Tag: Folsom (Page 38 of 55)

I had recently purchased an F3 Folsom shirt and made a promise to the PAX of Folsom, and to myself, that I would not wear it until I at least posted there once. Mission accomplished a few weeks ago; however, I felt this still did not meet the criteria to wear such a critically acclaimed AO’s apparel. That said, I signed up to Q at the legendary Folsom. I knew I had to come up with a decent weinke because if I did not, I would not hear the end of it from these guys. This group has by far the BEST mumblechatter I’ve witnessed in my 5 months of F3. While it is mostly distasteful banter, they somehow manage to incorporate accountability and push you to be better.

Rolled up to Folsom with about 5 minutes to spare. As I pulled in, the parking lot looked very light. Roadie & Bedpan were present. Cod Possum was getting lost on the nature trail somewhere. 2 minutes remaining and in rolls Volt, Gravity & Pastor Clever. 530, let’s begin:

Warmup

SSH x 15 IC

MNC x 30 IC

Let’s mosey…

Mosey up leisure lane then down sportsman dr. and stopped at the parking lot in front of Ol’ Folsom Piss Pond. Asked Roadie if we should go on a manhunt for Cod Possum, he said “She’ll find her way back”. Understood, now let’s do Circuit #1:

15 – Hand Release Burpees

20 – Bobby Hurley’s

Halt. We see a lone ranger coming down the road. Let’s plank for the late arrival. Oh look, imagine that, It’s Sparky. Hey fella!! Recover.

25 – Squats

30 – Merkins

35 – WW1

Recover with a Sparky 10 count. Guess he doesn’t know what it means to give a 10 count. We are not counting off PAX here, this is a very easy task you were assigned and the instructions could not have been any more clear: Count to 10 and let’s move on. 5 minutes later Sparky finally get’s his act together and counts to 10.

Let’s mosey again! Continued uphill sportsman dr. and down through the trail to the first picnic pavilion.

Pastor Clever went back for the six. After realizing Pastor Clever was gone for a hot minute, I instructed the PAX to do step-ups until the six arrived. Still waiting…waiting some more. OK we all know the only one missing was Bedpan and we all know the boy can run. So what’s happening? Surely Sasquatch didn’t get them both. Pastor Clever comes back empty handed. Man this isn’t good, I lost a man. I feel terrible. Volt and Gravity then notify me that Bedpan may have been spewing merlot, for us to move on and he’d catch up later. Hope he’s OK!

Circuit #2

15 – Mountain Climbers – Per Leg

20 – Heel Touches – 10 per side

25 – Dips

30 – Up up down down Commandos

35 – Squat & Press

By this time, we see Cod Possum and Bedpan driving away.

Mosey again! Mosey up to the tennis courts.

Circuit #3

Before we started, I told the guys this last circuit was supposed to have been a Baseball diamond bootcamp to be done on one of the softball fields. Rain and Red clay make for a messy experience. During my Sunday ruck, I was telling Boudin about this proposed circuit and he thought it would be mean of me to make the guys crawl through this stuff. I’ll have to admit he was right. TClaps to Boudin for Omahing the location!! We decide to use one tennis court. We have 6 so break up into partners and you and your partner go to a corner

Corner #1 Exercise – 10 Burpees

Lunge walk to Corner #2

Corner #2 Exercise – 10 Squats w/3 count hold

Bear Crawl to Corner #3

Corner #3 Exercise – 10 Merkins

Broad Jump to Corner #4

Corner #4 Exercise – 10 CDD’s

Inchworm Walkout to Corner #1

5 Minutes left. Let’s do some Mary, around the horn style. Each PAX calls out an exercise no more than 10 reps. Sandy V’s made an appearance. Gravity called 22 Merkins for the Vets.

Time!

COT

Announcements:

Midoriyama Convergence Saturday June 9^th

Folsom 2.0 June 16^th

Grandfather Mtn. Hike – June 23^rd

EH Challenge June-July

Prayer requests:

Self family, Oompa and his family, YHC Brother in-law’s mother.

Nameorama

Pastor Clever took us out.

I’ve gotten to know this fine group of HIM at Folsom over the past few months and can honestly say this is the gold standard of southern hospitality. They invited me in with open arms and kept their acceptance of me even after finding out I was Sparky’s cousin (by marriage). They exemplify what F3 is and should be a role model to other AO’s. They NEVER have an open Q slot. They encourage & push each other DAILY (Maybe HOURLY!). They branch out to other region AO’s and invite the best to come visit and share their knowledge of F3. They are always growing, they’ve added 2 run/ruck AO’s to their weekly schedule. We should all take notice and learn a few things from these guys, I know I have. That said I’d like to share a quote from Folsom’s own Chief Rock Pusher, Alan Tate:

“Man ill tell ya im always joking because thats my personality but on a serious note people who are not yet in f3 dont know what their missing. Ive only been really back for a short time but the bond our group has is amazing. Makes u feel like true brothers and not only a friendship but a group to inspire u to do better and to get better. Man im not this close to my police brothers and ive been with them 17 years. Between the posting and the groupme and the community bonding there’s nothing better. I really am glad to be a part of it and to get healthier and to have life long friendships. I feel like ive known y’all forever. Thats all i got.” 

That about sums it up!

Thank you to the Gentleman of Folsom that decided not to fartsack on such a moist & gloomy morning. It was truly an honor and pleasure leading you men. Bedpan, hope you get to feeling better brother! See you guys soon!

AYE!

HIPAA

9 men showed for a soggy rainy morning at Folsom.  I  was looking forward all week to being out here with my F3 brothers on this morning in particular.  I have been working out of town for the last 13 weeks, and Friday was my return back home.  I was fortunate to be able to return home on the weekends, but wasn’t able to hardly make any workouts throughout the week.  Fortunately, we have some of the best HIMS in all of F3 Nation right here in the Gastonia region.  Keeping in contact with my F3 brothers,  held me accountable,  so I was driven to continue to push the rock as much as possible while out of town.  But being away,  you realize the significance of having your fellow F3 brothers beside you,  pushing you,  step by step.  Thats why you’ll continually hear veteran guys expressing the importance of just posting, and being there for one another.   So with my out of town work now behind me,  I was excited to be back with my F3 brothers.    So I figured the best way to celebrate an end to my work assignment, is a good ole fashioned beatdown.  Started the morning off with a little EC run with Tyson and Slaw to get the blood flowing.  Huck and Roadie got in some rucking.  Sorry,  Huck rucked solo, as Roadie slept thru a half dozen alarms.   Roadie did manage to make it to the workout.   With PAX continuing to roll in,  good to see that Squirt has joined us. time is almost at hand, rain is in the air,  6:30 hits and its go time.  No FNG, short disclaimer.

Warm -UP:    SSH, Hillbillies, 1 Burpee,  Mosey to lower parking lot

The Thang:

First exercise called has become one of my favorites.  Im pretty sure, if you’ve attended a workout when I was the Q,  that I always include some form of 11’s.  Good way to include 2 exercises with a lot of reps.  With that said, lets do 11’s, with Burpees and Booyah Merkins.   Told PAX to partner up.  P1 and P2 will start together in middle of lower parking lot.  Start off with 1 Booyah Merkin, then partners run opposite directions to ends of parking lot and perform 10 Burpees.  Meet back in middle,  2 Booyah Merkins, then run opposite directions to ends of parking lot with 9 Burpees.  Continued this until 10 Booyah Merkins completed in middle, and 1 Burpee at the ends.  This was a real crowd pleaser, and the mumble chatter was starting to increase.  I must admit, YHC was definitely feeling it after this.  Booyah Merkins combined with Burpees are no joke.  The shoulders were feeling pretty smoked and some PAX(which will remained unnamed), actually started to question my Q ability.  I just ignored their comments, and continued on.

Next up!  Not much of a surprise here, but more 11’s are called.  This time we switched and started from the side of the parking lot.  11’s are called with Tiger squats on the one side, Tuck Jumps on the other.  If both of these exercises are completed with form in mind, they can be brutal.  With the mumble chatter (complaining) in full swing,  figured I might as well give them something worth complaining about.  Lets make these Dirty 11’s!  2 Burpees are to be performed in the middle on each trip across parking lot to next exercise.   Start off with 10 Tiger Squats, mosey to center with 2 Burpees, mosey to side for 1 Tuck Jump, mosey back to center  with 2 Burpees, then back to start.  Continue with 9 Tiger Squats, 2 Burpees, 2 Tuck Jumps, 2 Burpees.  Continue this until you do 1 Tiger Squat, 2 Burpees, 10 Tuck Jump, 2 Burpees.    This was a tough exercise to complete, and it being really muggy outside, the sweat was really rolling.  Then the Sky Q  blessed us with some much needed relief.  The skies opened up, and it poured heavily until completion of this exercise.   And yes, Slaw did take his shirt off!  Good work by all PAX on this one.

Next lets mosey to the small Pavilion.   The rain continued to fall, more shirts were off, and the mumble chatter was still present.  With shoulders and legs smoked, lets do some more shoulder exercises.  This is really where one of our “Respected” members of F3 started to question my Q ability.  Kept on talking about going to Q school.  YHC made an observation about the increased amount of Sand present today!  I can’t exactly remember the amount of reps and sets done here.  Lots of distractions here, from the mumble chatter, to Montross and Slaw doing water puddle angels, to Slaw’s questions about Just For Men(Show to Know).  YHC had to quickly attempt to regain control of this  situation.  Exercises called were as followed:

Hip Slappers,  Derkins, Big Boys, Arm Squats,  Mike Tysons

We completed at least 10-15 reps (IC)  of each exercise for at least 3 sets.  Shoulders were done at this point.

Next lets mosey to flag pole at entrance to Folsom for the Pledge.  We did stop and do 3 more Burpees at some point along the way.  With time running short, mosey back to parking lot with shovel flag.  TIME!

COT:

Announcements

Prayer Request:  Self family, YHC grandmother, each other.

Name-o-rama

It was an honor to lead today.  I feel very blessed to be associated with F3 and all my F3 brothers.   Great push by all PAX today.  It really is an awesome experience to Q, I encourage everyone to get out there and sign up to Q a workout.

Sister Act

Sparky had been planning a 2.0 friendly workout at Folsom. Once the date was set, he reached out for a Q to lead the PAX that weren’t bringing 2.0’s or doing Pain Lab with Hipaa. YHC volunteered because hey, how hard could it be? Sister Act and YHC had been kicking around some ideas, and we came up with something easy to remember.

YHC posted early with Sister Act to get some EC. By the time we get back to the launch pad at Folsom, it resembled a scene from Daddy Day Care! It was awesome to see soooo many PAX and their 2.0’s getting ready for some F3 fun. YHC must admit, it was difficult to talk to everyone before the workout started. Guys just kept coming in. The parking lot was full. Whoopee  started us off with handing out rocks to all the 2.0’s while telling a story given to him by Dr. Feelgood. YHC won’t tell the whole story, but it is about faith in Jesus and pushing the rock, no matter what. Even though the rock doesn’t move, the constant pushing and continued faith through the hard and lean times will make you stronger. Whoopee attempted to get Dolph to take his shirt off, but Dolph refused. YHC believes Dolph refused because he didn’t want the other 2.0’s asking their dads “Daddy, why don’t you have big muscles like he does? You work out, don’t you?”. Thanks for saving us the humiliation, brother!

Whoopee then calls the warmup of SSH, Merkins and Mountain Climbers. YHC has no clue who is going with the dads or going with YHC. After Whoopee moseys the herd of PAX and 2.0’s away, YHC is left with Sister Act, Def Leppard, Pockets and Oompa Loompa. As we get ready to take off, YHC asks how the guys are doing. Sister Act rolled his ankle playing 3 on 3 basketball at his 2.0’s dance rehearsal. Leppard’s hip is still giving him a fit, Pockets thinks he has pulled a groin muscle, and Oompa brought the crud back with him from his business trip last week. YHC had a double portion of Sandy V going on due to his inability to post because of his own bad work week. YHC thought to himself “Is EVERYONE on the DL?” (by DL, that stands for disabled list, not on the “down low”). We will modify as needed. Let’s go.

The Thang:

• Run 1 mile
• Stop and perform 10 reps of 10 exercises. Exercises were: Merkins, Squats, Flutter Kicks, CDD’s, Corkscrews, Bobby Hurleys, Seal Jacks, WW1’s, Werkins and Burpees.
• Rinse and repeat until time’s up or someone splashes Merlot.

YHC must admit, Leppard’s typical Merkin/CDD form has improved drastically. All the shouts of “Keep your butt down, Leppard” have finally paid off! Outstanding form on the Merkins, sir! The slow moseying group pushed through 4 rounds. We arrived back to the launch pad when the 2.0’s were circling up for name-o-rama.

Moleskin:

Having said that, YHC must admit to a few Q fails.

1. YHC did not communicate clear instruction for the route that was to be taken. Because of this, 2 PAX were separated from main group and didn’t rejoin until all PAX arrived back at Folsom, which leads to the next Q fail-
2. YHC did not pick up the 6. If YHC had done this, then Q fail #1 never would have happened.
3. No Pledge of Allegiance was performed.
4. And last of all, no COT was performed. This violates one of F3 core principles. In the confusion of the 2.0’s, Pain Lab, etc., YHC completely brain dumped and completely struck out on the COT. Men, I am truly sorry for this Q fail most of all. The COT is what brings us all together at the end of the workout to share things that are on our hearts and minds. It’s where our shields are locked once again before we go our separate ways after the workout. YHC asks for forgiveness. He won’t miss that again.

Even though we were lower in number than usual, the men truly pushed through a tough one (due to the injuries). All gave it their best and came out the other side a little stronger. Thank You for the push, men. Thank You for letting me lead.

Slaw