A Dirty Dozen rubbed the sleep from their eyes on a somber morning at the Coop.  YHC commented on how long it has been since he’d been at his first AO and decided to pull out some of the “greatest hits” from past posts (read that as “most painful”).

No FNG’s present, but the disclaimer was still disclaimed, then we took off.

The Thang:

Mosey around AO Jones to Band Practice lot with some high knees and butt kickers.

COP

• SSH
• CDD
• Windmills
• Plank Work

Mosey to corner of Band Practice Lot for some East to West work:

• Bear Crawl the width of the field
• Lunge Walk 10 yards
• Crab Walk the width of the field
• Lunge Walk 10 yards
• Repeat to the 50 yard line

Mosey to Tire Pile + Pull Up Bars for some Partner Work

Partner one does Two Merkin Double Pull Up Burpee while Partner Two does each set with flapjack:

• Tire OH Presses x 10
• Tire Around the World x 10
• Tire Squat Thrusters x 10

Repeat, but instead of burpee, Partner One runs the lap up to school and back

Hit the wall for:

• People’s Chair x 3 10 counts
• BTTW x 3 10 counts
• People’s Char x 3 10 counts
• BTTW Push Ups x 10 (Disclaimer re-disclaimed prior)

Mosey back over towards Shovel Flag for COP

Mary Sequence with minimal breaks:

• Dolly x 20
• Rosalita x 20
• Slow Freddies x 15
• LBC x 51

NMM:

I tried, but failed, to have some inspirational nuggets for the PAX this morning due to some family issues distracting me (see prayer requests below).  What I attempted to convey was something I heard at a GORUCK event a few months ago from a retired Army Ranger.  He was commenting on being the “best of the best” of the Army to be selected for the Rangers and how he “never had to try to so hard to be average” as he did once he was in the Rangers surrounded by the Army’s elite.

This got me thinking about how easy it is for us to be average with society’s extremely low bar.  I wanted to challenge the PAX to raise the bar and make the “average” much higher than what the world around you looks for.  This applies to the guy who is dogging it at the back of the herd during hill runs instead of pushing it a little harder, but it doesn’t stop there.  One of the great things about F3 is that it challenges us all to #GetBetter in all realms of our lives, not just the First F.

A wise sage (Aquaman) said a long time ago (at the Coliseum yesterday) that we need to be intentional with our time…. that’s what this is all about.  The more intentional we are with our actions, the better results we’ll see…. This applies to workouts, to our jobs, to our families, to our relationship with our Heavenly Father.

When you surround yourself with men who raise the bar, you can’t help but shoot for that bar or beyond and make an impact.  Surround yourself with the elite in your communities… your F3 Brothers who are trying to #GetBetter.  Then Get After It.

Announcements:

3rd F Convergence with District Principals, Friday 0600 at Eternal Church Office.  Donation for the use of the facility is encouraged.

Gladiator Games at Indian Land, Saturday, 0630.

World’s Largest Coffeeteria – Applebee’s Rock Hill, Saturday from 0800-1000, Pancake breakfast for Columbia Mission Trip.

Prayers:

Destiny’s in-laws martial issues – Pray for resolution.

Chicken Hawk’s family as they struggle with the Loss of his Sister in Law four years ago.

Wendy Bedwell, wife of pastor at First Baptist Fort Mill with Pancreatic Cancer.

Praise for Gear’s Sister in Law recovering from Breast Cancer treatment

Gears parents for healing, accurate diagnosis, and peace around the mass found in Gear’s father’s bladder yesterday.

Honor to Serve.