Tough Enough – Final 2019 Bee Hive Beatdown

Today marked the final workout of 2019 and the decade at The Bee Hive! The conditions were mildly cool (not really an understatement) at 36 degrees, but damp. We started in darkness, but was welcomed with light within 20 minutes of the beatdown. I, Dynamite, wanted to incorporate an idea my shield-lock brothers and I …

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Burpees Deconstructed

F3 Valley Forge, The Blast Furnace Reeves Park, Phoenixville PA Saturday 12/28/2019 Q : Winklevoss Conditions : 33 degrees and extremely foggy! 8 men posted to The Blast Furnace this a.m. for a deconstructed burpee workout. Warm-up included : Side Straddle Hops Grass Pickers Mountain Climbers 1 mosey lap around the park (0.5 miles) The …

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Christmas Day Run

Despite the holiday and celebration of Christ’s birth, three men braved 18 degree temperatures with clear skies and moonlit road/trails to participate in a four mile run starting at Willow Lane Elementary to Faith Church. Since there were no FNG’s, the disclaimer was understood and consent was provided via Aye! Warm-a-Rama: Quick jog for one …

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ONE WORD 2020

My One Word – change your life with just one word. My One Word is an alternative to New Year’s resolutions. I first heard of it listening to an F3 Roundtable podcast (@F3TBone talks OneWord” Dec 16, 2018). I chose a word for 2019 and it has had an impact on me. I am now …

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Faith Foursome Fights Fatigue

The return of the rhyming disclaimer. Warm up: OYO – neck rolls, trunk rolls, leg swings, quad stretch, world’s greatest stretch, calf stretch, huggy bears. One mile Indian run. The Thang: Partner exercises. While one partner does 20 reps of a leg exercise at the top of the hill, his partner does an arm exercise …

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Tortoise and the Christmas Tree

F3 Blast Furnace, Phoenixville, PA Thursday 12/26/2019 Conditions : slightly overcast, 25 degrees.  Someone pointed out the Big Dipper before we started! Q : Tuck PAX : 7 7 High Impact Men met at Reeves Park for an early morning beatdown led by Tuck.  We were all surprised when he pulled out a large bag …

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Second day of Christmas Trojan Tour

Disclaimer given,Brief explanation of the Twelve Days of Christmas given.Warm up: We used a length of Garland as a rope which we held  to signify that we were a team,we did a slow  run in tandem like a team of reindeer helping each other to live third and spread F3 and as Flame pointed out …

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Bethlehem Beatdown

It was 32 degrees this am in Bethlehem (at the Swamp), where the love story of the Lord Jesus began.  Here’s how the story unfolded… 700 years before Jesus was born the prophet Isaiah wrote: “For to us a child is born, to us a son is given, and the government will be on his …

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12 Exercises of Christmas

First day of Winter…and it felt like it!  A frosty, but clear, 20-ish degrees. 3 PAX posted to the last Christmas workout of the year which we celebrated with a 12 days of Christmas theme. Warm-a-rama: Arm Circles, Sun Gods, Abe Vigoda, Grass Pickers, Alabama Ass-Kicker, Slow to Fast Mountain Climbers, Calf Stretch The Thang: …

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Cool Ranch

Warm up SS hops, Abe Vagotas, grass pickers the “Thang “ Moseyed for 1 mile, did Murkins, stopped for dips, pull-ups, dips, Peter Parker’s. Moseyed for another mile , stopped for Pull-ups, Murkins, Leg lifts, Carolina dry docks,  and dips. moseyed back to the shovel flag . Finished with Countarama, NameOrama and Circle of trust.

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