F3 Greenwood

Tardy New Year’s Eve BB

First, let me say #Cobains for the tardy BB. It is outside of the standard and the norm for this #Starfish organization. But I would be remiss to just let it go by the wayside. 15 men put in some serious work Saturday and they deserve to see it posted. Aye!

YHC and Pusher initially had the CoQ for Saturday, but Pusher’s M wanted him out of town so she could enjoy some much needed peace and quiet without constant technology issues. With Georgia’s bowl game already out of the way, YHC wondered where Pusher may venture. Maybe on one of his impromptu gambling/golf adventures. Since Pusher has yet to return to the gloom, it remains a mystery.

YHC got to work planning a solo beatdown. In the 11th hour, Meatloaf asked to fill the void by Pusher. YHC should have known right then that Meatloaf was on tilt, looking to hijack the Q as much as possible. The conversation via text message went something like this:

Meatloaf: I’ll Q with you if we can stay away from a lot of back and hard leg work. I don’t want to post tomorrow, but if I lead I’ll be there.

YHC: Sweet! I was going to head over to the gazebo and recycle an old favorite with box jumps, dips and merkins. And burpees, of course.

Meatloaf: That’s what I was hoping to stay away from.

YHC: Too late. You’re in now. It’s like the mob. And Hotel California.

Meatloaf: Well, if that’s the case I get CoP then hand off to you for 20 minutes. Then I get 20 minutes and you can have Mary if there is time.

YHC: Hold up. You’re a guest at my Q and now you’re trying to be all bossy and stuff.

Meatloaf: I am Meatloaf. It’s what I do…

YHC: #Hijacker

Needless to say, Meatloaf totally hijacked the plan, made YHC change his part and then made us carry coupons all over the AO. Here’s what it looked like:

CoP

  • Disclaimer Given
  • Mosey to Coupons (Mumblechatter started early and flowed thought the morning, nice)
  • Grab a coupon and circle up on soccer field (Alpo and a few others forgot the start time and straggled in late)
  • Knowing how great my cadence is we started with
  • IW 15 IC
  • 5 Burpees OYO
  • Adrian 10 IC
  • 50 Chest Press OYO
  • 5 Burpees OYO
  • 50 Curls OYO
  • 15 We’re Not Worthy OYO
  • 5 Burpees OYO
  • 35 Heel Taps IC

Jugz on Q

  • Mosey over to open area for some plank-o-rama
  • 180 second plank. If your knees hit the ground, pay up with 5 burpees
  • 10 count to recover
  • 90 second plank. If your knees hit the ground, pay up with 5 burpees
  • Mosey over to the hill and partner up. Size doesn’t matter; grit does.
  • Round 1
    • P1 does manmakers at the bottom while P2 runs to top of hill, does 15 goblet squats and runs back down. Flapjack. Keep count of manmakers. If you take a break doing manmakers, pay up with two extra reps that do not count.
  • Round 2
    • P1 does manmakers at the bottom while P2 runs to top of hill, does 15 KB Swings and runs back down. Flapjack. Keep count of manmakers. If you take a break doing manmakers, pay up with two extra reps that do not count.
  • Pays to be a winner. Alpo and BabyBlu racked up 116 manmakers and earned a rest while everyone else earned some more plank-o-rama. Being the true teammates they are, however, they joined in the planking fun (can I say that without a meeting?). Blu even dropped from his plank just to do some burpees. #RealMenGoToTheCitadel
  • Round 3
    • P1 does manmakers at the bottom while P2 runs to top of hill, does 10 thrusters and runs back down. Flapjack. Keep count of manmakers. If you take a break doing manmakers, pay up with two extra reps that do not count.
  • Mosey back over to soccer field.

Meatloaf back on Q

BlackJack 8 min time cap

  • 1 curl
  • Run to opposite side of field for 20 big boy situps
  • Add 1 curl and subtract one BBS each trip. Total is always 21

21-15-9 8 min AMRAP

  • 21 chest press
  • 15 flutter kicks (count one leg only)
  • 9 pull-overs
  • Run to other side for 10 LBCs
  • Rinse and repeat

A little false ending after time is called for 100 chest press OYO.

Put the coupons up and jailbreak it to the shovel flag.

#TClaps to JudgeJudy for showing up and jogging (as his doctor advised). Glad to have you back in the circle, brother.

Count, name, BoM

NMS

YHC has noticed (mostly in himself) the “I can’t syndrome creeping in.” The Bible says we have not been given a spirit of fear and timidity, but a spirit of power. Too often, we tell ourselves we can’t accomplish something. Those thoughts come from our own feeble minds or the enemy, not from the Father of Lights. There is nothing good and perfect about selling ourselves short and quitting before we finish. In fact, the Bible is full of inadequate people used by God to do great things.

Many think the “never quit” attitude is a character trait, but it is not. It is a skill. It must be developed and honed on a daily basis. We call it the #DailyRedPill, or #DRP. If we quit in a workout then we will quit later in the day when it really matters. If we refuse to quit in a workout then we will KNOW that we can persevere later in the day when we feel like quitting.

F3 is about so much more than just a workout. It’s also about more than doing a workout for a good cause. It is about action and sharpening. The workout is the laboratory where we train our minds to be better and we sharpen our skills as leaders and relationship builders.

I challenge each and every man here in F3Greenwood to stop showing up to workouts to get in a 45 minute workout. Invest more in the workout itself and start investing more in the relationships with your brothers. Don’t sell yourself short. You CAN!

Aye!