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20 at The Snake Pit

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OMG Becky, am I at the correct AO? That was my thought when I pulled up at 5:11am and saw 15+ dudes waiting in the parking lot. The power of location! The Snake Pit doesn’t get much love way out at CRHS. I was honored to lead 19 others in a kettlebell workout. Here’s what we did:
1 Curl (each side)
1 Tricep Extension
1 Chest Press
1 Big Boy w/ Press
1 Goblet Squat
1 KB Side Bend
1 Bentover Row (each side)
1 KB Swing

Longshanks came running through with a super bright headlamp.

Round 2 was the same set with an added rep, so 2 of each. 3 of each in Round 3. 4 of each in Round 4. 5 of each in Round 5….we did 12 Rounds and got swole! It wasn’t too shabby the first few rounds but after round 5 the groaning and complaining started. Music to a Q’s ears! After 12 Rounds we circled up for 20 Flutters in cadence and 10 Box Cutters in cadence. 6 o’clock happened.

We heard about Park and School AO’s opening soon.
We heard about an upcoming Convergence.
We prayed for Tinsel’s son.
We prayed for the end of the school year.
We praised Sky Q for life and the ability to workout in His presence.

Site Q’s…please schedule me.

The Thang

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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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Well Played Sir! Snake Pit Gets Thrilled

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So two days in a row the weather man said DON’T GO TO F3!!!  OK, he didn’t say that, but two days in a row the weather app said it was going to rain and two days in a row it didn’t.  Thankfully I posted both days.

One of those days was today and it was my Q at Snake Pit.

I borrowed a Q of mine and we talked a bit about mental health and also my mom who passed away due to prolonged medications taken because of her mental health.  So the numbers are based off facts about my mom and mental health.  And the thang went like this:

Some of my mom’s favorite singers were Elvis and Ricky Nelson:

Elvis – Born 1935 – Died Age 42 – 33 #1 singles
Ricky Nelson – Born 1940 – Died Age 45 – 14 Top 10’s

35 kettlebell swings
42 goblet squats
33 curls
40 skull crushers
45 flutters
14 Turkish getups (fan favorite)

Round 2

Mom – Born 1945 – Died 2014 – Married 49 years – 69 years old at time of passing

45 American hammers
14 cleans
49 merkins
69 flutters

Round 3

20 veterans commit suicide daily
77% of deaths by suicide are male
10% of men experience depression and anxiety (reported)
33% of those men see help

20 lawn mowers
77 rosa litas
10 burpees
36 LBCs

We got through the three rounds then started back and got about half way through again.

Thanks for coming out despite the threat of rain and for following along.  I’m guessing that Dr. Band Camp didn’t get his doctorate in math.  Just a guess.

Thanks for the opportunity to lead 3D and love to you all.

The Thrill is gone!

 

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Kettle Bells & Stuff at the Snake Pit (sort of)

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I know it has been  said by many but man, it feels good to be in the gloom with the guys again. Once I got my logistics figured out and blew the dust off the ol’ rusty kettle bell, Fire Marshal Bill & I made our way to the relocated Snake Pit AO. Hopefully, all these temporary relocations will be behind us soon.
17 others joined us for a total of 19 socially-distant PAX in the gloom this morning. We had one of the original Redwoods (Santini), one of the youngest guys in the PAX (Lil’ John), our resident story teller (Spitz) and a whole bunch of other faces I like seeing in the gloom.
Once 3D finished his struggle-fest with planting the Shovel-Flag into the ground and I did an oh-so-brief disclaimer, we took off for our warm-up mosey. A few minutes later, we returned to our Kettle Bell and began the instructional portion of the workout, more of the modified high-intensity variety.

2min of Burpees
5min Kettle Bell with 20ea: Curls, Low Rows, Upright Rows (repeat until 5mins is over)
5min Run at a “go get-it” pace: 1/2mi route is out to light at Banks St and back. So interesting why my first 200 yards of this run was brisk yet the rest wasn’t so.
5min Kettle Bell with 20ea: Overhead Press, Chest Press, Tricep Extensions (repeat until 5mins is over)
2min of Burpees
5min Run at a “go get it” pace to Banks St and back.
5min Kettle Bell with 10ea: 4ct Flutters with the press or the KB in the air, V-Ups, Big Boy Sit Ups (repeat until 5mins is over)
2min of Burpees
4min Kettle Bell with 2 forward lunges, 2 reverse lunges, 1 left lunge, 1 right lunge, 1 deep squat (repeat until 4mins is over)

And just like that, we were already standing at COT, how convenient.
Announcements: Guys are clearly looking to slowly start posting again so please pay attention to Slack (and possibly Twitter) or text/call another PAX to find out where the AO’s are now if they used to be at a school or park. Those grounds are still off limits but hopefully not for much longer.

Prayers/Praises: Mental health right now (and always), health for a spouse. PAX on the road to recovery and joining us back in the gloom, for a friend battling illness and getting the care he needs, MARRIAGES, physical health of other PAX, , upcoming moves, kids taking big tests, small businesses during this time and many more.

Until next time,
Maximus

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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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ESSO encourages the PAX to pick their poison and then share it with others, not like the Rona though, that would be bad…

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Esso brought back the poison picking to the PAX… He encouraged PAX participation, but then flipped us and had us painfully reminded that we each have our burden to bear, but we were also pointed toward the lesson that our brothers in the gloom are there to help carry the load and 3 is better than 1.  Excellent leadership professor…

 

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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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The Thrill Is Back – At The Hive

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It’s been a wild and weird year this year hasn’t it?  I took a break from in person workouts until I got used to this new normal and last year I decided to just go for it and start posting again in person.

UHaul thought it would be a good idea to let me Q again, I guess.  I’m just making up stuff at this point but here’s the real workout.

I call it Double Trouble.

One exercise with the bells, one body weight or with the bell if you feel spunky.

Round 1, 10 each exercise, Round 2 15 and Round 3 25 each of the following:

Swings
Turkish getups

Goblet squats
Flutters

Curls
Merkins

Tricep extensions
Squats

Sumo squat
LBC

Skull crusher
Rosa Lita

Dead lifts
Calf raises

Lawnmowers
American hammers

One arm dead lift
Moroccan night club

Between Round 1 & 2 we ran a bit to the church and back.

Thanks again for the opportunity to lead UHaul.  It’s good to be back out in the gloom.

The mission of F3 is to plant, grow and serve small workout groups for the invigoration of male community leadership.  

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