2024 Acceleration Project

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  • QIC: Change Order, Cyclops, Shady and Pusher
  • When: 01/05/2024
  • Posted In: 3rdF, qsource

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The mission of F3 is to plant, grow and serve small workout groups for men for the invigoration of male community leadership. With over a decade of history in The Fort, no one can question the ability to plant, grow and serve small workout groups or our ability to lead within the community. Yet, just as in life, we must resist the status quo and continue to grow and develop whether in our role as husband and father, our fitness and as a leader. 

Leadership is defined by Q Source, the F3 Manual of Virtuous Leadership, as the ability to influence others to movement to advantage. This skill must continually be sharpened otherwise it becomes dull and weak. However our ability to influence remains consistent, whether it is sharp or dull, thus we need to develop this skill on behalf of those that we serve including our families, our friends and our community. 

In 2024, we are launching the Acceleration Project as a leadership development program to develop the leadership skills of those within our community. This program, over the course of the year, will seek to sharpen the participants, to resist the status quo and to engage our families, our friends and our community with the same vigor that we attack a workout. Over the course of the year, there will be (5) live workshops, action items between workshops and suggested reading. Behind the backdrop, the content will be based on Q Source and there will be multiple options for weekly discussion across The Fort. It will be introspective, you will be challenged as a leader and you will be uncomfortable as you develop new leadership muscles. 

Below are the details:

  • (5) Live workshops held at St. John UMC from 6:30 – 7:20 AM
    • Friday, January 5th
    • Friday, March 29th
    • Friday, June 28th
    • Friday, September 27th
    • Friday, December 20th
  • Weekly Q Source meetings
    • Mondays at Sweep the Leg – Olaf
    • Tuesdays at Q Source at Panera – Change Order
    • Thursdays at Coaches Box – Cyclops
    • Friday via Zoom – Olaf

This program would be applicable for anyone looking to get better as a leader including all Pax, Shieldlocks, Whetstones and neighbors. 

If you would like to participate, please complete the Google Form below:

https://forms.gle/jaiV6rpN9SunRpwL6

No matter your participation, do not accept the status quo as a leader. Your wife, your family and your community need you. Please let me know if you have any questions. SYITG

Pusher

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4 Corners

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Since this was my first Q at Lazarus I came early to scope out the area and think of the final touches for the Beatdown.  @Darkhelmet said this was the place to be but I guess he took the blue pill…LOL!!!  We missed you brother.  

I was getting  little worried with 5 minutes before our start time and no one was there but @Poppins rolled in followed by @Ringer just before I gave a lousy disclaimer.

We moseyed around the back of the theater to the lot in front of the theater for a warm up. 

SSH
Grandpa Jacks
Windmill
Imperial Walkers
Penny Pickers

Then @C3PO showed up just in time for the action.

We had 7 rounds of fun.  Each round we performed the exercises below in each corner of the parking lot in front of the theater.

Round 1 – 7 Burpees
Round 2 – 14 LBCs
Round 3 – 21 Merkins
Round 4 – 28 Squats
Round 5 – 21 Carolina Drydocks
Round 6 – 14 LBCs
Round 7 – 7  Mountain Climbers

We finshed with enough time to make it bag to the flag for a little stretching. 

Announcements:
– Men’s shelter – Thursday 12/7, check slack for info.
– Golf Charity event Friday 12/8, check slack for details. 
– Waxhaw ornament Exhchange and Christmas event.  I don’t remember the dates.  Check that channel or ask a Pax that may know.
– Gremlin – Mint Hill Convergence- February 10, 2024; more details to come

Prayers:
– Ringer and his Job search
– Prayers for the the Pax in General

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2023.34 Colosseum

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Ball2wall / shoulder tap stack
Pogo stick / squat jump stack
Bearcrawl / merkin stack
wallsit / single-leg air humper stack
half-mile run to end

Slackblast or it didn’t happen (according to slackbot).

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Lone Survivor

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***No PAX Showed – Site Q Portal joined The Yard Pax**
WARMUP:
THE THANG:
MARY:
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
COT:

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Lone Survivor

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No PAX Showed – Site Q Portal joined The Yard Pax
WARMUP: N/A
THE THANG: N/A
MARY: N/A
ANNOUNCEMENTS: N/A
COT:

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KB-Out the Thanksgiving Cobwebs

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WARMUP: 20xSSH, 10xIW, 10xHBW, 10xMNC, 20xSSH

THE THANG: A melody of Jack Webb‘s to shake the cobwebs off from Thanksgiving. Webb were done with counts building from 1-10, at a 1:4 Ratio.

1. ManMakers 1:4 MurderBunnies
2. Thrusters 1:4 KB Swings
3. Curls 1:4 KB Flutters
4. Goblet Squats 1:4 KB Calf Raises

PAX pointed out it was 0600 as we were around ‘8’ into the last Webb, thankfully we were already at COT!

MARY: None

ANNOUNCEMENTS: Read your newsletter. Golf Tourney still has lots of spots available, Christmas party coming up (at Airborne’s), and lots of other excitement throughout The Fort!

COT: Praises & prayers.

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Monday Mini-Set Maddness

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WARMUP: 20xSSH, 10xIW, 10xMNC, 10xHBW, Walk to front entrance of FHC w/KB raised overhead.

THE THANG: Sets of 3 Exercises. Brief pause between sets. All sets done at each station. Rep count changes at each station. Core exercises done w/bell chest presses.

OH Tri Extensions / Curls / Squat Thrusters
Flutters / Box Cutters / Hello Dolly’s
LBC’s / Am Hammers / Freddie Mercury’s
Bent Over Rows (ea arm) / OH Press (ea arm) / Swings

Walk w/KB overhead to next station.

Station 1 = 5 Reps
Station 2 = 10 Reps
Station 3 = 15 Reps (done 5+10)
Station 4 = 15 Reps (5+10)
Station 5 = 10 Reps

Back to COT as the clock struck 0600

MARY: Included.

ANNOUNCEMENTS: Read your newsletter. BBQ & optional Bourbon Tasting coming up – Cyclops needs a headcount so RSVP. Golf Tourney fundraiser w/hole sponsorships available… sponsorship includes advertising at the tee box (not req’d to be company logo…)

COT: Praises & prayers. Lots of prayers for mental health & well being.

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