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Katy Trail 5/28 (No Clever Title)

COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA:
PAX: Aaarrrggghhh, Alright Alright, Chairman Mao, Gibbler (Wily Loman from F3 Knoxville), Oatmeal (sort of)
QIC: Teasip

AO: Katy Trail #katytrailthursday
F3 DISCLAIMER & WELCOME: Given

WARM-O-RAMA:
SSH x20, IST x15, Daisy Pickers x12

THA THANG:
Quarter Mile intervals with the below pain stations:

OH Press x20, WW1 sit ups x12

Ruby Situps x15 OYO

Dips x12, Step Ups x16

The Bird/Angels in the Outfield x12

Irkins x12, Derkins x12

Diamond Merkins x15 OYO, Uptown Crunch x12 each leg, Penguin Crunch x12

Head back to La Madeline for Freddie Mercury x15

MARY:
Done throughout the workout

CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
YHC prayed us out.

MOLESKIN:
It was good to be out on the Trail again. Great having Gibbler from Knoxville. Alright Alright decided it wasn’t hot enough yet to drive up having already Chippendaled (YHC agreed), but the time will be coming soon. Oatmeal had a blowout/pulled Quad and had to bow out after the first quarter. He claimed to have gone back to La Madeline and done a workout, but we will never know. Also shout-out Aaarrrggghhh warning YHC about the bike coming from behind or that might have been the end of YHC.

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
1. In Person Happy Hour Tomorrow, 5/29 at 0530. BYOB and chair. 5542 Glenwick Ln.

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Dynamic Duo Take on Katy Trail

COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA:
PAX: Sex Panther
QIC: Teasip

AO: Katy Trail
F3 DISCLAIMER & WELCOME: Given

WARM-O-RAMA:
SSH x15, IST x15, Daisy Pickers x12

THA THANG:
Quarter Mile Intervals with the below pain stations:

OH Press x12, LBC x20

Rugby situps x15

Merkins x12, Squats x12

Burpees x5

Dips x12, Step ups x12

Uptown crunch x12 each leg

End with BLIMPS, starting at 10 and increasing reps by 5 for each new exercise

MARY:
Done throughout the workout

CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
YHC prayed us out

MOLESKIN:
Not much mumblechatter, as most of the PAX went to the new AO of Lindsley Park. Plus, we were both sucking wind after not having visited Katy Trail in quite awhile.

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

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Agiliday – Backblast Fri 4.17.20

COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA:
PAX: Draper
QIC: Sally

AO: Virtual
F3 DISCLAIMER & WELCOME: GIven

WARM-O-RAMA:
SSH
IST
High knees
Washing Machines
Side Lunges

THA THANG:
Kick It Up:
1 min Ali Shuffle
1 min side hops
16 Ski Abs

30 secs Ali Shuffle
30 secs side hops
8 Ski Abs

3 rounds of AGILE:
Group 1: hold plank or back plank
Group 2: 10 Apollo Ohnos

Then switch.

Continue the process with the following exercises:
10 Gas Pumps
10 Imperial Walkers
10 Lisa to Bart’s
10 E2Ks (each side)

Finally, complete 1 min Ali Shuffle, 1 min side hops, and 16 Ski Abs. That completes 1 round.

Dirty McDeuce – 4 rounds of:
12 Parker Peters
12 single-leg jumps (6 per side)

MARY:
Standing Crunch w Under-Leg Clap
Big Boy Sit-Ups
Ski Abs

CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
Done.

MOLESKIN:
Thanks Draper for posting. YHC may have gone back to bed except for you logging on! Just 1 other PAX helps us accelerate.

Tried to keep the workout mobile (mo-BILE as they say in Remember The Titans: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zeOEZpJrPsQ).

Draper and YHC spent 10 minutes of fellowship after the workout just catching up and sharing quarantine experiences.

All around great start to Friday.

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
N/A, let’s have a good week this week!

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Burpees for Days

COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA
PAX: Rump Roast, Aaarrrggghhh, Alright Alright
QIC: F150

AO: Virtual – Bluejean Network

F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER:

 

WARM-O-RAMA:
SSH IC x15, IST IC x15, Annie IC x15

 

THA THANG:
Burpee for days
4 rounds each burpee is set of 10
Hand release
Alpine Skier
Tuck Jump

 

Mountain Climber
Regular
Superman

 

Rounds 1 & 2
Flutter Kicks ICx10
Hello Dolly ICx10
Freddie Mercury ICx10

Rinse and repeat

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E.A.S.T.E.R. Tuesday 4.14.20

COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA:
PAX: Aaarrrggghhh, AlrightAlright, Draper, F150, Oatmeal, PowPow, Rump Roast, Sex Panther, Shifty McCoy
QIC: Sally

AO: Virtual
F3 DISCLAIMER & WELCOME: given

WARM-O-RAMA:
SSH
IST
Watermelon Picker

THA THANG:
Ali Shuffle front and back, 1 min
Ali Shuffle side to side, 1 min
Chop ’em w/ ups & downs, 1 min

16 ski abs

EASTER:
50 reps of each of the following, with 20 4-count high-knees in between each:

Elf on a shelf w coupon
Apollo Ohnos w coupon
Step-ups on coupon
T-merkins, chest on coupon
E2ks (no coupon)
Rows (inverted or upright) w coupon

1 round of Dirty McDeuce:
12 squat presses, switching shoulder of coupon each rep
12 SSHs

MARY:
flutter kicks w coupon
big-boy situps
LBCs w coupon

CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
done

MOLESKIN:
Lord thank you for this day, thank you for these men. YHC was honored to get to lead the workout again this morning, and was grateful that so many PAX posted. Though YHC was still alone at 5:29, these 9 other men had joined by 2 minutes later. Timing was comedic.

The warm-up included a watermelon-picker tribute to Aaarrrggghhh. PAX heard an audible “yesss” when it was announced.

On the first attempted exercise YHC tried an “exercise song” a la Pepper (Chumbawamba) and/or Icebox (‘I Don’t Get Tired’). Unfortunately, PAX could not hear the music so it was abandoned.

It was darn cold and windy this morning, props to F150, Oatmeal, Pow, Rump, and Shifty for the outdoor exposure. AlrightAlright, Draper, Sex Panther, and YHC were the #GarageCrew.

EASTER routine felt pretty challenging. YHC doesn’t remember coupons nearly ever feeling as heavy as during Elf on a Shelf. T-merkins on the block also left a mark, both mentally and physically. Lots of mumblechatter about it, but YHC believes still 0 curses from Rump Roast. Perhaps Shifty influences Rump to #Advantage.

YHC believes the best mumblechatter joke today was the hiney.

Virtual Qs take some getting used to with the lag time, but as one PAX put it, they also help the Q to be “concise and precise.” Something we all can probably get better at.

Again, thank you to the PAX. Let’s keep up the great attendance. Prayed for guidance to be #ServantLeaders wherever we can be today. Our families, workplaces, neighborhoods, and broader communities all need us and would benefit from our leadership.

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
1. If you have extra medical supplies or know where to find some, please let Draper or PowPow know.
2. Happy Hour Saturday – only 4 days away!!

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Saturday Sevens 4.11.20

COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA:
PAX: Draper, Greenspan, Oatmeal, Pow Pow, Rump Roast, Shifty McCoy 
QIC: Sally

AO: Virtual
F3 DISCLAIMER & WELCOME: given

WARM-O-RAMA:
SSH
IST
Windmill

THA THANG:
High knees 1 min
ISTs 1 min
Seal jacks 1 min

7 rounds of:
7 merkins
7 shoulder taps
7 flutter kicks
7 Apollo Ohnos

10 count

High knees 1 min
7 burpees
ISTs 1 min
7 burpees
Seal jacks 1 min
7 burpees

10 count

2 Groups:
Group 1 – plank
Group 2 – 7 merkins
Then switch
Repeato with decreasing reps down to 1

Group 1 – wilt chamberlain (back plank)
Group 2 – 7 calf raises
Then switch
Repeato with decreasing reps down to 3
From 3 to 1 other group do the “dancing Wilt chamberlain” (raising 1 leg at a time)

High knees 1 min
7 burpees
ISTs 1 min
7 burpees
Seal jacks 1 min
7 burpees

10 count

PAX’s choice – “merkins or squats”?
PAX choose squats …   –> 70 squats

2-minute Icebox shoulder circuit

MARY:
25 Mountain Climbers
6 Dr. W’s
Homer to Marge

CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
Done

MOLESKIN:
Great start to the weekend. Thank you, gentlemen, for posting and pushing YHC and each other mentally and physically.

Workout purposefully included constant movement to incorporate cardio even though stationary. It hit pretty much every muscle group, hopefully was a balanced workout.

T-claps to Greenspan for I believe his first virtual beatdown. He caught on very quickly. Rump and Shifty crushed the tag-team as always; t-claps to Rump for getting him out there and to Shifty b/c in 5 years he is going to be scary strong.

Patriotic Pow showed off the American flag board shorts, and (bonus!) gave the PAX a nice close-up. Oatmeal got his iPad working beautifully and Draper and YHC were the garage / hot box crew.

Thank you again men. Hopeful to see many PAX at the happy hour tonight.

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
1. 2nd F: Happy hour tonight at 8pm on Zoom. Link on Band
2. 3rd F: If you have access to extra medical supplies, please notify Draper or PowPow so they can collect for a family in need.

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MLBs – Dallas Wi-F3i 4.3.20

COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA:
PAX: AlrightAlright, Icebox, PowPow, Rump Roast, Shifty McCoy
QIC: Sally

AO: Garages, backyards, and even indoors
F3 DISCLAIMER & WELCOME: given

WARM-O-RAMA:
SSH
IST
High Knees
Plank to Down Dog to Up Dog

THA THANG:
PAX split into two groups.

Group 1:
Perform 15 ISTs
Group 2:
High plank

Switcharoo.

Repeato with flutter kicks and Wilt Chamberlain. Add 1 round of 15 SSHs / Al Gore 

 

10-count break. No more groups.

 

Descending ladder of “MLB MLB” as follows, starting at 13 going down through 6.

Merkins
LBCs
Big-Boy situps
Mountain Climbers (1,1,2,2)
Lunges
Burpees

Due to time constraints finish out with one round of 10.

MARY:
Intra-workout

CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
Prayed for strength and perspective, as our Concentrica and the world need us to be strong examples of servant leadership.

MOLESKIN:
Thanks to the PAX for posting this morning, it is an honor and a humbling opportunity to lead.

The workout – YHC was worried about getting in cardio, but the humidity had us all huffing and sweating pretty quickly. MLBs seemed to be a good mix of upper body, lower body, and core. Added up to 86 reps of each exercise – #GetSmart theme as AlrightAlright noted.

Mumblechatter – highlights included Pow “Vader” Pow, Alright “Disappearing” Alright, and Rump and Shifty running for cover as a quick Texas rainstorm blew in. Icebox was left lonely as wingman Maverick was nowhere to be found, though today would have been a great day for him to run underneath planks and Chamberlains. YHC saw a neighbor’s light go on after 10 minutes.. may have been the noise (sorry!). He closed the garage door promptly.

Finally, we were all impressed with BlueJeans’ newest “smell” feature. Even could almost make out a hint of Teasip’s sweatshirt.

Keep up the good work, gentlemen. Be servant leaders today!

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
1. QSource today at 1130 on the UBJN (Ultra Blue Jeans Network) – https://bluejeans.com/u/bsomerford/.
2. Happy Hour tomorrow night, 8pm on the DZM (Draper Zoom Network). Stay tuned to Band for link.

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Climbing the Ladder

COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA:
PAX: AlrightAlright, Special Sauce, Icebox, Generic, Swiper, Draper, Rump Roast, Shifty McCoy, Stingray, F150, Slushii, Bleep
QIC: Ina

AO: Burleson
F3 DISCLAIMER & WELCOME: 

Given

WARM-O-RAMA:
SSH x 20 IC

IST x 15 IC

Windmill x 10 IC

THA THANG:
Run up all levels of garage and back down to start ladder.  8 cones made up the ladder.  Once you completed the exercise at the cone, you ran up to level 2 and back down, always  starting back at cone 1.  There was a traveling exercise between each cone once exercise at the cone was completed.

Cone 1: Rugby sit up x 10 – Run up to level 2 back down to cone 1

Cone 1: Rugby sit up x 10 – Bear crawl to cone 2.  Cone 2: Star Jump x 16 – Run up to level 2 back down to cone 1

Cone 1: Rugby sit up x 10 – Bear crawl to cone 2.  Cone 2: Star jump x 16 – Lunge up ramp to cone 3.  Cone 3: Squat thrust x 16 – Run up to level 2 back down to cone 1

Cone 1: Rugby sit up x 10 – Bear crawl to cone 2.  Cone 2: Star jump x 16 – Lunge up ramp to cone 3.  Cone 3: Squat thrust x 16 – Travel cherry picker to cone 4.  Cone 4: Side-2-side plank merkins x 8 – Run up to level 2 back down to cone 1

Cone 1: Rugby sit up x 10 – Bear crawl to cone 2.  Cone 2: Star jump x 16 – Lunge up ramp to cone 3.  Cone 3: Squat thrust x 16 – Travel cherry picker to cone 4.  Cone 4: Side-2-side plank merkins x 8 – Broad jump up ramp to cone 5.  Cone 5: Burpees x 8 – Run up to level 2 back down to cone 1

Cone 1: Rugby sit up x 10 – Bear crawl to cone 2.  Cone 2: Star jump x 16 – Lunge up ramp to cone 3.  Cone 3: Squat thrust x 16 – Travel cherry picker to cone 4.  Cone 4: Side-2-side plank merkins x 8 – Broad jump up ramp to cone 5.  Cone 5: Burpees x 8 – Traveling SSH to cone 6.  Cone 6: Jump Tucks x 10 – Run up to level 2 back down to cone 1

Cone 1: Rugby sit up x 10 – Bear crawl to cone 2.  Cone 2: Star jump x 16 – Lunge up ramp to cone 3.  Cone 3: Squat thrust x 16 – Travel cherry picker to cone 4.  Cone 4: Side-2-side plank merkins x 8 – Broad jump up ramp to cone 5.  Cone 5: Burpees x 8 – Traveling SSH to cone 6.  Cone 6: Jump Tucks x 10 – Slow/low shuffle up ramp to cone 7.  Cone 7: LBC x 20 – Run back down to cone 1

Cone 1: Rugby sit up x 10 – Bear crawl to cone 2.  Cone 2: Star jump x 16 – Lunge up ramp to cone 3.  Cone 3: Squat thrust x 16 – Travel cherry picker to cone 4.  Cone 4: Side-2-side plank merkins x 8 – Broad jump up ramp to cone 5.  Cone 5: Burpees x 8 – Traveling SSH to cone 6.  Cone 6: Jump Tucks x 10 – Slow/low shuffle up ramp to cone 7.  Cone 7: LBC x 20 – Crawl bear to cone 8.  Cone 8: Overhead press x 8 – Run back down

With 10 minutes left, cut the reps of completed exercises in half.  No one completed the ladder, so YHC needs to adjust the reps, number of cones, or try it on a Saturday when we have an hour.  

MARY:
None

CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
Discussed keeping in contact with each other daily during this time

MOLESKIN:
Not much chatter as we were going at our own pace through the ladder.  YHC was impressed to see 12 PAX join even in the lightening and rain.  Hopefully, it was a challenging workout and we were spaced out enough to stay safe.  

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
1. Stay healthy
2. 

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Cole-“VID 19” Park

COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA:
PAX: Alright Alright, Coach K, Draper, Generic (FNG – welcome!), Plus One
QIC: Teasip

AO: Cole Park
F3 DISCLAIMER & WELCOME: Given, with added COVID 19 disclaimer

WARM-O-RAMA:
SSH x15, IST x12, Daisy Pickers x10, warm up lap

THA THANG:
Paint the lines, followed by bear crawl paint the lines. Followed that up with more tennis court work of 10 monkey humpers, lunge walk between two courts, 10 jump squats, lunge walk to the end, 10 squats. 

Next was Del Brown (10 merkins, crab walk between the two courts, 10 diamond merkins, crab walk to end, 10 wide grip merkins).

Mosey to the benches for Dirty McDeuce: 12 Step Ups, 12 Dips, 12 Jump Squats, 12 Irkins, with a lap around the pavilion in between. Finish up with Mary and mosey back to the tennis court

MARY:
Penguin crunch x12, Uptown Crunch x10, Rugby sit ups x 13

CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
We stayed spread out and YHC prayed for protection and us to do our part with COVID 19. Named Generic

MOLESKIN:
5 PAX (1 FNG) braved the wet, and cold, as well as COVID 19 fears, to join YHC this gloom. Alright Alright was quick to question YHC’s clothing choice of the EY sweater (sans smell) and leggings. YHC gets cold rather easily and was prepared for the mid 50 temps. YHC did ditch the sweater at some point and probably would’ve been fine without the leggings as well. 

Not much other mumble chatter, though Plus One did appreciate doing his signature Del Brown exercises while he was in attendance. Several instances of “the what?!” after each time YHC mentioned to go/mosey/find a bench. Not sure if that joke will every die.

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
1. Vote for the F3 Golf Outing (assuming COVID 19 doesn’t wipe out the world)
2. Practice safe techniques to ward off and prevent the spread of COVID 19

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MardiStrong – Backblast 2/25/20

Fat Tuesday, 2/25/20

COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA:
PAX: Aaarrrggghhh, Abercrombie, AlrightAlright, Coach K, F150, Goop, Oatmeal, Plus One, Sex Panther, Special Sauce, Teasip
QIC: Sally

AO: Glencoe Park
F3 DISCLAIMER & WELCOME: Given

WARM-O-RAMA:
SSH x 20
IST x 15
High Knees x 15

Ski Ab 1/2 Mile
-Run 1/4 mile, 12 ski abs
-Run 1/4 mile, 12 ski abs
-Indian Run Style, (2 linez)

THA THANG:
Grab your coupons, to the field / benches. Yeah benches.

Partner Dora:
As a team, complete the following:

150 Groiners, hands on block
150 Rosalita Presses – lie flat on your 6, simultaneously perform a Rosalita and a coup chest press.
150 Apollo Oh-no’s (with coup, each leg is 1)
150 Step-Ups on the bleachers with coup

Partner 2 runs across to the other sideline, performs 1 burpee, and returns.

Switcharoo until done.

Dirty McDeuce:
12 Squats
12 OH press

MARY:
Dr. W’s x 8
Flutter Kicks x 15
PAX’s choice (LBCs, Freddy Mercuries, & maybe one more)

CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
check check

MOLESKIN:
Sorry for the late backblast bruddas. Work has been a little, uh, volatile.

This was YHC’s first Q of the New Year. Happy to be back at it.

Having been focused on #Strength lately, YHC wanted to use the great opportunity of a Tuesday coup day to really set the PAX up for some strength gains.

YHC was reminded that this glorious day was to be Fat Tuesday, and as such pondered an appropriate Mardi Gras theme. After writing off KING CAKE and FAT T’s, YHC decided it would suffice to use ‘GRAS’.   Oh yah.

And out came the painful DORA you see above. YHC swears he tries to think about exercise counting when constructing his Q’s, but this would evidence otherwise. The Groiners, Rosalita Presses, and Apollo Oh-no’s were good exercises. All hit different and rarely-used parts of the body, too. The step-ups, however, quickly brought the realization that 150 reps of a 4-count exercise was going to suck.

And suck it did.

But all PAX pushed through. Took some serious mental and physical (aren’t they the same?) toughness, but probably added 1/2 inch to each of our thighs. #WorthIt, YHC envisions the PAX would say.

As always, thank you to the men who posted. It’s a privilege and opportunity to lead.

Apologizes, YHC doesn’t remember much mumblechatter. YHC did get some crap (he remembers one in particular – ‘What, so the goal was to get the PAX so sore nobody comes out the rest of the week?!’).

Stay healthy out there fellas. Practice that sweet Millennial “self-care” – eat well, wash your hands, get enough rest, and focus on the things that matter.

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
1. TID18K was a success. #TClaps to the PAX for either participating or thinking about us while we participated 🙂
2. QSource: Topic this week is the “M” – Friday lunch, likely Preston Center, 11:30
3. Happy Hour – Friday evening ~5pm, likely Ozona