I saw Ruckers running and Runners carrying essential material
Things just fell into place for the Q at Rock Zero. For the last month, YHC has had on my home calendar to locate an AO needing a Q for August 4th. However, the issue was that it could not be an AO that YHC had posted at this year (Lexington Ky remains the only Saturday AO I have posted twice to in 2018). Just before I started to reach out to other regions for assistance on this one, I saw the post from Flipper in the South Charlotte Slack. Looks like the Gypsy truck gets to stay home this weekend and enjoy the welcoming humid conditions in my home region of Area 51.
0645 AM Pull into the opposite side of the AO and drop off my trusty coupon that has helped me through the last few Qs. (More to come on this one)
0650 AM Locate the launch spot or group of guys standing around because there was no shovel flag to be found. (BTW..If you have never posted at the RockZero, give yourself a few extra minutes to find the location. This AO is at a local church and the parking lot is bigger than most malls that YHC has been to.)
0655 AM Hoover comes rolling in from the pre-run.. Sorry bud.. We are going to get a few more miles in for you.
0657 AM Still no shovel flag and we will need it for this Weinke.. But no problems, like any good gypsy; I come prepared and return to the truck where I happen to have a spare Shovel flag ready to be planted along our route.
0700 AM Disclaimer: The reason I had it on my calendar for so long to find a post to Q on 8/4 was my one year anniversary of two life-altering events. One was my 1 year in F3 and by no small coincidence after smoking for nearly 30 years it was also my 1 yr for not smoking cigarettes.
I let the PAX know it is my 1 yr on not smoking and I plan to smoke myself during the workout. They can join me if they wish, but if they do, they cannot sue me, F3, of the church. No one disagreed or left, so YHC started the Rock Zero workout for 8/4/18. It went a little like this.
Warm up run:
Ole’ Glory 1M F2 run to the corner of Elm/ 51 and back (No pax member is to be out in front of the Shovel Flag)
Post our flag
COP:
- 1.5 Merkin IC x 20 (Four count push-up. Start in high plank, all the way down with chest on asphalt, up six inches, down with chest on asphalt, up to high plank.)
- Mountain Climbers IC x 20
- Side Straddle Hop IC x 20
Grab the shovel flag and mosey to the front parking lot
Post our flag: Thang 1: Gypsy Rock with a Hose (hopefully by now, most of A51, SOB, Mint Hill, UC, and Lexington, KY have had an opportunity to utilize the gifts our Unionville Fire department bestowed upon us. If not, just post at my next Q and you can enjoy this favorite coupon of mine as well. There are 9 of them out there in the gloom)
All Pax members grab a rock and line up. Person right of Q starts with the hose as timer dragging it to the far side of parking lot and back as PAX performs called exercise. PAX put the rock down and everyone takes a step to the left getting a new rock and new pax as the timer.
- Overhead press
- Curls
- Triceps extensions
- Flutter press
- Rows
- Goblet squats
- Good mornings
- Repeat
Return rocks after one rotation.
Grab the shovel flag and mosey to Soccer fields
I am not a professional and as such do enjoy the minor comforts available during a workout. Personally, I hate wet feet and the fields were soaking wet, so YHC called an audible to the parking lot.
Post our flag: Thang 2: (Dora 1,2,3)
Pair up: Pax 1 performs set exercise with Pax 2 runs to far parking space to complete 2 burpees and return to swap out with Pax 1
Continue until completion of called exercises or Q calls Omaha
- 100 Scorpion Merkins
- 200 Peg-leg squats
- 300 Crab-Cakes
0745 AM with most the PAX somewhere in the middle of the Crab Cakes, YHC calls Omaha
Grab the shovel flag and AYG 1M run to ELM and 51 then back to the launch site.
LBCs for the 6 or ping-pong back.
Post our flag and begin 7 MoM
MoM:
Some mubblechatter on this one. As the Q, I hold for beginning exercise until everyone is in starting position. So from time to time, there may be a 2nd or 3rd call of “Starting position” before declaring “Exercise”.
Dollys, Rosalittas, Heels to heaven, and American Hammers.
DONE!!
Announcements:
August 18th Speed for Need Surfers for Autism
Crane relay October 26th. Must sign up by August 25th (No Exceptions)
Sign-ups for the Santa Ruck on 12/1 have started:
Registration at: https://www.facebook.com/events/418207928670932/
See Geraldo for more details.
Moleskin:
A solid group of men this morning.
Every one of us required encouragement from the pax to the left and right to finish up one part of an exercise or another. WE held strong to the motto of leave no man behind but leave no man where you found him. All of us pushed our limits in one way or another at RockZero on 8/4.
I saw Ruckers running and Runners carrying essential material. I saw “Hate-Hates” running side by side with “Respects”. I saw the men of F3 encouraging each other to get right and finish strong. I saw a Fellowship so strong that an F3 Nation Gypsy could come out in the Gloom and feel right at home beside my brothers under the eyes of our almighty Sky Q as we took turns carrying our Great Nation’s flag.
1 yr of F3 for YHC in the history books.
- Quit smoking
- 13 Regions posted
- 7 FNGs introduced to F3
- 1st ever 5k run (ok.. to be honest, 1st time running more than a mile)
- 5 SFN events
- Countless pax to call brothers and hold me accountable.
- Found my way back to church
(to many individuals inside F3 to thank for guidance and accountability along the way.. but a specific T-Clap to my pax brother Christmas who introduced me to F3 and also made sure I was not giving up when it was so easy to stay in bed during those cold winter days. It makes a huge difference when you know someone is waiting on you either for a ride to Post or is in your driveway waiting for you to get in the car)
What will year 2 bring?
Flipper: Thank you for letting me lead your AO and thank you to the PAX of Rock Zero pushing me to finish.
Respectfully,
Gypsy
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