Iron Pax on Ice

QIC: Prosciutto

Date: 10/17/2019

PAX: Burrito, Coypu, Kickback

AO: SMACkdown


Conditions

Cold, clear and brisk. Less campfire smell than Tuesday, but still perfect morning for committing ourselves to the gloom.


COP

SSH x 20 IC
Russian Twist x 10 IC
IW x 10 IC
Forward Fold x 8 IC
Wide Stance Fwd Fold x 8 IC
….

The Thang

Taking the queue (Q?) from Iron Pax Warmup Week 0
6 Rounds for Time
24 Squats
24 Walking Lunges (both leg strides count once)
24 Merkins
Run 400 M

You know you’ve done it right when you’ve run at least 1.50 miles


Moleskin

Coypu is really good at swearing; some folks are better than others, but this guy is a pro.

Lots of kidnappings today (Whittler seized by the “on-call” doctor witchcraft; Newport home with sick kid)

ROY fartsackers need to come out and quit laying in bed dreaming. There’s work to be done.

Kickback crushed his second ever F3 workout – Credit to Coypu and Burrito for encouraging and picking up the six. That’s what we’re here to do! Great job by all.


News

F3 Dad’s day workout on 10/19 at The Landfill.

Breakfast to follow at the nearby Southern Restaurant that used to be the zipper-head restaurant which shut-down due to cat problems.


Recent Backblasts

    The Real Seven Wonders

    QIC: Prosciutto

    Date: 10/10/2019

    PAX: Whittler, FNG-Rogan, Gusher, Jazzy Jag, Newport, Burrito, FNG-Pediasure, Blindside, Cottontail

    AO: Smackdown


    Conditions

    58 degrees, misty mountain high-dollar air, Paul Blart on the scene trying to ruin our morning plans. No thanks, Paul. Join us!


    COP

    Forward Fold, Willy Mays Hays, SSH, Mtn Climbers, Slow tempo merkins, maybe something else…

    200 M run and return to shovel flag and blocks

    The Thang

    Course was set with 5 blocks (official Iron Pax weight) on each side of the shovel flag; paint buckets as way points for the designated stop points

    Burpee Broad Jump (BBJ) Relay
    All pax line up with their own block. First man in the line performs burpee broad jumps to the first bucket; do 5 burpees, turn around and lunge back to starting point. Upon returning, the next pax in line goes.

    While traveling PAX performs BBJ’s, all other pax perform the following movements non-stop:
    1) SSH x 10 IC
    2) Squat with block x 10 IC
    3) Curl x 10 IC

    400 M run; jail break for 50M

    Head over to maintenance building.

    Wall Sit Superset

    Mohammad Ali’s x 10 IC
    Smurf Jacks x 10 IC

    Joe Frasier’s x 10 IC
    Smurf Jacks x 10 IC

    Ray Lewis’ x 10 IC
    Smurf Jacks x 10 IC

    Mini Dora

    Partner up for shuttle-run mini dora
    1) 50 Merkins
    2) 100 Monkey Humpers
    3) 150 LBC

    400 M Run

    Mary:
    Flutter Kicks
    Hollywoods
    Freddie Mercuries

    _Time


    COT

    The Real Seven Wonders of the World

    A group of students were studying geography and they were asked to list what they considered to be the Seven Wonders of the World.

    Though there was some disagreement, the following got the most votes:

    1. Egypt’s Great Pyramids
    2. Taj Mahal
    3. Grand Canyon
    4. Panama Canal
    5. Empire State Building
    6. St. Peter’s Basilica
    7. China’s Great Wall

    While gathering the votes, the teacher noted that one quiet little girl hadn’t turned in her paper yet. She asked the girl if she was having trouble with her list. The girl replied, “Yes, a little. I couldn’t quite make up my
    mind because there were so many.”

    The teacher said, “Well, tell us what you have, and maybe we can help.”

    The girl hesitated, then read, “I think The Real Seven Wonders of the World are:”

    1. To Touch
    2. To Taste
    3. To See
    4. To Hear
    5. To Run
    6. To Laugh
    7. And to Love.

    It is too easy for us to look at the exploits of man as “wonders” while we overlook all God has done, regarding them as merely “ordinary.” May you be reminded today of those things which are truly wondrous.


    Moleskin

    • Future Weasel Shaker Jazzy Jag brought up Weasel Shaker discussion point around #pax-data and the ‘Post : Q Ratio’; offering advice on improving that number. The important note here is he’s speaking YHC love-language (data). He definitely knows how to get into the moleskin (wait, what?)
    • FNG – Pediasure loves the Braves; even wore his Chop shirt this morning. This is what a real fan looks like, Volunteers!
    • FNG – Rogan is a ring-side orthopedic physician for UFC, so there’s that… talk about job security!
    • So get this, you ever get the feeling you’re being watched?? I do…

      So, I roll up to the parking lot – dark everywhere and no cars in the lot to speak of – I’m there early to set up the workout.  So, I park close to the gate opening and I’m tossing buckets and blocks over the fence to then walk around and set up.  OUT OF NOWHERE! The GI Joe version of Paul Blart Mall Cop comes marching down the track (it’s dark and I don’t see him until last second) to cross-examine me as if I’m a witness called to the stand.  Very early in the conversation he offers his credentials as Athletic Club Property Manager and goes on to tell me it’s private property. Wanted to be sure there wasn’t any money changing hands or anyone getting paid to do the workout. I gently talk him down from an 11 to a 5.5. then, GET THIS – He walks off to go train (read: clipboard) this woman he was with!  What?!?! … So, Paul is a personal trainer and a property  manager???  I EH’d him. He will definitely never come. He definitely was the opposite of nice in his cross-examination. I hope we see him again real soon; we should bring and throw monopoly money around next time during the workout to make it look like we’re exchanging currencies. I wonder if this  is allowed? Only see these kinds of checks and balances on Signal Mountain folks…

    • Burrito confirmed his love for F3 Signal Mountain (and YHC). He will prob be on slack soon. We can confidently say that his cup is now overfloweth with Purple Cyanide F3 Koolaid
    • Don’t sleep on Blindside’s quickness. He’s sneaky fast. How else does a guy give three sermons on Sunday morning with travel in between to two different campuses? I don’t see how the man does it, but full respect for his ability to reach and preach to the Sunday faithful. True High Impact Man.

    News

    F3 Dads – 10/19 at Landfill. reserve your tickets now!

    F3 Chattanooga turns 3 in November. Convergence plans underway – stay tuned!


    Recent Backblasts

      A Foolish Hypocrite

      QIC: Prosciutto

      Date: 09/10/2019

      PAX: Odd Job, Ducktales, Freetime, Whittler, FNG-Coin Slot, Money Ball, FNG-Shredder, FNG-Cottontail, Blindside

      AO: Smackdown


      Conditions

      Muggy, humid, purest and rarest mountain air in the region


      COP

      SSH x 10 IC
      High Knees x 10 IC
      Wide High Knees x 10 IC
      Merkins x 10 IC
      Third Grade Exercises IC
      Willy Mays Hays
      Baby Arm Circles (F/B)
      Morrocan Night Club with Dancing/Bobbing/Moving with the Funk
      SSH x 12 IC

      Indian Run lap 400m for good measure

      The Thang

      With IronPax Challenge going on, it seemed only right to give the regions newest AO a taste of what has been accomplished so far; pair off in groups of 3 / team

      And since we have a track at our disposal – why not summon my inner Candu, and offer a relay?

      IronPax Relay
      3 Rounds with 3 pax per team; cones set 40 yards out as a marker for the traveling man

      Round 1:
      Traveler: Lunge to Cone & Lunge Back
      P2: Squats AMRAP
      P3: Worst Merkins Ever AMRAP

      When six is in, all together LBCs in Cadence

      Jail Break width of field, both ways.

      Round 2:

      Traveler: Broad Jump Burpee to Cone and Bear Crawl back
      P2: Big Boy Situps
      P3: Bonnie Blaire

      When six is in, all together Plank Jack x 20 IC

      Indian Run 400m

      Round 3:
      Traveler: Bear Crawl to cone, perform 5 burpees, Bear Crawl back
      P2: Man Makers w/ Block
      P3: Overhead Press w/ Block

      When six is in, all together Flutter Kick x Forever IC

      Jail break width of field

      Arrive at bleachers on other side of track:
      Box Jump to the top
      Dips x 12 IC
      Incline Merkins x 10 IC
      Decline Merkins x 10 IC

      Jail break back across width of field; Ducktales false started, won, gloated, argued false start accusation. Well done.

       

      Mary:

      > Infinity Plank with a side of *G2

      While planking, YHC inserted wisdom regarding ‘the magnet’; half-paraphrasing from Freed to Lead:

      There’s three F’s in F3. First is Fitness. We call it the magnet... but why?

      It’s the draw to the group. It fills the gaps of a man’s inconsistent fitness. But it’s more about a man showing up consistently and becoming part of something. As he shows up consistently, he has no choice than to get better, be better.

      He finds out he’s getting better each time he shows up because he’s gaining on the guys today who were faster than him yesterday; he’s making progress. It’s simple.

      No longer does he need to pay “Crystal” the trainer to make him do lunges and squats; the Q does it now. Once he posts, he can say so long to the fake plants in the corner of the gym who “were” his comfort zone. He can say good bye to the personal trainer check he was stroking each month; without seeing any progress.

      Now he has real men to push him, hold him to his commitments; call him out for good reason if he’s backsliding or falling short in his progress.

      He finds it doesn’t necessarily get easier, but instead it’s the opposite. But he has so much fun doing it - he keeps coming back for more.

      That’s the magnet. Next week, we can talk about the Glue, or the second F;
      Fellowship.

      * Lexicon: G2 = Information


      COT

      A research scientist was giving a commencement speech back in the late 70’s at Cal Polytech. His name was Richard Feynman.

      He spoke about research methods, the scientific method, what makes a good scientist and integrity in experimentation. One particular thing I came across In the speech that spoke rather profoundly to me is where he said this,

      “Be careful not to fool yourself; and you’re the easiest one to fool”

      Got me thinking… Every day we walk through life witnessing, assessing, judging and making decisions. All of these assessments, we view through a prism of good or bad, that prism is based on our world view or ideals. Often times, a rather narrow prism, in fact.

      One thing I’ve noticed is how I can internally place judgement on another’s actions or words, but completely fall blind to my own actions. I’ll judge another, only to turn around and justify my own (at times) exact same behavior; sweeping it under the rug.  That’s fooling yourself in a most extreme way. Who’s really the fool? Joke’s on who now?

      In essence, we can all be fool’s trapped inside ourselves. I challenge and encourage each of you, to go and find that fool – cast him aside, overcome him and his judgments. Stop lying to yourself first, open your eyes and realize that kind of hypocrisy will only take you down a long winding dark road of suckitude.

      Rid yourself of that negativity, you’ll find greater happiness and peace in your thoughts and greater hope restored in your fellow man.


      Moleskin

      • #Kotters to Odd Job. Happy you’re back brother! This sentence is mostly true.
      • Ducktales false starts on jail breaks; doesn’t need it because he’s a Deer with very very very long long legs.
      • Gonna be alot of squinty eyes in the Smackdown COT vids; Signal Mountain folk don’t like the “light pollution”. See: City Council meetings proposing any development
      • Post-gloom coffee from the Ducktales canteen will burn everything from your tongue down to your… well, past your tongue. The first sip is delicious, after that – no taste in anything for 4 days. Worth it.
      • Blocks ‘borrowed’ from the church may require future tithing (this is not a commercial and I accepted zero-endorsement $ to print this)

      News

      Iron Pax Week 2 is upon us. Smackdown will host IP Week 2 for those interested. Perfect setting.

      Signal Mountain AO is here! Headlock everyone


      Recent Backblasts

        Tour De Batterie

        QIC: Deep Dish

        Date: 08/07/2019

        PAX:  Fastlane, Clothespin, 9 volt, WuzntMe, Oiler, Topless

        AO: The Battery


        Conditions

        The weather out ther today is hot and shitty with continued hot and shitty in the afternoon.  Tomorrow a chance of continued crappy with a pissy weather front coming down from the north.  Basically, it’s hotter than a snake’s ass in a wagon roundup.


        COP

        Mosey around the dog park to the parking lot
        SSH ICx20, 3rd grade exericise ICx10, Abe Vagoda ICx10, Forward fold ICx10,  Willy Mays Hays ICx10, Imperial Walkers ICx10. 

        The Thang

        Mosey around the volley ball pitch to the playground
        Incline merkin ICx20, Big boy sit up ICx20, Hello Dolly ICx15, Merkins ICx20
        Mosey to the pavillion & grab a rock
        OYO: 20 curls, 20 military press, 20 squats, 20 dips
        Mosey around the volley ball pitch back to the pavillion
        Rinse & repeat
        Mosey to the tennis court cabana & partner up
        PAX 1 – Wall sit,  PAX 2 High knees – min interval then switch
        5 Burpees OYO
        Rinse & repeat
        Mosey to the tennis courts & circle up
        BAC -Fwd ICx15, Rev ICx15, Moroccan night club ICx15, seal clap ICx15, Cherry pickers ICx15, Military press ICx15
        Run a lap – Air Squats ICx20
        Run a lap – Burpees OYOx10
        Run a lap – Lunges OYOx10

        *Missed the Swiss Alps on our tour but we will get it in next time!


        COT

        Be mindful of who is looking up to you as a leader and remember no matter how upset you get don’t lose your cool.  

        BALL OF MAN: Prayer requests for Sparky’s dad who is approaching the end of his journey, Topless’ dad who is suffering from an infection and Fastlane’s grandmother-in-law.


        Moleskin

        We have T-shirts!!!!!  Thank you, Wuz!!!!!  


        News

        Saturday 8/10/19 – F3 Dad’s workout.  Bring your 2.0 to the Landfill

        Saturday 9/7/19 – Scenic City Mud Run – Greenway farms
         


        Recent Backblasts

          Acceleration/Competence doesn’t come Standard

          QIC: Prosciutto

          Date: 08/01/2019

          PAX: Flemish, Threeskin, Sidekick, Blindside, Dirk, Deer Jack, Peanuts, Uncle Fester, Iron Butt (Respect), Milkman, Laces Out (Respect), Back Pew, Loan Shark, Raptor (2.0), Hobo, Red Tees, Early Bird, Skitch, Goose, Fissure, Ringwald, Sunshine, Moneyball, Sunburn (Respect), Countdown

          AO: Hill City


          Conditions

          Felt like 70, but who knows. Dew was present, therefore, ground exercises were necessary


          COP

          Guys kept coming this morning, so we kept emptying the cars with blocks. Needed 1 block per man and two more shovel flags for stopping points. Then we needed to get those blocks and flags to their end point. That felt like a warm-up in and of itself.

          We moseyed to beneath the Market St bridge. Had to make quick work of this since we needed as much time as necessary for the main thang.

          SSH IC
          Mtn Climbers IC
          Windmills IC
          Something else? I didn’t write this part down
          SSH IC

          The Thang

          This was a modified version of what we completed for the Chattanooga GRT this past May in the welcome party beat down. I found it to be extremely challenging and couldn’t wait to share it with F3 Chattanooga brethren. It’s derived from the GoRuck Jerome Gonzalez WOD, named after a Ruck Participant whom tragically died during the Joe Warner Bragg Heavy on February 17, 2018.

          The Setup:
          1) Plant 3 flags in succession ascending the hill – roughly 10-15 yards apart
          2) Each pax pairs up with another pax of equal or lesser value
          3) Each pax ensures he has his own block

          1 Minute AMRAP (As Many Reps as Possible):
          Pax 1 (P1) – Merkins; Pax 2 (P2) Holds Plank & counts reps aloud… Switch
          P1 – Big Boy Sit ups; P2 Holds plank and P1’s feet in place… Switch

          Next…

          P1 Partner Carries P2 to top of hill; P1 runs back down hill while P2 Performs 10 Flutter Kicks IC, 10 FM’s, 10 LBC (All OYO and repeating until P1 arrives back up hill)

          P1 – Farmer Carry both of his group’s coupons to first flag on the hill and performs 10 burpees OYO; repeat this at each of the remaining 2 flags until P1 reaches P2.

          At the top, P1 Partner Carries P2 back down to bottom; P1 goes back up and gets both partner’s coupons and returns while P2 – Plank or Hold Al Gore and wait for P1

          Switch

           

          At 10 minutes remaining, YHC called for all Pax to return to bottom of hill.

          Circle up for 1 min overhead coupon hold.

          Then 5 coupon presses going around circle for all 25 pax. Very Niiiiice!

           

          Run back to startex

          Countorama, Nameorama, COT, Endex


          COT

           

          I think alot about acceleration in F3 Chatt. Well, I think alot about F3 Chatt in general… It’s a daily commitment to acceleration. I want to be better at it and want to make it better each day.

          So, today I talked about competence relative to acceleration. In the 1st F sense of F3 (Fitness), Acceleration implies you simply commit to doing something more/better each day than yesterday; for F3 that’s Fitness. That you TRY to do your task, do your duty, do your responsibility – something- better each day every day. While we may not all be on the same level, we are all capable and accountable to a set standard. So, by that principal, the F3 standard is acceleration and Competence of acceleration is “adherence to that standard”.

          What does this competence look like? What does adherence to the standard of F3 look like?

          Look at our “credo” in F3?
          “Leave no man behind, leave no man where you found him” – Our intentional acceleration and our competence.

          What’s the F3 Mission? Plant, Grow, Serve small workout groups for the invigoration of male community leadership.

          Most notably, “Plant, Grow, Serve” demonstrates our mission to accelerate.
          * Plant new workout groups – Establish new groups; Acceleration
          * Grow those workout groups, Foster/Support groups; Acceleration
          * Serve small workout groups – Support/Have more men take leadership roles, growing and serving; that is to say, we are accelerating and giving back to the men who fuel fire of F3.

          We’ve set the standard, we have accelerated to that standard and we continue to adhere to said standard. (How many times can I say standard?)

          Anything other than acceleration and improvement is simply, deceleration and complacency. With the lack of acceleration, you’ll assuredly be passed by the man in acceleration in no time and soon your world will falter or worse, fail (e.g. marriage, relationships, faith, fitness). Align yourself with proper accelerating High Impact Men; set your standards appropriately. No matter your pace, no matter your goal, Actively accelerate every day and your standard will become your competence.


          Moleskin

          Renaissance Park feels like a six mile jog when running with a coupon. Who runs with coupons? Stupid idea.

          Thanks to the epic Subway mudslide/collapse of 2019 on Signal Mountain Boulevard, we had some really heavy cinder blocks with mortar.

          Q’ing 25 adults can be tough. Q’ing 25 adults and your 6 yo son who does his own thing is a whole different ball of wax. More sharpening still required. Where are the instructions that come with this thing? Thankful for this group of guys to help steer (and “babysit” – as Fissure calls it)

          Zero merlot splashes this time around – although I was certain we’d get at least one. F3 guys are some fit dudes with iron stomachs.


          News

          F3 Dad’s Day – 08-10-2019


          Recent Backblasts

            The Hills of Landfill

            QIC: Prosciutto

            Date: 07/20/2019

            PAX: Sunburn (Respect), Early Bird, Iron Butt (Respect), Peanuts, WuzntMe, Threeskin, VSquared, Moneyball, FNG-Raptor (2.0), Fissure, Back Pew, Loco, The Count (Respect)

            AO: The Landfill


            Conditions

            Muggy as a mug, Dewey like the Decimal, 78 degrees

            https://youtu.be/pftMNgF0dsY


            COP

            Warm up

            SSH, High Knees, Imp Walker, Forward Fold, Willy Mays Hays, SSH, Merkins

            Lap around field with native american runs; pick up the six and head to the park’s gate.

            Run up Pine Breeze hill and back, plank for 6, SSH for good measure

            The Thang

            Grab a partner (Note to self: Don’t count off 1’s and 2’s if you want the group to pair up; YHC is an idiot).

            Hill Suicides
            A nod to The Count for the gauntlet idea (P1 run to a point 3 times and back while P2 performs exercises). Then switch.

            Starting at base of hill

            P1 runs up the hill (run down), Bernie up hill (run down), Bear Crawl up hill – 5 burpees at the top and run down and switch with P2.

            P2 is performing superset (no pause between exercises) with provided mason bricks at bottom:

            R1) 10 shoulder press, 10 full curl, 10 big boy sit ups
            R2) 10 wide squat, 10 lunge, 10 monkey humper
            R3) 10 bent over row, 10 upright row, 10 rear delt row
            R4) 10 half burpees, 10 shoulder taps, 10 carolina dry docks
            R5) 10 Supermans, 10 Flutter Kicks, 10 Supermans (yes, twice)

            Mosey to Wall by the toilets

            Wall Sit Supersets:
            1) Joe Frasier x 10
            Smurf Jacks x 10
            2) Muhammad Ali x 10
            Smurf Jacks x 10
            3) School Bus x 10
            Smurf Jacks x 10
            4) Prosciutto Gold Chain x 10
            Smurf Jacks x 10

            *Special thanks to WuzntMe and VSquared here for picking me up with the cadence – as I was properly cured ham.

            Mosey back to base of hill for Wheel of Merkins (5 rounds)

            6Mom:
            Capt Thor 1:4 (bbsu, hammer)
            Dolly
            Rosalita
            Single leg extension
            Flutter Kick


            COT

            Full disclosure – I found this from an Italian Job post in Rock Hill Region (“The Rock”) and found it to be extremely… “Impactful”. I couldn’t have said it better myself, so I didn’t.

            As #HIM, we influence many around us – our brothers, our co-workers, our communities.

            The most important influence we can have is at home. Sometimes we forget how much impact our words and actions have on our families. Our children are watching and learning with every move we make. If we lose our temper, they see it. If we are glued to our phones, they notice. When we love our wives, they see it. When we make time for our families, they notice.

            Our children are the future of this world. If you want to change the world, it starts at home. We have to make sure our impact is positive. We need to carve out time for our families. If we can do it for work, why can’t we do it for those that really matter? If you lost your job today, they’d replace you within the month. But you cannot be replaced at home.

            I’ve said it before, our children spell love T-I-M-E. You see, the story that may seem trivial to us is really important to our children. We must make sure we pay attention to those little things, because to our kids, they are everything.

            Here’s the challenge for all reading: Be the dads we need to be. Be the husbands we are called to be. Then watch as the future generations become better versions of us. We reap what we sow. If we sow encouragement, we get love. If we sow discord, anger ensues. If you want to change the world, start at home. 

            >Italian Job


            Moleskin

            • Happy 39th Birthday to Early Bird! Proud of you my man!
            • Everyone died, as expected and warned. Felt a lot like the Oregon Trail.
            • It was YHC son’s (Wyatt aka “Raptor”) third post this week. Previously he didn’t want to be named – but today he had no choice. I couldn’t be more proud of my boy!  It was an honor to talk about the importance of Impact, influence at home and having my son join us for F3.  Full heart, Watery Eyes, Cant Lose.
            • Again re: Raptor – he decided to log roll down the hill once and when he got up he fell over four times from dizziness. That would have been enough for YHC to splash alone
            • Pine Breeze hill is nothing to scoff at – brought us to our knees. Most everyone died.
            • Fissure died midway through the Thang; he recovered and went to the toilet. Last I heard, he’s still there at White Oak Park bathroom facility.
            • The Count has a drone and is not afraid to use it!

            News

            2.0 & Dad Workout @ the Dame on 8/10


            Recent Backblasts

              The General Purpose Practice Area Center for Multi-Purposeful Activities

              QIC: Prosciutto

              Date: 07/10/2019

              PAX: Picasso, Peanuts, She Shed, Ringwald, Sunburn (Respect), Red Tees, FNG-Doubtfire, Milkman, Ducktales, Radiohead

              AO: Lions Den

              video evidence: https://youtu.be/_m0ftbWdFYo


              Conditions

              Hot everything. All hot everywhere.

              Some back of the napkin stats:

              1. 0% chance of sky precipitation
              2. 100% chance of bodily precipitation
              3. 100% chance of getting better
              4. 1000% chance Ducktales posts without a shirt.

              COP

              SSH x 10 IC
              HK x 10 IC
              Forward Fold x 10 IC
              Hamstring Stretch x 10 IC
              Superman x 10 IC
              Plank x 10 IC
              Plank R/L x 10 IC
              Some Prosciutto Gold Chains for good measure

              Mosey to all-purpose track and pre-game / all-around general practice area for events for general practice and all purpose activities and such as.

              The Thang

              8-count Body builders x 5 IC
              Back Deltoid and Rhombus Rear merkins x 5 IC
              Worst Merkin ever  x 5 IC
              Burpees x 5 OYO

              Mosey one lap around track together. “Slowsey” as Ringwald describes it in Albertville “English”(?).

              8-count Body builder x 5 IC
              Back Deltoid and Rhombus Rear merkins x 5 IC
              Worst Merkin ever  x 4 IC
              Burpee x 5 OYO

              Sprint long stretch of track and mosey around the turn

              Go to concession area for blow pops, slushees, hot dogs and Wall Sit/Smurf Jack super set:

              Wall Sit x 10 IC / Smurf Jack x 10 IC
              Wall Sit x 10 IC / Smurf Jack x 10 IC
              Wall Sit x 10 IC / Smurf Jack x 10 IC

              Once again, mosey to the not-so-clearly-marked all-purpose track assembly grounds for movements and actions that are negotiated mostly in a general fashion for multi-purpose activities that involve movement and coordinated judgement for make benefit and better for all people in US and A.

              4×4’s x 4 (1 burpee: 4 plank jacks & 4 merkins)
              Rear Merkin x 5 IC
              Worst Merkins x 3 IC (It sounded like Ducktales was doing Candu’s impression of the worst merkin ever at this point)
              Burpees… Maybe?? I don’t remember, should have been burpees here.

              Slowsey to stadium steps

              10 Pull-ups OYO
              One-legged bulgarian step ups minus Candu

              10 Pull-ups opposite of the first set OYO
              Hop Sprint to top of steps

              10 Pull-ups wide version of the first set OYO
              Hop Sprint to top of steps

              Indian Run from steps to general purpose and all-encompassing place with red sponge material for movements critical and crucial relative to multi-purpose efforts involving the core, back and lower small of back to make Americans Great for the sake of making America More Better Again! and such as.

              6MOM

              LBC
              Dolly
              Flutter Kicks
              Mercurial Fred’s

              Endex


              COT

              Prayers for those needing guidance/counseling
              Prayers for the guys who couldn’t join us this morning that they get better enough to come join again

              Had alot of time away on vacation. The consistency instilled from overcoming the fartsack with my F3 brethren helped me to stay consistent and fight through negativity and lackadaisical thoughts. Consistently doing anything will make you more consistently consistent. Negative habits creep up at the intersection of inconsistency and laziness. My Grandfather probably (definitely) told me that at one time.

              I mentioned that I’ve been reading James Clear’s stuff (jamesclear.com) for three or four years now. Have a look at his commentary on habits (https://jamesclear.com/habits).


              Moleskin

              Radiohead joined us this morning, said he had to shake off the negative thoughts. Proud of you man. Great effort.

              Lions Den leaves a mark on you; literally and figuratively.

              FNG, Jason Rocket, is a semi-retired home-maker who completed the GoRuck Star Course last year after breaking his leg midway through (yeah, read that again). Baker by trade and on the side and is an all-around great guy. This morning’s contingent thought he should be named Doubtfire for his role in being a homemaker, yet being a man. He does not cross-dress, nor does he identify as a woman. I have no idea.  Welcome!


              News

              7/11 – Pre-ruck Hill City and get on TV tomorrow morning; see mumble-chatter on Slack for more. News doing a piece on the Fallen V ruck…
              7/13 – Fallen V Ruck – Check out the #Rucking channel, see Mr. Clean for more details or just go ruck


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                Devil in the Details

                QIC: Prosciutto

                Date: 06/07/2019

                PAX: Sunburn (Respect), Money Ball, 9-Volt (Respect), Mayhem (Respect), WuzntMe, Sidekick, Cowbell, Peanuts, Threeskin, The Count (Respect Respect), FNG-Toe Tag, John Doe, Fastlane

                AO: Hacksaw


                Conditions

                There were conditions, if you got behind me, you were at risk of curry flavored explosions in and around/about yourself. Fully disclosed and disclaimed.

                Also – an appropriate time to tell this topical joke –

                Why does Snoop Dogg carry an umbrella?
                Fo’ Drizzle


                COP

                – SSH x 20 IC
                – Squats x 15 IC
                – 4×4’s x 5 OYO = (1 Burpee:4 merkins:4 plank jack)
                – Plank x 10 IC
                – Third Grade Exercises x 10 IC
                – Windmills x 10 IC

                * Mosey to Domino’s to grab coupons for the main thang…

                Coupons distributed along the line of cones laid out in the field; waiting for a few pax to return, the rest of the pax wall-sit.

                Balls to the Wall – to let the blood flow to the head… for thinking/brain power, guys, jeez…queue the mumble-chatter

                – While inverted (feet above head) YHC recites the 5 core principals of F3 (see: F3Chattanooga.com front page; you’re welcome).

                After each principal was recited, the pax completed one inverted push press. 5 principals, 5 presses. That was enough.

                Wall Sit / Smurf Jack Super set:
                1) WS x 10 IC / SJ x 10 IC

                2) WS x 8 IC / Smurf Jack x 10 IC
                3) WS x 6 IC / SJ x 6 IC

                The Thang

                Having done this before in the past, I knew we would be racing the clock, so we got right into it.

                Sticking with a theme, we had a “block-man” (representative of the devil, in our context) who sets the pace. Our goal as pax was to beat the devil as is often the case in life. The Devil nipping at one’s heels. Would you let him beat you? Win the race? Gain the upper hand? We found out…

                Also – to further the theme, YHC prepared a playlist of songs featuring “Devil”, “Beast”, or some other reference to the underworld. The playlist is …listed… in the Moleskin for those in wonderment.

                The Beast 
                6 exercises – 6 reps – 6 stations in a line with all you got in between each station; you get the idea.

                The Block-Man/Devil changes after he completes 6 stations with the block (full curls) while the rest of the pax complete the following called exercises together:
                R1: Merkins
                R2: Monkey Humpers
                R3: Carolina Dry Docks
                R4: Prisoner Squats
                R5: Burpees
                R6: Lunges

                With some time remaining, for extra credit – YHC offered Sidekick his choice of exercise. Without hesitation …
                R7: Pickle Pounders

                2MOM:

                Captain Thor (1:4; BBSU & American Hammers) – up to 6 reps… committed to the theme.


                COT

                Life has its way of tempting all of us; almost daily. Temptation cannot be avoided, and it is not a race we want to run alone. During the routine this morning, I realized that there was a deeper meaning to racing/fighting/conquering that source of temptation (e.g. the block-man). He tempts you, tires you, shows you that which you cannot/could not attain, makes you want that which you cannot have. But for what reason? Is it good? Is it wholesome? Is it right? Or is it for selfish purpose? Is it for self promotion?

                Beat the temptation, thwart the devil or evil-spirited demon driving the temptation by the community with which you surround yourself. That community (perhaps a very non-cultish sort of organization like F3), should be holding you accountable to the things that are good and righteous. Whatever you decide, beating the temptation is not easily done on your own, nor is it recommended. Shield lock with your close F3 brethren, become better and become the opposing force in all temptation with strength in numbers.


                Moleskin

                • During BTTW, I offered to the pax that blood circulation (especially in the morning) was a great thing for the brain – for concentration and creativity. A few pax enjoyed the conversation so much they discussed other examples where enhanced blood flow is helpful (particularly in the morning). I seem to mis-remember specific examples that were cited…
                • FNG naming was quick like a guillotine –
                  Let me set the scene, John Doe and FNG arrive to the COP during the disclaimer. We commence the workout. Halfway through the routine, John Doe throws deuces and explains that he came this morning only so that the FNG would show up; High Impact Man. John Doe exits stage left, and as a man of clearly Irish descent, he adorns the “Irish Goodbye” moniker well. “Did well”.

                  So we proceed with the naming ceremony -Georgia fan, UGA alumni (blech!), fly-fisherman, two kids, works at a paper mill… just wasn’t whetting the appetites of our big-brain’d Pax.

                  So, John Doe the unknown throws another unknown man to the f3 wolves… we’re trying to come up with something, and Threeskin blurts out, “John Doe was here and he left so Toe Tag?”… an unknown person in the morgue (or otherwise) would just get a toe tag…and so it goes…

                • YHC is an idiot sometimes and doesn’t understand the regional dialect all that well… ‘Andy Left’? No, stupid, he said “And he left”…
                • Maybe, possibly, changing my name to Pro-sitar due to my undeniable love for curry and Indian cuisine
                • As promised, the playlist as follows:
                  • Charlie Daniels Band – Devil went down to Georgia (he was a Georgia Bulldog, after all)
                  • Van Halen – Runnin’ with the Devil (don’t forget to touch Howard’s Rock!)
                  • Motley Crue – Shout at the Devil (From the Rocky Top Song & Praise Hymnal)
                  • Beck – Devil’s Haircut (aka Bama Bangs)
                  • INXS – Devil Inside
                  • Elvis – (You’re the) Devil in Disguise (Clemson Tigers)
                  • Coheed & Cambria – Devil in Jersey City (He was not Italian)
                  • Rolling Stones – Beasts of Burden
                  • Not played: Beastie Boys – Sure Shot (Because you can’t, you won’t and you don’t stop), the entire Nickelback catalog (on purpose)

                News

                I encourage all who are able to be present for Launch #2-6 of this awesome AO. So much to do and explore. Great support and leadership abound. Hacksaw is going to be huge, and grow very quickly. Keep EH’ing the suburban folks you know out in this community.


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                  Just Between Us Spice Girls

                  QIC: Prosciutto

                  Date: 04/25/2019

                  PAX: Back Pew, Candu, Dirk, Flemish, FNG-Blindside, Iron Butt (Respect 2x), Laces Out (Respect), Moneyball, Roadhouse (Respect 2x), Sunburn (Respect), Skitch, Sunshine, Threeskin, VSquared, WuzntMe

                  AO: Hill City


                  Conditions

                  58°, muggy, spicy

                  Offered the disclaimer for our FNG’s sake, mostly. But, it’s always a nice reminder. Offered a quick demonstration of the spicy Hot Sauce Burpee as well as two modifications. Some of the Pax thought I provided modifications for them in particular… nope – just V-Squared…kidding!

                  COP

                  20 SSH IC
                  Hot Sauce Burpees x 10 OYO
                  Mtn Climbers x 10 IC
                  Squats x 10 IC
                  Flutter Kicks x 10 IC

                  * Mosey from parking lot to walnut st bridge w/ High knees, Low Knees, Karaokes to bridge

                  Plank & calf stretches
                  Hot Sauce! Burpees x 10 OYO
                  Squats x 10 IC

                  The Thang

                  Enjoyed bringing this routine back from one of Kodak’s former Q’s
                  Form two lines for 2-man Indian run on the bridge
                  Typical Native American Indian run, except two guys at a time staying together as much as possible; two sprinters per segment

                  * Pause at middle of bridge
                  Worst Merkins Ever: 3 different merkins (Close, Shoulder-Width, Wide, Kick through with each leg, Wide, Shoulder-width, Close merkin) = 1
                  3 rounds with a semblance of cadence

                  Form two lines again, for 2-man indian run to other side of bridge

                  On the downtown side of bridge:
                  Hot Sauce! Burpees x 10 OYO
                  Air Squats x 10 IC
                  Flutter Kicks x 10 IC

                  Lunge/walk half-way down the brick pathway; mosey to bottom of 1st street

                  Bottom of 1st Street – Form two lines for partner sprints:
                  2 sprints up 1st Street hill; jog back to start
                  Lunge half way up hill and sprint remaining distance to top of hill

                  Noticed time was rapidly closing in – mosey back to walnut bridge
                  Instruction on proper partner carry form
                  Partner Carry to Arch
                  Partner 1 carry Partner 2 to first arch
                  P2 carry P1 to next arch
                  *Plank for six

                  Form two lines for indian run to end of bridge;

                  2 more rounds of the “Worst Merkins Ever”

                  Mosey to north shore side of bridge
                  Hot Sauce! Burpees x 10 OYO

                  Mosey back to starting parking lot for some mary

                  5MOM:
                  LBC x 12 IC
                  Pretzels (L/R) x 10 IC
                  BBSU x 10 OYO
                  Hello Dolly x 10 IC
                  Pickle Pounders IC  x 10 IC

                  Endex


                  COT

                  It’s funny when inspiration hits. You see, I’m the assistant coach for my son’s 6 year-old ball club; the pay raise has been substantial! In a few instances, I’ve had the most bodacious opportunity to fill-in as head coach in his absence. Last night, as I was working with the team, I noticed many of the young boys getting upset with swinging and missing at pitches. Got me thinking about success and failure. There’s plenty of it at this age in coach pitch. I offered a bit of 36 year-old wisdom on the topic and they (in all their abundant youth) likely heard/understood half of it, if I’m being conservative on that.

                  As I considered my own life’s successes and failures, the fact of the matter is that success was only ever achieved through LOTS of failure. So, with that, one must be comfortable with failure if success is what you so desire. With success as your goal, seek opportunities DAILY to exit that “warm and fuzzy” comfort zone. Escape the comfort zone, step out on a ledge, do something difficult with only the goal of failure in mind. The successes will come and will be oh-so-sweet.

                  Two quotes shared:

                  “Only those who dare to fail greatly can ever achieve greatly” – Robert F. Kennedy

                  “I have not failed. I’ve just found 10,000 ways that won’t work.” – Thomas Edison


                  Moleskin

                  The pax were welcomed to a party ratcheted up to 11 by YHC playing some of the more popular tunes from the Spice Girls deep catalog of hits; well suited for a day of spiciness.

                  The worst merkins ever are truly, THE worst.

                  Partner carries suck

                  Sunburn acts like he doesn’t know anything about the Spice Girls – but he “can go ‘head on with that mess” – I read that slack post yesterday. Perfect context. He’s a closet Spicer; admit it!

                  The response from the pax about being an assistant coach was…. let’s just say hilarious.


                  News

                  Prayers- Family travel for Sunburn’s son’s wedding, Laces Out’s family friends with triplets (may God have mercy on them)…

                  Black Ops Friday (4/26) at Ooltewah-Collegedale convergence location

                  Ruck events: GrowRuck (Late August), GoRuck Tough/Light Chattanooga (May 3)

                  Herbie Climbed A Mountain

                  QIC: Prosciutto and WuzntMe

                  Date: 04/18/2019

                  PAX: Laces Out (Respect), Iron Butt (Respect2x), Roadhouse (Respect2x), Back Pew, Sunburn (Respect), Sunshine, Ringwald, PinkEye, Dirk, Goose, Candu, Whittler, Red Tees, SheShed, Landslide, Skitch, Free Candy, FNG-Cardigan, Prosciutto, WuzntMe

                  AO: Hill City


                  Conditions

                  60 degrees with blood moon looming above


                  Disclaimer

                  Mentioned in detail, especially given that we had an FNG!


                  COP

                  Prosciutto’s Pain Circle

                  Quick mosey around blue (purple?) rhino and over to the seldom used hill by Poblano’s. Karaokes, High Knees, Butt Kickers and Bernie’s until we arrived at the end point.

                  BURPEES X 10 OYO

                  Side Straddle Hop x 15 IC
                  Jump Lunge x 10 IC
                  The Bulgarian Candu (One-legged) Squats x 5 IC R/L

                  Together-Bernie-Walk Hill locking arms

                  Peter Parker in low plank x 5 IC
                  Alternating Shoulder Taps x 10 IC
                  Parker Peter in low plank x 5 IC
                  Alternating Shoulder Taps x 10 IC
                  Plank Jacks x 10 IC
                  Mtn Climbers x 10 IC

                  Together-Bernie-Walk Hill locking arms

                  BURPEES x 10 OYO

                  *Hand over to WuzntMe*

                  The Thang

                  Herbies/Climbing the Mountain
                  Started at the Blue Rhino (Basecamp) with 5x control freak merkins.

                  Sprint to first lamppost, 5x flutter kicks.

                  Mosey back to Rhino, 5x merkins, sprint back to 1st lamppost for flutter kicks, then 2nd for 5x dips IC, then mosey back to Rhino. Rinse/repeat until all 8 stations are climbed and included. Cadence handed off to members of the PAX upon each revisit.

                  Basecamp: Control freak merkins 5x (WuzntMe)

                  1st post: flutter kicks 5x (Goose)

                  2nd: dips 5x (Skitch)

                  3rd: Imperial Walkers 5x (Sunshine)

                  4th: Plank Jacks 5x (Sunburn)

                  5th: Parker Peters 5x (Candu)

                  6th: Slow count squats 5x (Whittler)

                  7th: Up the Hill Captain Thors 5x (SheShed)

                  8th: Mountain Climbers 5x (WuzntMe)

                  Jailbreak down the hill back the Rhino, finish with LBCs (Prosciutto)

                  Time.

                   


                  COT

                  CIRCLE OF TRUST: F3 has been a very consistent and positive part of my life since I started posting back in December. I’m a better husband, father, and man of God. I’ve made some strong friendships, and I’ve also gotten in the best shape of my life. We talk a lot about bringing FNGs and including new people, but have we named and thanked the man who invited us and put us in the EH in the first place? PAX went around the circle and said who brought them, so as to better know each man’s story. Props for Whittler and Back Pew who found F3 on their own. 


                  BALL OF MAN: Laces Out led us out. Thanks were said for the day, and the week that is, and any and all travel we may take for the holiday weekend.


                  Moleskin

                  Let’s go ahead and get it out of the way; Yes…. the FNG merlot splashed (only at the very end though!).

                  FNG’s last name is Rogers. His FNG story went in this order:
                  1) Name given
                  2) Grew up in Alabama; Sand Mountain
                  3) actually went to U of Alabama and graduated. Color me surprised
                  4) Electrical engineer doing electrical things for work which include electricity
                  5) Is Saved; (note – no snakes mentioned in the story)
                  6) Might(?) be related to Mr. Rogers, the famous TV show host
                  **Immediately after the story, fellow Roll Tide alum (Ringwald) noted the order sequence in which we were given the specifics of his story; suggested this underscores the importance to an Alabama native. To which, Laces Out replies, “Sometimes ya gotta hit rock bottom before you get saved.” nailed it

                  – Anything Bulgarian = Candu’s sweet-spot corner pocket

                  – Landslide and Skitch are really fast. REALLY fast.

                  – While it was completely warranted – not a single 10 count happened

                  News

                  Bikini Challenge is still going strong. Several guys are still in the hunt. Looks like it’ll be a 2 or 3 horse race to the finish. Aye! Keep it up guys!

                   

                  – Easter this weekend
                  – Kickball on Saturday morning. HC now if you haven’t so that Ringwald can get the numbers figured out. Apparently it’s important.
                  – Burpees at the Battery for DeepDish’s Q on Saturday if kickball isn’t your thing.

                   

                   


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