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El Beatdowno de Cinco De Mayo

COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA:
PAX: AlrightAlright, Slippy, Classified, Slushii, Bleep, Sweet Baby, Gambler, Phelps, Rump Roast, Supercuts

QIC: Oatmeal

AO: Coffee Park

F3 DISCLAIMER & WELCOME: Given

WARM-O-RAMA:
Slaughter Starter (courtesy of AA) – 20 burpees

+5 more burpees for Supercuts tardiness

IST x10 IC

SSH x 10 IC

Windmill x 10 IC

THA THANG:

Striders across field and back

Bear-crawl Bataan across field.  The Six bear crawls to the front, performs five merkins, five squats and holds Al Gore until passed by next PAX.

Mosey to the north end of Turtle Creek and partner up to commence a Dora in celebration of Cinco de Mayo:

 

M – Merkins x100

A – American Hammers x150

Y – Yeah thrusts x200

O – Overhead claps x250

Mosey to the bleachers for mucho ejercicios

Chesto:

Merkins x10

Werkins x10

Diamond merkins x10

Irkins x10

Derkins

Legos (Piernas):

Squat x10

Lunge x10 SC

Mexican jumping squat x10

Bonnie Blairs x10 SC

Clay Makers x10 SC

Abos (Estomago):

Rosalita x10

Flutter kicks x10

Heels to heaven x10

Low dolly x10

LBC 10

CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
YHC prayed us out.  Extolled the virtues of Shield Lock groups and implored the men to seek out another man of similar age, values, stage of life and connect. Shield Lock groups are there to increase accountability and discuss real issues that we face as men. YHC has formed a Shield Lock with F150, Phelps and DFib and will report progress as we develop deeper relationships and get into meatier issues (

MOLESKIN:

AA’s Slaughter Starter was not a crowd favorite as YHC asked him to take over the warm up so I could quickly grab my weight vest after being shame goaded into it by Slippy & AA.  Slippy wowed the crowd by announcing he was wearing 50lbs in his vest to start the workout, however I think he quickly reassessed once we started the workout.  Mumblechatter was varied throughout.  Rump Roast accused YHC of not knowing what he was doing during the “mucho” exercises, but as I recall I was spent at this point.  

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

  • Carry the Load Memorial Day Event: May 30, noon – May 31, 13:30
  • 2.0 workout: May 8 @ 0900
  • McKinney workout May 8 @ 0700 
  • F3 Golf
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Monday Morning w/ Rump’s “Dynamic” Warm-up

Date – 5/03/2021
Weather – 73° with a slight wind out of the South

Count-off & Name-O-Rama:
PAX –  Sound Machine & Classified 
QIC –  Rump Roast
AO – Germany Park
Disclaimer – Given 

Intro/ Warm-o-Rama:
Dynamic Warm-Up
IST x20 DC, IC
Mosey to Benches
Box Jumps x10  OYO
Mosey to South parking lot
T Merkins x10 OYO
Mosey to Stanhope Ave
Squat Jumps x10 OYO

The Thang:
Ascending Curb Crawl – Starting position Bear Crawl facing the opposite curb. BC to other side, turn & place feet on the curb to complete one Derkin, crawl back and complete two Derkins, continue to 13
 
Mosey to end of Stanhope Ave and Lomo Alto – 10x Squats IC, DC

Mosey back to South end of the track at Germany
 
Dan Taylor using the outer lanes to the North end – 1 squat followed by 4 lunges (alternating legs) in ascending order (maintaining the 1:4 ratio)

Mosey to the tennis courts for “Jacob’s Ladder” / “Seven’s” with a twist… Alternate between running the courts & Bear Crawls in between sets. 
 
x1 Suicide for good measure
 
Mary:
20x LBC’s IC, DC
20x Rosalita’s IC, DC
10x Big Boi Sit-Ups OYO
 
 
Circle of Trust (CoT):
YHC prayed us out

Playlist:
None
 

Moleskin:
I was a little disappointed to only see 2 other PAX but, confessed to them both in the CoT that if they wouldn’t have shown up, I WOULD have gone back home so T-Claps to Classified and Sound Machine! Know that getting out of bed and showing up today undoubtedly made me better today!

From not starting with SSH’s to promptly leaving Germany Park, I wanted today’s beatdown to be different and I need to focus on my lower body strength. The warm-up and curb crawl didn’t eat up as much time as I had anticipated. 

Announcements:
2nd Week of F3 at The Shops at Park Lane – Show-up n’ Show-out
Carry the Load | Memorial Day 
F3 McKinney Launch This Weekend
2.0’s Workout This Weekend

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Hahbah 4/30/21

#backblast Hahbah Friday 4/30/21
 

COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA:
PAX: AlrightAlright, Bleep, DFib, Jobu, PowPow, Rump Roast, Silent Bob, Slippy, Slushii, Stingray, Trash Panda
QIC: Sally

AO: The Harbor
F3 DISCLAIMER & WELCOME: Given

WARM-O-RAMA:
SSH x 16
IST x 15

THA THANG:
Mosey to parking lot behind playground.

Dora w/ P1 running a lap around the parking lot, P2 completing exercises.
50 Parker Peters double-count
100 Bonnie Blairs single-count

Indian run on trail to playground at backside of park.

Lazy Dora w/ P1 completing 12 dips and 12 box jumps, P2 doing Mary.
3 rounds.
Mary for 1st round was flutters, 2nd round reverse crunches, 3rd low Dollies

Mosey to NE corner of park, corner of Fieldcrest and Church.

Partner up, Vacuum Cleaner x 2 (each PAX) across the street and back. Keep that core tight!

Mosey back to tennis courts.

Painting Noah’s Ark – split up into 4 groups, each group completes 4 animal crawl paint the lines in a rotating fashion. Like 4 corners but with paint the lines.
Bear Crawl, Crab Walk, Duck Walk, and Frog Hop

Some 8-count bodybuilders, mountain climbers, & other interspersed.

MARY:
Throughout.

CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
Done

MOLESKIN:
Good time today. Thanks to all the PAX for showing out and welcoming YHC back to Q’ing.

H/t to Jobu for bringing the Chicken Alfredo, all PAX carb-loaded up 5 minutes before kickoff. This gave many of the PAX incredible energy and strength. Supermen out there. And only one chunder.. YHC will let you guess who.

Trash Panda was unfortunately a couple minutes late, incurring 20 penalty burpees. Meanwhile, the rest of the PAX did flutter kicks. This brought loads of mumblechatter.

Rump Roast brought an upbeat positive attitude today, even thanking the Q for pushing his limits instead of cursing him. A shocking change of heart.. will it last?!

Silent Bob was happy to “see the other side of the park.” Not necessary to get a good workout to leave the immediate AO, but definitely can be a good change of pace :).

Rain mostly held off. Prayed to get better and use our gifts for good.

Everyone stayed after for some 2nd F. The glue, baby!

Happy Friday.

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
1. AA’s bday party this weekend
2. McKinney Launch
3. Carry the Load Memorial Day
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SCT Quad Q

COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA:
PAX: Phelps, DFib, Waterfall, Classified, Trash Panda
QIC: Slushii, Agnes, Bleep, Rump Roast

AO: Burleson SCT
F3 DISCLAIMER & WELCOME: Given

WARM-O-RAMA:
SSH x 15 IC

IST x 15 IC

Hillbillies x 15 IC

10 Burpees 

THA THANG:
Rump Roast – Mosey to field and do Ring of Fire (T-Merkins and Hand Release Merkins) x 37; burpee test for 6min

Bleep – Native American Run to fountain and back to soft top; 10 burpees

Slushii – Move to the wet grass and do combination of core exercises IC (J Lo, Penguin Crunches, Homer to Marge, Uptown Crunch, Big Boi Situps, Heels to Heaven, Dead Bugs, others that YHC can’t remember)

Agnes – Mosey to tennis courts (lunge walk around outside of 4 courts, box jump at each corner of court, mix in 5 burpees every couple of minutes)

MARY:
Done during workout

CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
Rump Roast prayed us out with a few specific prayer request this morning and thankful to be in the gloom with our brothers. 

MOLESKIN:
Agnes had the bright idea to Quad Q a #westside workout. Yesterday we started planning on what to do and when. Normally the rain would have been an easy excuse for some of our fartsackers but they prevailed. Tclaps to Phelps and Classified on the continuation of the quest for the perfect month! We had a willy loman from F3 Naperville join us this morning. Waterfall was thankful to not have to wear a mask and still be alive! DFib was able to beat the fartsack and join us during his second busiest week of the year, thanks DFib! Trash Panda was thrilled to jump right into the mud. 

Rump Roast thought it would be fun to immediately mosey to the field and get right to a Ring Of Fire with T Merkins and Hand Release Merkins. Lots of mumblechatter around being wet and dirty right off the start. 

Once we got to the fountain during Bleep’s 10min many of the PAX washed off their muddy hands before heading back to the park for YHC to take over. 

YHC put everyone back on the grass for 10min of non stop core work. 

Agnes led the PAX to the tennis courts for a lunge leg destroyer! 

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
1. F3 Golf
2. AA’s 1st annual 30th birthday party May 1 (3pm-5pm)

3. Carry to Load (Memorial Day – Sunday noon to Monday noon)

4. 2.0 Workout May 8th

5. Launch of F3 McKinney (First 3 Saturdays in May)

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Beef 101 w/ Rump & Co. | Launch of Something New (The Shops at Park Lane)

Date – 4/27/2021
Weather – 68° and a little windy

Count-off & Name-O-Rama:
PAX –  Sally, Arrrgggghhh, DFib, Oatmeal, Trash Panda, Sweet Baby, Bleep, Slushii, F150, Sound Machine, & Alright Alright
QIC –  Rump Roast
AO – The Shops at Park Lane
Disclaimer – Given 
 
Intro/ Warm-o-Rama:
SSH x20
IST x20
Veggie/Cotton Pickers x10
Bat Wings x20 (forward arm circles, backward arm circles, overhead claps, seal claps, and moroccan night club)
 
The Thang:
Beef 101
 
B.o.m.b.s – Partner up P1 runs up the stairs while P2 does exercise 50xburbees/100xOverhead presses/15xMerkins/200xBigboi Situps/250xSquats
 
Eleven’s – Up the stairs / Down the ramp Squats & Jump Squats
 
Elevated Lazy DORA – 100xMerkins/200xLBC’s/300xSquats with a twist, in between each set both partners ran up 2 levels of stairs and down the parking deck for a “loop:
 
Free Time – 10 x OYO Burpees/ 10x DC IC Erkins/ 10x DC IC Clay Makers (each leg)/ 10x DC IC Dips / 10x DC IC Derkins /10x Box Jumps OYO / 10s DC IC Knee’s to Chest
 
Circle of Trust (CoT):
YHC prayed us out

Playlist:
None

Moleskin:
While I may never be an Army Ranger… I AM one meat slingin’ son of a beep test! 11 men joined me this morning to explore the AO, Shops at Park Lane. The parking was nice and easy at 0524; we all meet up in front of the Starbucks. F150 waits to tell me last night at 930pm that his CG insider advised him they could be back on the property… Good news right, then he tells me they HAD to get permission. So I’m a little freaked we may get the boot. The warm-up was just long enough for the security guard to get bored watching us and for Alright Alright to start moanin’ and groanin’ about us staying in one place for our entire 1st workout. Also, some friendly debate about YHC’s arms not hurting because I didn’t do the Murph yesterday. to which I replied that it was voluntary and I didn’t want to do it. I stand my ground, I’m grown and don’t have to do it!

We then moseyed down to the stairs for an elevated learning session. I’ll be working on the Beef 101 class throughout the summer to get it just right.  We started with B.O.M.B.S which for time, I Omaha’d into BOMB. It quickly drew a few mean mugs and side-eyes, along with some mumbles which I took as a good sign. At the top of the stairs, you could see the CG crew in the Whole Paycheck parking lot. Noticing we were getting short on time I called it, as I was realizing bombs took way too long. I skipped Elevens altogether and sort of combined them it Elevated Lazy Dora. Also drawing moans and groans from the crowd. Again we cut it a little short to head back for “Free time”… I had a planned surprise but the drone pilot I found out later fell asleep. Before I could call the exercises some of the crew decide to just sit down and chill. AA was keen enough to point it out so we all did 10x burpees. I got lots of feedback that this was a good one and I know I was smoked. I expect to see each and every one of you men/leaders take some time to Q at this new spot! There are tons of places to see

Back at the launch, we used some benches to pull off a quick Dirty McDuce knock-off, some Mary, and called it a day 

Announcements:
Bunch of stuff I forgot & F3 Golf!

Ok, I remember some:
McKinney Launch is this Saturday
Carry the Load at Reverchon Park (I believe 29Man into 30May Saturday to Sunday)
A party that’s M and 2.0 approved this Saturday afternoon at Alright Alrights place in the yard

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Back blast – 04/21 – The Hahbah Failya

COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA:
PAX: Slushii, Oatmeal, Silent Bob, F150, Jobu, Trash Panda
QIC: Agnes

AO: The Hahbah
F3 DISCLAIMER & WELCOME:

WARM-O-RAMA:

SSH x 15

Veggie Pickers x 15

IST x 15

THA THANG:
YHC had a plan, and it just spiraled out of control once Trash Panda showed up 3 minutes late, to which all PAX paid 3 penalty burpees.

Mosey over to the parking lot behind Lake Highland HS

Jacob’s Ladder (mistakenly called Dora by YHC) 5 burpees, 1 double count lunges … running across the parking lot

Took a page out of Trash Panda’s book and ordered an Indian Run from the parking lot to the trail behind Lake Highlands, all PAX finished strong and kept moving (shout out to Phelps)! 

Moseyed over to the Tennis Courts for an actual Dora: 2 teams of 2 PAX and 1 team of 3 PAX completed 100 squats, 200 merkins and 300 LBCs (150, 300 and 450 for the team of 3) running all 4 tennis courts. 

Had some time left so had to hit YHC’s favorite and bear crawl 2 tennis courts … crawl bear back. 

Moseyed back and finished with some quick Mary

MARY:
JLos x 15

Heels to Heaven – OYO until time

CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
Name-o-rama and YHC prayed us out and thanked god for continue to push us all to keep getting better and stronger each day as well as asking the Lord to bring us together as one nation no matter our differences and continue to cherish our existence here.

MOLESKIN:
Not much mumblechatter throughout the workout, but at first it was a like head shaking at YHC failure to figure out how to do a workout with odd numbers … YHC folded under pressure and just went truly live with it. YHC truly forgets how long of a run that Indian Run can be.  Some mumblechatter was had on the Tennis Courts as Jobu was flying around like a mad man. After the workout Slushii informed YHC that the PAX ran 3 miles … how about that for a Westside led workout? 

Also, Slushii wore his chin condoms.

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
F3 GOLF; GROW RUCK … all the time … everywhere; Carry the Load coming on Memorial Day, 

 

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Up and Down the Parking Deck

COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA:
PAX: Agnes, Alright Alright, Big Tex, Classified,  Lil Smokey, Oatmeal, Rump Roast, Silent Bob, Slippy, Slushii, Sound Machine, Special Sauce, Supercuts, Sweet Baby
QIC: Teasip

AO: Burleson #2CT
F3 DISCLAIMER & WELCOME: Given with COVID disclaimer

WARM-O-RAMA:
SSH x20
Hillbillies x15
IST x15
T merkins x15

Merkins were changed to T merkins by request of some of the PAX and it spelled out what many PAX were thinking when we began Tha Thang

THA THANG:
Mosey to the parking garage for Parking Garage Suicide. Run up and back each ramp, with a burpee at the top and bottom of each ramp.

Quick Mary for some recovery, then bear crawl up the entire parking deck. Mosey back to the park for a couple of burpees before time.

MARY:
LBC x15, J Los x10 (for the West Side)

CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
YHC prayed us out

MOLESKIN:
YHC was very torn on what to do for his first SCT posting and Q, and after some discussion with other PAX, YHC decided to go back to the TID crowd pleaser of a parking deck suicide with some bear crawling (which was promised in the preblast, not beers. Reading is tough eh Special Sauce?)

The PAX enjoyed the spelling of the warmup exercises, but did not enjoy the next phase. Several PAX jokingly asked if we were doing the TID suicide again and when YHC informed them that yes, we were, quite a few four letter words similar to the word spelled by the warmups were uttered. It’s always a crowd pleaser. YHC even got an “EAD” from Rump, which YHC thinks is at the top of the Rump scale, above the F bombs.

The bear crawling was also a crowd pleaser, but everyone finished in time to mosey back to the park. We took the poop stairs back which led several jokes of bear crawling, crawl bearing, crab walking, and walk crabbing those stairs, so now YHC has ideas for his next 2CT Q.

Some good 2ndF after the beatdown as Slippy humble bragged about being an Hawaii expert and gave YHC his recommendations. Some Band discussion about the length of running during the workout, with some apps showing about 1.5 and Alright Alright’s showing over 3. We agreed it was closer to 1.5 

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
1. Launch of the Shops at Park Lane  AO on Tuesday, April 27
2. Launch of McKinney workout on Saturday, May 1
3. Carry the Load from Noon on Sunday, May 30-Noon on Monday, May 31 (Memorial Day)
4. 2.0 Workout on Saturday, May 8 at 0900 at Burleson

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B.L.O.C.K.S 4/20/21

COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA:
PAX: Alright Alright,  Classified,  Slushii, Phelps, Sound Machine, Super Cuts, Silent Bob, Teasip, AAAARRRGGGHHH, Slippy, Ultra, Dfib, Rump Roast, Icebox, Meatball, Gambler, Sweet Baby
QIC: Draper

AO: Glencoe
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER: Given

WARM-O-RAMA:
25xSSH IC

15x IST IC

10x Windmill IC

THA THANG:

Mosey to the goal line 

R1 of B.L.O.C.K.S

Burpee Hop over x10

Run to the other goal line and back

Lunge x10 each leg

Run to the other goal line and back

Overhead press x20

Run to the other goal line and back

Curls with hands through holes x20

Run to the other goal line and back

Kettle Bell Swing x20

Run to the other goal line and back

Squat to press x20

Run to the other goal line and back

If done before other PAX:

On your six have the cinderblock above your head raise it overhead up straight and back down

Overhead up left and back down

Overhead right and back down

R2 of B.L.O.C.K.S

Burpee Hop over x10

Lunge x10 each leg

Run to the other goal line and back

Overhead press x20

Curls with hands through holes x20

Kettle Bell Swing x20

Squat to press x20

Run to the other goal line and back

If done before other PAX:

On your six have the cinderblock above your head raise it overhead up straight and back down

Overhead up left and back down

Overhead right and back down

R3 of B.L.O.C.K.S

Burpee Hop over x5

Run to the other goal line and back

Lunge x5 each leg

Run to the other goal line and back

Overhead press x10

Run to the other goal line and back

Curls with hands through holes x10

Run to the other goal line and back

Kettle Bell Swing x10

Run to the other goal line and back

Squat to press x10

Run to the other goal line and back

If done before other PAX:

On your six have the cinderblock above your head raise it overhead up straight and back down

Overhead up left and back down

Overhead right and back down

CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:

YHC thanks the PAX for being my grounding force.  Mornings like today are what keep YHC coming back.  I have not been as consistent due to life, but knowing F3 is always there keeps me going.  YHC is looking forward to being out more.

MOLESKIN:  @Ultra defeated the odds and the fartsack by showing up with seconds to spare.  YHC made the mistake of letting @Alright Alright get in his head and I tried to change the cadence of SSH.  This resulted in confusion and miscounting.  Not a lot of mumblechatter today as we quickly spread out.  Lots of talk about which round of BLOCKS the PAX appreciated more. 

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

  • New Tuesday AO Shops at Park Lane starts next Tuesday 4/27
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Deck of Death at Lindsley

COUNT OFF & NAME-O-RAMA

PAX: AlrightAlright, Classified, Dirtbag, Icebox, Meatball, PowPow, Siesta, FNG – Colton

QIC: Big Tex

AO: Lindsley

Warmorama:

15 SSH

15 IST

10 Veggie Pickers

Tha Thang:

Run a lap around park

Deck of Death: Hearts = American Hammers (DC), Diamonds = Burpees, Clubs = Merkin, Spades = Squats. Start with a deck of cards, flip a card over and do that number of the corresponding exercise. Jack = 11, Queen = 12, King = 13, Ace = 14. Proceed until we are through all 52 cards.

12 Alternating Shoulder Taps IC

Run a lap around park

12 Alternating Shoulder Taps IC

12 Step-ups on bench DC

12 Carolina Crawdads oyo

Mary:

JLOs

LBCs

Flutter Kicks

Rosalitas

Penguin Crunches

COT:

YHC Prayed us out.

Moleskin:

I planned a pavilion centered workout, which made it mumble chatter friendly, helping us get to know FNG-Colton. Alright Alright said something about too many burpees and not enough running. Icebox thanked me for the “dry” work out, which I wasn’t sure how to interpret, so I took it as a compliment. Some comments from the PAX in general about the integrity of the deck of cards.

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43 STRATEGERY

COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA:
PAX: Silent Bob, Agnes, Classified, Slushii, Slippy, Lil Smokey and Lifeboat
QIC: Gold Digger

AO: Burleson Park
F3 DISCLAIMER & WELCOME: Announced and Acknowledged by all.

WARM-O-RAMA:
In Cadence… SSH x15, IST x15

THA THANG:
Mosey to the George W. Bush Presidential Center (GWBPC) from Burleson Park. There, in the parking lot, we began the first of many 43 Strategery workouts. 

The PAX was instructed to do to following:

3 Rounds: 43 Squats > Run 43yds > 43 American Hammers, repeat…

3 Rounds: 43 Lunges (Double Count) > Run 43 yds > 43 LBCs,  repeat…

3 Rounds: 43 Good Mornings > Run 43 yds > 43 Mountain Climbers

We made it through 1 round of the last group of exercises before moseying back to Burleson for Mary.

MARY:
Circled up and went around doing 43 reps (single count oyo) of everyone’s exercise choice. YHC began with Freddie Mercury’s, followed by Agnes’ Penguin  Crunches, followed by Lifeboat’s Bear Crawls twice in a circle, followed by Slippy’s Frog Crunches, followed by  Lil Smokie’s Supermans, followed by, last but not least, Classified’s JLo’s.

CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
YHC prayed us out, giving particular thanks to the men of F3, our community and the freedoms we enjoy in this country.

MOLESKIN:
YHC dressed up for the occasion, in my best early 2000s presidential running gear. The plan was to do the workout in the GWBPC field, but multiple security guards, all of which were packing heat, deterred us. During the workout, GWBPC employees kept driving around the parking lot, backing into parking spots etc. I particularly appreciated the person driving a blacked out late 90s model Lincoln Town Car. Such a great automobile!

As always, I am nervous to Q and always feel that my workouts aren’t that great. I felt much more confident when Agnes looked over mid-workout to drop an “FU Gold Digger” in Rump’s voice. Arguably one of my favorite things in life is hearing Rump getting pissed at everything around him, even when he’s not physically present. Thanks Agnes. I am particularly proud of Lil Smokie for crawling out of the fart sack to post. Keep it up Braaa. Lifeboat left to go back to ATL. Come back soon! Silent Bob was silent, Slippy was stealthy,  Classified was sweaty Slushii’s calves were, well… sexy.

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
1. GrowRuck 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025 infinity…