Wrapped!
Date: 2024-08-06 AO: 3rdf-timekeeper Q: bratwurst PAX: frasier, citgo, Gold Digger, soft_pretzel FNGs: None COUNT: 5 Slow Productivity is wrapped. We talked about few of the questions posted, but what impacted me for this type of topic is “how / when will I implement any of the tools of this book”.
Next week 8/13 – 2nd F week. Talk about ideas for next topics if you’d like, but would be great to have Roulette Hippie Palmolive Gump and others back to engage. As the last chapter of Slow Productivity talked about the Inklings en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Inklings- a consistent tight-knit group of men can push each other to new goals.
Bring book ideas on Tuesday, August 20th!
Next week 8/13 – 2nd F week. Talk about ideas for next topics if you’d like, but would be great to have Roulette Hippie Palmolive Gump and others back to engage. As the last chapter of Slow Productivity talked about the Inklings en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Inklings- a consistent tight-knit group of men can push each other to new goals.
Bring book ideas on Tuesday, August 20th!
At Least 2 of Us Got Better
Date: 2024-08-06 AO: bagpipe Q: war_eagle PAX: Starch FNGs: None COUNT: 2
WARMUP: Standard warmup THE THANG: Mosey up through the Ballantyne Village condo complex stopping at every speed bump (3) for 5 burpees.
At the neighborhood fountain that is basically a large potted plant stop for station work. P1 runs around the town square fountain area while P2 does exercise then flapjack. As a team total of 100 split leg lunges, 150 incline merkins and 200 lbc’s.
Mosey to the big screen in Ballantyne Village for station 2. P1 runs out and touches the Ballantyne Arch while P2 does exercise then flapjack. As a team total of 100 squats, 150 dips and 200 Rosalita’s.
Mosey to Duckworths parking lot for 7’s. 6 burpees then run to wall for 1 v-up then climb up and over wall back to start. 5 burpees then run to wall for 2 v-ups then up and over the wall…etc, etc, etc.
Back to launch right at 6:15.
MARY: She was there. ANNOUNCEMENTS: – Wolverine noted the importance of learning CPR. – Clear your storm drains for impending weather. COT: Where was everyone? Starch crushed it and carried YHC along but that’s the burden of being 20ish years younger. Way to come out and get better Starch!
WARMUP: Standard warmup THE THANG: Mosey up through the Ballantyne Village condo complex stopping at every speed bump (3) for 5 burpees.
At the neighborhood fountain that is basically a large potted plant stop for station work. P1 runs around the town square fountain area while P2 does exercise then flapjack. As a team total of 100 split leg lunges, 150 incline merkins and 200 lbc’s.
Mosey to the big screen in Ballantyne Village for station 2. P1 runs out and touches the Ballantyne Arch while P2 does exercise then flapjack. As a team total of 100 squats, 150 dips and 200 Rosalita’s.
Mosey to Duckworths parking lot for 7’s. 6 burpees then run to wall for 1 v-up then climb up and over wall back to start. 5 burpees then run to wall for 2 v-ups then up and over the wall…etc, etc, etc.
Back to launch right at 6:15.
MARY: She was there. ANNOUNCEMENTS: – Wolverine noted the importance of learning CPR. – Clear your storm drains for impending weather. COT: Where was everyone? Starch crushed it and carried YHC along but that’s the burden of being 20ish years younger. Way to come out and get better Starch!
Carmel Estates Field Trip
Date: 2024-08-06 AO: _area-51 Q: poptart PAX: Grits, Erin Brokavich, Tuna, puddin_pop, spackles, jet_fuel, marge, Snuka, Bootlegger, deep_dish, Ziploc, Brandi FNGs: None COUNT: 13 A little warmup at church followed by partner work and rocks. Then mosey down to Carmel Estates for a very deceiving hand release merkins round at each street light. Mosey back to launch with some core and dips thrown in. Prayers to Sensei and his family, and Flatiron
Old Faces
Date: 2024-08-05 AO: blakovery Q: frasier PAX: bunker, Chopper, kirby, Polly, fletch, midriff, gumbo FNGs: None COUNT: 8 We had some old faces Chopper kirby bunker Polly, one new face fletch, one trip to the woods midriff and one returning face gumbo
This workout was H-E double hockey stick
Date: 2024-08-05 AO: swole Q: Unplugged PAX: flipper, voodoo, The Worm, Uncle Leo FNGs: None COUNT: 5 WARMUP: SSH LSS-Deep High Pulls Pryer Squat Arm Circles Phelps arm flappy thing
THE THANG:
1. 9 minutes of Hell – no rest, straight through. All hate given to the Q. – 1H Swing (l/r) 30/30 – 1H Clean (l/r) 30/30 – 1H Snatch (l/r) 30/30 – 1H Press (l/r) 30/30 – Rev Lung (l/r) 30/30 – RDL (l/r) 30/30 – Swing Burpee 1:00 – Plank 1:00 – Thruster (l/r/) 30/30
1/1 min Recover -Heavy Rack Walk (Uncle Leo scoffed at my use of the term ‘recovery’)
2. Armor Building Complex (ABC) – EMOM – 7 rounds 2 DB Cleans 1 DB Press 3 DB Front Squats
1/1 min Recover -Heavy Farmers
3- Humane Burpee 7 rounds 15 2HSW, 7 GB squats, 7 Merkins, 15-6-6, 15-5-5…15-1-1
MARY: PAX pick your own adventure. a) Waiter carry or b) HBH and elbow plank.
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Next Monday zoom call on mental toughness. Look for the link. COT: YHC took us out.
Thanks for the chance to lead. This was one of those ‘it looks easy on paper, I better have more exercise to fill time’. UMMM NO! This was hard out of the gate and the humidity had a blast of spicy pepper. The cardio was intense…..don’t ever think we 0.0 meatheads don’t get the HR rolling. Great work Men!
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THE THANG:
1. 9 minutes of Hell – no rest, straight through. All hate given to the Q. – 1H Swing (l/r) 30/30 – 1H Clean (l/r) 30/30 – 1H Snatch (l/r) 30/30 – 1H Press (l/r) 30/30 – Rev Lung (l/r) 30/30 – RDL (l/r) 30/30 – Swing Burpee 1:00 – Plank 1:00 – Thruster (l/r/) 30/30
1/1 min Recover -Heavy Rack Walk (Uncle Leo scoffed at my use of the term ‘recovery’)
2. Armor Building Complex (ABC) – EMOM – 7 rounds 2 DB Cleans 1 DB Press 3 DB Front Squats
1/1 min Recover -Heavy Farmers
3- Humane Burpee 7 rounds 15 2HSW, 7 GB squats, 7 Merkins, 15-6-6, 15-5-5…15-1-1
MARY: PAX pick your own adventure. a) Waiter carry or b) HBH and elbow plank.
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Next Monday zoom call on mental toughness. Look for the link. COT: YHC took us out.
Thanks for the chance to lead. This was one of those ‘it looks easy on paper, I better have more exercise to fill time’. UMMM NO! This was hard out of the gate and the humidity had a blast of spicy pepper. The cardio was intense…..don’t ever think we 0.0 meatheads don’t get the HR rolling. Great work Men!
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Fountain, Dragstrip, & Banking
Date: 2024-08-05 AO: firestarter Q: Hippie PAX: Roulette, Rudy, wildturkey, Odd Job FNGs: None COUNT: 5
WARMUP: SSH, IW, Mtn Climbers, push-ups
THE THANG: we set a goal to get 100 push-ups by the end of the workout.
Fountain Workout: step ups, squats incline push-ups
Drag-strip: picked an aisle in the lot for some sprints. We ran in 2 heats. Waiting heat did squats while the waited for the first heat to finish. Roulette has wheels! And there were flashes of what he would look like on the pitch streaking toward the goal! Well done.
Banking: headed to 5th/3rd to make deposits and see gains! – jumps over speed bump, then push-ups and then take a lap around the building. – we finished out our 100 push-up goal here.
MARY: a round of Mary included box cutters, flutters, LBC, big boys, Freddie mercuries
COT: congrats to Rudy. He has a lot to be proud of as his daughter starts college in the fall. He’ll be DR as he helps her move in out of state. firestarter will be awaiting your return!
WARMUP: SSH, IW, Mtn Climbers, push-ups
THE THANG: we set a goal to get 100 push-ups by the end of the workout.
Fountain Workout: step ups, squats incline push-ups
Drag-strip: picked an aisle in the lot for some sprints. We ran in 2 heats. Waiting heat did squats while the waited for the first heat to finish. Roulette has wheels! And there were flashes of what he would look like on the pitch streaking toward the goal! Well done.
Banking: headed to 5th/3rd to make deposits and see gains! – jumps over speed bump, then push-ups and then take a lap around the building. – we finished out our 100 push-up goal here.
MARY: a round of Mary included box cutters, flutters, LBC, big boys, Freddie mercuries
COT: congrats to Rudy. He has a lot to be proud of as his daughter starts college in the fall. He’ll be DR as he helps her move in out of state. firestarter will be awaiting your return!
chickens get loose in Marvin
Date: 2024-08-03 AO: chicken-run Q: bratwurst PAX: midriff, Sherpa, Hippie, Danger Field FNGs: None COUNT: 5 connect.garmin.com/modern/course/35153025
A slog through Marvin Creek, Gates of Marvin, and Providence Downs South. Not flat. Not cool. Not dry (bodies, we had the swish swish going). But we got through it.
Danger Field and Sherpa with 18mi total.
Das Boot was stalking us, for those no reason for him to ride through the gated neighborhoods of Marvin on his skinny tires and tight pants.
Benefit of driving past the course in the way in is that it makes it easy to drop some water. Definitely welcome break around the 1hour mark.
A slog through Marvin Creek, Gates of Marvin, and Providence Downs South. Not flat. Not cool. Not dry (bodies, we had the swish swish going). But we got through it.
Danger Field and Sherpa with 18mi total.
Das Boot was stalking us, for those no reason for him to ride through the gated neighborhoods of Marvin on his skinny tires and tight pants.
Benefit of driving past the course in the way in is that it makes it easy to drop some water. Definitely welcome break around the 1hour mark.
Pumping Chests with the Sounds of ‘Nam
Date: 2024-08-03 AO: olympus Q: Krzyzewski PAX: The Worm, Mountain Momma, Wabbit FNGs: None COUNT: 4 A perfect square of pax filled the Olympus lifting circle this fine, breezy morn of August 3rd in the year of our Lord 2024. Mumblechatter made the usual rounds discussing the freakish abilities of rugby Olympians, athletic goalposts to be mindful of as you age, back-to-school shopping, and the benefits of drinking a half pint of stout before noon (it’s probably vitamins). Much appreciation to the pax for working through YHC’s somewhat wide-ranging weinke, but as advertised, we did get in some good chest exercises. Let’s get into the recap… WARMUP: Swings (10x), prying squats, hi-pulls (5x e/s), synovial circles, slingshots (7x e/w) THE THANG: 1) EMOM #1 (10 min.) in Reverse Ladder Format – Heavy swings (10x; reduce 1x each minute) – Goblet chest press (1x; increase 1x each minute) 2) Squat Complex (8 sets; 2 sets of each line) – Single racked squat – R (5x) -> merkins (10x) -> single racked squat – L (5x) – Goblet squat (5x) -> merkins (10x) -> goblet squat (5x) – Transformer squat – R (5x) -> merkins (10x) -> transformer squat – L (5x) – Overhead squat – R (5x) -> merkins (10x) -> overhead squat – L (5x) 3) Reverse Press/Pullover Ladder (5 sets) – Chest press (lying on back) (8x; decrease 1x each time through) – KB pullover (4x; increase 1x each time through) 4) KY Burpees EMOM (5 min.) – Renegade row (1x e/s) – Double clean & rack squat – Repeat so 2 sets total each minute 5) EMOM #2 (2 min.) – Lawnmower (3x) -> hi-pull (3x) -> snatch (3x); alternate arms each minute – Running low on time so only did 2 min. 6) Single-bell carries (for two trees) – Racked – Waiter – Suitcase MARY: Regretfully, Mary did not grace us with her presence today ANNOUNCEMENTS: – Prayers for our brothers facing loss, illness, and life-changing diagnoses in their families – Two faith-oriented events coming up at the Bojangles Coliseum: (i) Charlotte Crusade (9/20) (www.charlottecrusade.com/) and (ii) Life Surge ft. Kathy Ireland (9/14) (lifesurge.com/charlotte/) – Also, Hot Wheels Monster Trucks Live Glow Party is coming up in August, if that’s more your speed… (www.boplex.com/events/hot-wheels-monster-trucks-live-glow-party) – “Often injustice lies in what you aren’t doing, not only in what you are doing.” – Marcus Aurelius, Meditations, 9.5; it’s like they say…all evil needs to prevail is for good men to do nothing COT: Joined the Rock pax for a joint COT
Amazing Conversation Topics
Date: 2024-08-03 AO: stonehenge Q: war_eagle PAX: Cheese Curd, Hawkeye, Roulette, markettimer FNGs: None COUNT: 5
WARMUP: Mosey to Sarah’s Y for standard warmup. Extra attention paid to warming the arms up for what was to come. THE THANG: YHC had prelaid out some station work at the bull statues. Stations were set up in a circle with a cone in the middle of the circle. 8 total stations, 4 with gear and 4 would be body weight exercises. Concept was pick a station, do said exercise then bear crawl to the center cone. Plank until everyone gets to center cone then crawl bear back to your station. Then rotate clockwise to the next station. Concept was time under tension. For kicks once we finished a round of all stations we took a lap around the bull ring. Exercises were as follows: 10/12 lb dumbbells Rd 1= 12 side lat raises and Rd 2 = 12 front lat raises
35/45 lb kettlebells Rd 1 = 5 snatches each arm and Rd 2 = 5 cleans each arm
20/25 lb dumbbells Rd 1= 8 hammer curls each arm and Rd 2= 8 preacher curls each arm
Cinder block Rd 1 = 12 bent over rows and Rd 2 = 12 upright rows
Body weight stations Rd 1 = 10 merkins and Rd 2 = 10 dying cockroaches
Market Timer said, and I quote, “we should do another round and do crab walk instead of bear crawl.” So a man of the people YHC called a 3rd round. Pax chose which exercise they did at the gear stations and YHC called 10 floor wipers at the body weight stations.
MARY: She was present throughout.
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Cheese Curd thinks Ballantyne proper is pretty. Roulette with the good reminder that we should be thankful for those guys that get up and show up bc without that none of us would be able to do this.
COT: Mumblechatter was somewhat muted throughout but when it was present it was classic. Topics covered expressing dog’s anal glands, the 4th F being Foot High Fives, serious workout injuries caused by slipping on paper and various other discussions that aren’t fit for writing out. It is this mumblechatter that makes the workouts bearable. And t-claps to Cheese Curd for being the voice of reason and telling me the workout sucked thus balancing out compliments about the workout. Gotta stay grounded. Enjoyed hearing Hawkeye’s journey to Charlotte…those stories always intrigue me. T-claps to Market Timer for coming through on his promise of 3 posts this week. Strong work. Roulette is crushing it and taking advantage of all the various workouts that F3 offers: gear, run, ruck, bootcamp. You name it and he is doing it.
WARMUP: Mosey to Sarah’s Y for standard warmup. Extra attention paid to warming the arms up for what was to come. THE THANG: YHC had prelaid out some station work at the bull statues. Stations were set up in a circle with a cone in the middle of the circle. 8 total stations, 4 with gear and 4 would be body weight exercises. Concept was pick a station, do said exercise then bear crawl to the center cone. Plank until everyone gets to center cone then crawl bear back to your station. Then rotate clockwise to the next station. Concept was time under tension. For kicks once we finished a round of all stations we took a lap around the bull ring. Exercises were as follows: 10/12 lb dumbbells Rd 1= 12 side lat raises and Rd 2 = 12 front lat raises
35/45 lb kettlebells Rd 1 = 5 snatches each arm and Rd 2 = 5 cleans each arm
20/25 lb dumbbells Rd 1= 8 hammer curls each arm and Rd 2= 8 preacher curls each arm
Cinder block Rd 1 = 12 bent over rows and Rd 2 = 12 upright rows
Body weight stations Rd 1 = 10 merkins and Rd 2 = 10 dying cockroaches
Market Timer said, and I quote, “we should do another round and do crab walk instead of bear crawl.” So a man of the people YHC called a 3rd round. Pax chose which exercise they did at the gear stations and YHC called 10 floor wipers at the body weight stations.
MARY: She was present throughout.
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Cheese Curd thinks Ballantyne proper is pretty. Roulette with the good reminder that we should be thankful for those guys that get up and show up bc without that none of us would be able to do this.
COT: Mumblechatter was somewhat muted throughout but when it was present it was classic. Topics covered expressing dog’s anal glands, the 4th F being Foot High Fives, serious workout injuries caused by slipping on paper and various other discussions that aren’t fit for writing out. It is this mumblechatter that makes the workouts bearable. And t-claps to Cheese Curd for being the voice of reason and telling me the workout sucked thus balancing out compliments about the workout. Gotta stay grounded. Enjoyed hearing Hawkeye’s journey to Charlotte…those stories always intrigue me. T-claps to Market Timer for coming through on his promise of 3 posts this week. Strong work. Roulette is crushing it and taking advantage of all the various workouts that F3 offers: gear, run, ruck, bootcamp. You name it and he is doing it.
DaVinci extravaganza
Date: 2024-08-03 AO: _sob Q: Circuit City PAX: kirby, Palmolive, Odd Job FNGs: None COUNT: 4
WARMUP: pretty standard: SSH, LSS, imperial, mountain, etc. THE THANG: triple nickel by the fountain along with some coupon work by Target. MARY: the Boone crunch was a crowd pleaser ANNOUNCEMENTS: scavenger hunt in Waxhaw COT: met up with Bratwurst and the chicken run crew. Midriff took us out.
WARMUP: pretty standard: SSH, LSS, imperial, mountain, etc. THE THANG: triple nickel by the fountain along with some coupon work by Target. MARY: the Boone crunch was a crowd pleaser ANNOUNCEMENTS: scavenger hunt in Waxhaw COT: met up with Bratwurst and the chicken run crew. Midriff took us out.