Parkour

12 pax did some parkour around Carmel High for a Cleveland Rocks beat down.

LBCs, burpees, merkins, duck walks, jumping, running… we did a lot.

An honor to host Sharkbaits dad today! 74 years and going strong. Respect Cow Bell!

Love everyone.

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Some of the OG has moved on, long live the OG

15 pax made it out to Carmel High today including 3 FNGs.

Warm up:

Armies, High Claps, Moroccan Night Clubs, Imperial Walkers, Copper Head Squats, SSH all IC. Follow me… run a lap…. wall lean…

The thang:

Hand stand nuggets to the wall until you can’t take it any more than more wall lean.

Run to steps, Side walk plank to other side, then crab walk back.

Follow me…. circle up.

IC do little baby crunches IC. Once you can’t do any more you run a lap… first person around lap calls recover UNLESS just two more pax doing LBCs in which case its a show down to see who lasts the longest.

Repeat for Plank Jacks

Repeat for Merkins

Repeat for American Hammers

Recover

Line up on goal line and partner up. One person planks while other bear crawls to 20 and planks while other person bear crawls to 20 to meet partner. Then first person crab walks another 20 while partner planks… etc. to other end zone.

Shout out to the OG… contest to run backwards 100 yards. Winner (it was FNG Geronimo) gets a prize.

Circle up at center field… Chumbawamba to my very old iPhone which no one could hear.

Run 2 laps – last man sprints.

Count-o-rama

Name-o-rama

Sharkbait Respect:

https://f3-sf-peninsula.slack.com/files/UHZ3LJ621/FK8RZLVQA/file_from_ios.mov

Words of wisdom: People will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel. (Maya Angelou)

Huddle up (BOM)… We miss you OG,and others that aren’t with us any longer and thanks to the OG still around.

Welcome FNGs Denim, Jorts, and Geronimo

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Gymnastics Prep

16 made it out to Carmel High this morning in the gloom… well, not so gloomy… it was actually beautiful!

Q: Cleveland Rocks

DISCLAIMER: Given

Warmup:

Armies IC, more Armies IC, MNC IC, Overhead Circles IC Abe Vigodas IC, Hill Billies IC, Imperial Walkers IC, SSH IC, Merkins IC, LBC IC, Dying Cockroach IC,

The Thang:

Run 1 lap (Fast)

Hopping.. Left/Right IC, Front Back IC, Chubby Checker IC

Run 1 lap (Fast)

Mosey to wall. 1 minute handstand on wall, break, repeat.

Tubthumping (EP version?)

Bernie Sanders up hill, 1 Merkin, 1 Copper Head, run down, repeat +1 each for 10 minutes.

2 laps last man sprints

Line up on 50, 10 yard bear crawl, 5 merkins, 10 yard crab walk, 5 burpees… repeat until endzone.

Option: Repeat above back to 50 or do Bring Sally Up at 50.

Number-O-Rama

Name-O-Rama

Words of wisdom: None

COT: Thanks @priorities

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Hungover

I showed up just in time with a bottle of water in one hand and a banana in the other. We always start on time.

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Q: You Betcha
PAX: Sharkbait, Jagger, Cleveland Rocks, Burgundy, Priorities, Honest Abe, Flea, Dirty Jobs, Beach

Warmup:
SSH, Hill billies, Imperial walkers (others counted so I could keep it together)

The Thang:

Mosey to a hill and partner up:
Partner runs to the bottom and then swap to complete the following combined:
100 squats
200 burpees (bad idea – turned in to 100 burpees and 100 merkins)
300 lunges

Mosey back to the start:
8 minutes of abs IC
100 yard bear crawl/crawl bear (users choice)
50 yard crab walk
(Sharkbait and Jagger had to leave-sad)

Mosey to a different hill:
(Passed the stash of coupons on the way)
50 curls
30 4-count mountain climbers IC
Lunges up the hill

Mosey back to the start:
Had time for a couple more minutes of abs

Name-o-rama – Count-o-rama

Words of wisdom:
From Ash Wednesday service: Don’t be a hypocrite. Don’t pray in public just so people see you. Pray in the most inner room of your home alone so that it can be between you and your God. Apply to everything else. Do it because it is right and not just to put on a show for others.


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“I Felt Like Running w/ Lt. Dan”

2 Feb 2019

Q: Dirty Jobs

The morning started out like any other with a westward gust, an eastward rain, and crisp but damp 51 degrees; reminded us of Greenbow, Alabama. As such, what better way to start the weekend than to pay homage to Forrest and Lt. Dan in a way that we will surely remember, for at least 3-5 days. And so, the workout known as “I just felt like running with Lt. Dan” was born. 

“I’m a leg guy, and if you’re not, find a friend who is because they’re the best!” – Dirty Jobs

Warmup:

  • 200 yd jog
  • 50 yd high knees, 50 yd butt-kickers, 100 yd jog
  • 100 yd walking toy soldiers
  • 100 yd skips (heart of a child)
  • 10 4-ct Merkins
  • 21s w/ 15 burpees (for good measure)
  • (5) 5-ct Tempo Squats

The Thang:

  • W/ Partner
    • Dead Leg – partner 1 begins repping 200 Air Squats, 150 Alternating lunges, 100 Single leg deadlifts, while partner 2 is running 100 yds, switch out until all repetitions complete.
    • High Tide – partner 1 high plank, partner 2 100-yd crab walk followed by 100-yd bear crawl, switch and have fun!
    • Run thru the wall – partner 1 wall sit, partner 2 sprint 400-meters, switch x 3 laps each or whatever.

COT:

“There is nothing noble in being superior to your fellow man; true nobility is being superior to your former self.” – Ernest Hemingway

Welcome FNG Fujiyama!!

Count/Names/BOM

Announcements:

The sites are booked for the F3 CA camping trip coming up next week!! Let me know if you are interested. Feb 8-10 at Sunset State Beach near Watsonville. Plenty of room available. Sign up here. Turn off Netflix and come do some man stuff!

F3 CA has started using Slack as an easy means of communicating. It’s a really convenient app that will help reduce the number of emails and texts. Please check it out here. “Slack. Social media for men.”

Check out the Spartan Race here, June 1-2. Are you a Spartan? Do you want to be? For all others, at least come fake it.

Follow @f3monterey and @f3nation on twitter.

Email us at f3monterey@gmail.com

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Setting Records

19 Pax w/ 6 FNGs

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Q: You Betcha

Pax: Priorities, Burgundy, Sharkbait, Bru Ha Ha, Jagger, Flea, Croc, Beach, Mr. Rogers, Cleveland Rocks, Red Alert, Heckler, FNG Sherman, FNG ABC123, FNG Tiny Lumber, FNG King Friday, FNG Trolley, FNG Science Guy

Warm Up:

SSH

Imperial walkers

Hill billies

The Thang:

Started off easy…

25 hand release merkins

50 yard bear crawl

20 burpees

50 yard crawl bear

25 hand release merkins

50 yard crawl bear

20 burpees

50 yard bear crawl

25 hand release merkins

2 laps around the track to cool down.

A tribute to Week 2 of the 2018 IronPaxChallege

Partner up with a coupon

          Thrusters w/ coupon. Partner runs 50 yards and back. Swap. Conitnued for 8 minutes with a ~2 minute rest.

            Curls w/ coupon. Partner runs 50 yards and back. Swap. Conitnued for 8 minutes with a ~2 minute rest.

8 minutes of abs.

            Flutter kicks

            American hammers

            Dolly

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Lights, Camera, Burpees

19 Jan 2019

Q: Priorities

Pax: Red Alert, Chips, Flea, Sharkbait, Jagger, Bru Ha Ha, Sawdust, Dirty Jobs, FNG Heckler, Croc, FNG Butter Knife, Burgundy, Cleveland Rocks, Priorities

14 pax put on a show in Monterey as KSBW Action News filmed the action. No cheating on form, we have it all documented!! Here’s how it went down:

Warmup:

  • 10 Burpees
  • 9 SSHs
  • 8 LBCs
  • 7 IWs
  • 6 Merkins
  • 5 Sun gods
  • 4 Flutter kicks
  • 3 Copperhead squats
  • 2 Lunges
  • and…
  • 10 Burpees
  • From OBTs playbook, sometimes you’re ready to do one thing, literally 1 thing, and life throws you 10 Burpees instead. Be ready.

The Thang:

Indian Run – 2 laps

Mosey to amphitheater steps

  • 1st step: AMRAP Calf raises
  • 2nd step: AMRAP Dips
  • 3rd step: AMRAP Derkins

repeat up to the top and back to the bottom. Each pax took a turn doing 5 burpees to time when we switched steps.

Mosey to pick up coupons, place them at goal line. Mosey to other side of the field. From the other goal line we got back to our coupons repeating the following:

  • Sprint forward 40 yards
  • Sprint backwards 30 yards
  • Bear crawl forward 20 yards
  • Crawl bear back 10 yards
  • repeat

Back at the goal line we paired up for coupon Dora’s. YHC was a little to ambitious calling for 100 manmakers, 200 kettle bell swings, 300 presses.

Had to audible to 50 manmakers and ended the swings early. Ran out of time….

Words of Wisdom:

YHC referenced an article from the Boston Globe from a few years ago. The biggest threat facing middle-age men isn’t smoking or obesity. It’s loneliness. Loneliness has been linked to an increased risk of cardiovascular disease, stroke and Alzheimer’s. A 35 year study at BYU found a 26 to 32% increase in premature death for those lonely or living in isolation. Experts say the best way to combat loneliness and to forge and maintain friendship is through regularity, something always on the schedule.

Here is your regular schedule: 1545 weekly workouts across F3 nation. At that moment, 287 Saturday workouts were taking place. We were 14 of thousands of other men across F3 Nation out in the gloom, getting better.

Counterama/Name-O-Rama/B.O.M.

Announcements:

The 4th Estate was on hand to document the movement taking place on the Central Coast. Stay tuned for a KSBW news story in the next few weeks. Thanks for coming out and filming us Shannon!

Welcome FNGs Heckler and Butter Knife! Great to have you with us!

F3 Camping Trip February 8-10 at Sunset State Beach in Watsonville. Sign up here.

Spartan Race at Toro Park June 1-2. Stay tuned for details.

Sign up to Q here.

Join us on slack if you want to stay up on current F3 Monterey events. Slack is an instant messaging service that will let you keep in touch with F3 Monterey much better than email, text or twitter.

But you should still follow us on Twitter @F3Monterey

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The BEAST Revisited (aka “This Sucks”)

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Q: Flea

DISCLAIMER: Given

PAX: Burgundy (Respect), Sawdust, Croc, Sharkbait, Bruhaha, Jagger, Priorities, Cleveland Rocks, Beach, You Betcha.

Warmup:
Cherry Pickers
Abe Vigoda
Imperial Walkers
Hill Billies
Arm Circles – Infront [Forward/Backward] – Overhead [Forward/Backward]
400m Lap

THE THANG

The BEAST (6 reps – 25yd run – 6 reps – 25 yd run – 6 reps)

Used the great F3 Beatdown Deck to determine the workout, extremely wet turf as we just had rain the previous day. Small Note: The following are not in order.

Side-Straddle Hops
Carolina Dry Dock
Freddie Mercury [4 counts]
Wide-Arm Merkin
Monkey Humper [4 counts]
Plank Jack [4 counts]
Diamond Merkin
WWII Situps
High, Slow FlutterKick [4 count – in cadence]
Hand-Release Merkin
American Hammer [4 counts]
Rosalita
Backward Lunge [each leg]
Merkins

DORA 1-2-3-4s (Only got to 3s)

Two partners performed this workout, one would be exercising while the other did a 400m lap.

100 – Aussie Merkins
200 – WWII Situps
300 – WOJO Squats
400 – Calf Raises

Ended with Number-O-Rama, Name-O-Rama, COT, followed by coffeteria.

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Split Q

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Q: (Split) Breu Haha 40 Sharkbait 20

Warm Up
Imperial Walkers 25
Hill Billies 25
Abe Vigoda Slow 20
CooperHead Squat 20
Prison Cell Merkin Burpees PCMB’s 10 count
Annie Plank 10
3 Rounds
Pulse Row 20×3
On belly hands at sides lift hands up
Supermans 20×3
Hey Watch Iss
Burpees 10, Jump Squats 10, Jack Knifes 10, Copperhead Squats 40, Scissor Kicks 5
“Failure cannot cope with persistence.” – Napoleon Hill
It does not matter how slowly you go as long as you do not stop.
Confucius
One proud father here. Breu Haha led the extended 40 minute “Warm Up”. His brother was present for his 3rd F3 workout and requested an F3 shirt after. Fish on.
Sad news our brother Powder is off to Washington State August 10.
Light Pax as we had a 2nd F last night celebrating Priorities Birthday. Super fun especially watching those who had PreGamed (You Betcha).
Sharkbait Out.

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