Royce Gracie Loves Art

QIC: WuzntMe

Date: 10/29/2019

PAX:    Skitch, Hobo, Flemish, Ramos, Sherlock, Bullpen, MoneyBall, Milkman, Sunshine, Uncle Fester, Ringwald, Curfew

AO: All Dem Hills


Conditions

Dark. Pleasant.


COP

Mosey under the bridge.

20 SSH IC
30 forward fold IC
10 willie mays hayes IC
4 cellmates IC (merkin/peter/merkin/peter/burpee/hotsauce)
10 dive bombers OYO
10 shoulder taps IC
10 seal claps IC
20 SSH IC


The Thang


Mosey to the Bridge

High knees from Great Hall to first blue truss. (Note: this was more miserable than initially planned out.)
Separate PAX into groups of two for Indian run to Ice Cream Show.


5 diamond Merkins
10 merkins
15 bonnie blairs
20 squats all OYO as recovery
Plank – 60 second count off
Mosey across the not-glass bridge to the art museum cos these heathens need culture

11s -with stairs between platforms
top platform – 1 Royce Gracie
~stairs~
bottom platform – 10 dive bombers
~stairs~
keep going until 10 Royce Gracies and 1 dive bomber

Back in groups – Indian Run back to parking lot

~back at lot~ Ring of Fire x30, each direction.
100s x20 IC
Time.




COT

The missus and I celebrated 7 years of marriage over the weekend, and made the unusual choice to bring our kids with us for our weekend getaway to the NC mountains. I hadn’t seen much of my family this quarter due to work, and I just wanted to spend time with everyone as a cohesive group. It’s easy to work too much, and not be around as often as we’d like. As men, we’re responsible with providing. But never forget *why* you’re working- whether it be for your family, your wife, or to improve yourself so as to attract a partner. Work without purpose is toil – shoutout to Skitch for his prior eloquence on this topic.


Moleskin

Moneyball bailed before namearama. Must’ve been something I said.

Coffee with Ringwald, Ramos, Skitch, and Uncle Fester was excellent. Lots of new faces around Hill City – but some beasts among them.


News

BX convergence upcoming in November
Hacksaw shirts for sale.


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    The Fog of Diamonds

    QIC: WuzntMe

    Date: 10/21/2019

    PAX: Early Bird, Toucan, Threeskin, Sidekick, Fastlane 

    AO: Beast Ridge


    Conditions

    Pleasant, but incredibly foggy. Visibility at its lowest.


    COP

    Mosey to the big parking lot by the Futbol academy
    SSHx40
    Merkins X10
    Plank Jacks x20
    Mountain Climbers x20

    Recover
    Forward Fold x30
    Willie Mays Hayes x10
    Finkle Swings x 10
    Tonya Harding x10

    Smurf Jacks x10
    SSH x20

    The Thang

    Eight of Diamonds
    Baseball fields were closed, so we improvised, and called out different areas to serve as the bases. PAX complete the same number of exercises at each base, and repeat at first base, second, third, etc. Run between bases.
    8 x 4- Diamond Merkins
    16 x4 – Plank Jacks
    60 seconds of Al Gore to recover
    24 x4- Merkins
    60 seconds of Al Gore to recover
    32 x 4- Hundreds
    40 x 4- Squats
    32x 4 – LBCs

    Indian Run back to the parking lot
    24 Merkins x4 – or until time.

    Time.


    COT

    I read the quote from Jack Donovan that I initially read at my VQ some eight months ago. I expressed my thoughts on responsibility, iron sharpening iron, etc., and thanked the PAX for the accountability in making me better on a daily basis. F3 has become a major part of my life, and I’m thankful for its impact.


    Moleskin

    Sidekick had Taco Bell this weekend.
    Ask me how I know.


    News

    Anniversary convergence upcoming… stay tuned for more.


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      Tour De Hacksaw

      QIC: WuzntMe

      Date: 10/02/2019

      PAX: Moondance, MaYhem (R), Toe Tag, Fastlane, Bernie, Semicolon, Early Bird

      AO: Hacksaw


      Conditions

      Two dadgum hot for October. 


      COP

      Ran to the Flag, took a hard right and circled up in the New World.

      SSH x20
      Arm Circles
      Seal Claps
      Don Quixotes
      Little Teapots
      Forward Fold
      Willie Mays Hayes
      SSH

      High knees, karaoke, and bernie back to the Flag.

      The Thang

      Flagtime Fun:
      Circle up around the Flag:
      30 slow squats OYO
      5 cellmates

      Run under Lil Debbie Parkway

      Sheriff’s Lot 11s
      1 BBS, 10 reverse lunges. High knees over, Bernie back. Rinse repeat until 10 BBS, 1 reverse lunge

      Bearcrawl Boilermaker
      Two total revolutions until we spanned a parking lot

      Run back to the Domino’s lot

      Grab an airchair on the brick wall 
      Man on the end does 10 merkins, everyone else does 5, like a cascade. 

      MARY:

      ChowYunFat:

      Crunches, Flutter kicks, and 100s. 30 seconds each, no stopping, two total rounds. 

      Finish with 20 aquamans IC


      COT

      Anything worth doing is hard. The victory always feels worth it due to the work put in. When you’re in the mire, imagine how great it’s going to be on the other side. Then, pray for the grace for just one more. 


      Moleskin

      Jazzy Jag couldn’t take the Q, so YHC did a little improv on the day. Escobar and John Doe were with us in spirit through their routine contributions, though Escobar honked at us from his car on Apison Pike… while we were doing the ChowYunFat. Later I called him to let him know they cursed his name while we were doing his routine, and his response, “Huh. That sucks. I was in an air conditioned car, sipping coffee.”  Oi.

      We went to areas of the park we’ve never been to before. As a result, Bernie couldn’t find us – he was a few minutes late. 


      News

      Upcoming Dad Day. We think.


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        Hacksaw – “Optimism Is A Force Multiplier”

        QIC: TheCount (Respect Respect)

        Date: 09/18/2019

        PAX: JohnDoe, Mayhem (Respect), MoonDance, PaperBoy (Respect), Peanuts,  RedTees, ThreeSkin, ToeTag, Wuzn’tMe,  WreckedEm

        AO: HackSaw


        Conditions

        Very nice cool (72 degrees), clear morning.


        COP

        NO FNG’s to Disclaimer abbreviated and PAX mosey’d to Memorial around Flag.  SSH, Willy Mays Hayes, Third Grade Exercises, Chest Stretch, Upper Back Stretch, Supermans, Calf Stretch, Forward Fold.  Mosey to field for The Thang.

        The Thang

        Four Corners / HIndenburg BLIMPS

        4 Corners 20 yards apart.  6 Rounds with same exercises performed per round as follows.

        1. 10 Burpees x 4 corners = 40 Burpees
        2. 20 Lunges x 4 corners = 80 Lunges
        3. 30 Imperial Walkers x 4 corners = 120 Imperial Walkers
        4. 40 Merkins x 4 corners = 160 Merkins
        5. 50 Plank Jacks x 4 corners = 200 Plank Jacks
        6. 60 Squats (modified for time to two rounds of 10 Reps = 80 Squats

        Marys – American Hammer, LBC’s, Heal Touches, Pickle Pointers

        ENDEX

         


        COT

        This quote from General  Colin Powell on Optimism is great and I’m glad to have shared it with the PAX today. This belief applies not just to the military but in everyday life. 

        “In the military, we are always looking for ways to leverage up our forces. Having greater communications and command and control over your forces than your enemy has over his is a force multiplier. Having greater logistics capability than the enemy is a force multiplier. Having better-trained commanders is a force-multiplier.

        Perpetual optimism, believing in yourself, believing in your purpose, believing you will prevail, and demonstrating passion and confidence is a force multiplier. If you believe and have prepared your followers, the followers will believe…”

        CIRCLE OF TRUST:  Counterama, Namerama, Announcearama (IP at SmackDown tomorrow and LandFill on Saturday.
        BALL OF MAN: Prayers for RedTees (father), TheCount (brother), Flatline (his episode with passing out during a post) –  PRAISED Wuzn’tMe’s son got a clean bill of health.


        Moleskin

        Honestly there was not a lot of Mumble Chatter – Everyone was sucking wind!! 🙂


        News

        [Fill in News, Upcoming Q’s, Events, etc.]


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          Do or Don’t

          QIC: WuzntMe

          Date: 09/10/19

          PAX: FNG-Stars, Uncle Fester, Sunshine, She Shed, Hobo, Sinai, Kowbell, Kiffin, Oiler, Callahan (R), Red Tees, Sherlock, Ringwald, Curfew, Flemish

          AO: Hill City


          Conditions

          Pretty warm, kinda humid, and smelled sorta like poo, because hippies took over Coolidge. 


          COP

          Indian Run mosey with the Cookie Jar to under the bridge.
          SSH IC x25
          Don Quixote IC X 10
          Forward Fold IC x 10
          Wesley Snipes in an Indians Uniform IC x10
          Royce Gracie IC x 10
          Merkins IC x10
          ~Randy~
          LBAC x 15
          10 count
          LBAC Reverse x15
          10 count
          Seal claps x15
          10count
          Chinook x10
          ~recover~
          SSH IC x 30 

          The Thang

          Wall Sit
          Took the Cookie Jar to the bridge. All PAX took an air chair, passed the bucket x2
          Passed the bucket x2, then 5 merkins after you pass it, and reclaim the chair
          Passed the bucket x2, then 5 shoulder presses, then reclaim
          Recover

          Merkin Elevator
          Mosey down the path. Escalating lightpole merkins. 2 merkins, then sprint to the next pole, 4 merkins, then sprint, etc. up to 12. Sprint back to original pole and hold plank for six

          Bearcrawl Boilermaker
          Split PAX into two single file lines. All PAX hold plank, last man bearcrawls to the front, then next last man bearcrawls to the front. Like an Indian run, but worse. Two lines raced for two light poles. 
          Crabwalk back – 
          Same PAX now hit their six, and do AMRAP LBCs while last PAX crabwalks to the front of the line. Lines raced for two light poles.

          Mosey back to the big grass slope. All PAX on the line, sprint to the top, run back down, bernie to the top, and run back down. 

          Time.


          COT

          I had a work project that I was working on until deep into Monday night. I thought about calling Ringwald and letting him know that he may need to be available to sub Q if I couldn’t make it on Tuesday. I was talking to Prosciutto at this time, and told him I was thinking about giving Ringwald the heads up. Pro’s response was succinct: either do it, or don’t. But don’t leave something in the middle, and to chance. I doubled down, and stuck with my original plan – regardless of how late I was working on Monday. 


          There’s no shame in asking for help, or letting someone know that you can’t do something. This is normal, natural, and part of the reason men need a network of other men to help pick up slack where it happens. But this isn’t the same thing as having one foot in, and one foot out. Either do it, or don’t. 


          Moleskin

          Halfway through the Boilermaker, SheShed lamented the overall lack of shoulder exercises…
          “I think my abs are now made of roast beef” dunno what this means, but laffo.
          Stars was so named because in the middle of his introduction he stopped talking, and was most likely seeing stars…


          News

          Iron Pax, FOUR AOs running on a Tuesday now. 


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            IronPax ’19 Week 1 @ The Battery

            QIC: WuzntMe

            Date: 9/3/19

            PAX: 9Volt (R), Mrs Baker (R), Deep Dish, John Doe, Clothespin, El Chapo

            AO: The Battery


            Conditions

            Muggy enough to be a pain


            COP

            Quick mosey around the baseball field. Circle up under the lights at The Big Tree
            SSH IC x30
            Don Quixote IC x 15
            Forward Fold IC x 20

            The Thang

            Iron Pax Week One: The Killer Bs
            Broad jump 10 yards:
            10 burpees
            10 Bonnie Blairs
            10 BBS
            Broad Jump 10 yards:
            10 burpees
            10 Bonnie Blairs
            10 BBS
            Broad jump 10 yards:
            10 burpees
            10 Bonnie Blairs
            10 BBS

            Bear crawl back to start. Repeat 5 times for time.


            COT

            Asked Pax for accountability. I’m entering a very difficult season at work, and I don’t want to withdraw from the group. However, that’s my natural reaction. Asked for help, texts, Slack call outs, outright kidnapping at my house if I start to pull away. I need F3 as a stress reliever. Don’t let me get lazy.


            Moleskin

            Pax thoroughly smoked.
            El Chapo and Escobar need to meet.


            News

            Inaugural Tuesday at the Battery.


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              Pain Train Relay/On Call

              QIC: WuzntMe

              Date: 8/30/2019

              PAX:  FNG -Teacher’s Pet, ToeTag, Jazzy Jag, Tracksuit, MaYhem (R), Centerfold, John Doe, Ducktales, Clothespin, Bernie, Sparkles, Vila, Gaylord, Can Man (R), Flatline, Sidekick, Madoff, Rainman, DNF, Threeskin, Freetime, Peanuts, Fastlane

              AO: Hacksaw


              Conditions

              58 degrees. In August. 


              COP

              Mosey to the Great Flag:
              SSH x25 IC
              WillieMaysHayes x20 IC
              Forward Fold x30
              Merkins x 15 IC
              Royce Gracies x10 IC
              Mtn Climbers x 20 IC
              SSH x 20 IC

              The Thang

              Mosey under Apison Pike to the pickleball courts
              Pain Train Relay 
              Split PAX up into six quartets. First man does one exercise, while 2-4 do their designated exercises AMRAP. When 1 returns, 2 does first exercise, 3 does second exercise, etc. Y’know, a relay. 

              First Heat:
              1: Bear Crawl down to end of courts and back
              2: Freddie Mercuries AMRAP
              3: Worst Merkins Ever (wide, normal, diamond, normal, wide) AMRAP
              4: Imperial Walker
              Quartet grabs air chair on the fence until all PAX are completed.

              Intermission: all PAX mosey two laps around court

              Second Heat:
              1: High knees to end of court and back
              2:LBCS AMRAP
              3: Shoulder taps AMRAP
              4: Lunges

              Intermission:  one mosey lap, then two cell mates (Merkin, parker peter, merkin, parker peter, merkin, burpee, hot sauce jump)

              Third heat:
              1: Bernie down and back
              2: Flutter kicks AMRAP
              3: Dive bombers AMRAP
              4: Dips AMRAP

              Intermission: one lap, two cellmates

              Fourth heat: 
              1: Primetime down and back
              2: 100s AMRAP
              3: Mtn Climbers AMRAP
              4: Balls to the wall/decline merkins AMRAP

              Mosey back to the Domino’s lot. 

               

              Time.


              COT

              Last week, my son was rushed to the hospital. My wife frantically tried to call me, but couldn’t reach me, as I was at F3, and left my phone in the car. By the time I got the message, and realized how serious the situation was, my wife and kids were already in the ER. I was caught flat footed, unaware, and unprepared. When I got to the ER at TC Thompson, I promised her that I would be on call from there on out, and since then, I’ve always had a phone on me. Thankfully, my son is OK, but I never should have allowed myself to be put in that position.

              As men, we are on call for many things. We prioritize our lives as we see fit, and are willing to drop everything for what we make important. My challenge to each and every man in the group is this: for what are you on call? Is it work? Your family? College football? What takes priority in your life, and what falls to the wayside as a result? Do you need to reorganize your priorities? 

              MaYhem led us out.


              Moleskin

              YHC explained the importance of the Just One More ending cadence at Hacksaw, then promptly screwed it up for the next exercise. Royce Gracies are hard to do in a small circle. 
              Jokes abound in the COP – namely, being a little early for some things. John Doe doesn’t mind; he still has two daughters. Man can take a joke with the best of ’em.
              Coffeeteria at ChickFilA; pretty sure we rolled 12 deep, and broke their morning rush.


              News

              Join IronPax, you bums. Convergence on Monday at Beast Ridge.


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                Are you Covered?

                QIC: WuzntMe

                Date: 07/27/2019

                PAX: Loco, Peanuts, MoneyBall, Whittler, Prosciutto, She Shed, DeerJack, Iron Butt (respect x2) 

                AO: The Landfill


                Conditions

                Bright, warm, dryish.


                COP

                Mosey down to the bottom lot. Circle up.
                SSH x20
                Imperial Walkers x20
                Don Quixote x20
                _Randy_
                LBAC x20
                Reverse x20
                Algerian Private Establishment for Enjoyment in the Evening x20
                Chinooks x20
                Seal Claps x20
                _recover_
                Burpees x5 OYO
                Forward Fold x15
                Royce Gracies x10 IC
                SSH

                The Thang

                Mount Squat Merkin
                Scale Mt. Trashmore, line up in single file at the soccer field. 
                PAX count off, 1, 2, 3, 4,5,4,3,2,1. 
                Everyone moves forward with high knees, but each HIM responsible for calling Merkins IC as cadence gets to them in the line. PAX stop and complete exercise together. 25 total IC.
                Turn around to return to starting point, but this time with squats instead of merkins.
                Turn around again, sprint back to pavilion

                Prison Fun With Coupons

                Indian run down hill to rocks. Pick up your new girlfriend, and Indian Run back to pavilion with girlfriend above your head (hallelujah style) or toting like a running back.

                In pavilion:
                10 shoulder presses IC
                10 curls IC
                10 triceps extensions IC
                10 American Hammers w/ coupon IC
                10 Kettle Bell swings OYO
                10 goblet squats IC
                4 prison cell merkin burpee box jumps IC
                Repeat 2x

                Indian run back bottom of hill with coupons to replace them. Last PAX does three squats before catching up and overtaking the leader
                ~drop coupon~
                Indian run back to bathroom complex, except last PAX must do three lunges before overtaking the leader.

                WallSits with the CookieJar
                Since Threeskin isn’t here, it only makes sense to use his Cookie Jar.
                Everyone claim an air chair.
                10 count each way. 
                Pass the jar 5x. 
                Pass the jar 5x, with shoulder press x5 when it comes to you. End PAX owe 10.
                -recover-

                PAX were encouraged to take a break from the airchair (if needed) with 5 merkins before reclaiming the airchair.

                Return to Prison

                Sprint to pavilion.
                prison cell merkin burpee box jump x4 IC

                Mary
                -on 6-
                LBC x20
                Flutter Kicks x20
                Pretzel Crunch x10/each leg
                Slutter Kicks x20

                -Plank position-
                Ring of Fire each way – 10 count one way, 20 count other. 

                _time_


                COT

                During the pavilion sequence, the playlist was nothing but covers – famous songs recorded by someone other than the original artist. In life, we often spread ourselves very thin, between home, work, wife, kids, church, hobbies, other pursuits. But the problem with this is that we leave something uncovered. If you’ve spread yourself too thin, someone else will pick up where you left off. The problem is, that this often isn’t who you’d otherwise like it to be. For instance, if you don’t pay attention to your kids, *someone* else will – and often with a negative intent. If you don’t pay attention and take care of your wife, *someone* else is going to make her feel like you should have. If you don’t cover your responsibilities at work, *someone* else is going to take your job. Build your network of other decent men, and make sure you have coverage in all the places you need. Make sure you’ve surrounded yourself with genuine helpmates, and be a genuine helper to someone else.


                Moleskin


                Whittler lamented the overall lack of Nickleback on the playlist. He also chose the slutter kicks. Creed was also mentioned. 

                Prosciutto had helpful tips for newer PAX when calling cadence during Mt Squat Merkin. He also issued a challenge to YHC – message received, and accountability appreciated.

                She Shed reminded us not to leave out the second set of American Hammers. Wouldn’t want to shortchange the group.

                Jokes abound regarding coupon girlfriends, time spent in prison, and things looking bigger in the dark.

                Peanuts was on time. Everyone was very confused.

                Deer Jack has been very consistent in his first few weeks. 

                Loco is fast, and wears cleats *just in case* a socc, er, futbol game breaks out.

                MoneyBall posted Tuesday through Saturday. Animal.

                IronButt led us out. We’re privileged to have him as our mentor Q.

                If you don’t like Seether’s version of Careless Whisper, then I don’t want to be friends with you.


                News

                Dadurday in two weeks at the Landfill.


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                  Challenge Your Expectations – 7/17/2019

                  QIC: WuzntMe

                  Date: 07/17/2019

                  PAX: Fastlane, Mrs Baker (R), 9Volt (R), Deep Dish, John Doe

                  AO: The Battery


                  Conditions

                  Like living in a cloud. On fire.


                  COP

                  Indian run down the greenway, past the dog park, and back to the Big Tree. Circle up.

                  SSHx20
                  Finkle Swingsx20
                  Forward Fold x30
                  Right over Left x15
                  Left over Right x15
                  Willie Mays Hayes x20
                  SSH x20
                  Burpees x5

                  Indian run on greenway, past Big Bend, back to pavilion.

                  The Thang

                  Pavilion Pain
                  10 Royce Gracies – IC (Plank position, while planted with right hand and left leg, swing right leg out while left hand is in midair. Repeat other direction)
                  5 Prison Cell Merkin Burpee Box Jumps OYO (Plank ->Merkin->Half Parker Peter->Merkin->other half Parker Peter-> Merkin->Box Jump)
                  20 calf raises OYO
                  20 stargazers/reverse rows OYO
                  20 dips IC 
                  20 decline merkins (OYO)

                  ~Grab a boulder~

                  With boulder- 
                  20 curls
                  20 shoulder presses
                  20 kettle swings
                  20 goblet squats
                  ~Drop boulder~

                  Return to Hell Hill
                  Indian Run up the hill
                  Once at the pool building- 
                  grab a wall chair, count off to 60
                  -recover

                  Lunge across parking lot and back

                  Back to the Flags
                  Mosey down to the flags OYO

                  Mary –
                  Freddie Mercuries x20 IC
                  Flutter Kicks x20 IC
                  Heel Touches x20 IC
                  LBC x20 OYO

                  Plankorama-
                  Ring of Fire to the right – two ten counts.
                  Ring of Fire to the left – DeepDish 10 count (which may as well be 3 hours)

                  -Time-


                  COT

                  CIRCLE OF TRUST: I’ve got two kids. When my son was born, I was expecting a rough and tumble little ball of aggression. My son is not like this at all – he’s gentle, kind, brilliant, and pensive. It wasn’t until he was about 3 when I realized who he was, and how to embrace the kid he was meant to be – now, I’m overjoyed to be his dad. When my daughter was on the way, I thought that I would handle it better; I knew girls, and she would be sweet, respectful, and proper. Instead, she bounces off of everything and is a true spitfire. I made the same mistake with her that I did my son – I expected something out of her that wasn’t fair, and wasn’t true to who she is. Over the last several weeks, I’ve been praying for a better relationship with her, because I just don’t know her very well. My eyes have been opened to the true wonder of who she is, and was meant to be.

                  Sometimes, especially as dads, we have expectations of what our children, our wives, or our lives should be like. Instead of wasting our time trying to put people and situations into boxes that they cannot possibly fit, change your expectations. Embrace who they are, and meet them for who they’re supposed to be. You’ll find that you enjoy them much better than if they had fit your stupid template.

                  BALL OF MAN: Mrs Baker led us out.


                  Moleskin

                  We ran. A lot. DeepDish is a gazelle, and he’s no longer allowed to do Evil 10 Counts.

                  Excellent to have John Doe back at the Battery. It’s requested that he brings his army of the undead for a clown car soon.

                  Fastlane’s cadence for dips crushed all. 

                  Great to have Mrs Baker back. 

                  Sidewinder HCed, but most likely fartsacked. 

                  9Volt’s consistency is commendable.

                  Pavilion sucked far worse than I expected it to when I was drawing it up. Taking last week off was no bueno.


                  News

                  Hacksaw Friday, Sidewinder on Q Saturday. CMUs are in store.


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                    Hey Kids, We Found Mt Hacksaw

                    QIC: WuzntMe

                    Date: 7/12/2019

                    PAX: Madoff, POS, Threeskin, Oiler, Escobar, FNG-BMX (2.0), Bernie, Fastlane, FNG-J-Wow, Lutefisk, Toe Tag, John Doe, FNG-Flatline, Sparky (Respect), Clothespin, Sidekick, Home Alone, Gaylord, MaYhem (respect), DNF, Annie

                    AO: Hacksaw


                    Conditions

                    Hot. Muggy. Standard July.


                    COP

                    Mosey from the parking lot, down to the Big Flag, under Apison Pike. Circle up at Sheriff’s Lot.

                    SSH x20
                    Merkins x10 IC
                    SSH x20
                    Forward Fold
                    Right over Left
                    Left over Right
                    Willie Mays Hays x10
                    SSH x20
                    LBAC x20
                    Reversex20
                    SealClapsx20
                    Burpees x5 OYO

                    The Thang

                    Mt Hacksaw

                    We mosey back under the road and through the woods to the softball (?maybe?) complex. 
                    Base station is control freak merkins. Each stage up the road is a new exercise, then we run back to the base station, and begin again. After each round, we add a new exercise, and return to base. Think suicides, but adding an exercise at each stop. Cadence passed off to a new member of the PAX for each item. 

                    Control Freak Merkins x5 (YHC)
                    Flutter Kicks x5 (Sidekick)
                    Dips x 5 (MaYhem)
                    Shoulder Taps x 5 (John Doe)
                    Parker Peters x5 (Threeskin)
                    Freddy Mercuries x5 (Escobar)
                    Slow squats x5 (DNF)
                    Mountain Climbers x5 (YHC)

                    Just enough time to mosey back to the parking lot. Time.


                    COT

                    CIRCLE OF TRUST:  I’ve been awful this week. I didn’t get up on Monday, or Tuesday, or Wednesday, or Thursday. I’ve had a rough week with a new job, and my natural state is to retreat and avoid people. But the brotherhood is real, and wouldn’t let me do that. Three different people reached out to me to find out where I was, and get me back in the swing of things. You get out of F3 what you put into it. I’m grateful for the accountability. 
                    BALL OF MAN: MaYhem led us out.


                    Moleskin

                    The pavement at Mt Hacksaw sucks, and is like trying to do merkins on chewed bubblegum. Sidekick made sure to make his displeasure known.


                    We have some new Qs coming on line, and in short order. There was a method to the madness of passing cadence. Sometimes that means cadence is a little rocky. It’s cool. We all have to learn somehow.

                    Humidity was like working through a cloud. Everyone was soaked. 


                    J-Wow was named because his name is Jay and he’s from New Jersey.
                    Flatline was so named because he was brought by John Doe, obvs.
                    BMX is Bernie’s 2.0. Impressive to drag a gradeschooler out of bed before 10 during the summer.


                    News

                    Fallen Five convergence 7/13. 


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