I’ll have my butler get right on that

QIC: Whittler

Date: 10/03/2019

PAX: Prosciutto, Laces Out, Burrito, Gusher, Cottontail, Newport

AO: Smackdown


Conditions

Starry with a hint of BBQ in the air


COP

Headed to the track

Forty merkins OYO to start

Mosey warm up, stopping each 200m to do SSH, windmills, Imperial walkers, and seal claps in increasing increments of 5. Started with 5, 10, 15, then 20 of each to finish.

The Thang

Normally referred to as the tortoise and the Hare, we decided the mountain warranted a more appropriate name
The Butler and the Master

Team up and grab a coupon

Burpees x 10 per round (60 total per team)

Froggy squats x 20 per round (120 total)

LBC x 30 per round (180 total)

Mary

Ring of fire for 3 rpunds

Hollywoods  x 10 per side

Pickle pointer x 10


COT

I shared a recent quote I saw on the twitter that said “Your best friend is he who brings out the best in you.” If we do our best to follow that objective, we will help a lot of people. If each of us has the goal of getting the best out of just one man during each workout, we will all be better for it.

Moleskin

We began the morning with Pro giving us a dissertation on the purpose of T and A (tonsils and adenoids, or T and A like we call them in the Biz)

Burrito was close to being the funniest guy in the room. But definitely the most encouraging today. Mad props

Lots of thoughts and prayers for Prosciutto and his son.

News

F3 dads day in October most likely


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    KILLOM COUNTDOWN

    QIC: Free Time

    Date: 10/03/2019

    PAX: Milkman, Ducktales, Fissure, Couch Potato, Truck Yeah, The Count, Magnum, Hasbro, U-Turn, FNG – Lloyd (Laxative Lloyd)

    AO: Huey


    Conditions

    Positively hot with a side of nervous pit humidity.


    COP

    Arm Stretching during disclaimer

    SSH x20 IC

    Forward Fold x10 IC

    Windmill x15 IC

    Squats x20 IC

    Finkle Swings left/right x10 partner OYO

    Baby arm Circles x10 IC

    Reverse arm Circle x10 IC

    Smurf Jacks x15 IC

    Mountain Climbers x15 IC


    THE THANG

    1 lap around track (1 lap = 200 ft of sidestepping SSH half right/left, Bear Crawl 30ft, 200 ft Sprint). 10 burpees, 10 Squats, 10 Merkins, and then 10 Big Boy SitUps. Lap around track. Then 9, 9, 9, 9 of same. Count down to 1. Hold Al Gore for Pax to start next set together.

    Mary

    American Hammer x10 IC

    Flutter Kicks x10 IC

    Heel Touches x10 IC

    LBC’s x10 IC

    Freddie Mercury x10 IC

    Pickle Pointer x10 IC


    COT

    Start your day of with a good thought for the day. While reading a quote for my children, “Learn as much as you can while you are young, since life becomes to busy later”, made me think of F3 this week. By giving my kids a positive start to the day, i am hoping to instill good habits for the rest of their lives. As you know, life gets very hectic just like this week when I was preparing the Q the night before my VQ. I feel F3 brings this same positivity to our days with our Fellowship and COT’s, giving us the fuel to start our day with the right mindset.

    Moleskin

    The Count brought up another good point about being positive. “If you say 1 thing negative about someone, turn around and say 3 things that are positive about that person.”

    P.S. Can’t wait for Hasbro VQ. Next up is U-Turn VQ!!!

    Tour De Hacksaw

    QIC: WuzntMe

    Date: 10/02/2019

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

    AO: Hacksaw


    Conditions

    Two dadgum hot for October. 


    COP

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

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

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

    The Thang

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

    Run under Lil Debbie Parkway

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

    Bearcrawl Boilermaker
    Two total revolutions until we spanned a parking lot

    Run back to the Domino’s lot

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

    MARY:

    ChowYunFat:

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

    Finish with 20 aquamans IC


    COT

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


    Moleskin

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

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


    News

    Upcoming Dad Day. We think.


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      Hacksaw IP Wk 4

      QIC: John Doe

      Date: 09/27/2019

      PAX: Rain Man, Can Man, Jazzy Jag, Bernie, 9Volt (R), Clothespin, WuzntMe, Toe Tag, WreckedEm, Escobar, Lutefisk, Moondance, Anny

      AO: Hacksaw


      Conditions

      Hot.


      COP

      Quick. We had Iron Pax to get to. 

      The Thang

      Sugar’s Pick Your Poison – 2019 Iron Pax Wk 4


      COT

      Be a Logan. A Logan is a man who reaches out to another when he’s hurting or in pain. 


      Moleskin


      News

      IronPax out.


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        Don’t Touch the Ground

        QIC: Skitch

        Date: 10/1/2019

        PAX: Curfew, Sunshine, Sinai, She Shed, Red Tees, Back Pew, Cow Bell, Ringwald, Hobo, Uncle Fester, Flemish

        AO: Hill City


        Conditions

        Hint of coolness, but by the end, the sweat was almost to the bottom of the shirt, so the hint was not enough to conclude fall or October.


        COP

        Mosey to Rhino

        Forward Fold IC x ~ 10

        Imperial Walkers x 15 IC

        Incline Merkins on rhino curb x 25 OYO

        Willie Mays Hays x 10 (2 count) IC

        Finkle Swings x 10 x 2

        Incline Merkins on rhino curb x 25 OYO

        Incline Plank Jacks x 25 IC

        Smurf Jacks x 26 IC

        Mosey past rhino to far northeast reaches of Coolidge

        SSH x ~15 IC

        Mosey behind theater center to River St & Fehn grassy strip

        Hold plank until 6 and then some

        The Thang

        A Don’t Touch the Ground Challenge
        Mr. Asphalt & Mr. Concrete
        Partner up – one person is Mr. Asphalt, the other is Mr. Concrete. Goal: go across Coolidge and Renaissance Park and climb to the top of round hill. Rules: can’t go along Frazier; must travel together; only Mr. A can step on asphalt; only Mr. C can step on concrete; to cross grass, both must bear crawl or take turns in wheelbarrow form; to cross wood, both must lunge; no one can traverse gravel, brick or any other questionable materials. Once atop round hill, do big boy situps while looking at the stars until all teams in. Then more big boy situps in cadence.

        Mosey down detention pond steps. Climb up steps without touching grass. Dip wave x 3 at the top plus 20ish dips in cadence. Indian run to 1st alley between Frazier Ave & River St. Wall sits with overhead press x 25 IC. Lunge 3/4 of the way to 2nd alley, then mosey to 2nd ally. Wall sits with forward jabs x 15 IC. Union Jacks x 20 x 2 together. Mosey to start. Hold low plank until 6 in and time.


        COT

        CIRCLE OF TRUST: Word of thanks. Thanks in New Testament comes from the Greek eucharisteo from which we get the word Eucharist and it means good grace. Consideration of “that’s what she said” in light of: “Let there be no filthiness nor foolish talk nor crude joking, which are out of place, but instead let there be thanksgiving.” Ephesians 5:4. Focus on “instead let there be thanksgiving.” Asked PAX what they thought this type of thanks looks like? Regarding humor at F3, what would honor? What would be wise? What would creative humor look like in the context of F3? What does thankful mumble chatter sound like? 

        The Bible is full of humor: irony (book of Esther), underdog/weakness/the upset, story/parables, proverbs: contrasts & consequences, Song of Solomon metaphors, etc. Let’s not settle for less when we have been offered more. Words and humor should be encouraging and building up. And thankful.

        BALL OF MAN.


        Moleskin

        Within about 2 minutes, PAX figured out a loophole in the concrete/asphalt dilemma, thereby proving that rules are meant to be followed like a 1031 exchange. The park has cool alleys that we hardly ever go in. Next exercise, “climb scaffolding” was considered but not carried out.


        News

        Uncle Fester VQ on Thursday!


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          Candu’s Circle of GAIN V2.0

          QIC: Candu

          Date: 09/19/2019

          PAX: Belly Roll, Iron Butt (respect x 2), Dirk, Cowbell, Cyanide, Sherlock, Callahan (respect), Sunshine, She Shed, Hanson, Bernie, Uncle Fester, Red Tees, Hobo, DeerJack

          AO: Hill City


          Balmy but not unbearable


          COP

          Forward Fold x 10 IC

          R o L x 10 IC

          L o R x 10 IC

          Willie Mays x 10 IC

          Third Grade x 10 IC

          Michael Phelps x 10 IC

          Plank x 10 IC

          Right arm up x 10 IC

          Left arm up x 10 IC

          Monkey Humpers x 10 IC

          Carolina Dry Docks x 10 IC

          One legged Bulgarians x 10 OYO

          The Thang

          Mosey to rocks 

          Everyone gets a rock

          25 EA 

          Curls

          Tricep Extensions

          Overhead Press

          Bent Over Rows

          School Bus Driver

          Everyone runs a lap

          Rinse & Repeat

          30 EA

          Rinse & Repeat

          Kerlina Math

          110 curls, tricep extentions, overhead press, bent over rows, & skewl bus drivers, 4 mosey laps around the big loopty loop


          COT

          Use your brothers as motivation. You go harder at F3 than OYO

          Come to F3!


          Moleskin

          Eh


          News


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            How about some HICT and a lesson on LEADERSHIP :-)

            QIC: The Count (Respect Respect)

            Date: 10/01/2019

            PAX: Ascot, Best In Show (RESPECT), CanDu, CliffHanger, Fissure, FreeTime, IronButt (RESPECT RESPECT), Jazzy Jag, OnTilt, SunBurn (RESPECT), VSquared, WallFlower, FNG-Pit Stop

            AO: BoneYard


            Conditions

            70 degrees, clear and calm….Great Day for a beatdown!


            COP

            SunBurn conducted Warm-Up – Gave disclaimer to PAX (with 1 FNG) – 20 SSH, 10 Forward Fold, 10 Willy Mays Hayes, 10 Burpees, 20 SSH, 20 LB Arm Circles, 20 LB Arm Circles (reverse). Thanks for SunBurn picking up the Warm Up while Q set up two more stations for beat down. Also thanks for FreeTime joining me in 3.5 mile Ruck prior to BeatDown…!!!!!

            The Thang

            Great Day for HICT (You don’t have to run to experience good cardio)
            7 Stations w/2 exercises at each station. 1 Weighted or Body Weight/1 Cardio. Each PAX will do 20 Reps while partner does Cardio AMRAP (Flip Flop) until three sets are done by each PAX for a total of 60 Reps per PAX.

            1. Merkins/Butt Kickers
            2. Squat Thrust or Squat w/coupon / Smurf Jacks
            3. Squats w/coupon / Mountain Climbers
            4. Curls w/Coupon / SSH
            5. Tricep Extension w/coupon / Imperial Walker
            6. Walking Lunge w/coupon (20 yards out and 20 yards back) / Plank Jacks
            7. Overhead Press w/coupon / Burpees

            COT

            CIRCLE OF TRUST: Counterama, Namerama, Announcearama and the Ball Of Man.

            Lesson 1, from General Colin Powell’s Leadership Primer. Applicable as parent, in job, in life!


            BALL OF MAN: Prayed for F3 Brothers that weren’t with us and those who were in need of prayer going through difficult times.


            Moleskin

            NAKED-MAN MOLESKIN- interesting conversations about the number of F Bombs that were heard from CD…. Also, lots of ragging on those who procrastinate with completing their BackBlast..


            News

            Fellowship opportunity to read after work at the Southside Rec Center around 5:30 PM.


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            BLIMP Bricks & Merkin Mtn Mortar

            QIC: threeskin

            Date: 10/01/2019

            PAX: Blind Side, Burrito, Gusher,  Laces Out, Money Ball, Prosciutto, Whittler, WuzntMe, FNG-Newport

            AO: Smackdown


            Conditions

            Warm October mountain aire. 


            COP

            Good Mornings
            SSHs
            Seal claps
            SSHs
            Baby Arm Circles
            SSHs
            Military Press
            SSHs
            Arm circles of a baby
            SSHs
            Imperial Walkers
            SSHs
            Willie Mays Hays
            SSHs

            The Thang

            Blimp Bricks & Mtn Merkin Morter (136 total Merkins)

            2 Burpee – Run across the field
            2 Merkins – Walk Back (winner gets curls) 2

            2 Burpee – Run across the field
            2 Merkins – Run across the field
            4 Lunges – Run across the field
            4 Merkins – Walk Back (winner gets curls) 6

            2 Burpee – Run across the field
            2 Merkins – Run across the field
            4 Lunges – Run across the field
            4 Merkins – Run across the field
            6 Imperial Walkers – Run across the field
            6 Merkins – Walk Back (winner gets curls) 12

            2 Burpee – Run across the field
            2 Merkins – Run across the field
            4 Lunges – Run across the field
            4 Merkins – Run across the field
            6 Imperial Walkers – Run across the field
            6 Merkins – Run across the field
            8 Merkins – Run across the field
            8 Merkins – Walk Back (winner gets curls) 28

            2 Burpee – Run across the field
            2 Merkins – Run across the field
            4 Lunges – Run across the field
            4 Merkins – Run across the field
            6 Imperial Walkers – Run across the field
            6 Merkins – Run across the field
            8 Merkins – Run across the field
            8 Merkins – Run across the field
            10 Plank Jacks – Run across the field
            10 Merkins – Walk Back (winner gets curls) 38

            2 Burpee – Run across the field
            2 Merkins – Run across the field
            4 Lunges – Run across the field
            4 Merkins – Run across the field
            6 Imperial Walkers – Run across the field
            6 Merkins – Run across the field
            8 Merkins – Run across the field
            8 Merkins – Run across the field
            10 Plank Jacks – Run across the field
            10 Merkins – Run across the field
            12 SSHs – Run across the field
            12 Merkins – Walk Back (winner gets curls) 50

            Mary-go-Round

            Pickle Pointers
            Pickle Pounders
            Stretch
            Pretzel Crunches

            COT

            Building Blocks of Life – These are the relationships that we make out here.  We come here for a workout and we leave with friends.  This makes our lives more rich and gives it purpose.  Part of F3 is practicing the three Fs in harmony.  Reach out, make the connection and help each other maximize the potential.  I can’t wait for you all to see the day when you are coming out here for someone else. 


            Moleskin

            Burrito Really, I mean really… Enjoyed the beat down.  But he will never like coming to F3 because he doesn’t like to go to places where he is not the funniest guy in the room. 

            Prosciutto defined Big Boy Sit Ups for us and why they were important in WWII

            Visitor bleachers are now Wrigley Field

            Whittler left the clothed dryer on and we didn’t notice until it was time for Mary

             


            News

            Tuesdays and Thursday are now official at Smackdown!


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              Dora! Dora! Dora!

              QIC: Clothespin

              Date: 10/01/2019

              PAX: Deep Dish, Sidewinder (R), Mrs Baker (R), Sandwich, El Chapo

              AO: The Battery


              Conditions

              Clear and very sweaty!!!


              COP

              Mosey around Greenway between dog parks to cone.
              Third Grade Exercise 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
              Moroccan Night Club
              Seal claps 10 in cadence

              The Thang

              Doracidal Maniacs
              Pick a partner for Dora. Mosey 3 poles then back take over for partner till finished with round move to next round. 1 burpee at 1st pole, 2 burpees at the second pole and 3 burpees at the third pole
              Round 1: 100 Merkins
              Round 2: 200 LBC
              Round 3: 300 squats
              Round 4: 400 Imperial Walkers

              Mosey to yoga mats for Mary:
              • 1 minute plank
              • 20 flutter Kicks
              • 10 Hello Dollies
              • 20 Leg Lifts
              • 20 Heel touches


              COT

              Make sure that you make the best of life everyday is a blessing.

               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

              I am pretty sure the girls that ran through our workout (twice)  were laughing at us!


              News

              Keep my son Trygg in your prayers he is getting braces on his legs this week and other things the little fellar is going through.


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                Huey Gettin’ Iron Paxxy

                QIC: Fissure

                Date: 09/30/2019

                PAX: Couch Potato, Ducktales, U-Turn, Truck Yeah, Loan Shark, Milkman, Geek Squad, Red Tees

                AO: Huey


                Conditions

                Bring us fall, please.  It was humid and still.


                COP

                1.75 mosey laps ending up in the parking lot by the ball fields
                Fwd Fold x 11 IC
                WMH x 10 IC
                SSH x 20 IC
                10 burpees, 9 squats, 8 burpees, 7 squats, 6 burpees, 5 squats, 4 burpees, 3 squats, 2 burpees, 1 squat aka The Slaughter Starter

                The Thang

                Standard coupon ~35 pound cinder block awaited the pax in the parking lot
                Slight variation on Iron Pax week 2
                10 man makers
                20 Merkins (on ground)
                30 bent over rows
                40 squats (holding coupon)
                10 burpees
                2 laps around the islands
                rinse and repeat until time called.  Most seemed to get 3 rounds in.

                5 MOM

                10 big boi sit-ups 
                10 big boi sit-ups
                Box-cutters x 10 IC
                Flutter kicks x 10 IC
                Flutter kicks x 10 IC
                10 big boi sit-ups


                COT

                You are what you eat.  You are who you surround yourself with.  You’re loyal to what you consume.  All of these essentially say the same thing.  Focus on what you’re consuming.  Garbage in, garbage out.  It works both ways.  You won’t have anything good to GIVE if you’re not filling yourself with the good things. 


                Moleskin

                Guys were encouraged to PLEASE take a coupon home.  Fingers crossed that CP can get permission to leave them at the Huey. 


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