Bakers Dozen today in the Gloom.  5 men showed off their manhood with EC in the form of running to Alcatraz this morning.  #smugglerspecial  @Zima wins the #virtualtrophy for putting in 2 miles on the front and the back end.  No doubt he’ll be asking his M for a partner carry the rest of the day.    We had a scare as the normally prompt/early/#10minutesearlyisontime Senator Tressel wheeled into the parking lot with 3 minutes to spare.  Apparently, he couldn’t find his gear, WOKE HIS M (not recommended) and made it to the #beatdown.  The Pax did not let this slide, prompting #mumblechatter in the form of “poor little kitten has lost his mittens”

Senator Tressel on the Q

Off to the gloom with a tour of the mean streets of TC.  Hills be damned.  Landing in a small cul de sac Senator Tressel began our COP.  Acknowledging our neighbors with a need to keep the noise down to a dull roar- a quiet cadence was installed.  This lead to a @funhouse mention of #sexycount referring to the almost “breathy” tones of our call.  A new addition to the lexicon is born.  Well done.

Merkins here, IW there, SSH, Cherry Pickers (@decibel special) and couple of confusing boat/canoe calls and we were sufficiently warmed up.  Back to campus for Progressive BTTW.  What is PBTTW you ask?  Balls to the wall mixed with protractor precision.  #madscientist  Walk up the wall and back down at 30, 60, 90 degrees. rinse repeat X3.  #smoker.

S.T. added in karaokes, bombjacks (none earned but we all deserved), wall sits and a few other punishments that I cant recall.  Will need therapy to drag it out.

Baton switch, Jekyll on Q

Couple of words on pushing through it, working hard, yada, yada, yada.

• Jack Webbs 1:4 x10  usually good for some #chatter.  Most folks familiar so everyone knew what to expect
• Lt Dan: 1:4 X10. “Punishing leg exercise that is a cousin (of sorts) to Jack Webb. Named after Lt. Dan in Forrest Gump, it combines 1 squat followed by 4 lunges (alternating legs) in ascending order (maintaining the 1:4 ratio). It will leave the PAX feeling like “they ain’t got no legs”.””
  • highly recommend mining the F3 exercises for a few Gems- you’ll come up with something like Lt. Dan.  #winner
• Mac tar Jai plank jumps- lemme explain- split PAX in 2 groups- relay race/indian run concept
  • Plank shoulder to shoulder.  man on the end bunny hops over each PAX to end then planks. #kicker- while in plank do mac tar Jai.  Good exercise following Lt Dan  RINSE/REPEAT
• Token ab excerises- LBC, Gravediggers.  Who needs abs right now?  #notsummer
• Eleven’s.  Like 7’s only not. Donkey kicks and Jump Tucks  #smokeshow

COT

Announcements:

• 2ndF 1/23 American Sniper movie.  7pm meet Manchester Movies in Rock Hill.  HH any time after 5 at Mellow Mushroom
• YHC is now your #rushchairman or 2ndF leader to most of you.  I look forward to taking this awesome position and building on what @crabcakes has done.

Prayers/blessings

• Gears’ sister in law(I think) Cynthia breast cancer- 30 years old
• Zima’s brother- fatty liver disease
• Blessings: Funhouse’s oldest- @Offspring terrific first semester in school.  turnaround from freshman year.

NMM

T’was a smoker of day.  Had a lot of fun out there.  The positive attitudes out there drive all of us. This is truly a unique and special thing we call F3.  Go out there and be better today than you were yesterday.

L&R

Jekyll