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Free Outdoor Morning Workouts To Build Community Leaders

2/9/22 @ The Guild

  • When: 20220209
  • QIC: chowdah
  • The PAX: fish and chips, mayhem (R), threes company, double trouble, repo, manana, swampfox, easy in, chowdah, and pinstripes


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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: replace with weather

FNGs:

Being authentic, and not just going through the motions and the need to have deep relationships with some brothers so so someone has always got your 6.  We need to have brothers in the foxhole with us.  All relationships are 2 way, though, and you need to have their 6 as well.

I know i need to be more intentional to find a brother or 2 that I can link up with a little closer, than just seeing at F3 and work.

Just like a woman needs a close girlfriend to confide in with only women things, we as guys still surprisingly need that too with other men.

You have to have a good relationship with yourself first.  GET alone, with God and allow Him to reveal to you who you are, who you are not, and who you were made to be.

The 5 C’s

consistency, commitment, candor, courage, and contentment.

 

Numberama: 10

Pledge and COT

Announcements: replace with announcements

devo:  the guild

prayer led by: qic

spiritual endurance mirrors physical endurance

  • When: 20220201
  • QIC: chowdah
  • The PAX: easy in, mayhem(R), manana, qic


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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: decent 45, chilly

FNGs: no

COP:  running stretches

The Thang:

started out with fit test theme : 1 mile run,  2 min MERKINS mrap, 2 min WW1 amrap

then 4 corners of pain with blocks around the circle by flag w/10 15 20 25 reps per exercise per corner

upper body corner #1 -triangle merkins, OHP, cftg, and tri extensions

upper body corner # 2 -carolina dry docks, lawnmower rows w blk, upright rows, wife threw away my weinke……i hate those detachable weinkes….LOL…insert 1 more upper body ex here

legs corner- burpees, kettle squats w block, kswb again, calf raises wb

core corner-(4 ct)mountain climbers, lbcs, flutter kicks, freddie mercury

moves from corner to corner were as follows: lunge walk w block, bear crawl without, and mosey without and back to lunge, bear, mosey for remainder until everyone made it through all evolutions

Mary: no need, no time

Numberama: 4

Namerama: manana, easy in, mayhem(R)

Pledge and COT aye!

Announcements: come to next bedrock, on thursday

Devo: fit tests/time trials build physical endurance just like life tests/trials/tribulations, whether or not self induced produce spiritual endurance.  As long as we keep our eyes on God, and remember that he is the author and perfector of our faith!

James 1:2-3  AMP.  Consider it nothing but Joy, my brothers and sisters, whenever you fall into various trials.  Be assured that the testing of your faith produces endurance!

Moleskin:   due to time constraints with work, had to encorporate my devo into workout!  as always, it is a privelege  to lead, and serve, you fine brethren!  -chowdah, aye!

What is your why?-Guild 11/24

  • When: 20211124
  • QIC: Chowdah
  • The PAX: Manana, fish n chips, easy in, repo, mayhem R, qic


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Cold and like 32 degrees

6 pack of pax with 6 doughnuts and coffee

We discussed “what is your WHY in life”

I’m doing sheepdog, and goose said he’s going to periodically ask us what our why is, so I’ve been doing some soul searching

I’ve come up with a list of 5 in order and they all have to do with my relationships

1- relationship with god

2-relationship with my wife

3-relationship with my children

4-relationship with my friends(brothers)

5-relationship with myself

Keep in mind that my why is still a rough draft, but I also don’t think it will change too much, just the tieing it in part

What does that have to do with sheepdog or f3?

I have always maintained the belief that F3 makes me a better person.  If that is true, then that should trickle down into all aspects of my life.  But it has to go deeper, I have to go deeper, hence Q’ing the guild and sheepdog.

I think that about covers it.

Watch the FB cast of 11/24 guild for more

Impromptu Maximum Destruction

  • When: 20211123
  • QIC: Wreck-It Ralph
  • The PAX: Fish n Chips, Repo, Old D, Swamp Fox, Mayhem, Easy In, Placebo


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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: 42. Cold, breezy.

FNGs: nope.

COP:  Grab blocks, Squat Presses through the 5 Principles. If you’re getting up to work out at 0500, you should know why.

The Thang:

In Teams of 2-

300 Curls for the Girls

300 OH Press

100 WWII sit-ups.

One HIM does the work, the other takes a lap around the gravel lot.

Once all groups had completed, a PAX calls his least favorite exercise and moseys to the No Parking sign and back.

Some exercises included- heel taps, squat thrusters, burpees, OH Presses, WWI sit-ups. I’m sure I missed at least 1 other.

Mary: Sally. Led by Mayhem. She’s a total B.

Numberama: 8

Namerama: Fish n Chips, Repo, Old D, Swamp Fox, Mayhem, Easy In, Placebo, Wreck-It Ralph

Pledge and COT

Announcements: Ruck for hunger coming up- look for updates on Facebook. Holiday party coming up.

Devo: Leave no man behind, but leave no man where you found him. Check-in on your brothers. Blood, and friends. The holidays can be hard, and you never know what’s going on with people. A 30 second phone call can make all the difference in someone’s world. Don’t be a dick. You can afford some grace.

Moleskin:   That one felt good. It was cold, but we managed to keep moving the entire time.

Chad 1000X

  • When: 20211111
  • QIC: Wreck-It Ralph
  • The PAX: Defib, Repo, Mayhem


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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: 50’s, nice for what was to come.

FNGs: None.

COP:  Good mornings (Squat front presses) w/ blocks. Hold the down until a brother lists one of the 5 principles of F3.

The Thang:

With your block, head to the baseballs.

Introduced the Chad 1000X (for more information see the Youtube link below.)

Step-ups on the wall. The original workout called for 1000 per pax. Time would limit this, so we partnered up.

500 step-ups each. OYO.

Defib- 500

Repo- 280

Wreck-it Ralph- 325

Mayhem- 500

Mary: Stow blocks.

Numberama: 4

Namerama: Wreck-it Ralph, Repo, Defib, Mayhem

Pledge and COT

Announcements: Ruck for Hunger coming up- look for event.

Devo: It’s Veteran’s Day. Of the many men and women that serve, only 3% will actually carry a weapon into combat. There’s tons of support folks that actually make things happen. Thank them all.

Moleskin:   I enjoy the occasional single exercise Winkie. This one sucked… Find out more information about Chad, and the workout here: https://chad1000x.com/

 

F3 Summerville 9/11 20th Anniversary Convergence

  • When: 20210911
  • QIC: Hot Spot, Stalker, Pretzel, and Jingles
  • The PAX: Repo, Milton, Three's Company, Too Much, Manana, Hospice, Cannoli, Stalker, Pretzel, Jingles, Bellator, Radio, Out House, Meltdown, Good Times, Space Balls, Placebo, Schrute, Master Load, Kiwi, , Pink Slip, Old D, Wet Noodle, Chewie, Sakrete, Splinter, Mayhem,, Mugsy, Bangers, Waldo, Fish-n-Chips, City Slicker, Mother Board, Hot Spot


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Conditions: 70 degrees and slightly moist

Count: 34 Pax

The Thang:

Warm up at C.O.P.: Stalker – 9 Outcast Merkins, Pretzel – 11  Imperial Walkers IC, Jingles – 13 Flutter Kicks IC, Hot Spot – 18 SSH IC.  Fall out for 1/4 mile run around park.

Count of to four groups:

Group 1 on Stalker

Group 2 on Pretzel

Group 3 on Hot Spot

Group 4 on Jingles

4 stations with each group rotating through each station.

Station 1: 9s – Body builders and sand bag squats – 25 yard spring

Station 2: 11s – Burpees and sand bag clean and press – 25 yard sprint

Station 3: 13s – Merkins and sand bag rows – 25 yard sprint

Station 4: All about the Abs – Cue’s choice – all exercises reps of 18 – mixed bag of flutter kicks, Lbcs, WWI sit-ups, high and low planks,                                 American Hammers, Crunchy Frogs, Seal sit-ups, etc

C.O.T.: Count off, Namorama, Pledge of Allegiance, Announcements

Devo: Too Much – from the book of Hebrews

Ball of Man; Too Much

Coffeeteria in the Park

Final tour de Sakrete stop 12- BEDROCK

  • When: 20210429
  • QIC: Sakrete
  • The PAX: Easy In, Show Me, Grits (R), Manana, Stalker (R), Bob the Builder(R), Swinger, Snips, Repo, Myrtle, Professor Klump (R), Threes Company, Placebo (R), Recount, What?!, Waldo, Pony, Fish N Chips, Sugar Mountain, City Slicker, Dri Prime, High Stick, Chum, Handy Manny, Snap On, Mayhem (R), Cheetah


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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: Warm and clear.

FNGs: None today

COP:  TTT x 10 IC, Arms up leave them up until YHC says drop.  10 LBAC forward, 10 in reverse, 10 overhead clap, 10 moraccan night club

THUNDERSTUCK plank merkins

The Thang:

5 BURPEES IC

5 MERKINS ON Q

10 SQUATS ON Q

15 WIDE MERKINS ON Q

20 LBC ON Q

5 BURPEES IC

Run down to the light pole on the right hand side

Once everyone arrives YHC explained the next transition.  Mosey to fire hydrant on left side, jail break to the bridge and Bernie Sanders run across the bridge.  Plank until six arrives.  Lunge walk to the baseballs at the entrance.  Find a spot on the little wall.  If no room use the benches or baseballs.

25 dips on Q.  25 step ups each leg.  Mosey to top parking lot.

5’s OYO.  Exercises were burpees and calf raises IC.  Do 1 burpee and run to other side of top parking lot and do 4 calf raises IC and run back to original starting spot.  2 burpees run and 3 calf raises on so on until you get to 4 burpees and 1 calf raise.

Separate into 2 columns.  Indian run to the back parking lot by the scoreboard.  Once at the scoreboard 5 burpees OYO.  Mosey to the bridge and into the wiffle ball field at your pace.  When you get to the field plank it up until 6 arrives.

Reverse Indian run around the wiffle ball field.  Man in front runs around all the way around the circle while the remaining PAX lunge walks.  When runner gets about half way around next man goes.  Continue lunge walk until last man has sprinted around the circle.

Mosey back to “cardiac pole”.  Jailbreak to the flag.

Mary: Thunderstuck plank merkins

Numberama: 28

Namerama: Easy In, Show Me, Grits (R), Manana, Stalker (R), Bob the Builder(R), Swinger, Snips, Repo, Myrtle, Professor Klump (R), Threes Company, Placebo (R), Recount, What?!, Waldo, Pony, Fish N Chips, Sugar Mountain, City Slicker, Dri Prime, High Stick, Chum, Handy Manny, Snap On, Mayhem (R), Cheetah, Sakrete

Pledge and COT

Announcements: Charleston stair climb June 19th

Devo: YHC gave testimony of the positive things F3 has done in my life.  Keep it going fellas.  A lot of people in this community needing to be reached.  Its up to you.

Moleskin:   This particular Q was the most hyped up on the final tour.  Waldo was recruiting like Dabo.  City and Swinger SCS’ed prior.  I knew that coming in.  So I was intentionally going slow into the park.  I pulled to the stop sign and looked right to make sure they weren’t there because you don’t want to be the guy that runs over your friends.  When I looked right I saw a heap of cars parked in the top parking lot.  There was also a line of cars pulling in behind me.  In that .25 mile ride back to the dog park only one of the cars that was behind me came my direction.  I pulled into the parking lot and there was no one in sight.  Then 2 others PAX joined me.  I knew something was up.  Right @ 0500 EVERYONE came running in playing Thunderstruck on a bluetooth radio.  It was a plan to surprise me and make me think no one was showing up.  However, I knew something was up and was ready to start @ 0500 with me, Placebo and Snips.  Everyone showed up and WORK was done.  Bedrock has been home for me for the last 4 years.  There have been many workouts that I’ve come in on two wheels due to my troubles with being punctual.  Countless jokes and “that’s what she said” comments.  Mumble chatter has been at an all time high.  Every man that has posted there has had in impact on my life in a way they may never know.  Thank you for accepting me and allowing me to lead.

Sometimes things are simply better on paper

  • When: 20210316
  • QIC: Sakrete
  • The PAX: Waldo, Snips, High Stick, Sugar Mountain, Fish N Chips, Manana, Easy In, Chum, Hospice (R), Mayhem (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: A combination of the rain over night and the little bit we got right after COP made the park just wet enough

FNGs: Not today 

COP:  Arms up until instructed to put down.  15 LBAC Forward-15 LBAC Reverse- 15 OVER HEAD CLAP- 15 MORACCAN NIGHT CLUB ALL IC- drop arms; 15 Hilbilies IC; 15 TTT IC; Waterfall merkins (Everyone hold plank.  Starting with Mayhem execute 5 merkins while the remaining guys hold plank.  Onced finished with merkins get a block and gather @ yield sign. Continue rotating until all Pax have done 5 merkins and gotten a block)

The Thang:

Block up and move out towards entrance.  Each Pax instructed to place block down with a card that was handed out by YHC.  Spreading the blocks out throughout the park.  Once your block is placed take a lap around the fire station parking lot and back to the first block.  Once all 11 stations were complete take a lap down to the bridge leading to the wiffle ball field and back to first block.  Continue rotation until time called.  Your pace.  Push yourself.  If one station gets clogged up move on to the next available station.

Mary: Hold plank rotating right arm up, left arm up, left leg up and right leg up.  Roughly 3 minutes

Numberama: 11

Namerama: Waldo, Snips, High Stick, Sugar Mountain, Fish N Chips, Manana, Easy In, Chum, Hospice (R), Mayhem (R), Sakrete

Pledge and COT

Moleskin:   This one looked way better on paper.  With the lights being off where the flag was planted YHC had to adjust on the fly.  Took longer than desired to explain and get moving.  Can’t all be great.

Nine Times + dad jokes = P200 afterburn

  • When: 20210325
  • QIC: Peaches
  • The PAX: Fish-n-Chips, Swinger, Waldo, Mayhem (Respect), Sakrete, Easy-In, Chum, Snips, and YHC


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PAX: Fish-n-Chips, Swinger, Waldo, Mayhem (Respect), Sakrete, Easy-In, Chum, Snips, and YHC

The weather was rather muggy with temperatures in the low 60s.
Warm-up consisted of leg stretches (TTT & Don Q) followed by a mosey to the front entrance of the park.
Once at the entrance, an additional warm up with baby arm circles and chest stretches was done.
The thang was a nine times routine. This was a run around the front noisy parking lot, with stops at each end for Merkins at one end, and core exercises at the other. (Like a looping string-of-pearls)
Merkins: 20 × 9 times = 180. Core exercises was 20×9 = 180. I did not want to leave the PAX short, so we did an additional 20 of each to make an even 200 Merkins +200 core.

Moleskine. Mumble chatter was through the roof at Bedrock. YHC requested everyone to tell a dumb dad joke. This opened the can of worms, especially with Fish & Chips in the crowd, for a lot of frivolity and laughter. Control was difficult but the men pushed forward and completed every task perfectly.

Devo: James chapter 2 verse 14 & 15 Faith without works – faith alone is not enough

WHY IS DEFIB SO FAST??

  • When: 20201215
  • QIC: Sakrete
  • The PAX: Snips, Splinter, Easy In, Mayhem (R), M&M (R), Sugar Mountain, Waldo, High Stick, Defib, Dri Prime, Fish N Chips, City Slicker, Repo


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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: A cool 41 degrees at kick off

FNGs: None today

COP:  10 TTT IC,  Flamingo with left leg planted (Pax count off), Flamingo with right leg planted (Pax count off), LBAC forward x 20 IC, LBAC reverse x 20 IC.  Mosey to the bridge and Bernie Sanders Run across bridge and Mosey back to flag.

The Thang:

Calf Raises OYO  (When YHC called your birthday month run around the gravel parking lot.  Goal is to catch the man in front of you while trying to not get caught by the guy behind you).  If you were passed 3 burpees OYO.

Grab a block and gather at entrance to the gravel lot.

20 curls for the girls on Q.  Run to the light pole on the right side.

15 Squat on Q.  Run back to blocks @ entrance to gravel lot.

20 curls for the girls on Q.  20 Tri Cep Extension on Q.  Run to the light pole on the right side.

15 Squats on Q.  15 WW1 situps on Q.  Run back to block @ entrance to gravel lot.

20 curls for the girls on Q.  20 Tri Cep Extensions on Q.  20 Chest presses (on your six).  Run to the light pole on the right side

20 Squats on Q.  15 WW1 situps on Q.  15 Lt. Dan OYO.

Indian Run to entrance to the park where the baseballs are.

15 dips on Q.  Run out to the gate and back.

15 dips on Q.  15 Step Ups OYO.  Run out to the gate and back.

Mosey to the wiffle ball field via wooden bridge.  Gather at home plate.  20 merkins OYO.  Jailbreak around the bases.  20 merkins OYO.  Mosey back to the blocks via path on opposite side of Wiffle ball field from where you entered.  Once back at the blocks Stow and meet back @ flag.

Mary: Thundestruck Plank-merkins (Play Thunderstruck by AC/DC.  Hold plank.  When they say thunder in the song execute a merkin.  If you break plank run down to the light pole and back.  Rinse and Repeat)

Numberama: 14

Namerama: Snips, Splinter, Easy In, Mayhem (R), M&M (R), Sugar Mountain, Waldo, High Stick, Defib, Dri Prime, Fish N Chips, City Slicker, Repo, Sakrete

Pledge and COT

Announcements: Raised over $550 for Operation Sweet Tooth at the Christmas drop in last week.  Good on you men.

The Guild tomorrow morning at the big gazebo in the park.  0500.

January 9th anniversary convergence @ 0700 @ Faultline.  Anniversary party @ green barn @ Carnes Cross Roads that evening

Devo: To Pray For
And the Holy Spirit helps us in our weakness. For example, we don’t know what God wants us to pray for. But the Holy Spirit prays for us with groaning’s that cannot be expressed in words. (NLT) ( Romans 8:26 )

Don’t know how to pray or unsure of what to say? Don’t worry, just spend time with God and count on the Holy Spirit to pray on your behalf. Talking with God is an important part of a growing spiritual life. Do you forget to pray regularly? Share your thoughts with God while you do a daily habit such as brushing your teeth. This will help jump start your prayer life. Or write down your prayers in a journal to detail out your thoughts

Moleskin:  It is Defib’s birthday.  Defib is very fast.  Dri Prime requested Thunderstruck as we were walking up to the flag to begin BC.  I am not one to disappoint a fan.  I made it work.  M&M and High Stick shared with me they thought I was a mother….. nevermind you get the point.   

It’s just after 9am and my legs already feel like that baby giraffe learning to walk.  Ain’t gonna be a good day.