Commitment to the Jackal

YHC was honored to head to the East Side and deliver a beatdown at AJ. The weather is fantastic for F3 and I enjoy seeing some new faces (Sunkist). It also gave me an opportunity to create a tough workout, which I needed after a weekend of bad eating.

WARMUP:
Disclaimer given. Mosey past the light poles to the parking lot near the baseball field.
IW x 10
Mtn x 15
SSH x 20
CDD x 15
Windmills x 10

Let’s go!

THE THANG:
Light pole suicides
Run to 1st light pole, do 10 WAMs, then run back
Run to 2nd light pole, add 15 squats plus 10 WAM, run back
You get the idea!
Exercises included:
10 WAM
15 Squats
20 Merkins
25 CDDs
30 Monkey humpers
35 Plank Jacks

Small interlude discussion on Commitment, one of the five Q Source Leadership Virtues

Mosey to other lot

Jack Webbs
1:4 Big Boy/Flutters
1:4 Irkins/Dips
Each went to 5:20

Modified Starfish
15 jump squats, run to middle for 5 burpees
15 Overhead claps, run to middle for 5 burpees
15 Durkins, run to middle for 5 burpees
15 Mtn climbers, run to middle for 5 burpees

Mosey back for Mary

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

Congrats to the Fort for the 13 year anniversary!

COT:
Lots of prayers and praises shared here. All were lifted up His glory!

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Remember 9/11 – Honor The Sacrifice

WARMUP: No.
THE THANG:
Grab your sandbag, shoulder it and run 5 laps around the perimeter of the parking lot, totaling an estimated 2,001m.

Start at the parking lot “goal line”:
Pick up your sandbag, run 20yds, 24 Overhead Presses, run back
Pick up your sandbag, run 40yds, 24 Bent Over Rows, run back and drop your sand bag.
Pick up your sandbag, run 60yds, 24 Curls, run back and drop your sand bag.
Pick up your sandbag, run 80yds, 24 Chest Presses, run back and drop your sand bag.
Pick up your sandbag, run 100yds, 24 Squats, run back and drop your sand bag.

100yd sand bag toss and overhead carry back
50yd sand bag lift, twist, toss, rotate and repeat.

24 Flutter Kicks with press
24 Simbas but I had to call it at 12, eventually.

9 Man Makers

MARY: See above.
ANNOUNCEMENTS: I love you men.
COT: Yes.

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Weinke Routine at Block Party

WARMUP: mosey, Shuffle, butt kickers, high knees

THE THANG: exercises in cadence
Routine 1
– merkins
– Seal jacks
– Derkins
– Moroccan night clubs
– Hand release merks
– Overhead claps
– Incline merks
– Donkey kicks

Bear crawl and lunge walk

Routine 2
– squats
– Peter Parker’s
– monkey humpers
– mnt clmbers
– Step ups
– Big boys
– Low slow squats
– LBCs

Bear crawl and lunge walk

Repeat Routine 1

Bear crawl and lunge walk

Repeat Routine 2

Mosey

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Fish Tales with Birdcage

We had 9 at varsity (2 for IronPAX, 1 proctor, and 6 for a Cindy beatdown. Here’s what we did:

Warmup
– 10 Low Slow Swuats
– 10 Mountain Climbers
– 10 Windmills
Mosey to get a cinderblock

– 10 Manmakers
– 15 Curls
– 20 OH Press
– 25 Flutters with a Press
– 30 Cindy Swings
– 20 Squats
– 15 Skull Crushers
– 10 Sit-up to Press
– Jog to AO Jones

Repeat 2 more times

NMM
Below is an AI generated backblast about yesterday’s workout. Some of it is true.

The sun had yet risen where the flags would be, and the usual quiet was shattered by the sound of furious guitar riffs echoing across the lot. Rumbling Bald himself had decided that today was the day he would reinvent himself as a heavy metal solo act. His amps were cranked to eleven, his hair (which may or may not have been real) was blowing in the breeze, and every bird within a mile radius had fled in terror.

In a parking spot nearby, Birdcage was already five tall tales deep. “And that’s when Dark Helmet single-handedly wrestled a grizzly bear with a lightsaber and taught it calculus!” he boomed, waving his arms dramatically. Nobody was buying it, but everyone kept listening because Birdcage’s delivery was too good to ignore.

Time Machine, meanwhile, sat cross-legged on the asphalt, looking like he had aged a century overnight. “What am I doing with my life?” he muttered, staring off into the middle distance. “I mean, posting at Varsity? Was that really my legacy? Out of all possible timelines, why did I land there?” He sighed so deeply that Rumbling Bald’s double-bass pedal briefly went out of rhythm.

Finally, Spiderman dropped in from a nearby tree branch, landing with a thud. “Hey, uh, what’s all this?” he asked, eyeing the stack of cinderblocks Italian Job had been planning to incorporate into Bald’s stage show.

“Those,” Rumbling Bald growled, “are for dramatic effect. I need someone to swing them into the pit when the breakdown hits.”

Spiderman looked at the rocks, then back at Rumbling Bald, then immediately raised both hands. “Nope. Nope nope nope. Swinging heavy things is not in the contract.” With a single web-thwip, he was gone before anyone could argue.

Birdcage stood, puffed out his chest, and pointed dramatically toward the horizon. “Did I ever tell you about the time Dark Helmet built an entire stadium out of marshmallows just to host the galaxy’s first interstellar dodgeball championship?”

Time Machine groaned, Rumbling Bald shredded harder, and somewhere in the distance Spiderman was still muttering: “Nope. Not my job.”

And thus, the morning at NaFo ended the way all their gatherings did—half concert, half existential crisis, and entirely ridiculous.

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Where Hmastrings & Quads Go to Die (Iron Pax Week 0 – Tellier WOD)

Warm-Up
Run from COT to the Band practice parking lot.

The Thang – Tellier Hero WOD
Format: For Time
Equipment: Cones/markers at 5, 10, 15, and 20 yds
1. Round 1
– 10 Burpees
– 5–10–15–20 yd shuttle runs
1. Round 2
– 10 Burpees
– 25 Merkins
– 5–10–15–20 yd shuttle runs
1. Round 3
– 10 Burpees
– 25 Merkins
– 50 Lunges (hard way)
– 5–10–15–20 yd shuttle runs
1. Round 4
– 10 Burpees
– 25 Merkins
– 50 Lunges (hard way)
– 100 Big Boy Sit-ups
– 5–10–15–20 yd shuttle runs
1. Round 5
– 10 Burpees
– 25 Merkins
– 50 Lunges (hard way)
– 100 Big Boy Sit-ups
– 150 Squats
– 5–10–15–20 yd shuttle runs
:stopwatch: Stop timer. Collapse. Wonder why you signed up for this.

Moleskine
Week 0 of Iron Pax delivered a gut check. The Tellier WOD is no joke — if your legs weren’t on fire, you’re probably not human.

The grind of burpees, merkins, lunges, sit-ups, and squats under shuttle-run fatigue was a brutal reminder of what sacrifice feels like in the smallest of ways.

When you’re tempted to quit or wish you had music blasting to push you through, remember — those this WOD honors didn’t get the choice to quit. They leaned into the hard. We honor them by finishing the reps, staying the course, and giving all we’ve got.

Shoutouts
– :clap: <@U5CVD8D7V> & <@U0603USPHAS> – came out on top today with strong finishes.
– :fire: The Machine (<@U19FA0Q8Z>) – strictest form in the lot, ensuring every rep was to standard. No shortcuts, no compromise.
– :raised_hands: <@U01JUGK82TY> – thanks for the opportunity to lead and set the tone.

COT / Takeaway
Steadfastness doesn’t come easy. It’s built under strain, in the moments when you want to stop but don’t. Today’s work was a small reminder of the cost others paid for our freedom — and the standard we’re called to uphold in return.

Prayers
:pray: For loved ones gone too soon.
:pray: For marriages — to be strengthened and rooted in faith.
:pray: For children as they grow into adulthood.
:pray: For the grace, gratitude, and discernment to ride the highs and endure the storms.

Do the hard things. Honor the sacrifice. Be the man your community needs.

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Whats the point of this

Sometimes I wonder if a ‘backblast’ is important. Yes, I can here the admins now screaming their doctoral rhetoric at their phone screens. ‘Its for new guys to get ideas’, ‘Its to share with people that weren’t there’, ‘Its to get our name plugged into the all powerful algorithm and track our stats.’

I kinda think its BS. When F3 started we didn’t have any of this crap. Not to say change is bad (or good), but to say are we missing the point. F3 isn’t about any of the things we are told to use a backblast for. That’s one of the things I always loved about Indian Land, the fact you wont find any record of it anywhere. But we, and you know who we are, what we were about, and the legend was born.

I suggest this. If you are gonna right a backblast, tell me something I cant find on YouTube. If I need a workout, that’s easy to find. I want the meat. What was your challenge, mentally. Who did you push. Did the PAX overcome. Did you grow as a leader.

Are you forging your legacy?

If you want to know what we do at my workouts, then show up. Otherwise just know we will be there sharpening our steel. Ill call impossible tasks not for the physical work, but to test your mind and fortitude. And just know I WILL be right there with you. Good or Bad, BC is here to stay.

I’m sure Ill get kicked out of F3 for these statements

#MILGA rising

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No lube needed

So here’s the thing, I missed a few guys. Not bc I don’t appreciate my fans, but bc I was having oxygen issues in the brain and the video evidence was maliciously destroyed.

The 4 headed monster(ish) was fantastic and went as follows

Birdcage- 5 minute run for a warm up
LTrain- bear crawls, lunges, merkins, lbc, squats, running
Cohiba- Step ups, derkins, irkins, crab walks, more running
Fogerty- burpees, bear crawl, diamond merkins, uphill, more running
Liberty Biberty- wall sits, and running, and more running

Here’s the deal, we are accelerating. We are taking the first step TODAY. I couldn’t be any happier to be taking over #Bushpit. I have ideas, you want more, I will give the people what they want. Today is a new day for me, and you, and the Wood. Show to know what I got in store for next week. #MILGA

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SKIP IT TOY

WARMUP: lol
THE THANG:
Yog to Emory Ln corner for Braden loops. 3 work stations. 15 reps of merkens, big boys and squats. 3.5 miles at least with good total body workout.
MARY: none
ANNOUNCEMENTS: golf, HIM camp
COT: prayers and praises for health, our wife’s and children.

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ALLTHUMBS!!!

Arrived early to pick up Cindy and her friends ( just more Cindys ). After the party favors were loaded in the truck I drove to the band practice lot, needed 25yard spacing, why reinvent the wheel. As I was setting up the workout layout noticed some early arrivals, RUCKERS ( pretty sure this is a cult ). They were off before I could return to COT and wish them a pleasant trip, as the call to conquer unknown terrain hastened their departure.
Cindys were ready and waiting, workout layout complete, and old man stretching completed. LFG!

WARMUP: Disclaimer was disclaimed and we moseyed from COT to the band parking lot. SSHICx25, HBWICx12, CPICx10, MerkinsICx12. Pax moseyed around the workout layout to receive an explanation of the format/flow of the workout and exercises to be completed at each station. Finished at the center station where the PAIN would begin.

THE THANG: 2022 IPC Challenge – Week #2 – The “Belle” Ringer
AMRAP for 45 minutes
Set-Up -Make a 5-point star ( pain stations ) from a center location with each point of the star being 25yards away.
Workout starts with:
1. 5 ManMakers in the middle. Rifle carry to cone 2 and perform 10 “We’re Not Worthy”. Farmer carry back to center.
2. 5 ManMakers in middle. Rifle carry to cone 3 and perform 15 Goblet Squats. Farmer carry back to center.
3. 5 ManMakers in middle. Rifle carry to cone 4 and perform 20 Curl to Press. Farmer carry back to center.
4. 5 ManMakers in the middle. Rifle carry to cone 5 and perform 25 Cindy Swings. Farmer carry back to center.
5. 5 ManMakers in the middle. Rifle carry to cone 5 and perform 30 Bent Over Rows. Farmer carry back to middle.

Scoring: Total reps for 45 minutes of the exercises
Each complete trip is 125 reps

Sasquatch was King, well into his 4th round, followed closely by his fellow BOSSMEN partner Spectre.

The reward for crushing this workout -SKINLESS THUMBS!!!

MARY: None needed

ANNOUNCEMENTS: Civitas race, First Responder WO fundraiser ( stay tuned as SpiderMan brings the details in near future, gonna be epic!!! )

COT: Double D’s M and CakeBoss’s relative need our prayers for healing.

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Pendulum 8s

WARMUP: mosey through the stopping points
THE THANG: Starting at top of Dave Gibson hill on middle school side and running to 160 we did 8s with 7 burpees at the top, 1 navy seal burpee at the bottom, 7 burpees at the top at 160 and 1 navy seal burpee back at the bottom. We reduced distance up Dave Gibson each round and went down to 6-2-6-2 on burpee- navy seal burpee.
MARY: she didn’t show up
ANNOUNCEMENTS: newsletter
COT: yep

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