FLORA and the Little Beast

We practiced SHARED LEADERSHIP this morning – Dynamite led warmorama, Quadzilla took the Thang, and Mani took COT. Weather couldn’t have been better for VQ, 37 degrees, torrential down pours, and 15+ mph winds. Warmorama – planned ahead to target major muscle groups used in the Thang. Mosey to the theatre with coupons to soak …

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Busted Wilson and Snappy

My beloved homemade med ball Wilson sprung a leak at first drop at the pavilion confirming duct tape can NOT fix everything. I think the cold got to him. Anyway, he did manage to tough out the workout in good F3 style. 5 core principles and disclaimer given and accepted with AYE WOR SSH, Seal …

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Motivation at 14 degrees

Warm up 100 yard jog, followed by SS hops, Diamond  Murkins , Grass pickers, Abe Vagotas in cadence the “ Thang “ Ran a total of 3.4 miles . Worked on increasing our pace and finishing Strong. finished with some stretching exercises. Counorama, NameOrama and Circle of trust.

The Dragons Kept Us Warm!

5 #HIM met in the 18 degree Phoenixville gloom where it appeared the pilot light was out at the Blast Furnace! No worries, as promised over the Twittersphere, if we brought our Imagination then we’d have Dragons to keep us warm! COP To Warmup: Running in Place: Regular then High Knees then Butt Kickers Imperial …

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Dead Duck

Disclaimer, 1/2 mile mosey, then the thing: 1. Dead hang with a partner. First one to fail does burpees until their partner fails…it is not a competition. 2. With a partner: Climb over a picnic table, do a deep squat with palms flat on the ground, back over the table to another squat. Over and …

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Hanging around at the Grill

Five PAX posted to the Grill for a chilly winter workout. Warm-a-rama: Arm Circles, Sun Gods, Trunk Rolls, Abe Vigoda, Imperial Walkers, Best Stretch Ever, Peter Parkers, Mountain Climbers, Toy Soldiers The Thang: Mosey around field to the playground (YHC is still nursing a stress fracture and has been upgraded to a boot so I …

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Brisk

It was a brisk 22 degrees with a real feel of 7 We got in laps around the parking lot Bear crawls Merkins Dips Freddy Mercury’s Skip suicides High knees Karaokes Frogs Burpee leaps Crab walks Lunges  Broad jumps Crunches And a plethera of other exercises that my memory has committed to forgetting for good …

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Downhill

Warm Up 3 laps in parking lot 10 arm circles front & back 10 arm twists 10 trunk twists 10 Huggy Bears 10 Knee Rotations each direction 10 Ankle rotations each leg & each direction 10 Slow Merkins 10 Slow Squats 10 Slow Stepping Forward Lunges 10 Slow Side Lunges Main Work-Out Easy run to …

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Ruck 1/18/20

Conditions:  It was a cold 20 degrees, partly cloudy morning with an overwhelming sense of peace with the impending snow later in the day. “Thang:” Three HIM’s committed and braved the conditions to start the ruck from the Shimerville Rd parking lot to hike with a blazing pace to 12th St, onto the gravel trail …

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Tables of Turmoil

F3 Valley Forge – Phoenixville, PA Tables of Turmoil / Wall of Woe / Hill of Hurt Conditions :  20 degrees and cloudy, no wind Q : Spike Beatdown  : 6 PAX It was a chilly 20 degree morning at the BlastFurance, but men showed up, and men got better.  Q-drenaline was a real thing, …

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