Monthly Archive January 2020

20/20 Vision

Day 2 of the new year and 17 men with 20/20 vision decided to either start off the new year or log day 2/2 and keep their perfect attendance streak alive and well.

DiCCS were given (Disclaimer, Cell phone, CPR, Safety)

Mosey down Keith Jung Hill to the Waxhaw Animal Hospital

Warm-up:

  • Side Straddle Hop x 20 IC
  • Imperial Walkers x 20 IC
  • Merkins x 10 IC
  • Calf Stretch to get the caloric burn going

The Thang:

Mosey across N. Broome St. down Blythe Mill Rd. to the start of N. Providence

  • Start with 5 burpees
  • Run to the second light pole for 10 LBCs
  • Back one light pole for 5 burpees
  • Continue 2 up and 1 back all the way to Dream Chasers
  • Finish early, circle back and finish with the six
  • This section ended up at 1.3 miles with 65 burpees and 130 LBCs with some getting in a few extra rounds

Mosey back across N. Broome St. on N. Main St. to the ledge in front of Tangles Knitting (where you can find Bottlecap many a night.  He highly recommends this kit to get started).

  • Derkins x 10 IC
  • Step Ups x 20 IC
  • Dips X 30 IC
  • Rinse and repeat two more times for a total of 30 Derkins, 60 Step Ups, and 90 Dips

Mosey down Church street past the skatepark to the bottom of Another Bad Idea Hill (can’t Q the Floater without at least some hill work)

  • 5 Mike Tysons at the bottom of the Another Bad Idea
  • Run up the hill to Broad St. for 10 Big Bois
  • Back Down for 5 Mike Tysons
  • Run all the way up the hill to High St. (appropriately named) for 10 more Big Bois
  • Back down for 5 Mike Tysons
  • Back up the hill to Broad St. for 10 Big Bois
  • Back down for 5 Mike Tysons
  • Recover
  • AYG up Church to Main St.

Done!

MOLESKIN:

Perfect weather this morning for my favorite AO in all of Waxhaw.  I don’t know how much longer the lights will be up downtown but you can’t beat the scenery in the morning. If you haven’t made it down with your family in the evening this holiday season I would highly recommend.

Props to Chastain, Dana, and Fuse Box for making it out and keeping their 2020 perfect attendance streak intact.

Since the weight loss challenge started up this week I wanted to start with something that keeps everyone moving.  It wasn’t a true burpee mile because the official burpee mile was born at Ignition and is exactly a mile (who would’ve thought) and is exactly 100 burpees.  This one got in 1.3 miles, 65 burpees, and 130 LBCs so it was something, just not The Burpee Mile®.

I think everyone got in over 3 miles today so the running box should be checked and everyone can move on to Diesel tomorrow to get the weights box checked (remember pool season is only 4 short months away.

What happened to Deadwood and Zinfandel the past few days?  Are they shooting for 0 posts in 2020?  So far, so good on that goal I guess.

Speaking of goals for 2020, what’s yours?  It doesn’t matter where you are on the spectrum of faith, weight, fitness, family, etc.  Something to keep you focused and in the game is always a good idea.  Maybe it’s 5 more minutes of one on one time with each kid before bed?  An extra date night a month with the M?  10 minutes in the Word every evening?  3 posts a week?  4 posts a week?  5 posts a week?  More 2nd and 3rd F posts?  Octuple?  Dryuary?  Veganuary?  200 posts in 2020?  Maybe 250? Reducing yours and your kids screen time?  It’s all possible, you just have to have a 20/20 focus and take it one day at a time.  Tell others your goals to help keep you accountable.

Thank you for the opportunity to lead today.

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

  • Clyent Dinner tonight. Should be record attendance due to the 0/2 numbers many PAX have posted this year
  • Mayhem has his VQ tomorrow at Diesel. Basketball Themed workout.
  • January 11th, Christ’s Closet folding day at Union United Methodist Church at 8:00am after Commitment and Homecoming.
  • Weight Loss Challenge weigh-ins have begun. Please see Foundation’s scale to get that done asap and SIGN UP if you haven’t already.  Please see his multiple preblasts in both the Playhouse and News Channel for info.  Loss weight and get paid, sounds pretty good.

BagNest New Year’s Eve Convergence

26 PAX put in a strong effort to close out the year and decade! I think we’re all looking forward to a brand new year and the opportunity to get better and stronger – more on that later with Dr. Kirby’s Fitness Test.

Disclaimer was made and off we went for some COP at the Vine:

*IW X 15
*Hillbilly X 15 (after a quick weinke check by YHC to make sure we stayed on plan-thanks for pointing that out, Kirby…I feel the love)
*Cherry Pickers w/ “the Clap” X 15
*Plank up for calf stretches – left, then right
*Mountain Climber X 15
*Mosey down to Loch Ness for the Fitness Test

Dr. Kirby’s Fitness Test – based on some in depth research involving firemen, Kirby explained to the PAX that those who are able to do at least 40 merkins in under 1 minute without stopping are less likely to have a heart attack. This was much harder than YHC first thought because I found myself pausing in bad plank form a few times before I finished. Runstopper saw to it that I didn’t get 50 reps in when he took a seat on my back at 49. I believe all the PAX passed this test with no heart attacks.

Now on to part 2 where we ran 3 laps around Loch Ness and then finished up at the rock pile approximating 1 mile. No one told Wingman that we were going counter clockwise so he ended up at the back of the PAX but pulled ahead very quickly for an impressive finish. Kirby timed the PAX and all I know is Snuka is a beast and finished his mile in under 8 mins. Amazing. Tagalong and Runstopper were breathing down his neck for a photo finish. All the PAX put in a solid effort. This gives us a good benchmark of our overall fitness level heading into the new year (YHC has a long way to go for sure!).

After we finished cussing Kirby for coming up with this idea, we partnered up and moseyed over to the rock pile. Each pair picked out 1 medium sized rock and then moseyed over the bridge to the parking lot.

*Round 1: Partner 1 runs with their rock to the end of parking lot and back while partner 2 does prescribed exercise, flip flop until each team completed 100 monkey humpers, 100 calf raises, and 100 LBC’s.

* Round 2: Partner 1 planks while partner 2 does 7 low rock curls, 7 high rock curls, and 7 regular rock curls. Flip flop.

Mosey back to Loch Ness (to the right, now left) for a lively round of 4 corners called out by Kirby which included step ups, heel tap crunches (what are those?), derkins and more.

Mosey back to launch for some Mary and time was called.

It was an honor for Kirby and I to have the opportunity to lead you men today. F3 has meant a lot to us this year and we look forward to 2020.  Happy New Year!

Announcements:

*Runstopper is 50 = Respect

*Kirby and Hops took us out with a double prayer. Kirby started it off by praying that we become better men of F3 in the new year. Hops wrapped it up with a prayer to leave behind the “junk” in 2019 and not to take that forward.

 

 

Waxhaw New Year’s Convergence

22 Men won the battle with the pillow didn’t drink as much last night and found a way to post this morning.  About a month ago I noticed that Christmas and New Years Day both fell on a Wednesday.  I reached out to the Dromedary crew to gauge their interest in converging.  The thought being that as we have added workouts, we have fragmented pax.  It would be nice to all be together for the first workout of the year.  Dromedary agreed, though at first both site Q’s said they would be traveling and not make the workout.  Ultimately they both made it this morning.

Glidah and I arrived early to set up gear.  Planned for as many as 38, but quickly found the number to be much lower.  Gear set up and only 8 minutes left so I rush over to the start so that I have time to weigh in and strategically relocate the Herpes sticker (as of this writing, the pax has not found it).  2 minutes left….blatter is kinda full.  Where the hell is foundation.  DICCS given by Goodfella and away we go.

WARM UP

Mosey down path and circle up at first light for 20 SSH.

Mosey behind the school to alcove for (15?) Low Slow Squats.

Mosey to basketball court for (15?) Imperial Walkers.

Mosey to Transporters Shed Rudy’s Poop Palace for 20 Merkins.

THE THANG

Grab Wall for 20 Mike Tysons and 20 Donkey Kicks.

Mosey to Traffic Circle and partner up in groups of three.

Round 1: 2 laps each

P1: Curls with Blocks.  P2: LBC.  P3: Runner in between.

Round 2: 2 laps

P1: Shoulder Press.  P2: Flutter.  P3: Runner

Round 3: 2 lamps

P1: Man Makers Burpee Press with block.  P2: Heels to Heaven.  P3: Runner.

CHISELED’s Turn

Mosey to football parking lot.  Staying in groups of three.  Gear stations on opposite ends of parking lot with runner in between:

  • 27 lb bar curl.  Runner.  25 lb Hammer Curl
  • 25 or 35lb Tricep Extension.  Runner.  10 lb tricep kick backs
  • 50 lb Military Press.  Runner.  Cinder block press.
  • 10 lb Front & Side Raise.  Runner.  10 lb Reverse Fly
  • Cinder Block Row.  Runner.  30 lb Lawnmower Pull (one arm Row).
  • Merkins on Block.  Runner.  Merkins  Removed due to number of pax.
  • Squats.  Hair Burner.  Reverse Lunge.  This was the timer.  After every pax had pushed plates twice, we rotated.

Five minutes left.  Mosey back to start around the front of the schools.

MOLESKIN

  • Thanks to those who fought to get out of bed for joining us this morning.  Lots of hung over pax based on numbers today.
  • A big thanks to Glidah for helping me plan and get equipment from Five Stones.  Thanks also to Chastain for helping us clean up afterwards.
  • Goodfella a little angry at me when I corrected his lexicon on the Man Makers (I’m not sure why).   A man maker is done with dumbells and includes a merkin, row, curl, press, and lunges.  Iron pax had their lexicon wrong and I’ve seen in incorrectly called in Waxhaw.  Splitting hairs, I know, but I still like for the correct exercise to be called so that if we go to other regions, we don’t spread misinformation.
  • Dana was extra mad at the hair burners.  (Do you see a pattern in the Dromedary Site Q’s?).  Though I have to agree, the hair burners were especially tough today.  Looks like some Pam will need to be applied before being used again (Friction sucks).
  • Dana still feeling the Dough Boy KY beat down yesterday.  I thought Va Tech (they apparently hate being called that by the way) had that one won, but a strong last drive from Kentucky sealed the deal with less than 15 seconds to go in the game.  Sounds like Dana is glad this was Bud Fosters last game.
  • Spike reminding us on groupme there is a culture difference.  I assumed they celebrated the new year in Asia.  Spike only realizing it after seeing now groupme workout photo on his way to work this morning.
  • Herpes magnet was first going on Tupperware’s new ride, but the carbon fiber wouldn’t hold the magnet.  In my desperate rush, I applied it to the nearest vehicle which was Mad Dog, but having woken up on the mosey’s, I realized he already had the honor of finding it while at the grocery store.  So after the workout was over I quickly and covertly relocated it.  And as I check Groupme one last time…..it has been found!  Thanks for being a good sport Gerber.  Now you can relive how that played out this morning.  You were literally a last second audible.

ANNOUNCEMENTS

  • Lots of Third F opportunities in the coming year.  Ice 9 shared some things the Charlotte region is doing including three different workouts.  I don’t remember the details or locations, but I know one of them targets teenagers without father figures and another one targets men trying to get sober or off drugs.  There was talk of F3 Waxhaw chipping in to help Q occasionally.
  • Christ Closet is in desperate need of folders.  Folding party Jan 11th.  More clothes than they had after the F3 Waxhaw Launch.  Need help with locations to give away as well.
  • Goodfella spoke about keying in on one word this year to push for.  His was legacy and more about raising his three sons with a 4th on the way.  Mad dog suggested perhaps Vasectomy might be the better word.

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