10 Morning Wood ruckers burdened with over 400 pounds of steel and sand embraced a beautiful morning on the Rockwood back trails. Big Rig forgot his ruck and opted (like the warrior he is!) to carry all 60 pounds of Sandy for the 55 minute, 2.8 miles. Mudslide was kind enough to lead the PAX along a quaint lakeside trail and we enjoyed deep conversation and a purple orange sunrise over the misted lake. Many MANY reasons to be thankful. 🙏 Yours, DTH
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18 Men showed up this morning for a little fun on Satan’s Hill. YHC sent out a challenge to a group of people last night and challenged them to post. to encourage them I told them I would donate $ towards the F3 / Brightside fundraiser for pediatric cancer. 8 of those people took me up on the challenge and YHC donated $100 towards the fundraiser! If you are reading this and feeling like you want to help the cause I have included the link for you. Warmarama- after a stroll up satan’s hill and back we started with SSH,…
8 SOJ brothers came out to Timberwolf on a perfect morning weather wise. Despite ridiculous amounts of pollen in the air, the PAX was ready for a nice little beatdown. Here is how it all went down: Mosey to the front parking lot for a warm up including SSH, Arm Circles (Forward & Reverse), Deadman Hang (C/R/L), Helicopters, Merkins and LBCs. Mosey to the picnic benches by the school for the first COP. COP 1: Dora with a Twist – 100 decline merkins, 200 dips, 300 ab circles (150 clockwise, 150 counterclockwise) Partner performing the exercises was the timer as…
With GTE#47 close to 3 weeks away 9 HIM’s beat the fartsack to wrap their arms around a shaved log and get a little better prepared for the unexpected. Here’s what we did: 0530 Kickoff from The Forge location Down Love Hill, Lunge a Bit, Bear Crawl one of Mt Chaplain’s hills, Ruck back up Embark into the Hood to DTH’s house we go Discover large shaved log and shoulder it out to the back yard Brief review of log carry methodology and safety Shoulder log for an uncomfortable loop around the property, trading places as needed Leave the log…
3 of F3’s hardest working men got out to do some extra, extra credit. 5am rolled around and we hit the mean streets of North Chesterfield. Big Rig gave Swoop, and State Farm a tour of the neighborhood. We ran down Courthouse to the Providence Hood, YHC’s digs, and the elementary school. Great conversation as this was just the first leg of an epic triple. 3 Big Data Points were scored for each of these HIMs! Pretty awesome start to a great morning! We’re doing the hard things and laying bricks of preparedness. We emptied our tanks, but filled our…
16 Highly Impactful Men made it out on a chilly morning at Rockwood Park. Many of whom, had just finished the morning wood Ruck. 3 of whom, had gotten a 4.5 mile run in Pre Ruck. All trying to get 1% better and getting the day started right. Mosey run from the furthest parking lot to the lot closest to the dog park. We would circle up near handicapped spots for the warmarama. SSH Ukrainian Soldiers Imperial Walkers Helicopters LBCs Boat hold w arm circles Mosey back past the flag and on to the exercise station in the woods for…
The Growruck gang converged for another Rock&Ruck CSAUP with Sandy making an even 10 heavy weights for gloom glory. The PAX started with a wide loop detour around the AO to observe the Latina Market getting set up (oh goody, they’ve got a coffee truck!). Sandy was passed around the PAX like the good little hoebag she is, and there were a couple stops to stretch. Halfway through our time, the PAX were directed to remove their rucks and carry them in some other manner – baby cradle, over head, single shoulder, etc. Carrying both Sandy and an untethered ruck…
After yesterday, then working last night my legs and knees wetter hating life a little. After a little sleep, once we started warming up things turned for the better plus the changed to ok no problem we got this. An even dozen ventured out to get ready for my first time at Satan’s Hill in 2024. A WARMARAMMA: SSHs, Cherry Pickers, Imperial Walkers, Ukrainian Soldiers, Don Quixotes, Merkins, LBCs, Alabama Prom Dates we grabbed our band for some extra leg stretching to the side and across(that felt good). After that it was time for the main part. Started out a…
The most beautiful 12 roses an AO could possibly ask for showed up as a fragrant fifth anniversary gift. The AO reciprocated with a lovely walk down memory lane as DTH re-created the very first Forge sweat fest from April 4th 2019. Here’s how you properly feed a bouquet: The THANG: WARMERAMA: Mosey a few lot laps with variable movements then circle up Welcome & Disclaimer x5 Burpees – Happy 5th Anniversary! SSH x10 IC DQ’s x10 IC Ball Dippers x10 IC No Cheat Merkins x10 IC Freddie M’s x20 IC DR. W’s x10 IC COP #1: Mosey down to…
A good group of 9 came out to the first of back to backs for yours truly. I did not plan it that way but as I will state: If I sign up to lead a Q, no matter how busy, how much I’m worn out the night before I come out and honor my commitment. 530am struck, lets go over all we did: A little mosey to behind the school for the WARMARAMMA (SSHs, Don Quixotes, Imperial Walkers, Ukrainian Soldiers, Copperhead Squats, Merkins, LBCs with a little stretch to help the muscles especially hips and back get ready. Onto…