Tag: The FORGE

7 cold weather warriors ignored the 20 degree temperature for the latest 45 minutes of madness known as The Forge. Tobit was the hero that we all need, rocking the shorts. Lots of mustache mumble chatter to kick things off. Apparently, several members of our brethren have been mistakenly identified as pedophiles or old west characters. That’s messed up!

Today’s Q was not inspired by a bible verse – but rather that snarled, cartoonish face of Raider’s coach Jon “Chucky” Gruden, saying “You gotta pound that rock!” It is football season, after all.

Pax all grabbed a rock out of the Chaplain mobile and moseyed down to the amphitheater.

Warm Up: Don Quixotes, Cherry Pickers, Arm Circles, Alabama Prom Dates, Wilson’s Wife, Plank Stretches.

COP #1

Partner up:
Round 1: Partner One does box jumps to the top of the amphitheater, 30 monkey humpers, run down the stairs. Partner Two does Merkins of choice.

Round 2: Partner One – box jumps followed by 30 ball dippers, return. Partner Two – chicken peckers.

Round 3 – Partner One – box jumps followed by 30 squats, return. Partner Two – flutter kicks.

Fresh Prince went to grab a rock.
Other PAX circled up for Failure to Launch with 5 second countdown between jumps. Completed 3 circles.

Mosey to the soccer field for COP #2

Partner Up –

Rd. 1 – Partner One runs the length of the soccer field (with rock), side shuffle across, Bernie Sanders back, side shuffle to home. Partner two completes rock overhead presses for the duration.

Rd. 2 – Partner One runs the length of the soccer field (with rock), side shuffle across, Bernie Sanders back, side shuffle to home. Partner two completes squats for the duration.

Rd. 3 – Partner One runs the length of the soccer field (with rock), side shuffle across, Bernie Sanders back, side shuffle to home. Partner two completes rock WWII sit ups for the duration.

Rd. 4 – Partner One runs the length of the soccer field (with rock), side shuffle across, Bernie Sanders back, side shuffle to home. Partner two completes rock tricep extensions for the duration.

Indigenous Peoples run around the school, with person in back doing 2 burpies, then running to the front

Stop at the curb circle and do a curb crawl, with person in back doing 2 burpies, then running to the front.

COP 3

From the base of Mt. Chaplain – complete 10 Merkins at each parking lot (DTH’s suggestion), 50 calf raises at the summit, 50 rock LBC’s at the base. Mosey back to the flag.

Counterama, Namerama,

Announcements:
discussed the mustache challenge
Merkin Challenge next week at the Forge – shooting for 900. May be an alternative workout for those who are interest.

P Trap took us out in prayer.

A fine foursome along with DTH’s dog Cooper (F3 “Opi”) came out in the crisp cold darkness to knock out a bunch if merkins along with other stuff – as follows:

The THANG:

Mosey to Culdesac for COP #1:

• x10 Merkins at each light pole going down (x140 total)
• Welcome & F3 Disclaimer
• DQ’s x10 IC
• Hairy Rockettes x10 IC
• Body Builders x10 IC
• Mtn Climbers x10 IC
• Freddie M’s x10 IC
• DTH’s x10 IC

Mosey back up to top for COP #2:

• x10 Carolina Drydocks at each light pole going up (x140 total)
• Assemble at end of grassy knolls
• Fiddler Crab (feet downhill) across length of Grassy Knolls’ side slope, stopping at every 20 yards to complete x10 Incline Merkins (x6 stops = x60 Inc.M’s total)
• *AUDIBLE to alternate the movement portions & rotate between Fiddler Crab, Moving Lunge, and Fiddler Bear Crawl

Mosey to Soccer Field 1 for COP #3:

• Quarter Pounder:  Sprint to each quarter to complete exercise, Bernie back to start between
• 25 yard line – x25 Merkins
• 50 yard line – x50 Squats
• 75 yard line – x75 Am.Ham’s (2-ct)
• 100 yard line – x100 Calf Raises

Mosey to Amphitheater for COP #4:

• Partner up for Dora
• x100 Merkins
• x200 WWII’s
• x300 Monkey LBC’s
• Moving partner completes x5 Incline Merkins on each of 7 steps going up then runs around top to return via side stairwell (YHC went around 3x = x105 Incline M’s total)
• *OUT OF TIME ON LBC’s —> BTTF

COT:

• Counterama # 4
• Namerama
• Announcerama (see Comments)
• CHAP took us out in Prayer

NMS: 

• Solid ~530 Merkins incorporated into this morning’s routine (total depends on how many an individual completed during Dora. Today’s merkin emphasis serves the ongoing November Merkin challenge while also prepping the Forge for taking back the Most Merkins Banner later this month. Enjoyed the small crew today and of course Cooper loves running with the guys…even if that sometimes means enthusiastically tripping them up. Keep posting fellas!

The bright lights of Huguenot HS welcomed seven F3 soldiers for DTH’s return to the Q sheet. But since YHC has had zero time to prepare anything since returning from Guatemala, the Q was passed to the F3 Deck…

The THANG:

Mosey to front of HS for brief Warmerama:

• SSH x50 IC
• Cherry Pickers x10 IC
• Imp.Walkers x10 IC
• DonQ’s x10 IC

1st Deck Set:

• Smurf Jacks x25 IC
• Flutters x100 OYO
• Bear Crawl around loop
• Monkey Humpers x25 IC
• Arm Circles x100 IC (variegated)

Mosey to front of Middle School for 2nd Deck Set:

• Derkins x10 IC
• CDD x10 IC
• Lunge Walk around Loop
• LBC’s x10 IC
• High Slow Flutters x10 IC

Mosey to back Road for 3rd Deck Set:

• Incline M x10 IC
• Sprint 200 Yards
• Merkins x25 OYO
• Ball Dippers x10 IC
• High Knees x10 IC

Mosey to Amphitheater for 4th Deck Set:

• Freddie M’s x25 IC
• Copperhead Sq’s x10 IC
• Shoulder Tap x25 IC
• Chuck N’s x10 IC
• Karaoke twice around loop

Mosey to bus loop between schools for 5th Deck Set:

• Am Hammers x25 IC
• Bernie around Loop
• Heels to Heaven x10 IC
• WWII x10 IC
• Plank Jacks x25 IC

Mosey BTTF:

• Last card flipped = Low Plank 60sec
• Plankorama with 10sec sets of Low Plank

COT:

• Counterama #7
• Namerama
• Announcerama (see Comments)
• YHC took us out in Prayer

NMS: 

• We’re all in agreement – the Deck consistently produces a really solid workout with great variety and does a great job keep everyone together. We’re nominating the F3 Deck as Q-of-the-year! Keep headlocking and posting fellas! SYITG

Small crowd showed up at the Forge for some hard work on this warm October morning. Before the prescribed start time Last Call inquired about the difficulty of a Q. No, it’s not hard; have a plan, know the plan, plan extra since the PAX are always faster than you think and prepare to not sleep much the night before. That said with the Q sheet empty, (Vinny?), YHC let the other 3 know the Q would be passed to them at some point so prepare accordingly.

Mosey to the cul-de-sac for some warm up exercises. Next up, Love Hill w/o the hill. Partner 1 runs the back drive aisle, P2 does Russian soldiers, lunges and bear crawls.

Last Call Q –

Lightpole Ladder starting at the bottom of the hill – Pole 1 – 5 burpees, Pole 2 – 10 WWI, Pole 3 – 15 merkins. Back to the bottom after each round.

Sea Doo Q –

Mosey up the ramp. 10 jerkins run across the parking lot, 15 squats, run up the hill 5 burpees at the top. Repeato x2

Fresh Prince Q –

4 corners – 10 merkins, 15 jump squats, 20 WWII, 30 SSH. Repeato x3

Back to Rosie for some Mary and a Ring of Fire to close it out.

Great work today men. Everyone got a nice sampling of the Q. Keep posting and hopefully we’ll see everyone’s name on there soon enough.

The Forge Spa registered eight high roller clients this morning for the usual sauna sweats, full body massage, and bikini waxing. The following top secret order of body positions details the Spa’s methodology for clients to enter Nirvana:

The THANG:

Latecomers loop around first parking lot to pick up Posh, then Mosey to grassy area for COP #1:

• F3 welcome & disclaimer
• Don Draper’s x10 IC
• Imperial Squat Walkers x10 IC
• Dancing Bears x10 IC
• DTH’s x10 IC

Mosey to Soccer Field for COP #2:

• Partner up to wheelbarrow around field, alternating x10 Squerkins each corner (each partner does the derkins part at 2 corners)

Mosey to Grassy Hill near Amphitheater for COP #3:

• Clock of Mary: On your SIX with legs pointing uphill (12 o’clock) and complete x3 WWII for every hour on the clock face

Mosey to Amphitheater for COP #4:

• Lindsey:
• Donkey Kicks at bottom on adjacent wall (10–>30)
• Monkey Humpers at the top (30–>10)
• Bear crawl up steps
• Crab Walk down

Mosey back to field for COP #5:

• Plank up in a line to complete OverUnders down the length of the soccer field

Mosey to back to Grassy Hill for COP #6:

• Clocks of Mary: this time x3 rounds with APD’s, then LBC’s, then Gas Pumps

Mosey BTTF:

• x10 Burpees OYO
• x10 Cherry Pickers IC
• x10 Burpees OYO
• x10 Don Quixotes IC
• x10 Burpees OYO
• x10 Hairy Rockettes IC
• x11 Burpees OYO (total of 41 burpees for the 41 Q’s by DTH in his 1st year)

COT:

• Counterama #8
• Namerama
• Announcerama (see Comments)
• YHC took us out in Prayer

NMS: 

• YHC was happy to welcome a handful of the Forge’s finest to Day 4 of the DTH 1 year Anniversary. The goal was to provide an excellent variety of routines without burning out YHC who needs something left in the tank for Q’ing IronPax #4 tomorrow at TwinTeam. Turns out everyone enjoyed a faster moving set of COP’s, and YHC may have entered Nirvana during the 2nd or 3rd time around the Clock of Mary. Thank you all for your support – it’s an honor to serve you guys! 

6 intrepid F3 veterans braved the mean streets of Bon Air for the latest edition of The Forge. The mood could be described as jovial, as the PAX eagerly anticipated an epic beat down – Chaplain Style!

The Pax trecked to the end of the main road and circled up for COP. YHC fumbled through the intro and was possibly a bit off on the cadence; however, we all made it through the following:

Side Straddle Hops, Don Quixote’s, Arm Circles, LBC’s, Russian Soldiers (approximately 10 a piece)

Mosey to the bottom of the big hill, stopping at every light and completing 5 incline merkins on the curb

Exercise 1: Partner up
One partner runs up the big hill to our primary parking area and back. In the interim, the other partner completes 20 squats, 20 flutter kicks, and 5 “reach out Merkins,” which apparently are not a thing! Moves are repeated until the runner returns.

Repeat until everyone has done the hill 3x.

DTH gave us a 10 count, then mosey to the next station.

Exercise 2: Knollercoaster

Bear Crawl up each hill
10 jump squats at the summit
Crabwalk down the hill
10 WWII sit-ups at the bottom
return to start with same.

Exercise 3: Mount Chaplin
Beginning at the bottom of Mt. Chaplin, run up each hill
At the first tiered parking area: complete 2 burpees, 10 mountain climbers
2nd parking area: 3 burpees, 10 mountain climbers
3rd: 4 burpees, 10 mountain climbers
4th: 5 burpees, 10 mountain climbers.

Turn around at the summit and repeat the pattern on descent, starting with 2 burpees, 10 mountain climbers, and working your way up.

Goal was to complete three trips up the mountain, but time constraints only allowed for 2 and change.

Mosey back to the flag .

COT:
CounteramaNamearama
Announcements:
Camping trip this weekend
Iron Pax at Twin Team tomorrow
Convergence at Dog Pile on Saturday
Got another VQ on Saturday (did not catch the location)
Fresh Prince took us out in prayer

It was a great honor the lead the group today! I have to admit, was a bit nervous coming in: will the Q be hard enough? will I forget all the exercises? will everything I have planned take 10 minutes? Definitely helped that my son and I did some recon the night before. In the end, everything worked out, and it was memorable experience for YHC. The hills are such an obvious and great metaphor for life: lots of peaks and valleys, but you have to power through. Definitely helps to have the support and encouragement of this group.

Another gloomy Forge morning welcomed 5 vets to test their strength – in a you versus you world, here’s how we won:

The THANG:

Mosey to COP #1:

• x5 Merkins at each light running down to the culdesac
• F3 Welcome & Disclaimer
• DQ’s x10 IC
• Imp Squat Walkers x10 IC
• Crab Cakes x10 IC
• Mtn Climbers x10 IC
• LBC’s x20 IC
• Freddie M’s x20 IC
• Flutters x20 IC

Mosey to Parallel Bars for COP #2:

• x3 Burpees every light en route
• Bearcrawl 75yards up ramp
• Modified Cindy – complete AMRAP in 10 minutes of the following: x5 Jerkins, x10 WWII, x15 Ball Dippers

Mosey to Amphitheater for COP #3:

• Traverse each of 4 steps, alternating the following two routines each step:
• Dip walking – x3 dips every 5 paces
• Derkin walking – x3 derkins every 5 paces
• *Some PAX chose to modify as needed with with Plank walking along step + Incline Merkins
• Close out with Big-O’s x10 ea way

Mosey BTTF for COP #4:

• Hands of Time (circle up close, on six w heads to center, legs at 90 degrees, then go around the circle sequentially dropping legs to 6”, then back up on next round, etc) …About 10 rounds completed in fine fashion!
• Merkin ROF
• SSH’s to close out time

COT:

• Counterama #5
• Namerama
• Announcerama (see Comments)
• YHC took us out in Prayer

NMS: 

• Lower numbers than usual due to new school year obligations and some injuries…but what a fine time we few enjoyed today. With such small numbers and high quality of manliness, YHC briefly considered taking back on the Merkin challenge… but already had other plans. We’ll cross that 860 board bridge another day. Keep headlocking your friends, coworkers and neighbors! 

The Forge (and the Q) brought a smaller group out this morning, but who showed were six men that absolutely crushed it!

COP: Helicopters, DQ’s, Russian Soldiers, Cooper Head Squats, Merkins, American Hammers, Hillbillies.

Thang: stay in circle for a Deconstructive Burpee routine. 10 squats, down to plank for 10 leg kicks, 10 Merkins, 10 more leg kicks, back up to a jump clap and that completes 1. Repeat for a 9 count and on down to 1.

Mosey to front of school entrance for a partner routine. One partner is doing 10 Merkins, while other is doing 10 squats. Switch at each 10 count, working up to 200 total.

Mosey to Amphitheater- 11’s with a twist. At the bottom step, perform 1 dip, turn around to perform 1 incline Merkin. Box jump to the top and perform 10 Jump Squats. Run the length of sidewalk and take steps going back down to start area. 2 and 9, and so on.

6 minutes left, partner back up for 3 rounds of 15 each PLT’s and Dying, Boxing Cockroach’s. Back to the Flag!

COT: Namerama, numberama, YHC took us out.

Announcements: Poker night at DTH’s. Text if you can make it and he will send address. Even if you can’t make it, might be good to get the address, since Halloween is approaching…haha. Prayers for those affected by Dorian, Prayers for our F3 brothers and their families.

Great work this morning! It was really humid and tough to manage, but you guys rolled with it! As usual, Fresh Prince crushed the 11’s and made it seem as if he jumped every other step in the box jumps! Also, as usual, YHC had a couple of snags with proper terms and finishing on time, but as DTH so eloquently put it, the Q is in charge!

I’m having to post this by phone, so apologies if I missed something or doesn’t look right.

Have a great day, Gents!

Extensive mublechatter about a ‘merkin challenge and regaining some sort of tassel but YHC had other plans. As the clock struck 5:30 we moseyed – it was not 70 or sunny.

The diddy:

• COP
  • SSH, Don Quixotes, Russian Soldiers, Flutter kicks, ‘Merkins
• Mosey
• Triple Check
  • Box Jumps, Wall Sits, Box Cutters
  • Hold plank for the six
• Mosey
• Dora
  • Hitting the practice soccer field, pacer did a lap alternating on each side with forward, shuffle left, backward, shuffle right. The count was (1 Merkin, 2 Squats, 3 WWIIs)x100
  • Continue (1 Merkin, 2 Squats, 3 WWIIs) for the six
• Mosey
• Street lights back to the flag. Stop at each street light alternate exercise. 1st light 1 merkin, 2nd light 2 squats, 3rd light 3 WWIIs, continue.
• Ring of fire

Numberama, Namerama, COP

• Announcements
  • Poker night 9/7 at DTH’s
  • Camping/Retreat 9/21-22
• Prayer Request
  • A good friend of the pack, Joe, has been back-to-back in rehab

Thank you to our out of town guests – Blue Oyster & Rohawk. YHC has been traveling all week so this morning was tough to just get out of bed. Thank you all for the hard work and great attitude. I’m a better man because of each of you.

A dozen sweat warriors and one FNG showed up to be Forged anew. Here’s how the 13 got lucky…

The THANG:

Slaughter Start:

• Bearpees x50 yards (x1 Burpee every x5 bearcrawl paces)
• SSH for the SIX

Mosey down to culdesac for COP #1:

• DQ x10 IC
• Body Builders (8ct Burpee) x10 IC
• Dancing Rockettes x10 IC
• Copperhead Squats x10 IC
• DR W x10 IC
• Wilson’s Stretch
• Merkins x5 IC
• Carolina DD x5 IC
• Dancing Bears x10 IC

Mosey back up to the Handicap Rails for COP #2:

• Partner up, each complete x10 of the following while partner holding legs either does squats or curls for each rep:
• #1 Jerkins
• #2 Cliffhanger Merkins
• #3 Dips
• Then x20 each Dying Boxing C’s
• Then repeato the Rail sets

Mosey to Amphitheater for COP #3:

• 4×4 Descending Ladder:
• Complete x5 rep bottom, box jump to top, complete x5 reps at top, box jump to bottom…repeato down to 1 rep.
• Plankorama for the SIX

Mosey BTTF:

• Variable Mary – Protractor Pain, Freddie M’s, APD’s, LBC’s

COT:

• Counterama #13
• Namerama (FNG “Nails”)
• Announcerama (see Comments)
• “Nails” took us out in Prayer

NMS: 

• Comparatively cool morning after recent weeks stifling humidity. Mumble chatter ended quickly with the Bearpee Slaughter Start. Continued the burpee theme with Body Builders in the first COP and 4×4’s at the Amphitheater — DTH was feelin wiped at the end. Mr Roper was noted to comment his ears were sweating. Long Pole brought his father out, FNG “Nails”, so named since his nickname at the Fire department is the Hammer. WELCOME NAILS!!! As always, YHC is honored to lead and serve you men – keep headlocking new guys and trying out new AO’s!