October 15, 2020

Leg Day at Six Wicket

THE SCENE: Cooler than I expected. EXTREMELY dark. YHC had prepared a playlist of songs I like, but not necessarily songs the PAX would like. I arrived early to scope out the picnic tables and pavilion that I planned to use. At 0526, a lady parked, got out of her car, and said “hullo” as she walked straight towards…

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August 8, 2020

3 Year Anniversary Preblast & Nantan Transition

On August 19th, 2017, 42 men (37 FNGs) gathered at The Mothership to launch F3 Memphis. We’ve seen incredible growth since then. Even after being closed for several weeks and dealing with ongoing COVID-19 restrictions, we’ve had over 200 individuals post over the last couple months. We’ve celebrated past anniversaries with increasingly large crowds at The Mothership – 56…

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August 4, 2020

7 of Diamonds at the Sandlot

THE SCENE: Chilly, breezy. What month is it?? F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER WARM-O-RAMA: SSH, Imperial Walkers, Daisy Pickers, Tempo merkins, MOSEY TO THE RUGBY PITCH! THA-THANG: 7 of Diamonds. Four cones, arranged in a square or diamond – it all depends on your perspective. 7 burpees at each cone, mosey in between. Flutter kicks until all in. 14 big…

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August 1, 2020

Barracks Hero WOD

THE SCENE: Mid-70s, drizzly. Shockingly mild for August in Memphis. F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER WARM-O-RAMA: Mosey to the track. Daisy Pickers. Squats. Merkins. Mosey to the parking garage. THA-THANG: Today, we did the Zachary Tellier WOD. His story is below. YHC added the incline runs to stretch the workout for 45 minutes. 10 burpees – Mosey up the incline…

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May 4, 2020

Monday Barracks

THE SCENE: Warm, dark. F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER WARM-O-RAMA: Didn’t do it. THA-THANG: Ruck 1 lap around the track. At the launch pad, did: 20 curls 20 overhead press 20 swings 20 squats 15 big boy sit-ups Rinsed and repeated for 45 minutes. I think we did 7 rounds, but I didn’t keep track. MARY: Didn’t do it. COUNT-OFF &…

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May 4, 2020

Saturday Barracks

THE SCENE: Warm, dark. F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER WARM-O-RAMA: Didn’t do it. THA-THANG: Broad jump 10 yards; then 15 burpees, 15 big boy sit-ups, 15 squats – Repeat 5x = 50 total yards Run 400m We got through 3 rounds, but skipped the lap twice. Tough sledding! MARY: 30 flutter kicks and a 30 second low plank. COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA: 4…

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April 26, 2020

Preblast & COVID-19 Status for the Week of 4/27/20

More AOs to open TOMORROW:The mayors of Shelby County had a press conference yesterday discussing a new plan to reopen businesses in phases based on several health data points. We’ve decided to reopen many AOs based on the overall positive trajectory we’re seeing locally. Although we haven’t entered Phase 1 yet, small workout groups are not prohibited…

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March 22, 2020

Home WOD 2020.03.23

THE SCENE: Based on forecasts: low 50s, chance of rain. F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER WARM-O-RAMA: Burpees are good for warming up. THA-THANG: The Bert – Idea inspired by Iron PAX Twitter. If you need to modify, I’ve given you three rep options. Post your time and which rep set you did in Slack! For time: burpees (Gold: 50 /…

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March 16, 2020

Home WOD 2020.03.16

COVID Home WOD 3/16 In today’s suggested home workout, we are providing a workout that can be done without weights, however if you have weight (ruck or CMU) you are given that option to follow: Warm o Rama 25 SSH 12 daisy pickers 12 Abe vigodas 12 baby arm circles (front then back) The Thang BBSU / Merkin mile:…

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