backpacking Spring AT 2025. Day 1.

Date: 2025-04-25
AO: backpacking
Q: Rambler , citrus
PAX: Patchouli, Yardbird, Yard Sale, Ultimate Warrior, Squatter, Roddick, dirty dancing (az), scrooge (fl), deadline, nurse ratchet, dribbles, espionage, po-po, warren FNGs: 6 deadline, nurse ratchet, dribbles, espionage, po-po, warren COUNT: 15
WARMUP: the diner
THE THANG: 8 miles on AT
MARY: bear bags
ANNOUNCEMENTS: 8 am start
COT: individual

Tags: backpacking, Patchouli, Yardbird, Yard Sale, Ultimate Warrior, Squatter, Roddick, dirty dancing (az), scrooge (fl), deadline, nurse ratchet, dribbles, espionage, po-po, warren

potomac-rising Less Than Fresh Baguette

Date: 2025-04-25
AO: potomac-rising
Q: FIFA (F3 The Capital)
PAX: Promoter, RA, William Savage
FNGs: None
COUNT: 4
WARMUP:
SSH
IP
Merkins
Windmill
Cherry picker
WMH
Greatest stretch ever

THE THANG:
Leg day

MARY:
LBC with PFA
Reverse Crunch
Pickle pointers
Some other stuff I can’t remember

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Clam shells are hear-by and forever banned from beatdowns

Convergence is June 7 I am Qing you should all come

COT:
Listen to your body

Tags: potomac-rising, Promoter, RA, William Savage

terrapin-station Mountains & Valleys

Date: 2025-04-25
AO: terrapin-station
Q: Summit
PAX: Fitz-Hume, Enron, Goldfish, Gherkin, Flipper, CableGuy, Anchorman, Hobbyhorse, meister, Ice Tea, Big Short FNGs: None
COUNT: 12
WARMUP: All IC…SSH, Imperial Walkers, Hillbillies, Michael Phelps, WMH, Cherry Pickers, Downward Dog, WGS

THE THANG:
– Tempo Work on Bench: All IC tempo count
– Bulgarian Split Squats
– Squats
– Durkins
– Valley 1.0
– Rotate Murder Bunnies and Block & Bears (intervals of 25) stopping for Coupon Plank Jacks (IC) while proceeding across the wet and grassy field to the hill. – Mountain
– Jacobs Ladder-At bottom of hill Blockees and at top of hill Goblet Squats….starting at 7 reps..then rifle carry coupon up hill….and farmer carrying coupon down the hill…decrement…7-6-5-4-3-2-1. – Valley 2.0
– Return to parking lot..in same manner as Valley 1.0 but stopping for either American hammers or Flutter Kicks (IC) after the 25 intervals.

MARY: All IC…Leg Lifts, LBCs, moment of solitude/gratitude to “Take Me Home Country Roads” by John Denver.

ANNOUNCEMENTS: Boneathon, Convergence, Murph and all best wishes to the 15 HIM on the App Trail hike this weekend.

COT: YHC shared that region in NJ where he started just celebrated 3 year anniversary. Shared again F3 story that those HIM played a role in lifting him out of deep darkness. When YHC came to Capital Region a year ago…coming home…immediately found a group of HIM who have continued to bless him. YHC expressed gratitude to the PAX.

Sad Clown Syndrome is a thing. Look for those HIM in our midst who may be hurting, the Kotters, etc. and be there for them and also to EH others who also might find F3 as transformative as it has been for YHC.

Have a blessed weekend.

Tags: terrapin-station, Fitz-Hume, Enron, Goldfish, Gherkin, Flipper, CableGuy, Anchorman, Hobbyhorse, meister, Ice Tea, Big Short

theaerie Pizza Burn

Date: 2025-04-25
AO: theaerie
Q: Lonestar
PAX: Trifecta, Stewie
FNGs: None
COUNT: 3
WARMUP:
Side straddle hops
Michael Phelps
Imperial walkers
Picking cherries
10 yd Frankenstein
10 yd high knees
THE THANG:
Mosey lap around field
20 merkins-20squats-20 abs
7x
MARY:
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
COT: rejoice is suffering, suffering produces perseverance, perseverance produces character and character produces hope! And hope in God does not disappoint

Tags: theaerie, Trifecta, Stewie

hoya-paxa Total Mayhem

Date: 2025-04-24
AO: hoya-paxa
Q: Lazlo
PAX: Gherkin, Legacy, Summit, Daaa Auditor
FNGs: None
COUNT: 5
It was the Q’s first visit to Hoya-Paxa. Great place – will be even better when construction is done but the Q was totally jealous of all the stairs in the area and all the terrible things you could do with them. The biggest difference was all the random people walking around Georgetown Hospital at 5:30 am. Apparently they’re not any more used to seeing us than we are them. But we settled in and got after it today. A modification of an old Iron Pax routine. Those are always fun. Mary Ann’s Mayhem.

WARMUP: SSH, imperial walkers, hillbillies, tempo squats, michael phelps, tempo merkins, downward dog, mosey w/coupons to the hospital

THE THANG:
There were exercises listed on cards about 30 yards from the PAX homebase. They’re all in increments of 25 reps. One PAX moseys to pick up a new card. As soon as anyone reaches 25 reps they yell “Burpees” and the PAX run 30 yards, do 3 burpees and run back. If the rep count is >25, we repeat this in sets of 25 until the total reps are reached. The exercises were (we got to these* before time ran out): -*25 blockees
-*50 Bonnie Blair’s (easy way)
-*75 coupon thrusters
-*100 merkins
-*125 coupon swings (*only did 25 reps)
-*150 OH press
-175 squats
-200 curls

MARY: Captain Thor up to 6 and back down

ANNOUNCEMENTS: Happy hour tonight, see the channel

COT: Great to work out with this group of leaders, it is because of their efforts and others like them that F3 is what it is. Thank you.

Tags: hoya-paxa, Gherkin, Legacy, Summit, Daaa Auditor