DICCS/Disclaimer
Cellphone, CPR, and do not sue me, the school, or F3 and modify as needed- and I will try not to get us too wet– Chickens do not like water…..
The Warm Up
Mosey up to school entrance and back down to front of school for some light warm ups
20- SSH
20- Low Slow Squats
20- Merkins
Calve Stretch
The Thang
Groups of 3-4 for Indian running to large lot on backside of school for some group work- In your groups starting in middle of parking lot go to each corner of parking lot and complete the following ( BELOW- each member do what you can do until group reaches the desired number)when complete each set come back to middle for 10 Mike Tysons each person in group.
100- Bobby Hurley’s
100- Merkins
100- Derkins
200- Dips
Stay in group and mosey to back of school exit where buses depart – Indian run the whole way, once at exit in your group the complete the Dreaded BEAR CRAWL LADDER– plank in a straight line and the PAX in the back bear brawls to the front and ask fellow PAX to complete 1 merkin then Pax member in back bear crawls to the front for another round of merkins ( rinse repeat 3 times).
Mosey to entrance of school for another round of Bear Crawl Ladders- 2 rounds this time– Thought Damascus was going to hurt the Chicken when I called this out again– YIKES!!
Mosey on your own to front of school under the cover to keep our feathers as dry as possible for group work. Partner up for some light AB work. One partner run around island while other partner works on ABS below
200- Flutters
100- Big Boys
100- Heels to Heaven
100- Gas pumps
Switch to different partner for some fun lunges. Partner 1 lunge walks in one direction while partner 2 runs in opposite direction once you meet complete 5 hand slap merkins- complete 2 rounds then switch for another 2 rounds.
Mosey to Flag Pole area for some set ups in the mud and dips – 2 rounds — 25 step ups and 30 dips
Mosey to front of school for 2 mins of Big Boy sit ups and 10 Column merkins
Mosey back to COT.
Moleskin
As always I really enjoy leading this group of men and leaders within our community– today we had 12 LEADERS on a wet start!!!. Heck of a job by all and I was very impressed with Centerfold and Brutus who came out to support the PAX and Mash while injured, these two dudes pushed themselves with a ton of AB work on a day that would have been easy to sleep in on a raining day– NICE JOB FELLOWS– Also is was awesome to see Radar back out with the PAX and very impressed with the progress- this was not a easy workout .. Zin as always brings everything he has got and was trying to lap everyone when running around the island- Showoff. Thank goodness I got Bottlecap during the AB partner work as I pretty much just laid there until he finished running knowing he would make up for my lack of AB execution.. Sorry.. haha —Schneider you continue to push yourself dude, hell of a job. Floppy Disk is killing it this dude is new to us and has been out multiple times since he started and he is hanging with the PAX, nice work man. It is always good when Legal-Zoom is out with the PAX when you are Qing since you never have to look back to find out where the PAX is cause you can hear that running behind you the whole time– dude can run for miles but sounds like he is stomping grapes while doing it.. I appreciate Damascus and Posse coming out to support the Chicken the OG’s where crushing it as usual even though Damascus seemed a bit angry on round 2 of Bear Crawl Ladder- Lastly good ole Recalculating , something was different in the air today- he seemed positive/happy and was killing it today– was it the weather or is this the new Recalculating for the new year?? hum…. hell of a job by all..
Announcements
Tooth brushes and Tooth paste collect over next week for Ray for Hope ( PERFERABLLY not used)- See Bottlecap, Dana, Shop Dawg, Dancing Bear ( you night need to go to his house though).
Wishing Centerfold and Brutus a speedy recovery
5 of Area 51’s most seasoned PAX gathered in the gloom for the 2020 kick-off to the Joust season. Not 2 minutes in and the questions about the next day of Ultimate had begun. YHC deflected those questions (and plans) very quickly as we set off to tour the great campus that is Charlotte Christian. Here’s what went down:
Mosey/Warm-up Lap in the upper parking lots, return to launch for COP:
Main event was a big lap around the campus, with some pain station stops along the way. Starting at the launch, run down the parking lot, towards the field house and up the stairs to the press box. From the press box, run up the hill to the playground. From the playground run back down the hill, around Puddin’ Pop corner, then to the “Sally” ramp (the Joust regulars know what I’m talking about). From the ramp, back around the buildings to the cafeteria entrance.
Laps 1 and 2: Press Box = 15 CDDs | Playground = 10 Pull=ups | Sally Ramp = Bear Crawl up | Cafeteria = 25 LBCs
Lap 3: Press Box = 20 Shoulder Taps | Playground = 10 Pulls-ups | Sally Ramp = Bear Crawl up | Cafeteria = 25 WW2 Sit-ups
Lap 4: Press Box = 15 Derkins | Playground = 10 Pulls-ups | Sally Ramp = Backwards Bear Crawl up | Cafeteria = 30 Alternating Crunches (are whatever those elbow-to-opposite knee crunches are called).
Mosey/Cool-down Lap in the lower parking lot, return to launch for COT.
Moleskin:
Excellent work put in by everyone today. Stone Cold was questioning his need for gloves, to which YHC replied “our hands won’t touch the ground too much.” Clearly a Q fail as we hit the sidewalks and playground bars pretty hard today. Even without gloves, SC was hanging tough and killing it on those pull-ups. Smokey is a cyborg… YHC only hopes to be that fit and that fast at the age of RESPECT. Funky Cold came in hot but pushed hard all morning and was also out front on most of the running sections. Slumdog, even with the hunger pangs of his new Keto diet, kept pace the entire morning. 3.3 miles in total. Backwards bear crawls were by far the crowd favorite; we avoided Grandma (thankfully); and the PAX stayed relatively dry.
Prayers lifted for Peyton, an acquaintance of Smokey’s, for medical healing; and for the USA & Middle East turmoil.
Always an honor to lead at Joust. Very much appreciate the PAX who posted to kick-off 2020.
If anyone has read my backblast – probably not a lot since I do not write them often enough BUT I am neither flashy nor entertaining and strictly get to the point of the day.
But today I do have one thing that I will share that has been weighing on my heart these last few weeks. So much in the past I have relied on the 1st F (which is great btw – we all need it) to bring me satisfaction, happiness and purpose – but to be honest it really hasn’t. What it has done for me (and I am only speaking for myself) is drawn me further away from my family and God because I rely too heavily on the physical aspect of F3. I could go on and on as to why I have done this in the past but I would rather focus on the future. My relationship with Jesus has grown exponentially over the last month and its mainly because I did not have much of one to begin with. I went to Church, sang the songs, listened to the sermon and then went about my week, never looking back or forward and absolutely never spending time in the Word or time alone with Christ. Jesus has really hit me hard these last few weeks and i have began to realize that He is the most important thing in my life and I need to stop searching for purpose and start trusting His will for my life – as He is my purpose and He will use me as he see fits in any situation i encounter. Why am I telling you all this, I wanted to share this because I feel like something has drastically changed in my life over these last few weeks and honestly, its hard to keep in BUT also I would like for everyone who reads this to know that i need accountability, I need people to tell me when i am not acting Christ like, when I fall short of being a friend. This is just the start of my deeper Jesus-centered walk so I will trip up, I will say things or do things that don’t sound like what I am saying here – but just know I am working hard on myself through Him to be better, to love you all more as Jesus did and most of all love Him more.
Probably didn’t expect all that from a Brave backblast but there it is, I said it…lol
So with all that being said, here is the ‘to the point of the day’ backblast. Another soggy Carolina morning as Mario and YHC drew straws on who would Q this morning. Still not sure who won but I took the reigns and off we went. It was a quick decision on whether or not we should hit the deck as the rain had suddenly stopped and the puddle soaked pavement started to feel more welcoming – so we took a chance and headed out on my planned route down community.
We made a stop at the first intersection for some merkins and squats, allowing the 6 to catch up. Then headed over to the apartments at the intersection of Bryant Farms and Community House for a bearcrawl/crawlbear sequence, intertwined with some merkins and squats once again.
Once that was over we made our way to the shell station at the corner of BF and Elm for some pump to pump bear crawls and squats. Bearcrawl to each pump, 5 squats at each pump x 4.
We then moseyed over to the stairwell by bradshaws for 7s – burpees and squats.
Quick Mosey to the stoplight at Ballantyne commons and elm for merkins, squats and flutters and then headed west towards the playground off the murderhorn.
Once we arrived, we accomplished 3 rounds of 5 LBCs and 5 pull-ups.
After which, we headed back for COT. Total of around 5 miles for the day and made it just in time to make COT.
Prayers for Buckys Mother-in-law and our current world relationships as many have probably read the news today.
Announcements: Davinci and Stonehenge convergence on 1/11 (i think). Get with Wild Turkey and Mighty Mite for deets.
The PAX: Mad Dog, Recalculating (R), Dough Boy, Ricky Bobby, Spider Monkey (FNG), One Star, Dawg Pound (FNG), Schneider (R), Glida, Easy Button, Banjo, Gerber, Dana, Dasher, Prime, Foundation, Hooch, Shake N Bake, Rubbermaid (R), Hollywood, Gator Cub (R), Zinfandel, Eli, Chicken Little, Lazy Boy, Wedding Singer, Rockwell.
27 PAX braved a light rain this morning between Impromptu and Swarm.
With “Dryuary” in full swing I figured there aren’t as many beer cans being recycled so I thought recycling a previous Q was a good decision. I was wrong! A little over a year ago I put this (mostly under shelter) workout together due to the threat of rain. With rain in the forecast today – let’s do the workout again!
Here’s what went down at Impromptu:
WARM UP
THE THANG
Explaining the first part of the workout went over well until I mentioned all the Bear Crawling… lots of groaning at that point. It was indeed brutal. Schneider (while possibly using some profanity) made it clear I should never recycle this workout again! The wall planks also proved to be a fan favorite… NOT! More moaning and groaning. All in all, it was an awesome push by everyone!
Shout out to the 2 FNGs Spider Monkey and Dawg Pound! Thanks for joining… F3 is an amazing group of brothers and I hope you stick with it. It will be life changing! Also, a big shout out to Prime! I believe this was the end of his first week and his effort did not go unnoticed! Keep it up!
As always, it’s an honor to lead such a great group of men!
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Thanks, Mad Dog for taking us out!
11 guests opted for the new patio seating area at #ClyentDinner. Our motto is to be the only best nighttime workout in F3 Waxhaw. Co-Site Qs Centerfold and Bottlecap have strived to make many improvements but to keep the whining PAX happy, we kept the buffet under cover.
APPETIZER/MAIN COURSE/DESSERT
RECEIPT
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Thanks to Nails for taking us out!
So how many guys are going to show up? What could I plan to keep scratch golfers happy while allowing those that need mulligans to stay in play moving with pace? For such a prestigious site they have very little in regards to space close to the clubhouse. I would need to make use of the entire course.
I had a couple golf themes but they didn’t quite come fruition. What I had planned below I felt good about overall and only concerns was keeping the pack to get her. The big one was, once we are deep in the neighborhood, how in the heck will we get out?
A gang of people here. DiCCS given. Let’s roll.
THE THANG
Mosey around the lot and circle up for….
1. 72 x SSH IC
2. 18 x Moroccan Night Clubs
3. 18 x Merkins IC
4. 18 x Imperial Squawker
5. Jimmy Dugan
6. Calf Stretch
Mosey to 1st caldesac. Par 4. Out and back two times. 20 Speedskaters on the green and 5 burpees at the tee box.
Mosey to next caldesac. Another Par 4. Out and back one time. Side shuffle to circle, alternating as much as needed. 15 Merkins on the green and 15 Carolina Dry Docks at the tee box.
Mosey to next caldesac. Par 3. Out and back two times. Jailbreak to the green but mosey back. 20 big boys on the green and 20 gas pumps at the tee box.
Mosey to traffic circle. We are at the turn and it’s time to reload the coolers. 10 burpees a minute. 25 MTs in a minute. 10 burpees a minute.
Mosey to next caldesac. Small Par 3 with a dogleg left. Out and back 1 time. 20 lunges then mosey to the green. 20 heels to heaven in the tee box.
Mosey to other traffic circle. Lt. Dan time!! 1 squat, 4 jump lunges. Continue up to 10 and 40.
Our ball is lost in the woods. Let’s mosey and it’s time to find the trail! How much time we got left??
Suicides in the parking lot. Derkins in either end. Mosey to COT. Some ab work for the final 90 seconds.
Thanks to Goodfella for taking us out!
MOLESKIN
38 pax for my 36th Q and my 1st Q at Bushwood CC! Not sure if I’ve Q’d a workout this big but always my pleasure to lead the gang. Luckily the plan all came together and I only had to audible the 2nd par 4 down to a single round.
The opening 72 SSHs was awful, Lt. Dan’s just hurt but that freaking traffic circle with burpees and MTs was the worst. Those doing the actual full burpee would hate those MTs and even Frack mentioned at coffee that getting through that without a break is tough. The next round of 10 burpees was closest I’ve ever come to dry heaving. I will surely doing those again.
Thanks to everyone that posted! Set those 2020 goals and go after them. I’m still working through them personally but they will happen for sure.
ANNOUNCEMENTS
See today’s BB. Whoops and sorry.
Last night, Gummy texted YHC with a thank you, a caution and a threat. Having been duly encouraged, how could YHC not Q the first Hydra edition of the new decade?!
Both site Q’s DR. No SF, sadly. Nevertheless, 17 pax mustered including an on-time yet still LIFO Floorslapper. Also, in the pre-game walkthrough, YHC noticed Daisy had made a return appearance – good to have him back amongst the Area51 faithful.
Below is a brief description of The Thang and some Moleskinny:
We ran a lap around OPES – Geraldo tells me it’s a 1/3 of a mile. OK. He didn’t actually inform me of that until the 2nd lap during the partner rock work. Hammer did not leave the hoodies behind in 2019; but he did actually leave it on the entire workout. Despite living about 1/2 mile from the AO, he still left prior to the Mary at the end. Nature calling, no doubt…or just doesn’t like people and the niceties that sometimes accompany COT and thereafter.
Natured called Gloss a few times, and he was muttering something in COP about the wings. Big man fall hard. Thankful he kept it bottled during the partner segment of the workout.
Clover continues to use the stall tactic of asking for a demonstration of called exercises (Gummy would be proud), and it worked once. YHC is a slow learner.
Marge couldn’t help but bring up the Clemson-Ohio State game with Hopper. Hopper, gracious as ever, was willing to discuss. Thanks to Hopper for extending YHC some grace during COT as I forgot him during Namearama. #cobains
IHOP and Slingshot are posting machines, and they both ran in…I think…even without Sprockets. Another should-be proud moment for our absent site Q’s. Methinks they both of these OP denizens need to Q soon.
Snowflake also ran in. The Respect just keeps putting in the hard work…unlike Spackler who is nearly 20 years his junior. Spackler did post, but after exclaiming he was “done” with about 10 minutes to go in the workout (as if he had been getting after it prior) — YHC replied, “I think that was the case before you posted.”
Though I didn’t hear a peep from Thunder or Queen during the downpainment, they both were getting after it as per their norm.
Didn’t notice if Jet Fuel was neatly tucked in this morning, but I did note he must have been working hard as he left a clear imprint from his t-shirt on the smooth OPES asphalt.
Mr. Magoo, another one of our triumvirate of Respect’s this morning, continues to post and defy his age with the work he puts in. T-claps.
We ran some laps, did some rock work, including Rockhopper’s with an actual rock. First time YHC has ever called that one. We’ll do that again.
An awful lot of complaining after the hot lap around the school. YHC audibled but shouldn’t have. Won’t make that mistake again.
….now back to Gummy’s text to YHC at 8:44pm last night. His final word of ‘encouragement’ was “Don’t embarrass us”. Thanks for the pep talk, coach!
Hope I didn’t embarrass or disappoint. Welcome to 2020, men. I pray all of us will have a better understanding of who God is; but, moreover, a deeper trust in Him. Thankful for you guys.
2 pax met in the gloom on the final Thursday for Meathead. One arrived 0528 and the other at 0531. These veterans of kettlebells required no disclaimer, mumble-chatter about the lack of attendance ensued, and then it was go time. With a late start and a full weinke the need for speed set in and both Soul Glo and YHC crushed this workout to wrap up at 0616.
The Thang:
25 2 handed swings
Merkin x 20
25 2 handed swings
Stretch/Prying Squat
Halos 5 each direction
3 sets 12 or AMRAP up to 12:
Goblet Squat and Good Morning then 25 High pull each side
Overhead Press (two handed) and up-right row then 20 one handed swings each side
Kettlebell chest press and Lawnmower (twelve each side) then 20 one handed swings each side
20 tricep ext, 5 curls
15 tricep ext, 10 curls
10 tricep ext, 15 curls
5 tricep ext, 20 curls
Leuganis x 10
Plank hold 30 seconds
Slow Freddie mercury
Heels to heaven
endex
Moleskine:
This was billed as the last time Meathead would meat on a Thursday at Elizabeth Lane Elementary. No fanfare, no standing around and remembering the good ol’ days, just pax getting the work in. Exactly how it should be done. Hope everyone enjoyed their holidays and happy new year to all the pax across F3.
Starting Monday, January 6th expect to see a strength workout down at McAlpine lead by Mighty Mite and Ickey Shuffle, Wednesdays you can find Meathead at Calvary at 0530 with Anvil, and on Saturdays Olympus returns to Elizabeth Lane Elementary for 0630 start. #SYITG
3 PAX rang in the new year in style at Arsenal this morning, one of whom (myself) still mildly hungover from NYE festivities. Grabbed the ruck sack and away we mosey-d to the football field.
Warm-up
SSH x 15
Hillbillys x 15
Low Slow Squat x 15
The Thang
YHC planned a partner workout for the ages, one to tell your grandchildren about, however with just a trio of PAX, YHC was forced to call a Peyton Manning-esque audible. The outcome you ask? Each PAX was forced to complete a smoke show of a workout originally designed for two!
Each PAX grabbed a tire and lined it up in the end zone. Commenced to complete a Ladder (1-1, 2-2, 3-3, etc.) up to 10 and back down again of tire flips and merkins. After this, we used the hill behind the goalpost to complete a round of 7s (merkins and squats). With one bag between the 3 of us, we were to take turns lugging it up and down the hill during our 7s (although Atlas shouldered most of the load). After 7s were complete, we took a lap to the opposite end zone and back. We then completed another round of Ladders, this time consisting of tire flips mixed with squats. By this point, it was time to return the tires and mosey back to launch.
Moleskine
YHC concocted a workout more appropriate for an hour bootcamp. Ran out of time before we could complete the 3rd round of Ladders (although probably a good thing considering burpees were on-tap for that one). I was all excited to test out the new ruck sack I bought, but Atlas and Madame T ended up having to carry it more that I did, thanks for helping pick up my slack fellas. Having just started this past summer, I’m excited to begin my first full calendar year of F3. I’m looking forward to getting faster, stronger, better. Thank you to everyone for motivating me to get after it. Truly grateful. Happy 2020, see you in the gloom!