Who is the best Q in the region?

There are a lot of PAX who have been in the conversation, but let’s settle it in the Gloom this year.

8 Q’s will enter the tournament, but only 1 will be left standing at the end.  The Q vs. Q Beatdowns will take place over the month of March (and April), starting with The Goat on March 2nd and ending at Folsom on April 1st.  The schedule will be as follows:

1st Round:

• 3/2 – The Goat
• 3/4 – Old School
• 3/9 – Midoriyama
• 3/11 – Gashouse

Semifinals:

• 3/17 – Downtown
• 3/18 – The Fighting Yank

Finals:

• 4/1 – Folsom

Q’s will be PAX nominated using this form, by listing the top 5 Q choices in order.  Nominations will be taken through Saturday, 2/18, so please consider who you want to see in the tournament and nominate them.  Each PAX may only fill out the nomination form one time (obviously).

Qs will be selected and seeded based on the nominations, and the first seed will get his first choice of AO to Q.  Next up will be the second seed, and so on until all Qs are chosen (we will try to work out scheduling conflicts, but if we can’t we may have to make some changes or go to an alternate Q).

The Beatdowns will be simple.  One Q is in charge for the first half (including disclaimer and warm ups), the other Q is in charge for the second half (including Mary).  When time is called (40 total minutes, 20 each, for weekday beatdowns; 60 total minutes, 30 each, for Saturdays), we will vote, by pen and paper on note cards, and the results will be revealed (If there is an even number of PAX, YHC will abstain from voting to ensure there are no ties).  The winner advances.  And as history is told from the winner’s perspective, the winner is also responsible for COT and the backblast.

After round 1, we will reseed based on who had the most votes in their wins and do the semifinals the same way.  Reseed also for the finals.  The top seed will also get to pick whether they start or end the workout.

What makes a great Q?  Sweat lost?  Muscle gained?  Miles run?  Hills climbed?  Coupons used?  Creativity?  Big words?  White Claws?  I guess that’ll be up to the PAX.  We will find out soon enough.

Choose wisely with your nominations.  And as much as I’d like to get in on this, leave me off the nomination list.  I am ineligible, for obvious reasons (I’ve got to run the thing.)

Itching to get started.  Fire away with questions.

Nominations are due by Saturday, 2/18.  May the best Q win.

Yabba Dabba Doo

For the first time in what seems like 6 months, it wasn’t raining or wet this morning at Prison Break. PAX came out of all corners of Gaston County to enjoy the fresh February air!

Prayer requests: Wirenut and his family, Tooth Fairy’s 2.0, Ratchet and family (praise, his 2.0 is out of the hospital!!!), Radar’s sister, Clavin’s M, Rabbit Ears, Round Up and the new 2.0, Huck

Pall Bearer took us out in prayer. Also, shoutout to Pall Bearer who ran 6 – yes 6 miles today. Impressive!!!!!

Still wet and dreary, but at least it wasn’t cold. Great day for some running and rucking with great men.

9 runners and 6 ruckers jumped out of their fartsacks for a 5am start at Ground Assault.

Announcements———–
Extinction Run, 3/4 at Primal in Belmont
Convergence (Folsom Winter Nationals) Feb 11th – 6:30am

All AOs besides Folsom are closed on Feb 11th.
Young Life golf  tourney- may 15
2ndF lunch – Tue 21st

TAPs————————-
Tooth Fairy’s daughter – upcoming surgery
Watts up – nephew’s heart surgery, also father-in-law
Tiger son’s – sick
Breaker’s son – upcoming CPA Exam
Guys gettin out to post, supporting and pushing each other

Gastone sighting this am. Apparently as we pass in front of his house, his alarm notifies him there is someone near his front door. This is useful knowledge for future Tuesday mornings when I feel the need to do SSH in his front yard with several of my closest friends.

This morning we ran or rucked and had a not-so-bad time. It was not terrible.

We did do the pledge and had a COT because that is what Flintstone wants us to do, and it’s the right thing, but mostly because Flintstone wants us to do it that way….

Good Work Men-Whoopee

35 degrees was beat back by the Bulldog bullies.

Warms Up:
Moroccan night clubs, punching bags, Squats, Merkins, LBCs, curls, monkey humpers, dying cockroaches

10’s
Mountain climbers + plank jacks
Flutterkicks + heels to heaven
Repeat

5 burpies

15’s
Curls + tricep extensions
Goblet Squats + waiter lunge
Repeat

5 burpies

20’s
Merkins + shoulder taps
LBCs + American Hammers
Repeat

5 burpies

25’s
Monkey Humpers + Curls
Freddy Mercury’s + KB Swings
Repeat

One more round of the 20’s
Merkins + shoulder taps
LBCs + American Hammers
Repeat

Dips, Chest Press, Lawnmowers, Around the Worlds, Halos, Overhead Extensions BOOM!

Announcements
Winter national Feb 11th – convergence Folsom 6:30 am.
Extinction run March 4
May 15 golf tourney

Prayers
Turtle man, Brother-in-law, huckleberry, wire nuts dad, Bubba Sparks grandmother, Watt’s Up’s niece son open heart surgery, those dealing w/ addiction,  Clavin’s M

My first post with F3 was on a frost covered Saturday morning with the MeCa pax in North Charlotte.  MeCa stands for Mecklenburg/ Cabarrus as it was planted to grow away from Lake Norman and Metro.  The Highland Creek neighborhood is where it all began and today has expanded through Harrisburg, Concord to Kannapolis China Grove, Mint Hill and more.  Definitely worth a clown car trip sometime.  I remember two GasHouse clown trucks rolled up there one Saturday back in the early GasHouse days.

Back to the story… We gathered at Mallard Creek Park on Saturday, February 2nd, 2013.  It was cold. I had come in unannounced, so I didn’t know anyone.  I’m not sure I liked it, but I needed it, and in a short time I was hooked.  In these ten years I have gotten to experience many things and meet many great guys I probably would not have as a sad clown.  Thanks to all of you and cheers to 10+ more!

Oh yeah, the workout…

Warm Up – 10 of Everything x 10

Side Straddle Hop x 10, Gravel Pickers x 10, Imperial Walkers x 10, Low Slow Squats x 10, LBC x 10, Toy Soliders x 10, Seal Jacks x 10, Mountain Climbers x 10, Flutters x 10, Morrocan Night Club x 10.

Mosey to school entrance Blocks or Benches

10 Step Ups Right Leg, 10 Derkins, 10 Step Ups Left Leg, 10 Dips.  Repeat-O

Mosey around school to front traffic island for a Triple Nickel

Run to top traffic island for 10 Merkins and back down to the start for 10 Plank Jacks.

Repeat 5 up & 5 down.

Mosey back to the flag as we are almost out of time and have two FNG to name.

Almost out of time.  Radar placed an online Slack order of 10 Burpees so we had to fill his request.  Now we name!

Welcome Darin Zepf now known as Ramblin Man  (Orangeman EH)

Welcome Brad King now known as Confused (Sargento EH)

Prayers for these men and their families – Wirenut, Huckleberry, Radar, Watts Up, Tiger, Breaker.  We are all going through one thing or another.  Keep pushing the rock and keep your brothers in your prayers.

Coming Soon!

Folsom Nationals this Saturday 0630

Extinction Run – March 4th 0900

Thats all I can remember.

BOS

Prayer Request: 

Wirenut’s Family, Ratchet’s Family, Big Pappy

Announcements:

Convergence- February 11th at Folsom

Extinction Run- March 4th

My VQ: Testing the F3’s principles of leadership development.  Can we follow as well as lead?   Can we be an Indian and a Chief?

1. Started off Side-straddle hops and slowing increasing the tempo.  Ending with 19 reps versus 20 (that would be a deceptive cadence in music theory- ending on a note/chord that’s unexpected).
2. Modified “Route 66” utilizing big boys as our vehicle…. starting with 5 and increasing by 5 at every light pole.  going contradictory to Route 66 standards (not 11 light poles in route)
3. Dirty Elevens (Mike Tyson, Squats)
4. Another Modified Route 66 with side hammers.  Starting with 5 and increasing 5 at each light pole
5. Tripe Check (chair position, plank, sprint with 3 partners, 3 sets)
6. Ending with Iron Hulk (going to 7 instead of 10)
7. 5 Burpees
8. Pax called exercise to finish

 Lots of mumblechatter due to modified route 66, Calls on time (like i didn’t have my watch on ((maybe it was to aide me cause i wasn’t wearing my glasses- YEAH, that was it!)), and going to 7 instead of 10 of the Iron-Hulk.  As the military cliché states…”you’re not happy unless you’re bit$hing!   WE HAD A HAPPY BUNCH!

Love the comradery,  challenges, accountability to make each man better ! .  As Proverbs states….As iron sharpens iron, so a friend sharpens a friend.

To answer the question ….”Can we follow as well as lead”?  YES, but even better…the notion is as General George Patton was quoted as saying….”Lead me, follow me, or get out of my way.”   These men were here for purpose!