Lucky 13’s at TITAN – 09-20-17

THE PAX
Crawfish, Third Person, Porcelein, The Jeweler, Floppy Disk, Calfkiller, New Mexico (Visitor from F3 Raleigh), CCR (YHC)

YHC got a wild hare and decided to make the trek up north of Hogan Road to visit the boys at Titan this morning.  Q calendar was clear, so decided to sign up to ensure my HC.  Floppy D and Calfkiller completed the clown car and came along despite the looming threat of winter up north.

5:30am sharp we went on a brisk mosey in search of the BLACK MIATA.  After hearing Crawfish say that they almost got in a fight with him the last time they ventured into his garage, i decided to circle up for WOR just outside the garage to draw him out.  No dice.

WOR (all IC)
SSH x 20
GM x 10
WMH x 10
Slow and Low Merkins x 10
HOPKICKS! x 10 (Most of Titan  PAX’s first time aka VH)

Mosey back toward the Parthenon with a quick stop for an homage to my boy Aunt Bea.  Modified barnyard shuffle with merkins and jump squats x3 at either end.  We did 25  for a total of 75 merks and 75 jump squats.  Blood is now flowing.  Time for

THE THANG
At the bottom of the parkway of pain, we started a set of 13s…because 11s just don’t cut it anymore. Turkish getups at the bottom and mountain merkins at the very top. It was a LONG way up there. 208 yards to be exact. To make it better, we added a three-burpee speed bump every time we crossed over pavement (three speed bumps). The way up was long, the way down was much better as we coasted easily downhill with the glorious parthenon centered as our backdrop. Somewhere along with way we modified to ensure completion. This may be worth trying again with no barnyard shuffle to see if anyone can finish. As PAX completed, we performed AMRAP WWI situps as we waited for the 6. Floppy and Jeweler were standouts (shocker).

All in. Time for a 200 yard AYG from the bottom to the top. Three burpees on top, mosey together to each speed bump for 3x burpees untill we reach the bottom. Circle up for a quick Mary. Flutter kix x40 IC. Low plank to close it out.

COT/BOM

MOLESKINE
It was really great breaking out of the routine to get up to Titan. I highly recommend it for those that have never been…or been awhile. Great AO and even better dudes that we rarely get to see. Glad to have New Mexico from F3 Raleigh (South Wake) join us….he showed up just in time for the Thang, but made up for it.

Until Next Time,
CCR

 

Biggles

PAX:  FTTAL, Big Stick, Too Tall, Venus, Funyuns, Off Shore (FNG), umbrella, D’Mish, Toga, Binary (Respect), PreVac, Floppy Disk, Dupree, PSL, Chum, Blue Mule, Walter White, CAPSLOCK

QIC:  BV

72 and humid this am for the 19 that made the decision yesterday to get better today.

Took @unt Bea’s Capri lap and sprinkled some Politician in at the end.

WOR:

  • All IC X 13
  • SSH
  • WMH
  • SNL SQUATS
  • BAC F
  • SEAL CLAPS
  • BAC R

High Plank for a quick read:

From A Warriors Faith:

Though blinded, the irrepressible Job recovered from his wounds and began facing a new set of obstacles with his characteristic humor and resolve. He married the girl of his dreams, hunted elk, climbed Mt. Rainier, graduated college with honors, influenced countless people around him, and was looking forward to being a father—before his life was tragically cut short by a hospital medical error.

Count off 1s &2s and partner up.

Biggles

  • 20 Burpee’s x 3 rounds (60 total)
  • 15 Pull up’s x 3 rounds (45)
  • 60 Single Count Alternating Leg, Lunge Jumps x 3 rounds (180)
  • 25 push up’s x 3 rounds (75 total reps)
  • 1,000 m row or 1,000 m run x 3 rounds (3,000 meters total)

All Work set done with eyes closed.

P1 leads P2 with eyes closed out on run to designated flag and flap jack back to playground to begin next Work set.

Plank for 6 then a quick read:

From Biggles’ Obituary

Blinded by a sniper’s bullet in Iraq, Ryan Job retained his characteristic determination and persistence. He climbed Mount Rainier, trained for a triathlon and became a spokesman for an organization that helps wounded veterans transition to civilian life.

Mr. Job’s younger brother, Aaron, served three tours of duty in Iraq with the Marines. The Seattle Times profiled the Job family during Aaron Job’s deployments in 2003 and 2004.

A story on Ryan Job, a former Navy SEAL, reaching the summit of Mount Rainier appeared in July 2008.

The men’s mother, Debbie Job, of Issaquah, said her son had taken on the challenge of blindness with the same strength with which he confronted other challenges in his life.

“He was determined not to be a disabled guy,” his mother said Friday by phone from Arizona.

Ryan Job underwent an eight-hour surgery Monday to rebuild his face. The recovery seemed to be proceeding smoothly, his mother said, though her son reported some discomfort Wednesday night. A nurse checked on him at 3:30 a.m. Thursday. He was found unresponsive at 5 a.m. She said the hospital had not determined the cause of death.

“It wasn’t supposed to happen like this,” said Debbie Job. “It’s a total shock.”

Neighbors of the Job family on the Sammamish Plateau recalled Ryan Job as a strong, physically active young man who had been determined to join the elite Navy special-operations force, despite the grueling training regimen. Mr. Job regularly swam across Beaver Lake a few miles from his home and ran for hours before dawn, said Neil Iovino, a neighbor who watched the Job boys grow up.

“His goal was to be a Navy SEAL and it didn’t matter how hard it was,” Iovino said.

Ryan Job was born in 1981, the eldest of three children. He graduated from Issaquah High School in 1999 and joined the Navy in 2002. Mutual friends in San Diego, where he trained for the SEALS, introduced him to his future wife, Kelly. The couple married in 2007.

Mr. Job was on patrol in Ramadi, Iraq, in 2006 when a sniper’s bullet struck his rifle. Pieces of the shattered weapon tore through his face, destroying one eye and severing the optic nerves of the other.

After his injury, Mr. Job spent time in military hospitals in Maryland, Florida and finally Palo Alto, Calif.

He and Kelly moved to Arizona in 2007 with the help of the Sentinels of Freedom Scholarship Foundation. The California-based organization assists armed-forces veterans severely injured in the line of duty on or after Sept. 11, 2001.

The foundation found a condo for the couple to live in, arranged for furniture and helped Mr. Job enroll in an online college program to complete the business degree he’d begun at the University of Washington.

“He was a great spokesman for the organization,” said Lein, whose father, Howard Lein, founded the Arizona chapter of the Sentinels.

A 2007 story in The Arizona Republic quoted Mr. Job as saying he and his wife wanted to return the generosity others had shown them.

“Once I’m back on my feet, we’d like to help the next group of guys make the same transition.”

Debbie Job said her daughter-in-law is pregnant with the couple’s first child.

Time

NM:

Awesome to be with y’all today and to see all the hard work and teamwork that went into Sir E.

It is always good to remind ourselves that even with adversity we can do work.

It is always good to remind ourselves that during adversity we need men to come alongside and guide us.

Please take my words to heart, find someone to mentor you and find someone to mentor. Go up a generation or two for the mentor, someone that’s been through the shit and gotten out alive. Seek someone younger than you to mentor that may still see things through rose colored glasses or that needs to be pushed and nudged to be made aware of their potential.

Bullhorn:

Lots of good stuff coming up to get involved with:

BV Out

Burpee Breakdown

PAX: Princess Aurora, Deep Dish, FTTAL, Commie (B’ham), Grease Trap, Calf Killer, Edible Arrangements, Bagger Vance (Q)

It was about 95* this am with at least 95% humidity as we neared 0700 and the PAX was starting to round out.  The bell rung and off we went to the east field by the Arc Loader.

YHC was noticeably winded post Pre-Pre and Pre so the WOR was pretty sloppy and fast…much like some other things YHC is known for.

Disclaimer

WOR:

SNL squats x 13 IC

Tempo Merkins x 13 IC

Plank Thrusters x 13 IC

(Insert Princess Aurora)

Jump Squats x 13 IC

Hillbillies X 16 IC (this is where Q passed out standing up)

SSH X ??? at this point we all started to mock Deep Dish and whatever the H he calls SSH

The Thang:

Frogger
Bear crawl up the ramp at the Ark Loader
Frogger
Lt Dan up the ramp at the Ark Loader
Mike tysons x 13 IC
Somehow we got up the ramp at the Ark Loader again and went onto
Round 2 –
Grab some wall in the Concrete River
Box Jumps x 20
DIDS X 20
Nail Salon for the 6
Round 3 –
Partner Up for
Human Sleds up to the Flag Pole
Flap Jack
Stay at the top
Round 4 –
Mosey to
Tennis courts (Insert MC from Greasetrap reminding me i promised no running today…started to Politician at that point which seemed to me to not be running)
Four corners X 2
Escalators x 10
squats, Merkins, thrusters, jump squats
RNR x 15
Round 5 –
Partner Rafter Burpees x 15
Round 6-
Hill Work
One legged dogs alternating to the Utility Pole
Reverse lunge
Side way lunge R/L
Round 7 –
10 pull ups
P2 squat
Flap jack
Mary Up
Start with Plank Progression
YHC realizes there’s still plenty of time left
to the Hill
Round 8 –
sprints w partner (another lie from YHC to GT and Calf Killer…incidentally this is where CK ran over to Port a Potty for a quick natural break)
Wall sits
Politician Hill sprints w partner
Mosey back down to big kid swings
Mary:
Planks
Reverse Crunch x 13 IC
Flutter Kix x 13 IC
(CK craps himself)
Pistol LBC rt leg up
(CK craps himself again)
Pistol LBC lt leg up
Burpees called out as punishment for CK’s lack of bowel control
10x Rest
10 x Rest
Reverse Burpees called out
10x
Time
NMM:
Awesome to be back at the Mother Church of F3Nashville.  T Claps to Commie for posting with us from F3 Birmingham.  T Claps to Deep Dish for dragging me around 12S those last 3 Miles.  That being said, I did bust DD doing some sort of cheat with the swings whilst we were Pistol LBC-ing.  Great to have the real men of The Shire…Grease Trap, Edible Arrangements and Calf Killer take it North a few miles and post with us.  FTTAL is always good from a soliloquy…not sure what it was about this time maybe Boston, Defiance Fuel and Sergio from LuLu if i had to guess.  I was a little disappointed when we left out and there were no OGs in the PAX but my spirits were lifted when i saw PA come dashing from the lot with those AWFUL purple and orange gloves.
BH:
Lots of things coming up soon for yall to participate on the reg and some new things as well.
*Warpath 5.4 is coming up on 7 October.  Should prove to be a real suckfest for those of you interested in getting out of your comfort zone and getting pushed and pushing others.  True HIM down in F3Franklin leading the way.  Hope to join based upon Fall Break commits.
**Continue to lift up the wounded and injured F3 PAX…Hambone’s ankle looks like Albert Haynesworth sat on him and Iron Lung’s back is giving him fits.
***I am planning on joining @RobJonesJourney for at least a portion of his Marathon here in Nashville on 7 November…here is a link to his website http://www.robjonesjourney.com/ and his interview with Jocko https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tYSLr72rm1A
****GrowRuck 05 coming up on 18 November https://www.goruck.com/custom-tough-challenge-chattanooga-tn-f3-growruck-05-11-18-2017-18-00-13317/
Honored to Lead and Be Lead by Yall
YHC,
Bagger Vance

You can take the boy out of Tuscaloosa, but you can’t take the Tuscaloosa out of the boy….

QIC: Iditarod

PAX: Aristotle, BV, CCR, Floppy Disk, PSL, Grisham, PreVac, Big Stick, Grease Trap, Flo Daddy, Ludwig, Olan Mills, Books A Million, Edible Arrangement, Walter White, Mug Shot, Black Water, Brother at Law, Third Degree, Swamp Fox, Flo Jo (FNG) Cobains to any I left out.

Midweek seeing that YHC schedule dictated Nashville on Friday decided to traverse to the shire to post at cruel hall for old time sake. Noticing the insert name here was still in place YHC decided to follow directions.

Since YHC’s hometown boys were riding the crimson tide into Nashville for Saturday’s festivities in west end YHC thought it only fitting to bring a little Tuscaloosa to the Shire.  It doesn’t happen often since the SEC expanded.

WOR

GMs x 10 IC

WMH x 20 IC

Hill Billies x 20 IC

Imperial Walkers x 20 IC

SSH x 20 IC

The Thang

B-Bear Crawl Inch Worm-With added twist crawl Bear back

E-Elevens-Jump Squats/Burpees-Side shuffles instead of runs to work on lateral movement. (Before Elevens YHC began a playlist of Alabama inspired tunes that played via Bluetooth for the duration of the workout.)

A-Alternating Shoulder Taps IC x 61 (the amount of times the Crimson Tide has beaten the Commodores)

T-toe Touches IC x 18 (the amount of time the Dores have sneaked victories over the Tide)

Mosey to the top of the hill for instructions

V-Ups at bottom of hill-Run back up to playground

A-AMRAP Chin ups

N-Nolan Ryans x 20 IC Each Side Run to bottom of hill

D-Dirkins x 20 Mosey back to parking lot

Y-Y Raises-Done for the duration of “Yea Alabama” with Vocal Accompaniment

Mary

Flutter Kicks x 30 IC

WWI Sit ups x 20 OYO

Reverse Crunches x 20 OYO

Tempo Merkins x 18 IC

COT

BV shared some inspiring words about brotherhood and guys continuing to rally around the Kemps and whatever future situation will arise.  Cause in this fallen world something will we just need to be there for each other. Prayer then Dismissal.

Playlist:

Dixieland Delight-Alabama (A Bryant Denny favorite YHC spared the pax of the Bama student section ad libs)

Sweet Home Alabama-Lynard Skynard

Song of the South-Alabama

Tuscaloosa 1962-Donnie Fritts (Probably the most underrated and under appreciated Muscle Shoals musician)

Thankful for the opportunity to lead, You guys all inspire me and encourage me.

 

Roll Tide,

Iditarod

Praise

PAX: Ludwig, Big stick, DMish, PSL, Venus, Cowboy, Binary, Cathy, FoxTrot, CAPSLOCK, Tidy Cats, Jigsaw, PreVac, Dupree, Bagger Vance, Edible Arrangement, Bluegrass (F3 Birmingham), Funyuns (QIC)

18 PAX DRP’d for a little beatdown offered up by YHC. 14 PAX for the entire experience, 3 joined us halfway, and BV joined us at the end after his run in preparation for the Rock n Country. BigStick, Venus, and Cathy got a little off track but eventually joined us for half of the beatdown.

5:30 AM- mosey up Marchant to grass field between parking lot and stables. Stopped at gate for 5 merkins to allow FoxTrot and Bigstick to catch up. Somehow FT saw us, but BigStick lost us. As previously stated, he did find Venus and Cathy and eventually the rest of the PAX. Disclaimer. Make the most of this day starting with this workout!

COP: GMsx10 IC, WMHsx10 IC, BACs(f&r)x10 IC, APsx 10 IC, Seal clapsx10 IC. Quick and easy right into The Thang.

Happy Jacks (5 4ct SSHs followed by 2 jump squats) X 7

Burp Jacks (see above but sub burpees for JSs) X 7

Up/Downs (run in place, chest to ground and back up on Q’s call) for 1-1 1/2 minutes or so. Everybody is warm. Lets go

Mosey across parking lot down into the valley for Stairway to Seven. Run up hill to parking lot for 1 burpee. Back down, then back up for 2 burpees. Continue until 7 burpees at top. Flutter kicks for the 6.

Mosey back to grass field. (Insert BS, Venus, Cathy) for Happy Jacks x 5, Burp Jacks x 5, Up/Downs for a while.

Mosey to parking lot and line up along curb. Bear crawl to other curb (20-25 yards) for 10 Irking, crawl bear back for 10 derkins. Plank progression for the 6. R&R but sub burpee broad jumps for the bear crawl. Plank progression for the 6.

Mosey back down to the valley. AYG up the hill to the light pole for 7 burpees.

Mosey back to CUMC parking lot (Insert BV).

Happy Jacks x 5, Burp Jacks x 5, Up/Downs for 1 1/2 minutes.

Mary: FKs x 20 IC, 10 V-Ups OYO, 10 Mariah Carys right ankle left leg, 10 left ankle right leg. DONE!

COT/BOM

YHC read Psalm 103 after being very moved by GreaseTrap’s reading of it at Job’s memorial service. Knowing the agony of losing a son, David was able to write this psalm of praise and knowing the agony of losing a son, GT was able to passionately and beautifully pronounce this psalm of praise. Powerful!

Continue to lift up GT, Katie and their family.

I love you guys and love F3!

Funyuns

 

 

Iditarod 1yr F3 Anniversary Q

QIC: Iditarod

PAX: Scraps, Schnitizel, Yosef, Aristotle, NPR, Black Lung, Mr. Roboto, G-String, Wood Shed, CDL, Sea Gull

A dirty dozen gathered this AM to celebrate 1 Year anniversary of YHC’s first post.  We paid homage to Polaroid from F3 Raleigh.

APB: Where’s Papa Juan, Long Relief, Godfather, Nadal, Ace, Alfonso, Anchor, Air Wolf, Wall Street, Big Worm and Pharoah.  I’m sure I forgot some.  A couple I know where you are.

WOR

Obligatory 2 Laps around the courthouse

GMs x 12 IC

WMH + BAC x 10 IC

WMH + BAC-Reverse x 10 IC

Imperial Walkers x 12 IC

Mountain Climbers x 10 IC

COP for Musical tribute to Polaroid who is planning a return trip to the Boro in November-To Wyclef Jean’s-Gone till November-Squats during verses-During the Chorus  Merkins for every November sang by Mr. Jean himself

YHC asked the PAX to Partner up

P-Patty Cake Merkins-Partners start in opposite directions around the courthouse Evrey time they meet 10-Patty cake merkins.  Merkin and when in high plank position exchange high five- 4 Sets of 10. Mosey to future site of Green House Ministries.

O-Ollie Norths-Fireman’s carry partner length of future site.

L-Lt Dan’s the entire length of the current Greenhouse Ministries Parking lot.

A-Awesome-A reprise of the Everything is Awesome Burpee challenge-Overhead arm claps and one Burpee for every Awesome sang.  Everything is Awesome-Tegan and Sara from the Lego  Movie.

R-Randorama-20 Monkey humpers IC, 20 Dips OYO, 20 Irkins OYO, 20  Bulgarian Splits Sqauats IC

O-One legged Burpees-6 One legged Burpees-(YHC started to notice the  time dwindling fast here.)

I-Indian Bear Crawl-Pax formed line head to to in plank position from the 6 Pax Bear crawls to front until all have participated.

D-Drying Cockroaches-10 OYO

Mosey Back to the Square

COT

YHC Shared extreme gratitude for relationship with Polaroid when he was in the Boro acknowledging that even though Polaroid sought YHC as a Elder/Mentor YHC gained just as much from the relationship.  Prayed for Polaroid prayed for Pax to develop relationships where the y could give away what they know and help other men.

 

Bullhorn-Hit up Air Wolf if you want to help with oil changes at the Greenhouse Ministries on Saturday.  He needs to know something by Thursday I believe.

 

NMM
I can’t describe enough what F3 has meant to me and why I want to see it grow in the Boro.  Over the past year I have seen men ask for prayer for their marriages, families, sick loved ones.  I have been picked up when I was struggling early on by fellow PAX like Blue Mule.  I have been challenged to lead by the likes of Funyuns, Bagger, and CCR.  So many more of the F3 Nashville crew especially in the Shire have challenged and pushed me in some way and desire to see that happen in the Boro and to see it affect other men.  Not to mention my Dr. the last time I had a check up asked what are you doing differently because he noticed improvement in overall health that he wasn’t sure I’d ever achieve because of genetics.  Keep challenging each other Physically, Mentally, Spiritually. Always be head locking. ISI

Thankful for the PAX and thankful to lead,

Iditarod

Lonely at the Skunk

PAX: Chum, Head Stud, Toga, Night Stand

Four, slightly confused but ready PAX posted for fun a The Skunk.  Here’s how it went down:

Mosey one lap around park and meet at playground for warmup COP: SSH, Don Quixote, russian soldiers, imperial walkers, good mornings, merkins, scorpion stretch

Mosey to pavilion for 10 bulgarian split squats left, 10 derkins, 10 bulgarian split squats rt, 10 irkins, 10 squats to the seats and 10 clerkins

Mosey through swamp (not a good call) to tennis courts.  Complete four rounds of the arc loader= lunges followed by sprints.  Lineup for sideways bear crawls with the PAX stopping at the half and ea. sideline for PAX called exercise (LBC, burpees, merkins, dry docks, archer merkins)

Lineup at far court for suicides.  Two rounds were completed with Freddy Mercury in the middle.

Mosey back to the flag and stop for merkins and quick steps at the speed bumps.

Head Stud took us out.

NMM:  YHC was surprised by the light attendance along with the rest of the PAX.  Having looked at the Q sheet, YHC was also prepared for a beatdown from Leatherneck.., who never appeared.  The slander that would normally have followed not posting for your own Q would have been epic, but we’re going to refrain from all that.  After reading SLACK and BV’s backblast, there are clearly bigger things going on today.

Prayers for Grease Trap and family

The Real Superhero

THE PAX: Yard Sale, Black Widow, Foggy Pirate, Frugal McDugal, Torch, Tortoise, Sanctions, CCR, Bad Boy, T Cell, Dr. Smartt, Loveboat, HVAC, Leatherneck, Crawfish, Big Bang, Floppy Disk, Spicoli, Edible Arrangements, Grease Trap, Grisham, CAPSLOCK, Iron Lung, Accounts Receivable, Third Degree, D’Mish, Princess Aurora, Col Flo Dotty, PSL, T Swizz, Blood Clot, Big Stick, Dine n Dash, Sterno, Funyuns, Blackwater, Hi Viz, Olan Mills, Cinderella, En Feugo, Lump, Walter White, Dupree, Bartman, Tidy Cats, Lewd Wig

QIC: Bagger Vance

47 HIM were present this AM at Detention to honor the life of Job Kemp and to support Grease Trap and Katie Kemp and their family.  Cobains to the 4 who posted at The Skunk, poor comz on my part.

0529 – one minute call

0530 – mosey down Hogan, side shuffle right then left on Trousdale, BearCrawl speed bump 1-2, crawl bear 2-3, deep lunge 3-4, Politician length of portables.  Finish w 5 HSPU and circle up

With 47 HIM, there was a bit of a lag so we SSH’d for the 6.

WOR:

SSH x 13 IC

Disclaimer

Willie Mays Hayes x 10 IC

High Knees x 13 IC

Butt Kickers x 13 IC

Hillbillies x 13 IC

Deep Squats x 13 IC

Imperial Walkers x 13 IC

Ok Mornings x 13 IC

High Plank and Count 1-5…Funyuns, Floppy Disk, D’Mish and CCR to the center to help with

THE THANG:

In groups of 5 (Job’s age) we break out and perform the following:

B urpees

A tomic Merkins

T oe Touches

M ountain Climber Merkins

A lternating Shoulder Taps

N olan Ryans

Batman is Job’s favorite superhero.  We did all exercises in reps of 29 (Grease Trap’s age) and mosey’d a loop at the end.  We AMRAP’d BATMAN until 0610.

Circle Up back at the Main Lot

Flutter Kicks for the 6

Mary:

Heels to Heaven x 20 IC

Yoga of some sort x 10 IC

Mariah Careys x 10 IC R then L

Scorpions x 10 IC

Flutter Kicks x 20 IC

Time

NMM:

The theme of the day is to honor Job and The Kemp family.  Over a few texts last evening, we decided to break into groups of 5 and disperse over the Detention campus and perform the BATMAN sequence.  As per normal, YHC left out Floppy Disk and had to download w him on the fly.  Also as per normal, FD did an excellent job.

D’Mish delivered a great heartfelt prayer in BOM.  Thank you for reminding us all how much Grease Trap has been a beacon of hope and a glaring example of faithfulness and grace.  May the Lord’s mercy rest upon him, Katie, Penny, Zeke and their entire family.  Thank you GT for the humility and dignity you have displayed during this emotional experience.  Thank you for letting us be near to yall and be engaged with yall.  Thank you for not shutting us out and for drawing us into your family.

Funyuns sent me a text after the Q that this was a great reminder to him and to me about what is different and special about F3.

Thank you for allowing me to lead yall and thank you for being such good leaders in and of yourselves.  This is not mine and it’s not yours, we have a responsibility and duty to give F3 away to others.

For the sake of the next story that will come up in the lives of those of us F3ers in Nashville and Franklin, please reach out to someone and invite them to come see what F3 is all about…and make sure you let them know, it ain’t about you!

YHC,

Bagger Vance

Enter The Lucky Horseshoe

Q: Toga

PAX: Fuego, Olin Mills, Bagger Vance (?), Funyuns, Big Stick, Toga, Venus, Cinderella, Black Widow

9 hearty souls got up for a glorious, gloomy morning at the Track.  Here’s what went down:

Mosey to center of track loop for warmup COP: SSH, Storm Squats, merkins, scorpion dry docks, scorpion stretch, wonder where Bagger was…

Begin Lucky Horseshoe= 33 minutes to complete

1 lap, 20 merkins

1 lap, 20 merkins, 20 storm squats (think imperial walkers with 2 added squats)

1 lap, 20 merkins, 20 storm squats, 20 scorpion dry docks

1 lap, 20 merkins, 20 storm squats, 20 scorpion dry docks, 20 WWII sit-ups

1 lap, 20 merkins, 20 storm squats, 20 scorpion dry docks, 20 WWII sit-ups, 20 lunges

1 lap, 20 storm squats, 20 scorpion dry docks, 20 WWII sit-ups, 20 lunges

1 lap 20 scorpion dry docks, 20 WWII sit-ups, 20 lunges

1 lap 20 WWII sit-ups, 20 lunges

1 lap 20 lunges

1 victory lap

Circle up for ring of fire= hold plank while 1 PAX member at a time completes 7 pull-ups, continue holding plank while each member does 10 merkins.  Singing Johnny Cash was required throughout.

NMM:  YHC completed the Lucky Horseshoe a few times in RVA and nearly splashed merlot the fist time.  The Nashville PAX completed it in record time, and Big Stick was done in ~28 minutes.  YHC also posted a PR and could not figure out what happened.  Is everyone faster in Nashville?  Did YHC’s recent increase in hamburger consumption make him faster?  Is Funyuns giving out PEDs?  It turns out that the truth is in the data.  The usual Lucky Horseshoe laps are .25 mile.  The loop at the RaceTrack is .2.  Having asked Olin Mills about this prior to the running, YHC blames him for the false  info #FakeNews.  We’ll correct it next time.

Stay Classy,

Toga

It’s Not About You

Why do we post Back Blasts?
As my dad would have said to me when I was a kid, “Because I told you to!” Obviously, that didn’t work for me then and it doesn’t work for us now as GAM, grown ass men.
I have been thinking a lot lately about the importance of the Back Blast coming off the Memphis launch, a host of new and reworked AOs and a great Nantaan call recently.
As I understand them, the Back Blast is the following:
  • A recap of the workout
  • A place to recognize those who posted
  • A way to track numbers and growth
  • A way to commemorate a break through
  • A way to commemorate someone splashing merlot for posterity
  • A way to make announcements
  • A way to document new and different exicon from the PAX
  • You’re a leader and part of Qing a workout is writing the BB
I’m sure there’s more on that from DREDD & OBT in Freed to Lead but I can’t get my hands on it right now.
All the above is great and I wholeheartedly agree with #1-8 and with the Nantaan of the Nation and the Great Weasel Shaker at WWHQ in their excellently penned Freed to Lead (which I still can’t find). But to me, the real reason we post the BB I realized today when I got a text from country code +44. At first glance I thought it was spam. Upon further inspection, it was from the one and only Scribe of F3Nashville Faulkner. So, without blabbing on, here’s what he wrote (I edited the very end)
“Been doing three F3 workouts a week by following the backblasts. Off days I run 4 miles. Miss the camaraderie and spiritual support. Tell everyone I said hey. Praying for those mentioned in backblasts, particularly the Kemps. Glad to see how F3 is growing … In this pic, I just finished Edible Arrangement’s latest Qed workout. The park I work out in mainly behind me. Hope you’re well.”

The title of this post is from the people at GoRuck.  I was constantly reminded of this over the past weekend in the 9-11 Memorial Ruck.  Ultimately, the BB isn’t about us being too busy, too lazy or too indifferent because it’s not about us and how we feel about posting the BB…it’s what someone else gets out of it.
So if not for #1-8 and for F2L, do it for the Faulkner’s, the Rooms2Go and others that find themselves DR for an extended period of time and that miss y’all, that miss F3Nashville and miss the 15 Burpess every minute for 10 minutes from that jerk Funyuns!
YHC,
BV