Author: Tesla (Page 8 of 17)

So YHC put out the buttermilk call sign (AKA Broken Arrow in Cold War parlance) and gave a meteorological warning regarding the great blizzard of ’21 yesterday PM. as a result, pax showed up ready to roll Downtown in the cold, wet, and wind. It’s January. What’s changed? Went like this:

COP:

SSH X 20

2 burpees

IW X 20

4 burpees

Cotton Pickers X 20

6 burpees

SSH while Purple Haze ran to turn off his lights he left on.

8 burpees

Grapevine stretches

10 burpees

Mosey down to the parking deck for an escalator.

L1 – 10 HR merkins

L2 – 10 HR merkins + 15 heels to heaven

L3 – 10 HR merkins + 15 HHH +20 jump squats

L4 – 10 HR Merkins + 15HHH +20JS + 25 LBCs

Reverse and unstack on the way down.

Partner up for DORA 1,2,3

D1 – 100 merkins

D2 – 200 Big boy situps

D3 – 300 Squats

Mosey back to the Pavillion

Bear crawl 4 corners

C1 – plank jacks X 5

C2 – plank jacks X 10

C3 – plank jacks X 15

C3 – plank jacks X 20

2 minutes for final stretching and a pledge.

NMM:

Great work by some dedicated pax!  Cold, windy, wet. NOT the great blizzard of the decade however. Folgers is 5 for 5 on the merlot splashing. Made it to the bear crawls and through them though! Good man.  Extraordinary week for the nation.  I remember 1968. Reminds me of 1968. Total chaos and that’s not good. But I will also say that where chaos and adversity exist, so does opportunity! So my question is how will you prepare and make it happen? We’re here to help. Be different, be disruptive, and get at it. It’s expected. F3 prepares you for that. That’s what we do. When the world goes crazy we calm down and get at it. A power greater than us controls. We merely do the work he asks of us.

Tesla

YHC took on this morning’s Q when EZ Rider and his M tested positive for Covid a couple of weeks ago. he did message me last night to tell me he was fine, would be coming back out Monday but was i still on for the Q. So with that we grabbed the buttermilk carton and proceeded to partake in the beatdown. Went like this:

COP:

SSH X 20

2 burpees

IW X 20

4 burpees

Cotton Pickers X 20

6 burpees

Foot to hand stretches

8 burpees

Mtn . Climbers X 20

10 burpees

Mosey across the road to the county buildings and jailhouse.

Dora 1-2-3! Pick a partner

100 – HR merkins (tough!)

200 – Big boy situps

300- Squats

Partner 1 – does work

Partner 2 – Run the steps up and around and back.

This was a time suck!

Triple Nickel

Bottom of lot – Plank Jack X 5

Top of lot @ light pole – American Hammers X 5

Repeat 5X

Mosey back to the flag.

4 corners @ the Pavillion

Bear crawl 1st 90 – 10 jump squats

Bear crawl 2nd 90 – 10 merkins

Bear crawl 3rd 90 – 10 LBCs

Bear crawl last 90 – 10 SSH

last, a couple of minutes of Mary and a pledge.

NMM:

Had a few late comers, little bit of a skeleton crew today. Had some regulars out on different missions today. Get that for sure! 30 degrees today, felt like 28 with the wind. Same air temp yesterday at The Goat felt like 48. So we got with it QUICKLY today! Great work today by all.

Will be coming up with a Christmas day announcement. Right now, I am willing to lead as my son is 22 and not getting up for Santa. Other pax that are in that position reach out via Slack and let us know what the degree of interest is. I am willing to lead this uptown or any other site but let me know!

Prayed out for Preparation over control mindset in these times. We have to be the prepared ones, the examples, the pathfinders, the leaders.

Tesla

Nine pax showed up for a nippy Friday morning beatdown, some in what looked to be spacesuits and parkas such as YHC has not seen since February 2009 in Northern Greenland, well inside the Arctic Circle. I have to say, the morning gloom did remind YHC of a mid to late morning in those environs. But the comparison ended there because it was usually about 10 degrees with a -15 wind chill giving the place all the ambiance of Mars. Tell Elon I don’t need to go now. Beatdown went like this:

COP:

Arm stretches

SSH X 20

IW X 20

Cotton Pickers X 20

Foot to hand stretches X both sides

Nolan Ryans X 10 each side

Mtn. Climbers X 20

Mosey to the bottom of the big hill.

Pole line suicides.

Run to the each pole, drop and do the assigned work and back as follows:

Pole 1 – 10 burpees

Pole 2 – 20 squats

Pole 3 – 30 big boys

Pole 4 – 40 merkins

Pole 5 – 50 SSH

Road crossing (main street) – 60 LBCs.

Mosey over to the parking deck for a literal ladder.

1st floor – 10 HR merkins

2nd floor – 10 Hr merkins + 15 American Hammers

3rd floor – 10 HR merkins + 15 American hammers + 20 jump lunges

4th floor – 10 HR merkins + 15 AHs + 20JL + 25 jump squats

5th floor – 10 HR merkins + 15 AHs + 20 JL +25 JS +30

6th floor – 10 Hr merkins, 15 AH + 20 JL + 25 JS + 30  +35 SSH

Head back to the flag for a trip around the pavillion as follows:

1st 90 – Bear crawl

2nd 90 – broad jump

3rd 90 – lunges

4th 90 – crab walk

Pledge and done!

NMM:

Outside of the temp being @ 40 and the north star nowhere near dead over the top of us, it looked like Thule Airbase based on the pax level of cover! Felt nostalgic for the old North Star lounge and the polar bear signs that said WARNING: This animal will hunt you, kill you, and eat you! So much for feeding the bears.

Pax worked hard today. Good group if a little thin form normal. Maybe that buttermilk doesn’t thing. We certainly drank it!

Lots of things on the horizon coming up. Thanksgiving day “triple down”, Christmas party, leadership opportunities. Step up men! Downtown Qs needed.

Tesla

So YHC took the lead at Downtown last week leaving the AO. Have to admit, I really like this workout and AO! It has grown on me. Didn’t hurt that today may have been our best morning of the year today with a near full Harvest Moon, greats stars and temp @ 55 with low humidity. So things went like this:

COP:

Arm Stretches

SSH X 20

IW X 20

Cotton Pickers X 20

Grapevine stretches

Merkins X 10

Mtn. Climbers X 10

Burpees X 5

Mosey down South Street to the hamburger hill  for some power pole suicides.

Bottom: 5 HR merkins

Each Pole: Start with 10 Big boy situps and then increment by 2. Run back to the bottom and go to the next pole. Add distance every rep. Wind up with 20 Big boys at the light, passing 5 poles.

Mosey over to the old Courthouse wall for the following.

Dips X 10, 15, 20

Stepups (each leg) X 10, 15, 10 (with 20 monkey humpers thrown in).

Run a lap around the courthouse for good measure between each set.

Mosey back to the Pavillion.

Four corner bear crawl then do exercise.

1st corner: jump squats X 20

2nd corner; squats X 20

3rd corner; sumo squats X 20

4th corner; 50 SSH

Pax driven Mary with a burpee kicker.

Done and pledge.

NMM:

Great morning to do this work in. Could not have been better or more enjoyable. Pax worked hard and got better. Lots pf prayers and praises today, mostly for the positive. Good buttermilk workout! Great men, great work.

Honor and pleasure to lead.

Tesla