It was YHC’s honor and privilege to lead a group of #HIM in another city ready to be impacted by men on purpose. After a call to the bullpen from CrotchRocket, YHC was tasked with putting St. Louis back in front of Chicago by leading the 2ndF workout. Can’t finish second to those Cubbies, can we? The commitment to that end showed as 14 pax including 6 FNGs made their way to Shaw Park for an epic partner #Beatdown.
Conditions: Chilly, windy and perfectly #Gloomy
Disclaimer was given and away we went. . .
Mosey over to the #GrassyKnoll for a short CoP
- Side Straddle Hops (SSH) x 50 IC (In Cadence) #CrowdPleaser
- Merkins x 10 IC (Do NOT Google that term. . . You’ve been warned!)
- LBAC x 15 IC (forward)
- LBAC x 15 IC (reverse)
- RaiseTheRoof x 15 IC
Mosey over the soccer field overlooking the. . .waterfalls? Why, yes, those are waterfalls. F3St.Louis is henceforth and forever now known as the region with the most beautiful and spectacular AO.
Dora 1-2-3
- P1 works on one sideline while P2 runs to other sideline, does 5 hand release merkins, and runs back
- Flapjack until all work is completed
- 100 Burpees
- 200 Merkins (continue to resist the temptation to google this term)
- 300 Squats
- When you finish your work, help out other teams
Dora Returns: The Sequel
- P1 works on one sideline while P2 runs to other sideline, does 10 American Hammers (count one side only), and runs back
- Flapjack until all work is completed
- 100 V-Ups
- 200 WWI Sit-Ups
- 300 LBCs
Jailbreak back to the flag
Count-o-rama: 14 pax with 8 FNGs!
Name-o-rama: fatigue caused some early creative issues, but the pax pulled through in grand fashion, issuing some names that will fun to explain to the Ms!
BoM: Every F3 workout ends in a #ShoutOut. F3 itself does not adhere to any religion or lack thereof; it is open to men of any faith or no faith. The Q has discretion to share as he feels appropriate to do so and only asks 30 seconds of respect. In turn, when you are the Q (hopefully that will be VERY soon!) then you will receive the same respect. Aye!
NMS:
- YHC’s streak of Qs with a #SplashMerlot remains intact after an epic post-workout deposit of last night’s supper along the edges of the parking lot. We’ve all been there, brother!
- Somehow, some way YHC ended up getting partnered with Wang, an F3Raleigh transplant and avid Clemson fan. Somehow, this gamecock managed to keep his own #Merlot inside at the sight of the orange. Or it may have been the frenetic pace at which Wang executed Every. Stinking. Exercise. #LarryBird
- Yet ANOTHER pax transplanted from F3Charleston! I’m running into Charleston guys everywhere: Houston, Birmingham and now St. Louis!
- #ShoutOut to all the #Respect pax and even one #DoubleRespect pax!
- After Dora: The Sequel, YHC asked how many men went a little bit harder knowing they had a partner working alongside them. The answer? All of them. When we know another man is counting on our contribution then we work a little harder and press forward with a little more zeal.
- The 2ndF is Fellowship and it is #TheGlue of F3. The 1stF, Fitness, is #TheMagnet; it’s why you showed up. But it is that bond of fellowship that keeps us coming back into the pre-dawn #Gloom. We post for the man beside us. The price of admission into the 2ndF is the mutual suffering of the 1stF. The common suffering experience bonds us together in ways that cannot be imagined by #SadClowns.
- The ultimate goal is to be more than just physically fit. The goal is to be a better overall man, a good husband, a good father, and a good community leader. The 2ndF also provides accountability and allows us to be sharpened as men so that we can be all those things and more to the people who rely on us daily. Carry the lessons learned inside the workout to life outside the workout.
- Louis has a great group of men ready to see their entire city #FreedToLead! YHC is excited to see what the future holds for the Gateway to the West!