LOCATION : the reservation

Time 630 to 1000

This Saturday 8/8, will be the fourth gladiator games. Some things have changed since its inception, and I will undoubtedly have some new surprises this time around, but one thing has always been the same…as you take those last few steps across the finsh line and your head is spinning, and the taste of vomit begins to swirl around the back of your throat, you will know you have truly pushed yourself to the limits.

The course is designed to test you ability to perform functional movements in succession with all out effort. The movements will include: push, pull, drag, carry, scramble, lift, throw, etc.

The estimated time to complete the course will be 6 to 10 min depending on your level of fitness. ALL ARE ENCOURAGED TO PARTICIPATE.

16 men cam to the place of pain in da gloom called The Patriot. The sun was rising and the humidity was low, things could not be finer than in South Carolina!!

The Thang:

Cheeto at the Q gives the disclaimer and off to a 50 yard jog to COP:

SSHs, Moracon Night Clubs, Imperial Walkers, Merkins, LBCs, some other stuff

Mosey to far side of school:

25 step up each leg, 25 calf raises

Mosey to track in football field:

10 burpees, 10 merkins, 10, squats lap around track

3 rounds of the horrible mess —–felt like garbage running around that place while The Fake Burgundy was clipping his nails waiting on me.

Did a quick COP and hand off to Cake Boss

I mentioned the story of the Prodigal son that Padre shared at B&B Friday morning, where the young son was eating with the pigs and “longing to be fed”. That is each one of us brothers. When we are in the troth of life and things feel bad, we long to be fed by our heavenly father. We need to go to him in these times and he will give us the strength and wisdom to face any of these worlds problems.

Mosey to play ground:

1’s – swing crunches to 20 – 2’s dips till 1’s are done x 3 rounds

Lots of plank today inbetween everthing – just and FYI

Mosey down path up through trail in the woods to top of hill and plank with 6 inches…lots of fun!!

Mosey to field and do merkin later, 10 merkins, run 50 yards, 9 merkins, run 50 yard….etc.etc

Again, planks until 6 is in

COP

25 SSHs, 25 LBC, Superman, 25 Roasalitas, Parachute, 25 Hello Dollys, 15 Flutters, 15 Monkey Humpers, some other awful mess

Mosey to bleechers for 2 mins of dips and derkins until it hurt so bad we had to go to COT.

Honored and Proud to be part of F3

Rock Hill PAX is awesome!! Cheeto was an amazing Co-Q!

Prayers for the FIA ladies and Rock Hill launch

Prayers for the kids of all ages including DD sending his oldest off to college this week

Be better men each day and lead your families and friend in the way of the one who loved us enough to give his life for us. Peace!

CB

YHC had the pleasure, once again, of leading the men at PHOP.  This time, however, I got to share it with Sgt. York for his VQ.  After gathering up the PHOP toys, the standard preamble and welcoming the FNG (“Wall-E”), Sgt. York took over and here’s what the 12 attending endured:

Sgt. York’s “warm-up”:

• 10 Burpees OYO
• Mosey around the complex
• SSH
• IW
• Merkins
• Peter Parkers
• Hold at 6″ for a Padre 10-count (this was his only error of the VQ – Deacon wisely noted that this felt like a 12 minute 10-count)
• Mosey
• Line up at the back of the church for the following series:
  • bearcrawl approx. 50 yard and up the little hill – 10 bombjacks
  • bearcrawl back – 25 LBCs
• Outstanding work by Sgt. York – when he takes over a full Q, you’ll regret showing up…

The Handoff to YHC

• Mosey to the front drive where I introduced “Rolling Thunder” to the Rock Hill faithful.  As planned, the constant flipping left everyone dizzy and already feeling it.  I needed them disoriented for the stations to come.
• Count off to 6 and then Mosey around the complex to introduce the stations:
  1. 25lb dumbbells – get in a squat position and do overhead tricep extensions then switch to curls before dropping it on your head;
  2. Sand Bags – forward throw, pick it up, throw it again, repeat;
  3. Big Tires – Flip the tire, bunny hop in, bunny hop out, flip the tire, repeat;
  4. Little Hill – Backwards bearcrawl up the hill, run back down, repeat;
  5. Burpees – No workout is complete without them;
  6. Level Ground – back at front of church on the pavement.  Jump tucks with back fly
• Each station was done as an AMRAP for 2 minutes before sprinting off to the next station – no rest periods.
• Following the stations, we converged at the back of the church once again for some Peoples Chair with 2 sandbags.  First one passed Pax-to-Pax overhead with the second following at chest level.  Rinse and repeat.
• Finally, line up along the back of the church and sprint approx. 50 yards then up the hill for 10 burpees.  Sprint back for LBCs until the 6 comes home.  Rinse & repeat. (It was at this point that the FNG finally let go of that merlot that he had been holding so dear.  YHC had the pleasure of being teamed up with him during the stations and he gave it all he had!)

COT

• YHC took the time at the COT to speak about what I think is one of the greatest pieces of F3 – the separate but together idea.  Pain stations illustrate that well – we’re all doing something different but we’re all doing something and, if we’re doing it right, that something is with a purpose.  That extends way beyond the gloom and carries over through work and family.  The Pax can feel secure that, when tough times hit or they are feeling sorry for themselves, their F3 brothers are out there doing the same thing and fighting the same battles.  Iron Sharpens Iron.  Lean on your brothers and their support will not fail.

Usual announcements including all the activities of 8/8 and some the Padre took us out.  Another outstanding experience at PHOP and I’m telling you, if you haven’t been down to Rock Hill in a while, GO.  They’ve got something really special going on down there.  Aye!