4 Pax were present and accounted for at Gladiator in the gloom. Here’s what went down:
Warmarama (IC)
-SSH (Side Straddle Hops)x 25 (50)
-Imperial Storm Trooper x15 (30)
-Slow windmill x 10 (10)
-Long Snapper x10 (20)
-Toy soldier x10 (20)
The Thang
Circuit 1: The Octopus
Each path from the water fountain (8) is a station with a specific exercise. The goal is to complete the exercise at the end of the path, then return to the gazebo for a core exercise before moving to the next path.
-Run to the end of Path 1, do 20 Merkins, run back to the fountain for 20 LBCs
-Run to the end of Path 2, do 20 Squat Jumps, run back to the fountain for 20 American Hammers
-Run to the end of Path 3, do 20 Plank jacks, run back to the fountain for 20 Low Flutter.
-Run to the end of Path 4, do 20 Mountain Climbers, run back to the fountain for 20 WWIIS.
-Run to the end of Path 5, do 20 Reverse Lunges (10 per leg), run back to the fountain for 20 Freddy Mercury.
-Run to the end of Path 6, do 20 Carolina Dry Docks, 20 Dot the i reverse LBC
-Run to the end of Path 7, do 20 deep/slow squats, run back to the fountain for 20 pillow talks (10 each side)
-Bear Crawl to the end of Path 8, do 20 Shoulder Touch Merkins (10 each side), Bear Crawl back for 20 Pretzel crunch or Jacknife LBC (10 each leg).
Circuit 2: Octopus Merkins
-Take each path from the fountain (8) and do 5 merkins at the end and beginning of each leg before moseying to the next leg (beginning and end)= 80 Merkins.
Mosey from the fountain to the corner of the parking lot to the block stash
Circuit 3: Blockarama
-Curl x20 (40)
-Overhead press x20 (40)
-Bent-over row x20 (40)
-Skull crushers x20 (40)
-Squats x20 (40)
-8 count Burners x10 (20)
On your 6 (IC):
-Chest press x20 (40)
-Low flutter w/ block
Blocks up and Mosey all the way down the parking lot to the gym.
Circuit 4: The Great Wall of St Mark
-Grab a wall: Praying Mantis x20 (40)
-Grab a curb: Muhammad Ali/Rocky Balboa x50 (100)
Mosey back to base camp
Recover, Recover
Moleskin:
YHC decided to rinse and repeat an Octopus workout he did recently since the Pax makeup was different and no one had a repeato. It’s like not using leftover turkey after Thanksgiving to make infinite turkey sandwiches. Why waste it? So that’s what we did. It was great seeing Push Pop who made everything look easy today. Dude is a beast. He isn’t in the system for some reason so he’s captured as FNG-1. Amen was a few minutes late but came in like Ricky Bobby in Talladega Nights. “If you ain’t first, you’re last.” Amen pushed hard today. Thanks to POS for lending YHC the keys to this great AO. He got it done today as well. POS needs some Q’s so please sign up fellas. It’s always great to post with F3 brothers in the gloom.
COT/Namearama/Prayer Requests:
-Layoffs
-Remember pax who have lost parents or who are caregiving for aging ones.
-Unspoken among Pax
Announcements:
-April 5-6- Charlotte Spartan: https://race.spartan.com/en/races/charlotte-north-carolina
-join us for “F3 Pickle for Hope”, a four week pickleball doubles spring challenge with benefits going to our friends at Hope House! Tentative launch is the 4 weeks of April, teams will schedule matches among themselves so there are no fixed dates. Play as many matches as you’re able during the 4 weeks. Pick a partner now, signup with a $50 entry fee for each team.https://x.com/f3_possum/status/1900265261271273723?s=46&t=I9zoJ4_Qk_zDunXzHxIGaA
-Drebin is rescheduling the F3 western NC volunteer trip due to the weather that hit this past weekend. A later date will be scheduled in April or May. Please DM Drebin if you are interested. And he will add you to the communication thread.
-May 17-11am start. Rucking to 5-6 breweries. Bring a ruck or don’t-probably do 5-6 miles.
-May 23-Dragonboat Ramsey Creek Race.
-October 25th-Neck of the Woods Adventure Race website and registration is live! https://t.co/j118U1pj77
-There are plenty of Q slots at all AO’s. Please sign up. For new Pax, volunteer to lead/Q (we’ll help you co-Q). For you seasoned guys, sign up for some Q’s.
-Invite a FNG or brother you haven’t seen in a while who’s a Kotter. Invite that #just1 who needs you more than you know (an invitation is a powerful thing brothers).