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Tesla Returns to The Yank!

Been awhile but YHC finally got a Q at The Fighting Yank! We took it on with vigor as we shall see below:

COP:

SSH – burpees X5

IWs X 20

Grasspickers X 20

Tesla Stretches X 20

Mtn Climbers X 20

Time for some 3 Corners, have not done this one in a while.

First Corner, up at the gated property:

Trumpers, LBCs, Jump squats. Repeat 10, 15, 20

Second Corner

Merkins, Jump Squats, American Hammers. Repeat 10, 15, 20

Third Corner (Corner of Knowledge)

Dips, Stepups, Dirkins, Repeat 10, 15, 20

Line up for some of the next set:

Burpee Broad Jump, 1/2 way across the front.

Lunge walk rest of the way.

SSH X 20

Squats X 20

Run back to benches.

Time to go to the Field of Dreams and do some BEAR CRAWL SLALOM!

Went great, everyone got 3 turns.

SSH X 20

Jump Squats X 20

Run halfway back, 5 HR merkins. All the way, 10 HR merkins

Still have some time for two halfpipes;

Top: 5 Plankjacks.

Bottom: 1 burpee

Other side: 5 monkey humpers.

Done and flag time

 

NMM:

 

Great to be back in the old saddle! Nothing like a little EC to start with and some Bear Crawls for breakfast. We got it done! Great group and a pleasure to lead at the best AO in Gashouse!

Tesla

 

 

He’s Sovereign

The last Monday of August and plenty of HIM started their week off right. There were runners and ruckers and just plain walkers. Rocks were pushed until we all came together to hear the (s)word.

29 “Therefore since we are God’s offspring, we should not think that the divine being is like gold or silver or stone—an image made by human design and skill.

We were created by God, for His glory. He doesn’t owe us anything, quite the opposite, we owe him everything. He can do whatever he wants to do, period. It is only by his grace and mercy that we have anything good in this world.  Through His grace and mercy we have a Savior. Praise the Lord!

 

Announcements: 50 Mile Relay 9/10, Skating with Mayor 9/17, JJ5k 9/24, 2nd F lunch 9/28, Co-region convergence 10/8 at Bulldog

Prayer requests: Striper’s brother, Sarlaac’s daughter, Huckleberry, Turtleman, Gearwrench’s friend’s brother in car accident

4 sided triangle

11 pax posted at Midoriyama on Tuesday. The Italian bicyclist ran, grandma walked, and the rest of the pax followed me because I definitely knew where I was going.

Warmup:

Some stuff like SSH, merkins, and squats.

The Thang:

It’s almost running season for me again and honestly I’m looking forward to it. I’ve kind of missed it. Somebody help me this doesn’t sound right! I’ve grown to welcome discomfort overtime. I like the feeling of pushing hard. Running provides that for sure. Anyway I decided to bump the running up a little since we’ve been doing shorter distance running in the heat. Also from time to time I like to throw in running with a brick or two just to make the suck a little worse. So we only had enough for 1 a piece but that sucks enough. Down the road we went. At the picnic shelter we stopped for some step ups and dips. Down the trail at the lake we bear crawled the first bridge. We stopped for some seal jacks ic. Bear crawled the next bridge. Off the trail onto the powerline. We stopped for some Hillbillies and squats. Mosey and stop for some Imperial Walkers and Lil Gumbys. Mosey to what looks like  the first intersection of a triangle area on Google maps to do 5 brickees. Mosey to the next intersection for 5 more. Now it’s much more overgrown than it appears on Google so I began to question which way to go. I should have went with my gut but went with my 2nd guess and stayed on the power line looking for the next intersection. As you may guess that was wrong. Now we weren’t ever lost because I knew where it would take us too but we did start to run low on time so I made the call to turn around and hit the trail to cut through to the dam road. At this point the storm was rolling in and the woods were getting pretty dark. We stopped a few more times along the way for some punches holding the brick ic so the group could stay together. We ended up about 5 minutes late which was just enough time for it to start raining.

COT:

Pledge

Announcements-All the same ones for September

Prayer Request-Defibs friend in NOLA going to Hospice care

Moleskin:

Q fail, yep and I’m ok with it. I learned from it and that’s the point. If we don’t try we will never know. We will never grow. Get out of the comfort zone and do something stupid, meow.

Plank for the Six

Another big group at Tequila Sunrise. Started with a warm up: SSH, Toy Soldiers, and Imperial Walkers. Then mosey’d down the hill to Merewood. We used the Merewood/Glen Arbor loop for a workout, completing three laps total. Each lap consisted of a workout stop at each lamp post. We did alternating exercises of 10 reps arms (merkins, CDDs, diamonds), 20 reps legs (squats, lunges, monkey humpers), and 30 reps abs (LBCs, Am Hammers, flutters). Sargento ran and Rebar modified following a twisted ankle with Breaker Breaker, and we all met back up at the school parking lot for the pledge and COT.

Announcements:

Iron Pax will be held weekly on Thursday at Folsom. Register here.
Week 0 workout.

Sept 8th – F3 Gastonia / F3 Lake Wylie Transvergence.  Multiregional Convergence at Bulldog

Sept 10 – 50 mile F3 Gastonia 50-mile CSAUP  at 0400 in Dallas

Sept 17th – Skating with Mayor at Kate’s on Franklin

September 19 – Dark Helmet on Q at Mount Hollywood

Sept 24th – JJ 5K

Prayer Requests: Boss’ dad and family, Tesla family, PAX in Charlotte, those who have recently lost loved ones, Easy Rider’s family

Humbled and Honored to lead.

-Gator

Kotter Q

It’s been a while since I’ve posted.  I’m not proud of it.  I am thankful to Flintstone for asking out of the clear blue sky one day if I would like to pick up a Q at the Sandlot.  Thinking it would be good to have more motivation not to fartsack, todays Q was mine.  Thank you Flintstone.

EZ Rider, Watts Up, and Flintstone come in from an EC ruck.

Skipped the Pledge for the time being due to lack of a flag.

All regulars so no introduction or disclaimer necessary.

Started with some stretching because it is a good idea.

Mosey over to the old Maytag store for some walls of Jerecho.

The building is a square with a parking lot that completely encircles it.

On three of the walls all exercises x 7 each. 7 laps is the goal but in reality until time expires.

Squats

Monkey Humpers

Merkins

Mountain Climbers

Penguins

LBC’s

Heels to Heaven

On the 4th wall 5 burpees

A couple finished, most got 6 laps.

JJ noticed that there was a large American Flag on the front of the gas station across the street.  Good spot JJ.

Pledge

Mosey Back to Pelicans right on time.

Announcements:

Sept 8th – Transvergence.  Multiregional Convergence at Bulldog

Sept 10 – 50 mile relay at 0400 in Dallas

Sept 17th – Skating with Mayor at Kate’s on Franklin

Sept 24th – JJ 5K

Thank you for the warm welcome back.  I am never sorry I posted.  Thanks for the kick in the butt.

Aye from the Prodigal

Timeframe

 

 

Members Only 8/28

Two ruckers, and seven runners.  Q source discussion on persuasion with some insightful comments.

Announcements:  IPC coming up, multiple CSAUP opportunities upcoming with first being 50 mile relay 9/10, skating with Mayor 9/17, JJ5k 9/24, convergence 10/08

Prayer requests: Breaker Breaker sister-in-law and uncle, continued recovery for Courtney, Huck, Turtleman, Tesla and family, Tiger and family

YCH took us out

Always an honor

Tiger

 

No Limits

Crowd growing as time nears, the ultimate EHer has a FNG showing this morning.  0700, pledge.  Across the street and circle up for warm up.

State the mission of F3 and how we achieve that mission.   Disclaimer for FNG.  SSH, IW, arm circles, and gravel pickers all in cadence.  Also do some stretching.

Bunker goes with Breaker Breaker, bootcamp with me.

Mosey up the hill past the middle school, cross central ave.  Get to the hill at Oak St.  Looking for the six, FNG and Sargento changed course and headed back to the Bunker.

Rest of did a triple nickel up the hill.  Hand release merkins at the bottom, toe touch SSH at the top.  Hill steep at the end, good way to get started.  Mosey to tennis courts and Davis park for bear crawl suicides.  Bear crawl to sideline of each court.  First line gets five big boy sit ups.  Run back to start.  Bear crawl to next line, increase big boys by 5 each line.  Last line was 35 big boys.

Mosey back to the wall at First Baptist.  Either jump to the top 10 reps, or five step ups each leg.  Ten derkins and ten dips.  Rinse and repeat with 15 and then 20 derkins and dips.

Mosey to turd shack for some suspension merkins.  Plank with feet on wall, 12 to 18 inches off ground.  Hold the plank and finish with five merkins.  Three rounds.  Head to the Yank and meet back up with Bunker boys.  Time.

YHC had a word on placing limits on ourselves.  Played a short clip of song performed by Kodi Lee.  Kodi won America’s Got Talent a few years back singing and playing piano.  Kodi is blind and autistic.  Kodi also gives no attention to any reason why he can’t be a musical artist.  YHC states that often we don’t accomplish a task or improve our lives due to limits we place on ourselves.  We have to be willing to extend ourselves to achieve growth.

Sign up for Iron Pax, GrowRuck, or something that will challenge you.

Announcements:  IPC coming up, multiple CSAUP opportunities upcoming with first being 50 mile relay 9/10, skating with Mayor 9/17, JJ5k 9/24, convergence 10/08

Prayer requests: Breaker Breaker sister-in-law and uncle, continued recovery for Courtney, Huck, Turtleman, Tesla and family, Tiger and family

YHC took us out

Always and honor

Tiger

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