Tighten Up The Circle!

Tighten Up The Circle!

17 PAX incl 1 FNG graciously attended the debut of #F3RebelYell.  The workout did not disappoint and it never will…..

The Thang

YHC proudly scooped up his newly constructed flag (thank you Phaze/Radar) and led the PAX down to the well manicured soccer fields.  They were really nice.  Too bad none of us enjoyed them.

COP

SSH x 25
Slow Squat x 20
Imperial Walker x 15
Football Up/Downs (Ring of Fire) – run in place, hit the ground on the whistle and back to your feet – More on this in moleskin

Mosey to goaline for The Gut Buster

Sprint 40 yards, perform exercise, back pedal back to start, perform same exercise – repeato with different exercise (5,10,20,30,40,50,5)

5 burpees (10)
10 merkins (20)
20 mary katherines (40)
30 squats (60)
40 wide merkin (80)
50 LBC (100)
5 burpees (10)

Crabcake Q – Mosey to playground for some circuit

15 pull ups
25 dips
25 merkins

Rinse Repeat

Mosey to basketball courts/parking lot

Suicide sprints using the 4 basketball courts (this YHC could have and should have spilled merlot) #sucked

Circle up for some Mary

Rosalita x 20
Flutter x 20
LBC x 20 (? can’t really remember – thanks to Zip)

Mosey to wall for some air chair (90 seconds x 2)

Mosey back to soccer field for a Jack Webb finale (Up to 8)

Moleskin

  • Thank you to all of you for attending the debut of #F3RebelYell. Welcome back Cheesecurd! Great to see you back out in the gloom. A few folks were HC’d and they didn’t show but I won’t name names (Skywalker & Radar). All fun. Hope you guys can make it next week.
  • Being that today is the start of the 2013 CFB season, YHC thought he would weave a football drill into the equation in the Up/Downs. It wasn’t until this morning that the thought of the ring of fire with the drill was a good idea. #urwelcome It sucked. So much so that direction was given not once, but twice to tighten up the circle.
  • Semi-Gloss once again has found a porta john on-site. #shocking
  • Thanks to Zipadee we have no idea how many LBC’s were done in Mary due to his Spanish banter. What we do know is he is awfully good counting up to ten in spanish but not so much down from ten. I will set up a tutor session for you with Long Distance.
  • Lastly, thanks to Phaze for the prayer.

Annoucements

  • A51 Convergence on Labor Day at 0700 at South Charlotte Middle.
  • Interested in running Thunder Road full or half marathon? Join the F3 A51 team. See details on website.
  • New 3rd F workout starts next Wednesday, 9/4, at Piper Glen Starbucks. Contact Skywalker or Busch for details.

Ch-Ch-Ch-Chia – Chia Pet

Warmup:

Jog a lap and a half around the parking lot mixing in some high knees, butt kicks and backwards run.

COP (IC):

  • 1 Legged Merkins x 10 each leg
  • IW x 35
  • Peter Parker x 20
  • Parker Peter x 20
  • SSH x 35 (with varying speeds)
Little baby jog down to the football field
Divide into 3 groups and form 3 columns along sideline
Indian Crawl (approx. 50 yards width of football field):
  • Everyone planks while last man bear crawls to front
  • Everyone does squats while last man plank walks to front
  • Everyone does burpees while last man dragon walks to front (This took a while)
Stay in 3 lines for a little South Cakilacky railroad across field (perform merkins as a pax jumped over you)
The next exercise is one we haven’t done before:
  • Tunnel of Love
  • This was a true crowd pleaser
Circle up for some Mary:
  • Single leg Dolly
  • Other leg Dolly
  • Protractor
  • Single leg flutter
  • Other leg flutter
Jog back to the flag for COT
Moleskin:
  • Not much running today but the group worked hard on the field.
  • Corporate was out in full force checking the planking and merkin form of all the pax
  • After the infamous tunnel of love, everyone looked like a chia pet.
Announcements:
  • Rebel Yell workout launches tomorrow at 0530 at Polo Ridge Elementary.  You don’t want to miss it!
  • A51 Convergence on Labor Day at 0700 at South Charlotte Middle.
  • Interested in running Thunder Road full or half marathon?  Join the F3 A51 team.  See details on website.
  • New 3rd F workout starts next Wednesday, 9/4, at Piper Glen Starbucks.  Contact Skywalker or Busch for details.

Exactly 45 Minutes at The Maul

23 F3 warriors took another Maul beating by yet another more than capable first time Q.  Soft Pretzel, with his M’s watch on his arm, moved us quickly through the gloom.

Warm-up in movie theater lot SSH x25 in cadence IW x20 in cadence 20 Merkins

15 backward lunges

“Ladders and Chutes” at the Fountains

10 to 1 Jump Ups/Decline Merkins

~¼ mile run to Chicos and back

10 to 1 Squats/Dips

~¼ mile run to Chicos and back

Various planks until all are done.

Mosey to parking lot for:

Alternating lunge walks with Carolina Drydocks and Merkin Jacks – Started at a parked taxi cab where I made a very poor joke about pushing the cab around the lot, not seeing that the driver was still sitting inside!  Sorry buddy.

Mary

Dolly X20 in Cadence

LBC X20 in Cadnece

Flutter X20 in Cadence

Hill Work

P1 run to top for 5 burpees, P2 = Peter Parker Merkins until P1 returns, flapjack and repeat

P1 run to top for 5 squats, P2 = Rosalita until P1 returns

Alternating People’s Chair (w/ shoulder presses) and uphill Bear Crawls

Long mosey back to base for:

Planks + 10 merkins

Mary: 20 Heels to Heaven, 20 LBCs, 20 Parker Peters, 20 side LBCs

20 mountain climbers + 10 merkins  (Q was a little lost on time at the end so may have added a few more exercises I’m forgetting!)

Really enjoyed my first Q!  Promise to invest in a watch.  Thanks to all for the great effort.

– Soft Pretzel

It’s Called SuperSet For A Reason

28 men showed up this morning to pound it out on the #F3Anvil. We did a few things that made us sweat.

The Thang

Run over to the B parking lot area for COP:

  • SSHs – 20 cadence
  • Push-o-rama Superset – 5 cadence each of Diamond, Narrow, Regular, Wide-Arm then CDDs
  • IWs – 20 cadence
  • Reverse Push-o-rama Superset – 5 cadence each of CDDs, Wide-Arm, Regular, Narrow then Diamond
  • Squats – 20 cadence
  • Push-o-rama Superset
  • LBCs – 20 cadence
  • Reverse Push-o-rama Superset…barely (more on this below)

Run to the front entrance off Rea Road.  Partner up (size does not matter) at the bottom.

  • Partner A – run up the hill to the light post at the front of the Church
  • Partner B – burpees
  • Flapjack until you reach 100 total
  • Plank-o-rama…led by Runstopper

Run to the back entrance off Rea Road for work on the hill.  Same partners. Start at the top.

  • Partner A – run down, run up, run down, bear crawl up
  • Partner B – called exercise     Round 1 – Jump Squats     Round 2 – Flutters     Round 3 – Merkins
  • Flapjack
  • Plank     Round 1 – Chair Plank     Round 2 – Plank (with some 6 inches)     Round 3 – 10 count recover

Run back to the launch point for a little bit of Mary.

  • Dollies – 20 cadence. Hold ’em. Spread ’em (several out of control remarks from the Pax about the call to “Spread ’em”). Together. Spread ’em. Together. Drop ’em.

COT

Moleskin

  • Sometimes you try things in a workout that have not necessarily been field tested and what looks good on paper doesn’t quite translate to reality.  The superset-o-rama was just that this morning.  The ladder up during round 3 proved most difficult.  The ladder down during round 4 was disastrous, with poor form and struggle abound by the Pax.  And YHC was so smoked, he tried to cut it short, for the sake of his teeth, and bag the last 5 cadence diamonds…but, in true F3 fashion, the Pax would have none of it…so we did them anyway. #ItsCalledSuperSetForAReason
  • Let’s face it…running uphill after doing burpees is a lethal combination.  Absolutely nothing fun about it.  But it was a good push by all the Pax.  Special thanks to Runstopper (#burpeemachine), who finished the burpees with his partner ahead of everyone else of course, for leading the plank-o-rama…had the Pax complaining about a Q jack.
  • The hill of the back entrance to Calvary never disappoint.  It looks short until you start running up it…or worse, start bear crawling up it.  The exercises on the hill today did prove inspiring to at least one of the Pax…with Bananas declaring his Hard Commit for the next Go Ruck Challenge.  Dora, he’s all yours.
  • No one actually begged for 0615 as YHC predicted in his pre-blast tweet…but Radar did call for mercy after just one set of Mary, claiming it was 0614 and we didn’t have time for anything else.  For his sake, YHC relented. #You’reWelcome
  • Props to 6 (TR, TL, Bug, Brew, Baracus & StoneCold) of YHC’s #F3BRR teammates for running it in from the ABC store at the Arbo…3 miles in with a little detour and 2 miles back.  YHC played tennis last night and didn’t join them…and was called Chris Evert first thing this AM by TR.  The edification one gets from being a part of a team is truly wonderful.
  • Like every workout YHC has ever been to where Semi-Gloss is also there, as we are waiting to start, he’s walking back from the on-site facilities. #Clockwork. The cargo jettison makes him extra fast…but the man must have no privacy at home.

Announcements

  • #F3RebelYell launches at 0530 tomorrow morning at PoloRidge Elementary.  Spackler and Crabcake are site-Qs and will be leading the way in the inaugural beatdown.
  • Labor Day convergence at South Charlotte Middle School – 0700
  • HDHH tonight – 0600 at Vintner’s and The Lodge

I go, you go and then some

37 dedicated pax including a FNG met at skunkworks to start the day off just right.
Mosey to the grass for our warmup
SSH x25 in cadence
20 Merkins
IW x25 in cadence
20 Merkins

The Thang: The ladder up 5,10,15,20 and down 15,10,5
2 handed swings p1 performs 5, p2 does 5, p1 10 then p2 10. While p is performing set exercise the other is doing various plank renditions. Thanks young love and run stopper.
2 handed curls with LBC
Merkins left hand on bell up the ladder, right hand on bell down the ladder with squats

Time is a wasting(audible), lets mosey to church lot for some hill work.
P1 does set exercise; p2 starts at end of parking lot, up hill, 5 Burpees then back and switch.
Windmills left and right with KB. Plank until all pax done.
Halo left then right. Plank until all done
Greg Louganis x 2. Reverse plank or table top (countertop–more on this later)
Round the world left and right. Plank until all done.
Circle up in lot for 6″ w/negative chest press x20
Run back to start with KB dangling behind you

Large group out today which is awesome to see. Thanks for allowing me to lead you this fine morning. Run stopper pulls in just before we take off, in a long sleeve, body hugging shirt. Guess he was a little cold this morning. Needless to say he was hating it when we got into the hill sprints.
During the hill sprints runstopper calls out for a reverse plank or table top until the pax are done. And from the other side of YHC I hear it’s not a table top your doing counter top. Run stopper then goes into doing a Jane Fonda with left leg up and hip thrusts, don’t forget the right leg up with hip thrusts. Needless to say we did counter top. Not sure who had more fun, him or us.

Where, oh where, has the Q gone? … Who cares, we’ve got FNGs!

A super strong 28(!) ecstatic PAX posted at Basecamp, and as YHC was 30 secs late, Smash led the group into circle that YHC was astounded to take notice was a 28 strong (!) [did I mention that already?]  And they were ready…

getting warmed-up; COP ->
20x SSH
20x imperial walker,
20x SLOW squats
15 x merkin,
15 x Carolina dry dock, squats

circuits at station #1; mosey to the baseball bleachers ->
Divide into groups of 3
 
20 dips -> 20 incline push  -> 20 LBCS
RINSE REPEAT 2x

20 supine pullups -> 20 CDDs  -> 20 Squats
RINSE REPEAT 2x

Putting it together… you choose the pain level
Reps 10-15 each of:
 dips -> incline push  -> LBCs   -> suppine pullups -> CDDs -> Squats

getting to cardio @station #2; mosey to the track with either a) rail walk or b) stair hops, followed by a long lung walk

Partner Up

SLED AND ANCHOR
-> Push/Sled:  P1 down, p2 back
-> Pull/Anchor:  P1 down, p2 back

Reverse Run with LBCs
-> P1: down for LBCs
-> P2: 100m down, 100m back
-> Flapjack

Karaoke Run with CDDs
-> P1: down for CDDs
-> P2: 100m down, 100m back
-> Flapjack

Obligatory Burpees
10x on your own

Shut down
4 Mins of wall love

 MOLESKIN
– YHC was truly inspired to see a large crowd on a Monday AM, and truly sorry for arriving even a brief moment late
– Thanks to Smash, for always being willing to lead the pack
– the F3 magic continues, as an outstanding 5 FNG’s were EH’ed into a Monday AM
– SPECIAL KUDOS to LowTide, who showed up and showed out(!), for a 5:30am on HIS FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL!
– Additional KUDOS to Robin Hood, who I am continually impressed by
Great day, gents!

 

PRE-BLAST, New Saturday Workout: ALCATRAZ!

The Saturday morning workout group at The Fort is busting at the seams so it’s time to split and head west – to Tega Cay!  The newest boot camp workout, ALCATRAZ, will begin in two weeks at Runde Park.    Senator Tressel and Funhouse will kick off the pain parade on Saturday, September 7, at 6:30 sharp.

The Thang: 

Workout:            ALCATRAZ (Boot Camp )

Location:             Runde Park in Tega Cay

Take Tega Cay Drive approximately 3 miles west from route 160.  Go left on Windmere Drive, just before the fire station, and the park will be immediately on your right. 

Start Date:          September 7

Time:                    6:30a – 7:30a

QIC’s:                    Senator Tressel and Funhouse

Foxhole

14 Pax decided to enjoy the early gloom of The Foxhole. The bullets were flying…er..a… kettle bells. Almost anyway as Launch Pad and Blue Steal came in HOT to our new parking place. This was my first Q leading a gear workout so I didn’t want to disappoint. My neon green watch that debuted at Day Zero and was coveted by Tiger Rag had given up the ghost so Mighty Mite became the official time keeper.

THE THANG;

COP

SSH 25

Imperial Walka 25

Peter Parker 25

Mtn Climbers 25

Merkins 20

Freddy Mercury 20

Mosey to center field of synthetic turf for more COP-

Ladder from 7 to 1

2 hand swing

Goblet Squat

Snatch L, R

Flutter Kick Dolly press 20x

Run to Goal line and back

Line up on side line and partner up size don’t matter-

P1 2 hand high pull

P2 sprint to other side line back peddle to mid field sprint back

P1 Reverse Lunge

P2 Slide L then R back peddle sprint

P1 Rack and Press Left

P2 Karaoke L, R, back peddle, sprint

P1 Rack and Press R

P2 Karaoke L, R, BP, Sprint

P1 Lateral KB Drag across body in Plank Position

P2 Karaoke L, R, BP, Sprint

P1 Snatch Matrix L

P2 Karaoke L, R, BP, Sprint

P1 Snatch Matrix R

P2 Karaoke L, R, BP, Sprint

Farmers Carry with a 5 merkin chaser around soccer field.

Lift’em high for mosey back to parking lot for COT

Mole Skin:

T claps for youngsters Blue Steel and Launch Pad for posting 3 Mondays in a row. I warn you it’s habit forming. You almost sent to pax diving for the bushes ( without KB) coming in hot like that. However I don’t think you car would have faired so well hitting a pile of KB’s especially Mighty Mites cannon ball. The handle on that thing is as big as the bell it self. Pax was mostly quiet except a few growns over the 7’s ladder. The Snatch Matrix comes courtesy of Byron from Metro. However I should’ve introduced it before I was already smoked as I believe I threw my back out. Should’a kept my back straight like I said. I hope everyone got their monies worth. I was pretty thrashed. Thanks Mighty Mite for the time… nothing like reading your watch while swinging that cannon ball.  Thanks Market Time and Honey Bee for the Q.  Anyone thinking if Qing The Foxhole forget weinkies it’s too dark. Strong work by the pax and great closing prayer. Hope to do it again, gentlemen. See you in the “Gloom.” Next Monday no Foxhole. See you at the Convergence.

 

Lobster on the Menu

18 men posted at The Matrix for a Monday morning beat down delivered New England style by our very own Lobster Roll. 
Warm-up:

Jog to lower parking lot

 Squat x 19

SSH x 20

Imperial Walker x 25

 Hold plank for 2mins – 20sec each exercise

Mountain Climber

Peter Parker

Parker Peter

Regular Plank

6-inch Plank

Regular Plank

 Stations with partner:

 Partner 1 –

            10 pull ups

            20 dips

            15 merkins

Partner 2 –

            Peoples Chair until Partner 1 completes the above 3 stations

 Repeat 3x

 

Star Fish (part 1)

1-      20 Squats

2-      20 Jump Lunges (10 each leg)

3-      20 Squats

4-      20 Dead lift squats (10 each leg)

5-      20 Squats

10 burpees upon completion

 Star Fish (part 2)

1-      15 Merkins

2-      15 Carolina Dry Docks

3-      15 wide arm Merkins

4-      20 tricep extensions (10 each arm)

5-      15 Diamond Merkins

10 burpees upon completion

 Mary – All 25 reps unless noted

1-      In and Outs

2-      Bicycle

3-      Reverse Bicycle

4-      Crunchy Frog

5-      Slow Flutter

6-      Heels to Heaven

7-      Side oblique (25 each side)

8-      Mason Twist (50 count)

 Moleskin

– So, Lobster Roll didn’t disappoint with his New England bag of tricks.  Good upper body work, good cardio… a bit of everything.

-When Lobster Roll initiated the Star Fish from a different launch point, it blew my mind.  Then when he announced a “round 2” for th Star Fish I was really confused. 

-Lot’s of chatter from Zippity this morning… as usual.  He is our resident smack talker for sure.  Good news is that he one of the leaders for the convergence workout on Labor Day… so we will all get our chance to haze him. 

-Lot’s of tough core work by Lobster Roll to finish off the workout.  His core is strong.  Would be good to see Lobster Roll and Countertop have a “battle of the core”.

The Wiggler Is Back! 5:30 am Tuesday

Like George Costanza – “I’m back baby!”  Coming off 6-week lay-off due to injury – I’m ready to rejoin the faithful.  Tuesdays at 5:30 am at the corner of Foxcroft and Rothwood.  Felllowship (post-injury) pace…