{"id":27207,"date":"2026-08-03T10:06:07","date_gmt":"2026-08-03T14:06:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.f3winstonsalem.com\/f3\/?p=27207"},"modified":"2026-08-03T10:10:09","modified_gmt":"2026-08-03T14:10:09","slug":"using-the-launchpad-to-fly-high","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.f3winstonsalem.com\/f3\/2026\/08\/using-the-launchpad-to-fly-high\/","title":{"rendered":"Using the Launchpad to Fly High!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The theme is Air Force! This was loosely based on official Air Force basic military training prep workouts (Direct all complaints to the US government). I had to throw in some things, of course. Playlist included anything with a hint of air or planes involved. (Playlist at the end, if you&#8217;re curious)<\/p>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h3>Warm-o-rama<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Mission Statement<\/li>\n<li>Core Principles<\/li>\n<li>Side Straddle Hops<\/li>\n<li>A pagoda<\/li>\n<li>Walk Outs<\/li>\n<li>Swirly arm things<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>The Thang<\/h3>\n<h4>Part I<\/h4>\n<p>7 exercises. 20 seconds per exercise. 10 second rest between exercises. Do them all and repeat 5 times for a total of 6 cycles.<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Side straddle hops<\/li>\n<li>High knees (odd cycles), butt kicks (even cycles)<\/li>\n<li>American Hammers<\/li>\n<li>Jump Squats<\/li>\n<li>LBCs (odd cycles), low flutter kicks (even cycles)<\/li>\n<li>Shoulder taps<\/li>\n<li>Squats<\/li>\n<li>30 second rest!<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h4>Part II<\/h4>\n<ol>\n<li>Pyramid merkins (start with 1 rep overhead press and 1 merkin, increase by 1 rep every round until 6 reps, then back down)<\/li>\n<li>Alabama prom dates (15)<\/li>\n<li>Heels to heaven (15)<\/li>\n<li>Side planks (30 seconds each side)<\/li>\n<li>Penguin crunches (30)<\/li>\n<li>Squat holds (10)<\/li>\n<li>Step ups (15 each leg)<\/li>\n<li>Dips (15)<\/li>\n<li>Prone rows (30)<\/li>\n<li>Mountain Climbers (30 seconds)<\/li>\n<li>Merkins\u00a0<em>plus<\/em> (standard merkin, add shoulder extension at the top) (until time is up!)<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>The end!<\/p>\n<h3>CoT<\/h3>\n<p>Prayers for Silver Fox&#8217;s gallbladder situation. Hoping the Doctors will figure it out and fix it!<\/p>\n<h3>Playlist<\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-27209\" src=\"https:\/\/www.f3winstonsalem.com\/f3\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/F3-Air-Force-Playlist-300x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.f3winstonsalem.com\/f3\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/F3-Air-Force-Playlist-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/www.f3winstonsalem.com\/f3\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/F3-Air-Force-Playlist-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.f3winstonsalem.com\/f3\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/F3-Air-Force-Playlist-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/www.f3winstonsalem.com\/f3\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/F3-Air-Force-Playlist.png 1025w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>I even made a playlist art, featuring a C-17 Globemaster III<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Danger Zone &#8211; Kenny Loggins<\/li>\n<li>Where Eagles Dare &#8211; Iron Maiden<\/li>\n<li>Fly Away &#8211; Lenny Kravitz<\/li>\n<li>Learn to Fly &#8211; Foo Fighters<\/li>\n<li>Aces High &#8211; Iron Maiden<\/li>\n<li>Mighty Wings &#8211; Cheap Trick<\/li>\n<li>Fly By Night &#8211; Rush<\/li>\n<li>Tailgunner &#8211; Iron Maiden<\/li>\n<li>Aerials &#8211; System of a Down<\/li>\n<li>The Red Baron &#8211; Sabaton<\/li>\n<li>Bomber &#8211; Mot\u00f6rhead<\/li>\n<li>The US Air Force Song &#8211; US Air Force<\/li>\n<li>Higher Ground &#8211; Red Hot Chilli Peppers<\/li>\n<li>Cosmic Castaway &#8211; Electrasy<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The theme is Air Force! This was loosely based on official Air Force basic military training prep workouts (Direct all complaints to the US government). I had to throw in some things, of course. Playlist included anything with a hint of air or planes involved. (Playlist at the end, if you&#8217;re curious) Warm-o-rama Mission Statement [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":710,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[178],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-27207","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-launchpad"],"acf":{"q":"Autobot","date":"08\/03\/2026","pax":"@Burns, @Wobegon, @Turnover, @Bricks (FNG. 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