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Vegas Baby!

  • When: 20191001
  • QIC: Flo
  • The PAX: Middle School, Green Bags, Chowdah, Matlock, Schrute, Splinter, Space Cowboy, Fanny Pack, Smokey, Peg (R), Milton


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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:  75 degrees

FNGs:  None

COP:  Slaughter Starter (20 Burpees), LBAC, TTT, Monkey Humpers

The Thang:

Mosey to Jingles Hill and play Blackjack. Blackjack is like 11’s but with the number 21. We used Merkins and Big Boy Sit-Ups. Mosey home.

Mary:  Roll-Ups, Pickle Pounders

Numberama, Namerama, Announcements, Pledge, COT

Devo: YHC shared about Jonah. In his disobedience he ran the opposite direction from where God was commanding him to go. As a result, he ended up on a ship in the sea in the middle of a terrible storm. As a last resort to save their lives, the crew of the ship through Jonah overboard. God provided a great fish/whale to swallow Jonah. He survived in the belly of the fish for three days.

We tend to view Jonah being swallowed by the fish as the worst thing possible, but God’s word indicates this fish was provided by God as a means of rescue. Jonah would have drowned had God not sent the fish.

Sometimes the situations that seem the most unpleasant to us, are God’s way of getting our attention and getting us refocused on the right path forward. He got Jonah alone in isolation and discomfort for three days. It allowed Jonah to come under conviction, repentance and obedience.

Keep the perspective that there may be something we need to learn or deal with in times of trial.

Moleskin: YHC has now Q’d Blackjack five times at various AOs. I have finished once. Much depends on the distance of the run in between the exercises. Apparently Jingles Hill is too far of a run. The fellas persevered and pushed through what can be a grinding workout where much of the toughness needed is mental. Good work fellas!

Visit to the Concrete Beast

  • When: 20190813
  • QIC: Peg
  • The PAX: Cannoli, Space Cowboy, High Stick, Sugar Mountain, Good Times, Mary, Old Flame, Greenbags, Grits, Flo, Freeloader, Dockers, Schrute, Blue Light Special, Smokey, Milton


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Conditions – hot and humid – typical mid-August morning

Disclaimer – given

FNGs – none

Warmup – TTT x 15 IC, LBAC X 10 IC fwd/bwd, DQ x 15 IC, IW x 15 IC

Mosey to blockpile and get two bricks each.

Indian run to Jingles Hill

Plank on bricks for 1 min

Run to top of JH and plank on bricks.

15 brick raises from plank IC

Run to garage

Plank on bricks for 1 min

Thang – split into two groups – group one run to top of garage via ramps and back down, group two run to top of garage via stairs and back down stairs twice. Switch with group one. Then switch again.

Run back to AO with one stop for 15 brick raises from plank IC

Mary – no time

Numberama, Namearama, Pledge, COT

Moleskin – YHC is training for BRR and MCM so brought some hill running and core work to Seismic. The men of Seismic crushed it. Always enjoy the opportunity to lead at Seismic!

 

Sakrete at the TOTS

  • When: 20190806
  • QIC: Sakrete
  • The PAX: Hospice (R), Matlock, Mary, High Stick, Space Cowboy, Fanny Pack, Peg (R), Smokey, Flo, Milton, Old Flame (R), Cannoli, City Slicker


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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: 70 degrees and humidity is ridiculous.

FNGs: NOT TODAY

COP:  15 LBAC FORWARD IC; 15 LBAC REVERSE IC; 15 TTT IC; 15 MORACCAN NIGHT CLUBS IC; 15 HILLBILLIES IC; 15 IMPERIAL WALKERS IC

The Thang:

Assemble at the beginning of the parking lot closest to Doty Park.  ST1 intersection of parking lot to DOTY and Community Center parking lot.  ST2 flag pole in Community Center parking lot.  ST3:  End of the parking lot by other entrance.  ST4 center section by the “horseshoe wall”.  ST5 end of parking lot beside trash cans.  ST 6 Grass beside the block pile. For the remainder of the BB we will simply refer to them at ST1-5.  All exercisers were done as 10 reps and on Q unless other wise noted.

ST1 – Merkins- jailbreak to ST2

ST2 Merkins, Squats- jailbreak to ST3

ST3 Merkins, Squats, WWI Sit Ups- jail break to ST4

ST4 Merkins, Squats, WWI Sit Ups, Carolina Dry Docks- jail break to ST5

ST5 Merkins, Squats, WWI Sit Ups, Carolina Dry Docks, Bobby Hurleys (10 OYO)- mosey to ST6

*get blocks prior to ST6 and leave blocks at this station

ST6 Curls for the girls, Tri Cep Extension, Over head Press- mosey to ST1

ST1 Merkins, Squats, WWI Sit Ups, Carolina Dry Docks, Bobby Hurleys (10 OYO), LBC- jailbreak to ST2

ST2 Merkins Squats, WWI Sit Ups, Carolina Dry Docks, Bobby Hurleys (10 OYO), LBC,  Hand release merkins-jailbreak to ST3

ST3 Merkins, Squats, WWI Sit Ups, Carolina Dry Docks, Bobby Hurleys (10 OYO), LBC, Hand Release Merkins, Calf Raises- jailbreak to ST4

ST4- Merkins, Squats, WWI Sit Ups, Carolina Dry Docks, Bobby Hurleys (10 OYO), LBC, Hand Release Merkins, Calf Raises, Flutter Kicks- jailbreak to ST 5

ST5- Merkins, Squats, WWI Sit Ups, Carolina, Dry Docks, Bobby Hurleys (10 OYO), LBC, Hand Release Merkins,

Calf Raises, Flutter Kicks- mosey to ST 6

ST6- Curls for the girls, Tri Cep extension, Over head press, Lawn Mower right arm, lawn mower left arm

*stow the blocks

10 burpees OYO and get back to the flag

Mary: 15 hill touches; hold plank for remaining time.  If your plank breaks run down to end of the parking lot beside Doty and back.

Numberama: 14

Namerama: Hospice, Matlock, Mary, High Stick, Space Cowboy, Fanny Pack, Peg, Smokey, Flo, Milton, Old Flame, Cannoli, City Slicker, Sakrete

Pledge and COT: YEP

Announcements: Labor Day convergence at Magnirock ( Magnitude/Bedrock).

Devo:

Moleskin:   This was the second run of this particular workout.  There were some variations but for the main part this is what we did @ The Ditch the other day.  I will be bringing this to different AO soon.  The men at the Tip of the Spear did not give me much in the way of mumble chatter this morning.  It was good to see the flag planted in front of the Community Center again.  Seismic is back boys!!

I Learned How to Spell Nostalgia for This Backblast

  • When: 20190808
  • QIC: Flo
  • The PAX: Hospice (R), Peg, Cannoli, Spooky, Bee Wax, Freeloader, Dockers, Space Cowboy, Good Times, Schrute, Milton, Pretzel, Smokey


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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:  76 degrees

FNGs:  None

COP:

High Knees, SSH, TTT, Don Quiote, Terrible Ts, Imperial Walkers

The Thang:

Seismic recently moved back to it’s old (and newly renovated) stomping grounds on what is now the Rollins Edwards Community Center. YHC was nostalgic about the move and wanted to honor his first workout on this hallowed ground. Thanks to a solid turnout, YHC called an audible and didn’t use the logs, but we still did four corners around the parking lot.

20 Buddy Get-Ups

Buddy up with a partner who you’ll take turns carrying from one station to the next.

Round One:

Station 1: 20 Merkins

Station 2: 20 Squats

Station 3: 10 Burpees each

Station 4: 20 Calf Raises

 

Time out for Big Boy Sit-Ups

 

Round Two:

Station 1: 20 Buddy Get-Ups

Station 2: Seal Merkins

Station 3: Seal Merkins (flapjack positions with partner)

Station 4: 10 Burpees

 

Chill Cut

Bear Crawl 25 yards, complete 10 Burpees, Sprint Back while partner does WWI Sit-Ups

 

Cold War Sit-Ups

 

Catch Me if You Can for ¼ Mile

Bear Crawl 25 yards and mosey to the flag for Mary

Mary:  WW2 Sit-Ups, Pickle Pounders, LBCs, Terrible Ts, Flutter Kicks

Numberama, Namerama, Announcements, Pledge, COT

Devo:

Hebrews 9:27: “Just as people are destined to die once, and after that to face judgment,”

In the wake of our brother Wilson’s passing and the sudden/unexpected terminal diagnosis for another acquaintance of mine, YHC reminded the PAX that life is short and reiterated two points regarding the brevity of our time on Earth:

  1. When we die we’ll face judgment. While F3 isn’t a Christian organization, YHC is a Christian and thus my devos come from that point of view. The only way to have a relationship with God now and in eternity is through Jesus Christ
  2. You never know when your days will be up. Pour into those around you while you can because our time is short.

Moleskin: This week has been rough for YHC. After over a week of no strenuous activity and poor eating on vacation, getting back in the groove has been tough. Calling Cold War Sit-Ups to have a moment to catch my breath and stop the world from spinning wasn’t in the game plan. It was nice to hear afterward that other PAX found the workout difficult. That’s generally the sign of a successful Q.

This Looked Better On Paper

  • When: 20190730
  • QIC: Milton
  • The PAX: Cannoli, Freeloader, Green Bags, Catepillar, Bee Wax, Hospice, Grits, Peg, Grasshopper, Space Cowboy, Fanny Pack, Smokey, Probie


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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: Low 70s

FNGs: None

COP:

Slaughter Starter: 20 Burpees OYO

The Thang:

DORA: 100 Burpees, 200 Merkins, 300 Squats. Partner Cusacks a block to the end of the parking lot and back.

Horseshoe pit: 5 squats – 5 step ups (each leg), 10 squats – 5 step ups (each leg), 15 squats – 5 step ups (each leg), 20 squats – 5 step ups (each leg), 25 squats – 5 step ups (each leg)

Mary:

WWI Sit-ups: 20 OQ

Numberama: 14

Namerama: Cannoli, Freeloader, Green Bags, Catepillar, Bee Wax, Hospice, Grits, Peg, Grasshopper, Space Cowboy, Fanny Pack, Smokey, Probie

Pledge and COT

Announcements: None

Devo: Don’t just pray for blessings for you and your family. Pray that those blessings would be an example for others to see. Pray that your light shines into someone else’s darkness.

Moleskin: Everyone loves burpees!

Devon Gales – The July Running of The Hero

  • When: 20190723
  • QIC: Milton
  • The PAX: Peg, Grits, Matlock, Old Flame, Sugar Mountain, High Stick, Placebo, Auger, Space Cowboy, Good Times, Fanny Pack, Hospice


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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: 80 degrees

FNGs: None

COP:

SSH: 15 – IC

TTT: 10 -IC

Don Quixote: 10 – IC

LBAC: 10 – IC (Forward and Backward)

Every month the men of Seismic gather to run the Hero, the AO’s monthly endurance test, in honor of a hero to one of the PAX. This month, we choose to honor Devon Gales. Devon was a walk-on wide receiver for Southern University. On September 26, 2015 in a game against The University of Georgia he was involved in a collision that left him paralyzed from the neck down. He has never doubted that he will work through his injury, and learn to walk again.  

The Hero Workout:

  – 20 Curls for my wife

  – 20 Overhead Presses

  – 20 Tricep Dips

  – 20 Step-Ups

  – .30 Mile Run

AMRAP

Numberama: 13

Namerama: Peg, Grits, Matlock, Old Flame, Sugar Mountain, High Stick, Placebo, Auger, Space Cowboy, Good Times, Fanny Pack, Hospice, Milton

Announcements:  Old Flame is back.

Pledge

COT

Moleskin: We may all be local TV news famous.

You can go home again

  • When: 20190718
  • QIC: Peg
  • The PAX: Grasshopper, Fanny Pack, Grits (R), City Slicker, Space Cowboy, Schrute, Milton, Hospice (R), Good Times


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Conditions – upper 70s and moist

Location – back to the front of the old Armory building/new community center

FNGs – none

Disclaimer – given

TTTx15, DQx15, LBACx10, IWx10

Form one column for mosey to the top of Goose hill

11 Squats at top of Goose hill then run to top of Jingles hill for 11 Burpees. Run back and stop at halfway point for 11 plankjacks. 

Form back up into one column for some Mary on the run. Two stops on the way back – one for American Hammers x 25 IC and one for LBCs x 25. 

Return to AO and get one brick and two blocks. Viking pushups x 10, OHP X 20, Curls X 20, Squats X 20, Chest Press X 20, LBCs with Block X 20.

Run short lap. Repeat sequence – VP x9, Everything else X 10. 

Split into teams for a relay race around the Doty park block. 

Numberama, Namearama, Pledge, COT

Moleskin: Good to be back starting in the old location after all of the construction. AOQ Milton lead the charge for a 3rd time in a row on Tuesday and delivered a beatdown with a message that I heard loud and clear – someone step and Q! Happy for the chance to lead! I started with a return to the scene of the crime on Tuesday for a quick fakeout on reliving that one with a twist but after one round we returned to the AO for some block work. Speed was on display Thursday at the start and the finish – Hospice gave new meaning to coming in Hot…or is it now coming in Hospice? And we finished with a relay that had teams running in opposite directions around the block. Great work men!

Stranger Things

  • When: 20190716
  • QIC: Milton
  • The PAX: Hospice, Cannoli, Smokey, Peg, Matlock, Green Bags, Grits, Fanny Pack, Space Cowboy, Grasshopper, Schrute, Chowda, Flo, Probie


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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: 76 degrees and 200% humidity

FNGs: None

COP:

Side Straddle Hopper’s: 25 – IC

Jane Fonda’s  – 15 – IC

Terrible Mr. T’s – 15 – IC

The Thang:

Mosey to Goose Hill

Elevens: Squats at the bottom, burpees at the top

Mary:

No time

Numberama: 15

Namerama: Hospice, Cannoli, Smokey, Peg, Matlock, Green Bags, Grits, Fanny Pack, Space Cowboy, Grasshopper, Schrute, Chowda, Flo, Probie, Milton

Pledge and COT

Announcements:

July Q sheet is empty

Devo: Be a thermostat not a thermometer. Your attitude and actions have an impact on everyone around you. Make it a positive impact.

Moleskin:   replace with moleskin

HAPPY 4TH BIRTHDAY BEDROCK

  • When: 20190711
  • QIC: Sakrete
  • The PAX: Wambach, Chum, Fish N Chips, Stalker (R), Splinter, Show Me, Gypsy, Streaker, City Slicker, Bob the Builder (R), Pretzel, AC/DC, Peg (R), Grits R, Cheetah, Robin Wood, Double Trouble, Swinger, Wreck It Ralph, Defib, Major Dad (R), Easy In, Yo Adrian (R), Prius (R) Hospice (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 warm 75 degrees with 95% humidity.  Thunder and lightning ceased prior to 0500.

FNGs: None today.  Disclaimer given.

COP:  No time today.  Stretch before you come.  Was outlined in preblast.

The Thang:

10 BURPEES OYO

10 MERKINS ON Q

10 SQUATS ON Q

10 LBAC ON Q

*Repeat 3 times for a total of 40 reps.*

Get in a team of 3.  Run over to wiffle ball field.  Stay with your team.  If a member of your team is slow then whole team needs to be slow.

Once at the ball field. Line up on one of the bases.

10 Bobby Hurley; 10 Carolina Dry Docks; 10 Monkey Humpers; 10 WW1 SITUPS ALL ON Q

Jailbreak one base (simulate a single)

Repeat exercises.  Jail break a double.

Repeat exercises.  Jail break a triple.

Repeat exercises.  Easy home run trot.

40 total reps.

Team up and mosey to the scoreboard behind the ball field.

10 pull ups on Q; 10 hand release merkins on Q; 10 calf raises on Q; 10 flutter kicks IC

Team back up and run to the palm trees.  Bear crawl 2 palm trees.  Lunge walk 2 palm trees.  Crab walk 2 palm trees.  Rinse and repeat until end of the trees.

Team back up and get back to the light pole before the flag.  Get in rows.  Jail break through the flag.  don’t let up until you get there.

Mary: Pickle pounders happy birthday to all the current and former AO Qs.

Numberama: 26

Namerama: Wambach, Chum, Fish N Chips, Stalker (R), Splinter, Show Me, Gypsy, Streaker, City Slicker, Bob the Builder (R), Pretzel, AC/DC, Peg (R), Grits R, Cheetah, Robin Wood, Double Trouble, Swinger, Wreck It Ralph, Defib, Major Dad (R), Easy In, Yo Adrian (R), Prius (R) Hospice (R), Sakrete

Pledge and COT

Announcements: None today.  Slow time of year.

Devo:

Complete Honesty

Yes, what joy for those whose record the LORD has cleared of guilt, whose lives are lived in complete honesty! (NLT) ( Psalm 32:2 )

 

How is it possible for God to clear us of guilt if we aren’t honest about our guiltiness? Many times we hide our sins from ourselves by failing to recognize them or we hide them from others when we aren’t transparent. This verse tells us we can find joy in our honesty and God will clear us of our brokenness. Please don’t use this to condemn yourself of guilt. Instead, use it to positively embrace transparency in your life. Work towards transparency by sharing your struggles with others. They in turn will see Jesus is your strength.

Moleskin:   Today Bedrock celebrated its 4 birthday.  Actual birthday is 7-14.  The PAX showed up and showed out today.  YHC had been sitting on this Q for a while.  Glad to be given the opportunity to execute it. Thanks for letting me lead gentleman.  Fish N Chips and Chum tried hard to steer the Q off the plan but YHC had the Q juice flowing heavy this morning.  T Claps to Gypsy, City Slicker, Splinter, Double Trouble, Swinger, and Show Me for getting in a little SCS action.  We also had 2 spectators from the IR today.  Major Dad and Hospice enjoyed a nice leisurely stroll around the park.  Heal up quick fellas.

Drop Off Some Timber

  • When: 20190709
  • QIC: Milton
  • The PAX: Smokey, Freeloader, M&M, Grasshopper, Bee Wax, Peg, Fanny Pack


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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: 80 degrees and humid

FNGs: None

COP:

SSH: 15 – IC

TTT: 10 – IC

LBAC (Forward): 10 – IC

LBAC (Backward): 10 – IC

T Claps: 10 – IC

Merkins: 25 – OQ

The Thang:

Grab a partner and a log. Take a trip around the outside of the AO.

Stop 1: 5 get-ups with the log

Stop 2: 5 get-ups with the log, 10 up and overs with the log

Stop 3: 5 get-ups with the log, 10 up and overs with the log, 20 big boy sit-ups with the log

Stop 4: 5 get-ups with the log, 10 up and overs with the log, 20 big boy sit-ups with the log, 30 squats with the log

Stop 5: 5 get-ups with the log, 10 up and overs with the log, 20 big boy sit-ups with the log, 30 squats with the log, 40 curls with the log

Stop 6: 5 get-ups with the log, 10 up and overs with the log, 20 big boy sit-ups with the log, 30 squats with the log, 40 curls with the log, 50 calf raises with the log

Mary:

PAX is in a circle and everyone starts in the high plank/merkin position. First person says 1, that person goes down and holds his low plank/low merkin position.  The person to his right says 2, that person goes down and holds his low plank/low merkin position.  Person 3 goes, 4, 5…etc. Continue this pattern until you get back to the first person.

This process was used for merkins and flutter kicks.

American Hammer: 20 – IC

Numberama: 8

Namerama: Smokey, Freeloader, M&M, Grasshopper, Bee Wax, Peg, Fanny Pack, Milton

Pledge and COT

Announcements: None

Devo: Failure is an event, not an identity. Don’t let past failure or fear of future failure define who you are.

Moleskin:   replace with moleskin