Friday, September 19
F3RVA
Always 70 and Sunny
F3RVA
Always 70 and Sunny

Browsing: DownRange

Eleven intrepid campers escaped their sleeping bags to start the day with relighting the camp fire, donuts courtesy of Big Rig, a bit of coffee, and of course, a kid-friendly bootcamp. Here’s how we explored Camp WEAG: The THANG: WARMERAMA: Mosey down toward the house and circle up Welcome & Disclaimer A smattering of IC Reps Mosey down to the fishing pond COP #1: DORA, Part 1 x100 Dips Moving partner runs 50 yards and back to switch Run around the pond to the back side COP #2: DORA, Part 2 x200 SSH’s on the bridge  Partner runs up hill…

One guy had the pleasure of setting off on the latest edition of The Clinic along the fine shores of the Pacific Ocean. Temperatures were 70 and sunny. According to the workman continuously chasing YHC with a modified golf cart, the following might have happened. Quick run across the parking lot to the massive hill. Starting at the top. 100 SSHs (4 count)IWs – 20Dead Man HangFudd’s WifeWilson’s WifeDead Man Hang20 merkinsLBCs -20WWIIs – 10Pencil Roll (to get out of the way of the cart)Freddie Mercury – 20 Traveling COT down the hill, stopping at each light, spaced roughly 30…

13 men of valor have chosen a different form of retreat this morning – retreating from the lure of the fartsack, and paying the ransom of sweat and pain owed to glorifying God with our bodies. Here’s how these HIM’s embraced the challenge to lead: The THANG: WARMERAMA: Circle up on the basketball court Invite to any other guys wanting to Q …no takers? OK, let’s GO!  Welcome & Disclaimer The usual DTH top to bottom IC Reps COP #1: DORA x100 Merkins, x200 Squats, x300 LBC’s Moving partner lunges length of basketball court, then bearcrawls back to switch with…

After a brief COP, Waze led us through this weeks IPC ( details in the pic below ) and then we did some cards with dips, Merkins, big boy sit-ups, and leg lifts – face value + 5. Waze took us out. Prayers for our families and the PAX NMS – Since the in-laws are on the peninsula, YHC has always wanted to get over to a beatdown here and finally made the time. This IPC is a challenge but we agreed it’s on the easier side compared to some of the crazy ones over the years. Great meeting Marvel…

First bootcamp of Windy Gap 2024 pulled together a handsome 17-PAX (including 7 FNG’s!) to the pre-dawn Carolina mountain gloom. These men of God answered the call to do something hard, to start their day with a transformative dose of the Daily Red Pill, and draw on one another’s strength to achieve victory over the flesh. Here’s how these HIM’s honored our Creator: The THANG: WARMERAMA: Assemble on the dark Basketball Court Welcome & Disclaimer Nancy Kerrigans IC ea side Copperhead Squats IC x5 Burpees OYO Mosey over to the road in the lamplight Don Quixotes IC The Opus IC…

2 hombres (F3 Charlotte and F3 Richmond) joined for our own impromptu downrange convergence at Sandbridge Beach. YHC had the Q and this is what transpired. 0730 hard start. We launched from Jose Tequillas parking lot a The Sanctuary at False Cape condominiums. Mosey about 1/4 mile to the Little Island City Park for our AO. COP with various exercises (it was there that YHC learned the different creative ways other regions count). YHC introduced Scrappy to Inverted Scorpion Kicks and Saab’s Ball Lickers. First on the docket was Parking Lot Suicides. 12 parking spots, run to farthest spot and…

17 regulars, 1 out of towner (YHC) and a FNG joined for the sunrise bootcamp on the the sands of Va Beach for a straightforward (but painful) beatdown. Quick COP and we got into it. Round 1 – 2 exercises, Exercise 1 – 10 reps, Exercise 2 – 9 reps, then back to Exercise 1 all the way down to 1 rep and then repeat Exercise 1 for a full 10 reps. Mosey to the surf and complete Round 1 of BLIMPS – 6 Burpees, 6 LBC’s, 6 Iron Mikes, 6 Plank Jacks, 6 SSH’s Mosey back to the top…

And why not, right? This was the first official session of F3 Das Vaterland – unfortunately due to bad marketing we were a Pax of 1 – me, myself and I… According to the bewildered passerby’s this is what might have happened on this sunny 70 degree day in Stuttgart Germany:1/2 mile mosey to COPIC: SSH, Helicopters, DQs, Cherry Pickers, Copperhead Squats, Ukrainian SoldiersThe Thang:Mosey to the edge of the forest for a session of 11’s with double count lunges and Derkins at the benches.1/2 mile circle mosey back to the benches for a round of dips IC.Next mosey over…

One freedom fighter tossed aside the covers of sloth and launched into the soup for the latest edition of The Clinic. Temperatures were 70 and sunny. According to the Dolphins training campers wondering why YHC was launching before them, the following might have happened: Mostly the usual route…hotel, past the actual clinic (Baptist Health, in the house!), past DHL, across Peters, right in the parking lot, hola to the denizens at LaQuinta, left, left, left into Broward Mall parking lot, touch Broward Blvd., reverso, loop the mall with a oak-y-doke to the security truck, then onto 78th St. south, right…

PAX: BB, Booster, Chowdah, Dunder, Heist(DR), Jello, Miles Per Davis (MPD), Pack Rat (DR), Sandbar, The Country Gentleman, and Jack Myers (FNG). Warmup: We kicked things off with a lap around the track to get the blood flowing. After gathering back at the starting point, we recited the F3 mission statement and the five tenets. Side Straddle Hops (SSH)Copperhead SquatsDeadman HangPlankFudd and Wilson’s Wife (Up Dog and Down Dog)Inverted Scorpion KicksRosco’s Mom Stretch (Anti EH – great call, Chowdah!)The Thang: The Beast: We lined up at the end of the Harvard soccer practice field for a grueling Beast workout. Six…

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