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

THE BERT Multi-Site AO Challenge

AO:  The Patriot, Sparta, LoCo, and Horizon

QIC: Jenner, Obadiah, Rikers, 3 Mile

PAX: 14 at The Patriot, 10 at Sparta, 10 at Horizon, 14 at LoCo

Once upon a time, I worked out with Obadiah at The Compound, just the two of us. I pitched him the idea of a Hero WOD, particularly Bert, performed at the same time at multiple AOs. He liked it and said he would lead it at Sparta. I promptly signed up on the Q Sign-Up sheet for Patriot and Sparta. I looked at the other AO Friday workouts. Uh-oh. Rikers had Friday at LoCo and Mayberry had Friday at Horizon. I then pitched to Rikers and site Q, Refueler, and got their buy-in. I also was lucky enough to have Mayberry switch his holiday themed workout to Wednesday and have Horizon site Q, 3 Mile, agree to lead. It was on!

The four of us started a side discussion to plan some details. 3 Mile through together an awesome playlist (F3 – AO Challenge – 20201211) that we would all play at our respective AOs. This was not only awesome to workout to, but was a great way to feel connected to the other AOs.

The first Capital region, multi-site, real-time competition to perform the Bert Hero WOD in the fastest time was happening nearly 15 years after Cpl. Albert Gettings, 2nd Marine Division, died fighting heroically in Fallujah, Iraq.

WARM UP: SSH, Hillbillies; Rockettes, Windmills; Cherry Pickers, and Arm Circles

THA-THANG: THE BERT HERO WOD FOR TIME

Here were the designated leaders (or speedsters) per exercise set.

ExercisePatriotSpartaLoCoHorizon
50 BurpeesMcGuireNanoEmpireTraveller
(The Mercenary)
100 MerkinsMaj. Payne
(The Nantan)
Pop FlyBobcat/ShuteBrown Bag
150 Lunge WalksCitrusEl NinoRefueler/BrisketSunshine
200 Air SquatsFish FryJagPre/MicroChipMayberry
150 Lunge WalksLazloObadiahGigawatt/BoltAttache
100 MerkinsElvisHightowerTBD/Rikers/BeastStiycks
50 BurpeesJennerPetro
(The Recruit)
Dialtone3 Mile

Finishing Times and SUPERLATIVES:

LoCo – 23mins, FIRST PLACE GOES TO THE ROOKIE SPEEDSTERS

Patriot – 25 mins, UNSUNG HEROES

Horizon – 30 mins, MOST SPIRITED

Sparta – 36 mins, BEST IN SHOW – Hats off to Sparta with ALL PAX achieving Rx of 75% volume or greater and maintaining proper form throughout.

MARY: Core (time permitting!) such as Penguin Crunches, Gas Pumpers, Flutter Kicks, and Bonnie’s Torture (slow bicycles, 4 count each leg)

ANNOUNCEMENTS: CSAUP Veteran’s Day workout Nov 7 Lincoln Memorial at 0645. See the #CSAUP channel. Let’s remember Hightower of F3GrandStrand/Myrtle Beach and pray for his family.

COT: 

Almost 15 years ago this January, Marine Cpl. Albert Gettings from Pennsylvania, who the Bert WOD is named after, and 10 marines from North Carolina died fighting in Iraq. Let’s remember them.

There was a lot of time and energy put into this event from several people, especially YHC. After a long day of work that bled into prep for this event, I realized my M was eagerly awaiting my return to helping out with the family. I realized that new things, such as a multi-site AO challenge, can be exciting and you can easily put a lot of energy (and time) into it. Try to think of something new that can excite you where you focus on the ones you love. Maybe its starting a grateful journal with your M or starting a project with your 2.0s. Remember the passion and energy that exciting new things bring and target it towards your loved ones and things you care about.

COTs from the other AOs:

Connect to purpose of BERT. Shared the story of Marine Cpl. Albert Gettings – connected the PAX to our blessings by the great HIM to be able move our bodies and freedoms to gather in the gloom due to sacrifices and oath many have taken willing to pay to ultimate cost for our freedoms. We are blessed!!

Life in 2020 and the BERT workout can beat you down but, together, we’ll get through it by challenging and supporting each other. Find creative ways to connect.