It’s a Date! 8/17/24

AO: backblasts Q: Dick Clark PAX: beater, Manish Bhansali (F3 – Aviator), Marc Rubenstein (ScarU), Pharaoh, Skynet, Uday Jain (WallE), Wayne Frost (Takedown), Wingman FNGs: None COUNT: 9 WARMUP: RIP, SSH, IW, Abe Vigoda THE THANG: 1)8 rounds of the Date (8-17-24): Each round is 8 reps of 1st exercise, 17 reps of 2nd, 24Continue reading “It’s a Date! 8/17/24”

August towpath—does it get any better?

AO: backblasts Q: Dick Clark PAX: Achilles Estavillo (SideOut/JabJab/Scorpion K, Aryaman Kulkarni (MasterChef), Fred Kelly (Grassy Knoll), Hitchcock (Randy Sherman), killbill, Marc Rubenstein (ScarU), KnightToF3 FNGs: None COUNT: 8 WARMUP: Quick DC stretch THE THANG: 50 minutes running or rucking on the towpath. Beautiful weather! MARY: none today.. ANNOUNCEMENTS: F3 camp on Sat. On FriContinue reading “August towpath—does it get any better?”

Three for a mellow Stadium

AO: backblasts Q: Dick Clark PAX: Fred Kelly (Grassy Knoll), Hitchcock (Randy Sherman) FNGs: None COUNT: 3 WARMUP: stretch OYO THE THANG: once around the stadium stairs, Jeeves! MARY: no time for that 🙁 ANNOUNCEMENTS: F3 camp Sat, and Eric LeGrand 5k on Fri 23rd, 6 pm at Turning Basin Park (canal towpath) COT: ThankfulContinue reading “Three for a mellow Stadium”

5s on Wednesdays

AO: backblasts Q: Herve Francois (Stingray) PAX: Marc Rubenstein (ScarU), Fred Kelly (Grassy Knoll), Wayne Frost (Takedown), Matt Hopkins (Brisket), N/A FNGs: 1 N/A COUNT: 5 WARMUP: – Arm circles – 10 forward & 10 backward – Circles around waist – 5 forward & 5 backward – Chest stretch – arms behind back and lookContinue reading “5s on Wednesdays”

learning to count at the Swamp

AO: ao-the-swamp Q: Ryan K. (Scrubbing Bubbles) PAX: David Sherry (Bucky), Curtis Hoberman (Dos Equis) FNGs: None COUNT: 3 WARMUP: – SSH – ARM CIRCLE – Neck roll – Circle arms – Circle knees – Weed picker – Imperial walker – Mosey to playground THE THANG: Repeat of Alex (Spine) Englerts workout “learning to count”Continue reading “learning to count at the Swamp”

LAZY day, all day

AO: ao-the-swamp Q: Ryan K. (Scrubbing Bubbles) PAX: Uday Jain (WallE), Sachin Kulkarni (Scoop), Skynet, Pharaoh, Manish Bhansali (F3 – Aviator), Sherlock, Dark Matter FNGs: None COUNT: 8 WOD assembled by Patrick Chow (Black Hole) in honor of National Lazy Day! WARMUP: – SSH – arm circle / circle arm – weed picker – DCContinue reading “LAZY day, all day”

Three’s Run Company

AO: backblasts Q: Achilles Estavillo (SideOut/JabJab/Scorpion King) PAX: Marc Rubenstein (ScarU), killbill FNGs: None COUNT: 3 4mi ‘thon prep run for some Pax. Some Pax just want to run with company. Three is not a crowd in this instance. The more runners, the merrier even if it’s cloudy, humid, drizzle, puddles, soaked grass. WARMUP: OYOContinue reading “Three’s Run Company”

8 minutes & 8 counts on 8/8 Eight-nough…

AO: ao-the-oak Q: Achilles Estavillo (SideOut/JabJab/Scorpion King) PAX: Sunny The Machine Sehgal, killbill, Alchemy FNGs: 1 Alchemy COUNT: 4 Today is 8/8, YHC created F3 spelled workout 8 min AMRAP bricks :bricks: & 25lbs sand bags with 8 count/exercise and then do figure 8 each Thang… WARMUP: Motivator – 8x Tippy Taps – 8x DCContinue reading “8 minutes & 8 counts on 8/8 Eight-nough…”

Purposeful 7 Runners

AO: run-with-risky Q: Achilles Estavillo (SideOut/JabJab/Scorpion King) PAX: Hazmat – F3 Fort Bend, TX, Marc Rubenstein (ScarU), Sunny The Machine Sehgal, Harjot Pannu (Cruiser), RedCoat, Deep Thapliyal (Mulligan) FNGs: None COUNT: 7 3 did a pre-F3 run of 4 miles. Then friends came and run with purpose in mind. The run was without Risky asContinue reading “Purposeful 7 Runners”