Category: 1st f

Changes Are Coming

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One of the things F3 does well is promote individual leadership. It provides a platform where everyone is Free To Lead in whatever initiative they see is necessary to create an impact. We step up to be QICs for AO’s, 1st,2nd and 3rdF events, etc. and that’s the great sign of a leader.

Another great sign of a leader is understanding your audience and impact, understanding when to pívot and readjust. Follow me here. With the plethora of AO’s to choose from on a day to day basis, sometimes some sites get left out with no one showing up to support. That can be very deflating to a person’s ego. With Wednesdays being one of the days where there are so many choices to pick from, I’m choosing to adjust Tallawah’s schedule from weekly to bimonthly.

Starting Sept 6, Tallawah will only be opened on the first and third Wednesdays (and fifth if applicable) for a 45 minute gear workout. After August 16, the next time Tallawah will be opened will be Sept 6.

Thank you,
Beaker out ✌🏾🧪

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Shieldlock vs. Shieldlock!

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Get ready! The next couple of months are going to get crazy at #ao-Varsity as the ShieldLocks around The Fort show us what they’ve got! Each week we’ll have an entire Shieldlock co-Q a workout for those brave enough to show up. Lets see which Shieldlock brings the most pain!
First on deck are the FortHorsemen. There will be cindy’s, there will be bar work, there will be running, and a little something extra. Show to know this Friday at #AO-Varsity!

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HIM Camp

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The Fort Retreat – Pre-Blast

Details:

  • Who: PAX of the Fort (This could always include an FNG…..)
  • What: “HIM Camp”
  • Why: A weekend of dirty, dangerous, and difficult things that forge bonds and accelerate us to live right and lead right. Will include specialized skilled training, retreat content campfires, and hikes in the Blue Ridge Mountains.
  • Where: CRI Base: (Clickbait’s Headquarters)
  • When: 8/11-8/13
      • Arrival window Friday, 8/11, 2-10 pm
      • Opening session at 7 pm
      • Depart Sunday, 8/13, by 10 am
  •  How:
      • Register at: https://criout.regfox.com/f3-him-camp
        • $50 fee covers cost of training sessions
      • Shieldlocks / PAX are preparing meals onsite to keep costs low.
      • Transportation OYO or group together.
      • There is an option on the registration page to join a 12-passenger van departing at 10 AM on Friday.
  • Packing List: (The facility has a dining facility, showers, Dorms, and A.C.)
      • Bedding (pillow, sheets/blankets, or sleeping bag)
      • Bathing suit
      • Sturdy shoes for hiking, flip-flops for showers
      • Backpack or Ruck
      • Water Bottle or Hydration Pack
      • Headlamp
      • Personal Snacks
      • Bug Spray

F3’s mission is to plant, grow and serve small workout groups for men to invigorate male community leadership.

Toward this end, we’re carving out time to be prepared for the challenges that may come our way, that we would lead well, serve and overcome them.

Your August 2023 Saturdays:

8/5 – Stuff the Bus
8/12 – The Fort Retreat
8/19 – Get your 2.0s ready for school on 8/21!!
8/26 – I don’t know, man. Make some decisions on your own.

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Parking Lot (TL/DR)

  • Epic workouts, hikes, and the completely unexpected.
  • Active Shooter Response Training
  • CPR and AED training
  • Continue awakening our ability to accelerate together
  • 3rd F element Qed by Kaiser
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The Gladiator Games are Coming…

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Its not often Trucker has a good idea, but credit is due where its due. YHC will revive the contest of champions where survival is the best case scenario. The object is to get to the end of the course as fast as you can, simple. Pax will start 2-5 minutes apart and fight their way to the end. This 20 minutes ass kick fest will have you taking the rest of the week off. Forget the UVU shxt. This is UV Everyone. Top time takes the title of Gladiator until the games return again….if they ever do. Last running of the bulls was nearly 8 years ago and a Gastonia Pax took the crown.

Lets see if all these cute little murphs and black diamond workouts have done anything to prepare you. There’s gonna be more than a sink there so be prepared for what’s beyond.

Synchronize your watches to converge at Catawba Ridge Football Parking Lot at a special start time of 5am. Ill take your reading this an an HC

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Acceleration, Fellowship and Leadership – all at one AO?!?

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Now that YHC is back in the world of site Q’s and has learned that I don’t need word press for a pre blast 😬, here’s your notification that we have brought back a Thursday AO to Fort Mill High – The Coach’s Box arrived last week albeit under the shadows of AKA.  

Now that the Tour De Fort (AKA) is complete, I expect regular attendance from PAX who seek not just to accelerate their 1st F but to accelerate their leadership as well.  I’ll expound a bit.

Many of you know my enthusiasm for leadership and its study. In moving the AO back here, the Coach’s Box was fitting as every Q, just like a good coach, will bring a leadership message to accompany their workouts (saying weinke would have felt a bit awkward there 😬).  

Last week, Sugar Daddy gave us a great message from his former baseball coach.  Work fast, change speeds, throw strikes.  This week, Spiderman brings something new.  Fogerty the week after.  You get the idea.

This AO also is very proximate to Hanging with Stang – where anyone can (and should) conveniently stack their first and second F together. After all, we’re called to accelerate in all three F’s.  

It was YHC’s intent to establish an AO that brought Acceleration, Leadership & Fellowship all in one experience.  If you like the idea of that – you know where to post on Thursdays.  I look forward to seeing all of you there very soon.  

SYITG!
Cyclops

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The Murph

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PAX,

Start preparing for the annual MURPH Challenge on May 29th.

Why :  LT. Michael P. Murphy (SEAL) was the officer-in-charge of a four-man SEAL element in support of Operation Red Wings. Murphy is credited with risking his own life to save the lives of his teammates. For his selfless actions, LT. Michael Murphy was posthumously awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor on October 27, 2007. We honor his sacrifice and memory though The Murph Challenge.

The Workout:

1 Mile Run
100 Pull Ups
200 Merkins
300 Squats
Another 1 Mile Run

This year, we will have three options for the Murph after our regularly scheduled workouts.

Option #1:

Location: Nations Fort High School

Start Time:  0645

Option #2:

Location: The Print Shop

Start Time:  0800

Murph Flyer #1

** Registration is required for this event:  Link

select “The Print Shop by Amor Artis” as their gym affiliate.

Option #3:

Do Option #1 and #2

 

 

 

 

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F3 AMRAP 4 AUTISM – 2nd Edition

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F3 AMRAP 4 AUTISM

B.L.U.F.

Saturday April 22nd there will be a #BEATDOWN of epic proportions (AMRAP style) at Alcatraz.  This #SNOTWOGGLER is being delivered to support families with autism (like mine) get the resources they need.  The average cost for ABA therapy is $60,000 per year and can be much higher depending on the severity and need.  Autism Strong Foundation is a local non-profit that is “Founded on faith and led by inclusion, our mission is to provide the strongest support, community and hope for those touched by autism. All funds raised by Autism Strong are mindfully donated to our community in the way that will make the greatest impact; connecting families and children to the resources they desperately need.” Give HERE if you feel so lead.  Also shirts are live on Mudgear HERE (First order ends March 27 for delivery by event day – second order will launch soon after this one closes)

THE WHY:

“For I know the plans I have for you, declares the Lord…” Jeremiah 29:11

My son Noah was diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder in June of 2021.  The verse from Jeremiah is a truth that my M and I have hung on to ever since that day.  Admittedly there have been many days where we have doubted, more than I’d like to admit, as we’ve worked to learn and navigate this new world we were thrusted in to.  One of the most impactful things we have been able to do for Noah is getting him ABA therapy.  Through this focused therapy model we have seen Noah grow in so many areas.  Today we still receive about 20 hours per week of ABA but since we started Noah has become more expressive of his needs/wants, increased in his social skills, increased in his daily living skills and we can clearly see his confidence has grown.  We want all people affected with autism to have this same opportunity.

Through our journey we have found an amazing community and organization with a local nonprofit called Autism Strong Foundation.  The foundation was started to help families that cannot afford to help their children get the care they need for autism.  My M and I know firsthand, after battling with insurance for coverage, how difficult it can be to carry this burden on top of everything else.  We know many families are losing that fight or just cannot afford to help their children with the extremely high cost of therapy.  Some families must make a choice between paying the power bill or therapy for their special needs child, could you imagine that decision?

THE WHAT

  • F3 AMRAP 4 AUTISM is taking over Alcatraz on Saturday April 22.
  • 0630 launch with brief warmup and explanation of the day’s event
  • 0640 Event Start. AMRAP below workout for 44 minutes with coupon.  Partners recommended!
    • 54 man makers with coupon
    • 54 yard with coupon overhead
    • 54 thrusters
    • 54 bent over rows
    • Run 1 lap around the park with coupon
  • 0724 Clock Stops
  • 0730 COT & Winners Announced
  • 0745 Coffeteria

Other Details

  • Workout is open to ALL MEN – regardless of if you donate. #CorePrinciple and all…
  • We will be gathering as many coupons as we can. If you have a sandbag, kettlebell or cinderblock please bring it.  Recommend no more than 50 lbs.
  • AMRAP 4 AUTISM is an annual event started by Autism Strong Foundation in 2013. This year’s event will be in August and held in Charlotte.  YHC will share registration details as they come available.

How you can help

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…and thats how history is made

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History was made today as YHC made his VQ at The Armory. I’m happy that after 9 years someone finally noticed me. All it took was getting up at 3 am to make the drive across the bridge to the “other side” of Fort Mill.

We didn’t do a disclaimer because only professionals showed up.

Warm up was an Indian Run in a slowish pace around the parking lot. Battlebot decided to snake us a bit but we made it back. 5 Windmills and about 10 Polish night clubs.

The Thang

After much discussion on the properness of the name, we did a Jack Web because I said so. Although others were determined it should have been called 11s. Luckily, I didn’t fold under the pressure and called it what I wanted. We started with 1 press and walked across the lot for 10 curls. Now normally you would assume we then did 2 presses and 9 curls…. but somewhere in YHC’s Coors Light daze the numbers didn’t add up. We pretty much did 10 of each exercise on both sides of the parking lot. I wish I could say it was a test to see who was paying attention, but that would just be a lie.

Next, we again debated the name of the exercise group. I said accumulator, some said Dora, others said Misogi….look I don’t care what yall call stuff, just do the exercises. We partnered up with 1 person doing the call out while the other ran across the lot and back. Each time the partner ran they had to add 1 merkin. I think by the end we were around 14-16 merkins each time we ran. Call out was 300 swings, 200 tri extension, and 50 man makers.

Closed with good news about Band Camps youth trip and prayers over the P200 runners

….Hope your happy 3D and thanks for the invite Battle Bot

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