Tag: The FORGE

Balloons and streamers welcomed a dozen party animals back to the Forge for a celebratory Birthday sweatfest for our long lost brother SugarSock. Here’s how it “played” out…

The THANG:

COP #1:

• Mosey to the front of the school
• Welcome & F3 Disclaimer
• SSH x30 IC
• DQ x10 IC
• Leg-up Merkins x10 each side
• Squats x10 IC
• Flutter Kicks x20 IC
• Dolly’s x10 IC
• CoreTwists x10 IC

COP’s #2 – #7:

• Mosey to the Soccer Field and whip out the F3 Deck
• Complete x5 cards, then run up to the Amphitheater to Box Jump steps, then run back
• X6 Sets completed (x35 cards total)

Mosey BTTF:

• SSH in cadence for the last minute

COT:

• Counterama # 12
• Namerama
• Announcerama (see Comments)
• YHC took us out in Prayer

NMS:

• WELCOME BACK SUGARSOCK!!! (And Happy Birthday of course.) Awesome crew of men this morning to crush most of the F3Deck. Third day of Q’ing in a row, YHC is feeling absolutely wrecked (in a good way) today. During our COT, YHC emphasized the importance of not going alone against our vices – we are designed to be a part of something great – and while we each have ongoing needs that our brothers can help carry, we also each have a specific skill set to help our brothers out. REACH OUT to a brother today, and let them know what you’re struggling with – give them permission to help you! As the F3Deck states “The joker is the Temptation of the Flesh that hinders acceleration”. DON’T REMAIN ENSNARED – get accountability, and kick temptation to the curb! SYITG

Live creatively, friends. If someone falls into sin, forgivingly restore him, saving your critical comments for yourself. You might be needing forgiveness before the day’s out. Stoop down and reach out to those who are oppressed. Share their burdens, and so complete Christ’s law. If you think you are too good for that, you are badly deceived.

Galatians 6:1-3 “The Message”

The Forge Diner opened early this morning and served a dozen free range Hardywood Farm eggs sunny side up. Here’s how DTH (wearing nothing but a short apron with an F3 logo) added the hot sauce:

The THANG:

COP #1 at the Culdesac:

• Welcome & F3 Disclaimer
• SSH x20 IC
• DQ’s x10 IC
• Russian Soldiers x10 IC
• NoCheat Merkins x10 IC
• LBCC x20 IC (Little Baby Cross Crunches)
• Freddie M’s x20 IC
• Wilson’s Stretch
• CDD’s x10 IC

COP #2:

• ZIGZAG ELEVENS:  11’s with descending Decline M’s on one side of the road, ascending Burpees on the other, moving zig zag down the road so DM’s at each light pole
• Variable Mary for the SIX

COP #3:

• Over-Unders on the handicap rails to the top, Mary for the SIX
• Partner up for x3 set each of:
• Jerkins x10
• Dips x10
• Cliffhanger Merkins x10
• Mo Mary for the SIX

COP #4:

• Partner up for Triple Check:
• Moving partner ascends stairs with ToothFairies, runs around top back to team
• Other guys are doing Monkey Humpers and WWII’s

Mosey BTTF:

• x3 Groiners at each level of Mount Chaplain back to the Flag

COT:

• Counterama # 12
• Namerama
• Announcerama (see Comments)
• The Fresh Prince of Bon Air took us out

NMS:

• Solid numbers today at the Forge, and perfect for partnering up in 2’s or 3’s. Sticking to the West side of Hugenuts High for the morning, YHC pulled in a couple new ideas today including the Little Baby Cross Crunches and ZigZag 11’s, which both seemed to work well. Also revisited some favorites at the rails and reintroduced ToothFairies. Overall a very impressive effort from the men – and swimming through the humidity was no joke! Welcome back to Waterwings from CARPEX – we’ll be seeing more of him.

9 stud muffins rose to greet the dawn of a new day. According to legend and the unemployed staff at the on demand hugging company “We’re Just Friends” it went a little something like this.

Long mosey to far side of the school

COP: SSH X 20, Lunge X 20, WWII X 15, FC X 15, AH X 15, AHAC X 15, 7 burpees OYO

20 & 06

Starting at the first of 7 light posts, complete alternating sets of 20 merkins and 6 of a prescribed exercise. Light 1 20 merkins, Light 2 6 squats, Light 3 20 wide grip merkins, Light 4 6 WWII, Light 5 20 shoulder tap merkins, Light 6 6 Lt. Dan, Light 7 20 HRM

Mosey to Giant Stairs

There are 7 stairs. Complete 14 count of a prescribed exercise on each stair. 4 rounds total.

#1 Box Jumps

#2 Dips

#3 V-Ups

#4 Incline Merkins

Mosey to well kept soccer field; shoes off for freedom loving Americans

Alternating jog and sprint as prescribed by The Q

Mosey back to flag

Numberama, namerama, DTH led us out.

Prayer requests: Please keep Alibis family in your thoughts and prayers.

Welcome Snots: Snot’s birthname is Eddie. He is cousin Eddie to Bone Thug. If we didn’t name him Snots then it was going to be Ruby Sue. Welcome Snots. Snots had not seen Bone Thuge in about a year. He was so impressed with Bone Thugs slender figure he asked if we gave him a tape worm.

News: July 4th Convergence at No Toll. 6am – 7am. DTH and YHC have the Co-Q. There will be teams, there will be fun, there will be competition. There will be no broken bones you bunch of old farts. Fact; if your July 4th injuries are related to hurting yourself at a workout for old guys instead of blowing off your hand with fireworks from South of The Border like a real American, then you will have to drive yourself to the ER.

**Updated: The following Sunday 7/12 there is a Puppy Pile at 7am at No Toll. Bring the little ones and show them their old man still has it. To be sure we can keep up the illusion, there WILL BE ABSOLUTELY NO MOUNTAIN BIKING. Mountain biking has wreaked such havoc among the pax that the CDC is now requiring all F3 men to wear helmets at all times. This is a safe spot fellas, there will be no helmet shaming. Helmet up boys, we are in this together. #nogginstrong

There are whispers that the 2020 HR Derby is being negotiated for a possible date of Tuesday 7/7 on the fields behind Robius Middle School. Apparently Gumbo is trying to live out some fantasy in which he brings a childhood crush onto the field. Rumor has it that he had a HUGE crush on one of the cast members from League of The Own and as luck would have it an agent of hers is some how connected to him through some legal contacts. He said it was the hot one that made his pre-teen Gumbo pants go crazy, but would not give YHC any specifics until all the details were nailed down. Any way, YHC really hopes to finally meet Rosie ODonnell in person.

Moleskin: My oldest 2.0 turns 14 today. Some key numbers for the workout were 07 02 20 06 14. She is one of the best things that ever happened to my M and I. May I be wise enough to see the world through her eyes and a good steward of her gentle spirit. God bless our kids and the incredible patience they have with our flaws.

With the sun rose 10 men, ready to press forward with vigor and eager to meet the challenge that awaited them.

The Workout

Mosey down the hill, and around the tennis courts to circle up at the end.

In light of this being my 1 year anniversary Q, I felt it fitting to give honor of the man, the myth, the legend himself, DTH for head-locking me into such a great community of men.

The bible verse that is in the signature of DTH’s email signature tied to his mission blog has always been a one that resonanated with me since I became a believer, which is Ephesians 2:10.

Ephesians 2:10 New International Version (NIV)

¹⁰ For we are God’s handiwork, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do.

In honor of verse 10:

Exercise: 10 Burpees

The 27th Day

In honor of the day I went from FNG to Fresh Prince (6/27/2019)

Exercise:

Mosey back around past the tennis court to the first parking lot while stopping on call to do the following exercises

• 27 x Merkins
• 27 x American Hammers(2 count)
• 27 x Supermans
• 27 x Box Cutters
• 27 x Side Strandles hops

1st Parking lot | 4 Corners

In honor of the what inspired the name “Fresh Prince” the workout proceeded forth inspired by “Fresh Prince of Bel-Air” trivia.

The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air first aired September 10, 1990

Exercise(Repeato x2):

• 19 Crab Cakes (9 each leg)
• 30 WW2’2s
• 30 Alabama Prom Dates
• 30 Jump Squats

19 (30+30+30) = 1990 see what I did there? 😉

Mosey up the hill to the second parking lot

2nd Parking Lot | Partner Up

Fresh Prince of Bel Air aired for 148 episodes
Exercise:

Partner Up
1 runner runs up the length of the lot and back while partner does assigned exercise, then the trade off.

• 148 Box Cutters as a duo
• 148 Hand Release Merkins

Mosey up the hill to the third lot

3rd Parking Lot | Bear Crawl with 6 reps

Fresh Prince of Bel-Air aired for 6 seasons

Exercise

Six reps of Alabama Prom Dates exercises every other parking lot lane bear crawl in between

Mosey back to the flag.

COT:

• Counterama #10
  Namerama

Announcements

• July 4th convergence at NoToll!

Prayer requests

Prayers for Doozy and family during a time of greiving for loss of his Mother-in-Law

Prayers for family and friends who have lost jobs, and/or been negatively affect by COVID-19

Thank y’all for all me to have some fun today and welcoming me into such a great community as I celebrate one year with you guys. This group has been such a bless and I’m so thankful to be able to be out there with y’all.

God bless you all.

Fresh Prince

After a dreary start to the week, a PAX of 11 descended on The FORGE this morning to see a return of 70 and sunny. Here’s what went down:

Mosey behind HHS for COP.

COP: Imperial Walkers, Helicopters, DQs, Russian Soldiers, LBCs

Return to base of the hill with ascending merkins at each lightpole (up to 10).

Love Hill:

Partner up. Partner 1 runs to top of the hill (up to the road) while Partner 1 bear crawls. Switch it up when Partner 1 returns. Repeat for broad jumps and crab walk. And keep repeating sequence until reaching the top.

Mosey to field.

7 of Diamonds:

Round 1: 7 burpees at each corner

Round 2: 14 merkins at each corner

Round 3: 21 2-count flutter kicks

Round 4: 28 squats

Round 5: 21 2-count flutter kicks

With only 2 minutes left, not enough time for Round 6 (merkins) and Round 7 (burpees).

Mosey BTTF and perform American Hammers while waiting for the six.

Numbers, names, announcements, prayer requests, Doozy took us out.

NMS:

DTH welcomed YHC to The FORGE this morning with a nod towards the moon. YHC believes DTH’s exact words were “Hey Tobit, see that sliver of a moon…that’s what’s left of your 30’s”. …Thanks DTH…your 40s are coming for you too.

Peace!

9 able studs arrived out of their comfortable, air conditioned abodes into the hot and muggy mist that is known as The Forge. This is how it went down:

COP #1: Mosey to the traffic circle for a quick warm up of DQ’s x 10, Smurf Jacks x 15, Dead Man Hang x 10, Right over left x 10, Left over right x 10, Arm Circles. Everyone sweating, lets move:

COP #2: Escalating 4 Corners at the Soccer Field comprised of Corner 1- WWII’s, Corner 2 – Calf Raises, Corner 3 – Hammers (American Style), Corner 4 – Ball Dippers. 1 Burpee between each round.

COP #3: Vertical 11’s – Mosey over to the amphitheater for to get the arms pumping. Dips at the top and Decline Merkins at the bottom. Box Jumps in between.

COP #4: Burpee Dora – Mosey over to the bus loop to finish strong with a partner. 100 In Outs, 200 merkins, 300 jump squats. Timer run the bus loop.

Mosey BTTF for reverse Numberama, Nameorama & Announcements below. YHC took us out.

Moleskin:

Hardywood and Long Pole crushed the corners at record pace with enough time for Long Pole to explore a bit of the land the Forge had to offer while waiting for YHC to finish up. Not to be outdone, Prince and Long Pole raced each other on the box jump 11’s, lapping YHC on round 1. Way to work boys.

Announcements:

4th of July Convergence – Work off those extra hot dogs by spending time with Hardywood and others at No Toll. 6 am start for the festivities.

Thoughts for swift recovery for Doublemint from his motorcycle accident earlier this week. Get well soon

“Now you must free yourself from sloth,” my master said, “for sitting down or lying under covers, no one comes to fame, without which whoever consumes his life leaves such vestige of himself on earth as smoke in air or foam on water. Therefore get up, overcome your panting with the spirit which wins every battle if it does not sink with its heavy body…”

Dante’s Divine Comedy, CANTO XXIV – Vanni Fucci, 46-54

A stunning 15 bodacious beauties assembled on The Forge stage as this year’s Homecoming Court nominees. Many judges gave favorable nods towards young DTH, who’s recent heroic return from abroad carried the momentum of juicy gossip, but the ever-stunning Hardywood vied for the crown with dazzling popularity and charm. As the nominees pranced about stage, warming up for the talent show ahead, the sun broached the horizon and a temperate 70 degrees indicated the time had come. BANG! The starting gun fired, and off they twirled and skipped with dynamic energy to contend for the honor.

The THANG:

Mosey to the Knoller Coaster:

• SLAUGHTER START with Bear crawling the 3 knolls, and completing x5 Burpees at the bottom and top of each knoll (x35 total)

Mosey to COP #1 in front of the School:

• Welcome & F3 Disclaimer
• DQ’s x10 IC
• Imperial Soldiers x10 IC (that’d be an Imperial Walker alternated with a Russian Soldier… )
• The Opus x10 IC
• Freddie M’s x50 IC

Mosey to the Amphitheater for COP #3:

• Dora the Explorer
• Partner up to complete the following:
• x100 Derkins
• x200 Box Jumps
• x300 Mountain Climbers (2-ct)
• While one partner hammers Dora reps, the other Explores the area to lay hands on x1 tree, x1 stone, and x1 metal  object before teturning to relieve their partner (each time the runner mist find a DIFFERENT tree/stone/metal)
• ABC’s for the SIX

Mosey to Field for COP #4:

• No Cheat Merkins
• DTH’s x10 IC
• Over-Unders! …nope, AUDIBLE, too intimate for COVID… 
• Merkins x10 IC

Mosey BTTF:

• Copperhead Squats x10 IC
• Cherry Pickers x10 IC
• Carolina CD’s x10 IC
• Nancy Kerrigan’s x10 IC
• Protractor of Variable Degrees
• Kimchi Twists x10 IC
• Plank 6” HOLD IT, a few times

COT:

• Counterama # 15
• Namerama (Welcome ALIBI!)
• Announcerama (see Comments)
• ROGER ROGER took us out in Prayer

NMS:

• The annex of Richmond City stretched the legal limits to host a whopping 15 fartsack escapees protesting the return of DTH. There were some laughs as DTH knocked off the cadence rust (the F3PNG PAX were less about the cadence and more about the beatdown). We had the honor of welcoming a Doublemint FNG, birth named Dontae Buck, to the finest PAX in the land. Dontae is a budding lawyer, so nicknamed “ALIBI”. Welcome brother! Two new DTH originals made it into today’s beatdown, the “Imperial Soldiers” will need some getting used to, while “Dora the Explorer” produced a solid burn. YHC definitely felt the love this morning – you guys have no idea how much I missed your camaraderie. Thank you!!!

8 stud farmers awoke with the rooster crowing to venture down to the Forge for an old fashioned beat down. Here is how the tale went.

COP – SSH, DQ, Cherry Pickers, Russian Soilders and others – warm yet, lets roll.

Triple Check – Run the bus loop, Balls to the Wall, WWII

Corners of 4 by the middle school – 10 merkins, 20 American Hammers, 30 Boxing Cockroaches, 40 Jump Squats – mumble chatter about socially distant cockroaches are tough

Curb Crawl – 11’s – 1 dip, bear crawl, 10 merkins, crawl bear, 2 dips, etc. Touch work on the shoulders and traps.

Catch me if you can up to Forest Hill – 1 Burpee, and Bernie Sanders – switch

Pole Hoppers back to Flag – alternating each light pole between 3 merkins and 1 burpee.

Still time left – mosey down to 2nd parking lot for a 6 count of 10 – jump squats, WWII’s, LBC’s, Double Tap Merkins, Alabama Prom Date, Rosalittas. Still time? Let’s do it again.

BTTF, Count, Names, Announcements – Memorial Day Murph on Monday. Check BB for time and place near you.

Bone Thugs took us out.

Seems there is a bit of Chicken Coop competition happening within the PAX. Roper, Hardywood and Snuff all showing off the latest architectural trends in Chicken Coop design and décor. Impressive stuff. Chickens living better then most of our single apartments.

4 Healthy Warrior made their way to The Forge this windy morning to try to get in a beatdown before the rain sets in. YHC arrived a touch early as he usually does and not long after Wedding Singer parks his sled in the lot, wanders over to YHC’s car to ask if a mile run was in the plan. YHC has no plan so Singer elected to get some EC on the last day of the challenge and off he went into the gloom. With two other PAX showing up we mosey to the COP in the 3rd lot from the right.

COP: DQ’s, Helicopters, (Wedding Singer is back) Cherry Pickers, Inverted Scorpion Kicks, Hello Dollies, 5 burpees OYO

Mosey to the next lot down: Four Corners

Corner 1 – 10 Rosalitas, Corner 2 – 20 American Hammers, Corner 3 – 30 Sugar Sticks, Corner 4 – 40 LBC’s

Mosey to the next lot down: Four Corners

Corner 1 – 10 Diamond Merkins, Corner 2 – 20 Shoulder tap Merkins, Corner 3 – 30 Hand Release Merkins, Corner 4 – 40 Merkins

Mosey to the next lot up: Four Corners

Corner 1 – 10 Copperhead Squats, Corner 2 – 20 Jump Squats, Corner 3 – 30 Lunges, Corner 4 – 40 Heal Raisers

Mosey to the next lot down: You guessed it Four Corners

Corner 1 – 10 Burpees, Corner 2 – 10 Hand Release Merkins, Corner 3 – 10 American Hammers, Corner 4 – 10 Heal Raisers

Mosey down to the bottom circle: Man Killers

Only one way back to the top: Light poles do one merkin at each pole until you get to the street.

Time left on the clock: Mosey to the flag area where the hill is

6’s basically 11’s but we don’t have time for 11’s

Bernie Sanders up the hill 5 Jump Squats, Run down the hill 1 Jump squat and so on and so forth until time is called

Numbers / Names YHC took us out

NMS:

PAX seemed to really like the merkins four corners, mumble chatter intensified after the 30 hand release merkins something about killing Doozy burying the body or along those lines. YHC believes it was repeated after the Man Killers and on the way up the light poles. YHC has the Q at Twin Team tomorrow and Snuff was inquiring about what that workout was so far be it from YHC to not show Snuff the namesake that is Twin Team tomorrow.

5 warriors rose from the various fart sacks this morning to sharpen themselves at the Forge. Here is how it went down:

Singer Mile Warm Up: Run down to the cul de sac and back catching the parking lots along the way for a cool 1 mile and fulfill the monthly challenge. YHC inadvertently named this the DTH mile but found out Wedding Singer pioneered this route. YHC soon found out hills suck.

COP 1: Circle up for 10 exercises: DQ’s, Helis, Cherry Pix, Merkins and Scorpian kicks

COP 2: Recently it seems 4 corners has replaced the Beast so why not bring it back. Moseyed to the middle parking lot for 6 stations of 6 exercises 6 times. Rounds included Double Tap Merkins, WWII’s, Mountain Climbers, American Hammers, Jump Squats and to the PAX relief Flutterkicks instead of Burpees.

COP 3: 5 man rotation: Each man on an exercise with timer running down the hill and bearcrawling back up. Exercises were incline merkins, LBC’s, Jump Squats, Crab Cakes.

COP 4: Still time on the clock allowed Doozy to introduce his Mankillers to a few of the PAX. Did the tough end of a 10 pack as time required an audible after 5.

BTTF, Numberama, Namarama, Announcements

Bone Thugs 5k – Friday at RAMM

YHC took us out