Old Town Rock Hill Tribute to #Mutha

  • QIC: CSPAN
  • When: 04/06/15
  • Pax: Burgandy, Catfish, DD, Gears, Jervair, Mayhem, Package, Padre, Posh, Pusher, Red Eye, Popeye, Shrut, Swamp Fox, Tinker Toy, & Mailman
  • Posted In: Uncategorized

Disclaimer, No FNG, and welcome to #OldTownF3 and not much else needed to be said

I got on the twitter machine last night, and described that Monday morning would be a tribute to #MuthashipMonday. Rock Hill’s parking deck has 5 levels of ramps, 2 staircases, and like #Mutha seems to attract the fastest and fittest of Rock Hill’s PAX.

I like to keep things as simple as possible, therefore I knew we would be doing AMRAP (as many reps as possible) and 17 hard chargers thought they would join me to take the #RedPill into this nonsense.

17 was record setting attendance for this AO/workout.

Since I am on Q = we started running

COP at base of parking deck

SSH, IW, Squats, Windmills, and a couple of others as a very quick warmup…you’re welcome because my chiropractor thinks I need it…#old.

AMRAP = onto the course of “full deck of pleasure”= up the stairs, down the ramp, up the ramp, and down the far stairs (seemed silly even doing my rollout of explanations, and once we started it got worse, or as Package described it “horrible”)

Quick discussion on F3 brotherhood, and then I split the group into Gazelles and Clydesdales. Clydesdales were given ½ lap head start, Gazelles used the Clydesdales as “rabbits” for the first few laps, Burgundy, Posh, Tinker Toy, and Gears lapped me multiple times, fellowship was outstanding throughout as the single course allowed for some “encouragement” throughout, Chatter was of positive quality throughout, and nobody gave up with the silly fast pace. I believe Red Eye is still talking about the chemistry of Pusher’s bowel movements…#weird.

T-Claps to the 200lbs+ crowd

More running back to COT, and 2 minutes of stretching…you’re welcome

COT

Prayer & Praise, BOM, and a post fellowship

Moleskin:

Always an honor to Q, here is everything in my notes:

  • #USMCMudRUN & #OCR this weekend
  • 4/18/15 & 4/25/15 Gastonia #Clowncar
  • 4/30/15 F3 Golf and just ask Package or Menthol as The Fort is defending champions = see Package for Teams and details
  • 5/2/15 1 year Anniversary of rock hill with Dredd & OBT
  • 5/25/15 Memorial Day Murph at NAFO at 0640 read pre-blast this week
  • If you haven’t Q’d , step up, it is what makes F3 work
  • #HIM = High Impact Man
  • #NoFatPants = Once you make the physical change of F3, burn the ship and those fat pants as there is no going back. A man who can’t get his 1st F on track will never get his 2nd and 3rd Fs online
  • Read “Freed to Lead” here is the link: http://www.amazon.com/Freed-To-Lead-Unshackling-Modern-day-ebook/dp/B00JJQB2Z8
  • Always make the 1st F too hard, the 2nd and 3rd F will come only with deliberate leadership
  • Appreciate the enthusiasm, and get your twitter account going, and follow me @CSPANF3 & @F3TheFort

CSPAN – over & out

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Monday, Monday

Perfect conditions.  Two Warriors into the #gloom for today’s installment of the #blackdiamond.  Here’s what we did:

Set 1 x3

Run Hill

Pull Up Bars: Pull ups X5, Toe touches X5, Knee ups X5

Run down Hill

Plank to Frog X10

Merkins X10

Set 2: sub running backward up hill X3

Set 3: sub partner carry up hill X4

6MOM: LBC, Freddy, Dolly, Rosie, Flutters, Heels to Heaven

TTL Count: PU, TT, KU: 50 each.  Merkin: 100, Plank to frog, 100, 6MOM: 20 reps double count

COT

Very glad to see my brother @DarkHelmet in the #gloom.  Would not have been able to get through this one with out the #push and #accountability.  My last several Q’s I have been concentrating on partners.  Not to break up exercises, but to run with you, encourage you, push you.  To make you not want to be the guy who lets your partner down.  It is too in life that we must do this.  Find your partner, your mentor.  Be that person for someone.  Be proactive and seek them out. You will not let him down.  He will not let you fall.

L&R

Jekyll

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Badgers Basket(Bell) Beatdown…just Like Kentucky

  • QIC: Longshanks
  • When: 04/06/15
  • Pax: Stang, McGruff, Boy Band (respect), Senator Tressel (respect), Change Order, Crash, Lugnut (respect), Trucker (go Big Ten), Duggar, Anchorman, Greenwave, Cheedah, Spitz, The Librarian, Car Bomb, Longshanks
  • Posted In: The Armory

16 of Fort Mill’s finest showed up at The Armory with their kettlebell not knowing what to expect.  Most didn’t realize YHC was on the Q after a late night switch from Tatanka.  YHC asked who had the Q and he said I could have it as he was supposed to but was still nursing an injury and preparing for the Mud Run.  No need to worry a s YHC can come up with a workout plan real quick.  Advantage of being a PE Teacher.  Trucker chimes in on twitter machine about a Wisconsin themed workout in honor of their National Championship appearance tonight.  Thanks Trucker!!!

The Thang

Warmup lap around parking lot. Then COP of:

10 Windmills (IC), 15 IW (IC), 21 Mountain Climbers (IC), 24 Peter Parkers (IC), 44 SSH (IC)

Informed the PAX that this was the Badgers Basketbell Beatdown.  The numbers 10, 15, 21, 24, and 44 represented the numbers of the Badgers starting 5. 10 -Nigel Hayes, 15 Sam Dekkar, 21 Josh Gasser, 24 Bronson Koenig, 44 – Frank Kaminsky. So we would do 10 Kettlebell Burpees, 15 Kettlebell swings, 21 Upright Rows, 24 Kettlebell Squats, 44 Plank rows (22 on each side), then run to the second light pole and back.  Rinse and repeat until 5 rounds are complete (5 wins to get to Championship game).  Upon completing 5 rounds 12 bicep curl (6 each side) 12 tricep extension. (in honor of number 12, Traevon Jackson, who is also the 6th man).  Continue curls and extensions, until the 6 has finished 5 rounds.  Last exercise was 41 situps with kettlebell extended in front of face.  This was to honor Wisconsin’s last National Championship in Men’s Basketball, 1941.  Finish with COT and BOM

Announcements – Mud Run and Spartan this weekend.  Be safe.  Check email/newsletter for all other information

Prayers – Truckers friend going through divorce.  Flattire’s M.  Safety for guys running Mud Run and Spartan this upcoming weekend.

Moleskin – Even with late notice and not a lot of time to plan, it’s always still an honor to get to lead this group of fine men.  Not sure if I made the PAX Wisconsin fans or Duke fans for tonight’s game, but at least they are a little more knowledgeable.  Not a lot of mumblechatter except guys not remembering how many reps of each exercise.  Kind of like not a lot of mumblechatter from Kentucky after losing to the Badgers.  Enjoy the pain in the morning, and enjoy the game tonight!!!!! AYE

 

 

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WEP – Back to our Roots – First F First

  • QIC: Rooney
  • When: 03/04/2015
  • Pax: Greenwave, Grandstrand, Solid State, McGuyver, Mile High, Longshanks, Old Bay, Chicken Hawk, Magnum, Menthol, Red Banjo, MP, Skinner, Bubba Gump, Hipper, FNG (Led), Sugar Daddy, Flat Tire, High Life, Road Kill, Rooney, Double D.
  • Posted In: The Fort

22 PAX showed up on the 4th of March where the first shovel flag was planted in Fort Mill – WEP. This was the first time I wore shorts since last fall… I am committed to not getting my cold weather gear out … again.

I rolled in with one minute to spare and had some PAX concerned I was pulling a CSPAN! I made it and with one minute to spare shared the disclaimer and we rolled….

-Mosey on path to the lawn where we circled up
-Windmill – 20
-SSH – 25
-Low Slow Squat – 25
-Merkin – 10
-Imperial Walker – 15
-Rinse and Repeat

-Mosey along 160 to semi-circle wall – 3 ten counts of wall sits (after we dropped 5 in.)

-Mosey along 160 a little farther down to giant hill – Bear Crawl to top and jog down (x2)

-Mosey along 160 to street hill up to springs parking lot for Jacobs Ladder
-run backwards up hill and begin with 7 merkins
-Jog down and do one wide arm merkin
-Rinse and repeat until PAX does one merkin at top and 7 wide-arm merkin at bottom

-Mosey back along 160 to semi-circle wall – 3 ten counts of wall sits (after we dropped 6 in.)

-Mosey back to WEP for some Mary
-Flutter – low slow – 15
-Dolly – 15
-Flutter – high slow – 15
-Freddie Mercury – 15
-Russian Twist – 15
-LBC – 15
-Superman – 10 count
-Rip Cord – 10 count

-Partner Progressions:
-One runner
-100 Merkins
-100 Monkey Humpers
-100 Marachin Night Clubs

-Playground Partner Swap
-One runner around playground (swap)
-Dips, Derkins, Dips, Derkins

-Plank O’ Rama (5 min)
-1 min. regular plank
-30 sec. elbows
-Back to regular
-30 sec. right leg
-30 sec. left leg
-30 sec. right side
-30 sec. left side
-30 sec. regular
-1 min. elbows

-COT

Announcements:
-Convergence Rock Hill – 5/2 – OBT & Dredd

Prayer Requests:
-Flat Tire’s wife Paige – Port in Monday & Treatment begins Wednesday

AYE!

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Enduring the Ring of Fire

  • QIC: Peach, Bogey, help from Kenny G, Catfish, Javert
  • When: 04/04/15
  • Pax: 13 – Catfish, Twister, Javert, Kenny G, Posh, Pusher, Bogey, Boeheim, Jeter, Burgundy, Popeye, Italian Job, Peach
  • Posted In: Uncategorized

4/4/15 – Peach, Bogey, and Q-School Grads

Peach Q
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Mosey to COP;
SSH*50 – Starting right!
Windmills * 15
LBC*20 into FreddieMerc*20 into Rosalita * 20
10 Bombjacks, courtesy of Twister
Mosey to end line of field
Imperial Walkers * 20
Sprint
Merkins * 15
Backpedal
Hello Dolly * 20
Karaoke
SSH * 20
Karaoke
LongSloSquat*20
Mosey to COP

Intro 3 new Q Grads for some dealer’s choice
Kenny G: Imperial Walkers*15, Russian Twists * 15, LSSquats * 15
Catfish: Merkins * 15, FreddieMercs * 15, MonkeyHumpers * 15
Javert: SSH * 15, Merkins * 12

Back to Peach for Mosey – Begin the Ring of Fire
Along the way, seqments of Bear Crawls, Back Pedals, more Karaoke, People Chairs

Hand off to Bogey
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Who immediately goes to Burpees * 5, then continues the ring.
Along the way, stops for “active rest”;
5 Burpees, 5 Merkins
5 Burpees, 5 Merkins, 5 Plank Jacks
5 Burpees, 5 Merkins, 5 Plank Jacks, 5 Squats
15 Burpees, 15 Merkins

Stop for a cross between decline merkins and BTTW. Ouch.

Finish up with a dealers choice by Q-Grads:
Kenny G – Russian Twists * 10
Catfish – Boat/Canoe * 10
Javert – SSH * 10

Start COT
Prayers for the families of Doug and Wendy.

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Not Just A Hill…It’s A Dragon’s Back

  • QIC: Maximus
  • When: 04/04/15
  • Pax: Audit, Spiderman, Cerrano, One-Niner, Ringer, Gunny, Atlas, The Beast, Google Maps, Mayo, Chaser, CSPAN, Zima, Pebbles
  • Posted In: The Fort, The Reservation

Indian Land is known for challenging each and every member of the PAX. It doesn’t matter if you’re the most fit or bringing up the six, you’re in for it when you show up here. I was a little jumpy in tweeting out my Q several weeks ago when I looked at the schedule incorrectly but when my day actually arrived to lead the PAX at the Reservation, I knew I had better BRING IT.

What made it worse, or better depending on how you approach it, was that the 30mins of OCR training preceding my Q eliminated the need for a warm up full of SSH, Windmills, IWs, etc. The fact that I almost splashed Merlot writing the Weinke had me thinking this should be good. So, with that said, we were off.

Jog around the bus lane over to the bus parking lot for a tribute to Audit by starting with 2mins of BURPEES!
Instead of doing our normal cadence of warmup exercises, we held the following exercises in the down position:
10 Second Holds: Low Squat, CDD, Diamond Merkins, Left Lunge, Right Lunge
20 Second Holds: Boat (Just boat, no canoe), Legs at 6″, Paratrooper…REPEAT.

Time to pay tribute to the epic hill known as THE DRAGON’S BACK:
Line up shoulder to shoulder at the base of the hill. Starting at one end, each man will run up and down the hill twice. While runner is running, the remaining PAX alternates between 20 Merkins & 20 Monkey Humpers. Once the runner finishes, he joins in with the PAX and the next man starts his hill climbing.

Once everyone finishes, we move to Rd 2 which as the PAX running up the hill once. This time, the PAX alternates between 20 Freddie Mercuries and 20 Mountain Climbers. Once finished, the PAX reverse bear crawls up 1/3 of the hill and forward bear crawls the remaining 2/3. REPEAT. Then just an old fashioned sprint up the hill.

Mosey to the Playground:
10 Pull Ups & 25 Dips then run a lap.
10 Pull Ups & 10 Jump Tucks then run a lap
10 Pull Ups & 25 Dips then run a lap

Mosey to one of the many walls (after all, we’d hate to see these walls go to waste)
10 Donkey Kicks into B2W for a 10ct. REPEAT
Impromptu Peter Parkers
Find a slightly shorter wall for 10 mountain climbers then 10 muscle ups (these looked better on paper)

Bring it in for AB LAB:
Windshield Wipers, Toe Touches, Russian Twists, Parker Peters, and one last set of MOUNTAIN CLIMBERS.

Announcements: CAH 4pm today. 4/11-4/12 Races. 4/18 & 4/15 Gastonia Support, 5/2 Rock Hill Anniversary @ Patriot with OBT/Dredd, 5/25 MURPH at NaFO High School. Take note of CSPANs warning of Monday’s shenanigans at Rock Hill. Take note of the new 0630 start time for The Reservation on 4/18.

Prayer Requests: Find a place to attend Church Easter Sunday. It’s about remembering and celebrating what Christ did on the cross for us; paying the price that we deserved. The PAX on a mission trip heading to Colombia, South America with Forest Hill Church. Prayers for the fundraising, fellowship, families and conversations.

ALWAYS AN HONOR

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Call the Ball 3

  • QIC: Cable Guy
  • When: 4/3/15
  • Pax: Royale, WWL, Gears,Zima, Geko, Tater, Repeat, Cornhole, Cable Guy, FNG (Sasquatch)
  • Posted In: The Swamp

The Thang…

10 Strong for a great Good Friday!

One mile warm up run

COP

25 SSH

25 Mountain Climber

25 IW

25 Peter Parker

25 Wind Mill

25 Parker Peter

25 Squats

Mosey to Target for some Call the Ball

Bear crawl to each Big Red Ball and start with 1 Burpee

Increase to 8 Burpees at last ball

Run back to start and do 10 Burpees

Mosey to backside wall and commence Peoples Chair wall sits

20 Donkey kicks

Mosey back to Best Buy for a little Ab blast

COT

Remember what Good Friday really is!

Why is it called Good Friday when Jesus was crucified on this day?

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Crazy Stupid

  • QIC: Jekyll/Cable Guy
  • When: 4/4/15
  • Pax: Lugnut, Cornhole, Jeckyll, Package, Geko, Rears, Cheddah, WWL, Spitz, Cable Guy
  • Posted In: Alcatraz

Easter Weekend should be easy right??

Jekyll on Q to start

Mosey around Runde to the backside of the park

Introduce the dreaded hill O pain!

Partner up for motivation and accountability!

Commence Crazy 8 workout

Run to bottom of hill

8 Burpees

8 LBC

run to top of hill

8 jump squats

8 dips

Repeat 8 times!!!!!!!!

(Crowd Pleaser)

Turn over to Cable Guy for a 2nd half paver party

Mosey to pick up a paver and circle up

20 Paver push ups

25 Tricep extensions

25 Curls

25 Bent over rows

25 shoulder extensions

25 Bench press

25 V-up

Lap around ball field

Repeat 3 times

COT

Talked about what Easter is truly about, more than Spring Break and teach our children that Jesus died and rose again for us!

To all the PAX suffering know that we are praying for you in your time of loss!

It’s an honor to be associated with such a great group of Men #Leaders

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Easter Does It

  • QIC: Solid State
  • When: 04/03/15
  • Pax: Package, Chedda, Gridlock, Old Bay, Change Order, Airborne, Longshanks, Pusher, CSPAN, Package, Solid State
  • Posted In: Slow Burn

Lucky 11 showed up for an Easter Egg Hunt Marathon

Mosey down to Empire parking for the warmup. Included with the basics was a 50yd stretch of long jumps.  These were demonstrated in the bunny hop style by CSPAN.

CSPAN finished early? <TWSS> Time for bomb-jacks…

Next up, split into teams and find out what we signed up for.

We are literally on an Easter egg hunt.  Spread throughout the parking lot and behind Lowes were balloons with exercises written on them.  At the base of the balloons (and hidden nearby) were Easter eggs of various sizes.  Perform the exercise, take home the egg.  Simple enough…

Exercises included: burpees, derkins, bear crawls, bomb-jacks, SSH, pull-ups/calf raises, BTTW/wall sits, lunge walks, dips and more…

Small eggs were 25 reps

Medium eggs cost you a 50 count of pain

Large eggs were the full-monty – 100 reps and were only found at burpee and bomb-jack stations

We had one team turn in a 100 point egg – BOOM!

Wrap up with LBCs x15, Rosalitas x15 and Freddy Mercuries x15.

Mosey / Sprint up to the COT to wrap.

 

A good time with a great pax this morning. Always an honor.

 

Prayers for the recent loss of a great human being, wife and mother in the Isotope region.  May those in morning be comforted.  Prayers for F3 families taking on medical treatment in the coming week (we want to be there for you, don’t hesitate to call on us).  Prayers for families travelling.  And especially, praises for the season.

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Agony at The Ranch

  • QIC: Spider-Man
  • When: 04/02/2015
  • Pax: Cakeboss, Stang, Cornhole, Senator Tressel, Gears, Serrano, Dark Helmut, Zima, Decibal, Maximus, Change Order, Pappy, Capone, Luke Warm
  • Posted In: The Ranch

15 brave men posted at The Ranch this morning for a solid dose of fellowship and agony.  The PAX started off with a mosey from the parking lot to the traffic light on Springfield Parkway and back, then circled up for COP.

COP:

  • SSH X 25
  • Imperial Walkers X15
  • Windmills X 15
  • Diamond Merkins X 10
  • Merkins X 10

The Thang:

Following the warm up, we didn’t do the normal mosey to the next spot for the next round.  Instead we stayed in the circle where YHC explained what was about to happen.  The PAX was about to take on 15 Minutes of Agony (thanks for Zima for the Spreadsheet of Pain containing the idea, a little gem we will continue to populate….).  The 15 Minutes of Agony consists of 15 exercises for a minute each consecutively with a focus on upper body, lower body, core, and of course cardio.  Afterall, why run all the way to the track when you can give yourself a solid punishment just a few yards from your car.  It was explained that just like in everything F3 we were accountable to each other.  If the guy next to you hear mumble chatter then he was to push you harder  If he saw you struggling to complete the minute then it was also his job to encourage you.

The exercises were completed in this order:

  1. Spiderman Merkins – Kind of a stationary Gator Merkin where you alternate bringing your knee to the shoulder while doing a normal merkin.
  2. Bomb Jacks
  3. Monkey Humpers
  4. High Knees
  5. Flutter Kicks
  6. Bomb Jacks – Starting to hurt a little…
  7. Carolina Dry Docks
  8. Butt Kicks
  9. Squats – Pax started asking “Um, what number are we on?”
  10. Mountain Climbers
  11. Elbow Plank – Following the Mountain Climbers, this one felt really good….
  12. Side Straddle Hops
  13. Merkins
  14. Tuck Jumps
  15. Walking Lungs – Toward the school

What distance remained to the school wall from the Walking Lungs was closed with a very short mosey.  The PAX assumed the People’s Chair where everyone seemed to catch up on the mumble that chatter that was missing during the prior 15 minutes.  It is interesting that after timing each exercise and moving to an untimed one, you lose the need to time anything.  Needless to say we sat there for a while.  Thank you Serrano for the slowest 10 count I have ever heard.

Following the People’s Chair we returned to the parking lot and hit the cardio again with a Jacob’s Labber.  It consisted of Merkins on one end and Bomb Jacks on the other separated by a run from one end of the parking lot to the first bump out.  Upon completing and a couple of 10 counts later the PAX moseyed back to the cars to circle up for some Mary.

The PAX took turns calling out some of the favorite core exercises that lasted a solid 9 minutes.

Thanks to all those that made it out this morning!  YHC has paid my fair of gym dues in the past, but never have never found the fullfillment of fellowship and support of in any set of four walls that I find with my F3 brothers.  Thank you!

Announcements:

  • Last call for donations to the CAH.  Cakeboss will leave to make the delivery 3:00 Saturday.
  • Volunteers needed to spend some time playing kickball with the kids at the CAH.
  • Indian Land Saturday for final Mud Run Prep
  • Q School in Rock Hill on Saturday at 6:30

Prayer Requests:

  • Today (Thursday) represents the day of the Last Supper and the day Christ was taken into custody.  Remember over the next three days the sacrifice Jesus made for us as he sacrificed Himself for our sins.
  • Prayers for Spider-Man’s family.
  • Prayers for Stang’s Dad as he recovers from his surgery and his family as he work to support him.
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