FeelTheBerns V-2024-Q

AO: greenmachine
Q: FeelTheBerns
PAX: Cowboy, Deep State, Topanga, Focker, Movin On Up, Grape, Betty Ford, FeelTheBerns, Rocket Mortgage, Haggis
FNGs: None
COUNT: 10
CONDITIONS: Extreme fog, miserable rain, balmy 60 degrees, no moneyshot

WARMUP: SSH, Black Friday/Good Mournings OYO, WMH OYO

THE THANG:
The Pax were led down a dark alley to a secluded parking garage, where they were assigned a partner, and proceeded to complete
– 50 Burps
– 150 Ceiling Touches
– 250 WW1s
– 100 Ceiling Touches
– Completed individually while your partner orbited the lower-level of the garage, forward lap and Bernie Lap

The event concluded with a ring of fire to 180 ‘merican’s.

ANNOUNCEMENTS: Many, please see Slack. Focker provided an update on Nancy, who we hold in all of our prayers.

SHOUTOUTS: Focker provided navigational support, and supplied the Spirit, while Grape supplied the tunage. We are deeply appreciative for their support of my Qs.

RESULTS: I, and several other PAX, had the DOMS for the following 2 days, including in my feet. a Bottom 5 Q, living up the originally promised misery.

Turn It Up To 11!!!

AO: greenmachine
Q: Toothless
PAX: Focker, Grape, Goose, moneyshot, Chunks, Betty Ford, Topanga, Rocket Mortgage, bluemule, Cowboy, Black Lung, Sherlock, Pedialyte, Esposa, monster biscuit, DintyMoore
FNGs: None
COUNT: 17
CONDITIONS: Clear, still dark, crisp like a cold seltzer (definitely not a cold beer these days #leanpax 👀)

WARM-O-RAMA

In lot to catch stragglers
– Side straddle hops x 30
– Willy mays hays
– High knees
– Windmills
– Butt kickers
– Carrot pullers
– Mosey to field

THE THANG

11s V1
– Hand-release merkins
– Squat jumps
– Mosey to 20 yd line, Bernie back

11s V2
– Big boy sit-ups
– Prisoner squats
– Mosey to 20 yd line, Bernie back

4 Corners
Partnered, Dora style, one exercise at each corner, wait for six before rotating to next corner.

Travel exercise was to run out to 50 yd line, side shuffle across field, Bernie back to end zone, then shuffle back across goal line.

– 50 Body builders
– 100 Supermans
– 200 Dry docks
– 400 American hammers

MOLESKINE
The side shuffles were a crowd “pleaser”, with several “compliments” along the way. “That’s where I’m most likely to be sore, in one of those muscles right in here” – Black Lung, as he gestures to his pelvic box 👀

Playlist was a set from the Rock Band video game. Witnessed Grape and Focker reliving their glory days as singer and drummer đŸŽ€ đŸ„ 🎾

CIRCLE OF TRUST
– Grape shared
– Dinty is moving down street to finished renovation, details for moving day to come

Shield Lock
This is a group of 3-5 guys who are consistently spending time with one another, ready to lock shields in support against life’s challenges. Do you have one? Are you investing in those relationships outside the family structure that will be there through ups and downs? I encourage you to build those relationships before you need them, you’ll be glad you did.

f3nation.com/q/shield-lock/

Christmas Q

AO: middle-tooth
Q: Rocket Mortgage
PAX: moneyshot, Cowboy, sooner, Oatmeal, Topanga, TheShield, Esposa
FNGs: None
COUNT: 8
CONDITIONS: 24 Degrees. Beards were icy

WARMUP: The usual. Mosey’d to tennis courts for some additional butt kickers, high knees, skips, and karaoke. It was hard not to be merry.

THE THANG: 11s on the tennis court. 1st set: Merry Thrusters and Bethlehem Star Jumps. 2nd set: WW2s and burpees.

Ran a lap around the circle and stopped at bleachers for 50 step ups, 40 dips, and 20 decline merkins.

COT: Prayers for traveling families and those lonely during the holidays. âœŒđŸŒ

The Holiday Special

AO: greenmachine
Q: Timber
PAX: Esposa, t-cell, Cowboy, The Banker, Pop-A-Lock, Timber, Black Lung, Focker, Works for a Guy, moneyshot, monster biscuit, Grape, G-string (Eli Kresta), Haggis, Blinky (guest from North Carolina F3), Boyardee (said with a French accent)
FNGs: 1 Boyardee (said with a French accent)
COUNT: 16
CONDITIONS: 34 degrees, frosty turf, and beautiful

WARMUP: Mosey around the parking lot, coupon (cinder block) carry to the field, IC to 10: high knees, butt kicks, merkins, slow squats, BACs, back BACs, lunge stretch (covered F3 mission and core principles here)

THE THANG: done to a playlist with a lot of variety!
Part 1: 20/10s (20 sec AMRAP, 10 sec recovery)
– 10 exercises: merkins, iron mikes, burpee, coupon row, dry dogs, squat jump, coupon shoulder swings, mountain climbers, Apollo Ohnos, Prime Time merkins
– 1 min recovery run to opposite end zone and back
– rinse and repeat!
Part 2: DORA 100s (100 reps total between partners, 1 person runs 200 yards while other does reps)
– 3 exercises: burpees, floor to ceiling with coupon, WWIIs

MARY: The Little Merkin Boy: done to Bing Crosby’s “The Little Drummer Boy,” plank til end of song, merkin on every “pa rum pum pum pum”

ANNOUNCEMENTS: N/A (forgot to ask)

COT: famous playwright Tennessee Williams changed overnight after the success of his work “The Glass Menagerie.” He went from a man that scraped together all his money to afford an apartment and food, to a man that had everything given to him. He wrote about his unhappiness and how he became miserable in an essay titled “The Catastrophe of Success”. His lesson is a good lesson for me: don’t wish for a life without challenges, because that’s not the life we were meant to live! Embrace the virtue, joy, and authentic friendships you gain out of doing hard things!

We finished with a quick prayer, particularly for those during this holiday season who have lost close ones.

Thank you for the invitation, and for the great coffee, @Focker!

– Timber

A Very Grateful Q

AO: middle-tooth
Q: Pole Dancer
PAX: Oatmeal, Subway, Young Pawn, Toothless, Cowboy, Topanga, Betty Ford, moneyshot, Bad Boy, Rocket Mortgage, TheShield, sooner, monster biscuit
FNGs: None
COUNT: 14
CONDITIONS:
Clear, Crisp 29

WARMUP:
Static warmups with good mornings, willie mays, and cherry pickers. Comfortable mosey around the school/field, followed by active warmups of hammy scoops, A-skips, b-skips, skips for height, and quad stretches.

THE THANG:
Set of 20 exercises, followed by lunges from sidewalk to sidewalk. I swear they lengthened the soccer field since my last Q. Completed three reps- kicked off with burpees, mountain climbers, and dips respectively.

Mosey back to the parking lot for Ring of Fire set to a short rendition of Truckin’ (5 mins).

MARY:
Like Jerry Garcia and Merl Saunders, there was a Legion of Mary.

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Upcoming convergence, boxing day workout, New Years Q from @toothless, and Brewsday next week if I remember correctly

COT:
Prayers for various relatives, friends, and PAX recovering from illnesses and ailments right before Xmas, and for gratitude and strength to help those in need.

SOUNDTRACK
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2kN3ZI91qB19W7Bs9xO6qY?si=1b50a0590fd74cf4

BurpeeClock-Alypse

AO: greenmachine
Q: Natural Ice
PAX: Esposa, Rocket Mortgage, moneyshot, Betty Ford, Cowboy, Grape, Michelin Man, Focker, NFT, Black Lung
FNGs: None
COUNT: 11
CONDITIONS: Nigh Perfect

MUSIC Toto’s fourth studio album released in March of 1982 was played cover to cover.

WARMUP: SSH, Arm Circles, Squats, Willy Mays

THE THANG: Burpee-A-Clock-Alypse
5 Burpees every minute on the minute with a variety of “resting” exercises in between each set. Pax ran over 1 mile, lunged a good distance, and got in a sneaky amount of mary.

ANNOUNCEMENTS: Octoburpee in full force

COT:Prayers were lifted for @Monsterbiscuit and the new 2.0, @MichelinMans current case, and YHC’s company going through lay offs and restructure.

Thank you again for the opportunity to lead!

Covering some ground

AO: greenmachine
Q: Grape
PAX: The Arch, Focker, Pedialyte, Esposa, Baguette, moneyshot, Movin On Up, Bad Boy, monster biscuit, Cowboy, Sherlock, t-cell, Betty Ford, Rocket Mortgage
FNGs: None
COUNT: 15
CONDITIONS: perfect fall weather

WARMUP:
long 1.2 mile mosey around lipscomb
10 SSH
10 LBAC F
10 LBAC R
10 OH Claps
10 OH Press
10 Moroccan night clubs
10 Seal claps

THE THANG:

Modified Murph: total of 2 (really almost 3) miles in the workout, 100 burpees, 200 merkins, 300 squats

Start at one end zone, do 10 merkins and 15 squats, then run to the 10 yard line and do 1 burpee, run back to end zone, then repeato with 2 burpees at 20, 3 burpees at 30, etc. until working your way back down the field

MARY:

Some flutters, LBCs, mercs, etc.

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

None

COT:

Prayers for T cell on his way to Africa
Prayers for Bad Boy’s brother Josh

Hold It – F3 Nashville 9 year Anniversary

AO: titan
Q: DintyMoore
PAX: Right Said, CubCadet, EZ-Go, Michelin Man, Cowboy, Vector, PegLeg, DintyMoore, Supernova, t-cell, Betty Ford, Toothless, Salpal, Crawlspace, bluemule, princessaurora, Peg Leg, McAfee, Black Lung, Natural Ice, Freakonomics, greyalbum, Chunks, Tim the Toolman, Popper (Alpha), Truffle , Bocephus
FNGs: 1 Bocephus
COUNT: 26
CONDITIONS: đŸ€©

WARMUP:
Mosey to the field
In the field w/ Arms out
High Knees – 9 yards
Butt Kickers – 9 yards
Super Mario’s – 9 yards
Willy Mays Hays – 9 OYO
Good Mornings – 9 OYO

THE THANG:
Hold It! AMRAP – as many rounds as possible
Divide up in 6 groups, about 4-6 people per group. 

There are five stations that are AMRAPs with a twist. One person in each team has to hold an exercise for as long as they can while the other 3 people are working the AMRAP. When person 1 can no longer hold the exercise, everyone completes 3 burpees. Then a new group member starts the holding exercise.

The 6th station is the time keeper, run for 6 minutes. Quickly, rotate stations at the end of 6 minute run.

Base of Steps
Station 1 – balance quadruped position (all fours with knees slightly off the ground. Good alignment required!
3 burpees at switch
1. 9 diamond merkins
2. 9 merkin to side plank
3. 9 mountain climbers (R+L=1)
4. 9 tricep dips

Facing First Bank
Station 2 – hold a decline plank, 3 burpees at switch
1. 9 swings w coupon
2. 9 squats w coupon
3. 9 around the world w coupon
4. 9 OHP w coupon

Open Field
Station 3 – hold a low plank, 3 burpees at switch
1. 9 big boy sit-ups
2. 9 vector ups
3. 9 freddy mercuries (R+L=1)
4. 9 American Hammers (R+L=1)

Landing
Station 4 – hollow body hold, 3 burpees at each switch
1. 9 iron mikes (R+L=1)
2. 9 Bonnie Blairs (R+L=1)
3. 9 broad jumps
4. 9 star jumps

Inside the Circle
Station 5 – hold a Coupon in a front lateral raise, 3 burpees at switch
1. 9 pogo jumps
2. 9 seated vertical jumps
3. 9 super Mario’s
4. 9 approach jumps

Station 6 – run 6 minutes
1. Run the loop and complete as many laps as possible in the time limit. Keep track of groups total laps

Rotate when runners return after 6 minutes.
keep track of the number of switches or burpees each group completes.

Scoring –
Subtract total number of burpees from total laps

MARY: No Time

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

COT: Thankful for the opportunity to meet together and share in the celebration of this community that is so much more than a workout group.

The Start of Something New

AO: greenmachine
Q: Focker
PAX: FeelTheBerns, Focker, NFT, Topanga, Betty Ford, t-cell, Bad Boy, Deep State, Rocket Mortgage, Esposa, monster biscuit, Sherlock, Cowboy, moneyshot, Works for a Guy, Batman (F3 Hampton Roads), Haggis, FNG Alex (SlappingDaBass)
FNGs: 1 FNG Alex (SlappingDaBass)
COUNT: 18
CONDITIONS: Fall Y’all

WARMUP: the Usual

THE THANG: Long Mosey through Burning Man Mud and to pull up bars for one round of max pull ups. 10 burpees followed
Mosey to sideline of field to perform main thing. Multiply max pull ups x 10 and do that many reps of each exercise:
Dips
Merkins
Monkey Humpers
Drop Squats
Leg Raises
Run to opposite sideline and back every 1.5 minutes
Those who sandbagged on their pull-ups and got done early got to do 5 burpees every 5 yards

We all went to goal line for 7s of Hindu push ups and Hindu squats running to 50 and back

MARY: 2 quick exercises

ANNOUNCEMENTS: 9/11 convergence on 9/9 led by @cowboy. 9/13 workout for 9th anniversary at #titan.

COT: @batman’s prayer request was a great reminder to us all that these workouts serve as a way to strengthen more than just our bodies. May we do well to remember that as we serve the people in our lives.
The lack of coffeeteria (my bad everyone)  motivated everyone to rush home and be more present there so you’re welcome.

III Pillars – 09.05.23 – “Fumble”

AO: iiipillars
Q: princessaurora
PAX: batter, Bad Boy, Cowboy, Harbaugh, Pep, Zelenskyy, wardas1, moneyshot, monster biscuit, Grape, Go Fish, Pencil Pusher, Young Pawn, It’sJUSTLunch, Focker, Betty Ford, Will Norton, Haggis, Swiffer, 0
FNGs: 1 0
COUNT: 20
CONDITIONS:
Soupy

WARMUP:
After a brief disclaimer and admission to being a Clemson Tiger, YHC informed the PAX I would be attempting to make them experience the hurt and confusion I felt watching our season get off to a rocky start at Duke. While I’m not sure if I accomplished the hurt, confusion abounded throughout the workout!

Mosey to track for 4 laps/.5 miles at medium pace and followed with COP:
– SSH x 28
– LBAC F/R x 7
– SnL Squats x 28
– Merkins x 14

THE THANG:

Head over to the jungle gyms and swingset to grab some bar for pull-ups. Max reps followed by equal number of seconds rest. Rinse and repeat until you can only get one rep.

Mosey back over to the short hill off the track. This is where I really laid on the confusion. Re-living the two fumbles and dropped passes, we dropped the B.A.L.L. as well. PAX continuously run down hill and back up stopping EMOM to perform 7 reps of exercises below. After going through entire circuit in the first round, I adjusted the game plan to be one exercise at each minute mark.
B – Burpees
A – Ab thrusters
L – Lunges (2ct)
L – Leg Raises

After one (or two) cycle(s) through, PAX were instructed to run the hill 16 more times, still stopping for exercise EMOM. Once all laps were done, PAX could rest for remainder of minute.

It was all as confusing it looks, but rest assured, it was very on brand for the Clemson offense.

Mosey back to startex for…

MARY:
– APDs x 10
– Merkins x 15
– Jane Fondas L/R x 10

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
– 9/9 – @Cowboy on Q for a 9/11 workout at 0600 at Percy Warner Stairs.
– 9/13 – F3 Nashville’s 9th Anniversary workout at #titan. 0500 preamble led by YHC. 0530 main event with @DintyMoore
– 10/1 – Octoburpee Challenge begins. See @Black_Lung for details
COT:
– Prayers for @batter’s cousin’s marriage and @two_face’s next step in his career

Go Tigers.
PA out.