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Boom! 24 getting it!

January 24, 2018 / / 0 Comments

24 men showed for Snoballs this morning for a Gastone Q. This was the record attendance for Snoballs and I was glad to be part of this workout.

The Thang:

People still rolling in:

SSH 30

Imperial Walker 31

Follow me on a mosey to the park down the gravel road to the pull up bar.

Plank for the 6. Right arm, Left arm.

Follow me Mosey around soccer field and back to the middle of the hill near the picnic tables.

Jack Webb up to 10 and then back down to 1. (Crowd-Pleaser)

Follow me around the playground and then to the middle of the baseball fields  at the flag.

40 LBC’s until the 6 arrives

50 Monkey Humpers

50 Squat’s

50 Monkey Humpers

50 Squat’s

Lunge Walk down the long path through the middle of the baseball fields.

Mosey to the bottom of the hill.

Joe Hendrix up the hill (Backwards Bear Crawl)

5 Burpee’s

Joe Hendrix up the hill

5 Burpee’s

Mosey back around the field to the middle again.

Elbow Plank while we wait. (Kick-Stand)

40 LBC’s

25 Flutter 3 Count

What is that noise, Train. 5 Burpee’s

25 Flutter 3 Count

5 Diamond Merkins (T-Square worried about the clock and Gastone’s watch)

20 CDD’s

Mosey to the start.

20 Wide Arm Merkins

5 Diamonds

20 CDD’s

50 Monkey Humpers

50 Squat’s

Used every minute but on time.

The Moleskin:

Great morning with lot’s of guys including myself working hard. We hit all the muscle groups to spread out the payment for the workout which is you should feel it about every place in your body. Just remember that soreness is the weakness leaving your body.

If you are reading this than you are most likely part of F3. I see lot’s of new guys and this is great. Make sure you are accounting for the 6 and sending someone back to collect the 6 if you are Q. Let’s all keep on following up with all these new guys and make sure they know what this is all about.

As iron sharpens iron, so one man sharpens another. Proverbs 27:17

40 Day Challenge Day 5, if you are in this challenge keep up the good work. I am in and it’s not easy but it sure is easier with a bunch of dedicated friends all making the sacrifices at the same time. If you are not in this then you can sill just join in now and go the extra days after. So stop making excuses and make it happen.

Thanks for the opportunity to Q, it is always a pleasure,

Gastone Out!

 

Today is a New Day

January 23, 2018 / / 0 Comments

At 5:30 I went over the disclaimer for FNG (Jeremy Biddy) and it was time for the pledge.

Warm-up:
20 SSH IC
20 Merkins IC

Moseyed to the flag pole near the clubhouse at the baseball fields and partnered up.  P1 would run while P2 did exercise.  They would switch when the partner got back.  We did three rounds with LBC’s, Merkins and Squats.
Then we headed to the paring lot and knocked out lunges to the second light pole and ran to the shelter.  At this point we did 10 Derkins IC, 50 step-ups, and 12 Derkins IC.  After a meander to the track we ran backwards to the pull-up bar.  5 pull-ups each while the PAX planked.  This was Omaha’d halfway into squats.

At this time we headed back to AO.

Prayers for Gastone’s family, the York County Sheriff’s Office and the family of Deputy Michael Doty.

Welcome FNG Bed Pan.

It was great to see so many HIMS show up, one of the largest Monday’s I can remember.  Remember, YOU can change the world by your example.

Can’t stop the Queso

January 23, 2018 / / 0 Comments

You can’t keep a good Queso down. As a matter of fact, Queso will likely keep a furious pace that sets the bar.  He did so on Friday as everyone busted out multiple series of burpies and bear crawls and ab crushers.

We partnered up for some viscous Imperial Squat Walkers and Mountain Climber Merkins that put a hurting on the quads and shoulders, and tried a new one the Dirty Hookup(see below).

Let’s get a 15 PAX this Friday!

WARM UP:  50 Side Straddle Hops, 15 Squats, 20 LBCs,
20 Mountain Climbers, Peter Parker Peter 10, 10 Imperial Walkers

5 Burpies

PLEDGE
THANG:
Bear Crawl Inch Worm around the pavilion
PAX lines up head to to feet in plank position.
The man in the back of the line bear crawls to
front of the line and yells front and next. Do Mountain climbers

Head to Parking lot, partner up:
Imperial Squat Walker 100
Mountain Climber Merkin 100 (Only count left leg)
Crunchy Frog 100
Partner ran to the white jeep and back / Switch!

The Wolverine Burpee 10 OYO:
From standing position, drop to plank, one merkin,
left knee tuck to the chest, another merkin,
right knee tuck to the chest, yet another merkin,
stand, jump, overhead clap. That’s one. Rinse. Repeat.

Mosey to Wall
Dirty Hookup 10 IC : Performed as 4 count exercise.
Pax plank up, facing a wall with eyes on wall.
“1” Right hand raised to press against the wall,
“2” Left hand raised to the wall (now in horizontal plank),
“3” Right hand down to ground, “4” Left hand down
(back to plank position)

5 Burpies

Mosey to Pavilion
Rocky Balboa
Captain Thor 10/40: 1 big boy sit up to 4 American Hammers.
Cheerleader 10 IC

COT

Reflection

January 23, 2018 / / 0 Comments

5 showed at folsom this morning for some blocks and some reflecting!

For the workout, we moseyed, did some block work, mosey, block work, show to know!

Then about 610, I wanted to end things a little different! I wanted to share some things with the pax… yesterday was my last day of being 38! And all I could think about is how fast this life will be gone! This made me think about some things…

First, missed opportunities! Gospel opportunities! The main reason this has happened is because my focus has been on me and not on Christ! I don’t want to miss an opportunity to share the most important thing, Christ!

Second, I want to love my wife the way Christ loves the church! Again, I’m a selfish man! My prayer is God would lead me to love my wife, in a way that is much different then the way the world does, He would lead me to love her the way He does! Unselfishly!

Third, that I would teach my boys what it looks like to be a Man! Be watchful stand firm in the faith, act like men, be strong. Let all that you do be done in love.

I don’t have a daughter, but if you have one, remember your the one who sets the bar for who she ends up with! SET IT HIGH! She to needs to know what a man looks like!

announcments… Wednesday night Forge! 630 to740 Grits and greens in Lowell.

Snowbird men’s retreat in March! Let me know if your interested?

Prayer request… Medicine Woman’s brother in law, Def Leppard, Aflac, and each other!

Thanks for the opportunity!

Rooster CSAUP

January 22, 2018 / / 0 Comments

5:45 am and 3 teams headed out from the F3 Gastonia region to be a part in a CSAUP hosted by the Rock Region.  We all were not sure how this ROOSTER thing would play out.  I don’t believe any of the PAX that took part in the event ever ran anything like this.  As we rolled up to the site; we see PAX from other regions putting up tents, starting fires, etc. but not us men from F3 Gastonia.  We are hard core and ready to snuff the ROOSTER.  Before the event got started, a great word was said in remembrance of Mike Doty and the other officers that were ambushed.   Now with heavy hearts it’s time to get this ROOSTER under way.  The rules were that each team member would run one lap(1.3 miles) and then pass the slap bracelet to the next teammate.  Each PAX ran 5 solo laps and one group lap…the ROOSTER was said to be the Fastest Marathon Relay but after doing a little math it turned out to be the Fastest 50K or more(around 36 miles total).  I do believe that someone from Midoriyama helped count.  Throughout the event I was really observing each of the HIMS from Gastonia pushing themselves and each other every lap.   Overall this was a great event that really made you push yourself harder than before!!  I not only enjoyed the experience of running a lap/mile as fast as you can, then waiting 30 minutes, then run again factor but the 2nd F aspect.  The Rock Region is a great group of HIMS!!!  Thanks again for hosting a great event and look forward to meeting again in the GLOOM soon!!!

 

Pain Lab_No weights or Brains

January 20, 2018 / / 0 Comments

Being my first Q, I figured it needed to match the intensity of previous Pain Labs from Rudolph and his previous posts. So here goes…

It was the best of times, it was the worst of times…no wait.

Call me Ishmael…hold on.

In the beginning was the Word and the Word was with God and the Word was God…

It was cool and icy in Ralph’s house. 3 Pax and 1 Q showed for Pain-lab. The goal for the day was KISS, Keep it Simple Stupid. Not hard for me, so that’s what I did. We broke it down to 14 basic exercises using the Tabata method: 20 seconds on, 10 seconds rest between. Here’s the breakdown (sorry that the Lexicon for all exercises are not accurate)

Merkins 20 seconds-rest

LBC’s 20 seconds-rest

Wax On (shoulder rotations) 20 seconds-rest

Sumo Squats 20 seconds-rest

Tricep Dips 20 seconds-rest

Stair Step Ups 20 seconds-rest

Peter Parker 20 seconds-rest

Front lunges 20 seconds-rest

Hi Plank 20 seconds (brought in some yoga poses)-rest

Warrior pose 20 seconds-rest

Up Dog 20 seconds-rest

Down Dog 20 seconds-rest

Low Plank 20 seconds-rest

Warrior Pose Side Stretch 20 seconds-rest

Breaking those 14 moves down with 2 different times really put a beat down on the shoulders and hammys, so we decided to up the ante by running through all 14 exercises (+ another set of Merkins and LBC’s at the end) for a total of 8 minutes of solid workout….TWICE. While we didn’t run, cardio did play a factor in the training for the day. We kept it simple…No brains. We kept it body resistance…no weights. KISS.

Thanks for the encouragement from Rudolph and his confidence in letting me lead his Lab. Thanks for Short Sale, HIPPA, and Tube for following my lead. Hopefully they feel the pain from the lab. I also got to play my theme song for the workout. How many PAX get to do that!!

Peace, HFT

Mystery suv

January 20, 2018 / / 0 Comments

Come into the park a few min early to see Slaw and Sister Act doing some EC running. Roadie setting in his truck absorbing the last few min of heat. A black SUV that I didn’t recognize . (Thought Sister Act got a new ride.). Once the EC guys showed back up they let me know it didn’t belong to any of us f3 guys. Now I’m thinking FNG. Maybe? So volt and Gumby show up and it’s time to start. No one comes out of the SUV?

Warmup with
20ssh
15 don Qs

We start running towards the park entrance for the pledge. I hear Sparky say the truck just started and turned his lights on!!
Guess he didn’t want to workout. Maybe next time. We just call it the mystery truck

Mosey to Walmart hill

Mike Tyson’s and ww2 /11s

Mosey back to lower parking lot on the left and we run into Montross who couldn’t find us. Good to see him show up!

We split into two groups.
Each group goes to separate corners. perform Merkins x 20 IC. Plank Jacks x 20 IC. 20 LBC’s IC, 20 SSH IC. After each corner run back to the center with your group for 5 burpees then run to the next corner until everyone completed each corner.

Mosey to the picnic shelter for 80 D’s. 20 Derkins, 20 (Hello) Dolly’s, 20 Dips, 20 Diamond Merkins. Repeated x2 and then 20ic step ups on the bench

Mosey to the tennis courts for suicides and merkins. Each time back to the line while adding one merkin. We did 5

At this point we had 3 min to go so I ask the pax for a exercise. Roadie called out ring of fire with LBCs. We each did 20 single count while the group held theirs till everyone was complete .

It was again a honor to lead this great group of guys . I just want to say thanks for keeping me accountable.

I apologize for not hearing all the messages and prayer request . I was in my truck getting ready to go to work.
Sparky ask to keep his son in our prayers. He has a suspicious knot on his neck.

Dora and Forrest Gump are friends

January 20, 2018 / / 0 Comments

It’s still cold in the gloom.  Who knew how many would show as some of the Saturday regulars were working or participating in The Rooster.  Having not done my ‘Forrest Gump’ workout in a while, I decided a pre-Ruck was in order for some EC and recon to make sure ice would not be a problem.  Turns out the normal Lineberger Park sections for parts of the ‘Forrest Gump’ were icy and probably a little unsafe so we would have to improvise.

11 Total were ready to roll by 7:00 am including an FNG that showed on his own accord…..that’s strong, welcome Padre.  Quick warm-up before splitting off for the Pain Lab and Boot Camp with some IC work as follows:

SSH X 10

Imperial Walkers X 10

Pledge

Split off:  7 for the modified Forrest Gump & 4 for the Pain Lab led by Hot for Teacher

The Thang

The Forrest Gump is so called because it includes a little more running than some of our normal workouts and goes like this:

Mosey west along Garrison Blvd for the first stop at East Garrison Baptist Church for some IC work:

Merkins X 10

Squats X 20

LBC’s X 20

Mosey further west to second stop at Hillbilly’s:

Hillbilly’s X 20 (Appalachian Americans for T-Square)

Merkins X 10

Squats X 20

LBC’s X 20

Mosey to Lineberger Park.  However, the route to the flag area was covered significantly with ice so we stayed on the Garrison sidewalk up toward the upper field with the train track.  Time for some Dora 1-2-3

Partner up:  Partner 1 runs the path and circles around the fountain/water play area and back while partner 2 is performing the following exercises for cumulative totals as follows:

100 Merkins

200 Squats

300 Flutter Kicks

After the first round, we switched paths as the original path to the circle was iced over slightly.

After completION, we moseyed to one of the covered picnic shelters near the pool parking lot.  The normal location would be the picnic area inside the train track but the wooden walkway to that area was completely covered in ice so we improvised with some IC work:

Dips X 20

Step ups X 20

Derkins X 10

Dips X 15

Step ups X 20

Derkins X 10

Meander back to the Garrison sidewalk….is that a train?  Yes/no?  Not sure……how about 3 burpees since we weren’t sure.

Mosey back to Hillbilly’s for another round of IC work as follows:

Merkins X 10

Low-Slow Squats  X 20

LBC’s X 20

Mosey with one more stop at East Baptist Church (yes Freight, the Methodist stopped twice in a Baptist parking lot).  The tradition has always been to finish the ‘Forrest Gump’ workout with a set of Monkey Humpers toward the road….Monkey Humpers IC X 15……this was the glorious portion of the workout.

Final mosey back to the Schiele to complete the workout.  Great timing as the First Pres bells were ringing as we entered the parking lot.  My apologies to the Pain Lab for not getting back in time for any Mary.

Good work men and especially nice to have an FNG show on a Saturday.

Announcements – several prayer requests – Name-O-Rama

FNG naming – Padre

The Moleskin

As always it was an honor to lead the group this morning.  Several good discussionS along the route including the 5 tenets of F3 along with a quick discussion about why we are here.  It’s not about beating the guy beside you.  It’s about lifting up the guy beside you and trying to be better today than you were yesterday and being better tomorrow than you were today.

Keep Moving Forward.

Until the next one.  Aye!

Stroganoff

PS:  40 Days of Discipline starts today…….that Oatmeal at Panera was GOOOOOOOOOOOD!

Forty Days of Discipline Begins tomorrow!

January 19, 2018 / / 0 Comments

Hopefully you have fully committed to changing some things about your habits for the next 40 days.  With the help of a few F3 friends, we will be providing periodic tips to help give you workout ideas and some tips for eating better.

Disclaimer:  I am no expert.  Consult your doctor before attempting anything that could endanger your health.  Modify as needed.  These are just suggestions, etc.

Myoplex shakes are an easy way to have some nutrition with you for when you need it.

Oatmeal!  Quick and easy to make and fills you up.  Add milk and some dried fruit.

Eggs are very cheap right now and are about the perfect food.  Hard boil a couple dozen and have a couple yolks and three or four egg whites.  Add salt and pepper or a your favorite salsa.

Drink more water!

For your workouts, hit your usual Saturday AO to get that first workout in on the first day.  If you find that you have time in the afternoon, go for a run and rest Sunday.  Otherwise, go to the Coconut Horse Sunday or NOGA for a ruck or run.  I guarantee you won’t remember the workout, just the great fellowship along the way.

Do sets of 25 reps for a number of exercises like at an F3 workout.  As many rounds as possible for at least 30 minutes.  Take a picture of your results and journal it so you can compete against yourself next time.  You know the ones that suck.  Do those!

Eat well tonight because tomorrow we are going to get better together.

No wenkie, no Q, 7 HIMS in the snow…here we go!

January 18, 2018 / / 0 Comments

After a couple of days of being snowed in, a little cabin fever was setting in.  Calvin called this afternoon to see if we should take our 2.0’s (Google and Cap’n Crunch) to Madoryama and I thought it was a great idea.  We show a touch before 5 to a locked gate and no other Pax besides the 4 of us to be found.  We jumped out of the truck to shake out some of the wiggles and get started.  To our very pleasant surprise in comes Tiger.

5:30 to 5:35 was the Timeframe.  Let’s get started with and impromptu Q.  This is the best I can remember and am sure of some mistakes and omissions.

warm up:

SSH x 20  IC (1,2,3. 1, like that)

In comes Billy Madison and his 2.0 (Lil Beast)

Inperial Walkers x 20

Merkins x 15

LBC’s x 50

Burpees x 5

SSH x 20 for Billy Madison and Lil Beast

Pledge looking at the sticker of the American flag on the back of Clavins truck

The thang:

mosey the long way to the shelter beside the turd shack:

Stepups x 20

Dips x 15

LBC’s  x 50

Mosey up the road stopping at the light poles:

SSH x 15 per pole = x 4 to gate

on the way back:

Merkink x 10 per pole

Back to the shelter for some Mary:

50 LBC’s

25 flutter kicks

Homer and Marge (led by Calvin)

25 American hammers (led by Billy Madison)

15 Bicycle kicks (led by Cap’n Crunch)

20 WWI’s (led by Lil Beast)

20 step ups

10 Dirkins OYO

15 Dips

Mosey back up the road stopping at the poles once again

there was some combination of Sumo Squats, Merkins, Monkey Humpers, SSH’s, Squats

on the way back to the shelter from the gate…same combination to the shelter

50 LBC’s

15 dips

20 step ups

10 Goofballs (led by Google)

6:15….Times up

COT…although I think I forgot the namerama.

Prayer

Tiger and Lil Beast…it was great to meet you.  I’m sure it won’t be the last time.

Great work was today for the impromptu seat of the pants Q.  It still got the wiggles out.  I think it was Squirt that posted ” no matter how slow you go, your lapping everyone on he couch.”  I love it.

 

Its always an honor and an inspiration.

 

Aye!

 

Timeframe

 

 

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