Tag: Coupons

  • Logs of Love

    10 gloom brothers of the F.O.R.G.E. embraced the suck this morning, pushing beyond the boarders of the AO and the standard comfort of carrying just their own body weight. Here’s how the PAX embraced some fresh coupons: 

    The THANG: 

    WARMERAMA: 

    • Run to bottom of hill, Bernie back to top
    • Someone remarks “UH OH, DTH IS MAD…”
    • Circle up at the Flag
    • Welcome & Disclaimer
    • A smattering of many usual DTH warm-up exercises, but fast paced with only x5 reps IC each

    COP # 1:

    • ELEVENS at the topmost grass slope of Mt Chaplain
    • Incline Merkins at the bottom 10–>1
    • WWII’s at the top 1–>10

    COP # 2:

    • FIELD TRIP – mosey off post into the hood, only about 200 yards to Casa-de-DTH
    • Form up around the trailor and walk it up to park outside garage
    • Now with trailer moved, return to a lovely pile of fresh cabers of various length and girth, and organize PAX into carrying teams
    • x4 PAX under the behemoth 12’ trunk
    • x2-3 PAX on the medium sized 8’ log
    • x2 PAX on the smaller medium 7’ log
    • x1 PAX carrying the smallest 5’ log

    COP # 3:

    • Shoulder carry the logs back to the road and down to the bottom of Love Hill
    • Put down logs and complete x5 perfect form burpees OYO
    • Loosen up with Michael Phelps and Windmills
    • Switch carrying teams

    COP # 4:

    • New teams under logs carry back up Love Hill and back down to bottom
    • x5 more perfect burpees OYO
    • Some other strecthing
    • Switch carrying teams again

    COP # 5:

    • New teams under logs carry back up to the top of Love Hill 
    • Ground logs and circle up for Scrunchy Frogs IC
    • x5 perfect burpees OYO
    • Switch carrying teams and return logs to DTH’s place

    5min Mosey BTTF for COT:

    • Elbow Plank it up for F3 Review of Mission, Credo, and 5 CP’s
    • Counterama # 10
    • Namerama
    • Announcerama (see Below)
    • BOM Prayer
    • FLATTY honks as he passes by – HEYO!
    • Officer FLORENCE shows up in time for high fives and a group picture

    Prayer Requests:

    • Dealer’s cousin getting married
    • Snip’s friend with a very premie Baby A. in NICU fighting or life
    • DTH stressors with work/life

    NMS:  The PAX knew they were in for a sweatfest when we started out with a run and bernie on the hill, and the fun didn’t stop there! YHC had a couple trees come down over the winter and had recently chainsaw-smoothed a number of new logs of variable size – today was the day to take them for a walk and the PAX was more than enthused to take on the challenge. Solid effort invested by all and we made it back to the SF just in time. Fun to see Officer Florence roll up between coming off a night shift and heading to a jiujitsu workout. We miss having you around bro! Keep posting and pushing fellas. Yours AYE! ~DTH

    Announcements (SEE SLACK!)

    • Summer Tour Ongoing
    • 7/19 Bridge
    • SOJ GHOST FLAG is on the move 
    • 7/22 Ultimate Tourny
    • 7/27 School of RUCK (7am kid-friendly workout and ruck)
    • 8/16 Homegrown Half
    • 9/26 Night Ruck CSAUP
    • 10/3-5 GrowRuck in Cary NC 

  • Kilodora did not Kill our Dora

    7 HIM’s converged at Rockwood for a ride on the pain train, which in YHC’s estimation isn’t nearly as brutal as in past years, BUT plenty of reps nonetheless. Here’s how we crushed the comfort zone for the day:

    The THANG: 

    WARMERAMA: 

    • Mosey loop around the lot and circle up
    • Welcome & Disclaimer
    • A myriad of IC Reps to get all body areas sufficiently warmed up

    KILODORA:

    • Partner Up, with one HIM doing reps while the other runs the lot and back to switch
    • x100 No Cheat Merkins
    • x200 Heels To Heaven
    • x300 Squats
    • x400 LBC’s

    CABER SPRING CLEANING:

    • Mosey to the Pit
    • Remove all 8’ cabers, and PAX individually flipped cabers to end of pit and back
    • Pull out PAIN and CHAOS (14’ logs used for GTE #47), carrying out to dewy grass to roll and clean

    Mosey BTTF:

    • DORA wanted a little race up the gravel road, and while he was fast, he wasn’t fast enough!   😉

    COT:

    • Counterama # 7
    • Namerama
    • Announcerama (see Below)
    • BOM Prayer

    Prayer Requests:

    • RC’s mother – healing and peace
    • DTH’s business – wisdom and peace

    NMS:  Absolutely perfect weather and a wonderful group of brothers to get after it with. Always amazing how much longer it takes than expected to get through the Kilodora. Appreciate you guys putting in the hard work! Yours AYE! ~DTH

    Announcements (SEE SLACK!)

    • July NoToll Ult Frisbee
    • Bridge
    • August Homegrown Half
    • Sept CSAUP at Alamo/SH/OH
    • Oct Growruck

  • The Weight of TIME

    Eleven HIM’s converged at Ruckhenge in 1000% humidity to happily discover that a new DTH caber would accompany their morning ruck. This conifer log is about 8’ long and weighs about 80-100 pounds, dense with embedded sap. The PAX took turns in pairs to share her uncomfortable weight as we looped through Larus and local neighborhoods. (See pictures on Slack). Dealer was heard to exclaim “oof, that log just hits different!” An official name of this hefty new coupon is still in progress but current candidates like “Justinian” and “Sophia” hail from our new book “The Uses of the Past: Profiles of Former Societies” by Herbert Muller (published 1952), and coincides with our post-ruck round table discussing world history in contrast with modern society issues/conflicts. Perhaps she will embody the weight of the past by simply being called “TIME.” Or we could call her “RAPTURE” (another topic discussed) as pertains to the unpredictability of the future. Can any of us guarantee tomorrow? Let’s get AFTER it today gentlemen! Yours AYE! ~Dr Tryhard

  • Kool Aid Extra Sugar (Crabgrass’s Version)

    Gotta finish the week of Crabby off right with a delicious serving of Kool-Aid, the kind that makes your face red and want an ice pack on your neck by the time it’s done. Time’s a-wasting, let’s get to it!

    Quick warm-up run, avoid Duke’s car, and circle back for some stretching and light exercise.

    The Thang

    800M run up Satan’s Hill + some extra yardage, turn around and head back
    20 Chest Press + Flutter Kicks
    20 Squat Thrusters
    20 WWIII

    400M run down the flat path (a gift to the PAX from YHC, 6 hill runs seems a bit excessive…)
    20 Manmakers
    20 Bicep Curls
    20 Bent Over Rows

    400M run up the hill and back
    20 KB Swings
    20 Calf Raises
    20 Squats

    30 second break

    20 KB Swings
    20 Calf Raises
    20 Squats
    400M run up the hill and back

    20 Manmakers (Pax will be feeling this for 48 hours)
    20 Bicep Curls
    20 Bent Over Rows
    400M run past the dog park

    20 Chest Press + Flutter Kicks
    20 Squat Thrusters
    20 WWIII
    800M run around dog park up to Wilson’s house and back down Satan’s Hill – easy 193 heart rate work

    Al Gore for the 6 + 10 merkins to round it off

    GREAT work everyone, today was spicy. The week of Crabby was meant to be challenging, to push ourselves to get the most out of these 45 minutes we spend together, but I had to end it with a banger. It’s an honor leading and I appreciate everyone embracing the challenge!

    Prayers – Duke’s brother has pancreatitis, Chipper’s daughter and her on-going kicking-ass recovery, and those impacted by the plane crash in India yesterday.

    Time for a nap and some bourbon

  • Who’s your EMOMmy?

    4 HIMs came out today to get the day started off right! Abbreviated warmup as Heist took forever to hang his F3 sign outside of the Green Mile parking lot, so we started off with some stretches and light exercises to warm up. Sign is now hung, grab your cinder block and let’s mosey!

    Round 1 – Bus Loop

    Starting with 6 reps, pax performs 6 jump squats and 6 curls, then runs to the 6th bus lane and back in one minute or less, then rest. Next set, 7x and run to 7th bus lane. We made it to 15 before failing to make it back on time. That longer run sneaks up on you quick!

    Round 2 – 🫏

    Grab block and go to backside of the school and find a spot on the wall. Starting with 6x – Donkey Kicks into KB swings, run to curb and back. YHC tapped at 16, Heist and Futon completed 19. Called for time to get round 3 in.

    Round 3 – King of the Hill

    Started at 12x and challenged PAX to do 5 rounds before time. Skull Crushers into front raises, bear crawl up the hill and run back down. Completed through 17

    BTTF

    Fathers Day Q at the Forge, Heist shared some of the discussion from SLT. Thankful for blessings and. Shared words of wisdom on the importance of setting your family up correctly.

    Week of Crabby is 🔥🔥🔥. Get ready for Frisbee Golf tomorrow at Timberwolf

  • Gauntlet 3.0

    During the CSAUP, Alamo got pooped on for “just being a parking lot” so I was set on showing that Alamo has a softer, gentler, more delicate side once you really get to know it. Today the pax got to experience the tranquil embrace of nature as we made our way to the serene views of the reservoir…

    And were met with two piles of coupons to remind us that our @$$ was Grass today!

    Nancy reminded YHC we start at 5:30 but I didn’t want to leave the downrange (and 12 year F3 Veteran, Guinness) in the dust. 20 HIMs moseyed down to Heist’s favorite hill for a quick warm-up. Mumble chatter knew YHC had something planned, they just wondered where it was. Down the hill and over the bridge to the path by the reservoir we went!

    Gauntlet – two stations with 5 exercises were strategically set up in the wee hours of the morning. 3 burpees entrance fee, complete 10x of the 5 exercises, run to the second station, 3 burpees entrance fee, complete 10x of the 5 exercises. And around and around we go for ~30 minutes.

    Station 1
    Banded Deadlifts
    Skullcrushers
    Lateral Sandbag Lunges
    Banded Overhead Press
    Front Raise with block

    Station 2
    Banded Merkins
    Firecrackers
    Sandbag Squat Thrusters
    Mountain Climbers
    Curls with Block

    Pax members were gracious to help move coupons to the street for easy pickup, and we ran back up that lovely hill to the flag. 6 is in, numbers, names, announcements, prayers. Was cool to see two FNG’s come out and an F3 veteran join us downrange from Charlotte. this was the third gauntlet I’ve done, first at Alamo, and each time the Pax walks away with smiles on their faces. I think it’s a keeper

  • Things are getting sticky!

    Two of the finest laced up and rolled out this morning. What looked like a “light” workout on paper quickly turned into something much harder. Legs were screaming, sweat was flying, and regrets were made. This is how it went down…..

    Warmarama

    • Flutters in all directions
    • All the wives of course
    • Arm circles
    • Chinooks
    • Merkins
    • Copperhead squats
    • Knee knockers

    Thang!

    • Mosey to the back lot to get 2 Cindy’s each.
    • 100 yard Farmer carry
    • 11s on the hill!
    • Thrusters and Elevated Merkins
    • Transportation up and down the hill is Farmers carry!

    Finished up with a 100 yard farmers carry back to the sheds. Yukon Cornelius absolutely killed this work out. Meanwhile the YHC was hanging on by a thread, making deals with higher powers and questioning every life choice that led to this moment. We got just under a mile of farmers carries in! I’m grateful for the friendships that have formed through F3. Bonds that have been built through shared struggle and accountability. This community continues to just wow me.

    June 22 1 year!
    YHC out

    Don’t Waste The Day

  • I’m Locking Up!!!

    Just the two of us out there today, putting in work to level up our pull up game. Got some OYO stretching in, then hit it hard.

    • 8 Booyah Merkins at every light post (15 total)?
    • Grabbed Cindy and knocked out 5 rounds: Flutter Kicks, 6-Inch Hold, Foxholes, SSH, and Lunges while the timer did Farmer Carries
    • 10 rounds of 3-6-9 reps, with a bonus run after rounds 5 and 10
    • Finished strong with hangs about a minute each. Grip strength!

    Glad to have Friday join me this morning. He’s a solid addition to what we’ve got going on with F3 here in New Kent. Great conversation around GrowRucks, Spartan races, and family.
    Trying my hardest to keep up with this dude!!

    Don’t waste the day!!

  • Cards & Coupons

    7 brave men entered the foggy gloom for a workout of cards & coupons.

    Warmarama

    Moseyed to the creek, caulked the wagon, and forded the stream. Picked up fresh coupons and used a deck of cards to determine how many reps our upper body beat down would be. Props to @Marv for a quick glove run home and back. Stashed coupons for future use.

    Abs.

    Attempted to polar bear up the hill back to the flag but feared mutiny halfway through and audibled.

    Word for the day: all authority has been given to Christ, may we steward well the authority delegated to us.

  • No Speed Work Today

    2 Brandermill zombies met at Swift Creek Middle for what was supposed to be another speed work session. However, YHC’s leg was not having it. After ample warmup and 1 lap giving it a go, YHC just decided to do some strength training, Boberry was kind enough to join.

    We moseyed back to our vehicles and got the bricks and cindies.

    Arm Circles and Taint Ticklers

    Then grab the bricks and do some lat raises and arm circles.

    Grab the cindies

    Calf raises

    10 slow 20 fast, duck footed, pigeon toed, and regular while holding Cindy.

    Stiletto Goblet Squats 2 sets of 20

    Big Girl Stiletto Goblet Squats (wide stance l) 1 set

    Mosey back to the track for some core work

    In and outs

    Seated bicycles forward and reverse

    scrunchy frogs

    Boberry led some elbow plank exercise that had to do with a dolphin and JLo or something.

    Finish up with a lap around the track and YHC’s leg seemed to feel better.

    Very grateful Boberry was willing to audible with me as my leg just didn’t want to cooperate this morning. Good times as always with the Broberry.