A couple years ago, YHC first heard the “embrace the suck” F3 mantra. No line better sums up the F3 mindset. So when the QIC got a heads up that a large portion of The Cougar”s site remained covered in ice, the workout plan had to be scrapped. In the spirit of embracing the suck: what really sucks? Burpees. The plan was simple: burpees and hill sprints — for the duration. And into the foggy gloom went 19 PAX …
Warm Up
Willie Mayes Hayes
Imperial Walker
Arm Circles – Forward & Back
Slow Squat
Side Shuffle Hop
The Thang
Burpees at the top of the hill, burpees at the bottom of the hill, and repeat ad nauseam. Burpee variations included …
Standard Burpee
Double Merkin Burpee
Double Thrust Burpee
Double Jump Squat Burpee
Double All Burpee
Triple Merkin Burpee
Hand-Release Burpee
Six-Inch-Hold Burpee
Nose-To-The-Pavement Burpee
Tuck Jump Burpee
Traveling Burpee
Star Jump Burpee
Plank Jack Burpee
Makhtar Ndiaye Burpee
Mountain Climber Burpee
Side Shuffle Hop Burpee
World War II Burpee
Added in a full bear crawl up the Hill before Mary …
LBC
Russian Hammer
Plank/Merkin Ring of Fire
Reverse Plank/Dip Ring of Fire
COT
Burpees aren”t the only thing that sucks. So does an N.C. “snowstorm.” So does your kids driving you nuts while missing three days of school because of said storm. So does a subfreezing F3 workout after that storm. And so does being woefully under-slept. Embrace it all. It”s part of life and we”re incredibly fortunate to have our lives, our families, our friends, our community — and F3.
Finalizing 3rd F project of cooking and serving dinner at the Ronald McDonald House. Details will be emailed out soon.