Knowing another man was counting on me to keep him accountable kept me accountable and kept me from fart sacking. This is what’s valuable about F3. Two ran, three walked, four rucked, and all were accountable.
Tag: Kenna Brah
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Ultimate Mutilation (Mothership 2023-05-28) – from Catfish
Conditions – Clear, 75-ish degrees F
The Thang
Quick Mosey over to the peristyle for a warmup:
Hip Circles (clockwise) x 10 (in cadence)
Hip Circles (counterclockwise) x 10 (in cadence)
Abe Vigodas x 10 (in cadence)
Grass Grabber x 10 (in cadence)
SSH x 30 (in cadence)
Peter Parker x 20 (in cadence)
Plan Jacks x 20 (in cadence)
8-Counts x 10 (in cadence)Moseyed over to the Great Lawn for a round of the motivator (deconstructed SSH counting down from 10), then split into two teams for 10-ish minutes of ultimate frisbee.
Lined up into two lines for a frisbee-equipped Indian run – person sprinting would run ahead by 10-15 yards, person in front would throw frisbee. Catch = no penalty. Drop = 3 burpees for ALL PAX. Did this all the way to Stonehenge.
At Stonehenge, did a round of Jack Webbs, starting from 1-5 merkins, then incremented by 5 to 10 and 15. Back on feet for a round of the Mutilator (Al Gore countdown, Squats, Jump Squats), counting down from 10.
Continued the mosey to the museum steps for Deep Sea Divers (downward plank going down the steps, starting at the top, hip slappers, taking a step down after each round until the bottom).
Moved over to the field for some balance-y stuff:
Left knee hold (right leg down) – 60 seconds
Right knee hold (left leg down) – 60 seconds
Left knee front extension x 15 (In cadence)
Right knee front extension x 15 (In cadence)
Left knee side extension x 15 (In cadence)
Right knee side extension x 15 (In cadence)
Left knee back extension x 15 (In cadence)
Right knee back extension x 15 (In cadence)Frisbee Indian run back to Great Lawn for another 5-10 minutes of ultimate frisbee for the finish. Back to flag for COT, coffee afterwards @ PJ’s.
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Knees, Toes, Sprinting, and S&M – from Bolt
Tuesdays have become quite the mixed bag of options and this week we had knees over toes, interval sprinting and stretch and mobility with a DR visitor, Buzz Kill, from Pearland, TX choosing S&M
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Birthday Q with no Plans – from Pillsbury
It was a not so humid morning with a tad breeze. I woke up later than expected, but arrived at the AO at 5:10am. I made my rounds to locate spots for our unplanned work out and hoped that I could come up with something worth it that could challenge everyone.
At 5:30 I announced I was the Q explained I was not a professional! No feet in mouth this time.
Some of us mosey over to the football for warm ups the rest hit the track for knees over toes
Warm o Rama
30 side straddle hops
30 lbc’s
30 grass crabbers
20 mountain climbers
20 Abe Vigoda
20 forward arm circles
20 reverse arm circles
20 over head clapsMosey over to rock pile and pick a medium rock. Since it’s Monday and that means ROCK CITY, all of the following dealt with rocks.
5 stations each
advancement you added another 10 reps each station, which ended in total 150 reps. Sounded better in my head than actually trying to do them. Made adjustments to 5 instead of 10.150 overhead press
150 curls
150 rolls
150 chest press
150 big boy sit-up without rockMosy back to rock pile and walk backwards to home base. Hopefully everyone received a well balanced workout this AM!
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Im Prompt 2 – from Vagabond
10 burpees x5
BLIMPS
More burpees and bench work
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The Gap and the Gain – from Triple Shift
Date: May 15th, 2023
Location: Rock City
Weather: 71 % humidity and 75 degreesWith all the ChatGPT generated backblasts hitting Slack, I wanted to go old school and work on my memory, thinking and writing skills. With Fracsac out of town, he asked me to pick up his Q and I gladly said ‘yes’. My goal for this year is to hit 250 workouts and Q at least 2 times a month. Needless to say, I’m missing the mark. Which leads me to the title of my backblast. I’ll explain at the end.
Warm-Up: It’s 5:30am, I give the disclaimer and the five core principles. We headed to the rockpile and then out to the football field. Circle up on me and I give instructions that this will be a slow cadence session to focus on the ‘TUT’ or time under tension principle. We start off with 10 – 6 count man makers with the rock. Looking back, I should have made it a 8 count man maker. Next up is 15 – Low Slow Squats, 30 SSH, 10 Peter Parkers (LSC – Low Slow Cadence), 10 Shoulder Taps – LSC, 10 Parker Peters – LSC and finally 10 Floyd Mayweathers – LSC.
The Thang: Because partner workouts always push us, I start off with Catch Me If You Can around the 400-meter track. Partner 1 runs backwards, and Partner 2 drops and does three burpees and sprints to partner 1 and tags him. They flip flop their exercises until they complete one lap. Plank up for the 6 or pick them up.
The Thang 2: Partner workout on the football field. Partner one bear crawls out and partner 2 does 5 goblets squats with the rock then runs to tag partner 1. They flip flop the exercises until they get to the other goal line. To get back, partner 1 lunge walks and partner 2 does 10 overhead presses then runs to tag partner 1. They flip flop their exercises until they get back to the original goal line.
With a little time left, I incorporated a modified Jack Webb with the rock. One hand release merkin with 2 overhead presses with the rock. We work our way up to 5 hand release merkins and 10 overhead presses. Back to the rock pile and just enough time for some Mary in a low slow cadence. 15 Big Boy Sit-ups, 10 Flutter Kicks, 10 Dying Cockroaches, 10 get ups (lie on the ground and get up without using your hands or arms then lay back down). Horses to the barn with Disclaimer as the winner…for now.
Countoff, Namerama, and COT: Prayed for the men with friends that are ill and the ones that are suffering with loss.
NMM – I shared some of the insights that I gained from reading the book “The Gap and the Gain”. I for one was always looking to accomplish a goal and when I reached that goal, it never brought lasting happiness. And on the many occasions where I missed my self-imposed goal, I thought of myself as ‘less than’, a failure, not good enough or not worthy. That’s called the Gap. The space between where we want to be and where we are. Simply put, a mindset stuck in the Gap is never a good place. In contrast, the gain is the area where we came from. Your starting line, your starting weight, your starting fitness level, your starting financial situation, etc. Comparison with others breeds discontent. Comparison with where you started breeds hope and contentment.
Godliness with contentment is great gain – Apostle PaulConclusion: The F3 NOLA workout at Rock City was an incredible experience that pushed us beyond our limits and strengthened our bonds of brotherhood. The combination of challenging exercises, beautiful surroundings, and the unwavering support of our fellow PAX created a memorable and uplifting morning. We left Rock City feeling accomplished, energized, and ready to take on any challenge. (This paragraph is ChatGPT)
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Runners, Ruckers, and a Hokie – from Charmin
The title says it all.
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Some Ran, some rucked, some did knees over toes – from Hokie
Yep… runners ran
Ruckers rucked … starting late and then finishing late
Others explored Knees over toes training
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No Knees Over Toes Tabata – from Scantron
Started off with a brief backwards walk around the south end of the track to the parking lot behind the bleachers. Did a short warmup and then mosied over to the small levee behind the admin building.
We did some up and backs over the levee, with each run ending in some derkins (10, 8, 6, 4, 2).
That was followed by a Tabata with some complaints about not having a rock.
6 exercises
8 rounds of 30 seconds work/10 seconds restCatalina Wine Mixer (complaints lessened after round 3)
Calf Raises (complaints increased and Bogey tried to calf raise to the beat)
Forward and Backward Arm Circles, Seal Claps, Overhead Claps (complaints decreased)
Squats
Flutter kicks
Side to Sides up the levee and back (no more complaints)This was all accompanied by the following playlist, that when done right, ends with The Final Countdown finishing you out right at 45 mins.
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Charmin’s Foot Doesn’t Do That – from Bolt
YHC gave the usual Wally Sprint disclaimer, “Runners run and stretchers stretch; push yourself stretch yourself, don’t hurt yourself. I’m not a trained professional.” Chain Link and Amazon DR from ATL joined the runners and Scantron kicked off the stretchers with knees over toes followed by stretches from yours truly. We discovered Charmin’s foot does not go vertical while in the runners stretch and we allow him to keep coming back anyway. We won’t leave you behind and we won’t leave you where we found you. We will, however, tease you relentlessly; where is Rudy when you need him!?