Month: December 2023 (Page 5 of 12)

Two days before Christmas and there was very little Christmas spirit present.  Seemed some of Santa’s Elves were tired.

With no FNGS an abbreviated disclaimer was given, and we were off to the Bunker for warmup.

In Cadence:  SSH x 15 / Grass Pickers x 15 / Imp. Walkers x 15 / Moroccan Night Clubs x 15 / Stretch: R foot over L /      L foot over R / Feet Together /  Right Arm Stretch & Left Arm Stretch.

Mover to the wall for some partner work.  First is Partner Push across the Bunker and back.  Second was Partner Pull across the Bunker and back.  The third partner work was announced and instantly met with a chorus of whining and out right mutiny.  None of these cranks wanted to do Partner Wheelbarrows.  YHC hopes Santa was still watching cuz that was just a poor display of holiday spirit.  So the new third partner workout was Partner 10 to 1.   Partner 1 starts with 10 merkins followed by 10 American Hammers while partner 2 wall sits.  Switch for partner 2 to do their 10 and 10 while partner 1 sits.  Next round 9, then 8 and so on to 1 each.  Second attempt to execute the Partner Wheelbarrow.  Nope!

Mosey through town after a stop at the corner for monkey humpers to parking lot across from Pita Wheel.  Here comes the complaints about the rough paved surface,  YHC stopped explanation of our next round and began to run further down the road, stopping at the corner for monkey humpers and continuing on to the Mill for a 4 corner stack.  First corner 10 Merkins, second 20 Apollo Ohnos, third 30 Squats, forth 40 Flutters starting with merkins at each corner.  Round two stacking 10 Monkey Humpers, 20 Calf Raises, 30 LBC and 40 Air Presses.

Mosey back to the parking lot behind the Mercantile Barber Shop for a Partner Dora.  100 Jump Squats, 200 Mtn Climbers and 300 LBC.

Mosey back to the Yank for a short round of PAX choice Mary before we time is called.

Announcements:

New Years Day Convergence at Sandlot.  All other AOs closed.

Beer Mile – See Preblast.

Prayers:

Turtleman, Montana, Jane Fonda, Traveling PAX and families.

Our announced running route for this morning was Loftin Park. As we set out some took an early turn onto Catawba, but then joined back up with the others. As we came down Park to turn onto Catawba we were joined by Roscoe who had chased us down. After we all looped around Loftin Park there were various routes taken by the PAX to get back to downtown Belmont, but in the end, we all made it back.

Announcements:

• Beer Mile, Dec 30th – reach out to Sargento
• New Year’s Convergence, Jan 1st – Martha Rivers Park, 7:00AM

Prayer Requests

• Turtleman & family
• Friend of Dr. Seuss, stomach cancer surgery
• all those spoken and unspoken

COT

YHC arrived at Midoriyama for a Christmas beatdown with a couple miles of EC to get warmed up. As I remember, it was a little chilly and the 12 PAX who appeared were ready to get after it. This is what happened…

We moseyed to the furthest parking lot for the Thang

The 12 Days of Christmas!!! This routine was recycled from the morning before where YHC sang most of the verses himself. This time, each PAX in order would sing their part each time it came around in the routine. It was going to be fantastic!

Sargento, in my most melodious voice – On the 1st day of Christmas my true love gave to me, a lap all the way around the far island in the lot. When we got to the other end, some of the PAX began complaining that their vaginas were going to hurt with all this running so YHC, being a malevolent dictator, changed course and took us to the small soccer field off to the side. We regrouped and kicked off with Day 2.

Wikileaks (it took quite a bit of encouraging to get Wiki in tune and excited) – On the 2nd day of Christmas my true love gave to, 2 lunges each side plus all the rest in order.

Hunchback – On the 3rd day of Christmas my true love gave to me, 3 jingle balls plus all the rest in order.

Defib – On the 4th day of Christmas my true love gave to me, 4 merkins plus all the rest in order.

Happy Trees (it took a little time to get Trees in tune and excited for the very important 5th day that everyone knows needs special emphasis when singing it, but he got there and was strong by the end) – On the 5th day of Christmas, my true love gave to me, 5 sumo squats plus all the rest in order.

Broke (he was excited) – On the 6th day of Christmas, my true love gave to me, 6 American Hammer plus all the rest in order.

Mayor (he was torque for getting an exercise that doesn’t rhyme easily, at least not for his white hiney) – On the 7th day or Christmas, my true love gave to me, 7 alternating shoulder taps plus all the rest in order.

Montross – On the 8th day of Christmas, my true love gave to me, 8 monkey humpers plus all the rest in order.

EZ Rider – On the 9th day of Christmas, my true love gave to me, 9 big boy sit ups plus all the rest in order.

Oompa Loompa I think – On the 10th day of Christmas, my true love gave to me, 10 CDDs plus all the rest in order.

Radar – On the 11th day of Christmas, my true love gave to me 11 Side Straddle Hops plus all the rest in order.

Chili – On the 12th day of Christmas, my true love gave to me 12 Burpees plus all the rest in order.

With a little time left, we moseyed back and when we got to the finish, YHC offered the site Q his choice of the very special 13th day of Christmas. He chose 8 Count Body Builders and then time was up.

Thanks for the opportunity to lead men!

Merry Christmas!!!

YHC arrived at Martha’s House for the last beatdown of the year. As I remember, it was a little chilly and the 6 PAX who appeared were ready to get after it. This is what happened…

We moseyed the long way to the middle of the baseball fields and did a fellowship lunch walk around the concession hut. Once that was done we kept moseying down to the lowest part of the big parking lot for the Thang.

The 12 Days of Christmas!!! This routine was sung by YHC so that the PAX could get even more in the Christmas spirit.

On the 1st day of Christmas my true love gave to me, a lap around the 3rd light pole.

On the 2nd day of Christmas my true love gave to, 2 lunges each side plus all the rest in order.

On the 3rd day of Christmas my true love gave to me, 3 jingle balls plus all the rest in order.

On the 4th day of Christmas my true love gave to me, 4 merkins plus all the rest in order.

On the 5th day of Christmas, my true love gave to me, 5 sumo squats plus all the rest in order.

On the 6th day of Christmas, my true love gave to me, 6 American Hammer plus all the rest in order.

It was about this time that YHC asked the PAX to sing the corresponding exercise so we could share in the Christmas cheer. It worked pretty well except for one Scrooge-like PAX who refused to sign his part due to what can only be explained as a heart that was several sizes too small that day. You hate to see it.

On the 7th day or Christmas, my true love gave to me, 7 alternating shoulder taps plus all the rest in order.

On the 8th day of Christmas, my true love gave to me, 8 monkey humpers plus all the rest in order.

On the 9th day of Christmas, my true love gave to me, 9 big boy sit ups plus all the rest in order.

On the 10th day of Christmas, my true love gave to me, 10 CDDs plus all the rest in order.

On the 11th day of Christmas, my true love gave to me 11 Side Straddle Hops plus all the rest in order.

On the 12th day of Christmas, my true love gave to me 12 Burpees plus all the rest in order.

With a little time left, we moseyed back the way we came in and stopped at the shack for another round of lunge walks then got back to the start right on time.

Thanks for the opportunity to lead men!

Merry Christmas!!!

We had 6 ruckers and 3 runners at Members Only this morning with Montana joining us for Q Source.  Great to see how well he’s healing from surgery, keep up the good work brother.  Grateful for this group this morning and for the HIM who rolled his eyes yesterday saying he was going to have a late night and doubt he’d make today…….but I knew he would!

Here’s a short excerpt from Q Source that led to some good discussions.

F3 uses the acronym TEAM to encapsulate the Team Development process the Virtuous Leader employs:

T is for Trust: reliance between Team Members–the Virtuous Leader builds Trust.

E is for Equipping: matching the Team Members to its Mission–the Virtuous Leader ensures his Team has what it needs to be Effective.

A is for Accountability: setting and maintaining high Standards within the Team–the Virtuous Leader instills a culture of Accountability within the Team that fosters Teamwork and mutual respect.

M is for Missionality: prioritizing Team Mission accomplishment–the Virtuous Leader never lets the Team Members forget what they combined to accomplish.

Merry Christmas everyone!

Anchorman

This morning at PainLab, I had the honor of leading the F3 workout, and it turned out to be quite the memorable experience. The atmosphere was charged with holiday spirit as we embarked on a Christmas-themed fitness challenge. The twist was the incorporation of trivia questions, adding an element of fun and competition to our usual routine.

As I rallied the participants for an hour of festive fitness, I received a surprising message from Stagecoach, my first EH back in 2018. It turns out he hasn’t posted in a whopping 2044 days, but today he expressed the desire to join in the workout and compete against his brother Cheesesteak, who has been consistently showing up.

The workout itself was a concoction of exercises and trivia questions, with two teams going head-to-head. Each round featured a trivia question, and the winning team got the luxury of an easier exercise, while the losing team faced a more challenging one. It added a dynamic and engaging element to our usual routine.

However, the morning took an unexpected turn during question three, which revolved around the highest-grossing Christmas movie of all time. Stagecoach’s team confidently declared “The Grinch,” while my sources insisted on “Home Alone.” The discrepancy led to a bit of controversy, and I must admit no one gracefully handled the mistake, hence this text when I returned to my vehicle post-workout.

Cheers to another memorable F3 workout at PainLab. See Gashouse backblast for announcements.

Prayers to our brother Sledge

Disclaimer:
Pledge:
it’s cold……
SSH – 10 IC
Mosey to Martha’s
Our gift from Frank Shirley has arrived.  It is a one year subscription to the Jelly of the Month Club!  It’s the gift that keeps on giving the whole year long.

January:  LBC
February:  Big Boys
March:  CDD’s
April:  Dips (with an additional 50 since the lights did not work)
May:  Squats (with an additional 100 since there is a squirrel in the tree)
June:  Super Man Pull Ups (less 50 since the lights now work)
July:  Merkins (with an additional 150 since the crapper’s full)
August:  Monkey Humpers (less 50 since Clark’s bonus was restored)
time……..
September:  would have been Moroccan Night Clubs
October:  overhead claps
November:  lunge in place
December:  heels to heaven

We did not keep track of our months, and each was hidden a short block from each other.  Exercises were done with 1/2 group receiving the gift and the other 1/2 running.  Each month had to be re-found running to the gift cards.  All above mostly modified for time and count, just go with the fun as listed.

Announcements:
Beer Ruck
New Year’s Convergence

Prayers:
Simpson family
Turtleman
Huckleberry
Jackson Hall
Overheard, live every day to the fullest as tomorrow is unknown
Reach out to your F3 brothers.  JJ working as Development Q to promote this concept and not let guys slip.

Honored, Linus