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Free Outdoor Morning Workouts To Build Community Leaders

A Roll of the Dice

  • When: 20200810
  • QIC: Pretzel
  • The PAX: Grasshopper, Rawhide, X-Ray, Splinter, Peg, Horshack, Old Flame, Space Cowboy, Minivan, Hanging Chad, Bob Jones, Caterpillar, Pretzel


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A baker’s dozen showed up at Fault Line expecting a well thought-out, carefully planned Q. What they got instead was the opportunity to mix in some running with exercises of their own choosing, leaving the rest to chance.

Conditions: Hot, but not too hot. Humid, but not too humid. Misery level was moderate.

No, not this Dice.

The Thang

Using the number five as the multiplier (honoring F3’s 5+ years in Summerville), we stopped at many points along our mosey to execute various exercises as called by the PAX. One PAX would choose an exercise, then YHC would roll a dice (yes, OK – roll a die). The numberon the die, multiplied by 5, was the number of reps we executed. We got in roughly 2.2 miles of running with five exercise stops along the way. We did three separate exercises at the first three stops, and one each at the last two stops for time. Return to the flag for five burpees.

Count-a-rama / Name-a-rama / Pledge / COT / Socially Distanced Grouping of Man

The Return of the Grasshopper and ‘Good for You… F-you”

  • When: 20200809
  • QIC: Schrute
  • The PAX: Old D (R), M&M (R), Grasshopper, City Slicker, Ice Box, Hollywood, YHC


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 Weather: clear abs humid again. 80 degrees

warm up: waiting for 5 am

the Thang: 5 ran the Bridge and back route. Old D put in 8 early miles. Ice Box and City Slicker logged 8 miles as usual with a SCS… overachievers.
M&M came in hot for a 20 mile cycle.

Conversation turned to Grasshopper who started a new job on May. City expressed his own form of congratulations and appreciation. Each Pax took turns rotating through the group of 5 with each of their own one on one conversations throughout the 4 miles.
Some conversation with Hollywood, M&M, and Grasshopper at the outdoor seating made it feel like the old days of pre-COVID Creamer.

post nite: M&M reminds you, no mask no service.

numberama: 7

announcements: none

prayer request: watch over us

the Creamer standard was upheld

 

Sakrete Qs The Creamer

  • When: 20200223
  • QIC: Sakrete
  • The PAX: Ice Box, Sophia, Hot Tub, Myrtle, Ivories, Borland, Chedda, Spooky, High Stick, DT, Flanders, The Colonel, Grasshopper, City Slicker, Shrute, Pretzel, Floppy, Duchess, Space Cowboy


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The mission of F3 is to plant, grow and serve small workout groups for the invigoration of male community leadership.

Conditions: Too damn cold

FNGs: None today

COP:  That lands on you

The Thang:

Run, Ruck, Ride or come drink coffee.  There are no rules here.

Mary: I don’t think she was working but I can’t be certain.

Numberama: 20  came and went at some point.

Namerama: See above.  Why do we put this in 3 times?

Pledge and COT 20 men gathered inside Starbucks for some conversation and fellowship

Announcements: We don’t know because we didn’t have a time for them

Devo: Leave that you the professionals

Moleskin:   YHC has been away from Sunday Q’s and workout in general for the last several months on account of my work schedule.  When Floppy issued the February challenge I knew this would be my shot to fill the Q a running AO.  And by Q I mean show up, start talking with Hot Tub and have someone else say “Hey its 5 o’clock I’m going”.  To which I replied “Don’t die you can’t sue anyone”.  That is literally all I did to Q this.  The Creamer basically Q’s it self.

Sweat deck in rain

  • When: 20200127
  • QIC: Grasshopper
  • The PAX: Caterpillar, Minivan, Grasshopper


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Conditions: Pouring rain, thanks to RECC front porch

FNGs: none

COP:

SSH x 35 IC, TTT x 35 IC, LBAC x 35

The Thang:

YHC dealt a sweat deck of cards, face cards J, Q, K are 11 reps each, A is 12.

Hearts – Burpees (x66 reps, OYO)

Clubs – Squats (x70 reps, OQ)

Diamonds – WW I sit-ups (x61 reps, OQ)

Spades – Merkins (X75 reps, OQ)

Mary: American hammers x 35 IC, Flutter kicks x 35 IC

Numberama: 3

Namerama: Caterpillar, Minivan, Grasshopper

Pledge and COT: done

Prayer (BOM): Caterpillar

Variety is the Spice of Life

  • When: 20200204
  • QIC: Flo
  • The PAX: Goose (R), Inferno, Hospice (R), Space Cowboy, KY, Splinter, Fanny Pack, Microwave, Mary, Smokey, Bob the Builder (R), Defib, Ramen, Grasshopper


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The mission of F3 is to plant, grow and serve small workout groups for the invigoration of male community leadership.

Conditions:  54 degrees, dry with a nice breeze

FNGs:  None

COP:  SSH, TTT, LBAC, Imperial Walkers, Overhead Clap, Monkey Humpers

The Thang:

Mosey to the brick pile and get two bricks per man.

  • Overhead claps
  • Rocky Balboas
  • ¼ Mile Indian Run w/bricks
  • Overhead claps
  • Rocky Balboas

Trade your bricks for a block

  • Scorpion

Mosey with your block to the parking lot on the far side of the AO.

  • Curb crawl:   Bear crawl from one side to the other. At each curb you execute one Merkin with your hand on the curb. Bear crawl back and add one Merkin to your reps at each curb. Stop at six.
  • Curls for the Girls
  • Tricep Extensions

Move to the restroom building

  • While holding People’s Chair we shuffled the blocks to one end and build a wall
  • Balls to the Wall with shoulder taps
  • While holding People’s Chair we shuffled the blocks back the other direction until each member of the PAX had a block
  • Overhead press while in People’s Chair

Return the blocks

Mary:  WW2 Sit-Ups, LBCs, Pickle Pounders, Terrible T’s

Numberama, Namerama, Announcements, Pledge, COT

Devo: YHC is reading through the book of Esther this week. Esther was an exiled Jew who was chosen to be the new queen of the King of Persia. When a plan is put in place by the king’s most trusted advisor to annihilate every Jew in the kingdom, Esther is used by God to bring the deceptiveness of this plan to light. Ultimately, the plan fails and the king’s advisor, Haman, pays for his efforts with his life.

Esther was exiled from her home. Forced to live in a foreign land. Yet God used her terrible circumstances to save her people. YHC encouraged the PAX to remember that no matter how bad a circumstance may seem, God can work in it. Perhaps He has placed you there for a time such as this and intends to use you for His good and glory.

Moleskin: The PAX brought it today and made it through a variety of PT like pros. Goose is back, which is awesome. M&M appeared out of thin air, and KY paid a visit to his old stomping grounds!

Don’t overthink it

  • When: 20200116
  • QIC: Pretzel
  • The PAX: Flo, Milton, Fanny Pack, Space Cowboy, Splinter, Greenbags, Grasshopper, Smokey, Pretzel


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The ambush came just before dawn. Three men on horseback, each carrying a long rifle and a flask of rotgut whiskey, positioned themselves in the rocks and boulders that overlooked the encampment. The smoky remnants of the campfire still lingered in the air as the first shots rang out, shredding the canvas of the covered wagon and laying waste to our dried meats and beans.

What does any of this have to do with the workout, you ask? Nothing. Nothing at all.

Conditions: Low 60s, dry.

COP

  • SSH x2 IC
  • Mtn Climber x 10 IC
  • TTT x 10 IC
  • Imp Walker x 10 IC

Mosey to block pile for one block each, place them on the sidewalk by the diagonal parking spaces near the tennis courts, return to flag.

The Thang

The Cannoli Flame. A legacy of the gone-but-not-forgotten Aftershock AO. Run a lap around the block of Doty Park, stopping at the flag to execute the following:

  • 10 burpees
  • 20 LBCs
  • 30 merkins
  • 40 squats
  • 50 flutter kicks (two-count)

One added twist: halfway through the lap around the block, stop at the blocks for 20 overhead presses.

Repeato until Q (that’s me) calls time.

30 seconds of Mary: 20 American Hammers IC

Countarama/Namearama/Pledge/COT/BOM

Ten Things I Hate About Seismic

  • When: 20200109
  • QIC: Milton
  • The PAX: Microwave, Old Flame, Mary, Beetle, Splinter, Schrute, Grasshopper, Fanny Pack, Flo


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The mission of F3 is to plant, grow and serve small workout groups for the invigoration of male community leadership.

Conditions: Cold

FNGs: None

COP:

SSH – 50 – IC

Imperial Squat Walkers – 15 IC

TTT – 15 IC

The Thang:

Little Baby Arm Circles – Until failure

Crab Walk – To the peninsulas and back

Burpees – 15 IC

Bear Crawl – To the peninsulas and back

Body Builders – 10 IC

Lt. Dan – To the peninsulas and back

Monkey Humpers – 15 IC

Stayin Alive – To the parking spaces and back, to the peninsulas and back, to the end and back

Iron Cross – 20 OYO

Terrible T’s – 15 IC

Indian Run – Last PAX completes 5 merkins before running to the front. 2 laps around the AO

Mary: Pax choice around the circle

Numberama: 10

Namerama: Microwave, Old Flame, Mary, Beetle, Splinter, Schrute, Grasshopper, Fanny Pack, Flo, Milton

Pledge and COT

Announcements: Anniversary Convergence January 25th, 0700 Doty Park. Anniversary Party January 25th, 1700 The Ponds.

Devo: Idols are not just images made of wood or gold. They are anything in your life that takes away from your relationship with God. Be aware of the idols you have created, and propritize what truely matters.

Moleskin:   Forest Gump started as a restaurant, then became a book, then became a movie.

Pretzel Clearly Didn’t Trust Me

  • When: 20200103
  • QIC: Flo
  • The PAX: Pretzel, Space Cowboy, Myrtle, Master Load, Gypsy, Grasshopper, Schrute, Bob the Builder (R), Grits (R)


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The mission of F3 is to plant, grow and serve small workout groups for the invigoration of male community leadership.

Conditions:  65 degrees

FNGs:  None

We came. We ran.

Some ran faster than others.

YHC ran with Space Cowboy.

Bob the Builder ran the wrong way.

Master Load brought his 2.0 who also ran.

Pretzel came and ran with us even though he told me he would arrive early and leave early.

Moleskin:  The Creamer Q is literally the easiest Q in our region. You tell the PAX when to start running and you get their names at the end. That is all. You don’t even need to come up with a route because essentially the same route is run every Friday. Clearly, Pretzel, did not trust my leadership of telling people when to start running. The AO Q is ultimately responsible for the health of the AO, and he was not going to let me screw it up by not telling people when to start running or not collecting names for this gem of a backblast. Thank you for holding me accountable buddy!

cardio game

  • When: 20191209
  • QIC: Grasshopper
  • The PAX: Space Cowboy, Three's Company, Beethoven (R), X-ray (R), Caterpillar, Minivan, Code Blue (R)-FNG, Grasshopper


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Conditions: A tad chilly, but beautiful for cardio.

FNGs: Code Blue

COP:

LBAC: IC, TTT x 15 IC

The Thang:

Burpee – 10 -IC (3 sets)

Step-ups -10 each leg -OYO (3 sets)

Merkins – 15 -OQ (3 sets)

Squats – 25 -OQ (3 sets)

Mountain climbers -20 -IC (3 sets)

Alternating lunges -12 -IC (3 sets)

Mosey around the tennis courts. Pax did 1 set of each and moseyed and this was repeated 3x.

Mary: Pax choice

Numberama: 8

Namerama: Space Cowboy, Three’s Company, Beethoven (R), X-ray (R), Caterpillar, Minivan, Code Blue (R)-FNG, Grasshopper

Pledge and COT: done

Announcements: Christmas party at Oakroad Brewery, and anniversary convergence 2020 .

Prayer (BOM): Space Cowboy

An F3 Thanksgiving Convergence Without Football Is Like Thanksgiving Without The Turkey

  • When: 20191128
  • QIC: Hot Spot
  • The PAX: Goose, Cheetah, Adjustment, Stalker, High Stick, Hospice, FNG(Cross Hairs) Sugar Mountain, Wolverine, Streaker, Raw Hide, Mayhem, Grits, Waldo, Double Trouble, Mary, Splinter, Grasshopper, Space Cowboy, Tinder, Old Flame, Manana, Placebo, Hot Spot


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Conditions: 48 degrees

Count: 24 Pax – with one FNG

The Thang:

Warm up at COP: 25 SSH IC, 25 Abe Vigoda IC

3/4 mile Indian run with football.

Black Jack: Merkins and LBCs across the field (53 yards) 1,20,2,19,3,18 etc.

Sand bag relays up and down the field.

1st – 40#, 2-60#, 80#

2nd – 30#, 2-40#, 2-60#, 80#

3rd – 30#, 2-40#, 2-60#, 80#  2 minutes and 9 seconds for the best time!

Mary – 51 Flutter Kicks IC, Guantanamo Bay

COT: Count off, Namorama, FNG naming, Pledge of Allegiance, BOM.