F3 Greenwood

Prom night at Shipyard

Sixteen pax emerged from the gloom this morning at the Shipyard to learn a little of the “why” behind why we do things the way we do in F3. Fortunately for YHC, a man can teach what not to do as well as what to do. Lots of what-not-to-do lessons in the gloom this morning.

Conditions

  • 68° and steamy, South Cackalackee style.

Disclaimer

  • YHC is not a professional, which will be painfully obvious before the top of the hour. YHC noted that the disclaimer was important and explained why.

CoP

  • Mosey over to the big flag pole and circle up
  • SSH x 25 IC
  • Imperial Walker x 20 IC
  • Merkins x 15 IC
  • American Hammer x 15 IC
  • LBAC x 15 forward IC
  • LBAC x 15 reverse IC
  • Burpees x 10 OYO

YHC went over how to count and how to call each exercise, noting that each exercise has its own pace and cadence and that the cadence should match the movement.

TheThang

  • Mosey over to the wall
  • Balls to the Wall while UncleBuck counts (quickly) to 10
  • Mosey over to the student parking lot
  • The Beast
    • Mosey from to the far side of the parking lot and back, stopping at each pole to perform 6 reps of the called exercise
    • Exercises were merkins and LBCs
  • Partner up for some teamwork lessons
    • P1 does 10 merkins while P2 holds high plank.
    • Flapjack
    • Accumulate 100 between partners
    • P1 does 10 squats (good squats with full range of motion) while P2 holds People’s Chair
    • Flapjack
    • Accumulate 100 between partners #CrowdPleaser
  • Mosey back over to the big flag pole for Dealer’s Choice
    • Each guy who had never Q’d a workout took a turn leading 5(ish) reps of an exercise with an emphasis on how to count and cadence. (Here, someone called “Balls to the Grass” and things got creepy for a minute)
  • Mosey back to the shovel flag

YHC launched headlong into discussion of ACES and how it relates to the workout

ACES

  • Authenticity – If you can’t do it, don’t Q it
  • Consistency – Why we count the same way every time
  • Energy – The pax feed off the Q so bring it
  • Selflessness – The Q is Not about you; it is about the pax

[Author’s Note: For the sake of consistency in the backblast, YHC will list the Count-O-Rama and Name-O-Rama here, but it didn’t go down exactly like that. More on that in the Moleskin.]

Count-O-Rama

  • 16 pax!

Name-O-Rama

CoT

Announcements

  • REDFriday shirts available until 7/4. RunTheWood shirts available until 6/27. Get with MeterMaid or Meatloaf to get in on an order and save on shipping!
  • Houston Leap effort. YHC is LaunchQ and Alpo is TalentQ. If you want to help whether on the ground here or DR in Houston, let one of us know THIS WEEK!
  • Others YHC cannot recall thanks to fatigue brain. #Cobains

Prayer Requests

  • Bishop Family
  • Scott Family (BlueBall)
  • Smoky’s friend who had stillborn child
  • Orlando

BoM

  • Closed out by YHC, who reminded the pax that F3 is open to men of any religion or no religion. Every workout ends with a shout out. YHC is a Christian and will close in a Christian prayer. All that is asked is 30 seconds of respect which will be extended to each man when he is the Q.

Optional Devotion

  • YHC was chatting with Fountainhead about the book of Esther in the Bible. While there is no direct mention of God, His presence is apparent throughout the book. Esther is a young Jewish girl who is essentially a concubine for King Xerxes. When Mordecai, a Jewish man, learns of a plot to kill the Jews, he implores Esther to go the King. In those days, you didn’t go to the king unless you were summoned and it could likely mean her death. Mordecai said to her, “Perhaps you have been saved for such a time as this.” Men, we have been saved for such a time as this. We have been saved for this day, this moment, to be the leaders God created us to be. Today, let’s all lead from the front, first in our homes, then in our communities.

NakedMan Moleskin

  • There was lots of mumblechatter today at the Shipyard. Not sure if that is a function of an easy workout or the fact that YHC is an easy target.
  • There were many references to YHC, six inches and the prom. But between Crawfish and Puddin I couldn’t understand a word of it. It must have been funny, though, because YHC heard some laughter.
  • During Dealer’s Choice, a heretofore unnamed pax called “Balls to the Grass.” There were some (in)appropriate remarks once again about YHC, six inches and the prom. There was also a vague reference to an American delicacy. Of course, YHC is referring to good ol’ fashioned Apple Pie.
  • The pax embraced the partner work and grunted and groaned like it was, well, prom night.
  • Come to think of it, pretty much all of the mumblechatter was directed at the prom, YHC or both
  • YHC tested the pax at the end to see if they were paying attention. Since they noticed that we didn’t do the 22 merkins for the 22 vets who will commit suicide today, they passed. Then, for extra credit, they reminded YHC that we had not done the count-o-rama or name-o-rama. Remember that disclaimer? Still not a professional. #TTHOM
  • YHC did not really know most of the pax out at the Shipyard this morning, so it was a pleasure, as always, to lead you men, however frail that effort may have been.

Aye!

Jugz out!