Author: crabgrass

  • New Shoes

    YHC got some new shoes so what better way to break them in than hitting the track at Timberwolf!? 7 HIMs joined me and had a blast!

    Mosey down to the track for a rock solid warmup. Hit the usual hits and made sure we stretched the legs.

    The THING

    Short Run – Long Run – Short Run – Exercise

    Start off with a 100M sprint, followed by 300M jog, followed by 100M sprint, then circle up for group exercise. We did 4 rounds with the exercises being 500 squats, 400 jump squats, 700 side straddle hops, 300 merkins.

    Up to bball court for a Dora – 100 squats, 100 jump squats, 100 SSH, 100 merkins. Runner to the gate and back.

    found a wall and did some We Are Not Worthy while holding position in between. 30 total.

    last, but not least, a final 100M sprint to Tzatzikis car before COT. Hermey saved his best for last and blew away the competition!

    circle up, announcements and prayers. Thanks for helping me break in my new shoes fellas!

  • Timberwolf Mini-Convergence

    Today was one of those days where it was cool to see a few workouts come together. 15 HIMs came out today to compete in one of 3 events:
    1) Traditional Boot Camp Beatdown led by Big Herm
    2) Unconventional Ruck Boot Camp led by Crabgrass
    3) A Graveyard-esque 70 minute run led by Swoop

    Pick your poison!

    The Ruck PAX had to wait on YHC as his “show up at the last second” skills aren’t as polished as Tzatziki’s. Rucks on, down to the track we go. First surprise for those expecting a “ruck” was the 1-mile ruck shuffle. Warby and Boberry set the pace and the rest of us chased the hare.

    2 minutes AMRAP – With ruck on, select either hand release merkins or squats (with a little hitch at the bottom for some extra hot sauce).

    One lap around the track suitcase carrying your ruck.

    2 minute AMRAP – Squats (as mentioned above)

    15 minute traditional ruck around the track before heading BTTF to meet up with rest of the PAX.

    During all of this, Swoop and Heist were orbiting us like two of Elon’s satellites, sprinkling words of encouragement as they passed by. Word on the street is they did 70 minutes of running – awesome job!

    Big Herm will post on bootcamp

    Announcements and Prayers and back to our warm cars.

  • Leg Day

    7 HIMs came out for some leg work at the Green Mile today. Conditions were perfect for a beatdown. According to the black ice, this is what went down.

    YHC led the PAX around the parking lot and to the bus loop for warmarama. Goal was to get the blood flowing to the legs.

    Mosey to back of school, found a brick wall and lined up. Donkey Kicks & hold, into We Are Not Worthy & hold. Sets went 5 > 10 > 15 > 10 > 5.

    Mosey to side of school for a Dora. Runner to the streetlight up the hill and back. 100 Firecrackers, 150 Side Lunges, 200 Squats. Ended with an extra 20 firecrackers to keep the Pax happy and warm.

    Ran to entrance for 20 No Surrenders.

    BTTF for Triple Check. Runner carried 40b sandbag, lunges to the median, run back. Other Pax members did Heels to Heaven and Goblet Squats with cinder block.

    TIME! Right at 45 minutes as if YHC planned it that way…

    Prayers – Chipper’s daughter and her recovery, wild fires in CA.

    Announcements – Frozen Triangle 2/8. SOJ Takeover

  • Watch out for that ice

    6 HIMs came out for our Tuesday ruck ready to hit the (safe from ice) pavement. According to the boots, they were made for walking, and this is what they did.

    Met at Rudy’s house and cheered him on as he emerged from the gloom. YHC jumped right in discussion about the Star on Ice and his latest Fail Army submission.

    The Notre Dame guy and the Ohio State guy had a very civil conversation about the upcoming game – Midwest kindness at its finest I suppose.

    we flew through RounTrey like The Freeze at Braves games, with Fandango pointing out every ice hazard in the neighborhood.

    Calories were burned, football was discussed, and the tip of the day is watch Shrinking on Apple TV and Tires on Netflix.

  • Triple Decker

    6 HIMs emerged from the gloom ready to take on a New Year’s Eve Eve beatdown. After a quick mosey down the street and BTTF, we started off with some stretching. We were delighted to see Big Herm’s truck pull up (only a few minutes late…). 6 became 8 and we were ready to rock n’ roll.

    After warmup and stretches, mosey to clubhouse door for the first leg of the Triple Decker (a la 3 triple checks).

    Round 1 – J Lo’s + Cinder Block Squats + runner to top of hill and back

    Round 2 – Move over to corner of parking lot. 8 count Shazams + Cinder Block Kettlebell Swings + Runner to top of hill and back

    Round 3 – Move down to the waterslide part of the parking lot. Plank Walks + No Surrenders + runner to dumpsters and back

    Closed it out with a Ring of Fire Merkins.

    Announcements and Prayers. Everyone be safe tomorrow and make it home. Call an Uber

  • Nightmare Before Christmas

    15 HIMs came out to make some room on the waistline to enjoy some delicious and moist cookies…according to the random pile of cinder blocks we found deep in The Alamo, here’s what happened:

    PAX mentioned they were cold, so YHC kept things moving. Mosey to the playground and instead of circling up, we lined up for warmarama. SSH then high knees to next mailbox, Imperial Walkers then butt kickers to next mailbox, etc. Rotate to end of street.

    Merkin alley. Ascending Merlin’s every driveway to 5, then descending to the end.

    oh what’s this, a pile a cinder blocks? Don’t mind if I do. Partner up for MOUNT DORA. Fun little nugget of a hill tucked away in a far away corner of the neighborhood. 100 merkins, 200 curls, 300 mountain climbers, 200 overhead press, 100 squats. Runner to top of hill and back.

    ascending firecrackers back on the road, followed by copperhead squats + high knees/butt kickers and mosey BTTF. Round of Merlin’s to close us out.

    Announcements, prayers, and a round of bourbon for all.

  • SOJ Monthly Ruck

    3 HIMs braved the cold weather this week and met at Midlothian Middle School for this month’s ruck meetup (first Tuesday of every month, details posted in Slack).

    YHC lead the way, heading South from the school, looping around the new Library and into the Midlo Mines back entrance.
    completed the trail, headed across the street and around the lake. Reminiscing about Fandango’s apartment living, we hung a right at the cemetery and made our way BTTF.

    Chilly morning but wind was minimal and it was a great day to be outside. Coffee afterwards hit the spot.

  • is this a running AO?

    6 intrepid HIMs put on their running shoes and came out for the annual Satans Hill 5k “Hell on the Hill” run. Was that the plan? No, no it wasn’t, but that’s what fate decided.

    Warmaram kept our feet on the ground and butts off the cold pavement today. Series of SOJ favorites

    COT 1: go to entrance of New Market. Game plan was to run to first manhole cover, do 25 firecrackers and run back to the start. Next run to second manhole cover, do 50 Merkins and run back. 3rd manhole cover= 75 monkey humpers, 4th manhole cover = 100 double count mountain climbers

    first cover was over halfway up the hill. 3rd and 4th were well beyond the top of the hill. A warning was issued so the PAX remained in good spirits.

    COT 2: rock pile for triple check – curls, overhead, runner to entrance and back

    COT 3: Dora – 50 Merkins, 100 squats, 150 jump squats.

    announcements and circle up. Great work today everyone, YHC clocked us at almost to 3 miles

  • AMRAP-EMOM

    Day before Thanksgiving, frost on the windshield, Let’s Go!

    8 HIMs came out of the gloom at Mag Green this morning, ready to shed some layers once they warmed up a little. YHC felt compelled to deliver. Warmup run around the parking lot, some key stretches to loosen up, and away we go.

    AMRAP – Sandbag thrusters/LBCs/Banded Merkins: rotate through each exercise, 45 seconds as many reps as possible, 30 break in between reps. Finish each round with a run around the parking lot. 3 rounds total.

    EMOM – 1x SSH/1x Squat/1x Merkin, run to end of parking lot and back. Each round add one rep (2x SSH/2x Squat/2x Merkin, etc). Awesome job Futon and Dumar for hitting 20x!

    Run around parking lot to finish things up.

    Announcements – 11/28 Thanksgiving Convergence, 11/30 Bridge, 12/16 Alamo split (Bootcamp or 5k Tacky Light Run through RounTrey), 12/17 Rosie 12 days of Christmas – sign up on Slack for Secret Santa.

    YHC took us out in prayer. Safe travels for everyone, and take some time to reflect on all that we have to be thankful for.

  • Coupons and 11’s: Breakfast of Champions (Crabgrass version)

    13 HIMs emerged from the weekend gloom to re-live a workout from 8 months ago. According to the morning walkers and their lit up dogs, here’s what went down.

    Warmarama – 100 exercises to get the blood flowing, 10 each – SSH, imperial walkers, copperhead squats, arm circles big and small, don quixote, helicopters, merkins, LBC, heels to heaven

    11’s – Tennis court to dumpster. hand release merkins to jump squats

    Mosey to other side for some coupon love. 100 merkins, 200 overhead press, 300 chest press. Marker lunge to tree and bernie back.

    Mosey to clubhouse for triple check. LBC, American Hammers, runner to stop sign and back.

    Circle up for ring of fire merkin style, plus a few extra for Merkin November stat padding.

    Circle up for announcements – chili cook-off @Alamo 11/24 3-6pm, Bridge 11/30. Prayer requests continued healing for Dumar’s Dad.

    Today was a milestone for YHC as I hit my 100th workout since joining F3 in March. The impact this has had on me has been immeasurable. I knew I needed to do something to change the course I was on but like most, I failed to find the motivation to do it. For months I made excuses and put off putting in work until one day Yeehaw texted me and asked me to come to a workout. I didn’t question it or make an excuse, I just said OK knowing very well it was going to be a tough morning. Halfway through doing 20 SSH’s, I was gassed and out of breath but instead of that being a deterrent, it lit a fire and has served as my motivation. 8 months later, I am down 55 pounds, I’ve developed strong bonds with many in the Pax, and I can see in each of the three F’s where I have made gains in my life. Thank you to everyone for the support along the way, and to Yeehaw for sending me that text. Invite an FNG out, you never know what impact it could have on them.

    On to the next 100 – see you in the gloom!