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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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Bomber – 11.09.18 – “Gloomiest of Glooms”

17 HIM were keen to take the DRP on this Friendly Friday despite the rather unfriendly temps and pouring rain. YHC was proud to see so many on a day that would keep most in the fartsack.

QIC: Princess Aurora

PAX: Harvey Updyke, Cunning Linguist, Preacherman, Lunch Lady, Crablegs, Shadow, Frequency (Kotters), T-Cell, Blue Mule, Homeboy (WL-Cherokee), Porcelain, Ride Along, Tiny Dancer, Hi-Viz, Hot Mic (FNG), Pumpkin Spice

THE THANG:

After a thorough disclaimer and introduction to F3, we took a quick mosey around the upper lot and up the big drive, splashing in the puddles along the way. COP, all IC:

  • SSH x 20
  • Merkins x 10
  • SnL Squats x 10
  • LBAC F x 10 (15 ct hold)
  • OH Claps x 10 (10 ct hold)
  • Air Press x 10 (5 ct hold)
  • LBAC R x 10

Back down to the end of the lower lot for the main event, a three exercise ladder with some Bernie Sanders thrown in. Exercise in (  ) for those who’ve done F3 longer than

  • Merkins x 15
  • Bernie Sanders to first median
  • Lunges x 15 e/s
  • Bernie Sanders to second median
  • Imperial Walkers x 15 e/s
  • Spring back to start

RnR with 14, then 13, on down to 5 for time’s sake. Plank progression to wait for six.

Head over to the wall for

  • Dips x 20
  • Irkins x 15
  • Slow MCs x 10
  • MCs x 10
  • Rear Leg Raise x 15″ followed by 10 Reps (R/L)

3MOM

  • Flutter Kicks and Long Slow FKs until Q calls time

COT/BOM

MOLESKINE:

Said it already, but it’s days like this when you see the Magnet that is the 1st F. You’d be hard-pressed to find many who would so willingly get out in these conditions, and I’m grateful for all who did, especially my 22-year-old coworker, Chase now known as Hot Mic!

BULLHORN:

  • YHC on Stonewall Q tomorrow with something fun planned. Don’t miss out!
  • Remember our Veterans this Veterans Day
  • TWO VQ’s on tap for next week with Pumpkin Spice sharing a Q with Brother-At-Law at Titan and Cunning Linguist taking the reins at Bomber
  • Reveille is our 12th Man this month. Check the Slack for his leadership thoughts.
  • Umbrella has it for December, and he’s invited us all to an event at Richland Country Club on Dec 7. Check Slack for that, too.
  • Go Tigers.

PA out.

 

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Bomber – 05.11.18 – “Friendly Friday”

QIC: Princess Aurora

The PAX: T-Cell, Third Person, Reveille, Porcelain, Vector, Ebola, Cat Scratch Fever, Famine (FNG), Stevie Ray (WD, Chapel Hill), Hambone, Hawkeye, Mickey Mouse, Gables (FNG), The Baptist, Lemon, Binary, Lunch Lady, Right Said, En Fuego, The Jeweler

Today was the inaugural Friendly Friday in F3 Nashville, and the PAX were out in full force as 21 descended upon Bomber for a beatdown suitable for all abilities.

THE THANG:

After a mosey around the parking lots along with some agility drills, it was time for the COP, disclaimer, and a brief intro to F3:

  • SSH x 20
  • Squats x 20
  • WMH x 16
  • Merkins x 10
  • LBAC F/R x 15

First F: If we don’t take care of our equipment what use will it be for good? As leaders, we need to better ourselves in order to have lasting impact on our communities. So let’s better ourselves with 11s (scaled to abilities as promised)

  • Charlie: Merkins on Knees, Quarter squats (?)
  • Bravo: Merkins, Squats
  • Alpha: Hand Release Merkins, Jump Squats

Mosey down to the lower lot.

Second F: Leaders need others to teach, others to learn from, and others to both hold accountable and be held accountable by. So grab a buddy, and line up across the curbs.

  • Round 1: P1 bear crawls across parking lot while P2 performs Merkins. When P1 reaches other side, he performs Merkins while P2 bear crawls to him. Repeat going back to start but with Clerkins.
  • Round 2: P1 crawl bears across lot while P2 performs Lt Dans. When P1 reaches other side, he performs Clerkins while P2 crawl bears to him. Repeat going back to start but with Jumping Lunges aka Iron Mikes. Bravo and Charlie are Lunge Walk and Mosey, respectively.

Now form two lines with partners lining up next to each other, and commence Double Applesauce (two-man Indian Run) out of the park and down Murphy. Halt when everybody’s gone once, and reverse it back the way we came.

Quick mosey to the playground and form four groups of five. Group 1 picks an exercise for the rest of the PAX to complete while, as a team, they knock out 75 pull-ups. Rotate until all groups have gone.

Mosey back to start, incline plank on the wall to wait for 6, and then 10 Irkins in cadence to close it out.

Third F: Leaders without virtue are dangerous people, so some sort of belief system founded upon faith in something outside of yourself is imperative to have positive impact in our communities. Whether it’s the teachings of Jesus Christ, the Four Noble Truths of Buddhism, or just the Golden Rule, we need to live third.

COT/BOM.

MOLESKINE:

  • It was a treat to see some faces I had not seen in a while. Binary, The Baptist, Lemon, and The Jeweler: please don’t be strangers.
  • Welcome to Kevin Dee aka Famine! He is a doctor and assistant professor at Vanderbilt in the infectious diseases division. It’s fitting that these guys in infectious diseases are really spreading F3 amongst their peers. That’s 6 ID guys who’ve been named by my count!
  • Welcome to Anderson Green aka Gables! He is a Sumner County native and works in commercial real estate. Thankfully, he did not defriend YHC after bugging him for weeks to come to a workout. The allure of a friendly workout was too much to pass up! Friendly Friday success!
  • Worth noting is that The Jeweler, while absent, has not lost a bit of fitness.

BULLHORN:

  • Memorial Day Convergence with F3 Franklin at Concord Rd YMCA. Expect Murph.
  • Due to some conflicting events, I’m working on a new date for the Brew Ruck, but it’s looking like 6/30 or 7/7. Will report as soon as finalized!
  • 9/15 will be a very special Stonewall as we celebrate our 4th anniversary.  Get it on your calendar now.
  • And while your calendar is out, go ahead and mark 9/22 for a one-time CSAUP. More details will be revealed in the coming months, but you won’t want to miss.

Men, it’s always a pleasure to lead and be led by you. Thank you.

PA out.