Tag: The FORGE

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! 

9 mostly young warriors headed out to the gloom of Huguenot High to get a good beatdown. And in honor of Scrooge’s special birthday, we embarked on a 21 themed workout. I was initially disappointed to not see Scrooge at the COP. But right after I made a comment about it, he showed up 30 seconds later:)

COP – Run to bottom parking lot, 21 SSH, 21 Freddy Mercuries, 7 Don Quixotes, 7 Helicopters and 7 arm circles

First Exercise: Four corners with 21 heels to heaven, 21 hand release merkins, 21 2 count mountain climbers and 21 WWIIs; mosey to next parking lot

Second Exercise: Four corners again with burpees, one at the first corner, 3 at the second, 7 at the third and 21 at the last corner (32 burpees in total); mosey to amphitheater (with long pole giving me directions)

Third Exercise: 21s in combination of tricep dips and box jumps. Start with 20 tricep dips and 1 box jump, decrease 3 dips by step, increase 3 box jumps by step. I noticed that I even at 6’1 had more trouble with the jumps than the more vertically challenged guys.

Fourth Exercise: Triple check with wall sits, Carolina dry docks and runs around 2 different medians (Figure 8). The Figure 8 run took more time than I thought making the dry docks quite a challenge.

Last Exercise: 2 sets of 21 PLTs each

Closed in prayer.

I enjoyed my first SOJ Q. I do feel older with this group but that is all good. I noticed that Fresh Prince is super fast and I am not. I was thinking about making Scrooge drink but while it may be 12 o’clock somewhere, 6:15 in the morning is pushing it.

Prayers go out to Helix’s daughter, Wojo for his sister, and Orange Crush for his son. Hope they all recover completely.

A PAX of 7 hit the Forge this morning for a Hot Tater Q. Here’s what went down:

Tobit Q:

Mosey to soccer field for COP which included

SSHs, DQs, Russian Soldiers, Helicopters, and LBCs

Bearpees: PAX lines up on one side of soccer field.

Round 1: Bear crawl across field performing 1 burpee every 4 paces

Round 2: Bear crawl across field performing 2 burpees every 8 paces

Mr. Roper Q:

Mosey back to front parking lot.

Four Corners Ladder: PAX performs exercise at Corner 1, moves on to Corner 2 and returns to Corner 1….etc etc

Corner 1: 5 burpees

Corner 2: 10 crunchy frogs

Corner 3: 20 WWIIs

Corner 4: 30 LBCs

Corner 1/5: 40 Alabama prom dates

Circle up for Mary:

Ab exercises including Homer to Marge, Hello Dolly, and Rosalitas.

Scrooge Q:

More Mary with Protractors (10, 30, 45, 46, 90 degrees) and Hand Release Merkins

Sea Doo Q:

With less than 5 minutes remaining, mosey to railings for 20 jerkins.

Head back to the flag.

Numbers, Names, Announcements, YHC took us out.

Announcements:

Labor Day convergence at Timberwolf (7am)

See DTHs preblast for poker night this Saturday

NMS:

Numbers at the Forge this morning were lighter than usual. Did DTH take many of the regulars over to 45MOM? The Forge Q spot was still empty yesterday afternoon and so YHC threw in a hot potato. …YHC enjoys a good hot potato Q.

One does not see Mr. Roper’s name on the Q sheet (ever) so YHC was curious to see what he would throw at us. Well, Mr. Roper brought it strong with the 4/5 corners ladder and abs focused Mary. Not sure if he’ll actually read this BB, but YHC volunteers to write up the BB for him in the future if he’ll actually put his name on the Q sheet.

Hot potatoes are also great to entice those that have never Q’d before to sign up. After getting a taste, YHC hopes Scrooge and Sea Doo will have their VQ’s soon.

Nice to have Fireman Ed SOJ this morning!

Make today a great one fellas…peace out!

Twelve veteran gloom warriors mustered at The Forge this morning to offer themselves unto the refining fire and the DTH hammer. Here’s how it went down:

The THANG:

Warmerama on the Grassy Knollercoaster:

• Transverse x3 Hills with Bear Crawling up & Crab Walking down

Mosey to front of school for COP #1:

• F3 Welcome & Disclaimer
• SSH x20 IC
• DQ x10 IC
• CH-Squats x20 IC
• Hairy Rockettes x10 IC
• 8-ct Burpees x10 IC …another x5 added on for PAX failing to count IC

Mosey long way around Middle School for COP #2 in a patch of very wet grass:

• Partner up for each man to complete x25 PLT’s & x25 Dying Boxing Cockroaches

Mosey further along back road near soccer field for COP #3:

• 11’s on Opposing Curbs
• Decline Werkins 1-10
• Incline Diamond Merkins 10-1
• Lunge between sides
• Flutter Kicks for the SIX

Mosey to Amphitheater for COP #4:

• Partner up for DORA 1-2-3
• x100 Donkey Kicks
• x200 Am.Hammers – 2ct
• x300 Mtn.Climbers – 2ct
• Other partner Box Jumps up steps, performs x3 Groiners, runs around top tier to side stars & back down to partner
• Plankorama for the SIX

Mosey to Soccer Field for COP #5:

• Partner up for RockPaperScissorShoot 
• Elbow Plank facing partner and play
• Loser x1 Burpee, winner x1 Merkin
• Best of 3 wins, Winners to one end of the field, Losers to the other
• Continue Single Elimination 
• 1st Place – Honeydo
• 2nd Place – Last Call
• 3rd Place – DTH

Mosey BTTF:

• LBC’s x20 IC
• Heels to Heaven x20 IC

COT:

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

NMS: 

• Beautifully cool dark morning to stand among real men and get the day started right. YHC was impressed with the fact that Mr Roper & Shakedown maintained Mumble Chatter for the entirely of the Knollercoaster. YHC was not so impressed that none of the PAX kept the count going during the 8-ct Burpees …extra Burpees were rewarded. Some commentary was made that YHC’s routines rarely leave the PAX a moment of rest – which will be taken as a complement, thank you very much! YHC enjoyed partnering up with Fresh Prince and Handshake. Solid work fellas! And it turns out that shooting “Rock” every single time will get you into the final rounds, but not enough to beat out the wiley ways of Last Call & HoneyDo. Strong win boys. Keep posting fellas, and keep headlocking those sad clowns you just KNOW need F3. SYITG! 

With the temp at 80 and humidity at 800%, eleven mighty warriors of the gloom descended on Huguenot High this morning. Here’s what went down.

Mosey down the hill and to the cul-de-sac behind HHS.

COP:

SSH x 30

DQ x 10

Helicopters x 15

LBC x 20

Flutterkicks x 20

Merkins x 10

Lightpole Alley Ladder

Round 1: At first light post, perform just two burpees.

Round 2: Two burpees at pole 1, run to pole 2 and perform 4 jump squats, run back to pole 1 for two more burpees.

Round 3: 2 burpees at pole 1, 4 jump squats at pole 2, 6 WWIIs at pole 3, 4 jump squats at pole 2, 2 burpees at pole 1

Round 4: You guys get the idea. Add 8 monkey humpers at pole 4

Round 5: Add 10 merkins at pole 5

Round 6: Add 12 2-count American hammers at pole 6

Round 7: Add 14 LBCs at pole 7

Round 8: Top of the ladder…16 burpees, and then work your way back down to pole 1.

Mosey to to bottom of hill.

Love Hill

Partner up. Partner 1 bear crawls while partner 2 runs up the hill and back. Then partner 1 runs while partner 2 bear crawls. Alternate with crab walk and box jumps.

6:15 came before the top was reached and so an audible was called.

Numbers, Names

Announcements:

Puppy pile next weekend (July 27) at 7:05 at Dogpile

Labrat has the Q for Dogpile this Saturday. He claims it’s going to be laid back. If you haven’t Q’d before and are looking for some cadence action, let Labrat know.

Early risers this Saturday at 4am.

Sugar Sock’s 40th birthday party tomorrow evening 6-10 at Ardent.

Continued prayers for Helix’s daughter.

Prayers for Exit Row.

Flange took us out.

NMS:

YHC arrived a little early this morning to count some lightpoles and was glad to see EF and Flatline already chatting it up. Flatline recently completed a move to Bon Air and did not have the best experience with his movers. It’s a good story…you should ask him about it.

5:30 arrives with Flange running in and two others coming in hot. Labrat commented something along the lines that SOJ time must work differently than everywhere else.

The lightpole ladder was a crowd pleaser. Starting out with just 2 little innocent burpees, what harm could possibly follow? But Flange (in true Flange fashion) destroyed the ladder with Posh, Flatline, and Fresh Prince right on his heels. As always, the whole PAX persevered. With 10 minutes left, YHC at least wanted to get Love Hill started, but wasn’t sure if finishing was in order…it wasn’t.

Great to have some summer tourists out this morning and to see some faces YHC hasn’t seen in a while.

Nice work today fellas…y’all crushed it! As always, thanks for letting YHC lead.

Peace out!