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Thirteen HIM joined YHC in the foggy gloom to celebrate the life and 80th birthday of my Father.  Through the workout attempts were made to reference some of the lessons that Dad shared throughout our lives together.  Many fit well in F3.  Dad always lent a hand to others.  He selflessly put others before himself.  He always picked up the six.  He liked his routine as he aged but He always lived third.  Growing up YHC didn’t recognize all of these qualities but over time and with the help of F3 it became very obvious.  He wasn’t just Dad, he was My Superman.  Last August his visitation and memorial service were the largest I’ve ever seen for someone with less than celebrity status.  The comments and conversations that were shared were amazing to hear and quite humbling at the same time.  Maybe it’s time to be more like Dad.

The party went something like this…

Warm up – Side Straddle Hops x 15.  Quick stop / No warning / Q fail.  My mind was wandering.  Imperial Walkers x 15.  Mountain Climbers x 15.  Superman-Banana x 8

Mosey to the upper lot with some high knees and butt kickers along the way.

Lot #1 Line up on one end for 20 Merkins then run to the opposite end and back for 20 LBCs. Run across and back for 20 Jump Squats, Run, 20 CDDs, Run, 20 Crunchy Frogs, Run, 20 Monkey Humpers and a final run.  *Dad got a kick out of our Lexicon.  He would chuckle and shake his head at names like Crunchy Frog and Monkey Humpers.

Down the stairs for an Indian Run to stop two.   Did I mention he liked his routine?

Lot #2 Line up on one end of the parking lot for 20 Merkins then run to the opposite end and back for 20 LBCs. Run across and back for 20 Jump Squats, Run, 20 CDDs, Run, 20 Crunchy Frogs, Run, 20 Monkey Humpers and a final run.

Next we took a fellowship mosey towards the island only to find the gate locked for once at the bridge.  Thats okay Dad was a quick thinker.  Lets move the party to the church/ police station parking lot.

Lot #3 Line up on one end for 20 Merkins then run to the opposite end and back for 20 LBCs. Run, 20 Jump Squats, Run, 20 CDDs, Run, 20 Crunchy Frogs, Run, 20 Monkey Humpers and a final run.

Another mosey back to quite possibly the only brick parking lot AO in Gaston county for… you guessed it, one more round.  YHC let Goose (Houston, TX brother) pick the direction we ran the L shaped lot.   Lot #4 Line up on one end for 20 Merkins then run to the opposite end and back for 20 LBCs. Run, 20 Jump Squats, Run, 20 CDDs, Run, 20 Crunchy Frogs, Run, 20 Monkey Humpers and a final run.

With time winding down we threw in 5 Jack Webbs for good measure and recover was called.  YHC took a few minutes to talk about Dad, his life and the importance of being there for our families and each other.  He was a healthy guy out playing golf a week before going in for a routine surgery.  A month later he was gone.

With that Slaw threw three minutes of core work at the pax while I grabbed my phone.

Welcome Goose in town from Houston, Texas.

Happy Birthday Stinky Bird!

Pledge, Announcements, Name A Rama and Prayer shut this party down.

Announcements

Jan 25th lunch at Hillbilly’s

Feb 11th Convergence @ Folsom. Bring your Pushing Rocks Team!

NEW!  Mar 4th Extinction Run (Not mentioned at time. But worth mentioning now)

An honor as always!

#My Superman 1/19/43 – 8/17/22

BOS

Warmups- 

                  10 Mike Tysons

                  2 Burpees

                  10 Mike Tysons

                  2 Burpees

                  5 Mike Tysons

                  1 Burpee

                  10 More Mike Tyson’s for WN

Mosey to the amphitheater- 5 Merkins 5 LBCs. Mosey to playground -15 Merkins 15 LBCs. Mosey to gravel before Parking Lot 25 Merkins 25 LBCs

Route 66 to Crosswalk… Mike Tysons…  Bear crawling to each space . Lunge walk back to start and grab 5 more MT.  So that was a total of 106 Mike Tysons… BC of the extra 10 we grabbed for Wirenut 💪🏻. Let’s mosey back 

Stop at playground – 25 Merkins and 25 LBCs … Stop at Amphitheater- 15 Merkins and 15 LBCs … COT grab 15 Merkins and 15 LBCs .. we killed so we had way more time than I expected 💪🏻🤙🏻

Had more time-  Dora- 100 big boys , 200 Leg flutters , 300 Freddie Macs. While partner took a lap 

COT- Sister Act wanted more Burpess so we did 10 on our own…  Westside called 15 Diamond Merkins, Wichita called 15 Hand Release Merkins… Wirenut called colt 145s ( Squats ) 

Prayer Requests:

Westside’s coworker Will, Huck,  Huck’s Dad, Wichita’s Family, Wirenut’s Family, Balljoint’s Aunt, Sarlacc’s Mother-in-Law.
A lot to be in prayer about 🙏🏻♥️… God Bless you all 

Announcements:

•2nd F Lunch Wednesday at Hillbilly’s
•Convergence February 11th at Folsom 

Mumblechatter was strong on a muggy, spring-like morning at The Ricky Bobby as a fully caffeinated Tricycle explained to our esteemed Nant’an how a 40-week lead time for HVAC equipment gets cut down to just 4 days.  At 0530 I regrettably had to cut short the conversation about stashing random objects in former Nant’ans’ houses.  Who knew this was a thing?

0530 – After a brief disclaimer, warmed up with 5 burpees, then 10xIC each: SSH, merkins, hillbilly walkers, Nolan Ryans.

The Thang:
Moseyed to the back parking lot (pausing for 5 burpees midway) and partnered up for “Boo-yah 11s:” Partners began with 10 Boo-yah merkins in the middle, carioca-ed in opposite directions for 1 big boy sit-up, returned to middle for 9 Boo-yah merkins, etc.  This went much better than yesterday’s Boo-yah 11s at Bulldog. 

Moseyed back toward the flag (pausing for 5 burpees midway) for “Team Dora.” We had to count off twice to make sure everyone understood “even” and “odd” numbers (I’ll refrain from calling out the PAX whose name rhymes with “Pluckshot”).  While one group ran a lap around the front of the school, the other group did AMRAP:  Bobby Hurleys, dying cockroaches, air presses.  After 5 rounds, we circled up to repeat warmup exercises, then had time for 1 minute of Mary.  To close out, we welcomed Mrs. Breaker Breaker by holding 6 inches.  She was happy to see us!

Announcements:  2nd F lunch next week 1/25 (Wednesday) at Hillbilly’s BBQ; Feb 11th “Winternationals” Convergence at Folsom (you need to hear Roscoe announce it verbally, though).

Prayers:  Slim Shady and his dad; Boudin’s son

As always, privileged to lead this group of HIM’s and getting a positive start to the day,
 – Nutria

Tube hustled to pick up the shovel flag knocked down by a bone-chilling gusty wind that reminded 6 HIM’s gathered in the gloom that we’re still in January despite the thermometer showing a spring-like 48 degrees.  The winter breeze persisted, but the newly secured shovel flag would stand for the remainder of the workout, and the PAX would soon warm up.

At 0530, after the usual disclaimer, we warmed up with SSH, hillbilly walkers (15xIC), merkins and mountain climbers (10xIC).  Then setting up Pandora’s heavy metal station, we moved on to The Thang.

1. Bench work:  Dips, Bulgarian split squats, Rows (“lawn mowers”), Step-downs. Leg exercises were chosen for their difficulty with balance/stability.   Set of 10 each, OYO. 

2. “Boo-yah 11s:”  Partners lined up with the middle post of the walkway and began with 10 Boo-yah merkins, then bear crawled in opposite directions to the next support post for 1 heels-to-Heaven, returned to middle for 9 Boo-yah merkins, etc.  This looked much better on paper than in practice.  There was a lot of modifying to lunge-walks.  Also,  since even numbers are convenient for partner work, things were going well until Time Frame casually strolled up just after I had finished explaining the routine.  No worries, though – after an appropriate amount of harassment and figuring out a way for a group of 3 to work, we got it done. Since he didn’t technically schedule an appointment between 0540-0550 or other range, I’ll resist the obvious cheap shot at the proverbial cable guy…

3. Back to the bench.  Same exercises, 15 reps.

4. AMRAP relay:  We split into 3 groups of PAX.  Group 1 did kettlebell swings.  Group 2 set up near the end of the walkway and did squat thrusts.  Group 3 started out lunge-walking from one station to the other, but I quickly modified that to rifle-carrying to keep things moving.  We did 2 or 3 rounds.

5. Back to the bench.  Same exercises, 15 reps.

6. It was getting close to time, so we finished up with nearly a full round of Mary that included penguins, American hammers, other good stuff.

Announcements:  2nd F lunch 1/25; 2/11 convergence in Folsom (“Winternationals”)

Prayers: Hunchback’s 11-yr old neighbor; Orangeman’s friend Lana.

Privileged to lead this group of HIM’s,
 – Nutria

14 men on a Friday morning at Downtown!

Warmup: SSH, Hillbillies, Gravel Pickers

The Thang:

With it being Friday the 13th, I wanted to do something around the number 13.  Came across a workout titled “Lucky 13”.  Looked interesting, so basically I kept the name but changed all the exercises to typical SA workout.   Basically 13 exercises, 13 reps each, run end of parking lot and back, for 3 Rounds. Went like this;

Lucky 13

1.  13 Burpees
2. 13 Imperial Walker Squats
3. 13 Big Boys
4. 13 Mountain Climbers
5. 13 Star Jacks
6. 13 Peter Parkers
7. 13 Mike Tyson’s
8. 13 Flutter Kicks
9. 13 Bobby Hurleys
10. 13 Perfect Form Merkins
11. 13 Seal Jacks
12. 13 American Hammer
13. 13 BDE Burpees(Burpee, to a Jump Lunge each leg, to a squat =1)

Run to end of long parking lot and back. That completes 1 round. Complete a total of 3 Rounds. BDE Burpees are awful.  Give those a shot at your next workout and you’ll hear all kinds of complaints!🐈

Mosey around the block to Main Street at corner of Pita Wheel. I’m known to call a certain Route 66 routine on the Main Street using light poles, but today is a tad different.  We’ll call this one Route 91. Start at first light pole and do 13 Merkins.  Next pole do 12 Merkins. Continue until you finish with 1 Merkin at last pole for a total of 91 reps. Mosey back to flag.

Announcements

Nameorama

Prayer

Appreciate the opportunity to lead today.  One of my favorite AOs to lead a workout, nice job men!

SA

A few days since the the 24 Hour/50 Mile Challenge aka The Redneck Rooster, I notice many of the guys who put in the most miles were representing and putting in some miles this morning. T-claps to Round Up and Hacksaw as that event continues to grow each year and support local charities. Those guys are HIM for sure!

Oh, we also had an FNG! Welcome Crop Duster! I have actually seen him running down Cloninger Rd before and he was seen running with Ball Join this morning so I suspect he will be just fine.

Announcements: Lunch next Wednesday at Hillbillies, Convergence 2/11 @ 6:30 am @ Folsom. Keep Huck, Pappy, Wichita’s family, Wirenut’s family, and Slaw’s M in your prayers. Montross, Mayor, and Broke all had praise reports. Sparky kindly took us out in prayer.

-Montross

We ran hills…..because hills pay the bills. Then we had COT. Then we ran some more. Why??? Because that is what hill running bitches do. We. Run. Hills.

HTFU-Whoope

HRB4L

PS-for the record, JJ was there and it was his birthday.

GearWrench, still on IR from the 50miler, sent out a text for someone to grab the shovel flag for Today, and he needed a Q too. So I figured I’d just handle both. I had mentioned to SA that we could Co Q it, and he quickly found himself a headache and said he probably wouldn’t be there, and I would have to do it myself. Ok Dbag whatever. So sitting on my porcelain throne this Mourning trying to figure out what we are going to do…I thought what would SA do??? Mike Tysons, Imperial walker squats, some burpees…I’m sure yall have seen the lackluster display of new thoughts in his brain. So, In honor of The Canoe I interduce to you the Douchebag Hwy!

Warmup: SSH, GravelPickers, Rightoverleft streachy things, Toysoldiers.

Thang: The Douchebag HWY: Basically just 4 different route 66s with different modes of transportation. Up First Burpees and Broad Jumps, when everyone was done picking up the 6 we fellowship moseyed back to the start. Next Mike Tysons and Bear Crawls. Next Imperial Walker Squats and Lunge walk. Lastly Crunchy Frogs(4 count) and Crab walks.

Thang 2: We finished up with some Dora w/blocks. 150 curls, 250 chest press, 300lbc. Most everyone got through the chest press and it was time.

Announcemnts:
2nd F lunch next Wednesday 25TH Hillbillys in Lowell
CONVERGENCE/ROCKPUSHING/FOLSOM RACEWAY Feb 11th

Prayers:
Ozark neice
Pappys/family
Montross Friends Mom
Slaw/family
Paulbearer
Wichita/family
Wirenut/family
Roundup/family
F3 Cardinal/family
Dale Mortons family

Awesome crowd today at Folsom! Everyone pushed hard, and mumblechatter was excelent
and we all got a little better! AYE!!

SYITG
Ball Joint

0530, let’s get to work.  Begin with mission of F3 – To plant grow and serve small workout groups for men, for the invigoration of male community leadership.  No FNGs, quick disclaimer.  Warmup of SSH, IW, 5 burpees, gravel pickers, arm circles, some stretching.

Run to the parking lot in front of football field.  Count off and partner up.  Gather in middle of parking lot with islands about 25 yards in each direction.  Five boo-yah merkins and bear crawl opposite directions to the curb at the island, bear crawl back to middle.  Count down merkins five to one doing the bear crawl after each set.  Lots of modifying on the bear crawls.  Push through the hard things men, everyone can do it.

Run to side of school.   Four corners accelerator.  10 hip slappers each side the school. Run to corner of parking lot for 20 big boys, run to next corner for 30 flying squirrels.    Go to next corner for 40 merkins.  Come back down, start with 40 merkins and repeat each exercise at respective corners.

Back at start, 10 steps each leg, 10 dips, 10 derkins.  Rinse repeat 15 reps each and then again 10 reps each.

Sprint back to the flag.  Enough time for a couple rounds of Mary.

Time

Quick work about starting the day with a success.  When you post, give it all you have. Work hard.  Make it your first success of the day, then build on it.  Any task the seems overwhelming can often be completed by breaking it into pieces that can be accomplished.  Approach your days the same way.

Announcements: 2nd F lunch the 25th, convergence 2/11 at Folsom

Prayer requests:  Radar sister, Stinky Bird and family, Slim Shady on mission trip, Turtleman, Huck, Breaker Breaker and Pallbearer with gout.

YHC took us out

Pledge

Always an honor

Tiger