It was cold, and only the few chose to beat the fartsack.
Month: December 2023 (Page 9 of 12)
It’s been a while since YHC has taken a Q so when Pony Boy put me on the spot a little while back, I couldn’t turn it down. The last time I led this group of men, YHC wasn’t feeling great and had a rather crappy attitude to be truthful. I apologized to the PAX and promised to redeem myself at my next Q. That being said, I arrive at Folsom a little early to get some stretching in. 5:30 hits so we clock in.
Warmarama: SSHx 10 IC, Monkey Humpers x10 IC, Goofballs x10 IC, 5 Burpees OYO
Mosey to horse track.
Thang
Here we perform a dirty version of the triple nickel. The dirty part being running a lap after each trip up the concrete seating. Huck always blamed the box jumps I had often called here being the start of what became the Jacked Up Leg. I actually broke my leg later on, but not by doing said box jumps. That’s a story for another time. This episode included no box jumps. 5 derkins at the bottom, 5 calve raises each step to the top, 5 burpees, down and run a lap around the track. Repeato 5 times. During this routine, Pallbearer noticed something spectacular in the sky. I had forgotten about the green meteor shower that was taking place. PAX got a little entertainment during the rest of the workout.
Mosey to the flag at the office, Pledge.
Mosey to the parking lot by soccer field. Route 66 with Bobby hurleys. Always one of my favorites. Once we finished up with those we mosey to tennis courts.
Being the humble and generous Q I am, and believing in the democratic republic idea, YHC gave the PAX the opportunity to make their voices heard with a vote. Of course, the constituents today didn’t have a description of the referendum they were to vote on. They were simply asked option 1 or Option 2. I’m sure some democratic scholars will contest my election procedure, but I am the Q here. Option 1; burpeecides. Run the width of one court for 1 burpee then back to start. Run 2 courts, 2 burpees and back. Continue every court adding a burpee each trip. Once you reach the end, start decreasing back to start. Option 2; 4 corner escalator. 10 merkins at corner 1. Corner 2; 10 merkins, 20 squats. Corner 3; 10 merkins, 20 squats, 30 mountain climbers. Corner 4; 10 merkins, 20 squats, 30 mountain climbers, 40 LBCs. After a final vote and 37 recounts, the electorate decided with Option 2.
With time remaining, and being the constitutionalist I am, gave representation to the minority of the earlier vote. The people also got Option 1. We made it to the 6th court and then Omaha back to start.
22 for the Vets
Announcements:
2nd F Dec 20 Hickory Tavern by the PUB
2nd F happy hour Friday at Wild Wing Cafe
Beer Mile Dec 30 Sargento’s
COT: Buss Family, Sister Act’s coworker, Huck, TurtleMan, Hall Family
YHC took us out in prayer
It is an honor as always to lead you men. I appreciate you all!
MW out
Meteor, Schmeteor!!!
Congrats to the pax with good vision who enjoyed the meteor shower show.
Even extra Mary on my six didn’t help YHC sight in the elusive fire rocks.
Regardless.. we rucked.
Workout brought to you today from our friends at Ace Hardware.
At some point late in Maybelline’s Q last week, one of the works of America’s finest creative geniuses was brought up. Yes, The Chanukah Song by Adam Sandler. Why is not important, but the fact it was stirred a thought in YHC’s mind. Could a weinke be created for this timeless treasure. The attempt went something like this…
Disclaimer
Nothing to do with injury or suggestions, but rather a hint of the craziness to come.
The Pledge
Everyone sing along…
Put on your yarmulke
Here comes Chanukah
So much funukkah
To celebrate Chanukah
Chanukah is the festival of lights
Instead of one day of presents, we have eight crazy nights
Warm-up
SSH IC x 8
Moroccan Night Clubs IC x 8
Squats IC x 8
Merkins IC x 8
Mtn Climbers IC x 8
LBCs IC x 8
Imperial Walkers IC x 8
Burpees x 8
Mosey to the parking lot at the park
When you feel like the only kid in town without a Christmas tree Here’s a list of people who are Jewish just like you and me David Lee Roth lights the menorah
So do James Caan, Kirk Douglas, and the late Dinah Shore-ah Guess who eats together at the Carnegie Deli?
Bowzer from Sha Na Na and Arthur Fonzarelli
Eight’s (think of Eleven’s but Chanukah style)
Run to the other side of the parking lot for 1 Jump Squat
Run back for 7 (Son of a) Nutcrackers (Stand with hands in the air, lunge and arms down towards the crotch)
Repeat until the count was flipped
Mosey to the bottom of the parking lot
Paul Newman’s half Jewish, Goldie Hawn’s half, too
Put them together, what a fine lookin’ Jew
You don’t need “Deck The Halls” or “Jingle Bell Rock”
‘Cause you can spin a dreidel with Captain Kirk and Mr. Spock, both Jewish
In honor Paul and Ms Hawn, partner up. Start in the middle of the parking lot.
Partners run to the opposite sides and do 1 burpee
Run back to the middle for a Boo-yah Merkin
Rinse and repeat and increase Boo-yah count each time until you get to 8
8, the number of Best Actor Oscars that Paul Newman won
Put on your yarmulke
It’s time for Chanukah
The owner of the Seattle Supersonic-ahs
Celebrates Chanukah
O.J. Simpson, not a Jew
But guess who is? Hall of famer Rod Carew, he converted
We got Ann Landers and her sister, Dear Abby
Harrison Ford’s a quarter Jewish, not too shabby
Next, the only thing in the F3 Exicon with the word quarter in it… Quarter Pounder
Starting at a light pole, run to the next light pole then 25 Mike Tysons
Run back to first light pole, then run to the second light pole then 50 Flutters
Back to first light pole, then run to the third light pole then 75 LBCs
Back to first light pole, then run to the fourth light pole then 100 SSH
Mosey to the front of the turd shack.
Some people think that Ebenezer Scrooge is
Well, he’s not, but guess who is?
All three Stooges
Triple Triangle for the Stooges
Run to first corner Monkey Humpers x 30
Run to second corner for LBCs x 30
Run to third corner for CDDs x 30
The counts got a little fuzzy (Q fail) but round 2 cleared it up
Run to first corner Monkey Humpers x 20
Run to second corner for LBCs x 20
Run to third corner for CDDs x 20
Repeat a third time with a count of 10. Shemp was mentioned at some point so we did one more round with 30 Squats at the three corners for the forgotten Stooge
So many Jews are in showbiz
Tom Cruise isn’t, but I heard his agent is
Tell your friend, Veronica
It’s time you celebrate Chanukah
I hope I get a harmonica
On this lovely, lovely Chanukah
So drink your gin and tonic-ah
And smoke your marijuani-khah
If you really, really wanna-kah
Have a happy, happy, happy, happy Chanukah
To get smoked on the way back, we sprinted to the next light pole and then 5 merkins. Rinse and repeat to the front gate.
Mosey to the flag.
Site Q called Oblique Crunches x 8 on each side as a final Chanukah gift to the PAX.
Announcements
2nd F lunch, 12/20 Hickory Tavern @ The Pub site in SOGA
Beer Mile 12/30 (I believe)
Prayer Requests
Simpson family
Greg Deals (F3 Wimpy), his mother passed
Buss family, Dan lost his wife Michelle to pancreatic cancer
EZ Rider’s son
Prayer to take us out
Until next time…
5 PAX showed up for the BD to embrace the wet, cold, and sloppy conditions!
COP – IC
SSH, LSSQ, Mountain Climbers, Zombie Walkers, Imperial Walkers, The Flying Nun, Willie Mays De Hays,
The Thang:
Global Warming
Pax circle up with blocks. The timer has an exercise for 40 yards and back. Timer exercises included farmers carry with two blocks, rifle carry with one, and all you got to the arrows and back. Q calls out exercise for everyone else in a rotating fashion from lift to an Al Gore side Shuffle. Al Gore side shuffle means instead of hugging a tree you are hugging your block side shuffling counterclockwise and clockwise while the timer is out. Exercises in between shuffles included swings, overhead press, deadlift, squats, upright rows, single arm rows, big boys with blocks, WW3’s.
Completed 3 rounds.
Next Up: Quick 6 while rifle carrying block. Single file and Pax in the 6 goes to the front of the line with his block as quick as possible. Everyone in line follows suit. Completed .68 of a mile.
Next: Global Warming R&R for another 3 rounds
Loaded blocks up at the back of church and mosey to the flag. Finished to the tune of Bring Sally Up Bring Sally Down for squats halfway through the song and Burpees to finish out!
Pledge
COT
An Honor to lead Gentleman!
Nutria decided to take his talent to Minnesota this week (umm) and asked YHC to Q the Ricky Bobby this morning. As an amateur Boot Camp leader, I decided to go with what I know – my Bulldog workout yesterday – with more running and no coupons. Also, had to mix up the playlist from Heavy Metal Christmas to Punk Christmas (along with a Hanukah tune by Me First and the Gimme Gimmes). Thankful for Tube and Time Frame coming out two days in a row for the same beatdown. Proud to lead Cheesesteak, Kool Aid, Tesla, and CPap as well.
Announcements: 2nd F Lunch, Beer Mile, Coconut Horse’s Airing of Grievances.
Prayers: Tesla’s family, marriages, Turtleman
I picked up the Q for 12/12 because this date has a certain significance for me. It was 30 years ago (12/12/93) that I left for bootcamp in sunny Naval Recruit Training Center in Orlando, Florida. I will admit that the Lord’s hand protected and guided me during my 4 year enlistment in the Navy. Looking back, I’m glad I enlisted and served in our nation’s military. I’m no longer the shy introvert that I used to be before the Navy. I also learned not to take our country and freedoms for granted. It’s a sobering sight to see another country’s flag flying instead of the stars and stripes. There were a lot of tough times but a lot of great times as well.
I attempted to keep the “30” number incorporated into the workout. I planned 30 different exercises, 30 reps a piece. I knew the guys would mutiny/ quit/ cry if I called 30 Burpees or 30 Mike Tysons, so I decided to break it up into smaller chunks. We would perform 6 exercises, 15 reps a piece, at 5 light poles. We would then rinse and repeat the whole circuit to get the 30 reps in for each exercise. Well, 15 isn’t divisible by 2, so the $h!t hit the fan and I lost control once we got to an exercise that requires and even number (lunges, for instance). Even Defib stood in utter confusion and disbelief as I attempted to explain my plan for the workout. Here’s how it went:
Warmup
PLEDGE
Mosey to 1st light pole for: Merkins, Plank Jacks (IC), SSH (IC), LBC’s (IC), Lunges (where things went south) 8 right leg, 7 left leg, Imperial Walkers (IC)
Mosey to 2nd light pole for: Flying Squirrels, Dips, Mountain Climbers, Goofballs, Squats, Big Boys
Mosey to 3rd light pole for: Werkins, American Hammers (IC), Flutter Kicks (IC), Derkins, Jump Squats, Cork Screws
Mosey to 4th light pole for: CDD’s, WW2s, Mike Tysons, Dying Cockroaches, Diamond Merkins, Reverse Crunches
Mosey to 5th light pole for: Peter Parkers (IC), Pretzel Crunches, Shoulder Taps, Sumo Squats, Nolan Ryans (15 each arm), Burpees
The plan was to rinse and repeat that whole circuit to get 30 reps of 30 exercises, but we ran out of time. We completed the 4 of the 5 light poles worth of exercises on the way back.
Mumblechatter was quite lively as the 1st place mumblechatter king posted after a long fight with plantar fasciitis and crappy work schedule. Radar learned the benefit of being “upwind” of the Q when the Q has excessive amounts of gas. Chili, Haze, Defib were pushing hard the whole time. Leppard attempted to drag Montross into the valley, but T-Ron persevered and pushed through. Great work by the guys who supported the Weak Sauce Q tonight!
Announcements:
- 2nd F lunch on 12/20 at Hickory Tavern (South Gastonia)
- Beer Mile on 12/30 Sargento has the lead
Prayer Requests:
- Purple Haze’s M and his Mother
- Jackson Hall and Family
- Turtleman
- Bess Family
- Tesla (his sister passed)
YHC took us out in prayer.
NMM:
During the COT, I showed the guys some pictures we had taken on that fateful day 30 years ago. I often wonder where I would be if I would’ve made a career in the Navy. Maybe I’d be dead. Maybe I’d be divorced. One thing’s for sure – I wouldn’t have F3 and the brotherhood in my life. I thank God for every one of my F3 brothers. Every one of you guys have been an influence in my life. Thank you for putting up with a half-wit Navy veteran who tells way too many sea stories! I’m proud to be a part of the Gashouse brotherhood!
Fair Winds and Following Seas,
Slaw
Spiderman generously let YHC take over the Bulldog for one chilly morning, in anticipation for Qing tomorrow’s Ricky Bobby for the first time. Let’s just say the workout below may be similar (with more running and less coupons).
Also, the most important mumble chatter was determining what’s too embarrassing to purchase in front of a live cashier (vs online or via scanner). Tampons. Condoms. Fancy Cheeses. Comment as you’d like.
WARM- UP 12 warm-up exercises with 12 reps each. All in cadence.
1 Side Straddle Hop
2 Gravel Pickers
3 Imperial Walkers
4 Moroccan Night Clubs
5 High Knees
6 Slow Squats
7 LBCs
8 Freddy Mercurys
9 Nolan Ryans Left
10 Nolan Ryans Right
11 Crunchy Frog
12 Mountain Climbers
THE THANG
On the first day of F3 the PAX gave to me, the below exercises:
Lower Body
1 Burpee and Mosey
2 sets of Lunges (1 set each leg) (plus above)
3 sets of Jumping Jacks
4 sets of Sumo Squats
5 sets of Calf Raises
6 sets of Side Lunges (3 sets each leg)
7 sets of High Knees
8 sets of Wall Sits
9 sets of Monkey Humpers
10 sets of Step-Ups (5 sets each leg)
11 sets of Squat Thrusters
12 sets of Burpees
Recover: Airing of grievances – Tube picked Murder Bunnies that they either don’t enjoy performing or feel is a harder exercise. 12 reps.
Core
1 set of Plank
2 sets of Freddy Mercuries
3 sets of American Hammers
4 sets of Crunchy Frog
5 sets of Mountain Climbers
6 sets of Flutter Kicks
7 sets of Side Planks (3 sets each side)
8 sets of LBCs
9 sets of Oblique Crunches
10 sets of Scissor Kicks
11 sets of Reverse LBCs
12 sets of Plank
Announcements, Prayers, See you tomorrow for missed Upper Body and running
Began at 5:30am with a quick prayer and then stretching @ Mt Holly Middle School
Mosey to downtown Mt Holly, 2 sets of 1 lap + 20 reps (10 parking stall crab walks + 10 parking stall bear crawls) & then 23 more reps (dollys)
Across the street to Mt Holly United Methodist Church, 2 sets of 1 lap + 20 reps (wall step-ups) + 23 more reps (dips)
Mosey to behind Truist, 2 sets of 1 lap + 20 reps (heels to heaven) + 23 more reps (CDDs)
Mosey to SouthState, 2 sets of 1 lap + 20 reps (World War I sit-ups) + 23 more reps (hand release merkens), and then a 3rd set of 1 lap + 7 reps (2+0+2+3 WWI sit-ups) + 7 more reps (2+0+2+3 hand release merkens)
Mosey back to Mt Holly MS, with a sprint up Glendale Ave hill.
Close with pledge, announcements, prayer requests and prayer.
7 Mo Rons showed up in the pouring rain Sunday morning at Crossroads and got in a ruck. I’m not sure anyone was really better for it to be honest. We had some good conversations though. Slaw was not there to pickup the 6. Hate to see it. Freight 2024. After we discussed influence and how you do it. Blart joined for that part.