8 men joined YHC for a Wednesday morning trivia challenge beatdown. Reborn busted out a STRONG VQ warm up this morning that left just enough time to run through some “On This Day” trivia.

Warm Up

Long Mosey around church.

• 15 SSH
• 12 Slow Windmills
• 20 Italian Night Clubs
• 20 Toy Soldiers

Mosey to other side of church. Circle up.

• 25 Merkins
• 20 Imperial Walkers
• 20 Freddie Mercuries
• 20 Rosalitas

Do the following exercises between the parking lot bump outs (50 feet apart). Switch exercises at each bump out.

• Walking Lunges
• High Knees
• Karaokes
• Butt Kickers
• Walking Lunges
• Shuffle

Circle up.

• 6″ for a 10-count
• 20 Peter Parkers
• Protractor 6″, 45, 90 with a look at the stars. Hold 6″ for a 10 count.

Handoff to Italian Job.

The Thang

Mosey to the front of the church. For every correct answer, 20 Squats. For every incorrect answer, 20 Merkins. All followed by a run around the church.

1) Today is Eric Clapton’s 71st birthday. Which of these songs did he sing?

• In the Air Tonight
• Rocket Man
• Layla – Water Boy nailed it. 20 Squats
• Stairway to Heaven

2) Who painted The Starry Night?

• Vincent van Gogh – 20 Merkins courtesy of Apache (who I think missed on purpose so we could do more Merkins).
• Pablo Picasso
• Claude Monet
• Rembrandt

3) MC Hammer turns 54 today. Complete this line in the song,”U Can’t Touch This” – I’ve toured around the world…

• From London to Bombay
• From London to the bank
• From London to the Bay – Of course Sgt. York would get this right. 20 Squats.
• From Paris to Madrid

4) Celine Dion turns 48 today. What was the first movie to feature her singing?

• Titanic
• Beauty and the Beast – Schrute shocked us all with the correct answer. 20 Squats.
• The Little Mermaid
• Sleepless in Seattle

5) Norah Jones turns 37 today. What instrument made her famous?

• Guitar
• No instruments; just vocals
• Harp
• Piano – Bill Nye with the correct answer. 20 Squats.

6) On this day in 1981, what US President was shot in the chest outside a Washington DC hotel?

• Reagan – Atlas didn’t even need the multiple choice selections. 20 Squats.
• Carter
• Bush
• Eisenhower

After the final lap around the church, we had a few extra exercises to pay tribute to our trivia questions.

• 54 American Hammers in honor of MC Hammer’s 54th birthday.
• 48 Diamond Merkins in honor of Celine Dion’s 48th birthday (reference to the diamond and sapphire necklace in the Titanic film. I know, its a stretch but we had to do something).
• 37 Star Jacks in honor of Vincent van Gogh’s 37 years on the big ball (reference to his painting, The Starry Night).
• 25 Knee Tar Jais in honor of Eric Clapton’s birthday (“Layla, you’ve got me on my knees”).
• 4-10 counts on Wall Sits in honor of Ronald Reagan being the 40th president (“Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall”).

Finally, we had 5 minutes to spare so we did a little Dealer’s Choice. All done for 10 count or in cadence.

• LBCs (Schrute)
• Iron Cross (Bill Nye)
• 6 Inches (Apache)
• Big Boy Situps (Van Wilder)
• Freddy Mercuries (Atlas)
• Parker Peters (Sgt. York)
• Carolina Dry Docks (Italian Job)
• Tabletop Dips (Reborn)
• Mountain Climbers (Waterboy)

NMM

Awesome work this morning. Thanks for indulging me in a bit of “On This Day” trivia. TClaps to Reborn for crushing his VQ warm-up. Site Qs, put him on the schedule, he’s ready. Thanks for crossing the river, Atlas. We enjoyed having you visit. Once again, Sgt. York led the PAX in all exercises. This guy is a BEAST! Waterboy and Van Wilder, both down 20 lbs and falling. You guys are really upping the ante and we’re proud of your progress. Speaking of progress, was that Bill Nye staying at the front of the PAX? I believe it was. Great work! Schrute, you and Apache always make for great conversation. Thanks for the leadership, fellas.

I spoke a little this morning about leading your families and serving our Lord. It is our role as fathers and husbands to be the spiritual leader of our homes. I want to encourage you to continue serving Him at all times, not just when you feel you need a miracle. It is easy to rely on ourselves when the pantry is full and the bank account is up. We can forget who blessed us to begin with when things are good. Our God is always there, whether we call on Him or not. But remember who blessed you first and give Him honor and praise at all times.

Announcements

• Nun Run in Rock Hill – April 9
• Lake Wylie launch – April 9
• 3rd F Convergence “Fatherhood” – April 15
• Come See Me 5k, Half, Fun Run – April 16
• USMC Mudrun – April 30
• F3 Nation, F3 Dads Knights Baseball – May 14
• National White Water Center-for F3 and family 45 minutes 1st F then 2nd F – May 19
• BRR sign-up – 30 slots left
• Ragnar Trail Relay in October – sign-ups with the fees going up mid-month.
• Fort Region shirt order – Last day to order is 4/3

It was put out on the twittermachine the day before that any PAX posting to The Fort this week would get a shot of Jack.  10 PAX stepped up to the plate and took the daily red pill with a chaser of Jack!!  Noticed 1 FNG so welcomed him and gave a almost full disclaimer.

THE THANG

Santini wanted a little foreplay first before what he knew would be a beatdown.  So we did a warmup of :

20 x SSH, 15 x IW, 15 x Windmills, 15 x Seal Jacks, 15 x Plank Jacks, 15 x Mountain Climbers

Still not warm up enough so mosey up the path to the second drill bit with high knees, butt kicks, karoake.  Stop at second drillbit up the hill and run back down to the parking lot with karoake, butt kicks and high knees.

Stop at the base of the Stairway and explain the meat of the workout and some of Jack Webb and his friends.

First time up the stairway – Jack Webbs 1:4 at first light pole, 2:8 and second light pole, 3:12 at third lightpole, 4:16 and 4th lightpole, 5:20 and 5th lightpole, then do 10 seal jacks and come back down the hill in reverse order doing Jack Webbs, 5:20, 4:16, 3:12, 2:8, 1:4.  Plank at the bottom when finished.

While in Plank position, mentioned Jack Webbs cousin Jack Squat.  One Squat and then 4 Lunges.  Same course up and down the stairway.  Plank when finished.

Next up was Captain Jack Sparrow. 1 Burpee and then 4 Bombjacks.  All the way up and down the stairway again. 5 burpees and 20 bombjacks was definitely a crowd pleaser.  And we got to do it twice.

Next up was Captain Crunch. 1 full Situp then 4 LBC’s.  Up the stairway again and back down.  Plank when finished.

Once the 6 was in we moseyed to the playground for Jack Lalanne (this dude was 90+ and still rockin out pull-ups, pushups, etc. daily).  Here we did 1 pullup and then 4 Moroccan Night Clubs.  All the way up to 5.  Then run a lap around the playground and go down from 5. Another crowd favorite.

After finishing up there we moseyed down 160 to the parking lot in from of Synergentics for some people’s chair and ab work.  People’s chair then Flutter Kicks x 15 and Rosalita x 15.  Back in the chair.  Then heals to heaven x 15 and hello dolly x 15.  Then back in the chair.  Moseyed back tothe COT area with 2 minutes left so 1 minute of plank jacks and 1 minute of seal jacks.

Namearama, COT, BOM

Announcements – BRR, Mud Run, CAH, read the newsletter

Prayers/praise – Prayers for safe travels this week for Easter and Spring Break.  Praise for a safe Palmetto 200.

Moleskin

1.  Always amazed by almost perfect mumblechatter of Santini.  Nobody complains more during a workout than he does but then again nobody thanks you as much afterwards.  I’m glad we could have an old school bootcamp butt kicking instead of ruinning all over the place.
2. Double D wearing the Notre Dame shirt.  Don’t make the Q angry!!!
3. Welcome to FNG Screenprint!!  Dude rocked his crossfit shirt during the workout and I’m pretty sure WWL EH’ed him onto a BRR team.
4. With the exception of the FNG it felt like a Veteran crew from the WEP old days with Santini, WWL, Double D, Crab Cakes.  Glad I could deliver that old school bootcamp feeling
5. At coffeteria Santini asked me how my 2016 word sacrfice was going.  Shared some stories about where I have made some sacrifices but also got me thinking when I left about where is I can sacrifice or what others have sacrificed for me.  This lead me of course to the Ulitmate sacrifice made for all of us.  Jesus Christ.  This weekend we celebrate his death and resurrection so that ALL of our sins can be forgiven and that we may have that relationship with the Father.  So as I look at sacrifice going forward, I’m going to look for areas where I can sacrifice some time to better my relationship with the Father.

Longshanks out!

This morning, 19 PAX crushed a sweat fest, you against you, beat down at ManU. Disclaimer was disclaimed and then work began. Thanks to our brothers from Fort Mill, Tega Cay, and Indian Land for crossing the river and joining us in the gloom.

Warm Up

Mosey to the Fountain for our standard ManU Warmup:

• 25 SSH (in cadence)
• 20 IW (in cadence)
• 25 Moroccan Night Clubs (in cadence)
• 25 Italian Night Clubs (in cadence)

Long mosey around the Manchester Village Parking Lot. Circle up for some stretches:

• Left over Right
• Right over Left
• Middle

The Thang

Partner up for the BOMBS beat down I learned about in San Antonio a few weeks ago. It was terrible!

The following activities were completed as an aggregate total. While partner 1 performed the exercise, the other ran the length of the parking lot and back. Exercise counts were:

• 50 (B)urpees
• 100 (O)verhead Claps
• 150 (M)erkins
• 200 (B)ig Boy Situps
• 250 (S)quats

Finish up with suicides the length of the lot.

Mosey to COT for 3 Minutes of Captain Thors courtesy of Popeye.

Today we covered 2.5 miles in addition to the BOMBS workout. Excellent mumble chatter too.

NMM

I really enjoyed working alongside such a great group of men this morning. The conditions were perfect – no rain, no wind, and only 51 degrees. We started off a bit chilly, but heated up quickly. I was very impressed with the effort every man put in today – lots of mumble chatter and encouragement.

I took the idea of this workout from a visit to San Antonio. This prompted a few comments, my favorite being from Riddler stating, “You can take that workout back to Texas.” I like these workouts because you are in charge of how hard you work. I was glad to see guys running hard when they could have jogged. I’m proud of you guys.

I also had the privilege to share a word from my devotional this morning (The One Year Uncommon Life Daily Challenge by Tony Dungy and Nathan Whitaker). Below is an exact transcript from the March 24 devotional.

Exodus 4:10-13

Moses pleaded with the Lord, “O Lord, I’m not very good with words. I never have been, and I’m not now, even though you have spoken to me. I get tongue-twisted, and my words get tangled.” The Lord said to him… Go! I will be with you as you speak , and I will instruct you what to say.”

But Moses again pleaded, “Lord, please! Send anyone else.”

Too often we tend to think of our platform as something that is tied to our position or occupation. We influence the people who work for us or who have a direct relationship with us. Certainly we don’t have a platform to influence others outside our areas of authority, we think. But that isn’t true.

During a tumultuous time in our nation, Dean Smith, the legendary UNC basketball coach, repeatedly put himself in the middle of the unsettling race relations. As stories go, he would invite an African American member of the community to lunch. They would head to the most segregated place in town, whether it was in Chapel Hill, Durham, Greensboro, or other places in North Carolina or other Southern states. People would stare and become angry at his audacity to do that in public. Smith didn’t care and would blithely eat his meal, knowing they weren’t about to throw him out, as much as they might want to.

“He was a basketball coach,” some critics might say. What he did, well, that was outside his coaching platform. He overstepped his bounds.”

Wrong. We all should be expanding our platforms, looking for ways we can influence others in situations for good. This doesn’t have to involve civil disobedience. We can volunteer, tutor, carpool to soccer practice, or start a book discussion group. Have a cheery disposition for everyone we come in contact with. The list of options to make a difference is endless.

I encourage each of you to make a difference wherever you are. Don’t wait for God to send someone else. As the #HIM you are, people watch what you do. You have a level of influence in everything you do. Take those opportunities to make your world better. You’ve already started on the right foot posting with us in the gloom. Now take it one step further. Be the change you want to see in the world.

Announcements:

• Fort Region shirt order – Last day to order is 4/3
• 3/26 Saturday  1600.  Children’s Attention Home fun day.  Contact chicken hawk for details
• 4/9 Saturday Nun Run. Contact Twister for details.
• 4/15 Friday 0610. Eternal Church behind Zaxby’s Fort Mill 3rd F convergence on Fatherhood
• 4/16 Saturday Come See Me 5k, Half, Fun Run
• 4/30 Saturday Mudrun
• 5/14 Saturday 1805 F3 Nation, F3 Dads Knights Baseball.  Block of tickets will go quickly.
• 5/19 Thursday 1745 National White Water Center-for F3 and family 45 minutes 1st F then 2nd F

Prayer Requests:

• Tinker Toy’s injury recovery
• Travelling mercies for those PAX going out of town
• Boots as he prepares for Coast Guard Boot Camp
• Schrute’s aunt recovering from a stroke

7 Pax shook off the temptation to fartsack in sympathy with the P200 smartsackers and gathered at LILO for a taste of St Paddy’s Day pain.

The Thang

Warm up run path to far side of WEP

COP – Mtn climber, IWs, SSHs, Windmills, Merkins, Squats

Run to hill and down to base

Traditional Jacob’s ladder – running 7x up and down w/merkins at the top starting w/1 and adding 1 each trip up

Run path back the way we came stopping at playground

Pulls ups x10, CDDs x10, Monkey humpers x10 (3 cycles)

Plank sequence, including the Leprechaun (aka the Plank Punch)

A Few Mins O Mary (our favorite Irish lass), including her Latin friend Rosalita

Run back to parking lot and grab a Bucket O Gold (aka cinder block)

Line cinder blocks across parking lot circle to form stations for each pax to do deep incline merkins between two blocks

Incline merkin suicides up stairway to heaven – Deep incline merkins x10, run to light post and back, 10x DIMs run to next light post….repeat all the way to top and back.

Derkins x10

Burpees x10 OYO

COT

Naked man moleskin

St Patrick’s Day was the perfect morning for our friend O’Pie to post at LILO, making the trek from Indianland.  Plus, he brought along another friendly lad from those parts, Bloody Knuckles.  Great to have you both along for the adventure!

Bird Cage and Hasslehoff scared off MacGyver and Corruption, who chose to get in five miles over hill and dale rather than submit themselves to boot camp agony.

We closed out with prayers of gratitude from all pax, taking a cue from YHC’s near miss of disaster on the way to WEP at Peach Stand intersection.  Much to be thankful for, especially the gift of our F3 brotherhood.

Thanks to Twister for the invite. Always a privilege to lead the pax.