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Second Choice Thursday – Time to be a Man!

Date – 1/28/2021
Weather – 31 degrees

Count-off & Name-O-Rama:
PAX –  Aaarrrggghhh, Agnes, Big Tex, Slushii, & Sound Machine
QIC – Dfig
AO – Burleson Park
Disclaimer – Given 
 
Intro/ Warm-o-Rama:
13x SSH
13x IST
13x Hillbillies
13x Veggie Pickers

The Thang:
Native American Run around park then mosey to field
 
4X40’s Wind Sprints
 
Sets 1 & 3
13x Bonnie Blairs + 1 to grow on
13x Bobby Hurleys
13x Apollo Onos + 1 to grow on
13x Jump Knee Tucks
13x Squat Jacks
 
4X40’s Wind Sprints (between each set)
 
Sets 2 & 4
13x Superman Merkins
13x Carolina Dry Docks
Merkin Clock (on curb, at 12 position – 5x Irkins, at 3 & 9 – 5x unbalanced merkin (one hand on curb and one hand on ground), at 6 postion – 5x Derkin
13x Roof Raisers
13x Wolverines (10x in set 4) 
 
Extra Credit Set
13x Mike Tysons
13x Monkey Humpers
 
6X40’s Wind sprints (for a grand total of 22 – 40’s or 2 miles)
 
Mary
13x J-Los
13x E2K plus 1 to grow on
13x Dying Cockroach
1:13 Plank Hold
 
Circle of Trust (CoT):

YHC prayed us out

Playlist:
None today

Moleskin:
It’s my son’s (F3 Name- Meow) birthday and wanted to honor his big day and entering the  teenage years with a “manly” workout.  Not a ton of mumblechatter other than some grumbling due to the myraid of sprints and hatred of the Wolverine (Burpee – Merkin, peter, merkin, parker, merkin, jump up).  Also Sound Machine has all the toys and the glow in the dark football was fun to throw around pre and post beatdown.  Was some discussion of  Bleep skipping and Rump Roast’s fartsacking after a HC (weird to see Slushii solo in the suburu). I guess he didn’t want a perfect week afterall! Slushii is still on target.  Overall great day, chilly day but the wind sprints made us forget about it quickly. 

Announcements:
CSAUP, Independence Day, Patriot Run, Grow Ruck

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Rump & Co. With DJ Icebox Take Over Lindsley:

Date – 1/29/2021
Weather – 40° and clear skies

Count-off & Name-O-Rama:
PAX –  DJ Icebox, Slushii, Oatmeal, Classified, Siesta, Big Tex, Agnes, & Swiper
QIC –  Rump Roast
AO – Lindsley Park
Disclaimer – Given 
 
Intro/ Warm-o-Rama:
21x SSH
15x IST
10x Veggie Pickers

The Thang:
– Run a warmup lap
5 Rounds of: 
– 25x SSH’s (SC)
– 20x Squats (SC)
– 15x Burpees (SC)
– 20x Merkins
– 25x Mountain Climbers
Sprint/Run the field and Bear Crawl back in between rounds

I’ll be honest, after the 5 rounds, all the rest was “on-the-fly”. We ran another lap, did some “Beee-inth” work and Mary to wrap it up.
 

Circle of Trust (CoT):
YHC prayed us out

Playlist:
fail

Moleskin:
Right off the bat, YHC heard mumble chatter about the amount of running. To be clear, while I’m not great at running, and it’s not my favorite thing to do… I’m trying to get better at it and believe I do a fair amount of running at most of my Q’s.  SO don’t be surprised when you show up to a Rump Roast beatdown and there’s running.  I asked the DJ Icebox for a “war” playlist and have to admit I should have elaborated what my “vision” was because the playlist was a turd floater for sure! 

There was lots of talk about Special Sauce not being there. Classified was so worried that it wasn’t like Sauce, he believed we should send a search party. “I don’t expect this from him”, Classified exclaimed at one point. Overall it was a great morning and start to the weekend with a group of guys I could not be more proud to be a part of. 
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Haabaa on a boat

COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA:
PAX: F150, Bleep, Agnes, Stingray, Alright Alright
QIC: Slushii

AO: The Harbor – Lake Highlands North Park 
F3 DISCLAIMER & WELCOME: Given

WARM-O-RAMA:
SSH x 15 IC
Hillbillies x 15 IC
Grass pickers x 10 IC

THA THANG:
Mosey towards football field

Burpees x 6 on ramp in-front of high school
Lunge walk forwards 20yds in parking lot
Lunge walk backwards 20yds in parking lot

On track – 30 merkins (10 shoulder tap merkins, 10 T merkins, 10 hand release merkins)

On football field – punt football (whoever recovers picks a number between 5 & 15). Sometimes it was PAX choice and sometimes it was Q choice on exercise. Exercises included sprints, bear crawls, fox holes, monkey humpers, burpees, Freddie Mercury, squat jumps, Carolina dry docks, others that I can’t remember

Mosey back to launching point

MARY:
Done during workout 

CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
Thankful for each man present and for Bleeps parents 53 years of marriage 

MOLESKIN:
Was hoping for a #subarumafia ride this morning but Rump Roast had some dental work done yesterday and decided it was best he take the morning off. We had a injured Alright Alright which created much more mumblechatter as he was with the group and not way ahead like normal. We all learned who is great at counting in cadence and then there is F150 doing RedBull T Merkins (#tlclaps to the speed). Was hoping to stay around the 2mile mark which we did for the day. Bleep chose sprints as the last exercise which must have worn him out because he caught a nap in on the way home this morning. F150 blew by everyone and looked like he was coming out of the gates at Churchill Downs. Agnes caught the normal amount of chatter about something he loves to talk about (IYKYK). Stingray averaged about 6yrds/punt and that is being generous. YHC had some technical difficulties with the speaker….because it died half way through the first song. Need some help from DDDDDJJJJJJ Icebox. PAX all determined that was probably the best part of the morning so they didn’t have to listen to YHC HaaBaa Playlist. 

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

1) F3 Golf

2) CSAUP – 4x4x24 in February

3) Patriot Run “Run Ranger Run” in February – get signed up!

4) Q source lunch today – Ozonas @ 11:30am

5) TID 18k – March

6) Grow Ruck San Antonio – April

7) PEP clothes donation – BRING  TO JAN 30th WORKOUT

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Backblast – January 14th, 2021 – Glencoe Park

COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA:
PAX: Aaarrrggghhh Ant Man Bleep Big Tex Broadway Joe sound machine
Slushii
QIC: Agnes

AO: Glencoe Park
F3 DISCLAIMER & WELCOME:

WARM-O-RAMA:
SSH – 20
IST – 20
Veggie pickers – 15
Baby arm circles – 10 (front)+ 10 (back
Indian Run – 2 laps

Mosey with coupon to field

THA THANG:
Murder bunny across the field – sprint back and forth (can’t forget the coupon!) … murder bunny back

Coupon Carry/Mosey across the field, switching shoulders

Partner up (200 reps – 100 each alternating exercise with partner)
Bicep curls
Overhead shoulder presses

Coupon carry/mosey repeato

MARY:
WW1 x 12 double count cadence
Flutter kicks – 18 double count cadence
Dracula – 8 OYO
JLo – 16 cadence
American hammer – 12 double count cadence
Outlaws – 10 each way
Plank x 60 seconds

Burpee x 10 OYO to close out

CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
YHC prayed us out

MOLESKIN:
Morning started off cold but warmed up fast with the Native American run, which YHC was quickly reminded this isn’t KTT by other PAX (we may have run a mile today). YHC woke up at 3:00 AM and couldn’t fall back asleep so the ideas were flowing to get a little bit of cardio and some good coupon work in. Felt good to do Murder Bunnies again, but probably won’t feel good later.

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
1. INSERT
2. INSERT1 – Next Wednesday 1/20business casual/professional/interview clothing donations to splash
2- 4x4x24 CSAUP Feb 5-6 starting at 1900
3- TID 18k March 6 at 0700
4 – Grow Ruck April 8-10 in the land of Gregg Popovich
5- F3 golf

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Warrior Slayer Style

Date – 1/15/2021
Weather – 42 and windy AF, Google said it feels 37 and I agree

Count-off & Name-O-Rama:
PAX –  Dr. Suess, Slushii, Bleep, Stingray, Agnes
QIC –  Rump Roast
AO – The Harbor
Disclaimer – Given 
 
Intro/ Warm-o-Rama:
20x SSH
15x IST
12x Veggie Pickers

The Thang:
Tabata w/ an F3 Twist (2 rounds of each)
Mountain Climbers
Squat jumps
Diamond Merkins to Toe Grab
SSH
American Hammer
Elbow to High plank
 
Mosey
 
Groiners
Squats
Shoulder Tap Merkins
Big Boi Sit Ups
Plank Jacks
Jack Reachers
 
Mosey
 
Broad Jump and Back Pedal
Standing to Plank (half Burpee)
LBC’s
Squat
Peter Parker Merkins
Lunges
 
Mosey
 
SSH
Merkins to Extension
Burpees 
Freedy Mercury’s 
Hold a Plank
J-Lo’s
 
Mosey
 
Burpee Tuck Jump
IST’s
Chuck Norris Merkins
Gorilla Squats
Merkins
Penguin Crunches
 

Circle of Trust (CoT):
Stingray prayed us out

Moleskin:
Slushii wore short and like a cut-off t-shirt under his hoodie so complained incessantly that it was cold. I have to say that it started out bumpy (Ice Box makes this stuff look so easy), between my speaker having a bad Bluetooth connection, my email kept turning sideways, and the interval timer I was about ready to say fuck it.  Then after the second round, it got better. I couldn’t hear much of the mumble chatter over the music and all those damn beeps! I heard some rumbling about Katy Trail and took that as a good sign that I was running enough in between rounds. Over all it was a great start to a Friday morning. 

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Coffee

COUNT OFF & NAME O RAMA

PAX: Agnes, Bleep, Classified, Sex Panther, Slippy & Slushii

QIC: Aaarrrggghhh

AO: Coffee Park

F3 DISCLAIMER & WELCOME: Given

WARM-O-RAMA: SSH, IST, Veggie Pickers

THA THANG: Made our way to the Caruth Park tennis courts down Turtle Creek Blvd. and stopped at end of each block and completed the following: 

  1. Squats & reverse crunches x 12
  2. Loiners & WWI sit ups x 12
  3. Merkins & Rugby sit ups x 12
  4. Turkish get ups x 12
  5. Hand raises x 12
  6. Burpees  x12

Tennis Court Suicides: 

Round 1) Run to long end and bear crawl/crab walk back

Round 2) Run to long end and lunge/broad jump back

Mosey back to Coffee Park with same set of exercises between blocks. 

MARY: Reverse crunch, big boy sit ups, rugby sit ups x 6

MOLESKIN: Beautiful crisp morning. We did start out beat down with GAMS (grown ass men skipping) and were called out by neighborhood runners. It was great to hit the courts again at Caruth and look forward to future rings and things workouts once that AO opens again. 

ANNOUNCEMENTS: 

  1. Wednesday 1/20 please bring any suits, slacks, button ups that are no longer in use to you but still have life in them. Splash is collecting to support a great cause. 
  2. 4x4x24 CSAUP Feb 5-6 starting at 1900 on Feb 5.
  3. TID 18K March 6 at 0700
  4. GROWRUCK April 8-10 in SA
  5. F3 Golf
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Q Source Beatdown – 1/9/2021

COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA:
PAX: Splash, Alright Alright, Chairman Mao, Agnes, Special Sauce, Whoops, Dirtbag, Classified, Teasip, Kitty, Big Tex, DFib, Avril, Icebox, Nicky Roth, Siesta, Sound Machine, Cougar Bait, Plus One, Oatmeal
QIC: PowPow

AO: Burleson
F3 DISCLAIMER & WELCOME: Given

WARM-O-RAMA:
One warm-up exercise for each Foundation Q Point

F1 Disruption: “Disturbance to the Status Quo”
Slaughter Starter – 20 Burpees OYO

F2 Language: “The Lexicon of Virtuous Leadership”
IST x 15 IC (During which Alright Alright explained to the PAX the meaning of a few words in the F3 Lexicon, I figured since he talks incessantly through the warm-up anyway, I might as well put his words to good use).

F3 Group: “A Voluntary Combination of Two or More People”
Native American run around park

F4 Leadership Development Process: “The Process Employed by a Group to Develop New Leaders”
SSH x 15 IC – Led by Big Tex

F5 Preparedness: “Getting Ready for the Expected While Being Ready for the Unexpected”
Mosey to field to get in position for Tha Thang

THA THANG:
As a group, five minute sets of five exercises, 1 minute AMRAP each. Four different sets of exercises, one for each quadrant of the Q Source. Exercises drawn from the fitness test. Run a lap around the park after each set

Q1 Get Right – The The Pursuit of Proper Personal Alignment
Burpees / Calf Raises / Ski Abs / Merkins / Squats

Q2 Live Right – Dedication to Purposefulness
LBCs / Carolina Dry Docks / Russian Hammers / Nipplers / Jump Squats

Q3 Lead Right – The Practice of Virtuous Leadership
Mtn Climbers / Shoulder Raises / Dollies / Hindu Merkins / Squat Jacks
* YHC cut the Hindu Merkins due to lack of time

Q4 Leave Right – Construction of Legacy
Groiners / Burpees / Burpees / Freddie Mercury / WWI Situp

MARY:
Done during workout, particularly Q4 as YHC Omaha’ed the Q4 set to Groiners/Freddie Mercury/WWI Situp, due to time (ie no Burpees).

CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
Twenty-one PAX is probably an all time record for one of YHC’s Qs. It was an honor to lead today and thanks to the PAX for indulging me to run a workout that involved so much talking by the Q. I spoke a lot from the heart today because I am passionate about the Q Source because it can be such a positive force for improving men’s lives.

MOLESKIN:
It was a pretty cold day, so having a lengthy warm-up that was broken up by mini-speeches explaining the Q Source and the Foundational Q Points was a bit painful for the PAX I’m sure. YHC had originally planned to do a timed plank for F5 Preparedness, but scrapped that in favor of getting to the main part of the workout. Thanks to Alright Alright and Oatmeal for helping with the explanations of the three groups within F3’s leadership model during the Native American run.

Big Tclaps to Big Tex for stepping up to help demonstrate the Leadership Development Process (LDP), he had no advance warning that I would put him on the spot and he did very well – it’s time for him to begin preparing for his VQ, I think. The mistake he made in starting the count without saying “Exercise!” was perfect because it helped demonstrate the fourth step in the LDP (1. Schooling; 2. Apprenticeship; 3. Opportunity; 4. Failure). In F3 (and in all other dynamic, effective organizations) we don’t just accept failure as part of our development process, we court it. Failure is a critical part of the learning process.

The PAX found a mini-football on the field at Burleson and entertained themselves by throwing it back and forth across the 50 foot wide Circle of Pain while waiting for the lagging Q to announce the next exercise and get his timer started. Several PAX impressed the crowd with their throwing accuracy and tight spirals. The breaks between exercises and the fact that we stayed in a group almost the whole workout meant there was an enormous amount of Mummblechatter this morning – unfortunately YHC can’t remember jack sh*t, so it will remain unreported. You just had to be there.

Huge turnout for Coffeeteria at Bubba’s, despite the nearly freezing temps.

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
1. Q Source study launch
2. Splash’s fastest F3-er workout on January 20th – includes a clothing donation drive. Look for info on Band.
3. 4 x 4 x 24 CSAUP on February 5 – 6th – See Special Sauce’s post on Band (Notices section) and start preparing!
4. Texas Independence Day 18K CSAUP on March 6th – Mark your calendars!
5. Grow Ruck Alamo – April 9th – 11th – Mark your calendars and start learning what Grow Ruck is all about –

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Coffee Run!

COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA:
PAX: Aaarrrggghhh, Bleep, Slushii, Big Tex, Agnes, TikTok, sound machine, Rump Roast
QIC: DFIB

AO: Burleson Park
F3 DISCLAIMER & WELCOME: YHC forgot but Slussii saved the day!

WARM-O-RAMA:
SSH, Hillbillies, ISTs, Tempo Merkins (X13 each except X10 Tempo Merkins) all in Cadence 
Run short lap and end inside the Tennis Courts

THA THANG:
J – Jingle Balls (yes it’s on the Exicon Bleep I didn’t make it up!) X10 In Cadence
A – Agassi’s X2 – Short to Long, Long to Short
V – V-Up Roll Ups X15 OYO
A – Agassi’s X1 Long to Short but run backwards on the return to home

Coffee tends to pass through you, so had to get it out with Mexican Jumping Beans – X15 OYO

Native American Run to the bottom of Caruth Hall outdoor amphitheater.
C – Catalina Wine Mixers X10 in Cadence
U – Up Downs X10 (some mummblechatter here on reliving glory days)
P – Pamela Anderson’s X10 OYO (Burpee with Nippler on the pushup)
O – Outlaws X15 in Cadence
F – Flutter Kicks X15 in Cadence
J – Jump ups (to the top of the amphitheater)
O – Obama’s (to the bottom of the amphitheater – did 16 Merkins as part of it)
E – Everest (back to the top – Lunge up step with a squat every step)

Had to empty the chamber pot with Mountain Man Poopers – X15 in Cadence
Native American Run back to Burleson, but lost a member, so everyone had to pick up the 6. Leave no man behind!

MARY:
Rosalita’s X15, Box Cutters X15, J-Lo’s X10; Freddie Mercuries X15 and Marge/Homers X15 all in cadence

CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
We welcomed back Cotter (TIKTOK), YHC prayed us out.

MOLESKIN:
YHC stopped by Starbucks on way in served it post beat down. YHC has been getting shade all week from Oatmeal about our slow start last Thursday and wondering if we were just going to mosey to Starbucks today and make it an F2 event – Hence today’s theme. The post beat-down Coffeeteria turned into a 30 minute F2 event with 7 of the PAX not only welcoming Big Tex as an official Westsider #westside but also intently listening to sound machine impart his wisdom to the PAX. Lot’s of fun today and the camaraderie is very strong in this group. Thanks men for the hard effort today!

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
F2 Event Sunday at 1pm Glencoe Park – wear your gear!; PowPow’s F3 food drive – get Germany AO credit; Potential NYD at midnight Ruck.

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Burleson 11/19

 

COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA:
PAX: Dfib, sound machine, Agnes, Broadway Joe, 
QIC: Slushii, 

AO: Burleson
F3 DISCLAIMER & WELCOME: Given

WARM-O-RAMA:
Mosey to meet KTT group

SSH x 12 IC

Hillbillies x 15 IC

Windmill x 10 IC

Merkins x 10 IC

THA THANG:
5x5x5  at Cox building (5 dips on bench, run up stairs 5 burpees, run to other side and 5 (each leg) step ups on bench, around the world plank on street blockers, 5 box jumps on fountain

AB Station – LBCs, WW1, and Box Cutters

Mosey back to tennis courts at the park – calisthenic suicides (karaoke runs, high knee jump, backwards run)

On tennis practice wall – wall squat for 2 min, legs up on the wall and 5 irkins

MARY:
Jlo x 10 IC

Homer to Marge

WWI x 10

CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
Thankful for this day and time with these men

MOLESKIN:
YHC went to an immediate mosey after the disclaimer and PAX felt we were going to go and run with the KTT. Last night YHC talked with Draper about a meetup for warm up. After a quick warm up the two groups split and we commenced on for a bootcamp beatdown. Some decent mumblechatter about what we would name our FNG. Lot’s of “that’s what she said” comments were made on the tennis court. Great getting to know Broadway Joe this morning and welcoming him to the group! 

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
1. HH at Dfibs house 11/20
2. Cocktail making class December 9th – see Chairmans post

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Coffee Park 11/18/2020

COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA:
PAX: Sex Panther, Dinger, Grills (Willy Loman F3 Omaha), Agnes, 
QIC: Slushii, Dfib, 

AO: Coffee Park 
F3 DISCLAIMER & WELCOME: Given 

WARM-O-RAMA:
SSH x 15 IC

Hillbillies x 15 IC

Windmill x 10 IC

THA THANG:
DFIB – DORA (Pax 1 runs down street and back while Pax 2 does exercise, FlapJack) – 100 Merkins, 200 LBC, 300 Lunges (100 front, 100 side, 100 back)

Slushii – Partner up and race down Turtle Creek Blvd and back (~.75miles). When you get to the “T” intersection each pair does 50 LBCs, 50 WW1 sittups, and 52 American Hammers (Double Count). Mosey back to soft top – 3x5x1 – pullups, box jumps, dips. 

MARY:
Jlo x 10 IC

Box Cutters x 15 IC

Windshield Wipers x 15 IC

Dolly x 15 IC

Rosalita x 15 IC

CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
Thankful for another day to workout together

MOLESKIN:
Started off with an unknown number of PAX. Warmed up with 5 PAX and after the mosey to the side street a Willy Loman showed up. There was some mumblechatter about changing the name of Dinger to Shallow Hal due to his tailbone soreness from his first day….still TBD. Great 2nd F after the workout getting to know the PAX a little more. Thankful for the fellowship after the beatdown. 

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
1. Potential HH @ Dfibs house Friday starting at 5pm
2. Cocktail making class December 9th – see band