January 6, 2020

F3-Ring-Circus

THE SCENE: Old Forest, good weather at 41º F! F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER Considering the workout, Everyone was welcomed with “Ladies And Gentlemen, Boys and Girls, Children of All Ages, Welcome to Barnum’s F3-Ring-Circus!” I disclaimed any skills, and disclaimed anyone who paid anyone else to be there, and we went on with things. WARM-O-RAMA: We warmed up with…

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December 23, 2019

Inspired By 12 Days of Christmas

THE SCENE: Pleasant. F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER – Done. WARM-O-RAMA: Side-straddle-hops IC x35 Daisy Pickers IC x10 Imperial Walkers IC x10 Slow Windmills IC x10 Hillbillies IC x10 Mosey around large parking lot island x2 THA-THANG: “Inspired” by 12 Days of Christmas – Note that YHC apparently didn’t remember the way the song goes so he made all of…

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December 20, 2019

tag

THE SCENE: upper 30s. four did a pre-run (squeegee, easily amused, altar boy, and upgrade) F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER Hitch told me I need to work on my disclaimer. I told him to stop telling me what to do. WARM-O-RAMA: SSH IC x 25 Imperial Walker IC x 15 Hillbilly IC x 15 Daisy Picker IC X 15 THA-THANG:…

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December 18, 2019

An Early Morning Visit to the Art Museum

THE SCENE: 27 degrees and overcast. F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER Did it WARM-O-RAMA: Side Straddle Hops x25 Imperial Walkers x15 Daisy Pickers x15 Windmills x14 THA-THANG: Mosey to the stairs of the Brooks Museum with a stop for holding Al Gore and a stop for holding Plank Elevens: Burpees — run up stairs — Big Boy Situps Mosey back…

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December 11, 2019

An Ab-tastic Day at The Old Forest

THE SCENE: Cold F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER Did it WARM-O-RAMA: SSH (IC) – 40 IW (IC) – 15 Arm circles (IC) – 10 forward, 10 back Daisy Pickers (IC) – 10 Hillbillies (IC) – 12 THA-THANG: Mosey to the playground Round 1: 11’s 10 hanging leg raises (hanging from swing sets) (modify: v ups / gas pumpers) 1 burpee…

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December 9, 2019

Post-St. Jude Quarter Pounder

Welcomed, disclaimed and enjoying t-shirt weather. Though the wind made us skeptical about the advertised 60 degree weather. Warm-o-Rama: Side Straddle Hops x25 Imperial Walkers x15 Windmills x15 Daisy Pickers x15 Polka Stretch x15 Merkin Mile! Some extra reps (25 BBSU + 25 Squats) were added at stop #2 to wait on the 6. Went back for 6 prior…

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December 6, 2019

All Hail the Turd!

THE SCENE: Tiebreaker day!  This was King of the Bluff week; on Monday the Old Forest had 14, and on Tuesday the Annex Turd had 14.  The first tiebreaker is number of FNGs, but neither AO had one on those days.  The second tiebreaker is that if one of the AOs was the winner in the previous month, they…

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December 4, 2019

LATs in the Old Forrest!!!

Warm of Rama: SSH IC 15; IW IC 10; WINDMILLS IC 10; HILLBILLIES 10; DP IC 10; Tha Thang: LATs! [LAT= “long-ass table” not “long ass-table” as Barnum indicated earlier. The hyphen makes all the difference. One way emphasizes how long the table is.  The other way sounds like a trip to doctor’s office for the over 40 age-bracket. We…

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November 27, 2019

Old Forest Ferris Wheel

THE SCENE: Chilly but no active rain. F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER – Done WARM-O-RAMA: Side-straddle-hop IC x30 Imperial Walkers IC x10 Daisy Pickers IC x10 Hillbillies IC x10 Windmills IC x10 THA-THANG: Mosey to memorials near Greensward (in view of Ferris Wheel for Zoo Lights). Partner Up 50 Burpees – one partner does burpees; one running to a point…

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November 7, 2019

Modified Merkin Mile

THE SCENE: Cold and rainyF3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER DONEWARM-O-RAMA: Side-straddle-hop IC x30Hillbillies IC x10Daisy Pickers IC x10Imperial Walkers IC x10Windmills IC x10 THA-THANG: Modified Merkin Mile. Run around 0.75 mile track. Merkins OYO your 3-set amount – x10 or x25 etc. Repeat 2 more times (except runs were up to Vaughn and Given Rd and back). Last set was…

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