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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    Clothespin’s Corner Pavilion!

    QIC: Clothespin

    Date: 07/27/2019

    PAX: Deep Dish, Threeskin, MaYhem (Respect), Lutefisk, Mrs Baker (Respect), Mustang, Gaylord, 9volt (respect), Snooze Button, Fastlane, Topless (Respect), Rug Doctor(respect)

    AO: The Battery


    Conditions

    Sunny and 68!!! Great day to embrace the suck!!!


    COP

    Mosey around dog park

    Forward Fold 15 in cadence

    SSH 20 in cadence

    Willy Mayse Hayse 14 in cadence

    Little baby Arm circles forward (thumb up) 15 in cadence

    Little baby Arm circles reverse (thumb down) 15 in cadence

    Cherry Pickers 15 in cadence

    Seal claps 10 in cadence

    The Thang

    [Comments]
    Clothespin Corners
    4 Stations with 5 rounds mosey around dog park between rounds.

    Modes of Transport Between Stations:

    Round 1 Bearcrawl

    Round 2 Long Jumps

    Round 3 Lunge

    Round 4 Bernie

    Round 5 Walk

    Station 1:

    • 1st round merkins 15
    • 2nd round Diamond merkins 15
    • 3rd round Wide arm merkins 15
    • 4th round merkin clap 10
    • 5th round Chuck Norris merkins 10

    Station 2:

    • 1st round burpees 10
    • 2nd round burpees 10
    • 3rd round burpees 10
    • 4th round burpees 7
    • 5th round burpees 5

    Station 3:

    • 1st round Squats 15
    • 2nd round Lunges 14
    • 3rd Round SSH 20 cadence count
    • 4th round backward lunges 14
    • 5th round imperial walkers 14

    Station 4:

    • 1st round Baby crunches 15
    • 2nd round Freddie mercury 15
    • 3rd Big boy sit-ups 15
    • 4th Captain Thor 15
    • 5th Pickle Pointers 15

    The Pavilion:

    • Use Rock to do 15 Military Presses
    • Use Bench to do 15 Dips 
    • Use bench to do 16 steps (8 each leg) (Hold rock if your feeling spunky)
    • Use Bench to do 15 Decline Merkins
    • SSH 20 (IC)
    • Merkins 15

    Mary:

    • 1 minute Plank
    • 30 second side plank (each side)
    • Flutter Kicks 12

    COT

    Proverbs 27: 17-19  17) Iron Sharpens Iron, So one man sharpens another. 18) He who tends the fig tree will eat its fruit, and he who cares for his master be honored. 19) As in water face reflects face, so the heart of man reflects man.

      CIRCLE OF TRUST: The terminating stage of each Workout, wherein the PAX form a circle and conduct Counterama, Namerama, Announcearama and the Ball Of Man.
    BALL OF MAN: Congregation of two or more men in physical contact, usually (but not exclusively) in the prayer that terminates the COT. Abbr: BOM]


    Moleskin

    Weird messages and phone numbers on the bottoms of the picnic tables….


    News

    Scenic City Mud Run , 2.0 workout, PFT  at The Battery in August


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      Pick-Hell Ball Hurricane Mayhem

      QIC: Mayhem

      Date: 07/26/2019

      PAX: Freetime, Can man, Bubbles, Gaylord, Focker, Bernie, Anny, Clothespin, Peanuts, Flash, Moneyball, Iron Butt, Madoff, Wuzntme, John Doe, Toe Tag, 9-volt, Sidekick, Rollback, Threeskin, Fastlane, FNG-Mr. Belding, FNG-Roundup, FNG-Mallard, FNG-PETA, FNG-Debit

      AO: Hacksaw


      Conditions

      Crisp and Clear 63 with a hint of anticipation in the air.  We created our own humidity


      COP

      Mosey from parking lot to monument flag.

      Explain significance of Hacksaw’s “Just One More” cadence

      SSH ICX21; ; 3rd Grade Exercises ICX11; LBAC-reverse-Moroccan Night Club-Shoulder Press-Chinooks ICX11 each; Merkins ICX11;  WGS Worlds Greatest Stretch IC11; SSH ICX11; Indian Run with 40lb bag of dog food (post beatdown breakfast)  pass (side to side) to Pickle Ball Courts

      The Thang

      Pickle Ball Courts – 1min Tabata switching between Exercise and Hurricane Run around the outside of courts x2 each.  Count off by 8s to create 8 mini pax – 1 pax per each half side of PB Court with different exercise in each section:

      Burpees; Windmills; Smurf Jacks; Imperial Walkers; Jump Squats; Plank; Apolo Ohnos; Freddie Mercury

      Hurricane Run – Mosey on long side runs, Skip Jacks on the East short side, Karaoke on the West short side.  Alternate facing in and out on Skip Jacks and Karaoke.

      Indian Run with 40lb bag of dog food (post beatdown breakfast)  pass (overhead) back to flags for Mary and COT

      Mary – Aquamans x 21 IC; Pickle Pointers x 11 IC; 1 Leg PPs R/L x11 each IC; American Hammers x21 IC; Merkins x11 IC


      COT

      Countarama – 27 Strong!; Namorama

      Word of the day…”Profit”

      Difference of Profit vs. Revenue or Income

      What does it profit a man if he gains the whole world and loses own soul?

      Be careful…enemy of the best is the good.  Don’t spend life climbing the ladder of success to find it leaning against the wrong wall.  Don’t be the fittest guy in F3 Nation with family falling apart.  Okay to make half-time adjustments.

      BOM 

      Prayers of thanks for great weather, fellowship, injury free and the Spirit to be “Profitable” men.


      Moleskin

      Good mumble chatter and excitement, lots of smiles despite the beatdown.  Multiple comments that it went fast and was enjoyable.  Not sure how I feel about that. Great support from F3Nation and Sr Qs for VQ.  #Hacksaw rising.


      News

      Announced  Aug 10 2.0 Event


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        Pounding the Pavement

        QIC: Geek Squad

        Date: 07/25/2019

        PAX: Ducktales, RadioHead, Hasbro, Free Time, U-Turn

        AO: The Huey


        Conditions

        65 Degrees and Clear


        COP

        Da Warm up (by the parking lot)

        SSH x 25

        Arm Stretches x 15 each Arm

        Butterflies x 15

        Finkle Swings x 15 each leg

        SSH x 25

        3rd Grade Exercises x 15

        Willy Mayes Hayes x 15

        Slow Abe begodas x 15

        SSH x 25

        Butt kickers x 15

        Wide High knees x 15

        Imperial Walkers x 15

        SSH x 25

        Warmup Mosey/Indian Run To the pavilion then 2 sets of the following 

        Incline pushups.  X 10

        Decline pushups. X 10

        Dips.                       X 10

        Step ups.                10 each leg

        Indian Run around the track 1 time and end up at back parking lot.

         

        The Thang

        8 stations everyone progress together.

        Parking Lot Party

        1. Burpees.             7
        2. Merkins.            14
        3. LBCs.                  21
        4. Plank jacks.      28
        5. LBCs.                  28
        6. Plank Jacks       21
        7. Merkins.           14
        8. Burpees.             7

        Mosey back to where we started and then to Pavilion 

        All IC x 15

        Wall Sits, Bus Drivers, Mohammad Ali, Joe Fraziers

        Mosey back to Startex – Marys

        Heel touches x15

        LBCs x 15

        Freddy Mercury’s  x 15

        Pretzel x 8 each leg

        Infinity Plank x15

        WW2 Sit-ups x 10

        Windshield Wipers x 10


         

        COT

        Proverbs 23:7, “As a man thinketh in his heart, so is he.” 

        Philippians 4:8, when he tells the Philippians to “Fix your thoughts on what is true, and honorable, and right, and pure, and lovely, and admirable. Think about things that are excellent and worthy of praise.” Decide today to live free from negative and harmful thoughts and to replace them with God thoughts. 


        News

        Q Schedule for August out there grab a day,   August 10th – Dad Day

        Going to Battle

        QIC: Mr. Clean

        Date: 07/24/2019

        PAX: Ducktales, Early Bird, Free Time, Iron Butt (Respect x2), Money Ball, Ohms, Radiohead, The Count (Respect x2)

        AO: Lion’s Den


        Conditions

        Spectacular


        COP

        Moseying and SSHs

        Q was late, yes YHC was late…I got over zealous about Qing with a bad foot and God zapped back to the real world

        The Thang

        Pax Line Up

        While one Pax completes 40 Battle Rope Rope Swings, the remaining Pax complete AMRAP the following exercises:

        Going to Battle

        Merkins

        BBSUs

        Bent Over Rows

        Flutter Kicks

        Incline Merkins

        Shoulder Press


        COT

        Mirror Law: you must find value in yourself to find it in others. Have self-respect.


        Moleskin

        Minimal


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          Do what works for you

          QIC: Whittler

          Date: 07/23/2019

          PAX: WuzntMe, Sidekick, Ringwald, Money Ball, Red Tees, The Count (Respect), Back Pew

          AO: Hill City


          Conditions

          Balmy with a slight mist at the end.


          COP

          Moving warm up started with mosey and 4×4 incremental warm up until we arrived at the River Walk.

          SSH x 10 while moving laterally

          Arm circles x 10 both ways while moving laterally

          Carolina Dry Docks x 10

          Willie Mays Hays x 10

          Windmill x 10

          Forward Fold x 5

          High knees half way back (20 yards)

          Butt kickers (20 yards)

          The Thang

          We moseyed to the parking lot near the bridge.
          Four Corners AMRAP

          Corner 1 – merkins

          Corner 2 – Monkey humpers

          Corner 3 – flutter kicks

          Corner 4 – Squats

          The fifth group ran around the corners until they ended at run.  Each group subsequently ran a lap and stopped at the next station (#1 ran around and stopped at 2, 2 ran around and stopped at 3, etc.).  This continued until all groups were back to the start point

          Lunge suicides

          Lunge 2 lines, one merkin, jog back

          Lunge 4 lines, 2 merkins, jog back

          Lunge 6 lines, 3 merkins, jog back

          Lunge 8 lines, 4 merkins, jog back

          Lunge 10 lines, 5 merkins, jog back

          At this point, our group went from 7 to 8 as Back Pew finally found us.

          Burpee circle – Each PAX does SSH while we go around the circle and each pax does number of burpees.  This went 3 rounds.

          Slow meandering mosey back to the cars

          6 MoM

          LBCs x 25

          Freddie Mercury x 20

          Hollywoods x 10 each side

          Flutter kicks x 10

          Slutter kicks (also referred to as “the Auburn cheerleader”) x 10

          American Hammer x 10

          Plank x 10, high and low


          COT

          As odd as it sounds, I had a dream Sunday night where Prosciutto was speaking to me about how to Q.  He kept repeating words like “Just do what works for you” or “Just do what’s right for you”.  I have been thinking about this for two solid days, trying to tie in what this meant for me.  I take it to mean that we can’t worry about conforming to societal standards, we must do what’s right for us and what works for us (and by us I mean our family, friends, co-workers, etc.).  This is not meant to be selfish or self-serving in any way.  The reality is that what works for one person or group may not work for another.  Over the last several years, my family and I have been trying to figure out what’s right for us.  Our decisions haven’t always been the most popular  but we truly believe that God presented us with certain situations and opportunities because it was what was right for us at the time.  It’s not for everyone, but it was what worked for us.  I encourage everyone to seek out what’s best for them.  Don’t conform, do something because you believe it’s the right thing to do.  


          Moleskin

          Lots of Alabama/Auburn jokes exchanged during the MC.

          We joked at the beginning about finding Peanuts half way through the workout.  Turns out, we found Back Pew half way through the workout.

          Name substitutions were popular (i.e. Slutter kicks = Auburn cheerleader, Forward Fold = Auburn fans, Butt kickers = Alabama)


          News

          8.10.19 F3 Dadurday

          FiA interest group going strong on Signal on MWF.  Encourage your M to join!

          4 VQs coming up in August at HC

          Draft: DuckShed – Boneyard (07/23)

          QIC: Ducktales and Sheshed

          Date: 07/23/2019

          PAX: Prosciutto, Jazzy Jag, Cliff Hanger, Dirk, Sunburn, Milkman, Free Time, Peanuts

          AO: Boneyard


          Conditions

          A brisk, and humid 73 degrees.


          COP

          duck warmed us with

          25 ssh ic

          15 imperial walkers ic

          10 mericans ic

          Nancy balance ic

          Mosey to the boy so main road

          10 burpees oyo

          25 monkey humpers facing the main road ic

          10 Slow low squats would not call it cadence

          10 slow decline mericans ic

          The Thang

          She Shed ran the thang:

          Wall Sits: Joe Frazier, Muhamad Ali, **Berpee Bus, Bus Driver and shoulder press.

          Mozie to the benches where the “Jeffs” took place. PAX holds plank while stepping both feet on and off the bench seat behind them (20) followed by 10 berpees. Rinse and repeat.

          Step over to the grass where the PAX performed a “Fire Drill.” Everyone performs High Knees until She Shed yells “Fire Drill” then everyone drops to a merkin, rolls right, merkin, rolls left, merkin and then back to high knees. This was followed by another round of high knees, side straddle hop and then calf raises to end it. 

          Mozie to curb for more calf raises.

          Due to She Shed’s loss for any sense of time on this brutal morning he ran a 14 min session of Mary before noticing the clock and bringing the PAX to the outdoor gym to perform a DORA to finish things

          Mary: LBC, Freddy Mercury, Super Man, Berpees, flutter kicks, box cutter, and a few others a little less memorable. 

          Dora: 200 squat jumps, 200 side straddle hops and 200 exercise of your choice at outdoor gym while the other PAX takes a lap around the playground. 


          COT

          Reach out to people and take fellowship seriously. Men don’t put their own sense of self on the back burner in order to take care of everyone else. Make meaningful conversations with the friends and family you have.


          Moleskin

          Sheshed- I forgot how much Boneyard likes berpees. Is this a duo VQ? What time is it? 

          Ducktales– Every-time we do my key humpers there is no car present, one day…..


          News

          Dadurday August 10th

          mayhem VQ hacksaw this Friday!


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            Do Not Edit….The After Effect of the BIS Flow

            QIC: Best In Show

            Date: 07/22/2019

            PAX: Home Alone, Sparky, Early Bird, Bud Light, Mayhem, Peanuts, Sidekick,  Threeskin, Gaylord, Yodeler, Jazzy Jag, Fastlane

            AO: Beast Ridge


            Conditions

            76 degrees, high clouds, 86% humidity, but it only felt like 85%….


            COP

            Little mosey, followed by 22 SSH just to get the muscles lose and the blood flowing. Mosey was interrupted by a couple of pooches walking by, that equals 5 burpees in a BIS Q!

            The Thang

            Going with an HIIT or TABATA type thing, not sure what those are since I am not a professional….

            AMRAP 30 seconds followed by 30 seconds rest

            Squat

            HIgh Knees

            St Bernard Squats

            Imperial Walkers

            Burpees

            Plank

            Shoulder Taps

            Merkins

            Called an audible and took the PAX on a little mosey to find a wall to try out a little something new.

            Found the wall, lined up and performed donkey kicks against the wall for 30 seconds followed by wall sits. times two. Early Bird found a sand bag and had a great idea to pass it around whilst performing said wall sit. Good call my friend. Lots of mumble chatter about pain or something…..

            Another little mosey after this led us into a two loop Indian run right on over to the other pavilion for 30 seconds each of Dips, Incline Merkins and Decline Merkins because someone said we should do both, who am I to argue..

            And the final mosey to finish up the festivities with 6 minutes of mary, things like flutter kicks, LBC, Hello Dolly, Freddie Mercuries, leg lifts and 2 pickle related exercises (not my choice, but left up the PAX, so hey….)

            Finish!

            Average heart rate 138…


            COT

            After effects were the words that came to my mind while preparing this workout. Not just the after effect of the well planned and executed work out by a on-professional, but the after effect of F3. The after effect of the influence it has on us all, whether it is the physical after effect or the after effect that is the invigoration of male leadership in the community.


            Moleskin

            Do not edit, someone gave me that idea….


            News

            Mayhem VQ on Friday at Hacksaw!


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              The Huey Canduy Qy 7/21


              QIC: Candu

              Date: 07/21/2019

              PAX: Geek Squad, DuckTales, HasBro, U-Turn, Free Time, The Count (Respectx2), Red Tees

              AO: The Huey

              Conditions

              Mother nature was present and accounted for


              COP

              SSH x 15 IC

              Willie Mays Hays x 10 IC

              Windmills x 10 IC

              Seal Straddle Squats x 15 IC

              Merkins x 10 IC

              Carolina Dry Docks x 10 IC

              Monkey Humpers x 10 IC

              Mtn Climbers x 10 IC

              Plank x 10 IC

              Seal Straddle Hops

              The Thang – No Relay – As a Pax

              Run a lap in between, sprint the landing strip – you know the drill

              Step Ups x 20 each leg OYO

              Split leg Bulgarians x 20 IC each leg

              Squats x 20 IC 

              One leg up squats x 20 IC

              Alternating backward lunges x 20 IC

              MARY

              Leg Ups x 15 IC 

              Flutter Kicks x 15 IC

              Hello Dollys x 15 IC

              Hollywoodz x 10 IC each side

              LBCs x 15 IC


              COT

              Jesus Is Calling  – Find Freedom through seeking to please something greater than yourself


              Moleskin

              HasBro loves when I make him run!!


              News

              No news is good news!


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                Cut down the tallest tree… with a HERRING!

                QIC: 9 Volt

                Date: 07/24/2019

                PAX: Mrs Baker, Fastlane, Deep Dish,  Clothespin, Topless, Oiler, Sparky, Home Alone 

                AO: The Battery


                Conditions

                Magnificent


                COP

                Mosey to top of Mount Evil
                SSH ICx20,  Squats ICx20, Baby arm circle fwdx15, revx15, sealclapx15, SSH ICx20, Forward fold ICx10, High Knees ICx20, Willy Maze Haze ICx10

                The Thang

                Mount Evil Suicides
                PAX runs down and back up between exercises
                     Turn around when leader passes you
                      Do 1 extra rep for every person you pass

                1. 15 Smurf Jacks
                2. 20 Merkins
                3. 20 Crab jacks
                4. 30 calf raises
                5. 10 Cap’t Thor (In the grass or you’ll get an F3 tramp stamp)
                6. 10 Carolina Dry Docks
                7. 10 LBC
                8. 20 Lunge
                9. 25 Wide Merkins
                10. 20 SSH
                11. 10 Herpees

                Bernie Sanders to the flags


                COT

                Prayers for Fastlane’s grandmother-in-law and Sparky’s father
                While planning today’s workout I asked my son which exercise he hated most.  The answer was hill sprints.  Wisdom of the day is “Don’t aske and 18 year old for advice”


                Moleskin

                • Deep Dish happily did 8 extra of every exercise

                News
                Scenic City Mud Run – Sept 7 @ Greenway Farms in Hixon TN
                VQ – Mayhem this friday at the Hacksaw
                VQ – Clothespin this Saturday at the Battery

                 


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