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WEIGHTsteros #3

AO: westeros
Q: Michelin Man , Vector
PAX: Vector, Tim the Toolman, CubCadet, Spinal Tap, Michelin Man, Papa Bear, Red Skull, Squatter, Pep, Oil Rig(?), Cash Crop
FNGs: 1 Cash Crop
COUNT: 11
CONDITIONS: 14 degrees and completely dry. Not that cold? Red Skull “it was cold”

WARMUP: 41 side straddle hops!

THE THANG:

Follow the leader lap around the park. Carrying blocks!

Low quality in the initial run. So we did a bonus follow the leader to the interstate bridge and back. Continued varying levels of interest in running occurred. So…

Circle of Blocks!
Pair up. 6 stations. Spinal Tap and Squatter are the timers and do 6 reps. Then each group shifts to the next station.
Stations:
1. OHP
2. Squats
3. IYTs
4. Halos
5. Kettlebell swings
6. Curls

1 warm us up lap in the middle around the bus loop. Run back carrying blocks.

Mary

MOLESKINE: gratitude for Cash Crop and Oil Rig joining down range. Thanks Vector for keeping us Hot with that playlist.

Never Miss a Monday.

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WEIGHTsteros 2

AO: westeros
Q: Michelin Man , Vector
PAX: Vector, Shy Guy, CubCadet, Puzzlah, Tim the Toolman, Michelin Man, The Merchant, Fud (DR), Solaran? (DR)
FNGs: None
COUNT: 9
CONDITIONS: moderate cold. Tights appropriate but could have done shorts.

WARMUP: nil

THE THANG: Butt Stuff

Run the park lap

Monkey humpers for length of the America. Standard: “Bootylicious”. On “Booty,” do a star jump.

Partner Up. 2 rounds.

Partners 1 does broad jumps (round 1) or high knees (round 2) to the vehicles and jogs back
Partner 2, with a block, does:
Squats
Lunges
Bulgarian Split squats
Step ups
Stand ups (from a sitting position stand up with one foot with a block)

Squats for length of the classic: “My Humps.” On “Humps,” do a 5 monkey humpers. Oh my humps…

Mary for time

COT: Never Miss A Monday. See you next week

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WEIGHTsteros workout 1

AO: westeros
Q: Michelin Man
PAX: Tim the Toolman, bluemule, Vector, Spinal Tap, Natural Ice, Pep, Michelin Man, Papa Bear, Red Skull, Right Said, Squatter, The Merchant, Juicy J, 0, 0
FNGs: 1 0
COUNT: 13
CONDITIONS: effin’ cold

WARMUP: nope

THE THANG:

1. Warm up lap
2. MM creates 3 groups. MM’s group is the timer. Do 30 of each and then rotate to next station. 2x through.
-Station 1- curls / tricep extensions
-Station 2 – lunges (each leg is 1) / squats
-Station 3 – bent over rows / OHP
3. 5 Sprint break
4. Repeat #2
5. 5 sprint break (including a RE-moralizing decades staggered run)
6. Mary for time

Thanks for letting me lead. WEIGHTsteros begins.

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Stonewall Runnaz to Fort Negley

AO: stonewall
Q: Cowboy
PAX: Black Lung, Juicy J, Cal Worthington, Cowboy, hambone, moneyshot, Michelin Man, Right Said
FNGs: None
COUNT: 8+
CONDITIONS: Cool

WARMUP: light upper groin stretch

THE THANG: 6+ miles to the Negley

MOLESKINE: prayer to finish

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

COT:

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Stonewall Runnerz

AO: stonewall
Q: Juicy J
PAX: Black Lung, Juicy J, Cal Worthington, Cowboy, moneyshot, Michelin Man, Right Said
FNGs: None
COUNT: 7+
CONDITIONS: perfect

WARMUP: deep glute stretch

THE THANG: 6+ miles to fort Negley and back

MOLESKINE:

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

COT: prayer to close us out. Thankful for great friends and fitness community. Coffeeteria afterwards

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Simple and Effective

AO: westeros
Q: Natural Ice
PAX: Papa Bear, Sherlock, Michelin Man, Juicy J (JBowman), Spinal Tap, Squatter, The Merchant, Tim the Toolman, bluemule, Vector, Chunks, Pep
FNGs: None
COUNT: 13
CONDITIONS: Spooky Foggy and 34F – PERFECT

WARMUP: Did not start with SSH, but Windmills and then SSH, Merkins, Imperial Walkers, Squats, Hill Billies, Deep Groin Stretches

THE THANG: Simple and Effective!
– 5 pull ups
– 10 BB Sit Ups
– 20 Merkins
– 30 Dips
– Run across the field

Various forms of Merry in between sets as we waiting on the 6

The pax was so enthusiastic, that we had to rinse and repeat. (correct me if I am wrong, but I think we did it 6 times)

In total we ran 1.6 miles!

Ended with merry and we gave Pep a chance to SSH in Cadence……. to no real effect…. one day you will get it :slightly_smiling_face:

Playlist was Michelin Mans highschool CD collection

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6oxbeNXMdnBn0i24KrnRLK?si=0f318d06d0f14f13…… and yes I did add a song by Bush at the end

MOLESKINE: Its getting cold, but we have an extra hour of sleep. Don’t Waste it!

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Percy Warner Beat Down – 11/15 at 6 am !
GROW School Dec 6th

COT: Prayed to see the blessing and to have a grateful heart!

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Tortoise & Hare, Final Run…#6

AO: thestronghold
Q: Red Skull
PAX: Wham-O, Hipster, Michelin Man, Dan Tanna, Laces Out, Barney, Decaf, SalPal, Brown Slip, Salami, Mater, Dinky, Mosh Pit, Shred-It, Cuties, Speed Date, Comic Book Guy, Raisin, Old Man River
FNGs: None
COUNT: 20
CONDITIONS: Perfect 61 degrees and dark

WARMUP: Standard pre-run warm-up: SSH, Squat, IW, Stretches, WMH

THE THANG: Partner up and RUN!!!

MOLESKINE: As men get comfortable with routine, they tend to let their guard down and slip into the comfort zone. 4 out of 9 4:13 Strong men were so deep into their comfort zone that they didn’t even hit their past five week average time. These men earned another run tomorrow morning. They will continue to run each morning until they get below their five week average.

ANNOUNCEMENTS: Signing Day, Friday at 11:30am. Come join us for a celebration and lunch.

COT: Prayers for wisdom and perseverance.

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Just Warming Up

AO: westeros
Q: Shy Guy
PAX: Supernova, Young and Restless, Red Skull, Michelin Man, CubCadet, Sherlock, Vector, Right Said, Juicy J (JBowman), Detective Pikachu, Shy Guy
FNGs: None
COUNT: 11
CONDITIONS: Finally feels like fall

WARMUP: SSH ICx20
Squats ICx15
Merkins ICx10
Burpees x5
Mosey
High Knees
Worlds Greatest
Butt Kickers
Over Unders

Line Toe Taps
4 ways x2

Strides

THE THANG:
Sprints
Beginning movement:
Roll outs x4
3 point stance x3
Burpee x3
Shuffle x4
Bound jumps x3

Backwards hill runs x4

Mosey back to startex
OHC Merkins x20- shuffle
Squats x20- shuffle
Toe Tap Merkins x20 – lunge walk
Merkins x20 – bounds
Bonnie Blairs x20 – 1 leg bounds

MOLESKINE:
Lots of great mumble chatter, seemed like it was excitement about hill sprints. Pep pretended like he didn’t know all the words to the Kanye songs

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
They were announced.

COT:
Prayers for Peps job search, Detective Pikachu’s potty training his kid, my grandmothers health

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The Rise of WEIGHTSteros!

AO: westeros
Q: Michelin Man , Vector
PAX: Vector, Michelin Man, Pep, Tim the Toolman, Black Lung, bluemule, Chunks, CubCadet, Shy Guy, Spinal Tap
FNGs: None
COUNT: 10
CONDITIONS: Hot Guy Fall

WARMUP: Warm Up OYO. Ran a quarter loop around the park.

THE THANG: DORA

1. Partner Up. Distributed weights. Thank you Chunks and Shy Guy. NO THANK YOU to Tim the Toolman. 🙂
2. Wall Sit – 1 Pax wall sits with the weight. Other Pax runs to the second portapotty and back. Repeat 3x each.
3. Black Lung and newly minted late guy Spinal Tap showed up. Black Lung penalty of 12 burpees.
4. Moved to the pavilion.
5. Pax does 50 squat thrusters with coupon. Then 100 senior proms (weighted alabama prom dates). Then 150 step ups with weights. Then 200 front touch thing with weights. Other Pax runs.
6. 40 fire hydrants. 40 jane fondas. 40 donkey kicks.
7. A minor amount of broga.

MOLESKINE: Thank you to Vector for an A+ fun and games playlist. Thank you to bluemule for letting Vec and I lead. Good job everyone racing me back up the hill including CubCadet and Pep and Chunks.

ANNOUNCEMENTS: Check the Natural Ice blast!

COT: Thank you for these guys, and good weather, and healthy bodies.

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Tortoise & Hare, Run #1

AO: thestronghold
Q: Red Skull
PAX: Right Said, Crawlspace, SalPal, Salami, Michelin Man, Brown Slip, Young and Restless, Barney, Hipster, Decaf, Demo – F3 NoHo HTX, Speed Date, Go Fish, Puppy Chow, 10 FNGS
FNGs: 1 10 FNGS
COUNT: 25
CONDITIONS: Dark!

WARMUP: Circle Up, Warm Up – SSH, Squats, IWs, Stretches, WMH

THE THANG: Partner up and RUN!!!

MOLESKINE: A fantastic first run for the new class. 5 out of the 13 4:13 Strong men posted a sub 30:00 time. Another 4 finished sub 35:00 and we were “All In” at 41:37. This may be the class where we see everyone hit the 30:00 goal.

Thank you to all of my F3 brothers for such a great showing today. It had a huge impact on the 4:13 Strong guys who found it hard to believe that so many men would be willing to run with them.

ANNOUNCEMENTS: The Struggle 005 will be 10/24-10/25. Start making plans now to join us for this incredible physical and mental challenge.

COT: Prayers for strength, wisdom and guidance.