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Bedrock Block Party

  • When: 20220322
  • QIC: Waldo
  • The PAX: Manana, Easy In, Swamp Fox


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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: Upper-40s…comfortably cool

FNGs: None

COP: SSH x25 IC; TTT x10 IC; Mountain Climbers x15 IC; Imperial Walkers x15 IC; LBAC forward & backward OYO

The Thang:
Each man grabbed a block, and we also grabbed one extra block, and gathered at the yield sign at the traffic circle by the flag.

We each take a turn farmer’s carrying two blocks around the traffic circle.  While the farmer’s carry is happening, the other three men do a called exercise OYO.  That one exercise continues until all four of us have done a farmer’s carry.  Then we do it again, but change the exercise.  The exercises were:
Block Press
Curls for the Girls
Lawn Mower (switch arms at your discretion)
LBCs

We then leave the extra block behind while we each carry our block to the wiffle ball field.

At the field we do the following:
At home plate, 5 blockees.
Leave your block at home plate, then burpee broad jump to first base.
At first base, 10 merkins.
Bear crawl from first base to second base.
At second base, 15 squats.
Sumo squat from second base to third base.
At third base, 20 LBCs (single count)
Run around the circle and return to your block.
Repeat.

After a couple of rounds, we ran out of time and returned to the flag and stowed the blocks.

Mary: Figure Four Reverse Crunch x15 on Q (right leg over left knee, then switch legs); Heel Touches x30 IC; Flutter Kicks x10 IC

Numberama: 4

Namerama: Manana, Easy In, Swamp Fox, Waldo

Pledge and COT

Announcements: Several events in the coming months.  Easter Convergence & Beast Week included.

Devo: We tend to lean on our strengths, but you can’t neglect your weaknesses.

Moleskin: I’m getting back into the Q rhythm after a few months off, and realized I can’t just keep doing legs/abs workouts.  So this was a more upper-body oriented workout than I normally do, with a little bit of leg/ab work thrown in.  Overall, it seemed to be a solid all-around workout.

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

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.

A Bedrock Rerun

  • When: 20211007
  • QIC: Waldo
  • The PAX: Fish N Chips, Defib, Easy In, Mayhem, Swamp Fox, Old D


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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 muggy, but luckily not raining

FNGs: None

COP: SSH x25 IC; TTT x10 IC; Mountain Climbers x15 IC; LBAC forward & backward OYO; lunge walk around the circle

The Thang:
-At the flag: Tempo LBCs (3 count on the way up, 1 count on the way down) x10 IC; Reverse Tempo LBCs (1 count on the way up, 3 count on the way down) x10 IC; run around dirt parking lot
-At the flag: Tempo LBCs x15 IC; Reverse Tempo LBCs x15 IC; Squats x10 on Q; run to big pavilion
-At the picnic pavilion: Tempo LBCs x20 IC; Reverse Tempo LBCs x20 IC; Squats x15 on Q; Step ups x10 each leg OYO; run to front of park
-At small wall: Tempo LBCs x25 IC; Reverse Tempo LBCs x25 IC; Squats x20 on Q; Step ups x15 each leg OYO; Box Jumps x10 OYO
-At big wall: Hold people’s chair for about 30-45 seconds
-At small wall: Box Jumps x10 OYO; Step ups x15 each leg OYO; Squats x20 on Q; Reverse Tempo LBCs x25 IC; Tempo LBCs x25 IC; run to big pavilion
-At the picnic pavilion: Step ups x10 each leg OYO; Squats x15 on Q; Reverse Tempo LBCs x20 IC; Tempo LBCs x20 IC; run to flag
-At the flag: Squats x10 on Q; Reverse Tempo LBCs x15 IC; Tempo LBCs x15 IC; run around dirt parking lot
-At the flag: Reverse Tempo LBCs x10 IC; Tempo LBCs x10 IC

Mary: None…did enough LBCs during the workout that Mary wasn’t needed

Numberama: 7

Namerama: Fish N Chips, Defib, Easy In, Mayhem, Swamp Fox, Old D, Waldo

Pledge and COT

Announcements: Bedrock will host this week’s rotating Saturday workout.

Devo: Debates can be fun, but if they cause you angst or anger, then what’s the point?

Moleskin: It was time for an ab/leg workout, and I found one that I made up a year ago, and decided to give it another run…This is a workout that fits perfectly into the 45-minute timeslot and gives your legs and abs a great workout.

The Snips Merry-Go-Round

  • When: 20210923
  • QIC: Waldo (Snips as Co-Q)
  • The PAX: Easy In, Fish N Chips, Placebo, Pretzel, Stalker, Old D, Swamp Fox, Three's Company, Chum


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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 60s, clear, perfect (though with some standing water from all the rain earlier in the week

FNGs: None

COP: SSH x15 IC; Don Quixote x15 IC; LBAC x15 IC forward & backward; Overhead Claps x15 IC; TTT x15 IC

The Thang:
-Indian run to the whiffle ball field, going the long way around.
-Split into 5 groups.  4 of the groups will start at a different base while the 5th group starts as the runners.
-The pax that are running will take one lap around the field, while they are doing that, the pax at home plate are doing flutter kicks, the pax at 1st base are doing burpees, the pax at 2nd base are doing LBCs, and the pax at 3rd base are doing merkins.
-Once the runners complete their lap, everyone rotates…the runners go to home, home goes to 1st base, 1st base goes to 2nd, 2nd base goes to 3rd, and the men at 3rd base become the runners.  Continue this rotation until around 5:35.
-Mosey back to the flag.

Mary: LBC x30 IC; WWI situps x20 on Q; American Hammers x10 IC

Numberama: 11

Namerama: Easy In, Fish N Chips, Placebo, Pretzel, Stalker, Old D, Swamp Fox, Three’s Company, Chum, Snips, Waldo

Pledge and COT

Announcements: Saturday workout is at Fault Line.

Devo: Taking on a new leadership role can be scary.  Yes, you may make some mistakes, but if people were encouraging you to take on that role, then they have faith in your ability to do it…but if you wait until you personally feel like you are ready, you may never make the leap.  So sometimes you have to take the risk and go out and lead before you feel like you are ready.

Moleskin: It’s always exciting when somebody steps up to co-Q for the first time.  Snips has been a regular at Bedrock since December, and finally took the leap to lead for the first time this morning.  He had to deal with the first co-Q jitters, the classic Fish N Chips stalling tactics, and some solid mumble chatter, but he handled all of that well and led us through a good workout.  I look forward to what he’ll bring to the Q table going forward.

Figure 8s

  • When: 20210902
  • QIC: Waldo
  • The PAX: Easy In, Mayhem, Swamp Fox, Fish n Chips, DeFib, Chum, Survivor, Manana


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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, but not quite as humid as we had been used to…And dry..no puddles around the park today.

FNGs: None

COP: SSH x20 IC; TTT x10 IC; Mountain Climbers x15 IC; Imperial Walkers x15 IC; LBAC forward & backward OYO

The Thang:
-Mosey to big picnic pavilion
-Tricep Dips x15 on Q; LBCs x20 IC; Box Jumps x10 OYO
-Mosey to whiffle ball field
-At the field, we did a figure 8 type movement.  Run a lap around the field; At home plate, merkins x5; Bear crawl to first base; V-ups x5; Mosey to pitchers mound; Burpees x5; Mosey to third base; Squats x5; Lunge walk to 2nd base; WW1 Situps x5; Mosey to pitchers mound; Burpees x5; Mosey to Home plate.
-Repeat that cycle until 0540…increasing the reps by 1 each time you go through the cycle (except the burpees, those always stay at 5)
-At around 0540, gather at the pitchers mound; Monkey humpers x15 IC.
-Mosey back to the flage

Mary: LBCs x42 IC

Numberama: 10

Namerama: Easy In, Mayhem, Swamp Fox, Fish n Chips, DeFib, Chum, Survivor, Manana, Waldo

Pledge and COT

Announcements: Saturday rotating workout is at Tectonic this week.  September 11th convergence @ Nexton. Get in touch w/ Pretzel if you’re interested in SpeedForNeed.

Devo: Never underestimate the power of a sincere apology.

Moleskin: A good workout is only as good as you can communicate it…and I probably had a few too many steps in my Figure 8 routine, but luckily after one round, most of the pax seemed to have the pattern down.  Overall, it was a solid workout, and the mumble chatter was great as always.  I also passed along the AOQ duties to Manana, who I’m sure is going to lead Bedrock well.  It’s been a pleasure leading the Country Club for the last 19 months.

A Tabata for Arms

  • When: 20210824
  • QIC: Waldo
  • The PAX: Easy In, Mayhem, Swamp Fox, Fish n Chips, Sugar Mountain, Snips


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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: Typical summer morning…warm and muggy and a bit foggy too

FNGs: None

COP: SSH x10 IC; TTT x10 IC; Imperial Walkers x15 IC; LBAC forward & backward OYO

The Thang:
-Grab 2 bricks each
-Today we did a series of classic Tabatas.  Each Tabata was a single exercise, 20 seconds on, 10 seconds off, 8 sets.
-At the flag, Tabata #1 – Curls w/ the bricks.
-Mosey to the bridge (carrying bricks), Tabata #2 – Dips.
-Mosey to the far parking lot (carrying bricks), Tabata #3 – OH Press.
-Mosey to the small wall (carrying bricks), Tabata #4 – Incline Merkins.
-Mosey to whiffle ball field (carrying bricks), Tabata #5 – Tricep Extensions.
-Mosey to smaller pavilion (carrying bricks, Tabata #6 – Curls w/ the bricks.
-Mosey back to flag & stow bricks

Mary: LBCs x25 IC; Heel Touches x25 IC

Numberama: 7

Namerama: Easy In, Mayhem, Swamp Fox, Fish n Chips, Sugar Mountain, Snips, Waldo

Pledge and COT

Announcements: Saturday rotating workout is at FaultLine this week.  Get in touch w/ Pretzel if you’re interested in SpeedForNeed.  Sept. 11 Convergence at Nexton.

Devo: Be prepared…whether it is to fill in to Q or for whatever else life throws at you.  Be mentally & physically ready.

Moleskin: I had done an all-leg tabata back in July, so I decided to do an arm version of the workout today.  The bricks were a bit underwhelming on the first set of curls, but they started feeling heavier as the workout went along.

The skateboarders are making Zeus angry

  • When: 20210805
  • QIC: Waldo
  • The PAX: Easy In, Mayhem, Fish n Chips, Swamp Fox, Snips


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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: Upper 60s…so actually not too bad for August.  Light drizzle at times

FNGs: None

COP: SSH x20 IC; TTT x10 IC; Imperial Walkers x15 IC; LBAC OYO (forward then backward); Slow mosey around dirt parking lot

The Thang:
-Grab two cinderblocks and return to the flag.
-Curls for the Girls x20; Calf raises (while holding cinderblocks) x20; Lawn Mowers x10 each arm; Farmers Carry the blocks around the circle…all OYO.
-Repeat the above set until Q says to stop (lasted 10-15 minutes…I wasn’t keeping track).
-Leave blocks at the circle and mosey to the whiffle ball field.
-At ‘home plate’, do Squats x10 & Burpees x5, then sprint to first base, side shuffle to second base, run backwards to third base, side shuffle home…all OYO.
-Repeat the above set until Q says to stop (lasted 10-15 minutes).
-Howling Monkeys (all pax hold monkey humper position, while we all take turns doing monkey humpers x10).
-Mosey back to the flag & stow blocks

Mary: LBCs x50 IC

Numberama: 6

Namerama: Easy In, Mayhem, Fish n Chips, Swamp Fox, Snips, Waldo

Pledge and COT

Announcements: Saturday rotating workout is at Tectonic this week.  Back-to-school Liquefaction @ Major Dad’s house on Aug. 12.  SpeedForNeed 5k is needing volunteers…see Pretzel for details.

Devo: We have so many options of what to consume, but we also can choose not to consume what we don’t want to consume most of the time.  No need to continuously complain about certain news channels or programs or certain shows or certain Olympic sports while you are still choosing to watch those things.

Moleskin: This was a fun workout that allowed plenty of opportunity for mumble chatter, where we learned that Fish n Chips does not like skateboarding being an Olympic sport this year.