Once Upon a Time in 13 Rowdy Colonies

AO: greenmachine
Q: Hair Band , Black Lung
PAX: Dumpster Fire (F3 Naperville), Pebbles, moneyshot, Hipster, McAfee, The Merchant, Rocket Mortgage, Works for a Guy, Natural Ice, bluemule, DintyMoore, Dilbert, Good Morning America, Cowboy, El Capitan, Wolfpack, SalPal, Hair Band, Sparrow, Tim the Toolman, Black Lung, Esposa, Grape, Country Parkour, Under the Table, Haggis, Strutter, Chunks, Michelin Man, Focker, Fake Job, Late to The Party
FNGs: 2 Fake Job, Late to The Party
COUNT: 34
CONDITIONS: bright and swampy

WARMUP:
30 SSH, 5 Good Mornings, 10 Merkins, 10 Squats. 10 LBAC, 10 Reverse LBAC, 10 Imperial Walkers, 10 Hillbillies.
Thing 1: Burpee Apocalypse (10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1)

THE THANG:
A salute to the 13 colonies.
1. 10 New York Yurpee (Burpee Variation. Merkin at bottom of burpee is a clap-merkin and on up portion there are 2 tuck jumps per burpee).
2. 30 Virginia V-Ups
3. 50 South Carolina Side Straddle Hops
4. 30 Rhode Island Iron Mikes (2-count)
5. 30 New Hampshire Hand Release Merkins
6. 50 New Jersey Jump Squats
7. 50 Connecticut Crunches
8. 35 Maryland Merkins
9. 50 North Carolina Dry Docks
10. 50 Massachusetts Mountain Climbers (2-count)
11. 50 Georgia Gorilla Humpers
12. 50 Pennsylvania Plank Jacks (2-count)
13. 50 Delaware Dips

Run half lap around the track and start from the top. 3 rounds.

Total reps 1776.

MOLESKINE:
This workout was a beast sprung most from the tortured mind of Black Lung
We had 5/34 men completely finished the work out
We finished by reading the Preamble to the Declaration of Independence & saying the pledge of allegiance

Preamble: We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

COT:
– SalPal requests prayers for his baby on the way and his baby they just pulled from daycare

The Red, White, and Blue

AO: detention
Q: Accounts Receivable
PAX: Matador, Accounts Receivable, Esposa, Fidel Salazar, Deep State, Donkey Hammer, Movin On Up, Mistah Mistah, Pedialyte, Topanga, @average-size, @hiester, None
FNGs: 1 None
COUNT: 13
CONDITIONS: perfect

WARMUP: Good mornings, yoga stretches, merkins, Imperial walkers, hillbillies

THE THANG:
Mosey to bottom of hill near Ellington.
Mosey back stoping at each driveway to do 10 Atomic Merkins

Tabata Workout:
4 rounds of 4 exercises – (45sec work /15sec rest for each exercise)
Rows
Lateral lunges
Burpee pull-ups
WW1s

Mosy baseball loop back to parking lot.
Circle up for Mary – round robbin fave core exercises till time.

MOLESKINE: Take on the hard or awkward convos with our kids and cultivate those relationships so they are ones with quality communication.

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Convergence at Green Machine for July 4th

COT:

Feel the Pump

AO: detention
Q: Focker
PAX: Movin On Up, Pedialyte, Esposa, Topanga, Matador, Deep State, Mistah Mistah, Winona, Pound Puppy, Average Size
FNGs: None
COUNT: 11
CONDITIONS: Just how I like it

WARMUP: various stretches

THE THANG:
25 sec on, 10 sec rest x5
Rows
Monkey humpers

Pumping Jacks
Merkins to failure then 20 SSH
Repeat until toasted

Block work 25 sec on, 10 sec rest
Thrusters x3
Presses x3
R leg deadlift x2
L leg deadlift x2
Atomic blerkins x3
R side disco x2
L side disco x2

60sec plank
Return blocks
Mary

MOLESKINE: this one ended up being a surprise burner. Respect for Matador still coming late

ANNOUNCEMENTS: none!

COT: EZ-Go have a great trip!
Esposa wisdom for new job opportunity
Prayers for my selfishness and communication

U.S. Open

AO: detention
Q: Grape
PAX: Accounts Receivable, Deep State, Donkey Hammer, Esposa, Mistah Mistah, Movin On Up, Winona, Works for a Guy, Pound Puppy, Lockjaw
FNGs: 1 Lockjaw
COUNT: 11
CONDITIONS: a little warm for sleeves

WARMUP: normal shoulder burner:

20 SSH
10 Imperial Walkers
10 Hillbillies
10 LBAC F
10 OH Press
10 OH Clap
10 Seal claps
10 Moroccan night clubs
10 LBAC R

THE THANG: Mosey to the hill and fake like we’re going to climb the hill all morning, then mosey to the shed to get some coupons

Practice hitting BOMBS
Blockees- 25
OH Press- 50
Merkins- 75
BBSU’s- 100
Squats- 125

Mosey

Work on throwing DARTS
Dirkins- 25
APD’s- 50
Regular squats- 75
Thrusters- 100
SSH- 125

Mosey

Just enough time for a short PUTT
Pulls- 5
Unders- 5
Thrusters- 5
T-Ups- 5

ANNOUNCEMENTS: hunger games coming up

COT: prayers for the PAX

Happy Accidents

AO: greenmachine
Q: Focker
PAX: Haggis, moneyshot, Works for a Guy, sooner, FeelTheBerns, Esposa, LorelaiG, Squints (DR)
FNGs: None
COUNT: 9
CONDITIONS: pleasant with a great view of the sunrise

WARMUP: Lots of hip flexor activation

THE THANG: mosey to the track where we did Noah’s Ark (duck walk, frog jump, gorilla walk, bear crawl, bunny hop)

100 m sprint 80 drydocks, 80 monkey Humpers, 80 leg lifts
200 m sprint 40,40,40
400 m sprint 20,20,20
200 m sprint 40,40,40
100 m sprint 80,80,80

MOLESKINE: “ running fast is the hardest workout”- FeelTheBerns
Like most workouts, we know Esposa wasn’t counting his reps since he was talking most of the time

ANNOUNCEMENTS: NA

COT: do justice, love kindness, walk humbly

Happy Accidents

AO: greenmachine
Q: Focker
PAX: Haggis, moneyshot, Works for a Guy, sooner, FeelTheBerns, Esposa, LorelaiG, Squints (DR)
FNGs: None
COUNT: 9
CONDITIONS: pleasant with a great view of the sunrise

WARMUP: Lots of hip flexor activation

THE THANG: mosey to the track where we did Noah’s Ark (duck walk, frog jump, gorilla walk, bear crawl, bunny hop)

100 m sprint 80 drydocks, 80 monkey Humpers, 80 leg lifts
200 m sprint 40,40,40
400 m sprint 20,20,20
200 m sprint 40,40,40
100 m sprint 80,80,80

MOLESKINE: “ running fast is the hardest workout”- FeelTheBerns
Like most workouts, we know Esposa wasn’t counting his reps since he was talking most of the time

ANNOUNCEMENTS: NA

COT: do justice, love kindness, walk humbly

#Cruellhall is a prison

AO: cruelhall
Q: Donkey Hammer
PAX: Works for a Guy, Topanga, Cal Worthington, Michael Freiburg, Focker, Matador, Berry Brooks (ATM), Esposa, blackwidow, EZ-Go, Winona, Pedialyte, @mistamista
FNGs: None
COUNT: 14
14 strong were out for my first day as AOQ at cruelhall. Great morning to get out and sweat with you guys.

CONDITIONS: cool, cloudy…perfect for solitary confinement in a prison style workout

WARMUP: Easy jog to grab a bar of soap(concrete block).Mobility warmup including SSH, WMH, Michael Phelps, thoracic rotations, runner’s stretch, DD to UD, prone snow angels, supine pigeon, Jane Fondas, single and double leg heel taps over soap block.

THE THANG:
– Jailbreak: run around school to the playground for 2×5 pull-ups and bubkas. Back to the prison yard at the start.
– Juarez Valley circuit of alternating soap merkins, soap overhead LBCs, single leg squats and soap curls. Started with 20 reps and worked our way down to one.
– Another jailbreak around the school back to the playground for hanging knees to chest and v-ups x 2. Back to prison.
– 40 second high plank -> 40 second crab -> 40 second side planks
– Finished it up with 3 sets mountain climbers, goblet squats, and man makers till finish

MOLESKINE: EZ-Go left big shoes to fill. I will do my best to uphold the standard he set moving forward.

ANNOUNCEMENTS: 2.0 Workout on 6/8 which has passed. 70+ were out for a great workout including my 3 now named @horsesaw, @mulescrewdriver and @chickenwrench

COT: It’s an honor to lead this group and I’m excited for what the future has in store for cruelhall. The suggestion box is open. Please drop me a line with any ideas.

Quarterly Review

AO: detention
Q: tampalibra
PAX: Ponzi, Movin On Up, Ginger, Accounts Receivable, Deep State, Esposa, Donkey Hammer, Matador, softserve, Pedialyte, Topanga, EZ-Go, Winona, Ike, Pound Puppy, Spandex
FNGs: 1 Spandex
COUNT: 16
CONDITIONS:
Ideal

WARMUP:
SSH x 25, Squats x 10, Finger Bangers x 10, Air Press x 20, WMH x 10 OYO

THE THANG:
YHC was pleasantly surprised by the PAX # but it did require some improv to the planned workout. Partner up and grab a block.

PAX 1: 25 reps of a movement, 10 burpees, R&R until partner returns
PAX 2: Baseball loop (1/4 mile)

R1: Block Thrusters
R2: We’re Not Worthy
R3: Merkins
R4: Burpee pullups
R5: 4 Count Flutters

MARY:
Burpeepocalypse

MOLESKINE:
– Really grateful for the opportunity to lead y’all this morning. detention was my first AO, first AOQ spot, and is just a really solid place full of the HIMest of HIM. Deep State is doing an awesome job over there (and EZ-Go on Fridays).

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
– If you haven’t been to thestronghold you need to ask yourself why. It’s the epitome of the mission of F3. Time to get outside of yourself and support these men.
– F3 Brentwood doing the TacTeam challenge Sat May 18. Hit up leatherneck for details.
– Struggle 002 June 5th. Hit myself, Ginger or bigbang for details. Again, come support the 4:13 guys!
– Welcome FNG Spandex. I go to church with Spandex and just recently met him, great guy, lives down the road in Caldwell Hall. Who of you can commit to connecting with him and getting him involved with F3 Nashville?
– Esposa earned a 2nd nickname, Big Juicy Bear Hug (BJ/BH)

COT:

On one leg…

AO: detention
Q: Accounts Receivable
PAX: Accounts Receivable, Deep State, Esposa, EZ-Go, Matador, Movin On Up, Pedialyte, Topanga, Winona, NA
FNGs: 1 NA
COUNT: 9
CONDITIONS: 39 and clear

WARMUP: various stretches

THE THANG:
Whole body blast – (8 rounds of 3 exercises) For each exercise decreasing reps of 21,18,15,12,9,6,3,1
Burpees
Lateral lunges
Iron crosses

Grab coupons
20 squat thrusters with curl
10 Peter Parker Merks
Run short lap
Repeat 3 times

Mary-
Various core exercises and finish with 3 min plank.

MOLESKINE: pray for Eddie in early stages of separation.

ANNOUNCEMENTS: NA

COT:

March Madness 1994

AO: detention
Q: EZ-Go
PAX: Donkey Hammer, Accounts Receivable, Cowboy, Deep State, Esposa, EZ-Go, Focker, moneyshot, Movin On Up, Right Said, Topanga, Matador
FNGs: 1 Matador
COUNT: 12
In honor of March Madness being upon us we performed 45 minutes of unending movement to the tune of Jock Jams (see below for link if unfamiliar, thank me later).

CONDITIONS: Just right

WARMUP: Indigenous peoples run, parking lot side shuffles, stretch it out

THE THANG:
Mens bracket: (suicide between each exercise)
68 – squats
64 – block rows
32 – block mercs
16 – triple arm killers (curl, press, tricep extension)
8 – 8 count body-builder
4 – hand stand push ups
2 minute low plank

Women’s bracket: (15 SSH between exercises)
68 – mountain climbers
64 – hello dollys
32 – block mercs
16 – block raises
8 – 8 count body-builders
4 – burpees
2 min 6 inches

ANNOUNCEMENTS: Murder Mile Thursday at greenmachine, get there a few minutes early

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