Climb the mountain

1-19-2018 Our band of brothers trudged thru the snow to the safety of our shell…. Bogey celebrated his 50th with a new-found friend “the log” Warm-a-rama The Thang: Each Pax picked their exercise of choice. Merkins, burpees, squats, Dr. Ws, air presses, V sits & lunges We started with a round of one each and …

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Swamped

23-Jan-2018 The Swamp welcomed back its Site Q, Neon, in classic swamp-like fashion.  The rain was steady with occasional down-pours. Upon arrival, the 4 PAX scurried to the shelter of the pavilion across a sodden lawn.  A cursory disclaimer was given on the way to the pavilion as we dodged puddles.  Exercise instructions and cadence …

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Sprinter’s Choice…Log relay version

40, no wind It is Treehugger’s 50th “logged” workout, so we are of course crlebrating with slog. Yes with the HOF log in tow six of is pushed each other thru a warmer winter gloom, keeping our spirits high and the log off the ground for the entire workout. Disclosure warmarama:  SSH, grasspickers, mountain climbers …

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Negative Nanny

This morning I woke up with the cold I have been fighting for  the past 3 days. Trouble breathing and a headache. YHC decided to man up and vacate the warm fartsack anyway. That was a tough decision that I have absolutely no regrets about. Speaking of No Regrets … The No Regrets men’s conference …

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Beaker’s Acid Test

Real feel 10 degrees and snow all over the AO.  Last night at the 3rd F event (Playing the Man) Beaker mentioned that he feels most manly when he is outdoors working.  Case in point this past Saturday after an F3 workout he was out clearing some brush for most of the day and that …

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Snowangles

Six inches of powder (and more coming down) made for a nice backdrop. Warm up with 100 yard sprints between descending squats (100, 75, 50, 25). Then on to rotating Q.  Rotating Q picks the exercise and leads the pax until the Q fails.  If the Q outlasts the entire pax then it is 10 …

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Copycat

Tuesday, 16-Jan-2018 It is said that imitation is the sincerest form of flattery…or it is laziness or expediency.  Regardless, YHC shamelessly copied the Frozen Hourglass workout…what works at the Pond should work at the Swamp. YHC arrived a minute late due to slower than usual traffic from the light snow that was falling.  A quick …

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Return of The Hill

Return of the Hill Following a long frozen stretch, the hill was sufficiently melted and ready to challenge 5 intrepid men in the early Blandon gloom. Disclosure SSH, XJacks, mountain climbers, grass pickers, Moroccan night clubs Headlamps on, mosey full loop ending at the Hill of Fame. Clock Merkins (4 at each “hour hand” time …

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Good Neighbor Workout

Date:  January 13, 2018, Special “Log of Fame” edition F3 disclaimer and LOF rules Warm-up: PAX Moseyed to pavilion.  On the way they did side shuffles, high knees, butt kickers, touch the ground, and backwards jog.  Upon arriving at the pavilion, PAX completed sets of 20 side straddle hops, Abe Vigodas, grass pickers, huggy bears, …

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HOF Log

Hall Of Fame Log (aka Lady Glittersparkles) What is that you ask?   Here is the idea. Your attendance at F3 workouts is tracked by the posting of Back Blast. Every time you are tagged in a Back Blast your posting amount is increased by one. When you get to 50 your F3 Name is …

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