While some were waiting to see if Phil saw his shadow, 8 of us were out taking on the hills of Tarrington and surrounding neighborhoods. All and all we clocked in 7 miles, more than ready for the flat 10 of the Iron Triangle! Below did some early dock Merkins on the James.
10 grown-boys ran around the neighborhood and played on a playground today at The Alamo. The PAX also learned that Cookie moans just as much on a massage table as he does during stretching. Too soon for Justin Tucker jokes?? Here’s what went down today…
WARMARAMA – Moseyed to the other end of the horseshoe. Gave the mission and stretched. Moseyed down to the tunnel…
COP #1 – Triple Check
COP #2 – Mixed-up mosey on the way to “Rudy’s playground”
COP #3 – Mixed-up mosey back to the RounTrey entrance for Burpee/Lunge alley.
COP #4 – Dora
ANNOUNCEMENTS
PRAYERS/WINS
YHC got an early start just after 440 this morning, but was hoping to get started before 430. Getting into some long runs for the marathon training plan, with 16 scheduled. And hit every hill I could out there. Came back at the 8 mile mark to find Orange Crush, who was hoping to get a ruck in, but he opted to go get breakfast. We were surprised no one else came out on the warmest morning we could remember in months. YHC headed back for the hills.
It was a balmy morning at the jungle gym at Ecoff Elementary. YHC didnt want to miss the first morning in awhile where the dip, and pull up bars werentt frosty. So, Tiger King and Big Rig made the best of it. Here’s what went down.
Good mix of the following
Hollow Rocks
Dips
Jerkins
Band assisted Pull ups
Non Band assisted Pull Ups
Key point today was to make those last 3 reps count! As instructed by Arnold and Tony Horton.
Great to get out for the Early morning Pull up Session again!
When no Q signed up, the PAX split the responsibilities three ways and embraced the chaos like true HIMs.
• Hermie kicked us off with a solid warm-up: Ukrainian Soldiers, Imperial Walkers, Helicopters, and some much-needed stretches. With the muscles loose and the PAX ready, Hermie passed the baton to…
• Tsaziki, who brought the pain with 11’s—alternating Squats and Merkins with transition runs up the hill (and not just a little hill—we’re talking all the way up the hill). Legs were smoked, lungs were gasping, and then Ponch stepped in.
• Ponch took over with a relentless shoulder circuit: Overhead Arm Claps, Apple Pickers, and Side Arm Lifts, broken up by Mountain Climbers, Side Straddle Hops, and Monkey Hoppers. When that wasn’t enough, we ran to the other side of the lot for Abs:
• Flutters
• Freddie Mercuries
• Heels to Heaven
• More cardio for good measure.
The final burnout was brutal: Wide-Arm Merkins, Regular Merkins, and Diamonds. We capped it off with 8 burpees and a 1.5-minute plank to make sure everyone left their comfort zone far behind.
Mumblechatter Highlights:
• No Rountrey locals showed up, which stung a little. Come on, fellas—the Alamo needs its defenders!
•Nancy Lopez showed up rocking his Ohio State gear, rubbing a little salt in the wound after Rudy’s Notre Dame took the L, Rudy was a no-show.
• Prayers were lifted for Rudy’s speedy recovery and for the week ahead to be filled with blessings and strength.
COT:
Gratitude for the ability to push ourselves together as a PAX.
SYITG,
Ponch
A balmy 34 degrees greeted four ruckers at The Forge location tackling a pleasant 5 mile jaunt to the James and back in a speedy 1:25. Probably 5+ degrees cooler down by the river, and Shirley’s incline was quite the wakeup call after our long descent. Phenomenal conversation as usual, and deeply grateful for these fine brothers in YHC’s life. COT prayer for a couple men facing hard times. We can always do more for those the Lord places in our path. Yours AYE! ~ DTH
Sixteen fearless warriors descended upon Rockwood Park this brisk morning, fully prepared to wage battle against gravity, exhaustion, and questionable life choices. We bear-crawled like overcaffeinated toddlers, and conquered a four-corner circuit designed by someone who clearly enjoys watching people suffer. Sweat was shed, lungs were tested, and dignity was optional—but through it all, the camaraderie (and mild suffering) made it a morning well spent!
The Thang:
WARMUPS: Side Straddle Hops, Don Quixotes, Arm Circles, Merkins, LBCs, Alabama prom dates
COP 1: Bear Crawl to Burpee (basektball court) : bear crawl to other side of court, 1 burpee – bear crawl to the other side of court- 2 burpees, increase by 1 until 8 burpees were reached.
COP 2: 4 CORNERS (parking lot) prostitute style)
Corner 1: 10 burpees; Corner 2; 20 merkins; Corner 3; 30 squats; 40 Side straddle hops
COP 3: Triple check at the bathrooms near ball fields: Partner 1: Step-ups; Partner 2 World War 2s while third partner did a loop around stairs
COP 4: Parking Lot workout: Inch-worm merkins – start in standing position, walk hands do one merkin, walk feet towards hands and repeat (one-half parking lot). Second half of parking lot- lunge, one burpee at each parking lot line.
Run back to flag, wind sprints.
Mosey to parking lot for 30 count lbcs in cadence, 90 second plank.
Announcements: Frozen Triangle
Prayer Requests: Chaplain’s medical issues.
On a personal note, I want to say thank you for everyone coming out this morning, and all of my F3 brothers who have encouraged me throughout this journey. I started coming out in December 2023 and it has been truly transformational.
Sicko. We are talking about changing a tire here. Helping our dear friend Tater fix a flat. 
Poor Tater popped a tire wall at the local recycling drop off. Nevertheless, he was waiting for a Heist beatdown, flat tire and all, at good old Grid Iron.
Warmorama: Lap around the frozen soccer field. Circle up for SSH, CHS, Deadman hangs, butt string stretches, LBCs, Roscos Mom, merkins, Wilson and Fudd.
Thang 1: Mosey to Mt Pigskin for 11s. Start with one squat. Up Hill. 10 merkins. Work to 10 squat and 1 merkin. 20 second count from Bluemoon.
Thang 2: Worked our way to pullup bars. For a triple check. Took a little while to figure this out with 11 dudes, but no problem. Runner to bridge and back (about 75 yards or so). Partners 2 and 3/4 did dips and pullups. The cold bar didn’t bother me because I have both heated gloves (Savior Heat) and SOJ gloves (Axeman tractor supply).
Thang 3: Worked our way to pickle ball courts for a nice Dojo Dan martial arts session. Kicks, punches, etc. Nice way to recuperate for what came next: Four corners, prostitute style with the following exercises:
Lots of grumbling, but it’s good for you after all ! I think Hermey gave us another 20 count.
Thang 4: Guys started shedding some hats, and jackets at this point after putting in the work. With the next 10 to 15 minutes we did step ups on the picnic tables, two minute wall sit, 1 cool down lap around the soccer field, followed by some stretching.
Numbers/Names.
Frozen Triangle in two weeks.
Pray for guys in the Pax going through a rough patch and/or on IR.
Moleskin: Great team effort fixing a flat. Shutout to Hermey, Pigskin and Bluemoon for providing a helping hand to Tater. The combination of past experience and YouTube lead the way. I do not think we will beat Nascar any time soon, but it is a start.
Solid coffeerama at Bux. Thanks to Tater for covering coffee. Great seeing Fireman Ed and Chumbucket.