Greetings!

Things were a touch crazy at the Nye household which resulted in my being a few minutes late this morning. As I turned onto the street I saw a group of men running off in the other direction. Fortunately this is a small AO, so it only took me four guesses to find them…

However, being the wonderful HIMs that they are I had a loyal servant take charge of the COP and initial mosey, meaning that these men were ready for a paired board of pain by the time I caught them.

The Thang: Grab a partner and let’s go to work. One man will complete these exercises while the other makes a quick mosey. Switch off each lap. 500 cumulative moves for the team.

1. 100 Burpees
2. 100 LBCs
3. 100 Rosealita
4. 50 Diamond Mercans
5. 100 Calf raises
6. 50 Wide Arm Mercans

After we completed this we had a little mosey up the nearby amphitheater. Each level we rotated between shuffle right, shuffle left, sprint. Rinse and repeat. Rinse and repeat.

Mosey to the AO.

I don’t think anyone had any problems keeping their heart rate up today. Hard work by all. Good work by all. Minimal mumble chatter. Was it the lack of Apache or were we working that hard?

Always a pleasure to lead such a respectable group of men. A special shout out to the many that are having their respect affirmed during name-o-roma. It is super impressive to have these guys out here working this hard to get better. I think we need a shirt with the picture Dark Helmet posted on twitter the other day.

• Pistol- When did you turn into such a beast? Knocking out those diamond mercans faster than anyone else and running stronger each day. I cannot keep up with you any more man!
• Water Boy- Good to see you still pushing the rock. Went back and watched a few old name-o-romas the other day, do you realize how far you have come?!?!
• Captain Kangaroo- Nice work today, you have put in a lot of work and it shows.
• Mr. Big Stuff- Great work. You seemed like you were struggling with the burpees, but then caught your second wind and started pounding them out in convincing fashion. Good to see you getting better!
• Sapper- You are a tough man. I thought that I had broken you because you were in the “reverse plank”, but a very quick ten count later you were back smiling and working. I appreciate what you bring to the F3 nation brother.
• Roxanne- Great work today. Can you see how far you have come since you joined? It looked like you were barely breathing hard by the time we got to the COT.
• Yoda- Your strongest performance to date. “Try not, do or do not. There is no try” was embodied by your actions today- You did not try anything today. Instead, you did everything I could throw at you and kept looking around for more.
• Mayhem- Appreciate the push and support today. You were in front of me all morning- it makes me realize that I need to step up my game.
• Money Bags- We talked for 30 seconds after old town yesterday, you might not even remember it but it really stuck with me. “I really needed this”. It’s nice to see you have the same epiphany that I did. The intertwining of the 3 Fs is powerful.
• JAG- A freaking workhorse. Nearly twice my age and nearly twice as fast. You are an inspiration.
• Bazinga- Great work, you earn every bit of the respect we call out after your name. Keep up the hard work!
• Reborn- The fastest dude I know. I really appreciate your inspiration and support. However, you better keep an eye on Pistol, that guy is creeping up on you!
• Anchor Bar- Always a pleasure. Keep grinding and remember: it doesn’t get any easier, you just get better. I tell you that because there were several times today where you just made it look simple; that’s just evidence of you getting better.

Announcements:

• Jay’s Loop
• Star Command
• F3 Picnic
• Read your emails

Prayer/Praise

• Injured PAX
• Our nation
• Troops
• Families
• Several specific instances of illness.
• Acceptance

Bill Nye Out!