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Good morning Gents – I had Qsource on this topic at Crossroads anyway so it seemed natural to take it via the Zoom.  I have attached my notes in files if anyone wants to review it.  There were lots of good conversation points and we went nationwide with FIAB joining us from the Keystone State.  See bullets below.  I logged this as an informational post so attendees are at the bottom.

• Shield lock requires you to be steady and committed to the guy to your right and left.
  Shield lock is about accountability.
• We do better together instead of apart.  No man can see forward and behind him at the same time.  It takes someone looking out for you and shining light on your blind spots.
• Shield lock requires the 3Ps:  Purpose, Proximity and Periodic (meeting).
  This allows you to be ready for the expected, while staying ready for the unexpected.
• SL helps you when your in the valleys (flux), but help your brothers when your on the mountain top and they are down.
• Its difficult to have a shield lock if you don’t agree or align with another person, whether it be religion, home life, etc.
• A shield lock is 3-5 people, but can be smaller as long as the 3Ps are there.

On another note, I know this time is difficult for some and others don’t agree with direction, but please be mindful and respectful of others.  While some aren’t affected, others are and its difficult on them seeing people not acting seriously to this while they aren’t earning an income.  Reach out to those in need, but please don’t be afraid or ashamed to ask if you need help.  It works both ways.  That’s what the shield lock is about.

Thank you to Hipaa and Montross for rocking and rolling with the virtual madness and Hipaa setting up reoccurring zoom links for the weekly workouts and Qsource.  That takes away the time limits imposed on us cheapskates who will never pay for the full versions if you will.

Attendees:  Stroganoff, Short Sale, Rosco, Montross, Pizza Man, Breaker Breaker, Sargento, Watts Up, Linus, HIPAA, Monk, FIAB, Clavin, Tool Time, Mayor, Kenneth Laub (F3 Name??)

Calling all PAX…

F3 Gastonia is launching a men’s walking-only workout and we would like your support of this historic event! Officially, we will launch this new workout on Saturday, March 28 at 7:00 AM. We will meet in the parking lot of the Schiele Museum on Garrison Blvd at the same time as Gashouse and Pain Lab. We will un-officially get started this Saturday, March 7 (same time and place).

What started five years ago as a single weekly bootcamp-style workout on Saturday mornings has grown to over 20 different workouts throughout the week across Gaston County (see these on our website). All these workouts meet different exercise needs from strenuous low-impact activities to running/rucking to high-energy bootcamps – and the upcoming ultra-high-impact Annihilation workout.

This will be our first workout dedicated to walking – targeting men that do not participate in our more rigorous workouts, but still want to benefit from regular fitness and fellowship, which are core to F3.

As a guideline… we are saying that if you can walk a mile (of a few laps round the track), your qualified! The F3 Credo says, “Leave no man behind, but leave no man where you find him.” We have a unique opportunity to increase the impact we have in our community.

What is needed?

1. Spread the word! If you know some seasoned men looking for light exercise and fellowship – or some FNGs or Kotters really struggling on the IR list… make sure they know about this.
2. Let us know! We launched an email campaign last night to reach out to this new segment of our community and will send out weekly reminders until the launch. Send Bandit any email addresses, we’ll add them to the list.
3. Join us! Come walk the walk and talk the talk (mumblechatter). Join us one Saturday to share the real F3 experience with our FNGs. Not sure you’ll get a great workout? Remember – it’s you vs. you… only difference in walking and rucking is the weight you add in your pack! #justsaying

Any questions… let us know!

Respect,
Linus & Bandit

This is an informational post to share what we did at our first Goruck training session at Folsom last Saturday. We will be doing these workouts for a while on Saturday’s going from Saturday AO to Saturday AO. We will start 1 hour before the normal workout and end with the normal COT.

4 PAX carried 5 coupons to the lower lot at Folsom. Each was placed in it’s own parking space with one space open in the middle. Each PAX lined up with a coupon and took their ruck off and did 10 thrusters. They put their ruck back on, picked up the coupon, and carried it to the top of the parking lot and back. Rotate to the next coupon. We did this twice through all of the spaces. The open space was for a break from carrying something. The coupons were 40# sandbag, cement block, 30# slam ball, a set of 10# dumb bells, and a single 20# dumb bell. All in all we did 120 thrusters and covered about 1.5-2 miles carrying the coupons.

Next YHC let the PAX choose a coupon to take turns carrying on a ruck. The 30# slam ball was chosen. Bad choice! Balls are awkward to carry. That’s what she….any way we went to the courthouse and back. Total miles was 6 for the workout.

Next week 1/18 we will be at Gashouse 0600 to see what Whoopee has cooked up for us.