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Bassmaster Classic

Pre Party: Stats and 3rd Degree – Bearway to heaven

Conditions: Clear, Cold 35 degrees just the way the big bass like it pre-spawn baby. Get the red lipless crank baits ready! Day 2 of the bassmaster classic is on!

Pax: 11 Pax Gaylord Focker, Ragdoll, Old Hickory, Stats, Little Miss piggy, Scrooge, 3rd Degree, TV guide, Kermit, Typo O positive guided by Q Show Me decided to come out for what they thought was going to be a little leisurely bank fishing but they were wrong. That ain’t how its done on the elite series. Anglers go hard.

Warm Up:

15 – SSH (IC)

15 – Arm Circles Forward (IC)

15 – Arm Circles Backward (IC)

15 – Merkins Low and Slow (IC)

15 – Squats (IC)

Q Asked PAX if they knew what day it was. After a few failed guesses Q informed them Day 2 of the Classic! Lets get it!

Mosey to Breakfast where thanks to Stats we were reminded that tournaments can’t be won on Day 2 but they can be lost! Go hard!

Q asked what every Fisherman has to do before they hit the water? Breakfast!

Thang 1 : Breakfast. Sun rise sampler x 5 

5 – Dips

5 – Derkins

5 – HRCS

5 is a really important Number come tournament time…. We need 5 Big ones in the livewell at the end of the day so we got to do some running. Since we don’t have the boat we’ll have to get it done the old fashion way….

Thang 2: Lake RUN (AKA Suicides on Tennis Court) x 5 rounds 

Now that we’ve done a little bit of Running we do what every elite series angler does. Throw in another big dip of Copenhagen baby.

Thang 3: 49 Dips – for the 49th annual bassmaster classic on the Tennessee River in Knoxville this weekend!

Sometimes you do a bunch of running and things don’t work out on a particular spot like you think they would. Maybe the water got dirty over night or the fish you had found in practice moved. PAX followed Q on a mosey to a new fishing hole since the gates were open to the field but the frost ruined the spot. So we had to do what good anglers do and what good dads, fathers, and husbands have to do daily. ADJUST! Gotta fish the water you’re dealt…..

Thang 4: Graphing….. We did some more running because our fish kept moving and so we did too. Pax did a mosey to a pseudo bridge where Q challenged Pax to duck walk half and Bear crawl Half. Q and Pax were unsure how we connect this to bass fishing but Ducks are a good bait!

Mosey to the Parking Lot where Pax finally were able to settle down a few key spots we’d nailed down through our lake searching…. Graphing pays off in the end!

Thang 5: 4 Corners. 

Q should have connected Pax 4 Corners to our own 4 Corners Marina on Percy Priest but we’ll save Percy Priest for later….

Round 1 – 7 Burpees at each parking lot corner while moseying between corners

Round 2 – 14 Flutter Kicks at each corner

Round 3 – 21 Merkins at each corner

Mosey back to the lot for Mary

Mary

The 1972 Bassmaster classic was held on our own Percy Priest Lake. This weekend marks only the 2nd time its ever been to the state of Tennessee. So we decided to honor the legacy

19 – WW1

72 – Flutter Kicks (IC) Q had to take a few breaks to make it all the way but we finished!

COT

Remember Gaylords Mom as she battles memory loss along with Polar Express as he comes back from triple bypass. Lift of Gaylord and Cheezwiz both as they strive to be good leaders in their families during difficult times. Typo O and others Q included will be traveling this week for Spring Break. As its brought to your mind lift up those who will be on the roads as traveling can be really stressful.

Lets all embrace the good Spring weather God’s giving us right now and do our best to get outdoors with our neighbors and be salt and light in our communities.

Upcoming announcements: 2nd F next Thursday at the new Mexican  restaurant will be headed up by 3rd Degree. 2nd F next Saturday a gun range trip headed up by Stats!

Post Party: 3rd Degree, Ragdoll, TV Guide, Stats, Little Miss Piggy and Kermit wanted to catch some bigger fish and since they got the draw for the second flight in they headed to the democratic national convention to do so.

1 Minute Al Gore, 30 Seconds of Bernie Sanders (Politician Backwards) and 30 Seconds of Hilary Rodham Clintons.

Their rods were sore from all the hook sets after that for sure!

Fisherman were some of the first disciples Jesus called. They are hard core dudes. Franklin may have kicked our tails last week at Convergence but we are better for it. Keep up the good work guys and keep on castin!

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VQ: The Crazy 8

A strong Cruelhall pax of 17 made their way out into the gloom on this beautiful 49-degree morning to get better.  At the request of Baggervance, very little cotton made an appearance.

Pax: Flutag, Ludwig, Baggervance, Blue Devil, Offshore, Brother-at-law, Black Lung, Sterno, A_R, Blackwidow, PSL, Bigstick, Reefer, Dmish, Lumbergh, Capslock

WOR: Little bit of everything to get rid of the slight chill in the air.

-Quick mosey around the Cruelhall Castle

-15 SSH

-20 Good Mornings

-15 Willy Mays

-15 High Knees

-15 Arm Cirlces forward & reverse

-Possibly some extracurriculars that I’ve missed

THANG: We started out light and built round by round, keeping the pax together with Flutterkicks in between.  Got 7 great rounds in before we almost had to call it due to time, but the pax wouldn’t have it!  We squeezed in that 8th round because that’s what we came for.

ROUND 1 – 5 burpees, Parking Lot Loop

ROUND 2 – 5 burpees, 10 Merkins, Parking Lot Loop

ROUND 3 – 5 burpees, 10 Merkins, 15 WWI, Parking Lot Loop

ROUND 4 – 5 burpees, 10 Merkins, 15 WWI, 20 Block Curls, Parking Lot Loop

ROUND 5 – 5 burpees, 10 Merkins, 15 WWI, 20 Block Curls, 25 squats, Parking Lot Loop

ROUND 6 – 5 burpees, 10 Merkins, 15 WWI, 20 Block Curls, 25 squats, 1 minute elbow plank, Parking Lot Loop

ROUND 7 – 5 burpees, 10 Merkins, 15 WWI, 20 Block Curls, 25 squats, 1 minute elbow plank, 35 Side Straddle Hops, Parking Lot Loop

ROUND 8 – 5 burpees, 10 Merkins, 15 WWI, 20 Block Curls, 25 squats, 1 minute elbow plank, 35 Side Straddle Hops, 40 shoulder presses w/block, Parking Lot Loop

Mary: To add to the fun we closed out with some additional burpees, crunches, and a brief conversation with the Sky Q before making our way over to the always tasty and delicious spice enhanced coffee.

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

3/29 Leadership lunch at Richland with Ret. US Army Ranger John Belman.  Details will be in slack or contact Bagger.

3/23: Westside CSAUP The Scorpion.  Begins at Titan and ends at West Park.  See Slack or contact Princess Aurora for details.

Prayers:  Bagger’s friend unexpectedly losing a baby at delivery.  Apologies if I forgot somebody’s intention but I think that was it.

Run with faster men.

Movin On Up

-28-

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Soopa-Koopa @ ThePound 3/14/19

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Conditions: About 67 degrees and WINDY. Gloom is in full effect with spring forward.

Pre-Party: YHC led Kermit & Creeper (arrived after round 2, classic!) for 10 burpees on the minute for 10 minutes. I think Stats also joined in around round 6 or 7, but the fog of war was pretty thick and I am not really sure…Hate those during, but love them afterwards…

13 PAX in attendance: Kermit, HushPuppy, Creeper, Inspector Gadget, Nimbus 1075.5, Stats, ShowMe, RoadRash, HotNReady, Typo+, MicDrop, OldHickory & 3rd Degree (Q)

Warm-up/Disclaimer:

  • Jog around parking lot x 1 (then circle up) (ShowMe Lap)
  • SSH IC x 10
  • SJ IC x 10
  • GM OYO
  • Quad Stretch OYO

Explained the concept for today: modified Cooper Routine (origianlly 1/4 mile track lap with burpees, merkins and squats after each lap) with Mario and Boston, MA accent twist…the Soopa-Koopa.

Thang: Soopa-Koopa:

Partner up! You and your teammate will pace and push each other to complete one 1/3 mi. lap, then the following exercises in succession. Then Rinse and Repeat but decrease number of reps of each exercise by one each every lap (unless you’re Kermit in the Fog of War who did 10 of everything, every lap). Start with 10 of each after first lap.

Exercises were:

Pull-ups, Atomic Merkins & Floating Starfish (each side was 1/2)

YHC and partner Nimbus (T-claps brother for pushing me) were able to lead and complete down to the 4 reps lap but encouraged all PAX to attempt 10 reps of everything since time was wrapping up on the last lap. In all, we completed 2.33 miles (7 laps) and 55 reps of each exercise in the ~40 minutes we were allowed to use.

No Mary since no time! Pax had interspersed Ab work throughout the morning with atomic Merks and Floating Starfish…so no hard feelings

CoT/Numbers/Names

ShowMe was the 9th man and shared about family (wife and 3 sons), profession (pastor at Revive Church in Nolensville), hobbies (hunting, baseball coach)

What we Learned:

  • Thanks to Kermit for Coffee!!! Please let the PAX know how and when to donate for supplies PRN.
  • Math is Hard when you are in the heat of battle…
  • The MEDIC was needed all the way around the track, but was a comfort at the pain-station.
  • Glad to see RoadRash come out and push hard, even with a mid-routine bathroom break 🙂 And with a Merlot Splash! Thanks bud…welcome to F3Nolensville.
  • HotNReady & OldHickory have officially changed membership to Nolensville, welcome!
  • HushPuppy was lured from the FartSak by >60* temps and did great today! Welcome Back…
  • YHC shared how a proverb affected him recently and inspired the Q…The wounds of a friend are faithful, while profuse are the kisses of an enemy. I may have wounded you today with this routine, but the goal is for your good. I could have led you in AMRAP Good Mornings or a 15 minute pace jog and a sit-up or two, but which routine is going to push you to grow and get better? Surround yourself with true friends who will confront you when you’re wrong and care for you by correcting you instead of a bunch of yes men who would never confront you. If you want more info, to discuss or debate, hit me up and let’s get some coffee or happy-hour to discuss further…

Post Party: 14 Clurpees, strong finish!

Multiple PAX stuck around for coffeeteria.

BullHorn:

  • Recent Nolensville/Franklin Convergence was a huge success! T-Claps to the 13 PAX able to represent F3Nolensville! 29 total came.
  • F3 Nolensville will launch our 4th AO, DEFIANT, on 3/25/19 (Monday) at Nolensville Elementary 5:30-6:15 Bootcamp style workouts. (one more step to becoming our own region)
  • The Gauntlet is coming! 5/4/19 F3Nolensville’s first CSAUP event. Today was in prep for that…2.5-3 hours, ~8 miles, 5 AOs, endless memories…
  • ThirdThursday lunch (2ndF) will be led by YHC next week. Deets forthcoming…

3D-out!

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Undercover “The Departed” Q @ F3 Nolensville Broken Wheel

Pre-Party 4 PAX for a round of all you got pull ups, ascent of the “Dancing Bear” (Merkins followed by air presses in increasing reps 1,2,3 etc to 10) round of all you got pull ups, Dancing Bear descent 10-1, round of all you got pull ups.

This was the first post since spring forward so the gloom had returned in full effect. PAX: Show Me, TV Guide, 3rd Degree, Snowball, Altidore, Stats, Sterno (QIC???), Scrooge, Nimbus, Creeper, Kermit, Barney Fievel, Staples.

It all started out as an average Tuesday at Broken Wheel with Sterno on the Q however things escalated quickly and we knew something a bit off….

Capri Lap a.k.a. “Show Me” lap around the parking lot.

Disclaimer

SSH IC X 5

LBAC IC X 5

….and then the pain began….

Thang(s) 1

Alternating Shoulder Taps IC X 20

Tempo Merkins IC X 15

Fast as you can Merkins OYO X 15

Mountain Climbers IC X 20

Short Mosey to the Pavilion by the pain ground…

Copenhagens OYO X 40

Derkins IC X 10

Back to the lot…

60 Yard Sprints back to back X 4

Round of Contra Burpees 1-10

Q then proceeded to hand the reins off to Altidore (Undercover/Mole Q #1) which led to more pain of the lower body variety.

Thang(s) 2

PAX Partnered up for a Diego type routine which included about 40 yard light pole to light pole MOT.

Round One: 150 Jump Squats, MOT Duck Walk and Politician back

Round Two: 200 Iron Mikes, MOT Politician and Mosey back

Mosey back to the pavilion for 20 box jumps OYO.

Altidore handed the Q over to Stats, (Undercover/Mole Q #2) who noted that the best way to avoid the lactic acid build up in your legs is to Mosey, so Mosey we did.

Thang 3

Mosey around the short loop (appx .33 miles). While it is true you need good legs to run, thanks Altidore, the key to efficient running is core strength so as PAX finished the Lap we did War Hammers (as seen in Nolensville) until the 6 had time to do 10 reps.

Pax did another lap and then did 10 big boy sit-ups and 40 American Hammers.

Pax did a third lap finishing with an “all you have left sprint” at the last turn to the line.

COT

Countorama/Nameorama/9th Man

Thanks for sharing Snowball

Announcements

2nd F lunch next Thursday more info to come soon

2nd F on the 23rd (handgun range) Stones River Education Center 10 am

We prayed for:

3rd Degree’s 2.3

Cheese Whiz and Polar Express

Soccer Mom in Uganda

Apologies if any were not noted

Post Party –  All you got pull ups 1 set (Several Pax)

 

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Titan 03.13.19 – Side to Side

16 of Nashville’s finest celebrated this 50’ish degree morning with a healthy dose of lateral exercises and running.  Short sleeves, gloveless hands, and even bare chests were all reported.  It’s spring men.

Pax: Floppy D, CCR, Hot Route, Princess Aurora, Porcelain, Firefox, Crawlspace, Right Said Fred, Crablegs, Blue Mule, Pumpskin Spice, Hi Viz, Preacher Man, Harvey Updyke, Cunning Linguist, Brother at Law (Q).

WOR: Kind of did a bunch all over the place.

10 SSH

Run a bit

10 merkin speed bump

Run a bit

Walking lunge and twist to a flock of seagulls

Run a bit to backside of Parthenon

Then circle up at the porcelain dragon: SSH x30, GM x10, WMH x10, LBAC x10, Reverse x10, Navy Baby Seal Claps x10, Overhead Press x10

THANG:

Mosey up to upper level of Parthenon and perform the following as we made our way around entire perimeter: squatted side shuffles long side of parthenon, Lateraltenant Dans short side (side lunge one leg, side lunge other leg, squat), then repeat the other long side and other short side.

Next we revisited one of my favorite types of sets, a roughly 5 minute AMRAP super set with some hearty running in between:

Set 1: 10 Ariana Grandes (lateral lunge to lateral slide, push back up and repeat on opposite leg) x10; 2) Mike Tyson Merkins x15

Run Ellipse at roughly 70% effort

Set 2: Lateral box jumps x10 (modify with lateral step up); repeat other side x10; Carolina Dry Docks x10

Run Ellipse at roughly 70% effort

Set 3: Low, slow, deep skaters x20; Uneven merkins x10

Mosey to side parking lot and split into two roughly even groups for two sets of suicides.

  1. Group 1 runs light pole suicides while other half does atomic merkins; switch out.
  2. Group 1 runs light pole suicides while other half SSH; switch out.

Mosey to statute of virtue for MARY:

American Hammers x20

Leg crossed single leg Alabama Prom Dates x10 each leg.

Alternating Shoulder taps x20

Side Plank roughly 20 seconds each side

WMH x10 for a final side to side stretch.

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

3/29 Leadership lunch at Richland with Ret. US Army Ranger John Belman.  See Slack for details or contact Bagger.

3/23: Westside CSAUP The Scorpion.  Begins at Titan and ends at West Park.  See Slack or contact Princess Aurora for details.

PA will throw a generic F3 Nashville shirt order up on the website for newer F3 members to get in on the fun (pyramid scheme).  The Scorpion also has a shirt up there for participants.  Look for the link on Slack.

Couple of births among the PAX.  Congratulations and prayers offered up to Preacher Man and Bad Boy.

Prayers: New family members, Hot Route’s family friend died in a plane crash leaving a widowed wife, and Bagger’s friend unexpectedly losing a baby at delivery.  Apologies if I forgot somebody’s intention but I think that was it.

Always an honor to lead and be lead.

Brother at Law

-30-

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St. Patrick Evangelizes The Skunk

Monday, March 11, 2019

Conditions: – breezy, 48 degrees, dark, and gloomy – quentissential  Irish weather

PAX: Bagger Vance, Venus, En Fuego, Money Shot, Cowboy, Fox Trot Talks Alot

QIC: Tiny Dancer

Warmarama:

Lap around the park back to the parking lot

Soundtrack: Blood of Cu Chulainn, Jeff Danna and Mychael Danna (remember the Boondock Saints?)

17 SSH

10 Good mornings

17 LBAC (forward and reverse)

17 Slow and low squats (little quick for BV’s taste)

40 Merkins on your own

The Thang

(Mosey to the soccer field)

Sevens – (had to pick lucky / holy number seven on St. Patrick’s Day week) pull ups on goal post, run the length of the soccer field, burpees at the opposite goal post.

Soundtrack – slightly Pogues-heavy:

  1. If I Should Fall from Grace with God – The Pogues
  2. Irish Rover – The Pogues
  3. Whiskey in the Jar – The Pogues
  4. Streams of Whiskey – The Pogues
  5. The Body of an American – The Pogues

(Mosey back to the parking lot to retrieve the 30lb ruck sack) (Shout out to Pop-a-lock for the loaner!)

One HIM would don the ruck sack and run solo counter-clockwise around the track, while the rest of us ran an indian run in the opposite direction, using my bluetooth speaker as the baton. Each time the lone runner would meet the remaining six, we’d share a five- burpee handoff, and the ruck sack would be passed on to the next HIM. We rinsed and repeated until all got a turn with the ruck. We then did 20 merkins and moseyed back to the parking lot. At some point during this evolution, Foxtrot finally arrived, allegedly after already working out at his house.

Mary

40 flutter kicks

10 Hello Dollys

Surprise end of Mary for meditative burpees and atomics, much to Bagger’s dismay. For meditation, we digested select quotes from St. Patrick himself in between burpees and atomics

    1. Check them out! This guy was a stud… https://www.goodreads.com/author/quotes/688258.St_Patrick

Quote 1: 20 burpees

Quote 2: 15 Atomics

Quote 3: 25 WWI’s

Quote 4: 15 Burpees

TIME

All told, we ran 9 laps around the track (3 laps = 1 mile). With the running during the sevens,, we managed between 3 and 4 miles. Extra respect to Cowboy for all the one-armed merkins he cranked out in order to compensate for his injured shoulder.

Prayers were sent up for Bad Boy, his wife, and his soon-to-be-born 2.0!!! Also, we prayed that we follow in St. Patrick’s example by answering God’s call in our lives. He is a timeless example that one God and one man can change entire nations.

It was an honor to lead you and to get better with each of you. The Skunk lives on!

 

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12 PAX, mosey and pushups @ Westeros 11 MAR 2019

  1. 12 PAX, mosey and pushups @ Westeros 11 MAR 2019

PAX:  Blue Mule (Q), Reveille, Porcelain, Tampa Libra, Vector, Bad Boy, Right Said, Crab Legs, High Viz, Pumpkin Spice, Big Pharma, Bicenntennial Man.

Conditions:  Perfect.  Dry, 50s, not humid.

The Thang:  Mosey to top of lovers circle.  Stop on the way there once for warm ups and twice for AYG pushups.  At top, AYG squats, sprint around park, then AYG pushups.  Mosey back to start, stop oj tje way four times for AYG pushups.

That’s a lot of pushups.

Look, that’s a short backblast, but that’s all there was to it.

Pleasure to lead you gentlemen.  SYITG.

Blue Mule OUT.

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The Playlist

Bagger and your’s truly, got the boys going this morning in a wet and wild stonewall.

QIC: TheJeweler & Baggervance

PAX: Brother-At-Law, Edible Arrangements, Baggervance, Pop-A-Lock, BoyBand, Crablegs, Bogart from F3 Ohio, TheJeweler

Gloom Factor: HIGH – wet and 50 deg F.

WOR: Following a disclaimer Baggervance kicked us off with a quick jog through the park to White’s Mercantile parking lot

  • 8 Count Body Builders x 25 (it felt like we weren’t ever going to stop)
  • 13 x Hillbillies
  • I’m sure we did something else, but my memory is failing me.

Mosey around the park, cut across the little bridge on the far end and lunge across the bridge. Then back to the parking lot. 

Q exchange: Bagger passed the torch to YHC.

After a quick trip to the car to grab the tunes and speaker, we moseyed over to the start of the brick wall at the main entrance to Stonewall on Clayton Ave.

My dad use to tell me that you can’t move on to bigger and better things until you finish what you started… well we’ve done 2 songs & 6 songs of this workout in the past and well… you know what’s coming boys… it’s Tabatta time!!  In fact, PAX is getting the privilege to do the entire Tabatta Mixtape playlist – that’s right Brother-At-Law, 10 songs total.

Let me break it down, each song is exactly 4 minutes long split up with 20 sec of effort, 10 seconds rest, rinse and repeat.  One round equals one song and it looks like this.

  • 20 second Sprint (~100m give or take a bit) – 10 sec rest
  • 20 seconds SSH – 10 sec rest
  • 20 second Sprint – 10 sec rest
  • 20 seconds Merkins – 10 sec rest
  • 20 second Sprint – 10 sec rest
  • 20 second LBCs – 10 sec rest
  • 20 second sprint – 10 sec rest
  • 20 second lunges – 10 sec rest

That’s one round… we rinsed & repeated 10 times!  You do the math… yeah, that’s 40 x ~100m (vive or take a bit)… we sprinted just over 3 miles and did 10 sets of SSH, Merkins, LBCs, & Lundges.

We finished up with just enough time for Bagger to step back in and bookend the event with Mary as YAC passed the torch back.

MARY:  If my memory serves me correctly, we knocked out 30ish flutter kicks broken up with regular, arms out to the side, hands to the heavens, 10 x 8 count body builders and additional flutter kicks.

Circle of Trust:

  • 3.19 – Get some 2nd F with Trivia Tuesday at Edley’s Sylvan Park. See Porcelain for details.
  • 3.23 – The Scorpion. 8ish miles. 4 AOs . Startex at Titan. Endex at West Park. Post-event breakfast to follow under the “Pizza Hut.” Also, if he’s still around, we will sing “Happy Birthday” to Bagger Vance.
  • 3.29 – 12th Man leadership lunch at Richland Country Club. BV on Q. Follow #leadership on Slack for more details.

You’ll have to forgive me but there were a few prayer request that I can’t remember.

2nd F: 9 for coffee at Portland Brew with plenty of deep conversations.  Hambone & FoxTrot decided to join us and were rather dry after seeking shelter at the sound of thunder this am.

~Jeweler out

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Bomber – 03.08.19 – “Friendly Monsters”

‘Twas a wet and chilly kind of morning at Bomber today, but that didn’t stop 22 HIM from posting at what they thought was going to be the usual kind of Friendly Friday.

QIC: Princess Aurora

PAX: Bareback, Bicentennial Man, Cunning Linguist, En Fuego, Firefox, Hi-Viz, Law Farm (FNG), Hambone Microbone, Porcelain, Pop-A-Lock, Pumpkin Spice, Ride Along, Right Said, Shadow, Silver Medal, Studio 42, T-Cell, Tiny Dancer, Toothless (FNG), Trapper Keeper, Vector

THE THANG

Following a disclaimer and a Hambone Microbone penis joke or four, quick mosey down the main entrance and over to the secondary driveway for Bernie Sanders up to the lot. Side shuffle left for half of the parking lot, side shuffle right for the other. CIRCLE UP. All exercises IC

  • SSH x 10
  • SnL Squats x 10
  • WMH x 10
  • LBAC x 10
  • Overhead Press x 10
  • LBAC x 10 R

Mosey down the jungle gym to explain today’s torture.

Oh wait, everybody count off 1’s and 2’s.

Pop-A-Lock, be quiet!

Ok, 1’s look to you right. That’s your partner.

Back to the torture explanation. Today would be a throwback to a Westeros workout Q’d by YHC a little over a year ago. This would be slightly modified and then further modified as you, dear reader, will see.

MONSTER. 200 150 reps per team of the exercises below, and exercises may not be partitioned. The catch: 5 Burpees EMOM (modified to 3 once team gets to Smurf Jacks).

  • Merkins
  • Overhead Lunges
  • Newton’s Cradle
  • Smurf Jacks
  • Turkish Sit-up (similar to Get-up. Legs flat and arms above your head like a bench press. Sit up keeping your arms perpendicular to the ground, and return.)
  • Extenders (Like a Reverse Crunch, but it starts with an E.)
  • Rows/Pull-Ups (modified to 75 as a team)

Once your team finishes, run laps around Community Center until time is called. Help Hambone Microbone finish his Pull-Ups. Mosey over to the wall for some Leaning Mary. Holding incline plank on the wall

  • Rear Leg Lift on each leg x 10 IC
  • Slow Mountain Climbers x 16 IC

COT/BOM

MOLESKINE:

Thanks for bearing with the instructional deficiencies and the mid-workout modifications. You can’t argue that the buddy system wasn’t friendly, but I’m not sure if it counts when you torture the PAX with an airhorn every minute on the minute.

Welcome to Bareback’s brother, Toothless. Apparently he’s had enough dental work to last a few lifetimes. Nobody’s blaming Bareback for knocking any of those teeth out, but it doesn’t mean it didn’t happen.

Welcome to Law Farm, an EH of Silver Medal and En Fuego. This farm-raised Kentucky lawyer did some business things we weren’t supposed to know, but we’ve already all forgotten them anyway.

BULLHORN:

  • 3.19 – Get some 2nd F with Trivia Tuesday at Edley’s Sylvan Park. See Porcelain for details.
  • 3.23 – The Scorpion. 8ish miles. 4 AOs . Startex at Titan. Endex at West Park. Post-event breakfast to follow under the “Pizza Hut.” Also, if he’s still around, we will sing “Happy Birthday” to Bagger Vance.
  • 3.29 – 12th Man leadership lunch at Richland Country Club. BV on Q. Follow #leadership on Slack for more details.

PA out.

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March 12th Man DISRUPTION

DISRUPTION

Def: The opposite of stasis and the status quo…DREDD refers to disruption in F1 as the key to influencing movement to advantage.  In this scenario, the LEADER is the Agent of Disruption; I would like to take a different perspective and look at DISRUPTION from another vantage point in this post.  As a reader of this post, I hazard a guess that you fancy yourself a LEADER.  In that case, how as a LEADER do you (or I for that matter) respond in the face of DISRUPTION?

As a disrupter, you … “Initiate Movement” – DREDD  or “Take the High Ground before the High Ground takes you” – JOCKO.

Those quotes are apropos and words to live by when you are taking the fight to the enemy, when you are in flow with LEADERSHIP. What happens when you aren’t the AGENTS OF DISRUPTION but rather the subjects or recipients of DISRUPTION?  In those times, your response is where the GoRuck, GROWRuck, CSAUP, your Qs are worth their proverbial weight in gold.

As you read this, think of a time when you have been the subject of DISRUPTION.  Travel to that place for a few minutes with me and allow me to hit you with this:

TRUE LEADERSHIP IS FORGED IN US DURING TIMES OF DISRUPTION

This concept has been on my mind for quite some time.  As I reflected upon the HIM among us that have really drawn me in during their DISRUPTION I landed on two specifically (I know there are many others just as exemplary) to illustrate how they taught me TRUE LEADERSHIP in the face of DISRUPTION.  I will close with what I have learned over the last 7 months as a 43 year old father of three and husband of one without a job who is awaiting the next chapter to be opened.

PAX – EBOLA

DISRUPTION – Job opportunity of a Lifetime in North Carolina.

I have known EBOLA for a long time, probably as long as anyone I am close to in F3 going back at least 7 or 8 years.  The first thing I can say about EBOLA is that he is a HIM amongst HIM. This is not his first dance with the quick footed partner of disruption and certainly won’t be his last.  And although he’s been to many a DISRUPTION rodeo and been thrown at each time, he has managed to dust HIMself off and get back after it each time.

The first lesson I learned from EBOLA is that he has a strong and deep faith; EBOLA has leaned into that faith as he waded through this big, life changing DISRUPTION.

Secondly, EBOLA knows who he is, how the Sky Q has designed HIM and who he is here to serve.  So, to rip off “The Rock” EBOLA knows his role and knows there is NO ONE else that can play that role.

Lastly, EBOLA has a mission to complete and the first target has been identified for him.  All of us will have a mission to complete (should we choose to enlist). For most of us it will look different than anyone else’s mission.

What I learned about LEADERSHIP from EBOLA in the midst of DISRUPTION: faith, role and mision are the keys to success.  

PAX – Grease Trap

Disruption – The loss of his oldest child, Job

If you have been around F3Nashville or F3Franklin for any amount of time, you have likely heard a bit of Grease Trap’s story, and that he and Katie lost Job late in the summer of 2017.  Let me stop for a quick sec, we didn’t “lose” Job, he simply went home ahead of us and is there now working on some sweet BATMAN artwork to share with us all.

So, how did the battle Job fought with cancer and his reunion with Jesus teach me leadership through Grease Trap?  There are some HIM I know that emit grace but let me assure you, there are none that did it then and continue to emit grace like Grease Trap.  The way he continued to pursue Jesus and at the same time continue to pursue the HIM of F3Nashville and F3Franklin is a study in true servant leadership.  Grease Trap did these things while continuing to serve Katie, love his family well and run a very successful business. His needs, while many, during the summer of 17 always seemed to pale in comparison to how well he loved Job, Katie, Zeke and Penny.  

Grease Trap’s singular goal was to get Job well.  He was always thinking of Job, Katie and the family while continuing to seek a brotherhood to protect and provide for him, to strengthen him and to give him rest.  The grace, vulnerability, passion and purpose Grease Trap showed us all that summer is true leadership and that continues today as Job’s memory lives on.

What I learned about LEADERSHIP from Grease Trap in the midst of DISRUPTION: You  must be others focused, knowing you are not alone that there is a fellowship that seeks to protect you and you must live a life full of purpose.

PAX – Bagger Vance

DISRUPTION – leaving multiple jobs seeking the silver bullet to success

As some of you may know, I left my job this past July with no back up plan, no options, and nothing even remotely on the horizon work wise.  I’d like to say I am like William Borden  but that just isn’t the case.

This self induced disruption has taught me vast amounts about leadership, here are some of my takeaways:

God is in Control…true leadership is making the next right decision based upon the choices in front of you while staying target focused and goal oriented.  We have to surrender our will to God’s plan for our lives. I used to say that I was guilty of pushing God aside to grab the typewriter so I could crank out a few lines of my story, telling Him to add them to the chapter.  How foolish?! It wasn’t until recently that I realized the story had already been written (with NO EDITS), printed and published…it is up to me to play the unique role only I can play.

Leslie (and my children) need my attention, consideration and provision (not always financial).  I was unable to die to myself until my identity (insert the jobs I have had ever since more money became my idol) was torched.  This burning of the boats forced me into one of two corners…self pity (the doldrums of the Mascot) or selflessness (the goal of the HIM).  By the Grace of God, I chose selflessness and man did it SUCK at the beginning. Over time, I realized I had no choice but to die to myself and completely surrender to Jesus.  This allows me to walk fully, faithfully and finally with Him.

My biggest idol is comparison and competition.  I finally realized, though I still struggle with it daily that comparison and competition is about as life giving as a steady diet of Doughnuts, Frappe Mochachino Lattes and porn.  Real leadership is leveraging yourself to serve others, to elevate them to the places they aspire to be, i.e. to a position of advantage.

In my own DISRUPTION, this is what I learned about LEADERSHIP – Someone Bigger than me is in control.  Provision for those closest to you allows you to truly come alive.  If you’re not a servant first, you will never be a true leader.

I hope this helps as you come face to face with DISRUPTION in your life.  Or as you are coming through DISRUPTION.  Or as you round the corner to  DISRUPTION.

PARTING SHOT: As LEADERS, should we seek circumstantial disruption or circumstances that will DISRUPT us and welcome that into our lives?