it was my borderline triumph at return of the gloom after having injured my ankle back on January 31st! I would have felt like it was a lot more triumphant if during the first side startle hot my ankle didn’t tell me I had to stop doing these pretty quickly.
WARMUP: SSH, low slow squat, windmill
THE THANG:
round one
count off and pair up for a simple DORA. 100 merkins, 200 squats, 300 LBC. the partner not doing reps farmer carries both bells ~60m (it really adds up over time)
round two
everyone grabbed their bells and walk to the north end of the parking lot. where a deck of cards with all of the faces removed dictated what we would do next. hearts were curls, clubs were shoulder, press, diamonds or chest press, and spades were deadlifts. any jokers were a run up the hill and every six cards we would mosey down to the end of the parking lot back. unfortunately my shuffling skills were terrible because both Jokers ended up being at the bottom . I noticed this and very secretly inserted one of the jokers into the middle of the deck but not high enough. apparently that we would get to it, much to everyone’s great annoyance
MARY: 60 seconds of flutter with a chest press
ANNOUNCEMENTS: lots of sea sops and events coming up
COT: asked everyone to think about responsibilities that they may not want or may feel a bit of animosity toward and reflect on why and how to deflect or reduce the stress they feel from that
Cinder Fella workout
- QIC: Joe Lyons (F3 Long Duck)
- When: 2023-02-22
- Pax: Bo Wiseman (Saw Dust), Cousin Eddie, darkhelmet, Drop Thrill, Esso, HarryCarry, Headspin, Joe Lyons (F3 Long Duck), Peabody, Ruby Slippers, Shield, Splinter, Sprocket, Tesh, Uhaul
- Posted In: Ring of Fire
WARMUP: Mosie
THE THANG: Part 1: Partner cinder block work 2 reps each – alternating run and work. Curls, Shoulder press, bench press, Upright rows Part 2: elevens at the pullup bars and V-ups at the bottom of the hill, maybe 2 miles and lots of shoulder work.
MARY: no Time
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Rooster, Jaeger and more
COT: Prayers, for Drop Thrill health, friends with Cancer and recovery .
Litter pick up – Community Svc
- QIC: Fogerty
- When: 03/18/2023
- Pax: 38 Special, 3D, Anchorman, Assassin, Backdraft, Band Camp, Barry Manilow, Bones, Bonsai, Change Order, Copyright, Cyclops, Dark Helmet, Double D, Drop Thrill, Esso, Funhouse, Harry Carry, Jedi, Jekyll, JWOW, Mainframe, Maximus, Nasa, Peabody, Punch List, Pusher, Rebel, Royale, Ruby Slippers, Sasquatch, Shady, Shield, Short Sale, Slash, Straight Up, Tesh, Tinsel, Trucker, Twister, Uhaul, Wegmans
- Posted In: 1st f, 3rd f, mumblechatter, Pre-Blast
March 18th is tentatively set as our first pick-up for the US21 adopt-a-Highway litter pickup! We will have 4 opportunities in 2023. Once a quarter is the plan. All supplies provided ( bags, gloves, safety vests, pick up sticks, eye-wear, and fellowship) All that remains is YOU.
Plan for about 1 hour and 30 mins – 2 hours maximum. We will meet at the Harris street park around 7:45am.
We will walk up the hill to US21 and split up into 2 groups. One group will head north to the Peachstand and back and the other group will head south to Sutton Rd and back. (1 mile each direction)
We could use 10-12 guys to keep this an efficient and timely process. 2.0s and Ms are welcome as well as anyone who would like to participate in our community svc event.
Thank you to all who participated in 2022. Looking forward to seeing new faces as well as the HIM who assisted last year.
US 21 from the Peachstand south to Sutton Rd ( Circle K – gas station) is the road that we adopted!!
Four Smokin Corners
- QIC: Cohiba
- When: 2023-02-23
- Pax: Bass-o-matic, Cohiba, Cousin Eddie, Destiny, Dojo, John - McTwister, Ölaf, Rainmaker, Rebel, Shatner
- Posted In: Footloose
WARMUP: SSH, Windmills, Morrocon NC, Imperial Walkers, Hillbilly Walkers, Overhead Claps, Calf Raises and Cherry Pickers
THE THANG:
Four Corners: 20-15-10-5
Corner #1= Merkins & Squats
Corner #2= Dips & Lunges
Corner #3= Mountain Climbers & Monkey Humpers
Corner #4= Parker Peters & LBCs
Dora (Partner Up): Timer- Running Across Parking Lot
100 = Shoulder taps
200 = Plank Jacks
300 = Hello Dollies
MARY: American Hammers
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Read Newsletter
COT: Prayers and Praises
Continued blessings to Kenya!
- QIC: Poppins, Sprocket
- When: 2023-02-23
- Pax: Poppins, Sprocket
- Posted In: backblasts, Pre-Blast
F3 Kenya :flag-ke: Update:
Shoes, Shoes, Shoes :athletic_shoe: :mans_shoe:
So I wanted everyone to know the funds we collected last year to send shoes to Kenya have been depleted and we still have roughly 1/2 the shoes left to ship! Now
@Sprocket
has graciously been holding them for us and I personally will continue to send them in small quantities like you see below as I can afford but would welcome any assistance from the Pax in the region. Not only that we have a new request to assist F3 Kenya in a new way in a more perpetual fashion that I believe will be far better in the long run for this community. Now I feel led to continue to support these men but I understand there are many, many equally as important and more local initiatives in the Fort to support. If you feel led however to help with this initiative please consider donating towards the $800-$1000 estimated to send the rest of the shoes we collected last fall.
Thank you again for all of your generosity this far. I’ve gotten to know F3 Safari well and the man’s heart for his people is incredibly humbling. It’s been a joy like none other to partner with him and what’s he’s doing out there!
Here is the link for the go fund me. Thank you so much brothers!
https://gofund.me/fa87cd6a
Throwback jams session
WARMUP: 25 SSH, 15 Moroccan Nightclub, 20 hillbilly walkers, 15 lss, 15 mtn climbers, 10 count plank, hands to the sky, Honeymooner, down dog, mosey to side of school loop
THE THANG: Head to toes Tabata – 8 cycles, 6x sets ea. 25 secs on, 10 secs rest/1 min recovery.
1. cdd/run lap
2. Dips/crab walks
3. Merkins/butt kickers
4. Lbc/bearcrawl
5. Superman’s/run lap
6. Monkey humpers/toy soldiers
7. Squats/lunge walks
8. Calf raises/ mosey back to cot
MARY: box cutters, American hammers, sitting flutters
ANNOUNCEMENTS: bethel men’s serve on Thursday, jaeger, rooster
COT: prayers for surgery and speedy recovery for sawdust, prayers for marriages and family
Moderately Rucking
- QIC: Badlands
- When: 2023-02-21
- Pax: Badlands, Divac, Duck Dynasty, Grassy Knoll
- Posted In: Currahee
Messaged Divac Monday to let him know the black diamond workout was gonna have to wait until my hips and legs would allow me to bend over again…. apparently I forgot I wasn’t in high school anymore and tried to lay down some fast times at Dam2Dam over the weekend. Paying for it this week.
WARMUP: rucks off – SSH, IW, broga things, MtnClimbers
THE THANG:
rucks on and walk circle, ending up at the tiered walkways next to baseball field.
At end of each tier, perform groups of exercises IC.
merkins/squats, thrusters, curls, sumo high pulls, OH press, bent over rows
Return back to circle and continue doing laps, stopping for OYO exercises at various points along circle with stretches of using ruck to do rifle carries.
total of just over 2.5 miles with lots of great mumblechatter along the way.
COT: announcements/prayers/praises
Thanks for the nod Divac – black diamond next time
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45 min miles
- QIC: Band Camp
- When: 2023-02-22
- Pax: Band Camp, Bubba Gump, Divac, Flounder, Grinder, Maximus, PETA, slapshot, Spider-Man
- Posted In: kitchen sink
WARMUP:
Yes, we did that. Solid mosey for a while. Plank/yoga for the 6. Then the “Cha Ching” warmup, 5 minutes with 35 SSH and 8 burpees each minute. Followed by, IW, HW, Squats
THE THANG 1:
mosey to picnic tables
11 merkins, 10 diamond merkins, 9 merkins, 8 diamond merkins, 7 merkins, 6 diamond merkins, 5 merkins (then YHC had to tap out….if you can’t do it, don’t Q it. Attempting the remaining 10 merkins could have resulted in a face plant)
Bulgarian Split Squats 10
Low Slow Squats 10
Bulgarian Split Squats 10
Jump Squats 10
Bulgarian Split Squats 10
Alternating Lunges 10 (each leg)
Pistol Squats (just 2)
THE THANG 2:
Bearpees:
Jack Webb w/ 4 count bear crawl and 1 burpee, 8/2, etc.
When we got to 7 burpees we did them in cadence.
When we got to 10 burpees we modified to an 8-count burpee with a plank jack before the merkin.
MARY:
Flutters in cadence to 35
QL stretch
Seated forward bend
Pigeon Lunge
Wide angle forward bend
ANNOUNCEMENTS: the Jaeger is coming 3/11
All told we only covered a mile in distance today. YHC hopes the PAX still got their money’s worth of out this free workout, open to all men, held outdoors, peer led with no assumption of expertise, that ended in a COT.
COT:
Shot for the Prayer of St. Francis, but didn’t quite have the thing memorized. Memorize is my word of the year, I’m working on it.
Lord, make me an instrument of Your peace;
Where there is hatred, let me sow love;
Where there is injury, pardon;
Where there is doubt, faith;
Where there is despair, hope;
Where there is darkness, light;
And where there is sadness, joy.
O Divine Master,
Grant that I may not so much seek
To be consoled as to console;
To be understood, as to understand;
To be loved, as to love;
For it is in giving that we receive,
It is in pardoning that we are pardoned,
And it is in dying that we are born to Eternal Life.
Amen.
An honor to lead such a solid crew.
Indulgence Recovery
- QIC: Cohiba
- When: 2023-02-22
- Pax: Cohiba, oldbay, Peach Stand, SouptoNuts
- Posted In: Bushwood
WARMUP: Monkey Humpers to welcome the new AO, SSH, Windmills, Morrocon NC, Imperial Walkers, Hillbilly Walkers, Calf Raises, and Cherry Pickers
THE THANG: On the football field:
10 Yard Line = 10 Burpees, 20 Yard Line = 20 Shoulder Taps, 30 Yard Line = 30 Squats, 40 Yard Line = 40 Peter Parkers, and 50 Yard Line = 50 LBCS. Round 1 was all those exercises with the mode of transportation being Bear Crawl, Round 2 being Lunges, and Round 3 being Crab Walks; Dora= 100 Merkins, 200 Plank Jacks, and 300 Seal Jacks
MARY: Flutters
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Read your news letter and Bushwood during the month of March will be Wild Wednesday with the Q selecting the type of AO either bootcamp, kettlebell, running or moderate.
COT: Prayers and Praises