There will be Blood

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Disclaimer attempted …
The PAX brought the energy this morning, had to get their attention… 5 burpees!
Disclaimer given, and it was probably the best disclaimer I have ever given. “We will be going off campus, lighting should be ok, but please watch your footing.”
F3 Credo – and encouraged that whoever led would do clave raises/shoulder taps for the 6, Their pick each time.

WARMUP:
**Is there a connection between Leadership & Faith?
25 SSH IC
10 Windmills IC
15 LSS IC
15 IW IC
15 MNCs IC
**The Acceleration of Faith requires a Belief System.

THANG 1: Cinco De Mayo 5 rounds of 5 exercises with a little mosey in between. And there was blood, JWOW speeding through the parking lot and got sniped by the speed bump.
**How does a man know his belief system is based upon truth?
5 Burpees
5 Merkins
5 Squats
5 LBCs
5 Mike Tysons
**Study puts a Leader’s Belief System to the Test.

THANG 2: **Is Faith static or dynamic?
Made it to the church parking lot. Did a list of exercises (below), starting with all of them, running a lap around the parking lot and removing one exercise before repeating.
10 Squats
9 Monkey Humpers
8 Lunges
7 Carolina Dry Docks
6 Sumo Squats
5 Bobby Hurley’s (or whoever else you like that dribbles/cheers)
4 Lump Lunges
3 Merkins
2 Bomb Jax
1 Burpee
**Faith is a Practice that requires Study to Accelerate.

MARY: The leaders made it back to COT and led Mary.

ANNOUNCEMENTS: Cannoli Run, Blood Drive, etc.

COT: Some local prayers, but that stays in COT.

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It’s Good to Be Back

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COP
SSH x 20
Low Slow Squat x 10
Moroccan Night Club x 20

Disclaimer, move to start point.

WEINKE
Use parking rows as pain stations
11 Reps Each Stop

Method of Travel
Rounds 1 & 2: Lunge walk to each row
Round 3: Bear Crawl KB Drag

Stop 1
Halos
Kid Launch

Stop 2
One Legged RDL both sides

Stop 3
Tricep Extensions
Curls

Stop 4
Goblet Squats
Cossack Squats

Stop 5
KB Swings
OH Press

Stop 6
Burpee Snatch

Stop 7
Bent over rows

We completed 2 rounds and headed back to start for some Mary

Mary
WWI Situps
American Hammers
V-Ups
LBCs
Merkins (who knew this was Mary??)

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Buckets o pain

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The buckets made a return to another AO since we last saw them at Slowburn.

With a warmup with our friends from Tomahawk we then took off to near the band practice area where we ran all over drawing exercise assignments from three distantly placed buckets o pain.

As the Q, I believe I was the loudest complainer of the morning and I made the whole thing up. Sad. (Looked good on paper.)

Prayers for Luka and DT.

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Black Diamond: Where are you screwing up?

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Black Diamond Month

WARMUP:
101 SSH (went till someone quit)
20 burpees in cadence
20 Imperial Squat Walkers

Planked up to list some of the ways I’m currently failing. This would be a recurring theme for each PAX to share how they’re screwing up. My two are currently a lack of kindness in dealing with my sons, and relying on being good in the moment so I forego preparation. I haven’t fully prepared for something in quite a while.

We then ran a pretty fast mile, and finished with 20 Cossack Squats in cadence

THE THANG:
Grouped up facing a long string of 22 parking spaces. We bear crawled the length of the lot stopping for either merkins or squats (individual’s choice) at each space. The rep count added 1 each time. This was tough, so we crawl bear back to the start, only for me to call some yoga and then we simply mosey away. Sometimes the fear of having to do it all over again is worse than what actually happens next.

Went to the playground for partner Dick Webbs (1:4; pull-up:merkin). Only got one round for each partner while the other took a lap. I told the PAX to keep track of their numbers, because numbers matter! But what did we do with the rep counts? Nothing. Because the only numbers that should matter to you are the ones that you care about and that you find add an advantage to your life. Don’t believe what someone else tells you SHOULD matter.

On the way back to COT, we hit the picnic bench collection (where the elementary kids had left enough gear and water bottles some PAX questioned whether the rapture had happened and we just didn’t know it) for Bulgarian Split Squats

At 0600, PAX were reminded that every F3 workout should focus on 3S2T (Speed, Strength, Stamina, and Mental+Physical Toughness). You can’t work on your stamina until you’re already tired. So after 0600, we did some more fast SSH in cadence. (For the record, we still ended COT around 0607. We gotta get kids to school and ourselves to work.)

ANNOUNCEMENTS: Bethel Men’s Shelter tonight! Next date is 6/1

COT: Moment of candor, I struggle with how to make the workout harder, because I try to make it challenging every time I Q. I even read back over this backblast and considered repeating the whole workout: https://f3thefort.com/2019/02/21/black-diamond-3-at-the-ranch-get-some/ But no amount of working out hard will makeup for ignoring your wife when she needs you, constantly prioritizing work over your kids, or BSing your way though something you could have crushed with focused preparation. So, that was where the black diamond took us this morning.

An honor to lead the group that showed this morning. Thanks Poppins for asking me to lead. Keep up the great Site-Q work!

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Ring Burn

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Football yarmarkers.
10 Yard Line – 10 Burpees
20 Yard Line – 20 Bombjacks
30 Yard Line – 30 Flutters
40 Yard Line – 40 Squats
50 Yard Line – 50 LBCs

Mode of transportation was running 🏃‍♂️.

We did 110 Burpees, 120 Bombjacks, 160 Flutters, 200 Squats, and 100 LBCs.

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Sir run a lot

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WARMUP: none
THE THANG:
Route included a Little Ceaser drive by then over and around FM, back up Jackson to COT. Most got 4, some got 5.
MARY:
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
COT:

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Site Q school 601

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Q School 601

Cooler than normal May 1 at Honey Badger

Started with 7 minutes of burpees that almost put me in cardiac arrest.  After a few minutes to gather myself I broke our group off for some 601 Schooling.

Ran to the elementary school

Theme of the day is Stewardship. ( Stewardship of the site, the pax, and the F3 mission)

Stewardship of the Site
Topics that were covered:
Site awareness
Risk Awareness of the site.
Planting the Flag
Lighting Protocol

Workout Part :
20 HR Merkins
25 Flutters IC

Run back towards COT

Stewardship of the Pax
Topics that were covered:
Promoting your site
Scheduling Workout Q’s (changing it up finding PAX that don’t normally post at your AO)
Working with the Workout Q when we get new people
Making a welcome environment for FNG’s
Picking up the 6.
Ensuring a “good” name for FNG’s

Workout:
20 HR Merkins
25 Flutters
20 Low Slow Squats

Run back to Elementary School

Stewardship of the Mission: What is our mission for F3. How do we connect it , as Site Q’s, to our site.

Be intentional on how we set an example
Be intentional on how we schedule Q’s
Ensure COT happens that announcements are made
Ensure that New Pax have their information captured and they are aware that we are more than just a workout

Workout:
Tabata 30 seconds on 10 seconds rest

Hr Merkins
Shoulder Taps
Mountain Climbers
Peter Parkers
Plank Jacks
Big Boi Situps
Freedy Mercury
Flutters
LBCs
Squats
Lunges
Calf Raises
Jump Squats
Al Gore

Run back to COT.

Closing Thoughts:

Always a honor and pleasure to talk about out shared mission. Being a Site Q comes with a set of responsibilities, that when executed with intention, promotes the very best of what F3 has to offer.

If you have any questions on specifics please feel free to reach out or to refer to the Site Q document that Fishsticks has put together. We have one more Site Q school on the books in June. If you haven’t been. Hope to see you there!

Thank you!

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Dark and Light

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WARMUP: buy in: running the short parking lot with a burpee at every light (16ish)

THE THANG: carry coupons down through the dark path to Harris Street Park. Squats along the way for the 6. It was dark, but not as dark in our souls as the return trip….

Found the parking lot, but nobody saw the pre-set lights on the basketball court. 30 tricep extensions, 30 curls, finally some mumblechatter of “we could have just done this in the original parking lot”

Moved over to the basketball court. 2 Bells (one heavy, one light) set at half court. Bear crawl to half-court and switch bells (either with the one already there or another PAX), then keep bear crawling. Return trip was lunge walks with the same principle. Did squats at one end, merkins at the other, and swings the third time.

The trip to COT was illuminated up Harris street; trading bells as needed and carrying all the gear.

MARY: she weighed 200lbs and came out of Clickbait’s truck with her twin sister. We had to get them back in.

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Cannoli Run – 5/20.
Bethel Men’s Shelter service tomorrow (5/4)

COT: Continued prayers for Luka

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AKA at the Sink: Mobility-HIIT-Broga

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WARMUP: dynamic warm-up—-knee to chest; heel to butt, heel to hip, side lunge walk, lunge and overhead reach, inch worms
mobility warm up— seated internal/external hip rotations; back rolls to reach forwards; 1/2 kneel spinal rotations against wall
plank warm up— upward<>downward dog, peter parker x6, upward<>downward dog, parker peter x6, upward<>downward dog, plank jacks x6, upward<>downward dog, shoulder taps x6, upward<>downward dog, merkins x6, upward<>downward dog
THE THANG: recommended sandbag weight of 40-60lbs
thruster x30″, row x30″, Lunge x30″, curls x30″, manmakers x30″, big boys x30″, REST 90″ — REPEAT x4
Partner up: partner 1 sandbag overshoulder toss x30″, partner 2 SSH x30″— rinse and repeat x2
MARY: BROGA!upward<>downward dog, warriors 1, 2, & 3 and some other wonderful poses that we all need more of
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Read your newsletter.
COT: Marriages, Walker, Drop Thrill, Vuvu’s Son- Luka

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Honey Badger – Q School 101

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Following the Honey Badger First Monday of the Month 7 minutes of burpees we moved to a lighted area near the gate to the football field. There was a supposed to be a 601 group peel off, but Slap Shot likely needed a minute after taking the record for the most burpees in 7 minutes.

WARMUP:
Started with some explanation to the men of the components of a workout and the purpose/importance of each. Disclaimer, Warm-up, The Thang, Mary, COT. Given that we had AKA in attendance there were a number of PAX participating that taught YHC how to Q. This provided a unique opportunity to identify three PAX in attendance that either had never Q’d or had Q’d less than 5 times. I catered a lot of my message to them and some to all in attendance.
• SSH x25
• Windmill x10
• Imperial Walker x10
• Diamond Merkin x10 (at this point I mentioned the importance of good form in leading. If your form is poor, then your leadership is poor. A number of PAX tend to cheat the exercise, count fast, and get ahead of the PAX they are trying to lead.)

THE THANG:
Mosey past the pull-up bars to the bottom of the hill. The point of this part of the lesson was planning. When planning a Q, Google Maps is a great tool as you will you see things that you may not have seen in the gloom before. The hill behind me was a great example. Every PAX in attendance has run that hill at some point, but they may not have noticed the equally spaced trees moving up the hill. These can be used as a markers as part of a workout. YHC have Q’d this workout previously, but it offered a nice example of how to use an AO and that creativity does not need complexity to offer a solid challenge. It also highlighted that setting up a workout that allows PAX of different speeds and fitness levels to challenge themselves together is always a good idea.

Round 1:
• Bear crawl to the first tree 1 Spider-Man Merkin (Merkin while bringing right knee to the right elbow and then repeated on the other side)
• Run to the pull-up bars and complete 2 pull ups.
• Run back to the bottom of the hill
Round 2:
• Bear crawl to the first tree and complete 1 Spider-Man Merkin
• Bear crawl to the second tree and complete 2 Spider-Man Merkins
• Run to the pull-up bars and complete 4 pull ups
• Run back to the bottom of the hill
Rounds 3-5: Continue the series through 5 trees
Once all the PAX finished up the series, we circled up in the street near the pull-up bars. The 3 PAX that did not have experience Qing were invited to the center of the circle. I took a turn counting cadence and then the PAX each had an opportunity.
• Squats x25
• LBC x15
• Flutters x15
• Merkins x15

Each member of the PAX then grabbed a coupon from the stack of cinder blocks. We circled up and had another demonstration of counting cadence with the PAX involvement.
• Overhead Press x25
• Curls x25
• Bentover Rows x25
Put the cinderblocks back and moved to COT.

Reminder on how to write a backblast. Open slack and type /backblast and select the form that pops up.

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