Who Invited this Guy to Q?

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  • QIC: Senator Tressel and Skate or Die
  • Pax: Decibel (LIFO), Cable Guy, Smuggler, Nuke, Trucker
  • Posted In: Alcatraz

Seven men posted at Runde on a very humid, non-gloomy morning (sunrise at 5:45!). With no plans for the Hog and Coyote,  Alcatraz was an excellent alternative  for a Saturday morning beatdown.  This is what that alternative looked like today:

The Thang:

Senator Tressel on Q:

Mosey out of the park for a light jog around Mariana’s loop and back to the park.  Circle up for COP

All in cadence, double count:

SSH x 40, Merkin x 10, Windmill x 15, Slow squat x 20, 10 diamonds, 10 burpees OYO, Peter-Parker-Peter (10 R/L), Monkey Humper x 20, Morrocan Night Club x 40, Freddie Mercury x 20, 10 burpees OYO

Mosey to the playground

10 burpees OYO

10 pullups, 20 dips, 20 flutters:  rinse and repeat cycle two more times with Hello Dolly and Big Boy sit ups.

10 burpees OYO

Hand off to Skate or Die

Mosey out of the park to Windward road and line up

10 burpees OYO, then run up the hill, around the median and back (rinse and repeat)

11 burpees OYO, up the hill, around the median and back  (crowd pleaser)

Mosey toward Tega Cay drive and take a right at the steep hill on Mariana Court (oh no..)

Line up and face Mariana Drive (less steep).  Run all the way to the fire hydrant and back.

Line up at the base of the hill on Mariana Court (more steep)  One by one, sprint up the hill and back.  When one guy is running, the rest of the Pax are doing squats.

When everyone finished one trip up and back, we bearcrawled to the top of the hill and jogged back.

Line back up, one by one, sprint to the top of the hill and back.  When one guy is running, the others are alternating between Al Gores (fixed squat) and planks.

When everyone finished, jailbreak to the top of the hill and jog back to the park for COT.

NMM

Whew – that was a rough one.  The high humidity (90%) always makes for an enjoyable experience, and everyone, especially YHC, left puddles of sweat on the ground today.  Skate or Die’s hill running circuits only added to the fun.  But in his defense, he offered the Pax the choice of plan A or plan B and Decibel asked for plan C so we can blame him.

During COP, there was a lot of chatter/good-natured ribbing, between Decibel and Cable Guy.  CG could not help but notice that Decibel has gained a few pounds since the last time he saw him, and decided to call him out (CG is known for being direct).   Cable Guy is on Decibel’s Ragnar team so he has a vested interest in Decibel’s fitness.  It’s good that you have your F3 brothers to hold you accountable!    YHC could not remember laughing this much when on Q,  and actually lost count a couple times.

YHC has bringing a lot of new Q’s to Alcatraz the past few months and this week we welcomed Skate or Die.  He was a last minute sub, and despite not knowing anything about Runde, (or even that the park existed), he adapted quickly to the surroundings and found good use for many hills around the park.  Amidst the groans and gasps between the hill repeats today, YHC heard ‘who invited this guy’ more than once.

It was a pleasure to share Q-duties with Skate or Die,  and always a privilege to lead such a find group of men.  T-claps to the Pax for grinding it out today in tough conditions.   Happy Father’s Day to all the Pax!  Your kids will appreciate your ability to hang with them during their athletic endeavors, and you will set a great example for them to stay active throughout their lives.

Announcements/Prayers/Praises

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Prayers for those with cancer, children with illnesses, family struggles.  Praises for all of our fathers.  Prayers for the safety of all those taking part in Hog and Coyote today.

 

 

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All things in moderation…

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  • QIC: Dark Helmet
  • When: 06/16/17
  • Pax: Twister, Gilmore, Deep Dish, Dilbert, On the Rocks, Asphalt, Training Wheels, Assassin, Jekyl, Bullwinkle, Vernon, Quickbooks, Polaroid (FNG), Pinup, Mash, Cotton Eye, Trucker, Change Order, Short Sale, Cake Boss, Rebel, Dark Helmet (QIC)
  • Posted In: Slow Burn

…including moderation…

Another beautiful Friday and 22 of us decided burning was better than fartsacking. We had an FNG so we disclaimed proper-like and then also reviewed the mission and core principles of F3. Always a good reminder for all of us… After a reasonable amount of ribbing of Gilmore and Deep Dish for having matching neon yellow shoes… (aww… so cute…) we were off…

The Thang:
Warm up:
Mosey to the lot in front of Empire Pizza
Circle up:

  • Windmills x 10
  • Imperial Walkers x 10
  • Merkins x 10
  • Weed Puller x 10
  • Squats x 15
  • SSH x 15

Mosey to the construction of the new Holiday Inn. We’re going to travel around the lot a few times. Here’s how we are getting around:
Start with 5 of an exercise at one end, run to other and do 10 of that exercise;
Run back do 15, then run and do 20, back and 25, one more time down do 30 of that exercise, run back to start. We’ll do this as many rounds as we can, as time permits. Yes. It’s as confusing and stupid as it sounds.

Here are the exercises:
Round 1: Merkins
Round 2: LBCs
Round 3: Squats

Then we moseyed over to a different lot to have someone who had never Qed before (in this case Bullwinkle) lead us in some Mary… then AYG back to COT.

NMM:
Nothing special or insightful to write on this one…

Helmet, out…

 

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Webb-o-Rama at Footloose

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  • QIC: Old Bay
  • When: 06/15/17
  • Pax: Rebel, Borland, Mash, Cotton Eye, Deep Dish, Chick Hawk, Vernon, Culture Club, Gilmore, Asphalt (FNG), Beacon, Big Papi, Smithers, Anchorman, Drip Thrill, Bubble Boy, Power Hog, QB, Mulder, Old Bay
  • Posted In: Footloose

At least some of the 20 pax that posted to Footloose did so having already had a dose of YHC’s moderate Q two days earlier at The Ballroom. For those that knew and still posted, I’m humbled. For those that didn’t know, Cobains.

With an FNG, YHC made sure the disclaimer was covered, and we started the warm-up right there where we were:

Warm up

20 SSH
Mosey to back lot of FMFB
IW x15
Windmills x10
Low Slow Squats x10
Mosey down to side lot of FMCOG
Dips x10
Irkins x10
Flutters x10
Peter Parkers x10
Flutters x10

Mosey to cones for webb-o-rama (all 1:3 ratio)

* Jack Webb (1-4)
* >> bear crawl to cone 2
* Dan Taylor variant – Knee version of Mukhtar N’Diayes (1-4)
* 1 Knee tar N’Diayes : 3 Run Stance Switch
* >> Lunge to cone 3
* Captain Thor – 1 big boy sit up to 3 American Hammers (1-4)
* >> Run around building to cone 1

For some of the webb-o-rama, Crab Cakes and Lil’E converged with us (from Laces In). Great having them join in the fun!

Line up in parking lot for sprints (50%, 70%, full) || lunge/bear crawl/ duckwalk back
Rinse and repeat

Packs line up for single-file run back to COT area. Up/down steps in front of COG main sanctuary.

AbLab
Chop sticks
LBCs
Skydiver//parachute with bonus morrocan night clubs

Naked Man Moleskin
Great to be back at Footloose, and to see it growing so well! The diversity of the terrain is fantastic, and I especially like it’s proximity to a couple other Thursday AOs that can converge. T-claps to FNG Asphalt for a great first post, and to Vernon who EH’ed him.

Great work to all, and thanks to Anchorman for allowing me to Q.

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The PoopDeck answers the challenge

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  • QIC: Wild Thing
  • When: 06/08/2017
  • Pax: Peg, Royale, Flea, Austin Powers, Andretti (Respect), Brickhouse, Dixie Chicken, Snaphook, Short Shorts, Sparkle, Kenyan (Respect), Sugarbug, Ginzu
  • Posted In: Poopdeck

It all started with a challenge from Witch Hunt to see who would have more PAX between the PoopDeck and GrandStrand. Luckily for me the PAX and Site Q’s came through to deliver one of the best showings the PoopDeck has had. 14 PAX answered the challenge. YHC issued a quick disclaimer and we moseyed off before a quick warm up that went something like this:

-SSH x 25
-Windmill x 10
-Peter Parker x 10
-Moroccan Night Club x 10
-Mountain Climbers x 25
-Plank Jack x 10
-Imperial Walker x 10
-Merkin x 10
-Squat x 10
-Parker Peter x 10

The THANG

For our first station we completed 3 rounds of a modified Ascending/Descending Testicles. It goes like this…start in Merkin position with feet against the wall, hold for 10 seconds, move to 45 degrees for 10 seconds, then full BTTW for another 10 seconds. Repeat on the way back down. Recover into The Peoples Chair for 30 seconds. Rinse and repeat moving to 7 seconds then down to 5 seconds.

Next we moseyed to the boat ramp parking lot for some fun with a cinder block. With the theme of the month being Faith YHC encouraged the PAX to have Faith that we looked out for each other and would not make the group suffer for our own recovery. PAX circled up and took turns running with cinder block while the remaining PAX completed the exercise. We did 2 rounds cutting the run in half the second time. The exercises are as follows:

Kracken Burpees
Squat Jumps
LBC’s
Calf Raises
Carolina Dry Docks
Flutters
Merkin
Bear Crawl
American Hammer
Jump Lunges

We still had a few minutes left so we moseyed back towards COT where YHC got the opportunity to try something new with the PAX. For the remaining few minutes YHC took the PAX through a few Yoga poses to stretch out, focus, and recover.

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Casting Seeds and Shovel Flag Hand-off at The Ballroom

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  • QIC: Old Bay
  • When: 06/13/2017
  • Pax: Anchorman, Change Order, QuickBooks, Cotton Eye, Newman, CB, Rebel, Gopher, Pinup, Beacon, Mash, Barry Manilo, Tarantino
  • Posted In: The Ballroom

Great showing of pax on a fairly warm morning. The garbage bin in the parking lot was especially pungent, which was nice. 14 total gathered before YHC issued the disclaimer, and Quickbooks moseyed us out to a remote place for Warm-up. The exact exercises escape me, but it was something like:

– SSH
– Imperial Walkers
– Hill Billy Walkers
– Merkins
– Mountain Climbers
– and several others I can’t call.

At some point, we moseyed to another location to complete the warm up. Like a college student’s memory of the previous weekend, the details are fuzzy.

The Thang
Pax ran to one of the flat parking lots where a cone and lantern were set up, shedding light on a list of eight exercises. About 70 yards away (other side of the parking lot) another cone was placed.

Partner up, size doesn’t matter. Partner 1 was to do a moving exercise from one cone to the second, while partner 2 alternated between a pair of stationary exercises. Once partner 1 reached the second cone, he ran a loop back to the first cone. Also during this time, partner 2 started the moving exercise. Once partner 1 got back from his loop run, he started on the pair of stationary exercises until partner 2 reached the second cone. Rinse and repeat until all pairs of stationary exercises were completed.

The moving exercise was: 1 pair of lunges, 1 broad jump, 1 bombjack. Then 2 of each, then 3…and so on until the second cone was reached (most pax got to about 5-6 before they reached the second cone). The stationary exercise pairs were as follows:

-20 Plank Jacks and 20 Monkey Humpers
-10 Merkins and 10 Box Cutters
-10 Dry Docks and 10 Plank Jacks
-20 Apolo Ohno and 20 Chop Sticks

Pax next ran to the parking lot just below the launch/COT point (next to the wall) for some Crawling Dips with Crab Walks. Explanation: Lining up on the curb, all pax were to hold a dip position. First pax was to crab walk to end of line, while the rest of the pax dip-suffled (kind of a side-ways crab walk on the curb) up to toward the front of the line. We completed one rotation, and several pax modified the crab walk to bear crawls.

Pax then moved to People Chair with Jack Reachers (10 count). Quick repeat of that, then back to COT, with instruction to scale the wall to get there.

Naked Man Moleskin
Today the shovel flag for TheBallroom was handed off. Huge T-Claps to Change Order for launching and leading this very popular Tuesday AO, about 2.5 years ago. It didn’t start out as moderate, but changing it to be so a few months after it launched was a great move. Also T-Claps to CakeBoss for taking over as SiteQ (who was also involved with the launch).

During the workout, discussed the same message I gave at Run-n-Gun last week (CakeBoss was the only one to have to hear it a second time). If you read that backblast, no need to continue reading (#cutandpaste). 1 Corinthians 15 talks about “dead” seeds growing into living, renewed bodies – bodies that we won’t have any idea what will look like until that time. If we take that same concept and apply it to the seeds of Christ’s message that we cast in peoples lives, we also quickly discover that we don’t have any idea how those seeds will grow. After I accepted Christ in college, I returned home and very much wanted my two closest friends back there to have the same relationship with the Lord. I began casting seeds, with a pretty specific plan in mind of how they would grow. But they didn’t follow the path I had planned. Not even close, as a matter of fact. It was disappointing, but God had other plans. During the brief times we had together (college was far from home), I continued to cast seeds, and pray.

I believe that’s what God wants us to do: keep sharing his message and his love through our words and our deeds (casting seeds) and let him take care of the germination. In the case of my two hometown buddies, both of them are now strong followers of Christ, and I feel like I had nothing to do with it. Perhaps some of the seeds I casted helped in some small way…15 years later than I had planned, but exactly the timing God had planned!

Thanks, ChangeOrder, for allowing Quickbooks and me to Q!

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PAINtheon Games 2.0 (2 Year Anniversary)

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  • QIC: Zima & Anchorman
  • When: 06/14/17
  • Pax: Anchorman, Atlas, Bob the Builder, ChaChing, Copperfield, Cornhole (R), Crawdaddy, Dark Helmet, Falcon Crest, Ginsu, Greenwave, Jekyll, Lutefisk, Olaf, Senator Tressel (R), Trucker, Witch Hunt, Zima (YHC)
  • Posted In: Pantheon

The shovel flag was planted at Pantheon a little over two years ago (06/10/2015) by YHC. It’s had it’s share of horribles over these two years, but other than a Black Diamond by Jekyll prior to becoming an AO, the PAINtheon Games takes the prize. YHC even referenced that the Games pretty much resembles a Black Diamond and has #CSAUP written all over it. Tclaps to those who had the stones to come out and get after it. Even more so to those who used this as an appetizer for this weekends main event, the Hog & Coyote! Another day, another CSAUP, that’s life in The Fort!

So a couple of comments before I post the scores. It was great to see so many fresh faces come out who hadn’t experienced the games yet. Also to those who’ve grinded out the Games before and still posted (Atlas, Dark Helmet and a few others). I designed the PAINtheon Games to be a physical test where each of the exercises builds on the next and the body begins to fatigue as the Games progress. Each exercise is specifically placed in an order to cause pain and confusion (that’s why your legs feel like jello transitioning from 100 Yard Bear Crawl to a 1 Mile race). Again, everyone got after it and I am always humbled by the Pax willingness to A) let me lead them and B) do some of the crazy stuff I dream up. Here are my notes/highlights:

-Shout out to Anchorman who has faithfully helped me with every single CSAUP. Thanks brother!
-Tclaps to each of the winners (we all are) in each category
-Witch Hunt may bear crawl faster than he actually runs
-1st F leader Ginsu with his abs of steel
-Dark Helmet eats burpees for breakfast
-Senator Tressel proves once again that you get faster as you get older (Respect!)
-Olaf almost died/melted
-Truly Impressed with Trucker’s performance. If we had a pull up division he would be the standout winner.
-Was fun watching Crawdaddy and ChaChing 6″ it out (that sounds wrong)
-You’ll notice YHC didn’t participate much. I have a doctor’s note.
-Mark your calendars, we’ll do this in 6 months at The Coop. Consider it your BI-Annual Fitness Test (Thanks Atlas)

And now…drumroll please! The RESULTS

PAX Name Merkins Sit-Ups Burpees 100 Yd BC Dash 1 Mile BTTW Time 6 Inch Time Burpee Chase
Atlas 72 70 20 2:10 8:04 1:00 1:00 3:53
Bob the Builder 76 32 26 2:22 0:38 0:35 5:00
ChaChing 84 74 33 0:42 9:30 1:00 1:20 3:47
Copperfield 45 55 24 2:12 8:05 0:35 0:35 4:45
Cornhole 45 50 25 2:20 9:02 1:00 0:45 4:44
Crawdaddy 80 60 25 1:38 7:28 1:00 2:01 4:27
Dark Helmet 83 48 44 1:19 1:10 1:00 4:30
Falcon Crest 56 65 27 1:11 7:45 0:55 0:30 3:47
Ginsu 86 76 26 1:53 8:11 0:50 1:04 4:30
Greenwave 50 53 25 2:00 9:29 0:35 0:25 4:47
Jekyll 59 26 27 1:53 0:59 0:50 3:06
Lutefisk 46 37 25 1:38 9:15 0:48 0:51 3:47
Olaf 60 51 26 1:11 8:29 2:00 0:55 4:13
Sen Tressel 71 62 34 1:18 6:38 1:00 0:47 3:13
Trucker 68 75 24 2:19 9:15 0:20 1:00 4:20
Witch Hunt 87 60 33 0:38 9:18 1:18 0:45 3:29
Zima 6:45 3:31

 

Leaderboard

Event Pax Name Score
Merkins Witch Hunt 87
Sit-ups Ginsu 76
Burpees Dark Helmet 44
100 Yd BC Dash Witch Hunt 0:38
1 Mile Sen Tressel 6:38
BTTW Timed Olaf 2:00
6 Inch Time Crawdaddy 2:01
Burpee Chase Jekyll 3:06

Previous results for PAINtheon 1 and 1.5 can be found HERE and HERE

Announcements

-Hog & Coyote this Saturday Morning
-CAH River Float this Saturday Afternoon

Praise and Prayers
-Praise for Colombia Mission Trip Raising Funds at Bowling Tournament
-Prayers for Dark Helmet’s friend who is in hospice for prostate cancer
-Prayers for Families and the transition from School to Summer

Thanks again fellas! Always an honor!
Zima

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Clothes soaked not from rain but from the sweat and hard work

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  • QIC: Cornerstone
  • When: 06/14/17
  • Pax: Stang, Andretti (respect) Flea, Valley Girl, NASA, Udder, Royale, Cornerstone (Q)
  • Posted In: Abyss
  • WARM UP
    16 WINDMILLS
    8 MORRCAN NIGHT CLUBS
    16 CHERRY PICKERS
    MOSEY TO BENCHES
    THE THING
    PARTNER 1 RUNS DOWN PATH UP ROAD HALF AROUND CIRCLE TO STEPS
    GRABS 5 GALLON BUCKET 2 X 25LBS WITH WATER OR 2 X 35LBS WITH SAND GO UP STEPS AND DOWN
    BACK AROUND CIRCLE BACK TO THE BENCHES
    PARTNER UP PARTNER 2 DOSE 20 IRKINS THEN 10 PULL UPS
    RINSE AND REPEAT TILL PARTNER GETS BACK
    THEN 20 DIPS THEN 10 PULL UPS
    RINSE AND REPEAT TILL PARTNER GETS BACK
    THEN 20 DIPS THEN 10 PULL UPS
    RINSE AND REPEAT TILL PARTNER GETS BACK
    THEN 20 CAROLINA DRY DOCKS TEHN 10 PULL UPS
    RINSE AND REPEAT TILL PARTNER GETS BACK
    STANG SAID SOMETHING ABOUT A HILL SINCE HE HAS NEVER BEEN TO THIS AO WHY NOT GIVE THE
    TOUR. SO WE OHAMA TO THE HILL ON THE BACK SIDE OF THE SCHOOL
    RUN DOWN THE HILL AND 5 BOMB JACKS BEAR CRAWL UP THE HILL 5 PLANK JACKS
    RINSE AND REPEAT INCREASE REP BY 1 EVERYTIME WE DID ABOUT 3-4 ROUNDS
    TOTAL 2 MILES
    MOSEY OVER TO COT FOR 4 MIN OF AB LAB
    UDDER CALLED HEELS TO HEAVEN (THIS IS NEW TO ME I WILL DEFINITELY ADD THIS TO MY CIRCUIT) IN
    CADANCE
    STANG CALLED OUT HEEL TOUCHS (PENGUINS) IN CADANCE
    FLEA CALLED OUT HELLO DOLLY’S IN CADANCE

    WARM UP

  • ANNOUNCEMENTS
    UP COMING EVENTS
    HOG AND COYOTE THIS SATURDAY ( LAST YEAR THIS WAS GOING ON I WAS 1 1/2MONTHS INTO F3 AT
    THAT TIME I WAS LIKE THESE GUYS ARE CRAZY, FAST FORWARD A YEAR I AM STOKED RUNNING IT AND
    PUTTING THIS ON IN THE BOOKS)
    CAH RIVER FLOAT BRING BULK DRINKS IF YOU ARE ATTENDING NO SOADA, JUICE WATER ECT.
    RAGNAR COMING START TRAINING.
    PRAYERS
    PRAYERS FOR STANG FORTHINGS SPOKE OF IN COT
    PRAYERS FOR VALLEY GIRL FOR 5 WEEK OLD LITTLE BOY
    PRAYERS FOR FLEA AND HIS ANKLE
    PRAYERS FOR MY DAUGHTER AS WE HAVE CHEMO FRIDAY
    T CLAPS TO THE PAX THEY DID GREAT AND AWESOME PUSH FROM EVERYONE
    THANKS FOR ALLOWING ME TO LEAD
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Rock Region invades Block Party, Week 2

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Twelve of The Fort and The Rock’s finest joined YHC for a little fun at Block Party this morning. It was YHC’s first posting at Block Party and I appreciated Double D giving me the invitation to Q.

The Thang:
Disclaimer was disclaimed–one FNG (Dollywood)

COP:
SSH x 20
Merkin x 10
Mountain Climber x 15
Carolina Dry Dock x 20

Grab a curb, perform the following: Derkin on the curb, then flip over perform a dip, then flip back over perform a Derkin, etc until all of our arms were appropriately burning.

Mosey over to the swingset for 10 pullups, followed by 10 burpees.

Mosey over to Founders parking lot for the following:
Parking lot shuffle (side shuffles back and forth on parking spaces)
Bear Crawl
Crab Walk

Mosey over to hill at WEP for 11’s with 1 jump squat at bottom, 10 merkins at top. Keep rolling until 10 jump squats at the bottom, 1 merkin at top.

Mosey to COT.

I want to thank Double D for the invitation to Q. When I got word that he was looking for guest Q’s from Rock Hill, I jumped at the opportunity. I can remember when I began posting at F3 almost two and half years ago–and men like Double D, CSPAN, Deacon, Pusher, Santini, Chaser, and others were constantly supporting our Pax in Rock Hill by posting with us. Today was a small opportunity to repay a bit of that investment in us south of the river as we’ve grown to over 500 Pax. Also appreciate my brothers from The Rock–Apache, Bill Nye, and Sapper posting with me.

Good work by all today–especially our FNG, Dollywood. Glad to have you out!

Prayers and praises:
Our young people as the prevalence of suicide and other similar negative behaviors continues to grow. Find a kid and invest in them.
Prayers for families dealing with Cancer.

Schrute out!

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Is there any doubt?

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20 Pax posted ’round the Shovel Flag to SlowBurn on a pleasant morning with a spectacular full moon.  Yes, Twister was howling.  The rest of the Pax were ruminating over whether YHC would actually deliver a Moderate workout.  The Disclaimer was offered, including an invitation to modify (upward is fine, too, though no Burpee Challenge pax in the crowd on this particular morning, so no real demand to go that direction).  And then we were off…

The Thang

Mosey to Empire Pizza parking lot

COP — SSHs, Mtn climbers, IWs, Sumo squats, Parker Peters, Moroccan Nightclubs

Mosey to side of former Baxter Playhouse site

People’s Chair for 3 ten-counts
10 Merkins OYO
(Rinse & repeat for 3 cycles total)

AYG sprint to Lowes storage box

Line up at shopping cart return

Crab walk to contractor entrance and bear crawl back

Karaoke to contractor entrance and back

Side shuffle to contractor entrance and back

Circle up for some Mary (request for all pax who have not Q’d to ID themselves and lead an exercise) — Flutter kick, Hello dolly, Box cutters, Freddie Mercury, Rosalita

AYG sprint to Garden Center entrance

COP — Jumping lunge, Peter Parkers, CDDs, Donkey kicks, Wide arm merkins

AYG sprint to contractor entrance

COP — Diamond merkins, Donkey kicks, SSHs

AYG sprint to Storage box

Mosey to Baxter Playhouse entrance

Slow mosey home

COT

Naked man moleskin

The theme for the month of June is #Faith, as in “Oh, yee pax of little faith!”  Yes, there were lots of doubts at the start regarding the intensity of the Weinke.  I have to defer to Site Q, Barry Manilow, for his report.  Low number of reps and many ten counts.  Plus, breaks for some commentary from YHC on Faith and Doubt.  You decide.  The pax were pushed and they pushed themselves — well done, men!

Speaking of Faith, the pax offered contributions throughout on the theme.  Change Order offered how having faith in himself wasn’t quite working out.  When we came to the Trump/Pence office, YHC spoke of likely doubts and probed about Faith.  Vernon responded — God’s in charge he said.  Finally, Twister offered a strong testimony of faith and doubt regarding his brothers in the GRC.  His doubts were met by the faith of his brothers, and he made it to the finish.

Along the way, we identified some new sprinters among the pax, including Destiny, Deep Dish and Change Order.  Strong push, boys!

We also uncovered the identities of several future Qs for Barry Manilow — Optimist, MASH, Vernon, Couples & McGillis.

Thanks to Barry Manilow for the invite.  It is always an honor to lead honorable men.

 

 

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Totin’ the Block, Faithfully

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  • QIC: Short Sale
  • When: 06/07/17
  • Pax: Half Shell, Copperfield, Falcon Crest, Optimus , Straight Up!, Senator Tressel, Fish Sticks, Cornhole, Jekyll, Rad, Change Order, Culture Club, On The Rocks, (Mystery Pax, voice memo ran out), Short Sale
  • Posted In: Pantheon

15 of The Fort’s finest gathered for a Hump day beatdown at one of my favorite AO’s, the mighty Pantheon. #Cobains to the pax member that has been left off the list. #technology issues.

Q-drenaline got me there early enough to see Fish Sticks finishing a nice pre-run with Cornhole rolling in shortly thereafter. As the cars kept rolling in, YHC was thinking that the Weinke may be a tad long. Changes would be made on the fly.

Warm-up lap around the small loop included Toy Soldiers, Power Skips (my form was way off), Karaoke and Butt Kickers.

COP near the flag included:

  • SSH- 25
  • IW – 20
  • Merkin Clock – 5 (done at 12, 3, 5 and 9 o’clock positions)
  • Squats – 15
  • Moroccan Night Clubs * 25
  • Abe Vigodas (sloow Windmills) * 15

The Thang:

Mosey to basketball court in back. First note on Faith: FAITH MEANS TRUSTING IN ADVANCE WHAT WILL ONLY MAKE SENSE IN REVERSE- ALSO- FAITH DOESN’T MAKE THINGS EASY, IT ONLY MAKES THEM POSSIBLE.

Partner Up- size will matter later on. Partners go to opposite side of courts, suicides on foul lines and meet in the middle for parter hand slap merkins.  10 reps, 3 rounds, Suicides, meet middle for leg throws. 20 reps, 3 rounds, suicides, meet middle for partner squats. 20 reps, 3 rounds

bear crawl to center, meet middle for Partner Derkins (real crowd pleaser), 15 reps each bear crawl back.  This is where partner size came into play. Had planned for 3 rounds, but the Q was gassed. Omaha!

Mosey To the Kindergarten Playground – 20 step ups each leg, 30 dips

Mosey to Flag- Second note on Faith. :Related my favorite Metaphor from CS Lewis on Faith. He explained that having strong faith means that you are like a clean mirror reflecting God’s love for you to everyone you meet. The weaker your faith, the dirtier the mirror. The deeper your faith, the cleaner is your mirror.  Then, over to the flag pole for TOTE THE BRICK- 10 separate exercises. . Pax do each exercise while 1 member carries the cinder block to the last column and back. This portion provided some nice encouragement amongst the Pax as well as some quality mumblechatter about Carolina Dry Docks or “CDDs” sounding like a communicable disease.Good stuff.

Ended with 2 minutes of Mary- Fluttahs & Protractor. .

Various announcements- read the Newsletter, there is a LOT going on.

COT- A prayer AND praise for our Mustard Seeds in Lakewood Ranch, Cincinnati and Twin Cities. YHC relayed how amazing it is that fellow pax from The Fort (Bing, Senator Tressel and Solid State) have been so integral in launching these new Regions. Reminded all that we have a region full of HIMs and to be thankful for that.

Prayers for a friend of Half Shell going to rehab and prayers for parents of pre-teens and teens as we seek to guide our kids before they reach adulthood.

NMM:, #cobains to Cornhole and Jekyll as I forgot to mention your work helping to launch Houston and Seattle regions, respectively. Truly humbled by the honor to lead a hard working and big group of the Fort’s finest.

Thanks Fish Sticks for the opportunity..

Short Sale signing off.

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