Make Your Bed

QIC: Goose
Date: 02/19/2019
PAX: Prosciutto, Whittler, Fissure, Threeskin, Ringwald, Sunshine, Sunburn, CANDU, Moneyball, Dirk, Peanuts, Roadhouse, VSquared, Hobo, Iron Butt, Hobo, Skitch, Sidekick, Ducktales, The Count, Speed Bump, Best in Show, Laces Out, Wuzntme, Flemish, She Shed, Back Pew
AO: Hill City

Conditions

The Disclaimer

Disclaimed


COP

Mosey to Great Hall
SSH
Imperial Walkers
3rd Grade Exercises
Merkins
Hamstring Hang
Mosey to Walnut

The Thang

Lunges to second wooden hump, 10 burpees
Lunges to 3rd wooden hump, 10 burpees
Jailbreak to end of bridge
Same coming back across Walnut Bridge
30 Calf raises
Mosey to field by blue Rhino
Lunges and jailbreaks back and forth
Mosey to blue Rhino
Calf raises


Counterama
Namerama
Closing Remarks

Dancing with Dora in the pale moonlight…

QIC: Best In Show
Date: 02/18/2019
PAX: Fastlane, Fissure, Peanuts, Threeskin, Whittler
AO: Beast Ridge

Conditions

40ish, full moon peeking from high cloud coverage, hurricane force winds. Beautiful morning

The Disclaimer

I am Best In Show, modify, free will, let’s get better!
This ain’t Twitter


COP

SSH 20
3rd grade ex 12
High Knees 12
SSH 20
Smashing Pumpkins (and the mumble chatter begins)
Fire Hydrants 10
SSH 20
Plank 12 count
Mtn Climber 12
Plank 12 count

The Thang

Mosey on over to the big parking lot where YHC had placed a stack of concrete blocks under the cover of darkness. Here we began the dance with that fickle lady Dora…..
Title of exercises or routine
First- Pax 1 takes control of the block and performed the following while Pax 2 ran a sprint down the lot and Bernie Sanders back then swapped up;
AMRAP
Curls
Merkins
Bench Press
OH press
Round 2- same as first except the runner carried the block while running and the other Pax did this;
AMRAP
Squats
Heel Raises
St Bernard Squats
Lunges
The mumble chatter was off the chart at this point  Dr Whittler and Threeskin discussed removing of masses and other gross medical stuff. Also the view of Fissures hernia surgery scar in the moonlight was quite magical, kudos to Whittler for a job well done!
Round 3-Pax 1 back on the block holding plank while Pax 2 performed some an work  Swap after each round;
LBC 20
Drag Queen 12
Flutter Kicks 12
Freddie Mercury 12
A little time left so we did another set of LBC, then missed back to the flag. Done!


COT

YHC talked about how attributes of people have been discussed lately in my work life and it got me to thinking about the attributes of the HIM of F3, and how they make me want to be better. I am so far from perfect, but the men of F3 keep reminding me, that the reason we are here is to help each other realize others are here to help. Thanks to all of you for helping me to keep thinking, I can be better, I must be better.


Moleskin

Fissure obviously has hair envy as he commented numerous times about the luxurious hair YHC has.


News

Training Day Ooltewah date TBD
GOOSE VQ AT HILL CITY! Come on out!

Route 66 Rocks the Walnut Street Bridge

QIC: The Count
Date: 02/12/2019
PAX: Candu, Care Bear, Dirk, Flemish, Goose, Hobo, Initech, Iron Butt, Laces Out, Money Ball, Peanuts, Prosciutto, Roadhouse, Ringwald, She Shed, Sidekick, Skitch, Sunburn, Sunshine, FNG-Tofu, VSquared, WuzntME
AO: Hill City

Conditions:

57 degrees, light sprinkles, but a great day to workout

The Disclaimer:

I’m not a professional. You are here on your own initiative. Push yourself and modify as necessary to avoid injury. If you get hurt let someone know, and we will get you back to your transportation or to ER if necessary.

COP

Mosey to Great Hall – SSH (IC-20), Abe Vigoda (IC-10), Steve Earle (IC-10) Rinse & Repeat.  Mosey to start of Walnut Street Bridge!   

The Thang

Mosey to beginning of street lights to begin Route 66:  Break Up Group in 3 sets of 5 and 2 sets of 4.  At first light conduct 1 Rep of Exercise AYG to 2nd light and perform 2 reps of same exercise, AYG, rinse and repeat until 11th Light is reached and 11 reps of exercise are performed.  Total is 66.  (Round 1 – Burpees, Round 2 – Squats, Round 3 – Merkins, Round 4 – Lunges). In all 264 reps will be done (if you did them all)… 🙂 with 10 short sprints for a total of 40 AYG. All Pax hold Al Gore until six is complete. Mosey back Blue Rhino.
Mary’s – American Hammer, Flutter Kicks, Freddy Mercury, Crunchy Bugs.


CIRCLE OF TRUST (COT):

Counterama, Namerama, Named our new FNG – Welcome to Tofu!
Prayers and Praises for our families and those who could not be with us.

BALL OF MAN!

Moleskin

Confessed my bad week, dealing with work issues, but also feeling bad that I couldn’t be with my brother Bob during his impending surgery. I had to remind myself that I’m responsible as is all of us for our Attitudes. Even when things aren’t going our way, we can maintain a good attitude and lead under adverse situations.

Ducktales, Geek Squad, Mr. Clean (02/18)

QIC: Co-Q (Ducktales, Geek Squad, and Mr. Clean)
Date: 02/18/2019
PAX: Milkman, She Shed, Truck Yeah, Ducktales, Geek Squad, Mr. Clean, FNG-Hasbro
AO: The Huey

Conditions

Soggy Soddy Morning. The Delaware was flowing

The Disclaimer

Disclaimed.


COP

Mosey Lap
SSH X16 IC
Knee Pulls x16 IC
Windmills x16 IC
SSH x16 IC

The Thang

Inspired by Washington, Lincoln (COP — 16 reps), and Adams (Uncle to my great-grandmother)
WASHINGTON
Supply Line Across the Delaware  — 3 Pax on one side threw rucks with supplies in them to 4 Pax on the other side for an indicated amount of time.

ADAMS

Aiken legs (10 squats, 10 bench jumps, 10 lunges) — Rinse and Repeat
Dips x 16 IC — Rinse & Repeat
Arm Yourself with 21 Guns — (high curls, low curls, full curls) – 2 sets of 21
Mosey (extended) 
Six Pack — (Much like 11’s) 5 Merkins to 1 Bent Over Row. Increments and Decrements each time. 

Baton Passed to Ducktales

Inspired by The start of the Navy SEALS when JFK was starting to campaign for the highest office. Seal crawls in the water (like a seal) from shack to towers
Seal jacks IC
Mosey to big flag circle up
In a space race we built stronger moon men with body builders IC
Seal claps IC
The chatter was strong so we Indian ran around track.
Derkins IC
Bear crawls
Crawl bears
Incline Merkins IC
Partner carries moon walks- we took one small step for the PAX. We switched partners and truck yeah carried the plus 50 Lb of me with giant steps back.
My Q ending before it’s time in the grassy knowl, D.R. GeekSquad sniped me to Q the remainder of the POTUS Day post 🚁💪

REAGAN

In 1983 Ronald Reagan wrote a story about his fitness routine in Parade magazine. This was not his routine, but inspired by his name.  All Exercises were IC except for ABCs being OYO.
R – Raccoon Crawls around the picnic tables next to plenty of trashcans. A reference to the movie Great Outdoors was made.
O – outlaws – spell letter o with legs 10ct right, then left
N -Nolan Ryan – side plank with arm cradling under (like you have a guy in a headlock punching him) 10 each arm.
A – Arm Circles – front, then back  x 20 both
L -LBCs  x 20
D – Dying cockroach – x 16
R – Run lap around the track
E – E2k – aka pretzels  10 each leg
A- AL butt kickers  x 20
G – Guantanamo – wave – feet throws- 1 complete circle.
A – ABCs-alphabet legs  OYO
N – Never Cross Dolly Parton’s x 15
Ended our last minute with pickle pounders while listening to Let’s Get it On – Marvin Gaye.


COT

Mr Clean — The sign of a true wise man comes with the ability ability of discernment or taking one’s knowledge and using it to make a sound decision. I gave an example of my extremely intelligent Autistic student, while filled with a ridiculous amounts of knowledge, is almost crippled with fear when a “WHY” question is posed due to the reasoning and discernment skills required to answer such a question.  CHALLENGE: Be the man who discerns, be the man who does not outsmart his common sense.


Moleskin

Duck- I was awoke with a clatter of Wíll the 2.0 at 04:00 and was ready to Post, AYE! Started rocking out to “the presidents of the United States” and unloaded rocks on the north shore of the Delaware. Mr. Clean was sooo Qed up that he through a boulder into the Delaware River! He may have a future with TVA as a dam builder. She shed is hilarious, great being the 6 and hanging with HasBro the newest theHuey HIM. As always Geek brought the beats and as I was driving to go work almost nude, I noticed Geek, Clean, and HasBro rucking and HasBro was rucking the speaker 🚁💪😎
GeekSquad – In no particular order…
During raccoon crawls the question was asked, “you know what hot dogs are made of?”
Pickle Pounders while listening to Marvin Gaye of course prompted the reminder to maintain eye contact.
we skipped ahead in song history and then back to keep the USA theme going and said it must have been due to one of the best 80s movies ever made, Back to the Future.
Finally, “isn’t it ironic that Reagan was known for tearing down a wall, while Trump is trying to build one!”
End of Report (E.R)


News

VQ of Goose tomorrow at Hillcity

Almond Joys and Burpees

QIC: Steam Engine
Date: 02/16/2019
PAX: Skitch, Money Ball, Doodles, Fissure, V-Squared, Iron Butt (Respect), Initech, Sunburn (Respect), Jabooti
AO: Landfill
Conditions: Calm 53 degrees


Disclaimer: I am not a professional painter/artist nor am I a Clemson fan. Seriously, I am not a professional trainer and you are here on your own free will. Push yourselves this morning if you need to modify as necessary. If you get hurt we will help you to your car and point you to the right direction.
COP:
Burpees OYO 10x (Newly painted shovel flag was on site just wanted to start with some burpees)
Imperial Walker IC 20x
Windmill IC 10x
Cotton Pickers IC 10x
Little Baby Arm Circles IC 10x
LBAC Reverse IC 10x
Chinook IC 10x
Moroccan Night Club IC 10x
Cherry Pickers IC 10x
Big Baby Arm Circles IC 10x
BBAC Reverse IC 10x
The Thang
Wall Sits with Muhammad Ali’s IC 15x
Wall Sits with Joe Frazier’s IC 15x
Wall Sits with Shoulder Press IC 15x
Wall Sits with with Bus Driver IC 15x
Now put them all together
Wall Sits with Muhammad Ali’s, Joe Frazier’s, Shoulder Press, Bus Driver IC 10x each exercise
10 count
Extended mosey to bottom gate
10 count
Indian Run to next parking lot (front man carries ruck while last man does 5 squats and sprints to the front and gets the ruck)
10 count
Parking Lot  #1
Lunge walk to the end of lot do 10 squats and backwards lunge back
Hold Al Gore til the 6 arrives
Rinse and Repeat 3x
Bernie Sanders to next parking lot
Parking Lot #2
Bear Crawl to the end of lot do 10 merkins and backwards bear back
Hold Plank til the 6 arrives
Rinse and Repeat 2x
Indian Run to top parking lot
Find a nice Dwayne
Hammer Time
American Hammer IC 15x
American Hammer with Coupon IC 10x
American Sledgehammer (place all the Dwayne’s in one pile and make a line. First PAX picks up Dewayne and passes it to the next PAX and Dewayne gets passed down. Do this til all Dewayne’s are at the end and then return them back.)
Mary
LBC IC 10x
RBC IC 10x
Hello Dolly IC 10x
Rosalita IC 10x
Pretzel IC 8x
Pretzel Switch IC 8x
Burpees OYO 10x
Time


Count-o-rama
Name-o-rama
Got hit with 25 burpees due to the FNG challenge
Prayer Request: That the burpees come easy and we have the strength to do them
WOD: Forgot to say my WOD due to the looming burpees and completely forgot. But it was what my shirt read “No one fights alone”. Live is tough without people. Take the time to check in with your loved ones and your F3 brothers.


Moleskin:
Mumble Chatter was very limited but enjoyed the company of these HIM.
Made good on my bet and painted the shovel flag and got Fissure a bag of almond joy’s.
If we learned anything do not bet against Clemson.

Sheep Go To Heaven Goats Go To Hell

Notes:

QIC: Ringwald
Date: 02/16/2019
PAX: 9-Volt, Best in Show, Blowout, Bubbles, FNG-Cook Book, Cowbell, Deep Dish, Dutch Oven, Fastlane, FNG-Full Moon, Mrs. Baker, Mustang, Rhythm, Rug Doctor, FNG-Snooze Button, Thin Crust, Transplant, Venus, WuzntMe
AO: The Battery

Conditions

The Disclaimer

My name is Ringwald, and I’m here to lead you today. I am not a professional and you are here on your own free will. Push through the toughness as well as the wetness, but modify if necessary.


COP – On Tennis Courts

  • Quick mosey around the parking lot to start things off
  • SSH x 30 IC (follow my tempo)
  • Imperial Walkers x 15 IC
  • Hillbilly x 20 IC
  • Windmill x 12 IC
  • 21
  • Cherry Pickers x 10 IC
  • Forward Arm Circles x 10 IC
  • Reverse Arm Circles x 10 IC
  • Moroccan Night Club x 10 IC
  • Chinook x 10 IC
  • Cherry Pickers x 10 IC
  • 21

The Thang

Stop #1 – Parking Lot
ARMS
11s
Start with 1 Tricep Dip, go to opposite side of parking spots, perform 20 Merkins, return
2 Tricep Dips, go to opposite side of parking spots, perform 19 Merkins, return
Repeat until you get to 20 Tricep Dips and 1 Merkin
LEGS
Broad Jump to other end, perform 5 squats at every other line
Broad Jump to start, perform 5 lunges each leg at every other line
CORE
Partner Dora
First partner runs suicides stopping at the halfway and fullway points
Second partner starts these exercises
100 Flutter Kicks
150 Reverse Crunches
200 LBCs
Partners rotate until all are complete
Baseball Field (turned into flag grass area because it was so muddy)
Seal Crawl to other end – 5 Burpees at each tree
Extreme Imperial Walkers to other end – 20 Hillbillies at each tree
Finished with Drowning Pool – Bodies for a full-body finish

  • “Let the bodies hit the floor” – Donkey Kick
  • Any number said (or screamed) – Merkin
  • During Verses – Alternating Annies

COT

Most of the time I have a quote or some life lesson to share, but today I just felt like keeping it simple. In the song “Sheep Go To Heaven” by Cake, there is the following lyric: “As soon as you’re born you start dying, so you might as well have a good time.” I think sometimes we focus too much on the stressful points in life and just need to turn our heads up instead of down and enjoy with what we are blessed. #blessed #livelovelaugh #pumpkinspicelatteisbae


Moleskin

Not too much mumble chatter this morning. Mostly grumbles at the Q during the Seal Crawls. Sears catalogs were talked about at coffeeteria – aka the first Amazon. The women’s undergarment section seemed to be popular back in the day.


News

Hour-long post at the Huey on Monday (2/18/19) for President’s Day
Best in Show at Beast Ridge

Got Nuthin But Love for You

QIC: Geek Squad
Date: 02/14/2019
PAX: Mr. Clean, Ducktales, She-Shed, RadioHead, The Count (Respect)
AO: The Huey

Conditions

32 degrees. Love is in the Air!

The Disclaimer

Disclaimed

Warmup  (All IC) – to the music of California Love (TuPac and Dre)

All with 14/28 reps -since today is Feb 14th
Good Mornings x 14
Windmills x 14
Butt kickers x 14
SSH x 28
Willy Mayes Hayes x 14
Imperial Walkers X 14
Arm Circles front x 14
Arm Circles back x 14
Overhead Seal Claps x 14
Regular Seal claps x 14
SSH  x 28
Mosey to the Love Shack 2.0 to the song, Love Shack by the B-52s

The Thang

Begin with F3 Deck of Death – Valentines Day Card giving – only did exercises on cards that had hearts on them. For all face cards we did 14 x IC
transition to DORA
DORA to the end of the Love Shack 2.0 around the picnic tables:  bear crawls/lunges/slow mosey while they work through the following as a team: 
100 merkins
200 squats
25 8 Count man-makers
Mosey back to the startex

Mom

Flutter Kicks x 14
LBCs  x 28
Pretzels. X 7 /leg
Planks hold for remainder of time up to 1 min


COT

“Blessed is the one who finds wisdom, and the one who gets understanding,”
Proverbs 3:13 ESV
I looked up the meaning of my name Drew and it surprisingly means “wise”. 
I want to challenge you today and from this point forward to seek out not only wisdom, but understanding as well!
They both take a significant investment of time and being intentional about it.  As intentional you are about getting better out here, I challenge you to be intentional about walking in a way that is wise and understanding.  
The most influential leaders in my life exhibited both extremely well and with balance.


News

5:15  start time both days at the Huey starts officially this Monday- Presidents Day

Valentine’s Day – Partner Special

seal

QIC: Picasso
Date: 02/14/2019
PAX: Ohms, Free Candy, Sunshine, FNG-Lil’ Debbie, Hobo, Skitch, Black Hat, Candu, Cowbell, Roadhouse, Money Ball, Back Pew, Iron Butt, Sidekick, Goose, Peanuts, Sunburn, Fissure
AO: Hill City

Conditions

Cold as Queen Elsa

The Disclaimer

I am not a professional. You’re here on your own will. Push yourself, don’t hurt yourself. Modify if necessary. We’ll help you back to your car if something happens.


COP

Mosey to the Great Hall
Good Morning Sunshines x 10
Willy Mayes Hayes x 10 IC
Baby Arm Circles x 10, Reverse
Quad Stretches, hold 10 seconds, swap
Leg/Back Stretches, hold 10 seconds, swap
Calf Stretches, hold 10 seconds, swap
SSH x 15 IC
Squats x 15 IC
Forward Fold…Hold

The Thang

Mosey to the SunDial
Music – Moby: Flower
Bring Sally Up – Merkin Version
Find Long Term Partner
Mosey to Mt. Midoriyama
Music – Marvin Gaye: Ain’t No Mountain High Enough
Ain’t No Mountain High Enough…even Mt. Midoriyama
– P1: Dip Iteration up stairs (1 first step, 2 second step, 3 third step…), jog to Mt. Midoriyama..Bernie Sanders up, jog down
– P2: WWII Sit Ups until P1 is done with Dips, LBCs until P1 is back down from Mt. Midoriyama
Swap
Music – Fergie: Fergalicious
Mosey towards Stage
Partner Shrug x 10, swap
Pickle Grinders x 10, swap
MARY
Music – R.Kelly: Bump N’ Grind
Small Pickle Pounders x 10 IC
X’s & O’s x 60 seconds
Pickle Pounders x 10 IC
Hello Dolly x 20 IC
Large Pickle Pounders x 10 IC


COT

Not much to say other than every Seal song is how we should act towards our partners. We shouldn’t have a holiday to remind ourselves of the love we should show to our partners or folks we care about. But we do have a holiday, and it’s a good reminder to get back to what matters……
CIRCLE OF TRUST
BALL OF MAN

Mumble Chatter

  1. Ohms took home the entire big pickle jar….looks like there is still a lot of romance happening in the Ohms household
  2. Fissure reminded YHC that the flag was not at Hill City. Ringwald is liable for the damages as a result of his fartsack next Hill City post
  3. I could see a sparkle in Iron Butts eye today. Must have been Sally!
  4. We brought Sally up and let her down easy
  5. Candu was appreciative of the warmup. I appreciate Candu
  6. Black Hat showed up anonymously like the Anon he is…..
  7. The PAX were utterly confused about Pickle Grinders….they were worried…
  8. Skitch got pulled into a ménage à trois. Valentine’s Day does that to some folks….

Stop and Smell the Roses

QIC: threeskin
Date: 02/13/2019
PAX: Candu, Jabooti, Loan Shark, Milkman, Mr. Clean, Ohms, Peanuts, Picasso, Prosciutto, Ringwald, Sidekick, The Count (Respect), Whittler
AO: Lions Den

Conditions

Not bad, not raining, but getting cold again!

The Disclaimer

I’m not a pro, your injuries I do not know…
Push yourself when it’s time to show,
modify because your hammy you do not want to blow…
If you get hurt, let us know
we will carry you to your car so you can go…


COP

SSHs while waiting for a few to roll in…
Mosey Loop
SSHs
Baby Arm Circles (forward and reverse)
SSHs
Seal claps
SSHs
Military Press
SSHs
Imperial Walkers
SSHs
Willie Mays Hays
SSHs
Quad Stretches

The Thang

Fast: Loops, Sprinter Starts, Slow to Sprint
4 or 5 Quick Loops – Burpees and Lunges in between
4 jog to sprints – Imperial Walkers and Merkins in between
3 Sprinter Starts each leg – Lunge or Shuffle Back
Plank Jacks and Slow Mosey
Mary And Stretch


COT

No matter how hard we are driving in life, we need to take time to stop and smell the roses.


Moleskin

Candu must smell like a rose… ask Peanuts
Lots and Mumble Chatter going on…. even mumble chatter about the mumble chatter…
The Count wants a ’58 Corvette
Ohms is binge-watching Grays Anatomy


News

V-Day tomorrow

Mosey-ing with Moondance (02/07)

QIC: Moondance
Date: 02/07/2019
PAX: Candu, Cowbell, Dirk, Fabio, Fissure, Free Candy, Goose, Hobo, Iron Butt, Peanuts, Ringwald, Roadhouse, Sidekick, Skitch, Sunburn, Sunshine, The Count, Threeskin, VSquared, Venus
AO: Hill City

Conditions

Balmy and delicious.

The Disclaimer

F3 be free so no suing allowed.


COP

Short Mosey #1 to Blue Rhino
Imperial Walker x 15
Nancy Kerrigan x 10/leg
Annie/Alternating Plank x hold for 10 count each side
Slow Squats x 15
Push-UPS x 10

Short Mosey #2 to the circle in front of the stage
Same warmup 

The Thang

Short Mosey #3 to beginning of light posts in Renaissance
Febreeze
2/5 ratio of BB situps and arm presses while holding boat position at even numbered light posts along the riverwalk (2/5, 4/10, 6/15, 8/20, 10/25)

Short Mosey #4 to big steps in Renaissance
Bucket Brigade
3 lines of 7 PAX jumped down and up the steps, indian run style.
Short Mosey #5 to pavilion next to Mt Midoriyama
Bolt 45
Half of PAX did 16 (4 count to 8) upper half squats, lower half squats and full squats. Other half did 16 decline merkins, regular merkins and incline merkins. All in cadence.
Short Mosey #6 to the end of the last Febreeze
Febreeze back towards market street bridge
Short Mosey #7 to Blue Rhino for 2MoM


COT

“Logic makes you think; emotion makes you act.” 
PAX were encouraged to create an emotional attachment to their goals in order to spur achievement and action. 


Moleskin

Once again, Q was the only PAX with proper FOOTwear. Everyone was jealous.
Al Gore was held firmly and tenderly by all. At one point, PAX began requesting to stop holding him as he was getting heavy.
Q’s wife is dyslexic.


News

Continued prayer for cancer victims, new babies and babies on the way. The Battery attendance is holding strong. Good progress towards our FNG goal thus far (24/134). Good turnout at first Fellowship lunch.