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Salty or Sweet, it was all Puddle and nothing but Guppies

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Well, after the leadership of @Pothole I decided to do the difficult thing and run at Footloose…

 

It was difficult, but the PAX all pushed through the pain.  Some saltier, some sweeter.

https://twitter.com/F3_BossHogg/status/1309078563681972224

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Ballroom Fun

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Beginning today, I wake up 5 minutes earlier than usual so I’m not rushing to get to an AO. I typically pull up around 5:14. No more of that bs. I keep telling myself to go all-in so I need to be more disciplined all the way around. It worked well; I got to #TheBallroom early just so I could freeze my balls off with a couple other guys as we waited for 5:15.

My game plan this morning was to do a little bit of this and a little bit of that. We stuck to that plan.

Warmup: Mosey around the lot and sung some karaoke while we waited for the last car to park. The pax taught me that if you flip and reverse a karaoke then you’re not really flipping and reversing anything. You can only reverse, no flip. After some High Knees and Buttkickers, we circled up and did some SSH, Low Slow Merkins, Weed Pullers, and Goofballs.

The Thang: We moseyed to the athletic field parking lot for some more SSHs and back and forth running. I wanted to keep our heart rates up a bit but made it a you vs you run. We did some Mountain Climbers and even more SSHs and then some more back and forth running. The we moseyed down the path for the next stop. There we did some more SSHs, Mountain Climbers, Merkins, SSHs, Karaoke (Uhaul was in a singing mood), LBCs, CBLs, and then a mosey back to the school for some wall sits. A couple rounds of 3 counts per pax, a round of 3 merkins per pax, a round of 1 burpee per pax. Somewhere in there we Toy Soldier’d over to the hill for a Bear Crawl up and a Crawl Bear down. A slow walk up the hill to the school’s awning got us to our endpoint. We did some Dips. We did some Incline Merkins. We did some Calf Raises. We did some Step Ups. 6 o’clock bell rang.

I always hope to push a moderate workout to the higher threshold of moderate. I never want it to be too easy. Nobody yelled at me so I hope it wasn’t too easy. I appreciate the opportunity to lead; thank you Smithers.

Announcements: 8th Anniversary Party.
PSA: Get yourself some term life insurance.
Prayers & Praises: Praise for Drop Thrill’s brother being home. Continued prayers for his recovery. M’s & 2.0’s.

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Handing Off The Shovel Flag for The BALLROOM – Part Deux!

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Wow -what a great, steamy morning to be alive. Thanked the Good Lord for the beautiful moon rise on my way to the AO. Overcome with a sense of Deja Vu after handing the Shovel Flag off to Manziel last September, YHC also thanked my lucky stars that Smithers agreed to take it from me.  It wasn’t that easy to find a new Site Q as quite a few Pax turned down the opportunity.

But it was a perfect gloom for a beatdown and to pass the reins to one of the BEST AOs in The Fort, bar none. This place has wide open spaces and limitless potential. Cars kept rolling in and we waited an extra 30 seconds when Polaroid came in HOT. Disclaimer (has anyone actually read it?) was described and detailed. So, our journey began.

THE THANG:

WARM-UP: Mosey to other side of the school

COP:

  • Seal Jacks * 12
  • 5 Burpees
  • Moroccan Night Clubs
  • Mountain Climbers* 12
  • 4 Burpees
  • Squats * 15
  • 3 Burpees
  • Peter Parkers * 12 (almost lost my wind)
  • 2 Burpees
  • Low Slow Squats*10
  • 1 Burpee

MOSEY to ELEMENTARY SCHOOL DROP OFF LANE OR BACK LOT for Dirty McDeuce. Partner up- 3 exercises at each end, 5 reps at each end, then 10, then 15. LBCs, Merkins & Bombjacks

Thoughts on Complacency – How comfortable are you? Are you challenging yourself in any way? Are you stagnant and complacent? Nothing wrong with being comfortable and being able to relax. But a man MUST do things that make him Uncomfortable in order to grow. Without challenges and stepping outside of our comfort zone, our minds and our bodies begin to get soft. To truly thrive, you need to push your boundaries and lean into some discomfort. We live in a world of convenience and comfort. But the more you are wiling to challenge yourself, the more that you will thrive. HARD WORK AND SWEAT IS GONNA PAY OFF.  SO THINK OF WAYS TO PUSH YOURSELF OUTSIDE OF YOUR COMFORT ZONE. AYE?   

Mosey to WALL – Peoples chair, PAX JUMP out and do 5 SQUAT JUMPS, Bearcrawl to curb. Mosey to lightpoles. 10 Weezy’s. run to next pole, 10 Squats, back to first pole. 10 LBCs at 4th Poles, 10 Merkins at 5th Pole. Return to 1st Pole after each circuit (also called suicides)  

MOSEY TO Front of school for– JACK WEBB (only made it to 6 rounds). Back to COT

Announcements, Prayers (Otis’ Dad, Cash, Our Community). Lean Into the Discomfort and there you will find growth Gentlemen. Great group and great effort out there. These men help to sharpen me every time out. Eternally Grateful & Honored To Lead.

Don’t cut yourself Short.

Shortest Of All Sales, Out.

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6 for a Moderate Board of Misery

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6 pax conquered the Board of Moderate Misery:
5 Merkins (tempo)
5 Low Slow Squats
5 LBCs (4 count)
5 Dips (down-up-1)
5 Lunges (4 count)
5 CBLs (reverse lbc)
5 Shoulder Taps (4 count)
5 Step Ups (4 count)
5 Flutters (4 count)
Easy Peasy!
Now Rinse & Repeat but add 1 rep each. Take a lap after 2 sets.
We did sets of 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 4, 3, 2, 1

Smithers is back in action and has agreed to take the shovel and be Site Q beginning August 4th!

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Expired Milkshake

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Thanks for the Q spot Drop Thrill, sorry for the delay in posting.  This was a fun workout and I enjoyed getting to know Uhaul and his 2.0 Bowser better.  Grade dad and cool kid!  Bowser will get a chance to lead on 5/30 and I know he will do awesome.  Boogie Down was there to – great to see you man and I hope that knee keeps feeling better.

For this workout we basically walked around the pond behind the Domtar buildings, walked all around the Fort Mill High School campus, and stopped many places along the way to gather together and do some stretches and exercises.

I missed the landing by 5 minutes, sorry for being late! Hope to see everyone again soon.

Flat Tire

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World Domination Complete – The Hive comes to Saturdays at a socially distant location near you…

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Well it was bound to happen and eventually it did, The Hive crossed over the last day of the week not yet occupied by The Hive…  Spitz led the first half and Tesh closed strong on an absolutely beautiful day in The Fort.  We are blessed to be in this great town and I am blessed to have the brothers of F3 here in Fort Mill coming out and supporting this AO.  We will soon be back to the new form of normal and I will definitely be ready to stop using Worship Planner…

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Millllllllshake Returns! The Thrill Returns! Why does it feel like March?

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So you gotta love weird things that happen in the middle of a pandemic, today I had scheduled myself as Q for Milkshake, months ago.  Had no idea it would be the actual return of Milkshake after almost two months off.  I’ve missed it, don’t know about you guys.

We made our way from our temporary AO and headed down next to LPL stopping along the way for some exercises now and then.

We made observations about strange traffic lights and how tight on security certain companies are.  You know, the usual.

After we made our way back, we did some stretching and talked trash about the regular Fort Pax and their stretching form.  You know, the usual.

It was good to be with you guys again in person, and have some fellowship as we burned a few calories.

Good to have Boogie Down back after being on IR and congrats to proud poppa Wegmans!

Until next time… the Thrill is gone!

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Simon Says at the Ranch

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Four men posted on a fantastically cool morning.

Start with a Mosey run

Circle up for Warm up
SSH (IC 12x)
Windmill (IC 12x)
Moroccan Nightclub (IC 12x)
Low Slow Squats (IC12x)
Merkin (IC 12x)
Peter Parker (IC 12x)
Plank stretches
Downward dog
Honeymooner

Thang 1: Bermuda Triangle
Three cones spaced 20-30 yards apart.
Start at cone 1, do one burpee, bear crawl to next cone
Cone 2, do two burpees, bear crawl to next cone
Cone 3, do three burpees, bear crawl back to cone 1, and pick up a clothes pin from the bucket
Repeat the circuit, picking up a clothes pin for each completed circuit.
Alternated the transitions with crab walks ad crawl bears.

Thang 2.1: Simon says
do call outs only if Simon Says
Shuffle left, shuffle right, shuffle backwards,
SSH
merkins
Mountain Climbers
OH claps
Smurf jacks
Arm Circles
CDD
Al Gores
Lose a pin for not following Simon

Thang 2.2: Simon says penalty payments
15 minus pins left = burpees to do OYO

Mary
Abs: LBC, freddie mercury,
Protractor, shoulder taps

Fini, COT

I asked the men to think of one burden you carry, one thing you want to get better at, or start doing or stop doing and tied to this passage in Matthew 11:28-29:

Come to me, all who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you, and learn from me, for I am gentle and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls.

Prayers: Triple Lindy’s Mother in law not doing well in health.

Playlist:
The Man (Killers)
Got Nuffin (Spoon)
Higher Ground (Red Hot Chili Peppers)
Sweet Home Alabama (Lynyrd Skynyrd)
These Boots were made for walking (Nancy Sinatra)
The Boys are back in town (Thin Lizzy)

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Remembering the First Responders on 9/11

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Getting the opportunity to Q on 9/11 is a big deal.  I’m happy to see that all the men who were given that chance took advantage by creating a tribute to those who lost their lives on that day 18 years ago.  I was not going to disappoint the men who showed up at the Abyss.  4 of those men arrived to kick it off at 5:15am so I shared my thoughts.

A special treat was having Boogie Down join us a few minutes into the warmup. As I was talking with him during the workout he shared with me that he lived in NYC during this terrible event. More on that later…

Today I wanted to honor the first responders who lost their lives on September 11th 2001.  They were:

343 firefighters (including a chaplain and two paramedics) of the New York City Fire Department (FDNY);

37 police officers of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey Police Department (PAPD);

23 police officers of the New York City Police Department (NYPD)

But that was not personal enough, so I gave each PAX a name of one of those 403 first responders and asked each of them to take some time today to look up this person.

I pulled the name of Martin McWilliams, who died at the age of 35 and was part of FDNY Engine 22.  He was a new dad, his daughter (Sara) was born only a few months before his death.  He was great at fixing things, he loved house projects and working on cars.  He played golf whenever he could and was an avid skier.  He was a daredevil, who tried flying lessons and skydiving.  His sister recalls that he was a terrible joke teller.  He would be 53 years young this year.

To pay tribute to these fallen heroes we did the following.

7 Burpees

Then 9 rounds of:

11 Pull-ups

11 Push-ups

11 Sit-ups

11 Squats

Finish with a 403 m Run around our small track = 2 laps

The combined reps for this workout would equal 403. I demanded that the PAX not short any of their counts today, as each rep represented a life lost.

We finished with 10 minutes to spare so we went to our regular hill.

Run down, at the bottom = 9 Bombjacks

Run up, at the top 11 Flutters (DC)

We finished up at COT.  I asked Boogie Down if he would share some of his recollections from that day.  It was moving, and I’m so glad he joined us to share his experience.  What caught my attention the most, was his remembrance of the smell of burnt “stuff” that lasted in Manhattan for months after the attack.  If he wants to share more, ask him next time you see him.

An Honor to Lead

Royale

 

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Iran is a country, I ran is a song from A Flock of Seagulls

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20 at Footloose as we enter the Crabcakes site Q era.

No FNGs, but a number of first timers for a Barry Manilow Q, I’m sorry for that.

The Thang:
Mosey to the big lot down the hill between the churches (you know)
high knees across the lot, windmills x 10, karaoke L across the lot, karaoke R across the lot, overhead claps x 25, 1/2 toy soldier – 1/2 knees to chest across the lot, LSS x 10, MN club x 20, 1/2 windmill walker – 1/2 squat walker across the lot, shoulder tap x 10, scorpion DD x 10, run 50% across the lot, 75%, 75%, 100%, Jonah Hill (3 broad jumps, 3 HR merkins x 7)

single file run snake the stairs (10-12 single flights), rinse and repeat

Circle up: SSH x 10, LBC x 10, OH clap x 25, HR merkins x 10, imperial walker x 10, Travolta x 10, hillbilly walker x 10, plank jack x 10, inchworm/merkin/bombjack x 5 OYO, Matt Foley (1 animated squat, 4 dying cockroach, 2-8, 3-12, 4-16, 5-20)

single file run snake the stairs, then mosey to the bottom of the big hill. The men from minnow pond were playing paddy cake at the bottom, so we sprinted up the hill … twice

mosey back to the First Baptist sign: curb step ups x 20 IC, mahktar n’diayes x 10 and in honor of his birthday in 1946, Freddie Mercury x 10

COT

Looks like we made it,

Barry Manilow

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