Category: Bomber

19 PAX got into the Christmas spirit as they made their way through the 12 Days of Christmas on the last “Friendly” Friday of 2018.

QIC: Princess Aurora

PAX: Ride Along, Cunning Linguist, Harvey Updyke, Hi-Viz, Studio 42, Porcelain, Bad Boy, Firefox, Crablegs, Brother-at-law, T-Cell, Pumpkin Spice, Shadow, Hot Route (FNG), Crawlspace, Preacherman, Vector

THE THANG:

PAX set off on a medium mosey around the baseball fields and MPCC over to the upper lot and circled up for a little warmup pain. All exercises in cadence.

• SSH x 12
• SnL Squats x 12
• Merkins x 12
• Mountain Climbers x 12
• LBAC w/ Good Mornings x 12
• Cherry Pickers x 12
• Air Press x 12

Thoroughly warm and likely wondering when YHC was going to stop being polite and start getting real, the theme of the day was introduced. The PAX would go through the 12 days of Christmas building on each day in the same manner as the song, and those days went a little something like this:

1. A Lap Around the Parking Lot
2. Jump Squats
3. American Hammers
4. Clerkins
5. Burpees
6. Monkey Humpers
7. Flutter Kicks
8. Imperial Squat Walkers
9. Hop Kicks
10. Jump Lunges
11. Thrusters
12. High Knees

This turned out to not be as friendly as some would expect, but YHC is convinced it was at least friendly in spirit if not physically. What’s better than a bunch of grown men butchering a classic Christmas carol with shouts of “Six Monkeys Humping” echoing through the parking lot?

Upon completion of one final AYG lap, PAX moseyed back to the lot to hold a Boat Pose for 60″ in honor of the wet ground.

COT/BOM

MOLESKINE:

YHC got a little defensive when Hi-Viz and Bad Boy questioned his math, but there is speculation that perhaps it was either misspoken or misheard. Regardless, the point was ultimately made that Christmas would be Day 12 from this point in time. This was enough for YHC to build a workout around even if the true “Twelvetide” is Dec 25 – Jan 5. All is forgiven.

BULLHORN:

• Libeery on 12/18 at 7:30 – Fat Bottom Brewery.  PAX will be discussing the F3 book Freed to Lead. Reading, while highly encouraged, is not required to join the fun.
• Christmas Day workouts will be OYO. Coordinate amongst yourselves should you wish to work off the cookies and milk.
• NYD Convergence to return to FRA aka The Hill. Likely time will be 0700 – 0800. Here’s hoping it’s not 7 degrees outside again.

PA out.

16 HIMs made the right decision and escaped the Fartsack this morning to make themselves better.

VQIC: Cunning Linguist

PAX: Blue Mule, Studio 42, Porcelain, Ride Along, Hi-Viz, En Fuego, Vector, Lunch Lady, Preacher Man, Pumpkin Spice, Crablegs, Crawlspace, Right Said, Harvey Updyke, and Macaroni from F3Franklin

THE THANG:

YHC gave a one-minute warning followed by a rather verbose disclaimer (during which mumblechatter was overheard surrounding the Weinke on my left arm), then we moseyed along the outside of Bomber and uphill (where YHC got  “turned around”) to the area euphemistically known as the “Bump” for Warmarama.

Warmarama consisted of:
SSH x 15
WMH x 12
LBAC x 12
rLBAC x 12
4-Count Squats x 12

YHC had PAX count off 1s and 2s, and strongly encouraged them to remember their neighbor.

Mosey to Park Smart sign near entrance of Bomber.

Main event was B.O.M.B.S. with 1s running to and looping around traffic circle outside Bomber while 2s started on:

Burpees x 50
Overhead Claps x 100
Merkins (called an audible) x100
Big Boy Situps x 200
Squats x 250

When 1s tagged in, they took note of 2s progress with Burpees and counted from there. Wash, rinse, repeat until Squats are complete.

Mosey back to main parking lot area for 3MOM:

Freddie Mercury x 12
Boxcutters x 12
Flutter Kicks x 12
American Hammers x 12
LBC x 12

Circle up and perform Countarama, Namearama, Sixth Man, and CoT. Highlighted Macaroni for putting YHC in the EH less than two months ago.

BULLHORN:

Lessons learned were a-plenty this go ‘round, but I cannot say enough positive things about the group of HIMs I have the opportunity to share 45 minutes with on the Big Ball every morning. I am humbled by the outpouring of support given to YHC, both today and up to now, and I look forward to my next Q.

They say you never forget your first, right?

MOLESKINE:

• Let’s keep adding our names to the Q calendar. Cold weather is no excuse to avoid taking the DRP.
• Speaking of cold weather, props to Porcelain and Bagger Vance for sharing a link in the Slack channel for where we can procure additional gear and learn how to layer effectively.
• Post-workout coffeeteria discussion revolved around the planning of a HDHH in the near future. Be on the lookout for details very soon.

22 HIM came out into the gloom to reflect on time

PAX:  PA, Bad Boy, T-cell, Hi-Viz, Lunch Lady, Pumpkin Spice, Crawl Space, Right Said, En fuego, Duplex, Shadow, Ride Along (FNG), Hambone, Harvey Updyke, Crablegs, Bicentennial Man, Porcelain, Silver Medal, ABC, TK, Firefox, Vector (QIC)

Conditions:   Cool but comfortable, especially as many HIM debuted their new F3 wardrobe swag

Warm-o-rama:  Willy Mayes Hayes x 12, Good Mornin’s x 12, LBAC x 12, Seal claps x 12, Reverse LBAC x 12

Flashback:  November 3, 2017 – YHC arrived at Bomber with Ebola, unsure of what was about to happen.  Hambone on Q, several thoughts flashed across my brain about 4 minutes in as we bear crawled up the street next to Edley’s (1. “This is odd,” 2. “Holy crap, I’m out of shape,” and 3. “Don’t barf. Don’t barf. Don’t barf.”)

In the year that’s followed, I’ve gotten stronger, embraced the odd, and have not barfed.   More importantly, I’ve grown as a HIM and leader thanks to all of you.  So today, as I reflected on the passage of time, I decided we all should do the same.  Time is fleeting, often wasted, and finite.  We must use the time we have to better ourselves as leaders, men, husbands, partners, brothers, sons, uncles, etc.

Playlist:

It’s Time – Imagine Dragons (2012)

Days Go By – Dirty Vegas (2002)

Only Time Will Tell – Asia (1982)

4 Minutes – JT/Madonna (2008)

Time Has Come Today – Chambers Brothers (1967)

Too Much Time on My Hands – Styx (1981)

Closing Time – Semisonic (1998)

Clocks – Coldplay (2002)

Mosey to Rec Center Cul-de-sac. Clock shaped, it served well as our first exercise AO.  Partner up to race the clock:

#1:   On even numbers of the clock face, jump squats (12 reps, 10, 8 . . .) around the clock. Odd numbers, merkins.  Once group moves to 11, next group starts at 12.  PAX performed SSH (as seconds ticking away) until their turn to race.  Plank action when finished.

#2:  Evens: Squats.  Odds: Plank Jacks

Mosey to Hill for 7s (like the days of the week).  Lt. Dans at bottom, burpees at top.  On 3rd time up the hill (representing Wednesday, which of course is “HUMP DAY!” run down to other side of the hill and back, stop to perform the Bad Boy Honorary Lt. Dan Burpee x 4.

Mosey to Wall:  DID x 15 for 2 sets.  3rd set x 10 with focus on partner’s form.

Mary:  Circle up (like a clock) – PAX choice around the clock:  Flutter kicks, Hello Dollys, WW1s, Crunchy Happy T-cells . . . I mean Frogs, Ankle Taps, J-Los, Freddy Mercurys, Russian Twists

COT:   Welcome FNG Ride Along (a.k.a. Chris)!!  6th Man: Porcelain.  Congrats to Bad Boy and M for the gender reveal (It’s a girl!).

Thanks to all HIM for the past year.  I have truly grown in ways I had not planned or anticipated.  Value the time you have with your loved ones, and continue to strive each day to be better than the day before.

SYITG,

Vector

CONDITIONS: Brisk. Winter is coming.

PAX: T-Cell, Dewey, Duplex, Porcelain, Shadow (FNG), Princess Aurora, Minnow Tank (FNG), Crawlspace, Crablegs, Cunning Linguist, Vector, Bad Boy, Trapper Keeper, En Fuego, Reveille, ABC

QIC: Hi-Viz

Mosey to upper parking lot. Today’s focus: Slow it down. Focus on form. Today’s about quality of movement, not quantity.

WOR: SSH IC X 20, Squats (Slow-N-Low) X 20 IC, 6-Count Burpees X 10 IC, LBAC X 10 IC, Beetle Baileys X 10 IC, Reverse LBAC X 10 IC

Count off 1s and 2s. Lose count somehow. Re-do count off.

THANG: Mosey to the end of the parking lot. 1s and 2s line up at different spots. Bear crawl zig-zag down the parking lot, forward, side, forward, side. Those waiting to go (and those who ended before others) knocked out some Lieutenant Dans.

6-Count Burpees X 10 IC

Mosey to the parking lot.

1s and 2s line up for relay, up the hill and back. Runner calls the exercise for those on his team.

6-Count Burpees X 10 IC

Rinse and repeat the relay, except runner calls the exercise for the other team.

6-Count Burpees X 10 IC

Grab some wall. Slow-N-Low DIDs X 10 IC.

6-Count Burpees X 10 IC

MARY: LBCs X 20 IC, Plank (~2:00).

Done.

NMM: T-Claps all around. Lots of hard work this morning. I’ve been wanting to Q a workout like this for a while, focusing on slowing things down to make sure all of us are doing things correctly, not just sort of doing them.

YHC has been thinking a lot about shortcuts lately. I challenged the group in this morning’s COT — and I’ll take the opportunity to challenge all of us — to look for the ways we’ve gotten into the habit of choosing shortcuts instead of choosing the more difficult or more costly way to correctly do things. It might be when you post. It might be at work. It might be at home.

Thanks for the opportunity to lead today. And thanks for challenging me to get better at our AOs and throughout my life.

BH: Check out the #Leadership channel on Slack for the 12th Man effort we’re launching. Hit up T-Cell if you’re interested in being a HIM who helps out.

#PickneyPain next Friday. Crawlspace and Right Said have been ‘voluntold’ to take the Q. Sure to be a good one.