02/15/2021 Horizon Back Blast: “One HIIT Wonder”

AO: Horizon

QIC: Mayberry

The PAX: 3Mile, Mayberry, Sunshine, Einstein, Magoo, Attaché, Disco, Bone, Graffiti.

WarmUp: SSHs, IBACs, CPs, WMHs, DDs, CKs

The Thang: The PAX teamed up to perform a series of Dora-esque exercises to eight classic songs from over the years while their partners made their way to the end of the field and back by either running, running backwards, doing karaoke, or skip jumping. Here’s the playlist:

Chumbawumba, “Tubthumping”: burpies

The Proclaimers, “500 Miles”: lunges

Outkast (Big Boi feat. Sleepy Brown), “The Way You Move”: big boi situps

Salt n’ Peppa, “Push It”: merkins of all types

The Monkees, “Hey Hey We’re the Monkees”: monkey humpers

DNCE, “Cake by the Ocean”: coupon curls

House of Pain, “Jump Around”: jump squats

Panic! At the Disco, “High Hopes”: coupon presses

Mary by Mayberry: We started out with a “Song of Fire,” wherein the PAX held the plank position and did shoulder taps throughout “Song 2” by Blur, pausing to leap into the air with every “Woo-Hoo!”; LBCs and flutter kicks to take us home.

COT: The songs we exercised to today were all essentially “One-Hit Wonders,” or songs that wormed their way into our ears for a month or two only to disappear into obscurity as we moved on to other things. Don’t let F3 be a One-Hit Wonder in your life, just a passing fad or phase you try out for a spell. Make goals and stick with them; make F3 a permanent part of your weekly routine.

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Mount Rushmore

AO: The Patriot

QIC: Lucius

The PAX: Cable Guy; Fish Fry; Flipper; Lazlo; Maguire; Maj. Payne; Slap Shot; Spokes; Undertow; Wedding Singer

The Warm-Up: SSH; Don Quixotes; LBAC; Moroccan Night Clubs; Downward Dog; Cobra

The Thang:

Presidential Trivia– PAX attempted to name all 46 men who have served as president since the founding of our Country. Plank while waiting; Merkin on each name. Fish Fry impressed all PAX with his presidential knowledge, helping the PAX do about 40 Merkins. Take that, Millard Fillmore.

Washington Crossing the Delaware – PAX lunge-stepped 10 yards, then performed a surprising burpee attack (5x); shuffle back to end-line. Repeat for 20-, 30-, add 40-yard distances.

“Associate yourself with men of good quality, if you esteem your own reputation; for ‘tis better to be alone than in bad company.” G. Washington.

Jefferson’s Pursuit of HappinessCelebrating Thomas Jefferson’s love of the agrarian lifestyle and his encouragement of the pursuit of happiness, the PAX paired up with one performing a 40-yard farmers carry while the other did jump squats (for joy). Flip Flop to pursue more happiness.

“We hold these truths to be self-evident: that all men are created equal; that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights; that among these are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.” T. Jefferson (Declaration of Independence)

Lincoln Rail Splitters – 15 x wood choppers (each side); embrace all in an Al Gore to Recover; 15 x wood choppers (each side); embrace all in an Al Gore to recover.

“With malice toward none, with charity for all, with fimness in the tight as God gives us to see the right, let us strive to finish the work we are in, to bind up the nation’s wounds, to care for whim who have borne the battle and for his widow and his orphan, to do all which may achieve and cherish a just and lasting peace among ourselves and with all nations.” A. Lincoln (Second Inaugural Address)

Teddy Bear-i-Cides: Bear Crawl 10 yards; 1x Burpee; Crawl Bear or Bear Crawl 10 yards; Perform rest exercise and pick up the six; Repeat for 20-, 30-, and 40-yard distances. Rest exercises included: BWS, Overhead Clap; Seal Claps; and BWS.

It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood; who strives valiantly; who errs, who comes short again and again, because there is no effort without error and shortcoming; but who does actually strive to do the deeds …” T. Roosevelt

The Mary: 46x LBCs; 20x Flutter Kicks (IC); 20x Toy Soldiers; 20x Heels to Heaven.

The COT:
Today, the PAX worked their way around Mount Rushmore, doing exercises related to George Washington; Thomas Jefferson; Abraham Lincoln; and Teddy Roosevelt. We can learn different things from each. Washington focused on self-sufficiency and self-improvement. Jefferson on academic pursuits and religious tolerance. Lincoln on perseverance despite long odds and overwhelming setbacks. And Roosevelt on trying new things. As you celebrate President’s day today, consider how to take a little from each to build your own monument.

LoCo President’s Day

AO: LoCo Wolverine

QIC: Rikers (YHC)

The PAX: Bolt, Shute, Brisket, Refueler, Bobcat, Gigawatt, Mittens, Hoff, Nolan

WarmUp: QIC (YHC) location unknown due to alarm clock failure and PAX of HIMs stepped up with an audible of what looked like coupon purgatory on arrival- talks or Murder Bunnies and other “warm up”

The Thang: MOSEY to MVES for straight bar paradise: 3×10 Pull-ups superset with Carolina Dry docks; MOSEY to WGHS 3×20 Sumo squats superset with Apollo Ohno; MOSEY to the stadium Mount Rushmore of Merkins up and down; find your coupon 3×10 Coupon squat to press superset with Coupon assisted American Hammer (beginning of Mary)

Mary: 3 supersets Reverse crunch x15 and Aquamans/ Swimmers x20, 2 sets Coupon assisted Pickle pointers x 15 as time expired

COT: The Gospel in a micro verse John 3:16
“For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life.”
‭‭John‬ ‭3:16‬ ‭ESV‬‬
YHC heard this message yesterday in pretext and context. Simply God LOVED he GAVE his ONE Son(Greek ‘part of Himself’) for ALL (No Nicodemus not just for the people of Israel- pretext) not to condemn but for LIFE (context)
We are not sent to this world to judge but to LOVE as Christ first LOVED us ALL. Challenge/ Call to action: love first and be His hands, feet, eyes, and ears to be salt and light into this world

Virtual Tabata Workout

AO: Virtual

QIC: Infinity

The PAX: 2 Percent

WarmUp: SSHs, Copperhead Squats, Don Quixotes, Cherry Pickers, Michael Phelps, and 30 sec Jog in Place.

The Thang: Tabata (20 seconds on and 10 seconds off, 8 times through)

Tabata Squat Thrusts

30 sec Jog in Place

Tabata Little Bitty Arm Circles

30 sec Jog in Place

Tabata Mountain Climbers

30 sec Jog in Place

Tabata Shoulder Taps

30 sec Jog in Place

Tabata Air Squats

30 sec Jog in Place

5-10-5 Jack Webbs

Mary: Only had time for one exercise: Cup Checks.

Observations: Tabata is always challenging, no matter what exercise, and this was no exception. We focused on form over repetitions though, since full range of motion on the exercises is how to get real gains. We recorded this workout to YouTube, in case anyone wants to give it a try.

CoT: Since it is President’s Day, YHC shared some quotes by US presidents:

“If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more, and become more, you are a leader.” – John Quincy Adams

“Do what you can, with what you have, where you are.” ― Theodore Roosevelt

“It’s amazing what you can accomplish if you do not care who gets the credit.” ― Harry S. Truman

“Do not pray for easy lives. Pray to be stronger men.” — John F. Kennedy

Getting the Runaround at FreeState on the C&O Canal

AO: FreeState
QIC: @Winston
PAX: 4 – @Deagle, @CashOnly, @Horshack, @Deagle

Warm Up – with a change of scenery in the parking lot

  • Side Straddle Hop (SSH) x 20 IC
  • Hillbillies x 15 IC
  • Cherry Pickers x 15 IC
  • El Capitan x 10 OYO
  • Windmills x 10 IC

The Thang:

  • 5K loop, Indian Run, Along C&O Canal Towpath
  • Every two leader changes: 10 Merkins OYO
  • Estimated 90 Merkins

Mary:

  • Reverse Crunches x 20 IC
  • Birddogs x 4 Each Side IC
  • Dollies x 20 IC
  • Plank-o-rama x 10-10-10-10-10 IC
  • Rodeo Flutters – 10 x Clockwise – 10 x Flutters – 10 x Counterclockwise – 10 Flutters IC