Month: June 2023 (Page 6 of 10)

There was a small crowd of 3 at The Ricky Bobby at 0530 just after I planted the shovel flag.  I was joined by Buckshot and, with his 4th ever post, Snow Bunny.  After a quick disclaimer, we got started with a warmup of SSH and Imperial walkers (10xIC), then went to plank for a quick runner’s stretch.  Staying in plank we moved to merkins, Nolan Ryans, and mountain climbers (10xIC).  I looked up and the circle had doubled in size – what the hell happened?  Tesla, Goose, and J2C had quietly snuck in somehow!  I provided a friendly reminder that start time is 0530.   J2C was thrilled that he wasn’t the last one to show up!

Next it was down to business for The Thang.  We moseyed to the back parking lot and started out with a triple nickel – big boys and heels to Heaven.  Next was a “PAX choice” routine – one PAX ran to the opposite end of the lot and back while the rest did an exercise.  At the end of the first round, I inadvertently called for flutter kicks when it was Snow Bunny’s turn, prompting Tesla to coin a new euphemism for Q-fail, the “busted rubber.”  You can look forward to snickering or groaning or both at that one during your next bootcamp with dirty old Uncle Ted.

After the second round, we traversed the parking lot to the other end via lunge-walking and bear-crawling, only to repeat another round of PAX-choice exercises.  This time, the “timer” nurred to one end and moseyed back.  After this round, we only had 4 minutes to go.  I wanted to do more lunge-walking and bear-crawling, but that would take too much time and end up as another “busted rubber,” so we moseyed back to the flag for 1 minute of Mary, pledge, and COT.

Announcements:
F3 Dads 6/17 at The Yank, 0700 start.  Bring 2.0s of all ages – preferred (but not required) that they’re able to walk and/or run.
July 4th at The Yank:  0700 boot camp followed by patriotic festivities, guest speakers, and other fun things.

Prayers:
Finley, 5-yr old with cancer
Those struggling with anxiety or hardship

Privileged to lead this morning!
– Nutria

7 PAX assembled and completed the Classic PT Test at Ricky Bobby.  The track was a bit short, with each lap being 0.2 instead of 0.25, but it got the job done.  Solid work put in by everyone.

No warm up, just a quick disclaimer and the instructions:

• 1 lap
• 100 reps (as close to proper form as you’re able) of each exercise before moving to the next
• Merkins
• Squats
• LBCs
• SSHs
• 1 lap
• 75 reps of same 4 exercises
• 1 lap
• 50 reps of same 4 exercises
• 1 lap
• 25 reps of same 4 exercises
• 4 laps

Times:

• Flintstone – 27:41
• Orangeman – 30:00
• Tesla – 30:03
• Rockadile Red – 31:40
• Stroganoff – 32:35
• Kool Aid – 32:45
• J2C – 34:37

With a little time left, we did some partner core work.  One PAX ran to the end of the awning in the front of the school, the other did alternating rounds of 5 or 10 reps of:

• Round 1 – Six Shooters & Pretzel Crunches
• Round 2 – Freddie Mercuries & Flutter Kicks

Quick minute of Mary:

• Orangeman – 10 x Six Shooters (IC)
• Kool Aid – 10 x Penguins (IC)

Solid work by everyone.  Glad to get out to the premier track in F3 Gastonia for the PT Test.  Thanks for the opportunity to lead.

Yabba Dabba Doo

In honor of flag day we ran from soldier to soldier

(yank to the goat and back)

prayer request,

tried typing in phone with sweaty hands which was a fail so forgot most but the One who matters heard them

announcements

F3 Dads Saturday at Yank

Eldorado university city Saturday

prayed us out

F&B coffee after

0530, pledge.  Begin with mission of F3 – to plant grow and serve small workout groups for men, for the invigoration of male community leadership.  Warmup of SSH, IW, gravel pickers, arm circles and some stretches.

Grab a coupon.

Running Thunder PT test – 12 reps of thrusters, curls, American hammer with block, swings, bent over row, big boys, heels to heaven and burpees.  AMRAP for 25 minutes.   Tough workout.  Have some time remaining so we start back with first three exercises, then take a run across parking lot and back.  Repeat with next three.

Carry coupons back to start, five burpees.  Time

Quick word that the pain from the workout is temporary, we all recover quickly.  But the pain of failure is greater and can last much longer.  Take advantage of the tools available: Q source, shield lock, whetstone, GrowRuck

Announcements: F3 Dads 6/17 at Yank, need  a Q for bootcamp at Yank 6/17 as well, annihilation 6/24 at Old School

Prayer requests: those traveling, Norwood, Eh Yall daughter and those teens killed in auto accident, praise for Anchorman sis-in-law, Oscar multiple friends with cancer, Tiger mom

YHC took us out

Always an honor

Tiger

Q- Folsom – 1st Hour Q

Warmups –

• 20 SSH
• 5 Mike Tyson’s
• 15 Low-n-Slow Squats
• 5 Mike Tyson’s
• 10 Gravel Pickers
• 5 Mike Tyson’s
• Stretching ….

Mosey down to lower Parking Lot…

Sheldon Cooper- 10-1

• Burpees
• Squats
• Merkins
• Big Boys

When complete, Mosey to Blocks ….

Triple Nickel- 5 Rounds

• 15 Curls
• 15 American Hammers w/ Block
• Run around Horse Stables

Mosey back to the flag…

Iron Hulk- Mike Tyson’s – Air Presses- Got to 7/28

Pledge 🇺🇸

Announcements

• 2nd F Lunch- Logan’s – 21st
• Kids workout – yank – June 17th

Prayer Requests

• Jackson Hall
• Mallie
• Big Pappys son
• Montross mom surgery
• Sarlaccs mother-in-law
• Baptizing BJ’s godson

YHC woke up this morning to the sound of rain and knew immediately there was no chance that Short Sale would brave the elements and leave the fartsack to splash in the Gloom.  There were 4 of us at Mount Hollywood that did, however, and we got our money’s worth.  Here’s what I remember:

Adjusted the Weinke this morning, but the other one would’ve been a good one too.  Next time, Mt. Holly.

The Thang

• 10 x SSH (IC)
• 10 x Don Quixotes (IC)
• 10 x Hillbilly Walkers (IC)
• Calf Stretch from Plank
• Tesla Stretches

Front of the Middle School

Lindsays

• 30 x Merkins / 10 x Dwight Howards
• 25 x Merkins / 15 x Dwight Howards
• Break (because Q forgot the order of his last-minute Weinke)
  • 10 x Hip Slappers (IC)
  • 1-minute Wall Sit
• 20 x Merkins / 20 x Dwight Howards
• 15 x Merkins / 25 x Dwight Howards
• 10 x Merkins / 30 x Dwight Howards

Not a lot of 10 counts today though, we pushed through the work here.  Quick! Before we go!

• 10 x Hip Slappers (IC)

Rain’s lighter.  Still soggy.  Next up Ida Rankin.  Pro tip from the aforementioned fartsacker about using Ida Rankin in the rain.  Worked like a charm.

Started with what was supposed to be the first round of Mary, and was supposed to be back at the Middle School, but anyways, we did it once at least:

• 10 x Slow Dying Cockroaches (IC)
• Hammer Hold (American Hammers w/no hammer – Count down from 25)
• 10 x Slow Flutter Kicks (IC)

Then onto a dirty set of 11s, running “from the windows to the wall”

• 1 x Burpee at the wall
• 10 x Bonnie Blairs (Left & Right together equal 1 rep) at the window
• In the middle
  • Wall to Window – Always 10 x Gorilla Humpers
  • Window to Wall – Always 10 x Double Crunches

Counting.  Quiet.  Pillager brought the dad jokes.  Lots of work, but a time eater, and we haven’t even had the chance to run long and fast yet.  With this group, that was a must.  We were inside of 10 minutes, but the rain backed off and it was time to go.

• Run to Oakland (couldn’t push to Main with the time crunch)
  • 15 x Jungle Boy Squats
• Run to Catawba
  • 15 x Jungle Boy Squats
• Run to Hawthorne
  • 16 x Jungle Boy Squats (Pillager’s request)

Cars were showing up on their way to work.  We managed a little frogger to make it back to the parking lot, with less than a minute to spare.  Time to sit in a puddle.

• 30 second Hammer Hold

And that was that.

Announcements:

• Thunder tomorrow @ The Storm & Bulldog
• Annihilation – June 24th w/SA @ Old School
• Yank on July 4th with Tesla @ 0700

Prayer Requests:

• Norwood
• Pillager’s buddy in Omaha – F3 “Bobcat”

Moleskin:

As often as I’ve Q’d, I’ve never Q’d at Mt. Hollywood.  I guess that leaves Prison Break, Crossroads, and Old School as the only AOs left where I haven’t Q’d.  I guess I should try to complete my bingo card by the end of 2023.

This was only my 3rd time even posting at Mt. Hollywood, but I knew that I had to bring it.  The guys that post out there are a solid bunch.  In hindsight, there weren’t a lot of breaks out there.  We jumped a lot.  Could feel it some on the Bonnie Blairs, but could really feel it on those Jungle Boys at the end.    By the last run, I could tell we’d all been a bit smoked, which doesn’t always happen on a rainy day Q.

After it was all over with, Blueprint mentioned that he’d been posting for a year, and it’d never rained at Mount Hollywood.  Glad to be the one to bring the rain.  Also glad to stash Weinke #1 in my back pocket for the next time.

Had a blast today.  Will do it again with them boys soon.  Thanks for the opportunity to lead.

Yabba Dabba Doo