14 men not afraid of a little water showed up to try and get better this morning at Walter Elisha. Let’s get it on…

Mosey to the small parking lot off of 160 for warmup.

WARMUP:

• 30 Side straddle hops
• 10 4-count merkins HOLD POSITION
• 20 double count mountain climbers HOLD POSITION
• 20 peter parkers RECOVER
• 30 Moroccan night clubs
• 10 4-count windmills
• 30 low slow squats

The THANG:

Mosey to upper parking lot

• Burpee broad jump to first line, bear crawl to second line, burpee broad jump to 3rd line, plank for the 6, mosey back to start
• Run to first line, 20 merkins, run to second line, 20 squats, run to curb, 20 dips

Mosey to awning next door…dry ground for a few minutes of Mary

• Wall sits + overhead extension x 20 + 4 10-counts
• On your six:
  • Boats & Canoes in cadence x 20
  • dying cockroach in cadence x 20 (legs all the way down – parallel to ground for each count)
  • protractor in cadence x alot
  • Captain Thors in cadence 5×20

Mosey to the wall

• Muscle ups, 4 count x 10

Quick word re: accountability – be a leader to those around you during your workouts. You quit, they quit. You do work, they do work. Keep this in mind.

Mosey to playground (YAAAAAAY!)

• Partner up, P1 does pullups, P2 runs around p-ground. Rinse & repeat.
• WORST PART OF THE WORKOUT – Squat burpees (1 burpee + 5 squats after each burpee jump) x 10.
• 20 dips

Mosey to COT.

Announcements: CAH June Burpee Challenge, Colombia Mission trip fundraisers (wristbands, car wash cards, Gutters & Gringos)

Prayers requests: Sen Tressel brother in law (health), Dark Helmut friend (health), Double D parents (travel), Manchester bombing victims. Praise for the day ahead.

APOLOGIES TO HEEHAW FOR GETTING THIS UP SO LATE…I’VE GOT A POCKETFUL OF EXCUES BUT NONE THAT ARE SUFFICIENT.  NICE JOB BROTHER!!!

17 pax, including 1 FNG and several from The Rock, posted to Block Party to welcome HeeHaw to the Q Club for his virgin rodeo.  With a solid welcome and a proper disclaimer in front of the assembled barristers, HeeHaw took the pax off on his adventure.

The Thang

Despite the advertisement to his  2.0 FestiFun and the advance coordination with DD that indicated little running, Q was off to the races when the gun sounded, leading the pax down 160 to the lot in front of UC Synergetic.

COP — SSHs, IWs, windmills, squats, CDDs

Partner up

Partner 1: bear crawl across lot, merkins x10, run back
Partner 2: Preacher’s chair
(flapjack)
(rinse & repeat 2x for total of 3 cycles)

Partner leg throws x25 (flapjack)

Mosey to Massey Street Hill

Partner 1: run to top of hill, hello dolly x10, run down/
Partner 2: continuous CDDs
(flapjack)
(rinse & repeat)

Run back to WEP with pause in park at corner of 160

Plank series

20 Burpees OYO (FestiFun favorite!)

Mosey down trail toward parking lot w/stop along way

20 Bombjacks OYO

10 Bombjacks OYO (practice makes perfect)

Mosey to parking lot

Mary session — Russian hammer, LBCs, dying cockroach

COT

Naked man moleskin

T-claps to HeeHaw on a solid first outing as Q!  Don’t be confused by that handle…he’s not a knee-slappin’ bumpkin’ from 1970s TV.  He is a classic OG living an “It’s a Wonderful Life” script.  Nice to have you in the center of the pax!

Not only did he work a nice Weinke, with more running than anyone anticipated (keep ’em guessing!), HeeHaw came with a solid message.  Great challenge to the pax to make the #Maturity theme for the month count for more than just personal growth but also growth in your marriage.

Welcome to our brothers from across the river, especially FestiFun who posted despite recovering from flu and recent injuries in order to support his old man on his VQ voyage.  Great to have all of you!

Welcome to FNG/Gutterball, who posted for the first 3 mins of pain, before jetting off to get to work.  T-claps to Sauerkraut for the EH.  Keep on coming, Gutterball…we’ll get that roll straightened out over time.

12 posted for a sampling of some GORUCK Good Livin!  The Ruck-Truck rolled in overflowing with Rucksacks and Sandbags much to the concern of the PAX.  One FNG posted this am to see what all this was about, so full Disclaimer given and the it was time to Ruck Up.

The Thang

Mosey up the path a bit for our warm-up session of SSH,IW,WM & Mtn Climbers

Partner up for first series, which included Partner 1 doing 5 burpees while Partner 2 starts around the Path with 2-rucks or 1-sandbag.   P2 then sprints to Partner 1 and hands-off the rucks/sandbag and does the exercise.  Rinse & Repeat around full path for .6-mi.  This staple of our wokouts is known as Catch Me If You Can. #winded

After a short discussion on F3-Mission Statement and how F3 brothership bonds and Leadership come into play during GORUCK Events, Pax lined up in 2-columns for a little Sandbag toss relay race.  Front team member cleaned the #40 sandbag and exploding up, throws it out front of him. Man behind him steps up and does the same, Indian Run Style all the way down to the #60 sandbag.  Return w/the #60; That was fun….Lets do it one more time!

Circle Up. Lay Bag or Ruck down in front of you.  15 burpees oyo on your Ruck, replacing the jump up with a hop over to the other side after each rep.

Finished off the am with same Partners doing 100’s of Merkins & Squat Thrusters with Rucks.  P1 doing the work, P2 sprinting across field and back taking over for P1. Flapjack to 100 is achieve as a team.

Return back in Two Columns for COT.

Thank you to Double D for the invite out to come show how the Rucksack can be incorporated in a normal Bootcamp and to the Block Party Faithful for going along.  Shout out to FNG Bunyan for posting his first time out at the place it all started and for for offering such a solid prayer to take us out.

Always a pleasure to Lead

8 of us showed up for some running and bootcamping!!

Lap around WEP and COP

20 SSH
10 Diamond Merkins
20 Low Slow Squats
10 Peter Parker
10 Parker Peter
6″ Plank
20 IW
10 Merkins
20 Seal Jacks
20 Mountain Climbers

Partner up (size does not matter) Speed might!

Partner one stays home and does continuous
10 merkins, 20 dips, 30 LBC until partner 2 returns home (Flapjack)

2 laps each and quite a few merkins, dips and LBC’s!

Finish up with 5 minutes of Ab Lab and off to COT

Finished up at 2 miles and no mumble chatter! Just the way I like it (quiet)!!!

Asked the PAX to tell us what we are all thankful for. I for one gave my thanks for F# and the positive impact it has made on my life including body, mind and spirit! Thanks Dredd and OBT!!! You might not know it but you are saving people and building better men everyday! What a fantastic legacy!!

7 true Block Party faithful posted for pain with a mystery Q.  The tweets went out Mon eve seeking insights and previews, and the pax were repaid with silence.  Two reasons — YHC has dropped Twitter off the phone for Lent AND YHC had failed to score a Q for this rodeo.  So, it was YHC on tap with a little help from the pax on the message for the day.  One FNG along for the ride, so full Disclaimer was announced and then the puck was dropped.

The Thang

Extended warm-up session using Drill Bit format with a mosey to each post around WEP and 3-5 exercises at each stop.

Mosey to the playground at whatever pace you want and plank up.

Partner up for next series, which included Partner 1 doing exercise while Partner 2 runs lap around playground.  #Flapjack.  Rest break after each sequence was filled with one of the pax sharing his personal views on who/where/how he seeks WISDOM.

Finish off w/Fellini leading final two exercises as test run for his VQ at Patriot 3/25/17.

Run home

COT

Naked man moleskin

Thank you to the Block Party regulars for posting despite the unannounced Q.  We now know who the diehards are.  Appreciate your loyalty!

Welcome to FNG/Nemo!  With pressure from WWL to post at WWL’s Thursday Q at The Ranch, Nemo decided he need a preview…perhaps he could get the Merlot Splash out of the way without his Duke Energy colleague as a witness.  Wise beyond his years!  He had no problem digesting this workout.  He even shared from the heart during the Wisdom session at the playground.  Great to have you on board for the ride at Block Party!

Shout out to Fellini who is tackling (by now he has tackled given the late posting of this BB) his VQ at Patriot.  He always offers great words in COT…thrilled to see him stepping into the center of the circle to share his brand of leadership.

Workout today was P200 friendly.  YHC turned out to be only pax running P200, so it ended up being a bit self-serving.

Quote of the day:
YHC to Nemo: What do you do for fitness?  Do you run?
Nemo: No, I am not a runner.
YHC: So I guess you are not doing P200 then.
Nemo: I did Hood to Coast

Message today was focused on the monthly theme of WISDOM.  For me, wisdom never comes unless I stop talking, shut out the ceaseless chatter in my head and truly LISTEN.  So the pax listened to each other share their perspective on the topic.  To sum it up, what I heard was that to gain wisdom you have to humble yourself to listen to other people, especially people different than yourself, and including people of all stripes from 6-year olds to criminals.  Glad I shut up for this one.

Thanks for joining, gents.  Always an honor.  Until next time…

23 pax saw the marketing campaign put on by YHC.  They were either a victim of pressing the flesh at a recent COT, checked out the media notifications on Twitter, or got text shamed.  And all of them showed up anyway!!!  Most probably thought – ‘Hey, Crab Cakes is always at the six.  How bad can it be?’.  Others thought – ‘Hey, it’s #BlockParty we never touch the grass anymore.’  All left rethinking what’s possible at #Block Party.

YHC wanted the pax to understand what we have here.  #BlockParty has been around a while.  We’ve been there a million times.  Every possible workout.  Every field.  Every parking lot in the 3 mile radius.  Every hill.  Every sidewalk.  Can seem a little stale.  But remember!  If it was all taken away – bet you would want it back.  It’s time to APPRECIATE what we have here at #TheFort.  Appreciate your pax to the left and to the right of you.  Appreciate your M, your 2.0s, your job, your health, your home, this community!  Ask our brother Solid State who had to move away and is trying to get it going in the Great White North.  Bet he’d love to run, and sweat, and get better around Walter Elisa Park and Downtown Fort Mill.  We must APPRECIATE, men.  It will add to your joy.

With that we set forth together for a #Six led workout.

The Thang:

Little baby job to the 160 lot for dynamic warmup.

High Knees

Butt Kickers

Shuffle right/Shuffle left

World Wide Leaders (trademark)

Toy Soldiers

Dying Soldiers (apparently too “dynamic” for some)

Long Strides/75% Sprint

There – you’re warmed up.  Little baby job to the Veterans Lot.

Socrates has a good memory (“Last time we were here he made us do burpee broad jump across the field.” Sounds like a great idea!)

Burpee Broad Jump across the field (Crowd Pleaser!)

Get into four groups, spread out and face the road for OVER/UNDERS

(Official Record: Package touched grass and cheated)

Partner up (Size kinda matters) for Partner Push/Sprint/Push

Flap Jack

Stick with your Partner for Perfect Push-Up/Partner Run

Flap Jack

Do it again

Do the same thing a third time (Crowd Pleaser!)

Little Baby Jog to the 160 lot for Mary – Flutters, LBCs, Flutters, Rosalita’s, Dollys, LBCs, Flutters

Jail Break to COT

Well done, gentlemen!  That was a good one.  Thanks to DD for inviting me to Q.  Truly an honor to lead such a great group of men.  Thanks to everyone for showing up and pushing through.  Great mumble chatter.  I appreciate each and every one of you and F3 Nation for what it’s done for me and my family.

Aye!

12 Pax took the DRP and posted in chilly conditions at Block Party this Valentines Day!

Karaoke
Toy Soldiers
Side Shuffle

-Low Slow Squat (15)
-Windmill (15)
-Imperial Walker (15)
-Merkin (15)
-Cherry Picker (15)
-Hillbilly Walker (15)
-Merkin (10)
-Drop Hips – Stretch
-Monkey Humpers (15)

Aggregate Combined Partner Work*:
-100 Merkins
-200 Squats
-300 LBCs

*One partner ran while the other partner did aggregate work (swap out)

Sequence of Three:
-LBC (15)
-Low Flutter (15)
-Shoulder Clap (20)

-Dolly (15)
-Low Flutter (15)
-Shoulder Clap (20)

-Russian Twist (15)
-Low Flutter (15)
-Shoulder Clap (20)

Jack Web (1 to 4): Merkin to Over Shoulder Claps – up to 6 Merkins

Jack Web (1 to 4): Big boy sit-ups to Russian Twist – up to 4 BBS

COT

When Double D asked me to take the Q, I noticed my palms began to sweat.  I know you’re thinking, Cornhole sweating that’s not surprising.  Anyway, I started thinking, when’s the last time I’ve Q’d or even been to WEP outside of Convergent type activities.  Question’s started forming like: Do they still work out in the grass?  Do they use the hill?  Where is the closet parking lot?  Where is this Stairway to Heaven they mentioning in the back blasts?  Is that near the gun shop?  Deep Breath! You’ve Q’d lots of workouts.  Relax.  Think. Think.

After revisiting the purpose of this AO is to relearn things forgotten and helping others I knew exactly what I would focus on.  As Q’s “YHC included here” we are always thinking of ways to push each other and usually focus our attention on challenging the fittest PAX that show up and secretly hoping that those less able chose another AO.  As a result, the six is left chasing the group, sometimes catching the group just in time for them to take off again.  Having spent and still spending a great deal of my beat downs as the six I know this doesn’t need to be the case.

The Thang,
Dynamic Warm up using paved path around park (Light Jogs, High Knees, Butt Kickers, Side Shuffles)  Stopping at Corners to perform 10 ea in cadence: SSH, Slow Squat, Mt Climbers, Lounger, Merkin.  Mosey to next corner with dynamic exercises.  By doing this Run, Stop, Exercise, Run again allows PAX to stay together, lots of mumble chatter and modification by those that need it.

After the first round had PAX perform the cadence counts.  Started with those that have never Q’d a workout.  Everyone did great.  There were some adjustments/heckling needed but that’s why we practice.  Look forward to attending one of your Q’s in the near future.

Mosey to Playground (Partner Up – Size does not matter)
P1 makes a lap around playground (When did they add on that other section?)
P2 Performs Exercise,
Flapjack 2x Pull-ups, LBC’s until all finished – Yes this includes you Dark Helmet
Then CDD, LBC’s until all finished
Russian Dips LBC’s until all finished
For some reason YHC kept forgetting to take the second lap appreciate Cha-Ching holding me accountable.

Discussed story from The Swamp a couple weeks ago and how our intentionality of posting to workouts, 2nd F’s and 3rd F’s is bringing awareness to others.  Shows that we are a group that takes action.  Disciplined to not let the elements, others judgments sway our actions.  Committed to holding ourselves and others accountable.

Mosey to COT.
Thanks Double D for reaching out and holding me accountable.  Was great to get back to Block Party.

Honored to lead and follow this morning.  This is a very lively group and will definitely be back to take part in one of your Q’s.

Cornhole

12 Pax posted to Block Party to  put the finishing touches on Month 1 of 2017 and get a preview of Month 2’s theme of “Intentional.”

As we stood there in the gloom on the last day of January 2017, 1/12 of the year was almost in rear view mirror — are you happy with where you stand for the year so far?   Time goes by quickly, and goals and One Words don’t take care of themselves without intentional focus and effort.  After the Disclaimer, the pax were presented with two questions:

1. What are you committed to in 2017 (ie, goal, one word, resolution, purpose or person)?
2. What is the one exercise that you dread the most at any workout?

Pax were then instructed to pick a partner and share their answer to #1 with the partner so that today’s workout could be dedicated to that intention and their answer to #2.

The Thang

Warm up in the parking lot — Mtn climbers, Peter Parkers, merkins, SSHs, Squats

Warm up run along path w/Karaokes, butt kicks, high knees & toy soldiers

COP for some first time leadership by Fellini (Merkins x10, CDDs x10) and Fat Boy (SSHs x20, Bear Crawl).

Muster at the first post for Drillbit Session #1 — One lap around path with stops at each post where pax will do exercise they hate the most x10.  Wait for group to finish before moving to next stop.

COP for more first timers — Sauerkraut (Windmills x15, Merkins x10) and Kooter (IWs x15, Pull-ups x10).

Muster at post for Drillbit Session #2 — One lap around path this time doing your partner’s exercise at each post.

Monkey humpers x15

Makhtar N’Dyae x10

Run home

COT

The message today related to being Intentional.  The first step is to set your mind on a direction.  It is best if you state it or put it to paper.  And highlighting your weakness or an obstacle to getting there is also important.  Sharing these with a partner who will hold you accountable can be a big help in keeping yo on track.  Encouraging another man with his intention can also help inspire you to hold true to yours.  The pax experienced a taste of all of this today.  There is still time to pick a word, goal, intention, purpose to 2017.  Eleven months remain.  This is also time to consider the Whetstone program as a structure to help you grow.

Solid work today by all the pax.  Cha-ching and MP were partners and both picked  burpees as their exercise — which meant 100 burpees!  Great effort by everyone.

Speaking of getting a taste, 4 pax had not yet experienced a VQ, so they responded to the ad hoc challenge to step up and lead from the center for two exercises each — nice work!

Great to see Sauerkraut posting for the 3rd time in 4 days!

Outstanding teamwork and perseverance by the #Respect tandem of Hee Haw & Fellini!

Always an honor to lead gents.  Thanks for posting and pushing each other.  Keep it up for the next 11 months!