Saturday, September 20
F3RVA
Always 70 and Sunny
F3RVA
Always 70 and Sunny

Merkin Challenge

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By my count, we did 188 merkins:

Warmup was 4 sets of 20 merkins (10 in cadence each set) for a total of 80 merkins

5 minutes of burpees: 50 merkins (10 burpees each minute)

Countdown from 10 to 1 of Derkins: 55 merkins

Belly touch 3 times: 3 merkins

Español palabra al día: ¡Arriba! Up!

By the way, I have the Q in 2 weeks. I plan to work 69 Burpees into the routine, and some other stuff.

Warmup: Corner Parking lot: 20 SSHs, 10 Man-maker Merkins, 15 knee-ups, stretching exercise

Warmup: Front of school: 20 IWs, 10 Diamond Merkins, 15 American Hammers, stretching exercise

Warmup: Corner Parking lot: 20 Russian Soldiers, 10 Merkins, 15 Crunchy Frogs, stretching exercise

Warmup: Upper Far Parking lot: 10 Don Quixote, 10 Merkins, 20 Dollies, stretching exercise

Wall Courtyard: 10 single count air-press (People’s chair), 10 BTTW hip slaps in cadence, 15 Donkey Kix OYO

Wall Courtyard: 10 single count milkers (People’s chair), 10 BTTW Australian Mountain Climbers in cadence, 15 Donkey Kix OYO

Wall Courtyard: 10 single count Lalannes (People’s chair), 12 BTTW ToeTaps in cadence, 15 Donkey Kix OYO

Wall Courtyard: 12 Dirty?? (I forgot what you called them. Put your hands on the wall the in cadence, move one hand and then the other to the ‘floor’ and back on the wall): People’s chair Muhammad Ali, 15 Donkey Kix OYO

Upper parking lot: 5 minutes of burpees

Railing for Dips/Derkins: In cadence: 10 Dips, Hop over the railing, 10 Derkins, 9 Dips, hop over the railing 9 Derkins, etc.

Up to the grassy area behind the school: Partner up: partner 1 runs to the pull-up bars and does 5 pull-ups and does a belly touch on the way back, Partner 2 does WWII sit-ups. 3 times

Back to lower grassy area, a couple of Mary exercises and stretches and Time’s up.

Announcements:

Gypsy is collecting clothing beginning December 1.

TYA has a day after Thanksgiving race: starts at 7:00 AM at Shelter # 1 of the Forest Hills Park. Each hour, either run 4 miles on the trail, 5 miles on the road or 10 miles by bicycle. Repeat until you give up. Those who last the longest tend to make around 8 laps.

Thoughts and Prayers for Hitchhiker. His wife lost an aunt (stroke) and his father-in-law is in the hospital with Covid.

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Retired from Duke Energy in Charlotte after 40 years in various accounting roles. Started with F3 in Charlotte summer 2012. Moved to Richmond area summer of 2021 to be near son, daughter and grandchildren who live in the Richmond area.

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