Day: March 8, 2024

10 men made it past the wreck on Dallas-Stanley Highway and put in work at Midoriyama.  Guessing there might have been some who wish they would’ve just gone home.  Here’s what I remember:

An early season girls soccer tournament brought out the traffic, but we stayed far away from all that.  For the most part.  Radar was right in the thick of it as a referee, but no COT = No Rep.  Adjustments were made to the weinke to stay out the road and away from the fields.  We wouldn’t have had time anyways.

The Thang:

• 10 x Don Quixotes (IC)
• 10 x Imperial Walkers (IC)
• 10 x Mike Tysons (IC)

Grab blocks.

Original plan had us carrying to the soccer fields and stopping at each light pole, but we adjusted the warm up a little

• 10 x WW3 Situps (Yeah, that’s more like it)
• 10 x Oblique Crunches L (IC)
• 10 x Oblique Crunches R (IC)

Short parking lot by the batting cages and turd shack.  Long ways.  Use a light pole as a guide.

• Block Carry to light pole
• 5 x Block Swings (OYO)
• 10 x Bent Over Rows (OYO)
• Block Carry back
• 5 x Blocks Swings (OYO)
• 10 x Bent Over Rows (OYO)
• Repeato for a total of 3 down-and-backs

Slow start, but the locals knew we were there, as Wirenut brought the mumblechatter.

Cross the street to the long parking lot by the softball field which was conveniently vacant except for an old Chevy Lumina van (as far as you know) and an old dude on a lawnchair that in hindsight we should have EH’d to give Leppard some company.  Q Fail.

• 10 x WW3 Situps (OYO)
• 10 x Oblique Crunches L (IC)
• 10 x Oblique Crunches R (IC)

Alright, so no clipboard for the routine, but there probably should have been, as the exercises and rep counts weren’t standard.  Blart made a Short Sale reference if that gives any clues as to the way the instructions went.  Truth is, the only one who needed to know was Broke, because the rest of the PAX were gonna be smelling my farts anyways and could just follow along.  Here’s what was so difficult:

5 Rounds total

• Top of the Lot – 5 exercises – rep counts per round 5/10/15/10/5
  • Double Crunches w/block
  • American Hammers w/block
  • Pull throughs w/block (L+R=1)
  • OH Presses w/block
  • Curls w/block
• Mosey to the bottom of the lot
• Bottom of the Lot
  • 15 x Perfect Form Merkins
  • 25 x Flutter Kicks (Count Left Side Only)
• Mosey back to the top of the lot
• Repeato for 5 rounds total, adjusting the rep counts for the block work only and keeping the same reps at the bottom

So maybe it was confusing, but it was more awful to do than it was to understand.  Round 3 brought the faucet and YHC realized it was 70 degrees and sweat season again.  Was a total grinder and was glad to have the push of Broke and Wiki.  Finishing felt good, but we had to call it before everyone could get done to return the blocks.  Everyone pushed hard and got their money’s worth.

Between the pull throughs and the sweat, it felt good to leave our mark out there.  Here’s to pouring out a lot more sweat in 2024, especially at Midoriyama.  Thankful for the opportunity to lead this group today.

Yabba Dabba Doo

Proper warm up

The hill: triple nickel blockees/jumpsquats

trail around backside of pond: timer was set to go off once every 5 minutes to prompt a little tweny teen twen  curls,tricep extension,OH Press

back shelter: 5 pull-ups 10 step ups with block we got in two sets before timer went off then moseyed to block pile. Timer went off once more for another set of twen then moseyed to COT. Still had time for 10 burpees 10 leg raises. We did announcements took prayer requests did the pledge I prayed us out. I feel like every time I do work on that hill I get stronger so for that I love it Blockees are an awesome exercise to in my opinion so I had fun hopefully all the guys did too this wasn’t a grinder like some of my other Q’s but every one can’t be hardcore it was a pleasure like always.

Everbody ran in the fog except me-Mortimer was about 53 hours away and I just walked laps in the parking lot, did pushups and sit-ups, and kept an eye on the vehicles. Thanks to Defib for the reminder that I had the Q as my original plans were to fartsack. We fiinished with a COT and some prayers and praises.

As I type this, Roscoe is probably pulling into his driveway with our Mortimer vehicle, Defib is putting on his swimmies for the creek, I mean river, crossings, and the rest of our Mortimer HRBs are trying to get some rest while we watch the clock in anticipation for our event. Wish us luck that we make it to the pizza and beer tmro afternoon.

Whoopee

Disclaimer:  Not a professional, but we will not move to fast or too far that you will not be able to keep up.  Work in between will be done with my count or a count of others who are called on.  Work hard for them. Stay with the group in cadence.  We will not go so fast where anyone gets left behind.

Principles of F3:
1) Free of charge (zero cost, never charge for a workout)
2) Open to all men (no matter the man, you are welcome)
3) Held outdoors (rain or shine, heat or cold we are out there)
4) Peer led (led in a rotating fashion by the men who attend)
5) End with a Circle of Trust (always ends with a COT)

Mission of F3:  Plant, Grow and Serve small workout groups for men for the invigoration of male community leadership.

Motto:  We welcome men of all fitness levels and all physical abilities to our workouts. We have no requirement for membership other than you show up on time to the location and follow what the workout leader has planned. We will not leave any man behind!

Pledge

Warm Up: Mosey around lot to loosen up and get blood flowing, SSHx15, Grass Pickers x10IC,

HIIT and run a lap.  Each circuit is done for time (13 minutes) before moving to the next one.

1. SSH x60 reps, burpees x10, Merkins x15, run a lap and repeat until timer is up.
2. Squats x30, Lunges x10 each leg, Calf Raises x30, run a lap and repeat until timer is up.
3. Crunches (not LBCs) x50, Freddie Mercury x15 each side, Big Boys x15, run a lap and repeat until timer is up.

Time check for Iron Hulk.  We got thru seven.

Announcements:  April 13 SFN > send Purple Haze a DM if you can run this, Rice & Beans send Anchorman a DM if you can attend Tuesday , Donations for mens clothing (Hei Hei) give to him anytime, BOS is leading a food ruck starting at 5:45 at the Yank on 3/16, Extinction Run on 4/20 @ 10:00, 2nd F Lunch Bad Daddys on 3/20

TAP:  Stogie and the retina troubles and surgery today, Purple Haze Family (travel mercies), EZ Rider (Family), Anchorman, Jason Hall (Jackson), Haiti

Name-O-Rama

YHC took it out.