[stairmaster] 2026 Convergence #1 - HAPOY NEW YEAR🍾

AO: stairmaster
Q: U-Haul
PAX: Falcon, Sugar Daddy, Deadwood, Chastain, Black Hat, U-Haul, Mad Dog, Radar, Elmer’s, Wilbur, Chicken Little, Chaos, Fuse Box, Easy Button, Jingles, Bottlecap, Monkey D, Posse, Chainsaw, Roomba, Gasparilla, Rubbermaid, Dasher, Landfill, Hot Yoga, Avis, Mailman, Middleman, Thunder Cat, Pinto, Cholula, Jolly
FNGs: None
COUNT: 32
What had happened was:
Waxhaw rang in the New Year the only way we know how—by immediately lying to ourselves about “starting easy.”
F3 Waxhaw’s first convergence of 2026 went down on New Year’s Day and absolutely refused to disappoint.

We had M.A.S.H., we had Ruckers, we had a DJ, we had near-freezing temps, and somehow convinced the runner Rubbermaid to do bootcamp instead. Science calls that peer pressure. F3 calls it love. We had :hc: no shows (it did come with excellent bikini photos #IFKYK) :joy:.

Enter Stair Master, which only required four exercises—because apparently that’s all it takes to ruin resolutions by 5:45 7:45 am.

Warm-Up

Things started off innocent enough with 26 reps for 2026.
Mad Dog caught on immediately…
The balance of warm ups left a lot to be desired. Counting isn’t the Q’s strong suit.

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The Thang (Resolution Edition)

Odd Rounds
• Snake the stairs
• Top: 2 weighted burpees (because joy is overrated)
• Bottom: 6 squats
• Complete 1 lap

Even Rounds
• Snake the stairs
• Top: 2 curls
• Bottom: 6 tricep extensions
• Complete 1 lap

Repeat until time… or until your New Year’s goals start feeling very negotiable.

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COT

January 1, 2026
The perfect day to set a challenge for yourself.
Pro tip: Tell someone about it—because if nobody knows, it doesn’t count, and you’ll quit by MLK Day January 2nd

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Prayers For
• Roomba’s daughter’s boyfriend’s aunt’s twice-removed grandmother, and his wife’s mother who is back in rehab in Alabama (F3 math checks out).
• Pinto’s friend, who passed from a heart attack, and prayers for his family.
• Thunder Cat’s wife, for continued prayers amid seizures.

Thanks to Mad Dog for taking us out in prayer and officially launching 2026 with sore legs and broken excuses.

No better way to start the year than sweating next to men who will absolutely call you out when you skip leg day.

We all gathered at the Lowe’s for teria – only some had coffeteria. Bottlecap.