Swarming Killer B’s
Rain, rain, go away, come again another day. OK, so it mostly listened. It rained on the drive to Cutty and started raining again immediately following COT, but amazingly we didn’t get rained on during the workout. That doesn’t mean we didn’t get wet…
Less than a minute to go, Dasher says “Can our first exercise NOT be Big Bois or something on our six?” My response: “I can promise it won’t be the FIRST exercise”
DiCCS given “Don’t be a dumbass” – Too late, you’re here.
Warmup
Mosey around the front of the middle school loop. Stop and do SSHs and other stretchy things
The Thang
Yesterday at The Arsenal I did Killer B’s Caught in a Webb. Today at the Swarm, how could I NOT do more Killer B’s? Especially after Sugar Daddy mentioned them possibly making an appearance.
Mosey to the Pathway to the Palace. Exercises performed at each light pole. Increase the number of reps AND the number of exercises by one at each light pole. It looked like this:
- 1 Burpee
- 2 Burpees, 2 Bonnie Blairs
- 3 Burpees, 3 Bonnie Blairs, 3 Bear Crawls
- 4 Burpees, 4 Bonnie Blairs, 4 Bear Crawls, 4 Broad Jumps
- 5 Burpees, 5 Bonnie Blairs, 5 Bear Crawls, 5 Broad Jumps, 5 Bobby Hurleys
- 6 Burpees, 6 Bonnie Blairs, 6 Bear Crawls, 6 Broad Jumps, 6 Bobby Hurleys, 6 Bomb Jacks
- 7 Burpees, 7 Bonnie Blairs, 7 Bear Crawls, 7 Broad Jumps, 7 Bobby Hurleys, 7 Bomb Jacks, 7 Big Bois
- 8 Burpees, 8 Bonnie Blairs, 8 Bear Crawls, 8 Broad Jumps, 8 Bobby Hurleys, 8 Bomb Jacks, 8 Big Bois, 8 Box Cutters
That’s a lot of B’s!! Terrible B’s! Awful B’s! KILLER B’s!
OK, time to mosey. Over to the big high school lot for the Starfish.
Start with 5 Burpees and do 5 more Burpees every time you finish a corner. Corners = 20 Dry Docks, 20 LBCs, 20 Squats, and 20 Plank Jacks. Dasher basically Qed this one cause after I told everyone the exercises I immediately forgot what they were. Apparently I reserved all my memory capacity for the above Killer B’s.
Over in the northwest corner is the lowest point of the high school lot. Up the road to the speed bump is (almost) the highest point.
5 Mike Tysons at the bottom
5 Jump Squats at the top
5 rounds
That’s the Triple Nickel.
Mosey to the first alcove on the high school. Time for some Donkey Kicks. 10 DKs followed by a 10 count with your feet on the wall. Repeato with decreasing reps and count until you get to 1. Try not to black out.
Mosey to the next alcove. People’s Chair. 50 Air Presses civvy count. 20 Big Bois. 50 More Air Presses.
Mosey to the front of the middle school to encroach on the Impromptu crowd. Partner up.
P1 runs the half lap
P2 does the exercises
200 Dips
150 Speed Skaters (2=1)
100 Derkins
Mosey back to COT with a few minutes to spare. Sprint a couple of times to get your remaining energy out.
El fin.
Moleskin
Small numbers doesn’t mean you can’t have a good workout. In fact, sometimes it’s nice to only have a few guys. You can talk more (when you can breathe) and you can stick together better when you do the exercises. Dasher and Gerber are two guys I can always look to to push hard and set the pace. I know that if I’m keeping up with them then I’m doing alright because they’re not going to half-ass it. Sugar Daddy isn’t your average respect. He’s not someone I aspire to be when I’m a respect. He’s someone I aspire to be right now. If you’re looking for motivation. If you’re looking for a fitness goal. If you’re looking for someone to drag you around Cutty and look good doing it. Look no further than these three. Thanks guys for joining me in the gloom.
Announcements
Q School – March 6th, 6:30 to 8:00 at Cuthbertson. All are welcome. If you’ve never been you should definitely sign up. If you’re looking for a refresher then please sign up. https://forms.gle/iqsQ1jp3BVsuziCt9
YHC took us out
Killer B’s Caught in a Webb
This is probably one of the dumber Qs I’ve had and that’s saying something. The temperature was in the low 30s, the rain wasn’t letting up, and I had a terrible idea that we would do a Webb that involved Burpees.
Quick flashback, almost exactly a year ago, February 6th to be exact, I made the half marathon trip across the border to support Bottlecap’s Q here at The Arsenal. It was a rainy, nasty day that day as well but Bottlecap was a nicer Q than I and kept us under the shelter.
So here I am pulling into the parking lot and I’m the first one here. The minutes tick by and I hope (pray) that no one else is dumb enough to join me. The first car pulls in at 5:28, followed quickly by another. So close!
Soft Pretzel and Brexit are given ample warning that we will NOT be staying dry. We WILL be getting wet. They are still following me. Crap.
DiCCS on the run. If you aren’t an F3 Waxhaw guy, no I’m not talking about the 3 of us. DiCCS stands for
Disclaimer – I’m not a professional. Modify as needed. Don’t sue…etc.
CPR – I’m CPR certified. Hopefully others are too. If not, I’d strongly consider it for your F3 brothers and your family and friends’ sakes as well
Cellphone – I’m carrying one. In an emergency, the sooner you can get EMTs on the way the better. Don’t be caught running back to your car to grab a phone. Bring one with you.
Safety – I wear a headlamp. You should too. At the very least a reflective vest. It’s dark. It’s rainy. It’s early. We can’t count on drivers to see us.
Alright. Enough of that. Here’s what we did.
Warmup
In most obstacle course races, one of the first challenges they have you do is get a little dirty. Get your feet wet. Get you nice and prepped (and miserable) for the rest of the race. For example, in the Tough Mudder they put you through a mud pit where you crawl under barbed wire and they call it the “Kiss of Mud”. I didn’t make the PAX crawl on their bellies, but we did our own little Kiss of Mud right off the bat by walking wading through the grass pond towards the maintenance road that leads to the high school. No turning back now. All the way down the road and into the high school parking lot. 10 SSHs, 10 Imperial Walkers, 10 SSHs, 10 Moroccan Night Clubs, 10 SSHs, Calf Stretches, Glidah Stretches and recover.
The Thang
The outside perimeter of the high school lot totals about 400m so it makes a good “track” to try out some speed work. The next set of exercises would follow the same pattern. Exercise then run the perimeter.
Side 1 – Run this at 70% of your top speed. Think of this as your race pace. Whatever you’d run a long(er) distance race at
Side 2 – Run this at 50%. A recovery type pace
Side 3 – 90-100% here. We’re looking for finish line speeds
Side 4 – Back to recovery pace around 50%
We ran this loop 4 times total. Exercises preceding the run were:
Round 1 – 10 SLOW Merkins IC / 10 Low SLOW Squats IC – Run
Round 2 – 10 SLOW Diamond Merkins IC / 10 Dips IC – Run
Round 3 – 10 Mike Tysons IC / 10 Can’t remembers IC – Run
Round 4 – 10 Dry Docks IC / Sister Mary Catherines IC – Run
Round 1 wasn’t super terrible because the rain was light. About 4 steps into the Round 2 run the rain picked up and I’m pretty sure there was some sleet in there. Pretty sure I know how it feels to go lightspeed now because this was the view with my headlamp on:
With that out of the way we headed back down the maintenance road to the elementary school bus lot. I was looking for a spot without puddles and thought (mistakenly) that the covered walkway would be our ticket. No dice. Ah well, we’re here. It’s time for the main event.
Killer B’s Caught in a Webb
You’ve heard of the Killer B’s? Exercises staring with the letter B done in succession? You’ve heard of a Jack Webb? 1 rep of an exercise (increasing by 1) followed by 4 reps of another exercise (increasing by 4)? Well this garbage I was about to unleash combines them and sheesh it was the worst.
1 Burpee, 2 Broad Jumps, and 4 Bear Crawls
2 Burpees, 2 Broad Jumps, and 8 Bear Crawls
…
5 Burpees, 2 Broad Jumps, and 20 Bear Crawls
That went about as well as expected. We needed a break. I needed a break. A quick change-up for a little partner exercises. With 3 of us that meant one exercising and 2 running. No rep count, just AMRAP until the runners get back. Repeato until each person has done the exercise.
Big Boi Sit-Ups
Squats
Did we do another round? Who is Qing this thing??
Back to the Killer B’s
6 Burpees, 2 Broad Jumps, and 24 Bear Crawls
Let’s not mutiny here. We’re running low on time. Audible!
5 Burpees, 2 Broad Jumps, and 20 Bear Crawls
…
1 Burpee, 2 Broad Jumps, and 4 Bear Crawls
Nearly there. No longer wading this time, we doggy paddle across the pond to the COT lot. Time for some Donkey Kicks.
10 Donkey Kicks – hold it at the top for a 10 count
9 Donkey Kicks – hold it at the top for a 9 count
…
1 Donkey Kick – hold it at the top for a 1 count
I said afterwards this is a Chastain Special. Brexit said he was just trying not to black out. That’s NOT the Chastain Special, but maybe it should be? Donkey Kicks til you black out.
Less than 2 minutes remaining so a quick lap around the lot and we’re done.
Soft Pretzel put in a few extra seconds of running to his car to get it running and warmed up.
Moleskin
I appreciate the invitation to Q The Arsenal. I’m always open to try new AOs and lead a different group of guys. Maybe next time we’ll have some better weather. Regardless, I have extra thanks for both Brexit and Soft Pretzel for not only getting up early and willingly going into this nastiness, but for the enthusiastic support when I said we WOULD be getting wet. Hopefully you got your money’s worth.
No announcements this time.
YHC took us out
Unwritten rules
Trying to knock out the last few sites I’ve ever Qed before. Checked The Floater off thr list last week, I have Swarm this Friday, and today I vQed Ignition.
First rookie mistake, I started with the standard DICCS. I got a few blank stares before Dasher kindly pointed out they usually just lead with “don’t be a dumbass.” Definitely easier to say than it is to do.
Warmup
Head to the front of the high school for a few stretches and IC exercises then to the top of the hill and into Champion Forest.
The Thang
The Rooster Training Part III
Times 1 mile run from the entrance to CF down to the cul-de-sac. A few things to note:
- To get the full mile you have to start in the middle of Cuthbertson Rd.
- Dasher wasn’t expecting (or wanting) to run the speed mile today. I wasn’t either about halfway through
- Not really new news, but Hurry is fast
On the return alternate 10 Merkins and 10 Bobby Hurleys at each light post (19 of them since we forgot the one in the cul-de-sac)
Once complete a quick Mosey to the northwest corner of the high school lot. Gotta keep an eye on the Flashers who are entering from the opposite end.
Time for some track work:
10 burpees, then a lap around the parking lot. Run at 70% on side one, 50% on side two, 90-100% on side three, then 50% on side four. Mosey as a group to the next corner and Repeato.
We did 4 rounds of the above, dodging the Flash pax who were doing something terrible involving rocks. The last round we modified and did 7 burpees instead of 10. Bottlecap noted this sounded suspiciously like birthday burpees. What can I say? I like to share
Another mosey to the traffic circles for some 7s work. Speed Skaters (2=1) and High Knees/Knee Slaps/Knee Taps? Whatever you call them, you jump, bring your knees to your chest, and slap them with your hands. Another unwritten Ignition rule: always take the long way around. In this case, go all the way around the traffic circle, not just TO the traffic circle.
While we’re naming rules, Hollywood also noted that backblasts aren’t required for Ignition. There was a bit of back and forth but fortunately our nantan gave a final ruling: ALL sites require a backblast.
Another mosey down to the Palace of Poo for a couple rounds of Donkey Kicks, then with less than 90 seconds remaining a final run up the hill to COT.
Moleskin
I was thinking last week I should commemorate another trip around the sun by adding another AO under my belt. While it wasn’t quite the shocker this was my Ignition vQ as the gasps I got last week for announcing it was my Floater vQ, it felt good to get this one done. Thanks to Hollywood for the opportunity to grab this one on my birthday. Thanks to Bottlecap for the push to do Rooster training. Thanks to Hurry for lapping me on the 7s. I was feeling alright about myself recently so it’s good to be knocked down a peg. 😛
Announcements
Chainsaw was given his Double Respect shirt today. He also gave us his 6th man story. His son-in-law, Deadsmell, brought him out a few years ago and he’s been a consistent fixture at our workouts ever since. If you missed his story then ask him about it some time. It wouldn’t do it justice to type it here.
Thanks Mad Dog for taking us out.
Thats two you owe me, junior
I’m going to attempt to blow up this website.
GIFs (pronounced with a hard G) are way more fun than actual text to get your point across. Especially when they’re Star Wars related. So when the Admiral (AKA Ackbar) 
Yeah, that one, asks for a substi-Q you say
The weatherman, 
always known for their professional accuracy, was calling for lots of rain, but alas this morning we were stuck with nothing but icy wind, cold enough to freeze a wookie. 
So 10 dudes are here ready for a beating so I give’em the DiCCS. 
No, not that one. I said: 
Uh, close enough.
Let’s mosey. Down the hill towards the Poop Palace. Somewhere along the way we stopped and did our warmup, including Side Straddle Hops, Imperial Walkers, and lots of stretching exercises. Apparently someone was out their recording us. 
No longer cold, we finished our run past the shed where the PAX were instructed to grab a rock. 
The Thang 
I did, yes.
The remainder of the workout was pretty simple. 
Rock exercises are always 30 reps done at the shed
Non-rock exercises are always 10 reps (and 2=1 if applicable) done at the covered awning up at the middle school
All exercises done OYO 
but go back for the six or do some Mary 
Round 1:
Curls/Speed Skaters
Tricep Extensions/Mike Tysons
Chest Presses/Big Boi Sit-Ups
Intermission 
Circle up for some Up/Downs. Kinda like this 
Round 2:
Overhead Presses/Squats
Rows/Staggered Merkins (10 each arm)
Wonder Bra(push’em up, push’em out – also audible to 15)/American Hammers
Wrapping it up:
Donkey Kicks 10 to 1 
Time to go, so a final mosey back up the hill to COT
Moleskin:
Well, that was about it. The Swarm PAX sauntered over and we did our counts, our names, and Blue Screen was the 6th man.
Announcements
- Open Door is starting a new book this Sunday. You’re invited to either the Zoom meeting OR in person at Five Stones
- Q School is Saturday, March 6th at 6:30. Cuthbertson Middle School. If you’ve never been you should attend. Sign up link coming soon
Ackbar took us out
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Moleskin
Yeah, I know it usually goes at the end but then I started thinking about why we call it the Moleskin. What is Moleskin? Well, Moleskine with an ‘e’ on the end is an overpriced (IMHO) notebook you write stuff in. Could be that’s where the name comes from. After all, this is the part of the backblast where you write down somewhat truthful things (beyond the actual exercises) of what actually happened that morning. But in my mind it’s always been Moleskin with no ‘e’, which is a soft, adhesive pad that you stick on your skin to prevent blisters. That would imply it’s something you should do before the workout, but today I’ll just apply the Moleskin before the documentation of the workout.
Today was my vQ. No, not my virgin vQ, but it was my vQ of The Floater. 2.5 years of F3 and countless postings at the AO and this is the very first time I’ve Qed it. And up until recently I would have put that on the Site Qs for not asking me to Q it. I Qed 40 times in 2020 and not one of them was The Floater. How is that possible??
But I’m not gonna put it solely on the Site Qs. I’m gonna put it on me too. Because I could have volunteered at any point.
So I have two challenges for you:
- If you’re a Site Q, think outside the box. Yes, you probably have go to guys that you regularly use to fill your calendar. Cool. Use them in a pinch. You know they’re good for it. But we have a TON of pax that NEED to lead. They NEED to be pushed/shoved/kicked out of their comfort zones. That’s how we grow. Think of someone that’s never Qed your site before and EH them into Qing it. Run up alongside them during a workout and get them to commit. Who knows, if they’re reading this they might see you coming and run faster to avoid the ask. Win/win you got them to push harder!
- If you’re NOT a Site Q, think about stepping up and volunteering to Q. No wait, don’t think about it. Just do it. Talk to the Site Q of the AOs you regularly attend and tell them you want on their calendar. Or better yet! Talk to the Site Q of the AOs you DON’T regularly attend and get on their calendars.
OK, so the moleskin is on now. I’ll get off the soapbox. Here’s what we did.
DiCCS provided. Special instructions that there would be NO Mary while waiting on the 6 today. Instead we will always pick up the 6 and if they’re doing exercises you’ll be doing exercises with them. Burpee penalties will be enforced if I see PAX standing around.
Warmup
Long mosey down Keith Jong Hill to the animal hospital parking lot. The usual SSHs, Imperial Walkers, Moroccan Night Clubs, some Glidah stretches, then finished off with a few Mountain Climbers. Apparently I sounded a little too giddy with my instructions. I’ll go easier on Brutus’ Cocaine-O’s next time.
The Thang
Mosey to the bottom of Keith Jong Hill with instructions to give her all you got to the laundromat. Should’ve listened to my own instructions as I just missed obliterating the segment record because I stopped short of the finish line. At least that’s what I’ll tell myself when I cry myself to sleep tonight.
Now that everyone’s at the top and completely dead from that stupid hill it’s time for
The Real Thang (This backblast is not endorsed by, directly affiliated with, maintained, authorized, or sponsored by Coca-Cola)
Aggressive 4 Corners – Stolen from Fuse Box. Aggressive because that’s what I thought he called it and because it’s terrible.
Because this is The Floater and we can’t be soft we’re gonna take the standard 5 count and add ONE MORE REP because we can. While we’re add it we’re gonna take the standard 4 corners and add ONE MORE CORNER because we can. Each time you complete a corner you run back the way you came, all the way to the beginning and start over, doing each exercise on the way to the next one. So the last round does all corners, all reps. Don’t forget to pick up the 6.
- Corner 1 – 6 Burpees
- Corner 2 – 11 Merkins
- Corner 3 – 16 Speed Skaters (2=1)
- Corner 4 – 21 Big Boi Sit-Ups
- Corner 5 – 26 Bomb Jacks
Once we’re all in it’s a quick Moseying 10 Count™. I was told that’s not a thing and yet we did it. Over to the curb/wall on N Main St for some more stupidity. I stole this one from Dasher who inflicted it upon us yesterday at Cowbell.
100 Dips and 2 laps past the store fronts, over to COT, and back to your starting place on the wall. You can run at any point. 40 Dips, Run, 40 Dips, Run, 20 Dips? Or you could Run both times then bang out 100 Dips in a row (stupid). Or you could do Dips until your arms hurt then Run for a break. Up to you. OYO. Pick up the 6.
Round 2 – 100 Box Jumps (or Step Ups if you must) and 2 laps. Same concept.
1 minute remaining so fast mosey back to COT for a perfect, on-time finish.
The End.
Announcements
- Q Source – Mondays after Asylum – Jump in any time
- Q School – March 6th – 6:30 to 8:00ish at Cuthbertson – If you’ve never been then you should come
- The Rooster – March 13th
YHC took us out
No running? No gear? No problem.
The challenge? A no running workout with no gear. The reason? To prove it could be done. The outcome? See below.
5 other PAX joined me this morning. The weather wasn’t looking good just 15 minutes earlier so kudos to these guys who braved the rain anyways. We were rewarded with a reprieve and only the lightest of mists. Leave the coupons and bricks in the car. I wish I’d taken a picture of Bread Bowl’s face when I told him “no gear”. It didn’t compute.
Warmup
SSHs, Imperial Walkers, More SSHs, Moroccan Night Clubs, Plank, 6 Inch Plank, Plank again, Glidah Stretch
The Thang
- 3 rounds of 10 reps of each exercise
- Mike Tysons (In Cadence)
- Squats
- American Hammers (In Cadence)
- Dry Docks
- Calf Raises
- LBCs (In Cadence)
- T-Clap Walk (to center island and back)
- 3 rounds of 10 reps of each exercise
- Merkins (In Cadence)
- Monkey Humpers (In Cadence)
- Big Boi Sit-Ups
- Shoulder Taps (In Cadence)
- Plank Jacks (In Cadence)
- In and Outs (In Cadence)
- T-Clap Walk (to center island and back)
- 3 rounds of 10 reps of each exercises (15 reps on the final round)
- Upper Body
- Round 1 – Air Presses (In Cadence) – called by Sledge
- Round 2 – Canadian Beavers (In Cadence) – called by Turnbuckle
- Round 3 – Curb Dips (In Cadence) – called by Dough Boy
- Mountain Climbers (In Cadence)
- American Knockouts (In Cadence)
- Upper Body
- Round 1 – Side Raises (In Cadence) – called by Centerfold
- Round 2 – Well, this is awkward. I can’t remember. (In Cadence) – called by Bread Bowl
- Round 3 – 10 Burpees OYO
- Speed Skaters (In Cadence)
- Gas Pumpers (In Cadence)
- Upper Body
Moleskin
So there it is. It’s possible to do a no running, no gear workout. Gazelles like to run and it’s often a “break” to rest between the exercise portions of the workout. With today’s workout there was nowhere to hide. No gear to injure yourself with (if that’s a concern). Just reps on reps.
A note on the T-Clap walk. Anyone who thinks T-Claps was a break clearly hasn’t done T-Claps before. Hold your arms out to your side then lift them both above your head and clap. Repeato. Do that for 100 yards and tell me your arms aren’t burning.
Anyways, the gauntlet is down. The challenge is here. Drop the excuses. Diesel is looking for Qs in the coming months and you’re next.
Announcements
CSAUP tomorrow. If you don’t know what this is then you’ve been under a coupon. Get hyped! https://youtu.be/IcWvACipsEw
YHC took us out
Half way is better than no way
I hadn’t done webbs in a while so I wanted to incorporate some into the workout today. 4 webbs, to be exact. However, that seemed like it might take too long so I decided we’d modify and do Half Webbs. Besides, it’s Wednesday and we’re halfway through the week!
11 other dudes joined me for the bootcamp and 2 MASHers (Penalty Box and Bunyan) did their thing in relatively warm weather. I had to look at my weather app on my phone twice this morning to make sure I was looking at Waxhaw. 48 degrees? That doubled yesterday’s temps!
DiCCS done.
Warmup
I like to do a moving warmup, so we circled the student lot, stopping at different locations to do SSHs, Imperial Walkers, Moroccan Night Clubs, Calf Stretches, Glidah Stretches, Hurry Stretches (we’re real inventive with the names here), and ending with some Mountain Climbers. Mosey back to COTish area
The Thang
Now begin the Half Webbs. What’s that, you may ask? A standard Webb is a 1:4 ratio. The Half Webb is a 1:2 ratio. So we started with 1 Merkin and 2 Air Presses and worked our way up to 10 Merkins and 20 Air Presses. On one hand, it’s easier because there are less Air Presses. On the other hand there’s less of a break between the Merkins…Regardless, everyone was happy they were done. Or so they thought.
Mosey half a lap to the opposite corner of the student lot
Half Webb number two: 1 Jump Squat and 2 Bonnie Blairs (1=1). I think it was Tanyatine who said this one probably looked better on paper. He was correct. Sticking with the “half” theme, I audibled and we made it to 5 Jump Squats and 10 Bonnie Blairs and that was quite enough. Mosey another half lap around the student lot to the corner we started at.
Half Webb number three: 1 Big Boi Sit-Up and 2 American Hammers (1=1). We went back to 10 and 20 with this round, but someone (Das Boot swears it wasn’t him) was trumpeting some noxious gasses nearly the whole time. It sounded like maybe someone thoroughly enjoyed Taco Tuesday. Another half lap mosey.
Half Webb number four: 1 Burpee and 2 Side Straddle Hops. On the mosey I mentioned this one might get another audible and I was correct. We finished with 5 and 10.
With the Half Webbs out of the way we made our way to the rock pile and grabbed a lifting rock as well as a partner. Standard partner work now with one lifting and the other running until all reps are complete:
- 100 Curls
- 100 Weighted Squats
- 100 Shoulder Presses
- 100 Bent Over Rows
- 100 Curb Dips
Dispose of your rock and your partner and mosey back to the Jump Squat/Bonnie Blair/Burpee/SSH corner.
With roughly 8 minutes remaining we needed a bit more running. Starting with one Merkin and incrementing by one at each stop, we snaked back and forth along the parking lot lanes. One at the bottom of the hill, 2 at the middle crest, 3 at the COT end, 4 at the middle, and so on until you reach 10 Merkins or until time expired.
Moleskin
4 Half Webbs using half the student lot parking lot. Still better than fartsacking. Dromedary is a bit further than most of the other workouts I go to (Clean Slate notwithstanding) but it’s good to get out there as I see PAX I don’t normally see. Crazy to think that I had never been until the beginning of September. We did the Passport Challenge, which was an attempt to get PAX to travel outside their comfort zone. Even though that’s over for now, I’d still encourage guys to try a new site every once in a while. Get up 5 minutes earlier. Drive a bit further. Meet some PAX you don’t know or don’t know well. There are some cool AOs out there that you’re missing out on.
Announcements
Blood Drive – Saturday January 30th from 9-1:30 at Five Stones
Waxtravaganza CSAUP – Saturday February 6th from 7:30 to 11:00ish+. Starts at The Floater and ends there too with 2nd F at the Waxhaw Tap Room following. Get out of your comfort zone and do something stupid
Praise – Shop Dawg has returned after a bout of COVID
Prayers – Shop Dawg’s dad is hospitalized with COVID and is on a ventilator
YHC took us out
Rubbermaid is a liar
Rubbermaid is a liar. 4 pax went to Morning Woods. They expected trails. The expected darkness. They even expected fog. They were TOLD the trails drained well and not to expect mud. Rubbermaid is a liar.
Fortunately, only the Chicken fell.
+1 to your post count.
There’s a reason they call them that
First time Qing Flash (I know, right?) and I pulled into the parking lot to see it nearly of cars. Looks like everyone was eager to see what TWO weeks of prep for Mad Dog would bring for Ignition. Can’t blame them; if I wasn’t the Q then I’d have been at Ignition just to see if Mad Dog would stand us up twice in a row.
Warmup
Mosey to the front lot, circle and do Side Straddle Hops, Imperial Walkers, Moroccan Night Clubs, Calf Stretches, and Mountain Climbers
The Thang
Mosey to the front door benches and find yourself a partner on the way. One partner does a half lap around the center island and shares 100 Dips and 100 Step-Ups with the other partner.
Mosey to the covered walkway. The PAX do Low Slow Squats in cadence while 2 PAX at a time Bear Crawl from one end of the walkway to the other. Those 2 PAX continue LSS and the next 2 PAX go. All PAX do a burpee each time a PAX finishes the Bear Crawl.
Mosey to Rudy’s Poopy Palace and find a new partner on the way. One partner runs to the buses and back while sharing 100 Merkin Shredders, 150 Donkey Kicks, and 200 Air Presses (while on the wall)
OK, we didn’t quite do 100 Merkin Shredders. I got a few “whoa’s” and “reallys?” when I called the Shredders. After 1 round each, I called an audible and switched to regular Merkins (still 100 total rep). Those things are no joke. If you aren’t familiar. It’s a Merkin with a hands off the ground T-pose at the bottom, then 2 shoulder taps at the top. There’s a reason they call them Shredders.
Another mosey up to the covered stairs at the high school. A modified Webb with 1 Big Boi Sit-Up at the bottom of the stairs, 4 walking lunges (1=1) at the top then the long lap down the sidewalk. 2 Big Bois/8 Lunges, etc. After a few rounds, in the 4 to 6 range, we did a set of 10 American Hammers and 10 Box Cutters then made a long mosey back to the shed.
A handful of minutes remaining, head up the path back to COT and do 3 Burpees at each light post. After a few of those and less than 2 minutes remaining, jailbreak back to COT.
Moleskin
Not a lot of chatter today except the complaints about the Merkin Shredders.
Penalty Box turned 72 yesterday. The dude is amazing and if I make it to 72 and can still do half of what he does I’ll be doing alright
O-69 had his one year F3 Anniversary today. In the past year he’s dropped over 60 pounds. Every day he’s out walking and running and getting better. Great job buddy!
Announcements
F3 Blood Drive – January 30th, 9:00 to 1:30 at Five Stones. Sign up at https://www.redcross.org/ and search for F3
CSAUP – February 6th – Ruckers depart at 7:00am and everyone else at 7:30 from The Floater. Plan on it last until 11:00 or so. 2nd F at Waxhaw Tap House
Sanctuary – We are starting a new study Monday on listening to God. We study, learn, and fellowship over the Word, 🍕 & 🍺. Mondays, 7:30pm, Fellowship Hall at 6315 New Town Road. Open to all men.
Christ’s Closet – Giveaway in Wilmington this weekend in lieu of F3 10 Year Anniversary. Loading the truck on Thursday night.
Mad Dog took us out
2020 Passport Challenge Wrap Up
The New Year is upon us and with it the completion of the Passport Challenge! Hopefully you decided to participate, stretch your legs, and get out of your comfort zone. Need a recap on what the challenge was about? From November 1st through December 31st PAX were challenged to visit as many unique AOs as possible and stamp their Passport. Not just 1st F activities, though! We threw in the 2nd and 3rd Fs to encourage men to really get outside their comfort zones and see what else F3 can offer. At the end, the PAX with the highest tally at the end would be crowned the Passport Champion and receive a prize befitting their tenacity: custom F3 Passport Challenge dog tags with their F3 name stamped in. No runners up or participation trophies here; just sheer determination and willpower to be at the top.
The deadline has passed. The final stamps have been tallied. So where do we stand? Who is on top?
First let’s take a look at the numbers
- 45 PAX across Area 51, SOB, Union County, and Waxhaw participated
- 97!! 1st, 2nd, or 3rd F sites recorded at least one unique visit with several from other regions even outside North Carolina!
- Bushwood provided the highest number of Passport stamps with 19
- F3 Waxhaw crushed the competition with 29 PAX registering at least 1 stamp and a total of 340 stamps in all
But after all that, what you’re REALLY after is who won?
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After a hard fought battle that went back and forth many times…
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Tallying 56 stamps and providing over 30% of the stamps for the SOB region…
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The second place PAX is Chopper! Great job buddy! Way to get out of your comfort zone, challenge yourself, and set a great example to others!
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And now…the moment you’ve been waiting for…
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The winner of the 2020 Passport Challenge…
Hailing from F3 Waxhaw…
Tallying no less than 60 Passport stamps and 17% for the Waxhaw region…
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Congratulations Das Boot !!! Well done! It isn’t easy getting up early, driving to sites unknown, taking time out of your weekend to participate in 3rd F activities, but you did it and you’re better for it. Thanks for inspiring and driving competition. Your dog tags have been ordered and we’ll get them to you ASAP.
Stay tuned for new challenges throughout the year. 2021 is just warming up and there will be new opportunities to grow, serve, and lead!