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Bomber – 1.17.20 – “Guns ’N’ Stones”

25 High Impact Men got after it this morning and participated in a celebratory birthday workout for one of the greatest guitarists in rock music history.

QIC: Cunning Linguist

PAX: Bareback, Bicentennial Man, Blue Mule, BnB, Burrito (WL), Covenant Eyes, CowBell, Crablegs, Crawlspace, Cub Cadet, DFrost, Duplex, Firefox, Hambone, Hi-Viz, Michelin Man, Pop-A-Lock, Porcelain, Princess Aurora, Right Said, Studio42, Tiny Dancer, Toothless, Vector

Weather: The perfect amount of gloom. If Goldilocks had a favorite type of gloom, it would be this one.

0529 was accompanied by the One Minute Warning, then 0530 was accompanied by the Disclaimer. Disclaimer was effectively given, then YHC led a Mosey out the entrance to McCabe and up to the right and ended at the round circular spot that looks like the nose of an aircraft (or something else, if you squint real hard) for WOR:

WOR:
17 x SSH
10 x LBAC
10 x rLBAC
17 x Hillbillies
10 x WMH
17 SnL Squats

YHC took another Mosey toward the entrance to McCabe for THE THANG:

THE THANG:
YHC waxed poetic and informed the PAX that today, January 17, is the 72nd birthday of Mick Taylor. Who is that, you ask? He is only the former lead guitarist of the Rolling Stones, known for being their guitarist during their Golden Era. In addition, one Slash (of Guns ’N’ Roses fame) has stated that his guitar style has been most influenced by Mick Taylor. At this point, YHC switched the playlist to “Gimme Shelter” by the Stones (nice catch by Blue Mule and Vector). Gimme Shelter from what, you ask? From the B.O.M.B.S., as listed below:

50 x Burpees
100 x Overhead Press
150 x Merkins
200 x Big Boy Sit-Ups
250 x Squats

We counted off 1s and 2s, where 1s performed the first move and 2s ran to the traffic circle, circled around it, and Bernied up the entrance (so they could see the cars entering McCabe and not get run over – Safety First, men!), then flapjack until completion.

Upon YHC’s completion, PAX were already in plank form (well done, gents) and YHC then called out Al Gores until the 6 wrapped up their exercise.

YHC then led the PAX to STARTEX for MARY:

MARY:
17 x Flutter Kicks
10 x LBCs
10 x Alabama Prom Dates
10 x Freddie Mercuries

COT/BOM

BULLHORN:
What an awesome turnout in literally freezing weather! I am yet again humbled by the fact that so many men opted to show up for a workout led by YHC.

MOLESKINE:
-Prayers for the recoveries of Bad Boy, Hipster, and Siri – get well soon, gents! We miss you!
-BOLO for Side Straddle Hops, led by the Brothers Sottek in early February. See Slack for the deets.

This is The Colonel, signing off!

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Atlantis – 1.16.20 – “ATLANTIS Morrissette”

11 HIM evaded the fartsack and took that Jagged Little DRP to post at Atlantis for an edgy, grungy, 90’s-inspired workout.

Weather: Gloomy but not too gloomy. Just the right amount of gloom.

QIC: Cunning Linguist

PAX: Bareback, Covenant Eyes, CowBell, Crablegs, DFrost, En Fuego, Harvey Updyke, Porcelain, Right Said, Toothless

Playlist:

Song 1: Crazy – Alanis Morrissette
Songs 2-13: The entire Jagged Little Pill album – Alanis Morrissette

At 0529, YHC called out Ye Olde One Minute Warning, and at 0530, Ye Olde Disclaimer was effectively disclaimed. None of the PAX had any objections, so we started on the Mosey to the lower parking lot for the Warm-O-Rama:

16 x SSH
16 x LBAC
16 x rLBAC
20 x Hillbillies
10 x WMH
16 x Slow and Low Squats

At this point, YHC felt like we were just warm enough, so we took a brief Mosey to the far end of the parking lot and started on Thang 1:

THANG 1:

YHC played Alanis Morrissette’s one true classic jam, “Ironic.”

During the verses, PAX performed AMRAP SSH.
During the bridge, PAX performed AMRAP Squats.
During the chorus, PAX performed AMRAP Merkins

Upon completion, Toothless gave us a countdown from 30 to 1.

At this point, YHC explained the theme for today’s workout: ATLANTIS Morrissette. You see, when YHC was at the ripe, young age of 16, (seeing as today is 1/16) the #1 album on the rock charts was Jagged Little Pill by Alanis Morrissette. It was a tour de force and a nice change of pace from what was on the radio those days. Therefore, in honor of the number 16, we counted off 1s and 2s and performed the ALANIS Workout (at Atlantis, mind you) as THANG 2.

THANG 2:

1s sprint to and from the first light pole
2s perform the following and then flapjack upon 1s return:

50 x Alternating Shoulder Taps (1/2 per shoulder)
100 x Lieutenant Dans (1/2 per leg)
150 x Air Press (Overhead)
200 x merkiNs (Dealer’s Choice)
250 x Imperial Walkers
300 x Squats

Note: we had to modify some of the above, because YHC didn’t realize just how much effort a Lieutenant Dan actually requires…consider it a lesson learned!

Upon completion, countdown from 20 to 1 courtesy of Right Said, then we Moseyed to the Pizza Hut Gazebo for another song, using our same partners from the ALANIS Workout for THANG 3:

THANG 3:

YHC played Alanis Morrissette’s song, “Thank You.”

During the verses, PAX performed AMRAP Dips
During the bridge, PAX performed AMRAP Squats
During the chorus, PAX performed AMRAP Pattycake Merkins with partners

Seeing as how we were running low on time, we Moseyed back to STARTEX for Mary:

MARY:

16 x Flutter Kicks
10 x Alabama Prom Date
16 x LBCs

BOM/COT

MOLESKINE:
It’s always an honor to lead the HIM who post to the Atlantis location. I am truly humbled that others choose to be led by YHC, so thank you. The fact that we tied the Atlantis record for attendance (please correct me if I am factually incorrect, Crablegs) is even more humbling.

BULLHORN:
* Prayers for Pumpkin Spice (not to be confused with PSL) as he has been under the weather lately — we miss you, brother!
* Prayers for Crablegs and his M, as they are expecting a new Soft-shell Crab — Congratulations!
* Prayers for Covenant Eyes as he goes through a season of change in his life – keep your head up, brother!
* I may have missed someone else on this list (or misspoke about the above prayers in some way) — my apologies for any mistakes!
* BOLO for “Side Straddle Hops (allegedly an educational adventure),” led by The Brothers Sottek, in the near future. Stay tuned!

This is The Colonel, signing off!

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Bomber – 11.29.19 – “A Post-Thanksgiving T.H.A.N.K You”

9 HIM got after it the morning after Thanksgiving to work off some of that stuffing, mashed potatoes, and pumpkin pie with a gratitude-focused workout.

PAX: Crawlspace, Cunning Linguist (QIC), DFrost, Gentle Red (FNG), Hi-Viz, Right Said, T-Cell, Toothless, Trapper Keeper

At 0530, YHC gave the Disclaimer and then we moseyed out the 48th Street entrance to McCabe and toward the Sylvan Park Elementary School for our WOR:

20 x SSH
12 x LBACs
12 x rLBACs
10 x Windmills
12 x WMH
10 x SnL Squats

From here, we moseyed over to Wyoming where we turned left and headed on toward the gazebo area of McCabe Park for The Thang:

THE THANG – T.H.A.N.K. You
PAX partner up in pairs, with 1s performing the exercise while 2s run toward the stop sign at 51st and back to gazebo, then flapjack until completion.
Exercises were as follows:
50 x The Burpee
100 x Humpers (of the Monkey variety)
150 x Apolo Ohnos
200 x merkiNs
250 x Kicks (of the Flutter variety)

Upon completion, we moseyed back the way we came and landed on our sixes for a few minutes of MARY:
12 x Flutter Kicks
12 x Alabama Prom Dates
12 x Freddie Mercuries
12 x LBCs

COT/BOM

Philippians 4:6-7: “Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.”

MOLESKINE:

Welcome to F3, Gentle Red!

I just want to express my gratitude and thanks to all of the HIM of F3 who I have interacted with up to this point in my journey. You are all an inspiration, and it is always an honor to lead you!

BULLHORN:

F3 Room at the Inn – check the 3rd F channel on Slack for details

Order your F3 Nashville swag ASAP! Orders will be taken until end of day 11/30! Here’s the link: https://f3.mudgear.com/products/f3-nashville-winter-pre-order

This is C.L., signing off. See you in the gloom, gents!

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Titan – 10.2.19 – “The One Where CL Makes Up For A Previous Q”

8 HIM evaded the misleading efforts posed by the fartsack and posted at Titan for a workout involving a playlist, coupons, some running, and a few Merkins here and there.

QIC: Cunning Linguist
PAX: Black Lung, Blue Mule, Cub Cadet, Drago, Money Snake, Reveille, Right Said

Disclaimer: Given with utmost sincerity and made sure that everyone was aware that I am not an expert or a professional, so modifications are encouraged for those who deem them necessary.

10.2.19 Titan Workout Playlist:
Running Down a Dream – Tom Petty
Circles – Soul Coughing
Lose Yourself – Eminem
House of the Rising Sun – Five Finger Death Punch
I Will Not Bow – Breaking Benjamin
Judith – A Perfect Circle
Bad Boys – Inner Circle
Walk – Pantera
Can I Kick It – A Tribe Called Quest
Something Just Like This – Chainsmokers ft. Coldplay

After Disclaimer was given, a short Mosey halfway around the ellipse for WOR.

WOR:
Theme Song: “Circles” by Soul Coughing
During first verse, 10 x SSH IC
During chorus, LBACs
During second verse, 10 x SnL Squats IC
During chorus, reverse LBACs
During third verse and final chorus, 12 x LBCs IC

Make an inspection mosey around the inside of the actual Parthenon then parked back at front of Parthenon for THE THANG:

THE THANG:
THANG 1:
Partner up in 1s and 2s
1s perform SSH at bottom of steps
2s bear crawl up the right side of the Parthenon to top of first landing, then 10 merkins
2s bear crawl to top of second landing, then 10 burpees
2s crawl bear back to top of first landing, then 10 merkins
2s crawl bear back to bottom left side of steps
Swap out

Mosey around the ellipse then back to original location for the next Activity, but first, a quick mosey to my trunk for a retrieval of coupons (aka 1/2 fire bricks)

THANG 2:
3 rounds of the following:
With a pair of coupons placed on ground in front of Parthenon, 1s perform Merkins
10 x Merkins with right hand on Coupon
10 x Merkins with both hands on Coupons
10 x Merkins with left hand on Coupon
2s sprint around Ellipse
Swap out

Another Mosey around the Ellipse before going back to our original location in front of the the Parthenon yet again for THANG 3 (experimental beta).

THANG 3 (experimental beta):
Wheelbarrow up the two sets of steps on the right side of the Parthenon with your partner to first landing, then swap out and go down the left side of the two sets of steps backwards with partner (and YHC must admit, this part was intense).

As this endeavor was more risky than anticipated, we stopped after one round.

Mosey around the Ellipse yet again, then we proceeded to get after THANG 4.

THANG 4:
2 rounds of DIDs
All OYO
15 x Dips
10 x Incline Merkins
5 x Decline Merkins
Mosey around Ellipse

Upon completion of THANG 4, we started on MARY.

MARY:
All IC
12 x LBCs
10 x Flutter Kicks
12 x Freddie Mercurys
20 x Alabama Prom Dates

COT/BOM

MOLESKINE:
This was definitely an improvement over Friday’s Q, as YHC landed the plane at 0615 and we all got a little sweaty as a group (and that’s a necessity).

Always a pleasure to lead you men!

BULLHORN:
10/29 – Libeery at Fat Bottom Brewery in The Nations. Time TBD. Book is “The Three Big Questions for Frantic Families” by Patrick Lencioni. The Art of Manliness podcast interview is a good summary, especially if you would rather consume the material through auditory means.

CL Out!

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Bomber – 09.27.19 – “Lucky 18s”

26 HIM took that DRP and posted for a run-heavy workout that -ahem-  ran long, primarily due to an excess of Q-drenaline inspired by YHC’s 1-year F3 anniversary.

QIC: Cunning Linguist

PAX: Bad Boy, Bareback, Bicentennial Man, Cooties, Crablegs, Crawlspace, Dewey, Dinty Moore, Duplex, Dutch Oven, Firefox, Hambone, Hi-Viz, Lunch Lady, Macaroni, Money Snake (FNG), Napster, Pop-A-Lock, Porcelain, Pumpkin Spice, Reveille, Right Said, River Dawg, Studio 42, Vector

Disclaimer: Disclaimed per usual. BLUF: Don’t sue me or F3, there’s no money in it.

Mosey from shovel flag to “The Nip” for WOR:

18xSSH

9xLBAC

9xrLBAC

18xIW

18xSnL Squats

This totaled 72, as in the 72nd b-day of the US Air Force (which occurred about 10 days ago).

As the US Air Force has played an integral part of my life, I shared this celebration with the PAX.

We then moseyed (in near-full-gloom) toward the top of McCabe Hill” for Activity 1 of THE THANG:

Burpee Mile: 12 burpees every 1/4 mile or so.

We stopped two times (so half a mile in) then I whipped out a surprise at the bottom of McCabe Hill:

Activity 2:

Jacob’s Ladder: Mosey to bench, drop for 1 burpee, then to bottom of hill and back to the top for 2 burpees. RnR up to 7.

Al Gores upon early completion, which raised questions about the “Chair Force.”

Jokes – we sure got ‘em, don’t we?

Countdown from 30 to 1, then mosey along for our continuation of the Burpee Mile (which we effectively completed as a group).

At this point, it was suggested that we may not make it back to the shovelflag in time. I scoffed – after all, we *always* finish on time, right???

Feeling the beatdown set in, we all dropped for Activity 3:

18 LBCs OYO

And on we moseyed to the gazebo. At which point, we stopped for some early Mary (as YHC was about to Splash Merlot):
Mary:

10xLBCs

10xAlabama Prom Dates

10xFlutter Kicks

Then, realizing that we were NOT going to return to the parking lot in time, YHC called an AYG to the shovelflag.

All in at ~0619, which was, while not dreadful, still late. YHC needs to get better with respecting the time of others. It’s true.

BOM/COT

MOLESKINE:

Well, THAT was a learning opportunity. YHC has no excuse, other than an overabundance of Q-drenaline. YHC needs to work on reining that in and apologizes to the PAX of Bomber today, and while it WAS a celebration of sorts, today’s workout also served as a reminder that the Q is not infallible. YHC is a flawed human being, and as such, there is room for me to grow and learn from this experience.

BULLHORN:

TAP:

-Prayers for continued healing of Pumpkin Spice’s injuries.

-Welcome to F3, Money Snake!

Events:

10/29 – Libeery at Fat Bottom Brewery in the Nations. Book is “The Three Big Questions for a Frantic Family” by Patrick Lencioni.  If you read it, great. If not, you should still probably show up to Libeery for some high-quality fellowship.

Deuces!

-CL

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Atlantis – 09.12.19 – “Tour De Les Nations”

8 PAX did that hard thing and posted at Atlantis for an educational sightseeing adventure as they got better together.

QIC: Cunning Linguist
PAX: Crablegs, Pop-A-Lock, Pumpkin Spice, Lunch Lady, Right Said, Toothless, Trapper Keeper

Disclaimer was disclaimed at 0530 and then we embarked on a short mosey to the end of Morrow Rd for our WOR in front of Taqueria Juqulita, arguably the best Mexican restaurant in the neighborhood.

WOR:

20 SSH

15 LBACs

15 rLBACs

12 WMH

10 SnL Squats

Following the WOR, we moseyed to Tennessee Ave and stopped to engage in The Thang, which YHC has affectionately dubbed the Tour De Les Nations.

THE THANG:

Tour De Les Nations

Activity 1.
20 Merkins IC

Mosey along Tennessee Ave to 51st and stop at the intersection of 51st and Centennial Ave to point out arguably the best brewery in town for some Burp(ee)s.

Activity 2.
25 Burp(ee)s OYO

Brief mosey to The Nations Silo, arguably the most iconic landmark in the neighborhood, where YHC explained who the old man on the silo is and how he has contributed to the revitalization of The Nations.

Activity 3.
S.I.L.O.
25 Squats
25 Imperial Walkers
25 Lieutenant Dans
25 Overhead Press
All OYO

Mosey along Centennial, hard left onto California Ave and then left on 60th then crossover to Pennsylvania Avenue to make a pit stop outside of DFrost’s home to take a knee and pay our respects due to his new 2.0. A video shout-out arguably may have been filmed as well.

Mosey back to 61st then right turn toward the entrance to West Park

Activity 4
AYG Sprint from entrance of West Park to shovelflag.

Then, on our sixes for MARY.

MARY:
15 Freddie Mercuries
20 LBCs
15 WWIs
12 Boxcutters

COT/BOM
Proverbs 16:3 – “Commit to the LORD whatever you do, and he will establish your plans.”

MOLESKINE:
This was a full 2.5 miles of Q-drenaline. I especially appreciated the motivational mumblechatter of the PAX (I am talking directly to you, Mr. A-Lock), and I was only further inspired to get out and Q more workouts!

BULLHORN:
Prayers for the healing of injuries to Pumpkin Spice, and for the 2.0s of DFrost and Porcelain

Events:
9/14 – F3 Nashville 5th Anniversary Spectacular at Stonewall. I’ll be there.

10/29 – Libeery at Fat Bottom Brewery in Les Nations. Time still TBD. Reach out to Crablegs for additional deets.

C.L. out – SYITG!

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Atlantis – 8.15.19 – “The Mount Rushmore of Pro Wrestling”

4 HIM took the DRP and fought through a phalanx of bodyweight exercises to become honorary Hulkamanics.

PAX: Crablegs, Trapper Keeper, Vector

QIC: Cunning Linguist

After a surprisingly short disclaimer (given YHC’s typically verbosity), we departed from the shovelflag area at 0530 with Bluetooth speaker in tow and moseyed approximately halfway around the lower soccer field and then found a dry spot to circle up for our WOR:

WOR:

20xSSH

15xLBAC

15xrLBAC

16xWMH

15SnL Squats

Feeling sufficiently warmed, we then moseyed to the playground area and then YHC announced THE THANG.

But first, some background: as a child of the 80’s, YHC was obsessed at an early age with pro wrestling.  YHC decided to create a list of my “Mount Rushmore of Pro Wrestlers” as well as a related playlist to keep us all motivated.

THANG 1:

Song 1: “Real American” by Derringer – Theme Song of Hulk Hogan

During the verse, we performed American Hammers.

During the chorus, we performed Merkins. (because who is more American than the Hulkster, brother?!)

Countdown from 30-1, then short mosey to benches where YHC announced his second member of the Mount Rushmore of Pro Wrestlers.

Song 2: “Warrior” by Scandal ft. Patty Smyth – Song to represent Ultimate Warrior

During the verse, we performed Lt. Dans

During the chorus, we performed Overhead Presses (just like the Warrior).

Mosey around the lower field until finding a dry spot for our next stop.

Song 3: “Macho Man” by Village People – Song to represent “Macho Man” Randy Savage

During the verse, we performed Side Straddle Hops

During the chorus, we performed Burpees (because we all want to be macho men).

Yet another mosey toward lower parking lot, then pull off for final member of my list.

Song 4: “Rock & Roll All Night” by KISS – Song to represent Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson

During the verse, we performed Squats

During the chorus, we performed Jump Squats (because we can’t perform the People’s Elbow without powerful legs as well – and have you seen the size of The Rock’s thighs??)

Mosey toward Pizza Hut gazebo, then stop for THANG 2.

THANG 2:

3 rounds of DIDs – with “Da Dip” by Freak Nasty as our workout song (thanks to Crablegs for the suggestion and TK for the inspiration)

Dipsx20

Incline Merkinsx10

Decline Merkinsx5

With time running short, YHC wanted to make it up to Vector for not following through on a promise made to him last week.

Therefore, YHC played “I Ran (So Far Away)” by Flock of Seagulls and led group on a bonus mosey (while listening to the song) around lower parking lot and back to shovel flag.

Landed at shovelflag at 0612, leaving us with about 3 minutes of Mary:

MARY:

20xFreddie Mercury

15xAlabama Prom Date

20xLittle Baby Crunches

COT/TAP:

Prayers for Vector as his son started his first day of HS this week!

Prayers for TK as he continues to receive positive news from the doc and whose right knee is healing well!

Prayers for Crablegs as he and the M recently celebrated 3 years of matrimony!

BOM:

Quote from Phillipians 4:13: “I can do all things in Christ who strengthens me.”

May we continue to show our humility and vulnerability as we grow as leaders and pillars in the local community.

MOLESKINE:

Always a pleasure – today was no different in that regard. That said, today was a true blast, and YHC’s goal was show that we are all human and we all have our guilty pleasures. It is okay to admit these to one another. Let us continue to grow in our willingness to be vulnerable and in our willingness to trust in our fellow man!

BULLHORN:
9/14 – 5th Anny of F3 Nashville. Fun starts at 0600. Don’t miss it!

Deuces!

CL

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Atlantis – 6.27.19 – “B.O.M.B.S. and Coyotes”

7 HIM escaped the fartsack and made the right decision on a moist, squishy, and beautiful Thursday morning.

PAX: Bicentennial Man, Crablegs, DFrost, En Fuego, T-Cell, Trapper Keeper

QIC: Cunning Linguist

INTRO:
YHC welcomed all at 0530 and, after a verbose and ever-so-linguistic disclaimer, led PAX on a mosey around the track and toward the lower parking lot, where we paused for the WOR.

WOR:
20 x SSH
20 x Overhead Press
15 x LBACs
15 x rLBACs
12 x WMH
15 x SnL Squats

YHC then had PAX count off in twos and then led the PAX on a mosey toward Pizza Hut (aka the gazebo area) where we started on The Thang:

THE THANG:
B.O.M.B.S.
50 x Burpees
100 x Overhead Press
150 x Merkins
200 x Big Boy Sit Ups
250 x Squats
Plank upon completion while waiting for others.

1s performed the exercise while 2s ran around the Bob Ross-painted water tank thingy, followed by 2s performing the exercise while 1s ran around the thingy until all exercises were completed.

As we had some time to spare and we love the gazebo, YHC then called out Coyote Uglys, keeping the same partners in place.

Coyote Uglys
Wheelbarrow position for 1s, while 2s hold ankles of 1s.
1s move (using only their hands) from ground to bench of picnic table and perform Merkin.
1s then move to tabletop and perform Merkin.
1s then move back to bench and perform another Merkin.
1s then move to ground and perform yet another Merkin.
In other words, 4 Merkins = 1 Rep.
At 5 Reps, PAX switched partners.

Upon completion, we were all thoroughly exhausted (and at least one of us was *this* close to a Merlot Splash), but thankfully, we had a very short distance to run to get to our starting point and add three minutes of Mary to our lives.

MARY:
13 x Freddie Mercurys
13 x Alabama Prom Dates
13 x American Hammers

COT/BOM:
Reading of 2 Corinthians 4: 16
“Therefore we do not lose heart. Though outwardly we are wasting away, yet inwardly we are being renewed day by day.”

MOLESKINE:
Always a pleasure to lead the HIM of F3 Nashville. I am reminded with each Q I take that these men are truly amazing, and I am, quite frankly, humbled to be a part of such a great group of “high speed, low drag” men!

BULLHORN:
TAP
* Prayers for DFrost as he is expecting his first 2.0 in two weeks!
Events:
* 7/4 – 4th of July Convergence at Bicentennial Mall. 0530-0630 – Don’t miss it!!
* 7/23 – Libeery at Fat Bottom Brewing in The Nations. Book is Digital Minimalism by Cal Newport. Reach out to Crablegs on Slack for more deets.

Deuces!
CL

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Atlantis – 04.18.19 – “Just Barely BEARable”

6 PAX took the DRP this morning and went with the flow at Atlantis (pun intended).

QIC: Cunning Linguist
PAX: Crablegs, Cunning Linguist, En Fuego, Lunch Lady, Pumpkin Spice, Trapper Keeper
TEMP: A fairly balmy and moist 62 degrees at launch.

THANG 1:
Mosey from shovelflag along the track toward lower parking lot and then pull off onto grassy area near said parking lot for COP:

• SSH x 20
• LBAC x 15
• rLBAC x 15
• WMH x 12
• SnL Squats x 15

YHC failed to have the PAX count off in pairs and instead moseyed toward end of parking lot. Having remembered the count off at this time, YHC then called for Bear Crawl 1-2-3s (allegedly a Pumpkin Spice Special).

YHC however was slightly aggressive in his plans for this routine, as the routine (IIRC) calls for Bear Crawls and then Crawl Bears back while partner performs 100 Merkins, 200 LBCs, and 300 Squats.

However, YHC could sense after the first round that the Crawl Bears were a bit ambitious, and therefore, modified the maneuver so that all PAX were to sprint back to starting line instead of Crawl Bears. Plank upon completion.

THANG 2:
Once all in, YHC called on Pumpkin Spice to give countdown from 30 to 1 then mosey to Pizza Hut (during which, there was significant mumblechatter overheard discussing the best pizza places in town) for 7s, starting with:

• Dips x 6
• Step-Ups x 1 (1/2 per leg)
• Mosey to port-a-john between rounds

Again, plank upon completion.

THANG 3:
With time to spare, we moseyed over to the Swings to perform 50 Down Unders (aka Steve Irwins) OYO.

Then, slightly circuitous mosey back to shovelflag and down on 6s for Mary:

15 Boxcutters
20 Alabama Prom Dates (thanks Crablegs)
20 WWIs OYO (thanks En Fuego)

COT/BOM

MOLESKINE:
It never ceased to amaze me that PAX continue to show up to YHC’s Qs. I continue to be humbled by such HIMs, day in and day out. Each one of you who I interact with as a member of F3 is an inspiration.

BULLHORN:
• Prayers for Lunch Lady on two fronts: new job opportunity closer to home, and postpartum depression suffered by a friend
• Keep an eye out for the 4/25 Leadership Lunch with Tom Ward, CEO of the Oasis Center, at Crievewood Baptist

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Valentine’s Day K.I.S.S at West Park

PAX: Crablegs, Porcelain, Cunning Linguist (QIC), Vector, Lunchlady, Crawlspace, Doctor Doodle (FNG), Mystery Machine (FNG)

Weather: A perfect 42 degrees

Arrival at 0527 saw Crablegs fetching the shovelflag (and YHC nearly ran him over with his ride – my apologies, good sir), and then running it back to the post location. Thank you, Crablegs – ’tis difficult to hold an F3 workout with the shovelflag! Also noticed Vector testing out his Bluetooth speaker but unable to get it to connect, but YHC only has so much power in this world…

At 0530, YHC offered up the Disclaimer and then led a mosey around West Park (which I am referring to as Waterworks until further notice). Mumblechatter revolved around exactly how 2 FNGs found out about this newest of new posting locations. Great questions all around.

Pull off ¾ of way around paved track for WOR (with a LOVE-influenced playlist, thanks to Vector):
14 x SSH
14 x LBAC
14 x rLBAC
14 x Slow and Low Squats
14 x WMH
Counted off 1s and 2s and then mosey to gazebo/playground area for

THANG 1: K.I.S.S.
K = 100 Knerkins (aka Chuck Norris)
I = 200 Incline Merkins
S = 150 Step Ups
S = 150 Squats
1s run to pod/container/connex box and back, 2s start with Knerkins. Tag in, tag out until complete.

Since we had time left, we went to the lower parking area for two rounds of THANG 2: Bear Crawl Ring of Fire
PAX including YHC circled up and started bear crawl until YHC yelled STOP. Then PAX, one at a time, in order, began a set of 10 Merkins while the others held Plank.

Two rounds was enough before we had to mosey to starting point for 3MoM, followed by the CoT, (including the naming of 2 FNGs) and then a solid BoM.

MOLESKINE:
• Another Q, another feeling of positivity afterward. So thankful to be able to lead such High Impact Men.
• This was the first time YHC has Q’d where there were FNGs. I am truly grateful to lead their first in-person exposure to F3. Let’s all welcome Doctor Doodle and Mystery Machine!
• Thanks again to Vector for the playlist. The music kept us all motivated to love one another.

BULLHORN:
• Let’s keep filling up the Q Sheet! Link is on Slack for those who don’t know where to find it.

CL Out. Peace.