Q: bluemule
PAX: Siri, Pole Dancer, Eject
FNGs: None
COUNT: 4
CONDITIONS:
WARMUP:
THE THANG:
MOLESKINE:
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
COT:
WARMUP:
THE THANG:
MOLESKINE:
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
COT:
PLAYLIST: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6Tck0cNTHNrevvoRZHrYZ1?si=c96cba25bc3d4029
WARMUP:
– X-Wings aka SSH x 20
– Imperial Walkers x 20
– Dagobah Lifts aka Air Presses x 20
– Stormtrooper Lunges aka Prisoner Lunges x 20
THE THANG: STAR WARS – RISE OF THE REBELLION
Count off 1s & 2s, then proceed with 3 rounds of competition to decide the fate of the galaxy.
Round 1 – Blockade Runners
Imperials line up across the parking lot while Rebels run a lap around the third light pole and back. Each Imperial must complete 30 merkins and be holding a squat by the time the first Rebels return. Any Imperial caught will be captured and forced to run for the Rebels. Rebels regroup to start each lap. Rebels have 8 rounds to break the entire blockade. Switch roles and repeato.
Round 2 – Hoth Escape
Rebels are in the first parking spot, Imperials are at the second light pole to start their march. Rebels must complete a group total of 75 WWI’s per person before the Imperials make it to the snow works.
Only crab walking is allowed between the speed bumps. Rebels can pay 5 burpees at base to reload one harpoon at a time and tag an Imperial, who then must then perform 10 burpees. Rebels can run back on their tauntauns after harpooning. Rebels win by completing all WWI’s, Imperials win by reaching the Rebel snow base. Switch roles and repeato if time.
Round 3 – Hero Battle
Rebels and Imperials face off from opposing parking spaces. Each PAX battles the other side’s hero 1:1. First to complete the assigned set of exercises wins that battle. Keep track of your wins, plank for the six, and Rebels rotate down the line to face a new opponent after each round.
– Merkins x 50
– Prisoner Squats x 30
– Tuck jumps x 30
– Mountain climbers (2ct) x 50
– Superman’s x 50
Mary – Celebrate the Victory (aka Dealer’s Choice) to time
MOLESKINE: The feedback on every round was boisterous. Many were saying how easy it was and asked for a harder challenge. Okay it was the opposite of that, even YHC felt it today. Pole Dancer and Subway played the part of the Rebels to start each round, leaving Newbery, SalPal, and YHC as the Imperials.
First round was a burner, much huffing and puffing by all. No blockades made it all 8 rounds, I think the Imperials made it 5 rounds and the Rebels made it 6.
Second round was no less of a burner. The Rebels were fairly quickly overwhelmed in their first bout, not having grasped the importance of loading a harpoon in advance. The Imperials took a turn defending and were within 10 WWI’s of winning before a sneak attack from Subway stopped them and forced a retreat via transport for the next round.
Third round may have been the most affected by the unbalanced teams as the Rebels had to compete in every round while the Imperials had a man sitting out in an active hold only to cycle in somewhat fresher for the next exercise. Nonetheless the round scores were 6-4, pretty close!
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
– f3dads workout this Saturday!
– handsomizer costume burpee extravaganza next Friday!
COT:
Reminder that fighting for good is hard and not always rewarded, but the motivation to keep going comes from within and the benefits are twofold, for you and for those around you that you have a positive influence on as you push for good in all things.
Prayers up for:
– Basement construction
– Safe travels
– House selling
– Sickness & wellness
As always men, it was an honor to lead! See you for a spooky Q from bluemule next week!
— Toothless :tooth:
CONDITIONS: Purr-fect (see what I did there?)
PLAYLIST:
Stray :black_cat: Strut – Stray Cats
Cool for :black_cat: :cat2: – Squeeze
Black :black_cat: – Janet Jackson
Love :black_cat::cat2: – The Cure
What’s New Pussy:black_cat:? – Tom Jones
The :lion_face: Sleeps Tonight – The Tokens
Nashville :black_cat::cat2: – The Lovin’ Spoonful
Honky :black_cat: – Elton John
:black_cat:’s in the Cradle – Harry Chapin
Eye of the :tiger: – Survivor
:tiger: – ABBA
Little :lion_face: Man – Mumford and Sons
WARMUP:
Slow mosey around the front to the playground
SSH x 15
LBAC x 20
Seal Claps x 15
Overhead Press x 15
RLBAC x 15
OYO stretch
THE THANG:
#1: CAT DORA
Carolina Dry Docks x 100
Atomic Merkins x 200 (rapidly modified to A Merkin)
Tricep Dips x 300
Partner runs around water tower.
#2: LION
Lunges x 50
Irkins x 100
Overhead Presses x 150
Normal Squats x 200
Each PAX gets total reps and in between, run to pavilion for 5 cat-dogs or cat-cows or cat-whatevers.
Mosey to Startex just in time
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Check the Slack for info on TN Tussle, Chiliteria and of course Octoburpee (it’s not too late to join – oh who am I kidding, of course it is, ’cause that means 2x burpees to catch up – eep).
COT:
Praises for M awards, movement on home selling.
Prayers for thoughtful leadership in the US and an end to the shutdown
MISC THOUGHTS:
– Playlist creation led to new music discoveries – a song called “Nashville Cats?” Perfection. ABBA has a tiger song . . . who knew?
– The food playlist for World Food Day was pretty good too – may have to dust that off in the future
– For a brief minute, Q almost decided to just play T Swift’s new album in full – Vector ain’t a hater and it’s got some bangers (even if one might be about a certain football player’s, ahem, :eggplant:).
WARMUP: Buying time for stragglers
THE THANG: Mosey around the neighborhood playing over/under on house prices. The. Used 1st digit for burpee count, 2nd digit for Lt Dans, 3rd for big boy sit-ups.
MOLESKINE: pricing all over the place in the Nations
ANNOUNCEMENTS: night moves, grow school
COT: peace & healing
WARMUP: ssh, lbac, wmh, good mornings etc
THE THANG:
Spinal Tap; DORA 50 merkins, 100 Carolina dry docks, 150 air press
Firefox: 10 pull ups alt plank jack shoulder taps x 5 rounds then 10 derkins with someone holding our legs and then leg lifts by holder
Pole Dancer: bear crawl to Parthenon then 50 dips, lap, 50 irkins, lap, 50 dips, lap, then 50 derkins
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
50 mile Team race next week
Small group opportunity for all led by spinal tap and natural ice – dm us if interested!
COT:
Praise for Young and Restless for coming consistently for the past year!
See link below to help our former F3 colleague F3G Noah Kinney :pray:
WARMUP: nahhh
THE THANG: today we learned about the stages of labor to get children into this world
Early labor
Dilation 0-6cm
1,2,3,4,5,6 8-count bodybuilders
“Alternate between resting and working to get labor going”
Contractions 5-30 min 15-45 sec
5 merkins, 5 prisoner squats, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30. Run between sets to rest
Active labor
“actively work through labor with your birthing team”
“Birth affirmations”
Dilation 6-8 cm
Every PAX does 6,7,8 pull ups while everyone affirms them. PAX are doing leg pumps—>monkey humpers—>prom dates to “relax” between “contractions”
Transition
“Burpee coping method”
Contractions Every 2 minutes for 60-90 sec
Dilation 8-10 cm
8 burpees in 60 sec
9 burpees in 60 sec
10 burpees in 60 sec
1 minute plank
8 burpees in 60 sec
9 burpees in 60 sec
10 burpees in 60 sec
Pushing stage!
“Keep breathing and work with your body, not against it”
Dilated 10 cm
Contractions 3-5 min lasting 30 sec
2 sprints with small la mazze breathing session
Placenta delivery
Core work
MOLESKINE: I think we all left today realizing labor is just like F3, maybe even a little more difficult
ANNOUNCEMENTS: check slack
COT: May we all appreciate and recognize our mortality and the small blessings in this life
WARMUP: OYO Stretches
THE THANG: Mosey to playground. PAX did down unders/body rows on the swings then 50x Freddie Mercuries (each side = 1/2). 5 rounds with variable number of down unders: 30x, 20x, 10x, 15x, 20x
PAX paired off and did squats while passing a rice bag. 3 minutes
Staying in pairs, partners did WW1s facing each other and passing the rice bag at the top of their WW1s. 3 minutes, 50 seconds (also, an eternity).
During the partner exercises, PAX shared their favorite US travel destinations.
Rice bag hold. 1 PAX got on their six and held a rice bag in their hands over their head while also doing a six-inch-hold with a rice bag on their shins. Hold as long as possible while the other PAX counted and encouraged. 2 full rotations. In the first, Pole Dancer held for 31 seconds but everyone did at least 25s. In the second round, Toothless incorporated some micro-adjustments to extend out to 40s, but everyone did at least 27s to better their time. Strong work.
Mosey to benches. 30x dips and 30x benchy crunchy frogs. 3 full rounds.
2 rounds of WW1s plus 10-15s hollow body hold.
30x Alabama prom dates
30x right leg fire hydrants
30x left leg fire hydrants
Hollow body hold till time.
MOLESKINE:
– Rice bags… still going strong.
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
– CSAUP
– Nerf war
– Check slack
COT:
– Everyone expressed some gratitude to kick off the day
Thanks for the opportunity to lead. Always an honor and a pleasure.
PLAYLIST: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/59GuzDm447UdTWAVqQZlbo?si=1ca8db418ce14815
WARMUP:
– Side straddle hops x 31
– Zombie walk out & back
– Werewolfs (aka Downward Dog into Cobra and back) x 10
– Scorpions x 10
THE THANG:
Mosey to tennis courts (the upside down)
First, obligatory Burpee Thriller, listen to Thriller and do a burpee every time you hear the signature “thriller” in the chorus or something scary in the verses. Lots of scary stuff in that song!
Cue the Deck of Horrors!!!
Circle up and get ready to pull cards.
– Add 10 to digits (2-10)
– Face cards trigger 10 reps of a harder exercise
– Aces have their own devilry
– Next man up does half reps to keep the cards moving
Spades :spades:
– Digits = Squats
– Faces = Squat Jumps
– Ace = Broad Jump to the other fence and back
Clubs :clubs:
– Digits = LBC’s
– Faces = WW1’s
– Ace = 200 American Hammers (single count)
Hearts :heart:
– Digits = High Knees
– Royals = Hopping Hillbillies
– Ace = Cotton Eye Joe (High Knees with words, Hopping Hillbillies with instrumentals)
Diamonds :diamonds:
– Digits = Carolina Dry Docks
– Royals = Diamond Merkins
– Ace = Bear Crawl to fence and back
Back to post at 5 mins out for Howler Monkeys, I.e. monkey humper ring of fire. Got up to 4 each when increasing by 1 every 2 rounds.
MOLESKINE:
Cotton Eye Joe continues to be a fan favorite. The IT bands were burnin’! Got through all the aces too, pretty evenly spaced. Good all around work done by the PAX this AM!
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
– 4th of July Convergence!
– 6/26 Convergence @ greenmachine
COT:
– The men shared and I prayed us out to Jesus Christ, who is always with us
An absolute honor to lead men – thanks for indulging my out-of-season Q!
WARMUP: oyo before 5:30 start
THE THANG:
Rectangle:
Two times
– one partner runs the baseball field
– Second partner does a slower travel
– Switch when runner gets to other partner
– Four slow travels
– Komodo dragons
– Murder bunnies
– Bear crawl
– Crab walk
– 11’s
– squat
–
Burpees
MOLESKINE:
I missed SalPal at his home AO.
Grateful for those who did choose to work today.
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
July 4 convergence at handsomizer
WARMUP: Lap around the field.
THE THANG: Sprints, burpees, planks on an interval. Adjusted after the first two sets. T-claps to DrRupp for pushing through the rest sets to get extra sprints in.
MOLESKINE: Sweat angels are pretty gnarly.
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Brewsday! Fun appearances at atlantis and greenmachine and middle-tooth the next few weeks!
COT: Prayers for family, loved ones affected by loss, and potty training efforts.
Always a pleasure. I had sO MuCH FuN.