Thrive Challenge is back!

Thrive Challenge is back!

This is always a different F3 workout, no cadence, no COP, no Mary. This is you vs you to set a (new) baseline to compare back to at a future challenge.

It goes like this…
Perform exercise 1 using whatever time you need to still have the best form you can muster. Once complete you will run, walk or crawl a predefined lap around the perimeter of the parking lot which is about 1/3 of a mile.
Get back and complete exercise 2, do lap, etc.

Get through as much as you can until time is called. If you cheat or cut corners you are only hurting yourself and your baseline. I don’t care if it takes the whole time to get through one or two things, that will be the baseline you will work towards crushing the next time. For example, bend those elbows on a merkin, at the same time do the full rep, don’t race and “bounce” the merkins, etc.

Here is the list:
Mountain Climbers – 100 (count each leg as one)
Lap
Calf Raises – 150 (50 regular, 50 toes pointed in, 50 toes pointed out)
Lap
Merkins – 100 (25 wide, 25 regular, 25 narrow (elbows close also called “perfect Merkin”), 25 diamond)
Lap
Burpees – 50
Lap
Carolina Dry Docks – 100
Lap
LBCs – 100
Lap
Jump Squats – 100
Lap
Dollies – 200
Lap
Squats – 100
Lap
Rock Hoppers – 100
Lap
Russian Twists (American Hammer) – 100
Lap
Burpees – 100
Lap
Burpees – 200

This is always tough, as a challenge should be, and I believe this is the first one we have done in the warm humid #Gloom of summer and this group of PAX did a great job!

Here are the results for each guy (prior results in italics if available):

Shepherd- 20 Dollies – 2/3 lap after dolly
Hair Band- 3/4 lap after LBCs – finished jump squats
Woody – 1/2 lap after jump squats
The Wall – Started lap after CDDs
Spielberg – 1/2 lap after LBCs with modifications
Bernanke – 65 Dollies
Full House – 30 Dollies
Tesla – lap after burpees
Kili – 1/2 lap after LBCs with burpee modification
Lumberjack – 1/4 lap after squats

Awesome work guys!

Moleskine:

I am trying to get more efficient in using our time etc. and one thing I did today was make sure we start at the same time, no false starts by anyone… or someone in particular. Today we had a minute or 2 in the beginning that I think we can gain back next time around after instructions so you will have that on your side in the future which will be helpful.

Now that the challenge is done you know what to work towards. This beatdown sucks, I know because I was told multiple times that I was hated today. As men we like a challenge and we like to see progression in what we work on so bring your hate, the reward will show in your hard work as we do this the next time and you go past today’s stopping point.

Always an honor to lead, push… and be pushed with this group of guys, AYE!

Hair Band