65 Dads and 2.0s posted for The Fort’s final #F3Dads workout of June 2015. What an inspiration our 2.0s are to each of the PAX. T-Claps to White Lighting for organizing this months events.

Rooney on Q. Disclaimer then mosey to warm-up.

Warm-O-Rama:
SSH x 10
Low, Slow, Squat x 10
Windmill x 10
Merkins x 5
Mountain Climber x 10
Peter Parker x 10

Circle Plank:
Tap the person to your right and pass it around. We started in two places. Recover after you were tapped twice.

Over Under:
Dads alternate Plank and lying flat. 2.0s go under the plank and over the legs of the Dad lying down.

Water Break

Animal Walks:

Line up shoulder to shoulder along path for some animal walks. Each walk is about 10 yards out then run back.
-Bear Crawl
-Koala Bear Carry – Dad carries 2.0 on back … hold the hand of other 2.0/2.0(s)
-Monkey Walk – squat and waive arms around
-Duck Walk
-Unicorn – 2.0 on Dad’s shoulders and flapping arms. Dad uses hand on forehead as horn and trots around.

Prayer and turn over to Spiderman for Q

2.0 Capture:
2.0’s line up 10 yards from Dad. 2.0s take off running 40 yards. Dads take off after their own 2.0s and try and catch them. Scoop them up and hug them if caught. Reverse direction. Rinse and repeat!

Kid Curls:
-Choose one of your 2.0s (or rotate per set) – 10 curls using your 2.0 x 3
-Choose one of your 2.0s (or rotate per set) – 5 bench presses using your 2.0 x 3

Mosey to hill for the Pack Mule:
-Dad carries one 2.0 up the hill
-Both run down
-Dad does merkins (The digits of your Dad’s age added together – i.e., 46=4+6=10)
-3 sets

Water Break

Sharks and Minnows (4 sets)

COT

The most powerful moments at an #F3Dads workout for me are the laughter I hear and hugs I receive from my 2.0s. These memories are ones I will always cherish! However, posting with my 2.0s isn’t perfect. Jellyfish and T-Rex always groan and complain some during an #F3Dads workout. They have also mastered the art of bellyaching about being tired and hot.

I started to think about when I post … I do the same thing my 2.0s do! I just don’t always say it to the other PAX. I bellyache a lot inside and sometimes it manifests in a grunt or groan. I push through because of the men around me. The men I’m accountable too. The men who give me encouragement. As a member of F3 we look our for our six!

I forget sometimes that my 2.0s are little and expect them not to complain when they have to do merkins at the top of a hill. I was reminded on Saturday that they need us like we need our F3 brothers. During a Dad’s workout they need us to chase them, carry them, hold their hand, hug them, wipe away tears, bandage a scraped knee, get them some water and even some encouragement. They are my six!

God bless our PAX, our community and this great country!

AYE!