Join us for the annual Thanksgiving Convergence at The Ranch! In addition to an unforgettable hour long beatdown including a ruck option, immediately after we will have fried Turkey and fried Oreos provided by Changeorder, Coffeteria will be provided by Uhaul and Poppins. Launchex is 0630. Earn that thanksgiving dinner and get some 2ndF before dealing with the in-laws. SYITG
WARMUP: Short mosey to side lot for COP
THE THANG:
COP:
SSH x 20, merkin x 10, windmill x 15, downward/upward dog x 2, squat x 20, large arm circles x 20, small arm circles x 20. burpees x 7
Line up in groups of 3:
40 yd sprints with short recovery (5 reps) (take a 10 ct)
Mosey to the artificial turf for Jack Web (1:4 ratio, 10 reps). This was planned for only 7 reps, but Bowser and Ironclade pushed us to do 10. Well done, young men!
Mosey to the school building for several sets of people’s chair, wheelbarrows, lungewalk, crabwalk, and bearcrawl.
10 monkey humpers prompted by Uhaul who was rucking past the pax.
‘Secret Service detal’: around Uhaul for a bit as the pax moseyed back to the large parking lot for Mary.
MARY:
Freddie Mercury x 10, Boat and Canoe x 5, LBC x 20, Superman x 2, Body destroyer to close it out.
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
F3 Charity Shoot to benefit Ft. Mill Care Center on Nov 11
Bourbon tasting to benefit Ft. Mill Schools on Nov 18
Please sign up if you plan to attend so organizers get a head count. Thanks to Change Order and Cyclops for their leadership and commitment to 3rd F.
COT:
Following a really crappy day at work, and a sleepless night because of it, today’s Q could not have come at a better time.
It was already scheduled several weeks ago, but perhaps a higher power was at work here, knowing that today was the day I really needed it. I knew I would feel better after some physcial exercise, but the pax who provided me with a laugh or kind word really put me back in the right frame of mind. At the close of COT, I felt 100% better. Thank you, men!
We had a great group today and the mumble chatter and jokes made for a really fun workout. It was a pleasure to lead the group as always, and I’m truly thankful for the pax of F3. I gotta give a shoutout to our juniors, Ironclad and Bowser, who are regulars at our Saturday workouts and are developing a really good habit for life. Keep up the good work, guys!
Prayers for the F3 Pax affected by the deaths or illnesses of mothers and grandmothers (Bassomatic, Boogie Down, Uhaul).
Prayers for my friend Joe with cancer and the continued recovery of my co-worker Justin (Covid). Traveling mercies for the several HS band students on the road this wknd for competitions.
WARMUP: Short mosey to side lot for COP
THE THANG:
COP:
SSH x 20, merkin x 10, windmill x 15, downward/upward dog x 2, squat x 20, large arm circles x 20, small arm circles x 20. burpees x 7
Line up in groups of 3:
40 yd sprints with short recovery (5 reps) (take a 10 ct)
Mosey to the artificial turf for Jack Web (1:4 ratio, 10 reps). This was planned for only 7 reps, but Bowser and Ironclade pushed us to do 10. Well done, young men!
Mosey to the school building for several sets of people’s chair, wheelbarrows, lungewalk, crabwalk, and bearcrawl.
10 monkey humpers prompted by Uhaul who was rucking past the pax.
‘Secret Service detal’: around Uhaul for a bit as the pax moseyed back to the large parking lot for Mary.
MARY:
Freddie Mercury x 10, Boat and Canoe x 5, LBC x 20, Superman x 2, Body destroyer to close it out.
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
F3 Charity Shoot to benefit Ft. Mill Care Center on Nov 11
Bourbon tasting to benefit Ft. Mill Schools on Nov 18
Please sign up if you plan to attend so organizers get a head count. Thanks to Change Order and Cyclops for their leadership and commitment to 3rd F.
COT:
Following a really crappy day at work, and a sleepless night because of it, today’s Q could not have come at a better time.
It was already scheduled several weeks ago, but perhaps a higher power was at work here, knowing that today was the day I really needed it. I knew I would feel better after some physcial exercise, but the pax who provided me with a laugh or kind word really put me back in the right frame of mind. At the close of COT, I felt 100% better. Thank you, men!
We had a great group today and the mumble chatter and jokes made for a really fun workout. It was a pleasure to lead the group as always, and I’m truly thankful for the pax of F3. I gotta give a shoutout to our juniors, Ironclad and Bowser, who are regulars at our Saturday workouts and are developing a really good habit for life. Keep up the good work, guys!
Prayers for the F3 Pax affected by the deaths or illnesses of mothers and grandmothers (Bassomatic, Boogie Down, Uhaul).
Prayers for my friend Joe with cancer and the continued recovery of my co-worker Justin (Covid). Traveling mercies for the several HS band students on the road this wknd for competitions.
WARMUP: Mosey to Baxter neighborhood
THE THANG: start running the 1 miles circle at Baxter/mushroom pool neighborhood counter clockwise. Stop at each Stop sign and do 5 burpees, 10 merkins.
After get back to the beginning intersection, run back clockwise, stop at each Stop sign and do 5 burpees and 10 squats.
Some PAX completed 3 laps total, some other did at least 2 laps. 7 Stop signs per lap for a total of 105 burpees, 140 merkins, 70 squats, and 3-4 miles run.
MARY:
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Charity fundraising FIFA bracket, Bethels Shelter, Blood Drive, Shield-lock challenge and some more.
COT: prayers for families and kids. Praise for YHC 41st birthday.
WARMUP: SSH, IW, HW
THE THANG: 10 min workout, 5 min yoga
Set 1:
5 burpees
10 merkins
15 plank jacks
20 jump squats
Run
We got in 3 sets
Set 2:
40 seconds mountain climbers
40 seconds squats
40 seconds shoulder taps
40 seconds lunge
40 seconds Freddie Mercury
We got in 3
Set 3:
Run
Group 1: Pull-ups & toe touches
Group 2: Merkins
Started in the down position or hanging called up and down slowly
MARY: we did yoga for 15 minutes total. Engage your core
ANNOUNCEMENTS: read your newsletter. Lots going on
COT:
Prayers of gratitude for the lives of our children
Prayers for the passing of our elders
Prayers that we may be like the burning bush, brightly on fire yet not consumed
WARMUP:
SSH, burpee
IW, 2 burpees
HW, 3 burpees
Merkin
Mosey once Mark Twain arrived in a suspect working van. For the record it did not say “Free Candy” on the side…..but it could have
Mosey towards the auditorium entrance
Bulgarian Split Squats
Mosey to band practice field
Rehash of Iron Pax Care Bear Squared:
Starting at on corner and bearcrawl 25ish years and perform 25 air squats.
After the squats, bearcrawl to the left (Cubbie felt this was like the Tootsie Roll, which made me think he’s been doing the Tootsie Roll wrong for a number of years.) 25ish years and perform 25 merkins.
After the merkins, reverse bearcrawl 25ish yards and perform 25 flutters.
After the big boy situps, bearcrawl to the right to starting point and perform 25 burpees.
Only difference from Iron Pax is this time we did them ALL called.
Mosey towards the front of the school
Another round of Care Bear Squared in a new location
Mosey around back of the school
Bulgarian Split Squats
Mosey to pull up bars
19 pullups for the 19th of the month
Mosey back to COT
Flutters
And some more burpees in cadence (crowd pleaser) at the last minute
NMM:
The mission of F3 is the invigoration of Male Community Leadership. Throughout the workout we all listed the guy who EHed us. None of those guys happened to be at this workout. And that’s part of what invigorating leadership looks like.
It’s easy to be a consumer of F3, just to show up and workout, but that’s not the mission. Accelerating fitness is part of invigoration male community leadership, but if we aren’t developing new leaders and encouraging guys to take that VQ, plant a shovel flag, etc. then we’re missing the mission.
I’m going to tap into my Christian roots and my favorite hymn: God of Grace and God of Glory, third verse (deep cuts).
“Grant us wisdom, grant us courage
lest we miss your kingdom’s goal,
lest we miss your kingdom’s goal.”
Prayer: Let us not miss the goal.
As I pulled into the lot, Ratt’s “Round and Round” was playing on the radio.
Started with a mosey run behind HT and up to Grace Presb Church.
Warmup:
SSH (20x I/C)
Windmills (8x I/C)
Imperial Walkers (15x I/C)
Moroccan Nightclubs (12x I/C)
Low slow squats (10x I/C)
Big Arm Circles (7 forward, 7 backwards)
Peter Parkers (10x I/C)
Plank Stretches (Downward dog, upward dog)
Short mosey run
Fish tracks routine:
Pax do the transportation and stop when instructed and do the exercise called.
Toy soldiers…stop and do Bobby Hurleys, repeat
Bear crawl…stop and do merkins, repeat
Lunge walk…stop and do squats, repeat
Short mosey run
Bench work: Incline Merkins, step ups, butt touch squats, derkins, calf raises
Over to the wall nearby:
Wall sits, BTW, and wall-tar-jai’s
Short run to adjacent parking lot: found the cinder block and did:
Pass the ammunition: Pax do a curb plank, drag/pass the cinder block to the guy next to you, and so until the last guy then sends the block back to starting guy. Then all pax do curb merkins (10 I/C). repeat.
Run back to Grace church: four cones in parking lot. 2 burpees at cone 1, 4 burpees at cone 2, 6 burpees at cone 3, 8 burpees at cone 4. Run between cones.
Second loop change-up: pax stick together, run to cone and do smurf jacks (10 1/C) at each cone.
Run to shovel flag.
Mary: Sally routine: Do leg lift up at ‘bring sally up’, and 6” at ‘bring sally down’.
Fini
COT
WARMUP: Not much in the way of warm up. 15 burpees to get the blood flowing, a short jog for a few Abe Vigodas, Cherry Grabber Tappers (or whatever the heck we call these), and some SSH.
THE THANG: As I have now learned that I make moderate workouts and am only around for the yapping, instead of telling you all that we did, just imagine a nap. It was probably about like that.
Just kidding… here’s what went down…
Mosey to corner of AO Jones and HS driveway (by stadium)
Find your rock
– 30 curls
– 30 OH press
– 30 chest press (on 6)
Run up AO Jones to next entrance
– 20 flutters (4-count)
– 20 LBC
– 20 Dolly
Run up AO Jones to the first light
– 10 Wide-arm Merkins
– 10 Regular Merkins
– 10 Diamond Merkins
Run to the light at Springfield
– 5 burpees
Back down the hill – repeat each station as you go
Turn left at the rock station
Run to the painted crosswalk
– 20 squats
– 20 calf raises
– 20 bombjacks
Run to pull-up bars
– 10 pullups
– 10 knees to chest
– 10 dips on the curb
Bottom of the hill
– 5 burpees
Back to corner – repeat each station – THAT’S 1 mile and one rep.
Go as hard as you can and as far as you can for 45 minutes.
MARY: It’s for dudes only.
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Read your newsletter.
COT: The 5th Core Principle.
WARMUP: Not much in the way of warm up. 15 burpees to get the blood flowing, a short jog for a few Abe Vigodas, Cherry Grabber Tappers (or whatever the heck we call these), and some SSH.
THE THANG: As I have now learned that I make moderate workouts and am only around for the yapping, instead of telling you all that we did, just imagine a nap. It was probably about like that.
Just kidding… here’s what went down…
Mosey to corner of AO Jones and HS driveway (by stadium)
Find your rock
30 curls
30 OH press
30 chest press (on 6)
Run up AO Jones to next entrance
20 flutters (4-count)
20 LBC
20 Dolly
Run up AO Jones to the first light
10 Wide-arm Merkins
10 Regular Merkins
10 Diamond Merkins
Run to the light at Springfield
5 burpees
Back down the hill – repeat each station as you go
Turn left at the rock station
Run to the painted crosswalk
20 squats
20 calf raises
20 bombjacks
Run to pull-up bars
10 pullups
10 knees to chest
10 dips on the curb
Bottom of the hill
5 burpees
Back to corner – repeat each station – THAT’S 1 mile and one rep.
Go as hard as you can and as far as you can for 45 minutes.
MARY: It’s for dudes only.
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Read your newsletter.
COT: The 5th Core Principle.
WARMUP: Mosey to blue benches, Side Straddle Hops, Windmills, Morrocon NC, Cherry Pickers, Honey Mooner, and Downward Dog
THE THANG: 11s = Starting with Dips on the blue benches and ran down the sloped hilly driveway to the second light pole to do Merkins. After, mosey back to the parking lot next to COT. Started with 10 Burpees at first light pole, then 20 Shoulder Taps at the second light pole, and Squats at the last light pole with mode of transportation (MOT) for the first round being Lunges and running back to the start. Second Round involved the same exercises at each light pole, but with MOT being Bear Crawls, and final round same exercises at each light pole, but with MOT being Nur.
MARY: Flutters, American Hammers, Hello Dollies, and Big Boy Sit Ups
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Skeet Shooting on November 11, Bourbon Tasting on November 18, Spartan Race on November 19, and Shower Curtain (Fall Risk) having the coat drive.
COT: Patience with Ms and 2.0s giving them the proper attention as a husband and father.