Padre thought he heard a train whistle blowing…

In case you are not aware, a rule at “Old Town” is when you hear a train whistle blow, you stop whatever you are doing and do 10 Burpees (shout out to the Greer, SC F3 Boys for that idea). So we began our deal with what he thought he heard in his head – 10 Burpees.

Mosey to the Parking Garage:

Apparently Padre thought he heard a lot of whistle blowing: Burpee Broad Jumps from bottom of the garage to top (Chaser said it was burpee broads for a quarter of a mile up hill). I believe it!

At top introduce the idea: “Humility”  Thought is if you say you are humble you are probably not.

Mosey to the Fountain:

Pair up

100 Merkins (partner runs to other side and switch)

200 Squats

Mosey to the Amphitheater

Continue to the thought of “Humility.” Padre challenged the guys to think of humility in regards to “identity.”  As men, it is our “identity” wrapped up solely in what we “do.” True humility does not have to tell others what we “do” for a living.

10 Prison Cell Merkins at the bottom (shout out to TinkerToy)

Run to top of Amphitheater

9 Jump Lunges

8 Prison Cell

7 Jumps Lunges

6 Prison Cell

5 Jump Lunges

4 Prison Cell

3 Jumps Lunges

2 Prison Cell

COT

Final Thought on Humility.  Padre stated that he is overwhelmed with Jesus being more powerful than what he can comprehend and yet He humbled himself and put on “human clothes.” Padre also tried to affirm the guys who come out week after week, day after day. He confessed that he has tendencies at times to think he is better than he actually is. He stated that the guys keep him humble and make him desire to get better.

This whole backblast are Padre’s words transcribed. But I wanted to add a final thought. Men of Rock Hill and Fort Mill, I’m proud of you. Every day you get up and push the covers to the side, wipe the sleep from your eyes, and attack the day with such ferocity that the devil himself thinks, “Oh crap, they’re up again!” You men inspire me to be a better dad, husband, brother, employee, and friend. Thanks for the constant reminder of what a real man is – one that prioritizes what truly matters. You guys ROCK and I’m proud to call you my brothers in Christ!

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20 PAX enjoyed a stroll in the park and down town for an hour of pain and a little service.  PAX #21 still not named was a 40lb sack of sand that represented those in society that don’t fit in, that stay in the shadows because they are not accepted as mainstream.  No one usually invests in them emotionally or spiritually.  The call to the PAX was to step up and share the burden of carrying the sack and serving a less accepted brother.  The call is to go out into or sphere of influence and invest in those that no one else will invest in and accept them and try to influence them in a Godly way.

Mosey 1/3 way around WEP

Dynamic Warm-Up

• SSH x30 => Butt Kickers 20 yards
• IW (high) x20 => Butt Kickers 20 yards back
• Windmills x10 => High Knees 20 yards
• Peter Parkers Peters x20 => High Knees 20 yards back
• Mtn Climbers x15
• Dry Docks x20
• LBCs x10

Crucibowl climb/circuit, 5 rounds with increased reps each round (2, 4, 6, 8, 10)

• Station #1 – plank jacks
• Station #2 – burpees
• Station #3 – mountain climbers
• Station #4 – bombjacks

Mosey to the Springs complex for some partner wall work

• 3 wall climbs / PAX CDD
• 5 wall climbs / PAX CDD
• 7 wall climbs / PAX CDD
• 20 count balls to the wall / PAX Merkins
• 30 count balls to the wall / PAX Merkins

Mosey back to WEP

• Partner Tennis ball toss and catch (catch = plank, drop = burpees); continue to move further apart and running sprints after each throw.
• Finish with 3 minutes of Mary
  • 20 LBC
  • 15 Hello Dolly
  • 15 Hi Lo Flutter
  • 15 Freddie Mercury
  • Protractor

8 PAX descended upon the Fort on a hot a humid day as the majority of the Fort Pax decided to do a CSAUP named the Hog and Coyote.  These 8 may have preferred to do the Hog and Coyote after an hour of Dora, Bear crawls to heaven, and other stuff.  Disclaimer noted and off we go.

The Thang

Mosey to main field for warmup – 25 x SSH, 20 x IW, 15 x Windmills, 15 x Mountain Climbers, 10 x Peter Parkers, 10 x Parker Peters.  Mosey to the playground for round 1 of Dora 1-2-3.  Partner up.  1 partner will do a lap around playground while the other partner works on the exercise.  After lap is complete they flapjack and continue where first partner left off.  100 pullups, then 200 dips, then 300 regular situps. Plank when done.  After the 6 is in we mosey to the base of the hill for round 2 of Dora 1-2-3.  While one partner is running up the hill the partner is doing exercise.  Flapjack and continue.  100 merkins, 200 squats, 300 SSH (was going to be 100 burpees, 200 merkins, 300 squats but audibled due to the heat and humidity).  Plank when finished.  After 6 is in mosey to the base of the stairway to heaven.  Start at first light and bear crawl to second light and do 1 merkin, run back down to first light.  Bear crawl from first light to third light and do 2 merkins, run back to first light.  Bear crawl from first light to fourth light and do 3 merkins, run back to first light and plank until the six is in.  Mosey to shade fro dealers choice Mary – LBC’s, Dying cockroach, Freddy Mercury, Rosalita (IC in Spanish), Machine Guns, and Plank Jacks.  Mosey back around the playground for COT with 5 burpees OYO upon getting to COT.

Announcements – Gladiators game in Indian land on August 1st.  Happy Fathers Day.

Prayers – Charleston Victims, Dads being good dads.

Moleskin – When the date for the Hog and Coyote was first announced, the first thing that came to my mind was I have to switch dates with someone so I can do the Hog and Coyote.  I had already switched dates once to do a Spartan Race, so to me, my responsibility was to stay as Q, and allows others to have the opportunity to do the Hog and Coyote.  What you realize through F3 is sometime you have to lead, sometime you have to follow, and sometimes you have to sacrifice what you what to do so others can.  While Q’ing today, it was great to see the Pax doing the Hog and Coyote pass through at various times.  The ones I talked to where happy that when they got to WEP, they were not doing my portion of the workout (not sure the other 7 that showed up to do the Fort were happy either, but iron sharpens iron).  I am thankful that I got to run the last leg of the Hog and Coyote and meet up with my brothers at the Patriot.  Most busting my butt for not doing the whole thing.  Always it’s and honor to be a part of this group and to lead this group.

24

PAX and 2 FNGs arrived at WEP to take their DRP (Daily Red Pill). Iron Horse, Flat Tire and YHC (Cake Boss) awaited the arrivals and prepared a 3 course meal of pain. As the clock struck 0700, Iron Horse gave the cursory disclaimer of not being a professional, however if anyone knows Iron Horse, he does things pretty close to professional as anyone I know. Off we went for what was supposed to be the “Warm Up”.

The Thang: Iron Horse at Q

Mosey our park drive to Springs parking lot for a lap, to the wall along the building for a little peoples chair (let the 6 catch up). 60 secs and off we mosey across the street to the wall for 20 dips & 20 derkins OYO and then another mosey to small parking lot off 160 for another round of peoples chair and story time…..minus the story time.

Quick sprint across 16t0 to field by tracks for 4 corners of fun. Split into 1’s, 2’s 3’s & 4’s. rotate through all 4 corners.

Corner 1 – 10 burpees sprint to corner 2

Corner 2 – 30 merkins crab walk to corner 3

Corner 3 – 30 squats spring to corner 4

Corner 4 – 30 Bombjacks lunge to corner 1

Warm up over and Q handed to my man Flat Tire

Jog across 160 to statue of 3 men climbing a wall. Flat Tire talked about what this statue means as we look at it, and what it was described as on the plaque, however he went on to mention what it reminded him of Ecclesiastes 4:12 ^“And though a man might prevail against one who is alone, two will withstand him—a threefold cord is not quickly broken.” Standing alone we are vulnerable to fail, but with our F3 brotherhood, we can lift each other up and be strong together in order to get over the wall!!

Partner Up for some Fun o Pain

Wheel Barrows up the hill, swap with Partner when pain is too much.

Top of Hill, begin sequence of 100 merkins, 200 squats, 300 LBC’s while partner runs down & up hill. Real crowd pleaser!!

Few rounds of Plank derkins off partners back, dips off partners back, old school full sit up 40 reps each…..fun times!!

Hand off Q to Cake Boss

YHC pulled the PAX in tight to mention something about order. We all have done something that we probably are not very proud of, but we still did it, looked around and made sure nobody saw us and moved on down the line. When I say we looked around, we looked left to right, ahead and behind us, but we never looked UP. If we look up when facing decisions or even when faced with a crisis, it puts Order into our Chaos. Putting God first gives us the sense and guidance needed to deal with the chaos we live with daily.

Mosey to the playground at WEP—–Maktarjis as we wait for the 6

With partners – #1 does pull ups while #2 runs lap – 3 rounds

Maktarjis as we wait for the 6

YHC talked about Moses and when he observed an Egyptian soldier beat one of the Israelite slaves, Moses looked every direction except for up and killed the soldier and buried the body, thinking nobody saw this and he can hide it. If he only looked up, and followed God’s order for all of our lives, he would not have had that mess on his shoulders to carry. What are we living with that we think we are hiding? What should we be looking up for instead of hanging our heads low?

Line up for the Tunnel of Love, 26 men crawling through the tunnel.. ….Mosey over to the Drill Bit for 35 SSHs – Mosey to next Drill Bit for Jailbreak to COT.

We had a great showing at The Fort. Men had lots of Mumble Chatter but the work was done and the men survived the Triple Threat.

@ FNGs “CoPay” and “PaulaDean” did a great job. Welcome!

Iron Horse has redefined the Warm Up. Little warning for his next Q

Thanks to Flat Tire for another impressive beat down. Great team work for sure!

Humbled and Honored as always to be part of this PAX and its willingness to stand together, encourage and serve one another.

Cake Boss