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Blue’s Q Again? Touring The Huey

QIC:  Blue

Date: 01/04/2022

PAX: Doogie, Ducktales, Gretel, Hoveround, Life Alert, Nordic Track, Oil Change, Roomba, Shake N Bake, Sherlock, U-turn

AO: The Huey

Conditions

A crisp 28º with clear skies. Cold enough to see the steam rising.

COP

Warm-up consisted of a tour of The Huey, doing a few burpees, then deconstructed burpees……moseying between each set of 10 for a total of a little over a mile. Finishing up at the Love Shack.

  • 2 x 10 Squats OYO
  • 2 x 10 Thrusters OYO
  • 2 x 10 Merkins OYO
  • 2 x 10 Squats OYO

The Thang

While at the Love Shack……

  • 20 Step-ups (hard count)
  • 20 Derkins
  • 15 Step-ups
  • 15 Incline Merkins
  • 10 Step-ups
  • 10 Merkins

Mosey Back around to flag and coupons.

Pre-blast included a reference to small furry creatures making an appearance………..

Murder Hornets for 40 yards.

Murder Hornet-

  • Murder Bunny 10 yards
  • 5 Blockies OYO
  • 10 Lunges (single count)
  • 10 BBS’s
  • 5 Blockies
  • Rinse/Repeat for 40 yards, then Murder Bunny all 40 back to start

Mosey a lap stopping halfway to hold plank for 30 seconds, then stopping at the start to hold another plank for time, ~30-45 seconds.

2 Beer Trucks passed by at some point so there were an additional 10 burpees.

COT


Labels. Recycling my COT from Detention. We all want to put a label on things we don’t like, things we don’t understand, things that offend us, challenge us, etc. All for the purpose to degrade so we feel better about ourselves. Watch yourself as you go through the day and see how many times you can catch yourself putting a label on someone. I have noticed this in myself as I continually search for “who I am”. Instead of judging others recently, I am finding myself looking inward and seeing in myself what I was offended by from someone else. It was helped me grow in many aspects. Hopefully you can gain some insight from this and better yourself as well.

Moleskin

News

  • Moneyball on Q at Shothouse
  • Tuff Muff 2022 on 2/19/2022, look for info coming soon to slack
  • Chubby’s Homeless Ministry

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    Blue Takes a Tour of Detention

    QIC:  Blue

    Date: 01-03-2022

    PAX: Lyft, Mr. Clean, Nordic Track, Ponce, Roomba, 8 Seconds

    AO: Detention

    Conditions

    A very windy morning with some snow & sleet. 28º with a FEELSLIKE of 16º.

    COP

    Warm up consisted of a Mosey around close to the entirety of Detention. Made stops along the way to complete

    • 2 x 5 Burpees OYO
    • 2 x 10 Squats OYO
    • 2 x 10 Thrusters OYO
    • 2 x 10 Merkins OYO
    • 2 x 10 Thrusters OYO
    • 2 x 10 Squats OYO

    Started at the flag and finished at the flag. Procured coupons and walked over to turnaround loop for the community center.

    The Thang

    BLUE’s Q LADDER

    • 5 Resurrection Burpees
    • 10 Merkins
    • 15 Imperial Walkers (hard count)
    • 20 Straight Leg Deadlifts
    • 25 Squats
    • 30 Bent Over Rows
    • 35 SSH’s

    At the completion of each “rung” of the ladder, mosey a lap around the parking lot. Stay together as a group.

    COT

    Labels

    We as people, humans, etc always want to “label” other people. We feel the almost innate need to put a label on something to place it in a neat and tidy box. We also tend to try and label ourselves to determine who we are deep down. STOP!!!! Are you what you do for work? Are you your faith? Are you your family? What defines you? What one word can you think of that would sum up the essence of who you are? Just something to think about as you go through your day.

    Moleskin

    The wind was super breathtaking, literally.

    News

    YHC is on Q again tomorrow at Huey, if you dare to try a Blue’s Q round 2!!!

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      Blue Said There Would Be No Running

      QIC:  Blue

      Date: 11-24-2021

      PAX: Lyft, Milkman, Mr. Clean, Ponce, Roomba, Sherlock, She Shed, Starbucks, 8 Seconds

      AO: Shothouse

      Conditions

      C. O. L. D. A crisp 26° (per the instrument panel on my truck), with clear skies and some kind of moon, it was too cold to really take the time to look up and see.

      COP

      PAX were informed pre-startex to get some light stretching before we began, b/c we would be moving and not stopping.

      Some SSH’s to get things started, w/ 5 Burpees OYO, then a slow mosey to the track. That completed the warm up.

      The Thang


      Blue’s Q That Was Supposed to Not Be Running
      Starting at the track, and starting the 2 minute EMOM timer, we slow mosey’d to various locations around the area, and by area I mean, we went from the track to the end zone, to the bleachers, the tennis courts, the sidewalk on Middle Valley Rd., down the street to Hixson Middle School entrance, to the Log Cabin, to the Middle School parking lot, to the back side of the middle school, the bus corral, to the High School Annex bldngs, back to the parking lot, to the end stop sign, then back to the Shovel Flag, then the track again, around to the bleachers, then back to the track, then back to the Shovel Flag for time. All the while, stopping every 2 Min. for 5 Burpees OYO. We also did 5 (what I now know are) Body Bag Builders IC at the first stop, various counts of SSH’s IC for a total of 145 SSH’s IC, which equates to 290 SSH’s, and we also did 31 Imperial Walkers IC. There may have been a couple other exercises thrown in there for good measure, but that was 99.9% of what we did that I can remember. The total distance was 2.25 miles.

      COT

      “We don’t see things as THEY ARE, we see things as WE ARE”

      Take this through you day and spend some time really thinking about it.

      Moleskin

      Too focused on staying moving to stay warm to really pay attention to the mumble chatter, and the fact that I was carrying my bluetooth speaker, so I really couldn’t hear much of anything outside the music. I do remember hearing something to the tune of taking up a collection to “get Blue some counseling” so we don’t have to endure the physical torture that is a Blue’s Q. “Blue, I thought you said we weren’t going to run today” There was also talk of Pavlov’s Dogs and the possibility of each of us hearing a timer bell tomorrow and dropping down to do 5 Burpees OYO.

      News

      Tomorrow is Turkey Day Convergence!!!! HC now in the #convergence-csaup channel on Slack.

      Register for the Grateful Gobbler if you are able to join your brothers for a 5k starting at 8.

      A Veterans group is hosting a food drive, so bring some nonperishable food for donations.

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        Sheldon Cooper Goes to The Huey aka Soddy Daisy

        QIC:  Blue

        Date: 11/23/2021

        PAX: Chum, Cleaver, Doogie, Dundee, Geeksquad, Hasbro, Hoveround, Life Alert, Milkman, Mr. Clean, Oil Change, Shake N Bake, Slois Lane, Starbucks, U-turn, 8 Seconds

        AO: The Huey

        Conditions

        Just a measly 30-32° w/ clear skies and variable winds.

        COP

        Took PAX on a slow mosey lap around most of the Huey grounds. At various spots along the way we stopped to do a few SSH’s and some beer truck burpees (x5). Finished the warmup mosey back at the Love Shack, nice and “warm” for the THANG!!

        The Thang

        Sheldon Cooper Comes to The Huey aka Soddy Daisy

        A series of 5 exercises starting round one with 10 reps of each 5 exercises then taking a mosey lap, 1/2 lap, 1/4 lap, etc. Each consecutive round will decrease the number of reps by one. So, Round 2 = 9 Reps of 5 exercises. Continue for time. How did Sheldon Cooper get to Soddy? With a 4×4 of course!!!!! EMOM (2 min) 4×4’s.

        4×4= Burpee w/ 4 merkins & 4 plankjacks

        Remember to push yourself not hurt yourself.

        COT

        Short and sweet today Gentlemen. Wisdom is NOT the accumulation of knowledge. Take this with you as you go through your day.

        Moleskin

        News

        Blue’s on Q again tomorrow at Shothouse. Promises not to repeat same Q.

        Thanksgiving Day Convergence commences at 6 a.m. on Turkey Day. Touch Football F3 style is the name of the game. Come one come all. Bring some non-perishable food items for the food drive after the convergence at the Grateful Gobbler 5k. All PAX are encouraged to register and participate in the Grateful Gobbler 5k to begin at 8 a.m. Turkey Day morning. There is a F3 team, follow instructions posted in 3rdF Channel on Slack. HC for Convergence and/or Grateful Gobbler on the Convergence-CSAUP channel.

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          Suicides Come to Smackdown

          QIC:  Blue

          Date: 11/16/2021

          PAX: Bada Bing, Blow Pop, Jorts, Manscaper, Mansiere, Pomade, Prosciutto, Recycle, Rubberneck, Yellow 5, 8 Mile

          AO: Smackdown

          Conditions

          A very surprisingly warm 50-ish degrees with nary a cloud in the sky. Orion was clearly visible in the clear morning sky. Most of the PAX were surprised at how warm it was on top of the mountain this morning, compared to the valley, aka my house where it was 37* when I walked out the door.

          COP

          A “few” SSH’s to start, then some Imperial Walkers, followed by some 3rd Grade Exercises, then some stretches and some more SSH’s, throwing into the mix some shoulder blasters, and that the warm up

          The Thang

          “Suicides Are Painless”

          Round 1

          -1 Resurrection Burpee (a burpee with a block, doing a CPR at the top) and each “cone line” of the suicide course, rifle carry coupon to travel, hold Al Gore for the 6, or pick up the 6

          -Mosey Lap all together

          -Circle Up

          -25 Burpee’s OYO

          -50 Squats OYO

          -75 LBC’s OYO

          Round 2

          -5 Inchworms w/ a merkin at each “cone line” of the suicide course, mosey to travel, hold Al Gore for the 6, or pick up the 6

          -Mosey Lap all together

          -Circle Up

          -20, 2 Merkin Burpee’s OYO -TIME

          (- 40 Straight Leg Deadlifts)

          (- 60 Imperial Walkers – Hard Count)

          COT

          VULNERABILITY

          Our culture/society has perpetuated the LIE that we are supposed to have “IT” all together and be “PERFECT” all the time. The only way I see to combat this is to start swallowing our pride and telling the truth, allowing ourselves to be VULNERABLE. F3 is a Leadership organization, that is teaching men to be better leaders, in our communities, our churches, our families, our work, etc. Stop pretending to everyone around you that things are “Fine” when they are most definitely not. I personally opened up a year ago about how I struggle with the death of my father, some 20 years ago. Not one single PAX ever laughed or was anything but 100% SUPPORTIVE!!!!!!! Swallowing my pride and opening up was the best decision I could have ever made. Stop the LIE, and allow yourself to be VULNERABLE.

          Moleskin

          Not really much to say here, other than Prosciutto has a thing for the number 69. I did learn the importance of punctuation when calling out the exercise, “20, 2 Merkin Burpees”. When “heard” it could be taken to mean multiple things. 8 Mile pointed this out with the statement, “Come Eat Grandma”. Proper comma/pause placement is crucial.

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            Suicides are Painless

            QIC: Blue

            PAX: Milkman, Dundee, Nordic Track, Mr Clean, Bobbit, Sherlock, Snatch, Slois Lane, Cleaver, Band Camp

            Date: 04-30-2021

            AO: Shothouse

            Conditions

            A warmer 60° with super clear skies, although the moon was a little hazy. Definitely sweat worthy weather.

            Warm-up

            Some SSH’s, some stretching, some more SSH’s, more stretching, & some SSH’s, then a mosey to the track.

            The THANG

            Lap 1

            5 Squats per suicide point across football field, for a total of 35 Squats.

            Lap 2

            5 Merkins per suicide point across football field, for a total of 35 Merkins

            Lap 3

            5 BBS’s per suicide point across football field, for a total of 35 BBS’s

            Lap 4

            1 Bodybuilder per suicide point across football field, for a total of 7 Bodybuilders

            ***Audible***

            Hold plank/Al Gore/Burpees/etc for the 6. Stay all together and take a lap, get to home side and run up one end of bleachers and then come down the other end, do it again, then complete the lap around the track. Hold for the 6.

            Start suicides, but this time put exercises all together to do 5 Squats, 5 Merkins, 5 BBS’s, & 1 Bodybuilder at each suicide point across field. Do Bodybuilders for the 6 and then the last 30 seconds until time.

            CoT

            Limits………..we don’t know where our limits are until we surpass them. I come out everyday because of each PAX here, and I hope each PAX here comes out for the same reason. We are all here to push ourselves to get better in all the ways. We don’t know our own limits until we push past them. Keep pushing.