO will have at least 2 teams to amp up the friendly competition. Here is an explainer video of the challenge format and the movements . There were 11 teams competing in total.

WARM UP: Rockettes, Windmills, Potato Pickers, Arm Circles, 3 Burpees OYO (on your own)

THE THANG: Gather at center field and have 2 cones set up 25 yds apart and this playlist blasting. Choose order of routines and number of sets 1 through 10. Don’t Repeat. Choose Wisely! Must perform 7 burpees before each routine (can help teammates – you do 9, they do 5). Last minute rule: Anyone wearing green for St. Patrick’s Day only needs to do 4 burpees.

S Shamrock Superman x10 – On stomach, lift up all 4 limbs spread like a clover

T T-Merkin x10 – Chest to ground, put hands out like a T, then push up

. Mystery routine sent morning of – Bear Crawl 25yds to the cone

P Plank Jacks (IC) x10 – From plank, spread legs like a jumping jack twice

A Air Squat Lucky Jump x10 – Jump squat and tap feet together

T Thigh Master x10 – Lunge w/ left leg, switch half way, lunge w/ right leg

R Rum Runner – 100yds, 1/4 forward, 1/4 carioca L, 1/4 backward, 1/4 carioca R

I Irish Inch Worm x10 – Fall to the ground, push up, inch your way back up

C Celtic Calf Raise x10 – Single leg calf raise with high knee, switch half way

K King Crab Kicks (IC) x10 – In crab position, alternate leg kicks, each leg twice

Note your time when your team is finished. Recover, then pick up 6 or mosey around the field.

MARY: (Time permitting) Heels to Heaven, Flutter Kicks, Toy Soldiers, Irish Hammers

COT: St. Patrick converted the pagan Celtics of Ireland to Christianity and he used the three leaf clover to describe the holy trinity: god, the son and the Holy Spirit. Hundreds of years ago to today, people think the four leaf clover represents faith, hope, love, and luck. There is one four leaf clover for every 10,000 three leaf clovers. A lot of clovers tend to grow in Ireland. Thus, if you find a four leaf clover, you have the luck of the Irish. I don’t think it needs to be a 1 in 10,000 occurrence to have or display faith, hope, love, or luck. Let’s do our best to live right and lead right to bring more faith, hope, love, and luck to our family and loved ones and to our community. May the luck of the Irish be with you. Happy St, Patrick’s Day.

THE AFTERMATH:

Looking at the times submitted and strategies used, how much did the time depend on the strategy vs execution? Well, a few teams that did the exact order finished just seconds apart. However, with a wise order, a team could finish more than 2 minutes faster.

The winners are…The Compound Team!!

Congratulations to Hightower and The Compound Team, aka Fairfax All-stars. The time submitted by @Obadiah with a leprechaun crushing time of 21.58. Their order of choice was the standard ST.PATRICK and following set order:

The Compound Team’s Shenanigames Winning Order

Here are the final standings (source). Great job everyone!

Team NameMembersTime
CompoundObadiah21:58
FreeStateWinston, CashOnly, BlackDiamond, Horshack23:00
Patriot 1Lucius and crew23:11
Loco 2Refueler and crew24:06
Loco 1Rikers and crew24:14
Patriot 2Lazlo and crew25:50
Horizon 13 Mile and crew26:58
Horizon 2Jenner and crew27:10
SheepdogsOBXEm, Billy and the Sheepdogs31:50
Six Leaf CloversAol, Boucher, BAM, Gaylord, Trump, Windstar37:00
Five Leaf CloversBlondie, Hall Pass, Nature Boy, Shocker, Green Mile39:00