A 6-pack in numbers but not necessarily in abs, a number of geriatrics and post-adolescents arrived for a workout worthy of an assisted-living facility. Copious running, merkins, and ab-workouts were offered. YHC is thankful for those who made it this morning and for F3 as a whole. Saab abides

9 men of F3, all enjoying the comforts of heated seats. Clock hits 5:29:50 Let’s Gooooooo! Warmarama: Long (SLOW) mosey down Grove to find another parking lot.SSH, Helicopters, Arm Circles, DQ, Imperial Walkers, Jazzercise, Copperhead Squats, Merkins, LBC, Flutter Kicks, Heals to Heaven The Thang:Triple Check 1:Run to the end of the parking lot and back.MerkinsSquats Triple Check 2:Run and tag 3 buses (change the order each round)DipsBox Cutters 4 Corners 1:40 SSH30 Monkey Humpers20 Squats10 Burpees4 Corners 2:10 Burpees20 Squats30 Monkey Humpers40 SSH Mosey back to Mary.Curb CrawlBear Crawl to Curb, 1 Merkins, lunge back, 20 toe taps. Repeat…

A lucky 7 arrived amidst nearly identical conditions to the F3 mantra – 70 and sunny. YHC was up at 2AM for a work call so had ample to plan the workout – but didn’t. As will be obvious in this array of very familiar exercise options at 45MOM. Mosey to front of school for COP – dead man’s hang, SSHs, Don Quixotes, Helicopters, Merkins and Flutters. Mosey to Blacktop for a Triple Check – Balls to the Wall, LBCs and runner Karaoke’s to fence and back. Mosey to big field – starting at one end of field, at each…

Nine strong came out to enjoy the balmy conditions (relative to yesterday) and start their day off right. 7 boot campers and 2 walkers enjoyed the 70 and sunny weather. Here’s how it went down… COP: Jog out a block and back to warm up, then circle up by school. Dead Man’s Hang, SSHs, Don Quixotes, Arm Circles, Helicopters and finally side elbow planks. Mosey to the blacktop for a Triple Check of People’s Chair, Plank with Spider man stretches and run out to the fence and Bernie Sanders back. This warmed the group up so much we decided to…

6 bootcampers + 2 Walkers = a great 8 for 45 minutes of Mary. Here’s what went down: COP on the blacktop: Stretching, SSHs, DQs, Imperial Walkers, Copperhead Squats, Ukrainian Soldiers, LBCs, Hand release Merkins. Long Mosey to Reveille UMC back lot pavilion. Picnic Table Extravaganza: Exercise 1: Ninnie Knockers. Sitting on a picnic table, leaning back on elbows, toes pointed to the floor so that entire body is a straight line. The “1” count is bring knees as close to your chest as you can, “2” is to extend with your toes pointing straight to the floor, “3 and…

9 Friends of the Gloom converged at Mary for the 11th day of Christmas. No pipers piping were in sight. Instead, here’s what happened: COP on the blacktop. Stretching stuff Ye Old 100: perform a set of exercises, then run the 1/4 track. 100 SSHs, run a lap 90 2x Flutter Kicks, run a lap 80 Squats, run a lap 70 LBS. Run a lap 60 2x Mtn Climbers, run a lap. 50 WW2s, run a lap. 40 Merkins, run a lap. 30 2x American Hammers, run a lap. 20 Jump Squats, NOJ style. run a lap. 10 Burpees. run…

Seven world travelers emerged from the gloom for a rare Faceplant Q at a soggy and warm 45MOM. Two walkers departed and the remaining four plus a late comer Fudd started with some stretches. It went down like this, stretching as this is always important. Then 10 SSHs since we were all warmed up. Then the travel began: Race to the world map painted on the black top, goal was to be the first one to get to Egypt. Once at Egypt YHC announced that Egypt was where YHC lived and grew up in his youth. The first one there…

Since the neolithic dawn of humanity, men have seen the Winter Solstice as a moment of numinous significance in our collective journeys around the sun. Four men and two other men gathered in the deep dark of the day of the longest night to celebrate the diminution of the light and summon the sun to another year of radiance. This is how we celebrated the solstice together after some warming COP: The Death and Rebirth of the Sun. Elbow plank around a flickering candle, representing the deep fires of history that have warmed our souls through the dark winters of…