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3rd F – December 15

December 15, 2020 / Tiger / 0 Comments

Proverbs 15

15 A gentle answer turns away wrath,
but a harsh word stirs up anger.

²The tongue of the wise adorns knowledge,
but the mouth of the fool gushes folly.

³The eyes of the Lord are everywhere,
keeping watch on the wicked and the good.

⁴The soothing tongue is a tree of life,
but a perverse tongue crushes the spirit.

⁵A fool spurns a parent’s discipline,
but whoever heeds correction shows prudence.

⁶The house of the righteous contains great treasure,
but the income of the wicked brings ruin.

⁷The lips of the wise spread knowledge,
but the hearts of fools are not upright.

⁸The Lord detests the sacrifice of the wicked,
but the prayer of the upright pleases him.

⁹The Lord detests the way of the wicked,
but he loves those who pursue righteousness.

¹⁰Stern discipline awaits anyone who leaves the path;
the one who hates correction will die.

¹¹Death and Destruction^[a] lie open before the Lord—
how much more do human hearts!

¹²Mockers resent correction,
so they avoid the wise.

¹³A happy heart makes the face cheerful,
but heartache crushes the spirit.

¹⁴The discerning heart seeks knowledge,
but the mouth of a fool feeds on folly.

¹⁵All the days of the oppressed are wretched,
but the cheerful heart has a continual feast.

¹⁶Better a little with the fear of the Lord
than great wealth with turmoil.

¹⁷Better a small serving of vegetables with love
than a fattened calf with hatred.

¹⁸A hot-tempered person stirs up conflict,
but the one who is patient calms a quarrel.

¹⁹The way of the sluggard is blocked with thorns,
but the path of the upright is a highway.

²⁰A wise son brings joy to his father,
but a foolish man despises his mother.

²¹Folly brings joy to one who has no sense,
but whoever has understanding keeps a straight course.

²²Plans fail for lack of counsel,
but with many advisers they succeed.

²³A person finds joy in giving an apt reply—
and how good is a timely word!

²⁴The path of life leads upward for the prudent
to keep them from going down to the realm of the dead.

²⁵The Lord tears down the house of the proud,
but he sets the widow’s boundary stones in place.

²⁶The Lord detests the thoughts of the wicked,
but gracious words are pure in his sight.

²⁷The greedy bring ruin to their households,
but the one who hates bribes will live.

²⁸The heart of the righteous weighs its answers,
but the mouth of the wicked gushes evil.

²⁹The Lord is far from the wicked,
but he hears the prayer of the righteous.

³⁰Light in a messenger’s eyes brings joy to the heart,
and good news gives health to the bones.

³¹Whoever heeds life-giving correction
will be at home among the wise.

³²Those who disregard discipline despise themselves,
but the one who heeds correction gains understanding.

³³Wisdom’s instruction is to fear the Lord,
and humility comes before honor.

Pray for Cheese Head, Dr Seuss, Scribbles, T Square, Floppy Disk, Swimmer, Moses. Reach out to Kotter’s and lift these men and their families.

Tiger

Politicians Don’t Listen

December 15, 2020 / Stogie / 0 Comments

… and apparently former ones still don’t.

It was good to see the Pax that showed up this morning, but especially Tater Hole (haven’t seen him out at Folsom in a while) and Mayor (who outside of a 2.0 workout and this past Saturday I don’t think I have ever seen him post to Folsom in the almost 2 years I have been out there).

It’s interesting though… I bet Mayor asked at least 4-5 times what we were doing. He then got really confused when I had to leave early and I asked Bedpan to take over to finish the workout. However, I told the men that we’d be doing a few different things and also there were some responses to questions that showed me he had heard what I had said. So, maybe it’s that Politicians listen… just they don’t always pay attention.

I am totally picking on Mayor. He wasn’t the only one not paying attention. I guess that’s what happens when you mumble chatter while the Q is talking and you can’t multi-task.

The Warm Up:

16 Gravel Pickers – in cadence (called 20, but then shortened to 16 to see if the Pax were awake and paying attention)
5 Flow Steps (or as I was calling them “Dark Knight Rises”) – each leg – in cadence
5 Turkish Getups – each side

The Thang:

Mosey to light post: 20 shoulder touches

Mosey to Vet Road (or somewhere in between): Add 5 burpees (or flying squirrels) to the 20 shoulder touches

Mosey to track fence: Add 20 Mountain Climbers to the burpees and shoulder taps

Mosey to Flag

Pledge

Sorta Jacked Up:
20 SSH
15 Seal Jacks
15 Plank Jacks
15-ish Little Gumby’s in the Woods (aka Smurph Jacks)

(it seems I can’t squat very low and still get a SSH in and the Q’s form was questioned… I could feel it in my quads for sure, but started laughing and my cadence count got off (plus no one was counting at that point either – possibly from laughter.)

Fellowship Mosey to the Parking Lot

20 – Carolina Dry Docks
20 – Flutters
20 – Plank Jacks
40 – Fast High Knees with arms

20 – LBCs
20 – Werkins
20 – American Hammers
40 – Fast High Knees with arms

20 – Mountain Climbers
20 – Freddy Mercurys
20 – Bobby Hurleys
40 – Fast High Knees with arms

20 – Lazy Mike Tysons (Stogie-fied) plank to horizontal squat – no push-up)
20 – Gas Pumps (Stogie-fied) in-out-together)
10 – Peter Parkers
10 – Parker Peters
40 – Fast High Knees with arms

I was out of time at this point. I asked Bedpan to take over and have the Pax do Iron Hulks and some Mary – though, I don’t think he was listening. I did mention they could run to the Waffle House, as long as they actually ran there and back. He decided to go the opposite way, back towards the COT.

I saw they stopped along the way to do Monkey Humpers and Nolan Ryan’s as I was heading out.

Thanks men for allowing me to lead and trying a few new things. Hopefully it wasn’t too JV for the bat flippers. If you have some suggestions for something better just let me know. I actually take constructive criticism well (as long as it’s constructive) – probably a good thing with this group and their mumble chatter.

Until next time fellas, SYITG…

~Stogie

Clear skies and new site Q’s!

December 14, 2020 / Stinky Bird / 0 Comments

Apparently only a few PAX believed that YHC could deliver on a starry sky during a rain storm…. well, yall were right. HOWEVER, we hardly had any rain whatsoever! Turned out to be a lovely morning. Let’s begin.

Disclaimer, Pledge

Warmup:

SSH x 25IC
MNC x 25IC
Merkins x 15 OYO
Squats x 30 OYO

Warm. Mosey to maintenance building. Time to dunk our six in the puddles;
American Hammer x 30 IC

Mosey to playground for some pull-up fun.
5 sets of 5 pull-ups with 10 squats between.

Exit playground to the parking lot for some 11’s.
Mike Tysons and Wet back Big Boys. Go!

05:55 and Time is running out. Mosey back to Pelicans.

Announcment……… Drum roll please…… Meet your new Site Q of the SandLot: Flintstone! Who will now take it from here:

Bear Crawl Grinder! Bear crawl halfway around Pelicans then all exercises In Cadence:
20x Rocky B’s IC
20x Freddy Mercuries
Back to start, repeat.
Next lap:
20x Imperial Walker Squats
12x Jingle Balls
Back to start, then TIME!

Thank you all for your support for YHC during my reign as site Q of the SandLot. It has been a good push alongside my F3 brothers and I look forward to continuing the push. Get out to the Sandlot to support Flintstone, he is sure to bring it!

Prayer request: Pray for Officer Herndon and his family.

Announcements: Convergence on Jan 9, 7:00 – 8:00 @ Folsom. All other AOs closed.

Over and out.

Ruck for Food

December 14, 2020 / Breaker Breaker / 0 Comments

On Saturday, December 19th, F3 Gastonia is presenting an opportunity to impact our community, especially for this time of year. Breaker Breaker, Bos, and Tiger will be leading a ruck from each AO on Saturday with the purpose being to ruck to a local grocery store and fill our sacks with food items to take to local food banks.

Tiger will lead the ruck out of Folsom, launching at 5:30am for a 5 mile ruck and try to be back by 7:30am. Along the way, make a stop by Wal-mart, which opens at 7am, to fill the sacks.
Breaker Breaker will lead a ruck from Gashouse, launching at 5:30am for a 6.5ish mile ruck to Harris Teeter (Coconut Horse) and back. We should be back by 8am
Bos will lead a ruck from The Fighting Yank, launching at 5:30am, for 4ish mile ruck to the Harris Teeter and back for bootcamp (maybe)

Please come join us and if rucking is not your cup of tea, you can still donate non perishable food items by bringing to your respectful AO on Saturday, or donate cash.

Breaker Breaker

Pan in the bed

December 14, 2020 / Freight / 0 Comments

17 men posted to see what Bedpan had in store for us. To their surprise Bedpan didn’t want to share his weinke with us. 6:30 rolled around and no Bedpan. If you know me I like to Q so I stepped right on in to the middle of the circle. I think a few people volunteered to Q but I ignored them. I may have even pushed a few people down( now I know what it feels like to be Dr Seuss)(see V2V BB). Anyway we got on with it!

Warmup:

Who knows it was made up on the spot but it bought me some time to think of something to do for the thang.

The Thang:

Mosey to the gazebo for a story about my engagement. We did some pickleish pounders and some dying cockroaches.

Mosey to the flag at the AG center. LBC’s and the pledge.

Mosey down to one of the fresher paved parking lots. 11’s with bear crawls and crab walks. Bear crawl 10 spaces run to the other end of the parking lot and crab walk 1. Rinse and repeat in 11’s fashion. I was planning this for Midoriyama on Tuesday so this was a good test run. There was some good mumble chatter during this. Talk of pastoring, folsom jerky, and I think thongs.

Mosey over to the road where there were 2 speedbumps about 100ish yds apart for some more 11’s. Hand release merkins and squats or drinking birds for some of you(you know who you are).

Mosey to the steps. 10 calf raises per step. SSH while you wait your turn at the top and the bottom. I think there was 10 steps so 100 total. It’s Monday now and my calves are sore! It was noted that those that went first didn’t do a lot of SSH while they waited for the 6(you know who you are).

Just a few minutes to go we started the mosey around the back of the park. When we got to the pavilion I asked Roundup if we had time to get around the lake and he said of course! Partially around the lake someone said we only had a minute left. YHC responded you better hurry then! Classic Freight ami right? All in all we covered somewhere around 3.5 miles depending on the watch.

COT:

Namerama-There was some smack talk and some surprised looks as the PAX expressed how they felt about bedpan not showing up.

Announcements

Prayer request

Moleskin:

Bedpan called while we were at the kitchen. He is in the middle of a huge remodel and I think he said he was sleeping in the bathtub but I may have misunderstood. He said he wrote down the wrong date on his Q. It doesn’t really matter because he’s going to catch some crap for it no matter what. That’s just how we roll. That being said while we should take our responsibilities seriously there should never be an issue with someone stepping into the leadership role. We are a leadership building group right! Life is going to throw us curve balls(man I hate baseball). This time it was Bedpan. The next time it may be me.

4 and no more

December 14, 2020 / Tube / 0 Comments

We had 4 Hims show up for Painlab. We did a 18X3 exercise with 50 seconds of work and 10 seconds to transition. Starting with grass pickers, moracin night clubs, side straddle hops, Don Quijote’s, squats, low punches in a squat position, overhead presses, lunges around the Indian, tricep dips, step ups, incline pushups, reverse merkins, dying cockroaches, imperial walkers, American hammers, flutter kicks, reverse crunches and superman’s. Great work men!

3rd F- December 14

December 14, 2020 / Tiger / 0 Comments

Proverbs 14

14 The wise woman builds her house,
but with her own hands the foolish one tears hers down.

²Whoever fears the Lord walks uprightly,
but those who despise him are devious in their ways.

³A fool’s mouth lashes out with pride,
but the lips of the wise protect them.

⁴Where there are no oxen, the manger is empty,
but from the strength of an ox come abundant harvests.

⁵An honest witness does not deceive,
but a false witness pours out lies.

⁶The mocker seeks wisdom and finds none,
but knowledge comes easily to the discerning.

⁷Stay away from a fool,
for you will not find knowledge on their lips.

⁸The wisdom of the prudent is to give thought to their ways,
but the folly of fools is deception.

⁹Fools mock at making amends for sin,
but goodwill is found among the upright.

¹⁰Each heart knows its own bitterness,
and no one else can share its joy.

¹¹The house of the wicked will be destroyed,
but the tent of the upright will flourish.

¹²There is a way that appears to be right,
but in the end it leads to death.

¹³Even in laughter the heart may ache,
and rejoicing may end in grief.

¹⁴The faithless will be fully repaid for their ways,
and the good rewarded for theirs.

¹⁵The simple believe anything,
but the prudent give thought to their steps.

¹⁶The wise fear the Lord and shun evil,
but a fool is hotheaded and yet feels secure.

¹⁷A quick-tempered person does foolish things,
and the one who devises evil schemes is hated.

¹⁸The simple inherit folly,
but the prudent are crowned with knowledge.

¹⁹Evildoers will bow down in the presence of the good,
and the wicked at the gates of the righteous.

²⁰The poor are shunned even by their neighbors,
but the rich have many friends.

²¹It is a sin to despise one’s neighbor,
but blessed is the one who is kind to the needy.

²²Do not those who plot evil go astray?
But those who plan what is good find^[a] love and faithfulness.

²³All hard work brings a profit,
but mere talk leads only to poverty.

²⁴The wealth of the wise is their crown,
but the folly of fools yields folly.

²⁵A truthful witness saves lives,
but a false witness is deceitful.

²⁶Whoever fears the Lord has a secure fortress,
and for their children it will be a refuge.

²⁷The fear of the Lord is a fountain of life,
turning a person from the snares of death.

²⁸A large population is a king’s glory,
but without subjects a prince is ruined.

²⁹Whoever is patient has great understanding,
but one who is quick-tempered displays folly.

³⁰A heart at peace gives life to the body,
but envy rots the bones.

³¹Whoever oppresses the poor shows contempt for their Maker,
but whoever is kind to the needy honors God.

³²When calamity comes, the wicked are brought down,
but even in death the righteous seek refuge in God.

³³Wisdom reposes in the heart of the discerning
and even among fools she lets herself be known.^[b]

³⁴Righteousness exalts a nation,
but sin condemns any people.

³⁵A king delights in a wise servant,
but a shameful servant arouses his fury.

Pray for CPAP, Wet Nutz, Gastone, Top Hat, Diva, Edison, El Tigre. Lift these men and their families

Tiger

3rd F – December 13

December 14, 2020 / Tiger / 0 Comments

Proverbs 13

13 A wise son heeds his father’s instruction,
but a mocker does not respond to rebukes.

²From the fruit of their lips people enjoy good things,
but the unfaithful have an appetite for violence.

³Those who guard their lips preserve their lives,
but those who speak rashly will come to ruin.

⁴A sluggard’s appetite is never filled,
but the desires of the diligent are fully satisfied.

⁵The righteous hate what is false,
but the wicked make themselves a stench
and bring shame on themselves.

⁶Righteousness guards the person of integrity,
but wickedness overthrows the sinner.

⁷One person pretends to be rich, yet has nothing;
another pretends to be poor, yet has great wealth.

⁸A person’s riches may ransom their life,
but the poor cannot respond to threatening rebukes.

⁹The light of the righteous shines brightly,
but the lamp of the wicked is snuffed out.

¹⁰Where there is strife, there is pride,
but wisdom is found in those who take advice.

¹¹Dishonest money dwindles away,
but whoever gathers money little by little makes it grow.

¹²Hope deferred makes the heart sick,
but a longing fulfilled is a tree of life.

¹³Whoever scorns instruction will pay for it,
but whoever respects a command is rewarded.

¹⁴The teaching of the wise is a fountain of life,
turning a person from the snares of death.

¹⁵Good judgment wins favor,
but the way of the unfaithful leads to their destruction.^[a]

¹⁶All who are prudent act with^[b] knowledge,
but fools expose their folly.

¹⁷A wicked messenger falls into trouble,
but a trustworthy envoy brings healing.

¹⁸Whoever disregards discipline comes to poverty and shame,
but whoever heeds correction is honored.

¹⁹A longing fulfilled is sweet to the soul,
but fools detest turning from evil.

²⁰Walk with the wise and become wise,
for a companion of fools suffers harm.

²¹Trouble pursues the sinner,
but the righteous are rewarded with good things.

²²A good person leaves an inheritance for their children’s children,
but a sinner’s wealth is stored up for the righteous.

²³An unplowed field produces food for the poor,
but injustice sweeps it away.

²⁴Whoever spares the rod hates their children,
but the one who loves their children is careful to discipline them.

²⁵The righteous eat to their hearts’ content,
but the stomach of the wicked goes hungry.

Pray for Pedal, Bandit, Rockabilly, Arial, Turtleman, Buckshot, Achy Breaky. Lift these men and their families. Any of the kotters you know, drop a word to them

Tiger

Lost and Found at the Goat

December 13, 2020 / Flintstone / 0 Comments

15 at the Goat to venture into the dark, where only one man was wise enough to bring a light (and it sure wasn’t YHC).

Got in a couple miles of EC with Watts Up and Dirt, and we’d just finished up when the cars kept rolling in. A solid turnout for the Goat, and a good morning for a beatdown.

The Thang:

20 x SSH (IC)
20 x Dying Cockroaches (IC)

Pledge, and we’re off.

First up, the Sizzle Suicide. For those that missed the last time, a refresher:

Run 1 pole – 10 LBCs
Run back – 10 LBCs
Run 2 poles – 20 LBCs
Run back – 20 LBCs
Run 3 poles – 30 LBCs
Run Back – 30 LBCs
Run 4 poles – 40 LBCs

After an impromptu round of Flutter Kicks, we continued down 8th, away from downtown. We turned down 10th St, just before the church and made our way to the back side of the colesium where an ideally placed picnic shelter was waiting.

For the Main Course today, we did the following:

20 Decline Peter Parkers (Count 1 Side)
15 Derkins
10 Box Jumps
Mosey to the outfield opening
Sprint to Dick’s Sporting Goods sign in Center Field
10 Squats
Mosey back to the shelter

We did the first round together (to make sure YHC didn’t leave anything out), then 4 more OYO for a total of 5 rounds. The coliseum must have taken it out of Boudin, as he had to run. The PAX pushed hard as most committed to the Box Jumps though alternates were given, but YHC must admit to being more winded than expected. It was also crazy dark down there, so it wasn’t easy to see those that weren’t nearby, so who knows what the PAX actually did.

We meandered to what, in hindsight, must have been a T-ball field, because it wasn’t very big at all. That meander was YHC’s last good decision of the day. I used to like running bases, as a ball player and a coach, and so I thought we could get in a round of bases to wrap things up. That was a mistake for a number of reasons.

The T-ball field’s bases were so short that it took Nutria about 3 strides to cover the distance from home to first. Not a lot of high quality running there
It was dark, so you couldn’t see the bases over the grass. By the time we were running out a double and a triple, we were just following the loop of Tesla’s choice without a whole lot of bases being touched. Appeals would not have gone our way.
Did I mention it was dark? Running out the home run, I tried to touch em all, but definitely got home plate. As I was wrapping up, I saw Oblivious standing near second base obviously looking for something. Come to find out, his keys fell out of his pocket, and nobody had a clue where they were. Lots of adjusting goin on with our eyes to try to see through the dark. Watch said 6:08, so we’re ok on time, but it’s dark, and the key fob is black. The good news is the sun has to come up sometime, so we wouldn’t be there forever, but we could have been there a while. In steps Dirt with his personal handheld electronic device that included a flashlight among many handy features including logging workouts on Strava. 14 PAX and 1 flashlight, and I wasn’t loving our odds, but just as the seed of doubt was planted, Dirt came up huge, finding the keys and ensuring the safe return of all the PAX to wherever it was they came from.

I think it’s going to be a while before we run bases again on account of YHC.

After the victory, and with a little spring in our steps, YHC chose to take us home by way of–the steps. Not on the Weinke. Not like we weren’t just aimlessly walking through a dark T-ball field looking for keys. Let’s take the long way back too. Big, dumb mistake. Sure, we got up the stairs and hauled back to the flag, but by the time we got there, it was 6:18, and we launched into the COT

Announcements:

Blood Drive is today
Metro is planning a 10 year event on 1/1/21
No Christmas Party
Dredd is stepping down as Nantan of F3 Nation; Slaughter to be the new Nantan
2nd F @ Primal on Friday

Prayer Requests:

Double Stuff and EZ Rider with COVID
Sister Act’s surgery and recovery
Orangeman’s daughter w/surgery Monday

Moleskin:

Everybody’s different, and for some people it works, but I make some of the dumbest decisions when acting impulsive. And it just takes one dumb impulsive decision to sour something that’s going well. I plan to be ready to lead, and sure, there are plenty of times and reasons to adapt the plan on the fly, but to make changes impulsively and for no reason is not part of executing the plan. No matter how well, or poorly, things are going, making decisions, especially as a leader, that are not on mission can have consequences. Lesson learned.

I’m a big fan of the Goat, but I’m becoming a fan of a lot of the AO’s and am wanting to get out and see the parts of F3 Gastonia that I haven’t seen yet. There’s a lot of good work out there, and I’m just proud to be part of the ballclub. Thanks for another opportunity to lead.

Yabba Dabba Doo

Merry Christmas, Fighting Yank style!!!

December 13, 2020 / Sargento / 0 Comments

It was a perfect morning to push the rock and with it being the holiday season YHC wanted to make things a little festive. 22 HIMs filled the sidewalk at The Fighting Yank so when time came, this is what happened.

Disclaimer

Pledge of Allegiance

Warmup: Goofballs, Don Quixote, Lego Picker Uppers (slight naming variation of the old standby)

YHC dipped into the luxury sedan to pick up the tunes. And we’re off.

Mosey over to the road beside the railroad tracks for a Route 66 of Jingle Balls. Look it up, great exercise for high reps, especially when bear crawling from parking line to parking line, which we did.

Wait for the 6 to arrive and then mosey down to the Pit for the Thang.

12 Days of Christmas with Sargento’s Christmas playlist. It was lit!

On the first day of Christmas my true love gave to me… Singing was required and the PAX obliged.

1 Burpee (stupid burpees)

2 Sumo Squats

3 WWI Sit Ups

4 Merkins (from the president of the MHC no less)

5 Bobby Hurleys

6 V-Ups

7 CDDs

8 Squats

9 LBCs

10 Dips (on flat ground, oh well…)

11 Lunges each leg

12 Shoulder Taps each shoulder

This was a great routine with plenty of mumblechatter but it didn’t take too awfully long so we moseyed up the road to the shopping district of Belmont.

At YHC’s direction the PAX would stop and do 10 Derkins and 10 Monkey Humpers. We did this up the sidewalk, crossed over and back down for a total of 6 stops.

Mosey back to the Pit for another round of the 12 Days of Christmas except in reverse. It was fun and the PAX got it’s money’s worth for sure!

Fellowship mosey up to the parking lot outside of the jailhouse for a few minutes of Mary and we’re done! Way to push men, Merry Christmas!!!

Announcements: Salvation Army bell ringing (call Sargento), Convergence January 9, Ruck for Cans EC before all workouts next Saturday at 5:30.

Prayer Requests: Tiger & family, Easy Rider, Double Stuf, Orangeman’s daughter’s surgery, end of semester exams for students, family of and community for Mt Holly Police Office Herndon’s passing

F3 Gastonia

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3rd F – December 15

Politicians Don’t Listen

Clear skies and new site Q’s!

Ruck for Food

Pan in the bed

4 and no more

3rd F- December 14

3rd F – December 13

Lost and Found at the Goat

Merry Christmas, Fighting Yank style!!!

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