13 Pax at The Coop today anointed another New Q as Geronimo asked WhatDid, YHC, to take a shot a leading the faithful. I had weeks to plan, prep and basically steal any and all moves I’ve learned over the past two years from many other Q’s.  While the excitement built up, my weinke continued to take many turns but I finally locked it down.

After giving an abbreviated and unrehearsed warning and disclaimer as no FNG’s were present, I got us underway with an immediate set of 10 burpees.  I just needed to get that first move out of the way and launch the Pax.  Then:

Mosey to basketball court on lower campus to, all IC:

Squat – 20

Bear crawl (Reverse Bear Crawl on set 3)

Left leg speed skater -20

Bear crawl (Reverse Bear Crawl on set 3)

Right leg speed skater – 20

Bear crawl

Squat – 20

Solid warm up followed by a long Mosey, up a few hills, around the back of the school to the opposite side of the same parking lot. Then the fun began.

Splitting the parking lot into quarters designated by cones (used as weinke), the Pax performed the following 3X

Squat – 20

Bear crawl (Reverse Bear Crawl on set 3)

Left leg speed skater -20

Bear crawl (Reverse Bear Crawl on set 3)

Right leg speed skater – 20

Bear crawl

Squat – 20

After 240 iterations of some form of a squat, we planked it up and waited for the sixth.

As our legs were not yet warmed up, the pax formed two lines and we did an Indian run up to the painted football field in the top parking lot. (Run went a bit sideways towards the end)

We centered up at the 50 Yard lined for what I call the PAIN-X. YHC got out early and setup station cones in the 4 corners of the field.  The setup made for a nice split out of the Pax, in an X like formation, to each corner.  So WhatDid he put on tap?

Split the pax into 4 at the 50 on the X and each group did 10 burpees, then the pax sprint 50 yards to your 1^st of 4 cones. Perform the exercise on the cone then sprint 50 yards back to the X. 10 more burpees, and repeat 4 more times. Here’s what the cones had waiting for the pax.

Corner one.

1) merkins – 20

2) bomb jacks – 20

Corner 2

1) Carolina dry docks -20

2) shoulder taps – 20

Corner 3

1) wide arm merkins –  20

2) right arm dry docks – 10

Corner 4

1) diamond push ups – 20

2) left arm dry docks

Total of 500 Yards of sprints (you can imagine it turned into a mosey for some) 50 burpees (felt like 500).

Mosey back to COT for nameroma, praises and announcements.

Moleskin

• First, where would you find a Sasquatch? Oh, that’s right, out in the distant rising out of the woods and already 3 miles under his belt as he chose to run to the AO. And, of course, run home afterwards.
• Lots of chatter about the poor lighting behind the school and the countless pot holes and trenches on the access road behind it. With the Q having the only headlamp, you might want to think about sticking with him or getting one yourself
• Nice work by Peabody and few others that got out there and are recovering from a some injuries.
• Which, sticking with the Q, reminds me how lonely it can get to lead if no one is following you. While today it was likely due to unbalanced Adrenalin in the VQ’s step, it could mean a bigger problem if you find yourself leading and no one follows.
• This months is all about Leadership (last month was love), which is a staple in our F3 diet. But, make sure you’re thinking about your leadership at home, with your family, with your employers/employees and in your community.  As a leader we empower people to use their gifts and live to their potential.

Prayers/Praises/Announcements

• Vanilla Ice’s 14 YO nieces, Ashland, is facing challenges as she adapts to new schools and the environment it puts her in. Keep him, his family and her in your prayers as they work to right her direction.
• SkateorDie’s wife’s grandmother isn’t doing well. She’s 90 but we need to keep her in our thoughts and prayers.
• This Saturday Sasquatch will be offering a stretching/PT discussion at the Fort (WEP) at 0630 pre-work out.
• Upcoming Charlotte Leadership Forum. March 15^th at 6:30 AM at Christ Church on Providence Road (1412 Providence Rd). Topic is Fatherhood.