Tag: The Crossing

What started as House Party and YHC circling the parking lot, eventually expanded to a group of 6. The wet conditions could not dampen our enthusiasm…………..the following is a brief summary for your viewing pleasure:

Warm Up: A variety of standardized warm up exercises, all done in perfect cadence: Side Straddle Hops, Don Quixotes, Ukranian Soldiers, Arm Circles, Merkins, LBC’s, Shoulder Taps, Carolina Dry Docks, Stretching

Mosey to the back of the Church for Exercise One: 4 Corners, prostitute style
Exercises were Merkins, WW II Sit-ups, Squats, Side Straddle Hops

Mosey to the sheltered front of the church, then do exercises outside of the shelter:
Triple Check – Runner, Dips, Jump Squats

Back to the flag for Plank Holding, merkins, and review of the F3 mantra

Numbers/Names/Announcements/Prayer Requests

House Party took us out

Final Thoughts: No Mummy Kicks or Super Crabs today – decided to a do meat and potatoes/bread and butter style workout featuring some F3 staples. Wild Thing inadvertently bucked the trend by inventing Dip Humpers – lots of great potential names were thrown out for that one. Overall, the PAX were looking strong. It was good to see Wild Thing back out after a long hiatus.

SYITG

Five showed up out of the shadows to take in the (almost) full moon on an event filled Wednesday night at The Crossing. A Children’s Choir performance pulled most of the PAX inside but 2 new FNGs found their way to join in the fun. 5 in the Pax means a little Pentagon work. 1 FNG from the accounting office made me think of compounding interest so that is how we would get rolling…(see below).

Warmarama: Mosey around the North Lot. Circle Up for Intro of F3 Core Principles into; SSH, Dead Man Hang, LBCS, Plank Stretches, Merkins.

COP #1: Compounding Pentagon – Each point of the Pentagon we will add a new exercise but keeping it 10 of each.

• 10 LBCs
• 10 LBCs, 10 Hand Release Merkins
• 10 LBCs, 10 HRM, 10 Bobby Hurleys
• 10 LBCs, 10 HRM, 10 BHs, 10 Side Straddle Hops
• 10 LBCs, 10 HRM, 10 BHs, 10 SSH, 10 Copperhead Squats
• Reverse direction and do 5 of each exercise at each point of the Pentagon.

COP #2: Compounding Ladder of add 1, drop 10.

• 50 SSH
• 50 SSH, 40 Advancing Lunges
• 50 SSH, 40 AL, 30 Merkins
• 50 SSH, 40 AL, 30 Merkins, 20 LBCs
• PAX opted to start final round with the “10” Burpees on the front end.
• 10 Burpees, 50 SSH, 50 AL, 30 Merkins, 20 LBCs

Mosey BTTF for COP #3

COP #3: American Wave increasing quantity by 1 each time we go around with Merkins. Got to 5 each.

Counterama: 5 PAX

Namerama: 2 FNGs

• Ryan Medlar: “Turnpike”: from upstate NY (Ithica). Loves to Travel, cook, try new things. New Father.

• Cole Mooz: “Groupie”: loves to be outdoors and listening to music. Grew up in Mechanicsville. Just joined G-Force’s finance/accounting group.

YHC closed us out with Announcements/Prayers; Convergence for TG, The Bridge.

YHC got lucky and had the opportunity to Q The Crossing with AMAZING weather and an even better group of men. Here’s what went down

Mosey through the parking lot and circle up for warmarama.

SSH, Arm circles, Copperhead squats, The Opus, Merkins, and WWII’s

1st exercise was catch me if you can. Partner 1 broad jump burpees across the parking lot while partner 2 runs down and back.

Keeping the partner theme going, I thought it would be a good idea to do 10 Booyah merkins, alternate wheel burrow across the parking lot, then 10 partner WWII’s, run back across the parking lot and repeat down to 1 rep. Turns out that wasn’t a good idea so after the 1st round we audibled to a triple check.

Triple check included dips, LBC and running to the speedbump at the far end of the parking lot and back.

Finally we did 2 minutes of each exercise

2 mins of Merkins

2 mins of jump squats

2 mins of Flutter Kick

2 mins of Burpees – I think DTH managed to get in 43 reps

Names/Numbers/YHC took us out. Prayers for all those on IR, 2.0’s growing up and experiencing new things and much appreciation for the moments we get with our dads. YHC cant believe how warms its been. I typically get to this AO fairly early just to walk a little, stretch and listen to some music. As YHC is taking a walk around the church parking lot, I run into DTHs’ M and 2.0’s. As I pass by DTHs’ M tells me Banjo noticed me and said Look mom, its Mr. Party House.

After careful consideration, I think I’m going stick with the name House Party

Thanks for letting me lead,

House Party

Seven chiseled warriors entered the arena looking for a fight. They fixed their eyes on the Jester and whooped his @$$ in the following fashion:

The THANG: 

WARMERAMA: 

• Mosey over to the back field
• Moseyrama lap including lunges, bear crawls, reverse lunges, and karaoke both ways
• Circle up, Welcome & Disclaimer
• The usual DTH top to bottom IC Reps

COP #1: 

• Mosey out to the grassy knoll
• TRIPLE CHECK
• P1 – WWII’s
• P2 – Leg Raises
• P3 – Run 50 yards to bottom of hill, Bear crawl 20 yards up steep bottom then run back to switch

COP #2:

• Mosey down to parking lot
• PARKING SPACE LADDER 1–>10
• Round 1 – Bear Crawl and Merkins
• Round 2 – Lunges and Squats
• Round 3 – Crab Walk and Heels to Heaven
• Round 4 – Broad Jump and Monkey Humpers
• Round 5 – Side Plank Hops (think planking murder gorillas) and Groiners

COP #3:

• Mosey down to the South side of church, stopping en route to Hump Monkeys in front of YHC’s M sittin in her new ride
• CORE REPS
• x50 LBC’s OUO
• x25 Oblique LBC’s OYO (each side)
• x50 Suzanne Summers (each side)
• ?something else

COP #4:

• Mosey around the church, do some Bernie up a hill, and get BTTF for Mary
• Am Hammers IC
• Flutters IC
• Boat/Canoe

COT:

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

Prayer Requests:

• GForce work load, hiring
• Chap’s MIL
• Seadoo’s 2.0
• Broadway back pain

NMS: Solid numbers fellas! Let’s keep growing this AO. Word to the wise, side hopping in plank sucks, a lot. Yours AYE! ~DTH

Announcements (SEE SLACK!)

• 10/25-27 – F3 Family Camping
• 11/2 – F3 Daddy Daughter Dance
• 11/3-9 – VQ Week! 

Chaplain warmed us up with a new creation called the double dozen, trust me you had to be there. Nevertheless, it’s one exercise with a 24 count (like I said, you had to be there). This was followed by three trips trips around perimeter of the facility while incorporating Merkins, Carolina Dry Docks, wide-arm Merkins, WW-IIs, Heels-To-Heaven, Flutter Kicks, and Baby Crunches. We ended the evening with a Triple Sec of Squats, Crunches, and a 100m run.

With only 2 PAX on hand – it was a great night to try some new routines. The following is a brief summary for your viewing pleasure.

Mosey around the church and circle up for warmup: various exercises and we bagged the cadence.

Exercise one: Off Campus Tour
We made the semi-dangerous sprint across Parham Road. Through the neighborhood stopped at every mailbox for 2 burpees. 2 merkins at every minivan or SUV. On the way back switched to WWII’s and HR merkins. Got some curious glances from the locals. Ran back to WEAG.

With 15 minutes left it was experimentation time. Lots of Slack comments about 16 count exercises. So we decided to develop a new 24 count option. It will take some practice – and should be unveiled at an AO in the future. Name possibilities included Admiral ChapHards and Double Dozens. Might have to work on that.

Overall a great time was had by all.

SYITG

Five brothers posted for a DTH beatdown, and that’s what they got. They also all walked away knowing the F3 Mission, Credo, and 5 Core Principles. Cause if ya don’t know it, how ya gonna lead it? 

The THANG: 

WARMERAMA: 

• Mosey loops until the PAX caught on that they’d need to tag their Q in order to stop running loops, then Banksy put on the after burners to end it
• Circled up, Welcome, Disclaimer
• An extended slow burn of top to bottom IC reps and stretching (cause NTB’s brutal NoToll beatdown still has the Q sore)
• Conclude with a POP QUIZ – burpees awarded for all PAX for any mistakes reviewing the F3 Mission/Credo/CP’s (maybe 20 completed)

COP #1: 

• Mosey over to the truck tailgate with rucks awaiting the PAX
• Split into 2-2-1 for a TRIPLE CHECK
• Timer – shoulders a ruck and mosey’s down to end of lot and back
• Other two stay for Leg Raises and Lt Dans

COP #2:

• Mosey over to the church for WALLORAMA
• Excessive Hoedowns IC
• Dirty Hookups x10 ea side
• More Hoedowns IC
• Donkey Kickoffs up to 15
• Heel Slappers IC
• Hip Slappers IC
• POP QUIZ #2 (at least 10-15 more burpees awarded), BUT all PAX concluded with a much firmer grip on the material

Mosey BTTF:

• En Route Bernie, Karaoke both ways, and then Bernie grand finale up the hill

COT:

• Counterama # 5
• Namerama
• Announcerama (see Below)
• BOM Prayer

Prayer Requests:

• Chap’s MIL in recovery
• Meatball ministry to new believers
• Resilience for Sober October

NMS:  Nothing like getting to Q with a handful of your best buds to laugh at/with you. YHC loves spending time with these guys, and because they are so loved, they get the full weight of the DTH emphasis on the importance of our reason WHY. In F3 we have a Mission. If you don’t know and understand the mission for the group you belong to, you’ll never become impactful in achieving the goals of that mission. SO we reviewed some F3 basics and enjoyed a little extra fitness challenge in the process. Thanks for humoring me fellas. You are loved! Yours AYE! ~DTH

Announcements (SEE SLACK!)

• ONGOING – Wed AM Ruckhenge QSource
• ONGOING – SOBER OCTOBER! 
• 10/15-16 – CPR Classes! 
• 10/17 – DTH 1000th Post coming up! 
• 10/25-27 – F3 Family Camping
• 11/2 – F3 Daddy Daughter Dance
• 11/3-9 – VQ Week! 

Four brave souls embarked on the arduous being broken in order to be built up. The workout included over 60 Merkins, 90 WWIIs, 140 Lunges, 60 Carolina Dry Docks, 50 Monkey Humpers, 10-1 Man Killers, 11s of Merkins/WWII

In a scene straight out of a motivational poster gone rogue, six brave souls gathered in the evening gloom, where the rain poured down like the universe was trying to wash away their fitness ambitions. Who needs sunshine and dry ground when you can have puddles and a side of mud, right? With the sky weeping above them, these dedicated warriors embraced the wet and wild workout, proving that nothing says, “I’m Committed” quite like copperhead squats in a downpour. Sure, Its not exactly the ideal setting for a sweat session-unless you’re into the whole “drenched rat” aesthetic, but hey, consistency is key! So, armed with nothing but determination and a questionable sense of fun, these 6 pushed though the soggy chaos, knowing that every drop of rain was just another step toward getting stronger. Diving deeper into the epic (and slightly ridiculous) journey of resilience, this is what went down.

Chaplain led a Mosey around the parking lot picking up the Pax as they arrived.

Meatball – Warmarama: SSH, Copperhead Squats, Merkins, Dead Man Hang, Stretch OYO

COP #1: Triple Check up the Hill. Time to get our backs wet. LBCs, Copperhead Squats.

Indigenous Run to the Portico

COP #2: Started with 25 Merkins and 25 LBCs into; 4 Corner Streetwalker Style: 10-LBCs, 20-Copperhead Squats, 30-Merkins, 40-SSH

COP #3: Hand Release Merkins before a Slowsey into a Dora; 100 Carolina Dry Docks, 200 LBCs, 200ish DC Flutter Kicks

BTTF with an Indigenous Run, called at Time. Names, Numbers, Announcements (10 Year Convergence weekend).

Welcome to Donte Allen (FNG) “High Top” who has a passion for basketball and loves to get his hands dirty (looking for a new job) more to come on that.

~YHC, Meatball